Public Notice - Release of online written examination date for CBLR-2025 under Customs Brokers Licensing Regulations-2018 (as amended) -reg. - 10/2024

Sep 26, 2026

Public Notice 10/2024 informs applicants about the online Customs Brokers Licensing Written Examination for 2025. The examination is scheduled in March 2025 at designated centres across India, and applicants must select the correct Policy section in the CBLMS application because submission is allowed only once. The “F Category Exam & License” application must be submitted in the online mode between 22.10.2024 and 21.11.2024 up to 2400 Hrs, with a prescribed fee of Rs. 500.

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GOVERNMENT OF INDIA वि􀀉त्त मंत्रालय,राजस्􀀉 वि􀀉भाग Ministry of Finance, Department of Revenue सीमा शुल्क आयुक्त (नि􀀚􀀉ारक) का काया􀀛 लय
Office of the Commissioner of Customs (Preventive)प􀀉􀀞त्तर क्षेत्र, North Eastern Region
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110 MG Road, Custom House, Shillong, Meghalaya फो􀀚/Phone: 0364 – 2222597, 2225325, 2229005, 2210103
[Email:](Email: cus.shg-meg@nic.in)[ ](Email: cus.shg-meg@nic.in)[cus.shg-meg@nic.in](Email: cus.shg-meg@nic.in) | | --- | --- | Public Notice. 10/2024 Sub: Release of online written examination date for CBLR-2025 under Customs Brokers Licensing Regulations-2018 (as amended) -reg. All the applicants and concerned are hereby informed that the online Customs Brokers Licensing Written Examination for the year 2025 is scheduled to be held in March 2025 at designated centres all over India. Applicants should carefully choose the Policy section while filling out the application form in CBLMS. Policy section means the Customs Commissionerate having jurisdiction over the area where the applicant intends to carry business . The list of Policy Section is available on the CBLMS Portal under the tab “Contact Us”. It is essential to ensure that the application form is filled out and submitted with complete and accurate information, as it can be submitted only once. The complete “F Category Exam & License” application must be submitted from 22.10.2024 to 21.11.2024 up to 2400 Hrs in Online mode only on the CBLMS Portal ( [https://cblms.gov.in](https://cblms.gov.in)) The applicant must pay the prescribed fee of Rs. 500/- (Rupees five hundred only) either online in the “F Category Exam & License” application form or through a manual challan at the Policy Section and upload a copy of this manual in the “F category Exam & License” application. No application will be accepted without successful payment of the fee. The online written examination will be a Computer Based Exam with Multiple Choice Questions (MCQs) of two and half hours (10.30 Hrs to 13.00 Hrs) duration. Questions will be bilingual i.e. in English and Hindi. The pattern of the examination will be as follows: No. of Questions: 150 Marking scheme: +3 for each correct answer, -1 for each incorrect answer Maximum marks: 450 Qualifying marks: 270 (60%) The syllabus of examination is prescribed in Regulation 6(7) of the Customs Brokers Licensing Regulations, 2018 as amended. Those qualifying in the said examination will have to appear for oral examination in terms of Regulation 6 of the said Regulations. The Oral examination will be held during the second quarter of the calendar year 2025. The pass percentage marks for qualifying in the oral examination will be 60%. Attention is invited to the Guidelines dated 29.08.2018 issued by the Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment. Department of Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities (Divyangjan) and circulated by CBIC vide letter dated 10.10.2018 pertaining to the persons with benchmark disability. It is hereby advised that eligible candidates meeting these criteria of benchmark disability and willing to avail the benefit of these guidelines should appropriately intimate about their eligibility and willingness so that necessary arrangements can be made by the exam conducting authority and its partner agencies. A dummy question paper for the purpose of awareness of candidates will be made available on the CBIC and [NACIN websites](NACIN websites www.cbic.gov.in)[ ](NACIN websites www.cbic.gov.in)[www.cbic.gov.in](NACIN websites www.cbic.gov.in) [and](and www.nacin.gov.in)[ ](and www.nacin.gov.in)[www.nacin.gov.in](and www.nacin.gov.in) under the icon/tab from February 2025. A link to download the admit card will also be provided therein. Admit cards shall also be sent by e-mail to eligible applicants 12 days in advance before the date of examination . For the convenience of candidates, other necessary details like list of centres, guidelines to the ca

FAQs

When is the online Customs Brokers Licensing Written Examination for 2025 scheduled?

The online written examination for the year 2025 is scheduled to be held in March 2025 at designated centres all over India.

What is the submission period and mode for the “F Category Exam & License” application?

The complete “F Category Exam & License” application must be submitted in online mode only on the CBLMS Portal from 22.10.2024 to 21.11.2024 up to 2400 Hrs.

What are the written exam duration, question count, and marking scheme?

The computer-based written exam lasts 2.5 hours (10.30 Hrs to 13.00 Hrs), includes 150 multiple-choice questions, and uses +3 for each correct answer and -1 for each incorrect answer, with maximum marks 450 and qualifying marks 270 (60%).

How is the oral examination scheduled and what is the pass percentage?

The oral examination will be held during the second quarter of the calendar year 2025, and the pass percentage for qualifying is 60%.

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