Draft Recruitment Rules 2026: Engine Driver, Port Management Board, A&N Islands

The Andaman and Nicobar Administration (Secretariat, Shipping) has issued a draft notification proposing Recruitment Rules for the post of Engine Driver, Group C (Non-Ministerial), in the Port Management Board. The draft is dated October 2026. The rules come into force only after publication in the Official Gazette.

What the Draft Proposes

• The rules will be called the A&N Administration Engine Driver in the Port Management Board Recruitment Rules 2026.
• They partly modify the Administration notification No. 183/92/F.No. 42-187/90-TR(PF) dated 24.12.1992.
• Pay is fixed at Pay Matrix Level 4, Rs 25,500 – 81,100.

Promotion

From among Greaser in Pay Matrix Level 1 (Rs 18,000 – 56,900) with eleven years of regular service in the grade, who hold a 2nd Class Engine Driver Certificate under the Inland Vessels Act, 1917 and pass a trade test.

Deputation

A candidate must meet any one of these service conditions, under the A&N Administration or a Central Government department located in the Islands:

• Holding an analogous post on a regular basis; or
• Five years of regular service in Pay Matrix Level 3 (Rs 21,700 – 69,100) or equivalent; or
• Eight years of regular service in Pay Matrix Level 2 (Rs 19,900 – 63,200) or equivalent; or
• Eleven years of regular service in Pay Matrix Level 1 (Rs 18,000 – 56,900) or equivalent.

In every case the candidate must also hold a 2nd Class Engine Driver certificate under the Inland Vessels Act, 1917 and pass the trade test. The draft text does not state a last date for comments.

Official draft (PDF): Draft Recruitment Rules – Engine Driver, Port Management Board

Source: draft notification of the Secretariat (Shipping), A&N Administration, October 2026. This is a draft and may change before final notification. AndamanJobs is an independent site and is not connected to the Administration.