Application fee will be paid through Debit Card / Credit Card / Net Banking & UPI.

Age (As On 01 August, 2023)

Minimum Age– 18 Years

Maximum Age– 23 Years

Age Relaxations—

SC / ST– 05 Years

OBC– 03 Years

Candidates of Jammu & Kashmir (SC/ ST/ OBC)– 05 Years

Total Post- 1,410

Trades—

Cobbler

Tailor

Cook

Water Carrier

Washer man

Barber

Sweeper

Carpenter

Painter

Electrician

Draftsman

Waiter

Mali

DETAILS OF VACANCIES

Post Name— BSF Constable Tradesmen (Male & Female)

Education Qualification— Matriculation (10^th) or equivalent from a recognized University or Board with:-

• (i) Two years work experience in respective trades;

(OR)

• (ii) One year certificate course from Industrial Training Institute/ Vocational Institute with at least one year experience in the trade;

(OR)

• (iii) Two years Diploma from Industrial Training Institute in thetrade or similar trade.

PHYSICAL STANDARD (Male)—

Scheduled Tribes/Adivasis of all States and Union Territories including Nagas and Mizos.

Height– 162.5 Cms.

Chest– 76-81 Cms.

Weight– Proportionate to height as per medical standard

Men belonging to the categories of Garhwalis, Kumaonis, Gorkhas, Dogras, Marathas and candidates belonging to the States of Sikkim, Nagaland, Arunachal Pradesh, Manipur, Tripura, Mizoram, Meghalaya, Assam, Himachal Pradesh, Kashmir, Leh & Ladakh regions.

Height– 165 Cms.

Chest– 78-83 Cms.

Weight– Proportionate to height as per medical standard

All others States and Union Territories.

Height– 167.5 Cms.

Chest– 78-83 Cms.

Weight– Proportionate to height as per medical standard

PHYSICAL STANDARD (Female)—

Scheduled Tribes/Adivasis of all States and Union Territories including Nagas and Mizos.

Height– 150 Cms.

Chest– Not Applicable.

Weight– Proportionate to height as per medical standard

Women belonging to the categories of Garhwalis, Kumaonis, Gorkhas, Dogras, Marathas and candidates belonging to the States of Sikkim, Nagaland, Arunachal Pradesh, Manipur, Tripura, Mizoram, Meghalaya, Assam, Himachal Pradesh, Kashmir, Leh & Ladakh regions.

Height– 155 Cms.

Chest– Not Applicable.

Weight– Proportionate to height as per medical standard

All others States and Union Territories.

Height– 157 Cms.

Chest– Not Applicable.

Weight– Proportionate to height as per medical standard

Mode of Selection in BSF Constable Tradesman Recruitment 2022—
The selection method will be as under:-
FIRST PHASE OF EXAMINATION
Candidates whose online application forms are found to be in order will be called to appear in PST / PET.
Physical Standard Test (PST) and Physical Efficiency Test (PET):-
At the very beginning of the recruitment process, candidates will be asked to go through the height bar and thereby, candidates with lesser height will get eliminated and will not be allowed to participate in further process of recruitment.
Those candidates who qualify the height bar will be subject to Physical Efficiency Test (PET) which will be as under:-
Event
Race—
Male– 5 Kilometers race to be completed within 24 minutes.
Female– 1.6 Kilometers race to be completed within 8.30 minutes.
Those candidate(s) who qualify in PET will be subject to bio-matric identification & screening of testimonials/document by the Board. The candidates who do not fulfill the laid down physical standards will be eliminated from recruitment process. However, elimination on grounds of weight will be done at the time of medical examination only.
Woman candidate, who as a result of tests is found to be pregnant of 12 weeks standing or over, shall be declared temporarily unfit and her appointment held in abeyance until the confinement is over. The vacancy against which a women candidate was selected should be kept reserved for her. She should be re-examined for PET six weeks after the date of confinement, subject to the production of the medical certificate of fitness from a registered medical practitioner.
Original documents/testimonials of candidates will be checked by the Board of Officers and only eligible candidates will be go to the next stage.
Candidates are advised to refrain themselves from consuming/intaking performance enhancing drugs/injections during PET. Candidates are advised to keep in mind their own physical stamina and endurance level. BSF will not be responsible for any untoward incident occurring during PET as a consequence of consumption of performance enhancing drugs/injections or other reasons.
Note-I : No physical efficiency test will be held for Ex-servicemen.
Note-II : PET will be only qualifying in nature and it will not carry any marks.