What is the UPSC age limit for the general category?

For UPSC Civil Services, a general/EWS candidate must have attained 21 years and must not have attained 32 years as on 1 August of the exam year. OBC (NCL) candidates get 3 extra years (up to 35) and SC/ST candidates get 5 extra years (up to 37). Attempts are also capped: 6 for General/EWS and 9 for OBC. Always confirm in the current notification.

How is age calculated for SSC CGL?

SSC CGL reckons age as on 1 August of the exam year, based on the date of birth in your matriculation certificate. Limits vary by post: most posts are 18–27, some are 20–30, and JSO/Statistical Investigator posts allow up to 32. This calculator lets you edit the maximum age to match your specific post.

What age relaxation do OBC, SC/ST and PwBD candidates get?

The standard central government pattern is +3 years for OBC (Non-Creamy Layer), +5 years for SC/ST, and +10 years for PwBD candidates. PwBD relaxation stacks with category relaxation, so a PwBD OBC candidate typically gets +13 and PwBD SC/ST gets +15. NDA and CDS have no category relaxation.

Which date of birth do commissions accept?

UPSC, SSC and IBPS accept only the date of birth recorded in your matriculation / secondary school certificate. No other document — affidavit, horoscope, Aadhaar — is accepted later, so always enter that exact date here.

What happens if my birthday falls exactly on the cutoff date?

Notifications use “must not have attained” wording. If you turn exactly 32 on 1 August (UPSC general), you have attained 32 on that date and are not eligible. This calculator follows the same attained-age rule, so its verdict matches how commissions count.

Is my date of birth uploaded or stored anywhere?

No. The calculation runs entirely in JavaScript in your browser — your date of birth never leaves your device and nothing is stored or transmitted.

What is the NDA age limit?

NDA candidates must be unmarried and between 16½ and 19½ years, defined as a born-between date window in each notification tied to course commencement. There is no category relaxation for NDA. Use the NDA preset and adjust the cutoff date to the exact window in your notification.

My exam is not in the list — can I still check?

Yes. Choose the “Custom / other exam” preset and enter the cutoff date, minimum age and maximum age from your exam notification. Category and PwBD relaxations can still be applied on top.

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How to check your exam age eligibility

Enter your date of birth exactly as it appears on your matriculation certificate — that is the only date UPSC, SSC and IBPS accept. Pick your exam and exam year, then select your category. The calculator applies the correct age relaxation for OBC, SC/ST and PwBDcandidates, computes your exact age on the official cutoff date, and gives an instant verdict — including the last exam year you remain age-eligible, so you know precisely how many cycles you have left.

Unlike a generic age calculator, every preset here encodes the actual reckoning rule: UPSC Civil Services and SSC CGL count age as on 1 August of the exam year, while NDA and CDS use a born-between window tied to course commencement. All fields stay editable, so when a new notification shifts a date or a post has a different limit, you can match it exactly.

Age limits for major exams at a glance

Exam	Age range (General)	Reckoning date	OBC	SC/ST	PwBD
UPSC CSE	21–32	1 Aug of exam year	+3	+5	+10
SSC CGL	18–27 (post-wise up to 32)	1 Aug of exam year	+3	+5	+10
IBPS PO	20–30	Set per notification	+3	+5	+10
IBPS Clerk	20–28	Set per notification	+3	+5	+10
NDA	16½–19½	Born-between window	—	—	—
CDS (IMA / OTA)	19–24 / 19–25	Born-between window	—	—	—

Limits above reflect recent notifications and are kept editable on purpose — always verify against the current official notification PDF before you apply, because reckoning dates and post-wise limits change between cycles.

How the attained-age rule works

Government notifications say a candidate “must have attained” the minimum age and “must not have attained” the maximum age on the cutoff date. Attaining an age happens on your birthday. So for UPSC 2026 (general category), you are eligible if you were born on or before 1 August 2005 (attained 21) and after 1 August 1994 (not attained 32 on 1 August 2026). This calculator applies exactly that rule — including half-year ages like NDA's 16½ — rather than a rounded “age in years”, which is where most manual checks go wrong.

Why use this instead of counting manually?

Edge cases bite: birthdays that land exactly on the cutoff, relaxations that stack for PwBD candidates, CGL posts with three different upper limits, and CDS windows that reference thefollowing year's course start. The calculator handles each case, shows your exact age in years, months and days on the reckoning date, and everything runs entirely in your browser — your date of birth is never uploaded, stored or tracked.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the UPSC age limit for the general category?
For UPSC Civil Services, a general/EWS candidate must have attained 21 years and must not have attained 32 years as on 1 August of the exam year. OBC (NCL) candidates get 3 extra years (up to 35) and SC/ST candidates get 5 extra years (up to 37). Attempts are also capped: 6 for General/EWS and 9 for OBC. Always confirm in the current notification.
How is age calculated for SSC CGL?
SSC CGL reckons age as on 1 August of the exam year, based on the date of birth in your matriculation certificate. Limits vary by post: most posts are 18–27, some are 20–30, and JSO/Statistical Investigator posts allow up to 32. This calculator lets you edit the maximum age to match your specific post.
What age relaxation do OBC, SC/ST and PwBD candidates get?
The standard central government pattern is +3 years for OBC (Non-Creamy Layer), +5 years for SC/ST, and +10 years for PwBD candidates. PwBD relaxation stacks with category relaxation, so a PwBD OBC candidate typically gets +13 and PwBD SC/ST gets +15. NDA and CDS have no category relaxation.
Which date of birth do commissions accept?
UPSC, SSC and IBPS accept only the date of birth recorded in your matriculation / secondary school certificate. No other document — affidavit, horoscope, Aadhaar — is accepted later, so always enter that exact date here.
What happens if my birthday falls exactly on the cutoff date?
Notifications use “must not have attained” wording. If you turn exactly 32 on 1 August (UPSC general), you have attained 32 on that date and are not eligible. This calculator follows the same attained-age rule, so its verdict matches how commissions count.
Is my date of birth uploaded or stored anywhere?
No. The calculation runs entirely in JavaScript in your browser — your date of birth never leaves your device and nothing is stored or transmitted.
What is the NDA age limit?
NDA candidates must be unmarried and between 16½ and 19½ years, defined as a born-between date window in each notification tied to course commencement. There is no category relaxation for NDA. Use the NDA preset and adjust the cutoff date to the exact window in your notification.
My exam is not in the list — can I still check?
Yes. Choose the “Custom / other exam” preset and enter the cutoff date, minimum age and maximum age from your exam notification. Category and PwBD relaxations can still be applied on top.