Indian Coast Guard (ICG), Ministry of Defense, has released the Indian Coast Guard Yantrik 2022 recruitment notification, on the official website joinindiancoastguard.cdac.in. This is one of the three career opportunities offered by ICG on a yearly basis. Applications for this opportunity are invited from January 04 to 14, 2022, up to 5:00 pm. The application form will be released on the official portal at 11:00 am itself. Interested candidates are expected to complete the online application formalities, subject to fulfilling the eligibility criteria.
The exact Indian Coast Guard Yantrik 2022 exam date is yet to be announced. However, candidates can expect Stage I or written examination to be held in the month of March 2022. With around 3-4 months of preparation time, candidates must possess a clear understanding of the exam pattern and syllabus.
Indian Coast Guard Yantrik 2022 Exam Pattern
The Indian Coast Guard Yantrik 2022 written exam will be held in the form of four sections – Section I, Section III, Section IV, and Section V. So, depending on the branch of Yantrik, a candidate needs to appear for the following sections –
- Yantrik (Electrical) – Sections I and III
- Yantrik (Electronics) – Sections I and IV
- Yantrik (Mechanical) – Sections I and V
Following is a table containing the exam scheme for each section –
| Section | FM | Qns. | Time | Distribution of Questions |
| I | 60 | 60 | 45 | Maths – 20, Science – 10, English – 15, Reasoning–10, GK – 5 |
| III | 50 | 50 | 30 | Electrical Engineering – 50 |
| IV | 50 | 50 | 30 | Electronics Engineering – 50 |
| V | 50 | 50 | 30 | Mechanical Engineering – 50 |
Indian Coast Guard Yantrik 2022 Important Topics to Study
Following are the topics to study for the Indian Coast Guard Yantrik 2022 examination, under each subject section –
Science
- Nature of Matter, Universe (Planets / Earth/Satellites/Sun), Electricity and its application
- Force and Gravitation, Newton’s Laws Of Motion, Work, Energy and Power
- Heat, Temperature, Metals and Non-Metals, Carbon and its Compounds, Measurements in Science, Sound & Wave Motion, Atomic Structure
Mathematics
- Mathematical Simplification, Ratio and Proportion, Algebric Identities, Linear Equations and Polynomials, Simultaneous Equations, Basic Trigonometry
- Simple Mensuration, Geometry, Measures of Central Tendency (Average, Median and Mode)
- Interest, Profit, Loss and Percentage, Work, Time, Speed and Distance
English
- Passage, Preposition, Correction of sentences, Change active to passive/passive to active voice
- Change direct to indirect/indirect to direct, Verbs/Tense/Non Finites, Punctuation
- Substituting phrasal verbs for expression, Synonyms and Antonyms, Meanings of difficult words
- Use of adjectives, Compound preposition
- Use of pronouns
General Awareness
- Geography: Soil, Rivers, Mountains, Ports, Inland, Harbours
- Culture and Religion, Freedom Movement, Important National Facts about India, Heritage, Arts and Dance
- History, Defence, Wars and neighbours, Awards and Authors, Discoveries, Diseases and Nutrition
- Current Affairs, Languages, Capitals and Currencies, Common Names, Full Forms and Abbreviations
- Eminent Personalities, National Bird/Animal/Sport/Flower/Anthem/ Song/ Flag/Mountains
- Sports: Championships / Winners /Terms / Number of Players
Reasoning
- Spatial, Numerical Reasoning & Associative Ability, Sequences, Spellings Unscrambling, Coding and Decoding
The notification has also elaborately listed all the eligibility and age requirements for applying against Yantrik (Mechanical, Electrical, and Electronics) posts. Furthermore, the notification states that upon qualification, candidates will be given a basic pay of Rs. 29200 as per Pay Level 5. In addition, a Yantrik pay of Rs. 6200, plus DA and other allowances based on nature of duty and place of posting shall be provided.
Read the Indian Coast Guard Notification Here
