if I am born on 28 October 1990 and category is obc ncl. can I eligible for 2025 upsc exam
Hi
Yes, you will be eligible for UPSC 2025 with your mentioned date of birth on 28th October 1990 being from obc
This is because,
To be eligible ,you should not be more than 35 years old as on 1st August of the year of appearing for UPSC examination being from obc i.e as on 1st August 2025 for UPSC 2025 and you fulfill this criteria with your mentioned date of birth as you will be 34 years old as on 1 August 2025 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
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General category :-32 years
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Obc :- there's 3 year relaxation on upper age limit for obc , so upper age limit is 35.
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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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