GPSC Gujarat Class 1 & Class 2 Recruitment 2026 – Apply Online for 26 Marine Engineer, Port Officer and More Posts

Vacancies: 26 · Posts: 15 advertisements · Type: Regular Government Service · Mode: Online (GPSC OJAS) · Fee: As per each detailed advertisement · Apply: 24 September 2026, 1:00 PM – 08 October 2026, 11:59 PM · Salary: Class-1 / Class-2 scales in the detailed advertisement · Selection: Prelims + subject exam / interview (post-wise) · Location: Gujarat

Gujarat Public Service Commission has opened a mixed Class-1 and Class-2 window that is heavier on ports than on the usual secretariat cadre. Fifteen separate advertisements (42/2026-27 to 56/2026-27) cover 26 seats, most of them under Gujarat Maritime Board–linked marine, port, pilot and nautical streams.

Online applications run on the GPSC OJAS portal from 24 September 2026, 1:00 PM to 08 October 2026, 11:59 PM. A post-office challan, where the fee is payable, is accepted till 09 October 2026 during post-office hours.

This is not one combined form. Each advertisement number is its own recruitment. Ten of the 26 seats are Special Recruitment Drive posts for eligible Persons with Benchmark Disabilities. The combined newspaper notice dated 23 September 2026 is the source for dates and vacancy totals; pay, exact age, and full eligibility sit in each detailed advertisement.

⚠️ Application Alerts

• Apply separately for every advertisement number. One OJAS form does not cover Advt. 42 to 56.
• Ten posts (Advt. 42–47 and 53–56) are Special Recruitment Drive seats for eligible PwBD candidates only. A general-category form on those codes will not convert into an open-market vacancy.
• Age, qualification and experience are frozen as on 08 October 2026. Do not use today’s age if your birthday falls between now and that date.
• No correction is accepted after the online window closes. Confirm photograph, signature and advertisement number before final submission.

Find Your Matching Post

• B.E./B.Tech (Mechanical or Marine) + 5 years → Marine Engineer (PwBD, Advt. 42) or Junior Grade Marine Engineer (Advt. 48)
• B.E./B.Tech (Mechanical or Marine) + 8 years → Engineer Surveyor (PwBD, Advt. 43)
• Port / nautical / FGM profile + 8 years → Port Officer / Nautical Officer / Additional Port Officer (Advt. 44 PwBD or Advt. 49)
• Port profile + 2 years → Assistant Port Officer (Advt. 45 PwBD or Advt. 52, 7 seats)
• Communication/traffic profile + 2 years → Traffic Officer (Advt. 46, PwBD)
• Safety profile + 3 years → Safety Officer (Advt. 47, PwBD)
• Pilot / FGM profile + 6 years → Pilot Officer (FGM) (Advt. 50, 4 seats)
• Naval architecture + 7 years → Naval Architect (Advt. 51)
• Hotel Management diploma or degree + 2 years → Manager Grade-1 (Advt. 53, PwBD)
• Prescribed bachelor’s / PG + 5 years → Assistant Director (FS) (Advt. 54, PwBD)
• Architecture diploma or B.E. + 3 years → Junior Architect (Advt. 55, PwBD)
• Relevant PG + 8 years, or PhD + 5 years → Joint Director of Horticulture (Advt. 56, PwBD)

📋 Official Source Chain

• Official notice: Combined newspaper advertisement for Advt. No. 42/2026-27 to 56/2026-27, dated 23 September 2026 — Download GPSC newspaper notice PDF
• Official application route: Online via GPSC OJAS at gpsc-ojas.gujarat.gov.in
• Official updates page: gpsc.gujarat.gov.in
• Last checked: 24 September 2026, 09:35 AM IST
• Detailed eligibility, pay, fee and exam pattern for each post must be verified from that post’s separate detailed advertisement on the same GPSC / OJAS pages.

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Who Should Apply?

Marine / Mechanical engineers with sea or shipyard experience

• B.E./B.Tech (Mechanical) / B.E./B.Tech (Marine Engineering) + 5 years → Marine Engineer, Class-1 (PwBD) – 1 post; Junior Grade Marine Engineer, Class-1 – 1 post
• B.E./B.Tech (Mechanical) / B.E./B.Tech (Marine Engineering) + 8 years → Engineer Surveyor, Class-1 (PwBD) – 1 post

Port, nautical and pilot officers

• Qualification as in the detailed advertisement + 8 years → Port Officer (FGM) / Nautical Officer / Additional Port Officer, Class-1 – 1 PwBD + 3 open posts
• Qualification as in the detailed advertisement + 6 years → Pilot Officer (FGM), Class-1 – 4 posts
• Qualification as in the detailed advertisement + 2 years → Assistant Port Officer, Class-2 – 1 PwBD + 7 open posts
• Qualification as in the detailed advertisement + 2 years → Traffic Officer (Communication Officer), Class-2 (PwBD) – 1 post
• Qualification as in the detailed advertisement + 3 years → Safety Officer, Class-2 (PwBD) – 1 post

Naval architecture

• Qualification as in the detailed advertisement + 7 years → Naval Architect, Class-1 – 1 post

Hospitality, architecture, FS and horticulture (all PwBD special drive)

• Hotel Management diploma or degree + 2 years → Manager Grade-1, Class-2 – 1 post
• Bachelor’s or postgraduate qualification named in the detailed advertisement + 5 years → Assistant Director (FS), Class-2 – 1 post
• Architecture diploma or B.E. (Architecture) + 3 years → Junior Architect, Class-2 – 1 post
• Relevant postgraduate degree + 8 years, or PhD + 5 years → Joint Director of Horticulture, Class-1 – 1 post

PwBD special-drive route: Advt. 42–47 and 53–56 are reserved for eligible benchmark-disability categories named in that advertisement’s disability resolution. Read the disability table before paying any fee.

Who cannot apply

• A candidate who is not an eligible PwBD applicant cannot use Advt. 42–47 or 53–56 as an open-market seat.
• Serving employees who cannot produce NOC or permission when GPSC asks for it at scrutiny or document verification should not treat the form as complete.
• Anyone whose qualification or experience is still pending on 08 October 2026 should not assume result-awaited eligibility unless that post’s detailed advertisement expressly allows it.

Important Dates

GPSC can change tentative exam dates. No correction window after 08 October 2026 is mentioned in the combined notice.

Quick Overview – GPSC Class 1 & 2 2026

⚠️ Based on the combined newspaper advertisement dated 23 September 2026. Post-wise pay, exact age band, fee table and full eligibility are in each detailed advertisement.

• Organisation: Gujarat Public Service Commission (GPSC)
• Parent/sector: Constitutional state recruiting body; ports, shipping and selected state-service cadres in Gujarat
• Notification / Advertisement No.: 42/2026-27 to 56/2026-27
• Total vacancies: 26
• Job location: Gujarat
• Official website: GPSC official website
• Apply portal: GPSC OJAS apply portal
• Last date: 08 October 2026, 11:59 PM
• Apply Online: Apply online for GPSC Advt. 42 to 56/2026-27 on OJAS
• Notification PDF: Download GPSC Advt. 42–56/2026-27 newspaper notice PDF
• Job type: Regular Class-1 and Class-2 recruitment
• Selection basis: Preliminary test, subject examination where scheduled, interview and document verification as per each post’s recruitment rules

What Posts Are Available? – GPSC Vacancy & Eligibility 2026

Assistant Port Officer (Class-2) is the only volume post: 8 seats including the PwBD drive. Pilot Officer (FGM) has 4 seats. Port Officer / Nautical Officer has 4 seats, including the PwBD drive. Every other designation is a single seat. Read the category column before you spend a fee on the wrong advertisement.

Port, marine and nautical posts

Other Class-1 / Class-2 special-drive posts

Total: 26 posts. GPSC may change the number and category of vacancies as per department requisition. Stream names such as FGM, CoC grade, DGS approval or Gujarati / Hindi / computer knowledge, if required, appear only in the detailed advertisement. Use the Experience Calculator against the years printed in your advertisement.

What Is the Age Limit?

Age is calculated as on 08 October 2026. Minimum and maximum years are not printed in the combined newspaper notice. Open the detailed advertisement for the exact advertisement number you are applying under.

Relaxation for SC / ST / SEBC / EWS of Gujarat origin, women, Ex-Servicemen and PwBD, if any, will follow that same detailed advertisement. Do not assume a standard 35-year or 40-year cap until you read your PDF.

Examples (method only — insert the maximum printed in YOUR detailed advertisement):

✅ A UR candidate who is still within the printed maximum on 08 October 2026 is eligible.
❌ A UR candidate who has already crossed that printed maximum on 08 October 2026 is not eligible.

Use our Age Eligibility Calculator to check instantly against the figure in your detailed advertisement.

What Is the Port & Marine Officer Salary in Gujarat?

The combined newspaper notice does not print a pay matrix, basic pay or in-hand figure for any of the 15 advertisements.

✅ Confirmed: these are Class-1 and Class-2 posts recruited through GPSC.
❓ Not specified in the combined notice: Level number, basic pay, HRA city class, probation pay, NPS / GPF wording, or GMB versus Secretariat cadre pay.

Do not treat another GPSC 2026 advertisement’s Level-8 / Level-10 / Level-11 table as this cycle’s official salary. Open the detailed advertisement for that advertisement number and use only the scale printed there. An in-hand estimate is possible only after that Level is confirmed.

What Is the Application Fee?

The combined notice says the fee is payable as per category and conditions in the detailed advertisement. It does not print a rupee amount in the material corroborated for this article.

Reserved-category exemption, if any, applies only as written in that detailed advertisement. Candidates of reserved categories from other states often pay the unreserved fee in GPSC processes. Confirm from your own advertisement before assuming a nil fee.

How to Apply?

Applications are accepted only online on GPSC OJAS.

1. Open the GPSC OJAS portal (window live from 24 September 2026, 1:00 PM).
2. Select the exact advertisement number (42/2026-27 to 56/2026-27). Read that post’s detailed advertisement first.
3. Complete One Time Registration if you do not already have an OJAS profile.
4. Fill personal, educational and experience fields exactly as on certificates.
5. Upload photograph and signature in the prescribed size. Use the Photo & Signature Resizer before uploading.
6. Pay the fee if your category is required to pay. Save the payment reference.
7. Confirm the form. Note the confirmation number. Print the confirmed application.

Suggested (not stated as a notification rule): do not wait until the evening of 08 October 2026. OJAS load rises on closing day.

Common Mistakes to Avoid

1. Filing one form and assuming it covers Marine Engineer, Pilot Officer and Assistant Port Officer. Each advertisement number needs its own application.
2. Applying on a PwBD special-drive advertisement without a valid disability certificate matching that post’s identified categories.
3. Counting experience till today instead of 08 October 2026, or counting internships that the detailed advertisement does not accept.
4. Uploading a cropped group photo or an old signature file that fails OJAS validation after the window has closed.
5. Paying a challan after 09 October 2026 post-office hours and treating the application as paid.

જીપીએસસી ગુજરાત વર્ગ-1 અને વર્ગ-2 ભરતી 2026 – 26 પોર્ટ અને મરીન પદો માટે ઓનલાઈન અરજી

ગુજરાત જાહેર સેવા આયોગે ૪૨/૨૦૨૬-૨૭થી ૫૬/૨૦૨૬-૨૭ સુધીની પંદર જાહેરાતો હેઠળ ૨૬ વર્ગ-1 અને વર્ગ-2 પદો માટે ભરતી ખોલી છે. મોટાભાગની જગ્યાઓ મરીન એન્જિનિયર, પોર્ટ ઓફિસર, પાયલટ ઓફિસર અને આસિસ્ટન્ટ પોર્ટ ઓફિસર સાથે જોડાયેલી છે. ઓનલાઈન અરજી ૨૪ સપ્ટેમ્બર ૨૦૨૬ બપોરે ૧:૦૦થી ૮ ઓક્ટોબર ૨૦૨૬ રાત્રે ૧૧:૫૯ સુધી GPSC OJAS પર ચાલશે.

કોણ અરજી કરી શકે? મિકેનિકલ કે મરીન એન્જિનિયરિંગની ડિગ્રી અને નિર્ધારિત અનુભવ ધરાવતા ઉમેદવારો મરીન એન્જિનિયર અને જુનિયર ગ્રેડ મરીન એન્જિનિયર માટે જોઈ શકે. પોર્ટ, નોટિકલ અને પાયલટ પદો માટે વિગતવાર જાહેરાતમાં આપેલી લાયકાત ફરજિયાત છે. દસ પદો દિવ્યાંગ વિશેષ ભરતી ઝુંબેશના છે. સામાન્ય ઉમેદવારે આ દસ કોડ પર અરજી ન કરવી.

પગાર અને પસંદગી શું છે? સંયુક્ત અખબારી જાહેરાતમાં પગાર ધોરણ છાપવામાં આવ્યું નથી. વર્ગ-1 કે વર્ગ-2નું ચોક્કસ લેવલ તમારી વિગતવાર જાહેરાતમાં જ જોવાનું રહેશે. પસંદગીમાં પ્રારંભિક કસોટી, વિષયની કસોટી અને ઇન્ટરવ્યુ હોઈ શકે. જનરલ સ્ટડીઝની ત Tentative તારીખ ૧૩ ડિસેમ્બર ૨૦૨૬ છે.

અરજી કેવી રીતે કરવી? gpsc-ojas.gujarat.gov.in પર દરેક જાહેરાત નંબર માટે અલગ અરજી કરો. ફી ઓનલાઈન ૮ ઓક્ટોબર સુધી અથવા પોસ્ટ ઓફિસ ચલણથી ૯ ઓક્ટોબર સુધી ભરી શકાય. છેલ્લા દિવસે પોર્ટલ વ્યસ્ત રહે છે. અધિકૃત માહિતી gpsc.gujarat.gov.in પર ચકાસો.

How Are Candidates Selected?

Selection follows the recruitment rules of each post. It is a staged process, not a single mark that becomes an appointment letter.

1. Online application and fee (where payable)
2. Preliminary examination (General Studies tentatively on 13 December 2026)
3. Subject / concerned-subject examination on the tentative dates in the dates table
4. Interview, where the rules of that post require it
5. Document verification, disability verification for special-drive posts, and reservation-roster checks
6. Recommendation and appointment by the requisitioning department/board

No interview stage should be assumed for a post whose detailed advertisement says otherwise. Equally, “no interview” is not confirmed for every code in the combined notice. Read the selection paragraph of your own advertisement.

Tentative subject-exam grouping:

Syllabus, marks, duration and negative marking are not printed in the combined newspaper notice.

Why Does GPSC Gujarat Matter?

The Gujarat Public Service Commission is the constitutional body that recruits Class-1 and Class-2 officers for the Government of Gujarat. This window is less about the secretariat and more about ports and shipping capacity on the Gujarat coast, plus four standalone special-drive seats in hospitality, FS, architecture and horticulture.

Candidates search this notice because GMB-linked marine and pilot posts rarely appear in large open counts, and because ten seats are reserved for PwBD drives. The honest limit is scale. Twenty-six seats spread across fifteen advertisements will not absorb a mass engineering batch the way a 200-post Assistant Engineer (Civil) advertisement does.

The SahisarkariJobs.in Analyst’s Take

Put this notice next to the earlier 2026 GPSC Gujarat Maritime Board Assistant Engineer (Civil / Mechanical) advertisements, not next to GPSC Gujarat Administrative Service. Those AE drives hired larger graduate engineering batches on a common prelims pattern. This window is thinner, more experience-heavy, and split into fifteen separate codes.

Best fit: Marine and mechanical engineers who already hold the years printed against Advt. 42, 43 or 48; port and pilot professionals who can document FGM / nautical service for Advt. 49–52; and PwBD candidates whose disability category matches the identified post.

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Skip this if you only have a fresh B.E. and no qualifying years. Also skip if you wanted one GPSC form that covers every Class-1 seat in the state. The GAS / Class-1–2 combined competitive examination is the closer tab for generalist graduates.

Practical tip: Download the detailed advertisement for the one code you will actually file, highlight the experience clause and the PwBD suitability table, then open OJAS. Filing Advt. 52 and Advt. 45 as if they were the same Assistant Port Officer pool is the fastest way to waste a fee.

What Documents Are Required?

Keep originals ready for later scrutiny. The combined notice does not print a closed document list.

• OJAS confirmation printout and fee receipt
• Photo ID (Aadhaar / PAN/passport/driving licence)
• Degree/diploma / PhD certificates and marksheets for the stream claimed
• Experience certificates with dates that cover the years required on 08 October 2026
• Caste / EWS / SEBC certificate of Gujarat origin, if claiming reservation
• PwBD certificate in the format and category accepted for that special-drive advertisement
• DGS / CoC / licence papers if the detailed advertisement names them
• NOC or permission proof for serving employees, to be produced when asked

Document alert: a disability certificate that names a category not identified for that post will not convert a special-drive application into an open seat.

What Happens After Selection?

1. GPSC publishes a recommendation against the advertisement number you applied under.
2. The requisitioning department or board calls you for document verification and, where required, medical / disability verification.
3. An appointment order is issued only after verification and roster checks. Recommendation is not joining.
4. You report to the allotted office or port station in Gujarat. First posting is not a candidate choice unless the appointment order says so.
5. Probation, training and confirmation follow that cadre’s service rules. The combined notice does not print probation length or bond amount.
6. Pay, NPS or other pension wording starts only from the terms in the appointment order and the detailed advertisement.

Contact & Helpline

Gujarat Public Service Commission
Sector 10-A, Near CHH-3 Circle, CHH Road,
Gandhinagar – 382010, Gujarat

Recruitment updates and advertisement PDFs: gpsc.gujarat.gov.in
Online application: gpsc-ojas.gujarat.gov.in

A recruitment-specific phone number or email for Advt. 42–56 is not printed in the combined newspaper notice. Use the Commission’s official contact page rather than social-media handles.

⚠️ Contact details sourced from the official GPSC address used on Commission documents. Verify before contacting. NEVER pay any money over the phone or to any person claiming to offer job assistance. Report fraud to cybercrime.gov.in.

Important Links – GPSC Class 1 & 2 2026

FAQs – GPSC Class 1 & 2 Recruitment 2026

What is the last date to apply for GPSC Class 1 and Class 2 2026?

08 October 2026, 11:59 PM on GPSC OJAS. A post office challan, if you use that route, is accepted on 09 October 2026 during working hours. No extension is mentioned in the combined notice dated 23 September 2026.

What is the age limit for these GPSC port and marine posts?

The combined notice only freezes the calculation date: 08 October 2026. The minimum and maximum years are in each detailed advertisement. Do not copy a 35-year cap from another GPSC exam. Use the Age Eligibility Calculator after you read your PDF.

Is there an exam for GPSC Marine Engineer and Port Officer posts?

Yes. A General Studies preliminary test is tentatively set for 13 December 2026. Subject examinations are tentatively grouped between 07 January and 06 February 2027. Interview applies only where that post’s rules require it. Appointment still needs document verification.

What is the salary of a GPSC Class 1 port or marine officer in Gujarat?

Not printed in the combined newspaper notice. These are Class-1 and Class-2 posts, but the Level and basic pay come only from the detailed advertisement. Do not quote another GPSC 2026 Level-8 or Level-10 table as this cycle’s official figure.

Can final-year students apply for this GPSC 2026 window?

The combined notice does not say that result-awaited candidates may apply. Safer reading: hold the prescribed degree and the required years of experience on 08 October 2026 unless your detailed advertisement expressly allows a later qualification date.

Is this GPSC recruitment a permanent government job?

Yes, these are regular Class-1 and Class-2 recruitments through GPSC, not a fixed-term contract in the combined notice. Cadre (GMB versus a state department), probation and pension wording still come from the detailed advertisement and the appointment order.

Can candidates from other states apply for GPSC recruitment?

Indian citizens can file on OJAS. Reservation and many fee exemptions are limited to specified Gujarat-origin categories. An out-of-state reserved-category certificate does not automatically give a Gujarat SEBC / SC / ST / EWS fee waiver. Check your detailed advertisement.

Where will I be posted if selected?

Inside Gujarat, on the cadre that requisitioned the post. Port, pilot and marine seats point toward Gujarat Maritime Board–linked stations. Horticulture, architecture, FS and Manager Grade-1 follow those departments. First posting is not a candidate preference in the combined notice.

Do I need a separate application for each GPSC advertisement number?

Yes. Advt. 42 to 56 are fifteen recruitments released together, not one preference form. If you are eligible for Junior Grade Marine Engineer and Assistant Port Officer, file both codes separately and pay each fee that applies.

Is Gujarat domicile required for GPSC port posts?

The combined notice does not impose an all-posts domicile lock. Reservation benefits and some fee exemptions are tied to Gujarat-origin certificates. Citizenship and the eligibility clause in your detailed advertisement decide whether you can apply.

What are the disadvantages of this GPSC 2026 port recruitment?

Worth knowing before you apply: 26 seats are split across 15 codes, ten of them PwBD-only. Experience bars shut out fresh graduates. Exam dates stretch into early 2027. Pay is not in the short notice, so you cannot judge in-hand pay until you open the detailed advertisement.

How much do Class 1 officers earn in Gujarat state service?

It depends on the Level printed for that post. Other GPSC Class-1 advertisements in 2026 have used different Levels (including Level-10 and departmental GMB scales). That is not a figure for this notice. Read the pay line in your detailed advertisement only.

Is there a physical test for GPSC Pilot Officer or Marine Engineer posts?

The combined newspaper notice does not schedule a PST / PET. Medical or fitness conditions, if any, will be in the detailed advertisement or the appointment rules. Do not train for a police-constable running test unless your PDF actually names one.

Final Checklist – Is This the Right Job for You?

• You meet the age and educational criteria as on 08 October 2026 as printed in YOUR detailed advertisement.
• You are comfortable with regular Class-1 / Class-2 state service and a Gujarat posting.
• You can arrange degree, experience and (if applicable) PwBD certificates before scrutiny.
• You are prepared for the hardest stage of your code: subject examination and/or interview, then document verification.
• You understand the first posting is in Gujarat and is not a home-district guarantee.

📄 Source: Combined newspaper advertisement for Advt. No. 42/2026-27 to 56/2026-27 released by the Gujarat Public Service Commission on 23 September 2026. Dates, vacancy totals and advertisement numbers are taken from that official notice. Post-wise pay, exact age, fee amount and full eligibility must be read from each post’s separate detailed advertisement on gpsc.gujarat.gov.in / gpsc-ojas.gujarat.gov.in.