Recruitment to Various Posts (Deputy Secretary, Assistant Editor, Senior Library and Information Assistant and Others) on Direct Recruitment Basis

• Posts22 posts across 13 categories
• Last date21 Oct 2026
• FeeLevel-10/11 posts: Rs. 1000 (UR/OBC), Rs. 500 (SC/ST/Women), Nil (EWS/PwD). Level-1 to Level-6 posts: Rs. 800 (UR/OBC), Rs. 500 (SC/ST/Women), Nil (EWS/PwD). Payable by Demand Draft only, in favour of Secretary, Sahitya Akademi, New Delhi; non-refundable, and a separate fee is required for each post applied for.
• Age limitMaximum 50 years for Deputy Secretary, Assistant Editor and Senior Library & Information Assistant; age relaxation as per Government of India rules for other posts and reserved categories
• Education10th pass, 12th pass, Graduate, Post-graduate

• Post namesDeputy Secretary (General-Admin.) - 1, Assistant Editor - 1, Senior Library & Information Assistant - 2, Junior Translation Officer - 1, Technical Assistant - 1, Programme Assistant - 1, Publication Assistant - 5, Proof Reader cum General Assistant - 2, Stenographer Grade II - 4, Messenger cum Rider - 1, Van Driver - 1, Junior Clerk - 4, Multi-Tasking Staff - 6 (posts located at Head Office New Delhi and Regional/Sub-Offices at Mumbai, Kolkata, Bengaluru and Chennai)
• Pay7th CPC Pay Matrix: Deputy Secretary Level-11 (Rs. 67,700-2,08,700); Assistant Editor Level-10 (Rs. 56,100-1,77,500); Senior Library & Information Assistant, Junior Translation Officer, Technical Assistant, Programme Assistant, Publication Assistant Level-6 (Rs. 35,400-1,12,400); Proof Reader cum General Assistant, Stenographer Grade II Level-4 (Rs. 25,500-81,100); Messenger cum Rider, Van Driver, Junior Clerk Level-2 (Rs. 19,900-63,200); Multi-Tasking Staff Level-1 (Rs. 18,000-56,900)
• LocationDelhi
• Indexed here22 Aug 2026, last checked 8 Sep 2026

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Submit the application on the prescribed proforma (separate form for each post) with a recent self-attested passport-size photograph and self-attested copies of supporting documents, by speed post or registered post to the Secretary, Sahitya Akademi, Rabindra Bhavan, 35 Ferozeshah Road, New Delhi-110001, with the envelope superscribed "Application for the post of ___". Application fee (where applicable) must be paid by Demand Draft in favour of Secretary, Sahitya Akademi, New Delhi. Applications sent by email, incomplete applications, or those without self-attested documents or signature will be rejected. Candidates already in Central/State Government/Autonomous Body/PSU service must apply through proper channel or produce a No Objection Certificate.

Sahitya Akademi, the National Academy of Letters and an autonomous organisation under the Ministry of Culture, Government of India, has invited applications (Advertisement No. SA/50/2/2026) for 22 posts across 13 categories to be filled on direct recruitment basis at its Head Office in New Delhi and Regional/Sub-Offices in Mumbai, Kolkata, Bengaluru and Chennai. Posts range from Deputy Secretary (General-Admin.) and Assistant Editor at the officer level to Senior Library & Information Assistant, Junior Translation Officer, Technical Assistant, Programme Assistant, Publication Assistant, Proof Reader cum General Assistant, Stenographer Grade II, Messenger cum Rider, Van Driver, Junior Clerk and Multi-Tasking Staff. Pay ranges from Level-1 (Rs. 18,000-56,900) to Level-11 (Rs. 67,700-2,08,700) on the 7th CPC Pay Matrix, depending on the post. Eligibility varies by post: Deputy Secretary requires a Master's degree with seven years of relevant administrative experience (maximum age 50); Assistant Editor requires a postgraduate degree in a recognised language/literature with five years of editing experience (maximum age 50); other posts require qualifications ranging from a Bachelor's degree in Library Science to basic educational qualifications for support-staff posts, as detailed department-wise in the notification. Selection for most posts is through interview, while some posts (per the notification) involve a written examination with objective and descriptive components. Application fee is Rs. 1000/500/Nil (UR-OBC/SC-ST-Women/EWS-PwD) for Level-10/11 posts and Rs. 800/500/Nil for Level-1 to Level-6 posts, payable by Demand Draft in favour of the Secretary, Sahitya Akademi. Applications must be submitted on the prescribed proforma, one per post, by speed post or registered post to the Secretary, Sahitya Akademi, Rabindra Bhavan, 35 Ferozeshah Road, New Delhi-110001. The advertisement was originally published on 22 August 2026 with a 30-day window; the Akademi's website currently shows the last date for receipt of applications as 21 October 2026, following a corrigendum to the original notice.