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If a person appearing for BA 3rd year from IGNOU and age is now 55 years then can he/she appear for UPSC or IAS examination? Any age relaxation for any caste category?

You are not eligible to appear in the Civil Service Examination.

Civil Service Examination is conducted by UPSC. The eligibility to appear in the examination is that candidate must have passed bachelor degree from a recognised university.

The age limit is 21-32 years. There is relaxation in upper age limit for reserved category.

So, you are not eligible to appear in the examination. For more information visit at www.upsc.gov.in.

IAS is the civil service examination conducted by UPSC. Age limit to apply for IAS is 21 to 32 years. Upper age relaxation applicable for reserved categories as per government norms.

Upper Age Limit for Reserved Categories
- OBC : 35 years
- SC/ST : 37 years
- Physically Disabled : Extra 10 years
- J & K Domicile : Extra 5 years
- Disabled Servicemen On Duty : Extra 5 years

The age limit to appear in the Civil Services examination (often known as IAS examination or UPSC examination) held by UPSC is 21 years to 32 years in case of general category candidates. Further, there is provision of age relaxation for candidates belonging to reserved category as per the government norms.

So, being 55 years old, you are not eligible to appear in the Civil Services examination even if you belong to the category which avails the benefit of upper age limit relaxation as no candidate is given a age relaxation of around 24 years.

For more details regarding the Civil Services examination, you can refer to the link www.upsc.gov.in.

The upper age limit of upsc exam is 32 years. The upper limit is relaxable in following cases:
>5 Years - Scheduled Caste Scheduled Tribe (SC/ST).
>3 Years - Other Backward Classes (OBC)
>3 Years - Defence Services personnel.
>5 Years - ex-servicemen including Commissioned Officers and ECOs/SSCOs who have rendered at least.
>5 years- Military Service as on August 01, 2019 5 Years in the case of ECOs/SSCOs .
>10 Years - Blind, deaf-mute, and orthopedically handicapped persons .