NCERT Principal (Group 'A') Recruitment 2026 - 02 Posts

Organization: National Council of Educational Research & Training (NCERT)

Advertisement No.: 178/2026

Post: Principal (Group 'A')

Locations: Regional Institutes of Education (RIE) at Bhubaneswar and Shillong

Total Vacancies: 02

Pay Scale: Rs.37,400-67,000 with AGP-Rs.10,000/- (Revised to Academic Level 14 with rationalized entry pay of Rs. 1,44,200/-)

Nature of Appointment: Tenure basis, initially for a period of five years, extendable for another term of five years on the basis of performance assessment by a Committee constituted by the NCERT

Last Date: 21 days from the date of publication in Employment News

Apply Mode: Offline (Speed Post)

Application Fee: Rs. 100/- (non-refundable). Exempt for SC/ST/Persons with Disabilities/Women candidates and NCERT employees.

Essential Qualifications

• (i) Ph.D Degree.
• (ii) Professor / Associate Professor with a total service / experience of at least fifteen years of teaching/research in Universities, Colleges or other institutions of higher education.
• (iii) A minimum of 10 research publications in peer-reviewed or UGC-listed Journals.
• (iv) A minimum of 110 research Score (As per Appendix II, Table 2 of UGC Regulations-2018)

General Conditions

• The applicant should not be more than 60 years of age as on closing date of receipt of application.
• Mere fulfillment of qualifications and other requirements laid down does not entitle a candidate to be called for interview.
• NCERT reserves the right to raise the minimum eligibility qualifications etc. in order to restrict the number of candidates to be called for interview.
• Applicants serving in Government, Quasi-Government, Public sector Undertaking and Autonomous Organizations should apply through proper channel.
• Only Indian nationals can apply.
• The pay and other emoluments of the Principal recruited shall be fixed as per Government of India/UGC norms.
• The applications without complete information, required documents and received after the due date in the Recruitment-1 Section will summarily be rejected.
• The age of retirement on superannuation in NCERT is 65 years.
• Selection will be based on assessment of qualifications and interview. The date of interview will be intimated later.
• Selected candidate can be transferred/posted at RIEs/NERIE of the Council.

How to Apply

Applications in the prescribed format along with self attested photocopies of documents relating to qualifications including mark sheets, recent photograph, crossed DD of Rs.100/- (non-refundable) in favour of Secretary, NCERT payable at State Bank of India, NCERT Branch, New Delhi-110016 to be sent only through Speed Post to the Section Officer, Recruitment-1 Section, Room No.-513, 5th Floor, Zakir Husain Block, NCERT, New Delhi-110016.

Contact

NCERT, Sri Aurobindo Marg, New Delhi-110016. Website: https://www.ncert.nic.in. Email: recruitment1ncert@gmail.com

Disclaimer

This information is compiled from the official NCERT Advertisement No. 178/2026. Candidates are advised to verify all details from the official notification before applying.