Overview

• Applicants for most roles must be 18 to 38 years old, with the cap extended to 43 for those holding master's or doctoral degrees.
• The national exam is set for November 30 and will recruit 38,100 new civil servants, according to the State Administration of Civil Service.
• This is the first increase in three decades to the entry age limit for government jobs, reflecting efforts to counter labor-force pressures.
• State media said the adjustment aligns with the country's gradual delay of the legal retirement age.
• The change follows this year's retirement-age increases for men to 63, for women in white-collar jobs to 58, and for women in blue-collar work to 55, amid public concern over the so-called 'curse of 35.'