INDIAN COAST GUARD CGEPT RECRUITMENT 2026

CGEPT BATCHES 01/2027 & 02/2027

Organization: Indian Coast Guard, Ministry of Defence, Government of India

Recruitment Test: Coast Guard Enrolled Personnel Test (CGEPT)

Total Vacancies: 365 Posts

Post Names: Navik (General Duty), Navik (Domestic Branch), Yantrik & Hygienist-I

Job Type: Central Government Defence Job

Application Mode: Online

Application Start Date: 06 October 2026

Last Date to Apply: 21 October 2026

Recruitment Portal: https://ssc.gov.in/

POST-WISE VACANCY DETAILS

CGEPT 01/2027 Batch – 190 Posts

Navik (General Duty) – Male: 117 Posts

Navik (General Duty) – Female: 13 Posts

Yantrik (Mechanical) – Male: 28 Posts

Yantrik (Electrical) – Male: 23 Posts

Yantrik (Electronics) – Male: 09 Posts

CGEPT 02/2027 Batch – 175 Posts

Navik (General Duty) – Male: 117 Posts

Navik (General Duty) – Female: 13 Posts

Navik (Domestic Branch) – Male: 25 Posts

Hygienist-I – Male: 20 Posts

Total: 365 Posts

EDUCATIONAL QUALIFICATION

1. Navik (General Duty – GD)

Class 12th passed with Mathematics and Physics from a recognised education board.

2. Navik (Domestic Branch – DB)

Class 10th passed from a recognised education board.

3. Yantrik (Mechanical / Electrical / Electronics)

Class 10th passed from a recognised education board, along with the prescribed engineering diploma qualification for the relevant trade. Check the official notification for accepted diploma branches and equivalent qualifications.

4. Hygienist-I

Matriculation or ITI/equivalent qualification as prescribed in the official notification.

AGE LIMIT

The age requirement is post- and batch-specific. The screenshots show these birth-date ranges:

Navik (GD), both batches: Born between 01 November 2005 and 01 May 2009.

Yantrik, CGEPT 01/2027: Born between 01 May 2005 and 01 May 2009.

Please verify the exact birth-date range for Navik (DB) and Hygienist-I in the official notification before applying.

Age Relaxation shown in the provided details:

OBC-NCL: 3 years

SC/ST: 5 years

APPLICATION FEE

General / UR / OBC-NCL / EWS: ₹550

SC / ST: No fee

Payment Mode: Net Banking, UPI, or Visa / Mastercard / Maestro / RuPay debit or credit card.

SELECTION PROCESS

The recruitment process is conducted in multiple stages:

Stage I – Computer-Based Examination (CBE)

100 multiple-choice questions

Total Marks: 100

Duration: 1 hour

Negative Marking: No

Qualifying Marks shown in the supplied article: UR/EWS/OBC – 40; SC/ST – 35

Stage II – Recruitment Centre

Identity and biometric verification

Physical Fitness Test (PFT)

Assessment and Adaptability Test

Document verification

Stage III – Training Base, INS Chilka

Identity verification

Verification of original documents

Pre-enrolment medical examination

Stage IV – Final Document Verification

Final authentication of original certificates and eligibility documents.

Final selection depends on qualifying the prescribed stages, meeting eligibility and medical standards, and the applicable merit/vacancy conditions.

IMPORTANT DATES

Online Application Starts: 06 October 2026

Last Date to Apply: 21 October 2026

Examination and subsequent-stage schedules: As notified by the recruiting authorities

HOW TO APPLY

Visit the official SSC website: https://ssc.gov.in/

Open the CGEPT recruitment notice for batches 01/2027 and 02/2027.

Read the official notification carefully and confirm your post-wise eligibility.

Complete registration and fill in the online application.

Upload the required details/documents and pay the applicable fee.

Submit the form before the deadline and save a copy for future reference.