POWERGRID Engineer Trainee Recruitment 2026: 319 Posts

Power Grid Corporation of India Limited (POWERGRID), a Maharatna company under the Ministry of Power, has issued Notice No. 2 dated 3 November 2026 with the vacancies for Engineer Trainee through GATE 2026, under Advertisement No. CC/04/2025 dated 27 September 2025. There are 319 posts: 250 in Electrical, 48 in Civil and 21 in Computer Science, including 10 backlog posts. Only GATE 2026 scores count. Online applications run from 3 November 2026 (5 PM) to 18 November 2026 (11:59 PM).

Important Dates

• Online application and fee payment opens: 3 November 2026, 5 PM
• Last date: 18 November 2026, 11:59 PM

Vacancy Details

Eligibility

• Full-time B.E., B.Tech or B.Sc (Engg.) in the matching discipline with at least 60% marks or equivalent CGPA (pass marks for SC, ST and PwBD reserved posts).
• Qualified in the matching GATE 2026 paper: EE for Electrical, CE for Civil, CS for Computer Science.
• Upper age limit 28 years as on 31 December 2025; OBC 3, SC/ST 5 and PwBD 10 years more.

Salary and Bond

• One-year training in the Rs 40,000-1,40,000 (IDA) scale; about Rs 11 lakh CTC a year during training.
• After training: Engineer in the E2 scale of Rs 50,000-1,60,000, about Rs 22.5 lakh CTC a year.
• Service bond to serve at least three years after training: Rs 5 lakh (General, OBC, EWS), Rs 2.5 lakh (SC, ST, PwBD).

Selection Process

• Shortlisting on GATE 2026 normalised marks out of 100, then Group Discussion and Personal Interview.
• Final weightage: GATE 85%, Group Discussion 3%, Interview 12%.
• Interview qualifying marks: 40% for UR/EWS and 30% for OBC, SC, ST and PwBD reserved posts.

How to Apply

• Register on powergrid.in with your GATE 2026 registration number and application number exactly as on the GATE admit card.
• Fee Rs 500 online; no fee for SC, ST, PwBD and departmental candidates.
• Upload photo (up to 50 KB), signature (up to 30 KB) and certificates in PDF; no hard copy is to be posted.

Before You Apply

• Read the full official notice linked at the end of this page, as it is the final word on eligibility.
• Keep your certificates, ID proof, category certificate and experience proof ready before you start.
• Check your name and date of birth against your 10th certificate.
• Do not leave it for the last day. Late or incomplete applications are not considered.
• Keep a copy of what you submit, and any receipt or acknowledgement.

Prepare with MockGhar

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