Get the latest UPSC IAS Exam Eligibility Criteria 2022: Age Limit & Relaxations,
Long story short – Gen: should not have touched age of 32 years, OBC: should not have touched age of 35 years, SC/ST: should not have touched age of 37 years, PwBD: should not have touched age of 42 years as of 01st August 2021.
It is well known that only a small percentage of students are able to pass the UPSC IAS exams on their first attempt.
Well, that's excellent, but remember that starting early gives you the advantage of being able to take the UPSC CSE numerous times if necessary before reaching the upper age restriction for IAS eligibility.
The age limit criteria were last changed by UPSC in 2015.
With that in mind, let's look at the age requirements for each category.
If you are a general category candidate, you must be at least 21 years old and not have reached the age of 32 by August 1st of the examination year.
For example, to be eligible for the UPSC CSE in 2022, a candidate must have been born between August 2, 1990, and August 1, 2001.
Various IAS age limit relaxations have been allowed for the various groups of SC/ST/OBC/others, which we will look into in the next section.
UPSC IAS Age Limit Relaxations for ST/SC/OBC
- There is an age relaxation of up to a maximum of 5 years if you belong to a Scheduled Caste (SC) or a Scheduled Tribe (ST).
- For Other Backward Classes (OBC) the age relaxation is up to a maximum of 3 years.
- You’d be granted an age relaxation of up to a maximum of 3 years if you are a Defence Services personnel and got disabled while in combat with a hostile foreign country or in a disturbed area, and are released as a consequence thereof.
- There is an age relaxation of up to a maximum of 5 years in case you are an ex-serviceman, Commissioned Officer, or SSCO/ECO, and have served a minimum of 5 years in the Military as of the 1st of August and have been released.
- Relaxation up to a maximum of 10 years in case you are a deaf-mute, or blind, or orthopedically handicapped person.
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