DPA Pilot Recruitment 2026

DPA Pilot Recruitment 2026: Overview

Deendayal Port Authority (DPA), under the Ministry of Ports, Shipping and Waterways, is recruiting Pilots on a regular basis through direct recruitment. The notice places this drive in the setting of the port's multi-cargo operations and its links with port-based industries around Kandla.

The intake includes backlog reservations as well as the other notified categories. A key practical point for you is that the online form must also reach DPA in hard copy; completing the web form alone does not meet the notice's submission requirements.

Service Conditions and Caveats

• Reservation treatment: The notice provides a horizontal reservation for persons with benchmark disabilities in the specified categories. If recruitment is through a method other than open competition, an additional SC allocation replaces a UR allocation.
• Category choice: DPA will consider your application under the category you choose. It will not entertain requests to switch consideration to another category or post.
• Provisional appointment: Where nationality proof or a Government of India eligibility certificate is still pending, a provisional appointment cannot continue beyond one year without the required proof.
• Service rules: An appointment comes under DPA's service regulations and conduct rules. It also depends on satisfactory checks of your character and background.
• Recruitment discretion: Applying or being shortlisted does not guarantee an appointment. DPA may restrict the number of applicants considered and may cancel the recruitment at any stage.
• Accuracy of information: False information or concealed facts can lead to cancellation of your candidature. If discovered after appointment, they can lead to termination; process violations can also affect participation in future DPA recruitment.
• Conduct: Seeking outside support to influence your appointment can disqualify you. DPA treats its recruitment decisions as final and will not entertain personal enquiries challenging them.
• Attendance costs: You must meet your own expenses for attending recruitment-related tests, interviews and checks.
• Disputes: Legal proceedings connected with this advertisement fall within the jurisdiction of the courts, tribunals or forums at Ahmedabad or Gandhidham.

Application Submission Notes

Send the printed online application by Speed Post or Registered Post to The Secretary, Deendayal Port Authority, Post Box No. 50, Administrative Office Building, Tagore Road, Gandhidham (Kachchh), Gujarat 370201. Affix your recent passport-size photograph at the top right of the form.

DPA considers only applications received in hard copy, and it does not take responsibility for postal delays or loss in transit. Incomplete or late applications will be rejected, so allow enough time for delivery.

Government, semi-government, autonomous-body and public-sector employees must apply through the proper channel or provide their employer's No Objection Certificate at the interview. Keep an active mobile number and email address in your application for further communication.