New Delhi, Feb. 18 -- A division bench of the Madhya Pradesh High Court has said that economically weaker section (EWS) candidates appearing for the recruitment exam for primary and middle school teachers will be entitled to a 5-year age relaxation.

Following the HC's interim order, candidates from the EWS category can apply for the recruitment exam up to the age of 45 years.

The Madhya Pradesh court's decision came in response to a petition filed by Pushpendra Dwivedi and others.

The petition said that Sections 7.1 and 7.2 of the rule book for the Teachers Recruitment Exam 2024 described EWS as a reserved category.

However, Section 6.2 provided a 5-year relaxation in the maximum age of candidates in reserved classes, but EWS candidat...