Summary Sindh cabinet raises CCE age limit to 33, allows five attempts, lowers qualifying marks to 33% and approves computerised single-paper exams.
KARACHI (Web Desk) - The Sindh cabinet has approved increasing the upper age limit for the Combined Competitive Examination (CCE) from 30 to 33 years and raising the number of permitted attempts from three to five.
The decisions were taken at a cabinet meeting chaired by Chief Minister Syed Murad Ali Shah at the Chief Minister’s House in Karachi, according to a spokesperson.
The cabinet approved a series of reforms to the Sindh Public Service Commission (SPSC), covering the age limit, the number of attempts and minimum qualifying marks for the CCE.
Under the approved changes, candidates will be allowed to appear in the competitive examination up to five times instead of the existing three attempts. The upper age limit has also been increased by three years, from 30 to 33.
The provincial cabinet further approved reducing the minimum qualifying marks for CCE 2026 from 40 percent to 33 percent.
In another decision, the cabinet approved introducing computerised testing for examinations comprising a single paper, the spokesperson said.
During the meeting, Chief Minister Murad Ali Shah also briefed the cabinet on his recent visit to China.
The meeting discussed 29 agenda items concerning various provincial departments, according to the chief minister’s spokesperson.
Provincial ministers, advisers, special assistants, the chief secretary and other senior officials attended the meeting.
