<Li> A degree from a private university . </Li> <Li> A degree from any foreign university recognized by the Association of Indian Universities . </Li> <P> The candidate must have attained the age of 21 years and must not have attained the age of 32 years (for the General category candidate) on August 1 of the year of examination . Prescribed age limits vary with respect to caste reservations . </P> <Ul> <Li> For Other Backward Castes (OBC) the upper age limit is35 </Li> <Li> For Scheduled Castes (SC) and Scheduled Tribes (ST), the limit is 37 years . </Li> <Li> The upper age limit is relaxed for certain candidates who are backward with respect to other factors and differently abled </Li> </Ul>

Civil services exam age limit for general category