Status as of 17 October 2026
Central Government employees retire on the afternoon of the last day of the month in which they attain 60 (FR 56(a)). Confirmed
If your date of birth is the 1st of a month, you retire on the last day of the previous month. Confirmed
Those retiring on 30 June or 31 December, a day before their increment date, get a notional increment for pension only (DoPT OM of 20 May 2025). Confirmed
Last verified: 17 October 2026
Enter your date of birth to get your date of superannuation under FR 56, the time left in service and, if you add them, your total service from joining and whether the 30 June / 31 December notional increment applies to you. Next, estimate your pension, commutation and gratuity and leave encashment.
Retirement date calculator
Based on FR 56. The date of birth recorded in your service book is the one that counts. Extension of service beyond superannuation is allowed only in the cases listed in FR 56(d).
How the retirement date is worked out
FR 56(a) says every Government servant retires on the afternoon of the last day of the month in which he attains the age of sixty years, and that a Government servant whose date of birth is the first of a month retires on the afternoon of the last day of the preceding month. Workmen in industrial or work-charged establishments also retire at 60 under FR 56(b). Confirmed
| Date of birth | Date of retirement (afternoon) | Why |
|---|---|---|
| 15 August 1966 | 31 August 2026 | Turns 60 in August 2026 |
| 1 August 1966 | 31 July 2026 | Born on the 1st, so the previous month |
| 2 January 1967 | 31 January 2027 | Turns 60 in January 2027 |
| 1 January 1967 | 31 December 2026 | Born on the 1st, so the previous month |
| 1 July 1966 | 30 June 2026 | Born on the 1st; a 30 June retiree |
| 29 February 1968 | 29 February 2028 | Turns 60 in February 2028 (a leap year) |
| 1 March 1968 | 29 February 2028 | Born on the 1st, so February 2028 |
Other ages of superannuation
- Doctors of the Central Health Service, Indian Railways Medical Service, AYUSH and the other services listed in FR 56(bb) retire at 62, or at 65 if they opt for teaching, clinical, patient care, public health or advisory work. GDMO and specialist doctors of the CAPFs and Assam Rifles retire at 65. Confirmed
- Nursing teaching faculty with M.Sc. Nursing in Central Government nursing institutions retire at 65 if they continue as faculty after 60 (FR 56(bbb)). Confirmed
- Extension beyond 60 is barred except in the cases in FR 56(d), such as up to three months for budget work, and up to 62 or 64 for specialists and eminent scientists in public interest. Confirmed
Notional increment for 30 June and 31 December retirees
If you retire on 30 June and your increment falls on 1 July, or on 31 December with an increment on 1 January, DoPT’s OM of 20 May 2025 allows that increment notionally, provided you have rendered the qualifying service for it with satisfactory work and conduct. It counts only for calculating pension, not for gratuity, leave encashment or commutation, and the higher pension is payable from 1 May 2023 for third parties (earlier only for those covered by court orders). Confirmed
The calculator shows the notional increment only when your retirement date and increment date line up this way. Your last actual increment is the most recent 1 January or 1 July on or before your retirement date, assuming no extraordinary leave postponed it. Our reading
Service and gratuity periods
If you enter your date of joining, the calculator counts service from that day to the afternoon of your retirement date, and converts it into completed six-monthly periods for gratuity (a fraction of three months or more counts as a period, and at most 66 count). Qualifying service can be shorter than this if there were breaks, extraordinary leave without a medical certificate or dies non, so treat it as a guide. Estimate
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Retirement date: FAQs
What is the retirement age of Central Government employees?
Sixty years under FR 56(a). You retire on the afternoon of the last day of the month in which you attain 60. Doctors covered by FR 56(bb) retire at 62, or at 65 if they opt for the specified duties, and some nursing teaching faculty at 65.
When do I retire if my date of birth is the 1st of a month?
On the afternoon of the last day of the previous month. For example, a date of birth of 1 August 1966 means retirement on 31 July 2026, and 1 January 1967 means 31 December 2026.
Do I retire on my 60th birthday?
No. Unless you were born on the 1st, you work until the afternoon of the last day of the month in which you turn 60. Someone born on 15 August 1966 retires on 31 August 2026.
Will I get a notional increment if I retire on 30 June or 31 December?
Yes, if your increment is due the next day (1 July or 1 January) and you have the qualifying service for it with satisfactory work and conduct. Under DoPT’s OM of 20 May 2025 it counts only for calculating pension, not for gratuity or other benefits.
Can a Central Government employee get an extension beyond 60?
Only in the cases allowed by FR 56(d): for example up to three months for budget work or a committee about to wind up, up to 62 for medical or scientific specialists and up to 64 for eminent scientists, in public interest.
Source & accuracy
Last verified: 17 October 2026
Official sources:
- DoPT OM, 1 Dec 2022: superannuation and extension in service (text of FR 56)
- DoPT OM No. 19/116/2024-Pers.Pol.(Pay)(Pt), 20 May 2025: notional increment for 30 June / 31 December retirees, for pension only
- CCS (Pension) Rules, 2021 (G.S.R. 868(E), 20 Dec 2021): rule 45 retirement and death gratuity
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