Age Relaxation Rules: SC/ST/OBC/EWS Ke Liye Kya Hai?
6 September 2026
Government job applications bharte waqt "Age Relaxation" ek aisa topic hai jo bahut se candidates ko confuse karta hai, khaaskar jab wo reserved category se belong karte hain. Har recruitment notification mein ye details di jaati hain, lekin general rules samajhna helpful hota hai apni eligibility quickly check karne ke liye.
General category candidates ke liye jo bhi age limit specified hoti hai (jaise 18-27 saal), wahi unke liye applicable hoti hai bina kisi relaxation ke. OBC (Non-Creamy Layer) candidates ko usually 3 saal ki age relaxation milti hai — matlab agar upper age limit 27 hai General ke liye, to OBC candidates 30 saal tak apply kar sakte hain.
SC/ST candidates ko generally 5 saal ki relaxation milti hai — same example mein, SC/ST candidates 32 saal tak eligible honge. EWS (Economically Weaker Section) candidates ko usually koi age relaxation nahi milti, unki age limit General category jaisi hi hoti hai, sirf reservation quota mein benefit milta hai.
PwD (Persons with Disability) candidates ko sabse zyada relaxation milti hai — typically 10 saal, aur agar PwD candidate SC/ST/OBC bhi hai, to dono relaxations combine ho jaati hain (jaise PwD + SC = 10+5 = 15 saal relaxation, though exact combination rules notification mein check karni chahiye).
Ex-servicemen ko bhi significant age relaxation milti hai, jo unki military service ke years ke barabar plus 3 saal hoti hai, taaki unka defence career khatam hone ke baad civilian job mein transition smooth ho sake. Ye relaxation notification-specific hoti hai, isliye exact numbers verify karna zaroori hai.
Government employees jo already kisi department mein kaam kar rahe hain aur internal/departmental exam de rahe hain, unhe bhi kabhi-kabhi age relaxation milti hai, jo unke existing service ke saal ke hisaab se calculate hoti hai.
Ek zaroori baat: age relaxation sirf upper age limit par apply hoti hai, lower age limit (jaise minimum 18 saal) sabke liye same rehti hai — koi bhi category isse kam age mein apply nahi kar sakti.
Age relaxation rules exam-to-exam aur department-to-department alag ho sakte hain — SSC, Railway, Banking, aur State PSC sabke apne specific rules hote hain. Isliye hamesha official notification ka "Age Limit and Relaxation" section dhyan se padhein, apni exact category ke according applicable relaxation dhoondein, aur agar confusion ho to helpline ya official website par confirm kar lein apply karne se pehle.
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