DPIIT Recruitment 2026 – Apply Online for 13 Junior Consultant, Consultant Posts

The Office of the Economic Adviser (OEA), DPIIT, New Delhi, is building a panel of 26 candidates. Those on the panel will be offered contract work as Junior Consultant (9 positions) or Consultant (4 positions) when OEA needs them. You need a Master's Degree or equivalent and at least 3 years of relevant work experience. Applications are accepted only online, within 30 days of the advertisement dated 28 October 2026, which works out to 27 November 2026.

OEA Junior Consultant and Consultant Recruitment 2026 Overview

The official notification does not specify the application fee.

About OEA

The Office of the Economic Adviser is an attached office of the Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade (DPIIT), which comes under the Ministry of Commerce & Industry, Government of India. It works from GPOA-3, Netaji Nagar, Bhikaji Cama Place, New Delhi. The people selected will work in its different divisions.

OEA Junior Consultant and Consultant Vacancy Details 2026

The pay is a consolidated monthly amount within this range. It depends on each candidate's suitability and experience and is fixed by the Consultancy Evaluation Committee. Professional Tax and TDS are deducted as applicable. With the approval of the competent authority, an annual increment of up to 10% (as per DPIIT's guidelines) may be given if the work performance report is satisfactory. The engagement carries no Dearness Allowance, House Rent Allowance, residential telephone, transport facility, residential accommodation, personal staff, CGHS or medical reimbursement.

OEA Junior Consultant and Consultant Eligibility 2026

Age Limit

As on 1 October 2026, Junior Consultant applicants must be below 35 years. For Consultant, the age limit is 40 years.

Qualification and Experience

Note that Statistics is accepted only for Junior Consultant. The Consultant post asks for Economics or Management. Applications that do not meet the eligibility criteria, or that are incomplete in any respect, will be rejected without any communication. For the full eligibility of each post, see the official notification.

Important Dates

The 27 November 2026 date is counted from the advertisement date of 28.10.2026. Any extension of the last date will be posted on the OEA and DPIIT websites.

Selection Process

1. Every application is screened for qualification and completeness.
2. Complete applications are sorted, and suitable candidates are shortlisted for interview. Not every applicant may be called.
3. The concerned Evaluation Committee holds the interviews and selects candidates based on criteria, performance and a qualitative assessment.
4. Selected candidates are placed on a panel that stays valid for two years from the date it is created. OEA sends offers of engagement in order of merit, as and when it needs people.

Being on the panel does not give anyone a right to be offered an engagement. OEA, DPIIT also reserves the right not to engage anyone in response to this advertisement. No TA/DA is paid for attending the interview.

Service Conditions

• This is purely a contractual engagement for specific requirements or projects. It is full-time, and you may not take up any other assignment during the period.
• The initial period is 03 years, renewed every year based on a performance appraisal. It can be extended by up to 2 more years with the competent authority's approval.
• Place of posting: OEA, DPIIT, GPOA-3, Netaji Nagar, Bhikaji Cama Place, New Delhi - 110023.
• Working hours are normally 9 AM to 5.30 PM. When work demands, you may be asked to stay longer or to come in on Saturdays, Sundays and gazetted holidays.
• Paid leave builds up at 1.5 days for each completed month (18 days in a year) and cannot be carried forward. Female Junior Consultants and Consultants may be granted maternity leave of up to 26 weeks.
• For official tours, TA/DA and hotel accommodation are given as admissible to Central Government employees drawing grade pay of Rs. 5400/- (Junior Consultant) or Rs. 6600/- (Consultant).
• Either side can end the engagement with 30 days' notice or pay in lieu of notice.
• Police verification is required. If you are engaged urgently, you must submit the report within 02 months.
• You will be bound by the Indian Official Secrets Act, 1923, and you need prior sanction before publishing or broadcasting anything on your assigned work.
• You will be an independent consultant, not a staff member of DPIIT. The engagement gives no right to a permanent or regular job.

How to Apply for OEA Junior Consultant and Consultant Recruitment 2026

1. Open the web portal https://eaindustry.nic.in/jobs/email_verification.php and verify your email address.
2. Choose the position you are applying for: Junior Consultant or Consultant.
3. Enter your personal details: name, father's and mother's names, date of birth, correspondence and permanent addresses, email and mobile number.
4. Enter your educational qualifications from Class 12 onwards: board or university, year of passing, subjects, mode (full-time, part-time or distance), division and percentage. If your marks are in CGPA, enter the equivalent percentage using your institution's conversion formula.
5. Give your work experience: organisation, period (from and to), nature of work, monthly salary and remarks.
6. Add any other relevant information and confirm the certification that your details are true.
7. Submit by 27 November 2026. Once submitted, the application is final, and no later document or change will be accepted.

All communication is sent by email, not by post, so give a valid email address and mobile number. If any information is found to be false or concealed at any stage, the candidature is cancelled at once.

Documents for the Interview

• Originals, plus one set of self-attested copies, of your educational qualifications
• Professional qualifications
• Work experience certificates
• Photo ID proof

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