Public Notice - 05/2025-26 - Conduct of online examination for Customs Brokers Licensing Examination (Year 2026) - NACIN

Sep 26, 2026

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Public notice detailing the conduct of online examination under Regulation 6 of the Customs Brokers Licensing Regulations, 2018, by NACIN for the Customs Brokers Licensing Examination for the year 2026. The written Computer Based Exam will be held in the first quarter of 2026 at designated examination centres across India, with bilingual questions in English and Hindi. Applicants must submit the complete “F Category Exam & License” application in the CBLMS portal within the specified dates, pay the prescribed fee of 500/-, and qualify written marks to appear for the oral examination. Guidelines for persons with benchmark disabilities and a practice test are also referenced.

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Practice test and admit card

Fax No.:(0288-2772702) Phone No.:(0288-2772701) Date:19.09.2025 F.No.CUS/Tech/248/2025-Tech-0/o Commr-Cus-Prev-Jamnagar Public Notice No.05/2025-26/CCP/Jamnagar Subject:Conduct of online examination under Regulation 6 of CustomsBrokers Licensing Regulations,2018 by the National Academy ofCustoms,Indirect Taxes and Narcotics(NACIN),Palasamudram-reg The written examination of Customs Brokers Licensing Examination,forthe Year 2026,shall be conducted by NACIN in the first quarter of 2026 at thedesignated examination centres across India. 2. Applicants should carefully choose the Policy Section while filling out theapplication form in CBLMS.Policy Section means the CustomsCommissionerate having jurisdiction over the area where the applicantintends to carry business.The list of Policy Section is available on the CBLMSPortal under the tab "Contact Us".It is essential to ensure that the applicationform is filled out and submitted with complete and accurate information,as itcan be submitted only once.The complete "F Category Exam &License"anplication must be submitted from 14.10.2025 to 13.11.2025 un-to ip mode only on the CBLMS Porta24:00 Hrs in onlne mode only on the CBLrOdlk(https: cblms.gOV.in. 3. The applicant must pay the prescribed fee of 500/-(Rupees fivehundred only)either online in the "F Category Exam &License"applicationform or through a manual challan at the Policy Section and upload a copy of thismanual challan in the "F Category Exam &License"application.Noapplication will be accepted without successful payment of the fee. 4. The online written examination will be a Computer Based Exam withMultiple Cholce Questions(MCQs)of two and half hours(10:30 Hrs to 13:00Hrs)duration,Questions will be bilingual l.e.in Engllsh and Hindl.The pattern ofthe examination will be as follows; 150 No.of questions : +3 for each correct answer Marking scheme : -1 for each incorrect answer 450 Maximum marks : Qualifying marks 270(60%) : 5. The syllabus of examination is prescribed in Regulation 6(7)of theCustoms Brokers Licensing Regulations,2018,as amended.Those qualifying inthe said examination will have to appear for oral examination in terms ofRegulation 6 of the said Regulations. 6. The oral examination will be held during the second quarter of thecalendar year 2026.The pass percentage marks for qualifying in the oralexamination will be 60%. 7. Attention is invited to the Guidelines dated 29.08.2018 issued bythe Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment,Department ofEmpowerment of Persons with Disabilities(Divyangjan)and circulatedby CBIC vide letter dated 10.10.2018 pertaining to the persons withbenchmark disability.It is hereby advised that eligible candidatesmeeting these criteria of benchmark disability and willing to avail thebenefit of these guidelines should appropriately intimate about theireligibility and willingness so that necessary arrangements can be madeby the exam conducting authority and its partner agencies. 8. A dummy question paper for the purpose of awareness of candidates willbe made available on the CBIC and NACIN websites www.cbic.gov.in andwww.nacin.gov.in under the icon/tab well before the exam.A link to download the admit card willalso be provided therein.Admit cards shall also be sent by e-mail to eligibleapplicants 12 days in advance before the date of examination.For theconvenience of candidates,other necessary details like list of centers,guidelinesto the candidates,help desk,e-mall ID,etc.willalso be made available underthe said icon/tab, 221 Copy To;As per mailing list

FAQs

Who conducts the Customs Brokers Licensing Examination for 2026?

The National Academy of Customs, Indirect Taxes and Narcotics (NACIN) conducts the written examination for the year 2026.

What are the exam dates and delivery mode for the written examination?

The written examination is scheduled for the first quarter of 2026 and will be conducted in online, Computer Based Exam mode.

How does the written exam marking scheme work?

The scheme provides +3 for each correct answer and -1 for each incorrect answer, with maximum marks stated as 450 and qualifying marks as 270 (60%).

What is the next stage after qualifying the written examination?

Candidates who qualify in the written examination must appear for an oral examination as per Regulation 6, with a pass percentage of 60%.

Sep 26, 2026

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