The TNUSRB just postponed the SI exam to August 2027. Meanwhile, the COVID-era 2-year age relaxation expires in September 2026. That means aspirants like 30-year-old Dinesh Kumar; who’ve waited years; might now be too old to even apply. What’s worse? The last SI results from December 2025 are still not out. Eight months later. No explanation. No timeline. Just silence. The board once promised an annual, predictable recruitment schedule. It never happened. Candidates say the annual planner released this year was changed overnight after the government changed; pushing exams further into the future. These aren’t just delays. They’re broken promises affecting lakhs of lives. Young men and women have sacrificed careers, relationships, and mental health to prepare for this. Now, they’re being told ‘wait another year’; while their last chance slips away. If the state doesn’t extend the age relaxation now, it won’t just be unfair; it’ll be cruel.