Indian Coast Guard Yantrik 2024, Notification (OUT), Application Form & Vacancies

Yantrik in Indian Coast Guard is a post for diploma holders in different categories such as Mechanical, Electrical, Electronics, and Telecommunication. Indian Coast Guard holds a competitive exam to shortlist candidates for the Yantrik posts. Only male candidates are eligible to apply for the posts. Selection for the Yantrik post is conducted in several phases - a written test followed by physical fitness test and medical examination. Candidates need to go through training conducted by ICG before final induction.

Indian Coast Guard Yantrik: List of Equivalent Diploma

List of equivalent diploma for recruitment in Yantrik cadre in Electrical, Mechanical and Electronics & Telecommunication (Radio/Power) Engineering (Engg) branch as mentioned below.

Indian Coast Guard yantrik exam is conducted for recruitment to the post of yantrik in Indian Coast Guard.

Indian Coast Guard released Yantrik notification 2025 for 01/2025 batch. Indian Coast Guard Yantrik notification 2025 comprises details related to the exam such as exam date, application process, exam pattern, syllabus, eligibility and many more. Candidates should read the notification carefully before applying to the exam. 

Also Read: Yantrik recruitment dates 

 Indian Coast Guard releases Indian Coast Guard Yantrik application form online. The application fee is INR 250, while SC/ST candidates are exempted from fee payment. Candidates can apply for one post, i.e., Yantrik (Electrical) or Yantrik (Electronics) in one cycle.

Also Read: Indian Coast Guard Application Form 2025

Indian Coast Guard yantrik eligibility criteria is given below:

Indian Coast Guard Age Limit

Male candidates between 18 and 22 years of age are eligible to apply for the posts. SC/ST and OBC candidates will get five years and three years upper-age relaxation, respectively.

Indian Coast Guard Educational Qualification

• Candidates must complete Class 10 or Matriculation
• Diploma in Electrical/ Mechanical/Electronics and Telecommunication (Radio/Power) Engineering approved by All India Council of Technical Education (AICTE) with 60 per cent in aggregate
• SC/ST candidates will get five per cent relaxation in minimum cut off
• Anyone who has outstanding records in sports at the national level will also get five per cent relaxation in minimum cut off
• 10th class passed from an education board recognized by Council of Boards for School Education (COBSE) and Diploma in Electrical/ Mechanical / Electronics and Telecommunication (Radio/Power) Engineering approved by All India Council of Technical Education (AICTE).

Selection process for Yantrik includes a written test, physical fitness test (PFT) and initial medical examination. After the final medical examination, candidates will be enrolled for a training.

Written Test (Stage I)

Find the important highlights of the Yantrik written exam below:

• This test will be objective in nature containing MCQs
• Questions will be asked from respective branches (Mechanical/Electrical/Electronics & Telecommunication) along with a few questions from General Knowledge, Reasoning, General Aptitude and English
• Candidates will be called for the test after being shortlisted by the exam conducting body
• Short-listing criteria for applications will be based on higher percentage of marks in the diploma
• Indian Coast guard reserves the right to increase the qualifying percentage for a particular centre if more number of applications are received with higher percentage of marks

Physical Fitness Test (PFT) (Stage II)

Those who qualify Yantrik written test will undergo Physical Fitness Test (PFT) and initial Medical Examination. The testing procedure will take 2-3 days. Find the parameters of PFT below.

• Candidates need to be in comfortable sportswear during PFT i.e. Sport Shoe, T-Shirt, Trouser etc.
• Candidates undergoing PFT will take part at their own risk
• Physically challenged candidates are not eligible for the post

Medical examination (Stage III)

Based on the performance in the written exam and PFT, candidates will be called for medical examination. Passing this medical examination will confirm the selection of the candidates as candidates will be subjected for the final medicals examination at INS Chilka. Find the parameters for medical examination below:

Document verification (Stage IV)

This stage will be conducted to verify all documents and educational certificates held by the candidates.

Indian Coast Guard Yantrik Exam Centres 

Indian Coast Guard exam city is released for Yantrik post. Candidates can check their allotted cities by logging with user ID and password. The details regarding the Indian Coast Guard exam centres is mentioned on the admit card. The exam is conducted across multiple exam centres and cities spread over nine zones. Candidates are required to give five preferences of Indian Coast Guard exam centres while filling the application form for Stage-I and II process. Candidates are required to fill the first choice within 30 kms from the present/communication residence. If there are no exam centres within 30 km from the current address, then the nearest exam city from the first choice are required to be entered by candidates. 

Indian Coast Guard syllabus outlines the topics and sub-topics that candidates need to cover for the exam. Secton I syllabus comprises subjects such as Maths, Science, English, Reasoning and GK. Section III syllabus comprises topics from Electrical Engineering. Section IV syllabus comprises topics from Electronic Engineering. Section V syllabus comprises topics from Mechnical Engineering. The standard of the syllabus is of Class 10 and diploma in Engineering level.

Also Read: Indian Coast Guard Yantrik Syllabus

The stage 1 exam of Indian Coast Guard yantrik is conducted online. The question paper for section I, II, III, IV & V will be objective type with four options. The candidate has to choose the correct option. There is no negative marking in the stage 1 exam. Based on the performance in Stage 1, candidates are called for stage 2. The stage 2 is conducted for 1 to 2 days and it is qualifying in nature. Based on the performance in Stage-I & Stage-II, an all India merit list will be prepared and e-admit card for stage-III (final medicals at INS Chilka) will be issued as per the vacancies available and ratio decided by ICG. The duration of Stage-III is 1 to 2 days.  The candidates who clear stage III and stand in merit as per the vacancies available will be provisionally shortlisted for training at INS Chilka.

Also Read: Indian Coast Guard Exam Pattern 2025

Indian Coast Guard Yantrik admit card is released online. To download ICG admit card, candidates need to login with email ID, password, and captcha code. Indian Coast Guard Yantrik admit card is an important document without which candidates are not allowed to appear for the exam.

Indian Coast Guard yantrik result is announced online separately for different stages of selection. To check the result, candidates need to enter email ID and password. The result displays the qualifying status of candidates for the next round of selection process.

The vacancy for 2025 will be released along with the notification. Candidates can check the previous year's vacancy break-up.

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Post joining as Yantrik in Indian Coast Guard, the person will be entitled to receive an emolument of INR 29200 (Pay Level-5) as basic pay. Along with that, the person will be paid INR 6200 Yantrik pay plus Dearness Allowance and other allowances based on the nature of duty/place of posting as per the prevailing regulations enforced time-to-time.

Candidates can check below ICG Yantrik 2025 FAQs.