DPA Recruitment 2026 – Apply Offline for 2 Deputy Estate Manager, Senior Assistant Estate Manager Posts

The posts are for Deendayal Port Authority, Gandhidham (Kachchh), Gujarat. Qualification required: Degree with a Post Graduate degree/diploma in Architecture/Town & Country Planning or Degree in Civil Engineering from a recognised University/Institution or Corporate Membership of Institution of Surveyors (India); officers of Major Ports holding analogous or feeder posts in Estate discipline with 4 or 5 years' service in the grade. The pay is Deputy Estate Manager: Rs. 60000-180000; Senior Assistant Estate Manager: Rs. 50000-160000. Post-wise eligibility, dates and the steps to apply are given below.

Key Points

• Last date: 7 December 2026
• Vacancies: 2, in 2 roles
• How to apply: Offline, by post or in person as the notification says
• Pay: Deputy Estate Manager: Rs. 60000-180000; Senior Assistant Estate Manager: Rs. 50000-160000
• Fee: No application fee is mentioned in the notification
• Age limit: Age limit for direct recruits does not apply to absorption/deputation (as on 1 November 2026)
• Place: Deendayal Port Authority, Gandhidham (Kachchh), Gujarat

The official notification does not specify the application fee.

DPA Notification PDF 2026

Advt No. GA/PS/2225/Estate/2026/3577 gives the full conditions for each post, including anything not covered in the tables on this page. Read it before applying. The download link is in the Important Links table below.

Download DPA notification PDF

Vacancy Details and Pay

Who Can Apply for DPA Recruitment 2026?

Other conditions:

• Only officers of Major Port Authorities may apply
• Applicant must hold analogous or feeder post in the Estate discipline in a Major Port Trust
• Applicant undertakes not to withdraw if selected and to accept the posting

Desirable:

• A degree in Law from a recognised University

Who Cannot Apply for DPA Recruitment 2026

• Applications not received through proper channel
• Applications received after the last date, without APARs or otherwise incomplete

Pay and Terms of Engagement

• Appointment on Absorption/Deputation basis

How Will DPA Select Candidates?

• Selection based on eligibility criteria for absorption/deputation.

Documents to Enclose

• Attested copies of APARs for the last five years
• Attested copies of all educational and experience certificates
• No-objection Certificate from the respective Ports
• Undertaking not to withdraw candidature, if selected
• Vigilance/ Administrative Clearance from the concerned Ports
• Vigilance report in Annexure-IV format

How to Apply for DPA Recruitment 2026 Offline

1. Fill the application in the prescribed Bio-Data format (Annexure-III) with a recent passport size photograph.
2. Get the Head of Office certificate on the form signed with seal.
3. Enclose APARs, certificates, NOC, undertaking and Vigilance/Administrative Clearance.
4. Vigilance report to be furnished in the prescribed format (Annexure-IV).
5. Applications are forwarded by the employing Port through proper channel to Deendayal Port Authority, Gandhidham.
6. Applications must reach on or before 07/12/2026.

Other Points to Note

• Crucial date for determining eligibility is 01/11/2026
• Details of any major or minor penalty in the last 10 years may be sent by the forwarding authority with the application
• Head of Office must certify particulars, vigilance clearance, integrity and no penalty in last 10 years
• ACRs from 01/04/2021 to 31/03/2026 to be enclosed per Head of Office certificate

DPA Recruitment 2026 - Important Links

Official Source

This article is based on the official notification of Deendayal Port Authority, Advertisement No. GA/PS/2225/Estate/2026/3577, dated 6 November 2026. Candidates should verify every detail in that notification before applying.