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Hello everyone,
What is the eligibility criteria for Indian
Foreign Service exam?
I am B.Tech graduate of last year and
I belongs to ST category candidate.
What relaxation I get in this?

Yes, you are eligible to apply for "Indian Foreign Services (IFS) Examination" being a final year B.Tech Graduate. The basic educational qualification required to be eligible is "Candidates must have passed Graduation or Bachelor Degree" in any one of the following streams namely Veterinary Science, Mathematics, Chemistry, Geology, Physics, Botany, Animal Husbandry, Geology and Statistics. Apart from this, Candidates who have passed their Bachelor Degree in Agriculture, Forestry and Engineering are also eligible to appear in Indian Foreign Services Examination. Final year candidates who are pursuing their Bachelor's Degree are also eligible to appear in IFS (Indian Foreign Services) Examination which is conducted by Union Public Service Commission.

Since you are a B.Tech Final year student, you are certainly eligible to appear in Indian Foreign Services Examination. There will be an age relaxation of 5 years for SC/ ST Category candidates, since you belong to ST Category you would get age relaxation of 5 years in your life time for attempting Indian Foreign Services Examination. The minimum age must be 21 years and maximum age must not exceed 30 years for General Category Candidates, whereas the maximum age would be 35 years for ST Category candidates. There will be slight relaxation in Physical Standards, Percentage required, minimum marks required in IFS qualifying examination.

Indian Foreign Service (IFS) is conducted by Union Public Service Commission (UPSC). This exam is held for once in a year.

ELIGIBILITY :

* Candidates age should be between 21 to 30 years. Maximum age for General category is 30, 33 for OBC and 35 for SCs/ STs.

* Candidates are required to have degree or equivalent qualification in any discipline from a recognized University.

* Candidates who are studying in final year can also apply for this exam but you should submit the course completion certificate.

* Leadership qualities, communication skills are also essential.

* One must also be aware of International and national affairs.

Eligibility Criteria :

-> Applicant should have passed degree course from a recognized University.

-> No percentage bar is there to apply.

-> Final year of degree course may also apply for this examination.

-> Applicant must have attained the age of 21 years and must not have attained the age of 32 years at the time of appearing for this examination.

-> Upto a maximum of 5 years if a applicant belongs to a SC/ST categories.

-> Upto a maximum of 3 years if a applicant belongs to a OBC categories.

As per the CSP notification, 5 years relaxation is provided to a SC/ST candidates. The Civil Service Exam notification will be published in the month of June/July in the official website of UPSC.

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Hello everyone,
What is the eligibility criteria for Indian
Foreign Service exam?
I am B.Tech graduate of last year and
I belongs to ST category candidate.
What relaxation I get in this?

Yes, you are eligible for Indian Foreign Service exam.

Indian Foreign Service exam is under of Civil Service exam

Graduation degree with minimum percentage marks from a recognized university are eligible for civil service exam. Final year candidates can also apply for civil service exam.

Age criteria :-

Minimum Age = 21 years old
Maximum Age = 30 years old

Age relaxation :-

5 years relaxation for SC/ST candidates
3 years relaxation for OBC Candidates
10 years relaxation for PHC candidates
5 years relaxation for Ex-serviceman

The maximum attempts for Sc/ST candidate is Unlimited. For OBC candidate it is 7 years and for general candidate it will be 5 years.Also you must be citizen of India.

List of the best books for Indian Foreign Service exam:

Indian Polity for Civil Services Examinations
by M. Laxmikanth
Publisher: Tata Mcgraw Hill Education Private Limited

Objective General Studies For UPSC Civil Services Preliminary Examination
by A. R. Khan
Publisher: Tata Mcgraw Hill Education Private Limited

UPSC Portal: General Mental Ability Logical Reasoning & Analytical Ability
by Sachchida Nand Jha
Publisher: UPSC Portal Publications

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