National Pension Scheme Trust Recruitment 2022: NPST Exam Vacancy, Apply Online

Click here to Download NPST Official Notification PDF 

Click here to apply for NPST Recruitment 2020-2021

Both experienced and freshers have the opportunity to work with the National pension scheme Trust. For more details, keep reading this article. Check important events and dates below as mentioned in the official notification.

NPST Important Dates:

Online application link and link to pay the fee will be available on the official site of the NPST which is Other details like Commencement of download of call letter, exam dates and other info will be available on the official site in due course of time.

Activity	Important  Dates
OFFICER  GRADE  B (MANAGER)
On-Line Application and Payment of fee Link will be enabled	From 30-12-2020 Upto 29-01-2021
Availability of Call Letters on NPS Trust website (for On-Line Examination)	Will be intimated by E-mail/SMS.
On-Line Examination (Phase I)	Will be intimated by E-mail/SMS.
On-Line Examination (Phase II)	Information about this will be hosted on the website of NPS Trust
Interview (Phase III)	Information about this will be intimated (only for successful canditates in Phase II) by Email/Post and will be hostedon the website of NPS Trust
OFFICER GRADE A (ASSISTANT MANAGER)
On-Line Application and Payment of fee Link will be enabled	From 30-12-2020 Upto 29-01-2021
Availability of Call Letters on NPS Trust website (for On-Line Examination)	Will be intimated by E-mail/SMS.
On-Line Examination (Phase I)	Information about this will be hosted on the website of NPS Trust
Group Discussion& Interview (Phase II)	Information about this will be intimated to candidates successful in On-Line Examination by E-mail/Post and will be hosted on the website of NPS Trust

NPST Vacancy 2020-2021

A total of 90 vacancies has been released for the of Grade A officer and Grade B officer. Check the category-wise vacancy distribution for each post released. No vacancy for ST and EWS candidates has been announced in any of the posts. Check detailed vacancies below. 

GRADE	STREAM	NUMBER OF POSTS						OUT OF WHICH PwBD
		UR/GEN	OBC	SC	ST	EWS	TOTAL
Grade B (Manager)	General	3	1	–	–	–	4	–
	Information Technology	1	–	–	–	–	1	–
Grade A (Assistant Manager)	General	6	2	1	–	–	9	1 (LD)
TOTAL NO. OF VACANCIES							14

NPST Eligibility Criteria

Each candidate who is willing to apply for National pension scheme trust recruitment 2020, must fulfil the required eligibility conditions before applying. Check the eligibility conditions as demanded by the organization to be eligible for the post.

Age Limit

Officer Grade B (General + Information Technology)

Upper Age Limit (as on 30-11-2020)- 30 years

Officer Grade A

Upper Age Limit (as on 30-11-2020)- 30 years

Educational qualification

Grade B Officer

General:  1.Master’s Degree in any discipline, Bachelor’s Degree in Law,

2. Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering from a recognized university,

3. CA, CFA, CS, CWA.

Experience Required: Desirable experience of a minimum of 3 years of post-qualification experience in officer cadre in dealing with the problems relating to pension / financial sectors,

special knowledge/ experience in law, the investigation, finance, economics, Accountancy, Administration or

any other discipline considered useful to the Trust

Informational Technology

1. Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering (Electrical/Electronics/Electronics and communication/Information Technology/ Computer Science)/ Masters in Computers Application/

2. Bachelor’s Degree in any discipline with postgraduate qualification (minimum 2 years duration) in Computers/Information Technology.

Experience Required:  Desirable experience of a minimum of 3 years of post-qualification experience in the relevant field.

Grade A Officer (Assistant Manager)

1.Master’s Degree in any discipline, Bachelor’s Degree in Law,

2. Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering from a recognized university, CA, CFA, CS, CWA.

Experience Required: No experience is required for this post. 

Other Important Details

1. Candidates must have knowledge of computer and must be conversant with MS–Office (Word and Excel).

2. Eligible candidates are permitted to apply for different posts in multiple streams as per their eligibility in terms of age, educational qualifications, experience.

3. Candidates who want to apply for both the post would require to apply separately and pay the requisite fees.

4. Eligible candidates interested in applying for both General and Information Technology Streams in Grade B would be required to fill separate applications and pay the requisite fees separately for both

For more information, check the official notification PDF.

NPST Selection Procedure

Fore Officer Grade B

This will be a three-stage process. 

1. Online test

2. Online exam consists of two papers

3. Interview

Phase 1 (On-Line Screening Examination)

An online screening examination will consist of:

Paper	Stream	Subjects	Max. Marks	Duration
Paper 1	All Streams	Multiple-choice questions on the subjects viz. General Awareness (including some questions related to Financial Sector of easy to moderate difficulty level), English Language, Quantitative Aptitude, Computer Awareness and Reasoning.	200	150 minutes

The composition of the paper 1 for Phase I (on-line examination) is as under:

Subject	No. of Questions	Marks	Time
English Language	40	40	35 minutes
Reasoning	40	50	35 minutes
General Awareness + Financial Sector Awareness	40	40	25 minutes
Computer Awareness	40	40	25 minutes
Quantitative Aptitude	30	30	30 minutes
Total	190	200	150 minutes or 2 hours and half hour

 Important Note:

• There will be negative marking of 1/4th marks in paper 1 of phase-1
• There is sectional cut off in each test and aggregate cut off in phase-1
• Marks obtained in phase-1 will be considered for shortlisting candidates for phase-2
• Marks obtained in phase-2 will be considered for final selection.

Phase 2 (On-Line Examination):

An on-line examination consisting of two papers of 100 marks each will be conducted. The papers shall be as follows:

Paper	Streams	Subject	Max. Marks	Duration
Paper 1	All Streams	English (Descriptive Test)	100	60 minutes
Paper 2	General	Multiple choice questions on: Commerce, Accountancy, Management, Finance, Costing, Companies Act, Economics and Pension sector	100	40 minutes
	Information Technology	Multiple choice questions on Specialized subject related to the stream.	100	40 minutes

 Note: There shall be negative marking (1/4th of marks assigned to the question) for Paper 2 of Phase II for both the streams.

Phase-3 Interview

1.Only the shortlisted candidates will be called for interview.

2. The candidate may opt for interview either in Hindi or English.

Weightage given below in the table will be applied for carrying out the final merit list. Check the details below.

Particulars	Weightage (in %)
Marks obtained in Phase II on-line examination	70%
Desirable experience as mentioned in Section – III (Eligibility Criteria) (Marks will be allotted depending on a number of years of experience in relevant field).	10%
Marks obtained in Interview	20%

For Officer Grade A

Particulars	Weightage (in %)
Marks obtained in Phase II on-line examination	70%
Desirable experience as mentioned in Section – III (Eligibility Criteria) (Marks will be allotted depending on number of years of experience in relevant field).	10%
Marks obtained in Interview	20%

 Following criteria will be applied for drawing out the final merit list for Officer Grade A 

There will be both GD and interview and candidates will require to score minimum given percentage to clear the final merit list.

Particulars		Weightage (in %)
Marks obtained in Phase I on-line examination		70%
Marks obtained in Phase – II	Group Discussion	10%
	Interview	20%

NPST Salary Pay

The basic salary of Grade A Officer for both General and Information stream is the same. In the initial years, Grade A Officer will draw a basic pay of Rs. 28150 and in 17 years it will get 55600 exclusives of all the perks and benefits.

Similarly, the basic pay for Grade B Officer will be 35150 In the next 16 years he can draw a handsome basic pay of Rs. 62400 exclusives of all the perks and benefits.

Grade	Stream	Salary
Grade A Officer	General + Information Technology	Rs.28150-1550(4)- 34350-1750(7)-46600- EB-1750(4)-53600- 2000(1)-55600 (17 years)
Grade B Officer	General	Rs.35150-1750(9)- 50900-EB 1750(2)- 54400-2000(4)-62400 (16 years)

Application Fee

The application fee will be non-refundable. Once deposit will not be refunded in any case. Candidates must note that without the payment of application fee, no application will be considered.

Unreserved, EWS & OBC	Rs. 1,000/-
SC/ST/PwBD/Women	NIL

This was all about NPST recruitment 2020-2021. In case you have any doubt feel free to write to us below in the comment section.

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