Can Indians appear for civil services examination? What are the rules and eligibility?

Of course to appear for civil services a person should abide by these rules. A candidate should have a degree in any stream front any college recognised by government of India or by an Act of Parliament or declared to be deemed as a University, under Section-3 of the University Grants Commission Act, 1956, or possess an equivalent qualification. A candidate must have attained the age of 21 years and must not have attained the age of 32 years on 1st August of the year of examination. Up to a maximum offive yearsif a candidate belongs to scheduled Caste (SC) or a Scheduled Tribe (ST). Up to a maximum ofthree yearsin the case of candidates belonging to Other Backward Classes (OBC)who are eligible to avail of reservation applicable to such candidates. The candidate must be a citizen of India to be eligible for the Indian Administrative Service (IAS) and the Indian Police Service (IPS), for other services, a candidate must be either:a citizen of India, or a subject of Nepal, or a subject of Bhutan, or a Tibetan refugee who came over to India before 1st January, 1962 with the intention of permanently settling in India, or a person of Indian origin who has migrated from Pakistan, Burma, Sri Lanka, East African countries of Kenya, Uganda, the United Republic of Tanzania, Zambia, Malawi, Zaire, Ethiopia and Vietnam with the intention of permanently settling in India.

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