Ministry of Ports, Shipping and Waterways Recruitment Rules, 2026 – Group C Posts in Maritime Administration, Mumbai
MINISTRY OF PORTS, SHIPPING AND WATERWAYS
(Directorate General of Maritime Administration)
NOTIFICATION
New Delhi, the 4th November, 2026
G.S.R. 972(E).— In exercise of the powers conferred by the proviso to article 309 of the Constitution and in supersession of –
i. the Shipping Office, Bombay/Calcutta (Class III and Class IV Posts) Recruitment Rules, 1969, in so far as they relate to the posts of Stenographer and Upper Division Clerks.;
ii. the Seamen’s Employment Office, Bombay/Calcutta (Class III and Class IV Posts) Recruitment Rules, 1969,
in so far as they relate to the posts of Stenographer and Upper Division Clerks.;
iii. the Directorate General of Shipping, (Group ‘C’ and Group ‘D’ posts) Recruitment Rules, 1990, in so far as they relate to the posts of Stenographer Grade III and Upper Division Clerks (including Receptionist);
iv. the Mercantile Marine Departments, Madras, Cochin, Visakhapatnam, Tuticorin and Regional Offices (Sails) Tuticorin and Calicut (Group C and Group D posts) Recruitment Rules, 1991, in so far as they relate to the posts of Upper Division Clerk, Mercantile Marine Department, Madras – 4, Cochin – 2, Visakhapatnam – 2, Tuticorin – 1, Regional (Sails) Calicut – 1, Regional (Sails) Tuticorin – 1 and Stenographer Grade III, MMD, Madras – 2, MMD, Cochin – 1, MMD, Vizag – 1;
v. the Mercantile Marine Departments, Mumbai, Jamnagar and Mormugao and Regional Offices (Sails), Mumbai and Jamnagar (Group C and Group D posts) Recruitment Rules, 1991, in so far as they relate to the posts of Upper Division Clerks. Mercantile Departments, Bombay Jamnagar Marugao Regional Offices (Sails) Bombay Jamnagar and Stenographer Grade – III Mercantile Marine Departments, Bombay Jamnagar Marmugoa, and
vi. the Mercantile Marine Departments, Calcutta and Port Blair (Group ‘C’ and Group ‘D’ posts) Recruitment Rules, 1991, in so far as they relate to the posts of Upper Division Clerk Mercantile Marine Department, Calcutta, Port Blair, 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 posts of Stenographer Grade II and Upper Division Clerks in the Directorate General of Maritime Administration, Mumbai and all Mercantile Marine Departments and its subordinate offices under the 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 Maritime Administration, Mumbai and all Mercantile Marine Departments and its subordinate offices (Group ‘C’ Posts) Recruitment Rules, 2026.
(2) They shall come into force on the date of their publication in the Official Gazette.
2. Application.–These rules shall apply to the posts specified in column (1) of the Schedule annexed to these rules.
3. Number of posts, classification and level in pay matrix.– The number of the said posts, their classification and level in the pay matrix attached thereto, shall be as specified in columns (2) to (4) of the said Schedule.
4. Method of recruitment, age-limit, qualifications, etc. – The method of recruitment, age-limit, qualifications and other matters relating to the said posts shall be as specified in columns (5) to (13) of the said Schedule.
5. Disqualification. – No person, –
- (a) who has entered into or contracted a marriage with a person having a spouse living; or
- (b) who, having a living spouse, has entered into or contracted a marriage with any person, shall be eligible for appointment to the said posts:
Provided that the Central Government may, if satisfied that such a 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.
6. Power to relax. – Where the Central Government is of the opinion that it is necessary or expedient so to do, it may, by order and for reasons to be recorded in writing, relax any of the provisions of these rules with respect to any class or category of persons.
7. 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, the 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 posts. | Number of posts. |
| (1) | (2) |
| Stenographer Grade II. | 4* (2026). (a) Directorate General of Maritime Administration, Mumbai – 01; (b) Mercantile Marine Department, Mumbai – 02; and (c) Mercantile Marine Department, Kandla – 01. *Subject to variation dependent on workload. |
Classification. | Level in pay matrix. | Whether selection post or non- selection post. | Age-limit for direct recruits. | Educational and other qualifications required for direct recruits. |
| (3) | (4) | (5) | (6) | (7) |
| General Central Service, Group ‘C’, Non- Gazetted, Ministerial. | Level-4 in the pay matrix (Rs. 25500-81100). | Not applicable. | Between 18 and 27 years of age. (Relaxable for the departmental candidates up to forty years in accordance with the instructions or orders issued by the Central Government). | (i) 12th class pass from a recognized Board. (ii) Skill Test Norms. – dictation: ten minutes at eighty words per minute; transcription: sixty-five minutes (english) and seventy-five minutes (hindi) on manual typewriter or fifty minutes (English) and sixty-five minutes (Hindi) on computer. |
| Note: The crucial date for determining the age-limit shall be as advertised by the Staff Selection Commission. | 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 qualification 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. |
Whether age and educational qualifications prescribed direct recruits will apply in the case of promotees. | Period of probation, if any. | Method of recruitment whether by direct recruitment or by promotion or by deputation/absorption and percentage of the vacancies to be filled by various methods. | In case of recruitment by promotion or deputation/absorption grades from which promotion or deputation/absorption; to be made. |
| (8) | (9) | (10) | (11) |
| Not applicable. | Two years for direct recruits. | Direct recruitment through Staff Selection Commission. | Not applicable. |
| Note: There shall be a mandatory induction training of at least two weeks duration for direct recruits for successful completion of probation as prescribed by the Central Government. | Note: Vacancies caused by the incumbent being away on deputation or long illness or study leave or under other circumstances for a duration of one year or more may be filled on deputation from the officials of the Central Government holding analogous posts or regular basis and possessing the qualifications prescribed for direct recruits at column 7. |
If a Departmental Promotion Committee exists, what is its composition. | Circumstances in which Union Public Service Commission is to be consulted in making recruitment. |
| (12) | (13) |
| Departmental Confirmation Committee (for considering confirmation) consisting of: – 1. Deputy Director General, Directorate General of Maritime Administration (Personnel or Administration) – Chairperson; 2. Deputy Director General, Directorate General of Maritime Administration or Nautical Surveyor or Engineer and Ship Surveyor or Ship Surveyor (representative of the Scheduled Castes or the Scheduled Tribes) – Member; 3. Assistant Director General of Shipping – Member. | Not applicable. |
(1) | (2) |
| 2. Upper Division Clerk. | 101* (2026). (a) Directorate General of Maritime Administration, Mumbai – 34; *Subject to variation dependent on workload. |
(3) | (4) | (5) | (6) | (7) |
| General Central Service, Group ‘C’, Non-Gazetted, Ministerial. | Level-4 in the pay matrix (Rs. 25500-81100). | Non- selection | Between 18 and 27 years of age. (Relaxable for the departmental candidates up to forty years in accordance with the instructions or orders issued by the Central Government). | Degree of a recognized University or equivalent. 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: The crucial date for determining the age-limit shall be as advertised by the Staff Selection Commission. (Where recruitment is not through the Staff Selection Commission, the crucial date for determining the age-limit shall be the last date for receipt of applications.) | Note 2: The qualification regarding experience are relaxable at the discretion of 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. |
(8) | (9) | (10) | (11) |
| Not applicable. | Not applicable | (i) Fifty per cent. by promotion, failing which by deputation. | Promotion: Lower Division Clerk in level-2 in the pay matrix (Rs.19900 –63200) with eight years regular service in the grade. |
| (ii) Fifty per cent. by direct recruitment. | Note: Where juniors who have completed their qualifying or eligibility service are being considered for promotion, their seniors shall also be considered provided they are not short of the requisite qualifying or eligibility service by more than half of such qualifying or eligibility service or two years, whichever is less and have successfully completed their probation period for promotion to the next higher grade along with their juniors who have already completed such qualifying or eligibility service. |
Deputation: Officers of the Central Government or State Government, or Union territory administrations: (a) (i) holding analogous post on a regular basis in the parent Cadre or Department; or (ii) with eight years service rendered after appointment to the post as Lower Division Clerk on a regular basis in level-2 in the pay matrix (Rs.19900-63200) or equivalent in the parent cadre or department; and (b) possessing the 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 the period of deputation 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 shall be ‘not exceeding fifty-six years’ as on the closing date of the receipt of applications. |
(12) | (13) |
| Departmental Promotion Committee (for considering promotion) consisting of: – 1. Deputy Director General, Directorate General of Maritime Administration (Personnel or Administration – Chairperson; 2. Deputy Director General, Directorate General of Maritime Administration or Nautical Surveyor or Engineer and Ship Surveyor or Ship Surveyor (representative of the Scheduled Castes or the Scheduled Tribes) – Member; 3. An officer from other Central Government department including Allied offices and subordinate offices at level of Under Secretary and above – Member. Departmental Confirmation Committee (for considering confirmation) consisting of: – 1. Deputy Director General, Directorate General of Maritime Administration (Personnel or Administration) – Chairperson; 2. Deputy Director General, Directorate General of Maritime Administration or Nautical Surveyor or Engineer and Ship Surveyor or Ship Surveyor (representative of the Scheduled Castes or the Scheduled Tribes) – Member; 3. Assistant Director General of Shipping – Member. | Not applicable. |
[F. No. A-12011/7/2022-MA (356055)]
VENKATESAPATHY S., Jt. Secy.
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