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Hi i am 35 years and i want to do IFS OR IAS and i am a graduate and from general cast so please help me out asap.

The recruitment to Indian Forest Services or Indian Administrative Services is done by Union Public Service Commission through Civil Services examination.

The age criteria for Civil Services examination:

>>General candidate: 21-32 years.

>>OBC candidate: 21-35 years.

>>SC/ST candidate:21-37 years.

So, a general candidate of 35 years cannot apply for Civil Services examination for Forest or Administrative Services.

At age of 35 years, you can apply for State Public Service Commission exam.

Sorry to inform you, but you are not eligible to apply for IFS or IAS being a 35 years old person with General Category if you are not a person with benchmark disabilities or not belongs to Ex-servicemen category.

Age limit for IFS or IAS are -
Minimum age limit - 21 years
Maximum age limit - 32 years

Relaxation in age -
OBC - 03 years
SC/ST - 05 years
Ex-servicemen - 05 years
PwBD - 10 years
Defence Services Personnel Disabled - 03 years

Civil Service examination is conducted every year. The eligibility to apply for the examination is that candidate must have passed or in the final year of the bachelor degree.

Age limit is 21-32 years and relaxation for reserved category in the upper age limit.

So, if you are general category candidates than not eligible to apply for the examination now. For more information about examination visit at www.upsc.gov.in.

No, General category 35 years old person can't do IFS or IAS.

Your age should be less than 32 years for IAS and IFS as general category candidate.

You must be graduate in relevant subjects from recognized university.

Your final selection will be done through interview.

No you are not eligible for IFS or IAS because the candidate should be in the age group of 21 years to 32 years if he or she is from general category. There is 5 years of age relaxation for the candidates of reserved categories.
The candidate should have graduation from any university to be eligible for UPSC.

Age limit of IFS:-

The minimum age is 21 years but the maximum is 30 years as per the norms. For SC/ST candidates the age relaxation is up to 35 years of age.

Age limit for IAS:-

Thee candidate must have attained the age of 21 years and must not have attained the age of 32 years on 1st August of the year of examination. For other backward castes of the upper age limit is 35 years.

No, Candidate must have attained a minimum age of 21 years to appear for the Civil Service Examination. The separate maximum age limit has been set for different reservation categories: 32 years for general category, 35 years for OBC and 37 years for SC and ST.