Physically Handicapped Criteria For UPSC Civil Services Examination 2019

The Union Public Service Commission provides various concessions to differently abled candidates in terms of age limit relaxation for physically handicapped aspirants, reservation of posts and special provisions in exam centres etc. However, not all services through the Civil Services Examination are open for physically handicapped candidates. In this article, we bring you the various UPSC posts available for handicapped candidates. We have also included the physically handicapped criteria for UPSC.

UPSC Physically Handicapped Category

The commission assigns a UPSC category code for different disabilities. The following table lists the various categories of physical handicaps(PH) or disability which are eligible for the IAS exam:

Code	Physical Requirements	Code	Functional Classification
S	Sitting	OH	Orthopaedically Handicapped
ST	Standing	MW	Muscular Weakness
W	Walking	BL	Both Legs
MF	Manipulation by Finger	OL	One Leg
PP	Pushing and Pulling	OAL	One Arm One Leg
BN	Bending	BLA	Both Legs and Arms
L	Lifting	BLOA	Both Legs One Arm
KC	Kneeling and Crouching	BL	Both Legs
SE	Seeing	VH	Visually Handicapped
RW	Reading and Writing	LV	Low Vision
RW	Reading and Writing	B	Blind
H	Hearing/Speaking	HH	Hearing Handicapped
C	Communication	PD	Partially Deaf
C	Communication	FD	Fully Deaf

The UPSC defines disability as the presence of any one or more of the conditions listed above. The commission updates this list based on advancements in medical technology and new PH categories may be added in the future. Aspirants should check the latest IAS notification for the same.

Civil Service Posts for Physically Handicapped Persons

The requirements of physical standards for UPSC Civil Services are different for every post. We have compiled the physical requirements of each service in the following table:

Service	Categories for which identified	Functional Classification	Physical Requirements
Indian Administrative Service	Locomotor disability	BA, OA, OL, BH, BL, MW, BLOA, BLA, OAL	C, S, W, ST, SE, RW, H
	Visual impairment	B, LV	C, MF, RW, PP, KC, L, BN, ST, W, H
	Hearing impairment	FD, PD	C, PP, KC, MF, L, BN, ST, RW, W
Indian Foreign Service	Locomotor disability	OA, OL, OAL	RW, ST, S, W, C, SE, MF
	Visual impairment	LV	SE, RW
	Hearing impairment	HH	H
Indian Revenue Service (Customs & Central Excise, Gr. A)	Locomotor disability	OL, OA	C, S, BN, L, SE, RW, H, MF, W, ST
Indian Revenue Service (Customs & Central Excise, Gr. A)	Hearing impairment	HH	C, H, S, L, ST, W, BN, SE, RW, MF
Indian P&T Accounts & Finance Service, Gr. A	Locomotor disability	BH, BA, BL, OA, OL, MW, OAL	BN, KC, S, PP, SE, W, RW, C, ST, H, L, MF
	Visual impairment	LV (PB), B	BN, C, W, PP, S,RW,ST,H,L,KC,MF
	Hearing impairment	PD, FD	BN, C, S, SE, W, RW, ST, KC, L, MF, PP
Indian Audit & Accounts Service, Gr. A	Locomotor disability	OL, OA	BN, S, SE, C, W, RW, ST
Indian Audit & Accounts Service, Gr. A	Hearing impairment	PD	S, ST,W,SE,RW, BN, C
Indian Defence Accounts Service, Gr. A	Locomotor disability	OL, OA	S, ST, W, BN, SE, RW, C
Indian Revenue Service (I.T.), Gr. A	Locomotor disability	OA, OL, OAL, BL	S,ST,SE,RW,C, W
	Visual impairment	LV, B	MF, L, KC, BN,
	Visual impairment	LV, B	ST, W, H, RW, C, PP
	Hearing impairment	PD, FD	MF,PP,L,KC,BN,
	Hearing impairment	PD, FD	ST, W,RW,C, H
Indian Ordnance	Locomotor disability	OA, OL	S,ST,W,BN,RW, SE,H,C
Factories Service, Gr. A	Visual impairment	LV (PB)	S, ST, W, RW, SE, H, C, BN
	Hearing impairment	PD	S, ST, W, BN, RW, SE, H(Speaking), C
Indian Postal Service, Gr. A	Locomotor disability	OA, OL	S, ST, W, RW, SE, H, C, BN
	Visual impairment	LV	S, ST, W, BN, SE, H, C, RW
	Hearing impairment	HH	S, ST, W, BN, RW, SE, H, C
Indian Civil Accounts Service, Gr. A	Locomotor disability	OA, OL, OAL, BL	S,ST,W,RW,H,C, SE
	Visual impairment	LV	S,ST,W,SE, RW,H,C
	Hearing impairment	HH	S,ST,W,SE, RW,H,C
Indian Railway Accounts Service, Gr. A	Locomotor disability	OA, OL, OAL, BL	S,ST,W,RW,C,H, SE
	Visual impairment	LV	S, ST, W, RW, SE, C, H
	Hearing impairment	PD	S, ST, W, RW, SE, C, H
Indian Railway Personnel Service, Gr. A	Locomotor disability	OA, OL	S,ST,BN,SE,C,W,H,RW
	Visual impairment	LV	S, ST, BN, SE, C, W, H, RW
	Hearing impairment	PD	S, ST, BN, SE, C, W, H, RW
Indian Railway Traffic Service, Gr. A	Locomotor disability	OA, OL	S, ST, W, SE, RW,
Indian Railway Traffic Service, Gr. A	Locomotor disability	OA, OL	H, C
Indian Defence Estates Services, Gr. A	Locomotor disability	OA, OL, BL	S,ST,W,BN,MF,PP,KC,SE,RW,H,C
	Visual impairment	LV	S, ST, W, BN, MF, PP, KC, SE, RW, H, C
	Hearing impairment	HH	S, ST, W, BN, MF, PP, KC, SE, RW, H, C
Indian Information Service, Gr. A	Locomotor disability	BA, OL, OA, BH, MW, BL, OAL, BLA, BLOA	S,ST,W,RW,SE,H,C
	Visual impairment	LV, B	MF,PP,L,KC,BN,
	Visual impairment	LV, B	ST,W,H,RW,C
	Hearing impairment	PD, FD	MF, PP, L, KC, BN,
	Hearing impairment	PD, FD	ST, W, H, RW, C
Indian Trade Service, Gr. A (Gr. III)	Locomotor disability	BA, OL, OA, BH, MW, BL, OAL, BLOA, BLA	S,ST,W,SE, H, RW,C
	Visual impairment	LV, B	MF, PP, L, KC, BN,
	Visual impairment	LV, B	ST, W, H, RW, C
	Hearing impairment	PD, FD	MF, PP, L, KC, BN,
	Hearing impairment	PD, FD	ST, W, H, RW, C
Indian Corporate Law Service	Locomotor disability	OA, OL, OAL, BL	ST, RW, SE, S,BN,H
	Visual impairment	LV	ST, RW, SE, S, BN, H
	Hearing impairment	HH	ST, RW, SE, S, BN, H
Armed Forces Headquarters Civil Service, Gr. B (Section Officers’ Grade)	Locomotor disability	OA, OL, BL	S,ST,W,BN,MF,SE,RW,H, C
	Visual impairment	LV, B	S,ST,W,BN,MF,RW,H,C
	Hearing impairment	HH	S,ST,W,BN,MF,SE,RW,C
Delhi, Andaman & Nicobar Islands, Lakshadweep, Daman & Diu and Dadra & Nagar Haveli Civil Service, Gr. B	Locomotor disability	BA, OL, OA, BH,	S,ST,W,H,SE,RW,C
		MW, BL, OAL,
		BLA, BLOA
	Visual impairment	LV, B	MF,PP,L,KC,BN,
	Visual impairment	LV, B	ST,W,H,RW,C
	Hearing impairment	PD, FD	MF, PP, L, KC, BN,
	Hearing impairment	PD, FD	ST, W, H, RW, C
Pondicherry Civil Service, Gr. B	Locomotor disability	OA, OL, BL, OAL	S,ST,W,SE,
	Locomotor disability	OA, OL, BL, OAL	S, ST, W, SE, RW, HC
	Visual impairment	LV	S, ST, W, SE, RW, HC
	Hearing impairment	HH	HC, W, S, ST, SE, RW

Disability is not an obstacle for ambitious candidates in becoming a Civil Servant. Aspirants can inspire themselves with many examples of successful candidates like Ira Singhal who cleared the IAS exam in spite of disability. There are many such examples of physically handicapped IAS officers which aspirants can look up to.

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Related Links:
UPSC 2019	UPSC Age Limit
Physically Handicapped IAS Officers: Ira Singhal	Medical Test Procedures for Civil Services Examination
Physically Handicapped IAS Officers: Saumya Sharma	IPS Physical Standards

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