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

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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).

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 Tr

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.

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

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.

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.