UIDAI Director Recruitment 2026: Lucknow Deputation, Eligibility and Application Process

UIDAI Director Recruitment 2026 offers one deputation vacancy at the Regional Office, Lucknow. The post carries Pay Matrix Level 13, Rs. 1,23,100–2,15,900, with a stated tenure of five years. Eligible serving officers must complete two stages: apply online and have the signed application forwarded through proper channel with supporting documents. The complete application must reach UIDAI by 22 December 2026; online submission alone does not complete the process.

UIDAI Director Recruitment 2026: Key Details

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UIDAI and the Advertised Posting

UIDAI operates under the Aadhaar (Targeted Delivery of Financial and Other Subsidies, Benefits and Services) Act, 2016. Its functions include developing Aadhaar issuance systems and carrying out authentication under the Act. This vacancy is advertised for Lucknow, while the Human Resource Division at the New Delhi Head Office handles the recruitment communication.

Eligibility: Service, Grade and Age Conditions

Applicants must meet the relevant service-grade route and the additional service and age conditions below:

• Central Government officers: hold an analogous post regularly in the parent cadre or department, or have three years of regular service in Pay Matrix Level 12, Rs. 78,800–2,09,200, or above.
• State/UT Government, PSU or Autonomous Organisation officers: hold a regular post in the corresponding grade with the requisite experience.
• Have completed at least five years of government service.
• Be below 56 years on the closing date.
• Have at least three years of service remaining on the closing date.

Officers already holding an analogous post may receive preference. Private candidates are ineligible. The five-year completed-service condition and three-year remaining-service condition are separate requirements. Applicants should also consider the restriction that candidature cannot subsequently be withdrawn.

Desirable Experience

• Implementing and monitoring large projects involving multiple ecosystem partners.
• Managing budgets, contracts, coordination, establishment, administration, or procurement of goods and services.
• Working on e-governance and Information and Communication Technology (ICT) projects.

Pay-Grade Equivalence for Other Organisations

The following comparison identifies corresponding grades for organisations with different pay structures. It supports the grade comparison and should be read with all eligibility conditions. Corresponding revised scales apply automatically when those organisations revise pay.

Director Pay, Deputation Tenure and Benefits

The Director pay scale is Rs. 1,23,100–2,15,900 under Level 13. Appointment and service benefits follow the UIDAI (Appointment of Officers and Employees) Regulations, 2020 and the UIDAI (Salary, Allowances and other Terms and Conditions of Service of Employees) Regulations, 2020. These cover matters including allowances, joining time, medical benefits and travelling allowance.

• The stated deputation tenure is five years. The lending organisation may permit a shorter period under its rules, with a minimum of three years.
• Leave follows the Central Civil Services (Leave) Rules, 1972.
• Subject to the applicable regulations, deputation follows DoPT OM No. 6/8/2009-Estt.(Pay II), dated 17 June 2010, and other DoPT guidelines.
• For officers from a different pay or Dearness Allowance structure, pay protection excludes perquisites under paragraph 5.1(ii)(b) of that OM.
• Technical allowance does not apply because this is a non-technical post.
• Director-level officers and above have a vehicle facility for commuting.
• Officers using CGHS in their parent organisation may continue it and are also eligible for UIDAI’s Medical Reimbursement Scheme.

How to Complete the UIDAI Director Application

1. Fill and submit the online application at https://career.uidai.gov.in within the prescribed time.
2. Print the completed application generated by the portal and sign it.
3. Submit the signed printout to the parent organisation or Cadre Controlling Authority for forwarding through proper channel.
4. The forwarding authority must send the certified application and documents to Director (HR), Unique Identification Authority of India, Bangla Sahib Road, Behind Kali Mandir, Gole Market, New Delhi – 110 001.
5. Arrange for the complete application to reach UIDAI by 22 December 2026. General guidance: allow time for departmental clearance and forwarding.

The forwarding authority checks service records, eligibility and availability for relieving; applications should not be forwarded if the officer cannot be spared. For IAS, IPS and IFS officers, the respective cadre authorities are DoPT, the Ministry of Home Affairs and the Ministry of Environment and Forest. Where none is specified, the authority competent to approve deputation relieving acts as the cadre controlling authority.

Documents Required for Forwarding

• Completed online application printout, signed and duly attested or certified.
• Cadre clearance issued by the Cadre Controlling Authority.
• Vigilance and disciplinary clearance.
• ACRs/APARs for the last five years, with every page attested by an Under Secretary to the Government of India or an equivalent-ranking officer in the parent organisation.
• Annex-I certificate covering relieving for at least three years, service-record verification, integrity and absence of pending or contemplated vigilance proceedings. It must also certify no penalty during the last 10 years or enclose penalty details.

Application Checks and Posting Conditions

• Complete both submission stages. An online form without proper-channel forwarding and the required documents does not establish a right to consideration.
• Late or incomplete applications may be excluded. General guidance: check signatures, clearances and page-wise APAR attestation before forwarding.
• The advertised vacancy count may be changed at UIDAI’s discretion.
• Lucknow is the advertised location, but UIDAI may select or post an officer elsewhere according to suitability, service exigencies or administrative needs.
• UIDAI may withdraw the recruitment circular without giving a reason.

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