New Delhi: Raising of maximum age limit for Central government jobs due to the Covid 19 pandemic does not arise. This has said the union minister of State (Independent) personnel, public grievances & pensions, Dr Jitendra Singh in written reply to questions in Rajya Sabha on Thursday.
” As such, the need for increasing the maximum age limit for recruitment to various categories of posts under the Central government, due to the pandemic and lockdown in the country, does not arise. Insofar as the increase in maximum age limit by two years for all the eligible unemployed youths, who are seeking State government jobs is concerned, it is for the concerned State governments to decide.”
The minister said for recruitment to Central government posts, the recruiting agencies, such as the Union Public Service Commission (UPSC), have been making necessary arrangements for conduct of examinations in a safe manner considering the Covid-19 pandemic safety protocols. While conducting Civil Services (Preliminary) Examination-2020 on 04.10.2020, the UPSC also gave an option to the candidates to change the centre for Civil Services (Preliminary) Examination-2020 so that candidates who had moved to a different location before/during the Covid-19 pandemic could also appear in the Examination.
