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REGD. No. D. L.-33004/99
The Gazette of India
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EXTRAORDINARY
PART II—Section 3—Sub-section (i)
PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY
No. 550]
NEW DELHI, THURSDAY, JULY 9, 2026/ASHADHA 18, 1948
5177 GI/2026
[F. No. A-12081/1/2021-प्रशासन-I]
MINISTRY OF PORTS, SHIPPING AND WATERWAYS
(Directorate General of Lighthouses and Lightships)
NOTIFICATION
New Delhi, the 6th July, 2026
G.S.R. 608(E).— In exercise of the powers conferred by the proviso to article 309 of the Constitution and in
supersession of the Ministry of Shipping, Directorate General of Lighthouses and Lightships, Senior Radio Technician
and Navigational Assistant Grade-I (Group 'B' posts) Recruitment Rules, 2015, in so far as they relate to the post of
Senior Radio Technician, except as respects things done or omitted to be done before such supersession, the President
hereby makes the following rules regulating the method of recruitment to the post of Senior Radio Technician in the
Directorate General of Lighthouses and Lightships, Ministry of Ports, Shipping and Waterways, namely:
1. Short title and commencement. (1) These rules may be called the Ministry of Ports, Shipping and
Waterways, Directorate General of Lighthouses and Lightships, Senior Radio Technician (Group 'B' post) Recruitment
Rules, 2026.
(2) They shall come into force on the date of their publication in the Official Gazette.
2. Number of post, classification and level in pay matrix. The number of the said post, its classification and
level in the pay matrix attached thereto shall be a specified in columns (2) to (4) of the Schedule annexed to these rules.
3. Method of recruitment, age-limit, qualifications, etc. The method of recruitment, age-limit,
qualifications and other matters relating to the said post shall be as specified in columns (5) to (13) of the said Schedule.
4. Disqualification. — No person,
(a) who has entered into or contracted a marriage with a person having a spouse living; or
(b) who, having a spouse living, has entered into or contracted a marriage with any person,
shall be eligible for appointment to the said post:
Provided that the Central Government may, if satisfied that such marriage is permissible under the personal
law applicable to such person and other party to the marriage and that there are other grounds for so doing, exempt any
person from the operation of this rule.
5. Power to relax. Where the Central Government is of the opinion that it is necessary or expedient so to do,
it may, by order for reasons to be recorded in writing and in consultation with the Union Public Service Commission,
relax any of the provisions of these rules with respect to any class or category of persons.
6. Saving. Nothing in these rules shall affect reservation, relaxation of age-limit, and other concessions
required to be provided for the Scheduled Castes, the Scheduled Tribes, the other backward classes, ex-Servicemen and
other special categories of persons, in accordance with the orders issued by the Central Government from time to time
in this regard.
SCHEDULE
+-----------------+------------+-----------------------------------+----------------+--------------+-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
| Name of | Number of | Classification. | Level in pay | Whether | Age limit for direct recruits. |
| post. | post. | | matrix. | selection | |
| | | | | post or non | |
| | | | | selection | |
| | | | | post. | |
+=================+============+===================================+================+==============+===================================================================================================================+
| (1) | (2) | (3) | (4) | (5) | (6) |
+-----------------+------------+-----------------------------------+----------------+--------------+-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
| Senior Radio | 16(2026) | General Central Service Group 'B',| Level 6 in | Selection. | Not exceeding thirty years of age |
| Technician. | *Subject to| Non-Gazetted, | the pay | | (Relaxable for the Government servants |
| | variation | Non-Ministerial. | matrix | | upto five years in accordance with the |
| | dependent | | (Rs.35400- | | instructions or orders issued by the |
| | on | | 112400). | | Central Government). |
| | workload. | | | | Note:- The crucial date for determining |
| | | | | | the age-limit shall be as advertised by the |
| | | | | | Staff Selection Commission. |
+-----------------+------------+-----------------------------------+----------------+--------------+-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
| Educational and other qualifications | Whether age and | Period of probation, if | Method of |
| required for direct recruits. | educational | any. | recruitment whether |
| | qualifications prescribed | | by direct |
| | for direct recruits will | | recruitment or by |
| | apply in the case of | | promotion or by |
| | promotees. | | deputation |
| | | | /absorption and |
| | | | percentage of |
| | | | vacancies to be |
| | | | filled by various |
| | | | methods. |
+--------------------------------------+-----------------------+-------------------------+-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
| (7) | (8) | (9) | (10) |
+--------------------------------------+-----------------------+-------------------------+-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
| Qualification: | Not applicable | Two years for Direct | (i) Sixty-seven |
| (i) Bachelor's degree in Electronics;| | recruitment and | percent by direct |
| or Communication; or | | promotees. | recruitment; and |
| Telecommunication; or Electronics| | Note:- There shall be a | (ii) thirty-three |
| and Communication; or Electronics| | mandatory induction | percent by |
| and Telecommunication; or | | training of at least two| promotion, failing |
| Electrical and Electronics; or | | weeks duration for direct| which deputation |
| Electronics and Instrumentation | | recruits for successful | (including short |
| Engineering from a recognised | | completion of the | term contract). |
| University or Institutes or | | probation as prescribed | |
| Section A and B of the Institution | | by the Central | |
| Examination of the Institution of| | Government. | |
| Engineers, India in any of the | | | |
| above subjects or Associate | | | |
| Membership of Institute of | | | |
| Electronics and | | | |
| Telecommunication Engineers; | | | |
| or | | | |
| (ii) Diploma in Electronics; or | | | |
| Communication; or | | | |
| Telecommunication; or Electronics| | | |
| and Communication; or Electronics| | | |
| and Telecommunication; or | | | |
| Electrical and Electronics; or | | | |
| Electronics and Instrumentation | | | |
| Engineering from a recognised | | | |
| institution. | | | |
| Note:- The candidates, having | | | |
| qualification of Associates Member of| | | |
| the Institute of Engineers, Associates| | | |
| Member of the Institute of Engineers | | | |
| (Electrical) or Graduate from Institute| | | |
| of Electronics and Telecommunication,| | | |
| who were enrolled with these | | | |
| institutions up to 31st May 2013, | | | |
| shall be eligible for consideration. | | | |
| Experience: For diploma holders, two | | | |
| years' experience in installation or | | | |
| maintenance of wired or wireless | | | |
| communication systems or electronics | | | |
| system or radar systems or electronic| | | |
| navigation system or radio | | | |
| transmitters is required. | | | |
| Note 1: The qualifications are | | | |
| relaxable at the discretion of the | | | |
| Staff Selection Commission or | | | |
| competent authority, for reasons to be| | | |
| recorded in writing, in the case of | | | |
| candidates otherwise well qualified. | | | |
| Note 2: The qualifications regarding | | | |
| experience are relaxable at the | | | |
| discretion of the Staff Selection | | | |
| Commission or competent authority, | | | |
| for reasons to be recorded in writing,| | | |
| in the case of candidates belonging to| | | |
| the Scheduled Castes or the Scheduled| | | |
| Tribes, if at any stage of selection,| | | |
| the Staff Selection Commission or | | | |
| competent authority is of the opinion| | | |
| that sufficient number of candidates | | | |
| from these communities possessing the| | | |
| requisite experience are not likely to| | | |
| be available to fill up the vacancy | | | |
| reserved for them. | | | |
+--------------------------------------+-----------------------+-------------------------+-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
| In case of recruitment by promotion or | If a Departmental Promotion Committee exists, | Circumstances in which |
| deputation/ absorption, grades from | what is its composition. | Union Public Service |
| which promotion or deputation / | | Commission is to be |
| absorption to be made. | | consulted in making |
| | | recruitment. |
+--------------------------------------+-------------------------------------------------+-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
| (11) | (12) | (13) |
+--------------------------------------+-------------------------------------------------+-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
| Promotion: | Departmental Promotion Committee (for | Consultation with the |
| Radio Technician in level-5 in the pay| considering promotion) consisting of: - | Union Public Service |
| matrix (Rs.29200-92300) with six | 1) Senior Deputy Director General of | Commission is not |
| years regular service in the grade and| Lighthouses and Lightships - Chairperson; | necessary. |
| having successfully completed | 2) Senior Director, Directorate General of | |
| mandatory training of at least two to| Lighthouses and Lightships - Member; | |
| four weeks to be imparted by the | 3) An officer from Ministry of Ports, Shipping | |
| department on Aids to Navigation. | and Waterways, dealing with the Directorate | |
| Note: Where Juniors who have | General of Lighthouses and Lightships | |
| completed their qualifying or | - Member. | |
| eligibility service are being | | |
| considered for promotion, their | Departmental Confirmation Committee (for | |
| seniors shall also be considered | considering confirmation) consisting of: - | |
| provided they are not short of the | 1) Senior Deputy Director General of | |
| requisite qualifying or eligibility | Lighthouses and Lightships - Chairperson; | |
| service by more than half of such | 2) Senior Director, Directorate General of | |
| qualifying or eligibility service or | Lighthouses and Lightships - Member; | |
| two years, whichever is less and have| 3) An officer from Ministry of Ports, Shipping | |
| successfully completed their | and Waterways, dealing with the Directorate | |
| probation period for promotion to the| General of Lighthouses and Lightships | |
| next higher grade along with their | - Member. | |
| juniors, who have already completed | | |
| such qualifying or eligibility service.| | |
| Deputation (including short term | | |
| contract): | | |
| Officers of the Central Government or| | |
| State Government or Union territory | | |
| Administrations or autonomous body or| | |
| statuary organisations or public | | |
| sector undertaking or recognised | | |
| University or recognised research | | |
| institution: | | |
| (a) (i) holding analogous post on a | | |
| regular basis in the parent cadre or | | |
| Department; or | | |
| (ii) with six years' service in the | | |
| grade rendered after appointment to | | |
| the posts on a regular basis in | | |
| level-5 in the pay matrix | | |
| (Rs.29200-92300) or equivalent in the| | |
| parent cadre or department; and | | |
| (b) possessing the educational | | |
| qualifications and experience | | |
| prescribed for direct recruits under | | |
| column (7). | | |
| Note 1: The departmental officers in | | |
| the feeder category who are in the | | |
| direct line of promotion shall not be| | |
| eligible for consideration for | | |
| appointment on deputation. Similarly,| | |
| the deputationists shall not be | | |
| eligible for consideration for | | |
| appointment by promotion. | | |
| Note 2: The period of deputation | | |
| (including short-term contract) the | | |
| period of deputation (including short| | |
| term contract) in another ex-cadre | | |
| post held immediately preceding this | | |
| appointment in the same or some other| | |
| organisation or department of the | | |
| Central Government shall ordinarily | | |
| not exceed three years. | | |
| Note 3: The maximum age-limit for | | |
| appointment by deputation (including | | |
| short-term contract) shall be not | | |
| exceeding fifty-six years as on the | | |
| closing date of receipt of | | |
| applications. | | |
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[F. No. A-12081/1/2021-ADMIN-I]
N. MURUGANANDAM, Director General
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