Category	Upper Age Limit	No. of attempts
Gen	32 Year	06
OBC	35 Year	09
SC/ST	37 Year	Till upper age limit
PH	Gen: 42 Year OBC: 45 Year SC/ST: 47 Year	Gen: 09 attempts OBC: 09 attempts SC/ST: Till upper age limit
J&K Domicile	Gen: 37 Year OBC: 40 Year SC/ST: 42 Year PH: 47 Year	Till upper age limit
Disabled Serviceman	Gen: 37 Year OBC: 38 Year SC/ST: 40 Year	Till upper age limit
Ex-servicemen (Military Service)	Gen: 37 Year OBC: 40 Year SC/ST: 42 Year	Till upper age limit

Note

1. A candidate must have attained the age of 21 years.
2. An attempt at a preliminary examination shall be deemed to be an attempt for the Civil Services examination.
3. If a candidate actually appears in any one paper in the preliminary examination, he/she shall be deemed to have made an attempt at the examination.
4. Notwithstanding the disqualification/cancellation of a candidate of his/her candidature, the fact of appearance of the candidate at the examination will count as an attempt.