UPSC attempts-left calculator
UPSC caps attempts by category — 6 General/EWS, 9 OBC, unlimited SC/ST — and by the age limit. Enter your date of birth, category and attempts used to see attempts left and age eligibility.
Provisional — not yet checked against the official notice
Check your eligibility
The notice counts your age as on the crucial date 01-08-2026.
Provisional — check your official notification
The UPSC Civil Services Examination numbers follow the official notification; we have not yet checked them line by line. Confirm your crucial date, age limit and attempts rule in the notification.
Enter your date of birth to see your eligibility as on 01-08-2026.
Attempts
Attempts remaining: 6 of 6 (0 used).
An attempt counts only when you appear in at least one Prelims paper — applying without appearing does not count.
You cannot use remaining attempts after you cross your category's age ceiling.
Not computed here — consult the notice
- Ex-Servicemen, disabled defence personnel and J&K domicile categories: UPSC allows further age relaxation for these categories with conditions on service length and cut-off dates. This calculator does not compute them — read the age-relaxation clause in the CSE notification.
How to prepare
- Enter your date of birth. Pick your DOB to check age eligibility as on the crucial date.
- Select category and PwBD. Attempt limits and age relaxation both depend on your category and PwBD status.
- Enter attempts used. Count only the years you appeared in at least one Prelims paper.
- Read attempts left + eligibility. See your attempts left and age status, then confirm with the official notification.
How this is calculated — rule, sources and limits
The official age rule
The UPSC Civil Services Examination numbers follow the official notification; we have not yet checked them line by line. Confirm your crucial date, age limit and attempts rule in the notification.
Crucial date (age counted as on): 01-08-2026
Age brackets
| Bracket | Posts |
|---|---|
| 21–32 years | All services under the Civil Services Examination (IAS, IPS, IFS and allied) |
Upper-age relaxation
| Category | Relaxation |
|---|---|
| GENERAL | None |
| EWS | None |
| OBC | +3 years |
| SC | +5 years |
| ST | +5 years |
| PwBD | +10 years (on top of category) |
- General / EWS get 6 attempts, OBC 9, and SC/ST unlimited attempts up to the age ceiling. PwBD candidates in the General/EWS/OBC pool get 9 attempts; PwBD SC/ST remain unlimited.
- The crucial date shown (01-08-2026) and the 21–32 age band follow the CSE 2026 notification; verify them against your own notification, as UPSC can revise the reckoning date each cycle.
Source: UPSC Civil Services Examination 2026 notification — Age limits, number of attempts and reservation / relaxation (source dated 2026-02-04, verified 2026-08-06)
Common questions
How many attempts do I have for UPSC Civil Services?
By category: General and EWS get 6 attempts, OBC gets 9, and SC/ST get unlimited attempts up to the age limit. PwBD candidates from General/EWS/OBC get 9 attempts; PwBD SC/ST stay unlimited. An attempt counts only when you appear in at least one Prelims paper.
When does a UPSC attempt count?
An attempt counts only when you actually sit for at least one Prelims paper. Filling the form but not appearing does not use an attempt.
What is the UPSC age limit?
For General/EWS the Civil Services age band is 21-32 years as on the crucial date, with OBC +3, SC/ST +5 and PwBD +10 years of relaxation. Check the exact crucial date and limits in your notification — UPSC can change them each year.
Are these UPSC numbers official?
They follow the CSE notification, but we have not yet checked them word for word against the official UPSC PDF, so this page is marked provisional and not indexed. SarkariDoc is not an official government website — always confirm with the official notification.
SarkariDoc is not an official government website. The UPSC age and attempts numbers here are from the notification but are pending line-by-line verification against the official CSE 2026 PDF. Confirm your exact age limit and attempts from the official notification before relying on this result.