Hey!!! The Civil Services Examination (CSE) is a nationwide competitive examination in India conducted by the Union Public Service Commission for recruitment to various Civil Services of the Government of India, including the Indian Administrative Service (IAS), Indian Foreign Service (IFS), Indian Police Service (IPS) and Indian Revenue Service (IRS).

Upper Age Limit of Other Backwards Castes (OBC) of Civil Services Examination (CSE): 35

And that for

-General 32 Years

-Scheduled Caste/Scheduled Tribe (SC/ST) 37 years

-Jammu &Kashmir Domicile
General = 37 years
OBC = 40 Years
SC/ST = 42 Years
PH = 50 years

-Physically disabled candidates (Blind, Deaf-Mute, orthopedic) 42 years

-Disabled servicemen disabled from duty
General= 37 years
OBC = 38 Years
SC/ST = 40 Years


Academic Qualification Required:

-The candidate must hold a PASS BACHELOR'S degree from any of the Universities

-Candidates who have appeared or intend to appear for the final examination and are awaiting results are also eligible to apply for the Preliminary Examination.


Numbers of attempts

-General category candidates: 6

-OBC category candidates = 9

-SC/ST Candidates = 16


List of Services

Following are the services which one gets on qualifying the Civil Service Examination.

Group A Services

-Indian Foreign Service
-Indian Administrative Service
-Indian Police Service
-Indian Revenue Service (Income Tax)
-Indian Revenue Service (CBEC)
-Indian Post & Telecommunication Accounts and Finance Service
-Indian Audit and Accounts Service
-Indian Defence Accounts Service
-Indian Ordnance Factories Service
-Indian Postal Service
-Indian Civil Accounts Service
-Indian Railway Traffic Service
-Indian Railway Accounts Service
-Indian Railway Personnel Service
-Railway Protection Force
-Indian Defence Estates Service
-Indian Information Service
-Indian Trade Service
-Indian Corporate Law Service

Group B Services

-Armed Forces Headquarters Civil Service
-Delhi, Andaman and Nicobar Islands Civil Service
-Delhi, Andaman and Nicobar Islands Police Service
-Pondicherry Civil Service
-Pondicherry Police Service