i born on 12.03.1991.can i apply upsc 2023 exam from obc category

Hi

Yes, you will be eligible for UPSC 2023 with your mentioned date of birth on 12th March 1991 being from obc

This is because,

To be  eligible ,you  need to  be at least  35 years  old  as on 1st August of the year of appearing for UPSC examination being from obc i. e as on 1st August 2023 for UPSC 2023 and you fulfill this criteria with your mentioned date of birth as  you will be 32 years 4 months as on 1 August 2023 i. e less than 35 years  and thus eligible.

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.

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, here's a brief of your UPSC examination pattern

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

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