Jammu, Feb 18: Jammu & Kashmir Government on Wednesday said that the issue to enhance the upper age limit for candidates appearing in the Jammu & Kashmir Combined Competitive Examination (JKCCE) is under examination.
In response to cut motion of MLA Handwara Sajad Gani Lone, the Minister in-charge General Administration Department, said that issue is under examination to assess its feasibility in light of the existing provisions of the Jammu & Kashmir Combined Competitive Examination 2018 Rules, overall service requirements, cadre management considerations, and comparative recruitment standards followed in other jurisdictions.
The Government said that prior to the issuance of SRO 103 of 2018, the upper age limit for appearing in the Combined Competitive Examination was 30 years for Open Merit candidates and 32 years for candidates belonging to Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes, Other Backward Classes and those holding a civil post in the state in a substantive capacity or having served in a temporary post continuously for at least three years.
The Minister said that Rules unveiled in 2018 prescribed 32 years upper age limit for Open Merit category candidates, 34 years for reserved categories and in -service candidates and 35 years for physically handicapped candidates. (KNO)
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