CSL Assistant Engineer Recruitment 2026: 2 Posts, Apply by 27 Nov

CSL Assistant Engineer Recruitment 2026 is open for two posts at the Kolkata Ship Repair Unit of Cochin Shipyard Limited. One seat is Assistant Engineer (Civil) and the other is Assistant Engineer (Mechanical), both in grade PS1. Applications run from 5 November to 27 November 2026 on cochinshipyard.in, and the fee is Rs 400 except for SC and ST candidates, who pay nothing.

Two posts sounds small, and it is. But the number is not the hard part of this advertisement. The hard part is the experience bar. Both posts ask for a three year diploma plus seven years of post qualification experience, and the notification is specific about where that experience must come from. If your seven years do not match the list, the form will not save you.

CSL Assistant Engineer Recruitment 2026 at a glance

The seven year rule decides who can apply

The Civil post needs a three year Diploma in Civil Engineering from an institute approved by the West Bengal State Council of Technical and Vocational Education and Skill Development or AICTE. The Mechanical post needs a three year Diploma in Mechanical Engineering from a State Board of Technical Education. Both need seven years of post qualification experience, counted as on 27 November 2026, and only experience gained after passing the diploma counts.

For Civil, the seven years must come in a supervisory capacity or above, in civil works and the construction and maintenance of infrastructure projects including housekeeping, in a shipyard, an engineering company, a large civil construction company, or a government or semi government company or establishment. For Mechanical, the seven years must cover mechanical works in a shipyard, a dockyard, an engineering company or a government establishment, and two of those years must be spent supervising mechanical works and workmen. Completed apprenticeship training under the Apprentices Act, 1961 counts as experience, but training time does not count towards the two supervisory years.

One line in the notification will catch out a lot of applicants. CSL will not consider candidates who hold higher qualifications such as B.Tech or M.Sc. but do not hold the prescribed diploma. A degree does not substitute for the diploma here, and an equivalent qualification needs an equivalency certificate from the competent authority, or CSL will reject it.

Applicants must not be over 45 years as on 27 November 2026, which means they should be born on or after 28 November 1981. Ex-servicemen get relaxation as per Government of India guidelines, up to 50 years. Both posts fall in the unreserved category. The notification says CSL has not identified the posts as suitable for PwBDs, because the work calls for frequent visits to work sites, docks and ships under construction and repair, climbing vertical ladders and working in confined spaces and at heights.

What the job pays

The pay scale is Rs 28,000-3%-1,10,000 in grade PS1. The notification prints the monthly emoluments as on date, and they add up to Rs 62,748. Basic pay is Rs 28,000, dearness allowance at 59.10 percent is Rs 16,548, house rent allowance at 30 percent is Rs 8,400, and perks and allowances at 35 percent are Rs 9,800.

The rest of the package follows CSL rules: New Pension Scheme, Contributory Provident Fund, gratuity, accident insurance, medical assistance, post retirement medical assistance, earned leave encashment and performance related payment. The selected candidate joins at the minimum of the pay scale, and pay protection will not be considered.

CSL posts the selected candidate at CKSRU Kolkata, or at any other CSL unit or project site it decides. The appointment carries an obligation to serve in any department of CSL, on board ships, or in any unit, work site or project in any part of India or abroad.

How selection works

Selection has two phases. Phase I is an offline test worth 80 marks. The objective paper is 40 marks in 45 minutes, with five questions each from General Knowledge, General English, Reasoning and Quantitative Aptitude, and 20 discipline related questions. Each question carries one mark and there is no negative marking.

The descriptive paper is 40 marks in 90 minutes, with discipline related questions. The minimum pass mark is 50 percent of the total marks of each test, and CSL checks descriptive answer sheets only for candidates who clear the objective paper and meet the eligibility requirements.

CSL calls candidates who clear Phase I for certificate verification in order of merit, at a minimum ratio of six candidates per post. Only those who clear verification attend Phase II, a PowerPoint presentation of not more than ten minutes on the candidate's work experience, worth 20 marks, held at CKSRU Kolkata.

CSL prepares the rank list from the Phase I and Phase II totals. For a tie, CSL looks first at the discipline marks in the objective test and then at seniority in age. CSL will hold the tests in West Bengal, and the rank list stays valid for 18 months.

Candidates who attend the selection at CKSRU Kolkata get single to and fro third AC rail fare by the shortest route from their mailing address, on proof. That does not apply if CSL runs the selection through electronic media, or if verification finds a candidate ineligible.

How to apply

Read the User Manual and FAQ on cochinshipyard.in, under Career and then CKSRU, Kolkata, before you start. Register once in the SAP online portal and submit your application against the post. Submit only one application. You cannot change the data after you submit.

Upload certificates in proof of age, educational qualification, experience and caste, plus a recent passport size colour photograph. The form asks for a photo under the portal's size limit, and the site's photo resizer can bring a scan down to the size the form accepts.

Pay the Rs 400 fee online by debit card, credit card or internet banking. SC and ST applicants skip the fee. After submitting, log in to My Applications and check that the status shows "In process". CSL does not consider draft status applications.

Nothing goes by post. The notification says applicants need not send the application printout, certificates or fee in the form of DD, challan or cheque to CSL or CKSRU. Apply well before 27 November. The notice warns that on the last date, technical support by email or phone may not be available after 4 PM.

Queries go to [email protected] or the landline (033)-29500058.

Two posts is a narrow field. If you want a wider PSU opening for technical staff, SCL Recruitment 2026 has 83 regular posts at the Semi-Conductor Laboratory in Mohali, with applications open till 30 November.

Sources & verification: Cochin Shipyard Limited, Vacancy Notification Ref No. CSL/NEWPROJ/GEN/PROP&APPR/HR/CKSRU/680/2026/71 dated 5 November 2026, read 9 November 2026 from the official PDF on cochinshipyard.in. Every figure in this CSL Recruitment 2026 article comes from that notification, including the two post vacancy table, the seven year experience conditions, the 27 November 2026 last date, the Rs 400 fee and the Rs 62,748 monthly emoluments. Apply only through cochinshipyard.in.