Desk Report
Publish: 05 Apr 2022, 03:55 pm
State Minister for Public Administration Farhad Hossain || Photo: Collected
State Minister for Public Administration
Farhad Hossain on Tuesday said the government has no plan to raise the age limit
for entering government jobs.
The state minister said this while replying
to a tabled question from ruling Awami League MP Habibe Millat (Sirajganj-2).
Explaining the much talked about issue, the
minister said that raising the age limit for entering services would make the
recruitment test more competitive and create frustration among those below 30
years of age.
Farhad said in the past there was huge
session jams in various educational institutions including universities but now
it can be said that there is no significant session jam.
“As a result, students usually get an SSC degree
in 16 years, HSC in 18 years, and a postgraduate degree in 23/24 years. The
maximum age limit for general candidates to enter the job is 30 years, so even
after obtaining a master's degree, they have at least 6/7 years to apply for
the job,” the state minister said.
In addition, Farhad said that if a candidate
within 30 years of age applies for the job, even if it takes 1/2 years to
complete the recruitment process, it is not counted.
He said the number of vacancies has come down
naturally as the retirement age has been raised from 57 to 59 recently.
“In this context, if the age limit for entry
into the job is increased, the number of job seekers for different positions
will increase at a huge rate. This can lead to more competition in recruitment.
This can lead to frustration among candidates under the age of 30, even if
those who are above 30 years of age will get the opportunity to apply for
getting the job,” the state minister also said.
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