Civil services examination / UPSC Exams
Indian Foreign Service (IFS-Foreign)
The
Indian Foreign Service is the administrative diplomatic civil service under
Group A and Group B. It is one of the Central Civil Services of the executive
branch of the Government of India.
Qualification Needed :
Any Graduate
Age Limit : 21 -
32 years
No of Attempts Allowed :
6 - 9 Attempts
IFS
members
The
members of the IFS represent the country in the international territory. The
IFS is unlike other civil services as it deals with the country's external
affairs like diplomacy, trade and cultural relations.
The
IFS is responsible for framing the Government's foreign policies and management
of Indian missions abroad.
Eligibility Criteria
1. Nationality:
The
nationality of a candidate must be either of the following:
Pakistan, Burma, Sri Lanka, East African countries
of Kenya, Uganda, the United Republic of Tanzania, Zambia, Malawi, Zaire,
Ethiopia and Vietnam
2. Educational Qualification:
Candidate
should hold a degree from any of the recognised universities or must have an
equivalent qualification
Skills Required
§ Decision-making ability
§ Good communication skills
§ Excellent knowledge about foreign nations and
current affairs
§ Leadership ability
§ Good analytical ability
3. Age Limit :
§ Minimum age 21 years
§ Maximum age 30 years as on 1st of August in the
year of examination.
Relaxable age limit is
as follows:
§ Upto max. 5 years for SC/ST candidates.
§ Upto max. 3 years for OBC candidates.
§ Upto max. 5 years for candidate from the State of Jammu
& Kashmir
§ Upto max. 5 years for Defence Services personnel
§ Upto max. 5 years for Ex-servicemen including
Commissioned officers and ECOs/SSCOs who have rendered at least 5 years
Military Service and have been released.
§ Upto max. 5 years for ECOs/SSCOs who have completed an
initial period of assignment of 5 years of Military Service.
§ Upto max. 10 years for Blind, deaf-mute and Orthopaedically handicapped persons
4. Number of attempts:
The
maximum number of attempts is as follows:
§ General Category Candidates: 7 attempts
§ Scheduled Caste/Scheduled Tribe (SC/ST) candidates:
No restriction
§ Other Backward Class candidates: 9 attempts