Government exams after graduation

A degree moves you from the constable-and-clerk tier to officer and manager tracks — CGL desks, bank PO, Railway NTPC, police SI.

Listed below is every exam meribari tracks that a graduate qualifies for. Because eligibility works upward, that includes not just the graduate-level examinations but every 10th and 12th level exam as well — grouped accordingly so nothing is hidden.

The graduate-level records here span banking (IBPS PO and Clerk), SSC CGL, Railway NTPC and UP Police SI. Each carries its own age cut-off date — only UP SI's is confirmed on record so far; where a cut-off is unconfirmed, the entry below says so instead of quoting a bare number.

11 exams listed · 11 verified from the official notification · 0 compiled from public sources and flagged below. More are added as each is verified against its notification.

Exams you can apply for

Grouped by each exam's minimum qualification — remember that having graduation clears the bar for every group below the top one too.

Open to graduates and above

Conducted by
UPPRPB
Minimum qualification
Bachelor's degree
Age limit
21–28 yearsas on 01 Jul 2025

Open to 12th pass and above

Open to 10th pass and above

Conducted by
SSC
Minimum qualification
10th pass
Age limit
18–23 yearsas on 01 Jan 2026

Frequently asked

Which government exams can I apply for after graduation?

meribari currently tracks 11 exams open to candidates with graduation: IBPS Clerk, IBPS PO, RRB NTPC Graduate, SSC CGL, UP SI (open to graduates and above); RRB NTPC UG, SSC CHSL, UP Constable (open to 12th pass and above); RRB Group D, SSC GD, SSC MTS (open to 10th pass and above). Of these, 11 are verified line-by-line against the official notification; the rest are compiled from public sources and carry a visible warning until they are verified.

What is the age limit for government exams after graduation?

There is no single limit — every exam reckons age against its own cut-off date. For 11 of the 11 exams listed here the cut-off is confirmed on record:

ExamBase age limitAs on
SSC GD18–23 years01 Jan 2026
UP ConstableVaries by category & gender01 Jul 2025
UP SI21–28 years01 Jul 2025
SSC CGL18–32 years01 Aug 2026
SSC CHSL18–27 years01 Jan 2026
SSC MTS18–25 years01 Aug 2025
RRB Group D18–33 years01 Jan 2026
RRB NTPC Graduate18–33 years01 Jan 2026
RRB NTPC UG18–30 years01 Jan 2026
IBPS PO20–30 years01 Jul 2026
IBPS Clerk20–28 years01 Aug 2026
Can a graduate apply for exams whose minimum is only 10th or 12th pass?

Yes. Eligibility works upward, not downward: an exam that asks for 10th pass accepts anyone with 10th pass or higher, so a graduate can apply for every exam on this page regardless of which level group it sits in. What you cannot do is the reverse — a candidate without graduation cannot apply for exams that list it as the minimum.

Why does this page list fewer exams than other websites?

Because every entry here comes from a record in our eligibility database, with its source and verification state shown. Most sites scrape coaching aggregators and list hundreds of exams nobody has checked; we would rather show 11 exams where the qualification, the age cut-off date and what is still unconfirmed are stated plainly. More exams are being added as each one is verified against its official notification.

How do I check which of these I actually qualify for?

Use the Exam Finder. Enter your date of birth, qualification, category and state once — it checks you against every exam meribari tracks and tells you why you qualify or not, including relaxations for your category. Everything runs in your browser; nothing is sent anywhere.

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Answer a few questions about your age, qualification and category — the Finder checks you against every exam we track, right on your phone, nothing sent anywhere.

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