I am an ias aspirant i will be 37 year on this coming October. So i will be able to give ias exam on nxt year i.e.2023 i belong to ST category.

Hi

No, you are not eligible for UPSC 2023 examination.

This is because,

For st category, upper age limit is 37 years old as on 1st of August of the year of filling the form i. e means to be eligible you should not be more than 37 years old on 1st August 2023 in case of UPSC 2023

But you will be 37 years old in October 2022 itself means more than 37 years old as on 1st August 2023 i. e 37 years and 10th  months old as on on 1st August  2023 and  thus not eligible for UPSC 2023

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

******** Maximum  age  limit :-as on 1st August of the year of examination

• General category :-32 years

• Obc :- there's 3  year  relaxation on upper age limit for  obc , so upper age limit is 35.

• Sc/st :- 5 years relaxation, so upper age limit is 37.

********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 .

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

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

Regards

ADITYA KUMAR