Hello Aspirant,

The age of candidate for UPSC exams should be between 21to32 years for general category and aspirants of OBC category get three year age relaxation. For UPSC exams 2022 age of aspirant should remain between the following limits as on 1 August 2022, for next year you should wait for the forms to release, calculate your age according to given date on the application forms .

Good luck!!

Hello Aspirant,

No you will not be eligible for UPSC 2023 even after having OBC quota.

See as per your Date of Birth your age in July 2023 would be 35 years and the age limit for UPSC IAS exam is 21 year to 32 year and for OBC category it is 35 years but the upper age limit should be taken on August 1st of the examination year with following age relaxation as per the reservation criteria of UPSC :-

>>>> OBC - 3 years

>>>> SC/ ST - 5 years

>>>> Defense Services Personnel, who got disabled during operations during hostilities with any foreign country or in a disturbed area and released as a consequence - 3 years

>>>> Ex-servicemen including Commissioned Officers (CO) and ECOs/ SSCOs who will render at least five years Military Service as of August 1, 2021, and have been released - 5 years

ECOs/SSCOs who have completed an initial period of assignment of five years of Military Service as of 1st August 2021 - 5 years

>>>> In the following cases: blindness and low vision, deaf and hard of hearing, locomotor disability including acid attack, cerebral palsy, leprosy cured, dwarfism, victims and muscular dystrophy, intellectual disability, autism, specific learning disability and mental illness - 10 years

>>>> Candidates ordinarily domiciled in the State of Jammu & Kashmir from January 1, 1981, to December 31, 1989. - 5 years

>>>> So as per the age criteria you are not eligible for UPSC IAS exam 2023 because the candidate should not have crossed age of 35 years on August 1st of examination year but you will exceed it.

You can check out the detailed eligibility criteria for UPSC IAS from the link given below :-

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

I hope this information helps you.

Good Luck!!