Power Grid Corporation of India has released the vacancy notification for Engineer Trainee recruitment through GATE 2026. Notice No. 2, dated 3 November 2026, puts the count at 319 posts and opens registration the same day.
The window is short. Online applications close on 18 November 2026. The notification is a continuation of the detailed Advertisement No. CC/04/2025 of 27 September 2025, which carries the eligibility, selection and pay terms — both documents are mirrored at the foot of this page.
The one condition that disqualifies most people
You cannot apply without a GATE 2026 score, and no older score will do:
"Please note that only GATE 2026 score (Normalized Marks out of 100) is valid for this recruitment process. GATE score of 2025 or prior is not valid."
There is no POWERGRID-conducted written test. Your GATE 2026 normalised mark is the entire first stage.
319 vacancies, discipline by discipline
| Discipline | UR | OBC (NCL) | SC | ST | EWS | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Electrical Post ID 566 | 98 | 66 + 6* | 37 + 1* | 18 | 24 | 243 + 7* |
| Civil Post ID 567 | 19 | 12 + 2* | 7 + 1* | 3 | 4 | 45 + 3* |
| Computer Science Post ID 568 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 21 |
| Total | 126 | 83 + 8* | 48 + 2* | 22 | 30 | 309 + 10* |
* Backlog vacancy. The grand total is 319 — 250 Electrical, 48 Civil, 21 Computer Science.
Note what is not there. The detailed advertisement also describes an Engineer Trainee (Electronics) post against the GATE EC paper, but this notification carries no Electronics vacancies at all. Only Electrical, Civil and Computer Science are being filled in this round.
PwBD reservation is horizontal and sits inside the totals above: Electrical 10 posts, to be filled first by LD-03, HI-04 and ID-03, and Civil 2 posts, first by HI-01 and ID-01. Both are interchangeable — if no suitable candidate is available in those sub-categories, other identified suitable sub-categories are considered.
Which GATE paper counts for which post
| Post | GATE 2026 paper |
|---|---|
| Engineer Trainee (Electrical) | EE |
| Engineer Trainee (Civil) | CE |
| Engineer Trainee (Computer Science) | CS |
Eligibility
| Condition | Requirement |
|---|---|
| Qualification | Full-time B.E. / B.Tech / B.Sc (Engg.) from a recognised University or Institute in the relevant discipline |
| Marks | Minimum 60 per cent or equivalent CGPA |
| Upper age | 28 years as on 31.12.2025 |
| Final-year students | Eligible if final results were expected by 14.08.2026, provided they had 60 per cent in aggregate up to the pre-final examination — those marks go in the application form |
| SC / ST / PwBD | Qualifying marks in the essential qualification are relaxed to pass marks for posts reserved for them |
The eligible degree disciplines are listed precisely in the detailed advertisement — Electrical covers Electrical, Electrical (Power), Electrical and Electronics, Power Systems Engineering and Power Engineering (Electrical); Computer Science covers Computer Science, Computer Engineering and Information Technology. Candidates holding a degree in a discipline other than those named are not eligible, though the Corporation reserves the right to take a final decision on an equivalent discipline.
Selection: GATE score, then group discussion and interview
- Shortlisting on the GATE 2026 normalised score.
- Group Discussion and Personal Interview. Shortlisted candidates may also undergo a Psychometric Assessment, the result of which is used as an input during the interview rather than as a separate hurdle.
- Empanelment. Candidates must qualify in GATE 2026 and in the Personal Interview separately — a strong GATE score does not carry a weak interview.
Only candidates who qualify the Personal Interview are adjudged suitable for empanelment, and selected candidates are notified through their candidate login.
Pay: about Rs 11 lakh during training, Rs 22.5 lakh after
| Stage | Scale and CTC |
|---|---|
| One-year training period | Pay scale Rs 40,000 – 3% – 1,40,000 (IDA). Basic pay Rs 40,000 plus IDA, HRA and perks at 12 per cent of basic. Approximate CTC Rs 11.00 lakh a year |
| After successful training | Absorbed as Engineer in E2 scale, Rs 50,000 – 3% – 1,60,000 (IDA). Approximate CTC Rs 22.50 lakh a year |
The advertisement notes CTC varies with posting location and terms of appointment. Postings can be at any POWERGRID office, substation, transmission line office, construction site or subsidiary across the country and abroad.
Fee and how to apply
| Item | Detail |
|---|---|
| Registration opened | 3 November 2026 |
| Last date | 18 November 2026 |
| Fee | Rs 500, non-refundable, online payment gateway |
| Fee exemption | SC / ST / PwBD / Departmental candidates |
| Where | powergrid.in, using your GATE 2026 registration details |
Register with your GATE 2026 Registration Number and GATE Application Number exactly as they appear on the GATE 2026 admit card. Both are entered manually and the advertisement is blunt about it:
"Please note that once your application is submitted, no request regarding amendment/updation/change in GATE Registration Number or GATE Application No. or Name or any other details shall be entertained."
One mitigation worth knowing: a submitted application may still be edited or updated until the last date of submission. After 18 November it is frozen. Incomplete applications, draft applications and applications without the fee are rejected, and no hard copy is to be posted anywhere.
Upload specifications
- Recent colour passport photograph — .jpg, not exceeding 50 KB
- Scanned signature — .jpg, not exceeding 30 KB
- Date-of-birth proof, caste certificate, disability certificate, age-relaxation-cum-domicile certificate and the final passing certificate — PDF (final-year candidates upload the last semester or year marksheet)
Declare your name and date of birth exactly as on the matriculation certificate, and enter qualification details including the date of acquiring the qualification as printed on the certificate.
Keep your GATE documents — you will need the originals
At the group discussion and interview your identity is verified against the GATE 2026 admit card and the original GATE 2026 score card. You must also bring a valid photo ID in original; photocopies are not accepted, and candidates who cannot produce the originals along with the GATE admit card and score card are not permitted to appear.
Other PSU and engineering openings on this site are listed under PSU Jobs, and Latest Jobs carries everything currently open.
Every figure here is taken from POWERGRID Notice No. 2 of 3 November 2026 and Advertisement No. CC/04/2025 of 27 September 2025, both mirrored below. The vacancy and PwBD tables were read from a rasterised page of the notice, because the PDF text layer merges the PwBD rows and misreports the Electrical figure.