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REGD. No. D. L.-33004/99
The Gazette of India
CG-DL-E-26092025-266452
EXTRAORDINARY
PART II—Section 3—Sub-section (i)
PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY
NEW DELHI, TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 23, 2025/ASVINA 1, 1947
MINISTRY OF COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY
(Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade)
NOTIFICATION
New Delhi, the 22nd September, 2025
G.S.R. 705(E).—In exercise of the powers conferred by sub-section (1) read with clause (e) and clause (f) of
sub-section (2) of section 39 of the Boilers Act, 2025 (12 of 2025), and in supersession of the Boiler Operation Rules,
2021, except as respects thing done or omitted to be done before such supersession, the Central Government hereby
makes the following rules, namely:-
CHAPTER-I
Preliminary
1. Short title and commencement. – (1) These Rules may be called the Boiler Operation Engineers'
Rules, 2025.
(2) They shall come into force on the date of their publication in the Official Gazette.
2. Definitions. - (1) In these rules, unless the content otherwise requires,-
(a) "Act" means the Boilers Act, 2025 (12 of 2025);
(b) "Boiler Operation Engineer" means a person granted with a certificate of proficiency as a Boiler
Operation Engineer under these rules;
(c) "Chairperson" means the Chairperson of the Committee;
(d) "Chief Inspector" shall have the meaning assigned to it under clause (e) of section 2 of Boilers
Act, 2025 (12 of 2025);
(e) "Committee" means the Committee of Examiners constituted under these rules;
(f) "form" means a form appended to these rules;
(g) "Government" means a State Government or Administration of an Union territory;
(h) "Secretary" means the Secretary to the Committee;
(i) "section" means a section of the Act;
(j) every reference in these rules to a boiler or boilers shall be deemed to include also a reference to an
economiser or economisers respectively.
(2) Words or expressions used in these rules but not defined shall have the meaning assigned to them in
the Act.
CHAPTER-II
GENERAL
3. Supervision of operation of boiler.- The owner of a single boiler or two or more boilers
connected in a battery or of many separate individual boilers situated within a radius of fifty meters having
a total heating surface exceeding one thousand square meters in any of the cases shall not use the same or
permit the same to be used unless the boiler or boilers are placed in direct charge of a proficient person
specified in rule 4 in addition to such number of boiler attendants as specified in these rules:
Provided that the Chief Inspector may permit any boiler attendant to remain in-charge of a boiler
for a maximum period of three months notwithstanding any thing contrary contained in these rules:
Provided further that nothing in these rules shall debar a person holding a first class certificate of
competency granted under the Boiler Attendants' Rules, 2025 from remaining in attendance and in charge
of a boiler or boilers of any size and any such certificate shall for the purpose of these rules be deemed to
have been granted under these rules.
4. Proficient Person shall possess certificate and extent of qualification. -Any person, who does
not possess a certificate of proficiency as a Boiler Operation Engineer under these rules, shall not be
deemed to be a fit and proper person to hold the charge of any boiler or boilers exceeding the limits as laid
down in rule 3.
5. Production of Certificate. – A Boiler Operation Engineer holding a certificate of proficiency under
these rules shall, at all reasonable times during the period any boiler is in his charge or attendance, be
bound to produce such certificate when called upon to do so by any of the persons empowered under
section 20 to call for the production of a certificate or provisional order granted under the Act.
6. Owner to furnish Chief Inspector or Director of Boilers with particulars of Certificates. – (1) The
owner of a boiler who engages any person to be incharge thereof, shall within seven days of such
engagement furnish to the Chief Inspector or Director of Boilers, as the case may be, the full particulars of
such person including the serial number, date and place of issue of his certificate.
(2) The owner of a boiler who engages any other person to hold the charge of such boiler in place of the
person who was incharge of the said boiler under sub-rule (1), in the event of such person leaving his
employment or in the event of the death of such person, report that fact within seven days to the Chief
Inspector or Director of Boilers, as the case may be.
7. Limits of daily period of attendance, reliefs, and sphere of action. – (1) A person who is in-
charge of a boiler shall be deemed to be in direct and immediate charge of the same when he is physically
present within hundred meters of such boiler.
(2) A person who is in-charge of a boiler for which a certificate of proficiency is required under
these rules may be relieved of charge in any one day for not more than two periods, which when combined
do not exceed two hours in duration by a person holding a first class certificate of competency as a Boiler
attendant.
(3) The holder of a first class certificate of competency as a boiler attendant may also with the
consent in writing of the Chief Inspector or Director of Boilers, as the case may be, relieve a person holding
a certificate of proficiency as boiler operation engineer for a period which may extend to ten consecutive
days which, in special circumstances, the Chief Inspector or Director of Boilers may extend to any length of
time not exceeding thirty days at a time.
8. When Boiler shall be deemed to be in use. – (1) A boiler shall be deemed to be in use for the
purpose of these rules when there is fire in the furnace fire box or fire place for the purpose of heating the
water in the boiler or under banked fire condition:
Provided that a boiler shall not be deemed to be in use when the fire is removed and all steam and water
connections are closed.
(2) An economiser or waste heat boiler shall be deemed to be in use for the purpose of these rules
when there is a flow of flue gases or other heating media past the economiser or waste heat boiler and an
appreciable heat transfer takes place between the water and the heating gases or media.
CHAPTER III
COMMITTEE OF EXAMINERS
9. Constitution of the Committee of Examiners.- (1) A Committee of Examiners shall be
constituted by the Government for the State or Union territory consisting of the Chief Inspector or Director
of Boilers, as the case may be, a Deputy Chief Inspector or Inspector or equivalent as nominated by the
Chief Inspector or Director of Boilers, and not less than three other members having academic and practical
knowledge of prime movers and modern boiler practices to be appointed by that Government from time to
time.
(2) Notwithstanding anything contained in sub-rule (1) the Committee of Examiners may also be
constituted by the Government of India at the Central Government level consisting of the Technical
Adviser, a technical officer working in Boiler Section of the Department for Promotion of Industry and
Internal Trade, Ministry of Commerce and Industry, Government of India, and not less than three other
members having academic and practical knowledge of prime movers and modern boiler practices, to be
nominated by the Central Government from time to time.
(3) The Chief Inspector or Director of Boilers, as the case may be, shall be the Chairperson
exofficio and the Deputy Chief Inspector or Inspector or equivalent nominated by the Chief Inspector or
Director of Boilers as the case may be, shall be the Secretary exofficio to the Committee constituted in a
State or Union territory and in the Committee constituted at the Central Government level, the Technical
Adviser shall be the Chairperson exofficio and the technical officer working in Boiler Section of the
Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade, Ministry of Commerce and Industry,
Government of India shall be the Secretary exofficio to the Committee.
10. Term of Office of the members. – (a) The term of office of each of the members other than the
members exofficio of the Committee shall be three years.
(b) In a Committee constituted for a State or Union territory, if a member leaves the State or Union
territory permanently or absents himself or herself from three consecutive meetings without the permission
of the Committee, he or she shall be deemed to have vacated his or her seat in the Committee and another
person may be appointed in his or her place for the remaining portion of his or her term.
(c) In the Committee constituted at the Central Government level, if a member absents himself or
herself from three consecutive meetings without the permission of the Committee, he or she shall be
deemed to have vacated his or her seat in the Committee and another person may be appointed in his or her
place for the remaining portion of his or her term.
11. Functions of the Committee. - The Committee of Examiners shall –
(i) conduct examinations and practical tests of candidates for the grant of certificates of
proficiency as a Boiler Operation Engineer by itself or through any agency authorised by it in this behalf;
(ii) have the power to appoint any person as a question paper setter or examiner in any
examination;
(iii) grant certificate of proficiency to a successful candidate as a Boiler Operation Engineer; and
(iv) consider the reports of enquiries received under rule 45.
12. Meeting of the Committee. – A Committee constituted under rule 9 shall meet as often as may be
in the opinion of the Chairperson be necessary for transacting its business and at such place and time as
may be decided by the Chairperson.
13. Notice of meeting and list of business. – (1) A notice of not less than fifteen days shall be given in
regard to the time and place fixed for each meeting of the said Committee to every member of the
Committee, annexing therewith the list of business to be discussed at the meeting:
Provided that if the Chairperson calls any meeting for considering any matter which in his opinion is
urgent, a notice giving such reasonable time as he may consider necessary, shall be deemed sufficient;
(2) Any business which is not included in the list of business shall not be considered at the meeting
except with the permission of the Chairperson.
14. Quorum. - The Chairperson or the Secretary and two members of the a Committee of Examiners
shall form a quorum for a meeting.
15. Chairperson to preside at meetings of the Committee.– The Chairperson shall preside over the
meeting of the Committee and in his absence, a member chosen by the members present at the meeting
shall preside over the meeting.
16. Functions of Secretary to the Committee. - The Secretary shall maintain a register of Boiler
Operation Engineers holding Certificate of Proficiency and shall perform such other functions as are
specified in these rules or as the Chairperson may direct from time to time.
17. Committee's endorsement on application. The Committee shall endorse on the application
form of each candidate, the result of his examination for a certificate of proficiency as a Boiler Operation
Engineer and the endorsed application shall be returned to the Secretary.
18. Committee's power to refuse issue of Certificate.- The Committee may direct any candidate,
who in the opinion of the majority of the members appears too old or physically unfit due to deformity,
constitutional weakness, defective eyesight, deafness or loss of a limb to efficiently perform the duties of a
Boiler Operation Engineer, to produce a certificate of fitness from a doctor registered with medical council
of a Government or of Government of India or a Registered Medical Practitioner and where the candidate
fails to produce the certificate of fitness, the Committee shall have the power to refuse him or her the
certificate of proficiency as a Boiler Operation Engineer.
19. Examiner's Fees. – Each member of the Committee of Examiners appointed under rule 9 except
Chairperson and Secretary and examiners and invigilators shall be entitled to receive fees for examining
candidates under these rules as decided by the committee and the minimum rate of fees shall be as
follows:-
(a) sitting fee for Committee meeting
(for non official Committee members) – Rs. 1000/-
(b) for setting question paper – Rs.3500/-
(c) for valuation of answer paper – Rs. 100/-(per answer paper)
(d) for examining a candidate – Rs. 150/- (per candidate)
(e) invigilation fee –
(per invigilator) (i) Rs. 600/- (if examination
exceeds three hours)
(ii) Rs. 300/- (if examination
does not exceeds three hours)
20. Actions of the Committee. – No action of the Committee shall be deemed to be invalid by
reasons of any defect in the constitution of the Committee or by reason of such action having been done
during the period of any vacancy in the Committee.
CHAPTER IV
EXAMINATION
21. Examination. – Examination for the grant of certificates of proficiency as a Boiler Operation Engineer
shall be conducted by the Committee or any agency authorised by it in this behalf at such places and on
such dates as decided by the Committee from time to time.
22. Postponement of examination. When a date fixed for the examination is declared as a gazetted
holiday or when for any unforeseen reason the examination cannot be held on the date fixed, the
Chairperson may fix some other date for holding the examination and the same shall be duly intimated to
the candidates and the members of the Committee of Examiners.
CHAPTER V
CERTIFICATE
23. Capabilities of holders of Certificate. – (1) The certificate of proficiency as a Boiler Operation
Engineer shall qualify the holder thereof to be incharge of a boiler or boilers of any type and size provided
that the boilers are so situated that none of them is at a distance of more than fifty meters radius from any
one of them.
(2) The holder of a certificate of proficiency as a Boiler Operation Engineer shall for all intents and
purposes be deemed to have fulfilled the requirements of the Boilers Attendants' Rules, 2025:
Provided that a Boiler Operation Engineer holding certificate of proficiency prior to the
publication of the Boiler Operation Engineers, Rules, 2025 in the official Gazette as a Boiler Operation
Engineer issued by a Government or Government of India, as the case may be, prior to the date of
notification of the said rules shall be eligible to be in-charge of a boilers as mentioned in the certificate of
proficiency.
24. Validity of Certificates.- (1) A certificate of proficiency as a Boiler Operation Engineer granted to
a candidate by any Committee shall be valid all over the India provided that a person holding a certificate
of proficiency as a Boiler Operation Engineer shall alongwith a copy of his certificate of proficiency, give
intimation including through any on-line mode or by e-mail to the Chief Inspector or Director of Boilers
of the concerned Government in which he or she applies for services or in case of change of services
from one State to another.
(2) A certificate of proficiency shall be valid till the certificate holder attains the age of
sixty-five years.
CHAPTER VI
APPLICATION FOR EXAMINATION
25. Form of application. – (1) Every application for examination shall be in form 'A'.
(2) The applicant shall fill in such part of the form as are to be filled in by a candidate and shall sign on
it.
(3) The filled in application shall be forwarded to the Secretary or to the person as specified in the
notice or advertisement or prospectus for examination, and shall be accompanied by –
(a) one self attested copy of each of the testimonials in respect of academic qualifications, practical
experience of the candidate (all original testimonials shall be produced at the time of interview);
(b) testimonials of good character from his employer;
(c) a copy of Treasury Challan or such other mode of payment including on-line mode of payment, as
specified in the notice or advertisement or prospectus for examination in support of payment of the fee
specified in these rules for the examination; and
(d) two copies of recent passport size photographs (size 50mm x 65mm), one of which shall bear the
signature of the applicant on the back:
Provided that in case the applications for examination are invited on-line, testimonials, fee,
photographs as mentioned in this rule shall be uploaded alongwith application as specified in the notice or
advertisement or prospectus for examination.
26. Candidate to produce satisfactory testimonials.- (1) No candidate shall be admitted to an
examination who cannot produce satisfactory testimonials certifying his experience, ability, and good
conduct for the whole period of his qualifying service or any unaccounted break in the period of qualifying
service and such testimonials shall clearly state the capacity in which candidate was employed, whether as
an Apprentice Engineer, Supervisor or Assistant Engineer and the periods of such employment stating the
dates between which candidate was so employed.
(2) The testimonial shall be signed by the incharge of the department in which the candidate was
employed and be countersigned by the owner or agent of the mill, factory or workshop or by such other
persons as the committee may lay down in this behalf.
(3) A candidate who has undergone a course of training at a recognised Engineering College or Technical
Institution shall produce either the degree or diploma of the course or a certificate from the college or
institution as the case may be, giving the period devoted in completing the course.
(4) A testimonial in respect of service in a steamship may be signed by the Chief Engineer and counter
signed by the master of the vessel or may be in the form of a seaman's discharge certificate issued by a
Shipping Master.
(5) A testimonial of service rendered on railway boilers or boilers belonging to any Government
Department or local bodies, shall be signed by a responsible officer of that Department in which the
candidate had served and countersigned by the concerned Head of the Department.
27. Doubtful testimonials. – If the Secretary has reason to doubt the truth of any statement made in any
application or testimonials, he may make such enquiries as he thinks fit to verify the same.
28. False testimonials.– (1) If on enquiry, the Secretary is satisfied that any testimonial submitted by a
candidate is false in any material particulars, he shall submit his findings to the Chairperson who may by a
written order debar such candidate from being admitted to any examination held under these rules and in
case if, on the strength of any such testimonials, a candidate has already been admitted to an examination,
he or she shall be deemed to have been failed in such examination and any certificate granted to him or her
as a result of his or her having been declared to have passed such examination, shall be forthwith recalled
and be cancelled:
Provided that no action shall be taken under this rule without giving the applicant an opportunity of
being heard in the matter.
(2) Anybody aggrieved by the order of the Chairperson under sub-rule (1) may, within thirty days of the
date of the receipt of the order, appeal to the Government or Government of India, as the case may be,
whose decision thereon shall be final.
29. Keeping of applications and copies of testimonials. Application and copies of testimonials as
submitted by a candidate shall be kept as records in the office of the Chairperson or by the agency
authorised to conduct the examination, as decided by the Committee.
CHAPTER VII
ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA
30. Age, qualifications and experience. A candidate for a certificate of proficiency as a Boiler
Operation Engineer shall not be admitted to the examination unless he-
(a) has completed the age of twenty-three years;
(b) possesses a bachelor's degree or diploma in Mechanical or Electrical or Chemical or Power or
Production or Metallurgical or Instrumentation Engineering from a recognised university or Institution;
Note: Any integration or combination with the above-mentioned branches of Engineering, for
example, Electrical and Electronics, Electrical and Instrumentation, Mechatronics etc. shall also be
allowed.
(c) has a post qualification experience of not less than two years in case of bachelor's degree holders and
for five years in case of diploma holders in the operation or maintenance of a boiler of not less than one
thousand square meters heating surface or a Battery of boilers of not less than one thousand square meters
heating surface in aggregate out of which at least one boiler of not less than five hundred square meters
heating surface:
Provided that in case of a post graduate diploma course holder in Power Plant Engineering from
a National Power Training Institute, the requirement of minimum working experience shall be one year;
and that in case of a post diploma course holder in Power Plant Engineering from a National Power
Training Institute, the requirement of minimum working experience shall be four year.
CHAPTER VIII
SYLLABUS FOR EXAMINATION
31. Syllabus for examination. – A candidate in order to be qualified for a certificate of proficiency under
these rules, shall, satisfy the examiner that he -
(a) can calculate loads, areas, volumes, quantities and weights;
(b) can give description of the principal types of steam boilers used on land and to state the purposes
and reasons for which different types of boilers are employed; and from the data and formulae supplied,
calculate the safe working pressure for any part of a boiler in accordance with the Indian Boiler
Regulations;
(c) can calculate the direct stress, the torsional stress and the bending stress in round bars and shafts and
the bending stress in rectangular bars and levers with given load;
(d) understands the working and management of steam boilers, super-heaters, economisers and other
accessories;
(e) understands the use and purpose of various valves, cocks, mountings, fitting and other safety
devices;
(f) can give a description of and explain the functions of feed pumps, feed injectors, feed regulators,
feed water filters and softeners, feed heaters, air heaters, calorifiers, steam accumulators, forced draught,
induced draught and automatic draught control devices;
(g) can answer questions on fact relating to combustion, heat and steam and calculate consumption of
fuel and water and quantity of steam that may be generated from a given heating surface under the various
systems of draught, in any land boiler and also calculate the overall efficiency of boiler plant;
(h) can explain jet and surface condensation, reheating and the working of steam expansion;
(i) can explain the general methods employed in laying foundation for boilers and chimneys and the
suitable area and height of chimneys to promote efficient combustion;
(j) can explain the significance of principal appliances in use for the prevention of smoke and the
principle on which they work and give description of the principal mechanical stokers, pulverisers, gas, oil
and pulverized fuel systems in use;
(k) understands the need for periodical cleaning, the methods used for prevention of scale or other
deposits on heating surfaces and the necessity for maintaining feed water quality parameters;
(l) can detect defects in boilers and state the means and methods of rectifying them.
(m) understands the precautions to be taken for starting a boiler and economiser from cold or from
banked fire condition;
(n) understands the procedure to be adopted in putting an economiser out of commission while the
boiler is on steam;
(o) can explain the methods adopted for the achievement of fuel economy and the use of various
instruments used in a Boiler House;
(p) can explain materials used, construction and design parameters for boilers, boiler components and
pipings including Supercritical Boilers;
(q) can read, explain and prepare a working sketch and drawing of boilers, boiler components and boiler
mounting or parts thereof;
(r) can read, explain and prepare a working sketch and drawing of different types of fittings, its
assemblies, auxiliaries used for boiler; and
(s) can read, explain and prepare a working sketch and Piping and Instrumentation Diagram,
instrumentation layout, General arrangement layout of boiler and boiler systems.
CHAPTER IX
MODE OF EXAMINATION
32. Nature of examination.– The examination for certificate of proficiency as a Boiler Operation Engineer
shall be of such nature as to test the practical ability and technical knowledge of the candidates in order to
ascertain the suitability of a candidate for appointing as in charge of steam generating plants of all types
and pressures in land use.
33. Subjects for Examination. The examination shall be conducted in the following manner,
namely: -
(1) written examination consisting of one paper on boilers to cover the syllabus stipulated under sub-
rules (a) to (h) of rule 31 and another paper on boilers to cover the syllabus stipulated under sub-rules (i) to
(p) of rule 31.
(2) A written drawing examination covering sub-rules (q), (r) and (s) of rule 31.
(3) An oral examination to answer questions pertaining to boiler practices and if required by the examiner
to demonstrate in the examination room or in a workshop, his ability to carry out the practical aspects of
his duties in a Boiler House.
34. Assessment of work. – (a)A candidate shall secure at least forty-five Percent of the marks in each
written paper as well as in the oral and drawing examinations; but the aggregate should not be less than
fifty Percent of the total marks in order that he can be awarded a certificate of proficiency under these rules.
(b) A candidate securing less than forty- five Percent of the marks in any written paper shall not be
called for the oral examination.
35. Fees for Examination. A candidate for examination for certificate of proficiency as a Boiler
Operation Engineer shall pay a fee of Rs.2200/- (two thousand two hundred rupees) plus Goods and
Services Tax (GST) as applicable, by Treasury Challan or in the manner including on-line mode of
payment, as laid down in the notice or advertisement or prospectus for examination.
36. Refund of Fee. -A candidate once admitted to an examination under these rules shall not be entitled to
any refund of fees and where a candidate is unavoidably absent from the examination on the date fixed, the
Chairperson may allow him to appear without payment of a second fee at the next examination.
37.Fee for candidate found ineligible. A candidate who has paid the examination fee but is found
ineligible for an examination shall forfeit the said fee.
CHAPTER X
GRANT OF CERTIFICATES.
38. Grant of certificate of proficiency. – Details of candidates who pass the examination shall be notified
by the Committee and candidates shall be granted certificate of proficiency after declaration of result.
39. Form of certificate. – A certificate of proficiency as a Boiler Operation Engineer shall be in Form 'B'
and it may be issued either in physical or digital form.
40. Identification requirement. – Every certificate granted under these rules shall bear a bust photograph
of the holder thereof previously submitted or uploaded as the case may be along with his application under
rule 25 and his signature and such other particulars as may be required for the purpose of identification.
41. Grant of duplicate certificate.– (1) Whenever the holder of a certificate proves to the satisfaction of
the Chairperson that the certificate granted to him under these rules has been lost, stolen or destroyed or
mutilated, he shall be granted on payment of a fee of Rs.200/- (two hundred rupees), a duplicate certificate
to which, by the record so kept as aforesaid, he appears to be entitled, which shall have for all purposes the
same validity as the original certificate and the words “Duplicate Certificate” shall be written on such
certificate and the fee shall be paid by Treasury Challan or such other mode including on-line mode of
payment, as lay down by the Committee in this behalf.
(2) If on enquiry the Secretary is of the opinion that any statement made by the applicant for the issue
of duplicate certificate is false, he shall report the case to the said Committee at its next meeting and the
Committee may at its discretion either cancel the certificate or permit the grant of a duplicate certificate
either immediately or after such period not exceeding twelve months as the Committee may think fit
having regard to the circumstances of each case.
42. Application for duplicate certificate. Application for issuance of a duplicate certificate shall be
made to the Chairperson along-with a copy of the First Information Report lodged with the police in this
regard and a self-declaration stating that the certificate granted under these rules, has been lost.
43. Invalidity of original certificate. – On the issue of a duplicate certificate, the original certificate shall
cease to be valid, and shall if in the possession of the holder thereof be returned to the office of the
Chairperson.
44. Record of duplicate certificate. – The details of all the duplicate certificates granted under these rules
shall be recorded in the office of the Chairperson.
CHAPTER XI
ENQUIRY
45. Enquiry regarding certificate holders. If the District Magistrate or the Chief Inspector or Director
of Boilers has reason to believe from any cause whatsoever, that, any enquiry should be made into
allegations of incompetence, drunkenness, misconduct or negligence of duties on the part of a Boiler
Operation Engineer holding certificate of proficiency under these rules, they shall either themselves make
such enquiry or cause it to be made by their subordinate officers, and,
(a) the proceedings shall be held in the presence of the person whose conduct is the subject matter of
the enquiry and he shall have an opportunity to make any statement and produce any evidence in his
defence.
(b) the proceeding of the enquiry together with the findings thereon by the officer conducting the enquiry
shall be forwarded by that officer for decision of the Committee.
46. Surrender of certificate. When an enquiry is being conducted under rule 45, the holder of such
certificate shall, on demand by the officer in charge of the enquiry, forthwith surrender his certificate to the
said officer pending the result of such enquiry.
47. Decision of the Committee. – (1) On receipt of the proceeding of the enquiry conducted under rule 45
together with findings thereon the Committee may by order in writing allow the certificate to stand or
suspend it for such period as it thinks fit or cancel the certificate permanently.
(2) Before taking any action under sub-rule (1) the candidate shall be given an opportunity of being
heard in the matter.
(3) Anybody aggrieved by the order of the Committee under sub-rule(1) may, within thirty days of the
date of the receipt of the order, prefer an appeal to the Government or the Government of India, as the case
may be, whose decision thereon, shall be final.
(4) A copy of the order or decision under sub-rule (1) or sub-rule (3), as the case may be, shall also be sent
by the Committee to:
(a) Chief Inspectors or Directors of Boilers of all the other Governments, and
(b) Technical Adviser.
FORM 'A'
(See rule 25)
Application for certificate of proficiency as Boiler Operation Engineer
Part I – Name etc. of the applicant.
1. Name (in full):
2. Father's Name:
3. Nationality:
4. Date of Birth:
5. Place of Birth:
6. Permanent Address:
Photograph
7. Whether appeared in any previous examination:
8. If so, details of date and place:
Part II: PARTICULARS OF ALL CERTIFICATES SUBMITTED
+-----+-------------------------+--------------------+----------------+----------------+-------------------------------------------------------------+-----------------------------------+-------------------------------------+
| Sl. | Number of | Class of | Place of | Date of | If at any time suspended or cancelled, and if so state by | Date of | Reasons of |
| No. | the | Certificate | issue | issue | whom | suspension or | suspension or |
| | Certificate | | | | | cancellation | cancellation |
+-----+-------------------------+--------------------+----------------+----------------+-------------------------------------------------------------+-----------------------------------+-------------------------------------+
| (1) | (2) | (3) | (4) | (5) | (6) | (7) | (8) |
+-----+-------------------------+--------------------+----------------+----------------+-------------------------------------------------------------+-----------------------------------+-------------------------------------+
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | |
+-----+-------------------------+--------------------+----------------+----------------+-------------------------------------------------------------+-----------------------------------+-------------------------------------+
PART III: LIST OF TESTIMONIALS AND STATEMENTS OF SERVICE
(the testimonials to be numbered serially corresponding to the numbers given in column (1) below)
+--------------------------+--------------------+-------------------------------------------+-----------------------------------------+-----------------------------------------------------+--------------------------+
| Serial Number of | Date of | Name and designation of person signing the | Address of factory or Workshop where | Number, type and heating surface of boilers worked | Capacity in which |
| testimonials | testimonials | testimonials | employed | on | employed |
+--------------------------+--------------------+-------------------------------------------+-----------------------------------------+-----------------------------------------------------+--------------------------+
| (1) | (2) | (3) | (4) | (5) | (6) |
+--------------------------+--------------------+-------------------------------------------+-----------------------------------------+-----------------------------------------------------+--------------------------+
| | | | | | |
| | | | | | |
| | | | | | |
+--------------------------+--------------------+-------------------------------------------+-----------------------------------------+-----------------------------------------------------+--------------------------+
Service of Applicant Not to be filled in by the applicant
Period for which employed
+----------------------+----------------------+---------+----------+-------+-------------------+----------+
| Date of commencement | Date of termination | Years | Months | Days | Initial of verifier | Remarks |
+----------------------+----------------------+---------+----------+-------+-------------------+----------+
| (7) | (8) | (9) | (10) | (11) | (12) | (13) |
+----------------------+----------------------+---------+----------+-------+-------------------+----------+
| | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | |
+----------------------+----------------------+---------+----------+-------+-------------------+----------+
(A) Total Service:
(B) Time served for which certificates are produced:
(C) Time served for which no certificates are produced:
Part IV – DECLARATION TO BE MADE BY THE APPLICANT
I do hereby declare that the statements made in Part I, II and III of this Form are correct and true to the best
of my knowledge and belief; and that the documents enumerated in Part II and submitted with this form are true and
genuine documents and further that the copies of the documents submitted with this form are true and correct.
I further declare that the statements made in Part III contain a true and correct account of the whole period of
my service without exception, and I make this declaration conscientiously believing the same to be true.
Dated at this day of 20
Signature of the applicant
Present Address
Signed in the presence of
Signature……………………………………
Designation ………………………………
NOTE :- 1. Every application shall be accompanied with the requisite fee in the manner as specified in the notice or
advertisement or prospectus for examination .
2. In case of off-line submission of application, two copies of a recent bust photograph of the applicant (size 50mm x
65mm) shall accompany the application which shall bear the signature of the applicant on the back .
3. Any, person making a false statement for the purpose of the admission to the examination renders himself liable to
prosecution under the applicable laws.
4. Incomplete application is liable to be rejected.
PART V
(Not to be filled by the applicant)
Certified that Mr./Ms has been examined for certificate of proficiency as Boiler
Operation Engineer and that he or she has passed/failed in the examination held during
Issuance of certificate of proficiency as Boiler Operation Engineer (when certified to have been passed)
Certificate No. issued on and duplicate recorded.
(Secretary)
Committee of Examiners
FORM B
(See Rule 39)
Certificate of proficiency as a Boiler Operation Engineer under the Boiler Operation Engineers' Rules, 2025
No............. of 20..
Mr./Ms. Date of Birth...
at present residing at
upon having satisfied the
Committee of Examiners appointed under the Boiler Operation Engineers' Rules , 2025 of his proficiency to fulfill the
duties of a Boiler Operation Engineer is granted under that Rules, this certificate of proficiency authorising him or her
to be in-charge of boilers of any type or size provided that all the boilers are situated within a radius of fifty meters.
The certificate of proficiency shall be valid till the certificate holder attains the age of sixty five years.
Dated at this Day of .20.....
Secretary
Committee of Examiners
Chairperson
Committee of Examiners
PHOTO
Description Roll
1. Date of Birth
2. Permanent address
3. Nationality
4. Height (without shoes)
5. Marks of Identification
6. Left Thumb impression...
7. Signature of applicant..
[F. No. P-30015/3/2025-Boiler]
Dr. SANDHYA BHULLAR, Jt. Secy.
Uploaded by Dte. of Printing at Government of India Press, Ring Road, Mayapuri, New Delhi-110064
and Published by the Controller of Publications, Delhi-110054.