ICG Group C Civilian Recruitment 2026
Indian Coast Guard - Headquarters, Coast Guard Region (West)
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Vacancies
6
Salary
₹18,000 - ₹81,100
Job Type
Permanent
Full time
Apply By
03 Nov 2026
About This Job
Apply for 6 Group C Civilian posts in ICG. 10th/12th with post-wise experience eligible. Salary: Rs 18,000-81,100. Last date: 3 Nov 2026. Apply offline.
ICG Group C Civilian Recruitment 2026: Overview
Indian Coast Guard (ICG), through Headquarters, Coast Guard Region (West), is recruiting civilian staff through direct recruitment. The notice brings together stores, marine, transport and office-support posts under recruitment notification CGRHQ(WEST)/01/2026. These are General Central Service posts classified as Group C, Non-Gazetted and Non-Ministerial.
Posts and Disciplines
- Store Keeper Grade II: The stores-related post in this recruitment, distinct from the marine and transport posts.
- Engine Driver: The marine post linked to engine-driver competency, with a separate entry in the notice.
- Lascar: A boat-service role listed separately from Engine Driver.
- Civilian Motor Transport Driver (Ordinary Grade): The road-transport post, covering the motor-vehicle side of the recruitment.
- MTS (Peon): The office-attendant stream within Multi-Tasking Staff (MTS).
- MTS (Chowkidar): The watch-and-ward stream within MTS, with its own post entry.
Service Conditions and Caveats
- Recruitment scope: The same advertisement and prescribed application format cover all the posts above. You should use the conditions attached to your chosen post when checking your application.
- Reservation: The notice marks the Store Keeper and Lascar openings for EWS, Engine Driver for SC, and the transport-driver and MTS openings for OBC. Check the entry for your chosen post rather than treating the recruitment as an unrestricted common pool.
- Changes: The notified vacancies are subject to change. The post entries in the official notice carry this condition.
Application Submission Notes
Use the Annexure I application format and fill it in English or Hindi. Your application must reach Headquarters, Coast Guard Region (West), Alexander Graham Bell Road, PO Malabar Hill, Mumbai 400006 by ordinary post only.
Receipt at the headquarters is what matters for the deadline, so allow time for postal delivery. The notice also asks you to enclose a self-addressed return envelope; its postage requirement is recorded with the application requirements.
Eligibility Criteria
Minimum Qualification
Class 12 for Store Keeper Grade II; matriculation/Class 10 or equivalent for the other posts. Engine Driver needs an engine-driver competency certificate. The transport-driver post needs valid heavy and light motor vehicle driving licences. Post-wise...
Preferred Qualification
Engine Driver: 2 years of service as Sarang on a vessel above 400 Boat Horse Power is desirable.
Required Skills
Civilian Motor Transport Driver: knowledge of motor mechanism and ability to fix minor vehicle defects.
Age Limit
18 - 30 years
Age Relaxation:
- SC - Engine Driver: 5 years against the reserved vacancy; Government instructions apply.
- OBC Non-Creamy Layer - Civilian Motor Transport Driver and both MTS posts: 3 years; Government instructions apply.
- Government servants - Store Keeper Grade II and Lascar: Upper age limit up to 40 years under Government instructions.
- Government servants - other posts: As per Central Government instructions; no numerical limit established in the available text.
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Salary & Compensation
Pay Scale
Store Keeper Grade II and Civilian Motor Transport Driver: Level 2, Rs. 19,900-63,200 per month. Engine Driver: Level 4, Rs. 25,500-81,100 per month. Lascar and both MTS posts: Level 1, Rs. 18,000-56,900 per month.
Selection Process
- 1 Document Verification
- 2 Written Exam
Exam Pattern
You must pass application scrutiny to receive an admit card. Shortlisted applicants undergo document verification before the written examination. The available official extract does not establish the question count, marks, duration, subjects or negative-marking rules.
How to Apply
Application Mode: Offline
Click the "Apply Now" button to visit the official application portal.
Required Documents:
- Completed Annexure I application form with a self-attested colour photograph
- Self-attested copy of valid photo ID
- Self-attested matriculation marksheet and certificate
- Self-attested higher qualification marksheets and certificates relevant to the post
- Latest SC/ST/OBC/EWS certificate in the prescribed Government of India format, where applicable
- Experience certificate
- Employer NOC if currently serving in a Government organisation
- Two recent passport-size colour photographs
- Post-specific competency certificate or driving licences, where applicable
- Original documents and 2 sets of self-attested copies for document verification as directed in the admit card; do not post originals
Frequently Asked Questions
Your application must reach the headquarters by 3 November 2026. Send it early enough for ordinary-post delivery.
You need Class 12 for Store Keeper Grade II or matriculation/Class 10 or equivalent for the other posts. Check the post-wise experience, competency-certificate and driving-licence conditions before applying.
Fill Annexure I in English or Hindi and send it with the prescribed enclosures by ordinary post to Headquarters, Coast Guard Region (West), Alexander Graham Bell Road, PO Malabar Hill, Mumbai 400006. Do not send original certificates.
The combined monthly pay-scale range is Rs. 18,000-81,100. Your post determines whether Level 1, Level 2 or Level 4 applies; this is not a common starting salary for every post.
The unrelaxed limits are 18-25 years for Store Keeper Grade II, 18-30 years for Engine Driver and Lascar, and 18-27 years for the transport-driver and MTS posts. Post-specific category and Government-servant relaxations apply.
Important Dates
Notification
19 Sep 2026
Application Start
19 Sep 2026
Last Date to Apply
03 Nov 2026
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