Selection Procedure Indian Coast Guard Assistant Commandant Educational Qualification Indian Defence Services

Selection Procedure for Indian Coast Guard - Assistant Commandant

Indian Coast Guard - Assistant Commandant Vacancy Details

Selection Procedure:

(a) Short listed candidates will be called for selection test/interview at Mumbai/Chennai/Kolkata and New Delhi. Candidate’s attainments in Academics, Sports and NCC will be given due weightage whilst short listing the candidates. The date of entrance test will be intimated to the short-listed candidates through call up letters by second week of Feb 2008. Candidates who do not receive call up letter may assume that they have not come in the zone of short listing

(b) The selection process consists of two phases

(i) Preliminary Selection Boards (PSB) are conducted at Delhi, Chennai, Mumbai and Kolkata. It consists of General Mental Ability Test in which the candidates will be tested for General Awareness, General Intelligence and Reasoning. PSB center for candidates applying for GD (Pilot) including General duty branch {Pilot-Commercial Pilot License (CPL)} will be restricted to Delhi/Noida and Chennai only.

(ii) Final Selection Board (FSB) at Coast Guard Selection Board (CGSB) Noida (U.P). It consists of Psychological Test, Group Testing and Interview (Personality Test).

(c) Selection will be made only on the basis of performance of the candidate in FSB. Those found medically fit will be placed in the merit list. The candidates who qualify in the merit list vis-à-vis number of vacancies available will be issued with appointment letter and called to CGSB NOIDA for two weeks Pre - Navac - Orientation Training Program (P-NOT-P) and thereafter sent to Naval Academy INS Mandovi to undergo basic training with the Indian Navy

(d) Medical examination will be held at Delhi.

How to Apply: Application on plain paper in the form appended below (type written or hand written in English/Hindi) is to be sent so as to reach on or before 15 Jan 2008 to The Director (MPR&T), Post Box No. 127, Noida (U.P) – 201301. Under Postal Certificate (UPC) only. Registered letters & Speed Post will not be accepted. Central/State Govt. employees should apply through proper channel.

Attested copies of certificate of age, caste of the candidate, educational qualification including statement of marks, NCC, Sports and self addressed unstamped envelope of size 25 x 10 cm are to be attached with the application. Applications can be downloaded from Indian Coast Guard Website http://www.indiancoastguard.nic.in

Travel Allowance. No claim of reimbursement of expenses including in connection with the interview before the PSB/FSB is admissible except the travel expenditure for SC/ST candidates who are not employed in the Central/State Govt. and if the home station is beyond 75 kms from the place of interview.

General Guidelines:

(a) Request for change of examination date will not be entertained.

(b) Attested copy of Caste Certificate (if applicable) has to be enclosed.

(d) Candidates should be prepared to stay for 2-3 days for PSB and 10 days for FSB for which they have to make their own arrangement. No TA/DA will be admissible.

(e) Proof of residence i.e. domicile certificate is to be attached with the application in support of column (5) of the application form

(f) Only one application will be accepted from each candidate.

Physical Fitness: The basic training for Asst Comdt (GD/PN) including General duty Pilot entry for commercial pilot License(CPL) holders for short service appointment and Technical Branch in Indian Naval Academy INS Mondovi, Goa and INS Zamorin, Ezhimala Kerala respectively is physically demanding. Therefore, candidates are advised to build up stamina by physical exercise, sports, running, swimming etc.

Last Date of Receipt of Applications is 15 Jan 2008. In respect of application received by post from candidates residing in North East Regions (Assam, Meghalaya, Arunachal Pradesh, Mizoram, Manipur, Nagaland, Tripura, Sikkim) and Andaman & Nicobar, Lakshadweep & Kavarati Islands the last date is 21 Jan 2008.