PGCIL Executive Trainee Recruitment through GATE 2021: Power Grid Corporation of India Limited conducts recruitment of Executive Trainee through GATE 2021. In 2021, the recruitment is open in Electrical, Electronics and Civil. The official notification including the number of vacancies, category-wise breakup, application formalities and other details is out now at the official website, powergridindia.com. Online registrations are already ongoing and the last date to register for recruitment by entering valid GATE registration number is April 15, 2021. Aspiring candidates can check the eligibility criteria, application process, detailed selection process, cutoff, and more details on PGCIL Executive Trainee Recruitment through GATE 2021 from this page.
Latest: PGCIL Executive Trainee Recruitment through GATE 2021 Detailed Notification is out. Check details below.
PGCIL Executive Trainee Recruitment through GATE 2021
POWERGRID is the Central Transmission Utility (CTU) of India. Upon recruitment into the Executive Trainee post, candidates are conventionally posted in Power Grids and Telecom sector. Candidates can check the important dates for PGCIL Executive Trainee Recruitment through GATE 2021 from the table below.
| EVENTS | DATES |
| For GATE 2021 Exam | |
| Online Application Begins From | 12 Sep 2020 |
| Online Application Last Date | 08 Oct 2020 |
| Issue of Admit Card | 8 Jan 2021 |
| Date of Examination | 6, 7, 13, 14 Feb 2021 |
| Declaration of Result | 19 Mar 2021 |
| Power Grid Recruitment through GATE 2021 | |
| Notification release | 15 Feb 2021 |
| Online Application begins from | 15 Feb 2021 |
| Last Date for Application | 15 Apr 2021 |
PGCIL Executive Trainee Recruitment through GATE 2021 – Latest Updates
PGCIL has released the notice for the interested candidates for the post of Executive Trainee (ET) – 26th batch through GATE 2021. The detailed notification and application formalities and other details are issued on February 15, 2021. Check the official notice below.
Eligibility For PGCIL Executive Trainee Recruitment through GATE 2021
The candidates have to satisfy the entire eligibility criteria or they will not be selected. The eligibility norms are as mentioned below.
Age Limit: The upper age limit is 28 years, as on December 31, 2020
Educational Qualification: The candidates must possess an engineering degree in the following streams. The candidates in final year may also apply. However, they need to ensure that do secure a at least 75% marks or equivalent CGPA .
GATE Papers: The qualifying papers in GATE 2021 are as listed below.
| Post | Corresponding GATE 2021 Paper |
| ET (Electrical) | EE |
| ET (Electronics) | EC |
| ET (Civil) | CE |
PGCIL Executive Trainee Recruitment through GATE 2021 Application Form
Eligible candidates have to apply online for the Power Grid Recruitment through GATE 2021 at the official website powergridindia.com only. While submitting the application form, the candidates will have to enter the following:
- GATE 2021 Application Number
- GATE 2021 Registration Number
- Personal Details
- Educational Details
- Communication Details
- Other Details
The candidates are also required to pay application fee of Rs. 500. However, the candidates belonging to SC, ST, PwD, and Ex-SM category are exempted from the fee payment. The mode to submit the application fee amount is online.
PGCIL Executive Trainee Recruitment through GATE 2021 Selection Process
The selection process for Power Grid Recruitment through GATE 2021 consist of the marks obtained by the candidate in the Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering (GATE) 2021, Group Discussion and Personal Interview. Candidates need to follow the selection process as given below:
- Candidates with valid GATE 2021 scores are only considered as eligible for the next stages of selection.
- Qualified candidates will be shortlisted on the basis of their normalized marks out of 100 in GATE 2021, in the corresponding paper.
- Candidates can get their status information through their login at the Power Grid Online Application System. Shortlisted candidates need to download their call letter and other important documents for the interview.
- The candidates need to qualify the Personal Interview for the final selection with the qualifying percentage as given below:
Each stage carries the respective weightage which is as follows:
| Category | Qualifying % in Interview |
| Unreserved | 40% |
| OBC (NCL) / SC/ ST/ PwD | 30% ( for posts reserved for the corresponding category as per notification to be issued before online submission of application to POWERGRID.) |
Note: Group discussion does not have any Qualifying Marks.
Weightage of Different Parameters
For calculation of final score of a candidate for empanelment, the weightages of marks obtained in GATE, Group Discussion and Interview is as indicated below:
| GATE 2021 Marks (out of 100) in corresponding Paper | 85% |
| Group Discussion | 3% |
| Personal Interview | 12% |
| Total | 100% |
Service Agreement Bond
The selected candidates have to serve the company for at least three years. Breaking this bond will lead to compensation of Rs. 5,00,000 for General/OBC (NCL)/EWS candidates and Rs. 2,50,000 for SC/ST/PwD candidates.
About Power Grid
Power Grid, the Central Transmission Utility (CTU) of India is one of the largest Transmission Utilities in the World and also a Navratna Enterprise of Government of India. It is engaged in power transmission business with the mandate to plan, co-ordination, supervision, and control over complete inter-State transmission system and operation of National and Regional Power Grids.
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Power Grid Recruitment through GATE 2018 Previous Year Cut Off
The final selection will be based on the GATE Cut Offs for Power Grid Recruitment released by Power Grid for the selection process. The cut offs will be prepared on the basis of the scores obtained by the candidates in all the three selection stages of the Power Grid Recruitment through GATE 2018. Candidates from any category can get the tentative cut offs as per the previous years cut offs as given below:
GATE Cut Off 2016 for Power Grid Recruitment
| Discipline | UR | OBC (NCL) | SC | ST | PWD – Backlog (OH/HH) | PWD – OH |
| Electrical | 64.72 | 57.49 | 45.82 | 44.35 | 27.91 | 18.23 |
| Electronics | 68.75 | 65.32 | 55.85 | 49.13 | – | – |
| Civil | 78.43 | 71.46 | 59.22 | 60.57 | – | – |
| Computer Science | 73.15 | 70.1 | 57.4 | – | – | – |
General Instructions
- Qualified candidates in GD and Interview will need their GATE 2021 Admit Card and Score Card for the identification process.
- Candidates need to carry a valid photo ID card at the time of interview.
PGCIL Recruitment through GATE 2018 – From Here
