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NTPC Recruitment Through GATE 2026: NTPC will release the notification for the NTPC recruitment through GATE 2026 online. As per last year's dates, the application is expected to be released in January. The authority will offer jobs in Electrical, Mechanical, Electronics, Civil, Mining and Instrumentation Engineering. The authority will release further details on the official website, ntpc.co.in. Those who have cleared the GATE exam will be able to apply for NTPC recruitment through GATE 2026. The National Thermal Power Corporation (NTPC) will conduct the recruitment drive based on GATE score, personal interview and/or group discussion.
The computer-based test GATE 2026 was conducted on February 7, 8, 14, and 15, 2026 by the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Guwahati.
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Check this article for the information on the NTPC recruitment through GATE salary, eligibility and other details below. Also check the previous year NTPC GATE cutoff here. Candidates can use the GATE college predictor 2026 if they are willing to get MTech admission, while searching for jobs.
Candidates who will be applying for the NTPC 2026 recruitment through GATE can check the important facts about the examination from the table given below.
Highlights | Overview |
Name of PSU | National Thermal Power Corporation (NTPC) |
Available Posts | Engineering Executive Trainees |
Disciplines Required | Electrical, Mechanical and Electronics, Instrumentation, Civil and Mining |
Number of Vacancies | To be announced |
The authorities will announce the NTPC recruitment through GATE 2026 important dates in the form of an information brochure.
Event | Important Dates |
Availability of application form for NTPC Recruitment | January 2026 |
Last date to fill the application form for NTPC Recruitment | February 2026 |
Application form for Special Recruitment of Female Engineering Executive Trainees-2026 | To be notified |
GD & Interview | To be notified |
The authority will announce the number of vacancies through the official notification of GATE 2026 NTPC recruitment. As per last year advertisement, vacancies were announced for Electrical, Mechanical, Electronics, Civil, Mining and Instrumentation Engineering disciplines.
Candidates aspiring to work for NTPC must meet the eligibility criteria for NTPC recruitment through GATE 2026 as mentioned below in the given table. This includes the age limit, nationality, academic qualification, and marks required that are parameters for selection.
Particulars | Details |
Nationality | Only Indian Nationals will be allowed |
Age Limit |
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Academic Qualification |
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Electrical Engineering | Graduation in
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Mechanical Engineering | Graduation in
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Instrumentation Engineering | Graduation in
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Electronic Engineering | Graduation in
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Marks Required |
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Medical Requirement |
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NTPC will allow the candidates of given GATE papers to apply for the recruitment process. Only those candidates who appeared for the papers as defined by the authorities will be offered a job at the PSU.
Discipline Advertised for NTPC | Corresponding GATE paper | Corresponding GATE Paper Code |
Electrical Engineering | EE | |
Mechanical Engineering | ME | |
Instrumentation Engineering | IN | |
Electronics and Communication Engineering | EC |
The application form for the NTPC 2026 recruitment through GATE 2026 will be released on the official website. Candidates will be required to follow the given steps to fill out the NTPC application form for the recruitment process:
How to Apply for NTPC Recruitment through GATE 2026
Open the NTPC website.
Click on “Apply Now”.
The application form window will open.
Enter the GATE 2026 registration number in the application form.
Upload a photograph and signature in .jpeg/ .jpg format (max. file size can be 1 MB),
Fill the other requisite information in the online application form
A unique registration number will be generated that has to be kept safe for reference
Take a printout of the registration slip and keep it for future reference
Candidates willing to apply for the NTPC 2026 recruitment through GATE will be required to pay the prescribed application form fee.
NTPC Recruitment through GATE 2026 Application fee
Category | Application fee |
General/OBC | Rs 300/- |
SC/ST/PwD/XSM/Female | No fee |
Candidates have to fill in the GATE 2026 registration number as mentioned in the admit card.
Fill out the personal and contact details including the email address.
Upload the photograph and signature.
Shortlisted candidates will have to select the online test centre in order to take the NTPC online exam.
The NTPC test centres are Bhopal, Delhi, Chennai, Delhi/NCR, Kolkata, Hyderabad, Mumbai, Patna and Lucknow.
Candidates have to upload their signature and photograph in JPG/JPEG format with a file size of less than 1MB.
The following steps will be followed by NTPC for recruiting the candidates through GATE 2026. Candidates need to follow the in order to be eligible for the recruitment process:
Steps for selection
Stage | Parameter |
Shortlisting of candidates for online test | Candidates are shortlisted for the document verification process based on their GATE 2024 score. |
Group Discussion and Interview | Not applicable |
Selection | GATE 2024 marks are valid for NTPC EET 2026 recruitment through GATE. The appointment order will be issued for the eligible candidate. |
The authorities will release the GATE 2026 cutoff which will decide who will be recruited. The cutoff marks of GATE 2026 for NTPC recruitment define the minimum marks required by the candidates. Candidates can check the table that is given below as it mentions the previous year cutoff. The cutoff of GATE for NTPC recruitment will help the candidates get a fair idea about the probable cutoff scores for the forthcoming session.
Discipline | UR | EWS | OBC | SC | ST | PwBD (OH) | PwBD (HH) | PwBD (MD) |
Electrical | 1027 | 1833 | 776 | 2705 | 3296 | 21016 | 21016 | 21862 |
Mechanical | 919 | 1664 | 953 | 3306 | 5239 | 20556 | 21573 | 7811 |
Electronics | 479 | 1574 | 1254 | 3224 | NA | 24973 | 24005 | NA |
Instrumentation | 1498 | NA | 1908 | 3189 | NA | NA | 2917 | NA |
Civil | 752 | NA | 835 | 7568 | 3784 | 26390 | 21724 | NA |
Mining | 155 | NA | 218 | 844 | 1292 | NA | NA | NA |
Discipline | UR | EWS | OBC | SC | ST | PwBD(OH) | PwBD(HH) | PwBD(MD) |
Electrical | 994 | 2830 | 2054 | 3737 | 4376 | 9261 | NA | NA |
Mechanical | 926 | 2573 | 1971 | 4446 | 6483 | 18113 | 17079 | 11564 |
Electronics | 1169 | 6869 | 2304 | 3751 | 9979 | 14212 | 13449 | NA |
Instrumentation | 3302 | NA | 1643 | 3302 | 3302 | NA | NA | NA |
Civil | 314 | 6031 | 961 | 2380 | 2765 | 4195 | 22486 | NA |
Mining | 309 | 746 | 597 | 998 | 1157 | NA | NA | NA |
Note: In case of a tie (same GATE rank/score), older candidates amongst that category have been given preference.
Branch Name | Category | Cutoff |
Electrical Engineering | General | 68 |
EWS | 59 | |
OBC | 59.33 | |
SC | 50.33 | |
ST | 47.33 | |
Instrumentation Engineering | General | 60 |
EWS | 33 | |
OBC | 44.67 | |
SC | 41.67 | |
ST | 25 | |
Electronics | General | 59.33 |
EWS | 56.67 | |
OBC | 53.67 | |
SC | 41 | |
ST | 37.67 | |
Mechanical Engineering | General | 77.94 |
EWS | 70.6 | |
OBC | 70.08 | |
SC | 58.95 | |
ST | 52.73 |
Branch Name | Category | Cutoff |
Electronics and Communication Engineering | General | 72 |
EWS | 68.33 | |
OBC | 66 | |
SC | 66 | |
ST | 56.67 | |
Electrical Engineering | General | 70 |
EWS | 65 | |
OBC | 64.67 | |
SC | 59 | |
ST | 60.67 | |
Instrumentation Engineering | General | 70 |
EWS | 65 | |
OBC | 64.67 | |
SC | 59 | |
ST | 60.67 | |
Mining | General | 43.33 |
EWS | - | |
OBC | 37 | |
SC | 37 | |
ST | 29.67 | |
Mechanical Engineering | General | 76.06 |
EWS | 73.7 | |
OBC | 72.57 | |
SC | 62.84 | |
ST | 59.31 |
Discipline | UR | OBC | SC | ST | PWD |
Electrical | 64.8695 | 59.5195 | 49.6695 | 45.1695 | 28.8695 |
Mechanical | 73.438 | 71.399 | 60.459 | 54.212 | 42.113 |
Electronics | 52.0805 | 48.55 | 37.2805 | 37.45 | 31.2805 |
Instrumentation | 68.1805 | 65.5695 | 52.6805 | 52.6195 | 43.0695 |
Mining | 68.48 | 55.37 | 45.67 | 40.95 | NA |
*The Cut-off Marks are the total marks scored in GATE (out of 85), GD (out of 05) and Interview (out of 10
* The total marks have been calculated only for those candidates who have qualified separately in both GD & Interview.
Discipline | Category-wise GATE-2017 cut-off marks and rank | |||||||||
General | OBC | SC | ST | PWD | ||||||
Electrical | ||||||||||
Cut Off Marks | 62.84 | 59.60 | 44.35 | 48.98 | 31.59 | |||||
All India Rank | 206 | 380 | 3221 | 1857 | 10273 | |||||
Mechanical | ||||||||||
Cut Off Marks | 81.02 | 77.26 | 69.76 | 62.94 | 41.89 | |||||
All India Rank | 280 | 638 | 2010 | 4300 | 17332 | |||||
Electronics | ||||||||||
Cut Off Marks | 65.95 | 64.52 | 56.08 | 51.28 | 45.23 | |||||
All India Rank | 112 | 139 | 632 | 1279 | 2570 | |||||
Instrumentation | ||||||||||
Cut Off Marks | 72.35 | 71.01 | 60.01 | 47.02 | 34.01 | |||||
All India Rank | 88 | 102 | 371 | 929 | 1937 | |||||
Civil | ||||||||||
Cut Off Marks | 82.43 | 75.85 | 64.04 | 66.84 | 40.11 | |||||
All India Rank | 42 | 179 | 973 | 693 | 7855 | |||||
GATE 2016 Cutoff for shortlisting for GD and Interview | ||||||||||
Discipline | Scores/AIR | General OBC | SC | ST | ||||||
Electrical | Cut Off Marks | 66.69 | 61.11 | 50.93 | 49.28 | |||||
AIR | 223 | 559 | 1955 | 2305 | ||||||
Mechanical | Cut Off Marks | 76.31 | 68.69 | 55.83 | 49.72 | |||||
AIR | 439 | 1309 | 5035 | 8062 | ||||||
Electronics | Cut Off Marks | 63.74 | 55.85 | 47.47 | 47.1 | |||||
AIR | 138 | 497 | 1675 | 1732 | ||||||
Instrumentation | Cut Off Marks | 63.33 | 55 | 43 | 46.67 | |||||
AIR | 97 | 299 | 934 | 696 | ||||||
Civil | Cut Off Marks | 73.12 | 70.34 | 64.84 | 57.56 | |||||
AIR | 74 | 124 | 309 | 811 | ||||||
IT | Cut Off Marks | 65.93 | 55.76 | 50.71 | 37.71 | |||||
AIR | 181 | 755 | 1236 | |||||||
Contact Information:
NTPC Bhawan, SCOPE Complex 7,
Institutional Area, Lodhi Road,
New Delhi-110003
Website: ntpc.co.in
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
All those candidates who will have valid GATE 2024, 2023, and 2025 scores will be allowed to apply for NTPC recruitment through GATE.
The NTPC 2026 application form is expected to be released in January 2026.
Yes, as per previous year notification, the NTPC Limited does recruit candidates from Mechanical Engineering background.
As per last year data, female candidates may be exempted from paying the application fee of NTPC.
Candidates who will qualify the NTPC recruitment GATE cutoff will be called for PI/GD and based on their performance they will be recruited.
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