This is the list u have to check to be in services
1)Eligibility:-a)Educational qualification:-U have to get the degree from the recognized university
b) Age limit:-A candidate must have attained 21 years and not be over 30 years on August 1 of the year of examination.The upper age limit is relaxedin specific cases as mentioned below.
i)Upto a maximum of 5 years if the candidate belongs to SC/ST.
ii)Upto a maximum of 3 years if the candidate belongs to Other Backward classes.
iii)upto a maximum of 5 years if the candidate had been domiciled in Jammu & Kashmir during the period between January 1, 1980 and December 31, 1989.
iv)upto a maximum of 3 years in the case of Defence Services personnel disabled during hostilities with foreign countries or in a disturbed area and consequently released.
v)upto a maximum of 5 years in the case of ex-servicemen including Commissioned Officers and ECOs / SSCOs who have rendered at least five years Military Service as on August 1 of the year of examination and have been released.
c)Nationality:-Only Indian nationals are eligible for IAS and IPS.
For other services a candidate can be either of the following:
a. a citizen of India,
b. a subject of Nepal,
c. a subject of Bhutan,
d. a Tibetan refugee who came over to India before January 1, 1962 with the intention of permanently settling in India, or
e. a person of Indian origin who has migrated from Burma, Ethiopia, Kenya, Malawi, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Uganda, United Republic of Tanzania, Vietnam, Zaire or Zambia with the intention of permanently settling in India. Candidates belonging to either categories of b., c., d. or e., must produce an eligibility certificate issued by the Government of India. Those who belong to either of b., c., or d., categories are not eligible for appointment to the Indian Foreign Service.
No of attempts
1)Eligibility:-a)Educational qualification:-U have to get the degree from the recognized university
b) Age limit:-A candidate must have attained 21 years and not be over 30 years on August 1 of the year of examination.The upper age limit is relaxedin specific cases as mentioned below.
i)Upto a maximum of 5 years if the candidate belongs to SC/ST.
ii)Upto a maximum of 3 years if the candidate belongs to Other Backward classes.
iii)upto a maximum of 5 years if the candidate had been domiciled in Jammu & Kashmir during the period between January 1, 1980 and December 31, 1989.
iv)upto a maximum of 3 years in the case of Defence Services personnel disabled during hostilities with foreign countries or in a disturbed area and consequently released.
v)upto a maximum of 5 years in the case of ex-servicemen including Commissioned Officers and ECOs / SSCOs who have rendered at least five years Military Service as on August 1 of the year of examination and have been released.
c)Nationality:-Only Indian nationals are eligible for IAS and IPS.
For other services a candidate can be either of the following:
a. a citizen of India,
b. a subject of Nepal,
c. a subject of Bhutan,
d. a Tibetan refugee who came over to India before January 1, 1962 with the intention of permanently settling in India, or
e. a person of Indian origin who has migrated from Burma, Ethiopia, Kenya, Malawi, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Uganda, United Republic of Tanzania, Vietnam, Zaire or Zambia with the intention of permanently settling in India. Candidates belonging to either categories of b., c., d. or e., must produce an eligibility certificate issued by the Government of India. Those who belong to either of b., c., or d., categories are not eligible for appointment to the Indian Foreign Service.
No of attempts
- To General category and those OBC candidates falls under the category of Creamy Layer will have only four attempts.
- To OBC category seven attempts are given.
- To SCs/STs, there is no limit on the number of attempts. How these candidates are requested to bear upon mind generally it is believed that, those who took many attempts
- An attempt at a Preliminary Examination shall be deemed 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.
- Notwithstanding 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.
Hi Yeswanth
ReplyDeleteGreat Work,friend. I believe strongly,it will be of great help for those who aspire to make a mark in Civil Services.
By the way,If I may ask you,Do You Have Any Plans To Shift To Civils In Future ?