CHENNAI: Tamil Nadu chief minister C Joseph Vijay on Friday ordered a five-year relaxation in the upper age limit for government jobs, offering relief to aspirants appearing for competitive examinations. The relaxation will remain in force for five years, the state government said.The decision was taken in response to representations from government job aspirants seeking additional time to compete for government positions, according to an official release, news agency PTI reported.“The age relaxation will be over and above the extant norms that govern age relaxations,” the release added.Under the revised norms, the upper age limit for Group-I services will increase from 32 to 37 years for General Category candidates and from 37 to 42 years for reserved category candidates.For differently-abled candidates applying under Group-I services, the upper age limit for the General category will increase from 42 to 47 years, while that for reserved category candidates will go up from 47 to 52 years, the release said.For Group-II and Group-II-A services, reserved category candidates will continue to have no upper age limit. However, the limit for General category candidates will increase from 30 to 35 years.Similarly, for differently abled candidates belonging to the General category, the upper age limit for these posts will be raised from 40 to 45 years, PTI reported.The government release cited these categories as examples of how the five-year relaxation would be applied over and above the existing age limits prescribed for different services and social categories.The revised relaxation will be applicable for five years and will be in addition to the age concessions already available under existing rules, the government said.(With agency inputs)
