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Hi Tarakalyan,
Academic Eligibility for IAS Exams is:
- The candidate must hold a degree of any of Universities incorporated by an Act of the Central or State Legislature in India or other educational institutions established 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.
- Candidates who have appeared or intend to appear for the qualifying examination and are awaiting results are also eligible to appear for the Preliminary Examination. All such candidates who qualify to appear for the Civil Services Main Examination must produce proof of having passed the said examination along with their application for the Main Examination.
- The UPSC may in exceptional cases treat a candidate without the foregoing requisite qualification as an eligible candidate if he / she has passed an examination conducted by other institutions, the standard of which justifies his / her admission in the opinion of the Commission.
- Candidates with professional and technical qualifications recognised by the Government as equivalent to professional and technical degrees.
- Candidates who have passed the final year of MBBS or any Medical Examination but are yet to complete the internship can also appear for the Main Examination. However they must submit along with their Main Examination application, a certificate from the concerned authority of the University / Institution that they have passed the final professional medical examination. At the Interview stage they must then produce a certificate from a competent authority that they have completed (including internship) all the requirements for the award of the Medical Degree.
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Hi Priyanka,
First:
1. You need to fill out a form for the internship: Page on vssc.gov.in
2. You need to know someone inside. I know, it seems to be optional in the form, but trust me, its better if you knew someone. Otherwise, I am not sure where or how they'd allot work to you.
That's pretty much it. But from personal experience, I can tell you that if you have a good contact and come from a reputable college then you could bypass the first step for undertaking a project for an even larger period of time.
Terms of agreement:
1. You shall not be paid any stipend.
2. You shall not be provided any accommodation.
3. You shall not use the canteen.
4. Outside the premise, you shall not use the "Government of India" bus or vehicles.
5. The internship is the sole responsibility of the student.
I hope this information is useful.
Feel free to raise more questions. Appreciate by giving it thumbs up or marking as best.
All the Best!