Filling Up the Post of Executive Director (ED) in NFRA at New Delhi on a Deputation/Short-Term Contract Basis

NF-12012(26)/1/2026-ESTT-NFRA {p$rRaTRabr nMrwr National Financial Reporting AuthoritY +++++ 7th Floor, Hindustan Times House, Kasturba Gandhi Marg, New Delhi

Dated: 03rd September 2026

CIRCULAR Filling up the post of Executive Director (ED) in NFRA at New Delhi on a Deputation/ Short-Term Contract basis The National Financial Reporting Authority is a statutory body established under

Section 132 of the Companies Act, 2013. The NFRA has been established to protect the public interest and the interests of investors, creditors, and others associated with companies or bodies corporate by establishing high-quality standards of accounting and auditing, and exercising effective oversight of accounting functions performed by companies and bodies corporate, as well as auditing functions performed by auditors

2. The Authority proposes to fill the post of Executive Director at its headquarters in New Delhi. The appointment will be on deputation (on-foreign service basis)/Short-term Contract basis for three years.

3. The eligibility for recruitment on a deputation / short_term contract basis for the post

is as follows:

For Deputation: o Group A Officers from All India Services or Central civil Services with a minimum of 18 years of service.

o Must have either: : gears of regular service in Level 13 (Rs. 123100_215900) of the pay matrix, Administration.

For Short-Term Contract:

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(CFA); Postgraduate degree in Economics, Finance, or any other relevant discipline from a recognised University or Institution. A degree in Law from a recognised University is desirable.

5. The applications are being sought for a role in the review of the financial statements, monitoring/ review/ oversight over audit quality and enforcing compliance with auditing and accounting standards, and a role related to overseeing the Information Technology set up at NFFqA which involves managing the IT infrastructure, development and implementation of IT strategies aligned with NFRA's objectives and goals, etc.

Consequently, applicants may include in their Statement of Purpose their suitability for these roles.

6. The selection process may involve a suitability assessment as decided by NFRA.

Candidates should satisfy themselves with their eligibility for the post they are applying for.

NFRA shall determine their eligibility, and only eligible candidates will be called for the suitability assessment (interview/personal interaction, etc.). NFRA reserves the right to modify the selection procedure, as may be decided by the Competent Authority.

7. Monthly emoluments at the minimum pay scale for the post of the Executive Director work out to approximately Rs 6.22 lakh. HRA, Transport, Medical, Telephone bil reimbursement, etc., are also paid as applicable. Candidates selected for appointments on a deputation basis may choose to receive either the pay of the post or their parent cadre pay with deputation allowance. The decision of the Competent Authority in NFRA regarding pay and allowances is final and binding.

8. The tentative number of vacancies in ED is 02 (two). However, NFRA reserves the right to fill all the posts or not to fill the posts at all. The Authority shall reserve the right to decrease or increase the number of posts to be filled in case of best suitability. The Authority also reserves the right to cancel the advertisement fully or partly on any grounds.

9. The maximum age limit for a Deputation or Short-term Contract is 56 years as on the closing date for application submission.

10. The candidates applying for the post should route their applications in the prescribed proforma (Annexure) through their Cadre Controlling Authority along with attested copies of ACRs/APARs for the last five years, Cadre clearance and Vigilance Clearance (major/minor penalties, if any, imposed during the last 10 years). Incomplete applications will not be considered. In case of non-receipt of the above-mentioned documents, the application shall be summarily rejected. In the event of selection to the post, the applicants will not be allowed to withdraw their application after selection.

11. Applications received after the due date will not be entertained. NFRA takes no responsibility for any delay in receipt of the application or loss thereof in postal transit. The decision of the Authority in all matters would be final and binding, and no correspondence in this regard would be entertained q. &PU U.12. Candidates who satisfy the eligibility norms may apply, giving their biodata strictly in the prescribed proforma. The application should be sent through the proper channel in an envelope superscribing “Application for the post of ED in NFRA” and should be sent to

the following address:

The Deputy General Manager (Establishment) National Financial Reporting Authority (NFRA) 7th Floor, Hindustan Times House 18-20 Kasturba Gandhi Marg, New Delhi – 1 10001

13. All applications must reach this office on or before 45 days from the date of the advertisement of this Vacancy Notice in Employment News. Advance copies, along with stipulated documents, may be sent to the email ID manager-2@nfra.gov.in (Note:

In case of any change in this notice, the same will be displayed on the NFRA website, as such interested officers are requested to see the NFRA website nfra.gov.in regularly). \ &:b+ &A# :b][>F\n):+1 R /3111pp 11 a •q111bpH (Mritunjay Singh) Deputy General Manager

Copy to:

1. All Ministries / Departments of the Government of India

2. All State Governments / Union Territory Governments

3. RBI / Public Sector Banks / Government Financial Institutions / Regulatory Bodies / Public Sector Undertakings / Statutory Bodies / Other Government Institutions

4. Director (Admin), DoPT, with a request to kindly arrange to put up this Vacancy

Circular on the Vacancy NotifIcations of Min. /Deptt. / Org. in the GOI section of the DOPT website.

5. Under Secretary [CS-I (P)1, DoPT, with a request to kindly arrange to put up this Vacancy Circular on the What’s New section of the DoPT website for wide publicity .

6. IT Team1 NFRA, with a request to arrange for uploading this Vacancy Circular on the website of NFRA, social media handles of NFRA and the website of the Ministry of Corporate AffairsANNEXURE Application form for the vacancy in NFRA Passport size recent Colored Photograph

Post applied for: Executive Director of applicant Application is for Deputation / Short-term contract (please tick) S.N Particulars Details to be filled in by the Applicant

1. Name of Applicant 2, Present Designation 3 In case the application is for deputation Service to which the officer belongs a. Group A Officers from All India Services or Central Civil Services b. Date of entry into service as Group 'A’ officer 4 Name of Organisation employed with

5. Whether currently on deputation/short-term contract? If yes1 Date from which on deputation /short-term contract Name of organisation on deputation/ short-term contract to Designation on which on deputation/short-term contract to

6. In (,ase the application is for a short-term contract:

a Type of organisation employed from among:

RBI /public Sector Banks/ Government Financial Institutions / Regulatory Bodies / Public Sector Undertakings / Statutory Bodies / Other Government Institutions b. Date of entry into the officer cadre with relevant supporting documents 7 Contact Details Office Address Email Mobile No Landline No 8 Name, Designation, email ID, Phone No of Cadre Controlling Authority9 Name, Designation, email ID, Phone No of Relieving Authority in case selected.

10. Date of Birth (attach proof of DOB) 11 e e applicant on the closing date of date of receipt of application for the post applied for receipt of the application 56 12 Date of Retirement under applicable service rules where employed .

13 Educational Qualification*

Note: Though there is no requirement for minimum Educational Qualification in respect of deputation, such applicants are also required to fill in their Educational Qualification details s ucational Qualification possessed by the post applicant (Enclose a copy of the Degree / Certificate / Membership of ICAI) Master of Business Administration or equivalentA with specialisation In Finance or Chartered Accountant or Chartered Financial Analyst or Post graduation in Economics, Finance, or any other discipline, from a recognised University or Institution AIn case of courses equivalent to MBA, kindly submit the equival c lg the said Qualification the applicant attach self-attested supporting document) ( e Qualificatr for the post 1 (Enclose a copy of the Degree) Degree in Law from a recognised university,

14. In case the application is for Deputation Post Held on a regular (i.e. substantive) basis Scale of pay draM on a regular (i.e. substantive) basis Level of Pay drawn on a regular (i.e. substantivebasis Date from which service rendered at the said level on a regular (i.e. substantive) basis

15. ExDerience* in case the application is for Deputation Grade/ Minimum length of service Requr ice details of the applicant in the post applied for 1 this regard Group A Officers from All India or Central Civil Services who have completed a minimum of eighteen years’ service:

(i) with eight (08) years of service in the grade rendered after appointment thereto on a regular basis in Level 12 (Rs. 78800-209200) in the pay matrix or

(ii) with six (06) years of service in the grade rendered after appointment thereto on a regular basis in Level 13 (Rs. 123100-215900) in the pay matrix Essential Experience Required for the post Experience possessed by the applicant Fields Length of Service Minimum six (06) years’ experience in the fields of law, investigation, Finance, Economics, Accountancy, Auditing, and Administration Give details of Experience in Government Service in reverse Chronological order (may attach additional sheet) 16 Experience* in case the application is for a short-term Contract c f the applicant in this re ard mgM]e ip–;rmTn the officer cadre )8rience Required Experience possessed by the applicant for the post Not less than twenty (20) years of experience in the Fields Length of Service officer cadre, of which a minimum of fifteen (15) years post-qualification experience in the fields of law, investigation, Finance, Economics, Accountancy, Auditing, and Administration Give details of Experi&verse Chronological order (may attach additional sheet 17 Any other information t submit in support of their suitability for the post applied for18 Attested copy of the last 5 Years APAR attached ** (Kindly mention the period of APAR and the corresponding grades here 19 Copy of Vigilance Clearance attached **

20. Statement of Purpose in 100 words

Note: Please provide the page number of the entire set of applications and an index of the documents attached. *Kindly attach a copy of your educational qualifications and experience in support of your application as required for the post being applied for.

** To be filled by a Competent Authority forwarding the application It is certified that the details given above are true Signature of the applicant Date It is certified that the details given above are verified with the service records of the applicant and are found correct Signature and Seal of the Competent Authority of the organisation forwarding the application Date Address, Tel. No., and email ID of the Competent Authority forwarding the application