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Sir,
Can Air Force Officer holding a Permanent Commission apply for UPSC Civil Service exam not only IPS while remaining in Service and there after once selected can join as IAS/IFS by quitting the Air Force?

Yes, why not, you can definitely apply for the Civil Services examinations while serving in Indian Airforce and if you clear all the three stages of Civil Services examination, you can definitely quit the job from Indian Airforce and join any of the Civil services as per your rank in exam.

You must meet the eligibility criteria. To appear in Civil Services exam, a candidate must have done bachelor's degree in any discipline from a recognized university. The age limit for candidates of general category is 21-32 years and there is upper age limit relaxation for OBC candidates and SC/ST candidates.

There are three stages of this exam:

1. Preliminary exam.

2. Mains examination.

3. Personal interview.

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Sir,
Can Air Force Officer holding a Permanent Commission apply for UPSC Civil Service exam not only IPS while remaining in Service and there after once selected can join as IAS/IFS by quitting the Air Force?

To apply for IAS/IFS which is a part of Civil service post conducted by UPSC and is held every year. There are eligibility criteria's which are needed to be satisfied in order to apply for the posts, check whether you satisfy them:

• Nationality
• Age Limit
• Educational qualification

Both these exams have same eligibility criteria's which are needed to be satisfied and to be detailed on these criteria's they are:

# The nationality standard needed is citizenship in India

# Age limit needed is 21-30 years for general category candidate. There are age relaxation for other category such as 21-35 years for SC/ST and for OBC ir is 21-33 years.

# Candidate appearing should have completed degree from a recognized university in any stream.


If you satisfy the eligibility criteria needed, then you are eligible. The candidates are selected through:

• Preliminary Exam
• Main Exam
• Interview

To know more information regarding the exam check at http://www.upsc.gov.in

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