NCL Recruitment 2026: Mining Sirdar & Surveyor Posts, Apply Online from 14 July

The vacancy breakup as per the source notification is given below. Note: for the Surveyor post, the category-wise figures in the source table do not fully reconcile arithmetically with the stated total, likely due to a formatting issue in the original PDF table - this has been reproduced exactly as given and should be verified against the official notification before relying on the category-wise breakup. UR: Unreserved, SC: Scheduled Caste, ST: Scheduled Tribe, OBC-NCL: Other Backward Class-Non Creamy Layer, T&S Gr.: Technical & Supervisory Grade, EWS: Economically Weaker Sections. Note: As per guidelines of the Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment, GoI, and CIL/C5A/MP&IR/RPwD/75 dated 27/09/2024, the posts of Mining Sirdar and Surveyor do not fall under the identified list of positions for Persons with Benchmark Disabilities (PwBDs); hence reservation for PwBD candidates is not ap

Option 1: Matriculate or equivalent examination from any recognized Board of Examination. Valid Mining Sirdarship Certificate of Competency issued by DGMS under Coal Mines Regulation 2017, or any other certificate in Mining entitling the applicant to work as Mining Sirdar as per Coal Mines Regulation 2017. Valid Gas Testing Certificate. Valid First Aid Certificate. Option 2: Matriculate or equivalent examination from any recognized Board of Examination. Degree or Diploma in Mining Engineering from any recognized Institute. Valid Overman Competency Certificate issued by DGMS under Coal Mines Regulation 2017, or any other certificate in Mining entitling the applicant to work as Mining Sirdar as per Coal Mines Regulation 2017. Valid Gas Testing Certificate. Valid First Aid Certificate. Option 1: Matriculate or equivalent examination from any recognized Board of Examination. Valid Surveyors'

Candidates must have attained a minimum age of 18 years as on the Crucial Date (05-08-2026), and age must not exceed the upper age limit of 30 years on the Crucial Date, subject to relaxations below. The Date of Birth recorded in the Matriculation/Secondary Examination Certificate, or marksheet of Matriculation/10th Standard or equivalent certificate issued by a Central/State Board, will be considered valid.

Besides basic pay, the post carries other allowances such as DA, attendance bonus, special allowance, transport subsidy, and medical facility as per the Company's rules/National Coal Wage Agreement.

Reservation of SC/ST/OBC (Non-Creamy Layer) Centre List/EWS/ESM will be applicable as per Government of India rules, guidelines, notifications, and amendments from time to time. The total number of vacancies and reserved vacancies are tentative and may vary according to actual requirements. SC/ST/OBC (NCL) candidates applying against Unreserved (UR) posts will not be eligible for relaxation in age and minimum qualifying marks, and will be treated at par with Unreserved candidates for selection (application fee exemption is still applicable for SC/ST candidates in such cases). Candidates seeking reservation must submit valid requisite certificates in the prescribed proforma issued by the competent authority. OBC (Non-Creamy Layer) Centre List candidates must ensure their caste/community certificate is valid and they do not fall in the creamy layer as on the Crucial Date. SC/ST/OBC (Non-Cr

Applications without the prescribed fee will not be entertained and will be summarily rejected; no representation against such rejection will be entertained. Fee once paid will neither be refunded nor adjusted under any circumstances. Any tax or bank charges other than the application fee will be borne by the candidate. Fee is payable through online mode only.

Eligible candidates meeting minimum eligibility criteria as on the Crucial Date must appear for a Computer Based Test (CBT). Selection is based on relative CBT score. Candidates are allowed to appear in the CBT solely on the basis of their declaration of eligibility in the online application form. Scrutiny/verification of eligibility claims is done only after CBT results are declared, and only for candidates who clear the cut-off marks. CBT is conducted separately for each post, carries 100 marks, and is of 90 minutes duration in one sitting. Section A: Technical knowledge (discipline-related), 70 MCQs. Section B: General Knowledge, General Awareness, Reasoning, Verbal & Mental Ability, and Quantitative Aptitude, 30 MCQs. Each question carries 1 mark; there is no negative marking for wrong answers, and no marks for unattempted questions. The question paper is bilingual (English and Hindi

Opencast coal mine working; bench formation, dump management, and haul road design Shot firing and transport and use of explosives in mines Safety issues in opencast workings, transport of material, working at heights, marching and deployment of heavy machines Preliminary idea about reclamation operation in opencast mining Preliminary understanding of safety management plan Provisions of the Coal Mines Regulations 2017, Rules and Bye-laws under the Mines Act 1952, relating to safety of persons employed in mines and duties of Sirdars and Shot firers Mines Rules 1955, Mines Vocational Training Rules 1966, Mines Rescue Rules 1985, DGMS Circulars Writing of reports Linear measurement, chain surveying, optical square EDM: principles, types, correction, and selection of instruments Angular measurement: prismatic compass, bearing of lines, local attraction, magnetic declination Plan table surve

Scanned copy of recent passport-size color photograph (not older than 3 weeks, jpg/jpeg format) Scanned copy of signature in black ink pen (jpg/jpeg format) Scanned copy of Matriculation/Secondary Board level certificate For Mining Sirdar T&S Gr. C: valid Mining Sirdar/Overman's Certificate of Competency issued by DGMS, valid Gas Testing Certificate, valid First Aid Certificate For Surveyor (Mining) T&S Gr. B: valid Surveyor's Certificate of Competency (SCC) For Mining Sirdar T&S Gr. C: scanned copy of Degree/Diploma in Mining Engineering (if applicable) For Surveyor T&S Gr. B: scanned copy of Degree/Diploma in Mining/Mine Surveying Engineering (if applicable) OBC (Non-Creamy Layer)/SC/ST candidates: self-attested valid caste certificate in prescribed format EWS candidates: self-attested valid Income & Asset certificate as per OM No. 36039/1/2019-Estt(Res) dated 31.01.2019, based on FY 2

A candidate can apply for only one post against this Employment Notification. All qualifications must be recognized by AICTE/UGC/appropriate Indian Statutory Authorities. Mere issuance of Admit Card does not imply that candidature has been finally cleared by NCL; candidature remains provisional until eligibility is verified against original documents after clearing the CBT. No relaxation in minimum educational qualification is admissible for any category of candidate. Where Grade (CGPA/OGPA/DGPA) is awarded, a conversion certificate from the concerned Board/University must be produced at the time of document verification. Candidates employed in Govt./Semi-Govt./PSU/Autonomous Bodies must produce a 'No Objection Certificate' at the time of document verification, if shortlisted, and must resign from their present job before joining NCL upon final selection. Selected candidates could be pos