The government has clarified that there is no proposal to alter the age criteria of eligibility to appear in civil service examinations. Minister of State in the Prime Minister's State Office, Dr Jitendra Singh said no such proposal is being considered by the Centre. He said, all the reports and speculations should be put to rest in this regard. <br />''<br />''Earlier, there were media reports suggesting that the Centre may lower the upper age limit for entry into the civil services and the age may be brought down to 27 years for general category candidates in a phased manner by 2022-23. <br />''<br />''<span style="color: #222222;">Currently, the upper age limit remains 32 years for candidates belonging to general category. For candidates belonging to Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes category, the upper age limit to appear for the exam remains 37 years. </span><br />