Can a diploma student apply for Civil Services exam

I have passed diploma in engineering and now I want to apply for the civil services exam so will I be able to apply for that?

As you want to get the details of that can a diploma student apply for Civil Services exam so here is the information of the same for you:

I want to tell you that you are not eligible for this exam

Candidates must have passed graduation in order to give the exam of Civil Services exam

Age limit:-
For open category:-21-30year
For OBC category :- 21-33year
For ST/SC category:-21-37 year

Number of attempts:-
For open category:- 4
For ST/SC category:-7
No, diploma course is not equivalent to degree.

Contact Details:
Union Public Service Commission
UPSC,
Man Singh Road Area,
New Delhi,
Delhi 110069 ‎
India

Map Location:

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No, You are Not eligible to apply for UPSC Civil services examination. because for UPSC Civil services examination only Graduate candidates can apply .

Eligibility Criteria for -

Candidate should have graduation degree course in any discipline form a recognized university.

Final year Graduate candidates are also eligible to apply for this examination.

Age :between 21 to 30 year.

Upper age relaxation is given to SC/ST/OBC Candidates.

Selection process :
Preliminary Exam
Main Exam
Interview

Phase 1: Preliminary Examination – CSAT Syllabus:

Syllabus for Paper 1:
Current events (National and International)
History of India
Geography of the world (Physical, Social, Economic)
Indian Polity and Governance-Constitution
Economic and Social Development
General Issues (Environmental Ecology, Bio-Diversity, Climate change etcs.)
General Science

Syllabus for Paper 2:
Comprehension
Interpersonal Skills
Logical Reasoning and Analytical Ability
Decision making and problem solving
General mental ability
Basic Numeracy
Data Interpretation
Comprehension Skill (English)



Phase 2: Main Examination Syllabus (1750 Marks):

This phase will test your academic and intellectual talent in depth. It consists of 9 papers, in which two are qualifying papers of 300 marks each:

I. Any Indian Language

II. English

These two papers just need to qualify which is mandatory and marks obtained will not be considered or counted.

Language for the rest seven papers can be any of the languages mentioned in Eighth Schedule of the constitution or you can opt for English. Rest seven papers are mentioned below, each weighing 250 marks:

III. Essay

IV. General Studies 1 (Indian Heritage/Culture, World History & Geography)

V. General Studies 2 (Governance, Constitution, Polity, Social Justice and International Relations)

VI. General Studies 3 (Technology, Economic Development, Bio-Diversity, Environment, Security & Disaster Management)
General Studies 4 (Ethics, Integrity & Aptitude)
Optional 1 (Of your choice)

VII. Optional 2 (Of your choice)

These are the optional subjects from which you can choose your preference:
Agriculture
Animal Husbandry and Veterinary Science
Botany
Chemistry
Civil Engineering
Commerce
Economics
Electrical Engineering
Geography
Geology
Indian History
Law
Management
Mathematics
Mechanical Engineering
Medical Science
Philosophy
Physics
Political Science
Psychology
Public Administration
Sociology
Statistics
Zoology
Anthropology
Assamese
Bengali
Chinese
English
French
German
Gujarati
Hindi
Kannada
Kashmiri
Konkani
Malayalam
Manipuri
Marathi
Nepali
Oriya
Punjabi
Russian
Sanskrit
Sindhi
Tamil
Telugu
Urdu

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