Written by K H Govinda Raj As competition increases, the demand to relax the age bar and allow candidates to compete more number of times in the Union Public Service Commission examination is expected. At present, the upper age-limit for general candidates to write the Civil Services examination is 32 years (six attempts); for reserved categories (SC/ST), it is 37 years (unlimited attempts) and for OBCs, it is 35 years (nine attempts). The situation will only get worse, not better, in the years to come. The number of candidates appearing for…