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Hello aspirant!
Yes, absolutely you can.
The only minimum basic requirement to be eligible to appear for the UPSC CSE examination is having completed your graduation from a recognised university or institution with a recognised degree and being 21 years of age.
Hope that answers your question.
All the best for your future pursuits!
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Hi
Yes, after becoming a neurosurgeon you can become an IAS.
This because,
To become an IAS you need to clear UPSC and to be eligible for UPSC you need a bachelor's degree. To become a neurosurgeon you need to do MS in neurosurgery and to be eligible for it you need to do mbbs which is a bachelor's degree, so with it, you will be definitely eligible for UPSC and thus can become an IAS after qualifying it.
For your reference,
UPSC eligibility criteria is provided below:-
------------------------) You must have a bachelor's degree in any discipline from a recognised university . Those in final year of bachelor's degree are also provisionally eligible.
------------------------) 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
------------------------) 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 as on 1st August of the year of examination
------------------------) Attempt limit:- The maximum of times one can appear in UPSC is given below category wise :-
General/ EWS - 6
OBC or General PwD - 9
SC/ ST - No limit , can appear till upper age limit .
------------------------) Nationality
NATIONALITY
You should be citizen of India
Or should be citizen of
-----) Nepal
-----) Bhutan
-----) or you need to be a Tibetan refugee, who came before 1st January 1962 to permanently settle here in India
or you should be Indian origin person migrated to permanently settle in India from :
------) Burma
-----)Pakistan
-----)Sri Lanka
-----)Uganda
-----) Kenya
-----) Tanzania
-----)Malawi
-----)Zambia
-----)Zaire
-----)Ethiopia
-----)Vietnam.
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,
A brief of examination pattern is given below:-
name Of the exam
UPsc Civil services examination
Mode of the Exam
Offline
Exam stages
There are 3 levels :-
---------) Preliminary - MCQ/ objective
---------) Mains - Descriptive Mode)
---------) Interview
Total papers
---------) Prelims: 2 papers.
*** general studies 1
*** general studies II ( csat )
---------) Mains: 9 papers are there:-
*** Paper A :-Compulsory Indian language
*** Paper B :- English
*** Essay
*** General Studies I
*** General Studies II
*** General Studies III
*** General Studies IV
*** Optional I
*** Optional II
Marking scheme for prelims
---------) Paper 1: +2 marks
---------) Paper 2: +2.5 marks
***** Negative marking: 1/3rd of marks allotted for each question
Exam Duration
---------) Prelims: 2 hours for Each paper
---------) Mains: 3 hours for Each paper
Type of questions
---------) Prelims: Objective type
---------) Mains: Subjective type
For detailed examination pattern check out :- https://competition.careers360.com/articles/upsc-ias-exam-pattern
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