JOIN INDIAN COAST GUARD AS AN ASSISTANT COMMANDANT -  FOR 01/2023 BATCH

Eligibility Criteria. Indian citizens having following minimum qualifications are eligible to apply:-

Vacancy :  The total category wise posts for recruitment of Asst Comdt-01/2023 batch are as mentioned below:-

Additional Eligibility Criteria.

(a) Candidates appeared in the final year or final semester exam and awaiting result are allowed to apply provided that they should not have any present back papers. Such candidates should be able to submit provisional or original degree certificate issued by University at the time of Final Selection Board (FSB).

(b) Candidates withdrawn on disciplinary grounds from any other service training academy are not eligible to appear.

(c) Candidates should not have been arrested, convicted or prosecuted on criminal charges.

(d) If there is no vacancy for SC/ST/OBC (Non-creamy)/EWS category candidates, in such case, reserved category candidates can apply as unreserved, however, they will not be eligible for any age and passing marks concession/relaxation. SC/ST candidates can only be exempted from payment of application fee.

Selection Procedure:

The selection of Officer recruits is based on an all India order of merit which is based on the performance of candidate in various stages (I – V) of examination (explained in detail below) and the number of vacancies available for the post. Clearing of Stage I, II, III, IV and V is compulsory for recruitment in ICG. All candidates will be compulsorily subjected to biometric, photo identification and document verification during various stages of examination. The candidate can apply for a single post only in one recruitment cycle. The details of various stages of examination are as follows:-

Stage-I (CGCAT). The Stage-I would include conduct of screening Test for the eligible applicants which will be a Computer Based Examination conducted at various centers all over India. Screening test is to be conducted for candidates applying for the post of GD/CPL and Technical (Mechanical/Electrical & Electronics). The screening test will be conducted in MCQ pattern with maximum marks of 400 consisting of 100 questions with four marks for each correct answer and one negative marking for each incorrect answer. The duration of the exam will be of two hours and medium of test paper will be English. The candidate has to take following tests depending on post applied:-

Note:  All India category wise merit list will be prepared on the basis of marks scored in Stage-I (CGCAT) of CGCAT examination. In case of two or more candidates having the same marks, then the tie will be broken in steps as follows (Wherever tie is broken next stage will not be proceeded):-

(i) Candidates scoring more marks in screening test. (ii) Candidates older in age will be higher in merit. (iii) If both the above parameters are identical for more than one candidate, then all the candidates older in age whose date of birth falls on the same day, will be shortlisted for Stage-II (PSB).

(b) Stage-II {Preliminary Selection Board (PSB)}. Based on the performance in the Stage-I, candidates will be shortlisted for appearing in Stage-II(PSB)which will be conducted for a day at Noida, Mumbai/Goa, Chennai and Kolkata centres. Candidates will be screened through Computerised Cognitive Battery Test (CCBT) and Picture Perception &Discussion Test (PP&DT). The CCBT will be in English only and will be of objective type. During PP&DT the candidates are expected to speak and discuss in English. However, they are free to speak in Hindi if they wish to do so. The Stage-II examination is only of qualifying nature i.e. either Pass or Fail.

Note: 

(i) Candidate’s Verification. Candidates reporting for Stage-II will first undergo photo and biometric verification. The photo captured & biometric recorded during Stage-II is to be verified with the captured photo & biometric recorded during the Stage-I. If the biometric is not matching with the screening data, then the candidature will be cancelled. The biometric database will be stored for further stages of examination.

Documents Verification:

The candidates who have cleared PSB will undergo document verification. The original documents brought by candidates will be verified as per the documents uploaded by the candidates during registration for Stage-II. In case of any discrepancy, the candidature will be cancelled and a ‘Rejection Slip’ indicating the reasons for rejection will be handed over to the candidate.

(c) Stage-III: Final Selection Board (FSB). Stage-II shortlisted candidates will be intimated through their login ID for appearing for Stage-III (FSB) and candidates are required to bring e-admit card for Stage-III. FSB is conducted at the Coast Guard Selection Board (CGSB) located at Noida and spans over five days. The candidates are subjected to Psychological Test, Group Task and Interview (Personality test). The Final Selection will be conducted tentatively from Jul to Oct 22. All documents/certificates verified during PSB are also required to be produced in originals during FSB. Board conference is held on last day and thereafter recommended candidates are sent for Stage-IV i.e. initial medical examination.

Note:

(i) If, total marks of two candidates are same.

(ii) Then, the candidate with more marks in Stage-III will be higher in merit. If, Stage-III marks are same for two candidates.

(iii) Then, Date of Birth (DOB) of candidates will be compared and candidate older by age will be higher in merit.

Stage-IV (Medical Examination):

The candidates who clear Stage-III are required to undergo a special medical examination at Base Hospital, New Delhi. Candidates declared unfit in Special Medical Board(SMB) are included in the merit list, because the candidates declared unfit in SMB have the liberty to appeal the verdict and will report for appeal medicals at designated service hospital within 42 days of completion of SMB. If declared unfit during appeal medicals, they have the option for asking for a review of the results. In this case, the approval of the review is accorded from Director General of Armed Forces Medical Services (DGAFMS) through Directorate of Medical Services/CGHQ. If the review is approved, the designated hospital for the conduct of the review is indicated in the approval. The decision of Review Medical Board (RMB) will be final and no further appeal will be accepted.

(e) Stage-V (Induction). The candidates who clear Stage - IV and stand in All India Merit List as per the vacancies available will be provisionally selected for training and will be required to report at INA Ezhimala for Naval Orientation Course (NOC) as per the instructions. All India Merit List will be based on combined marks of Stage-I and Stage-III.Candidates reporting at INA Ezhimala for training will first undergo photo and biometric verification.

Result Declaration:

The result of each stage of selection procedure from Stage-I to Stage-V can be accessed by login to the candidates account on ICG website. The result of the online examination at Stage-I will be announced tentatively within 30 days.

Tentative Schedule for Examination and Downloading E-Admit Card.

The tentative dates for examination are as follows:-