Stages	Prelims	Mains	Interview
Mark the Dates!	June 3,2018	September 28,2018	Feb-May 2018
Who can appear?	Minimum of Bachelor՚s Degree Minimum 21 years of age Indian Citizen	Once you clear Prelims	Once you clear Mains
Marks Added	Qualifying	Added to Final Merit	Added to Final Merit
What Matters?	Paper - 1: General Studies Paper - 2: Aptitude Syllabus	Essay English GS Paper I (Indian Heritage & Culture, History & Geography of the World & Society) GS Paper II (Governance, Constitution, Polity, Social Justice & International relations) GS Paper III (Technology, Economic Development, Bio-diversity, Environment, Security & Disaster Management) GS Paper IV (Ethics, Integrity & Aptitude) Optional Subject (Paper I & II) Language Paper Syllabus	Interview Questions Additional Qualification (Sports, NTSE etc.) Percent Marks in Bachelo՚s/Master՚s
Negative Marking?	Negative Marking	No Negative Marking	-
Maximum Marks	400	1750	275
When	August	December	March - May

Category	Minimum Age	Maximum Age	Number of Attempts
General	21 years	32 years	6
OBC	21 years	35 years	9
	21 years	37 years	No Limit
Physically Disabled (Blind, Deaf, Orthopedic)	21 years	42 years	-
J & K Domicile: General Category: 37 years, OBC: 40 years, : 42 years & PH: 50 years

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