Posts & vacancies
Fleet personnel posts are on contract basis. The notice gives no vacancy numbers for them. Trainee vacancies are provisional.
Dredge Master
Eligibility: Certificate of Competency/COS as Master (FG) / Dredge Master Gr-I / Master (NCV)
Chief Officer
Eligibility: Certificate of Competency as 1st Mate (FG) / Dredge Master Gr-II / Mate (NCV)
2nd Officer
Eligibility: Certificate of Competency as 2nd Mate (FG) / NWKO-NCV / Dredge Mate Gr-I
Experience: Experience on dredgers in the rank of 2nd Officer performing independent watch keeping duties
3rd Officer
Eligibility: NWKO (NCV) certificate holder
Chief Engineer Officer
Eligibility: Holder of MEO Class-I Certificate / Dredge Engineer Grade-I / M.E.O Class-II with 12 months experience / M.E.O Class-III (NCV-CEO) with OSV endorsement with 6 months experience
2nd Engineer Officer
Eligibility: Holder of MEO Class-II Certificate / Dredge Engineer Gr-II / M.E.O Class IV (FG) with 12 months experience / M.E.O Class III (NCV-SEO) with 12 months experience
4th Engineer Officer
Eligibility: Holder of MEO Class-IV
Petty Officer (Dredging)
Eligibility: Ex-Chief Petty Officer / Petty Officer / Leading Seaman in Survey Branch with Survey Recorder Class, or Ex Chief Petty Officer / Leading Seaman from Navigation Seamanship branch of Indian Navy / NWKO (NCV) certificate holders / Dredge Mate Grade II holders / GPR with minimum 2 years of experience as tube operator in dredgers
Trainee Marine Engineer (TME)
Eligibility: Four-year degree in Marine Engineering from any IMU affiliated college/institute approved by D.G. Shipping, or an institute recognised by any State or Central Government or the AICTE; OR Graduate Marine Engineering from a recognised university after completing a four-year Engineering Degree
Pay scale: Stipend Rs. 25,000/- per month plus victualing allowance Rs. 600 per day during training
Trainee Electrical Officer (TELO)
Eligibility: Four-year Degree in Electrical Engineering, Electronics Engineering, Electrical & Electronics Engineering, Electronics & Telecommunication/Communication Engineering or Electronics & Instrumentation Engineering recognised by any State or Central Government or the AICTE; plus four-month Electro Technical Officer (ETO) course from a DG Shipping approved institute and basic STCW courses
Pay scale: Stipend Rs. 25,000/- per month plus victualing allowance Rs. 600 per day during training
NCV (T) (Trainee)
Eligibility: Minimum SSC / 10th class pass from a recognised education board, Pre-sea GP rating course, and passed the Exit Examination approved by DG Shipping with minimum 60% aggregate marks
Pay scale: Stipend Rs. 10,000/- per month plus victualing allowance Rs. 405 per day during training
Age limit: Less than 25 years as on date of joining on board, for all candidates
Key dates
03 Nov 2026, 3:00 PM
Last time for internal floating staff (not signed off) to email CV and documents to recruitfs@dcil.co.in for online VC interview
05 Nov 2026, 10:00 AM onwards
Walk-in interview: Dredge Master, Chief Officer, 2nd Officer, 3rd Officer, Chief Engineer Officer, 2nd Engineer Officer, 4th Engineer Officer, Petty Officer (Dredging) at Visakhapatnam, Kolkata, Chennai and Kochi
06 Nov 2026, 10:00 AM onwards
Walk-in interview: Trainee Marine Engineer, Trainee Electrical Officer and NCV(T) at Visakhapatnam
Eligibility snapshot
| Mandatory certificates | All candidates should hold valid Indian CDC, Passport, INDOS and basic STCW 2010 certificates |
| Trainee Marine Engineer restriction | Candidates who already hold COC as MEO Class IV, or are about to obtain it, are not eligible for TME |
| Reservation | Reservation for SC/ST/OBC/EWS is as per Government of India guidelines |
| Differently abled candidates | Need not apply |
| Qualification above the essential | Candidates must hold the essential qualification to appear; higher qualifications get no added advantage |
Selection process
Selection is by interview for fleet personnel and by qualification marks plus interview for trainees.
1
Fleet personnel: interview
Candidates are selected on their performance in the interview.
Qualifying: 50 out of 100 marks2
TME and TELO: qualification marks plus interview
Total 100 marks: 80% weightage for marks in the prescribed qualification and 20% for the interview. For TME candidates with Graduate Marine Engineering, the percentage is calculated on the four-year Engineering Degree. Minimum cut-off for Gen/OBC: 50% each in qualification and interview (40 out of 80 and 10 out of 20). Minimum cut-off for SC/ST: 45% each (36 out of 80 and 9 out of 20).
80% qualification + 20% interview3
NCV(T): marks-based selection
50% weightage for marks in SSC / 10th class and 50% weightage for marks in the GPR Exit Examination.
50% SSC + 50% GPR Exit ExamDocuments to upload
Trainee Marine Engineer
| Date of birth proof | 10th class / SSC certificate |
| Degree marks | Semester-wise statements of marks / mark sheets of the 4-year Degree in Marine Engineering / Engineering |
| Degree certificate | Engineering Degree Certificate or Provisional Engineering Degree Certificate with statement of marks of all semesters of the 4-year Marine Engineering degree. Graduate Marine Engineering holders must also submit all mark sheets and the Engineering degree / provisional certificate of their Engineering Degree |
| STCW | STCW 2010 Modular Courses certificates |
| Seafarer documents | Valid Indian CDC, INDOS and Indian Passport |
| Community certificate | For SC/ST/OBC/EWS candidates, in the prescribed format uploaded on the DCI website. If issued in a language other than English, an English version duly signed and notarised |
| OBC declaration | Declaration by OBC candidates in addition to the community certificate |
| CGPA/SGPA | Conversion certificate / methodology to calculate marks / percentage, certified by the Institute / University |
Trainee Electrical Officer (TELO)
| Date of birth proof | 10th class pass certificate / statement of marks |
| 12th / Diploma | Statement of marks of 12th class / Diploma passed |
| Degree certificate | Engineering Degree Certificate or Provisional Engineering Degree Certificate with statement of marks of all semesters of the 4-year Degree in Electrical / Electronics / Electrical & Electronics / Electronics & Telecommunication or Communication / Electronics & Instrumentation Engineering |
| ETO course | ETO course completion certificate from a DG Shipping approved institute |
| Seafarer documents | Valid Indian CDC, INDOS and Indian Passport |
| STCW | Basic STCW 2010 Modular Courses certificates |
| Community certificate | For SC/ST/OBC/EWS candidates, in the prescribed format uploaded on the DCI website. If issued in a language other than English, an English version duly signed and notarised |
| OBC declaration | Declaration by OBC candidates in addition to the community certificate |
| CGPA/SGPA | Conversion certificate / methodology certified by the Institute / University, to be produced during the interview |
Bring originals plus one set of self-attested photocopies for document verification; candidates without them will not be allowed for the interview. The notice lists documents only for TME and TELO. All candidates must also bring a filled-in Bio-data / application form in the prescribed format, with copies of educational qualification certificates, caste certificate etc.
Written test centres
Fleet personnel (05 Nov 2026) can attend at any of these four venues. Trainees (06 Nov 2026) attend at Visakhapatnam only.
Visakhapatnam: Dredge HouseH.B. ColonySeethammadharaVisakhapatnam-530022Andhra Pradesh. Email: recruitfs@dcil.co.in. Contact: 0891-2871235 / 2871245Kolkata: DCILKOPT Quarters B3 & B5Nimakmahal RoadKolkata – 70043. Ph: 033-22825313 / 22826906Chennai: Indian Maritime UniversityEast Coast RoadSemmencherryChennai – 600119. Ph: 044-29884893Kochi: DCILDr.No.57/566(D9)Chackalackal BuildingKP Vallon RoadKadavantharaKochi – 682020. Ph: 0484-2962032
Good to know before you apply
No online application Candidates attending the walk-in interview under this advertisement need not apply online.
Bank guarantee and service period (TME / TELO) Selected Trainee Marine Engineers and Trainee Electrical Officers must execute a Bank Guarantee of Rs. 3 lakh, or deposit the same amount with DCI, to serve DCI for five years after completing training and obtaining CoC (TME) or posting as ELO (TELO).
Training period On-board training is 18 months for NCV(T), 6 months for Trainee Marine Engineers and 8 months for Trainee Electrical Officers. It may be extended or curtailed as the Corporation or DG Shipping requires.
Contractual posts Vacancies are purely temporary and contractual, and give no right to regular or permanent employment in DCI.
Provisional vacancies Vacancies are provisional. Management may increase, decrease or modify them, relax eligibility criteria, change the selection method or cancel the recruitment at any stage without notice.
Beware of employment fraud DCIL does not ask for money from candidates at any stage. Beware of fake advertisements, bogus call letters and agents. Doubts can be sent to recruitfs@dcil.co.in.
How to Apply
1. No online application is needed. Attend the walk-in interview on the scheduled date and time.
2. Fill in the Bio-data (fleet personnel) or the application format (NCV(T)/TME/TELO). Download it from https://www.dredge-india.com/career or use the format in the notice.
3. Carry the filled form, original documents and one set of self-attested photocopies, including educational certificates and caste certificate if applicable.
4. Fleet personnel: report from 10:00 AM on 05 Nov 2026 at Visakhapatnam, Kolkata, Chennai or Kochi.
5. Trainee Marine Engineer, Trainee Electrical Officer and NCV(T): report from 10:00 AM on 06 Nov 2026 at Dredge House, Visakhapatnam.
6. Internal floating staff who have not signed off will appear by online VC mode with the Master's recommendation. They must email their CV and documents to recruitfs@dcil.co.in by 03 Nov 2026, 15:00 hrs.
7. Give a valid email ID and mobile number. All communication is sent only to these.
Contact: recruitfs@dcil.co.in, 0891-2871235 / 2871245
Instructions for Candidates
Candidature is provisional and subject to verification of certificates.
Caste certificates must be in the Government of India proforma (Annexure-A for SC/ST, Annexure-B for OBC, Annexure-D for EWS).
OBC candidates must specifically show that they do not belong to the creamy layer and submit a self-declaration (Annexure-C) in addition to the community certificate.
EWS candidates must produce a valid Income and Asset Certificate in the Annexure-D format from a competent authority; otherwise they will not be considered under EWS.
Applications without supporting documents, or incomplete or not meeting the criteria, will be summarily rejected during the walk-in interview.
If many applications are received, Management may make its own criteria for shortlisting.
False information or ineligibility found even after joining can lead to immediate termination.
Canvassing in any form disqualifies a candidate.
Disputes fall under the jurisdiction of Visakhapatnam Court only.
Check https://www.dredge-india.com/career regularly for updates and results.