BSF Sub-Inspector Recruitment 2026 – Apply Offline for 34 Posts

The Directorate General, Border Security Force (Medical Directorate), Ministry of Home Affairs, is filling 34 Group ‘B’ (Non-Gazetted, Non-Ministerial) (Combatised) posts on deputation: 14 Sub-Inspector (Medic), 12 Sub-Inspector (Lab Technician) and 8 Sub-Inspector (Physiotherapist). The posts are open only to serving officers of the Central Armed Police Forces, the Central or State Governments or Union territory administrations. Nominations must be forwarded through the parent department to the Inspector General/Director(Medical), Directorate General, BSF, New Delhi. They must be received by the 60th day from the date the advertisement is published in the Employment News, which is about 16 November 2026 (60 days from 17 September 2026).

BSF Recruitment 2026 at a Glance

The official notification does not specify the application fee.

About BSF

The Border Security Force is a Central Armed Police Force under the Ministry of Home Affairs. This circular was issued by its Medical Directorate at the Directorate General, Block-9, Level-4, East Block, Sector-1, R K Puram, New Delhi – 110066, and signed by Dr. Umesh Tiwari, Inspector General/Director(Medical). The posts are in the BSF Medical Set-up, which the subject line calls the BSF paramedical set-up.

Where and How to Send

Nominations of eligible and willing candidates go in the enclosed proforma to this address: Inspector General/Director(Medical), Directorate General, BSF, Block No. 9, Level-04, East Block, Sector-1, R K Puram, New Delhi-110066.

1. Fill in the Bio-Data proforma (page 5 of the circular) and paste a photograph in the space provided.
2. Sign the proforma, write your address, and get it counter-signed by your Head of Office (HOO) with seal.
3. Get the “Certificate to be furnished by the Employer/Head of Office/Forwarding Authority” (page 6) completed and signed by the HOO with the official seal.
4. Attach duly attested copies of your CR dossiers/APARs for the last five years, attested on each page.
5. Your department forwards the nomination to the address above, so that it reaches BSF by the 60th day from publication in the Employment News.

Applications received directly from candidates will not be entertained. The notice does not mention what to write on the envelope or a particular postal mode.

Posts, Eligibility and Pay

The notice does not give a category-wise break-up of the vacancies.

Who can apply (all three posts)

• Officers of the Central Armed Police Forces or the Central Government or the State Government or the Union territory administration,
• (a) (i) holding an analogous post on regular basis in the parent cadre or department; or (ii) with six years regular service in Level-5 (Rs. 29200-92300) in the pay-matrix in the parent cadre or department; and
• (b) possessing the educational qualifications and experience given below for the post; and
• (c) shall be medically fit.

Sub-Inspector (Medic)

• Basic Nursing Assistant or Medic Course;
• Advance Nursing Assistant or Advance Medic Course; and
• Experience of minimum six years as Nursing Assistant in a hundred bedded Hospital or institute recognised by the Central Government or a State Government or Central Armed Police Forces Hospitals.

Sub-Inspector (Lab Technician)

• 12th Class passed from a recognised Board; and
• Diploma in Medical Laboratory Technician or Technology of two years duration from an institution recognised by the Central Government or a State Government; and
• Experience of minimum six years as Laboratory Technician from a Laboratory Diagnostic Centre or minimum hundred bedded hospital or an institution recognised by the Central Government or a State Government.

Sub-Inspector (Physiotherapist)

• 12th Class passed from a recognised Board; and
• Diploma in Physiotherapy of two years duration from an institute recognised by the Central Government or a State Government; and
• Experience of minimum six years as Physiotherapist from a Physiotherapy Centre or minimum hundred bedded Hospital or Institute recognised by the Central Government or the State Government.

Preference and Exclusions

• Preference will be given to those with a certificate or diploma in the trade from a recognized Institute.
• Departmental officers in the feeder category who are in the direct line of promotion shall not be eligible for appointment on deputation.
• Deputationists shall not be eligible for consideration for appointment by promotion.

Age Limit

For all three posts, the maximum age limit for appointment by deputation shall not exceed 56 years (fifty-six years) as on the closing date of receipt of applications. The notice lists no age relaxation. The crucial date for determining eligibility is the last date prescribed for receipt of nominations, in accordance with DoP&T OM No. AB-14017/71/89-Estt.RR dated 03.10.1989.

Candidates should check the official notification for the full eligibility conditions of each post.

Terms of Deputation

• The period of deputation in the BSF Medical Set-up shall ordinarily not exceed three years. This period includes any deputation in another ex-cadre post held immediately before this appointment, in the same or another organisation or department of the Central Government.
• Selected candidates are governed by DOP&T OM No. 6/8/2009-Estt.(Pay II) dated 17.06.2010 and MHA (Police-II Division) L/No. I-21022/03/2016-Pers-II dated 22.11.2016, as amended from time to time.
• Deputation gives no right to claim seniority, pay and allowances or any other pecuniary or service benefits over others.
• Seniority continues to be counted in the original cadre/department for all purposes, including promotion and financial up-gradation.
• Deputationists have no inherent right to claim absorption, because the discretion to absorb them rests solely with the BSF.
• BSF may return a deputationist early to the parent cadre for unsuitability, indiscipline, exigency of service or other unforeseen factors. This requires three months’ advance notice to the lending Ministry/Department and the employee.

Enclosures

• Bio-Data proforma with photograph, signed by the candidate and counter-signed by HOO with seal
• Photocopy of the Diploma/Degree in the respective trade
• Photocopy of the SC/ST certificate, if the candidate belongs to SC/ST
• Duly attested copies of CR dossiers/APARs for the last five years (attested on each page)
• Copy of the health card, with the medical category certified by the HOO
• Certificate from the Employer/Head of Office/Forwarding Authority
• A separate sheet for additional information, if the space in the form is insufficient

The Bio-Data form asks for the name, date of birth, educational qualifications, and employment details in chronological order (office, post held, period, scale of pay and basic pay, nature of duties). It also asks for the present pay with next increment, penalties if any, training programmes attended, and the nature of present employment. For candidates already on deputation or contract, it asks for deputation/contract details, any revised scale of pay, and total emoluments per month now drawn.

In the employer certificate, the HOO confirms the following:

• The particulars furnished are correct.
• No disciplinary or vigilance case is pending or contemplated against the candidate.
• The candidate’s integrity is beyond doubt.
• No major or minor penalties have been imposed on the candidate during the last 10 years.
• The candidate will be relieved to join on selection.

Selection Process

For candidates posted in BSF under-command Units/SHQrs, the circular directs the BSF Frontier HQrs, Training Institutions and Composite Hospitals to assemble a Departmental Screening Committee (DSC). The DSC assesses and selects candidates as per existing instructions/RRs and sends its proceedings to the Directorate. The notice does not describe the selection method for nominations from other organisations.

Important Dates

Important Instructions

• The posts are to be filled urgently.
• Officials who volunteer and are sponsored for the posts will not be permitted to withdraw their names at a later stage.
• The forwarding department must verify and certify the candidate’s particulars and confirm that the candidate will be relieved on selection.
• The forwarding department must also follow MHA (Police-II Div) letter number I-21022/03/2016-Pers-II dated 22.11.2016 while forwarding nominations.
• The circular is also available on the BSF website, https://www.bsf.nic.in.

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