Consolidated instructions on relaxation of upper age limits

The Department of Personnel and Training (DOPT) New Delhi, has issued OM Dated 27.03.2012 containing consolidated orders governing the relaxation in supper age limit allowed to various categories of Government servants.  Detailed tabulation of all relevant circulars and also links to the same have been provided in the said O.M.

No. 15012/2/2010-Estt.(D) Government of India

Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions
(Department of Personnel & Trainning)

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New Delhi, dated the 27th March, 2012

OFFICE MEMORANDUM

Subject:-      Consolidated orders on relaxation in upper age limit allowed to various categories of government servants- regarding

The   undersigned   is   directed   to   invite   attention   to   this Department’s Notification No. 2/101/72-Estt(D) dated 07.03.1974 and to  say that since then a number of instructions allowing relaxation in upper age to Central  government servants for recruitment to various categories of posts under the Central government have been issued.  For the facility of reference and guidance,  the  content of the important/relevant O.M’s/orders on the subject have been consolidated.  The number and date of original O.M.’s have been referred under each category for easy reference to the context.

2.       For the purposes of the above mentioned age concessions:

i.     “a retrenched Central Government employee” means a person who was employed under the Government of India for a continuous period of not less than six months prior to this retrenchment and was discharged as a result of the recommendation of the Economy Unit or due to normal reduction in establishment;

ii.     “a  whole-time  Cadet  instructor in  NCC”  means  a  person  who  was recruited  as  a  whole-time  cadet  instructor  in  NCC  on  or  after
01.01.1963;

iii.    “Ex-GREF personnel” means a person who was employed in that Force at least a continuous period for not less than six months and who was released from that Force on completion of his tenure of Service.

iv.     “disabled ex-servicemen” means ex-serviceman who while serving in the Armed  Forces of the Union was disabled in operations against the enemy or in disturbed areas;

v.     “Ex-servicemen” means a person, who has served in any rank (whether as a  combatant or an non-combatant), in the Armed Forces of the Union,  including the Armed Forces of the former Indian States, but excluding the  Assam Rifles, Defence Security Corps, General Reserve Engineering  Force,  Lok  Sahayak  Sena  and  Territorial  Army,  for  a continuous period of not less than six months after attestation, and (i) has been released, otherwise  than at his own request or by way of dismissal or discharge on account of misconduct or inefficiency, or has been transferred to the reserve pending such release, or (iii)  has been released at his own request after completing  five years service in the Armed Forces of the Union.

3.       These instructions are applicable only to Central Government Civilian Employees holding Civil posts and are not applicable to personnel working in autonomous/statutory  bodies,  Public  Sector  under  taking  etc.  which  are governed by regulations/statute issued by the concerned administrative Ministries/Departments. In certain cases the benefit of age relaxation was allowed to a specified category of personnel for a limited period. The validity of relaxation  in  such  cases  will  be  for  the  period  specified  in  the  original instructions or as amended from time to time.

4.       In  case  of  recruitment  through  the  UPSC  and  the  Staff  Selection Commission(SSC), the crucial date for determining the age-limit shall be as advertised by UPSC/SSC. The crucial date for determining age for competitive examination  held  by  UPSC/SSC  is  fixed  as  per  the  instructions  in  this Department’s O.M. No. 42013/1/79-Estt.(D) dated 04.12.1979 and O.M. No. AB.14017/70/87-Esst.(RR) dated 14.07.1988.

5.      A  government  servant  is  not  allowed  any  relaxation  of  age  for recruitment to Group ‘A’  and Group ‘B’  post on the basis of competitive examination  held  by  the  Commission  except in  cases  where  it  has  been specifically  provided  for  in  the  scheme  of  the  examinations  approved  in consultation       with                    the          Commission(O.M.    No.                         4/4/74-Estt.(D)            dated
09.04.1981).

6.      The upper  age-limit for  recruitment  by  the method of  Direct Open Competitive  to  the  Central  Civil  Services  and  civil  posts  specified in  the relevant  service/recruitment  rules  on  the  date  of  commencement  of  the Central Civil Services and Civil posts (Upper Age-limit for Direct Recruitment) Rules 1998, shall  be  increased by two years (Notification No. 15012/6/98- Estt.(D) dated 21.12.1998).          The “Direct Open Competitive Examination” for the purpose of these rules shall mean direct recruitment by Open Competitive Examination conducted by the Union Public Service Commission or the Staff Selection Commission or any other authority under the Central Government and it         shall                   not     include          recruitment    through                 Limited Departmental Examination    or       through        shortlisting or  by      absorption   or     transfer or deputation.

For full OM No. 15012/2/2010-Estt.(D) dated 27.03.2012 as pdf file click here