CCE aspirants demand relaxation in age limit
The Sindh Public Service Commission (SPSC) announced combined competitive examinations (CCE) 2018 after an interval of five years this week, causing many aspiring candidates bemoan that the upper age limit has denied them the opportunity to attempt the exam. Dozens of candidates gathered outside the SPSC’s head office in Hyderabad on Thursday and Friday for a demonstration to register their grievances and to demand the authorities to relax the age limits.
The SPSC, which on February 19 announced 229 vacancies of BPS-17 in four departments and 18 of BPS-16 in another department of the Sindh government, set the upper age limit at 30 years by September 1, 2018, for general applicants. Scheduled caste candidates of up to 31 years can apply while government servants of up to 35 years of age are eligible to sit for the exam.