Tamil Nadu CM Vijay gives 5-year age relaxation for govt jobs: New category-wise Group I, II age limits explained

Tamil Nadu Chief Minister C. Joseph Vijay has announced a five-year age relaxation for government jobs, effective for the next five years. This decision comes in response to requests from job aspirants for additional time to compete for government positions. The age relaxation goes beyond the existing norms for age relaxations. For Group I services, the general category age limit will increase from 32 to 37, and the reserved category age limit will rise from 37 to 42.

Differently abled candidates under the general category will see their age limit increase from 42 to 47, while differently abled candidates from reserved categories will see their age limit rise from 47 to 52. For Group II and IIA services, reserved category candidates will have an age limit of 35, and for general category candidates, the age limit will be 45.

This age relaxation will be applied to all groups and social categories beyond the existing age limit.