Hi dear,

Hope you are doing well!

Now let's go through your question.

According to the news that once the new quota bill for Economically Weaker Sections (EWS) comes into effect, there is every chance that more attempts would be given for General Category Candidates in UPSC Civil Services Exam.

However, as of now, no such steps are taken by the (NDA) government.

Minimum age :

The minimum age to appear for IAS Exam is 21 years. This means that the you must have at least 21 years of age on 1st August of that given year when the exam is held. For example, if you are appearing for 2019 prelims, you should be above 21 years of age by Aug 1, 2019.

Upper age limit:

A general category candidate has an age limit of 32 years, but that doesn’t mean that he can write this exam as many times as he wishes. There are some restrictions on the number of times this exam can be taken, which again is different for different categories.

The number of attempts for IAS exam are as follows:

• General Category: 6 attempts till 32 years of age.
• Upper age limit for OBC: 9 attempts till 35 years.
• Upper age limit for SC/ST: unlimited attempts till 37 Years.
• Upper age limit for Defense Services personnel disabled in operations during hostilities with any foreign country or in a disturbed area and released as a consequence thereof: 35 years.
• Upper age limit for Ex-servicemen including Commissioned Officers and ECOs/SSCOs who have rendered at least five years Military Service: 37 years.
• Upper age limit for blind, deaf-mute and Orthopaedically handicapped persons (general category): 9 attempts till 42 years.

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