Pension Fund Regulatory and Development Authority (PFRDA)
RECRUITMENT EXAM NAME
RECRUITMENT OF OFFICER GRADE "A" (ASSISTANT MANAGER) 2026
Pension Fund Regulatory and Development Authority (PFRDA/ Authority), is one of the regulators in the
financial sector established under PFRDA Act, 2013 with the mandate to promote, develop and regulate the Pension Sector in India. Pension Fund Regulatory and
Development Authority (PFRDA) is inviting online applications from eligible candidates for the OFFICER GRADE "A" (ASSISTANT MANAGER) post:-
Post Details
| STREAM |
SEAT |
| General |
25 |
| Research |
2 |
| Actuary |
2 |
| Official Language
(Rajbhasha) |
1 |
| Total |
30 |
Post Details
| STREAM |
EDUCATIONAL QUALIFICATION |
| General |
Masters Degree/Post Graduate Diploma or LLB or BE / BTech
Bachelors Degree in Engineering |
| Research |
MMasters Degree/ Post Graduate
Diploma* (minimum two years
duration) in Economics/
Commerce/ Business
Administration/ Econometrics/
Quantitative Economics/ Financial
Economics / Mathematical
Economics/ Business Economics/
Agricultural Economics/ Industrial
Economics/ Business Analytics; or
Masters Degree/ Post Graduate
Diploma* (minimum two
years duration) in Finance/
Quantitative Finance/ Mathematical
Finance/ Quantitative
Techniques/ International Finance/
Business Finance/ International and
Trade Finance/ Project
and Infrastructure Finance/ Agri.
Business Finance; or
Masters Degree/ Post Graduate
Diploma* (minimum two years
duration) in Statistics/
Mathematical Statistics/ Statistics &
Informatics/ Applied Statistics &
Informatics/ Data Science/
Artificial Intelligence/ Machine
Learning/ Big Data Analytics; or
Masters Degree in Mathematics
and one year post graduate diploma
in Statistics or related |
| Actuary |
GraduationAND Pass or
exemption in all Seven (07) "Core
Principles subjects of the Institute
of Actuaries of lndia (lAl)
Examination. |
| Official Language
(Rajbhasha) |
Masters Degree in Hindi/ Hindi
Translation with English as a
subject at the Bachelors Degree
level; or Masters Degree in
Sanskrit/ English/ Economics/
Commerce with Hindi as a subject
at Bachelors Degree level; or
Masters Degree in both English and
Hindi/ Hindi Translation |
Location - Delhi / Maharashtra
Age
| A candidate must not have exceeded the age of thirty (30) years as on July 31, 2026 i.e., candidate must
have been born on or after August 01, 1996. Age relaxation is applicable in several categories according to rule of govt. |
Pay Scale
The pay scale of Officers in Grade "A" is Rs. 62500-3600(4)-76900-4050(7)-105250-EB-4050(4)-121450-4650(1)-126100 (17 years).
Probation:- The successful candidates recruited for the post of Officer Grade "A" (Assistant Manager) shall undergo probation of two years
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Application Fee
| Category |
Application Fee |
| Unreserved/GEN, EWS & OBC |
Rs. 1,000/- (inclusive of GST) |
| ST/SC/PwBD/Ex-SM |
Nill |
Important Dates
| Discription |
Date |
| Advt No. |
03/2026 |
| Date of Advt. |
03/09/26 |
| Starting date of online application & submission of fees |
03/09/26 |
| Closing date of online application & submission of fees |
24/09/26 |
| Availability of Call Letters for Phase – I &
Phase – II On-line Examinations on PFRDA
website |
Will be intimated by E-mail/SMS.
General information shall be hosted on
PFRDAs website. Candidates to
regularly check the website |
| Phase - I On-line Examination |
15/10/26 (Thursday) |
| Phase - II On-line Examination |
20/11/26 (Friday) |
| Phase – III Interview |
Will be intimated to candidates
successful in Phase II by E-mail/SMS. |
Mode of Application
Selection Process
Mode of selection shall be a three-stage process:-
- Phase I (on – line Screening examination consisting of two papers of 100 marks each)
- Phase II (on – line examination consisting of two papers of 100 marks each)
- Phase III (Interview).
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Application Process
- Applicants are required to go to PFRDAs website www.pfrda.org.in. and open the link “Careers”. Thereafter, open the Recruitment Notification entitled “PFRDA RECRUITMENT
EXERCISE -RECRUITMENT OF OFFICER GRADE A (ASSISTANT MANAGER) - 2026” and click on the option "APPLY ONLINE" which will open a new screen.
- To register application, choose the tab "CLICK HERE FOR NEW REGISTRATION" and enter Name, Contact details and Email-ID. A Provisional Registration Number
and Password will be generated by the system and displayed on the screen. Candidate should
note down the Provisional Registration Number and Password. An Email & SMS indicating the Provisional Registration number and Password will also be sent.
- In case the candidate is unable to complete the application form in one go, he/ she can save
the data already entered by choosing "SAVE AND NEXT" tab. Prior to submission of the online application, candidates are advised to use the "SAVE AND NEXT" facility to
verify the details in the online application form and modify the same if required.
- Candidates are advised to carefully fill and verify the details filled in the online application
themselves as no change will be possible/ entertained after clicking the “COMPLETE REGISTRATION” BUTTON.
- The Name of the candidate and his/her Father/ Husband etc. should be spelt correctly in
the application as it appears in the Certificates/ Mark sheets. Any change/alteration found may disqualify the candidature.
- Validate your details and Save your application by clicking the "VALIDATE YOUR DETAILS" and"SAVE & NEXT" button.
- Candidates can proceed to upload Photo, Signature, Left Thumb impression and hand
writing declaration as per the specifications given in the Guidelines detailed under point "C" given below.
- Candidates can proceed to fill other details of the Application Form.
- Click on the Preview Tab to preview and verify the entire application form before “COMPLETE REGISTRATION”.
- Modify details, if required, and click on "COMPLETE REGISTRATION" only after verifying
and ensuring that the photograph, signature uploaded and other details filled by you are correct.
- Click on "PAYMENT" Tab and proceed for payment.
- Click on "SUBMIT" button.
- Candidates shall be solely responsible for filling up the online applications correctly. In case
of invalid applications due to errors committed by the applicant no claims for refund of application fees so collected shall be entertained by the Authority.
- To avoid last minute rush, candidates are advised to pay the application fees and register online at the earliest.
- Authority does not assume any responsibility for the candidates not being able to submit
their applications within the last day on account of aforesaid reasons or any other reason.
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