thanks for the members on highlighting different aspects of making a shift from one government service to another via CSS... but what about retirement>??? suppose a gentleman like me, who has 8 years of service record in BPS 16 & is presently of 29 years of age, how the retirement age will be calculated??? i know about 60 years of age but as far as 25 years of service requirement for retirement is concerned, will my 8 years be counted in those 25 years???