NCST Deputy Director Recruitment 2026 — 2 Posts (Deputation)

NCST Deputy Director Recruitment 2026 — 2 posts (deputation)

The National Commission for Scheduled Tribes (NCST), Ministry of Tribal Affairs, New Delhi, has invited applications for 2 Deputy Director posts on deputation basis, under vacancy circular Advt No. 20025/35/2023-NCST, dated 24 July 2026. The posts are at NCST headquarters, New Delhi, or its regional offices at Bhopal, Bhubaneswar, Jaipur, Raipur, Ranchi and Shillong.

Closing date — basis stated

The circular fixes the closing date as 60 days from the date of publication in Employment News. Two independent secondary sources (FreeJobAlert and FreshersLive, both published 12 November 2026) agree the last date is 11 January 2027, which is consistent with the 60-day rule and a mid-November Employment News publication. The circular itself (dated 24 July 2026) could not be read directly — the tribal.nic.in host is unreachable — so the 11 January 2027 date is carried on that secondary-source basis, and candidates should confirm it against the Employment News publication.

Who can apply

Officers serving under Central or State Governments, Union Territories, statutory or autonomous organisations, public sector undertakings, recognised universities or research institutions, holding an analogous post on a regular basis, or with five years' regular service in Level 10 (Rs. 56,100–1,77,500) or equivalent. The educational requirement is a Master's degree in Social Work, Sociology, Economics, Anthropology, Social Anthropology, Applied Anthropology, Statistics, Psychology, Geography, or Mathematics with Statistics, plus two years' experience of survey or research in social welfare. The maximum age is 56 years as on the closing date.

Pay, tenure and fee

The pay is Level 11 in the pay matrix, Rs. 67,700–2,08,700. Deputation is ordinarily not exceeding four years. No application fee is mentioned. Applications go through the proper channel, with ACRs or APARs for the last five years, vigilance clearance, integrity certificate and penalty details, to the Under Secretary, NCST Division, Ministry of Tribal Affairs, Patel Chowk, New Delhi (emails ts.bal@nic.in and ms.khokhar@nic.in).