Srinagar, Nov. 10 -- Years after Jammu and Kashmir Bank announced a major recruitment drive to fill 1,356 vacant posts of probationary officers (PO) and banking associates, students across J&K are demanding an increase in the upper age limit to 40 years for open merit candidates, instead of the 30 years set by the bank.

J&K higher and school education minister Shamim Firdous termed the 30-year age limit unfair, citing the lack of major recruitment drives in recent years. The J&K Students Association (JKSA) has also written to lieutenant governor (LG) Manoj Sinha, requesting an increase in the age limit to 40 years.

Last week, J&K Bank, which is the Union territory's biggest bank, announced recruitment for 1,356 probationary officer and ...