Indian Coast Guard Navik & Yantrik vs IAF Agniveervayu: salary, eligibility, exam pattern and syllabus

• Indian Coast Guard
• joinindiancoastguard.cdac.in

• Indian Air Force
• agnipathvayu.cdac.in

• Recruitment of Enrolled Persons in the Indian Coast Guard through CGEPT – Batches 01/2027 & 02/2027 (published 6 October 2026 (application opening; no issue date printed))

• Agniveervayu Intake 02/2025 under the Agnipath Scheme – online applications (published Online registration 8–28 July 2024 (no issue date printed on the notice))

• Applications closed on 21 October 2026.

• Applications closed on 28 July 2024.

• Navik (General Duty) — male and female — Pay Level-3, basic pay ₹21,700
• Navik (Domestic Branch) — male only, CGEPT-02/27 — Pay Level-3, basic pay ₹21,700
• Yantrik (Mechanical / Electrical / Electronics) — male only, CGEPT-01/27 — Pay Level-5, basic pay ₹29,200 plus Yantrik pay ₹6,200

• Agniveervayu (four-year engagement under the Agnipath Scheme)
• Customised package ₹30,000 per month in year 1, rising to ₹33,000, ₹36,500 and ₹40,000 in years 2–4; 70% in hand, 30% to the Agniveer Corpus Fund

• Navik (General Duty) — male and female — Pay Level-3, basic pay ₹21,700
• Navik (Domestic Branch) — male only, CGEPT-02/27 — Pay Level-3, basic pay ₹21,700
• Yantrik (Mechanical / Electrical / Electronics) — male only, CGEPT-01/27 — Pay Level-5, basic pay ₹29,200 plus Yantrik pay ₹6,200

Pay Level 3 →Pay Level 5 →

• Customised package ₹30,000 per month in year 1, rising to ₹33,000, ₹36,500 and ₹40,000 in years 2–4; 70% in hand, 30% to the Agniveer Corpus Fund

• Navik (GD): born 1 Nov 2005 – 1 May 2009; Yantrik: born 1 May 2005 – 1 May 2009; Navik (DB): born 1 Nov 2005 – 1 Oct 2009 (as on Date-of-birth ranges as printed for CGEPT-01/27 and 02/27)

• Born between 3 July 2004 and 3 January 2008 (both dates inclusive); upper age limit 21 years on the date of enrolment (as on Date of birth window for Intake 02/2025)

• Navik (GD): Class 12 passed with Maths and Physics from a board recognised by COBSE
• Navik (DB): Class 10 passed from a board recognised by COBSE
• Yantrik: Class 10 plus a 3–4 year AICTE-approved diploma, or Class 10 and 12 plus a 2–3 year AICTE-approved diploma, in Electrical, Mechanical or Electronics/Telecommunication (Radio/Power) Engineering or a listed equivalent branch

• Science subjects: Intermediate/10+2 or equivalent with Mathematics, Physics and English, with at least 50% in aggregate and 50% in English; or a three-year engineering diploma from a recognised polytechnic; or a two-year vocational course with Physics and Mathematics (each with 50% aggregate and 50% in English)
• Other than science subjects: Intermediate/10+2 or equivalent in any stream with at least 50% in aggregate and 50% in English; or a two-year vocational course with the same percentages

• Stage-I computer-based exam (all posts) (1 hour)

• Online test – Science subjects (60 minutes)
• Online test – Other than science subjects (45 minutes)
• Online test – Science and other than science in one sitting (85 minutes)

• No negative marking.
• The paper is bilingual (Hindi and English), and there is no negative marking.

• Not printed in the notice data shown here

• 365 tentative (our sum): CGEPT-01/27 — 190 (Navik GD 117 male + 13 female, Yantrik 28 Mechanical + 23 Electrical + 9 Electronics); CGEPT-02/27 — 175 (Navik GD 117 male + 13 female, Navik DB 25, Hygienist-I 20)

• The notice does not print a number of vacancies.

• ₹550
• SC/ST candidates are exempt. Fees are non-refundable.

• ₹550 plus GST (online: debit card, credit card or internet banking)
• The fee is non-refundable once paid, with limited exceptions for multiple payments.