**Executive Summary**
This document, the Ministry of Home Affairs, Department of Official Language, Central Hindi Training Institute, Hindi Teaching Scheme, Assistant Director (Language) Group 'A' Post Recruitment Rules, 2025, was published in the Gazette of India on March 9, 2026. It supersedes the 2016 rules and regulates the method of recruitment to the post of Assistant Director (Language). The rules come into effect on their publication in the Official Gazette.
**Key Points / Main Content**
* **Short Title and Commencement:** The rules are called the Ministry of Home Affairs, Department of Official Language, Central Hindi Training Institute, Hindi Teaching Scheme, Assistant Director (Language) Group 'A' Post, Recruitment Rules, 2025, and are effective from their publication in the Official Gazette.
* **Number, Classification, and Pay Matrix:** The number of posts, their classification (General Central Service, Group 'A', Gazetted, Non-Ministerial), and pay matrix level (Level-10, Rs. 56100-177500) are as specified in the schedule. The number of posts is 150 (2025)\*, subject to variation based on workload.
* **Method of Recruitment, Age-Limit, and Qualifications:** These are detailed in the schedule, columns 5 to 13.
* **Disqualification:** Individuals married to a person with a living spouse, or who have a living spouse and marry another person, are disqualified. However, the Central Government may grant exemption if the marriage is permissible under personal law and for other valid reasons.
* **Power to Relax:** The Central Government can relax any provision of these rules for any class or category of persons, with reasons recorded in writing and in consultation with the Union Public Service Commission (UPSC).
* **Saving Clause:** The rules do not affect existing provisions for reservation, age relaxation, and other concessions for Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes, Other Backward Classes, ex-servicemen, and other special category persons.
* **Age-Limit for Direct Recruits:** Not exceeding thirty-five years. This is relaxable for government servants up to five years as per government instructions. The crucial date for determining age-limit is as advertised by UPSC.
* **Educational and Other Qualifications (Direct Recruits):**
* **Essential:**
* Master's Degree in Hindi with English as a compulsory, elective, or optional subject at the degree level from a recognized University/Institute.
* National Eligibility Test (NET) qualified OR Ph.D. in Hindi.
* **Desirable:**
* Studied one of the languages (other than Hindi) from the Eighth Schedule of the Constitution at 12th class from a recognized Board.
* One year experience of teaching Hindi in a recognized educational institution under the Central Government, State Government, or Union Territory Administration.
* **Probation:** A period of two years for direct recruits. Successful completion requires a mandatory induction training of at least two weeks or as prescribed by the Competent Authority.
* **Method of Recruitment:** Direct recruitment is one hundred percent.
* **Deputation:** Vacancies due to deputation, long illness, study leave, or other reasons for one year or more will be filled on deputation from Central Government officers who hold analogous posts regularly or have four years of service in pay level-8, and possess the prescribed educational qualifications and experience.
* **Departmental Promotion Committee:** Not Applicable.
* **Departmental Confirmation Committee:** Comprises the Secretary (Chairperson), Joint Secretary, Director/Deputy Secretary of the Department of Official Language, and the Director of the Central Hindi Training Institute.
* **Consultation with UPSC:** Consultation with the Union Public Service Commission is necessary when making recruitment.
**Impact Analysis**
**Potential Candidates for Assistant Director (Language) Post**
* **Impact:** They are subject to the new recruitment rules, including age limits, educational qualifications, and the method of recruitment.
* **Action Required:** Candidates must ensure they meet the essential and desirable qualifications and adhere to the age-limit criteria.
**Current Government Servants within the Ministry of Home Affairs and Department of Official Language**
* **Impact:** If eligible, they may be considered for direct recruitment or deputation, with potential age relaxations for government servants.
* **Action Required:** Review the qualifications and eligibility criteria for potential direct recruitment or deputation opportunities.
**Union Public Service Commission (UPSC)**
* **Impact:** Will be involved in the recruitment process, including consultation for relaxation of rules and determining crucial dates for age-limit determination.
* **Action Required:** To provide consultation as required by the rules and to advertise crucial dates for age-limit determination.
Key Entities Referenced
Ministry of Home Affairs, Department of Official Language, Central Hindi Training Institute, Hindi Teaching Scheme, Assistant Director (Language), Group 'A' post, Recruitment Rules, 2025: The primary subject of the notification, outlining the recruitment rules for the Assistant Director (Language) post.
Article 309 of the Constitution: The legal basis under which the President exercises the power to make these recruitment rules.
Ministry of Home Affairs, Department of Official Language, Central Hindi Training Institute/Hindi Teaching Scheme, Assistant Director (Language), Group 'A' post Recruitment Rules, 2016: The previous rules that are being superseded by the new recruitment rules.
Union Public Service Commission: An entity consulted for relaxing provisions and crucial for determining age limits and recruitment processes.
Departmental Confirmation Committee: A committee formed for considering confirmation, with specific members from the Department of Official Language and Central Hindi Training Institute.
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EXTRAORDINARY
भाग II—खण् ड 3—उप-खण्ड (i)
PART II—Section 3—Sub-section (i)
प्राजधकार स ेप्रकाजित
PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY
स.ं 155] नई दिल्ली, सोमिार, माच व9, 2026/फाल्ग नु 18, 1947
No. 155] NEW DELHI, MONDAY, MARCH 9, 2026/PHALGUNA 18, 1947
गहृ मत्रं ालय
(रािभाषा जिभाग)
अजधसचू ना
नई दिल्ली, 12 फरिरी, 2026
सा.का.जन. 161(अ).— राष्ट्रपजत, संजिधान के अनुच्छेि 309 के परन्तुक द्वारा प्रित्त िजियों का प्रयोग करत े हुए
और गृह मंत्रालय, रािभाषा जिभाग, केंद्रीय हहिं ी प्रजिक्षण सस्ट्ं थान/हहिं ी जिक्षण योिना, सहायक जनिेिक(भाषा), समूह
‘क’, पि भती जनयम 2016 को, उन बातों के जसिाय अजधक्ातं करते हुए, जिन्ह ें ऐस े अजधक्मण के पूिव दकया गया ह ै या
करने का लोप दकया गया ह,ै गृह मंत्रालय, रािभाषा जिभाग, हहिं ी जिक्षण योिना, केंद्रीय हहिं ी प्रजिक्षण संस्ट्थान म ें
सहायक जनिेिक(भाषा) के पि पर भती की पद्धजत का जिजनयमन करन े के जलए जनम्नजलजखत जनयम बनाते ह,ैं अथावत ् :-
1. सजं क्षप्त नाम और प्रारंभ – (1) इन जनयमों का संजक्षप्त नाम गृह मंत्रालय, रािभाषा जिभाग, केंद्रीय हहिं ी प्रजिक्षण
संस्ट्थान, हहिं ी जिक्षण योिना, सहायक जनिेिक(भाषा) समूह ‘क’ पि भती जनयम, 2025 ह।ै
(2) ये रािपत्र म ेंउनके प्रकािन की तारीख को प्रिृत्त होंगे ।
2. पि-सख्ं या, िगीकरण और िते न मट्रै रक्स म ें स्ट्तर : उि पि की संख्या, उसका िगीकरण और िेतन मैट्ररक्स म ें
उसका स्ट्तर िह होगा, िो इन जनयमों से उपाबद्ध अनुसूची के स्ट्तंभ (2) से स्ट्तंभ (4) में जिजनर्िष्टव ह।ैं
1657 GI/2026 (1)2 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA : EXTRAORDINARY [PART II—SEC. 3(i)]
3. भती की पद्धजत, आय-ु सीमा, अहतव ाएं, आदि : उि पि पर भती की पद्धजत, आयु-सीमा, अहतव ाएं और उससे संबंजधत
अन्य बात ें िे होंगी िो उि अनसु ूची के स्ट्तंभ (5) से स्ट्तंभ (13) में जिजनर्िवष्ट ह।ैं
4. जनरहतव ा : िह व्यजि-
(क) जिसने ऐसे व्यजि से, जिसका पजत या जिसकी पत्नी िीजित ह,ै जििाह दकया ह ै या जििाह की संजििा की हैं ;
या
(ख) जिसने अपन े पजत या अपनी पत्नी के िीजित रहते हुए दकसी व्यजि से जििाह दकया ह ै या जििाह की संजििा
की ह ै
उि पि पर जनयुजि का पात्र नहीं होगा :
परन्तु यदि केन्द्रीय सरकार का यह समाधान हो िाता ह ैदक ऐसा जििाह ऐसे व्यजि और जििाह के अन्य पक्षकार को
लाग ूस्ट्िीय जिजध के अधीन अनज्ञु ेय ह ैऔर ऐसा करन े के जलए अन्य आधार ह ैतो िह दकसी व्यजि को इस जनयम के प्रितवन
से छूट िे सकेगी।
5. जिजथल करन े की िजि : िहां केन्द्रीय सरकार की यह राय ह ैदक ऐसा करना आिश्यक या समीचीन ह,ै िहां िह
उसके जलए िो कारण ह ैं उन्ह ेंलखे बद्ध करके तथा संघ लोक सेिा आयोग स े परामिव करके इन जनयमों के दकसी उपबंध को
दकसी िगव या प्रिग वके व्यजियों की बाबत, आििे द्वारा जिजथल कर सकेगी।
6. व्यािजृ त्त : इन जनयमों की कोई बात, ऐसे आरक्षण, आयु-सीमा में छूट और अन्य ट्ररयायतों पर प्रभाि नहीं डालेगी,
जिनका केन्द्रीय सरकार द्वारा इस संबंध म ेंसमय-समय पर िारी दकए गए आििे ों के अनुसार अनुसूजचत िाजतयों, अनुसूजचत
िनिाजतयों, अन्य जपछड ेिगों, भूतपिव सैजनकों और अन्य जििषे प्रिग वके व्यजियों के जलए उपबंध करना अपेजक्षत ह।ै
अनसु चू ी
पि का नाम । पि की संख्या । िगीकरण । िेतन मैट्ररक्स में चयन पि ह ै या सीधे भती दकए
स्ट्तर । अचयन पि । िाने िाले
व्यजियों के जलए
आय-ु सीमा ।
(1) (2) (3) (4) (5) (6)
सहायक 150 साधारण केन्द्रीय िेतन मैट्ररक्स में लाग ूनहीं होता । पैंतीस िषव की आयु
जनिेिक(भाषा)। सेिा, समूह ‘क’, स्ट्तर-10 से अजधक नहीं ।
(2025)*
रािपजत्रत, (56100-
अननुसजचिीय । (केन्द्रीय सरकार
*कायवभार के 177500 रु0) ।
द्वारा िारी दकए
आधार पर
गए अनुिेिों या
पट्ररितवन दकया
आिेिों के अनुसार
िा सकता ह ै।
सरकारी सेिकों के
जलए 5 िषव तक
जिजथल की िा
सकती ह)ै ।
ट्रटप्पणः आयुसीमा
अिधाट्ररत करने
के जलए जनणावयक
तारीख िह होगी
िो संघ लोक सेिा
आयोग द्वारा
जिज्ञाजपत की
िाए।[भाग II—खण् ड 3(i)] भारत का रािपत्र : असाधारण 3
सीधे भती दकए िाने िाले व्यजियों के जलए अपेजक्षत िैजक्षक और अन्य अहतव ाएं ।
(7)
आिश्यकः
(i) दकसी मान्यता प्राप्त जिश्वजिद्यालय या संस्ट्थान स े हहिं ी म ें मास्ट्टर जडग्री जिसमें जडग्री स्ट्तर पर अग्रं ेिी अजनिायव
या िैकजल्पक या ऐजच्छक जिषय के रुप म ेंरहा हो ।
(ii) राष्ट्रीय पात्रता परीक्षा अर्हतव की हो या हहिं ी में पी.एच.डी. ।
िाछं नीयः
(i) दकसी मान्यताप्राप्त बोडव से 12िीं कक्षा में संजिधान की आठिीं अनुसूची में उल्लेजखत हहिं ी से जभन्न दकसी एक
भाषा में अध्ययन दकया हो ।
(ii) केन्द्रीय सरकार या राज्य सरकार या संघ राज्यक्षेत्र प्रिासन द्वारा मान्यता प्राप्त िैजक्षक संस्ट्थान के अधीन दकसी
िैजक्षक संस्ट्था म ेंहहिं ी अध्यापन का एक िष व का अनुभि ।
ट्रटप्पण 1 : अहतव ाए,ं अन्यथा सुअर्हतव अभ्यर्थवयों की ििा में कारणों के जलए िो लेखबद्ध दकए िाए संघ लोक सेिा
आयोग या सक्षम अजधकारी के जििेकानुसार जिजथल की िा सकती ह।ै
ट्रटप्पण 2 : अनुभि संबधी अहतव ाएं कारणों के जलए िो लेखबद्ध दकए िाए संघ लोक सेिा आयोग या सक्षम अजधकारी
के जििेकानुसार अनुसूजचत िाजतयों और अनुसूजचत िनिाजतयों के अभ्यर्थवयों की ििा में तब जिजथल की िा सकती ह ैं
िब चयन के दकसी प्रक्म पर सघं लोक सेिा आयोग या सक्षम अजधकारी की यह राय ह ैदक उनके जलए आरजक्षत ट्ररजियों
को भरने के जलए अपेजक्षत अनुभि रखने िाले उन समुिायों के अभ्यर्थवयों के पयावप्त संख्या में उपलब्ध होने की सम्भािना
नहीं ह।ै
सीधे भती दकए िाने िाल ेव्यजियों पट्ररिीक्षा की अिजध, यदि कोई हो। भती की पद्धजतः भती सीधे होगी या प्रोन्नजत
के जलए जिजहत आयु और िैजक्षक द्वारा या प्रजतजनयुजि/आमले न द्वारा तथा
अहतावएं प्रोन्नत व्यजियों की ििा म ें जिजभन्न पद्धजतयों द्वारा भरी िाने िाली
लाग ूहोंगी। ट्ररजियों की प्रजतितता।
(8) (9) (10)
लाग ूनहीं होता । ट्रटप्पणीः सीधे भती दकए िाने िाले सीधी भतीः सौ प्रजतित ।
व्यजियों के जलए िो िष व ।
ट्रटप्पणः पिधारी के प्रजतजनयजु ि पर या
ट्रटप्पणः पट्ररिीक्षा को लम्बी बीमारी या अध्ययन छुट्टी या दकन्हीं
सफलतापूिवक परू ा करने के जलए अन्य पट्ररजस्ट्थजतयों के अधीन एक िषव या
कम से कम िो सप्ताह की अिजध का अजधक अिजध के जलए बाहर रहने के कारण
प्रिेि प्रजिक्षण अजनिायव होगा या हुई ट्ररजियां, केंद्रीय सरकार के ऐस े
िो सक्षम प्राजधकारी द्वारा जिजहत अजधकाट्ररयों में स ेप्रजतजनयुजि के आधार पर
दकया िाए । भरी िा संकेगी-
(क)(i) िो मूल काडर या जिभाग में जनयजमत
आधार पर सििृ पि धारण दकए हुए ह ैं; या
(ii) जिन्होंने मूल काडर या जिभाग में िेतन
मैट्ररक्स के िेतन स्ट्तर 8 ( 47600-151100
रू) में जनयजमत आधार पर जनयुजि के पश्चात ्
उस श्रेणी म ेंचार िष व की सेिा की ह ैं ; और
(ख) जिनके पास स्ट्तंभ (7) के अधीन सीधी
भती दकए िाने िाले व्यजियों के जलए
जिजहत िैजक्षक अहतव ाए ंऔर अनुभि ह।ै4 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA : EXTRAORDINARY [PART II—SEC. 3(i)]
प्रोन्नजत/प्रजतजनयुजि/आमेलन द्वारा भती की ििा में ि ेश्रेजणया ंजिनसे प्रोन्नजत/प्रजतजनयुजि/आमले न दकया िाएगा ।
(11)
लाग ूनहीं होता ।
यदि जिभागीय प्रोन्नजत सजमजत ह,ै तो उसकी संरचना । भती करन ेमें दकन पट्ररजस्ट्थजतयों
में संघ लोक सेिा आयोग से
परामिव दकया िाएगा ।
(12) (13)
जिभागीय प्रोन्नजत सजमजतः लाग ूनहीं होता । संघ लोक सेिा आयोग से परामिव
करना आिश्यक ह ै।
जिभागीय पजु ष्ट सजमजत(पजु ष्ट के सबं धं म ेंजिचार करन ेके जलए) जिसम ेंजनम्नजलजखत
सम्मजलत हःै
1. सजचि, रािभाषा जिभाग – अध्यक्ष ;
2. संयुि सजचि, रािभाषा जिभाग – सिस्ट्य ;
3. जनििे क या उपसजचि, रािभाषा जिभाग – सिस्ट्य ;
4. जनििे क, केंद्रीय हहिं ी प्रजिक्षण संस्ट्थान – सिस्ट्य ।
[फा. स.ं 14034/23/2021-रा.भा.(प्रजि.)]
प्रेम नारायण, उप सजचि
MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS
( Department of Official Language)
NOTIFICATION
New Delhi, the 12th February, 2026
G.S.R. 161(E).— In exercise of the powers conferred by the proviso to article 309 of the Constitution and in
supersession of the Ministry of Home Affairs, Department of Official Language, Central Hindi Training Institute/Hindi
Teaching Scheme, Assistant Director (Language), Group ‘A’ post Recruitment Rules, 2016, except as respects things
done or omitted to be done before such supersession, the President hereby makes the following rules regulating the
method of recruitment to the post of Assistant Director (Language) in the Central Hindi Training Institute, Hindi
Teaching Scheme, Department of Official Language, Ministry of Home Affairs, namely :-
1. Short title and commencement.-(1) These rules may be called the Ministry of Home Affairs, Department
of Official Language, Central Hindi Training Institute, Hindi Teaching Scheme, Assistant Director (Language)
Group ‘A’ post, Recruitment Rules, 2025.
(2) They shall come into force on the date of their publication in the Official Gazette.
2. Number of post, classification and level in pay matrix.- The number of the said post, its classification and
level in the pay matrix attached thereto shall be as specified in columns (2) to (4) of the Schedule annexed to
these rules.
3. Method of recruitment, age-limit, qualifications, etc.- The method of recruitment, age-limit, qualifications
and other matters relating to the said post shall be as specified in columns (5) to (13) of the said Schedule.
4. Disqualification.-No person, -
(a) who has entered into or contracted a marriage with a person having a spouse living; or
(b) who, having a spouse living, has entered into or contracted a marriage with any person,[भाग II—खण् ड 3(i)] भारत का रािपत्र : असाधारण 5
shall be eligible for appointment to the said post;
Provided that the Central Government may, if satisfied that such marriage is permissible under the personal
law applicable to such person and the other party to the marriage and that there are other grounds for so doing, exempt
any person from the operation of this rule.
5. Power to relax.- Where the Central Government is of the opinion that it is necessary or expedient so to do,
it may, by order and for reasons to be recorded in writing and in consultation with the Union Public Service
Commission, relax any of the provisions of these rules with respect to any class or category of persons.
6. Saving.- Nothing in these rules shall affect reservation, relaxation of age-limit and other concessions required
to be provided for the Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes, Other Backward Classes, ex-servicemen and other special
category of persons, in accordance with the orders issued by the Central Government from time to time in this regard.
SCHEDULE
Name of post. Number of post. Classification. Level in pay Whether selection post
matrix. or non-selection post.
(1) (2) (3) (4) (5)
Assistant Director 150(2025)*. General Central Level-10 in the Not Applicable.
(Language). *Subject to variation Service, Group ‘A’, pay matrix
dependent on Gazetted, (Rs. 56100-
workload. Non Ministerial. 177500).
Age-limit for direct recruits.
(6)
Not exceeding Thirty Five years of age.
Note: Relaxable for Government servants upto Five years in accordance with the instructions or orders issue by
Central Government.
Note: The crucial date for determining the age-limit shall be as advertised by the Union Public Service
Commission.
Educational and other qualification required for direct recruits.
(7)
Essential :
(i) Master’s Degree in Hindi with English as a compulsory or elective or optional subject at the degree level from
a recognised University or Institute;
(ii) National Eligibility Test qualified.
or
Ph.D in Hindi.
Desirable:
(i) Studied one of the languages other than Hindi, mentioned in Eighth Schedule of the Constitution at 12th class
from a recognised Board.
(ii) One year experience of teaching Hindi in any educational institution under the Central Government or State
Government or Union territory Administration recognised educational institute.
Note 1: Qualifications are relaxable at the discretion of the Union Public Service Commission or Competent
Authority for reason recorded in writing in the case of candidates otherwise qualified.
Note 2: The qualifications regarding experience are relaxable at the discretion of Union Public Service Commission
or the Competent Authority for reasons to be recorded in writing in the case of candidates belonging to the
Scheduled Castes or the Scheduled Tribes, if at any stage of selection the Union Public Service Commission or the
Competent Authority is of the opinion that sufficient number of candidates from these communities possessing the
requisite experience are not likely to be available to fill up vacancies reserved for them.6 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA : EXTRAORDINARY [PART II—SEC. 3(i)]
Whether age and Period of probation, if any. Method of recruitment whether by direct recruitment or
educational by promotion or by deputation/absorption and percentage
qualifications of the vacancies to be filled by various methods.
prescribed
for direct recruits will
apply in the case of
promotees.
(8) (9) (10)
NA. Remark: Two Year’s for Direct Recruitment: Hundred percent.
direct recruits.
Note: Vacancies caused by the incumbents being away on
Note: There shall be a deputation or long illness or study leave or under other
mandatory induction training circumstances for duration of one year or more shall be
of at least 02 weeks duration filled on deputation basis from the officers of Central
for successful completion of Government–
probation or as prescribed by (a)(i) holding analogous post on regular basis in the parent
Competent Authority. cadre or department; or
(ii) with four years service in the grade rendered after
appointment on regular basis in the pay level-8 in the pay
matrix (Rs 47600-151100) in the parent cadre or
department; and
(b) possessing the educational qualifications and
experience prescribed for direct recruits under column-(7).
In case of recruitment by promotion or by deputation/absorption, grades from which promotion or
deputation/absorption to be made.
(11)
Not Applicable.
If a Departmental Promotion Committee exists, what is its composition.
(12)
Departmental Promotion Departmental Confirmation Committee (for considering confirmation)
Committee: consisting of :
1. Secretary, Department of Official Language -Chairperson;
Not Applicable. 2. Joint Secretary, Department of Official Language -Member;
3. Director or Deputy Secretary,
Department of Official Language -Member;
4. Director, Central Hindi Training Institute -Member.
Circumstances in which Union Public Service Commission is to be consulted in making recruitment.
(13)
Consultation with the Union Public Service Commission is necessary.
[F. No. 14034/23/2021-OL(Trg.)]
PREM NARAIN, Dy. Secy.
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