UPSC IAS Exam Eligibility Criteria 2022

To be qualified to sit the IAS exams, you must first hold a bachelor's degree, and this is just one of the qualifying requirements.

There are also other eligibility criteria for CSE that you should look at before applying for the IAS test online.

To be eligible to take the UPSC exam, you must first ensure that you have the necessary educational requirements.

The educational requirements for appearing are not as stringent as they are for other exams such as the UGC NET and RBI Grade B.

By not steep I mean that the eligibility for UPSC does not require a minimum passing mark in your graduation certificate.

Anyway, all talks aside, let me get straight to the topic at hand beginning with the UPSC exam eligibility of nationality.

UPSC IAS Exam Eligibility: Nationality

• To appear for the UPSC IAS & IPS exams you need to be a citizen of India, for all other services, you must be either:
• A citizen of India,
• Or a subject of Nepal,
• Or a subject of Bhutan,
• Or a refugee from Tibet that came to India before the 1st of January 1962 with the intention of settling in India permanently.
• Alternatively, an Indian national who has migrated to India from Burma, Sri Lanka, Pakistan, Uganda, Zambia, Zaire, Kenya, the United Republic of Tanzania, Malawi, Ethiopia, and Vietnam in East Africa with the intention of establishing permanently in India. If you fall into categories b), c), d), or e), you'll need a certificate from the Indian government to be qualified. Also included in the b), c), d), and e) categories. You will not be eligible for appointment to the Indian Foreign Services if you fall into one of these categories.

UPSC IAS Eligibility Criteria: Age Limit

Long story short – Gen: should not have touched age of 32 years, OBC: should not have touched age of 35 years, SC/ST: should not have touched age of 37 years, PwBD: should not have touched age of 42 years as of 01st August 2021.

The age limit criteria were last changed by UPSC in 2015. With that in mind, let's look at the age requirements for each category.

If you are a general category candidate, you must be at least 21 years old and not have reached the age of 32 by August 1st of the examination year.

For example, to be eligible for the 2021 UPSC CSE, a candidate must have been born between August 2nd and August 1st, 1989.

Various age limit relaxations have been allowed for the various groups of SC/ST/OBC/others, which we will look into in the next section.

UPSC IAS Eligibility Criteria: Educational Qualification

I have written the UPSC eligibility Criteria based on educational qualifications in detail below:

You must have proof of graduation from a centrally or state-recognized university to sit for the UPSC IAS test. This means you must have a bachelor's degree certificate from any university established by an Act of the State and Central Legislatures of India, or any institute of education established by an Act of the Parliament of India, or one declared a deemed university under Section-3 of the University Grants Commission Act of 1956, or a qualification equivalent to it.

If you have a government-recognized professional or technical bachelor's degree, such as BE or MBBS, you will be regarded eligible to take the UPSC exam.

UPSC IAS Eligibility Criteria: Medical and Physical Standards

You must ensure that you are physically fit and capable of performing such a demanding job as an IAS officer. You must meet the physical requirements for admission to the Civil Services Examination in 2021 in order to do so.

These recommendations are included in Appendix-III of the Rules for Examination, which was published in the Gazette of India Extraordinary on March 4, 2021.

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