As you requires I am here telling you about the entrance requirements for appear in Indian Administrative Service (IAS) exam of Union Public Service Commission (UPSC).

IAS Eligibility Criteria:

Nationality:
candidate must be a citizen of India.

Educational Qualifications :

Candidate must have graduation degree in any stream from any recognized University .

Age requirement :

Minimum :
21 years

Upper age limit:
General Category:
Maximum age – 32 years/6 attempts
OBC: 35 years/9 attempts
SC/ST: 37 years/ No limitation on number of attempts.

Physically Disabled (Blind, Deaf, Orthopedic): 42 years

General Category: 9 attempts
OBC: 9 attempts
SC/ST: Up to age limit

J & K Domicile:
General Category: 37 years
OBC: 40 years
SC/ST: 42 years
PH: 50 years

IAS Exam Pattern for the preliminary exam :
Paper
Name of Paper
Marks Allotted

Paper 1:
General Ability Test (GAT)
200 Marks

Paper 2:
English Language and Aptitude
200 Marks

Total
400 Marks

IAS Exam Pattern for the Main Examination

There would two types of Papers in the examination.

The candidates will have to appear in both the parts.

There would be 7 papers in the Main Examination .

There would be two optional papers which the candidates would have to select.

Qualifying Papers
Paper A:
One of the Indian Language to be selected by the candidates from the Language included in the 6th Schedule of the Constitution – 300 Marks.

Paper B: English –
300 Marks