Eligibility Criteria
Note : Taking reference from SSC Selection Post notification of 2025
Nationality/ Citizenship:
A candidate must be either:
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A citizen of India, or
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A subject of Nepal, or
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A subject of Bhutan, or
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A Tibetan Refugee who came over to India, before the 1st January, 1962 with the intention of permanently settling in India, or
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A person of Indian origin who has migrated from Pakistan, Burma, SriLanka, East African Countries of Kenya, Uganda, the United Republic of Tanzania (Formerly Tanganyika and Zanzibar), Zambia, Malawi, Zaire,Ethiopia and Vietnam with the intention of permanently settling in India
Age-Limit (As on 01/08/2025):
Age limit for a particular category of post(s) is mentioned in Post-details in Annexure-III against each category of post. Requirement of age for various posts is as follows:
| S.No | Age Limit | Remarks |
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| (i) | For posts with age limit 18-25 years | Candidate must have been born not earlier than 02-08-2000 and not later than 01-08-2007 |
| (ii) | For posts with age limit 18-27 years | Candidate must have been born not earlier than 02-08-1998 and not later than 01-08-2007 |
| (iii) | For posts with age limit 18-28 years | Candidate must have been born not earlier than 02-08-1997 and not later than 01-08-2007 |
| (iv) | For posts with age limit 18-30 years | Candidate must have been born not earlier than 02-08-1995 and not later than 01-08-2007 |
| (v) | For posts with age limit 18-35 years | Candidate must have been born not earlier than 02-08-1990 and not later than 01-08-2007 |
| (vi) | For posts with age limit 18-37 years | Candidate must have been born not earlier than 02-08-1988 and not later than 01-08-2007 |
| (vii) | For posts with age limit 18-42 years | Candidate must have been born not earlier than 02-08-1983 and not later than 01-08-2007 |
| (viii) | For posts with age limit 20-25 years | Candidate must have been born not earlier than 02-08-2000 and not later than 01-08-2005 |
| (ix) | For posts with age limit 21-25 years | Candidate must have been born not earlier than 02-08-2000 and not later than 01-08-2004 |
| (x) | For posts with age limit 21-27 years | Candidate must have been born not earlier than 02-08-1998 and not later than 01-08-2004 |
| (xi) | For posts with age limit 21-28 years | Candidate must have been born not earlier than 02-08-1997 and not later than 01-08-2004 |
| (xii) | For posts with age limit 21-30 years | Candidate must have been born not earlier than 02-08-1995 and not later than 01-08-2004 |
| (xiii) | For posts with age limit 25-30 years | Candidate must have been born not earlier than 02-08-1995 and not later than 01-08-2000 |
Relaxation in Upper age-limit: Relaxation in upper Age-limit admissible to eligible categories of applicants is as given below:
| Category Codes | Category | Permissible Age-relaxation beyond upper age limit |
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| 01 | SC/ ST | 5 years |
| 02 | OBC | 3 years |
| 03 | PwBD | 10 years |
| 04 | PwBD+OBC | 13 years |
| 05 | PwBD+SC/ ST | 15 years |
| 06 | Ex-Servicemen (ESM) | 3 years after deduction of the military service rendered from the actual age as on 18.03.2025 |
| 08 | Defence Personnel disabled in operation during hostilities with any foreign country or in a disturbed area and released as a consequence thereof | 3 years |
| 09 | Defence Personnel disabled in operation during hostilities with any foreign country or in a disturbed area and released as a consequence thereof (SC/ ST) | 8 years |
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| 10 | Central Govt. Civilian Employees who have rendered not less than 3 years regular and continuous service as on closing date for receipt of application | Up to 40 years of age |
| 11 | Central Govt. Civilian Employees (SC/ST) who have rendered not less than 3 years regular and continuous service as on closing date for receipt of application | Up to 45 years of age |
| 12 | Widows/ Divorced Women/ Women judicially separated and who are not remarried | Up to 35 years of age |
| 13 | Widows/ Divorced Women/ Women judicially separated and who are not remarried (SC/ ST) | Up to 40 years of age |
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