PFRDA Grade A Result 2026: 5,559 Shortlisted for Phase II

The PFRDA Grade A Result 2026 is out. The Pension Fund Regulatory and Development Authority published the Phase I result on 4 November 2026, and 5,559 roll numbers made the cut for the Phase II online exam on 20 November 2026. The list is a 28 page PDF on pfrda.org.in, split by stream, and it carries roll numbers only. No names, no marks, no cut offs.

If your roll number is on it, the next exam is 16 days away and your Phase I score no longer matters. PFRDA uses Phase I marks only to shortlist candidates for Phase II, and the advertisement says they are not counted towards final selection. Everyone who cleared Phase I starts the next round on equal footing.

PFRDA Grade A Result 2026 at a glance

The shortlist, stream by stream

The General stream dominates the list, which is no surprise since it holds 25 of the 30 posts. PFRDA shortlisted 5,355 roll numbers in General, 180 in Research, 75 in Official Language (Rajbhasha) and 13 in Actuary. Add those four lists together and you get 5,623 entries, but the distinct count is 5,559.

The gap of 64 is real, not a counting error. The advertisement lets a candidate apply in a maximum of two streams, so a few roll numbers appear in two lists.

The ratio is what makes this result worth reading closely. 5,559 shortlisted candidates are chasing 30 posts, which is about 185 per post. General is the loosest at roughly 214 shortlisted per post, and it is still a hard funnel.

Research has 180 shortlisted for 2 posts, which is 90 per post. Rajbhasha has 75 shortlisted for a single post, the tightest ratio in this recruitment. Actuary is the smallest list of all, 13 roll numbers for 2 posts.

Phase II will cut the field again, and the advertisement spells out by how much. PFRDA will shortlist candidates equal to five times the number of vacancies for Phase III, in order of merit. Five times 30 is 150.

So of the 5,559 who cleared Phase I, only about 150 will reach the last stage. That is the number to keep in mind while preparing, because Phase II removes roughly 97 out of every 100 candidates who cleared the first round.

One more detail from the advertisement matters for how you plan the next two weeks. Phase II has two papers, and PFRDA evaluates Paper 1 only for candidates who clear the minimum qualifying marks in Paper 2. Candidates also need separate cut offs in each paper as well as an aggregate cut off to move to Phase III. A strong Paper 1 alone will not carry you if Paper 2 falls short.

What the result PDF does not tell you

The notice prints no cut off marks and no individual scores. You cannot tell from it how far above or below the line you were, and you cannot compare your score with anyone else. PFRDA has not published the cut offs or the scorecards with this result. The advertisement treats Phase I marks as a screening device only, so the authority has no reason to publish a detailed score table at this stage.

That also means no one can tell you the General stream cut off today. Any number circulating on social media or in a coaching group is a guess. The only figures in the official document are the roll numbers, the notice reference and the dates.

The lists are provisional. The notice carries a disclaimer that PFRDA reserves the right to rectify inadvertent errors, and the shortlisting is subject to the recruitment rules in the advertisement. Being on the list gets you to Phase II. It does not guarantee a post, and eligibility checks still lie ahead.

How to check your roll number

Open pfrda.org.in and go to the careers section. The PFRDA Grade A Phase 1 Result 2026 PDF sits under the link titled Result of Phase I Online Examination, Recruitment of Officer Grade A (Assistant Manager) 2026. Open the official result PDF and search for your roll number with Ctrl+F or the find option on your phone. Check every stream list you applied for, because the lists are separate and a roll number can appear in two of them. Save a copy of the PDF on your phone, since the Phase II call letter will refer to the same advertisement and roll number.

If the site is slow, wait and try again rather than trusting a screenshot forwarded in a group. The PDF on pfrda.org.in is the only list that counts.

What happens next

Phase II is an online exam on Friday, 20 November 2026. PFRDA will issue new call letters to shortlisted candidates, and the advertisement says PFRDA will tell candidates the date and time by email and call letter, with the list also put on the PFRDA website. Watch your registered email and the careers page on pfrda.org.in.

The call letter is the document that will carry your shift timing, and candidates who applied in more than one stream may find their Paper II exams in different shifts.

After Phase II comes Phase III, for about 150 candidates. The advertisement does not fix a date for it, and no date has been announced. Keep your documents ready in the meantime, because the scrutiny that the result notice leaves open will happen before any appointment.

Why this result drew a crowd

Thirty posts is a small recruitment, but the pay explains the attention. The advertisement puts the Officer Grade A pay scale at Rs 62,500 at the start, rising to Rs 1,26,100 over 17 years, and gross emoluments at the minimum of the scale at about Rs 2,05,000 a month. PFRDA regulates the National Pension System, so the post sits in a financial regulator rather than a bank, and the authority does not recruit on a fixed yearly cycle.

The last recruitments came in 2021, 2022 and 2025 before this one. Applications for this round ran from 3 to 24 September 2026 and are closed, so no one can join the race now.

The same week brought other regulator results. RBI published its Office Attendant score card on 4 November, the same day as the PFRDA result, for 572 posts. And IBPS is hiring for three posts at its Mumbai office, with applications closing on 12 November. Both are worth a look if you missed the PFRDA window.

Check your roll number in the official PDF today, then put the next 16 days into Paper 2. That is the paper Phase II evaluates first.

Sources & verification: PFRDA result notice PFRDA/05/1/0002/2021-HR, dated 4 November 2026, read first hand from the official 28 page PDF on pfrda.org.in on 8 November 2026. The PDF lists roll numbers stream wise: General 5,355, Research 180, Official Language (Rajbhasha) 75, Actuary 13, a total of 5,623 entries and 5,559 distinct roll numbers counted directly from the document. PFRDA Advertisement No. 03/2026 dated 3 September 2026, for the 30 vacancies, the pay scale, the gross emoluments figure, the Phase I marks rule, the Phase II call letter rule and the five times vacancies rule for Phase III. PFRDA careers page on pfrda.org.in, read 8 November 2026, which links the result notice.