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How to Compute Age Requirements for Government Job Eligibility

Quick answer

To calculate your age eligibility for government vacancies, calculate your exact age down to the day relative to the application's specific eligibility cutoff date, then apply any statutory age relaxations matching your category.

Step by step

  1. Calculate your exact age down to the day relative to the application's specific eligibility cutoff date
  2. Then apply any statutory age relaxations matching your category

Managing Indian Exam Category Matrix Allocations

Staff Selection Commission (SSC), banking (IBPS), and railway recruitment boards fix exact cutoff dates for every application window. Applicants must use their official matriculation certificate as their definitive birthdate source. Any minor discrepancy of even a single day on the cutoff deadline will trigger an automatic system rejection.