Other Eligibility Conditions
Nationality
- Only Indian nationals are eligible for IAS and IPS.
- For other services a candidate can be either of the following:
a. a citizen of India,
b. a subject of Nepal,
c. a subject of Bhutan,
d. a Tibetan refugee who came over to India before January 1, 1962 with the
intention of permanently settling in India, or
e. a person of Indian origin who has migrated from Burma, Ethiopia, Kenya,
Malawi, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Uganda, United Republic of Tanzania, Vietnam, Zaire
or Zambia with the intention of permanently settling in India.
Candidates belonging to either categories of b., c., d. or e. must produce an
eligibility certificate issued by the Government of India. Those who belong to
either of b., c. or d. categories are not eligible for appointment to the Indian
Foreign Service (IFS).