The Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) has proposed to the government that an application for the civil services examination should be counted as an attempt to the test.

UPSC Civil Service Exam Application As Attempt

Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) has proposed to the government that an application for the civil services examination should be counted as an attempt to the test, in a bid to save resources, officials said Friday. The move comes after it was noticed that every year only about half of over nine lakh aspirants who apply for the exam actually take it. In 2018, approximately 11 lakh candidate applied for UPSC in which nearly 3 lakh candidate appeared in the examination, and similar in 2017.

UPSC has sent its proposal to the Ministry of Personnel. If the proposal is accepted by the government, it would result in saving the UPSC’s efforts and resources.

A candidate gets six attempts to take the civil services exam. This restriction is not applicable for candidates belonging to Scheduled Castes (SC) and Scheduled Tribes (ST), according to the notification for the civil services exam, 2018.

Candidates have to be at least 21 years old and can attempt the exam six times till they are 32 years old. However, there are age and limit relaxations for candidates of various categories.

The upper age limit is also relaxable to a maximum of five years if a candidate belongs to SC or ST.