What says minister about age limit to enter govt jobs

Public Administration Minister Farhad Hossain has told the Jatiya Sangsad that the government has no plan to raise the age limit to 35 years for entering government jobs.

The minister said while replying to a tabled query of independent MP elected from Pirojpur Md. Shamim Shahnewous on Wednesday.

Speaker Dr Shirin Sharmin Chaudhury tabled the question-answer session in the House.

“The number of candidates in different jobs will increase at a large extent. As a result, there may be more competition in recruitment. This may cause frustration among candidates below 30 years of age,” he said.

He said as there is no session jam in educational institutions at present students complete Master's degree in 22/23 years with SSC in 16 years.

As the maximum age limit for entry into the government jobs is 30 years, they get at least 6/7 years to apply for a job even after obtaining a master's degree.