Eligibility

Eligibility for the examination is as follows:

Nationality

 For the Indian Administrative Service and the Indian Police Service, the candidate must be a
citizen of India.

Educational Qualification

All candidates must have as a minimum one of the following educational

qualifications:

 A degree from a Central, State or a Deemed university

 A degree received through correspondence or distance education ANY ONE
 A degree from an open university

Age

 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).

Number of attempts

The number of times a candidate can appear for the exam are given below:

 General category candidates = 6

Vacancies and Selection

No. of candidates No. of
No. of candidates No. of
that appeared for candidates Final
Year applying for candidates
appearing for vacancies
Prelims Prelims Mains selected
interviews
2016 11,36,000 5,00,000 15,452 2,961 1,099 1,209
10,00,000 5,00,000 1,960
2017 13,366 2,568 980
(Approx.) (Approx.) (Approx.)

Cut-Off
 Main Total
Prelims
Year (out of 1750) (out of 2025)
Category Marks Total Marks Category Marks Category Marks
General 105.34 General 809 General 1006
OBC 102.66 OBC 770 OBC 968
SC 88.66 SC 756 SC 944
2017 ST 88.66 200 ST 749 ST 939
PH-1 88.88 PH-1 734 PH-1 923
PH-2 61.34 PH-2 745 PH-2 948
PH-3 40 PH-3 578 PH-3 830

Fee
₹ 100/- (for general male candidates). For other categories of candidates, the registration
fee is exempted
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Qualification rate

approximately 0.1 %

Score / grade range

0 - 200 (Prelims)
0 - 1750 (Mains)

0 - 275 (Interview)

Total = 2025 (Mains + Interview)