The Candidates applying for the examination should
ensure that they fulfill all eligibility condition for admission to examination.
Commission take up verification of eligibility conditions with reference to
original documents only after the candidate has qualified for
interview/Personality Test.
Educational Qualifications :
Graduates in any discipline from a recognised
university. Candidates having professional and technical qualifications
recognised by the government are also eligible. Those who have appeared in
the final year but do not have the result can also apply but they would have to
produce proof of passing the exam with their application for the Main Exam.
Nationality :
- For the Indian Administrative Service
and the Indian Police Service, a candidate must be a citizen of India
- For other services, a candidate must
be either :
(a) a citizen of India, or
(b) a subject of Nepal, or
(c) a subject of Bhutan, or
(d) a Tibetan refugee who came over to
India with the intention of permanently settling in
India. or
(e) a person of Indian origin who has
migrated from Pakistan, Burma, Srilanka, East African countries of Kenya,
Uganda, the United Republic of Tanzania, Zambia, Malawi, Zaire, Ethiopia and
Vietnam with the intention of permanently settling in India.
Provided that a candidate belonging to categories (b), (c),
(d) and (e) shall be a person in whose favour a certificate of eligibility has
been issued by the Government of India. These candidates will not be eligible for appointment to the Indian Foreign
Service.
Age
Limits :
Candidate must have
attained the age of 21 years and must not have attained the age of 30 years on
the 1st August of the year in which examination is being held. The upper age
limit may be relaxed in respect of the SC/ST and other backward classes.
Personal Attributes :
The
aspiring candidates are expected to have keen interest in the General Studies
and are supposed to have a good amount of interest in current affairs. Regular
and detailed reading of a good national newspaper, a standard competition
magazine and a basic book on general knowledge is the essential pre-requisite.
Another important point is efficient time planning.
Physical
Standards :
Candidates must be physically fit according to physical
standards for admission to Civil Services Examination.
Reservation will be made for candidates
belonging to Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes, Other Backward Classes and
Physically disabled categories in respect of vacancies as may be fixed by the
Government.
