Hi

To be  eligible ,you  need to  be at least  21  years  old  as on 1st August of the year of appearing for UPSC examination .

Now,

with your date of birth on 1st August 2005 , you will be 21 years old on 1st August 2026 . So, You will become eligible in 2026 i. e for UPSC 2026

For reference, UPSC eligibility  criteria is provided below:-

*You  must  have  a  bachelor's  degree in any, discipline    from a  recognised university.

*Minimum  age  limit :-  you  need to  be at least  21  years  old   to be  eligible as on 1st of August of the year of filling the form i. e as on 1st August 2021 for UPSC 2021.

*Maximum  age  limit :-  32 years , also there's 3  year  relaxation on upper age limit for  obc and of  5 years  for sc/st category.

For detailed  information related to UPSC eligibility criteria ,  you can visit our page at

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

To help you further,

UPSC Examination pattern is given below:-

Your UPSC civil services examination consists of three stages

*prelims exam :- it is objective paper and is of qualifying nature , so you just  need to at least qualify it to be eligible for mains examination, the score /marks obtained by you in your prelims examination is not added up or used in your final merit. Your prelims exam consist of 2 papers: -

-) general studies  1

-) general studies II ( csat )

You get 2 hours for each paper

*Mains exam. :- it is descriptive /written examination . There are a total of 9 papers  which are listed below:-

-) compulsory indian language.

-) english

-) essay

-) general studies I

-) general studies II

-) general studies III

-) general studies IV

-) optional I

-) optional II

The compulsory indian language and english are qualifying in nature . You just need to qualify them. The marks obtained by you in these two papers will not be counted towards merit list.

*Interview :- After qualifying mains, you have to go through interview round, and it is more of test of your personality rather than knowledge.

For detail examination pattern check out :- https://competition.careers360.com/articles/upsc-ias-exam-pattern

Thank you

Hi aspirant,

The age criteria for appearing in UPSC Civil Services Examination is 21 to 32 years. So, you have to attain 21 years of age atleast in order to be eligible. The UPSC calculates your age on the basis of candidates age on AUGUST 1st of the year when notification is released.
So, according to your DOB you will be 21 on 1st August 2026 you will be definitely eligible in year 2026 itself for
the UPSC CSE.
You have a lot of time left, prepare hard and all the best for your future.

Thank you!!!