UPSC Age Limit 2024: Eligibility Criteria, Important Dates, And FAQs

UPSC Calendar 2024: Key Dates for CSE 2024 Exam

Description	Date
UPSC Calendar 2024 Release Date	10 May 2023
UPSC CSE 2024 Notification and Eligibility Criteria	14 February 2024
UPSC CSE 2024 Form Application	14 February 2024
Last Day for Form Filling	5 March 2024
UPSC Vacancy 2024 list	To be declared
UPSC 2024 Preliminary Examination	26 May 2024
UPSC 2024 Preliminary Result	To be declared
UPSC 2024 Mains Examination	20 September 2024 onwards
UPSC 2024 Interview Dates	To be announced
UPSC 2024 Final Results	To be announced

UPSC Age Limit 2024: Await Official Notification

UPSC will release the 2024 Eligibility criteria soon and the official Notification regarding it will be posted on the website.

UPSC Age Limit 2024: Nationality, Age, and Educational Criteria

UPSC Eligibility: Nationality Requirements Simplified

For the Indian Administrative Service, the Indian Foreign Service, and the Indian Police Service, a candidate must be a citizen of India.
For other services, a candidate must be either:—
1. a citizen of India, or
2. a subject of Nepal, or
3. a subject of Bhutan, or
4. a Tibetan refugee who came over to India before 1st January, 1962 with the intention of permanently settling in India, or
5. a person of Indian origin who has migrated from Pakistan, Burma, Sri Lanka, East African countries of Kenya, Uganda, the United Republic of Tanzania, Zambia, Malawi, Zaire, Ethiopia and Vietnam with the intention of permanently settling in India.

Condition: Provided that a candidate belonging to categories (b), (c), (d) and (e) shall be a person in whose favor a certificate of eligibility has been issued by the Government of India.

UPSC Age Limit 2024: Relaxations and Criteria Simplified

A candidate must have attained the age of 21 years and must not have attained the age of 32 years on the 1st of August, 2023 i.e., the candidate must have been born not earlier than 2nd August, 1991 and not later than 1st August, 2002 .
The upper UPSC age limit 2024 prescribed above will be relaxable:
1. up to a maximum of five years if a candidate belongs to a Scheduled Caste or a Scheduled Tribe;
2. up to a maximum of three years in the case of candidates belonging to Other Backward Classes who are eligible to avail of reservation applicable to such candidates;
3. up to a maximum of three years in the case of Defence Services Personnel, disabled in operations during hostilities with any foreign country or in a disturbed area and released as a consequence thereof;
4. up to a maximum of five years in the case of ex-servicemen including Commissioned Officers and Emergency Commissioned Officers (ECOs)/ Short Service Commissioned Officers (SSCOs) who have rendered at least five years Military Service as on 1st August, 2023 and have been released:
5. up to a maximum of five years in the case of ECOs/SSCOs who have completed an initial period of assignment of five years of Military Service as on 1st August, 2023 and whose assignment has been extended beyond five years and in whose case the Ministry of Defence issues a certificate that they can apply for civil employment and that they will be released on three months notice on selection from the date of receipt of offer of appointment.
6. up to a maximum of 10 years in the case of candidates belonging to Persons with Benchmark Disabilities (PwBD) categories viz.
7. blindness and low vision;
8. deaf and hard of hearing;

Condition: The date of birth, accepted by the Commission is that entered in the Matriculation or Secondary School Leaving Certificate or in a certificate recognised by an Indian University as equivalent to Matriculation
Submission of Proof: The certificate supporting the date of birth must be submitted by a candidate only at the time of applying for the Civil Services (Main) Examination.
Unaccepted Documents: No other document relating to age like horoscopes, affidavits, birth extracts from Municipal Corporation, Service records and the like will be accepted.

Minimum Educational Qualification: Degrees, Exceptions, and Clarifications

A candidate must hold a Graduate degree of any of the Universities incorporated by an Act of the central or State Legislature in India or other educational institutions established by an Act of Parliament or declared to be deemed as a University under Section 3 of the University Grants Commission Act, 1956 or possess an equivalent qualification.

Note-I: Final Year Graduates

Candidates who have appeared at a qualifying examination the passing of which would render them educationally qualified for the Commission’s Examination but have not been informed of the result as also the candidates who intend to appear at such a qualifying examination will also be eligible for admission to the Civil Services (Preliminary) Examination.
All candidates who are declared qualified by the Commission for taking the Civil Services (Main) Examination will be required to produce proof of passing the requisite qualifying examination along with their application (i.e. Detailed Application Form-I) for the Main Examination, failing which such candidates will not be admitted to the Main Examination. Such proof of passing the requisite qualifying examination should have been issued latest by the closing date of Detailed Application Form-I of the Main Examination.

Note-II: Rights of Commission

In exceptional cases, the Commission may treat a candidate who does not have any of the foregoing qualifications as a candidate, provided that the candidate has passed an examination conducted by any other institution the standard of which in the opinion of the Commission justifies the admission to the Civil Services Examination.

Note-III: Professional and Technical Qualification

Candidates possessing professional and technical qualifications which are recognised by the Government as equivalent to professional and technical degree would also be eligible for admission to the Civil Services Examination.

Note-IV: MBBS or other Medical Degree

Candidates who have passed the final professional M.B.B.S or any other equivalent professional examination leading to a medical degree or certificate but have not completed their internship by the time of submission of their applications for the Civil Services (Main) Examination, will be provisionally admitted to the Civil Services Examination, provided they submit along with their application a copy of the certificate

Number of attempts: Limits, Relaxations, and Category-wise Rules

Number of Attempts: Every candidate appearing at the examination, who is otherwise eligible, shall be permitted six (6) attempts at the CSE.
Relaxations: However, relaxation in the number of attempts will be available to the SC/ST/OBC and PwBD category candidates who are otherwise eligible.
Category-wise attempts: The number of attempts available to such candidates as per relaxation is as under:

Category	Number of Attempts
General Category	06
SC/ST	Unlimited (till age of 37)
OBC	09
PwBD	09 for GL/EWS/OBC Unlimited for SC/ST

Note-I: An attempt at a Preliminary Examination shall be deemed to be an attempt at the Civil Services Examination.

Note-II: If a candidate actually appears in any one paper in the Preliminary Examination, it will be deemed that the candidate has made an attempt at the Examination.

UPSC CSE 2023: Physical Fitness Standards for Candidates

Candidates must be physically fit according to physical standards for admission to the Civil Services Examination, 2023 as per guidelines given in Appendix-III of Rules for Examination published in the Gazette of India Extraordinary dated 1st Feb, 2023.

UPSC CSE 2023: Restrictions on Serving IAS, IFS, and IPS Officers

Serving IAS and IFS officer: A candidate who is appointed to the Indian Administrative Service or the Indian Foreign Service based on the results of an earlier Examination and continues to be a member of that Service will not be eligible to appear at the Civil Services Examination
Applicability to Mains: In case such a candidate is appointed to the IAS or IFS after the Civil Services (Preliminary) Examination-2023 is over and the candidate continues to be a member of that Service, the candidate shall not be eligible to appear in the Civil Services (Main) Examination-2023 notwithstanding having qualified in the Civil Services (Preliminary) Examination-2023.
Serving IPS officer: A candidate who is appointed to the Indian Police Service based on the results of an earlier Examination and continues to be a member of that Service shall not be eligible to opt for the Indian Police Service.

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UPSC Age Limit 2024 FAQs

As per UPSC Calendar, UPSC will most likely release the 2024 Eligibility criteria soon and the official Notification regarding it will be posted on the website.

Nationality, UPSC Age Limit 2024, Minimum Educational Qualifications, Number of Attempts, and certain restrictions on already qualified students are majorly the eligibility criteria for the Civil Service Examination.

No, a 12th-pass candidate cannot apply for the UPSC CSE. The minimum educational qualification required for UPSC CSE is a Bachelor's degree in any discipline. Candidates who have completed their graduation or are in the final year of graduation can apply for the examination.

General Category Candidates: The maximum UPSC Age Limit 2024 is 32 years as of August 1 of the exam year. OBC Candidates: The maximum UPSC Age Limit 2024 is 35 years as of August 1 of the exam year. SC/ST Candidates: The maximum UPSC Age Limit 2024 is 37 years as of August 1 of the exam year. Persons with Benchmark Disability (PwBD): The maximumUPSC Age Limit 2024 is different for each PwBD category and varies between 35 to 42 years as of August 1 of the exam year.

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UPSC Age Limit 2024: Eligibility Criteria, Important Dates, and FAQs

UPSC Calendar 2024: Key Dates for CSE 2024 Exam

UPSC Age Limit 2024: Await Official Notification

UPSC Age Limit 2024: Nationality, Age, and Educational Criteria

UPSC Eligibility: Nationality Requirements Simplified

UPSC Age Limit 2024: Relaxations and Criteria Simplified

Minimum Educational Qualification: Degrees, Exceptions, and Clarifications

Note-I: Final Year Graduates

Note-II: Rights of Commission

Note-III: Professional and Technical Qualification

Note-IV: MBBS or other Medical Degree

Number of attempts: Limits, Relaxations, and Category-wise Rules

UPSC CSE 2023: Physical Fitness Standards for Candidates

UPSC CSE 2023: Restrictions on Serving IAS, IFS, and IPS Officers

UPSC Age Limit 2024 FAQs

When will UPSC release Eligibility Criteria for the 2024 Exam?

What are the Eligibility Criteria for the UPSC Civil Service Examination?

Can a 12th pass apply for UPSC?

What is the maximum UPSC Age Limit 2024 to appear for the UPSC CSE exam?

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