BRO GREF Recruitment 2026 Notification Out - Apply Offline for 899 Electrician, Draughtsman and More Posts

A total of 899 vacancies are available across 6 trades: Store Keeper Technical (300), Operator Communication (261), Operator Excavating Machinery OEM (207), Electrician (79), Draughtsman (42), and Hindi Typist (10), with 134 ESM and 15 PwBD seats.

BRO GREF Recruitment 2026 is a recruitment drive by Border Roads Organisation, General Reserve Engineer Force under Ministry of Defence, Government of India, under Advertisement No. 01/2026 to fill 899 posts across 6 trades/posts for Indian National Males only.

Eligibility varies by trade: Draughtsman requires 10+2 Science plus 2-year Architecture/Draughtsmanship certificate; SKT/Hindi Typist require 10+2; Operator Communication/OEM/Electrician require Matriculation plus relevant ITI certificate or Defence Trade Certificate with experience. Only Indian National Males aged 18-27 years are eligible.

The last date for receipt of offline applications is 04 July 2026 for most states, and 19 July 2026 for candidates from NE States (Assam, Meghalaya, Arunachal Pradesh, Mizoram, Manipur, Nagaland, Tripura, Sikkim), Ladakh, remote HP areas, and Andaman & Nicobar Islands.

The selection process includes Written Examination, Physical Efficiency Test (1.6 km run in 10 minutes), Trade Test (where applicable), Primary Medical Examination (PME), and Document Verification. Final merit is based solely on written exam marks (minimum 50% for UR/EWS/OBC, 40% for SC/ST) subject to qualifying PET, TT, and PME.

Age limit is 18 to 27 years as on 01 June 2026, with relaxation of 5 years for SC/ST, 3 years for OBC, 10 years for PwBD, up to 40 years for Central Govt employees (UR), and deduction of military service period plus 3 years for Ex-Servicemen.

Yes, application fee is ₹50 (non-refundable) for General/EWS/OBC/Ex-Servicemen/Ex-Agniveers candidates, payable online only through SBI Collect portal. SC/ST/PwBD candidates are exempted from fee payment.

Draughtsman receives Pay Band-1 (₹5,200-20,200) plus Grade Pay ₹2,800; all other posts receive Grade Pay ₹1,900, along with DA, HRA, Transport Allowance, Hard & Risk Allowance as per Government of India rules.

No, this recruitment is strictly for Indian National Males only. Female candidates are not eligible to apply for any of the 6 trades/posts advertised under this notification.

Candidates must apply offline only by downloading the application form from bro.gov.in, paying ₹50 fee via SBI Collect portal, filling the form on A4 75 GSM bond paper, attaching e-receipt and self-attested documents, and sending by post to Commandant, GREF Centre, Dighi Camp, Pune-411015 by 04 July 2026.