A candidate for direct recruitment to a post enumerated in the Schedule must have attained the age of 20 years and must not have attained the age of % “40 years” on the first day of January next following the last date fixed for receipt of applications:-
Provided:- ¥
(i) The upper age limit mentioned above shall be relaxed by:-
(a) 5 years in the case of male candidates belonging to the Schedule Casts, Schedule Tribes, Backward Classes, More Backward Classes and Economically Weaker Sections,
(b) 5 years in the case of woman candidates belonging to general category;
and
(c) 10 years in the case of woman candidates belonging to the schedule casts, schedule tribes, Backward Classes, More Backward Classes and Economically Weaker Sections.
(ii) that the upper age-limit mentioned above shall not apply in the case of an ex-prisoner who had served under the Government on a substantive basis on any post before his conviction and was eligible for appointment under the rules;
(iii) that in the case of other ex-prisoners; the upper age-limit mentioned above shall be relaxed by a period equal to the term of imprisonment served by him provided he was not overage before his conviction and was eligible for appointment under these Rules;
(iv) that persons appointed temporarily * “to a post in the Service" shall be deemed to be within the age limit had they been within the age-limit when they were initially appointed even though they have crossed the age limit when they appear finally before the Commission or the Appointing Authority and shall be allowed up to two chances had they been eligible as such at the time of their initial appointment;
(v) that the upper age-limit mentioned above shall be relaxed by a period equal to the service rendered in the N.C.C. in the case of Cadet Instructors and if the resultant age does not exceed the prescribed maximum age limit by more than three years, they shall be deemed to be within the prescribed age limit, £
(vi) that for recruitment to the post not within the purview of the Commission the upper age-limit for persons who were retrenched from the State Government Service for want of a vacancy or due to abolition of post shall be 40 years if they were within the age-limit prescribed under these Rules, when they were initially appointed to the post from which they were first retrenched provided that normal prescribed channels of recruitment relating to qualifications, character, medical fitness etc. are fulfilled and they were not retrenched on account of complaint or delinquency and they produce a certificate of having rendered good services from the last Appointing Authority;
__________________________________________________________________________ % Substituted for the figure δ “37” vide Notification No .F. 7(2) DOP/A-II/84 pt., dated 06.03.2018.
δ Substituted for "35 years" vide Notification No. F. 7(2)/DOP/A-2/84, Dated 25.06.2004.
¥ Substituted for $“(i) that the upper age limit mentioned above shall relaxed-
(a) by 5 years in the case of male candidates belonging to the Scheduled castes and the Scheduled Tribes,
(b) by 5 years in the case of Ø “women candidate belonging to General category, Economically backward classes and Economically Weaker Section.” and
(c) by 10 years in the case of women candidates belonging to Schedules castes, Scheduled Tribes and the 1 „Backward Classes and Special backward classes” vide Notification No. F. 7(1) DOP/A-II/2019, dated 16.04.2021.
* Inserted vide Notification No. F. 1(39)DOP(A-II)/73, dated 25.12.1974.
£ Inserted vide Notification No. F. 5(2)DOP/A-11/73, dated 21.12.1973.
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(vii) that the upper age-limit mentioned above shall be relaxed up to 45 years for the persons repatriated from Burma and Ceylon on or after 1-3-1963 and East African countries of Kenya, Tanganyika, Uganda and Zanzibar with a further relaxation up to 5 years in the case of persons belonging to the Scheduled Castes or the Scheduled Tribes;
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(viii) that there shall be no age-limit in the case of persons repatriated from East African countries of Kenya, Tanganyika, Uganda and Zanzibar;
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(ix) notwithstanding anything contained contrary in these Rules in the case of persons serving in connection with the affairs of the State in substantive capacity, the upper age limit shall be 40 years for direct recruitment to posts filled in by competitive examinations or in case of posts filled in through the Commission by interview. This relaxation shall not apply to urgent temporary appointments;
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(x) that the Released Emergency Commissioned Officers and Short Service Commissioned Officers after release from the Army shall be deemed to be within the age-limit even though they have crossed the age limit when they appear before the Commission had they been eligible as such at the time of their joining the Commission in the Army; and £
(xi) that there shall be no age-limit in case of persons repatriated from Pakistan during the 1971 Indo-Pak War.
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(xii) "that there shall be no age limit in the case of widows and divorce women.
Explanation:- That in the case of widow, she will have to furnish a certificate of death of her husband from the Competent Authority and in case of divorces she will have to furnish the proof of divorce."
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(xiii) that the upper age limit for persons serving in connection with the affairs of the Panchayat Samitis and Zila Parishad and in the State Public Sector Undertakings/ Corporation in substantive capacity shall be 40 years.
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(xiv) the person who was within the age limit on 31.12.2020 shall be deemed to be within the age limit up to 31.12.2024.
__________________________________________________________________________ $ Substituted for “(i) that the upper age limit mentioned above shall be relaxed by 5 years in the case of woman candidates and candidates belonging to the Scheduled Castes or the Scheduled Tribes.” vide notification No F. 7(2) DOP/A-II/84/pt., dated
30.04.2001.
Ø Substituted for 2 „women candidate belonging to General category and Economically Backward Classes‟, vide Notification No.
F. 7(1) DOP/A-II/2019, dated 19-02-2019 1 Substituted for „Other Backward Classes‟ vide Notification No. F. 7(8)DOP/A-II/2008 dt-28-08-2009 2 Substituted for „women candidate belonging to General category‟ vide Notification No. F. 7(8)DOP/A-II/2008 dated28-08- 2009 θ Substituted for δ “(vii) that the upper age limit mentioned above shall be relaxed up to 45 years for the persons repatriated from Burma, Ceylon on or after 1.3.1963 and 1.11.1964 and East African countries of Kenya, Tanganyika, Uganda and Zanzibar with a further relaxation up to 5 years in the case of persons belonging to the Scheduled Castes and the Scheduled Tribes." vide Notification No. F. 1(20) Apptts./A-II/67, dated 20.09.1975 (effective up to 28.02.1977).
δ Inserted vide Notification No. F. 1(20) Apptts./A-II/67, dated 13.12.1974, (Effective up to 28.02.1975) @ Inserted vide Notification No. F. 1(20)Apptts./A-II/67, dated 13.12.1974.
% Inserted vide Notification No. F. 7(8)DOP/A-II/74, dated 31.12.1974.
Ω Inserted vide Notification No. F.7 (2)DOP/A-II/75, dated 20.09.1975.
£ Added vide Notification No. F. 15(25) DOP/A-II/79, dated 19.02.1980.
+ Added vide Notification No. F. 7(2)DOP/A-II/84 dated 18.12.1987.
1 Added vide Notification No. F. 7(1) DOP/A -II/98 dated 30-11-1998 < Added vide Notification No. F. 7(2)DOP/A-II/84 pt., dated 23.09.2022.
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