Does percentage matter for UPSC?

Percentage of marks does not matter, but relative performance matters! In competitive exams like UPSC Civil Service Exam, the percentage of marks does not matter. Valuation standards change from year to year resulting in variation of marks.

Can I give IAS exam in last year of graduation?

UPSC allows final year students (degree) to sit for UPSC Civil Services Exam if they meet the age requirements (ie. candidate must have at least 21 years of age on 1st August of that given year when the exam is held).

Do backlogs matter in UPSC?

If you completed your graduation then you can apply for IAS exam. It doesn’t matter how many backlogs you have. You must have graduation degree at the time of document verification.

Do graduation marks matter in the UPSC exam?

Not just graduation marks but also every exam you had given in your past. This is the beauty of UPSC exam. It’s the only exam which judges you for what you are and not for who you were. It doesn’t matter if you are average or topper in your previous academics result.

What is the minimum percentage required in college to get into UPSC?

No minimum \%,grade or CGPA required in college. (But don’t prepare UPSC by neglecting college because in RBI/CAT-exams they consider college marks) There are Toppers with ATKT, failures in college/school exams. UPSC doesn’t care. They only need final graduation certi/marksheet. Undergraduate in last year, last semester can apply.

Does it matter who you were before the UPSC Civil Service exam?

It does not matter much. The minimum eligibility for taking up the Civil Service examination is PASS PERCENTAGE IN GRADUATION. So the message is loud and clear from UPSC’s side that “It does not matter to me who you were, what matters is only who you are and who you are going to be”.

Will My Graduation marks affect my CSE entrance exam?

No your graduation marks won’t have much of an affect on any exam conducted by UPSC (including CSE). Just have the intellectual capability and confidence at the interview stage and meet the necessary criteria of eligibility for giving the examination; which for CSE is simply completing graduation.