**Executive Summary**
The Ministry of Home Affairs notified the “Border Security Force, Deputy Commandant (Ministerial) Recruitment Rules, 2026” on April 20, 2026. These rules regulate the recruitment, classification, and service conditions for the post of Deputy Commandant (Ministerial) within the Border Security Force (BSF). The regulations, which come into force immediately upon publication, define the pay matrix at Level-11 and mandate 100% recruitment via promotion.
**Key Points / Main Content**
**Post Classification and Compensation**
* **Post Title:** Deputy Commandant (Ministerial).
* **Total Posts:** 21 (subject to variation based on workload).
* **Classification:** General Central Service, Group ‘A’, Gazetted, Ministerial (Combatised).
* **Pay Matrix:** Level-11 (Rs. 67,700 – 208,700).
**Recruitment and Eligibility**
* **Method of Recruitment:** 100% by promotion; direct recruitment and probation periods are not applicable.
* **Eligibility for Promotion:** Assistant Commandants (Ministerial) with five years of regular service in Level-10, or nine years of combined regular service in Level-7 (Inspector) and Level-10 (Assistant Commandant), provided at least three years are in Level-10.
* **Mandatory Requirements:** Candidates must fulfill medical category SHAPE-I requirements and complete promotional courses or training as prescribed by the Director General of the BSF.
* **Seniority Provision:** If juniors are considered for promotion, seniors who have completed half the required qualifying service (or two years, whichever is less) may also be considered, provided they have finished their probation.
**Service Conditions and Disqualifications**
* **Superannuation:** Retirement is mandatory on the afternoon of the last day of the month in which the individual reaches 60 years of age. No service extensions are permitted.
* **Liability to Serve:** Appointees are liable to serve anywhere within India or abroad.
* **Disqualifications:** Individuals who have entered into plural marriages (while a spouse is living) are ineligible unless the Central Government grants a specific exemption based on personal law or other grounds.
* **Medical Fitness:** Only those in medical category SHAPE-I are eligible for appointment or promotion.
**Administrative Provisions**
* **Departmental Promotion Committee (DPC):** Promotion is considered by a Group ‘A’ committee consisting of the Director General (Chairperson), Inspector General (Member), Deputy Inspector General (Member), and a Director/Deputy Secretary from the Ministry of Home Affairs (Member).
* **Power to Relax:** The Central Government may relax any provisions of these rules for any class or category of persons.
* **Saving Clause:** These rules do not affect reservations or relaxations provided to Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes, OBCs, and Ex-Servicemen.
**Impact Analysis**
**Assistant Commandants (Ministerial) and Inspectors (Ministerial) in BSF**
**Impact**
These personnel are the primary candidates for the 21 Deputy Commandant positions. Their career progression is now governed by specific service duration benchmarks (5 or 9 years) and strict medical/training criteria.
**Action Required**
Eligible officers must maintain SHAPE-I medical fitness and successfully complete all prescribed BSF promotional training courses to qualify for the Level-11 pay matrix.
**BSF Administration / Departmental Promotion Committee**
**Impact**
The administration is tasked with overseeing a formalized promotion structure and a Group 'A' committee for selection.
**Action Required**
The committee, led by the Director General, must convene to review candidates' regular service records, medical status, and training completions to fill vacancies based on workload requirements.
**Ministry of Home Affairs / Central Government**
**Impact**
The Ministry retains the authority to grant exemptions for marriage-related disqualifications and holds the power to relax recruitment rules.
**Action Required**
The Ministry must process and record in writing any necessary relaxations of these rules and handle exemption requests regarding personal law and marriage eligibility.
Key Entities Referenced
Ministry of Home Affairs, Border Security Force, Deputy Commandant (Ministerial) Recruitment Rules, 2026: The primary regulatory framework governing the recruitment, pay levels, and service conditions for the post of Deputy Commandant (Ministerial) in the Border Security Force.
Border Security Force Act, 1968: The parent legislation under which the Central Government exercised powers to frame and notify these recruitment rules.
Border Security Force: The primary armed force of the Union for which the specified recruitment and promotion standards are established.
Group ‘A’ Departmental Promotion Committee: The specified internal body responsible for considering and recommending officers for promotion to the rank of Deputy Commandant (Ministerial).
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EXTRAORDINARY
भाग II—खण् ड 3—उप-खण्ड (i)
PART II—Section 3—Sub-section (i)
प्राजधकार स ेप्रकाजित
PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY
स.ं 268] नई दिल्ली, सोमवार, अप्रैल 20, 2026/चत्रै 30, 1948
No. 268] NEW DELHI, MONDAY, APRIL 20, 2026/CHAITRA 30, 1948
गहृ मत्रं ालय
अजधसचू ना
नई दिल्ली, 20 अप्रलै , 2026
सा. का. जन. 292(अ).— केन्द्रीय सरकार, सीमा सुरक्षा बल अजधजनयम, 1968 (1968 का 47) की धारा 141 की
उपधारा (2) के खंड (ख) और खंड (ग) के साथ पठित, उप धारा (1) द्वारा प्रित्त िजियों का प्रयोग करत े हुए सीमा सुरक्षा
बल म ें उप कमांडेट (अनुसजचवीय) के पि पर भती की पद्धजत का जवजनयमन करन े के जलए जनम्नजलजखत जनयम बनाती ह,ै
अथाात्—
1. सजं क्षप्त नाम और प्रारंभ. - (1) इन जनयमों का संजक्षप्त नाम गृह मंत्रालय, सीमा सुरक्षा बल, उप कमांडेट
(अनुसजचवीय) भती जनयम, 2026 ह।ै
(2) य ेरािपत्र में प्रकािन की तारीख को प्रवृत्त होंगे।
2. पिों की सख्ं या, वगीकरण और वते न मठे रक्स म ेंस्ट्तर. - पिों की संख् या, उनका वगीकरण और वेतन मेठरक्स म ेंस्ट्तर
वे होंगे, िो इन जनयमों से उपाबद्ध पूवोि अनुसूची के स्ट्त म् भ (2) से स्ट् तम् भ (4) में जवजनर्िाष् ट ह।ैं
3. भती की पद्धजत, आय-ु सीमा, िक्षै ाजणक अहता ाए ं आदि.- उि पिों पर भती की पद्धजत, आय-ु सीमा अहता ाएं और
उनसे संबंजधत अन्द्य बातें व ेहोंगी िो उि अनुसूची के स्ट्तंभ (5) से स्ट्तंभ (13) में जवजनर्िाष्ट ह।ैं
4. जनरहता ा.- वह व्यजि .-
(क) जिसने ऐसे व्यजि से, जिसका पजत या जिसकी पत्नी िीजवत ह,ै जववाह दकया ह ै या जववाह की संजविा की ह;ै
या
2768 GI/2026 (1)2 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA : EXTRAORDINARY [PART II—SEC. 3(i)]
(ख) जिसने अपने पजत या अपनी पत्नी के िीजवत रहते हुए दकसी व्यजि से जववाह दकया है या जववाह की संजविा
की ह,ै
उि पि पर जनयुजि के जलए पात्र नहीं होगा:
परंत ु यदि केंरीय सरकार का यह समाधान हो िाता ह ै दक ऐसा जववाह ऐसे व्यजि तथा जववाह के अन्द्य
पक्षकार को लागू स्ट्वीय जवजध के अधीन अनुज्ञेय है, तथा ऐसे करने के जलए अन्द्य आधार ह,ैं तो वह दकसी व्यजि को
इस जनयम के प्रवतान से छूट ि ेसकेगी।
5. अजधवर्षता ा. - (1) इन जनयमों के उपबन्द्धों के अधीन जनयुि कोई भी व्यजि, जिस माह म ें वह साि वष ा की आय ु
प्राप्त पूवावती माह के अंजतम दिन के अपरान्द्ह में करता ह,ै उस माह के अंजतम दिन के अपरान्द्ह में सेवाजनवृत्त होगा:
परंत ु यह दक जिस व्यजि के िन्द्म की तारीख दकसी माह की प्रथम तारीख है वह साि वष ा की आय ु प्राप्त
करने वाल ेमाह से पूवावती माह के अंजतम दिन के अपरान्द्ह में सेवाजनवृत्त होगा।
साि वषा की आय ुमें सेवाजनवृजत्त के पश्चात्, दकसी भी व्यजि को कोई सेवा जवस्ट्तार नहीं दिया िाएगा ।
6. जचदकत्सक िष्टृ या योग्यता.- इन जनयमों म ें अंतर्वाष्ट दकसी भी बात के होते हुए भी, केंरीय सिस्ट् त्र पुजलस बलों म ें
जचदकत्सीय परीक्षा संबंधी मागाििाक जसद्धांतो द्वारा जवजनर्िाष्ट अनुसार, केवल वे व्यजि िो जचदकत्सकीय प्रवगा
SHAPE-I में ह,ैं अनुसूची के स्ट्तंभ (1) म ेंजवजनर्िाष्ट पिों पर जनयुजि/पिोन्नजत के जलए पात्र होंगे।
7. जिजथल करन े की िजि. - िहां केंरीय सरकार की यह राय ह ै दक ऐसा करना आवश्यक या समीचीन है, वहां वह
उसके जलए िो कारण ह ैं उन्द् हें लेखबद्ध करके, इन जनयमों के दकसी उपबंध को दकसी वगा या प्रवगा के व् यजियों की
बाबत, आििे द्वारा जिजथल कर सकेगी।
8. सवे ा का िाजयत्व. - इन जनयमों के अधीन कोई भी जनयिु व्यजि भारत में कहीं भी या जविेि में सेवा करने का
िायी होगा ।
9. व्य ावृजत्त . - इन जनयमों की कोई बात, ऐस े आरक्षण, आय ु सीमा में छूट और अन्द् य ठरयायतों पर प्रभाव नहीं
डालगे ी, जिनका सरकार द्वारा इस संबंध म ेंसमय-समय पर िारी दकए गए आििे ों के अनुसार अनुसूजचत िाजतयों,
अनुसूजचत िनिाजतयों, अन्द्य जपछड ेवगों, भूतपूवा सैजनकों और अन्द्य जविेष प्रवगा के व्यजियों के जलए उपबंध करना
अपेजक्षत ह।ै
अनसु चू ी
पि का नाम। पिों की संख्या। वगीकरण।
(1) (2) (3)
उप कमांडेट (अनुसजचवीय) । 21* (2026) साधारण केंरीय सेवा, समूह
'क', रािपजत्रत, अनुसजचवीय
*कायाभार के आधार पर पठरवतान दकया
(योधक) ।
िा सकता ह।ै
वेतन मेठरक्स में स्ट् तर । चयन पि अथवा अचयन पि । सीधे भती दकए िान े वाल े
व् यजियों के जलए आयु सीमा।
(4) (5) (6)
वेतन मेठरक्स म ें स्ट् तर-11 (रु.67700– चयन पि । लाग ूनहीं होता ।
208700) ।[भाग II—खण् ड 3(i)] भारत का रािपत्र : असाधारण 3
सीधे भती दकए िान ेवाल ेव् यजियों के जलए सीधे भती दकए िान े वाल े व् यजियों के पठरवीक्षा की अवजध, यदि कोई
अपेजक्षत िैजक्षक और अन्द् य अहता ाएं । जलए जवजहत आय ु और िैजक्षक अहता ाए ं हो ।
प्रोन्द् नत व् यजियों की ििा में लाग ू होंगी
या नहीं ।
(7) (8) (9)
लाग ूनहीं होता। लाग ूनहीं होता। लाग ूनहीं होता।
भती की पद्धजत, भती सीधे होगी या प्रोन्द् नजत द्वारा या प्रजतजनयजु ि/आमले न द्वारा तथा जवजभन्द् न पद्धजतयों द्वारा भरी िान े
वाली ठरजियों की प्रजतितता।
(10)
प्रोन्द् नजत द्वारा ।
प्रोन्द् नजत या प्रजतजनयुजि/आमले न द्वारा भती की ििा म ें वे श्रेजणयां जिनस े प्रोन्द् नजत या प्रजतजनयुजि/ आमेलन दकया
िाएगा ।
(11)
प्रोन्द्न जत द्वारा:-
वेतन मेठरक्स के स्ट् तर-10 (रु.56100-177500) में सहायक कमांडेंट (अनुसजचवीय) पि के जलए पांच वषा की जनयजमत
सेवा या स्ट् तर -7 (समूह 'ख') जनरीक्षक (अनुसजचवीय) और स्ट्त र-10 (समूह 'क') सहायक कमांडटें (अनुसजचवीय) में नौ वष ा
की संयुि जनयजमत सेवा, जिसमें स्ट् तर-10 (समूह 'क') सहायक कमांडेंट (अनुसजचवीय) म ें न्द्यनू तम तीन वषा की जनयजमत
सेवा हो, परन्द्त ु जचदकत्सा श्रेणी SHAPE-I की ित ें पूरी हों और सीमा सुरक्षा बल के महाजनिेिक द्वारा समय-समय पर
जवजहत प्रोन्नजत पाठ्यक्रम या प्रजिक्षण प्राप्त दकया हो।
ठटप्पण: - िहााँ ऐसे कजनष्ि व् यजियों के संबंध में, जिन्द् होंन े अपनी अहका या पात्रता सेवा पूरी कर ली है, प्रोन्द्न जत के जलए
जवचार दकया िा रहा हो वहााँ उनसे ज् येष्ि व् यजियों के संबंध में भी जवचार दकया िाएगा, परंत ु यह तब िब उनकी अहका
या पात्रता सेवा आवश् यक अवजध से अजधकतम उसकी आधी अवजध या िो वषा (िो भी कम हो) से कम न हो, तथा उन्द् होंन े
अपने ऐस े कजनष्ि व् यजियों सजहत, जिन्द् होंन े एसे अहका या पात्रता सेवा पहले ही पणू ा कर ली है, अगली उच् चतर श्रणे ी में
प्रोन्द् नजत के जलए अपनी पठरवीक्षा अवजध सफलतापूवाक पूणा कर ली हो।
यदि जवभागीय प्रोन्द् नजत सजमजत ह,ै तो उसकी संरचना । भती करने म ें दकन पठरस्ट्थ जतयों में संघ
लोक सेवा आयोग से परामिा दकया िाएगा
(12) (13)
समूह 'क' जवभागीय प्रोन्द्न जत सजमजत (प्रोन्द् नजत के संबंध म ें जवचार करन े के लाग ूनहीं होता।
जलए) जिसमें जनम्नजलजखत होंग े:-
1. महाजनिेिक या जविेष महाजनिेिक : अध्यक्ष;
या अजतठरि महाजनिेिक
सीमा सुरक्षा बल
2. महाजनरीक्षक, : सिस्ट्य;
सीमा सुरक्षा बल
3. उप महाजनरीक्षक : सिस्ट्य;
सीमा सुरक्षा बल
4. जनििे क या उप सजचव : सिस्ट्य I
गृह मंत्रालय
[फा.सं. सी-17/09/2025/कार्माक-गोपनीय/बीएसएफ]
जिव लहरी मीना, अवर सजचव4 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA : EXTRAORDINARY [PART II—SEC. 3(i)]
MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS
NOTIFICATION
New Delhi, the 20th April, 2026.
G.S.R. 292(E).— In exercise of the powers conferred by sub-section (1) read with clauses (b) and
(c) of sub-section (2) of section 141 of the Border Security Force Act, 1968 (47 of 1968), the Central
Government hereby makes the following rules regulating the method of recruitment to the post of Deputy
Commandant (Ministerial) in the Border Security Force, in the Ministry of Home Affairs, namely: -
1. Short title and commencement. - (1) These rules may be called the Ministry of Home Affairs, Border
Security Force, Deputy Commandant (Ministerial) Recruitment Rules, 2026.
(2) They shall come into force on the date of their publication in the Official Gazette.
2. Number of posts, classification and level in pay matrix.- The number of the said post, its
classification and level in the pay matrix attached thereto shall be as specified in columns (2) to (4)
of the aforesaid Schedule.
3. Method of recruitment, age-limit, qualifications, etc.- The method of recruitment, age-limit,
qualification and other matters relating thereto shall be as specified in columns (5) to (13) of the said
Schedule.
4. Disqualifications. - No person, -
(a) who has entered into or contracted a marriage with a person having a spouse living; or
(b) who, having a spouse living, has entered into or contracted a marriage with any person,
shall be eligible for appointment to the said post:
Provided that the Central Government may, if satisfied that such marriage is permissible
under the personal law applicable to such person and the other party to the marriage and that there
are other grounds for so doing, exempt any person from the operation of this rule.
5. Superannuation. - (1) A person appointed under the provisions of these rules shall retire from
service on the afternoon of the last day of the month in which they attain the age of sixty years:
Provided that the person whose date of birth is the first day of a month shall retire from
service on the afternoon of the last day of the preceding month of attaining the age of sixty years.
(2) No person shall be granted extension in service beyond the age of retirement of sixty years.
6. Medical Fitness.- Notwithstanding anything contained in these rules, only those persons who
are in medical category SHAPE-I, as specified in Health Care System in the Central Armed
Police Forces, shall be eligible for appointment or promotion to the post specified in the column
(1) of the Schedule.
7. Powers to relax.- Where the Central Government is of the opinion that it is necessary or expedient
so to do, it may, by order, for reasons to be recorded in writing, relax any of the provisions of
these rules with respect to any class or category of persons.
8. Liability of service. - Any person appointed to any category of post under these rules shall be
liable to serve anywhere in India or abroad.[भाग II—खण् ड 3(i)] भारत का रािपत्र : असाधारण 5
9. Saving. - Nothing in these rules shall effect reservation, relaxation of age-limit and other
concessions required to be provided for the Scheduled Castes, the Scheduled Tribes, the Other
Backward Classes, the Ex-Servicemen and other special categories of persons in accordance with
the orders issued by the Central Government from time to time in this regard.
SCHEDULE
Name of post. Number of post. Classification. Level in pay matrix.
(1) (2) (3) (4)
Deputy Commandant 21* (2026) General Central Level-11 (Rs. 67700 -
(Ministerial). *(subject to Service, Group ‘A’, 208700) in the pay matrix.
variation dependent Gazetted,
on workload). Ministerial
Combatised.
Whether selection post or Age-limit for direct Educational and other qualifications required for
non-selection post. recruits. direct recruits.
(5) (6) (7)
Selection post. Not applicable. Not applicable.
Whether age and educational Period of probation, Method or recruitment, whether by direct
qualifications prescribed for if any. recruitment or by promotion or by
direct recruits will apply in deputation/absorption and percentage of the
the case of promotees. vacancies to be filled by various methods.
(8) (9) (10)
Not applicable. Not applicable. By promotion.
In case of recruitment by promotion or deputation/absorption, grades from which promotion or deputation
/ absorption to be made.
(11)
By promotion : Assistant Commandant (Ministerial) in level-10 (Rs. 56100 -177500/-) in the pay matrix
with five years’ regular service in the grade or nine years combined regular service in level-7 (Group-‘B’)
Inspector (Ministerial) and level-10 (Group-‘A’) Assistant Commandant (Ministerial) with a minimum of
three years’ regular service in level-10 (Group-‘A’) Assistant Commandant (Ministerial) subject to
fulfillment of medical category SHAPE-I and shall have undergone promotional course or training as
prescribed by the Director General, Border Security Force from time to time.
Note : Where juniors who have completed their qualifying or eligibility service are being considered for
promotion, their seniors in the respective grade shall also be considered provided they are not short of the
requisite qualifying or eligibility service by more than half of such qualifying or eligibility service or two
years, whichever is less and have successfully completed their probation period for promotion to the next
higher grade alongwith their juniors who have already completed such qualifying or eligibility service.6 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA : EXTRAORDINARY [PART II—SEC. 3(i)]
If a Departmental Promotion Committee exists, what is its composition. Circumstances in which Union
Public Service Commission is
to be consulted in making
recruitment.
(12) (13)
Group ‘A’ Departmental Promotion Committee (for considering Not applicable.
promotion) consisting of: -
1.Director General or - Chairperson;
Special Director General or
Additional Director General
Border Security Force
2. Inspector General - Member;
Border Security Force
3. Deputy Inspector General - Member;
Border Security Force
4. Director or Deputy Secretary - Member.
Ministry of Home Affairs.
[F. No. C-17/09/2025/Pers-Confd/BSF]
SHIV LAHRI MEENA, Under Secy.
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