NIOS Joint Director (Capacity Building Cell and Media) Recruitment 2026

NIOS Joint Director (Capacity Building Cell and Media) Recruitment 2026 — 2 posts

The National Institute of Open Schooling (NIOS), Noida, Uttar Pradesh — an autonomous institution under the Ministry of Education — has invited online applications for two Group 'A' posts by direct recruitment, under Advertisement No. NIOS/RC/05/2026: one Joint Director (Capacity Building Cell) and one Joint Director (Media). Both posts are unreserved (UR). The last date to submit the online application is 7 December 2026. Note: the official NIOS recruitment portal lists this advertisement as RC-06-2026; it is the same advertisement (same posts, same notification PDF).

Vacancies and pay

Joint Director (Capacity Building Cell): 1 post, Level-13 Rs. 1,23,100–2,15,900. Joint Director (Media): 1 post, Level-13 Rs. 1,23,100–2,15,900.

Who can apply

Joint Director (Capacity Building Cell): Second Class Master's Degree in any subject; officers holding an analogous post with Rs. 8,700 Grade Pay, or 5 years in Level-12 (Rs. 78,800–2,09,200) in Central/State Government, an autonomous organisation, a University or a Board, dealing with academic administration, planning, and the preparation and production of self-learning material or textbooks in distance education and/or related areas; experience organising training programmes, workshops, seminars and conferences; working knowledge of Hindi and English. Desirable: computer operations; open/distance education experience; PG Degree/Diploma in Education/Distance Education. Joint Director (Media): Master's Degree, preferably in Mass Communication; PG Degree/Diploma in production of Radio Programmes/Films; 5 years in Level-12 or 10 years in Level-11 (Rs. 67,700–2,08,700) or equivalent in planning and executing media production. Desirable: open learning/distance education experience. The maximum age as on the closing date is 50 years for Joint Director (Capacity Building Cell) and below 47 years for Joint Director (Media); the advertisement states no minimum age. Age relaxation applies as per Government of India rules, subject to the maximum age not exceeding 56 years after relaxation. The age limit does not apply to NIOS employees.

Fee

Rs. 1,500 for UR and OBC candidates; Rs. 750 for EWS, SC and ST candidates; no fee for PwD candidates with minimum 40% disability (disability certificate to be uploaded). In addition, a Rs. 70 online processing fee is charged per transaction. The fee is non-refundable.

Selection

Shortlisting of applications followed by an interview before the Selection Committee.

A note on the last date

Some job websites state the last date as 9 December 2026. That is wrong: the official NIOS recruitment portal lists this advertisement with the Last Date of Submission as 7 December 2026. This post uses the official date, 7 December 2026.

How to apply

Apply online at www.nios.ac.in or www.recruitment.nios.ac.in by 7 December 2026. After submission, send the printout of the submitted application with all uploaded documents by Speed Post to Deputy Director (Admn.), Recruitment Section, NIOS, A-24-25, Institutional Area, Sector-62, NOIDA, UP-201309, within 7 days of submission, with the envelope superscribed "Application for the post of ______".