NITI Aayog Assistant Welfare Officer Recruitment 2026

NITI Aayog Assistant Welfare Officer Recruitment 2026: Overview

NITI Aayog, the Government of India's policy think tank, is looking for an Assistant Welfare Officer for its Admin-IV Section at NITI Bhawan, New Delhi. The post is filled on deputation, with short-term contract also allowed, so it is open only to officers already serving in a Central or State government, a Union Territory, a PSU, or a semi-government, autonomous or statutory body. Freshers and private-sector employees cannot apply.

The role suits someone who has already handled staff welfare activities in an office. Officers holding a similar post, or those with long regular service in the two pay levels just below it, can use this circular to move to a central policy body for a few years.

Service Conditions and Caveats

• Tenure: The deputation normally cannot go beyond three years, and this count includes any other ex-cadre deputation you held just before this one in the same or another Central Government organisation.
• No withdrawal: Once you apply, you cannot withdraw your candidature later.
• Incomplete papers: Applications that arrive without the listed documents, or after the closing period, are rejected.
• Immediate release: Your employer must certify that you will be relieved immediately if selected.
• Selection Committee check: The details you fill in the bio-data form are checked by the Selection Committee against your documents.

Application Submission Notes

You apply on the bio-data / CV proforma attached to the circular, and your present employer forwards it through proper channel after checking your details. The application goes to Arvind Kumar, Under Secretary to the Government of India, Admin-IV Section, NITI Aayog, NITI Bhawan, New Delhi.

• Closing rule: The forwarded application must reach NITI Aayog within 42 days of the circular's publication in Employment News.
• Employer section: Your office fills the "For the use of the present employer" part, covering vigilance status, penalties, cadre clearance and the APAR copies.
• APAR copies: Photocopies of your APARs must be attested on each page by an officer not below Under Secretary rank.