5. Age of the Candidate: - Age in all cases shall be reckoned on the date specified in the Advertisement.

6. Age Concession:- This concession is given in the upper age limits in accordance with the NWFP Initial Appointment to Civil Posts (Relaxation of Upper Age Limit) Rules, 2008 as under:-

i) For posts in BPS-17 to be filled through competitive examination of the Public Service Commission, two years optimum relaxation shall be allowed to:

(a) Government servants with a minimum of 2 years continuous service;.
(b) Disabled persons; and.
(c) Candidates from backward areas.

ii) For the remaining posts, 10 years automatic relaxation shall be allowed to Government Servants who have completed 2 years continuous service, 3 years automatic relaxation to candidates belonging to backward areas and 10 years automatic relaxation to disabled persons. Candidates from backward areas, in addition to automatic relaxation of three years under category (ii) shall be entitled to one of the relaxations available to Government servants, general or disabled candidates, whichever is relevant and applicable to them.

7. Age Relaxation:- Appointing authorities are competent to grant age relaxation upto 02 years whereas the Establishment Department is competent to grant relaxation upto 5 years. However, this age relaxation shall be subject to (a) full justification in support of the proposal; and (b) a certificate to the effect that no eligible candidates within the prescribed age limits are/ were available. The certificate shall be provided by the concerned department. Minimum age limit, however, cannot be relaxed in any case.