National Mission For Manuscripts Recruitment 2026

National Mission for Manuscripts (NAMAMI) was established on 7th February 2003. Its headquarters is located in New Delhi.

NAMAMI is an autonomous organisation established to survey, locate and conserve Indian manuscripts, with an aim to create national resource base for manuscripts. The mission creates bibliographic databases of Indian manuscripts and is involved in the conservation and preservation of the manuscripts.

NAMAMI works in the field of restoration and conservation of Indian manuscripts, and their digitization, to promote access and scholarship through research and publication. It has established a national network of institutions and manuscript repositories, like Manuscript Resource Centres (MRC-s), Manuscript Conservation Centres (MCC-s), Manuscript Partner Centres (MPC-s) and Manuscript Conservation Partner Centres (MCPC-s) & Kriti Sampada, the National Database of Manuscripts.

National Mission for Manuscripts has got a Rigveda manuscripts preserved at the Bhandarkar Oriental Research Institute, Pune. NAMAMI runs a network of 32 conservation units in India, known as Manuscript Conservation Centres (MCCs).

National Mission for Manuscripts recruitment offers great career opportunities for several posts such as Director (NMM), Coordinator (Survey), Coordinator (Digitization), Coordinator (Conservation), Coordinator (Workshop & Seminar), Coordinator (Outreach), Assistant Coordinator (Survey), Assistant Coordinator (Digitization), Assistant Coordinator (Workshop & Seminar), Assistant Coordinator (Research & Publication), Assistant Coordinator (Outreach), Assistant Editor (Research & Publication), Stenographer, Cashier/ Accountant, Multi Tasking Staff (MTS).

Interested candidates can pursue courses in Masters Degree in Sanskrit/Pali/Prakrit/Arabic/Persian/Indian Languages (Classical & Modern), M.A. in Sanskrit or Linguistics or History + Ph.D, B.E./B.Tech /M.Tech in Computer Science/ Electronics, Master degree in Art Conservation or related discipline (such as Chemistry), M.A. in Sanskrit or Linguistics or History and M.Phil./Ph.D, M.A. in Sanskrit, M.A. in Classical or Modern Indian Languages + M.Phil, M.A. in English or Linguistics or History or Philosophy or Sanskrit or Arabic or Persian or Urdu + Proficiency in MS Office, Bachelor Degree with typing speed of 40 words per minute in English and Hindi, and 80 words shorthand per minute, 10+2 or XII pass in commerce subjects and Basic computer knowledge + Good typing speed in English and Hindi, 10th Class, for a great career at National Mission for Manuscripts.