SMC Surat Sports Coach Recruitment 2026 — 8 Posts, Apply by 24 Oct

Surat Municipal Corporation (SMC), the civic body of Surat in Gujarat, has invited online applications for 8 Honorary Coach posts, one each in Table Tennis, Badminton, Volleyball, Kho-Kho, Kabaddi, Judo, Karate and Gym, for its newly built sports complex at Navagam Dindoli in the South East Zone. The coaches are engaged on a fixed monthly honorarium of ₹10,000 for 11 months on a contract basis. Candidates up to 50 years of age who hold an NIS or equivalent coaching qualification, a B.P.Ed/D.P.Ed/M.P.Ed degree, or an H.S.C. pass with state or national level sports participation or coaching experience can apply online from 15 October 2026 to 24 October 2026, which makes this a Surat Gujarat government job opportunity for trained sportspersons. Selected coaches will train players in their sport at the SMC sports complex. The selection process for SMC Honorary Coach 2026 is online application submission, followed by document verification and a walk-in interview at a venue that SMC will intimate by SMS to the mobile number given in the form, with the final list prepared as decided by SMC's Staff Selection Committee. The honorarium for SMC Honorary Coach 2026 is a fixed ₹10,000 per month with no other allowance, and no application fee is mentioned in the notification. Candidates for SMC Sports Coach Recruitment 2026 must apply online through the Surat Municipal Corporation website, suratmunicipal.gov.in, between 11:00 AM on 15 October 2026 and 11:00 PM on 24 October 2026. Candidates must read the complete official notification PDF before applying, since it is published in Gujarati, since one candidate can apply for only one sport, and since the post is purely contractual with no claim to regular SMC service.

Route 1 — Passed the NIS (Netaji Subhas National Institute of Sports) diploma/course or an equivalent six-month course from the Sports Authority of India, with at least one year of coaching experience. Route 2 — B.P.Ed, D.P.Ed or M.P.Ed qualification, and physically fit as a PT teacher. Route 3 — H.S.C. (12th) pass with participation at national or state level in the relevant sport, or 2 years of coaching experience. The sports covered are Table Tennis, Badminton, Volleyball, Kho-Kho, Kabaddi, Judo, Karate and Gym. The notification does not state a minimum percentage, and candidates should check in the notification PDF which route applies to which sport.

Maximum 50 years

• Honorary Coach, Table Tennis (1 post), Badminton (1), Volleyball (1), Kho-Kho (1), Kabaddi (1), Judo (1), Karate (1) and Gym (1) — one vacancy in each sport
• Qualification Route 1: Passed NIS or an equivalent six-month Sports Authority of India course, with at least 1 year of coaching experience
• Qualification Route 2: B.P.Ed, D.P.Ed or M.P.Ed qualification, and physically fit as a PT teacher
• Qualification Route 3: H.S.C. (12th) pass with national or state level participation in the relevant sport, or 2 years of coaching experience
• Age: Maximum 50 years; the age cut-off date and age relaxation rules are not stated in the summary reviewed
• Preference: the Gujarati notification appears to give preference to candidates who have won a national or state level medal in the relevant sport, so candidates with such medals should upload proof
• Application Fee: Not mentioned in the notification
• Job Type: Contract, fixed honorarium of ₹10,000 per month for 11 months
• One application per sport: a candidate can apply for only one sport, and where a candidate submits more than one application, only the last confirmed application is considered
• No change is allowed after the application is confirmed, and an application with false or mismatched documents can be rejected at any stage
• Candidates must reach the document verification or walk-in interview venue at their own expense
• Category-wise vacancy details are not specified in the notification

Not mentioned in the notification

₹10,000 per month, fixed honorarium, for 11 months on contract

1. Visit the official Surat Municipal Corporation website: https://www.suratmunicipal.gov.in, and open the recruitment section once the application link goes live on 15 October 2026.
2. Read the notification PDF carefully, since it is in Gujarati, and confirm your qualification route, sport and age limit.
3. Complete User Registration with your email address, mobile number and captcha, verify the mobile OTP, and set a password to finish account completion.
4. Log in, fill in your User Profile with personal details, and select your sport under Apply Now.
5. Fill in Educational Qualification, Experience Details and the Documents section, and attach your sports participation or medal proof where applicable.
6. Upload a scanned photograph (about 5 cm tall and 3.6 cm wide) and signature (about 2.5 cm tall and 7.5 cm wide) in JPG, JPEG or PNG format, with the photograph under 150 KB and the signature under 50 KB.
7. Review the application, tick the declaration, submit and confirm it between 15 October 2026 (11:00 AM) and 24 October 2026 (11:00 PM), and keep a printout.
8. Keep your mobile number active, since SMC sends the document verification and walk-in interview schedule by SMS, and bring original documents.