Retirement Date Calculator – Date of Retirement by DOB

Under Fundamental Rule 56, a central government employee retires on the afternoon of the last day of the month in which they reach the retirement age. If the date of birth is the 1st of a month, retirement falls on the last day of the previous month. So someone born on 15 March 1966 retires on 31 March 2026, and someone born on 1 March 1966 retires on 28 February 2026.

There is no single age. Most central government employees retire at 60, private companies set their own age by policy or contract, often 58 to 60, and pensions start at their own ages: the EPS pension normally at 58. Our guide to the retirement age in India covers each one.

Not necessarily. There is no law fixing a private-sector retirement date. Many company policies retire you on the birthday itself or at the end of that month; your appointment letter, HR policy or standing orders will say which. Use the birthday option if your policy does not mention a month-end.

Because a person born on the 1st completes their years on the last day of the previous month, in the way Indian service rules count age. That is why Fundamental Rule 56 makes a special case of it.