I born on 4 may 2002 can I appear for upsc exam in 2022 or 2023

Dear Student,

Yes, you will be eligible in the year 2023 to appear for UPSC CSE. Because as per the eligibility criteria of UPSC, your age should be 21 years to be eligible for appearing in the examination.

The official notification for Civil Services Prelims Examination 2023 is expected online and in print from February 2023. The applications will be available on the same day.

The last date by which the application must be submitted online is March 2023. The examination will be held in June 2023.

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Hi

You will ve eligible for UPSC in 2023 i. e UPSC 2023.

This is because,

To be  eligible ,you  need to  be at least  21  years  old  as on 1st August of the year of appearing for UPSC examination so with your date of birth on  4 may 2002, you will be 21 years old on  4 may 2023 i. e before 1st August 2023 . So, You will become eligible in 2023 i. e 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 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

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