(उच्चत्तर शिक्षा शिभाग, शिक्षामंत्रालय, भारत सरकार के तहत एक स्वायत्त संगठन(

(An Autonomous Organization under the Department of Higher Education, Ministry of Education, Government of India)
F. No. NTA/Admin/Recrtt./Advt,/DEP/2023 Date: 02nd November, 2024

VACANCY NOTIFICATION

1. Online applications are invited from eligible candidates for the

following posts in the National Testing Agency (NTA) on deputation
basis/foreign service terms:

S. Name of Posts with Pay Level / Number of Mode of

No. Sca1e/ Band Vacancies Recruitment
1. Director (Group-A) 2 Deputation
Level-13 of 7 CPC
th

Rs. 1,23,100-2,15,900 (Pre-Revised PB 4,

Rs 37,400—67,000 with GP of Rs. 8,700)

2. Joint Director (Group-A) 2 Deputation

Level-12 of 7th CPC
Rs. 78,800—2,09,200 (Pre—Revised PB 3,
Rs 15,600-39,100 with GP of Rs 7,600)

2. The vacancies shown in this vacancy notification are indicative, which may
increase or decrease.
3. The Recruitment Rules for the above-mentioned Posts, containing the
Eligibility Criteria, etc., are enclosed in Annexure-I, for reference.
4. The Duties & Responsibilities (in brief) of the above-mentioned posts are
mentioned in Annexure-II, for reference.
5. The terms & conditions on deputation/Foreign Service shall be regulated as
per the Instructions of DoPT, issued vide OM No. 6/8/2009-Estt. (Pay II)
dated 17 June, 2010 as amended from time-to-time.
6. The maximum age limit to apply for the above said posts is 56 years as on
closing date of application.
7. Candidates should fulfill the educational qualifications, experience and other
criteria as on the closing date of application.
8. The officers having regular service in substantive post in pay levels required,
as per eligibility conditions of the recruitment rules for concerned posts, are
eligible to apply. Officers getting desired level of pay under
ACP/MACP/Adhoc are not eligible to apply.
9. Applications which do not meet eligibility criteria given in the vacancy
notification or found incomplete/ deficient, will be summarily rejected.
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(An Autonomous Organization under the Department of Higher Education, Ministry of Education, Government of India)
Application not received through proper channel will not be
considered.
10. Merely fulfilling the eligibility criteria would not entitle a Candidate to claim
for Interview or selection against any post. Only the shortlisted candidates
will be called for Interview and shall be required to submit the necessary
documents in support of Age, Qualifications, Service Record/Experience,
etc. and get the originals of the same verified at the time of Interview. If any
candidate is found ineligible while verifying the documents, shall not be
allowed to take up interview.
11. Candidates should not furnish any particulars that are false, tampered
with, fabricated or suppress any material information while registering the
application and submitting the certified copies/ testimonials.
12. Decision of the NTA in all matters regarding eligibility of the candidate, the
stages at which such scrutiny of eligibility is to be undertaken, the
documents to be produced for the purpose of the conduct of interview,
selection and any other matter relating to recruitment shall be final.
13. The National Testing Agency (NTA) reserves the right to
amend/change/delete/cancel any of the condition/guidelines at any stage
of the process.
14. NTA also reserves the right to cancel the recruitment process as a whole or
at any stage thereof for any of the posts without any prior notice or without
assigning any reason thereof.
15. Online Application shall be submitted by 2nd December, 2024.
16. In case any technical difficulty is faced in filling up the online application
form, NTA can be contacted at: recruitment@nta.ac.in.
17. Candidates in their own interest are advised to register on-line and submit
their applications well in time before the last date as mentioned for the
posts, to avoid the possibility of disconnection/ inability/failure to log on
the NTA's website on account of heavy load on internet/website jam. NTA
does not assume any responsibility for the candidates not being able to
submit their applications within the last date on account of the aforesaid
reasons or for any other reasons beyond the control of NTA.
18. GENERAL CONDITIONS
18.1 Instructions for applying the posts:
The following documents should be attached with the printout of the
online application form (duly filled-in) to be submitted by the applicant to
his/her Cadre Controlling Authority/Parent Organization:
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(An Autonomous Organization under the Department of Higher Education, Ministry of Education, Government of India)
a. Self-attested copy of the document in support of date of birth.

b. Self-attested copies of certificates in support of educational

qualifications.

c. Experience Certificate in respect of each experience claimed in the

prescribed proforma (ANNEXURE - III), as applicable.

d The Cadre Controlling Authority/Parent Organization of the Applicant

may forward a copy of the Online Application (to be submitted by the
Applicant to the Cadre Controlling Authority/Parent Organization) to
NTA with necessary certificates therein and the following Documents
as mentioned below:

1. Online Application Form duly filled in by the Applicant with the

Certificates of the Cadre Controlling Authority /Parent Organization,
as prescribed therein.
2. Attested photocopy of complete and up-to-date APAR Dossier for the
last five years (up-to 2023-24) [If APAR has not been written for a
particular year or a part (more than three months) of a year, a No
Report Certificate (NRC) for the period to be attached along with APARs
of previous year(s)].
3. Vigilance Clearance Certificate.
4. Integrity Certificate.
5. A Statement of Major/ Minor Penalty (if any) during last 10 Years.
6. Cadre Clearance/No Objection Certificate (NOC) from Cadre
Controlling/ Appointing Authority (as the case may be).

e. Application(s) once submitted will not be withdrawn in any case.

f. Applications received without proper channel and/or not
accompanying the document mentioned in the application form will not
be considered and will be rejected.
18.2 NTA reserves the right to fix criteria for screening/shortlisting the
applications, so as to reduce the number of candidates to be called for
interview.
18.3 Applications received after last date i.e. 23rd December, 2024, from parent
organization through proper channel shall not be entertained. NTA will
not be responsible for any postal delay.
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(An Autonomous Organization under the Department of Higher Education, Ministry of Education, Government of India)

18.4 HOW TO APPLY: Candidate must have two (02) copies of his/her
recent passport size photographs (not more than 03 months old) before
applying for any post. Kindly note that only "ONLINE" applications shall
be acceptable and application in any other form shall not be acceptable.
While applying, the E-mai1 ID (Valid for at least 12 months) AND one
alternate E-mail ID are mandatory fields, without which the application
will not be registered.

STEP 1: Log on to https://recruitment.nta.nic.in/.

STEP 2: Read the advertisement content carefully and ensure that you
meet the eligibility criteria of the post.
STEP 3: Download the Vacancy Notification/Advertisement and read the
content carefully and ensure that you meet the eligibility
criteria of the post.
STEP 4: Read the Instructions for online submission of Application
Form before proceeding.
STEP 5: Accept the condition(s) by clicking the check box and proceed
to fill the Registration Form (Upon completion of Registration
the Application Number will be sent on your registered Mobile
No. and Email).
STEP 6: Kindly fill the Application Form by clicking on the box, “Complete
Application Form”. Fill-up the necessary details in the
application form and upload the required documents.
STEP 7: Click the "Submit Application" button, filter filling the required
information in the Application Form and uploading required
documents.
STEP 8: After Submission of Application Form, a Confirmation Page of the
complete Application Form will appear on the screen. Download
and take a print of the same to submit to your Cadre Controlling
Authority/ Parent Organization to forward it to NTA along-with
necessary certifications therein as well as required documents.

Sd/
Director (Estt. & Admin.)
National Testing Agency
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(An Autonomous Organization under the Department of Higher Education, Ministry of Education, Government of India)

Annexure-I

RECRUITMENT RULES FOR THE POST OF DIRECTOR (Group-A)

Scale or Pay: Level-13 of 7th CPC

Rs. 1,23,100—2,15,900 (Pre-Revised PB 4, Rs 37,400-67,000 with GP of Rs 8,700)
Mode of Deputation basis
Recruitment:
Officers/ Employees of All India Services/ Central Govt./ State Govt./ UT
Eligibility
Conditions: Administration or Central/ State autonomous/ statutory organizations, with
qualifications and experience, as given below: -

Qualifications
Bachelor's Degree in any field from a recognized University or equivalent.

Experience

Holding analogous post on regular basis in the parent cadre/ department in

relevant area

03 years' service in the grade rendered after appointment thereto on regular

basis in pay Level 12 Rs.78800-209200 or equivalent in the parent
cadre/department in relevant area.
OR
05 years' service in the grade rendered after appointment thereto on regular
basis in pay Level 11 Rs.67700-208700 or equivalent in the parent
cadre/department in relevant area.
Desirable:

i) Masters'/ Doctorate degree in the relevant field.

ii) Experience of working in large scale
Assessments/Exams/IT/Finance/Audit/Establishment/Administrate
ion/Procurement & Store.
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(An Autonomous Organization under the Department of Higher Education, Ministry of Education, Government of India)

RECRUITMENT RULES FOR THE POST OF JOINT DIRECTOR (Group-A)

Scale of Pay: Level 12 of 7'h CPC

Rs. 78,800-2,09,200 (Pre-Revised PB 3, Rs 15,600-39,100 with GP of Rs
7,600)
Mode of
Deputation basis
Recruitment:

Eligibility Officers/ Employees of All India Services/ Central Govt./ State Govt./
UT
Conditions:
Administration or Central/ State autonomous/ statutory
organizations with qualifications and experience, as given below:
Qualification

Bachelor's Degree in any field from a recognized University or

equivalent, with
Experience

Holding analogous post on regular basis in the parent cadre/

department in relevant area.

OR
03 years' service in the grade rendered after appointment thereto on
regular basis in pay Level 11: Rs.67700-208700 or equivalent in the
parent cadre/ department in relevant area.
OR
05 years' service in the grade rendered after appointment thereto on
regular basis in Level 10: Rs 56100-177500 or equivalent in the
parent cadre/ department in relevant area.
Desirable:
i) Master's degree in the relevant field.
ii) Experience of working in an Examination System
of a University/Board/IT/Finance/Audit/
Establishment/Administration/Procurement & Store.
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(An Autonomous Organization under the Department of Higher Education, Ministry of Education, Government of India)
Annexure-II

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES OF DIRECTOR AND JOINT DIRECTOR AT NTA

1. Director(s)

Directors will head their respective Units and are responsible for all
aspects of functioning in their respective units for smooth running
of the Administration and flawless conduct of tests from the
invitation of application and declaration of results. He/she will
exercise control/supervision over staff under their charge. He/she
will work as members to the Managing Committee. He/she will
exercise Administrative/Financial powers delegated to them under
National Testing Agency Service Rules 2018 amended from time to
time. In addition, He/she will discharge any other duties assigned
from time – to – time by the Director General. He/she will report to
Director General.

2. Joint Director(s)

He/she will assist the Director in discharge of day-to-day duties in

their respective Units for smooth functioning of the Units and
conduct of flawless and time bound conduct of the tests/other
activities. He/she will report to the Director concerned. He/she will
exercise supervision over the subordinate staff of their Units. In
addition, He/she will discharge any other duties assigned from time
to time by the Director General/Director concerned.
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(An Autonomous Organization under the Department of Higher Education, Ministry of Education, Government of India)
Annexure- III

EXPERIENCE CERTIFICATE
(on the letterhead of the organization, signed copy to be uploaded along with online application form)

Dated: …………………….

This is to certify that Shri/Ms……………….. S/o. / D/o. / W/o. Shri........... was/is an

employee Organization/Department/Ministry and duties performed by him/her during
the period(s) are as under:

Name of Post held From – To Nature of Appointment Department/Specialization/

from (DD/MM/YY) (DD/MM/YY)/Total (Permanent/Temporary Field of Experience
to (DD/MM/YY) Period (DD/MM/YY) /Regular/
Contract/Part-
Time, etc.)
(1) (2) (3) (4)

Pay Level/Pay Duties Place of posting Worked at Supervisory

Scale (Under 7th performed/experience Level/Middle Management
CPC)/Pre Revised gained in brief in each Level/Head of Branch
Pay Band/Scale & GP post (please give details, if
(if 7th CPC not need be, in attached sheet)
implemented in the
Organization)/Basic
Pay currently
drawn
(5) (6) (7) (8)

It is certified that the above facts and figures are true and based on service records available
in our Organization/Department/Ministry.

Signature
Name of Competent Authority:

Stamp of Competent Authority:

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(An Autonomous Organization under the Department of Higher Education, Ministry of Education, Government of India)
CHECKLIST of Documents to be forwarded by the Cadre Controlling
Authority/Parent Organization along-with this Online Application Form
(Please Tick)
1 Application in prescribed format duly forwarded by the
Cadre Controlling Authority/Parent Organization.
2 Complete and up-to-date ACR/APAR Dossier for the last
five years (up-to 2023-24) onwards or attested photocopy
thereof.
3 If ACR/APAR has not been written for a particular year or
a part (more than three months) of a year, a No Report
Certificate (NRC) for the period to be attached along with
ACR/APARs of previous year(s).
4 Vigilance Clearance Certificate.
5 Integrity Certificate.
6 Major/ Minor Penalty Statement during last 10 Years.
7 Cadre Clearance from Cadre Controlling/ Appointing
Authority (wherever applicable).

Certified that the particulars furnished by Mr./Mrs./Miss

……………………..……………..., who is working as (Designation of the Applicant) in
this Office (Name of the Office), are correct and he/she possesses the eligibility
criteria (educational qualifications and experience) as mentioned in the Vacancy
Notification.
Also certified that:-
(i) There is no vigilance case pending/ contemplated against him/her;
(ii) His/her complete APAR Dossier/for the last 5 years duly attested (on each page)
by an officer in the rank of Under Secretary to the Government of India, are
enclosed;
(iii) His/her integrity is beyond doubt;
(iv) No major/minor penalties have been imposed on him/ her during last 10 years;
and
(v) The Officer will be relieved from this Establishment shortly after the receipt of
intimation about his/her selection for joining in NTA against the relevant post.

Signature of Officer not below the

Rank of Deputy Secretary with Stamp
indicating the name and designation of Officer