Indian Coast Guard Eligibility

Eligibility Criteria

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

 

Sl.	Branch	Age (Born Between)	Gender	Educational Qualification
(a)	General Duty (GD)	Born between01 Jul 1997 to 30 Jun 2001 (Both dates inclusive).   (05 Years relaxation for personnel serving in Coast Guard or equivalent personnel in Army/Navy/Air Force)	Male	(i)    Should hold a degree of recognised university with minimum 60% aggregate marks. (ii)         Mathematics and Physics as subject upto Intermediate or class XII of 10+2+3 scheme of education or equivalent with minimum 55% aggregate marks in Mathematics and Physics. The candidates who have completed graduation after diploma, are also eligible, provided they should possess an aggregate of 55% marks in diploma with physics and mathematics in its curriculum.
(b)	Commercial Pilot Licence (SSA)	Born between 01 Jul 1997 to 30 Jun 2003 (Both dates inclusive).	Male / Female	(i)    Should have passed 12th class or equivalent with physics and mathematics as subjects with minimum 55% aggregate marks in Mathematics and Physics. The candidates who have completed diploma are also eligible, provided they should possess an aggregate of 55% marks in diploma with physics and mathematics in its curriculum. (ii)       Should possess current Commercial Pilot Licence issued/ validated by Director General Civil Aviation on the date of submission of application.

(c)	Technical (Mechanical)	Born   between   01    Jul 1997 to 30 Jun 2001 (Both dates inclusive).   (05 Years relaxation for personnel serving in Coast Guard)	Male	(i) Should hold an Engineering degree of recognized university in Naval Architecture or Mechanical or Marine or Automotive or Mechatronics or Industrial and Production or Metallurgy or Design or Aeronautical or Aerospace with minimum 60% aggregate marks.   OR
				Equivalent qualification in any of the above disciplines recognized by the Institutes of the Engineers (India) as exempted from section ‘A’ and ‘B’ and their associate membership examination (AMIE).
				(ii) Mathematics and Physics as subject up to intermediate or class XII of 10+2+3 scheme of education or equivalent with minimum 55% aggregate marks in Mathematics and Physics. The candidates who have completed graduation after diploma, are also eligible, provided they should possess an aggregate of 55% marks in diploma with physics and mathematics in its curriculum.
(d)	Technical (Electrical/Electron ics)	Born   between   01    Jul 1997 to 30 Jun 2001 (Both dates inclusive).   (05 Years relaxation for personnel serving in Coast Guard)	Male	(i) Should hold an Engineering degree of recognized university in Electrical or Electronics or Telecommunication or Instrumentation or Instrumentation and Control or Electronics and Communication or Power Engineering or Power Electronics with minimum 60% aggregate marks. OR
				Equivalent qualification in any of the above disciplines recognized by the Institutes of the Engineers (India) as exempted from section ‘A’ and ‘B’ and their associate membership examination (AMIE).
				(ii) Mathematics and Physics as subject up to intermediate or class XII of 10+2+3 scheme of education or equivalent with minimum 55% aggregate marks in Mathematics and Physics. The candidates who have completed graduation after diploma, are also eligible, provided they should possess an aggregate of 55% marks in diploma with physics and mathematics in its curriculum.
(e)	Law Entry	Born between 01Jul 1993 to 30 Jun 2001 (Both dates inclusive). (05 Years relaxation for personnel serving in Coast Guard or equivalent personnel in Army/Navy/Air Force)	Male / Female	A degree in Law from a recognized university with minimum 60% aggregate marks.
* Short Service Appointment (SSA) – Short Service Appointment as Assistant Commandant is for a period of 08 years which may be extended to 10 years and further extendable up to 14 years.

 

Note.

 

•                  Upper age relaxation of 5 years for SC/ST and 3 years for OBC (non-creamy layer) candidates is applicable only if posts are reserved for them.

•                 Maximum 5% relaxation in aggregate in the degree certificate for SC/ST candidates. No relaxation is applicable for 12th class marks except CPL-SSA entry.

•                 In case the candidates are awarded grades/ CGPA instead of marks, the conversion of grades/ CGPA to percentage of marks would be based on the procedure certified by the University from where they have obtained the degree/school board

•                 Candidates having Integrated Post-Graduation are also eligible provided they should have a certificate issued by the respective Institution/ University, certifying that the candidate has passed the qualifying Degree (with Percentage/Class) as a part of the Integrated Post Graduation Course and the candidate is eligible for award of Graduation Degree. The candidate has to upload the certificate carrying Name, Father’s name, Date of Birth, Registration Number/ Roll No. during the registration.

•                 Income certificate for EWS (Economically Weaker Sections) as per Government of India format (no other format will be entertained) and related regulations.

(II)                Indian Coast Guard has the discretion to fix qualifying marks in any or all the subjects of the                                 examination.

1.                  Additional Eligibility Criteria.

 

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

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

(c)      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.

 

(d)                      Candidates who are studying in the final year/ semester degree course and are yet to pass the final year degree examination can also apply provided candidate should not have any backlog and should have secured a minimum of 60% marks up to the last semester/ year for which results have been declared up to the time of submission of application. They are required to submit proof of passing the degree examination by 30 May 23 and no request for extending this date will be entertained on the grounds of late conduct of basic qualifying University Examination, delay in declaration of results or any other ground whatsoever. Such candidates have to produce a certificate signed by Registrar/Controller of the university regarding non declaration of final year/semester result.