Enter your date of birth to work out your retirement date. The central government age is 60; change it for your own sector.
Defaults to 60, the central government age under FR 56. Set 58, 62, 65 and so on for other sectors.
Put in your date of birth to work out your retirement date. For central government employees the retirement age is 60 under Fundamental Rule 56, and superannuation falls on the last day of the month in which you turn 60. If your sector follows a different age, you can change it.
One small catch: if you were born on the first of a month, you are treated as retiring on the last day of the previous month, and the tool handles that for you.
How the retirement date and superannuation are calculated
For a central government employee, retirement age is 60 under FR 56. But you do not retire on your birthday, you retire on the last day of that month, which is called the date of superannuation. There is one exception worth noting: if you were born on the 1st of a month, you are deemed to complete the age on the last day of the previous month, so you retire one month earlier.
Retirement age in central, state and private sectors
There is no single retirement age that applies to everyone. The central default is 60, the private sector is usually 58 to 60, High Court judges retire at 62 and Supreme Court judges at 65. So just set your own age in the tool to match your service rules, and it works out the date on the same last-day-of-month basis.
Frequently asked questions
What is the retirement age for central government employees?
It is 60 years under Fundamental Rule 56. Retirement takes effect on the last day of the month in which you turn 60, which is called the date of superannuation.
What is the date of superannuation?
It is the last day of the month in which you reach the retirement age. If you were born on the 1st of a month, you are deemed to retire on the last day of the previous month, so a month earlier.
Is the retirement age the same for everyone?
No. The central default is 60, but the private sector is usually 58 to 60, High Court judges retire at 62 and Supreme Court judges at 65. You can set your own retirement age in the tool.