Two Additional Attempts for Civil Services Exam from 2014

Good news for civil service aspirants!

From the current year, candidates will get two additional attempts to clear the Civil Services examination conducted by the Union Public Service Commission (UPSC). What’s more? Those aspiring for the civil services can try their luck till they are 32.

The UPA has approved the new changes, ostensibly to enable civil service aspirants to adjust to the new examination pattern.

The announcement said all categories of candidates would get two more attempts with effect from this year’s examination.

The move comes days after Congress vice-president Rahul Gandhi promised civil service aspirants that he would take up their grievances.

Gandhi had also signalled his disapproval to the manner in which the UPA introduced changes in the Civil Service Examination without consulting the aspirants.

Earlier, minister of state for personnel V Narayanasamy told Parliament that the government had received representations seeking relaxation in the upper age limit and the number of attempts but firmly rejected the demand.

This year, the preliminary exam will be conducted on 24th August, 2014 and the main exam is likely to be held from 14th December, 2014.

The Civil Services examination is held to select officers for the Indian Administrative Service (IAS), Indian Police Service (IPS) and Indian Foreign Service (IFS) among other services.

With inputs from hindustantimes.com