IRDAI Assistant Manager Eligibility 2026

IRDAI Assistant Manager — Phase I + Phase II

Age

21 to 30 years for General candidates as on the cut-off date in the notification (typically 1 January of the recruitment year). Age relaxation: SC/ST +5 years (up to 35), OBC (non-creamy layer) +3 years (up to 33), PwBD +10 years over and above category relaxation, Ex-servicemen as per Government of India norms, Persons domiciled in Jammu & Kashmir between 1 January 1980 and 31 December 1989 +5 years.

Education

Generalist stream: Bachelor's degree in any discipline with minimum 60 percent aggregate (50 percent for SC/ST/PwBD). Specialist streams require domain qualifications — Actuarial: Bachelor's degree with 60 percent AND at least 7 papers cleared in the Institute of Actuaries of India (IAI) curriculum (CT/CS/CA series). Finance: CA / CMA / CS / CFA / MBA-Finance with 60 percent. Law: LLB with 60 percent. IT: B.E./B.Tech (CSE/IT/ECE) or MCA with 60 percent. Research: Master's in Economics / Commerce / Statistics / Econometrics with 60 percent. Accounts: CA / CMA / CFA / MBA-Finance or M.Com with 60 percent.

Nationality

Citizen of India, or a subject of Nepal or Bhutan, or a Tibetan refugee who came to India before 1 January 1962 with intent to settle permanently, or a person of Indian origin migrated from specified countries with intent to settle permanently in India. Non-Indian citizens must furnish a certificate of eligibility from the Government of India.

Attempts

No formal cap on attempts; age becomes the natural ceiling. Application fee in recent cycles: roughly Rs 750 for General/EWS/OBC and Rs 100 (intimation charges) for SC/ST/PwBD candidates. Final selection is subject to clearing a pre-employment medical examination at an empanelled hospital. Probation period is 2 years extendable.