The Andhra Pradesh government issued orders enhancing the upper age limit for direct recruitment to various government posts by two more years, providing greater opportunities to unemployed youth who have been affected by limited recruitment over the past several years, officials familiar with the matter said on Tuesday.
The representations cited the limited recruitment opportunities available to unemployed youth during the past several years. The upper age limit for direct recruitment to posts in all non-uniform services through the Andhra Pradesh Public Service Commission (APPSC) and other recruiting agencies has been raised from 34 to 44 years, according to a government order (GO) issued by chief secretary G Sai Prasad. The relaxation will remain in force for recruitments notified up to September 30, 2027. The government had earlier enhanced the upper age limit from 34 to 42 years and extended the concession periodically since 2016. The latest order replaces the earlier limit of 42 years with 44 years and extends its validity by another year. Meanwhile, the APPSC notification said applications for the 163 Group-I vacancies will be accepted from October 6 to 27. The remaining 729 vacancies are spread across various departments and posts and application for these posts will be received from October 16 to November 5, according to the APPSC.
The GO said the decision to enhance the upper age limit was taken following representations from members of the legislative council and requests made through the offices of the state IT and human resources development minister Nara Lokesh and deputy chief minister Pawan Kalyan. “The latest relaxation will be in addition to the age concessions available to eligible categories under Rule 12 of the Andhra Pradesh State and Subordinate Service Rules, 1996,” the GO said.
