Cabinet Secretariat Senior Field Officer (Technical) Recruitment 2026: Apply for Group A Gazetted Posts Through GATE
The Cabinet Secretariat, Government of India, has officially released Advertisement No. 01/2026 for the direct recruitment of Senior Field Officer (Technical) positions. This highly prestigious Group 'A' Gazetted opening offers 25 vacancies across multiple engineering and science disciplines. Selection is heavily structured around a valid GATE score from 2024, 2025, or 2026 with a minimum requirement of 50% or above (GATE score of 500+). There is no separate written competitive examination. Shortlisted candidates will be invited directly for personal interviews in a 5:1 ratio. The offline application process started alongside the notification release, and the final date for receipt of completed forms via Ordinary Post is July 12, 2026. Appointed officers will enter Pay Matrix Level 10 with gross initial monthly emoluments estimated at ₹1,30,000.
25
Total Posts
₹1,30,000 per month approximate initial gross emoluments (Pay Level 10 Matrix)
Salary
18–35
Age (yrs)
New Delhi (Initial Headquarters), with all-India service liability
Location
Offline Application intake Framework Becomes Operational Across India
About This Notification
The Cabinet Secretariat, Government of India, has published an official vacancy notification in the Employment News edition dated June 13–19, 2026, inviting applications for the post of Senior Field Officer (Technical). This represents a rare opportunity to enter a Level 10 Group 'A' Gazetted technological cadre directly through professional academic merit indices.
Interested Indian Nationals holding valid engineering degrees or post-graduate science qualifications coupled with qualifying GATE (2024/2025/2026) benchmarks must coordinate their submission packages manually. The application process is strictly offline, with all packages to be dispatched using standard postal channels on or before the closing boundary of July 12, 2026.
Key Details
Organization
Cabinet Secretariat, Government of India
Department
Cabinet Secretariat
Exam Name
Cabinet Secretariat Senior Field Officer (Technical) Selection 2026
Total Posts
25
Job Location
New Delhi (Initial Headquarters), with all-India service liability
Selection Process
Stage 1: Processing of received offline structures and shortlisting based on GATE Score merit arrays → Stage 2: Selection Interview (Shortlisted candidates called up to 5 times the vacancy count per discipline) → Stage 3: Mandatory Character & Antecedent
Official Website
https://cabsec.gov.in
Eligibility Criteria
Single Subject Application Constraint
Candidates can explicitly apply for only ONE subject out of the designated options. Submitting multiple forms under different subject codes triggers automatic structural rejection of all submissions.
Mandatory Ordinary Post Mode Only
Applications must be transmitted solely using standard ORDINARY POST. Envelopes dispatched via Speed Post, Registered Post, or private courier networks are structurally barred from processing gates.
Educational Qualification
- Educational Prerequisite: Full-time regular Bachelor\'s Degree in Engineering or Technology (B.E. / B.Tech) OR a Master\'s Degree in Science (M.Sc.) from a recognized University or Union-approved Institution in the relevant specific discipline codes.
- Mandatory Competitive Benchmark: Must hold a valid Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering (GATE) Score Card from the years 2024, 2025, or 2026.
- Score Cutoff Floor: The score obtained must be 50% or above of the maximum scaling index (equivalent to a absolute system GATE score of 500 or above) within the corresponding paper structure.
Age Limit
General Category: 18–35 years
- OBC (Non-Creamy Layer) Candidates: 3 years upper age boundary relaxation in matching rules.
- SC / ST Candidates: 5 years statutory relaxation parameters.
- Ex-Servicemen & Central Government Employees: Age bounds relaxed strictly matching Central Government civil service code norms.
