UPSC Age Calculator

By CalculatorBolt Team | Published: | Updated: | Reviewed by: Admissions/Policy Editor

Check your UPSC age eligibility in minutes. Enter your date of birth, category, and exam year to see your age on the cutoff date, age limits with relaxations, remaining attempts, and the last eligible year. Numbers are editable to match the official notification.

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Default: 01-Aug of exam year

Base Age Limits
Age Relaxations (years)
Official stacking rules may differ; edit totals per notification.
Attempt Limits
999 = unlimited

How It Works

We compute your exact age on the cutoff date (by default 01-Aug of the exam year), then compare it with the minimum/maximum age limits. Relaxations for OBC-NCL, SC/ST, PwBD, and Ex-Servicemen are added using editable defaults. Attempt limits are also provided as editable presets. Always verify with the current UPSC notification.

Inputs Explained

  • Exam type, exam year, cutoff date: Select your target exam and year. The cutoff date defaults to 01-Aug but can be edited to match the notification.
  • Date of birth (DOB): Enter your date of birth to calculate your exact age.
  • Category and additional flags: Select your category (UR/EWS/OBC/SC/ST) and check any applicable flags (PwBD, Ex-Servicemen, Government Employee).
  • Attempts taken so far: Enter the number of UPSC attempts you've already made.
  • Advanced rules: Edit min/max ages, relaxations, and attempts caps to match the current notification.

Example

DOB: 15-Jun-1996 | Exam year: 2026 | Cutoff: 01-Aug-2026 | Category: OBC-NCL | PwBD: No | Attempts taken: 3

  • Age on cutoff: 30 years, 1 month, 17 days
  • Limits (defaults): Min 21; Max 32 + OBC relax 3 = 35 → Eligible
  • Attempts cap (defaults): OBC 9 → remaining = 9 − 3 = 6
  • Last eligible year: (if over age, we'd show the last year where age ≤ max)

Tips & Notes

  • Cutoff dates and relaxations change. Always compare with the current UPSC notification and PIB/DoPT updates.
  • EWS is treated as UR for age by default; edit as needed in Advanced rules.
  • Relaxations may not be strictly additive; this tool uses an editable total for simplicity.
  • For IFoS or other UPSC exams, select Exam type and adjust limits.

FAQs

Recent notifications commonly use a fixed cutoff date (e.g., 01-Aug). Use the current year's notification and edit the cutoff field.

Official rules define combinations and caps. This tool provides an editable "sum of relaxations" model for planning—verify with the notification.

Defaults: UR/EWS 6, OBC 9, SC/ST unlimited (we model as a large number), PwBD(UR/EWS) 9. Edit to match the notification.

Defaults are the same here; edit the IFoS profile in Advanced if your year differs.

No. Everything runs in your browser. Use Share Link to keep your settings.

No. It's an informational tool. Always rely on the UPSC notification.

Disclaimer

Informational tool only. Not legal advice. Age, relaxations, and attempts are governed by the current UPSC notification and may change.

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