NWDA Eligibility Criteria

March 14, 2023 by C.Suvarna

National Water Development Agency Eligibility Criteria

NWDA has prescribed certain eligibility criteria for the 6 posts. It has been specified by the National Water Development Agency (NWDA) in its official notification 2023. It is essential to know accurate information regarding the eligibility criteria so that you do not have to face any difficulty while filling the NWDA application form. We have provided the detailed eligibility criteria for Junior Engineer (Civil), UDC, LDC, Draftsman, Junior Account Officer, and Stenographer.

Educational Criteria

The National Water Development Agency has prescribed different educational qualifications for different posts. The posts mentioned in the notification are Junior Engineer (Civil), UDC, LDC, Draftsman, Junior Account Officer, and Stenographer. Detailed educational qualification for the National Water Development Agency has been provided in the table below.

Posts	Academic Qualification
Lower Division Clerk	i) 12th Class passed from a recognized Board ii) A typing speed of 35 w.p.m. in English or 30 w.p.m. in Hindi on computer Knowledge of Computer operating systems, MS Word, Office, Excel, PowerPoint &Internet.
Upper Division Clerk	Degree of a recognized University. Knowledge of Computer operating systems, MS Word, Office, Excel, PowerPoint &Internet
Junior Engineer	Diploma in Civil Engineering or equivalent from a recognised University or equivalent
Junior Accounts Officer	i) Degree in Commerce from a recognized University/Institute. ii) Three-year experience in Cash and Accounts in a Government Office/PSU/ Autonomous Body/ Statutory Body iii) Candidates having CA/ICWAI/Company Secretary will be preferred
Stenographer	12th Class passed from a recognized Board/University. Skill (Shorthand) Test (on Computer) at the speed of 80 wpm
Draftsman Grade III	ITI Certificate or Diploma in Draftsman ship (Civil) from a recognized Institution /University

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National Water Development Agency Eligibility Criteria

Age Criteria

Only meeting the NWDA educational criteria is not sufficient. You are also required to fulfill the NWDA age limit criteria. Detailed National Water Development Agency age limit list is provided below.

Posts	Age Limit
Lower Division Clerk, Junior Engineer, Stenographer, Junior Engineer, Draftsman Grade III	18-27 years
Junior Accounts Officer	21-30 years

Age Relaxation

In case you belong to the reserved category and seek age relaxation, there is good news for you, you can seek age relaxation as per the norms prescribed by the National Water Development Agency. You can deduce details about age relaxation from the table provided below.

Category	Age Relaxation
For SC/ST candidates	5 years
OBC candidates	3 years
Physically Handicapped	10 years (15 years for SC/ST candidates and 13 years for OBC)
Ex-serviceman	Service rendered in Army/Navy/Air Force plus 3 years
Government employees including Departmental candidate	(i) 5 years for Jr. Engineer, Hindi Translator and Jr. Accounts Officer. (ii) Upto 40 years for UDC, Stenographer Gr-II and LDC (Minimum 3 years service has been rendered in Government Department/Autonomous Bodies)

Nwda Eligibility Criteria FAQs

To apply for the post of Junior Accounts Officer, a candidate must be between the age of 21 to 30 years. For the other posts, the candidates must be between the age of 18 to 27 years. However, the upper age limit will be relaxed in case of candidates belonging to reserved categories.

The minimum educational qualification is different for different posts. You can take a look at the educational qualification details on our NWDA Eligibility Criteria page.

No, there is no such age relaxation for the candidates belonging to the EWS category.