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dear i have completed MBA and want to become a great Indian officer so please tell me how i apply for upsc exam and what are conditions

Originally Posted by Unregistered

dear i have completed MBA and want to become a great Indian officer so please tell me how i apply for upsc exam and what are conditions

As per your question, it seems that your are interested in the Civil Service Exam, conducted by Union Public Service Commission. Now, in order to write this exam, being a graduate in any discipline from a recognized university is enough. Since you have done MBA, you are very much eligible for the civil service exam.
Apart from holding a bachelors degree, you also need to be within 21-30 years of age. The maximum age limit, is however, relaxed for candidates belonging to Sc/St and OBC category.
The civil service examination is written mostly by aspirants of Indian Administrative Services, Indian Police Services as well as Indian Foreign Services.
As you know that the examination is conducted by Union Public Service Commission, you need to visit its official website for further information and also to know about other examinations conducted by the commission.

Originally Posted by Unregistered

dear i have completed MBA and want to become a great Indian officer so please tell me how i apply for upsc exam and what are conditions

Yes your eligible to apply for UPSC Examination ,

List of UPSC Exmaination :-



The Eligibility criteria differ from each examination , I think your aspiring to apply for Civil service examination . If interested to apply for Civil service examination then you need to satisfy the eligibility criteria like ,

Eligibility criteria for UPSC Examination :-

Nationality :- You should be Citizen of India .

Educational Qualification :- You should be qualified in bachelor degree in any discipline from recognized and there is minimum percentage of marks for civil service examination . If your qualified in bachelor degree then your eligible to apply for civil service examination .

Age Limit :- Your age should not less then 21 years and not more then 30 years and relaxation is applicable for sc/st candidates for 5 years and obc candidates for 3 years .

Physical standard :- You should be physically as well as mentally fit then only your eligible for examination .

Number of Attempts :- General candidates are eligible to apply for attempt examination for 4 times and relaxation is applicable for obc candidates for 7 times and there is no limit for sc/st candidates .

So , as per the eligibility criteria your eligible to apply for civil service examination .

dear friend,

Civil Services Examination is the most prestigious examination conducted by the Union Public Service Commission for recruitment to various All India Services including I.A.S., I.P.S., I.F.S., I.R.S., and various Group A Services and Group B Services.

Normally applications are invited by UPSC notifications in leading News Papers during December every year.

The Civil Services Examination consists of three stages :

1. Civil Services Preliminary Examination ( Objective Type) (Usually conducted in May)
2. Civil Services Main Examination (Written) (Conducted during October/November)
3. Interview and final Selection (During April/May)

1. Minimum Educational Qualification :

Degree of any recognized university. However candidates studying in final year examination may apply for Preliminary. When he applies for Main Examination, he shall be a Graduate. But the following Engineering discipline are eligible :-

* Civil Engineering,
* Mechanical Engineering,
* Bio Technology,
* Electrical Engineering,
* Physics
* Chemistry
* Statics
* Geology etc.

So you are very much eligible for U.P.S.C.

For this you have to prepare right now.Here I have also mentioned about the age limit and number of attempts of the examination.

2. Age Limit :

* Minimum Age :- 21 as on 1st August during which they will write Exam.

* Maximum Age: 30 for GEN, 33 for OBC and 35 for SC.

3. Number of attempts :

* General Candidates -> 4

* OBC -> 7

* SC/ST -> No Limit

How to Prepare :-

Some very important books which are given below are very important :-

* Master the civil service examination 3rd edition of ARCO production
* U.P.S.C. civil services preliminary examination by Rakesh Dwivedy
* Civil service examination by Upkar's and Pratiyogita Darpan
* Indian echonomy by ramesh singh
* Indian Polity of civil service examination by Laxmikant
* Indian constitutions by sharma.

all the best.

Hi Dear

After complete your graduation in any stream then you are eligible for UPSC exam....

Age- 21 to 30 years



Good Luck...........

am doing my third year in B.E(Biomedical Engineering)... what are all the branches of UPSC exam am eligible for? and also plz suggest me about the materials or books to be followed

Generally people confuse the Civil Service Exams with UPSC exams but UPSC also conducts various exams like NDA,CDS,SCRA,IES,etc..

Eligibility Criteria for UPSC Civil Service Exams :-

1) A candidate must be within the age limit of 21-30 years if he belongs general category,21-33 years for OBC and 21-35 years for SC/ST (upto 10 years of age relaxation for PH candidates)

2) You should be a graduate or a final year graduation student from a recognized University..

The maximum number of attempts permitted for general candidates is 4,for OBC its 7 and for SC/ST..there is no limit..

General Exam Pattern :-

1) Prelims :- This round has 2 objective papers which will test your aptitude,general knowledge and current affairs..

2) Mains :- After clearing the first stage..you shall qualify for the Mains where you will face nine papers..where your knowledge of your graduation subjects shall be tested..

After you clear both the stages ..you will be called up for the interview..

Availability of Forms :-

The forms for the Civil Service Exams shall be available in the month of February..

The last date for form submission is in the first week of March..

The Prelims shall be held in the mid of May..

The final results shall be declared a few weeks just before the next Civil Service Exams..

You can also visit UPSC's official website in order to clear any of your further queries..

http://upsc.gov.in

all the best..