Indian Coast Guard

ANNOUNCES OPPORTUNITY FOR ENROLEMENT OF YANTRIKS AND NAVIKS

      Application are invited from male Indian national possessing educational qualification and age, as prescribed below, for recruitment to the post of Yantriks, Naviks (General Duty) and Naviks (Domestic Branch) for 01/2010 batch in the Indian Coast Guard.

 Last date of receipt of application: 06 Jul 2009

Eligibility

Medical Standard

(a)     Height in cms. Minimum 157 cms.(May be reduced by 5 cms in the case of Gorkhas, Nepalese, Assamese including those from Nagaland, Mizoram, Meghalaya, Arunachal Pradesh, Manipur, Tripura, Garhwal, Sikkim, local tribals of Andaman and Nicobar Islands, and by 2 cms in case of candidates from Lakshadweep, mainland settlers in Andaman & Nicobar and candidates joining the Indian Coast Guard on second appointment from other government departments).

(b)     Weight: Proportionate to the Height and Age, + 10 % acceptable.

(c)      Chest : Should be Well proportionate, minimum expansion 5 cms

(d)     Eye Sight   

 (i) Yantrik:   6/12 (Good Eye) and 6/24 (Bad Eye).

(ii) General Duty: 6/6(Good Eye) and 6/9(Bad Eye) (Candidates using Glasses are not eligible for GD Branch)

(iii) Domestic Branch: 6/18(Good Eye) and 6/36(Bad Eye)

(e)     Hearing  Normal

(f)     Should have good set of teeth.

(g)    Good health – free from all communicable diseases, medical or surgical deformity, should have no history of fits or psychiatric ailment.  Candidates must be physically and mentally fit for duty anywhere in the world.

PAY, PERKS AND OTHER BENEFITS.  

(a)  Starting Pay:

(i)    Yantrik- Rs. 5200 - 20200 alongwith Rs. 2400 Grade Pay. In addition to Dearness Allowance, other liberal allowances will be admissible.

(ii)    Navik (General Duty)- Rs. 5200 - 20200 alongwith Rs. 2000 Grade Pay. In addition to Dearness Allowance, other liberal allowances will be admissible.

(iii)    Navik (Domestic Branch)- Rs. 5200 - 20200 alongwith Rs. 1900 Grade Pay. In addition to Dearness Allowance, other liberal allowances will be admissible.

(b)  Other Benefits: Free Ration, free clothing, free medical treatment for self and family including dependent.

(c)  Accommodation: Government Accommodation for self and family on nominal license fee.

(d)  Leave - 45 days Earned leave and 08 days Casual leave every year with leave travel concession for self, family and dependent parents as per Govt. rules.

(e)    Group Insurance: Group insurance cover of Rs. 15 Lakhs at a premium of Rs. 1500/- per month.

(f)  Contributory Pension Scheme, Provident fund and Gratuity on retirement.

(g) Promotion prospects for promotion to the officer rank subject to suitability and performance.

(h)  Canteen and various loan facilities.

TRAINING.         The training is scheduled to commence in Feb 2010 for Yantrik and Navik (GD) and Apr 2010 for Navik (DB). The entire cost of training including books and reading materials is borne by the Indian Coast Guard. New recruits will be provided with free clothing and messing.

ADVENTURE AND SPORTS. The Indian Coast Guard provides opportunities to pursue sports and adventure activities such as river rafting, mountaineering, hot air ballooning, hang gliding and wind surfing etc.

SELECTION PROCEDURE.

(a)     Written Test/Interview/Pre Physical Test  Candidates will be required to appear for written test. All those who pass the written test will be subjected to the interview. On qualifying interview, candidates will be subjected to Physical Fitness Test.  Successful candidates will have to undergo medical examination.

(b)     Subjects :–  

(i)  Yantriks:-The question paper for candidates appearing for the post of Yantriks will contain question from their respective discipline (Mechanical / Electrical/Electronics & Telecommunication).

(ii)  Naviks (General Duty/ Domestic Branch): - Candidates will be required to appear for general Mental Ability Test followed by test in English, Mathematics, Science and General Knowledge. The candidates are required to pass in all the tests and in aggregate.

HOW TO APPLY.      

(a) Yantriks:- Applications on plain paper in the form appended below (type written/hand written in English/Hindi) is to be sent to the Recruitment Officer, Post Box No. 127, Noida (U.P) Pin Code - 201 301 "Under Postal Certificate" only.  Registered letters & Speed Post will not be accepted.  Serving Defence Personnel are to apply through proper channel.  Central/State Government employees should also apply through Heads of Departments.  Attested copies (not returnable) of certificates of age, educational qualifications including statements of marks, caste certificate (if SC, ST, OBC), NCC, Sports are to be tagged with the application. One self-addressed (unstamped) envelop of size 25x10 cms should be attached with the application.  One additional passport size photograph is to be attached separately.

(b) Naviks :-  Applications on plain paper in the form appended below (type written/hand written in English/Hindi) is to be sent to the under mentioned address under Certificate of Posting  only.  Registered letters & Speed Post will not be accepted.  Serving Defence Personnel are to apply through proper channel.  Central/State Government employees should also apply through Heads of Departments.  Attested copies (not returnable) of certificates as proof of age, educational qualifications including statements of marks, caste certificate (if SC, ST, OBC), NCC, Sports and a self-addressed (unstamped) envelop of size 22x10 cms are to be attached with the application.  All enclosures must be pinned/tagged with the application. One additional passport size photograph is to be attached separately.

ZONES

(a)      Northern Zone: Candidates residing in the State of Jammu & Kashmir, Himachal Pradesh, Punjab, Haryana, Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Delhi and Union Territory of Chandigarh  may  apply  to the Recruitment Officer, Post Box No-127, NOIDA, (U.P), 201 301.

(b)       North - Eastern Zone: candidates residing in the State of Bihar, Jharkhand, Mizoram, West Bengal, Assam, Sikkim, Meghalaya, Manipur, Arunachal Pradesh, Nagaland, Tripura may apply to the Recruitment Officer, Post Box No. 4, Haldia Township, Haldia-721 605.

(c)       Eastern Zone: Candidates residing in the State of Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Orissa & the Union Territory of Pondicherry may apply to the Recruitment Officer, Post Box No-808, Fort St George, Chennai-600 009.

(d)       Western Zone: Candidates residing in the State of Maharashtra, Gujrat, Madhya Pradesh, Chattisgarh, Kerala, Goa and Union Territory of Lakshadweep may apply to the Recruitment Officer, Post Box No. 29105, Prabhadevi PO Worli, Mumbai – 400 025.

(e)       A&N Zone: Candidates residing in the A&N Islands may apply to the Recruitment Officer, Post Box No. 716, Port Blair-744 102.

EXAMINATION CENTRE 

(a) Yantriks: Examination/Interview will be held during  Sep / Oct 2009 at the following centres:

(i)   New Delhi     (ii)   Mumbai           (iii)   Chennai     (iv) Kolkata     (v) Visakhapatnam

(vi) Kochi            (vii) New Mangalore (viii) Goa           (ix) Paradip     (x) Kakinada

(xi) Puducherry   (xii) Tuticorin          (xiii) Port Blair    (xiv) Porbandar (xv) Ahmedabad

(xvi) Nagpur       (xvii) Baypore          (xviii) Vizinjam

(b) Naviks(General Duty/Domestic Branch): Examination/Interview will be held during  Sep / Oct 2009 at the following centres:

GENERAL GUIDELINES.

(a)       Candidates are to specify clearly in respective column of the application form two stations in their choice of preference of their respective zone, at which they wish to appear for the examination preferably close to the local address of residence/domicile. While every effort will be made to allot the candidates to the centre of their first choice, Indian Coast Guard Recruitment Cell at their discretion may allot a different centre other than the choice to the candidates when circumstances so warrant.

(b)   Request for change of examination centre/date will not be entertained.

(c)   Candidates belong to OBC/SC/ST are required to attach their caste certificate as per Appendix "A/B" format at the time of submission of application.

(d)  Candidates should be prepared to stay for 2-3 days at test centers under own arrangements.  No traveling and daily allowance will be admissible.

(e)   Only one application will be accepted from each candidate

(f)   Use of Mobile phones will not be permitted during examination.

(g)   Character certificate (issued six months prior to exam/interview)

 Selection will be made on the basis of marks obtained in written examination ,interview and physical efficiency by the selection teams.  Those found medically fit will be placed in the merit list.  The candidates who qualify the merit list vis-à-vis number of vacancies available will be issued with the appointment letter and will be sent to Indian Naval Ship Chilka, Orissa for basic training.  Initial medical examination will be held at recruitment centers and the final medical examination will be conducted at INS Chilka,  (Orissa) on reporting for basic training.

TRAVEL EXPENSE:

SC/ST candidates, who are not employed by the Central/State Government, will be reimbursed 2^nd class fare by  train/ Govt bus/steamer charges by the shortest route if the home station is beyond 75 kms from the place of interview on production of ticket.

PHYSICAL FITNESS. The curriculum at INS Chilka is likely to be physically demanding, candidates are therefore, advised to build up stamina by physical training, sports, running/swimming etc.

LAST DATE OF RECEIPT OF APPLICATIONS is 06 Jul  2009. 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 10 Jul  2009.   

GUIDELINES FOR FILLING UP APPLICATION FORM.    All the columns in the application should be filled in block letters. Do not split words. Fill column (3), ‘Name of the candidate’ and column (5) ‘Date of birth’ as per the example given below.

Post      : Yantrik or Navik(GD) or Navik(DB)

SPORTS: Write whichever is applicable, National level-N, State level –S, School/University -U’, otherwise –X.

NCC      : Write `A’, `B’ `C’  certificate of NCC as applicable. If none then indicate Nil

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