UPSC IAS & Civil Services Exam Upper Age Limit To Be 26 Yrs

UPSC will be soon reworking on the age limit criteria of the civil services examinations. The change in the age limit is likely to bring a significant change in the system of civil services examination.

At present, the upper age limit for the prestigious examination is 32 years, while the lower age limit is 21 years. The age limit criteria has relaxation in case of reserved categories.

According to sources and ET, the upper age limit criterion is likely to see a significant cut. If it is reduced as per the sources, the upper age limit will be down to 26 years from the current 32 years. Sources also stated that, 32 years is too old for IAS, IFS and IPS services.

This reduction of age limit by 6 years by the UPSC will be brought into action over a period of 5-7 years. This gap in enforcement of the reduction in age limit for civil services exam is to help insulate the aspirants who are currently gearing for the UPSC examinations.

However, the final call on the age limit criteria for the civil services exam will be taken by the government.

About UPSC:

The Civil Services Examination (CSE) is a National level competitive examination in India, conducted by the Union Public Service Commission for recruitment to various Civil Services of the Government of India.

The Civil Services, also known as the UPSC exam is considered one of the toughest and prestigious competitive exams in India with success rate of just 0.1%. The examination is conducted to recruit officers for three types of services namely, All India Services, Central Services and State Services. For more and detailed informatio about UPSC exams, click here.