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kindly tell us the age limit for women for writing the IAS exam. is it the same as mentioned any relaxation for women.

There is no Separate age relaxation given to WOMEN Candidates.

AGE- minimum 21 years for all candidates
maximum 30 years for the general category candidates including women
Candidates belonging to OBC gets 3 years and SC/ST gets 5 years age relaxations

Educational Qualifications -Graduation pass in any Stream

ATTEMPTS- General candidates- 4 times
OBC- 7 times
SC/ST- No such restriction

Next UPSC Prelims Exams will be held on 19th MAY 2013
Notifications for this exam will come out on 2nd February 2013
Last date to apply is 4th March 2013

but from delhi person told that, the age limit for women is relaxed till 40 to take the exam..
could you plz let me know

Originally Posted by Unregistered

kindly tell us the age limit for women for writing the IAS exam. is it the same as mentioned any relaxation for women.

A general category candidate must have attained the age of 21 years and must not have attained the age of 30 years on 1st August 2013


The upper age limit prescribed above will be relaxable:


(i) upto a maximum of five years if a candidate belongs to a Scheduled Caste or a Scheduled Tribe.


(ii) upto a maximum of three years in the case of candidates belonging to Other Backward Classes who are eligible to avail of reservation applicable to such candidates.


(iii) upto a maximum of five years if a candidate had ordinarily been domiciled in the State of Jammu & Kashmir during the period from the 1st January, 1980 to the 31st day of December, 1989.


(iv) upto a maximum of three years in the case of Defence Services personnel disabled in operations during hostilities with any foreign country or in a disturbed area and released as a consequence thereof:


(v) upto a maximum of five years in the case of ex-servicemen including Commissioned Officers and ECOs/SSCOs who have rendered at least five years Military Service as on 1st August, 2006 and have been released (i) on completion of assignment (including those whose assignment is due to be completed within one year from 1st August, 2006) otherwise than by way of dismissal or discharge on account of misconduct or inefficiency, or (ii) on account of physical disability attributable to Military Service, or (iii) on invalidment.


(vi) upto a maximum of five years in the case of ECOs/SSCOs who have completed an initial period of assignment of five years Military Service as on 1st August, 2006 and whose assignment has been extended beyond five years and in whose case the Ministry of Defence issues a certificate that they can apply for civil employment and that they will be released on three month's notice on selection from the date of receipt of offer of appointment.


(vii) upto a maximum of 10 years in the case of blind, deaf-mute and Orthopaedically handicapped persons.


NOTE I - Candidates belonging to the Scheduled Castes and the Scheduled Tribes and the Other Backward Classes who are also covered under any other clauses of para 3(ii) (b) above, viz. those coming under the category of Ex-servicemen, persons domiciled in the State of J & K, blind, deaf-mute and orthopadically handicapped etc. will be eligible for grant of cumulative age-relaxation under both the categories.

The age limit for giving the IAS for women is same as for men. The limit is that you should be in the age of 21-30 years of age.
And moreover you should be a graduate or in final year of graduation

Originally Posted by Unregistered

kindly tell us the age limit for women for writing the IAS exam. is it the same as mentioned any relaxation for women.

yes you can answer for your question is as The age limit for giving the IAS for women is same as for men. The limit is that you should be in the age of 21-30 years of age
thanks

age limit for general category women