Powergrid Recruitment through GATE: Powergrid is a central government’s public sector undertaking and it offers various opportunities for employment for the Indian nationals for various posts. The authority has issued a recruitment notification for the post of EXECUTIVE TRAINEEs in the disciplines of Electrical, Electronics, Civil and Computer Science. Candidates, who think that they are eligible to apply for the posts, can apply. Candidates would be selected based on their performance in GATE followed by a personal interview. There is an organized recruitment process and candidates pass through the stages of the selection process to be part of the undertaking.
The write-up given here contains all the essential details about the Powergrid Recruitment through GATE exam. Through the post, candidates can get all the essential information about the Powergrid Recruitment Application Form, Eligibility Criteria, Important Dates, and Selection Procedure.
Powergrid Recruitment through GATE Important Dates
The important dates are available in the following chart:
| S.No. | Name of the Events | Dates Assigned |
| 1. | GATE Application Form | 1st September 2018 |
| 2. | GATE Application Form filling submission last date | 21st September 2018 (1st October with late fee) |
| 3. | GATE Admit Card Download From | 4th January 2019 |
| 4. | POWERGRID Application Form | January 2019 |
| 5. | Last date for Online Registration | January 2019 |
| 6. | Interview/ GD | May/June 2019 |
Note: The dates mentioned in the above table have been updated according to the latest announcement.
Powergrid Recruitment through GATE Eligibility Criteria
It is very necessary for all the applicants to make sure that they must fulfill the eligibility criteria before they apply for the selection in Powergrid through GATE exam. The details about the eligibility criteria are given in the following points:
- Candidates must be the citizen of India.
- The upper age of candidates should be 28 years as on 31st December 2018.
- The applicants must have qualified any one of the engineering course from a recognized institute such as B.tech, B.E. or B.Sc (Engg.).
In addition to that, candidates must have attained minimum 65% marks or its equivalent CGPA in the graduation.- Candidates, who are waiting for their result and expecting it to be announced by 14th August 2019, are also eligible to apply for the recruitment process.
Age Relaxation
Candidates, who belong to the reserved category, will be offered the relaxation in their upper age. The details about the age relaxation in the upper age are given in the table below:
| S.No. | Category of Candidates | Relaxation for Age |
| 1 | OBC(NCL) candidates {for ET (Electrical), ET (Electronics) ET (Civil) and ET (Computer Science)} | 3 years (for posts reserved for the respective category) |
| 2 | SC candidates {for ET (Electrical), ET (Electronics)ET (Civil) and ET (Computer Science)} | 5 years (for posts reserved for the respective category) |
| 3 | ST candidates {for ET (Electrical), ET (Electronics)ET (Civil) | 5 years (for posts reserved for the respective category) |
| 4 | For PwD candidates | 10 years over and above category relaxation |
| 5 | J&K Domicile / Ex-Servicemen/ Victims of riots | As per Govt. of India directives |
Powergrid Recruitment through GATE Application Form
The details about the application form are given in the following points. Candidates should be careful enough while applying for the recruitment.
- The application form is available online on the official website of PSU.
- It will be required for the applicants to fill all the details such as the name, address and the details of the educational; qualification in the application form.
- In addition to that, candidates must need to upload the scanned photo and signature in the application form in the prescribed format.
- The general communication details will also be filled in the application form such as the valid email ID and the mobile number.
- Candidates will also enter the registration number of GATE application form in the PSU’s application form.
- They will have to make the payment of Rs.500/- in online mode as application fee. SC/ST/PwD/ Ex-SM/ Departmental candidates are not required to pay the fee.
- Candidates will have to take the printout of the filled and submitted application form for the further reference.
Selection Procedure
- The selection of the candidates in the PSU for the posts will be on the basis of the score attained by them in the GATE exam.
- The final selection of the candidates will be done after the commencement of the interview and group discussion.
- Candidates need to work on their communication and personality to get selected in the interview and GD test.
Group Discussion/ Interview
The GD and personal interview will be last but not the least process of selection. Candidates have tom prepare well for GD and personality test. In order to get qualified in Interview, candidates have to cross the below-mentioned cutoff:
- Unreserved Category- 40%;
- OBC (NCL)/SC/ST/ PwD- 30%;
Candidates need to take all the documents as given below in the following points:
- A valid photo ID
- GATE Admit Card
- GATE Score Card
- Original Certificates pertaining to the Academic Qualifications
- Category Certificate if applicable
- Medical Certificate for PwD candidates
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