A significant number of candidates who have applied for Staff Selection Commission (SSC) CGL 2023 exam are requesting for revision in age cut-off date. According to a notification issued earlier, candidates in the age group of 18 to 32 will be able to apply and the age limit will be calculated on the basis of August 1, 2023 instead of January 1, 2023.
SSC aspirants, who have been protesting outside the CGO Complex since Tuesday, have written to Union Minister of State Jitendra Singh, who is also the minister in-charge of the DoPT, requesting a change in the age cut-off date from August 1 to January 1. . 2023. The letter was submitted to the DoPT office today.
Letter to Union Minister of State Dr. Jitendra Singh submitted by the candidates to DoPT.
As per the notification, candidates who are in the final year of their graduation can apply for the exam but they must have the required qualification on or before the cut-off date.
Notably, last year, the age limit for the exam was calculated as January 1, 2023. However, due to the sudden change in the cut-off date this year, a huge number of candidates will not be eligible for the exam.
According to the candidates, in previous years, the cut-off date for age calculation was set as January 1. For Phase-XI/2023/Selection Posts Examination, the cut-off date is January 1, 2023, whichever is earlier. CGLE 2023 Tier-1 Exam. It is to be noted that in previous years, SSC has consistently set the cut-off date as January 1, even if the notice is released in the first half of the year.
“As a candidate born between January and August, I am deeply disappointed with the decision of SSC to fix the cut-off date for CGLE 2023 as August 1, 2023. This decision will be detrimental to our prospects, and we Appeal to the authorities to change the date to January 1, 2023,” an aspirant Deepak Srivastava told ABP Live.
Requesting the commission to change the cut-off date, Pooja Pandey said, “An arbitrary age reckoning date can have a significant impact on a candidate’s career prospects. We request SSC to change the age reckoning date to January 1, 2023.” be changed and a level playing field ensured.” Ground for all the candidates.
Another candidate Garima Sehgal said, “SSC has just released the SSC CGLE 2023 notification and changed the age cut-off date to August 01, 2023. What about those who were born between January and August?” Are?”
No response from commission
According to many candidates, the Staff Selection Commission has not responded to their demand. ABP Live contacted SSC officials for comment, but they did not respond. This report will be updated when a response is received.
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