NTA Deputation Recruitment 2026 — Selection and Interview Information

Notification: NTA File A-A102(1)/1/2025-PE1(13611), dated 12 November 2026. Positions: 13, across five designations. Last date for departmental application receipt: 1 December 2026, 5:00 PM. All posts are on deputation or foreign-service terms, initially three years.

An interview is notified; a written examination is not

NTA states that applications will be scrutinised and shortlisted. Only shortlisted applicants will be called for interview, after service, education, age and eligibility checks. The authority has not fixed an interview date, duration, question list, weightage, minimum marks or examination centre. There is no announced preliminary exam, mains paper, computer-based test or syllabus for these appointments. This is fundamentally different from the national entrance examinations that NTA conducts for students.

Documents and eligibility before an interview call

Only serving eligible officers meeting the substantive regular cadre/grade requirement can qualify. Receiving a required grade pay level solely through ACP, MACP or ad hoc arrangements does not satisfy the stated condition. Recruitment teams inspect completed Annexure-V, competent authority experience certificate (II), Head of Department/vigilance (III), NOC (IV), attested APARs for 2021–22 to 2025–26, integrity and major/minor penalty certificates, cadre clearance and academic qualifications. During the interview process, original documents must be checked; a candidate found ineligible may not attend the interview.

Official post-wise vacancy composition

📊 Vacancies by advertised designation

Published pay-matrix minima — not interview scores

📊 Pay-matrix minimum by post (₹ per month)

The post rules are not interchangeable: Director may rely on Level 12 for three years or Level 11 for five years; Joint Director on Level 11 for three or Level 10 for five; Deputy Director on Level 10 for three; Senior Superintendent on Level 6 for three or Level 5 for five. Research Scientist C further requires a Ph.D. with the specified PG at 55%, ten years' relevant post-qualification experience and a regular-grade eligibility route. NTA must verify each condition from the service record.

If shortlisted

Watch official NTA communication for the as-yet-unannounced interview date, venue and any additional document instructions. Take originals for verification. No written-examination study syllabus or interview marking table is available in this notice, so external subject lists should not be treated as official conditions.