NIC Section Officer Recruitment 2026

NIC is filling 10 Section Officer posts on deputation at its Headquarters and State Centres. If you are a Central Government, State Government, or UT Administration officer with a bachelor's degree and relevant service experience, you can apply offline through proper channel. The application must reach NIC within 45 days from publication in Employment Newspaper. Salary is Rs. 47,600 to Rs. 1,51,100 per month under Pay Level 8.

NIC Section Officer Recruitment 2026 - 10 Posts

National Informatics Centre (NIC), under the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology, provides e-Governance, network, data centre, cloud, video conferencing, email, GIS, domain and web services to government bodies across India. This recruitment is for Section Officer posts on deputation, initially for 2 years. The posts are meant for experienced government officers who can handle establishment, personnel, purchase, or finance work at NIC offices.

Vacancy Breakdown

• NIC Assam State Centre, Guwahati: 2 posts
• NIC Chhattisgarh State Centre, Raipur: 1 post
• NIC Himachal Pradesh State Centre, Shimla: 1 post
• NIC Jharkhand State Centre, Ranchi: 1 post
• NIC Jammu and Kashmir UT Centre, Jammu: 1 post
• NIC Karnataka State Centre, Bengaluru: 1 post
• NIC Software Development Unit, Pune: 1 post
• NIC Odisha State Centre, Bhubaneswar: 1 post
• NIC Tamil Nadu State Centre, Chennai: 1 post

The listed locations are tentative. NIC may change posting locations based on organisational needs such as transfer, posting, or retirement.

Who Can Apply?

• Eligible departments: Officers from Central Government, State Governments, or Union Territory Administrations can apply.
• Service condition option 1: You should be holding an analogous post on regular basis in your parent cadre or department.
• Service condition option 2: You should have 6 years regular service as Assistant Section Officer in Pay Level 7 (Rs. 44,900 to Rs. 1,42,400).
• Qualification: You need a Bachelor's degree from a recognised university or institute.
• Experience: You need 3 years experience in establishment, personnel matters, purchase, or finance matters.
• Not eligible: Departmental officers in the direct line of promotion for the feeder category are not eligible for deputation consideration.

Age Limit

• Maximum age for deputation appointment is 56 years.
• Age is counted as on the closing date of receipt of applications.
• The deputation period, including deputation held just before this appointment, should not ordinarily exceed 5 years.

Salary

• Section Officer is in Pay Level 8 with salary of Rs. 47,600 to Rs. 1,51,100 per month.
• Your pay and allowances on deputation will follow DoPT OM No. 6/8/2009-Estt. (Pay-II) dated 17 June 2010, as amended from time to time.
• You may also get deputation allowance and other admissible allowances as per Government of India rules.

Application Fee

• NIC has not mentioned any application fee in the vacancy circular.
• You should send the application through proper channel with required service documents; no online payment is specified.

Selection Process (No Written Exam)

Selection is for a deputation post, so the notification does not mention a written exam. Your service record, eligibility, APARs, vigilance status, and suitability will matter.

1. Application forwarding: Your parent department must forward the prescribed proforma to NIC.
2. Document scrutiny: NIC checks your eligibility, service details, educational qualification, experience, APARs, and vigilance/disciplinary clearance.
3. Selection Committee assessment: Your Curriculum Vitae and supporting records are assessed for suitability.
4. Final deputation approval: Selected officers are deputed initially for 2 years, extendable based on vacancy position and performance.

How to Apply

1. Download the prescribed proforma from the official notification at recruitment.nic.in.
2. Fill your application for Section Officer and mention location preferences if applying for more than one centre.
3. Attach qualification details, employment history, service details, and any additional information supporting your suitability.
4. Get the application forwarded through your employer or Head of Office.
5. Attach APAR dossier for the last 5 years and vigilance/disciplinary clearance.
6. Send it to Director (Personnel), National Informatics Centre, A-Block, CGO Complex, Lodhi Road, New Delhi - 110003.
7. Make sure it reaches NIC within 45 days from publication in Employment Newspaper.

Important Dates

• Vacancy Circular Date: 11 February 2026
• Application Start: From publication of the advertisement
• Last Date to Apply: Within 45 days from publication in Employment Newspaper
• Selection Date: To be announced by NIC

• Handle establishment, personnel, purchase, or finance files at the assigned NIC office
• Keep service records, official correspondence, and administrative registers updated
• Process proposals, approvals, office notes, and routine administrative cases
• Work with senior officers and state centre teams for smooth office administration
• Check compliance with Government of India rules, NIC procedures, and office orders
• Manage documentation needed for audits, inspections, and official reporting
• Assist in coordination between NIC Headquarters, State Centres, and parent departments