--- title: "UPSC Attempts Calculator — Attempts Left by Category | SarkariDoc" description: "See how many UPSC Civil Services attempts you have left by category (6 General/EWS, 9 OBC, unlimited SC/ST) and check your age eligibility as on the crucial date. Numbers follow the notification and stay provisional until we verify the official CSE PDF." canonical: "https://sarkaridoc.com/tools/upsc-attempts-calculator/" robots: "noindex,follow" generated: "2026-09-04" --- [Home](https://sarkaridoc.com/) [Tools](https://sarkaridoc.com/tools/) UPSC attempts-left calculator # UPSC attempts-left calculator Verified on 2026-08-06 against [UPSC Civil Services Examination 2026 notification](https://upsc.gov.in/examinations/active-examinations) 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. Date of birth Category GeneralEWSOBCSCST Person with Benchmark Disability (PwBD)Adds 10 years of upper-age relaxation, on top of your category. Attempts already usedCount only cycles where you appeared in at least one Prelims paper. ## How to prepare 1. Enter your date of birth. Pick your DOB to check age eligibility as on the crucial date. 2. Select category and PwBD. Attempt limits and age relaxation both depend on your category and PwBD status. 3. Enter attempts used. Count only the years you appeared in at least one Prelims paper. 4. 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](https://upsc.gov.in/examinations/active-examinations) — 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. 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