Govt job age limit raised to 32 – but candidates can’t take BCS exam more than thrice
Similarly, the maximum age limit for entering all government jobs outside the scope of Bangladesh Civil Service will also be 32
The government has raised the maximum age for applying for government jobs to 32 years old, which was previously 30, while also allowing a candidate to appear for the BCS exams only three times.
The decision was taken by the Advisory Council during a meeting held today (24 October), reads a press release.
Similarly, the maximum age limit for entering all government jobs outside the scope of Bangladesh Civil Service will also be 32.
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In the case of autonomous, semi-autonomous organisations, statutory government authorities, public non-financial corporations, and other self-governing bodies, recruitment will take place according to their respective recruitment rules subject to necessary adaptations.
And for defence services and law and order forces, their current recruitment rules will remain in place.
Besides, a candidate will be able to appear for the exam three times under the 'Bangladesh Civil Service (Examination for Age, Qualification and Direct Recruitment) Rules, 2014' which was restructured under the powers given in Section 59 of the 'Government Employment Act, 2018'.
At present the maximum age of entry into government service is 30. However, the maximum age limit for applying under the Freedom Fighter's Children Quota is 32.
No separate age has been fixed for the children of freedom fighters according to the new ordinance.
For several years, job seekers have been agitating for raising the entry age for government jobs.
After Sheikh Hasina fled the country on 5 August, job seekers started the movement with the same demand after the interim government took over.
Recently, several hundred job aspirants gathered at Shahbagh in the capital and also took position in front of Chief Adviser's Residence Jamuna.
Police later threw tear gas shells and sound grenades to disperse them, but they refused to leave.
After that, on 30 September, the interim government constituted a committee to review the demand for increasing the age limit for entry into civil service.
Former secretary Abdul Muyeed Chowdhury, who heads the Public Administration Reform Commission, was made the head of this committee.
On 14 October, the Public Administration Reform Commission recommended increasing the maximum age for applying for government jobs to 35 years for men and 37 years for women.
However, they did not say anything about the retirement age.
Regarding the proposal to increase the age of women by two years, Muyeed Chowdhury said that they have made this recommendation so that more women can come to work.
