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GATE Exam Date:07 Feb' 26 - 08 Feb' 26
Power Grid Recruitment through GATE 2026 - PGCIL has issued the Power Grid recruitment notification online. Aspirants can check the Power grid recruitment details through GATE 2026 pdf on the official website, powergrid.in. The registration process for PGCIL recruitment registration 2026 is expected to begin in February. Candidate should have appeared for the corresponding paper of engineer trainees in the disciplines of Electrical / Electronics / Civil / Computer Science through GATE 2026 exam. Students must register online on the Power Grid website, providing details of their Application No., GATE 2026 Registration Number, and other required information.
Direct link to check the Power Grid PowerTel recruitment through GATE 2026 advertisement
SC/ST/PwBD/ Ex-SM/ Departmental candidates are exempted from payment of application fees. You are required to login to your candidate login section and then deposit non-refundable application fees of Rs. 500/- through online mode only. Upon submission of application fees, your application process will be considered complete. Candidates must retain their GATE 2026 admit card and score card for verification during the GD/ Interview /pre-employment medical examination/ Joining in POWERGRID. Candidates in the final year/semester can also apply for the PGCIL recruitment 2026. Note that the candidate must be an Indian to be able to apply for the Power Grid Recruitment through GATE 2026.
Details | Particulars |
Recuriting body | Power Grid |
Recruiting for | POWERGRID Teleservice Limited |
Post name | Trainee-Engineer (Electronics) |
Number of vacancies | 22 |
PowerTel 2026 application form dates | November 2025 |
Upper age limit | 28 years as of December 19, 2025 |
Required educational qualification | Full-Time B.E./ B.Tech/ B.Sc. (Engg.) in Electronics discipline or equivalent from a recognized University/ Institute with a minimum 60% marks or equivalent CGPA |
Details | Particulars |
Recruiting Body | Power Grid |
Recruiting for | POWERGRID Energy Services Limited (PESL) |
Post name | Engineer Trainee (Electrical) |
Number of vacancies | 47 |
PESL 2026 application form dates | October |
Upper age limit | 28 years as of November 6, 2025 |
Minimum educational qualification required | Full-Time B.E./ B.Tech/ B.Sc. (Engg.) in Electrical discipline or equivalent from a recognized University/ Institute with minimum 60% marks or Equivalent CGPA |
Highlights | Overview |
Name of PSU | Power Grid Corporation of India Limited (PGCIL) |
Disciplines Required |
Also read: PSU Recruitment through GATE 2026
Aspirants can check the Power Grid Recruitment through GATE 2026 date in the table below.
Events | Important Dates |
Availability of Power Grid Recruitment Through GATE 2026 Application Form | February 2026 |
Final Date to Submit Application Form and Pay Fees | March 2026 |
Cut-off date for eligibility criteria | To be notified |
Power Grid has mentioned the required eligibility parameters for applicants seeking the PGCIL 2026 Recruitment through GATE. The details have been listed below for the benefit of all applicants.
S.No | Particulars | Details |
1 | Nationality | The candidates should be of Indian nationality. |
2 | Age Limit as of December 31, 2025. |
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3 | Eligible Streams for Recruitment |
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4 | Academic Requirements | The candidates should have qualified B.E./ B.Tech/ B.Sc (Engineering) with a minimum 60% score or CGPA from a recognized University/Institute. |
5 | Final year students | Final year/semester candidates who will be expecting their results are eligible to apply for the recruitment process. However, these candidates should have a minimum of 60% marks or equivalent CGPA in aggregate in all semesters/years up to the pre-final examination. |
6 | Qualifying Marks | General and OBC (NCL) candidates should have secured a minimum 60% marks of equivalent CGPA in the qualifying degree examination. Concession in qualifying marks for SC/ ST/ PwD candidates will be notified soon. |
7 | GATE | The candidates will have to qualify for GATE 2026 to be eligible for the post. The previous GATE scores will not be considered eligible for evaluation. |
S.No | Post | Corresponding GATE Paper Codes | Vacancies |
1 | ET (Electrical) | EE | To be released soon |
2 | ET (Electronics) | EC | To be released soon |
3 | ET (Civil) | CE | To be released soon |
4 | ET (Computer Science) | CS | To be released soon |
Applicants must have registered for the GATE 2026 exam before filling out the online application form for the PGCIL recruitment 2026 through GATE. The registration number that is mentioned in the GATE 2026 admit card would be required for the application process. Candidates can check the application process for Power Grid GATE recruitment 2026 for reference purposes.
Step 1 – Registration and Filling of PGCIL 2026 Application Form
The candidates have to register by filling in their personal and academic details along with the GATE 2026 registration number.
All information provided should match the details submitted in the GATE 2026 application form.
Certain documents also need to be uploaded by the candidates as per the required specifications.
A unique registration number will be generated after the submission of the application form for PGCIL recruitment through GATE 2026.
The candidates will be able to download their filled application form. An email will also be sent to their registered email ID.
Scanned Documents to be uploaded while Filling Application Form for Power Grid Recruitment through GATE 2026
Recent colour passport size photograph (Maximum Size – 50 KB, Format – JPG)
Signature – (Maximum Size – 30 KB, Format – JPG)
Caste Certificate (if applicable)
Disability Certificate (if applicable)
Discharge Certificate for Ex-Servicemen (if applicable)
Age Relaxation cum Domicile Certificate (if applicable)
Last Semester/ Year Mark Sheet for Final Year Appearing Candidates (if applicable)
Step 2 – Payment of Application Fees
The candidates have to pay the application fees via Online mode (credit card/ debit card/ net banking/ e-wallet). The candidates have to pay Rs. 500 as the application fee.
SC/ ST/ PwD/ Ex-SM/Departmental candidates are exempted from payment of application fees.
Online Mode of Payment (Through Payment Gateway)
The candidates have to log into their account from where they will be directed to the payment gateway.
Selection of an online method of payment can be done by the candidates. They can choose to pay with either a credit card, debit card, net banking or available e-wallet.
The transaction ID will be generated after the payment confirmation and candidates have to save all of these details.
In case the transaction status shows failed but the amount gets deducted, then the candidates are requested to wait for 2 hours to check the update on payment status.
If there is no change in the payment status, then the candidates have to email the authorities quoting the Power Grid registration number.
The registered candidates will be shortlisted based on GATE 2026 scores. A list of shortlisted candidates will be published on the PGCIL website along with the schedule of further rounds. The further selection process for PGCIL recruitment through GATE will consist of
Group Discussions (GD)
Personal Interview (PI) for the assessment of knowledge, skill, attitude, and aptitude.
Qualified candidates shall be short-listed category-wise for group discussion & personal interviews based on their normalized marks out of 100 in GATE 2026, in the corresponding paper. Candidates shall have the option of appearing in the GD/Interview in Hindi or English.
The candidates will be required to carry their original admit card and GATE scorecard while reporting for the interview. An original photo ID also has to be carried to the group discussion and interview.
During the calculation of final scores, the weightage of marks obtained will be:
S.No | Parameters | Percentage |
1 | GATE 2026 Score (Out of 100 in Corresponding Paper) | 85% |
2 | Group Discussion | 3% |
3 | Personal Interview | 12% |
Total | 100% |
All candidates will have to qualify for the personal interview to be considered for empanelment. The qualifying marks for the personal interview for various categories are listed below.
S.No | Category | Qualifying Percentage |
1 | General | 40% |
2 | SC/ ST/ OBC | 30% |
3 | PwD | 30% |
Qualified candidates have to undergo one year of training, with a pay scale of Rs. 40,000 – Rs. 1,40,000. After completing one year of training, the candidates will be retained as engineers on the E2 pay scale, Rs. 50,000/- 3%- 1,60,000/- (IDA). CTC and other emoluments may vary based on the place of posting as well as the terms of appointment. The approximate CTC will include basic pay, dearness allowance, perquisites and allowance as per the cafeteria approach, performance-related pay, company leased accommodation/ company quarters or HRA, reimbursement of monthly conveyance expenditure, mobile facility, and more.
The selected candidates will have to sign a service agreement bond to complete their one-year training period and to serve the organization for a minimum of 3 years. A service bond for Rs. 5,00,000 has to be executed by the General/OBC/EWS category candidates while the SC/ST/PwBD candidates will have to execute a bond of Rs. 2,50,000.
The candidates can check the previous years' GATE cutoff for Power Grid Recruitment to know the probable cutoff for the present session.
Branch Name | Category | Cutoff |
Civil Engineering | General | 65.72 |
EWS | 59.53 | |
OBC | 62.74 | |
SC | 56.06 | |
ST | 55.06 | |
PwBD-LD | 30.01 | |
PwBD-SLD/MI | - | |
Electrical Engineering | General | 41.00 |
EWS | 36.33 | |
OBC | 37.33 | |
SC | 29.33 | |
ST | 29.00 | |
PwBD-LD | 18.33 | |
PwBD-HI | - | |
PwBD-SLD/MI | - | |
Electronics and Communication Engineering | General | 61.00 |
OBC | 57.33 | |
PwBD-ASD/SLD/MI | - | |
Computer Science | General | 67.33 |
EWS | 50.67 | |
OBC | 58.67 | |
SC | 52.67 | |
ST | 47.33 |
GATE Paper | Job Name | Caste Name | Cutoff |
Electrical Engineering | Engineer Trainee(Electrical) | General | 77 |
Engineer Trainee(Electrical) | OBC | 73.33 | |
Engineer Trainee(Electrical) | EWS | 71.33 | |
Engineer Trainee(Electrical) | ST | 72 | |
Electronics and Communication Engineering | ET (Electronics) | General | 63.67 |
ET (Electronics) | OBC | 60.67 | |
ET (Electronics) | EWS | 59.33 | |
ET (Electronics) | SC | 52 | |
ET (Electronics) | ST | 42.67 | |
Civil Engineering | Engineer Trainee(Civil) | General | 83.92 |
Engineer Trainee(Civil) | OBC | 82.16 | |
Engineer Trainee(Civil) | EWS | 77.78 | |
Engineer Trainee(Civil) | SC | 69.89 | |
Electrical Engineering | Graduate Assistant Engineer Trainee(Electrical) | General | 68 |
Graduate Assistant Engineer Trainee(Electrical) | OBC | 63.67 | |
Graduate Assistant Engineer Trainee(Electrical) | SC | 51.33 | |
Graduate Assistant Engineer Trainee(Electrical) | ST | 52.33 | |
Electronics and Communication Engineering | Graduate Assistant Engineer Trainee(Electronics) | General | 50.67 |
Graduate Assistant Engineer Trainee(Electronics) | OBC | 47.67 | |
Graduate Assistant Engineer Trainee(Electronics) | SC | 39 | |
Civil Engineering | Graduate Assistant Engineer Trainee(Civil) | General | 78.54 |
Graduate Assistant Engineer Trainee(Civil) | OBC | 73.92 | |
Graduate Assistant Engineer Trainee(Civil) | SC | 65 | |
Graduate Assistant Engineer Trainee(Civil) | ST | 64.74 |
Branch Name | Category | Cutoff |
Civil Engineering | General | 71.62 |
EWS | 69.53 | |
OBC | 66.08 | |
SC | 63.45 | |
ST | 59.19 | |
Electrical Engineering | General | 84.33 |
EWS | 81.33 | |
OBC | 64.33 | |
SC | 69.67 | |
ST | 59.67 | |
Electronics and Communication Engineering | General | 75 |
EWS | 63.67 | |
OBC | 73.33 | |
SC | 52 | |
ST | 53 |
Discipline | UR | OBC (NCL) | SC | ST | PwD | |
Electrical | 63.18 | 58.67 | 46.36 | 48.98 | OH-29.31 | HH-28.86 |
Electronics | 69.17 | 64.38 | 54.81 | 47.45 | - | - |
Civil | 81.66 | 75.85 | 67.91 | 63.59 | - | |
Computer Science | 68.53 | 61.67 | 58.92 | 42.85 | 38 | 91 |
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