Department of Financial Service Presiding Officer Recruitment 2026 – Apply Offline for 20 Posts

Department of Financial Service is recruiting candidates for 20 Presiding Officer posts under its 2026 recruitment notification. Eligible applicants must submit the offline application through proper channel to Under Secretary (DRT), Department of Financial Services on or before 9 November 2026. The prescribed qualification for the post requires a District Judge or Member of Indian Legal Service in Grade I or above, and the pay is as per Tribunal (Conditions of Service) Rules, 2021. Applicants must fill up the application in the prescribed format and attach attested copies of CR/APAR dossiers for the last five years as specified in the recruitment advertisement.

Department of Financial Service Presiding Officer at a Glance

Where and How to Send

Duly filled in original applications in the prescribed format should reach the Under Secretary (DRT), Department of Financial Services, 3rd Floor Jeevan Deep Building, Sansad Marg, New Delhi-110001 latest by 5:00 PM on or before 09.11.2026.

Applications of eligible and willing officers are requested through proper channel (wherever applicable).

Posts, Eligibility and Pay

Vacancies are available for the post of Presiding Officer across 20 Debts Recovery Tribunals: (1) Debts Recovery Tribunal-3, Mumbai, (2) Debts Recovery Tribunal-2, Chandigarh, (3) Debts Recovery Tribunal, Allahabad, (4) Debts Recovery Tribunal, Lucknow, anticipated vacancies of Presiding Officer at (5) Debts Recovery Tribunal -1, Chandigarh, (6) Debts Recovery Tribunal, Visakhapatnam, (7) Debts Recovery Tribunal -1, Hyderabad, (8) Debts Recovery Tribunal, Cuttack, (9) Debts Recovery Tribunal -1, Ernakulam, (10) Debts Recovery Tribunal -1, Bengaluru, (11) Debts Recovery Tribunal -2, Ernakulam, (12) Debts Recovery Tribunal, Guwahati, (13) Debts Recovery Tribunal, Pune, (14) Debts Recovery Tribunal -3, Chandigarh, (15) Debts Recovery Tribunal, Dehradun, (16) Debts Recovery Tribunal -1, Kolkata, (17) Debts Recovery Tribunal, Patna, (18) Debts Recovery Tribunal, Nagpur, (19) Debts Recovery Tribunal, Siliguri, (20) Debts Recovery Tribunal -1, Chennai along with any unforeseen vacancies in any of the other Debts Recovery Tribunals across the country which may arise up to 30.04.2027.

Educational Qualification and Eligibility

• A person shall not be qualified for appointment as Presiding Officer of Debts Recovery Tribunal, unless he is, or has been, a District Judge, or is, or has been a member of the Indian Legal Service in Grade I or above.
• Notwithstanding anything contained in Rule 3, a person holding or has held the post of Chairperson or Member, as the case may be, of any Tribunal shall be eligible for re-appointment.
• Where the person appointed as a Chairperson or a Member is a serving Judge of the Supreme Court or a High Court or a serving Member of any service of the Central Government or State Government or their undertaking, he shall either resign or obtain voluntary retirement from his parent service before joining the Tribunal.

Tenure

As per Section 17 (1) (a) of the Tribunal Reforms Act, 2026, Presiding Officer of a DRT shall hold office for a term of five years or till he attains the age of seventy years, whichever is earlier.

Enclosures

• Bio-data in the proforma at Annexure-I
• Certificate to be furnished by the employer/head of office/forwarding authority as in Annexure-II (wherever applicable)
• Clear photocopies of the up-to-date CR/APAR dossier of the officer containing CR/APARs of at least last five years i.e. from 2021-22 to 2025-26 duly attested by a Group A officer (in case ACR/APAR for a period more than 3 months is not recorded, then ACRs/APARs prior to five years for matching period along with No Report Certificate may be submitted)
• Cadre clearance (in case of serving candidates)
• Integrity certificate/clearance from vigilance and disciplinary angle as in Annexure III (in case of serving candidates)
• Statement giving details of major or minor penalties, if any, imposed on the officer during the last ten years

Selection Process

The Search-Cum-Section Committee constituted under the Tribunal Reforms Act 2021 for recommending names for appointment to the said post shall scrutinise, or cause to be scrutinized, the applications with respect to suitability of application for the posts by giving due weightage to qualification and experience of candidates and shortlist candidates for conducting personal interaction. The final selection will be done on the basis of overall evaluation of candidates done by the Committee based on the qualification, experience and personal interaction.

Important Dates

Important Instructions

• No TA/DA will be admissible to the candidates to be called for interview/interaction. The candidates are required to make their own arrangements.
• Any incomplete application or application received after due date will not be entertained.
• The Department will not be responsible for postal delays or loss of application for reasons whatsoever.
• Candidates must ensure that applications reach well within the stipulated closing date.
• If an appointed Chairperson or Member is a serving Judge of the Supreme Court or High Court or a serving Member of an organized service, he shall resign or obtain voluntary retirement before joining.

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