NIOS Recruitment 2021, Apply Online Direct & Deputation


NIOS is the individual institution under the government of education. The institution offers pre-degree level education in the distance and open learning mode. Recently NIOS has published the official notification on the website for the 115 permanent posts. The application is invited for the Group A, Group B, and Group C categories. There are seven posts under the Group A category with a total number of 24 positions, Six under Group B with 48 positions, and 3 under Group with 43 positions.

NIOS Full Form: National Institute of Open Schooling

Last Date10-10-2021
NIOS Home Pagehttps://nios.ac.in/
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NIOS Recruitment Website Linkhttps://recruitment.nios.ac.in/
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Important dates

Online applications can be submitted by 10th October 2021. 

Age Criteria

Age criteria are different for each post however maximum age limit is 56 years. 

Application Fee

The application fee is to be paid online. Application without be wouldn’t be considered and candidates can fill one application for each post. However, the candidate is allowed to fill applications for multiple posts. The fee once paid will not be refunded. The application fee for:

Group A General and OBC – 750 INR

Group B and C General and OBC – 500 INR

Group A and B SC/ST, EWS – 250 INR

Group C SC/ST, EWS – 150 INR

Note: PWD candidate with minimum 40% disability are exempted from application fee.  

Eligibility criteria

Eligibility criteria is different for each category. Below is list of posts and their criteria:

Director (Evaluation)

  • Second level master’s degree with 55% marks
  • 10 years of regular service of Level-11
  • Working knowledge of Hindi, English
  • Organized conferences and seminars

Joint Director (Media)

  • Mass communication (preferred) master’s degree
  • A post graduate degree/diploma from university
  • 5 years of level 12 experience
  • Experience in distance learning is preferable

Deputy Director- Accounts

  • On deputation from central government or IA & AS
  • Working knowledge of English/Hindi

Assistant Director (Administration)

  • Bachelor Degree 2nd class
  • 5 years of regular service on scale of level 10
  • Working knowledge of English/Hindi
  • Organized conferences and seminars
  • Working knowledge of computers

Accounts Officer

  • Central organization accounts expert working on the post of scale of Level-10
  • Knowledge of computer
  • Knowledge of Hindi, English

Academic Officer

Defence, English, Fine arts, Linguistics, Mass Communication, psychology, Sanskrit, Science, Social Science, Special Education, Yoga, Secretarial practice, Technology, Agriculture, Para Medical Courses, Home Science, ICT






  • Master’s degree in relevant education with 55% marks
  • Knowledge of computer
  • Knowledge of Hindi, English

Research and Evaluation officer

  • Master’s degree in relevant education with 55% marks
  • Knowledge of computer
  • Knowledge of Hindi, English
  • Ph.D., M.Phil. is desirable
  • Experience in research and operational is desirable
  • Experience in conference and seminars is desirable

Section Officer (SO)

  • 2nd Class graduate from recognized university
  • Five years of continue service on scale of Level-6
  • Knowledge of central government services and procedures
  • Knowledge of computer operations

Assistant Engineer (Civil) AE

  • Degree in Civil Engineering
  • Knowledge of computer
  • Knowledge of Hindi, English
  • Five years of regular service

Hindi Officer

  • 2nd class master’s degree
  • Certification for Hindi to English translation
  • 5 years of experience
  • Knowledge of computer

Assistant Audit Officer AAO

  • 5 years of experience in accounts
  • Knowledge of computer
  • Knowledge of Hindi, English

EDP supervisor

  • Bachelor degree
  • 3 years of experience in programming and system design

Junior Engineer (JE Electrical)

  • 3 years diploma in electrical engineering
  • 3 years of professional experience
  • Knowledge of computer
  • Knowledge of Hindi, English
  • 6 years of regular service is must

Assistant

  • Senior secondary from recognized board
  • Working knowledge of computer- 8000 key depression speed
  • Working knowledge of Hindi and English

Stenographer

  • Senior secondary from recognized board
  • Working knowledge of computer- 8000 key depression speed
  • Certification of secretarial practice
  • 3 years of experience -Desirable

Junior Assistant

  • Senior secondary from recognized board
  • Working knowledge of computer- 6000 key depression speed
  • 2 years of experience -Desirable

How to apply

To apply for the post candidate, need to follow the following steps:

  • Visit the website https://www.nios.ac.in/ click on the vacancy and follow the instructions
  • Read the vacancy details and click on Apply now button for the post candidate wants to apply
  • Fill in all the details as per the given instructions, generate OTP for verification. After authentication fills in other details. 
  • After reviewing the application pay the required fee
  • After paying the fee candidate cannot update the application. Therefore, make sure to fill in the correct details and review them carefully. 
  • After submission of the application and payment of fee unique reference number will be generated for future use. 

Examination format

For the post of Section officer

Paper 1 – Objective test of 100 marks (General English-20 marks, General Knowledge- 20 marks, Reasoning- 15 Marks, Quantitative- 15 Marks, Subject Knowldeg-30 Marks)

Paper 2 – Descriptive test with 100 marks (General Hindi/English- Letter writing, Drafting and English Grammar- 30 Marks, Officer service rules- 40 Marks, Financial knowledge- 30 marks)

Interview – 50 marks (Candidate those clear Paper I and II will be called for the interview)

Post of EDP supervisor

Paper 1 -Objective test of 100 marks (Test of Language-25 marks, General Knowledge- 25 marks, Reasoning- 25 Marks, Quantitative- 25 Marks)

Paper 2 – Descriptive test with 150 marks (50 questions)

Skill test – 100 marks (Objective type Questions)

Post of Assistant

Paper I – Objective test of 100 marks (Test of Language-25 marks, General Knowledge- 25 marks, Reasoning- 25 Marks, Quantitative- 25 Marks)

Paper 2 -Descriptive test with 100 marks (50 questions)

Skill test – 1 hour skill test on computer with the speed of 8000 key depression per hour.

Stenographer

Paper I -Objective test of 100 marks (Test of Language-25 marks, General Knowledge- 25 marks, Reasoning- 25 Marks, Quantitative- 25 Marks)

Paper II -Descriptive test with 100 marks (50 questions)

Skill test – 1 hour skill test on computer with the speed of 8000 key depression per hour.

Junior Assistant

Written test – Objective test of 200 Marks (Test of Language-50 marks, General Knowledge- 50 marks, Reasoning- 50 Marks, Quantitative- 50 Marks)

Skill Test – 1 hour of skill testwith the speed of 6000 key depression per hour.

NIOS Syllabus for Written test

Detailed syllabus for each post can be assessed with the help of the following link: https://www.nios.ac.in/media/documents/vacancy/sept2021/Scheme_of_Exams_and_Syllabus.pdf