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Hello,
I am doing B.Sc(IT) from Punjab Technical University, Jalandhar.
Am I eligible for preparing UPSC Civil Services exam?
I want to appear for Civil Services taking subjects
Political Science and Public Administration.
Please guide me for same

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Hello,
I am doing B.Sc(IT) from Punjab Technical University, Jalandhar.
Am I eligible for preparing UPSC Civil Services exam?
I want to appear for Civil Services taking subjects
Political Science and Public Administration.
Please guide me for same

Yes, you are eligible for Civil Service exam because you have completed B.Sc degree in IT.

If you have completed graduation in any discipline from a recognized university then you are eligible for Civil Service 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

Selection process for Civil Service exam:

1)Preliminary test
2)Mains exam
3)Personal interview

For more details about Civil Service exam please visit to official website www.upsc.gov.in

Yes of course certainly you are eligible to apply for the Civil's examination with your educational qualification. Coming to the subjects if you have a knowledge and interest on these subjects definitely you can take these two subjects as optional subjects in your Main's Examination.

But Prelims Examination is common for all the candidates irrespective of Educational qualification and age limits.

For Eligibility details you can go through the below eligibility criteria for Civil Services.

Eligibility criteria for Civil's :

1.You should complete the graduation from the recognized university with minimum percentage of marks .

2.Minimum Age : 21 years

Maximum Age : 30 years

3.There is a Age relaxation for the reserved candidates.

4.Final year students of graduation can also eligible to apply for the Civil's examination.

Date of Prelims Examination : May 2015

Date of Main's Examination : Oct -Nov 2015.

Yes,you are eligible to apply for civil services exam with your qualification on a condition that the university from which you have completed your graduation is a recognized university by the central government.

UPSC conducts civil services exam in order to recruit personnel to the posts like IAS,IPS,IFS,IRS etc.

The eligibility criteria required for civil services exam are as under:-

-The candidate should be an Indian.

-The candidate should have completed graduation degree in any discipline from a recognized university.

-The age limit to apply for the exam is from 21 years to 30 years for general category.There is relaxation in upper age limit by 3 years for OBC candidates and 5 years for SC/ST 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 involves

*Preliminary Exam

*Main exam

*Personality Interview.

Yes you can appear for the subjects of Political Science and Public administration despite being B.Sc IT graduate.
Choice of subject is totally independent of subject of graduation.
As a matter of fact,most candidates from technical background choose Political Science,Public Administration,Geography and History among their subjects for Mains. You already have to study these subjects thoroughly during prelims so why not improve upon that. Moreover,scoring in these papers is relatively easier, although very slightly, than in pure science or commerce or technical papers.
Subject of Graduation is not even needed for being eligible also.If you are a graduate from any stream you are eligible.