Indian Coast Guard Recruitment Details

Indian Coast Guard is the fourth armed force of India. It works in close collaboration with the Indian Navy. It was established formally in 1978 as an armed of the union. You can join the Indian Coast Guard as an officer of the rank Assistant Commandant. For doing so you have to undergo a process, which is the interview. The interview is called the Preliminary Selection Board and the Final Selection Board. Given below are some of the details related to the notification of advertisement for the ICG, various posts and further process.

Notification Indian Coast Guard

The Indian Coast Guard releases its notification twice a year, hence there are two batches which are enrolled every year. The notification for the 1st batch is released in the month of May and the applications are received in May-end and June-start. For the second batch notifications are released in November and the applications are received in December-start. It is however worth noticing that the duration for which the applications are received is very short (12-13 days) hence be very careful and try not to miss it.

Various Posts Indian Coast Guard

The Indian Coast Guard recruits officers (assistant Commandants) for various posts. The table given below shows the various posts and details regarding the same.

Post	Branch	Age as on 1st July of the year of recruitment	Education Qualification
Assistant Commandant(GD) (Male)	General Duty	21-25 years of Age (5 years relaxation for SC/ST and 3 years for OBC)	Degree in any discipline with Mathematics and Physics as subjects upto intermediate or class XII of 10+2+3 scheme
Assistant Commandant (GD)-SSA (Female)	General Duty (Short Service Appointment for a period of 08 years, which may be extended to 10 years and further extendable upto 14 years	21-25 years of Age (5 years relaxation for SC/ST and 3 years for OBC)	Degree in any discipline with Mathematics and Physics as subjects upto intermediate or class XII of 10+2+3 scheme
Assistant Commandant (GD-P/N) (Male/Female)	General Duty (Pilot/Navigator)	19-27 years (5 years relaxation for SC/ST and 3 years for OBC)	B.Sc with Physics and Mathematics
Assistant Commandant (GD-P-CPL) SSA (Male/Female)	General Duty Branch (Pilot – Commercial Pilot License – Shrt Service Appointment for a period of 08 years, which may be extended to 10 years and further extendable up to 14 years)	19-27 years (5 years relaxation for SC/ST and 3 years for OBC)	12th class in 10+2 +3 scheme or equivalent and should possess current Commercial Pilot License on the date of selection
Assistant Commandant (Tech)	Technical Branch	21-30 years (5 years relaxation for SC/ST and 3 years for OBC)	Degree in Naval Architecture/ Mechanical/ Marine/ Electrical/ Electronics & Telecommunications/ Design / Production/Aeronautical/Control Engineering or equivalent.
Deputy Commandant (Law) (Male/Female)	Law Branch	Below 45 years (5 years relaxation for Govt. servant	(i) A degree in Law with 8 years experiences in legal matters. (ii) Should be qualified for enrolment as an advocate in a High Court. Desirable (i) A post graduate degree in Law. (ii) Knowledge / Experience Assignment connected with International Law/Maritime Law.

Further Process

When you apply for the Indian Coast Guard Assistant Commandant Post, your applications are shortlisted by the ICG and the shortlisted candidates are called for Interview process. The interview is a two phase process, the first phase is the Preliminary Selection Board (PSB), and candidates who clear PSB are called for Final Selection Board (FSB). The candidates who clear FSB are sent for Pilot Aptitude and Battery Test (if applicable) and then for medical examinations. After a candidate has been declared fit by the medical board and his/her name appears in the final merit list, then the candidate is eligible to join the training.

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