For civil service exams Age limit is now 35 by State Cabinet

Itanagar: The Arunachal Pradesh Cabinet headed by Chief Minister Pema Khandu has approved the amendment in Rule 3 of Arunachal Civil Services and Civil Posts (Age Limit for Direct Recruitment).

Thereafter, the upper age limit for state civil services examination will be 35 years in general and 40 years for APST candidates, an official statement from the Chief Minister’s office said.
The proposed upper age limit will also apply to all candidates, as a one-time exception, to all candidates who have applied for the direct recruitment examinations but the examinations will be held during the Arunachal Pradesh Public Examinations 2022. have been canceled or postponed/postponed by the Service Commission (APPSC). due to administrative reasons.

This benefit will be given to the candidates from the last date of receipt of applications against the advertisements issued by APPSC for the respective examinations.
Chief Minister Khandu had announced on November 22 last year that the upper age limit for APPSC exams would be increased by three years. The current age limit for direct recruitment to civil services and civil posts in the state government is 32 years, with an age relaxation of 5 years for APST candidates.

However, the Cabinet maintained that there would be no change in the upper age limit for direct recruitment to the post of Assistant Professor, currently 37 years (42 years for APST).
With a vision to make Arunachal Pradesh a sports powerhouse, the Cabinet approved the creation of 30 new posts in the Department of Sports and Youth Affairs. The posts created include 20 District Sports Officers.

The statement added that this move will strengthen the sports department and enable it to function more efficiently for sports and athletes.