How to use it
- Enter your date of birth exactly as it appears on your 10th (matriculation) certificate.
- Read your age today, then check the table for each open form’s cut-off date.
- If the table says “over the general limit” or “check the notice”, open the exam page and read the age relaxation for your category.
How age is counted in a notice
Age is counted in completed years, months and days on the cut-off date, not on the day you apply. Someone born on 2 August 2008 is 17 years, 11 months and 30 days old on 1 August 2026, so they miss a minimum age of 18 by one day. That is why the date of birth on your 10th certificate matters: recruiting bodies check it against that document.
Why the last year is marked “check the notice”
Recruiting bodies read the upper limit differently. Some accept a candidate who has already turned the maximum age, while others require you to be younger than it. The notice settles this with a “born not before” date. So when your completed years equal the upper limit, the calculator does not guess; it asks you to compare your date of birth with the dates printed in the notice.
Age relaxation
OBC, SC, ST, PwBD and ex-servicemen candidates usually get extra years on the upper limit, but the amount differs from one notice to the next and some state relaxations apply only to that state’s residents. The table lists each exam’s relaxations as printed, so you can add the years that apply to you.
Frequently asked questions
Which date of birth should I enter?
The one on your 10th (matriculation) certificate. Recruiting bodies accept only that record for age, so any other date gives a misleading answer.
Is my date of birth sent anywhere?
No. The calculation runs in your browser. Your date of birth is not sent to our server, and it is gone when you close the page.
Why does my age differ from exam to exam?
Each notice counts age on its own cut-off date, for example 1 August 2026 for SSC CGL 2026 or 1 April 2026 for SBI PO 2026. The same person can be 26 on one date and 27 on another.
The calculator says I am over the limit. Can I still apply?
Possibly. The verdict uses the general limit only. Add the relaxation for your category shown under the exam, then confirm on the exam page and in the official notice.
Does it include every government exam?
It covers every form that is open or about to open on SarkariHawk. Closed forms are left out because you can no longer apply to them.