apply for civil employment and that they will be released on three months' notice on selection from the date of receipt of an offer of appointment, the limit is 32 years. For ECOs/SSCOs who have completed an initial period of assignment of five years of Military Service, the limit is 32 years. For PWD candidates, the limit is 37 years. For Domiciles of Jammu and Kashmir from 1 January 1980 to 31 December 1989, the limit is 32 years. For the Economically Weaker Section (EWS) category, the standard age limits apply. Number of attempts The number of times a candidate can appear for the exam are given below. General category candidates – 6 OBC category candidates – 9 SC/ST candidates – unlimited attempts till 37 years of age. Appearing to attempt one of the papers in the preliminary examination is counted as an attempt, including disqualification/ cancellation of candidature. However, applying to sit the exam but failing to attend is not counted as an attempt. Vacancies and selection Generally the number of vacancies varies every year. The number of candidates that pass the preliminary examination is generally 11 or 12 times the number of vacancies, and the number of candidates selected for the final interview is twice the number of vacancies. As per existing policies, reservation for SC/ST/OBC is applied to each level of the selection process. Cut-off The cut-off marks of the examination of the previous years' are given below: List of Services Following are the services which one gets on qualifying the Civil Service Examination. All India Services Indian Administrative Service (IAS) Indian Police Service (IPS) Central Services (Group A) Indian Foreign Service (IFS) Indian Audit and Accounts Service (IA&AS) Indian Civil Accounts Service (ICAS) Indian Corporate Law Service (ICLS) Indian Defence Accounts Service (IDAS) Indian Defence Estates Service (IDES) Indian Information Service (IIS) Indian Ordnance Factories Service (IOFS) Indian Postal Service (IPoS) Indian P&T Accounts and Finance Service (IP&TAFS) Indian Railway Management Service (IRMS) Indian Railway Protection Force Service (IRPFS) Indian Revenue Service (IRS-IT) Indian Revenue Service (IRS-C&CE) Indian Trade Service (ITrS) Group B Services Armed Forces Headquarters Civil Services (AFHCS) Delhi, Andaman and Nicobar Islands Civil Service (DANICS) Delhi, Andaman and Nicobar Islands Police Service (DANIPS) Pondicherry Civil Service (PCS) Pondicherry Police Service (PPS) Preliminary The pattern of the Preliminary examination up to 2010 was based on the recommendations of the Kothari Commission (1979). It included