Indian Coast Guard Group C Recruitment 2026 (Region East) — 5 Posts

Indian Coast Guard Group C Recruitment 2026 (Region East) — 5 posts

The Indian Coast Guard Regional Headquarters (East), Chennai, Ministry of Defence, has invited applications by direct recruitment for five Group 'C' posts — General Central Service, Non-Gazetted, Non-Ministerial — under Advt No. CBC 10147/11/0015/2627, advertised in the Employment News dated 7 November 2026 (Employment News issue 7–13 November 2026). The last date of receipt of applications is 21 December 2026. Initial posting is at units under Coast Guard Region (East), with All India transfer liability.

Posts, pay and age

• Store Keeper Grade-II, 1 post (SC) — 12th pass with 1 year's experience handling stores in a recognised firm, Central or State Government, or PSU. Age 18–25 (30 for SC). Pay Level-02 (Rs. 19,900–63,200). Posting: Chennai.
• Engine Driver, 1 post (SC) — Matriculation with a certificate of competency as Engine Driver from a recognised Government institute. Desirable: 2 years as Sarang on a vessel over 400 BHP. Age 18–30 (plus 5 for SC). Pay Level-04 (Rs. 25,500–81,100). Posting: Chennai.
• Lascar, 1 post (EWS) — Matriculation with 3 years' experience in service on a boat. Age 18–30. Pay Level-01 (Rs. 18,000–56,900). Posting: Mandapam.
• Civilian Motor Transport Driver (Ordinary Grade), 1 post — 10th pass with a valid driving licence for Heavy and Light Motor Vehicles, 2 years' driving experience, and knowledge of motor mechanism. Age 18–27 (UR). Pay Level-02 (Rs. 19,900–63,200). Posting: Visakhapatnam. The category for this post is NOT established from the sources read — it is not stated here.
• MTS (MT Cleaner), 1 post (SC) — Matriculation with 2 years' experience in a mechanical workshop. Age 18–27 (32 for SC; 42 for PwBD of SC). Pay Level-01 (Rs. 18,000–56,900). Posting: Tuticorin.

Age is counted as on the last date of receipt, 21 December 2026. Central Government servants with three or more years of continuous service get relaxation up to 40 or 45 years, post-wise, as per the notice.

FreeJobAlert's line that the official notification does not specify the number of vacancies is contradicted by the category-wise vacancy table that FreeJobAlert itself describes and that Karmasandhan, NEToday and JobKaka reproduce — one post each, five in total. This post uses five, one each.

How to apply

Applications must be sent by ORDINARY POST ONLY, in the prescribed format (Annexure-I, in English or Hindi), with a self-attested colour photograph, left-hand thumb impression and signature, to The Commander, Coast Guard Region (East), Near Napier Bridge, Fort St George (PO), Chennai – 600 009. The envelope must be superscribed in bold: 'APPLICATION FOR THE POST OF '. The last date of receipt is 21 December 2026. The notice also says applications must reach within 45 days of publication in the Employment News — 45 days from 7 November 2026 is 22 December — but the PRINTED last date, 21 December 2026, is the one used here.

Selection

Scrutiny, then document verification, then a written examination (pen and paper, 1 hour, 80 objective questions, 1 mark each, NO negative marking — General Knowledge 20, Mathematics 20, General English 20, relevant trade or mental ability 20; qualifying marks 50%, 45% for SC/ST), then a trade test where applicable, then a merit list on written-examination marks, published on indiancoastguard.gov.in. Biometric verification is carried out at document verification and the examination. SC/ST candidates get second-class rail or bus fare reimbursed at the examination venue, unless already in Government service.

Application fee

The notice does not specify any application fee, so no fee is shown on this post.

Verification basis

This post rests on secondary consensus: seven outlets — FreeJobAlert, JobsLogin, Karmasandhan, IndiaNewJobs, NEToday, JobKaka and BiharJobAlert — agree on the posts, five total, pay levels, last date of 21 December 2026 and the Employment News date of 7 November 2026. The official PDF URL is established, but indiancoastguard.gov.in would not load from here. This basis is stated plainly.