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 .
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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
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