DDA Recruitment through GATE 2026 – The Delhi Development Authority will release the notification for the DDA Recruitment through GATE 2026. The application form for the recruitment of Assistant Executive Engineers will be activated on the official website. Eligible candidates with a Bachelor's degree in Mechanical, Electrical, and Civil engineering fields can apply for DDA recruitment through GATE 2026. Only candidates with valid GATE 2026 scores will be considered for shortlisting for the recruitment process. The selection process for DA recruitment includes a personal interview. For more details regarding the DDA Recruitment through GATE 2026, including important dates, eligibility criteria, and the application process, please refer to the official notification.
Candidates can select more than one courses for MTech admissions at various IITs, IISc and other engineering colleges. Here is the list of courses and their codes under MTech admissions.
Aerospace Engineering | AE | CE, ME, XE |
Agricultural Engineering | AG | CE |
Architecture and Planning | AR | CE, GE |
Biomedical Engineering | BM | BT, IN |
Biotechnology | BT | BM, XL |
Civil Engineering | CE | AE, AG, AR, ES, GE, NM, XE |
Chemical Engineering | CH | ES, PE, XE |
Computer Science and Information Technology | CS | DA, EC, GE, MA, PH, ST |
Chemistry | CY | XE, XL |
Data Science & Artificial Intelligence | DA | CS, EC, EE, MA, ME, PH, ST, XE |
Electronics and Communication Engineering | EC | CS, DA, EE, IN, PH |
Electrical Engineering | EE | DA, EC, IN, PH |
Environmental Science & Engineering | ES | CE, CH, GE |
Ecology and Evolution | EY | XL |
Geomatics Engineering | GE | AR, CE, CS, ES, GG |
Geology and Geophysics | GG | GE |
Instrumentation Engineering | IN | BM, EC, EE, ME |
Mathematics | MA | CS, DA, PH, ST |
Mechanical Engineering | ME | AE, DA, IN, NM, PI, XE |
Mining Engineering | MN | - |
Metallurgical Engineering | MT | XE |
Naval Architecture and Marine Engineering | NM | CE, ME |
Petroleum Engineering | PE | CH |
Physics | PH | CS, DA, EC, EE, MA, XE |
Production and Industrial Engineering | PI | ME, XE |
Statistics | ST | CS, DA, MA, XH |
Textile Engineering and Fibre Science | TF | - |
Engineering Sciences | XE | AE, CE, CH, CY, DA, ME, MT, PH, PI |
Humanities & Social Sciences | XH | ST |
Life sciences | XL | BT, CY, EY |
Eligibility Parameters for DDA | Specifications |
Nationality | Only Indians can apply |
Qualifying Examination | Candidates must have passed a full time 4 years bachelor’s degree in Civil, Electrical,Mechanical Engineering |
Age Limit | The maximum age limit for the General category candidates is 30 years. The minimum age allowed is 21 years Relaxation to different category candidates as per Govt regulations |
NOC | All candidates employed in Government/Semi-Government/Central/State Government Departments/Public Sector Undertakings are required to produce ‘No Objection Certificate’ from their employer during the interview if they are shortlisted. |
S.No. | Discipline | GATE Paper Code |
1 | Mechanical | ME |
2 | Civil Engineering | MT |
3 | Electrical Engineering | EE |
Candidates having a valid GATE 2026 score can apply, but only for one discipline.
Candidates can fill out the online application form using the link.
Candidates will have to register, fill their personal, academic and other requisite details, enter their GATE 2026 details before submitting the form.
Candidates need to keep the following documents and information ready with them before they start filling the application form of DDA recruitment through GATE 2026.
S. No | Documents | Size | Format |
1. | Photograph | Less than 100 kb | JPG or JPEG |
2. | Signature | Less than 100 kb | JPG or JPEG |
Active email address, the valid mobile number which the candidates had used in the GATE 2026 application form
Candidates need to follow the steps that are given below for Registration and filling the application form of DDA Recruitment through GATE 2026.
Step 1- Registration- Candidates, who have qualified the GATE 2026 exam, will have to register for DDA Recruitment by filling the online application form. To register, they will have to enter their name, mobile number, email ID and post applied.
Step 2- Generation of OTP- A One-time password (OTP) will be sent to the mobile number and email address of the candidate which has to be used to move to the next stage of filling the application form of the DDA recruitment through GATE 2026.
Step 3- Filling of online application form – After registration, candidates will have to fill their academic, personal, GATE details and other particulars in the application form of DDA.
Step 4- View the registered data- Candidates can check all the details which they have filled in the application form by logging.
Step 4 - Payment of Registration Fee - The candidates will have to pay the application fee in online mode.
Registration Fee
Step 5- Printout of the registration slip- Once the candidates have filled the application form, they can submit it and then view all the information which they have furnished. After that, candidates can take a printout of the registration slip. Candidates need to send any hard copy of application form to DDA office.
Candidates who meet the eligibility criteria mentioned above and have qualified the GATE 2026 examination along with registration for DDA for recruitment to the above posts, will be shortlisted for interview on the basis of their GATE Score. The weightage of GATE Score will be 85% and the interview will be 15%.
Job Profile: Candidates will be selected as “Assistant Executive Engineers.”
Training & Probation: Once selected, candidates will be put on a probation period of two years and in-house training regarding departmental procedures, etc. Probation of the candidates will be confirmed after completing/passing the departmental examination prescribed by DDA.
The GATE cutoff is the minimum qualifying mark that every candidate has to secure in the exam. Candidates who fail to secure less than the cutoff shall not be eligible to participate in the DDA recruitment. Candidates can refer to the previous year's cutoff to predict the DDA recruitment cutoff.
| GATE Paper | Job Name | Category | Cutoff |
| Civil Engineering (CE) | Assistant Engineer(Civil) | General | 915 |
| OBC | 889 | ||
| SC | 796 | ||
| ST | 885 | ||
| Electrical Engineering (EE) | Assistant Executive Engineer (Electrical) | General | 1000 |
| OBC | 916 | ||
| Mechanical Engineering (ME) | Assistant Engineer(Mechanical) | General | 1000 |
| OBC | 916 |
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