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Relief For UPSC Aspirants: No Plan To Reduce General Age Limit For Civil Services Exam, Clarifies Government
Swarajya Staff
Dec 25, 2018, 05:22 PM | Updated 05:22 PM IST
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Union Minister Jitendra Singh on Tuesday (December 25) denied that the government has plans to alter the age parameter for civil services, thus giving relief to worried aspirants, reports Financial Express.
“There is no move by Government to alter the age criteria of eligibility to appear in civil service examinations. Reports and speculations should be put to rest,” said Singh who is the Minister of State for Personnel, Public Grievances, and Pensions.
MoS PMO Dr. Jitendra Singh to ANI: There is no move by Government to alter the age criteria of eligibility to appear in civil service examinations. Reports and speculations should be put to rest. (file pic) pic.twitter.com/81ye4L6DUv
— ANI (@ANI) December 25, 2018
NITI Aayog, the think government think tank that replaced the Nehru-era Planning Commission, had proposed that the upper age limit for entry into the civil services be brought down to 27 years from the present 32 years for the candidates from the general category in a phased manner by 2022-23.
It also ideated an integrated exam for all city services. All these measures were noted in its comprehensive report ‘Strategy for New India @75’, which are aimed at reforming recruitment, training and performance evaluation for the UPSC.
It also recommended that the recruited candidates should be placed in a central talent pool, which would then allocate them by matching their competencies and the job description for the post.
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