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I have completed my B.TECH with agreegate 70%. am i eligible person to become ias officer.

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I have completed my B.TECH with agreegate 70%. am i eligible person to become ias officer.

Yes, you are eligible for IAS exam.

IAS Stands for Indian Administrative Service Examination. IAS is conducted by Union Public Service Commission.

If you have completed graduation degree from a recognized university then you are eligible for IAS exam. Final year student are eligible for IAS exam.

Your age should be in between 21 to 30 years if you a general candidate. Age relaxation is provided for reserved category candidates.

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

No. of Attempts:

For General: 3
For OBC: 7
For SC/ST: No Restriction

For more details about IAS exam please visit to the official website www.upsc.gov.in

Originally Posted by Unregistered

I have completed my B.TECH with agreegate 70%. am i eligible person to become ias officer.

Yes, of course you are eligible to sit for the IAS examination.

To become an IAS officer, one has to apply for the civil service examination. Civil service examination is conducted by the Union Public Service Commission every year.

Civil service exam is conducted in following there phases i.e.,

1. Preliminary exam,
2. Main exam and
3. Personal interview

Candidates after completing their bachelor degree in any discipline or its equivalent degree from the recognized university are eligible to sit for this examination.

However, those candidates, who are waiting for their final result or appearing for final examination are also eligible but, they have to submit proof of passing certificates at the time of documents verification process.

As you have mentioned that you have completed your B.Tech (Bachelor of Technology) then, you are definitely eligible to apply for this exam.

Age Criteria:

Your age should be between 21 to 30 years. For OBC category candidates upper age should not exist 33 years, for SC/ST category it should not exist 35 years and for PWD category it should not exist 40 years.

If you belong to general category then, you can apply maximum 4 attempts, for OBC category it is up to 7 times and No attempt limit for SC/ST category.

For more details and exam notification visit official website at here: Click Here

# Of course, you are cent percent eligible for Civil Service Examination.

# All bachelor degree holders are eligible and you are B.Tech degree holder, then you will also be eligible.

# It does not matter how much marks you have obtained. Civil Service Examination has nothing to do with the marks obtained in the qualifying degree.

# Firstly, have a look at required age limit for Civil Service Examination which is as follow:

* 21-30 years for UR category
* 21-33 years for OBC category
* 21-35 years for SC and ST category
* 21-40 years for Persons with Disability

# Most important things is that there is a fixed number of attempts for candidates which is as follows:

* For SC and ST category: Unlimited number of attempts fixed.
* For UR category: Only 4 attempts fixed
* For OBC category: Only 7 attempts fixed

# Names of few books which are considered good for the preparation:

* McGraw Hill Education Series Indian Polity for Civil Service Examination by M. Laxmi Kanth
* McGraw Hill Education Series Indian Economy for Civil Service Examination by Ramesh Singh
* Indian Constitution by Subash Kashyap
* Indian Constitution by P.M. Bakshi
* A New Look at Modern Indian History by B.L. Grover
* Indian Economy & Performance and Policies by Uma Kapila
* India's Struggle for Independence by Bipin Chandra

# Names of few coaching institutes for Civil Services Examination in India are:

* Rau's IAS Study Circle, New Delhi
* Analog IAS Academy
* Achievers IAS Classes, Bangalore
* Royal IAS Academy, Delhi
* Brillian Tutorial, Chennai
* Sankalp IAS Forum, Mumbai
* Ujjwal IAS Academy

# Of course, you are cent percent eligible for Civil Service Examination.

# All bachelor degree holders are eligible and you are B.Tech degree holder, then you will also be eligible.

# It does not matter how much marks you have obtained. Civil Service Examination has nothing to do with the marks obtained in the qualifying degree.

# Firstly, have a look at required age limit for Civil Service Examination which is as follow:

* 21-30 years for UR category
* 21-33 years for OBC category
* 21-35 years for SC and ST category
* 21-40 years for Persons with Disability

# Most important things is that there is a fixed number of attempts for candidates which is as follows:

* For SC and ST category: Unlimited number of attempts fixed.
* For UR category: Only 4 attempts fixed
* For OBC category: Only 7 attempts fixed

# Names of few books which are considered good for the preparation:

* McGraw Hill Education Series Indian Polity for Civil Service Examination by M. Laxmi Kanth
* McGraw Hill Education Series Indian Economy for Civil Service Examination by Ramesh Singh
* Indian Constitution by Subash Kashyap
* Indian Constitution by P.M. Bakshi
* A New Look at Modern Indian History by B.L. Grover
* Indian Economy & Performance and Policies by Uma Kapila
* India's Struggle for Independence by Bipin Chandra

# Names of few coaching institutes for Civil Services Examination in India are:

* Rau's IAS Study Circle, New Delhi
* Analog IAS Academy
* Achievers IAS Classes, Bangalore
* Royal IAS Academy, Delhi
* Brillian Tutorial, Chennai
* Sankalp IAS Forum, Mumbai
* Ujjwal IAS Academy

Indian Administrative Services is the dream of so many candidates of India. It comes under category of Civil Services of India.

There is no such % criteria needed to appear for the Civil services, it only requires you must have completed your bachelor's degree from a recognized university with passing % of marks.

Since you have done your Bachelor's degree in Technology with 70% marks, you can apply for the exam.

Your age should be between 21-30 years. There is upper age relaxation of three years for candidates belonging to OBC and five years to candidates belonging to SC/ST category.

This entrance exam has three levels.

1. Preliminary exam.

2. Mains Exam.

3. Personal Interview.

You should have strong motivation along with determination, hard labour to crack this toughest exam of India.

If you want any other details visit the official website of UPSC www.upsc.gov.in