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Major seaports in india
List of Major Sea Ports in India
Sea Port Name
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Location
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Chennai, Madras
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Kolkata
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Maharashtra, South Mumbai
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Ennore, Chennai
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Gujarat, Gulf of Kutch
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Kochi, Kerala
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Manglore, Karnataka
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Panaji, Goa
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West Mumbai, Maharashtra
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Panaji Goa
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Jagatsinghpur, Odisha
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Tuticorin, Tamil Nadu
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Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh
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Chennai Port
Chennai Port, formerly known as Madras Port, is the second largest container port of India, behind the Nhava Sheva Port, and the largest port in the Bay of Bengal. It is the third oldest port among the 12 major ports of India with official port operations beginning in 1881, although maritime trade started much earlier in 1639 on the undeveloped shore. It is an artificial and all-weather port with wet docks. Once a major travel port, it become a major container port in the post-Independence era. The port remains a primary reason for the economic growth of Tamil Nadu, especially for the manufacturing boom in South India, and has contributed greatly to the development of the city. It is due of the existence of the port that the city of Chennai eventually became known as the Gateway of South India. The port has become a hub port for containers, cars and project cargo in the east coast of India. From handling a meagre volume of cargo in the early years of its existence, consisting chiefly of imports of oil and motors and the export of groundnuts, granite and ores, the port has started handling more than 60 million tonnes of cargo in recent years. In 2008, the port's container traffic crossed 1 million twenty-foot equivalent units (TEUs). It is currently ranked the 86th largest container port in the world and there are plans to expand the capacity to about 140 million tonnes per annum. It is an ISO 14001:2004 and ISPS-certified port and has become a main line port having direct connectivity to more than 50 ports around the world.
Port of Kolkata
The Port of Kolkata is a riverine port in the city of Kolkata, India, located around 203 kilometres (126 mi) from the sea. It is the oldest operating port in India, and was constructed by the British East India Company.The Port has two distinct dock systems - Kolkata Docks at Kolkata and a deep water dock at Haldia Dock Complex, Haldia. In the 19th century Kolkata Port was the premier port in British India. After independence its importance decreased because of factors including the Partition of Bengal (1905), reduction in size of the port hinterland and economic stagnation in eastern India. It has a vast hinterland comprising the entire North East of India including West Bengal, Bihar, Jharkhand, Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, Assam, NorthEast Hill States and two landlocked neighbouring countries namely, Nepal and Bhutan and also the Autonomous Region of Tibet (China). With the turn of the century the volume of throughput has again started increasing steadily.
Dock systems
The Kolkata Port Trust (KoPT) manages two separate dock agglomerations - the Kolkata Dock System (KDS) and the Haldia Dock Complex (HDC).
Kolkata Dock System (KDS)
It is situated on the left bank of the Hooghly River at 22°32′53″N 88°18′05″E about 203 km (126 mi) upstream from the sea. The pilotage station is at Gasper/ Saugor roads, 145 Kilometres to the south of the KDS (around 58 km from the sea). The system consists of:
- Netaji Subhas Docks (N.S. Docks): 10 Berths, 2 Buoys / Moorings and 2 Dry Docks
- Budge Budge River Moorings : 6 Petroleum Wharves
- Anchorages : Diamond Harbour, Saugor Road, Sandheads
Apart from this, there are around 80 major riverine jetties, and many minor jetties, and a large number of ship breaking berths.
Haldia Dock Complex (HDC)
It is situated at 22°02′N 88°06′E around 60 kilometres (37 mi) away from the pilotage station. The complex consists of:
- Impounded Dock. System with 12 Berths
- 3 Oil Jetties in the River
- 3 Barge Jetties in the River for handling Oil carried by Barges.
- Haldia Anchorage for lash vessels.
Jawaharlal Nehru Port
Jawaharlal Nehru Port, also known as Nhava Sheva, is the largest container port in India.Located east of Mumbai in Maharashtra, the port on the Arabian Sea is accessed via Thane Creek. Its common name derives from the names of Nhava and Sheva villages that were situated here. This port is also the terminal of Western Dedicated Freight Corridor proposed by Indian Railways.The JNPT Container Terminal is operated by JNPT. It has a quay length of 680 metres (2,230 ft) with 3 berths.
The Nhava Sheva International Container Terminal (NSICT) is leased to a consortium led by P & O, now a part of DP World. Commissioned in July 2000, it has a 600 metres (2,000 ft) quay length with two berths. It can handle up to 15.6 million tons of cargo. NSICT was India’s first privately managed container terminal. In the year 2006, GTI (Gateway Terminals India Pvt Ltd), a third container terminal operated by APM Terminals, with the capacity to handle 1.3 Million TEUs was commissioned. A new standalone container terminal by the name of NSIGT having a quay length of 330 m and a capacity of 12.5 Million Tonnes will be fully operational by July, 2016. Work has commenced for commissioning of fourth container terminal with a quay length of 2,000 m. This terminal will be operated by PSA and will have a capacity of 4.8 Million TEUs (60 MTPA). Phase-I of the project with a quay length of 1 km will be commissioned by Dec., 2017.
The Nhava Sheva International Container Terminal (NSICT) is leased to a consortium led by P & O, now a part of DP World. Commissioned in July 2000, it has a 600 metres (2,000 ft) quay length with two berths. It can handle up to 15.6 million tons of cargo. NSICT was India’s first privately managed container terminal. In the year 2006, GTI (Gateway Terminals India Pvt Ltd), a third container terminal operated by APM Terminals, with the capacity to handle 1.3 Million TEUs was commissioned. A new standalone container terminal by the name of NSIGT having a quay length of 330 m and a capacity of 12.5 Million Tonnes will be fully operational by July, 2016. Work has commenced for commissioning of fourth container terminal with a quay length of 2,000 m. This terminal will be operated by PSA and will have a capacity of 4.8 Million TEUs (60 MTPA). Phase-I of the project with a quay length of 1 km will be commissioned by Dec., 2017.
Ennore Port
Ennore Port, officially renamed Kamarajar Port Limited, is located on the Coromandel Coast about 24 km north of Chennai Port, Chennai, it is the 12th major port ofIndia, and the first port in India which is a public company. The Kamarajar Port Limited is the only corporatised major port and is registered as a company. The Centreholds a stake of about 68 per cent in the Kamarajar Port Limited and the remaining 32 per cent is held by the Chennai Port Trust. The port has been able to attract an investment of ₹ 26,000 million by private entrepreneurs on various terminals and harbour craft. Kamarajar Port Limited, designed as Asia's energy port, is the first corporatised port in India and has only 86 employees. Envisaged being a satellite port to decongest and improve the environmental quality at the bustling Chennai Port, Kamarajar Port Limited is evolving itself into a full-fledged port with the capacity to handle a wide range of products. With a permissible draught of 13.5 m, the port handled a total volume of 11.01 million tonnes in 2010–11, up by 2.86 per cent from the previous year.
Kandla Port
Kandla, also known as the Kandla Port Trust is a seaport in Kutch District of Gujarat state in western India, near the city of Gandhidham. Located on the Gulf of Kutch, it is one of major ports on west coast. Kandla was constructed in the 1950s as the chief seaport serving western India, after the partition of India fromPakistan left the port of Karachi in Pakistan.
The Port of Kandla is located on the Gulf of Kutch on the northwestern coast of India some 256 nautical miles southeast of the Port of Karachi in Pakistan and over 430 nautical miles north-northwest of the Port of Mumbai (Bombay). It is the largest port of India by volume of cargo handled. Kandla history kandla Port Trust, India's busiest major port in recent years, is gearing to add substantial cargo handling capacity with private sector participation. The west coast port handled 72,225 million tonnes of cargo in 2008-09, over 11% more than 64,920 million tonnes handled in 2007-08. Even as much of this growth has come from handling of crude oil imports, mainly for Essar Oil's Vadinar refinery in Gujarat, the port is also taking measures to boost non-POL cargo. Last fiscal, POL traffic accounted for 63 per cent of the total cargo handled at Kandla Port, as against 59% in 2007-08.
Although Kandla Port Trust officials declined to elaborate given the ongoing election code of conduct, it is reliably learnt that the port will soon initiate the process of selecting developers for four clean cargo berths that together aim to handle 8 million tonnes of cargo. The four berths will be supported by a 14 m draft capable of handling 75,000 dwt vessels. The port has already received encouraging response from prospective bidders, for the project that is estimated to cost nearly 5,000 million INR.
Cochin Port
Cochin Port is a major port on the Laccadive Sea – Indian Ocean sea-route and is one of the largest ports in India. The port lies on two islands in the Lake of Kochi:Willingdon Island and Vallarpadam, towards the Fort Kochi river mouth opening onto the Laccadive Sea. The International Container Transshipment Terminal (ICTT), part of the Cochin Port, is the largest container transshipment facility in India. The port is governed by the Cochin Port Trust (CPT), a government of India establishment. The modern port was established in 1926 and has completed 86 years of active service.
The Kochi Port is one of a line of maritime-related facilities based in the port-city of Kochi. The others are the Cochin Shipyard, the largest shipbuilding as well as maintenance facility in India; the SPM (single point mooring) facility of the Kochi Refineries, an offshore crude carrier mooring facility; and the Kochi Marina.
New Mangalore Port
New Mangalore Port is a the deep-water, all-weather port at Panambur, Mangalore in Karnataka state. It is the only major port of Karnataka and is currently the seventh largest port in India. This port is operated by New Mangalore Port Trust.
It was formally inaugurated on May 4, 1974 by the then prime minister Indira Gandhi. The construction began in 1962. The port is situated at Panambur, Mangalore on the west coast of India. It is situated to north of confluence of Gurupura (Phalguni ) river to Arabian sea. It is 170 nautical miles (310 km) south of Mormugao Port & 191 nautical miles (354 km) north of Kochi Port. The port situated in Panambur is called New Mangalore Port, as there is an old harbour or port located in Mangalore city which is called by Mangalore bunder or Old bunder. The old harbour is located to south of New Mangalore port. Old port is now being used for fishing and for ferrying small goods. Mr.P C Parida is serving as the present Chairman of this port.
The national highway NH-66 (earlier NH-17) passes adjoining the port. The nearest railway station is Thokur, but passengers have to alight at Suratkal Railway station which is on Konkan railway route. The Surathkal railway station is approximately 6 kilometres from the New Mangalore port.
The port serves hinterland of Karnataka state and to some extent state of Kerala. The major commodities exported through the port are iron ore concentrates & pellets, iron ore fines, manganese, granite stones, coffee, cashew and containerized cargo. The major imports of the port are crude and petroleum products, LPG, wood pulp,timber logs, finished fertilizers, liquid ammonia, phosphoric acid, other liquid chemicals, containerized cargo, etc.
Mormugao Port
Mormugao Port, a protected open type natural harbour is situated on the West Coast of India in the State of Goa. It is an open type harbour protected by a breakwater and a mole built from the outer end of the breakwater and running parallel to the quay.
Ever since it was accorded the status of a Major Port in 1963, the Mormugão port has contributed immensely to growth of maritime trade in India. It is the leading iron ore exporting port of India with an annual throughput of around 27.33 million tonnes of iron ore traffic.
Mumbai Port
Mumbai Port Trust is a port which lies midway on the West coast of India, on the natural deep-water harbour of Mumbai, Maharashtra. The harbour spread over 400 square kilometres (150 sq mi) is protected by the mainland of Konkan to its east and north and by the island city of Mumbai to its west.The harbour opens to the south to the Arabian Sea.The port is administered by the Mumbai Port Trust (MbPT), an autonomous corporation wholly owned by the Government of India.The port is primarily used for bulk cargo, while most container traffic is directed to Nhava Sheva port across the harbour.
History
Mumbai Harbour has been used by ships and boats for centuries. It was used by the Maratha Navy, as well as the British and Portuguese colonial navies.The first of the present-day docks of the Mumbai Port were built in the 1870s. Bombay Port Trust (BPT) was established as a corporation on June 26, 1873. BPT's founding chairman was Colonel J.A. Ballard.
Port development was undertaken by the civil engineering partnership Sir John Wolfe-Barry and Lt Col Arthur John Barry as Joint Consulting Engineers to the Bombay Port Trust at the end of the nineteenth century.From its establishment, the port has been the gateway to India, and was a primary factor in the emergence of Mumbai as the commercial capital of India. The port and the corporation took their present names in the 1990s.Over the decades, the port underwent tremendous expansion, with the addition of berths and cargo handling capacities. However, Mumbai's expanding growth and population pressure constrained the growth of the port by the 1970s. This led to the establishment of the Nhava Sheva port across Mumbai Harbour in Navi Mumbai on the Konkan mainland. Nhava Sheva began operations in 1989, and most container traffic now flows through Nhava Sheva.
Panjim (Panaji) Port
Panjim (Panaji) Port is a small port located in Goa state, India.
In January 2013, after a Supreme Court ruling cut off the port's iron ore commerce, Goa's Captain of Ports proposed increasing coal imports at Panjim. However, infrastructural limitations made large-scale coal imports impractical, and the iron ore mining ban was revoked in 2014, allowing iron ore to regain its traditional status as the port's main commodity. In January 2013, Goa's Captain of Ports suggested that coal imports be increased within the port's jurisdiction as a means of replacing lost iron ore revenues, after India's Supreme Court banned all iron mining in the state.The import plan called for incoming coal ships from South Africa and New Zealand to unload their cargo onto barges at Panaji Port's outer anchorage, with barges then carrying coal to jetties in the Mandovi and Zuari river basins, and trucks providing onward ground transportation to customers. The Captain of Ports also suggested the possibility of direct coal imports into Panaji Port on a "trial basis".
While the Goan government authorized the proposed coal imports, India's Supreme Court ultimately lifted the ban on Goan iron mining in April 2014, and there is no indication that any large-scale coal imports ever took place at Port of Panjim.
Paradip Port
Paradip Port (20°15′55.44″N 86°40′34.62″E) is an artificial, deep-water port on the East coast of India in Jagatsinghpur district of Odisha. It is situated at confluence of the Mahanadi river and the Bay of Bengal. It is situated 210 nautical miles south of Kolkata and 260 nautical miles north of Visakhapatnam.The port is administered by the Paradip Port Trust (PPT), an autonomous corporation wholly owned by the Government of India.
History
The land on which the port was built was once a mangrove swamp, used large by local villagers for hunting, fishing and the collection of wood. In 1948 the Port (Technical) Committee of the Government of India determined an additional port was required between Visakhapatnam and Calcutta.
This need for another eastern port became particularly obvious following Partition when the Port of Dhaka was separated from India. In 1950 the Central Water & Power Commission proposed a Port between the Kolkata and Vishakapatnam, then Chief Minister of Odisha Biju Patnaik suggested construction of port in Paradip on Mahanadi river. The Paradip Port was the brainchild of Biju Patnaik.The foundation stone for Paradip port was laid on 3 January 1962 by Pt. Jawaharlal Nehru, the Prime Minister of India. The inscription on the black granite stone records a simple message in Oriya, English and Hindi: "Willed by the people, I commend you, to this another National Adventure". The State Government of Orissa started construction work on 15 March 1964, with the Central Government taking over management on 1 June 1965. The construction of Iron Ore Berth was completed and INS "INVESTIGATOR‟ had the privilege of maiden berthing in the port on 12 March 1966. The port was declared open by Mr. Peter Stambolić. The Port commenced operations with the export of a few thousand tons of iron ore, and has subsequently grown to the point of handling more than 50 million tonnes of cargo during the 1st decade of the 21st century.
Tuticorin Port
V.O.Chidambaranar Port, formerly Tuticorin Port, is one of the 12 major ports in India. It was declared to be a major port on 11 July 1974. It is second-largest port inTamil Nadu and fourth-largest container terminal in India.After Sethusamudram Shipping Canal Project V.O.C Port will be India's premier port and one of the major ports of Asia equal to Port of Singapore. V.O.Chidambaram Port is an artificial port.This is the third international port in Tamil Nadu and its second all-weather port. All V.O.Chidambaram Port's traffic handling has crossed 10 million tons from 1 April to 13 September 2008, registering a growth rate of 12.08 per cent, surpassing the corresponding previous year handling of 8.96 million tons. It has services to USA, China, Europe, Sri Lanka and Mediterranean countries.The Station Commander, Coast Guard Station Tuticorin is located at Tuticorin Port,Tamil Nadu under the operational and administrative control of the Commander, Coast Guard Region (East), Chennai.The Coast Guard Station Tuticorin Port was commissioned on 25 Apr 1991 by Vice Admiral SW Lakhar, NM, VSM the then Director General Coast Guard. The Station Commander is responsible for Coast Guard operations in this area of jurisdiction in Gulf of Mannar. VOC Port Tuticorin is an ISO 9001:2008,ISO 14001:2004 and ISPS compliant Port.
Visakhapatnam Port
Visakhapatnam Port is one of 13 major ports in India and the only major port of Andhra Pradesh. It is India's second largest port by volume of cargo handled. It is located on the east coast of India and is located midway between the Chennai and Kolkata Ports.
History
Although the need for building a port on the east coast to access Central Provinces was felt by the British in the 19th century, the proposal of Col. H.Cartwright Reid ofBritish Admiralty for constructing a harbour at Visakhapatnam was approved by the Government only after the First World War. The Inner Harbour was built by the Bengal Nagpur Railway between 1927 and 1933 to facilitate the export of manganese ore from the Central Provinces. The port, built at a cost of ₹378 lakhs was inaugurated byLord Willingdon on 19 December 1933.
During the Second World War, the military significance of the port increased. After India's independence, the port witnessed growth under the various Five Year Plans. Over time, the port has grown from one with 3 berths handling 1.3 lakh tonnes per annum to one with 24 berths and annual traffic of 65 million tonnes. The port was notified as a major port in 1964 under the Major Port Trusts Act, 1963. Under the Act, the Visakhapatnam Port Trust is in charge of running the port.
Govt Jobs In Kerala 2016
List of latest Govt Jobs In Kerala 2016 (23304 Vacancies Opening)
Last Date
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No. of Vacancies
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Company
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Job Profile
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Qualification
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21-Sep-2016
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03
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Konkan Railway Corporation Limited
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Project Engineer
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B.E/ B.Tech
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23-Sep-2016
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255
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Eastern Railway
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Assistant Station Master, Goods Guard
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Graduation
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23-Sep-2016
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41
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Chennai Metro Rail Corporation
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Junior Engineer
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Diploma in engineering
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23-Sep-2016
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196
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Directorate General of Aeronautical Quality Assurance
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Tradesman skilled grade & tradesman mate
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Matriculation/ 10th Pass
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23-Sep-2016
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Rajkot Nagarik Sahakari Bank
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Branch Manager
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M.Com / MBA/ LLB/ MCA/ Graduated with first class (Except Arts)/ CD Degree/ MBA-PGDCA / DCA / CAIIB / JAIIB/ COPA
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24-Sep-2016
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320
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Intelligence Bureau
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Junior Intelligence Officer
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12th + ITI Certification
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25-Sep-2016
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127
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UPSC
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Assistant Professor, Assistant Director, Assistant Keeper and other posts
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MBBS/ Graduation/ PG
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26-Sep-2016
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279
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SSC Eastern Region
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Junior Engineer, Office Attendant/ MTS, Scientific Assistant, Laboratory Assistant, and other posts
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Diploma/ Graduation/ PG/ Engineering
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26-Sep-2016
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117
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Staff Selection Commission North Western Region
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Carpet Training Officer, Assistant Archaeologist, Geographer, Junior Scientific Assistant, Technician, Stockman and other vacancies
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Diploma/ 12th/ Graduation/ PG Degree
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26-Sep-2016
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69
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NCERT
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TGT, PGT, WET, Primary Teacher
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Graduation/ Post Graduation/ Engineering (B.E/ B.Tech)
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27-Sep-2016
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111
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Central Water Commission Hyderabad
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Skill Work Assistant
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10th Class/ ITI
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27-Sep-2016
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18
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Kochi Metro Rail Limited
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Executive, MGR. JGM, AGM
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Graduation/ Engineering Degree/ B.Tech
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28-Sep-2016
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80
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Mazagon Dock Limited
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Trade Apprentice
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08th/ 10th/ 12th with ITI/ Diploma
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29-Sep-2016
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57
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Konkan Railway
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Assistance Loco Pilot Posts
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intermediate along with ITI
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30-Sep-2016
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961
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Air India Limited
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Aircraft Technician Posts
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AME Diploma/ Certificate in aircraft maintenance Engineering
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30-Sep-2016
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10
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SBI Life Insurance
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Insurance Advisor
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10th/ 12th pass
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30-Sep-2016
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03
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HP State Cooperative Bank
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Junior Lecturer
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Postgraduation/ LLB
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30-Sep-2016
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61
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Central Bank of India
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Credit Officer, Risk Manger
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Graduation/ B.Tech./ MCA/ Post Graduation/ MBA
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30-Sep-2016
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245
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SSC Northern Region
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Assistant Archaeologist, Assistant Field Officer, Assistant, Officer, and other posts
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Matriculation/ Intermediate/ Diploma/ Bachelor Degree/ Masters Degree
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30-Sep-2016
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16561
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IBPS RRB
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Office Assistant, Officer
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Graduation/ LLB
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30-Sep-2016
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Indian Navy
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Pilot/ NAI
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BE, B.Tech
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30-Sep-2016
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65
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HUDCO
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Trainee Officers
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Bachelor Degree in Civil/Architecture or CA/ICWA/MBA
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02-Oct-2016
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183
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Staff Selection Commission, Central Region
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Scientific Assistant, Junior Engineer, Assistant, JRA
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10th/ 12th/ Graduation/ Quality Assurance/ Diploma
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02-Oct-2016
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234
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SSC Western Region
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Group “B” & “C” Posts
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B.E/ B.Tech/ Post graduation/ Diploma
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05-Oct-2016
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211
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Kerala PSC
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Driver, LDC, Account officer, Field Assistant, and other posts
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Graduation/ PG Degree/ PhD/ 10th/ 12th/ Diploma
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06-Oct-2016
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176
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Border Security Force
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Sub Inspector, Head Constable, and CT
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10th/ 12th
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08-Oct-2016
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196
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http://www.recruitmentform.co.in/bsf-recruitment.html
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Constable
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10th Pass
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09-Oct-2016
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2184
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Navodaya Vidyalaya Samiti
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TGT, PGT, Principal
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Graduation, Post Graduation / BE/ B.Tech/ B.Ed/ PG Diploma
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14-Oct-2016
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315
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Naval Dockyard Mumbai
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Apprentice
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10th with ITI
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15-Oct- 2016
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75
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V O Chidambaranar Port Trust
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graduate apprentice, technician apprentice
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B.Tech/ Diploma
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15-Oct-2016
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46
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IOCL
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Apprentice Posts
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B.Sc, Or Matric with two-year ITI/ Diploma
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24-Oct-2016
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105
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Cabinet Secretariat
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Junior Technical Officer
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Diploma
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