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News India Live, Digital Desk: There may be a relief news for thousands of youth preparing to appear in the upcoming Combined Civil Services Examination of Jharkhand Public Service Commission (JPSC). The ongoing controversy regarding the ‘Age Cut-off’ fixed for the examination has now reached the budget session of the Jharkhand Assembly. Many MLAs from the opposition and the ruling party have strongly advocated for relaxation in the age limit while supporting the demands of the candidates, on which the government has given positive signals.
What is the main reason for the dispute?
To calculate the maximum and minimum age for the candidates in the recent advertisement (01/2026) released by JPSC 1 August 2026 The date has been set.
Candidates’ reasoning: Students say that the basis for calculating the maximum age in the previous examinations (11th-13th) 1 August 2017 Was. Due to sudden change of cut-off year to 2026, thousands of eligible candidates have become overage and they are being deprived of this golden opportunity.
Demand: Students are demanding that the cut-off year be revised. 2018 or 2019 This should be done, so that they do not have to suffer the loss of not having regular examinations in the past years.
Voice of youth echoed in assembly
On the second day of the budget session, Sili MLAs Amit Kumar, Pradeep Yadav and Jairam Mahato raised this issue prominently during zero hour. He told the House that due to lack of examinations at regular intervals, the future of the youth is in limbo.
Government’s response: Parliamentary Affairs Minister Radha Krishna Kishore assured the House that Chief Minister Hemant Soren and the state government are extremely serious on this issue. The Personnel Department has prepared a proposal in this regard and sent it to the Chief Minister.
Expecting decision soon: The Minister indicated that the final approval regarding age relaxation may be given in the upcoming meetings of the Council of Ministers, which will also give a chance to those students who have been left out due to the current rules.
22 candidates got ‘interim’ relief from High Court
Amidst the discussion in the Assembly, the Jharkhand High Court has also intervened in this matter. Recently, the court, while hearing the petition of 22 candidates, offline application Deposit is allowed. However, their outcome will be subject to the final decision of the Court. After this order, there is hope among other candidates that the government can change the cut-off date for the entire advertisement.
Current age limit (category wise)
At present the age limit prescribed as per the advertisement is as follows: Category | Maximum age limit Unreserved (General/EWS) 35 years. | Backward Class (BC-I/BC-II) 37 years Female (Gen/OBC/EWS) 38 years SC/ST (Male and Female) 40 years