Ministry of Home Affairs of the Republic of India

07/31/2024 | Press release | Distributed by Public on 07/31/2024 05:16

VACANCIES IN BORDER SECURITY FORCE

Ministry of Home Affairs

VACANCIES IN BORDER SECURITY FORCE

Posted On: 31 JUL 2024 4:40PM by PIB Delhi

The details of vacancies in Border Security Force (BSF) as on 01.07.2024 are as under: -

Particular

Vacancy

Gazetted Officers (GOs) (Group 'A')

387

Subordinate Officers (SOs) (Group 'B')

1,816

Other Ranks (ORs) (Group 'C')

7,942

Total

10,145

The number of new posts created in BSF in the last five years is 7,372. The year-wise details are as under: -

Year

No. of New Posts Created

2020

Nil

2021

108

2022

Nil

2023

54

2024

7,210

Total

7,372

Further, 54,760 personnel have been recruited in BSF in last five years.

Creation of posts and Cadre restructuring is an ongoing process based on the operational requirement of the force. The strength of BSF as on 01.07.2024 is as under: -

Particular

GOs

SOs

ORs

Total

Sanctioned Strength

5,532

38,344

2,21,932

2,65,808

Posted Strength

5,145

36,528

2,13,990

2,55,663

Vacancy

387

1,816

7,942

10,145

The Government has made special provision for recruitment of Ex-Agniveers on the post of Constable (GD) in BSF as notified in the Recruitment Rules, General Duty Cadre (Non-Gazetted) vide G.S.R. 174 (E) dated 06.03.2023: -

  1. 10% of the vacancies shall be reserved for Ex-Agniveers.
  2. The upper age limit shall be relaxable up to three (03) years for the candidates of Ex-Agniveers. Further, age relaxation of five (05) years beyond the prescribed upper age limit will be given to the candidates of the first batch of Agnipath Scheme.
  3. Ex-Agniveers shall be exempted from Physical Efficiency Test (PET).

This was stated by the Minister of State for Home Affairs, Shri Nityanand Rai

in a written reply to a question in the Rajya Sabha.

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