Total Vacancies
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PFRDA
Pension Fund Regulatory and Development Authority
PFRDA Grade A 2026 • Advt No: 03/2026
PFRDA has invited online applications for 30 Officer Grade A (Assistant Manager) vacancies in General, Research, Actuary and Official Language (Rajbhasha) streams under Advertisement No. 03/2026. Applications are open from 03 to 24 September 2026. Phase I is scheduled for 15 October 2026 and Phase II for 20 November 2026.
Total Vacancies
30
Age Limit
—–30 Years
As on 31 Jul 2026
Application Dates
3 Sept – 24 Sept 2026
Closes 5:30 AM IST
Job Location
All India
Qualification
Stream-specific qualification. General: Master's Degree / minimum two-year Post Graduate Diploma in any discipline, or Bachelor's Degree in Law or Engineering, or specified CA/CS/CMA/CFA qualification. Research: specified postgraduate qualification in Economics, Finance, Statistics, Data Science, Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning and related disciplines. Actuary: Graduation plus pass or exemption in all seven Core Principles subjects of the Institute of Actuaries of India. Official Language (Rajbhasha): prescribed Master's qualification involving Hindi/Hindi Translation with the specified Bachelor's-level language requirement.
Salary / Stipend
Officer Grade A pay scale is Rs. 62,500-3,600(4)-76,900-4,050(7)-1,05,250-EB-4,050(4)-1,21,450-4,650(1)-1,26,100. Present gross emoluments at the minimum of the scale are approximately Rs. 2,05,000 per month including applicable PFRDA contribution towards NPS and notified allowances.
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Particular | Details |
|---|---|
Recruiting Authority | Pension Fund Regulatory and Development Authority (PFRDA) |
Post | Officer Grade 'A' (Assistant Manager) |
Advertisement No. | 03/2026 |
Streams | General, Research, Actuary and Official Language (Rajbhasha) |
Total Vacancies | 30 |
Recruitment Type | Regular |
Event | Date |
|---|---|
Online Application & Fee | 03 September 2026 to 24 September 2026 |
Qualification / Age Cut-off | 31 July 2026 |
Phase I Online Exam | 15 October 2026 |
Phase II Online Exam | 20 November 2026 |
Phase III Interview | To be intimated to Phase II qualified candidates |
Stream | Vacancy | Minimum Qualification |
|---|---|---|
General | 25 | Master's / minimum two-year PG Diploma in any discipline; OR Bachelor's in Law/Engineering; OR specified CA/CS/CMA/CFA professional qualification. |
Research | 2 | Specified postgraduate qualification in Economics, Finance, Statistics, Data Science, AI/ML, Business Analytics and related subjects; or Master's in Mathematics plus one-year PG Diploma in Statistics or related subjects. |
Actuary | 2 | Graduation plus pass or exemption in all seven Core Principles subjects of the Institute of Actuaries of India examination. |
Official Language (Rajbhasha) | 1 | Master's in Hindi/Hindi Translation with English at Bachelor's level; or Master's in Sanskrit/English/Economics/Commerce with Hindi at Bachelor's level; or Master's in both English and Hindi/Hindi Translation. |
Category breakup: SC 5, ST 2, OBC 8, EWS 3 and UR/GEN 12. Two PwBD reservations are included in General Stream: one Blindness/Low Vision and one Deaf/Hard of Hearing.
Additional eligibility: Candidates should be computer literate and conversant with MS Office Word and Excel. Final qualifying examination appeared/result-awaited candidates may participate, subject to producing proof of qualification within the time granted by PFRDA.
Particular | Rule |
|---|---|
Upper Age Limit | 30 years as on 31 July 2026 |
DOB Rule | Candidate must have been born on or after 01 August 1996 |
Age Relaxation | SC/ST: 5 years; OBC-NCL: 3 years; PwBD: 10 years, PwBD-OBC: 13 years, PwBD-SC/ST: 15 years; Ex-Servicemen: 5 years, subject to notification conditions. |
GEN / EWS / OBC Fee | Rs. 1,000 inclusive of GST |
SC / ST / PwBD / Ex-Servicemen Fee | Nil |
OBC applicants must satisfy Non-Creamy Layer requirements. EWS and OBC-NCL certificates must meet the issue-date and validity conditions in the notification. PwBD reservation is horizontal.
Stage | Key Details |
|---|---|
Phase I | Two online MCQ papers of 100 marks each. Paper 1: 90 questions / 60 minutes. Paper 2: 50 questions / 40 minutes. Negative marking is 1/4th for wrong answers in both papers. Phase I marks are only for shortlisting. |
Phase II | Paper 1 English Descriptive: 100 marks / 3 questions / 60 minutes. Paper 2 stream-specific: 100 marks / 50 questions / 40 minutes. Paper 2 has 1/4th negative marking. |
Phase III | Interview for candidates shortlisted from Phase II. Interview may be taken in Hindi or English. |
Interview Shortlisting | Candidates equal to 5 times the number of vacancies will be shortlisted in order of merit. |
Final Merit | Phase II: 85% | Interview: 15% |
Particular | Details |
|---|---|
Pay Scale | Rs. 62,500 to Rs. 1,26,100 in the notified Grade A scale |
Approx. Gross Emoluments | About Rs. 2,05,000 per month at the minimum of the scale |
Probation | 2 years |
Posting | PFRDA currently has offices in New Delhi and Mumbai. Selected officers are also liable to serve anywhere in India as required. |
Apply online through the PFRDA Careers recruitment link and complete registration before the closing date.
Upload the prescribed photograph, live photograph, signature, left thumb impression and handwritten declaration.
Pay the applicable fee online and retain the e-receipt, Registration Number, Password and application printout.
Deadline: Complete application and applicable fee payment by 24 September 2026.
A candidate may apply for a maximum of two eligible streams only. Separate applications and applicable fees are required for each stream.
Check the exact stream-specific qualification before applying.
Age and educational qualification eligibility are determined with reference to 31 July 2026.
Handwritten declaration must be in the candidate's own handwriting and in English. Capital-letter declaration/signature is not accepted.
No change or correction in application particulars, including category, will be entertained after final submission.
Keep the registered personal email ID and mobile number active throughout the recruitment process.
Do not send the system-generated application printout to PFRDA. Retain it for future reference.
There are 30 Officer Grade A (Assistant Manager) vacancies across General, Research, Actuary and Official Language (Rajbhasha) streams.
The last date for online application and payment of applicable fee is 24 September 2026.
The normal upper age limit is 30 years as on 31 July 2026, with applicable relaxation for eligible reserved categories and Ex-Servicemen.
Yes. Candidates who have appeared in the final qualifying examination and are awaiting results may participate, but any offer to join is subject to producing proof of the required qualification within the time granted by PFRDA.
Yes. A candidate can apply for a maximum of two eligible streams. Separate online applications and applicable fees are required for each stream.
Phase I is only for shortlisting. Final selection is based on Phase II marks with 85% weightage and Phase III Interview marks with 15% weightage.
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