Aspirants seek 10-year age relaxation for J&K Bank recruitment
Candidates and the Jammu and Kashmir Students Association have requested the bank to increase the upper age limit from 30 to 40 years.
Job aspirants in Jammu and Kashmir are demanding a 10-year relaxation in the upper age limit for J&K Bank recruitment, according to the Daily Excelsior. The candidates are urging the bank to raise the limit for Open Merit candidates from 30 to 40 years.
The demand follows the bank's announcement of recruitment for over 1,300 posts, which includes 323 Probationary Officers (POs) and 1,033 Banking Associates. The Jammu and Kashmir Students Association (JKSA) has written to Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha seeking this increase, noting that the previous recruitment cycle for PO posts had an upper age limit of 32 years.
Minister for Health and Medical Education Sakeena Itoo has backed the demand, stating that thousands of aspirants have lost years waiting for recruitment opportunities. Pulwama MLA Waheed-ur-Rehman Para has also questioned why the bank's limit is not the same 40-year limit applied by the J&K Services Selection Board (JKSSB).
The JKSA also raised concerns regarding the distribution of vacancies, noting that of the 1,356 advertised posts, approximately 542 fall under the Open Merit category. The association has requested the Lieutenant Governor to intervene with bank management to ensure transparency and equitable representation.
Aspirant Tauseef Ahmad said that many candidates are no longer eligible due to the gap between recruitment opportunities. J&K Bank has not announced any decision on the demand so far.