Conduct of G-category examination for the year 2024 under Regulation 13 of CBLR,2018 by Mumbai Customs Commissionerate.

धान आयु (सामाय) सीमा शुक का कायालय OFFICE OF THE PRINCIPAL COMMISSIONER OF CUSTOMS (GENERAL) कटमोकरअनुभाग,नवीन सीमाशुक भवन, CUSTOMS BROKER SECTION, NEW CUSTOM HOUSE, बेलाडइटेट,मुंबई – I BALLARD ESTATE, MUMBAI – I PUBLIC NOTICE NO. 38/2023 and Date-01-12-2023 DIN: 20231277000000838928 Subject Conduct of G-category examination for the year 2024 under Regulation 13 of CBLR, 2018 by Mumbai Customs Commissionerate- Reg. Applications are invited from Indian Citizen to appear in online written examination for issuance of G-Card under Regulation 13(5) of the Customs Brokers Licensing Regulations, 2018 (CBLR), as amended. A copy of said regulation is available on (www.nacin.gov.in) and (www.cbic.gov.in) 2. ELIGIBILITY: - 2.1. Valid H card holders, dully approved by the Deputy Commissioner of Customs or Assistant Commissioner of Customs, Customs Broker Section, Mumbai under CBLR, 2018, as amended, issued on or before 30.11.2023 are eligible to appear in the aforesaid examination. As per regulation 13(5) of CBLR, 2018, only four attempts are available to the candidate from the date of appointment as H' Card holder. 2.2. An employee of Authorized Couriers (duly approved by Dy./Asst. Commissioner of Customs, Mumbai) having a valid ID Card issued on or before 30.11.2023 are eligible to appear in the aforesaid examination. Only four attempts are allowed from the date of appointment as employee of Authorized Courier. 3. MODE OF APPLICATION: 3.1 For H card holder: - The application has to be submitted through the CBLMS portal only (https://cblms.gov.in) under the tab Examination/G- category Examinations/Mumbai Customs by clicking on Apply. A User Manual on CBLMS portal is available incorporating the steps to be followed by the applicants for getting registered as a NEW USER'. The CBLMS portal will be active for accepting applications for the exam from 05.12.2023 till 25.12.2023 (by 06.00 pm) only. No application form in manual mode shall be accepted.
3.2. For employees of Authorized Couriers: - The application has to be submitted in offline mode either by hand or through speed post from 05.12.2023 till 25.12.2023 (by 06.00 pm) in the format enclosed as Annexure- A. In case of Registered/ Speed post the application should be sent to “The CUS/5363/2023-CBS-O/o PR COMMR-CUS-GEN-Zone-I-Mumbai I/1575617/2023

Deputy Commissioner of Customs, Customs Broker Section, 3rd Floor, New Customs House, Ballard Estate, Mumbai-400001” and in case of delivery by hand it must be submitted in SEVOTTAM, Ground Floor, New Customs House only. 4 . OTHER INSTRUCTIONS WITH REGARDS TO THE APPLICATION AND EXAMINATION: 4.1 Before submitting the application, applicant should ensure the completeness of the application in all aspects including the formats of the photograph and signature. Incomplete applications shall be summarily rejected without any notice/deficiency memo.No correspondence in this regard shall be entertained by this office. 4.2 TR-6 Challan of Rs. 500/- as Examination Fee' paid in favour of the Pr. Commissioner of Customs, New Custom House has to be uploaded in the application form as explained in the User Manual. 4.3 The applicants have to submit a self-declaration to affirm that he/she has not exhausted 4 attempts of G-card examination since his appointment as H- card holder at any of the Customs Broker. Prescribed format for the said self- declaration is annexed with this Public Notice as Annexure-B. 5. LIST OF ELIGIBLE CANDIDATE: 5.1 For H card holder: - A list of eligible candidates will be displayed on or before 12.01.2024 on the website www.cblms.gov.in & www.mumbaicustomsZone1.gov.in. Admit cards containing the details of venue, examination date & time to the eligible candidates will be issued through the CBLMS portal from 15.01.2024 to 19.01.2024. No admit card will be issued through offline mode. 5.2 Employees of Authorized Couriers: - A list of eligible candidates will be displayed on or before 12.01.2024 on the website www.mumbaicustomszone1.gov.in. Admit cards containing the details of venue, examination date & time to the eligible candidates will be issued manually from 15.01.2024 to 19.01.2024 (06.00 PM). The eligible candidates either in person or through their dully authorized representative need to collect the Admit Card from Customs Broker Section, 3rd Floor, New Customs House, Ballard Estate, Mumbai-400001. Candidates or their authorized representative are advised to carry a valid photo Identity card in order to collect the admit cards. No admit card will be issued after the prescribed period. 6. EXAMINATION PATTERN: 6.1 The examination shall be a 02-hour duration written examination in the form of Multiple Choice Questions (MCQ) for total 300 marks and the minimum CUS/5363/2023-CBS-O/o PR COMMR-CUS-GEN-Zone-I-Mumbai I/1575617/2023

qualifying marks will be 180 i.e. 60% of total marks. The date of examination is 28.01.2024. The examination shall be such as to ascertain the adequacy of knowledge of candidates regarding the provisions of Acts/Rules/ Regulations subject to which goods and baggage are cleared through Customs. The question paper will be bilingual i.e. in Hindi or in English. 6.2 The pattern of the examination will be as follows:
No. of questions : 100 Marking scheme : +3 for each correct answer -1 for each incorrect answer Maximum marks : 300 Qualifying marks : 180 (60%) 6 . 3 . Results of the written examination will be declared on the website www.cblms.gov.in & www.mumbaicustomsZone1.gov.in. 7. ADVISORY FOR APPLICANTS FOR USE OF UNFAIR MEANS AND MIS- STATEMENT OF INFORMATION: 7.1 All the eligible candidates shall bring their Hall Ticket on the examination date to their respective examination centres, failing which they shall not be permitted to appear in the examination. 7.2 Use of any unfair means in the examination is strictly prohibited and action shall be taken against persons found indulging in unfair practices as per law. 7.3 It may be noted that if any suppression or wilful mis-statement of any factual or material information in the application is noticed at any stage even after declaration of the result, the candidate shall be treated as disqualified from the examination and, in addition, will also be liable for appropriate action under the provisions of CBLR, 2018 / or any other law for the time being in force. 8. This issues with the approval of the Principal Commissioner of Customs (G), Mumbai Customs Zone-I. Enclosures: i. Annexure-A (Format for application for the employees of Authorized Couriers) ii. Annexure-B (Prescribed format for the said self-declaration) iii. Annexure-C (Details of issues that may occur while filing application on CBLMS portal)

(PRAMOD ANAND MENDON) ASSISTANT COMMISSIONER, CUS/5363/2023-CBS-O/o PR COMMR-CUS-GEN-Zone-I-Mumbai I/1575617/2023

Customs Broker Section, NCH, Mumbai Copy to:

1. The Chief Commissioner of Customs, Mumbai Customs Zone-I
2. All Pr. Commissioner/Commissioner, NCH, Mumbai.-I
3. EDI, NCH for uploading on website of Mumbai Customs Zone-I
4. The Assistant Commissioner of Customs, CBLMS for necessary action
5. BCBA
6. Authorised Courier, Mumbai
7. Notice Board

Annexure-A APPLICATION FOR G-CARD CATEGORY EXAMINATION-2024 UNDER REGULATION 13 (5) OF CBLR,2018 TO BE CONDUCTED ON 28.01.2024 (To be filled in BLOCK letters) CANDIDATE’S SELF ATTESTED PHOTOGRAPH (along with 2 extra photos)

Name of the applicant

Name and address of the Authorised Courier (along with Registration number) under whom applicant is working.

ID No. as mentioned on the ID card provided by the Authorised Courier under whom applicant is working (enclose self-attested copy

Educational certificate (10+2 or equivalent) (enclose self-attested copy)

Aadhar card copy (enclose self-attested copy)

PAN card copy (enclose self-attested copy)

Date from which working with present Authorised Courier

Residential Address for correspondence

Mobile Number

e-mail ID

Details of earlier attempts, if any, mention year of written (enclose self-declaration in original)

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DECLARATION I, hereby declare that the information furnished above is true and correct. I am aware that, if any information furnished above is found to be incorrect at any stage, I would be liable for action as per rules in force and disqualification from the examination.

Signature of the Applicant

Annexure-B SELF DECLARATION I hereby affirm that I have not exhausted 4 attempts of G-card examination since my appointment as H-card holder at any of the Customs Broker firm. I understand that an attempt at the written exam shall be deemed to be an attempt and notwithstanding the disqualification/cancellation of application, the fact of appearance of the applicant at the examination will count as an attempt.

Place: Signature of the Applicant: Date: Name of the Applicant:

Annexure-C CLARIFICATION FOR FILLING CBLMS APPLICATION All desirous candidates may refer to the following clarifications before filling their application form: Issue 1: Error message received a "G-category-examinations application is CUS/5363/2023-CBS-O/o PR COMMR-CUS-GEN-Zone-I-Mumbai I/1575617/2023

not allowed on this profile" This error is generated when the application for G-category examination is being filled up from the CB profile. The Customs Broker cannot login using their own credentials and fill the application form on behalf of their employees. As mentioned in User Manual for G-category examination, every H-card holder who wishes to apply for the aforesaid examination needs to create a self CBLMS Login and then fill the application Form using his/her respective CBLMS login credentials. Issue 2: What to fill in the field CBLMS ID of the Customs Broker of the application form and where to find it. Every Customs Broker once registered on CBLMS portal has been assigned a unique CBLMS ID which looks like 2023MUMBO0001. Hence, every H-card holder who wishes to apply for the aforesaid examination needs to fill the CBLMS ID of their employer (Customs Broker). This CBLMS ID may be found out by entering the PAN card details or name of their Customs Broker on the link https://cblms.gov.in/search_cb_detail and mention the same in their application form. Issue 3: Can H-card holder of any other Customs Commissionerate other than Mumbai Customs Commissionerate apply for the aforesaid examination. Only H-card holders registered/ licensed in Mumbai Customs Commissionerate can apply for the aforesaid examination. Issue 4: where to upload self-declaration on the number of attempts applicant has availed of. Field marked as "Any Other Relevant Document" Issue 5: Where to upload Aadhaar Card. Attention is invited to Regulation 13 (3) of CBLR, 2018 which stipulates that an employed person by Customs Broker shall possess the Aadhaar number issued to him/her. Hence, applicants are required to present their Aadhar card as & when required to the satisfaction of competent authority. The Aadhar card should have been issued before the date of issuance of this Public Notice. NOTE: i. All the documents uploaded on portal/submitted through Sevottam should be self-attested at the time of submission. ii. All the documents have to be submitted along with the application form between 01.12.2023 to 30.12.2023 upto 06:00 PM. Applications received after the stipulated date and time shall be summarily rejected. iii. Candidates are directed to go through this Public Notice carefully and the CUS/5363/2023-CBS-O/o PR COMMR-CUS-GEN-Zone-I-Mumbai I/1575617/2023

applicants must ensure the correctness/completeness of the details filled in the application before submitting the application, as incorrect/incomplete application shall be rejected without any Notice/ Deficiency Memo issued to the applicant. No correspondence in this regard shall be entertained by this office. Incomplete/incorrect applications shall be summarily rejected.

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