Hello aspirant,

YES, you will be eligible for appearing for UPSC exam by 2024. This is because the age limit eligibility criteria for UPSC exam is 21 years to 32 years. Thus by 2024, your age will be 21 years and thus you can give UPSC Exam in 2024.

Further, the eligibility criteria for UPSC Exam is as follows :

As per the UPSC age limit 2022, candidates between the age group of 21 to 32 years with a graduation degree are eligible to apply for the UPSC IAS exam

Further, to know more about the UPSC exam - eligibility criteria and other relevant details , you can follow the below mentioned link to know more : https://competition.careers360.com/articles/upsc-ias-eligibility-criteria#:~:text=As%20per%20the%20UPSC%20age,for%20the%20UPSC%20IAS%20exam%20.

I hope that this will help.

The key to success in UPSC is a good foundation. Now what you can do is to start studying the NCERT books from class 6-12 for the basic subjects such as History, Geography. As you are in 10th, you may not feel comfortable with other subjects. But you can surely read this two subjects and can be ahead in track with the preparation. See the ideal time for the USPC preparation is after your 12th or during your graduation. By that time, you will be experience enough to study subjects like Economics, Political Science etc (if you have this subjects in your 10+2, then it would be an advantage. If you don't have this subject, then it would be of no problem, you can always start learning this.). So don't take too much pressure from now. Still if you want to prepare, prepare well the Geography and History subjects from the NCERT books.

FOR HISTORY, NCERT YOU SHOULD FOLLOW:

• History: NCERT Class VI – Our Past
• History: NCERT Class VII – Our Past -I
• History: NCERT Class VIII – Our Past II and III
• History: NCERT Class IX – India and the Contemporary World – I
• History: NCERT Class IX – India and the Contemporary World – II
• History: NCERT Class X – Themes In World History
• History: NCERT Class XII – Themes In Indian History – I
• History: NCERT Class XII – Themes in Indian History – II
• History: NCERT Class XII – Themes In Indian History – III

FOR GEOGRAPHY, YOU HAVE TO FOLLOWING THE NCERT'S:

• Geography: NCERT Class VI – The Earth Our Habitat
• Geography: NCERT Class VII – Our Environment
• Geography: NCERT Class VIII – Resource and Development
• Geography: NCERT Class IX – Contemporary India – I
• Geography: NCERT Class X – Contemporary India – II
• Geography: NCERT Class XI – Fundamentals of Physical Geography
• Geography: NCERT Class XI – India – Physical Environment
• Geography: NCERT Class XII – Fundamentals of Human Geography
• Geography: NCERT Class XII – India – People and Economy

For more information regarding UPSC preparation tips consider the link below:

https://competition.careers360.com/articles/how-prepare-for-upsc-ias

I hope this helps. Wish you a great day!

Good day, aspirant

I hope everything is going wonderfully for you.

In response to your question, NO, you are unable to take the UPSC exam 2023. Because a candidate must be between the ages of 21 and 32 in accordance with the UPSC's eligibility requirements. Furthermore, they have to be born between August 2, 1991, and August 1, 2002. You are ineligible to take the exam since you were born on 3rd May 1991.

But that's based on the notification for 2022.

2023's notification has not yet released.

Good Afternoon

Hope you are absolutely fine, I think you mean best optional subject for UPSC.

firstly it is depend on you which one is easy subject for you and interesting one, so here is the best optional subjects for UPSC: Public Administration, Sociology , Philosophy, Political Science & International Relations ,Geography, Anthropology, Chemistry, Accounts and Agriculture. these courses are considered as the best optional subjects for UPSC

For more information about UPSC checkout given link below:
https://competition.careers360.com/exams/upsc-cse

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All the best!!

Hello,

In order to appear for UPSC candidates need to pass graduation in any discipline from a recognized university, those in the final year are too eligible to apply provisionally, candidates need to attain 21 years as on 1st August of the appearing year, now as per your DOB  you will attain 21 years as on 27th December 2023, hence you will be eligible for UPSC 2024 the reason being you will not the minimum age criteria for UPSC 2023 as you will fall short of five months in terms of reaching 21 years, hope this clears your doubt.

Hello Aspirant,

If you belongs to General/Unreserved category then you will not be eligible for UPSC 2024 otherwise you will be eligible.

See as per your Date of Birth your age in 2024 would be 32+ years by August 1st, 2024 and the age limit for UPSC IAS exam is 21 year to 32 year with following age relaxation as per the reservation criteria of UPSC :-

>>>> OBC - 3 years

>>>> SC/ ST - 5 years

>>>> Defense Services Personnel, who got disabled during operations during hostilities with any foreign country or in a disturbed area and released as a consequence - 3 years

>>>> Ex-servicemen including Commissioned Officers (CO) and ECOs/ SSCOs who will render at least five years Military Service as of August 1, 2021, and have been released - 5 years

ECOs/SSCOs who have completed an initial period of assignment of five years of Military Service as of 1st August 2021 - 5 years

>>>> In the following cases: blindness and low vision, deaf and hard of hearing, locomotor disability including acid attack, cerebral palsy, leprosy cured, dwarfism, victims and muscular dystrophy, intellectual disability, autism, specific learning disability and mental illness - 10 years

>>>> Candidates ordinarily domiciled in the State of Jammu & Kashmir from January 1, 1981, to December 31, 1989. - 5 years

So as per the age criteria you are only eligible for UPSC IAS exam 2024 if you belongs to any of the reserved category as listed above because the candidate(Unreserved) should not have crossed the age of 32 years on the August 1st of examination year.

You can check out the detailed eligibility criteria for UPSC IAS from the link given below :-

https://competition.careers360.com/articles/upsc-ias-eligibility-criteria

I hope this information helps you.

Good Luck!!

Firstly to be eligible for an upsc exam you need to hold a graduate degree from a recognised university.The minimum age to take the UPSC exam is 21 years which is common for all candidates. There are variations in the upper age limit as relaxations are provided to candidates belonging to different categories.

Upper UPSC Age Limit for general category – 32 years

Upper UPSC Age Limit for OBC – 35 years

Maximum age limit for IAS for SC/ST – 37 years UPSC does not discriminate against candidates based on their scores in graduation. Hence, there is no minimum qualifying percentage as the IAS eligibility condition.In you are in your final year of graduation awaiting results, then you are also eligible to appear for UPSC preliminary Examination. It means you will be eligible to appear for upsc in year 2026 respectively

Hello,

UPSC has set minimum age to 21 years and graduation degree is must. So if you will complete your graduation in 2025, then you can give your first attempt.

Hello Aspirant,

According to UPSC eligibility criteria, academic requirements are:

1. Minimum qualification for UPSC exam: The candidate must hold a degree from Government recognized Universities or possess an equivalent qualification.

2. Candidates who are in their final year or awaiting results are also eligible to appear for UPSC preliminary Examination. All such candidates who are likely to appear for IAS exams must produce proof of having passed the said examination along with the application for the main IAS examination.

3. Candidates having professional and technical qualifications recognized by the Government as equivalent to professional and technical degrees.

3. Medical students who have passed the final year of MBBS, but are yet to complete their internship also have eligibility for IAS. Although, along with the Main Examination application, a certificate of course completion (including internship) from the concerned authority of the University/Institution has to be submitted.

And the IAS exam age limit is 21-32 years with age relaxation as per categories like:

General: Min: 21 Yr and Max: 32 yrs

EWS: Min:21 Yrs and Max: 32 Yrs

SC/ST: Min:21 Yrs and Max:  37 Yrs

OBC : Min: 21 Yrs and Max: 35 Yrs.

According to your birth year, you will be eligible in the year 2025-26.

Hope You find this answer useful.

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