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Can you tell me about the age limit prescribed for Indian Administrative Service (IAS) Examination to apply for the post as I want to check if I am eligible for it or not?

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Indian Administrative Service (IAS) is the Civil Services Examination. It is conducted by the Union Public Service Commission for the recruitment of officers for the All India Administrative civil service.

IAS officers serve in strategic and key positions in the Union Government, States governments and public-sector undertakings. Along with the Indian Police Service (IPS) and the Indian Forest Service (IFS/IFoS), the IAS is one of the 3 All India Services — its cadre is employed by both the Union Government and the individual States.

Age Limit
One should be minimum 21 years and maximum 32 years old. The upper age limit prescribed above is relaxable for the following candidates:
5 years - Scheduled Caste/ Scheduled Tribe (SC/ST)
3 years - Other Backward Classes (OBC)
5 years - if a candidate had ordinarily been domiciled in the State of Jammu & Kashmir during the period from the 1st January, 1980 to the 31st December, 1989.
3 years - Defence Services personnel
5 years - ex-servicemen including Commissioned Officers and ECOs/SSCOs who have rendered at least
5 years Military Service
5 years in the case of ECOs/SSCOs
10 years - Blind, deaf-mute and orthopedically handicapped persons

Eligibility Criteria
Nationality
Candidate must be a citizen of India.

Educational Qualification:
Candidate must hold a Bachelor's Degree from any of the recognised universities.