A candidate for recruitment to any post in the Centralised Service must be
(a) a citizen of India, or
(b) a subject of sikkim, or
(c) a Tibetn who came over to India before the Ist January, 1962, with the intention of permanently settling in India, or
(d) a person of Indian origin who has migrated from Pakistan with the intention of Permanently settling in India:
Provided that a candidate belonging to category (c) or (d) above must be a person in whose favour a certificate of eligibility has been issued by the Government of India :
Provided further that a candidate to belonging to category (c) will also be required to obtain certificate of eligibility granted by the Deputy Inspector General of Police, Intelligence Branch, Uttar Pradesh:
Provided also that if a candidate to belongs to category (d) above, the certificate of eligibility will be valid only for a period of one year from the date of his appointment beyond which he can be retained in service only if he has become a citizen of India.
10. Age. A candidate for direct recruitment to any post in the Centralised Service must have attained the age of 21 years and must not have attained the age of 32 years on the first day of January next following the year in which the recruitment is made:
Provided that -
(1) in the case of a person who has already rendered one year's service or more in any of the Centralised Services or in the Palika or Jal Sansthan, as the case may be, the maximum age-limit shall be greater to the extent he has rendered continuous services or a period of seven years whichever is less :
(2) a candidate, who was entitled in respect of his age to appear at a selection in any year, in which no selection is made, shall be deemed to be entitled in respect of his age to appear at the next following selection :
(3) the maximum age-limit shall be greater by 5 years in the case of candidates belonging to Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes and Backward Classes.
(4) the State Government may, by a general or special order relax the maximum agelimit prescribed in this rule in favour of any candidate or class of candidate, if it considers is necessary in the interest of fair dealing or in public interest.