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Physically handicapped persons are allowed to write IAS exam or not. If they have written IAS exam, if they are qualified in that, they are allowed for that or not? Can you please give me the minimum qualification which they will look for? Awaiting for the response.

Yes. Physically Handicapped (PH) candidates are eligible for IAS. There are certain restrictions for some posts for certain disabilities.

Eligibility
- You must have completed bachelor's degree in any discipline from a recognized university.
- Age Limit : 21 to 32 years. Relaxation applicable 3 years to OBC and 5 years SC/ST categories.
- Maximum allowable attempts are 6 for General and 9 for OBC. No limits for SC/ST.

Physically handicapped candidates are eligible for Civil Services examination are eligible without any doubt.

The necessary requirements for this exam:

1. You must be bachelor's degree passed or appearing from a recognized university.

2. The upper age limit for candidates of PH category of general, OBC, SC/ST is 42 years, 45 years and 47 years. Minimum age limit is 21 years.

There are nine attempts for general and OBC candidates and no limit for SC/ST candidates. Cut off marks for candidates of reserved category is less.

Yes, you can attend for IAS exam. There is specially a physical handicapped category through which you can attend the exam and become an IAS officer. For applying through PHD category then you need to fulfill the eligibility requirements which are mentioned below.

Eligibility criteria:
- The candidate should have completed degree from any recognized university.
- The age limit required is 42 years. There are no limit for attempts.

The types of physical disabilities which come under physically handicapped category are mentioned below.

- Visually impaired
- Low vision impairment
- Orthopedically handicapped
- Muscular weakness and limited physical endurance.

For more details you can visit the official website: http://www.upsc.gov.in/

Yes, of course, Physically handicapped candidates are allowed for IAS Exam.

For qualifying IAS Exam, they will have to crack three stages of IAS exam i.e.

• Preliminary Exam
• Main Exam
• Personal Interview

In addition, they will get relaxation in age and marks.

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Physically handicapped persons are allowed to write IAS exam or not. If they have written IAS exam, if they are qualified in that, they are allowed for that or not? Can you please give me the minimum qualification which they will look for? Awaiting for the response.

Yes, physically handicapped person are allowed to apply for IAS (Indian Administrative Services). Here below are details regarding IAS exam:-

>> IAS exam is civil services exam conducted by union public service commission to recruit eligible candidates for officer rank candidate in Indian administrative services.

Eligibility Condition for IAS Exam:-

:- Minimum qualification required to apply for IAS exam is bachelors degree or equivalent qualification from government recognized institute.

:- Only Indian citizen candidates are allowed to apply for IAS exam.

:- Age limit to apply for IAS exam is 21 to 32 years, Relaxation of 3 years for candidates belongs to OBC category, Relaxation of 5 years for candidate belongs to SC/ST category, Relaxation of 10 years for handicapped persons.

Physically handicapped candidates are eligible to appear for Indian Administrative Services examination called Civil Services.

Examination conducting body: Union Public Service Commission.

Academic qualifications: Bachelor's degree from a recognized university.

Age limit for PH candidates: 21-42 years for open category candidates. Upper age relaxation applicable to reserved category candidates.

Yes, Person with Disability are eligible to appear in Civil Service examination and after qualifying in examination will become eligible for recruitment in service.

But, the candidate will be not eligible for recruitment in I.P.S job.

So, if you will get a better rank in the examination. No, doubt you are eligible for recruitment as an I.A.S and other service ( except I.P.S)

For complete detail about examination visit at www.upsc.gov.in.

Yes definitely you can become an IAS officer if you are physically handicapped. And I must tell you that you are lucky enough because you will get relaxation in age limit and number of attempts.
Make sure that you are graduate from recognised University by UGC and age limit is 21 to 40 years and number of attempts are 7 times. So you need not worry about it just try to prepare for the exam while and do the exam when you will be surely posted as an IAS officer if you are very qualified and eligible.

IAS refers to Indian Administrative Service and to become an IAS examination one has to qualify Civil Services examination held by UPSC once every year.

* The minimum qualifications which you need to have for appearing in the same examination to join IAS wing of Civil Services are as here under :

i) You must be an Indian citizen.

ii) Your age must lie in between 21 years to 32 years. Age relaxation is applicable for reserved category candidates as per the government norms.

iii) You must have either completed your bachelor degree course or must be in the final year of same in any stream of your choice from a recognized university.

So being a physically handicapped candidate you are eligible for appearing in Civil Services examination to join IAS as this wing does not hold physical fitness requirement norms which is required for the wing like IPS, etc. .

As far as you are concerned about the examination mode then Civil Services examination is held in three stages which includes Preliminary Test, Mains and Personal Interview respectively. And to be become IAS officer you need to qualify all the three stages with top rankings.

For more details about Civil Services examination you can visit the link www.upsc.gov.in.

Yes physically handicapped candidate is eligible for civil services exam.

There is reservation for handicapped candidate

Civil Service exam is conducted by UPSC once in a year.

Educational qualification:-

Pass graduation with any stream from recognised University.

Age limit:-

For open category: 21 to 30 years

For OBC category: 21 to 33 years

For SC / ST category: 21 to 37 years

Number of attempts:

For open Category: 4 attempts

For SC / ST category: 7 attempts

For more details log on to
www.upsc.gov.in.

Yes, Physically handicapped person are allowed to sit for IAS exam.

The eligibility criteria required to apply for IAS exam are as under :-

-The candidate should be an Indian.

-The candidate should have passed graduation degree in any stream from a government recognized university.

-The age limit to apply for the exam is from 21 years to 32 years for general category.

-There will be relaxation provided in upper age limit by 3 years for OBC candidates, 5 years for SC/ST candidates and 10 years for PWD (People with Disability) candidates.

-The no. of attempts for the exam is 4 times for general category under the creamy layer,7 times for OBC candidates and no limits for SC/ST candidates.

-The exam process is conducted in three phases:

* CSAT (Civil Services Aptitude Test) in May/June.

* Mains (Civil Services Mains) in Oct/Nov.

* Personality test (Interview) in Feb/Mar of the following year.

Yes, physically handicapped candidates can apply for Civil Services examination. Civil Services examination is conducted by Union Public Service Commission for different services like IAS, IPS, IRS, IFS etc.

There are certain relaxations given to physically handicapped category. In terms of age, it is 42 years as upper age limit for general category candidates. In case of OBC and SC/ST candidates, there is upper age relaxation of three years and five years respectively.

In case of preliminary exam and mains exam also, cut off marks are less as compared to other candidates. The minimum academic qualification required is bachelor's degree from a recognized university.

IAS stands for Indian Administrative Service and to become an IAS officer ( the highest administrative post for a civilian ) you need to qualify Civil Services examination held by UPSC.

Further the examination is held in three stages which includes Preliminary test followed by Mains and Personal Interview respectively.

--> The basic qualification required for appearing in the Civil Services examination for joining its IAS wing you need to have following qualifications :-

a) You must have the nationality of India.

b) Your age must lie within 21 years to 32 years if you belong to general category as there is provision of age relaxation for reserved category candidates as per the government norms.

c) You must have completed your graduation degree course in any discipline from a recognized university. Students pursuing final year of same degree are also eligible to appear in the examination.

Further for this wing of Civil Services even physically handicapped candidates are also eligible which is not the case for the wings such as IPS, etc. .

For more detailed information associated to Civil Services examination you can refer to the link www.upsc.gov.in.

Yes, candidates who qualifies in Civil Service examination will be eligible for recruitment in I.A.S and other central services jobs.

But, there is one exception that candidates will be not eligible for recruitment as an I.P.S Officer.

So, if you have any type of disability no doubt you can prepare for examination and after qualifying in examination will be eligible for recruitment as an officer.

The examination is conducted in three stages and so it is necessary to qualify in all three stages for final recruitment. There is relaxation in cut off marks for reserved category and PWD candidates.

For more detail information about examination visit at www.upsc.gov.in.

How many candidates PWD (person with disability)apply for UPSC examination in 2016 2017and 2018 and how many clear the exam and cut off marks for them..

Civil Services examination is conducted by Union Public Service Commission for different Posts like IAS, IPS, IFS .

and Physically Handicapped (PH) candidates are also eligible for IAS.


Eligibility criteria for IAS :

Candidate must have completed bachelor's degree in any discipline from a recognized university.
Age Limit : 21 to 32 years.

Relaxation for reserved categories
3 years to OBC
5 years SC/ST

Attempts
6 for General and 9 for OBC. No limits for SC/ST.