Hey as 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

Eligibility criteria for the UPSC-IAS exam is given below

Qualification

Minimum graduation qualification from recognized university/college.

Minimum 55% marks in graduation for general candidate.

Age limit

Age limit 21-29 years for general candidate.

Numbers of attempts

The number of attempts a candidate can give the exam is limited as follows:[

General Category Candidates and OBC Category Candidates under the Creamy layer = 6attempts

OBC Category Candidates = 9 attempts

SC/ST Candidates = ANY NUMBER OF ATTEMPTS

However these candidates are requested to bear in mind:

An attempt at a Preliminary Examination shall be considered to be an attempt at the Examination.

If a candidate actually appears in any one paper in the Preliminary Examination, he/she shall be deemed to have made an attempt at the Examination.

Not withstanding the disqualification/cancellation of candidature, the fact of appearance of the candidate at the examination will count as an attempt.

Candidates just applied but not appeared at the exam is not an attempt.