The Ministry of Defence has approved 18 job fairs for ex-servicemen in 2026-27, to be held by the Directorate General Resettlement (DGR). The sanction order from the Department of Ex-Servicemen Welfare (DESW), dated 16 June 2026, lists the cities, from Coimbatore and Nagrota to Shillong and Gurugram. It also tells DGR how to spread the word and how to track who gets a job.

The 18 cities

The order approves DGR’s proposal for 18 job fairs across India in FY 2026-27, at these locations:

In order: Coimbatore, Nagrota, Kota, Gandhinagar, Prayagraj, Ludhiana, Raipur, Nagpur, Bhubaneswar, Thiruvananthapuram, Siliguri, Mumbai, Shillong, Gwalior, Visakhapatnam, Mathura, Gorakhpur or Agra, Ranchi and Gurugram.

What the order asks DGR to do

In short, details of each fair should reach you through newspapers, social media, your Sainik Board and your ECHS polyclinic, and DGR will follow up after the fair to see whether you got a job.

What you should do

• Watch for the fair in your city through your Zila Sainik Board, ECHS polyclinic or the DGR website, dgrindia.gov.in
• Register in advance. For earlier DGR fairs, ex-servicemen registered free on esmhire.com
• Give a working phone number and email, and state the kind of work you want, because DGR will use these to follow up
• On the day, carry your ESM identity card and copies of your biodata; DGR asked for 5 copies at its Delhi fair in March 2026

The Thiruvananthapuram fair on the list was held on 6 November 2026, so the series is already under way.

Keep in mind

• The order does not give dates or venues. Check the notice for each fair before you travel
• Job fairs are free for ex-servicemen. Never pay anyone who promises you a job

This article explains the DESW order in simple words. The official order and DGR’s notices have the final word.

Sources

1. DESW: Sanction for conduct of Job Fair by DGR for FY 2026-27, 16 June 2026 (Resettlement Sanctions page)
2. DGR job fair for ex-servicemen, New Delhi, 20 March 2026: free registration on esmhire.com
3. Delhi job fair, March 2026: ESM asked to carry I-card and five copies of biodata
4. Kerala Kaumudi: ex-servicemen job fair at Pangode, Thiruvananthapuram, 6 November 2026