Chennai: Tamil Nadu Chief Minister C Joseph Vijay has announced a five-year relaxation in the upper age limit for candidates applying for state government jobs, offering relief to thousands of aspirants, according to media reports.
The relaxation will remain in force for five years and will be provided in addition to existing age concessions.
According to an official government release, the decision follows requests from job aspirants seeking more opportunities to appear for competitive examinations.
Under the revised rules, the upper age limit for general category candidates applying for Group I services will increase from 32 to 37 years. For reserved category candidates, it will rise from 37 to 42 years.
For differently abled candidates, the upper age limit will increase from 42 to 47 years for the general category and from 47 to 52 years for reserved categories.
For Group II and Group IIa services, the upper age limit for general category candidates will rise from 30 to 35 years. Differently abled candidates in the general category will get an increase from 40 to 45 years.
Reserved category candidates applying for Group II and Group IIa services will continue to have no upper age limit under existing rules.
The government said the additional relaxation would apply over and above existing concessions, expanding employment opportunities for candidates seeking government jobs in Tamil Nadu.
