Eligibility Criteria

Eligibility Criteria Of UPSC

1. Nationality
2. Age Limit
3. Number of Attempts
4. Educational Qualification

Sl.No	Categories	Upper Age Limit	No of Attempts
01	General Candidates	32	6
02.	OBC candidates	35	9
03.	SC/ST Candidates	37	No Restriction
04.	Physically Challenged Candidates	35	09
05.	SC/ST Physically challenged	35	09

• The minimum age to appear for Civil Service Exam is 21 years
• If a candidate appears for the UPSC prelims exam, it will be deemed as one attempt
• The candidate must have at least a bachelor’s degree from a recognized university
• The candidates who appeared for final year exams (bachelor’s degree) and are waiting for results can also apply
• The Creamy layer OBC don’t have relaxations as OBC Category

Three Stages of Civil Service Examinations

UPSC Civil Services exam is conducted in 3 Stages: 1. Preliminary Examination (Prelims) 2. Mains Examination (Mains) 3. Personality Test (Interview)

Stage I: UPSC Preliminary Examination (Prelims)

• There are two papers in Civil Service Prelims Examination. General Studies Paper 1 that deals with subjects such as; Polity, Social Issues, Economics, History, Environment, Science & Technology etc. General Studies Paper 2 is popularly known as Civil Services Aptitude (CSAT) deals with subjects such as Mental Ability, English Comprehension etc.
• The questions in the Exam are objective types of Multiple Choice Questions (MCQs).There is ‘Negative Marking’ for each incorrect answer. The negative marking for incorrect answers will be 1/3rd (0.66) of the allotted marks of the question.
• The GS Paper II is of qualifying nature and candidates should score a minimum of 33 per cent in this paper for the next stage of the exam i.e. the Mains.
• Preliminary Examination is mainly a Screening Test and hence its marks are not considered for the final result.

Stage II: Mains Examination (Mains)

• The second stage of the Exam is called the Mains Exam is subjective written test comprises 9 Papers; Paper-A (Compulsory Indian Language) and Paper –B (English) are qualifying papers and 7 other papers; Essay, General Studies Papers I, II, III, and IV, and Optional Papers I and II are taken for the final score. The Mains exam holds for 1750 marks.

Sl No	Type Paper	Paper Name	Exam Hours	Marks
1	Paper – A	Compulsory Indian Language	3 Hours	300 Marks
2	Paper – B	English	3 Hours	300 Marks
3	Paper – I	ESSAY	3 Hours	250 Marks
4	Paper – II	General Studies I	3 Hours	250 Marks
5	Paper – III	General Studies II	3 Hours	250 Marks
6	Paper – IV	General Studies III	3 Hours	250 Marks
7	Paper – V	General Studies IV	3 Hours	250 Marks
8	Paper – VI	Optional Paper I	3 Hours	250 Marks
9	Paper – VII	Optional Paper II	3 Hours	250 Marks
	Grand Total			2350Marks

• The candidates can select their medium of writing the Mains Exam in any Indian language listed in 8th Schedule of the Indian Constitution.
• The candidates who score above the prescribed cut-off marks in the exam (Mains) will get the summons for the Personality Test.

Stage III: UPSC Interview/Personality Test

Candidates who clear the Mains stage of the exam are called for the Personality Test or Interview. It is a face to face interview with the UPSC Board Members to evaluate if the candidates have the necessary general knowledge, aptitude and personality traits for a career in the civil services or not. The final ranking & qualification of the candidates is on the basis of the marks obtained by them in the Main Examination and Personality Test/Interview

Odisha Public Civil Services (OPSC)

Eligibility Criteria Of OPSC

1. Nationality
2. Age Limit
3. Number of Attempts
4. Educational Qualification

Sl.No	Categories	Upper Age Limit	No of Attempts
01	General Candidates	38	6
02.	OBC candidates	38	9
03.	SC/ST Candidates	43	No Restriction
04.	Physically Challenged Candidates	53	09
05.	SC/ST Physically challenged	53	09