Nationality

For the Indian Administration Service and the Indian Police Service the candidate must be a citizen of India. For other Services a candidate, subject to certain conditions, must be either.

• a)  a citizen of India or
• b)  a subject of Nepal or
• c)  a subject of Bhutan or
• d)  a Tibetan refugee satisfying certain conditions

Age

Between 21 years and 30 years on 1st August 2004. The upper age limit is relaxable by 3 years for OBC candidates and 5 years for SC/ST.

Qualification

A candidate must hold a degree from any Indian University or other educational institution deemed as a University or possesses an equivalent qualification (there is no restriction on the basis of marks, class or duration of the course.)

A candidate who is in the final year of his Bachelor's degree course can apply for and appear in the Preliminary Examination. However, he should submit proof of his qualification while applying in August for the Main Examination. iv. Number of Attempts.

A candidate is allowed four attempts only, subjects to the age limits. Appearance in any one of the two papers of the Preliminary Examination will be considered as an attempt. Submission of Preliminary application to UPSC and receipt of the Hall Ticket will not be treated as an attempt if the candidate does not appear at all in either paper. An OBC candidate is allowed a maximum of seven attempts subject to the age limit with relaxation.

There is no ceiling on the number of attempts for a candidate belonging to Scheduled Caste/Scheduled Tribe, subject to the age limit with relaxation.

Reservation

Reservation will be made for candidates belonging to Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes and Other Backward Classes.

Selection of students to this Institute

Students are selected on the basis of a written examination which will have two papers