📑 APEDA Recruitment 2026 – Assistant General Manager & Assistant Manager Posts

📋 Post Details

🎓 Eligibility Criteria

📌 Assistant General Manager (Finance) – 1 Post

• Essential Qualification (Any one):
  • Post Graduate Degree in Finance / Financial Management / MBA (Finance) from recognized University/Institution OR
  • Chartered Accountancy (CA) from ICAI
• Experience: 5 years experience in the above fields post acquiring the educational qualification
• Age Limit: 35 years
• Pay Level: Level 10 (₹56,100 – ₹1,77,500)

📌 Assistant Manager – 2 Posts

• Essential Qualification: Bachelor’s/Under-graduate Degree in Agriculture / Horticulture / Plantation / Agriculture Engineering / Agriculture and Cooperation / Veterinary Science / Dairy Science / Dairy Technology / Food Processing / Food Processing Technology / Food Technology / Food Science / Food Science and Technology from recognized University/Institution
• Age Limit: 30 years
• Pay Level: Level 6 (₹35,400 – ₹1,12,400)

📌 Assistant Manager (Agriculture) – 1 Post (Reserved for PwD – Low Vision)

• Essential Qualification: Same as Assistant Manager above
• Age Limit: 30 years
• Pay Level: Level 6 (₹35,400 – ₹1,12,400)
• Reservation: Reserved for Persons with Benchmark Disability falling in category ‘Low Vision (LV)’. Other PwD categories are also eligible to apply (LV, D, HH, OA, OL, CP, LC, Dw, AAV, SD, SI, SLD, MI, MD).

💰 Application Fee

Note: Fee should be paid online through the link provided in the application portal. Fee once paid shall not be refunded.

📅 Age Relaxation

📝 Selection Process

For Assistant General Manager (Finance)

Written Test (100 marks) + Interview (40 marks)

Qualifying Marks: 60% in written test. Interview shortlisting ratio: 1:5. Duration: 3 hours.

For Assistant Manager & Assistant Manager (Agriculture)

Written Test Only (100 marks, 2½ hours)

Qualifying Marks: 60% in written test. Duration: 2½ hours.

Medium of Examination: Bilingual (Hindi & English). Candidates must write all answers in one language only.

📬 How to Apply

1. Visit APEDA official website: www.apeda.gov.in
2. Click on the Recruitment link and select Advertisement No. 1/2026
3. Register and fill the online application form
4. Upload scanned colour passport size photograph (JPEG, 20-50 KB, 3.5×4.5 cm) not older than 3 months
5. Upload required documents/certificates
6. Pay application fee online through the provided link (if not exempted)
7. Submit the application before 22 June 2026, 23:59 hours
8. Take a printout of the completed application for future reference

Note: Candidates employed in Govt./Semi Govt./Autonomous Bodies must upload No Objection Certificate (NOC).

⚠️ Important Instructions

• Application must be submitted only through online portal. No other mode accepted.
• Essential qualification/experience must be completed on or before the closing date (22 June 2026).
• Applications received without prescribed fee (if applicable) will be summarily rejected.
• Fee exempted categories: Female / SC / ST / Persons with Benchmark Disability.
• Candidates seeking age relaxation or fee exemption must upload requisite certificate from competent authority in prescribed format.
• Written test will be held in centre(s) in Delhi NCR.
• Admission to written test is purely provisional – eligibility verification will be done after written test.
• Selected candidates are liable to serve anywhere in India (All India Service Liability).
• APEDA reserves the right to cancel the recruitment process at any time.
• Canvassing in any form shall lead to disqualification.

📸 Photograph Specifications

• Scanned colour passport size photograph (JPEG, 20 KB to 50 KB)
• Not older than 3 months from date of advertisement publication
• Dimensions: about 3.5 cm (width) x 4.5 cm (height)
• Full face straight, front view, eyes open, no cap or spectacles
• Head should be in center covering 50% of frame, no shadows
• Head coverings allowed only for religious reasons (facial features must be clearly visible)

❓ Frequently Asked Questions

🔗 Important Links

Source: APEDA – Recruitment Advertisement No. 1/2026 dated 23 May 2026. For exact terms, refer to official notification.