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I am M.Sc. in Mathmatics and B.Ed. I m doing job as a physics teacher in private school. My age is 27 year Now I am not able to take this decison that what should I do i.e. I should do preparation of NET or Civil services.

Your question is little confusing but what I can make out is that you are private school teacher and confused between NET and Civil Service. Now as far as I am concerned, my advice for you would be to first apply for the Civil Service Examination.

Undoubtably, IPS/IAS are far better job option in comparison to National Eligibility Test. Since you are 27 years old, you can only apply for Civil Service Examination till the age of 30. On the other hand NET exam is something you can apply even after crossing 30 years.

Therefore you should begin with applying for the Civil Service Examination. Only if you fail to make the cut, consider the second option of National Eligibility Test.


IAS Eligibility

1. Only candidate of Indian origin can apply.

2. A Bachelor degree in any discipline.

3. The age limit is 21 to 30 years.

4. The age limit is relaxed by 3 years for OBC.

5. Age limit is relaxed by 5 years for SC/ST.


NET Eligibility

1. Candidate must have post graduation degree from a recognized university.

2. At least 55 percent marks in post graduation.

3. SC/ST candidates need 50 percent marks.

4. Final year students can also apply.

5. You need to select NET subject which is relevant to your post graduation course.

6. The age limit for JRF is 28 years.

7. There is no upper age limit for college lectureship.

8. There is no restriction on number of attempts.