UPSC Exam-Important Announcement for the Civil Services Aspirants-Two more attempts and two more years

Two more attempts and two more years for Civil Services Aspirants 

Civil service aspirants will from this year onwards get a two-year age extension and two additional attempts beyond the existing stipulation. The Centre recently approved two additional attempts for all categories of candidates beginning with the Civil Services Examination, 2014, and the consequential age relaxation across the board.

In a statement Department of Personnel said that from this year onwards, unreserved category candidates will get six attempts until 32 years of age. 

There is no restriction on the number of attempts by candidates belonging to Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes. But the age limit for such aspirants has now been extended by two years from 35 to 37 years.

The Other Backward Classes candidate will now get nine attempts until 35 years of age.