NMPA Senior Assistant Secretary Recruitment 2026

NMPA Senior Assistant Secretary Recruitment 2026: Overview

New Mangalore Port Authority (NMPA), the major port at Panambur under the Ministry of Ports, Shipping and Waterways, wants to fill its Senior Assistant Secretary (Class-I) post. This is not an open recruitment for the public. The post goes to a serving officer of another Major Port Authority through absorption or deputation, and NMPA has sent the circular to the chairpersons of all major ports so they can share it with their staff.

If you already work in the general administration, personnel or industrial relations wing of a major port and hold an Assistant Secretary Grade-I or equivalent post, this is your route to a senior administrative role at Mangalore. A copy of the circular has also gone to the Ministry's Port HR division in New Delhi.

Service Conditions and Caveats

• Port officers only: Only eligible and willing officers of Major Port Authorities can apply. Outside candidates and fresh graduates are not considered under this circular.
• Order of filling: The Recruitment Rules fill this post by promotion first; absorption or deputation is used when no internal candidate is available, and direct recruitment is the last option.
• Feeder grade: You should hold an analogous post, or be an Assistant Secretary Grade-I with five years of regular service in that grade in a major port.
• Eligibility date: The closing date of the circular is also the crucial date for judging your eligibility.
• No withdrawal: You must sign an undertaking that you will not withdraw your candidature if you are selected.
• Clearances: Your port must give a No Objection Certificate and a vigilance and administrative clearance in the attached proforma.
• Deputation terms: The full terms and conditions of deputation are set out in Annexure-VI of the circular.
• Changes: NMPA management can change the process if the need arises, without giving reasons.

Application Submission Notes

You cannot send your application straight to NMPA. Fill the prescribed proforma (Annexure-II) and give it to your own port so it goes through proper channel. At the same time, email an advance copy to secretary@nmpt.gov.in before the closing date, so your port gets extra time to forward the papers.

Your port then sends the application with all documents, by post or email, to The Secretary, New Mangalore Port Authority, Panambur, Mangalore - 575 010. The envelope must say "Application for the post of Sr. Assistant Secretary (Class-I)". Forwarded applications must reach NMPA by 4 December 2026; incomplete applications or those not sent through proper channel will not be considered.