This circular announces a vacancy for the position of Chairperson at Visakhapatnam Port Authority. The role is open to officers of the Joint Secretary level (or equivalent) under the Central Staffing Scheme, as well as Port officers and employees of Kamarajar Port Limited. The document details the pay scale, eligibility criteria – including experience requirements – and the application process, emphasizing online submissions through the SUPREMO portal and specified email addresses. It also outlines the required documentation (cadre clearance, vigilance clearance, bio-data) and specifies a deadline of October 30, 2025, for nominations. Applicants must have a ‘Very Good’ grading in their APARs for the last five years and a minimum of two years of service remaining.
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F.No. 1/2/2025-EO(SM-I)
Government of India
Secretariat of the
Appointments Committee of the Cabinet
Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions
Department of Personnel and Training
- The Chief Secretaries of all the State Governments.
- The Secretaries of all the Ministries/Departments of Government of India.
Subject: Filling up the post of Chairperson (JS Level), Visakhapatnam Port Authority, Visakhapatnam under the Ministry of Ports, Shipping and Waterways – reg.
Sir/Madam,
It is proposed to fill up the post of Chairperson (JS Level), Visakhapatnam Port Authority, Visakhapatnam under the Ministry of Ports, Shipping and Waterways on deputation basis with pay at level 14 (Rs. 1,44,200-2,18,200/-) of the Pay Matrix for officers empanelled to hold Joint Secretary or equivalent posts at the centre under Central Staffing Scheme and [Rs 2,00,000 – 3,70,000/- (IDA Pattern)] for Port officers and employees of Kamarajar Port Limited vice Shri M. Angamuthu, IAS(AM:2002).
- Names of willing and eligible officers, may be recommended to this office along with cadre clearance, vigilance clearance and detailed bio-data (through SUPREMO link: https://supremo.nic.in). In case the officers are currently on deputation outside the cadre, the nomination may be forwarded with the approval of the competent authority/Minister-in-charge concerned.
- Eligibility conditions for the post of Chairperson (JS Level), Visakhapatnam Port Authority is enclosed as Annexure.
- The last date for submission of application for the above referred circular is upto 30.10.2025. Nominations are to be routed through DoPT online interface (DoPT website >> EO Division >> Apply for posts of CSS, CVO and Others- Non-CSS category >> SUPREMO; through SUPREMO link: https://supremo.nic.in) for those officers who have not yet applied for any other posts online this year. Nominations as well as all correspondence on the subject may be routed through email id: dirsm@nic.in and useosm1@nic.in only. This office is not accepting any physical communication.
Yours faithfully,
(Sakshi Mittal)
Director
Tel. No. 24010544
Copy to:-
- Ministry of Ports, Shipping and Waterways (Shri T. K. Ramachandran, Secretary), New Delhi w.r.t. their O.M. No. A-12022/8/2025-PE-I dated 25.09.2025.
- Technical Director, NIC, Computer Cell, DOPT, New Delhi for uploading this vacancy circular on the official website of this Department.
- PA to Director(SM), DOPT, New Delhi with a request to arrange to upload this vacancy circular through bulk e-mailing system of officers.
ELIGIBILITY CONDITIONS FOR THE POST OF CHAIRPERSON, VISAKHAPATNAM PORT AUTHORITY
| Chairperson: | Eligibility Criteria |
|---|---|
| Pay Scales: | Officers at the |
| (i) Level 14 (Rs. 144200-218200/-) for Officers empanelled to hold Joint Secretary or equivalent posts at the centre under Central Staffing Scheme. | |
| (ii) Rs. 2,00,000 – 3,70,000/- (IDA pattern) for Port officers and KPL employees. |
Note: (1) * The employees of Kamarajar Port Limited holding equivalent posts with corresponding pay scale and length of service will be eligible for consideration. (2) The posts of Chairperson and Deputy Chairperson are Selection Posts for which the benchmark in overall grading of APARs for last five years should not be below ‘Very Good’. (3) Applicants with left over service of 2 years or more (as on the date of arising of vacancy or closing date of submission of applications, whichever is later) will only be considered for appointment. N.B.: The email subject format may be as under: Subject: Post – Visakhapatnam Port Authority – Chairperson – [Name of the officer, Service Batch – cadre] – Application for – reg.