UPSC Civil Services Exam Prelims GS Paper 1 Eligibility Criteria
Updated 2026
A candidate must hold a Bachelor's degree from any recognized university or possess an equivalent qualification. Candidates in the final year of their degree program are also eligible to apply, provided they produce proof of passing at the time of the Main Examination.
Candidates must have attained the age of 21 years and must not have attained the age of 32 years on the 1st of August of the year of examination.
- Civil Services (Preliminary) Examination (Objective Type)
- Civil Services (Main) Examination (Written)
- Personality Test (Interview)
- Document Verification
- Medical Examination
- SC/ST: 5 Years
- OBC: 3 Years
- Defence Services Personnel: 3 Years
- Ex-Servicemen: 5 Years
- PwBD: 10 Years
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