
PFRDA Grade A Notification 2026 PDF for the recruitment of 30 Grade A Officer (Assistant Manager) vacancies was released on the Pension Fund Regulatory and Development Authority (PFRDA)’s official website on 3 September 2026. Candidates can now start filling out their PFRDA Grade A 2026 Online Application from 3 September 2026 @https://pfrda.org.in/. Download PFRDA Grade A Assistant Manager Recruitment Notification 2026 PDF here and apply before the deadline 24 September 2026 for Grade A Officer in Assistant Manager cadre posts here from Veranda RACE. Download official notification PDF, check eligibility criteria, vacancies, important dates, Phase I exam Prelims date, Phase II Mains exam date, Phase III Interview date, Prelims exam pattern, Mains exam pattern, age limit, educational qualification, selection process, apply online direct link, application fee, exam centres and other details from Veranda RACE.
ThePFRDA Grade A Notification 2026 PDF for recruitment and selection of personnel for 30 Grade A Officer vacancies in Assistant Manager scale was released officially by the Pension Fund Regulatory and Development Authority (PFRDA) on 3 September 2026 under Advertisement No. 03/2026 at https://pfrda.org.in/.

A total of30 Grade A (Assistant Manager) Officer vacanciesin General, Research, Actuary and Official Language (Rajbhasha) streams were announced through this PFRDA Grade A Recruitment Notification 2026 PDF by the PFRDA.
Candidates who are interested and fulfil the required eligibility can start filling their online application forms for the PFRDA Grade A Officer 2026 Selection Processstarting from 3 September 2026and registrations are open on the official PFRDA official website (https://pfrda.org.in/).
Candidates can find the complete information about the PFRDA Grade A Recruitment Notification PDF 2026 andapply before 24 September 2026 for the direct recruitment of 30 Grade A Officer (Assistant Manager) vacancies in pension regulatory authority.
Candidates who wish to download the PFRDA Grade A Notification 2026 PDF for the recruitment of 30 Grade A Assistant Manager vacancy in PFRDA can find the direct link in this Veranda RACE PFRDA Recruitment blog post below:
The online registration for the PFRDA Grade A 2026 Recruitment Selection Process starts from3 September 2026.
Candidates can apply for this PFRDA Grade A 2026 Recruitment Selection Process until24 September 2026.
Candidates who are interested and fulfill the eligibility criteria to apply for the PFRDA Grade A Recruitment 2026 can find the comprehensive overview for the selection process of 30 Grade A Officer (Assistant Manager) vacancies in General, Research, Actuary and Official Language (Rajbhasha) streams below:
PFRDA Grade A Recruitment 2026: Overview | |
Conducting Authority | Pension Fund Regulatory and Development Authority (PFRDA) |
Recruitment Name | PFRDA Grade A Recruitment 2026 |
Post | Grade A Officer (Assistant Manager) |
Stream | General, Research, Actuary, Official Language (Rajbhasha) |
Advertisement No | 03/2026 |
Vacancies | 30 |
Apply Online Registration Dates | 3 September 2026 to 28 September 2026 |
Category | Govt. Job |
Selection Process | Phase I Prelims, Phase II Mains, Phase III Interview |
Official Website | |
Interested candidates who fulfill the required eligibility criteria such as the PFRDA Grade A Educational Qualification, PFRDA Grade A Age Limit, etc., as mentioned in the PFRDA Grade A 2026 Notification PDF can apply online through thisPFRDA Grade A Apply Online 2026 Direct Link:
Interested candidates who are eligible to apply for the PFRDA Grade A Sarkar Naukri Regulatory Recruitment 2026 can begin to apply on thePFRDA official websiteor using thePFRDA Grade A 2026 Direct Online Application linkfrom Veranda RACE starting from 3 September 2026.
The last date to apply for the PFRDA Grade A Assistant Manager 2026 Recruitment for the direct recruitment of Grade A Officer (Assistant Manager) posts in General, Research, Actuary and Official Language (Rajbhasha) streams is 24 September 2026.
Eligible candidates can find the PFRDA Grade A Important Dates 2026 that has been announced in the PFRDA Grade A Recruitment Notification PDF 2026 by the Pension Fund Regulatory and Development Authority (PFRDA) in the below table:
PFRDA Grade A Important Dates 2026 | |
Event | Important Dates |
Notification Release Date | 3 September 2026 |
Online Application Start Date | 3 September 2026 |
Online Application Last Date | 24 September 2026 |
Last Date to Pay Application Fee / Intimation Charges | 24 September 2026 |
PFRDA Grade A Phase I Prelims Exam Date 2026 | 15 October 2026 |
PFRDA Grade A Phase II Mains Exam Date 2026 | 20 November 2026 |
PFRDA Grade A Interview Date 2026 | To be intimated later |
The PFRDA Grade A Phase I Prelims Exam Date 2026 is scheduled to be held on 15 October 2026 in various PFRDA Grade A Phase I Prelims Exam Centres 2026.
The PFRDA Grade A Phase I Exam Date 2026 was already announced officially in the PFRDA Grade A Recruitment Notification 2026 PDF.
As announced in the PFRDA Grade A Recruitment Notification PDF 2026 by the Pension Fund Regulatory and Development Authority (PFRDA), the PFRDA Grade A Phase II Mains Exam Date 2026 will be held on 20 November 2026 in various PFRDA Grade A Mains Exam Centres for candidates who clear the PFRDA Grade A Phase I Prelims 2026.
The PFRDA Grade A Phase III Interview 2026 will be held for candidates who have provisionally cleared the PFRDA Grade A Phae II Mains Exam 2026. The PFRDA Grade A Interview 2026 Date will be announced officially by the PFRDA once the result for the Mains exam is released.
ThePFRDA has announced a total of 30 Grade A Officer (Assistant Manager) posts in General, Research, Actuary and Official Language (Rajbhasha) streams through the PFRDA Grade A Recruitment Notification 2026 PDF as part of Advertisement No. 03/2026.
Here, candidates can find the detailed PFRDA Grade A category vacancies in 2026 segregated according to the streams and category as mentioned in the PFRDA Grade A 2026 Recruitment Notification PDF in the table below:
PFRDA Grade A Vacancies 2026 | ||||||
Stream | SC | ST | OBC | EWS | UR | Vacancies |
General | 4 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 9 | 25 |
Research | 1 | - | - | - | 1 | 2 |
Actuary | - | - | - | - | 2 | 2 |
Official Language (Rajbhasha) | - | - | 1 | - | - | 1 |
Total Vacancies | 5 | 2 | 8 | 3 | 12 | 30 |
Candidates are permitted to apply for maximum for 2 streams only for which he / she is eligible to apply as per their educational qualifications. The General Stream has been allotted the highest number of vacancies with 25 Grade A vacancies.
Candidates applying for the PFRDA Grade A Recruitment 2026 for the direct recruitment to the posts of 30 Grade A Officer (Assistant Manager) vacancies in the General, Research, Actuary and Official Language (Rajbhasha) streams in PFRDA should fulfill the following eligibility criteria to apply or register online for the PFRDA Grade A Officer Recruitment 2026 Selection Process.
The PFRDA Grade A Eligibility Criteria 2026 for the recruitment of Grade A Officer or Assistant Manager vacancies include PFRDA Grade A Educational Qualification 2026, PFRDA Grade A Age Limit 2026, PFRDA Grade A Age Relaxation 2026, etc., which are discussed below in detail in this Veranda RACE PFRDA Grade A blog post:
Interested candidates who are applying for the PFRDA Grade A Recruitment 2026 for the direct recruitment of30 Grade A Officer vacancies in the PFRDA for General, Research, Actuary and Official Language (Rajbhasha) streams must not have exceeded the age of 30 years as mentioned in the official notification of the PFRDA Grade A Recruitment PDF in 2026:
PFRDA Grade A Age Limit 2026 | ||
Posts | Stream | Maximum Age |
Grade A Officer | General, Research, Actuary, Official Language (Rajbhasha) | 30 years |
The cut-off date to determine the upper age limit for the PFRDA Grade A Recruitment 2026 will be 31 July2026 as mentioned in the PFRDA Grade A 2026 Notification PDF.
Eligible candidates from reserved categories will get PFRDA Grade A Age Relaxation in the upper age limit according to the government rules.
Candidates should have been born on or after 1 August 1996 in order to apply for PFRDA Grade A Recruitment 2026.
Candidates who wish to seek age relaxation in the upper age limit based on their categories for the PFRDA Grade A 2026 Recruitment can take note of the following table containing the age relaxation details for various categories for 30 Grade A Officer
(Assistant Manager) vacancies in 2026:
PFRDA Grade A Age Relaxation 2026 | |
Community/Category | Relaxation in Upper Age Limit |
SC / ST Candidates | 5 years |
OBC (Non-creamy Layer) Candidates | 3 years |
Persons with Benchmark Disabilities (PwBD) | 10 years |
Persons with Benchmark Disabilities (PwBD - OBC) | 13 years |
Persons with Benchmark Disabilities (PwBD – SC/ST) | 15 years |
Ex-Servicemen, Commissioned Officers including Emergency Commissioned Officers (ECOs) / Short Service Commissioned Officers (SSCOs) who have rendered at least 5 years military service | 5 years |
The PFRDA Grade A maximum age limit for the recruitment of Grade A Officer in the PFRDA is applicable to General category and Economically Weaker Section (EWS) category candidates.
Candidates seeking age relaxation in the upper age limit will be required to submit necessary certificates in original along with photocopies at the time of PFRDA Grade A Interview 2026.
The date of issuance of the OBC (NCL) certificate issues should be on or after 1 April 2026 till the date of the PFRDA Grade A Interview 2026 date.
Candidates who submit their online application for the PFRDA Grade A Officer Recruitment 2026 should have the following education qualification as on 31 July 2026 as mentioned in the PFRDA Grade A Officer Assistant Manager 2026 Recruitment Notification PDF:
PFRDA Grade A Educational Qualification 2026 | |
Streams | Educational Qualification |
General | Master’s Degree / PG Diploma* (minimum two years’ duration) 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 ICWAI) or CFA from CFA Institute |
Research | Master’s Degree / PG 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) Master’s Degree /PG 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) Master’s Degree /PG Diploma* (minimum two years’ duration) in Statistics / Mathematical Statistics / Statistics & Informatics / Applied Statistics & Informatics/ Data Science / Artificial Intelligence / Machine Learning / Big Data Analytics (or) Master’s Degree in Mathematics and one year PG Diploma in Statistics (or) related subjects from a recognised University / Institute |
Actuary | Graduation and Pass or exemption in all Seven (07) ‘Core Principles’ subjects of the Institute of Actuaries of lndia (lAl) Examination |
Official Language (Rajbhasha) | Master’s Degree in Hindi / Hindi Translation with English as a subject at the Bachelor’s Degree level (or) Master’s Degree in Sanskrit / English / Economics / Commerce with Hindi as a subject at Bachelor’s Degree level (or) Master’s Degree in both English and Hindi / Hindi Translation |
Thecut-off dateto determine the educational qualification for the PFRDA Grade A Recruitment 2026 will be31 July 2026as mentioned in the PFRDA Grade A 2026 Recruitment Notification PDF.
Candidates should be computer literate and conversant with MS-Office (Word and Excel) applications as notified in the PFRDA Grade A Recruitment Notification 2026.
The following recruitment stages are included in the PFRDA Grade A 2026 Selection Process for the direct recruitment of Grade A Officer in Assistant Manager cadre in General, Research, Actuary and Official Language (Rajbhasha) streams in PFRDA:
PFRDA Grade A Phase I Prelims 2026
PFRDA Grade A Phase II Mains 2026
PFRDA Grade A Phase III Interview 2026
The PFRDA Grade A Phase I Prelims 2026 is an online screening / qualifying round and the first phase of the PFRDA Grade A Selection Process 2026. It will consist of two papers for 100 marks each for a total of 1 hour and 40 minutes.
Candidates who clear the PFRDA Grade A Phase I Prelims 2026 will be called to attend the PFRDA Grade A Phase II Mains 2026 qualifying round. The Phase II Mains Exam will be an online exam consisting of two papers of 100 marks each.
Candidates who qualify in the PFRDA Grade A Phase II Mains 2026 will be called for the PFRDA Grade A Phase III Interview 2026 by the Pension Fund Regulatory and Development Authority.
The PFRDA Grade A Final Merit List 2026 will be prepared based on the combined final score of the candidates on the basis scored obtained by the candidates in the PFRDA Grade A Mains 2026 and PFRDA Grade A Interview 2026.
In the recently released PFRDA Grade A 2026 Notification PDF, the PFRDA has officially released PFRDA Grade A Prelims Exam Pattern 2026 for the Phase I Exam.
This PFRDA Grade A Prelims 2026 consists of the following two papers sections:
The PFRDA Grade A Prelims 2026 will be an online objective test conducted for 140 questions for a total of 200 marks. Each paper will be conducted for 100 marks each.
The time duration of the PFRDA Grade A Prelims 2026 will be 100 mins (60m ins for Paper I and 40 mins for Paper II).
There will be negative marking(penalty) ofone-fourth marks assigned to the questionfor each wrong answer in the PFRDA Grade A Prelims 2026 for Paper I and Paper II.
There will be a sectional cut-off in the PFRDA Grade A Prelims 2026 and candidates have to clear the cut-off in each section. The PFRDA Grade A Prelims Exam Date 2026 will be conducted tentatively on 15 October 2026.
Here, candidates can find the detailed PFRDA Grade A Prelims Exam Pattern 2026 in the below table:
PFRDA Grade A Prelims Exam Pattern 2026 | ||||
Paper | Section | Questions | Marks | Duration |
Paper I (Common to all streams) | English Language | 25 | 20 | 60 mins |
Quantitative Aptitude | 25 | 20 | ||
Test of Reasoning | 25 | 30 | ||
General Awareness (including some questions related to financial sector) | 25 | 20 | ||
Total | 100 | 90 | ||
Paper II | General Stream with subjects on commerce, accountancy, management, finance, costing, Companies Act, Economics and Pension sector, artificial intelligence (AI), media, marketing and communication | 100 | 50 | 40 mins |
Research, Actuary and Official Language (Rajbhasha) | 100 | 50 | 40 mins | |
Candidates who clear the PFRDA Grade A Prelims 2026 will be called to attend the PFRDA Grade A Phase II Mains 2026.
The PFRDA Grade A Phase II Mains 2026 will be an online objective test and descriptive test. This Phase II test will be conducted for 53 questions for a total of 200 marks.
There will be negative markingofone-fourth marks assigned to the questionfor each wrong answer in the PFRDA Grade A Mains 2026 in the Paper II of Phase II.
There will be a sectional cut-off in the PFRDA Grade A Mains 2026 and candidates have to clear the cut-off in each section.
Here, you can find the detailed PFRDA Grade A Mains Exam Pattern 2026 in the below table:
PFRDA Grade A Mains Exam Pattern 2026 | ||||
Paper | Streams | Questions | Marks | Duration |
Paper 1 | All streams: English (Descriptive Test) to test the drafting skills | 3 | 100 | 60 mins |
Paper 2 | General Stream: Multiple choice questions on subjects Commerce, Accountancy, Management, Finance, Costing, Companies Act, Economics and Pension Sector, Artificial Intelligence (AI), Media, Marketing and Communication | 50 | 100 | 40 mins |
Research, Actuary and Official Language (Rajbhasha) Streams: Multiple choice questions on specialised subject related to stream | 50 | 100 | 40 mins | |
The PFRDA Grade A Phase II Mains Exam Date 2026 will be conducted tentatively on 20 November 2026 (Friday) as mentioned in the notification.
Candidates who qualify the PFRDA Grade A Phase II Mains 2026 will be called for a PFRDA Grade A Interview 2026.
Candidates may opt for the interview either in Hindi or in English. The marks obtained in the PFRDA Grade A Phase II Mains Exam 2026 will be allotted a weightage of 85% and the marks obtained in Phase III Interview 2026 will be allotted a weightage of 15%. The final merit list for selection will be based on the total marks secured in Phase II Mains and Phase III Interview.
The prescribed online application fee that candidates applying for the PFRDA Grade A Selection Process 2026 have to pay according to their community or category is mentioned below in the table for the reference from Veranda RACE:
PFRDA Grade A Application Fee 2026 | |
Category / Community | Exam Fee |
General / EWS / OBC | ₹ 1000 (inclusive of GST) |
SC / ST / PwBD | Nil |
Candidates (Except SC/ST/PwBD) are required to pay a fee of ₹ 1,000 (inclusive of GST) only using online payment either by Internet banking facility of any bank or by using Credit/Debit Card/BHIM/UPI payments/Mobile wallets.
General/EWS/OBC Candidates: ₹ 1000 (inclusive of GST)
SC/ST/PwBD Candidates: Nil
The last date for the payment of the PFRDA Grade A 2026 Online Application Fee and Intimation Charges is 24 September 2026.
Separate online applications for each stream will be required to be filled with payment of requisite application fee to be paid for each such application, except where fee payment is exempted.
The post of PFRDA Grade A Officer / PFRDA Assistant Manager posts in General, Actuary, Research and Official Language (Rajbhasha) streams is one of the most sought-after posts among the Regulatory permanent jobs in India.
Candidates can find the pay scale and other important salary details about PFRDA Grade A here in this table:
PFRDA Grade A Salary / Pay Scale 2026 | |
Post | Grade A Officer / Assistant Manager |
Starting Basic Pay | ₹62,650 per month |
Pay Scale | ₹62500-3600(4)-76900-4050(7)-105250-EB-4050(4)- 121450-4650(1)-126100 (17 years) |
Gross Pay | ₹2,05,000 per month (approx. with allowances) |
Allowances | National Pension System (NPS), Grade Allowance, Special Allowance, Special Grade Allowance, Dearness Allowance, Local Allowance, Family Allowance, Special Compensatory Allowance, Learning Allowance and Housing Allowance |
Probation | Two years |
Job Location | Delhi / Mumbai |
Candidates applying for the PFRDA Grade A Recruitment 2026 for the direct recruitment of Grade A Assistant Manager Officer can check the PFRDA Grade A Prelims Exam Centres here:
PFRDA Grade A Prelims Exam Centres 2026 | ||||
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 | ||
Muzaffarpur | Mapusa | Vijayawada / Guntur | ||
Candidates applying for the PFRDA Grade A Recruitment 2026 for the direct recruitment of Grade A Assistant Manager Officer can check the PFRDA Grade A Mains Exam Centres here:
PFRDA Grade A Mains Exam Centres 2026 | ||||
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 | ||
PFRDA Official Website | |
PFRDA Grade A Recruitment Notification 2026 PDF | |
PFRDA Grade A Apply Online 2026 Direct Link |
PFRDA is the acronym for Pension Fund Regulatory and Development Authority (PFRDA).
PFRDA is the regulatory body for overall supervision and regulation of pensions inside India. It comes under the jurisdiction of the Union Ministry of Finance of the Indian Government.
PFRDA was established in 2003 based on the recommendations of the Indian Government OASIS report and was part of the establishment of the Indian NPS. The PFRDA Act was passed on 19 September 2013 and was notified on 1 February 2014.
PFRDA currently regulates the National Pension Scheme (NPS), subscribed by the employees of the Indian Government (except for the Armed Forces), State Governments and by employees of private institutions or organisations and unorganised sectors. PFRDA has its headquarters in New Delhi.
The current PFRDA Chairperson is Sivasubramanian Ramann.
Tamil Nadu became the first state to implement NPS for its newly appointed employees from the financial year 2003-04 under the Chief Ministership of Jayalalitha.
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