The Balochistan government has announced a general relaxation in the upper age limit for government job applicants, providing relief to thousands of job seekers across the province.
According to an official notification, the Age limit govt job has been increased to 43 years for general candidates, persons with disabilities and legal heirs of martyrs.
The notification said government employees who have completed two consecutive years of service will be eligible to apply for government jobs up to the age of 50 years.
However, the Age limit govt job relaxation will not apply to posts where the maximum prescribed age is already below 43 years.
The Balochistan government spokesperson said no further age relaxation will be granted under the new policy.
The revised Age limit govt job policy will remain effective for three years from the date of issuance of the notification.
Age limit govt job: Key details
General candidates: Up to 43 years
Persons with disabilities: Up to 43 years
Legal heirs of martyrs: Up to 43 years
Government employees with two years of continuous service: Up to 50 years
Posts with a maximum age below 43 years: Not covered
Additional age relaxation: Not allowed
Validity of the relaxation: Three years from notification date
The latest Age limit govt job decision is expected to provide greater opportunities for candidates who previously exceeded the standard upper age limit for government vacancies in Balochistan.
On the other hand, the Sindh Education Department has issued an important clarification regarding the educational qualifications required for teacher recruitment in schools across the province.
According to the department’s spokesperson, the Sindh Recruitment of Teachers Policy 2021 sets graduation as the minimum educational qualification for teacher recruitment. The department clarified that no candidate with only a matriculation qualification has been recruited as a teacher in Sindh during the past 20 years.
The spokesperson said that candidates with matriculation-level qualifications account for only 1.46% of the data recorded in the annual school census. Most of these individuals are National Commission for Human Development (NCHD) feeder teachers.
NCHD feeder teachers are not recruited under the provincial Education Department’s recruitment process. They work on a fixed-pay basis under community support rules.
The Education Department further clarified that presenting the 1.46% figure as evidence regarding the recruitment of matric-qualified teachers would be misleading, as the annual school census data had been presented without proper context.
The spokesperson added that under government service rules, teachers are required to possess higher educational as well as professional qualifications.
