Civil Servant (IAS/PCS)

Union Public Service Commission provides age relaxation in the upper age limit to the socially and economically backward classes because of the provisions mentioned in the Constitution of India. The Commission provides the following age relaxations to the corresponding categories to apply for the IAS exam.
5 years to SC and ST Category
3 years to Other Backward Classes
3 years to the Defence Services Personnel, disabled in operations during hostilities with any foreign country or in a disturbed area and released as a consequence thereof
5 years to the Ex-servicemen including commissioned officers and ECOs/SSCOs who have rendered at least five years of military service as on August 1, 2023, and have been released
10 years to the PwD candidates as per the following description [ (a) blindness and low vision; (b) deaf and hard of hearing; (c) locomotor disability including cerebral palsy, leprosy cured, dwarfism, acid attack victims and muscular dystrophy; (d) autism, intellectual disability, specific learning disability and mental illness; and (e) multiple disabilities from amongst persons under clauses (a) to (d) including deaf-blindness]
There is no age relaxation provided for the EWS category candidates.

UPSC IAS 2023 notification was released online on February 1, 2023. The IAS applications 2023 were closed on February 21. The candidates can read and understand the IAS eligibility criteria for next year's applications. The candidates have to register for the UPSC exams before applying for the IAS exam. The candidates can see here the steps to apply online (after registration): Most of the details are taken from the registration form. The candidates will be required to upload their passport-size photo and signature and identity proof. The candidates will be required to reproduce the above-mentioned identity proof at the exam centre. After filling out the application, the candidates will be required to pay the IAS application fee as per their category.