Age Limit

As on 1st January,2020

As mandated by Punjab State Civil Services (Appointment by Combined Competitive

Examination) Rules, 2009 read with Punjab Civil Services (Executive Branch) Rules 1976,

and Govt. instructions issued from time to time, the candidate should have attained

the minimum age of 21 years and should not have attained the age of 37 years on

the first day of January of the year in which the last day falls for submission of application

to the Commission. In other words, the candidate should have attained the age of 21

years but should not be older than 37 years on 1st January 2020.

Provided that in the case of the post of Deputy Superintendent Police and Deputy

Superintendent Jails/District Probation Officer (Grade-II) in Punjab Police Service

and Punjab Prisons Service, a candidate should have attained the minimum age of

21 years and should not have attained the age of 28 years on the first day of the

year, as referred to above.

The upper age limit for a Punjab Government, Other State Government or the

Government of India, including Board/Corporations/Public Sector Undertaking

employees may be relaxed up to 45 years. However no age relaxation is permissible for

Punjab Police Service.

The Upper age limit may be relaxed up to 33 years for Scheduled Castes and Backward

Classes of Punjab only in case of Punjab Police Service and Punjab Prisons Service.

The Upper age limit may be relaxed up to 42 years for Scheduled Castes and Backward

Classes of Punjab only in case of other services except Punjab Police Service and Punjab

Prisons Service.

Ex-servicemen of Punjab Domicile shall be allowed to deduct the period of his service in

the Armed Forces of Union from his actual age and if the resultant age does not exceed

the maximum age limit prescribed for direct appointment to such a vacancy in the

Service Rules concerned by more than three years, he shall be deemed to satisfy the

condition regarding age limit.

Upper age limit may be relaxed up to 42 years for Widows, Divorced women and certain

other Categories of women. However no age relaxation is permissible for women in case

of Punjab Police Service and Punjab Prisons Service.

Upper age limit may be relaxed up to 47 years for Physically Handicapped of

Punjab only. However no age