Job entry age for doctors, disabled to be raised to 34
Age limit for government job applications to remain at 32
The interim government is set to reinstate a two-year age concession for doctors and persons with disabilities seeking public employment, a policy that was altered following the fall of the previous administration.
This will raise their maximum age for entry to 34, two years higher than the 32-year limit for general candidates.
Additionally, the maximum age for direct recruitment to specialised posts, including those in the fifth and sixth grades within various corporations and government bodies, will be restored to 35, 40, and 45 years. The Advisory Council will decide whether to grant a similar age concession to job candidates under the freedom fighter quota, officials said.
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Sources from the public administration ministry confirmed to TBS that the general age limit for government job applications will remain at 32.
An ordinance issued on 18 November 2024 by the interim government had raised the maximum age for government job applications from 30 to 32 years for all candidates. This ordinance, however, made no special provision for specific groups. As a result, the maximum entry age for all government posts was uniformly set at 32.
Before this ordinance, general candidates could apply for government jobs up to the age of 30. Freedom fighters' children, doctors, and persons with disabilities were granted a two-year extension, allowing them to apply until they turned 32.
An official at the public administration ministry, on condition of anonymity, told TBS that the PSC's initial proposal was deemed incomplete and they were asked to resubmit.
For over a decade, job seekers had been demanding an increase in the government job entry age to 35. The previous Awami League government did not address the demand.
