Numbers of Attempts
The number of attempts a candidate can give the exam is limited as follows:
General Category Candidates and OBC Category Candidates under the Creamy layer = 6 attempts
OBC Category Candidates = 9 attempts
SC/ST Candidates = NO NUMBER OF ATTEMPTS
However these candidates are requested to bear in mind:
An attempt at a Preliminary Examination shall be considered to be an attempt at the Examination.
If a candidate actually appears in any one paper in the Preliminary Examination, he/she shall be deemed to have made an attempt at the Examination.
Not withstanding the disqualification/cancellation of candidature, the fact of appearance of the candidate at the examination will count as an attempt.
Candidates just applied but not appeared at the exam is not an attempt.
