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National Informatics Centre Recruitment 2026 – 376 Posts, Online Apply

OrganizationNational Informatics Centre (NIC) Name of PostScientific/ Technical Assistant-‘A’ No of Posts376 posts QualificationM.Sc./MS/MCA/B.E./B.Tech ...

📅 Updated 04 Oct 2026

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Organization	National Informatics Centre (NIC)
Name of Post	Scientific/ Technical Assistant-‘A’
No of Posts	376 posts
Qualification	M.Sc./MS/MCA/B.E./B.Tech
Age Limit	30 years
Application Fee	Rs. 800 /-
Start Date	1st September 2026
Last Date	30th September 2026

National Informatics Centre Recruitment 2026

National Informatics Centre (NIC) has released a recruitment notification for the recruitment of 376 Scientific/ Technical Assistant-‘A’ posts on Direct Recruitment Basis. This is a Group-B S&T (non-Gazetted) post in level 6 (Rs. 35400- Rs.112400) of 7th CPC for which candidates will be shortlisted based on valid Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering (GATE) score of 2024/2025/2026.

Interested and eligible candidates may check this article for detailed official notification,educational qualification, age limit, salary details, and application procedure to be followed. Last date of submission of application for these posts is 30th September 2026.

NIC Vacancy Details

Name of post: Scientific/ Technical Assistant-‘A’

Category of post: Group ‘B’, Non-Gazetted S&T post

Advertisement No: NIC/STA/2026/2

Name of organization: National Informatics Centre (NIC)

No of posts: 376 posts

Pay: Pay Level-6 ( 35400 – 112400)

Category-wise Vacancy

Category	No of posts
UR	157
SC	55
ST	26
OBC-NCL	101
EWS	37
PwBD	19

Discipline-wise Vacancy

Discipline	No of posts
Computer Sciences & Information Technology	300
Electronics and Communication Engineering	26
Data Science and Artificial Intelligence	50

To know more about GATE, you may visit our article about Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering (GATE) .

Eligibility Criteria of NIC Recruitment

Educational Qualification

Candidates must have passed in M.Sc./MS/MCA/B.E./B.Tech. in the below mentioned fields (single or in combination):

Electronics, Electronics and Communication, Electronics & Telecommunication, Computer Sciences, Computer and Networking Security, Software System, Information Technology, Informatics.

Age Limit

Age of the candidates must be maximum 30 years as on 30th September 2026 .

Age Relaxation: Category-wise age relaxation is as mentioned below.

Category	Age Relaxation
OBC-NCL	3 years
SC/ST	5 years
PwBD - UR & EWS	10 years
PwBD - OBC/NCL	13 years
PwBD - SC & ST	15 years

GATE Score

Candidates possessing the essential educational qualification and valid GATE Scores for the year 2024 / 2025 / 2026 in the following disciplines are only eligible to apply:

(i) Computer Science and Information Technology (CS);
(ii) Electronics & Communication Engineering (EC); and
(iii) Data Science and Artificial Intelligence (DA).

Application Fee

Candidates have to pay an application fee as mentioned below as per their categories or community:

Category	Fee
SC/ST/ PwBD/ Women candidates	Nil
UR / OBC (NCL) / EWS	Rs 800/-

How to Apply for National Informatics Centre Recruitment ?

Interested and eligible candidates may apply online for these vacancy through online mode by visiting NIC Recruitment Portal. Candidates may follow below mentioned steps to apply for NIC recruitment.

Scroll down, go to Important Web-Links section .
Click on the "Online Application Form" .
Fill your all personal and educational details and upload necessary documents.
Make payment of application fee as per your category and submit the form.
At the end, take a print out of the application form .

Important Dates of NIC Recruitment 2026

Starting date of submission of online application: 1st September 2026
Last date of submission of online application: 30th September 2026, 5:30 P.M

Important Web-Links of NIC Vacancy

Online Application Form	Click Here
Official Notification	Click Here
Free Tools	Click Here
Join WhatsApp Channel	Click Here
Join Telegram Channel	Click Here
Official Website	Click Here

FAQs of NIC Recruitment

What is the starting date to apply online for NIC Recruitment?

The starting date to apply online for NIC Recruitment is 1st September 2026.

What is the last date to apply online for NIC Recruitment?

The last date to apply online for NIC Recruitment is 30th September 2026.

How many posts are vacant ?

The total number of vacant posts are 376.

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