AGE RELAXATION FOR 2 YEARS

GOVERNMENT OF ANDHRA PRADESH

ABSTRACT

PUBLIC SERVICES – Direct Recruitment – Relaxation of Upper Age Limit by 2 years for the ensuing recruitments through A.P. Public Service Commission and other Recruiting Agencies – Orders – Issued

General Administration (Ser.A) Department

G.O.Ms.No.1                                 Date:02.01.2012

                                          Read the following:

1. Government Letter No.35290/Ser.A/2011, Dt:11.11.2011, addressed to Secretary, A.P. Public Service Commission.

2. From the Secretary, A.P. Public Service Commission, Letter No. 1729/RR/2011,

Dt: 23.11.2011.

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ORDER:

       The Government is keen to fill up vacant posts under various categories in the State of Andhra Pradesh.  Government have given clearance for notifying the vacancies by the A.P. Public Service Commission and also other Recruiting Agencies.  Accordingly, the Recruiting Agencies are notifying the vacancies from time to time. 

2.    As the direct recruitment is being conducted after some gap of year, the Government decided to relax the upper age limit for direct recruitment to enable more unemployed youth to be eligible to compete in the recruitment process.  Accordingly, the following adhoc rule is issued raising the upper age limit of 34 years prescribed in Rule 12 of the Andhra Pradesh State and Subordinate Service Rules, 1996, by two years for the recruitments.

3.    The following notification will be published in the Andhra Pradesh Gazette.

             NOTIFICATION

In exercise of the powers conferred by the proviso to Article 309 of the Constitution of India, the Governor of Andhra Pradesh hereby makes the following adhoc rule, namely:-

ADHOC RULE

Notwithstanding anything contained in the Andhra Pradesh State and Sub-ordinate Service Rules or in the Special or Adhoc Rules for any State and Subordinate Service, the maximum age limit prescribed in the said rules for appointment by direct recruitment shall be raised by “Two Years” i.e., from 34 to 36 years for the purpose of direct recruitment to the various categories of posts already notified/to be notified between 01.07.2011 to 31.03.2012 by all the recruiting agencies in the State of Andhra Pradesh.  The age concession over and above the Upper Age Limit shall also be allowed to the categories as provided under Rule 12 of the Andhra Pradesh State and subordinate Service Rules, 1996.

       Provided that nothing in this rule shall apply for direct recruitment to the posts of uniformed services of Police, Excise, Fire, Prisons and Forest Departments for which physical standards have been prescribed in the State and Subordinate Service Rules or in the relevant special or adhoc rules.

       Provided further that the above age relaxation of two years shall be applicable for the notifications issued after 01.07.2011 for which the last date of submission of applications is not yet over and also for which the last date of submission of applications was over, but the examinations are not yet commenced as per the schedule.

(BY ORDER AND IN THE NAME OF THE GOVERNER OF ANDHRA PRADESH) 
  PANKAJ DWIVEDI
CHIEF SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT