Telangana raises upper age limit by three years for constable and equivalent posts
The Telangana government has granted an additional three-year upper age limit relaxation for recruitment into police and emergency service departments. This follows previous relaxations and aims to provide more opportunities for candidates who exceeded the original age criteria.
Why it matters
This policy change directly impacts employment opportunities for thousands of job seekers in the state's public sector.
The Telangana government has raised the upper age limit for direct recruitment to constable and equivalent posts in the Police, Fire Services, Prisons and Special Protection Force departments by another three years.
The relaxation, issued through a Government Order dated September 9, 2026, is in addition to the seven-year relaxation already granted through earlier orders in May and August.
The Telangana State Level Police Recruitment Board said the additional relaxation would apply to the recruitment notifications issued on July 29 for SCT PCs (Civil) and equivalent posts, and SCT PC (Mechanic) posts. The relaxation does not apply to the SCT PC (Driver) post in the police department.
Candidates who become eligible under the revised age criteria have been asked to submit their applications online through the Recruitment Board’s website by 5 p.m. on September 16.
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