The National Commission for Minority Educational Institutions (NCMEI) in New Delhi wants to fill 20 posts, from Deputy Secretary down to Multi Tasking Staff, but only serving government employees can apply. The posts are on deputation, which means an officer is lent by their own department to work at NCMEI for a fixed time, usually not more than five years. The Ministry of Education issued the circular on 30.10.2026, and applications must reach it in hard copy within 60 days of the Employment News advertisement.
⚡ QUICK FACTS
🎓 Eligibility
Serving govt officers (deputation)
📌 Vacancies
20 posts, 11 designations
💰 Salary
PB-1 to PB-3 + Grade Pay
🗓️ Last Date
60 days from Employment News ad
✔ Checked against the official notification on 10.11.2026 · Official notice
Vacancy circular issued by the Ministry of Education
30.10.2026
Last date to apply
Within 60 days of the Employment News advertisement. That date is not given in the circular
If the last date is extended
The Ministry will post the notice on its website
Application Fee
Item
Detail
Application fee
Not specified in notification. No fee is mentioned for this deputation
Vacancy Details
Post
Group / classification
Pay Band (6th CPC)
Grade Pay
Posts
Deputy Secretary
Group A Gazetted, Ministerial
PB-3: Rs 15,600–39,100
Rs 7,600
1
Senior Principal Private Secretary
Group A Gazetted, Ministerial
PB-3: Rs 15,600–39,100
Rs 7,600
1
Under Secretary
Group A Gazetted, Ministerial
PB-3: Rs 15,600–39,100
Rs 6,600
1
Section Officer
Group B Gazetted, Ministerial
PB-2: Rs 9,300–34,800
Rs 4,600
1
Private Secretary
Group B Gazetted, Ministerial
PB-2: Rs 9,300–34,800
Rs 4,600
5
Personal Assistant
Group B Non-Gazetted, Ministerial
PB-2: Rs 9,300–34,800
Rs 4,200
5
Accountant
Group B Non-Gazetted, Non-Ministerial
PB-2: Rs 9,300–34,800
Rs 4,200
1
Librarian
Group B Non-Gazetted, Non-Ministerial
PB-2: Rs 9,300–34,800
Rs 4,200
1
Urdu Translator
Group B Non-Gazetted, Non-Ministerial
PB-2: Rs 9,300–34,800
Rs 4,200
1
Reader / Upper Division Clerk
Group C Non-Gazetted, Ministerial
PB-1: Rs 5,200–20,200
Rs 2,400
1
Multi Tasking Staff
Group C Non-Gazetted, Non-Ministerial
PB-1: Rs 5,200–20,200
Rs 1,800
2
Total
20
Gazetted means the officer’s appointment is published in the official Gazette of the government. Ministerial means office and administrative work. A Pay Band (PB) with a Grade Pay is the old 6th Pay Commission way of stating pay.
Eligibility Criteria
Criterion
Detail
Who can apply: 3 Group A posts
Officers of the Central Government only
Who can apply: 8 Group B and C posts
Central or State Government officers
Also open to staff of
UT administrations, universities, research institutions, public sector undertakings, semi-government, statutory or autonomous bodies
Mode
Deputation. For the Group B and Group C posts it includes short-term contract
Main rule for every post
You hold an analogous post (a post of the same level and nature) on a regular basis in your parent cadre or department
Other route
Or you have served the years shown in the table below, in the stated pay band and grade pay or an equivalent
Educational qualification
Not stated separately. Eligibility is set by the post you hold and your years of service
Age limit
Not specified in notification
Maximum deputation period
Ordinarily not more than 5 years, counting any deputation outside your own cadre (ex-cadre) held just before this one
Records
No vigilance case pending or contemplated against you, and your integrity certified by your department
Years of service needed, post by post
Post
Rule (i)
Rule (ii) or (iii): years of service
Deputy Secretary
Analogous post on a regular basis
5 years in PB-3 with Grade Pay Rs 6,600
Senior Principal Private Secretary
Analogous post on a regular basis
5 years in PB-3 with Grade Pay Rs 6,600
Under Secretary
Analogous post on a regular basis
5 years in PB-3 with Grade Pay Rs 5,400, or 6 years in PB-2 with Grade Pay Rs 4,800
Section Officer
Analogous post on a regular basis
5 years in PB-2 with Grade Pay Rs 4,200
Private Secretary
Analogous post on a regular basis
5 years in PB-2 with Grade Pay Rs 4,200
Personal Assistant
Analogous post on a regular basis
6 years in PB-1 with Grade Pay Rs 2,800, or 10 years in PB-1 with Grade Pay Rs 2,400
Accountant
Analogous post on a regular basis
6 years in PB-1 with Grade Pay Rs 2,800, or 10 years in PB-1 with Grade Pay Rs 2,400
Librarian
Analogous post on a regular basis
6 years in PB-1 with Grade Pay Rs 2,800, or 10 years in PB-1 with Grade Pay Rs 2,400
Urdu Translator
Analogous post on a regular basis
6 years in PB-1 with Grade Pay Rs 2,800, or 10 years in PB-1 with Grade Pay Rs 2,400
Reader / Upper Division Clerk
Analogous post on a regular basis
5 years in PB-1 with Grade Pay Rs 2,000, or 8 years in PB-1 with Grade Pay Rs 1,900
Multi Tasking Staff
Analogous post on a regular basis
No years-of-service route is given
Relaxation for two posts: a Ministry of Education order dated 23.03.2026 cuts the qualifying service for Deputy Secretary and Under Secretary by two years, as a one-time measure. It also lets officers who hold analogous posts in any cadre apply, if they have worked with a quasi-judicial body (a body that decides disputes like a court). The notice does not say whether the years in the table above already include this relaxation, so confirm it with the Ministry before you rely on it.
🧮 CAN I APPLY? THREE QUICK EXAMPLES
An officer who holds a regular Section Officer-level post in a central ministry today. For the Section Officer post, Rule (i) covers this person directly, with no minimum years needed. ✅ Eligible.
A state government employee with 8 years of regular service in PB-1 with Grade Pay Rs 2,800, who holds no Personal Assistant-level post. The Personal Assistant post asks for 6 years at this pay and grade, and 8 is more than that. ✅ Eligible, through the years-of-service route.
An employee with 5 years 11 months of regular service in PB-1 with Grade Pay Rs 2,800, who holds no Personal Assistant-level post. The 6-year rule is 1 month away, and the 10-year rule for Grade Pay Rs 2,400 does not fit this pay. ❌ Not eligible, short by 1 month.
These are made-up examples that apply the rules in the tables above. The notice does not say on which date your years of service are counted, so ask the Ministry about that.
Who Should Apply
This is a temporary posting on deputation, not a permanent NCMEI job. The notice says the period is ordinarily not more than five years, and any deputation outside your own cadre that you held just before counts towards that.
All 20 posts are at NCMEI in New Delhi.
The three Group A posts are only for Central Government officers. The eight Group B and Group C posts are also open to staff of state governments, Union Territory administrations, universities, recognised research institutions, public sector companies and statutory or autonomous bodies.
Pick the post that matches the post you hold now. Each post asks you either to hold a similar post on a regular basis or to have served a set number of years in the pay band just below.
You cannot apply on your own. Your office must forward the application and certify your record, using the certificate in Annexure III of the notice.
Who should skip this
Anyone who does not work in one of the organisations the notice lists, such as a private company.
Anyone who cannot be released at once. The notice asks for candidates who can be spared immediately on selection.
Anyone with a vigilance case pending or planned against them. Your forwarding officer must certify that none exists.
Deputation. For the Group B and Group C posts this includes short-term contract
Test or interview
Not mentioned in the notice
Applications that are rejected
Late applications, those without the listed documents and incomplete ones are rejected outright
After you are selected
You cannot withdraw your candidature later on any ground
In short: the notice mentions no written test or interview, and it does not explain how candidates will be chosen. What it does make clear is that late or incomplete applications are thrown out.
Salary and Benefits
Component
Detail
Pay band and Grade Pay
As shown in the Vacancy Details table. These are 6th CPC (Central Pay Commission) scales
Pay in the 7th CPC
Paid as per the corresponding 7th CPC scale. The notice does not name a Pay Level for each post
Rules for deputation pay
DoPT (Department of Personnel and Training) orders: OM No. 6/08/2009 of 17.06.2010 and OM No. 2/11/2017 of 24.11.2017 and 15.03.2021
Deputation period
Ordinarily not more than five years
In plain terms: the notice gives only the old 6th CPC pay bands and says pay will follow the matching 7th CPC scale. It gives no rupee figure, so read the DoPT orders it names for the exact deputation pay rules.
How to Apply
Take the application form (Annexure II) from the notification PDF and fill it in. Make three copies.
Ask your office to forward it. The forwarding officer must fill in the certificate in Annexure III about your vigilance record, integrity and penalties.
Attach the documents listed in the next section, with attested copies of your last five years of APARs (Annual Performance Appraisal Reports).
Send the three hard copies to Shri B. K. Mahanta, Director, Ministry of Education, Room No. 6A, 4th Floor, Jeevandeep Building, Parliament Street, New Delhi – 110001.
Email a PDF of the application and documents to bk.mahanta@nic.in within the same time limit.
Note: an advance copy will not be entertained, and the hard copy is what counts. The emailed PDF is only an extra.
Documents Required
Document
Format / Notes
Application form (Annexure II)
Three copies, signed
APARs for the last five years (2021-22 to 2025-26)
Attested copies. Each page must be attested by an officer not below the rank of Under Secretary
DE / Vigilance clearance
From your department
Statement of major or minor penalties in the last 10 years
Attach it if any penalty was imposed
Integrity certificate
From your department
Cadre clearance
From your department
Certificate from the forwarding authority (Annexure III)
Filled in and signed by the officer forwarding your application
Do not send the application late or without the listed documents. Such applications are rejected without being considered.
Do not send an advance copy. The notice says it will not be entertained.
Count the 60 days from the date the advertisement appears in Employment News or Rozgar Samachar, not from the circular date of 30.10.2026.
Get every page of your APAR copies attested by an officer not below the rank of Under Secretary.
Do not apply for a post that does not match the post you hold now, because each post has its own eligibility rule.
Remember that you cannot withdraw your candidature once you are selected.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the last date to apply for NCMEI Recruitment 2026?
Your application must reach the Ministry of Education within 60 days of the date the advertisement appears in Employment News or Rozgar Samachar, and the circular does not give that date.
How many posts are there?
There are 20 posts across 11 designations, from Deputy Secretary to Multi Tasking Staff.
Who can apply?
Only serving government and similar employees, and each post asks you to hold a similar post on a regular basis or to have served the stated years in the pay band just below.
Is there a written exam or an interview?
The notice mentions no written test or interview and lists the mode of selection only as deputation.
What is the age limit?
The circular does not state an age limit.
How do I apply?
Send three hard copies of the Annexure II form with your documents, forwarded by your office, to the Director at the Ministry of Education in New Delhi, and email a PDF to bk.mahanta@nic.in.
What is the salary for these posts?
The notice gives the old 6th Pay Commission pay band and grade pay for each post and says pay will follow the matching 7th Pay Commission scale, but it gives no rupee figure.
How long does the deputation last?
It ordinarily cannot go beyond five years, including any posting outside your own cadre that you held just before this one.
Update Log
Date
What changed
10.11.2026
Post published
Disclaimer: The information above has been compiled from the official notification for the convenience of job seekers. Candidates are advised to verify all details from the official website before applying.
