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I want to prepare for the civil services examination conducted by the Union Public Service Commission. So tell me about the maximum age limit for appearing for UPSC examination? Kindly tell me how to prepare for the examination?

The maximum age limit to write UPSC examination is 35 years. It is 30 years for general candidates and relaxation of 3 years for OBC and 5 years for SC/ST.

Educational qualification:-

Candidate must be a holder of graduation degree having at least 50% aggregate from a recognized university.

Selection procedure:-

Preliminary

Mains

Interview

You should start preparing as soon as possible as it is very tough to crack. You can also join good coaching institutes for better guidance. You should study at least 12 hours regularly and go thoroughly every topic. You should follow a daily routine.

Maximum age limit for UPSC Civil Service Examination is 32 years.
There is relaxation provided to reserved category candidates as per government norms.

Just follow these tip in order to prepare for the examination :

• Go through the syllabus completely and prepare a time table with proper allotment of time for all topics.
• Practice as much numericals as you can.
• Solve previous papers as much as you can.
• Go through good books.
• Prepare you own notes and always refer them time to time.
• Keep yourself healthy and nourished by eating healthy meals and exercises.

Civil Services examination is conducted by Union Public Service Commission every year. The age criteria for Civil Services examination is 21-32 years for general category candidates and three years age relaxation to OBC candidates and five years to SC/ST candidates.

Any graduate can apply for this exam. Final year candidates of bachelor's degree can also apply for this exam. It is a tough exam and requires hard work to crack its different stages. You must be determined enough for long hours of study and practice.

At basic level, you can start reading NCERT books from 6th standard for Social Studies and Science. Once you have completed upto standard 10+2. You can read recommended books for different subject like Indian Polity by Laxmikant, Economy by Ramesh Singh etc.

You can also join coaching institutes like Vajiram and Ravi, ALS etc for better preparation if you can not do self preparation.

The candidates are recruited for the various posts in different fields through entrance exams conducted by the Union Public Service Commission (UPSC).

The age limit for the UPSC exams is generally 21-32 years. Age relaxation is applicable for the reserved category students.

The maximum age limit for the General candidates is 32 years, 35 years for OBC candidates, 37 years for SC/ ST candidates.

PREPARATION TIPS :

* At first, know the syllabus for the applied post and start preparation accordingly.

* Plan a schedule and act accordingly.

* Focus more on the tough subjects rather than on the subjects you know well.

* Practice more number of previous papers to know the pattern of exam.

* As time management is important factor, the candidate is advised to write more number of mock tests.

* Follow only one or two text books for the reference purpose because many subjects will confuse the students and take more time on each subject.

* Keep a separate note books for formulas in order to revise at the last day of examination.

Actually the maximum age limit for general category is 32years,35years for obc and 37 years for sc category.It is not easy task to prepare for this exam.But if you want to clear this then read latest book of GK,Geography,History and read other necessary books helpful for its preparation.