How to use this calculator

1. Enter your date of birth exactly as it appears on your supporting documents.
2. Enter the cut-off date quoted in the vacancy PDF (for example “age as on 01 January 2026”).
3. Tap Calculate Sarkari Age.
4. Read the years, months, and days breakdown, then cross-check the simplified eligibility table — always defer to the official notice for category relaxations.

What “age as on [date]” means

Notices such as “candidates must be between 18 and 27 years as on 01 August 2026” refer to your age on that calendar date — not today's date when you read the advertisement.

If you are 17 today but turn 18 before the cut-off date, you may qualify. If you are inside the bracket today but cross the maximum on the cut-off date, you will not. This tool mirrors that reckoning.

Leap years and month-end adjustments

Subtracting birth year from the calendar year is not sufficient: month borrowing is required when the cut-off day-of-month occurs before the birthday day-of-month.

Example — date of birth 31 August 1999, cut-off 1 August 2026: naive subtraction suggests 27 years, whereas the precise gap is 26 years, 11 months, and 1 day because August 31 has not occurred yet in 2026 relative to the cut-off instant.

The implementation mirrors the calendar-step approach exam boards describe: borrow months or years when intermediate totals go negative, and rely on the JavaScript Date object so leap-day boundaries stay consistent.

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SSC, UPSC, RRB — typical limits (2026 cycles)

SSC CGL commonly caps General-category candidates at 32 years on the stated cut-off date, with +3 years for OBC (non-creamy layer) and +5 years for SC/ST where the PDF allows it.

UPSC Civil Services uses similar ceilings but adds attempt limits for General candidates; OBC and SC/ST relaxations are spelled out in the annual Rules of Examination.

RRB NTPC notifications frequently cite 33 years for General applicants before relaxations. Railway forms are difficult to amend after submission — validate age before you pay fees.

Persons with benchmark disabilities often receive up to ten additional years, yet each recruitment publishes bespoke clauses — read the PDF each time.

The comparison table highlights General-category ranges only. Add your lawful relaxation manually after confirming reservation claims on the official portal.

After you confirm eligibility, model post-tax income with our Income Tax Calculator to compare the old and new regimes.