SAIL Recruitment through GATE 2026: The Steel Authority of India Ltd will conduct the registration for SAIL 2026 recruitment through GATE online. Candidates will be able to apply for SAIL recruitment through GATE through the official website sail.co.in. Eligible candidates can apply for the post of Management Trainees (Technical) through SAIL recruitment through GATE 2026. Candidates who have qualified for the GATE exam are eligible to apply for the SAIL recruitment through GATE, provided they fulfil the other eligibility conditions. GATE 2026 SAIL recruitment is for eight disciplines, including Chemical Engineering, Civil Engineering, Computer Science and Information Technology, Electrical Engineering, Electronics and Communication Engineering, Mechanical Engineering and Metallurgical Engineering. The authority will conduct the GATE 2026 exam on February 7, 8, 14 and 15, 2026.
The Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati (IIT Guwahati) has postponed the release of the Graduate Admission Test in Engineering (GATE) 2026 admit card due to unknown reasons. The institute did not announced any reasons for the delay. However, it has notified that the exam hall ticket release date will be announced soon for MTech students.
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According to the previous year's notification, the Steel Authority of India Ltd had 249 vacancies through the GATE exam. GATE 2026 qualified candidates will be shortlisted for SAIL recruitment based on their merit amongst other applicants. The final selection will be based on the group discussion and a personal interview. Candidates can check the complete details of the eligibility criteria, important dates, application process, selection procedure and more for the SAIL recruitment through GATE 2026 through this article.
Candidates interested in applying for SAIL 2026 recruitment through GATE can check the important facts about it from the table given below.
Name of PSU | Steel Authority of India Ltd |
Posts | Management Trainees (Technical) -249 (previous year) |
Disciplines | Chemical Engineering, Civil Engineering, Computer Science and Information Technology, Electrical Engineering, Electronics and Communication Engineering, Mechanical Engineering and Metallurgical Engineering |
Candidates who are willing to apply for SAIL 2026 recruitment through GATE can check the important dates of the recruitment from the table given below.
Events | Dates |
GATE 2026 application form release date | August 28, 2026 |
Last date for GATE 2026 application form | October 6, 2026 (without late fees) October 9, 2026 (with late fees) |
GATE examination | February 7, 8, 14 and 15, 2026 |
GATE Result | March 19, 2026 |
GATE Score Card | March 2026 |
Start Date for SAIL Application Form | July, 2026 |
Last Date for SAIL application form | July, 2026 |
Before filling out the application form for SAIL 2026 recruitment through GATE, candidates should check the eligibility criteria. The eligibility criteria of SAIL recruitment through GATE 2026 are as follows.
Eligibility Parameters for SAIL | Specifications |
Nationality | Only Indians can apply |
Qualifying Examination | Candidates must have completed a full-time 4-year bachelor’s degree in Engineering/ Technology. Department candidates who are AMIE-qualified are eligible. |
Pass Percentage |
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Final year students | Not eligible |
Age Limit | The maximum age limit for the General category candidates is 28 years. Relaxation to different categories of candidates as follows
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Medical standards | Candidates should be of sound physique, free from any physical defect. Medical standards stipulate minimum requirements of Weight of 45 kg; Height of 155 cm; Myopia and Hypermetropia, if any, not to exceed ± 4.00 in each eye and no squint or colour blindness, partial or full. Suitable relaxation in height and weight will be given to female candidates. In the case of persons with disability, only orthopedically disabled candidates with OA or OL disability with a minimum of 40% disability can apply |
NOC | All candidates employed in Government/Semi-Government/ Central/ State Government Departments/ Public Sector Undertakings are required to produce a ‘No Objection Certificate’ from their employer during the interview if they are shortlisted. |
GATE paper | Candidates who have appeared for a different GATE paper other than the one in their graduation will not be considered for recruitment. |
Here we have given the detailed eligibility criteria for SAIL 2026 recruitment through GATE so that candidates do not miss any important updates.
Disciplines advertised | Eligible related Engineering disciplines |
Mechanical Engineering | Mechanical Engineering, Mechanical & Automation Engineering, Production & Industrial Engineering, Production Engineering/ Technology, Mechanical Production and Tool Engineering, Industrial Engineering/ Technology, Thermal Engineering, Manufacturing Process, and Automation, Mechatronics, Manufacturing Engineering/Technology, Manufacturing Science and Engineering, Energy Engineering, Machine Engineering, Mechatronics & Automation Engineering, |
Metallurgical Engineering | Metallurgical Engineering, Material Sciences & Engineering/ Technology, Industrial Metallurgy |
Electrical Engineering | Electrical Engineering, Electrical Machine, Power Systems & High Voltage Engineering, Power Plant Engineering, Electronics & Power Engineering, Power Electronics/ Engineering, Electrical Instrumentation & Control Engineering, Electrical & Instrumentation Engineering, Electrical & Mechanical Engineering, Power Engineering, Electrical & Power Engineering, Electrical & Electronics Engineering |
Chemical Engineering | Chemical Engineering/Technology, Electro Chemical Engineering |
Instrumentation Engineering | Electronics Engineering, Electronics & Instrumentation, Electronics & Communication, Electronics & Telecommunication, Electronics & Control, Industrial Electronics, Applied Electronics, Engineering/ Technology, Electronics Design & Technology, Mechatronics, Electronics & Electrical, Electronics & Power, Electronics Communication & Instrumentation, Instrumentation Engineering/Technology, Instrumentation & Process Control/Engineering, Robotics & Automation/ Automation & Robotics, Communication Engineering, Control & Instrumentation Engineering |
Mining Engineering | Mining Engineering/ Technology, Mining & Machinery Engineering/ Mineral Engineering |
There is a list of GATE papers that are accepted by the SAIL authorities. For applying for SAIL recruitment through GATE 2026 candidates can appear for any GATE paper as mentioned below.
S.No. | Discipline | GATE Paper Code | No. of Posts |
1 | Mechanical | ME | 69 |
2 | Metallurgy Engineering | MT | 63 |
3 | Electrical Engineering | EE | 61 |
4 | Instrumentation Engineering | IN | 11 |
5 | Computer Science and Information Technology | CS | 9 |
6 | Electronics and Communication Engineering | EC | 5 |
7 | Chemical Engineering | CH | 10 |
8 | Civil Engineering | CE | 21 |
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The authority will release the application form for SAIL recruitment 2026 on the official website. Candidates can follow the given instructions to fill out the SAIL 2026 recruitment application form.
Candidates will be allowed to apply for only one discipline. Only GATE 2026 scores will be valid for the SAIL recruitment. Candidates will have to enter their registration number as mentioned in the GATE admit card 2026.
Candidates will have to register, and fill in their personal, academic and other requisite details.
They will be required to upload their recent photo, signature, left thumb impression and GATE 2026 admit card. Specifications are - the latest passport-size photograph (jpg or jpeg file only up to 50 KB) as well as a photograph of signatures in digital format (jpg or jpeg file only up to 20 kb)
Candidates are advised to check the preview of all data filled in before pressing the "Submit: button as they will not be able to edit any information after submission.
Thereafter, candidates will receive a verification link on his/ her registered email ID and registered Mobile Phone through SMS. Candidates need to click on the link mentioned in the Email or SMS to verify their candidature.
After verification of the link is done, candidates are advised to refresh the page once to be redirected to the SB Collect page where they will have to click on the "Make Payment" link, then select the category, enter the correct unique SAIL registration number as given by SAIL via SMS/ Email and make the payment by using any modes mentioned therein.
Upon successful payment, candidates will be required to click on the login button using their unique SAIL Registration Number and Date of Birth and enter the SBI Collect Reference Number and Transaction date in the system. They must click on the submit button to allow reconciling with the SB Collect data within 24 hours.
Candidates must check their status after 24 hours.
After payment confirmation, candidates will be able to download their Provisional Registration Slip with the SAIL Unique Registration number.
Only those candidates who will receive the Provisional registration slip with payment confirmation status will be considered for the recruitment process
Application Fee & Payment Mode: The application fee amount of Rs.700/- for General and OBC Candidates and Rs.100/- for SC/ ST/ PWD/ Departmental candidates will have to be paid. This payment can be made through an internet banking account/ credit/ debit card or through any of the State Bank Group branches with system-generated Payment Challan from the SB Collect account (no.34669119094) at Lodhi Road Branch, New Delhi.
Shortlisting of candidates: Candidates who will score a minimum of 50 percentile (Gen/EWS) will be eligible for shortlisting while for SC/ ST/ OBC/ PwD candidates it will be 40 percentile.
Candidates can check the SAIL recruitment 2026 through the GATE selection process from here. The authorities will recruit the candidates based on this selection criterion.
Stages of Selection | Parameters | Weightage |
Shortlisting | On the basis of the merit list category-wise for each discipline on the basis of GATE 2026 marks | 75% |
Pre-selection | Group Discussion (GD) | 10% |
Personal Interviews (PI) | 15% | |
Final Selection | Medical Fitness as per SAIL guidelines | - |
Job Profile: Candidates will be selected as “Management Trainees (Technical) in E1 grade.
Training & Probation: The selected candidates will have to undergo training for one year. Thereafter, on completion of successful training, they will be designated as Junior Managers.
Pay Scale and Perks: Candidates will draw a basic pay of Rs.50,000/- p.m. in the pay scale of Rs.50,000 to 1,60,000/-. On successful completion of training, candidates will be placed in the scale of pay of Rs. 60,000-1,80,000/-.
Contact:
Steel Authority of India
Ispat Bhavan,
Lodhi Road,
New Delhi
Website: https://sailcareers.com
Check PSU Recruitment through GATE 2026 to know the complete details of other PSUs recruiting through GATE.
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
The authority is yet to announce the dates for the SAIL recruitment through GATE 2026.
Candidates should have a valid GATE 2026 score and should clear the GATE cutoff for GATE 2026.
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