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My date of birth is 3rd July 1995. Can I attempt 2016 prelims exam? Kindly someone please explain me the minimum age required for ias 2016.

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My date of birth is 3rd July 1995. Can I attempt 2016 prelims exam? Kindly someone please explain me the minimum age required for ias 2016.

Your date of birth is 3rd July 1995 so you are eligible for IAS exam 2016.

IAS stands for Indian Administrative Services.

Those candidates who have completed graduation in any discipline from a recognized university are eligible for IAS exam.

Age criteria:

For General: 21 to 30 years
For OBC: 21 to 33 years
For SC/ST: 21 to 35 years

No. of attempts:

For General: 3
For OBC: 7
For SC/ST: No Restriction

Re: Minimum age required for IAS 2016

Union Public Service Commission authorizes IAS examination and offer eligibility to all candidates and posts them in various states of all over India

IAS Eligibility Criteria:

Education Qualification : Candidates must atleast hold Under Graduate degree in order to take up UPSC examination

Age limit: Minimum Age qualification is 21 years and candidates will be not allowed , if the exceed age of 30 years

Restrictions: Only for 4 times General Category candidates are eligible to attend test and reserved category are not having any restrictions or regulations those who attend in infinity numbers of Attempt

Exam Pattern :
UPSC exam can divide into three parts such as Preliminary , Mains , Personal Interview
To pass this exam candidates have to really work hard and prepare thoroughly .

First of all you need to understand that the basic eligibility criteria-

1. Graduation from any recognized university of India

2. Age limit- 21 to 30 years as on 1st August of the year in which exam is conducted.

3. India Citizen

Now, according to your date of birth, you will be of 20 years by 1st august of the current year and hence you do not have a chance to apply for the exam this year. You will be eligible to appear for the exam, next year.

So, you have complete 1 year for the preparation of the IAS exam. In a way it is good and you can prepare with more depth knowledge of the subjects.

Some of the tips, which might help you in your preparation-

1) Read newspaper everyday. Subscribe to "THE HINDU". No other newspaper.

2) But, GEOGRAPHY, HISTORY, POLITY needs to be given time. Start taking time for this right away. Go through NCERT. Make a goal to read at least half chapter each day.

4)I also recommend you to join some coaching class. Its not that you will gain knowledge there. But your knowledge will be brushed up and also the competitive surroundings will accelerate your chances to clear the exam.

I.A.S stands for the Indian Administrative Services and to get the recruitment as an IAS officer the candidates need to qualify in the Civil Services Examination conducted by the UPSC every year.

There is common examination for the IAS/IPS/IFS etc. and the recruitment on the different posts is done on the performance in the examination.

Yes, you are eligible to appear for the Civil Services Examination 2016 as the eligiblity to appear for the examination is :-

* Candidates must have passed the graduation from the recognised university.
* Candidates age must be between the 21-30 years as on the 1st August of that year special relaxation for the reserved category candidates.

There is no limitation on the discipline and the aggregate of the graduation to appear in the examination. The application form are available in the month of June.

The examination is conducted in the three stages and the candidates need to qualify in all these stages for the final selection. The final merit list is prepared on the basis of the last two stages.

To get the syllabus and other information about the examination you can visit at the www.upsc.gov.in

To appear in Civil Service examination, a candidate must have attained the age of 21 years on the first August of year of examination.

You will be eligible for the Civil service examination in 2016 as you will attain the age of 21 years on 3rd July 2016. Once UPSC releases the notification in May 2016 you can apply on the official website of UPSC.

IAS stands for the Indian Administrative Services. The entrance examination for different services like IAS, IPS, IRS etc is conducted by the Union Public Service Commission and is called Civil Services examination.

Eligibility criteria for the Civil Services examination:

>>You must have done bachelor's degree in any discipline from a recognized university. Final year candidates can also apply for the exam.

>>The age limit for candidates of general category is 21-32 years. Upper age limit for candidates of OBC is relaxed upto three years and for SC/ST candidates is upto five years.

So minimum age is 21 years on the first August of year of examination. As your date of birth is 03/07/1995, you will over 21 years on 01/08/2016. Hence you can apply for the Civil Services examination, 2016.

Number of attempts for the exam:

>>General candidate: 06.

>>OBC: 09

>>SC/ST: no limit till upper age limit.

You can visit the official website of UPSC for any more information www.upsc.gov.in.

The entrance exam for Indian Administrative Services is popularly known as Civil Services examination. For giving this exam, you must have done graduation in any discipline from a recognized university.

The minimum age limit for candidates of any category is 21 years on 1st August of year of exam. Your date of birth is 03/07/1995, so you are eligible to appear for the 2016 Preliminary examination of Civil Services exam.

Official website: www.upsc.gov.in.

IAS exam stands for Indian Administrative Service which is conducted by UPSC every year.

Education Qualification:

You should have passed graduation from a recognized university. Appearing in final year candidates are also eligible for IAS exam.

Age limit for IAS exam:

For General Category age limit is 21-30 years.

For OBC category age limit is 21-33 years.

For SC/ST categoty age limit is 21-35 years.

Selection Process:

Preliminary exam

Mains exam

Intervie

Yes, you are eligible to appear for the Civil Services Examination 2016. As there is no special examination for the IAS the candidates need to qualify in the Civil Services examination conducted by the UPSC ever year.

The examination is among the toughest examination and is considered as the mother of all examination. The qualification to appear for the examination is :-
* Candidates mist have passed the graduation in any discipline from the recognised university.
* Candidates age must be between the 21-30 years and special relaxation of three years for the OBC and five for the SC/ST candidates.

So you are eligible to appear for the examination but you need to qualify in the three stages of the examination for the final selection.
* Preliminary
* Mains.
* Interview.

The application form for the examination is available from the month of June and the first stage of the examination will be conducted in the August.

So you can start your preparation to qualify for the examination. To get the syllabus and any other information in detail for the examination visit at the www.upsc.gov.in.

# IAS stands for Indian Administrative Service.

# Civil Service Examination is a combined national level toughest competitive examination for the IAS, IRS, IPS services etc. conducted by Union Public Service Examination (UPSC) annually.

# Age limit fixed for Civil Service Examination:

* Must be above the age of 20 years for all candidates.
* Must not above the age of 30 years in the case of candidate of General category.
* Must not above the age of 33 years in the case of candidate of OBC category.
* Must not above the age of 35 years in the case of candidate of SC & ST categories.
* Must not above the age of 40 years in the case of candidate of Physically Handicapped category.

# Required educational qualification for Civil Service Examination:

* Must have 10+2+3 system of education from recognised university.
* Candidate with any bachelor degree are eligible.
* Civil Service Examination does not emphasis on nature of degree as well as marks obtained in bachelor degree.
* Mere qualification of any bachelor degree is sufficient in order to apply for Civil Service Examination.

# There is provision of fixing certain number of attempts separately for all categories which is as follows:

* General category is permitted only Four attempts.
* OBC category is permitted only Seven attempts.
* SC and ST categories are permitted only Unlimited attempts.

# Few useful tips which must be followed while preparing for UPSC Civil Service Examination:

* It is better to follow a strict timetable in order to make maximum use and utilization of available time for self study.

* Make self made notes and revise it regularly and periodically.

* Make a group of your friends and class mate who are preparing for Civil Service Examination. As studying in group is quite beneficial in the preparation of examination.

* Make schedule for group discussion, quiz and doubt clearing session in the group which ultimately multiply your knowledge speedily.

* Try to revise the syllabus regularly as many times as possible. Better revision helps in boosting self-confidence, better grasping of syllabus, better memorization of syllabus and better performance in difficult topics.

* Focus more on intensive study rather than extensive study. Your priority should learning the topics/subjects with better understanding and depth knowledge. Avoid cramming the syllabus.

* It is recommended to consult NCERT and university author's book in the preparation of Civil Service Examination.

* Most important required thing that you must have right strategy, good choice of books, suitable and rigid time table, systematic approach and positive frame of mind.

IAS stands for Indian Administrative Service and to be an IAS officer one has to clear Civil Services examination ( CSAT ) held by Union Public Service Commission once every year.

The minimum qualifications required for appearing in the CSAT are as following :-

* You must be an Indian resident.

* You must have a bachelor degree in any discipline of your choice from a recognized university.

* Your age must be within 21 years to 30 years if you belong to general candidate otherwise there is the provision of age relaxation in upper age limit as per the government norms for other categories.

The examination is held in three stages which are as Preliminary test, Mains and Personal interview held in mentioned order.

Since the stage one ( i.e; Preliminary test ) are held by the July or August so in by the nest CSAT examination your age will be just over 21 years and hence you will be eligible for the CSAT 2016.

For details regarding the pattern. syllabus and notifications of next CSAT you can refer to the official link of UPSC i.e; www.upsc.gov.in.

No.Your B.O.D is 03/07/1995.So you are 20 years old.So ,You are not eligible to apply for IAS(Indian Administrative Services) as per age limit criteria.IAS is the civil service examination to appoint IAS officer.

Eligibility

Qualification
- You must have bachelor degree in any discipline from recognized university.

Age Limit
- 21 to 32 Years For General Category
- Relaxation applicable for 3 years for OBC & 5 Years for SC/ST & 10 years Extra relaxation for PH category.

Maximum Attemps
- For General Category : 6 times
- For OBC : 9 times
- For SC/ST : No Limits

Selection
- Preliminary Exam
- Main Exam
- Interview

Important Dates
- Start Online Submission : 16 May , 2015
- Last Date to Apply : 12 June , 2015
- IAS Preliminary Exam Date : 23 August , 2015

Yes, of course, you are eligible for the Indian Administrative Service entrance exam which is known as Civil Service examination. The minimum age to appear for this exam is 21 years on first of August of year of examination.

You will be 21 years above as your date of birth is 03/07/1995. You can apply for the preliminary exam of Civil service examination, 2016

Yes,you can give prelims exam in 2016.
IAS is conducted by the UPSC forthe IAS officers.
The age limit for different category is as follows:
General category :21-32,
No. Of attempts- 6
Sc/St: 21 to 37(relaxation of 5 years).
No. Of attempts- 9
OBC category: 21-35 (relaxation of 3 years).
For more information visit
www.upsc.gov.in

Re: Minimum age required for IAS 2016

Yes you are eligible for IAS 2016 exam

IAS stands Indian Administrate Service and it is conduct by Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) Every year

IAS Eligibility :--------

Candidates must have complete Graduation in recognized University with 50%
Age limit : 21 - 30 years
Age Relaxations : OBC - 5 years , ST/SC - 10 years

Selection of Processes :

1. Preliminary Exam qualify after that you can attend
2. Mains Exam qualify after that you can attend
3. personal interview successfully complete after that you can for Training Academy

Number of Attempts : General - 6 attempts , OBC- 10 attempts, ST/SC - Infinity

So you can start your preparation now
all the best

Re: Minimum age required for IAS 2016

Union Public Service Commission authorizes IAS examination and offer eligibility to all candidates and posts them in various states of all over India

IAS Eligibility Criteria:

Education Qualification : Candidates must atleast hold Under Graduate degree in order to take up UPSC examination

Age limit: Minimum Age qualification is 21 years and candidates will be not allowed , if the exceed age of 30 years

Restrictions: Only for 4 times General Category candidates are eligible to attend test and reserved category are not having any restrictions or regulations those who attend in infinity numbers of Attempt

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