Karnataka govt announces 3-year age relaxation for civil services recruitment
Bengaluru(PTI): The Karnataka government on Monday announced a one-time relaxation of three years in the maximum age limit for candidates applying for direct recruitment into the state civil service.
The Department of Personnel and Administrative Reforms (DPAR) issued the order.
“The government has issued an order relaxing the age limit by three years for all categories of candidates in the recruitment to all civil service posts of the state government,” an official statement said.
The government explained that this decision was taken after several public representatives and organisations submitted representations to Chief Minister Siddaramaiah seeking a relaxation in the upper age limit.
Earlier, as per the order dated September 6, 2025, candidates were given a one-time relaxation of two years.
However, following further representations, the government reviewed the matter and decided to withdraw the earlier notification.
“The government, after examining the said representations, has decided to grant a one-time relaxation of three years in the maximum age limit,” the DPAR said.
The order will apply to all categories of candidates participating in the selection process as per notifications inviting applications for direct recruitment issued after the date of this order and up to December 31, 2027.
The government also reiterated that recruitment authorities had been earlier instructed not to issue new notifications for direct recruitment or filling backlog vacancies in certain reserved categories until further orders, pending the implementation of internal reservation within Scheduled Castes.
The DPAR underlined that this is a one-time measure intended to benefit a larger pool of aspirants across the state.
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Vijay unable to prove majority, not invited for CM oath ceremony: Sources
Chennai: Actor-politician Vijay has reportedly not been invited to take oath as Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu after failing to demonstrate support from the required number of MLAs, sources in Raj Bhavan said.
According to media reports that quoted sources in the office of R.N. Ravi Arlekar, Vijay could not prove the backing of 118 legislators, the majority mark in the 234-member Tamil Nadu Assembly.
Despite last-minute efforts to secure support from the Viduthalai Chiruthaigal Katchi (VCK), Amma Makkal Munnetra Kazagam (AMMK), and an IUML legislator, Vijay reportedly managed support from only 116 MLAs, falling short by two members.
Sources said Vijay failed to submit letters of support from the VCK and the Indian Union Muslim League (IUML).
Later, the IUML issued a statement clarifying that it was not part of the TVK-led alliance.
Meanwhile, AMMK leader T.T.V. Dhinakaran is also said to have informed the Governor that his party would support the All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (AIADMK) instead.
Earlier in the evening, Vijay had met Governor Arlekar and staked claim to form the government, stating that he enjoyed the support of 118 MLAs.
