How to use it
- Enter your date of birth. On most phones a calendar opens — choose the year first, then the month and day.
- Leave “Age as on” set to today, or change it to the cut-off date from your exam notification (tap a quick date like 1 Aug or pick any date).
- Your age in years, months and days appears instantly, along with total months, weeks, days and your next birthday.
- For an exam, enter the minimum and maximum age and choose your category to see if you are eligible and the allowed date-of-birth range.
How your exact age is calculated
Age is counted in completed units: first the full years since your birth date, then the full months after your last birthday, then the days left over. For example, if you were born on 15-06-2002, your age as on 01-08-2026 is:
- 15-06-2002 to 15-06-2026 = 24 years
- 15-06-2026 to 15-07-2026 = 1 month
- 15-07-2026 to 01-08-2026 = 17 days
So the answer is 24 years 1 month 17 days — 8,813 days in total. The calculator handles leap years and months of different lengths for you, so you don’t have to count days in your head.
What “age as on” means in exam notifications
Recruitment notices from bodies such as SSC, UPSC, IBPS and state commissions fix one cut-off date (for example 01-08-2026), and your age is checked on that date, not on the day you apply. That is why two candidates with the same birthday can be eligible for one exam and not for another.
Notifications usually print the age limit as a date-of-birth range. For instance, an age limit of 18–32 years as on 01-08-2026 is typically written as “born not before 02-08-1994 and not later than 01-08-2008”. The eligibility check above uses the same rule and shows you the range for your category. The dates printed in your notification are always the final word.
Upper age relaxation by category
Reserved categories get extra years on the upper age limit. The figures below are the ones commonly used in central-government recruitment. State governments and some posts use different numbers, so check your notification.
| Category | Usual extra years |
|---|---|
| General / EWS | None |
| OBC (non-creamy layer) | 3 years |
| SC / ST | 5 years |
| PwBD (General / EWS) | 10 years |
| PwBD (OBC) | 13 years |
| PwBD (SC / ST) | 15 years |
| Ex-servicemen and others | Varies — see the notification |
Born on 29 February?
In a non-leap year there is no 29 February, so this calculator counts your birthday on 28 February. Some rules use 1 March instead; the difference is a single day and only matters if the cut-off date falls exactly on it.
Filling an exam form next?
Once you know you’re eligible, get your photo and signature to the exact size the form asks for with the image compressor. To work out your marks percentage for the education section, use the percentage calculator.