Two more additional attempts for UPSC's civil services exams
Those aspiring for the civil services can now make two
additional attempts at clearing the prestigious exam and can try till
they are 32.
In good news for lakhs of aspirants, the government
has decided to allow more attempts for the exam conducted by Union
Public Service Commission, from this year. This comes after an assurance
by Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi to a delegation of civil
service aspirants; many of them had protested outside his home.
Currently,
a candidate is allowed a maximum of four attempts, till they are 30.
There is no such limit on candidates belonging to Scheduled Caste and
Scheduled Tribe categories. Candidates belonging to Other Backward
Classes get seven attempts.
The government's decision will impact
candidates who have exhausted six attempts before 30 years of age.
This
year's exams are scheduled to be held in August.
The Civil
Service Examinations is conducted for the selection of officers for the following :
1)
Indian Administrative Service (IAS)
2) Indian Police Service (IPS)
3)Indian Foreign Service (IFS) among others.
The examinations are conducted in three stages--
stage 1: preliminary,
stage 2: mains
stage 3: interview.
The
upper age limit is relaxable up to a maximum of five years for
candidates belonging to SCs or STs categories and up to a maximum of
three years for candidates of OBC category among others.
The
upper age limit is also relaxable upto a maximum of five years if a
candidate had ordinarily been domiciled in Jammu & Kashmir during
January 1, 1980 to December 31, 1989. It can also be relaxed for the
disabled.