Age limit for IAS Exam?

IAS examination is generally known as Civil Services examination …
Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) will conduct Civil Services Preliminary (CSP) Examination

Eligibility :
You have to passed any undergraduate Degree from a well Recognized University or equivalent.

Age - limits:
21-30 years as on 1st August of the year of Examination.


Scheme of CS (Preliminary) Examination
The Preliminary Examination consists of two papers of objective type (multiple-choice questions) carrying a maximum of 400 marks.

General Studies Paper - I 200 Marks
General Studies Paper - II 200 Marks

Contact Details
Union Public Service Commission
Dholpur House, Shahjahan Road,
New Delhi - 110069
Fax : 011-23098591

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I am planning to apply for Union Public Services Commission IAS Exam searching for details. Will you tell what the age limit to apply for IAS also tells what the pattern of exam?

IAS Exam is a test conducted by the Union Public Services Commission to recruit eligible candidates to All India Services which includes IAS, IPS, IRS, IFS and many other Group A and Group B services.

IAS Age limit:

The candidate should have completed 21 years and the maximum age limit is 32 years. The age relaxation would be provided to the candidates of reserved categories.

SC/ST: 5 years
OBC: 3 years
Defense service personnel: 3 years.
Ex-servicemen including commissioned officers ECOs/SSCOs: 5 years

Exam pattern:

Prelim exam:

Paper Duration Total Questions Marks
I (General Studies) 60 Minutes 100 200
II (Aptitude/CSAT) 60 Minutes 80 200
Total 400

Main Exam pattern:

Paper Subject Marks
A (Qualifying) From the list one of the Indian Language candidates choose 300
B (Qualifying) English Language 300
I General Studies-I (Geography of the world, Indian Culture, History) 250
II General Studies-II (International Relations, Polity, Governance, Constitution, Social justice) 250
III General Studies-II (Polity, International Relations, Constitution, Governance, Social justice) 250
IV General Studies-III (Biodiversity, Technology, Environment, Security, Disaster Management, Economic Development) 250
V General Studies-IV (Ethics, Integrity & Aptitude) 250
VI, VII Both papers will be optional subjects (each will be 250 marks) 500

Important dates:

Official Notification Announced 12th February 2020
Date of Application Forms Availability 12th February 2020
Application Form Submit Last date 3rd March 2020
Admit Card for Preliminary Examinations June 2020
UPSC Exam Date 2020 June 2020
UPSC CSE 2020 Exam Date (Preliminary) 31st May 2020 (1 Day)
UPSC Main Exam Admit card Available September 2020
UPSC 2020 Main Examination 18 September 2020 (5 Days)
UPSC main examination Result date announced Jan 2021