A total of 365 tentative vacancies have been announced for various posts across CGEPT batches 01/2027 and 02/2027. This includes 190 vacancies for batch 01/2027 and 175 for batch 02/2027.

For Navik (General Duty), candidates must be Class 12th passed with Maths and Physics. For Yantrik, candidates need Class 10th passed AND a 3 or 4-year Diploma in Electrical/Mechanical/Electronics/Telecommunication Engineering, OR Class 10th & 12th passed AND a 2 or 3-year Diploma in the same engineering disciplines.

Age limits vary by post and batch. For Navik (GD) 01/27 & 02/27, candidates should be born between 01 Nov 2005 to 01 May 2009. For Yantrik 01/27, between 01 May 2005 to 01 May 2009. For Navik (DB) 02/27, between 01 Nov 2005 to 01 Oct 2009. For Hygienist-I 02/27, between 01 Nov 2002 to 01 Oct 2009. Age relaxations are applicable for OBC (3 years) and SC/ST (5 years).

The selection process for CGEPT involves four stages: Stage-I (Computer Based Online Examination), Stage-II (Recruitment Process at Recruitment Centres including PFT, Assessment Test, Initial Medical, Document Verification), Stage-III (Document Verification & Pre-enrolment Medicals at INS Chilka), and Stage-IV (Verification of Original Documents).

Navik (General Duty), Navik (Domestic Branch), and Hygienist-I posts have a Basic Pay of ₹21,700/- (Pay Level-3). Yantrik posts have a Basic Pay of ₹29,200/- (Pay Level-5) plus an additional Yantrik pay of ₹6,200/-. All posts also receive Dearness Allowance and other allowances as per prevailing regulations.

No, there will be no negative marking for wrong answers in the Stage-I Computer Based Online Examination for the Indian Coast Guard CGEPT.

The minimum passing marks for Stage-I Computer Based Examination are 40 for UR/EWS/OBC categories and 35 for SC/ST categories.