Union Public Service Commission conducts Civil Services examination every year for the recruitment of candidates for various Government services like Indian Administrative Services (IAS), Indian Police Services (IPS) and Indian Forest Services (IFS) and Central Services such as Indian Audit and Accounts Service (IA&AS), Indian Foreign Service etc . The selection process of UPSC IAS comprises three stages prelims exam, mains exam and personal interview.
Candidates must check IAS 2021 eligibility criteria before filling the online application form. The eligibility criteria comprises age limit, educational qualification, nationality and number of attempts.
NationalityCandidates to be eligible for Indian Administrative Service and Indian Police Service must be a citizen of India. While for other services, candidates must be either -
Candidates belonging to Nepal, Bhutan or Tibetan refugee are not eligible for appointment to the Indian Foreign Service.
Age limit as on August 1, 2020Candidates age should be 21 to 32 years
Relaxation in upper age limit will be provided to the following categories.
Candidates must have graduation in any discipline. Those who have appeared in their final year degree examination and results are awaited are eligible for the examination.
Number of Attempts