Sports Authority of India Deputy Director Recruitment 2026 – Apply Online for 05 Posts

Sports Authority of India has released an official notification for the recruitment of 05 Deputy Director Posts. Interested and eligible candidates can apply Online through the official Sports Authority of India website. The last date to submit the application form is 30-01-2026. In this article, you’ll find the Sports Authority of India Deputy Director Posts recruitment details, including eligibility criteria, age limit, salary structure, selection process, application steps, and direct links to the official notification and Online application form.

Sports Authority of India Deputy Director Recruitment 2026 Overview

Sports Authority of India Deputy Director Recruitment 2026 Vacancy Details 

Eligibility Criteria

• Essential qualifications: Graduation in any discipline from a recognized university.
• Desirable: Experience in Administration/ Sports Management
• Experience: 03 years' Experience in handling administrative matters / Sports Administration and 03 years' Experience in handling finance and accounts related matters.

Salary/Stipend

• Last Pay Drawn Minus Pension
• Transport Allowance: Rs. 10,800/- per month

Age Limit 

• Maximum 64 years

Important Dates

Selection Process

• The candidate fulfilling the eligibility criteria will be called for interview and the selection will be made on the basis of the recommendations of duly appointed Selection/ Interview Committee.

General Information/Instructions

• A fixed monthly amount shall be admissible, arrived at by deducting the basic pension from the pay drawn at the time of retirement. The basic pension to be deducted from the Last pay drawn shall be pension as fixed at the time of retirement and, as such, if the employee has availed of the commuted value of pension, the commuted portion of pension shall also be included in the portion of pension to be deducted. The amount of remuneration so fixed shall remain unchanged for the term of the contract. No annual increment/percentage increase and Dearness Allowance shall be allowed during the term of the contract.
• The Income Tax or any other tax liable to be deducted, as per the prevailing rules will be deducted at source before effecting the payment, for which the SAI will issue TDS /Service Tax Certificates, as applicable.
• No TA/DA shall be admissible for joining the assignment or on its completion. No other facilities like DA, Accommodation, Residential Phone, Personal Staff, Medical reimbursement, HRA and LTC etc. would be admissible.
• You will be entitled for the transport allowance of Rs. 10,800/- per month during the period of contract. The amount so fixed shall remain unchanged during the term of appointment.
• His/her Performance would be continuously reviewed and his/her extension will be considered on the basis of periodic review / requirement.
• He/she will be entitled for 1.5 days leave on monthly basis in a calendar year. Therefore, he/she shall not draw any remuneration in case of his/her absence beyond 18 days in a year. Also, un-availed leave in a calendar year will lapse and will not be carried forward to the next calendar year.
• During the course of the contract, it is likely that the selected candidate will come into contract with various confidential information crucial to the operation and fulfilling his/her obligations of the contract. Such confidential information may include, without limitations, reports coaching data, performance analysis and psychological testing and training data of any athlete, business & financial information, business methods and practices, technology and technological strategies, marketing strategies, trade secrets or any other such information referred to as "Confidential Information".
• Selected persons will not be allowed to publish a book or a compilation of articles or participate in a radio broadcast or contribute an article or anonymously or pseudonymously in the name of any other person without prior approval of the Competent Authority in the bonafide discharge of his/her duties. If such book, article, broadcast, uses any information that he/she may gather as part of this assignment without the prior approval of the Competent Authority any such violation will attract strict actions as per rules. However, if the selected candidate desires to publish any book, article or broadcast any information other than his/her assignment given by SAI, the same can be carried out only after obtaining written approval of the Competent Authority.
• During the period of engagement, Employee would be subject to the provisions of the Indian Official Secret Act, 1923 and will not divulge any information gathered by him/her during the period of his/her engagement to anyone who is not authorized to know.
• The Selected personnel at no instance can represent or give opinion or advice to others in any matter, which is adverse to the interest of the Sports Authority of India and Government.
• In case he/she is required to proceed outstation from the place of posting on tour for official duty, he/she will be entitled to TA/DA as admissible under the rules as applicable to Officers of equivalent level in SAI (Pay Grade Level 11).
• In case performance is not found satisfactory, his/her services will be discontinued after giving 15 days' notice. In case you want to discontinue, you will have to give 30 days advance notice or one month remuneration in lieu of notice period which will be subject to the approval of the Competent Authority.
• He/she would be required to attend office on regular basis and would not take up any other assignment during the contract period.
• During the course of his/her engagement he/she is required to maintain office decorum and discipline failing which his/her services are also liable to be terminated at any time without assigning any reason.
• During the contractual engagement you will be paid fixed monthly remuneration of "Last Pay Drawn Minus Pension".
• He will abide by the CCS (Conduct) Rules, 1964.
• Without any prejudice to the above condition, the candidate will be terminated from his/her services with immediate effect without any obligations, in case the candidate is found guilty of violating any of the conditions contained in the terms of employment or is guilty of any misconduct including negligence of duties, unauthorized absence, etc.
• The applications received will be scrutinized/ shortlisted on the basis of relevant experience and job description and the eligible candidates will be called for Interview at cost to the applicant.
• Decision of SAI in all matters regarding eligibility, selection and posting would be final and binding upon all candidates. No representation or correspondence will be entertained by SAI in this regard.
• SAI reserves the right to cancel the advertisement and/or the selection process at any stage without assigning any reason.
• The DG SAI shall be the final authority in case of any dispute.
• The appointment will be purely on contract basis and does not confer any right to claim to permanent employment in SAI.
• Any litigation pertaining to employment at SAI shall be amenable to jurisdiction of courts in Delhi.
• Owing to the requirement in SAI, a panel shall be drawn which will be valid for a period of one Year and can be utilized by any Scheme/project funded by Government of India along with SAI. SAI reserve the right to cancel the panel without assigning any reason.
• Further notifications/corrigendum in this regard, if any, will be put up on SAI website only.
• In case of any dispute, English version of the Employment notice will be treated as valid.
• Candidates should ascertain, before applying, that they satisfy all the eligibility conditions as stipulated in the advertisement. Candidates, who do not satisfy the eligibility conditions, will be liable to be disqualified at any stage of recruitment/selection.
• Application Forms not in the prescribed format or incomplete/unsigned or received without a copy of essential qualification certificates, experience certificates, copy of mark-sheet of Board/ University etc shall not be considered and are liable to be rejected.
• SAI reserves the right to modify/alter/restrict/enlarge/cancel the recruitment process, if need so arises without issuing any further notice or assigning any further notice any reason thereof.
• The decision of the SAI will be final and no appeal will be entertained against this issue.
• Please do visit your email account regularly for further updates.
• Applications are invited only from Indian citizens who fulfil eligibility criteria of essential educational qualification and essential work experience (as mentioned in Table-I).
• The responsibility of ensuring genuineness of the certificate lies completely on the candidate by self-attestation. SAI reserves the right to discard experience certificates which do not provide correct details as mentioned above.
• Candidates will be called for the interview on the criteria as mentioned above. Hence, fulfilment of eligibility criteria does not entail that candidate will be considered for the interview.
• The Candidates should note that their candidature at all the stages will be purely provisional, subject to satisfying the prescribed eligibility conditions. If, on verification at any stage, before or after Interview, it is found that they do not fulfil any of the eligibility conditions; their candidature will be cancelled by SAI.
• The contract of the selected candidates shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of Republic of India. Both the parties i.e. SAI and the selected candidate shall be amenable to the exclusive jurisdiction of the courts of Delhi, for the adjudication of any dispute hereunder or in connection herewith.
• For any recruitment-related query, e-mail: [email protected]. In case of any dispute, English version of the notification will be treated as valid.

How to Apply

• The candidate has to apply only online through the link https://sportsauthorityofindia.nic.in/saijobs. Applications received through any other mode would not be accepted and summarily rejected.
• Before registering/submitting applications on the website, the candidates should possess the following: Valid E-mail ID: The e-mail ID entered in the online application form should remain active until the recruitment process is completed. No change in the e-mail ID will be allowed once entered. Self-attested documents to be uploaded while submitting application online: 1. Proof of Date of birth: Aadhar Card/10th class mark sheet/12th class mark sheet. Certificates of essential educational qualifications & experience. Scanned copy of passport size color photograph and signature. Scanned copy of No Objection Certificate from their present employer, in case working in Central/ State Government/ Autonomous Organizations. Latest Last pay drawn certificate
• This job application is in online format.

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