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Am I eligible to give IAS exam being a pharmacy student? What would be the minimum criteria required for IAS exam? I need to know the information on this as soon as possible. Kindly answer me soon. Thank you!

Yes, you are eligible to appear for IAS examination being a pharmacy student To appear for examination you have to qualify in Civil Services examination

Civil Services examination is conducted by UPSC every year To appear for examination candidate need minimum graduation degree from any recognised university and age between 21-32 years.

For more information about examination visit at www.upsc.gov.in

IAS stands for Indian Administrative Service which conducted by UPSC.

Eligibility for IAS
1).Candidate should have Bachelor’s Degree in any stream
2).Final year student also eligible for KAS.

Age limit:-
Gen candidate must have attained the age of 21 years

Age relaxation for reserved caste
5 years for SC/ST and category
3 years for OBC.
10 years for PH.

Exam Pattern for IAS exam:
Preliminary exam
Mains
Personality test

IAS stands for Indian Administrative Services. It comes under Civil Services examination of Indian Government. UPSC conducts Civil Services examination every year for different services like IAS, IPS, IRS etc.

Eligibility criteria:

>>Bachelor's degree in any discipline from a recognized university. Final year candidates can also apply for exam.

You are eligible for Civil Services examination if you have completed bachelor's degree in pharmacy.

>>The minimum age limit for exam is 21 years on 1st August of year of examination.

There are three stages of exam. First stage is Preliminary exam followed by Mains and interview. Notification for Civil Services examination 2016 will come on 23rd April, 2016.

IAS stands for Indian Administrative Service and the examination is conducted by UPSC as Civil Services examination.

Yes, as you are pursuing pharmacy course you are eligible to appear for examination after completing your degree. Age limit is 21-32 years to appear for examination.

There is no limitation on aggregate and discipline of graduation to appear for examination. For more information about examination visit at www.upsc.gov.in.

Being a pharmacy student, you are also a student of graduation and to apply for I.A.S. a person must be a graduate or appearing in the final year of graduation is also eligible.

Eligibility for I.A.S. exam-

>> A candidate must be graduate from any university under the central or state legislature act of India or from any deemed university under UGC act 1956. Candidates are awaiting for the result of final exam can also appear in preliminary exam if they can submit the proof of passing the degree in the Main exam of civil service.

Age criteria for I.A.S. exam-

>> Candidate belong to general category can apply till the age of 32 years and number of attempts are allowed 6 times for civil service exam.

>> Candidate belongs to OBC category can apply till age of 35 year and number of attempts are allowed 9.

>> For Sc and St Candidates the age limit is 37 year and number of attempts are allowed are unlimited.

>> Physically handicapped person from general category can apply till 42 years and OBC candidates 45 years and Sc or St Candidates till 47 years. While number of attempts are allowed for general are 9 and for OBC and Sc or St are unlimited.

Nationality-

>> Candidate should be citizen of India or Nepal or Bhutan. A Tibetan Refugee can also apply if migrated to India before 1 January 1962 for permanent residence.

>> A person of India migrated from Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Burma, Vietnam, Zambia, Tanzania, Malawi, Ethiopia with intention of permanent residence can also apply.

The full form of IAS is Indian Administrative Services.

Eligibility criteria for exam:

The latest criteria as mentioned in 2015 notification:

*Graduation in any discipline from a recognized university. Candidates pursuing final year of course are also eligible for exam.

It is clearly mentioned that candidate of any stream can apply for exam. You are also eligible being a pharmacy candidate.

*Age limit changed for general candidates is 21-32 years. Three years upper age relaxation to OBC and five years to SC/ST candidates.

The above criteria is minimum criteria for Civil Services exams.

Graduates of any stream are eligible for Civil Services exam.

You are also eligible for Civil Services exam after pursuing graduation in pharmacy stream. You must be at least 21 years and upper age limit for different category candidates are:

General: 32 years.

OBC candidate: 35 years.

SC/ST candidate: 37 years.

There are six attempts for general, nine for OBC candidates and no limit till 37 years for SC/ST candidates.

It is a tough exam and you must work hard to clear it.

Yes,You can apply for IAS.

IAS exam conduct by UPSC every year.

Any graduated candidate eligible for IAS exam.

Eligibility criteria for IAS :

Candidate must have passed graduation or bachelor degree from any recognized university.This exam does not require any particular subject in graduation.

Candidate must a citizen of India.

Age is between 21 to 32 years.

ST/SC gets 5 years age relaxation.

OBC gets 3 years age relaxation.

Selection Process :

Preliminary test

Main exam

Personal Interview

You can check for more details : www.upsc.gov.in

Thank you.

The full form of IAS is Indian Administrative Services. It is misnomer to call IAS exam and the real name of entrance exam for this services is Civil Services examination. This is one of the most toughest examination of India where for 1000 odd vacancies, lacs of candidates appear.

Pharmacy candidates having bachelor's degree in it are also eligible for Civil Services exam. You will be eligible for this exam while pursuing final year of bachelor's degree. The age criteria is 21-32 years.

Official website is www.upsc.gov.in.

IAS stands for Indian Administrative Service and it is the highest post in the administrative field which one can achieve. Also to be an IAS officer one needs to clear Civil Services Examination ( which sometimes called as UPSC examination or IAS examination).

Civil Services Examination is held once every year by Union Public Service Commission. Also the same examination is conducted in three stages which includes Preliminary Test, Mains and Personal Interview respectively.

--> The minimum educational qualification required for appearing in the same examination are as here under :-

* You must have the nationality of India with your age lying within 21 years to 32 years in case you belong to general category otherwise there is provision of upper age limit relaxation for reserved category candidates as per the government norms.

* You must have completed your bachelor degree course with any discipline from a recognized university. There is no marks bar for one's eligibility. Students pursuing final year of same degree course are also eligible.

So being a pharmacy student which is a bachelor degree course you are eligible for the civil services examination once you get in the final year of same degree course if you satisfy the other criteria too.

For more details about the same examination you can visit the link www.upsc.gov.in.

The acronym IAS stands for Indian Administrative Services.

Examination conducting authority: Union Public Service Commission.

Academic eligibility: Graduation in any stream.

Age criteria: 21-32 years.

Graduates in pharmacy are applicable for this exam.

Official website for this exam: www.upsc.gov.in.

Originally Posted by Kandarpsinh bodana

Am I eligible to give IAS exam being a pharmacy student? What would be the minimum criteria required for IAS exam? I need to know the information on this as soon as possible. Kindly answer me soon. Thank you!

Yes, B.Pharmacy candidates are eligible for IAS exam.

Those candidates who have completed graduation in any discipline from a recognized university are eligible for IAS exam.

Age Criteria:

For General: 21 to 32 years
For OBC: 21 to 35 years
For SC/ST: 21 to 37 years

No. of Attempts:

For General: 5
For OBC: 9
For SC/ST: No Restriction

Selection process for IAS exam:

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

Books for IAS exam:-

IAS PRE: Data Interpretation and Data Sufficiency
by Upscportal
Publisher: Upscportal.com
Price: Rs. 225

UPSC IAS PRE: English Grammar and Usage
by Upscportal
Publisher: UPSCPORTAL Publications
Price: Rs. 220

UPSC PORTAL: English Language Comprehension Skills
by UPSCportal Editorial Board
Publisher: Upsc Portal
Price: Rs. 150

UPSC Portal General Knowledge Manual
by UPSCportal Editorial Board
Publisher: Upscportal.com
Price: Rs. 150

IAS stands for Indian Administration Services. It is one of the top ranked post of India.

For IAS you have to write UPSC civil services exam. The exam is conducted every year in three phases-
>>CSAT
>> Mains
>> Interview

Eligibility Criteria-

>> Graduation from recognised college or university.
>> Final year students can also apply for the exam.
>> Age must be within 21 years to 32 years.
There is relaxation in upper age upto 3 years for OBC and 5 years for SC/ST candidates.

UPSC conducts civil service exam every year during the month of July-August. Exam notifications will be made in the month of May month every year.
You have to write this exam to get into this post
Eligibility:

-Age Limit: 21-32 years ( relaxation for reserved candidates)
-Should be Citizen of India.
-Should be a Degree Holder

IAS stands for Indian Administrative Service and the examination is conducted by UPSC as Civil Services examination.
Yes, you are eligible to appear for IAS examination being a pharmacy student To appear for examination you have to qualify in Civil Services examination

Civil Services examination is conducted by UPSC every year To appear for examination candidate need minimum graduation degree from any recognised university and age between 21-32 years.

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