BSF Tradesman Notification 2023 (OUT); Check Eligibility & Selection Process
Updated On : 01 Mar, 2023
BSF CONSTABLE (TRADESMAN) RECRUITMENT 2023
The Border Security Force (BSF) has released the Constable (Tradesman) (Male & Female) Notification 2023 on its official website. Eligible male and female candidates can apply online from February 26 to March 27 (till 23:59), 2023. Through this recruitment drive, BSF aims to fill 1284 Tradesman Posts including 1220 vacancies for Male candidates and 64 vacancies for female candidates. Continue reading for more information on BSF Tradesman Recruitment 2023.
BSF Tradesman Recruitment 2023 - Important Details | |
Exam Conducting Organization Name | Border Security Force |
Exam Name | Constable (Tradesman) |
Starting of Online Application | 26-02-2023 |
Last date to apply online | 27-03-2023 |
Application Mode | Online |
Mode of Examination | Online/Offline |
Number of Posts | Total 1284
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Examination Date | To be notified |
BSF CONSTABLE (TRADESMAN) 2023 IMPORTANT DATES
Events | Dates |
Notification Release Date | 20-02-2023 |
Application starts on | 26-02-2023 |
Last date to apply | 27-03-2023 |
Last date to pay examination fees | 27-03-2023 |
BSF CONSTABLE (TRADESMAN) 2023 IMPORTANT LINKS
Official Website | |
Official Notification | |
Apply Link |
ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA FOR BSF CONSTABLE (TRADESMAN) 2023
(a) Nationality:
Candidate must be an Indian Citizen.
Note: A candidate has to apply against vacancies allocated to his/her home/domiciled State only.
(b) Age Limits:
Candidate must be between 18 to 25 years as on last date of online application, i.e. March 27, 2023. According to the instructions issued by the Central Government from time to time, the upper age limit for candidates for SC/ ST/ OBC and other special categories of personnel is given in the table below.
Relaxation in Upper Age Limits:
Category | Relaxation in upper age |
SC/ST | 5 years |
OBC | 3 years |
Candidates of Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh who had ordinarily been domiciled in the State of J&K during the period from 1st Jan 1980 to 31st Dec,1989. | 5 years |
Children and dependent family members of victims KILLED in the 1984 riots and communal riots of 2002 in Gujarat. | 5 years |
(c) Educational Qualification:
For trades of Constable (Cobbler), Constable (Tailor), Constable (Washerman), Constable (Barber) and Constable (Sweeper) | (a) Matriculation or equivalent from a recognized Board; (b) Must be proficient in respective trade; (c) Must qualify trade test in the respective trade conducted by recruitment board. |
For the trades of Constable (Cook), Constable (Water Carrier) and Constable (Waiter) : | (a) Matriculation or equivalent from a recognized Board; (b) National Skills Qualifications Framework (NSQF) level-I Course in food production or Kitchen from National Skill Development Corporation or from the Institutes recognized by National Skill Development Corporation. Note:- (i)Multi-skilled candidates will be given preference. (ii) Educational certificate other than State Board/Central Board should be accompanied with Government of India notifications declaring that such qualification is equivalent to Matric /10th class pass for service under Central Government |
(d) Physical Stadards
Standards | For Male | For Female | ||
Height | Chest | Height | Chest | |
For all candidates | 165 Cms | 75-80 Cms | 155 Cms | Not applicable |
Relaxations | ||||
Minimum height for all candidates belonging to the Scheduled Tribes categories of all States or Union Territories or Districts except as given in the following para. | 160 Cms | 75-80 Cms | 148 Cms | Not applicable |
Minimum height for all Scheduled Tribe candidates hailing from the LWE affected district. | 158 Cms | 75-80 Cms | 147 Cms | Not applicable |
Minimum Height for all Scheduled Tribe candidates hailing from the North Eastern States. | 155 Cms | 75-80 Cms | 147 Cms | Not applicable |
Minimum height for all candidates falling in the categories of Garwalis, Kumaonis, Dogras, Marathas and candidates belonging to the States of Assam, Himachal Pradesh and Union territories of Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh. | 162.5 Cms | 75-80 Cms | 152 Cms | Not applicable |
Minimum height for all candidates hailing from the North Eastern States of Arunachal Pradesh, Manipur, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Nagaland, Sikkim and Tripura. | 160 Cms | 75-80 Cms | 150 Cms | Not applicable |
Minimum height for all candidates hailing from Gorkha Territorial Administration (GTA) comprising of the three Sub-Division of Darjeeling District namely Darjeeling, Kalimpong and Kurseong and includes the following “Mouzas” Sub Division of these Districts :- (1) Lohagarh Tea Garden (2) Lohagarh Forest (3) Rangmohan (4) Barachenga (5) Panighata (6) Chota Adalpur (7) Paharu (8) Sukna Forest (9) Sukna Part-I (10) Pantapati Forest-I (11) Mahanadi Forest (12) Champasari Forest (13) Salbari Chhatpart-II (14) Sitong Forest (15) Sivoke Hill Forest (16) Sivoke Forest (17) Chhota Chenga (18) Nipania. | 155 Cms | 75-80 Cms | 150 Cms | Not applicable |
BSF CONSTABLE (TRADESMAN) 2023 APPLICATION PROCESS
To apply for the BSF Tradesman Recruitment 2023, follow these steps.
First and foremost, ensure that you are eligible for the BSF Tradesman Recruitment above from the eligibility criteria given above.
Visit the BSF's official recruitment website.
Under the current openings section, click on the Apply Online Link next to the "Constable (Tradesman) Exam 2023 in Border Security Force" advertisement.
Fill out the application form completely and upload all necessary documents.
Submit the form after paying the application fees.
Make a copy of the completed Application Form for future reference.
Note:
Candidate can apply for only one post/trade.
Application Fees
Candidates from the Unreserved (UR), EWS, or OBC categories must deposit Rs. 100/- (One Hundred).
Women candidates and candidates belonging to Scheduled Caste, Scheduled Tribes, BSF serving personnel and Ex-Servicemen are exempted from payment of examination fee.
However, Common Service Centre (CSC) charges Rs.47.20 in service fees via the following payment methods: internet banking/credit/debit card/Nearest authorized Common Service Centre
BSF CONSTABLE (TRADESMAN) 2023 MODE OF SELECTION
The BSF Tradesman selection process is divided into two phases, the details of which are provided below:
Phase-I
Written Examination: Candidates whose online application forms are found to be in order will be called to appear in Written Examination.
Phase-II
(a) Physical Standard Test (PST) and Physical Efficiency Test (PET)
(b) Document Verification
(c) Trade Test
(d) Detailed Medical Examination
(e) Review Medical Examination
BSF CONSTABLE (TRADESMAN) 2023 EXAM PATTERN
Phase-I: Written Examination
The written exam will be of 100 marks and will consist of CBT (Computer Based Test) or OMR based objective type multiple choice questions.
The paper will contain 100 questions carrying 100 marks with the following composition:-
Subject | No. of questions | Maximum marks | Exam Duration |
General Awareness/ General knowledge | 25 | 25 | 2 hours (120 minutes) |
Knowledge of elementary mathematics | 25 | 25 | |
Analytical aptitude and ability to observe the distinguished patterns | 25 | 25 | |
Basic knowledge of the candidates in English or Hindi | 25 | 25 | |
Total | 100 | 100 |
Note:
Qualifying marks for UR Category/EWS & ExServicemen is 35%, and
For SC/ST/OBC candidates is 33%
Phase-II
(a) PST & PET
Candidates who are shortlisted on the basis of the written examination will be called for the PST and PET examinations. At the very beginning 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.
Candidates who pass the height test will be subjected to a Physical Efficiency Test (PET), which will be as follows:
Event | Male | Female |
Race | 5 Kilometers race to be completed within 24 minutes. | 1.6 Kilometers race to be completed within 8.30 minutes. |
(b) Trade Test
After qualifying the PST/PET, candidate will be put through the respective Trade Test:
Trade | Trade Test | Remarks |
Cobbler | Polishing of shoes, handling tools, cutting of leather, repair & stitching of shoes. | (i) Must be proficient in respective trade; (ii) Must qualify trade test in the respective trade conducted by recruitment board. |
Tailor | Taking measurement of persons, cutting of cloth and Stitching of uniform. | |
Washerman | Washing of clothes, Ironing of Khaki, Cotton uniform, woolen and TC uniform | |
Barber | Handling of tools, haircutting and shaving. | |
Sweeper | Sweeping, cleaning of toilets and bathroom etc. | |
Cook | No trade test required | Candidate should possess following suitable qualifications : National Skills Qualifications Framework (NSQF) level-I Course in food production or Kitchen from National Skill Development Corporation or from the Institutes recognized by National Skill Development Corporation. |
Water Carrier | No trade test required | |
Waiter | No trade test required |
Note: The Trade Test will be qualifying in nature and it will not carry any marks.
BSF CONSTABLE (TRADESMAN) 2023 VACANCY DETAILS
The trade-wise and category-wise bifurcation of the 1284 posts are given in the table below:
Trade | Vacancies for direct recruitment | |||||
UR | EWS | OBC | SC | ST | Total | |
Constable (Tradesman) Male | ||||||
Cobbler | 17 | 0 | 03 | 02 | 0 | 22 |
Tailor | 11 | 0 | 01 | 0 | 0 | 12 |
Cook | 194 | 44 | 105 | 75 | 38 | 456 |
Water Carrier | 115 | 29 | 64 | 48 | 24 | 280 |
Washerman | 55 | 11 | 29 | 21 | 09 | 125 |
Barber | 28 | 02 | 14 | 08 | 05 | 57 |
Sweeper | 110 | 25 | 63 | 43 | 22 | 263 |
Waiter | 05 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 05 |
Total | 535 | 111 | 279 | 197 | 98 | 1220 |
Constable (Tradesman) Female | ||||||
Cobbler | 01 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 01 |
Tailor | 01 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 01 |
Cook | 19 | 0 | 03 | 02 | 0 | 24 |
Watter Carries | 13 | 0 | 01 | 0 | 0 | 14 |
Washerman | 07 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 07 |
Barber | 03 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 03 |
Sweeper | 13 | 0 | 01 | 0 | 0 | 14 |
Total | 57 | 0 | 05 | 02 | 0 | 64 |
BSF CONSTABLE (TRADESMAN) 2023 SALARY
The pay scale for a BSF Tradesman will be Rs.21,700-69,100/- under tht pay Matrix Level-3, of 7th CPC (Revised Pay Structure) along with the other allowances as admissible to Central Govt. employees from time to time.
