PFRDA Grade A 2025 Official Notification for the recruitment of 20 Grade A (Assistant Manager) vacancies in various roles was released on 23 June 2025. Candidates interested in applying for the PFRDA Grade A Exam 2025 can submit their online application from 23 June 2025 until 6 August 2025. Download the PFRDA Grade A Official Notification PDF and check exam dates, exam eligibility and selection process details here in Veranda RACE.
PFRDA Grade A Exam for the recruitment of ‘Grade A (Assistant Manager)’ in various roles will be conducted on a regular basis by the Pension Fund Regulatory and Development Authority (PFRDA). It selects candidates for the post of Grade A (Assistant Manager) in the following divisions: General, Finance & Accounts, Information Technology (IT), Research (Economics), Research (Statistics), Actuary, Legal and Official Language (Rajbhasha) streams.
What is PFRDA? Pension Fund Regulatory and Development Authority (PFRDA) is the regulatory body for overall supervision and regulation of pensions in India. It falls under the jurisdiction of Union Ministry of Finance of the Indian Government. It was founded in 2003 and has its headquarters in New Delhi.
It was founded by the Indian Government to promote, develop and regulate the pension sector in India. PFRDA currently regulates the National Pension Scheme (NPS), subscribed by the employees of Indian Government, State Governments and employees of private organizations and unorganized sectors. PFRDA ensures the orderly growth and development of pension market in India.
Joining the PFRDA is a great opportunity for competitive exam aspirants aiming to build a career with a prestigious regulatory body in Indian financial sector.
PFRDA Grade A Exam 2025 Official Notification for the recruitment of Grade A (Assistant Managers) under the streams of General, Finance and Accounts, Information Technology, Legal, Actuary, Research (Economics), Research (Statistics) and Official Language has been released by the Pension Fund Regulatory and Development Authority (PFRDA). This Official Notification was released through Advt. No: 01/2025 on 23 June 2025 in the official PFRDA website for the recruitment of 20 Grade A (Assistant Manager) vacancies.
Candidates can apply online for this PFRDA Grade A Exam 2025 starting from 23 June 2025. The last date to apply for this PFRDA Grade A Exam 2025 and the payment of fee through online mode is 6 August 2025.
PFRDA Grade A Phase I Online Exam 2025 is set to be conducted by PFRDA on 6 September 2025 (Saturday). The second phase, i.e. PFRDA Grade A Phase II Online Exam 2025, will be held on 6 October 2025 (Monday).
Candidates can download the PFRDA Grade A Exam 2025 Official Notification PDF using the direct link here in Veranda RACE:
Aspiring candidates who are interested and fulfill the eligibility criteria to apply for the PFRDA Grade A Exam 2025 can find the comprehensive exam overview for the recruitment of 20 Grade A (Assistant Manager) vacancies in the PFRDA below:
PFRDA Grade A Exam 2025: Overview | |
Organisation | Pension Fund Regulatory & Development Authority (PFRDA) |
Exam Name | PFRDA Grade A Exam 2025 |
Posts | Grade A (Assistant Managers) |
Vacancies | 20 Grade A (Assistant Managers) vacancies |
Application Mode | Online Exam |
Age Limit | Within 30 years (as on 31 July 2025) |
Online Application Start Date | 23 June 2025 |
Online Application Last Date | 6 August 2025 |
Category | Central Government Job / Regulatory Job |
Exam Selection Process | Phase I Online Exam Phase II Online Exam Interview |
Initial Basic Pay | ₹ 44,500 per month |
Official Website |
Interested candidates who fulfill the required eligibility criteria such as the PFRDA Grade A educational qualification, PFRDA Grade A age limit, PFRDA Grade A upper age relaxation, etc., for the PFDRA Grade A Exam 2025 can apply online through this PFRDA Grade A Exam 2025 Direct Link:
Interested candidates who wish to apply for the PFRDA Grade A Exam 2025 can begin to apply on the PFRDA’s official website or using the PFRDA Grade A Exam 2025 Direct Online Application link from Veranda RACE from 23 June 2025.
The last date to apply for the PFRDA Grade A Exam 2025 for the recruitment of 20 Grade A (Assistant Manager) vacancies is 6 August 2025.
Candidates applying for the PFRDA Grade A Exam 2025 can find the important dates regarding the PFRDA Grade A Selection Process here:
PFRDA Grade A Exam 2025: Important Dates | |
PFRDA Grade A Exam 2025 Notification Release Date | 23 June 2025 |
PFRDA Grade A Exam 2025 Online Registration | 23 June 2025 to 6 August 2025 |
Last Date for Online Fee Payment of PFRDA Grade A Exam 2025 | 6 August 2025 |
PFRDA Grade A Phase I Online Exam 2025 | 6 September 2025 (Saturday) |
PFRDA Grade A Phase II Online Exam 2025 | 6 October 2025 (Monday) |
PFRDA Grade A Interview 2025 | To be intimated soon |
The exam date for the PFRDA Grade A Phase I Online Exam 2025 will be 6 September 2025. The PFRDA Grade A Phase II Online Exam Date 2025 will be 6 October 2025.
The Pension Fund Regulatory & Development Authority (PFRDA) recently released the PFRDA Grade A Exam 2025 Official Recruitment Notification PDF on its official website for 20 PFRDA Grade A vacancies in various streams. The various streams for recruitment through the PFRDA Grade A Exam 2025 are:
General – 8 vacancies
Finance & Accounts – 2 vacancies
Information Technology (AI & ML) – 2 vacancies
Research (Economics) – 1 vacancy
Research (Statistics) – 2 vacancies
Actuary – 2 vacancies
Legal – 2 vacancies
Official Language (Rajbhasha) – 1 vacancy
Candidates can find the detailed category-wise vacancy list for the PFRDA Grade A Exam 2025 using the below table listed in this Veranda RACE PFRDA Grade A Exam blog post:
PFRDA Grade A Exam 2025: Vacancies | ||||||
Stream | General | EWS | OBC | SC | ST | Vacancies |
General | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 8 |
Finance and Accounts | – | 1 | – | 1 | – | 2 |
Information Technology (AI & ML) | 1 | – | 1 | – | – | 2 |
Research (Economics) | – | – | 1 | – | – | 1 |
Research (Statistics) | 1 | – | – | – | 1 | 2 |
Actuary | 2 | – | – | – | – | 2 |
Legal | 1 | – | 1 | – | – | 2 |
Official Language (Rajbhasha) | – | – | – | 1 | – | 1 |
Total Vacancies | 8 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 20 |
Candidates who are interested in applying for the PFRDA Grade A Exam 2025 for the recruitment to the post of 20 Grade A (Assistant Manager) vacancies should fulfill the following eligibility criteria to apply or register online.Only Indian citizens are eligible to apply for the PFRDA Grade A Exam 2025.
The eligibility criteria for the PFRDA Grade A Exam 2025 include the PFRDA Grade A Educational Qualification, PFRDA Grade A Age Limit, PFRDA Grade A Age Relaxation etc., which are discussed below in detail in this Veranda RACE blog post as required by the Pension Fund Regulatory & Development Authority (PFRDA) in its PFRDA Grade A Exam 2025 Official Notification PDF:
Candidates should satisfy the following educational qualification depending on the various streams for applying to the PFRDA Grade A Exam 2025. Candidates should hold a bachelor’s degree or master’s degree in specific subject areas relevant to the stream they are applying for in the PFRDA Grade A Exam 2025.
Candidates can refer to the PFRDA Grade A Exam 2025 Educational Qualification here in this table from Veranda RACE blog post:
PFRDA Grade A Exam 2025: Educational Qualification | |
Stream | Educational Qualification |
General | Master's Degree in any discipline or Bachelor's Degree in Law or Bachelor's Degree in Engineering from a recognised University or ACA/ FCA from ICAI or ACS/ FCS from ICSI or ACMA/ FCMA from ICMAI (erstwhile AICWA/ FICWA from ICWA |
Finance & Accounts | Graduation from a recognised university and SCA / FCA from ICAI or ACSI / FCS from ICSI or ACMA / FCMA from ICMAO or CFA from CFA Institute |
Information Technology (AI / ML) | Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering (Electrical / Electronics & Communication / Information Technology / Computer Science) or Masters in Computer Application or Bachelor’s Degree in any discipline with a post graduate qualification (minimum 2 years duration) in Computer Science / Information technology (or) Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering with specialisation in AI and ML / Masters in Computer Application with specialisation in AI and ML / B.Sc. with specialisation in AI and ML / Bachelor’s Degree in any discipline |
Research (Economics) | Master’s Degree in Statistics / Economics / Commerce / Business Administration (Finance) / Econometrics |
Research (Statistics) | |
Legal | Bachelor’s Degree in Law |
Official Language (Rajbhasha) | Master’s Degree in hindi with English as one of the subjects at Bachelor’s Degree level or Master’s Degree in Sanslrit / English / Economics / Commerce with Hindi as a subject at Bachelor’s Degree level from a recognised university or institute |
Interested candidates who are applying for the PFRDA Grade A Exam 2025 for the recruitment of 20 Grade A (Assistant Manager) in the PFRDA should be within the age of 30 years. Candidates must have been born on or after 1 August 1995. The cut-off date to determine the age limit for the PFRDA Grade A Exam 2025 will be 31 July 2025.
PFRDA Grade A Exam Age Limit 2025 | |
Exam Name | Maximum Age |
PFRDA Grade A Exam 2025 | 30 years |
Eligible candidates can also claim relaxation in the upper age limit for certain categories.
Eligible candidates who wish to seek age relaxation for the upper age limit based on their categories for the PFRDA Grade A Exam 2025 can take note of the following table of this Veranda RACE PFRDA Grade A Exam blog post:
PFRDA Grade A Exam 2025: Age Relaxation | |
Category | Age Relaxation |
Scheduled Castes (SC) / Scheduled Tribes (ST) | 5 Years |
Other Backward Classes (OBC - Non-Creamy Layer) | 3 Years |
Persons with Benchmark Disability (SC/ST) | 15 years |
Persons with Benchmark Disability (OBC) | 13 years |
Persons with Benchmark Disability (Gen/EWS) | 10 years |
Ex Servicemen | 5 years |
PFRDA Grade A Exam 2025 Selection Process consists of three stages for the recruitment of 20 Grade A (Assistant Manager) vacancies:
1.PFRDA Grade A Phase I Online Exam 2025
2.PFRDA Grade A Phase II Online Exam 2025
3.PFRDA Grade A Interview 2025
The selection process involves three stages, with the first stage being an online screening test, i.e. PFRDA Grade A Phase I Online Exam 2025 followed by the second stage which is also an online exam, PFRDA Grade A Phase II Online Exam 2025. The third stage of the PFRDA Grade Selection Process 2025 will be PFRDA Grade A Interview.
The first phase of the PFRDA Grade A Phase I Online Exam 2025 consists of two papers: Paper 1 and Paper 2. This is an online screening exam conducted for two papers.
Paper 1 consists of the following subjects: English language, Quantitative Aptitude, Test of Reasoning, General Awareness (including some questions related to Financial setor). This Paper 1 will consist of 80 questions conducted for a total 100 marks. The duration of Paper 1 will be 60 minutes.
Paper 2 for General stream will consist of MCQs on the following subjects: Commerce, Accountancy, Management, Finance, Costing, Companies Act, Economics and Pension Sector. There will be 50 questions for a total of 100 marks. It will be conducted for a duration of 40 minutes.
Paper 2 for IT, Finance & Accounts, Research, (Economics), Research (Statistics), Legal and Official Language (Rajbhasha) streams will also be conducted for 100 marks with a total of 50 questions. It will be also conducted for a total duration of 40 minutes.
There will be negative marking of one-fourth of the mark for each wrong answer for both Paper 1 and Paper 2 of PFRDA Grade A Phase I Online Exam 2025.
There will also be sectional cut-off for each paper as well as aggregate cut-offmarks in Phase to be shortlisted for Phase II.
PFRDA Grade A Phase I Online Exam 2025 | ||||
Papers | Streams / Subject | Questions | Marks | Duration |
Paper I | English Language | 20 | 25 | 60 minutes |
Quantitative Aptitude | 20 | 25 | ||
Test of Reasoning | 20 | 25 | ||
General Awareness | 20 | 25 | ||
Total | 80 | 100 | ||
Paper II | General Stream | 50 | 100 | 40 minutes |
Information Technology, Finance and Accounts, Research (Economics), Research (Statistics), Legal and Official Language (Rajbhasha) | 50 | 100 | 40 minutes |
This PFRDA Grade A Phase II Online Exam is an online exam consisting of two paper of 100 marks each. Paper 1 will test the drafting skills of the candidates and will be a descriptive test. It will be similar for all streams with 3 questions conducted for 100 marks. The duration of Paper 1 will be 60 minutes.
Paper 2 for General stream will consists of MCQ on subjects like Commerce, Accountancy, Management, Finance, Costing, Companies Act, Economics and Pension sector. It will be held for a duration of 40 minutes. Candidates will have to answer 50 questions for a total of 100 marks.
Paper 2 for IT, Finance and Accounts, Research (Economics), Research (Statistics), Legal and Official Language (Rajbhasha) streams will have MCQs on specialised subject related to stream. It will be held for a duration of 40 minutes. Candidates should answer 50 questions for a total of 100 marks.
There will be negative marking of one-fourth of the marks assigned to the question for Paper 2 alone in PFRDA Grade A Phase II Online Exam.
There will be separate cut-offs in each paper as well as aggregate cut-off marks in hase II to be shortlisted for the PFRDA Grade A Interview 2025.
Paper 1 will be evaluated only for such candidates who obtain minimum qualifying marks in Paper 2 of the PFRDA Grade A Phase II Online Exam 2025.
PFRDA Grade A Phase II Online Exam 2025 | ||||
Paper | Streams / Subjects | Questions | Marks | Duration |
Paper 1 | All Streams: English (Descriptive Test) to test the drafting skills | 3 | 100 | 60 minutes. |
Paper 2 | General Stream | 50 | 100 | 40 minutes |
IT, Finance and Accounts, Research (Economics), Research (Statistics), Legal and Official Language (Rajbhasha) | 50 | 100 | 40 minutes |
Candidates who clear the PFRDA Grade A Exam 2025 will be posted as an Officer Grade ‘a’ (Assistant Manager) in the Pension Fund Regulatory & Development Authority (PFRDA). They will undergo probation for one year.
The pay scale or salary of Officers in Grade ‘A’ is ₹ 44,500-2500(4)-54500-2850(7)-74450-EB-2859(4)-85850-3300(1)-89150 (17 years). The gross emolument of the Officer Grade A includes PFRDA’s contribution towards National Pension Scheme (NPS), Grade Allowance, Special Allowance, Special Grade Allowance, Dearness Allowance (DA), Local Allowance, Family Allowance, Special Compensatory Allowance, Learning Allowance and Housing Allowance at the minimum of scale is approximately ₹ 1,57,000 per month.
Other Benefits include Leave Fare Concession, Medial Expenses (Hospitalisation and Non-Hospitalisation), Personal Accident Insurance, Eye Refraction / Cost of Spectacles, Education Allowance, Knowledge Updation Allowance, Briefcase, Conveyance Expenses, House Cleaning Allowance, Staff Furnishing Scheme for Purchasing Computers, Pluxee Meal Card and all other benefits.
Candidates can find the exam centres for PFRDA Grade A Phase I Online Exam 2025 in the below table:
PFRDA Grade A Phase I Online Exam Centres 2025 | ||||
East Zone | West Zone | North Zone | South Zone | Central Zone |
Kolkata | Mumbai / Navi Mumbai / Thane / Mumbai Metropolitan Region | Chandigarh / Mohali | Chennai | Bhopal |
Patna | Surat / Bardoli | Delhi / NCR | Hyderabad | Nagpur |
Guwahati | Ahmedabad / Gandhinagar | Lucknow | Trivandrum | Raipur |
Bhubaneshwar | Jaipur | Jammu | Bengaluru | Indore |
Ranchi | Pune | Dehradun | Visakhapatnam | Prayagraj |
Imphal | Hubli / Dharwad | Meerut | Ernakulam | Kanpur |
Siliguri | Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar | Haldwani | Madurai | |
Agartala | Nasik | Coimbatore | ||
Muzzafarpur | Panaji | Vijayawada / Guntur |
The following are the exam centres for the upcoming PFRDA Grade A Phase II Online Exam 2025 for the second stage of the exam:
PFRDA Grade A Phase II Online Exam Centres 2025 | ||||
East Zone | West Zone | North Zone | South Zone | Central Zone |
Kolkata | Mumbai / Navi Mumbai / Thane / Mumbai Metropolitan Region | Chandigarh / Mohali | Chennai | Bhopal |
Patna | Ahmedabad / Gandhinagar | Delhi / NCR | Hyderabad | Nagpur |
Guwahati | Jaipur | Lucknow | Ernakulam | Raipur |
Bhubaneshwar | Bengaluru | |||
Ranchi |
The online application fee for the PFRDA Grade A Exam 2025 is mentioned below in the table for the reference of the candidates:
PFRDA Grade A Exam Online Application Fee 2025 | |
Category | Exam Fee |
SC/ST/PwBD/Women | Nil |
All other categories | ₹ 1000 (inclusive of GST) |
Candidates (Except SC/ST/Persons with Benchmark Disability/Women) are required to pay a fee of ₹ 1000 only using online payment either by Internet banking facility of any bank or by using Credit/Debit Card/UPI payments/Mobile wallets. The last date for the online fee payment of the PFRDA Grade A Exam 2025 Online Application Fee is 6 August 2025.
The PFRDA Grade A Phase I Online Exam 2025 will be conducted by the PFRDA on 6 September 2025. The PFRDA Grade A Phase I Online Exam 2025 Admit Card will be released by the PFRDA during the first week of September 2025.
The PFRDA Grade A Phase II Online Exam 2025 will be conducted for candidates who have cleared the PFRDA Grade A Phase I Online Exam 2025. The PFRDA Grade A Phase II Online Exam will be conducted for 2 papers on 6 October 2025.
PFRDA Grade A Phase I Exam Date 2025: 6 September 2025
PFRDA Grade A Phase II Online Exam Date 2025: 6 October 2025
PFRDA Grade A Interview Date 2025: To be Announced Soon
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