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i have done poltechnic after 10 th in electrical and after that i do b tech can i give the upsc paper i dont have i didn't do 12


Pramanshu 9th Nov, 2021
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ADITYA KUMAR Student Expert 9th Nov, 2021

Hi

Yes you are eligible for UPSC civil services examination.

This is because,

To be eligible for UPSC civil services examination you need a graduate degree and BTech graduate degree is a graduate degree so with it you are definitely eligible for UPSC, it doesn't matter at all even if you have done diploma in place of your 12th  as diploma is equivalent to class 12th.

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.


********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

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


Thank you

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