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Hello sir, I am studying final year of B.Tech Civil Engineering from NIT, Patna. My ambition is to be an Indian Foreign Services officer. Am I eligible to write this exam? Seats available for IFS post in India?

The posts of IFS are filled up through the civil services examination conducted by the UPSC.

According to the eligibility criteria released by the UPSC :

* The candidate should be a citizen of India.

* The candidate should have completed graduation through any stream under the scheme of 10+2+3 at least form a recognized university.

* The candidate should be of 21 years at least at the time of application.

* The candidate should be physically and medically fit.

So, no matter which graduation degree you pursue, you will be eligible for the CSE.

Seats in the various services vary every year.

The average number of seats in the IFS is 100-120 per year.

Yes, you can appear for examination next year as the application form for the 2016 examination is over.

The examination is conducted by UPSC as Civil Services examination and the eligibility to appear for examination is that the candidate must have passed bachelor degree from any recognised university in any discipline. The age limit to appear for examination is 21-32 years along with relaxation in upper age limit for reserved category.

So, you can appear for examination there is no fixed confirmation about number of seats for I.F.S as it varies according to total number of vacancies every year. For more updates visit at www.upsc.gov.in.

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Hello sir, I am studying final year of B.Tech Civil Engineering from NIT, Patna. My ambition is to be an Indian Foreign Services officer. Am I eligible to write this exam? Seats available for IFS post in India?

Yes, a B.Tech in Civil Engineering student is eligible to write Civil Services Examinations (including the Indian Foreign Service). The maximum age limit for appearing the civil service examination is 32 years for general category candidates. The civil service examination consists of Preliminary Examination, Main Examination and Interview. The graduates in any discipline from a recognized university can appear for the civil service examination. The number of seats will differ every year; there are around 32 seats available for IFS. The UPSC website link is Click Here

IFS is Indian Foreign Services. IFS comes under Civil Services examination.

Eligibility criteria for Civil Services examination:

1. You must have done bachelor's degree from a recognized university. Final year candidates of bachelor's degree can also apply for this examination.

2. The age limit for this examination is 21-32 years. There is upper age relaxation of three years to OBC candidates and five years to SC/ST candidates.

You are eligible for Civil Services examination after bachelor of technology in Civil Engineering. You can get number of posts for IFS when notification for 2017 will be declared.

For recruitment as Foreign Service you have to appear and qualify in Civil Services examination. Yes, you are eligible to appear for examination after B.Tech.

The eligibility to appear for examination is :-

Candidate must have passed bachelor degree from any recognised university.

Candidate's age must be between 21-32 years with +3 and +5 relaxation in upper age limit for reserved category.

As, National Institute of Technology is one of the premier institute of India and recognised. So you can appear for examination.

The notification for next Civil Services examination will be released in February next year. So, you have to wait for it to get the number of vacancies for examination. To get more information about examination visit at www.upsc.gov.in.

Eligibility criteria for Indian Foreign Services:

*Graduation in any discipline from a recognized university. Final year candidates can also apply for Civil Services examination.

*Age limit for Civil Services examination: 21-32 years. There is three years of upper age relaxation for OBC candidates and five years to SC/ST candidates.

You are studying in final year of bachelor of technology, you can apply for Civil Services examination that will be conducted in 2017. Notification will contain total number of vacancies.

Originally Posted by Unregistered

Hello sir, I am studying final year of B.Tech Civil Engineering from NIT, Patna. My ambition is to be an Indian Foreign Services officer. Am I eligible to write this exam? Seats available for IFS post in India?

Yes, B.Tech in Civil Engineering candidates are eligible for Indian Foreign Services exam.

Graduation degree from a recognized university are eligible for Indian Foreign Service exam. Final year candidates can also apply for Indian Foreign Service exam.

Age criteria :-

Minimum Age = 21 years
Maximum Age = 32 years

Age relaxation :-

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

Vacancy for Indian Foreign Service in 2016 will be announced soon.

Civil Services examination is conducted for recruitment of candidates into different services like IAS, IRS, IPS, IFS etc. The academic qualification required for Civil Services examination is bachelor's degree from a recognized university. Candidates pursuing final year of graduation can also apply for Civil Services examination.

The minimum age limit to apply for Civil Services examination is 21 years. Upper age limit for general category candidate is 32 years. You can apply for Civil Services examination in final year of bachelor of Technology.

Yes, you are eligible to appear for Foreign Service examination after the completion of your B.Tech course.

The minimum eligibility to appear for Civil Service examination is candidate must have passed bachelor degree and age limit is 21-32 years.

The notification for UPSC Civil Services Examination 2017 will be released on 22nd February. There is no fixed number of seats for each of service. So, you now need to only prepare for examination to fulfill your ambition of becoming a Foreign Service officer.

The examination syllabus and its notification will be available at www.upsc.gov.in.

Yes, you are eligible to write Indian Foreign Service Examination being a Civil Engineering (B.Tech) candidate.

Eligibility Criteria required to write Indian Foreign Service Exam:

>> Candidates must have passed Graduation from a recognized university or institute to write Indian Foreign Service Exam.

>> B.Tech is a Graduate degree, so you are eligible to appear in Indian Foreign Service Exam.

>> IFS seats are not pre-declared so will have to wait for the notification, selection and final appointment to be done.