1. As per Rule 6(1) of the Karnataka
Civil Services (General
Recruitment) Rules, 1977, as on the last
date of submission of Application through online, the
candidates must have attained
18 years of age in respect of all categories
and not attained the age of :
(a) 40 years in the case of a person belonging to Scheduled
Caste / Scheduled Tribe or Category â?? I of other Backward
Classes.
(b) 38 years in the case of a person belonging to Category
II-A or II-B or Category
III-A or IIIâ??B of Other Backward Classes;
and
(c)
35 years
in the case of General
Merit candidates.
(2) Notwithstanding
anything contained in Rule 6(2) of
the Karnataka Civil Services (General Recruitment) Rules, 1977, the maximum age limit for appointment as mentioned in the said rules will
be enhanced to the extent mentioned in the following
cases:
i. In case of a candidate who is working or holding a post under the Government or a local
authority or a Corporation
established by a State Act or Central Act or established by the Government under
a State Act or Central Act and owned
or controlled by the Government, by
the number of years during which he/she is or was holding such post or ten years whichever
is less;
ii. In case of a
candidate who is an Ex-serviceman - the age is relaxed by three years plus the
number of years of service rendered
by him in the Armed Forces of the Union;
iii.
In case of a candidate who is a Person with Benchmark
Disability (Physically Challenged) - the age
is relaxed by ten years;
