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hai sir,
this is teja
my goal is to become an I.A.S officer.which type of exams i want to write and
how many years it will take?please tell me the details

I.A.S stands for Indian Administrative Service and the examination is conducted by the UPSC every year for this. There is no separate examination and the examination is conducted for all the Civil officers post. The examination is conducted as Civil Services examination.

The eligibility for the examination are candidates must have passed graduation from a recognised university in any discipline. Candidates age must lie between 21-32 years for general category candidates and relaxation for other category.

The examination is conducted in three stages as:-
* Preliminary.
* Mains.
* Interview.

It is necessary to qualify in each of them for the final selection. The examination is considered as toughest examination. There are also limitations on number of attempts.
The application for 2015 Preliminary is on and the examination is on 23rd August 2015.

So you can start your preparation as it requires hard work to get success in the examination.
For more information visit at www.upsc.gov.in.

# From your query it seems that you have very little knowledge about IAS Examination. You are also much confused over it.

# It would be my please to make you aware that IAS Examination is most prestigious, competitive and difficult examination in India. Every year lacs of candidates take part in said examination but only handful candidates able to succeed in it.

# Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) holds Civil Service Examination (IAS Examination) every year.

# Required eligibility criteria for IAS Examination:

* Must be Indian citizen.
* Must be graduate in any discipline.
* Percentage of marks no bar.
* Must have attained the age of 21 years.
* Must not be above the age of 30 years for general category candidate.
* Must below the age of 33 years for OBC category candidate.
* Must below the age of 35 years for SC/ST category candidate.
* Must below the age of 40 years for persons with physical disability.

# There is fixed number of attempts for candidates which are mentioned below:

* Only four attempts reserved for General category.
* Only seven attempts reserved for OBC category.
* Unlimited number of attempts for SC/ST category.


# Pattern of examination:

* Preliminary Examination
* Mains Examination

# For more information, visit http://upsc.gov.in which is the official website of UPSC.
* Personal Interview by UPSC Panel

I am studying in class 8 and I have a aim to become ias officer so i want a details how to prepare myself for my aim