IAS Criteria

I completed my graduation and planning to apply for Union Public Commission Services (UPSC) IAS Exam searching for details. Will you tell what the IAS Eligibility criteria so that I can apply for exam along with stages of exam also provide important dates to apply for exam?

[Arvind Kumar]

Union Public Commission Services (UPSC) will be released the notification of Civil Services 2018 exams in the month of January 2018 for the recruitment of various civil services

UPSC Exam, also popularly known as IAS exam is conducted by Union Public Service Commission to recruit Civil Services Officers, every year.

IAS Eligibility criteria:

IAS Exam Eligibility
Any degree (graduation).

From:

any of the Universities incorporated by an Act of the Central or State Legislature in India.
or other educational institutions established by an Act of Parliament.
or declared to be deemed as a University Under Section-3 of the University Grants Commission Act, 1956.
or possess an equivalent qualification.

The Exam is conducted in 3 stages-

Prelims
Mains
Personality Test

Number of Attempts for UPSC 2018 Exam

Category No. of Attempts

Open Category 6 times
OBC 9 times
SC/ST No limit

Important dates:

Date of Notification: 07 FEB 2018
Last Date to Apply: 06 March 2018 (Apply Online)
Date of IAS PRE (CSAT) Exam: 03 June 2018 (Sunday, 1 Day)
Date of UPSC MAINS Exam: 01 October 2018 (5 Days)