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POWERGRID, one of the largest Transmission Utilities in the World and a Maharatna Enterprise of Govt. of India
is engaged in power transmission business with the mandate for planning, co-ordination, supervision and
control over complete Inter-State Transmission System. POWERGRID operates around 1,80,849 circuit kms of
transmission lines along with 286 Sub-stations (as on 31st July 2025) and wheels about 50% of total power
generated in the country through its transmission network. POWERGRID also owns and operates approximately
1,00,000 kms of Telecom Network, with points of presence in approx. 3000 locations and intra -city network in
500 cities across India.
POWERGRID, with its strong in-house expertise in various facets of Transmission, Sub-Transmission,
Distribution and Telecom sectors also offers consultancy services at National and International level.
POWERGRID has been making profit since inception, having Gross turnover of Rs. 47,459 Crores and Profit After
Tax of Rs. 15,521 Crores (FY: 2024-25).
POWERGRID is looking for professionals with experience in Transmission/ Tele Communication Systems at work
sites for engagement on fixed term contract basis for its ongoing as well as anticipated projects across different
regions of POWERGRID as well as in its subsidiaries through POWERGRID Common FTE Written Test- 2025.
The engagement shall be purely on a temporary & contractual basis for an initial period of 24 months or till
completion of project, whichever is earlier. The contractual period may be further extended for 01 year each for
03 years, for a maximum period of 05 years cumulatively, based on work requirement. The engagement will not
automatically entitle anyone to claim for any regular employment in POWERGRID.
Region/
Project
Post ID(s) & Name of the Post(s)
487 488 489 490 491 Total
vacancies* Field
Engineer
(Electrical)
Field
Engineer
(Civil)
Field
Supervisor
(Electrical)
Field
Supervisor
(Civil)
Field Supervisor
(Electronics &
Communication)
NR-I 33 12 18 14 - 77
NR-I (Raj Proj) 31 22 - 24 - 77
NR-II 89 35 37 14 - 175
NR-III 42 14 42 14 - 112
Odisha 41 14 39 14 - 108
NER 2 1 1 1 - 5
SR-I 64 26 84 33 - 207
SR-II 23 4 25 9 - 61
WR-I 15 7 6 6 - 34
WR-II 160 63 103 64 - 390
RDSS Proj 32 - 180 - 85 297
Total 532 198 535 193 85 1543
*Vacancies are subject to change as per requirement. Actual vacancies shall be notified separately by the
Region(s)/Projects as per project requirement.
POWERGRID COMMON FTE WRITTEN TEST-2025
ENGAGEMENT OF EXPERIENCED PERSONNEL ON CONTRACT BASIS
TENTATIVE BREAK UP OF VACANCIES
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The jurisdiction of various Regions/Projects is indicated below:
Region/ Project Jurisdiction
Northern Region-I (NR-I) Delhi, Part of Uttar Pradesh, Part of Haryana, Part of Uttarakhand
Northern Region-I Rajasthan
Project (NR-I Raj Proj)
Rajasthan
Northern Region-II (NR-II) Himachal Pradesh, Punjab, Part of Haryana, UT of J&K, UT of Ladakh, UT
of Chandigarh
Northern Region-III (NR-III) Part of Uttarakhand, Part of Uttar Pradesh, Part of Madhya Pradesh
North-Eastern Region (NER) Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Manipur, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Nagaland,
Tripura
Odisha Project Odisha
Southern Region-I (SR-I) Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, Part of Karnataka
Southern Region-II (SR-II) Kerala, Tamil Nadu, Part of Karnataka, UT of Pondicherry
Western Region-I (WR-I) Maharashtra, Chhattisgarh, Goa, Part of Madhya Pradesh
Western Region-II (WR-II) Gujarat, Part of Madhya Pradesh, Part of Maharashtra, UT of Dadra &
Nagar Haveli and Daman & Diu
Revamped Distribution Sector
Scheme (RDSS Project)
Gujarat, Andaman & Nicobar tentatively. Jurisdiction is subject to
change.
Note:
1. The vacancies are Region-specific and are not interlinked with each other.
2. Reservation will be applicable for Persons with Benchmark Disability (PwBD) only.
3. The Reservation of Posts for PwBD and identification of posts for different subcategories of PwBD is as
per Govt. of India notification.
4. Candidates belonging to PwBD category may apply for above posts, identified as per the table given
below, provided they meet the eligibility criteria prescribed for their respective category:
Name of the post PwBD Sub-categories identified suitable
Field Engineer (Electrical) a) HI- D/ HH
b) LD- OA/ OL/ BL/ OA & OL/ CP/ LC/ Dw/ AAV/ (SD &
SI without any associated neurological / limb
dysfunction/ SD & SI with associated limb dysfunction)
c) ID-SLD, MI
d) Multiple Disabilities involving (a) to (c) above
Field Engineer (Civil) a) HI-D/ HH
b) LD- OA/OL/CP/LC/Dw/AAV/ (SD & SI without any
associated neurological/limb dysfunction) / SD & SI with
associated limb dysfunction)
c) ID- SLD/ MI
d) Multiple Disabilities (MD) involving (a) to (c) above
Field Supervisor (Electrical) a) HI – D/ HH
b) LD – OL/ LC/ Dw/ AAV/ (SD & SI without any
associated neurological/limb dysfunction)/ (SD & SI with
associated limb dysfunction)
c) ID - SLD/ MI
d) Multiple Disabilities (MD) involving (a) to (c) above
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Name of the post PwBD Sub-categories identified suitable
Field Supervisor (Civil) a) VI – LV
b) HI – D/ HH
c) LD – OA/ BA/ OL/ BL/ LC/ Dw/ AAV/ (SD & SI without
any associated neurological/limb dysfunction)/ (SD & SI
with associated limb dysfunction)
d) ID - SLD/ MI
e) Multiple Disabilities (MD) involving (a) to (d) above
Field Supervisor (Electronics & Communication) a) VI-LV
b) HI-D/ HH
c) LD- OA/BA/OL/BL/ CP/LC/Dw/AAV/ (SD & SI without
any associated neurological / limb dysfunction)/ (SD &
SI with associated limb dysfunction)
d) ID- SLD / MI
e) Multiple Disability (MD) involving (a) to (d) above
Category abbreviations used:
VI - Visual Impairment, B - Blind, LV - Low Vision,
HI - Hearing Impairment, D - Deaf, HH - Hard of Hearing,
LD - Locomotor Disability, OA - One Arm, BA - Both Arms, OL - One Leg, BL - Both Legs, OA & OL - One Arm and
One Leg, CP - Cerebral Palsy, LC - Leprosy Cured, Dw - Dwarfism, AAV - Acid Attack Victim, SD – Spinal Deformity,
SI – Spinal Injury
ID – Intellectual Disability, MI - Mental illness, SLD - Specific Learning disability
MD - Multiple Disabilities
29 years as on 17.09.2025
Post ID : 487
Name of Post Field Engineer (Electrical)
Essential Qualification Full time B.E /B.Tech / B.Sc (Engg.) in Electrical discipline or equivalent discipline
from recognized University / Institute with minimum 55% marks.
Discipline equivalence Electrical/ Electrical (Power)/ Electrical and Electronics/ Power Systems
Engineering/ Power Engineering (Electrical)
Essential Post
Qualification
Experience
Should have one-year post qualification experience of Design/Engineering/
Construction/ Testing & commissioning, etc. in Rural Electrification (RE)/
Distribution Management System (DMS)/ Sub Transmission (ST)/ Transmission
Lines (TLs)/ Sub-Stations (S/S), etc.
Experience in PSU /Listed company particularly in power sector shall be preferred.
JOB SPECIFICATION
Upper Age Limit (for all Posts)
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Post ID : 488
Name of Post Field Engineer (Civil)
Essential Qualification Full time B.E/B.Tech/ B.Sc (Engg.) in Civil discipline or equivalent discipline from
recognized University / Institute with minimum 55% marks.
Discipline equivalence Civil
Essential Post
Qualification
Experience
Should have one-year post qualification experience of Design/Engineering/
Construction/ Testing & commissioning etc. in rural electrification (RE)/
Distribution Management System (DMS)/ Sub Transmission (ST)/ transmission
lines (TLs)/ substations (S/S), etc.
Experience in PSU /Listed company particularly in power sector shall be preferred.
Post ID : 489
Name of Post Field Supervisor (Electrical)
Essential Qualification Full Time Diploma in Electrical or equivalent discipline from recognized Technical
Board / Institute with minimum 55% marks.
Higher technical qualification like B.Tech. / BE / M.Tech. /ME etc. with or
without Diploma is not allowed.
Discipline equivalence Electrical/ Electrical (Power)/ Electrical and Electronics/ Power Systems
Engineering/ Power Engineering (Electrical)
Essential Post
Qualification
Experience
Should have one-year post qualification experience of Construction/ Testing &
commissioning/ Electrical works, etc. in rural electrification (RE)/ Distribution
Management System (DMS)/ Sub Transmission (ST)/ transmission lines (TLs)/
sub-stations (S/S), etc.
Experience in PSU /Listed company particularly in power sector shall be preferred.
Post ID : 490
Name of Post Field Supervisor (Civil)
Essential Qualification Full Time Diploma in Civil Engineering from recognized Technical Board /
Institute with minimum 55% marks.
Higher technical qualification like B.Tech. / BE / M.Tech. /ME etc. with or
without Diploma is not allowed.
Discipline equivalence Civil
Essential Post
Qualification
Experience
Should have one-year post qualification experience of Construction/ Testing &
commissioning/ Civil works, etc. in rural electrification (RE)/ Distribution
Management System (DMS)/ Sub Transmission (ST)/ transmission lines (TLs)/
sub-stations (S/S), etc.
Experience in PSU /Listed company particularly in power sector shall be preferred.
Post ID : 491
Name of Post Field Supervisor (Electronics & Communication)
Essential Qualification Full time Diploma in Electrical / Electronics & Communication / Information
Technology or equivalent discipline from recognized Technical Board/ Institute
with minimum 55% marks.
Higher technical qualification like B.Tech. / BE / M.Tech. /ME etc. with or
without Diploma is not allowed.
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Discipline equivalence Electronics/ Electronics & Communication/ Electronics & Telecommunication/
Electronics & Electrical Communication/ Telecommunication Engineering
Essential Post
Qualification
Experience
Should have one year post qualification experience of design/ engineering/
construction/ testing & commissioning/ operation & maintenance of Tele
Communication System.
I. Compensation & benefits for Field Engineer/Field Supervisor (excluding RDSS project):
i. Field Engineers will be paid monthly remuneration in the pay band of ₹ 30,000-3%-1,20,000/- with
initial basic pay of ₹ 30,000/- + Industrial DA + HRA+ Perks @ 35% of Basic Pay with an annual CTC
of ₹ 8.9 Lakhs approx.
ii. Field Supervisors will be paid monthly remuneration in the pay band of ₹ 23,000-3%-1,05,000/- with
initial basic pay of ₹ 23,000/- + Industrial DA + HRA+ Perks @35% of Basic Pay with an annual CTC of
₹ 6.8 Lakhs approx.
II. Compensation & benefits for Field Engineer/Field Supervisor (for RDSS project):
i. Field Engineer will be paid monthly remuneration in the pay band of ₹ 30,000-3%-1,20,000/- with
initial basic pay of ₹ 30,000/- + Industrial DA + HRA + Perks* with an annual CTC of ₹ 8.9 Lakhs
approx.
*Perks @ maximum 35 % of basic pay (shall be paid as Variable Pay, subject to performance criteria
defined by Management).
ii. Field Supervisors will be paid monthly remuneration in the pay band of ₹ 23,000-3%-1,05,000/- with
initial basic pay of ₹ 23,000/- + Industrial DA + HRA + Perks* with an annual CTC of ₹ 6.8 Lakhs
approx.
*Perks @ maximum 35 % of basic pay (shall be paid as Variable Pay, subject to performance criteria
defined by Management).
On successful completion of every year of engagement, Field Engineer/ Field Supervisor will be eligible for
annual increment at the rate of 3% during subsequent year of engagement. The increment will be given from
the first day of the month subsequent to the month in which the candidate completes the year.
OTHER BENEFITS:
1. HRA will be paid as per HRA rules of POWERGRID.
2. Contract personnel will be entitled for reimbursement of official mobile call charges /rentals as per extant policy.
3. Contract personnel will be covered under EPF & EPS MP Act 1952, Payment of Gratuity 1972 and corresponding
rules in POWERGRID.
4. Contract personnel will be entitled to 12 day’s Casual Leave, 10 day’s Sick Leave and 30 day’s Earned Leave in a
year. In addition, EL encashment, Maternity Leave, Quarantine Leave, EOL and Special Casual Leave as per leave
rules shall be admissible. No other leave/ encashment is admissible including SAL/OH/Special Disability Leave.
5. Contract personnel will be entitled for medical benefits for self during the first year of engagement and for self
and family (Spouse & two dependent children) from second year onwards of engagement. The medical benefit
is limited to maximum one month’s pay for every year for OPD cases. Medical insurance is provided in case of
IPD treatments during tenure of engagement.
6. Contract personnel will be covered under Group Personal Accident Insurance scheme of POWERGRID.
7. Contract personnel will be eligible for PF deductions @ 12% of Basic Pay and DA per month.
COMPENSATION & BENEFITS
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8. Contract personnel will not be eligible for any allowance / benefits / PRP / incentives other than those
mentioned above.
“POWERGRID” may provide opportunity to eligible Fixed Term Employees- FTEs (after completion of minimum 02
years tenure in POWERGRID subsequent to recruitment as FTE based on this recruitment) for selection to regular
posts, through internal selection process among FTEs. Such opportunity shall only be provided to FTEs who are
serving as on the date of such notification (for selection to regular posts), subject to requirement from time-to-time,
based on their performance during engagement in POWERGRID and as per the policy of POWERGRID.”
1. Reservation/ relaxation/ concession to OBC (NCL)/ EWS/ SC/ ST/ ExSM/PwBD/ Victims of Riots shall be as per
Government of India directives for posts reserved for the respective category.
2. Relaxation in Marks pertaining to essential qualification for SC/ST/PwBD/ExSM candidates: Qualifying
Marks in essential qualification is relaxed to pass marks subject to the post being reserved for the respective
category.
3. Persons suffering from not less than 40% of the relevant disability shall only be eligible for the benefit under
PwBD.
4. Relaxation in Upper Age Limit:
a) For OBC(NCL) 3 years (for the posts reserved for the respective category)
b) For SC/ ST 5 years (for the posts reserved for the respective category)
c) PwBD 10 years for UR/EWS;
13 years for OBC(NCL) & 15 years for SC/ST (for the posts reserved for the
respective category)
d) Ex-Servicemen/
DESM
As per Govt. of India directives, Ex-Servicemen with a minimum of six month’s
continuous service are allowed relaxation to the extent of period spent in service,
subject to the condition that the resultant age after deducting the period of service
from the actual age does not exceed the maximum age limit prescribed for the post
by more than three years.
e) Victims of riots As per Govt. of India directives
5. Reservation/ Relaxation / Concession will be subject to:
a) For EWS Submission of a copy of the latest EWS Certificate in the prescribed format issued by
a Competent Authority at time of application and document verification/ joining, if
called for.
A candidate will be eligible to get the benefit of the Economically Weaker Section
reservation only in case the candidate meets the criteria issued by the Central
Government and is in possession of requisite Income & Asset Certificate based on
income for Financial Year (FY) 2024-2025 and issued on/after 01.04.2025 (after the
completion of FY 2024-25).
RELAXATIONS AND CONCESSIONS
OPPORTUNITY FOR SELECTION TO REGULAR POSTS
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b) For OBC(NCL) Submission of a copy of the latest and valid OBC (NCL) certificate in the format
prescribed by the Govt. of India for “Appointment to posts under Govt. of India” from
a competent authority at the time of application and document verification/ joining,
if called for.
The OBC candidates applying for the post must produce OBC (Non-Creamy Layer)
certificate based on the income for the Financial Year (FY) 2022-2023, 2023-2024
and 2024-2025 and issued on/after 01.04.2025 (after the completion of FY 2024-25).
c) For SC/ ST Submission of relevant Caste Certificate in the prescribed format issued by a
Competent Authority.
d) For PwBD/
PwD
Submission of disability certificate in prescribed format issued by the Government
Medical Board.
e) ExServicemen/
DESM
Submission of relevant Discharge certificate etc. in the prescribed format issued by
the Competent Authority.
Ex-Servicemen candidates whose experience of service in the Armed Forces has been
equated by the Government of India with qualification prescribed in this
advertisement, then the said experience shall be acceptable as an induction level
qualification for the said post in this recruitment.
The Ex-Servicemen candidate shall however have to produce certificate issued
by respective Armed Forces stating that their experience/ training has been
equated to or has equivalency of required level of qualification, failing which
their candidature will not be considered.
e) Victims of
riots
Submission of relevant Age relaxation cum Domicile certificate in the prescribed
format issued by a Competent Authority.
6. In case Caste/ Category certificate is issued in a language other than Hindi or English, candidates are advised to
produce a certified translation of the same in either Hindi or English at the time of Document Verification, if called
for.
7. Armed forces personnel applying for Civil posts under Ex-Servicemen category have to submit the Form of
Undertaking / Proforma Certificate for employed official as per Govt. of India, Department of Personnel & Training
OM No. 36034/2/91-Estt. (SCT) dated 03rd April 1991.
1. Candidates, who have worked in POWERGRID as Field Engineers/ Field Supervisors /AE(FTB)/ JE (FTB) for at
least one year and are still working or have separated, can apply fresh for the post of Field Engineer/ Field
Supervisor (as applicable) in POWERGRID. They have to mention their POWERGRID Employee No. in online
application. They are allowed relaxation in upper age limit to the extent of period of service in POWERGRID
subject to maximum 5 years (over & above the category relaxation). Service certificate is essential requirement
to be submitted by FTB/FE/FS who are separated from POWERGRID and applying for such post.
2. A certificate from concerned HR indicating / stating the duration of engagement, the name of the project and that
the personnel has completed 01 year as on last date of online submission of application, is to be submitted by the
candidate who are presently engaged on contract basis in other consultancy projects, within POWERGRID.
3. In case of contractual employees currently working in POWERGRID, application should be forwarded through
proper channel through concerned Regional HR department. While forwarding the application, Region shall
forward performance feedback along with the application. Application not forwarded through proper channel
shall not be entertained.
RELAXATIONS FOR CANDIDATES HAVING EXPERIENCE IN POWERGRID ON CONTRACT
BASIS
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4. The Contractual personnel engaged through third party shall not be entertained as POWERGRID FE / FS
employee.
1. The engagement of personnel is purely temporary in nature and on contact basis for a period of 24 months
or till completion of the projects, whichever is earlier. The actual engagement may vary depending on
requirement and status of projects.
2. Candidates are required to register themselves with National Skills Registry (NSR) at
https://nationalskillsregistry.com and provide NSR registration number to POWERGRID. Further, they are
required to get the following verified in their NSR profile at their own cost before joining or within 03 months of
joining, failing which their engagement shall automatically be terminated without assigning any reason/notice
whatsoever:
a. Personal details like Identity, Biometrics (fingerprints)
b. Essential Qualification i.e. Post Graduation/Graduation/Diploma/Relevant Degree (as applicable)
c. Previous employment/experience information
Upon joining, candidates shall be required to provide permission to POWERGRID to view their profile in NSR.
3. Field Engineer/ Field Supervisor shall submit the Police Verification Report / Employee Verification Report
regarding Character & Antecedents from police station of their permanent home address. If due to any reason,
they are not able to submit the aforesaid document at the time of joining, they shall be provisionally allowed to
join on the basis of character certificate & attestation form, subject to condition that he/she shall submit the
verification report within 3 months, failing which his/her engagement as Field Engineer/ Field Supervisor shall
automatically be terminated without assignment of any reason/notice whatsoever.
4. The personnel engaged will not be entitled to claim for any regular employment in POWERGRID or any
relaxations in case of any recruitment for regular posts in POWERGRID.
5. The contractual engagement will automatically be terminated on expiry of 24 months or on completion of the
projects, whichever is earlier.
6. Management reserves the right to cancel / restrict / enlarge / modify / alter the recruitment / selection process,
if need so arises, without issuing any further notice or assigning any reason thereafter.
1. Interested and eligible candidates shall register for POWERGRID - Common FTE Written Test-2025.
Candidates will have to meet all the eligibility criteria including one year relevant post qualification
experience, as on the last date of online registration.
2. The written test for all the provisionally eligible candidates will be conducted for all the posts on PAN
India basis in a single day.
3. The scheme of the test shall be as following:
i. The test would be of 1 hour duration (Extra time will be allowed to PwBD/ PwD candidates as per
Govt. of India directives)
ii. Sections and Number of questions:
a. Technical Knowledge Test – 50 questions based on B.Tech / BE/ Diploma (as applicable)
syllabus in the relevant discipline.
b. Aptitude Test – 25 questions tentatively on the following topics:
General English: Articles, Prepositions, Vocabulary, Comprehension, Synonyms/Antonyms,
Jumbled Sentences.
Reasoning: Data Interpretation, Coding and Decoding, Deductive Logic, Inductive Logic, Data
Sufficiency, Series Completion, Puzzles, Pattern Completion.
SELECTION PROCESS
IMPORTANT INFORMATION
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Quantitative Aptitude: Ratio & Proportion, Time & Work, Speed & Distance, Profit & Loss,
Simple & Compound Interest, Percentage, Average, Mensuration, Trigonometry, Geometry,
Algebra, Probability, LCM & HCF, Numbers
General Awareness: Social Science, Science, Current Affairs, General Knowledge.
iii. All questions would be MCQ type with 4 options and carry equal weightage (1 mark each) and there
shall be no negative marking.
iv. Qualifying marks would be minimum 40% for Unreserved including EWS and 30% for reserved
vacancies (subject to reservation of vacancies).
v. Candidates shall have the option for appearing in the Common FTE written test in Hindi or English.
vi. Centres for Common FTE written test shall be pan-India and date of test shall be intimated separately
to the applicants after basic scrutiny of application. The right to allocate centre/venue shall be
reserved by the Management.
4. After completion of written Test process, the written test score in the form of score card will be available for
all the Candidates in their respective candidate login.
5. The score in written test will be valid for a period of 01 year from the date mentioned on the score
card.
6. As per workforce requirement for various projects in the Regions, the vacancies will be announced in the
candidate login/ notice on the career page of POWERGRID website.
7. The candidates will have to submit the consent for the respective vacancies, provided they meet all the
prescribed criteria for the post and have a valid score in the written test.
8. Candidates are allowed to appear for Common FTE Written Test as per the online declaration submitted by
them only and no document verification will be done at this stage. The onus lies with the candidate that they
meet the eligibility criteria of the respective post as mentioned in our detailed advertisement.
9. The candidate who are not meeting the eligibility criteria at any stage of the recruitment process, shall be
summarily rejected.
10. The Offer for Contractual Engagement shall be issued to the suitable candidates on the basis of merit and
requirement.
11. The decision of POWERGRID regarding scrutiny of application and short listing shall be final and binding.
A. For Field Engineer post:
i. Candidates who have qualified the Common FTE Written Test as per the eligibility criteria and
have submitted their consent for the vacancies notified by the respective Region/CC as
mentioned at point 7 above, will be shortlisted and called for interview by concerned Region/CC
based on their performance in the test.
ii. Qualifying marks in Interview would be minimum 40% for Unreserved including EWS and 30%
for reserved vacancies (subject to reservation of vacancies).
iii. Candidates shall have the option for appearing in Interview in Hindi or English.
iv. The merit will be drawn by the Region purely on the basis of performance in the Interview only.
v. Candidates who qualify as per qualifying criteria, shall be shortlisted category-wise for
empanelment by the Region, in proportion to the number of vacancies in the respective category
in the prescribed ratio of 1:5.
vi. In case two or more candidates secure equal marks, they will be empanelled in the chronological
order of their date of birth, the eldest being placed first among them. The number of candidates
to be empanelled may change as per availability of suitable candidates at cut-off.
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vii. The candidates will be issued Offer of Engagement as per number of vacancies and in order of
merit.
viii. Candidates can apply against any number of Regions/Projects simultaneously, as per the
vacancies notified by the Region/CC, provided they meet the eligibility criteria and have valid
test score.
ix. A candidate who joins a Region based on the score obtained in the test shall not be eligible to
apply for the same post in same/other regions during the validity of the score. In other words,
test score can be used only once for obtaining employment during the validity of test
scores.
x. The candidates who fail in the interview in one Region/CC shall be allowed to reappear for
interview against vacancies in the same Region/other Regions/CC, only after 06 months from
the date of declaration of interview result wherein the candidate was found unsuitable, subject
to the validity of test score.
xi. Candidature of those candidates who are disqualified in document verification shall be rejected
and will not be considered for further process in any Region/CC, during the validity of the score.
B. For Field Supervisor post:
i. Candidates who have given consent for the vacancies notified by the respective Region/CC as
mentioned at point 7 above, provided they meet all the prescribed criteria and qualify in the
Common FTE Written Test-2025, shall be empanelled by that Region/CC in order of merit purely
on the basis of performance/ marks obtained in the written test.
ii. Candidates who qualify, as per qualifying criteria, shall be shortlisted category-wise for
empanelment by the Region/CC, in proportion to the number of vacancies in the respective category
in the prescribed ratio of 1:5.
iii. In case two or more candidates secure equal marks, they will be empanelled in the chronological
order of their date of birth, the eldest being placed first among them. The number of candidates to be
empanelled may change as per availability of suitable candidates at cut-off.
iv. The candidates will be called for document verification as per number of vacancies and if found
eligible, will be issued Offer of Engagement.
v. Candidates can apply against any number of Regions simultaneously, as per the vacancies notified by
the Region, provided they meet the eligibility criteria and have valid test score.
vi. Candidature of those candidates who are disqualified in document verification, shall be rejected and
will not be considered for further process in any Region/CC, during the validity of the score.
vii. A candidate who joins a Region based on the score obtained in the test, shall not be eligible to apply
for the same post in other regions during the validity of the score. In other words, test score can be
used only once for obtaining employment during the validity of test scores.
1. Candidates should have sound health. Candidates must ensure that they meet POWERGRID’s health standards
before applying. For details of standards on medical fitness, please visit career section of our website
{www.powergrid.in}. No relaxation in POWERGRID Medical Norms is allowed. (Refer to “Health” Link on
career page of our website for standards of Medical Fitness.)
2. Engagement of selected candidates will be subject to their medical fitness as per the company’s prescribed
standards.
HEALTH STANDARDS
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Objection Management window shall be made live for 02 days after the conduct of Common FTE written Test to
provide an opportunity to candidates to represent their claims regarding a question / answer etc.
Interested and eligible candidates are advised to select one test center from the list of test centers mentioned
below:
Sl. No Location Sl. No Location
1 Delhi NCR 2 Bhopal
3 Kolkata 4 Bengaluru
5 Guwahati 6 Mumbai
POWERGRID reserves the right to alter the test centers. The decision of POWERGRID regarding test centers shall
be final and binding. Efforts will be made to allocate the choice of city opted by the candidate for Common FTE
Written Test in their application form. However, in exceptional circumstances, a nearby/different city may be
allotted.
Posts Non-Refundable Application Fee
Field Engineer ₹ 400/-
Field Supervisor ₹ 300/-
SC/ST/PwBD/ExSM are exempted from payment of Application Fee.
It is mandatory that the candidates go through the full text of the advertisement and agree to all the conditions
given, while applying for the post.
1. Interested and eligible candidates should apply only through Online Registration System of POWERGRID. To apply
log on to https://www.powergrid.in → Careers Section → Job Opportunities→ Openings → Executive Positions
on All India Basis and then “Engagement of experienced personnel on Contract Basis for the post of Field
Engineer/ Field Supervisor”. No other means/ mode of application shall be accepted. POWERGRID will not
be responsible for bouncing back of any email sent to the candidate.
2. Before registering and submitting their applications on the website, the candidate should possess a valid self Email ID, Alternate E-mail ID and Mobile number. This is Mandatory. In case a candidate does not have a valid
personal e-mail ID, he / she should create his / her new email ID before applying online. These would be required
for accessing information through candidate login during the later stages of the recruitment process.
Candidates are advised to keep the E-mail ID and Mobile number entered in the online application form
compulsorily active for at least one year.
APPLICATION FEES
IMPORTANT INSTRUCTIONS FOR REGISTRATION /APPLICATION
TEST CENTRES
OBJECTION MANAGEMENT REDRESSAL
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3. Candidates should submit only one application for a post. Application once submitted may be edited/updated
till last date of submission of online application. It cannot be altered after that. Accordingly, no requests for
change in applicant data after last date of submission of online application shall be entertained. A valid e-mail
ID is essential for submission of the online application.
4. Candidates are advised to make a note of their e-mail ID as entered in the application form and Registration
Number generated at the top right-hand corner of the ‘Resume’. These would be required for accessing
information through candidate login during the later stages of the recruitment process.
5. Candidates are advised to take a printout of the submitted online application, same is required at the time of
Interview/Document Verification (as applicable) and note down the user ID and password generated at the time
of online registration.
6. Candidates should ensure the following while filling up the online registration form:
• Qualification details are complete.
• Complete Details of experience are mentioned separately for each organization along with pay details, if
applicable.
7. Candidates are advised to upload legible copies of the following documents while submitting online application in
the space earmarked in the online application. The candidates called for Interview/Document Verification (as
applicable) are required to produce uploaded documents in original for verification: -
SN. Document Size
(Max)
Format
a) Recent passport size color photograph (in white background)
Candidates should keep sufficient copies of same photographs in reserve for
future use, which they are using in the Online Registration.
50 KB .jpg
b) Signature (in Blue/ Black Ink) 50 KB .jpg
c) Date of Birth Proof: Matric / Birth Certificate (wherein DOB is mentioned) 03 MB .pdf
d) Qualification Certificate along with Mark Sheets of all years / semesters along
with Proof of norms adopted by the Technical Board / Institute/ University
to convert CGPA / OGPA / DGPA into percentage (if applicable) (all
Qualification Certificate & Mark Sheets are required to be scanned in one pdf)
10 MB .pdf
e) Candidates working in Govt. / PSU are required to apply through the proper
channel and need to upload “No-Objection Certificate” from the present
employer
03 MB .pdf
f) Experience Certificate (for Present as well as Previous employment
indicating start date, end date, designation, pay scale/ emoluments &
area of experience) issued by authorized/ appropriate signatory of the
organization.
1MB .pdf
g) Caste Certificate/EWS Certificate in the prescribed Govt. of India format
issued by Competent Authority (if applicable)
03 MB .pdf
h) Disability Certificate in the prescribed GOI format issued by Competent
Authority (if applicable)
03 MB .pdf
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SN. Document Size
(Max)
Format
i) Ex-Serviceman Discharge Certificate, Undertaking and Proforma of
Certificate for Employed Officials in case of Ex-Servicemen in the
prescribed format (if applicable)
01MB .pdf
j) Certificate of Fitness issued by the Demobilization Board of the Defense
Service in case of Disabled Ex-Servicemen in the prescribed format (if
applicable)
03 MB .pdf
k) Certificate issued to dependents of Defence Services Personnel killed or
severely disabled in action in case of Dependents of Ex-Servicemen in the
prescribed format (if applicable)
03 MB .pdf
l) Domicile cum Age relaxation certificates for Candidates from Riots Victim in
the prescribed Govt. of India format issued by Competent Authority (if
applicable)
01 MB .pdf
8. Candidates will have to bring these above documents along with original at the time of
Interview/Document verification for preliminary & functional scrutiny / medical / joining, if called
for, failing which candidature shall be cancelled.
9. Information regarding this recruitment process shall be made available in the career section of POWERGRID
website. Applicants are advised to check the website periodically for updates.
10. Payment of Application Fees:
➢ After successful completion of registration, candidates shall receive an email with details of their Login
ID, Password and other information. Candidate is required to login to career page through candidate
login link available on job opportunities section (Go to Careers> Job Opportunities>Openings>
Executive Positions on All India Basis > Concerned advertisement & candidate login link).
➢ A button shall be available on the login page which will guide the candidate to payment gateway.
Candidate will be automatically directed to payment gateway website and return back to POWERGRID
website automatically on completion of transaction.
➢ Online payment can be made through Credit Card, Debit Card, Net Banking.
➢ If the transaction is successful, the online payment button will disappear and transaction confirmation
will appear. If the transaction fails and the amount is deducted, the candidates will have to wait for 2
hours to check any update in status on his/ her candidate login home page. In case of no change, he/
she will have to send mail stating the issue and quoting his/ her POWERGRID Registration Number.
Hence candidates are advised not to wait till last date for submission of application or payment of fees.
Payment once done cannot be refunded.
11. Once applied, the applicants are advised to check the web site as well as their registered e-mail regularly for
any updates.
12. The admit card indicating Roll Number, Name of the allocated Test Center and guidelines for the test will be
made available on our website to the candidates found apparently eligible based on the online data only. The
candidate is required to download his/her Admit card, Test Guidelines etc. for appearing in the test from the
website only. Please note that the admit card will not be sent by post.
13. All information regarding this recruitment will be made available on the website: http://www.powergrid.in
and no separate communication shall be made. Candidates must constantly visit website
http://www.powergrid.in for information regarding dates of written test, downloading of admit card, result
of written test, medical standards etc.
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14. E-mail ID and Mobile number to be entered in online application form is mandatory. In case a candidate does
not have a valid personal e-mail ID, he/she should create his/her new email ID before applying online.
Candidates are advised to keep the e-mail ID and Mobile number entered in the online application form
compulsorily active for at least one year. No change in the email ID or mobile number will be allowed
once entered. All future correspondence shall be made via E-mail and/or SMS only.
15. Applicants should keep sufficient copies of same photographs in reserve for future use, which they are using
in the Online Registration.
The Persons with Benchmark Disabilities (PwBD) in the categories of blindness, locomotor disability (both arm
affected – BA) and cerebral palsy are allowed the facility of scribe, if desired by the person. In case of other category
of Persons with Benchmark Disabilities / Persons with Disabilities as defined under section 2(r)/2(s) of the RPWD
Act, 2016, the facility of scribe is allowed to such candidates on production of a certificate to the effect that the
person concerned has physical limitation to write, and scribe is essential to write examination on behalf, from the
Chief Medical Officer/ Civil Surgeon/ Medical Superintendent of a Government Health Care institution in the
prescribed proforma.
Scribe/ Compensatory Time - PwBD/ PwD
Clause under
RPWD Act, 2016
Clause 2(r) Clause 2(s)
PwBD/ PwD PwBD
(not less than 40% disability)
PwD
(less than 40% disability)
Disability Scribe Compensatory Time Scribe Compensatory
Time
Blindness
Allowed Allowed
To be granted solely to those
having difficulty in writing
subject to production of a
certificate to the effect that
person concerned has
limitation to write and that
scribe is essential to write
examination on his/ her
behalf from a Competent
Medical Authority of a
Government Healthcare
Institution as per proforma
LD (Both Arms)
Cerebral Palsy
Other PwBD/
PwD
Allowed – on
production of
certificate *
Allowed – on production of
certificate *
* a certificate to the effect that the person concerned
has physical limitation to write and scribe is essential
to write examination on behalf from the Chief Medical
Officer/ Civil Surgeon/ Medical Superintendent of a
Government Health Care institution in the prescribed
proforma
Please note:
• Candidates who are eligible and interested in engagement of Scribe for the test are required to fill up the
details of the Scribe in the application form itself.
• Candidates engaging scribes are also required to download and fill up the Scribe Declaration Form
(available in Important Formats Section) and bring the duly filled scribe declaration format at the
examination venue.
INFORMATION RELATED TO ENGAGEMENT OF SCRIBES
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•
1. Only Indian Nationals who have attained the age of 18 years or above are eligible to apply.
2. The candidature of the candidate at all stages of the selection process shall be provisional in nature.
3. Mere submission of application does not guarantee the adequacy of candidature for being considered for
further selection process.
4. Before applying, the candidate should ensure that he/she fulfils the eligibility criteria and other norms
mentioned in this advertisement. Applications in which the essential qualification/ experience cannot be
fully ascertained will be liable for rejection. Accordingly, it is the responsibility of candidate to satisfy that
he/ she meets the eligibility criteria (as mentioned in this advertisement) fully before applying, to properly
fill the application and provide necessary documents asked for. Candidates not meeting the specified
criteria including experience profile, shall not be considered for selection.
5. Date of issuance of final mark sheet shall be taken as the date of acquiring essential qualification.
6. All photocopies of documents (along with the application) submitted at the time of Interview/Document
Verification (as applicable), if called for, should be self-attested by the candidate.
7. The candidate must possess qualifications recognized by the relevant statutory bodies like UGC/ AICTE
etc. Correspondence course in Degree/ Diploma shall not be considered as recognised qualification as
per AICTE norms.
8. Candidates must note that for the post of Field Supervisors, Higher technical qualification like B.Tech/B.E.
/M.Tech/M.E etc with or without Diploma is not allowed.
9. At the time of application and at the time of joining, the candidate applying for Field Supervisor
post, shall submit an undertaking that he/she is not possessing Higher technical qualification as
mentioned above and in case it is found subsequently that he/she has submitted any false
declaration or suppressed any information, his/her application shall be liable for rejection and if
appointed, services shall be liable for termination at any stage of service.
10. Wherever CGPA/OGPA/DGPA or Letter Grade is awarded in the essential qualification, its equivalent
percentage of marks must be indicated in the application form as per norms adopted by the University/
Institute from where they have obtained the qualification.
11. Percentage of marks obtained by the candidate in in the essential qualification shall be calculated based on
the practice followed by the University/Institution from where the candidate has obtained the
degree/diploma.
12. In case the university/ institution does not have any scheme for converting CGPA into equivalent marks,
the equivalence would be established by dividing the candidate’s CGPA by the maximum possible CGPA
and multiplying the result with 100.
13. Marks in Essential Qualification will not be rounded off for deciding eligibility of any candidate.
14. Management reserves the right to post selected personnel at any of its project/office as per requirement.
15. The number of vacancies mentioned are tentative and may vary. Operation of panel will depend on the
requirement in the projects.
16. Application Fee is non-refundable even if the candidature is rejected for any reason.
17. Applications should be submitted through online mode only.
18. Training / Teaching / Internship/Apprenticeship period will not be counted as experience.
GENERAL INFORMATION & INSTRUCTIONS
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19. Candidates claiming reservation under OBC (NCL)/EWS should belong to respective category as on last
date of online submission of application and must possess valid OBC(NCL)/ EWS certificate as on closing
date of online submission of application to POWERGRID.
20. All computations of Age and Post Qualification Experience etc., shall be as on closing date of online
application i.e. 17.09.2025.
21. If any of the certificate is issued in a language other than Hindi/English, candidates are advised to submit
a certified translation of the same in either in Hindi or English language at the time of Interview/ document
verification, if called for.
22. For POWERGRID Common FTE Written Test -2025, details of test centre, venue shall be intimated to
candidates. Only SC/ST/PwBD candidates shall be reimbursed sleeper class rail/bus fare by shortest route
for appearing for the test, provided they meet the laid down criteria.
23. Candidature is liable to be rejected at any stage of recruitment/selection process without notice or if joined
services are liable to be terminated, if any information provided by the candidate is not found in conformity
with the eligibility criteria notified or if POWERGRID comes across any evidence/knowledge that the
qualification/experience and any other particulars indicated in the application/personal resumes/other
forms/formats are not recognized/false/misleading and/or amounts to suppression of information/
particulars of which should have been brought to the notice of POWERGRID or that the candidate has been
shortlisted for next stage in the process/ has secured employment in POWERGRID through or adopting
any unfair means.
24. The application process will be treated as complete only on submission of application fees, wherever
applicable.
25. Incomplete/Draft application/applications without application fees (if applicable) will be
rejected.
26. During the written test, candidate must occupy the seat allotted against their respective roll numbers. Inter
changing seats, creating disturbance in the hall, exchanging notes, consulting/talking to each other/ any
malpractices & impersonation/ copying of questions in any form etc. will result in summarily dismissal
from the Examination Hall, non- evaluation of answer sheet and other disciplinary proceedings. Candidates
must refrain from creating any obstruction during the conduct of examination. Such candidates shall also
be liable to be debarred from future examinations of POWERGRID, and legal proceedings could be initiated
against such candidates.
27. The Management reserves the right to cancel / restrict / enlarge / modify / alter the recruitment/ selection
process, if need so arises, without issuing any further notice or assigning any reason thereafter. The
number of vacancies mentioned are tentative that may vary, and operation of panel will depend on the
requirement.
28. Management reserves the right to raise or lower the qualifying standards in any stage of the selection
process depending on availability of sufficient number of candidates.
29. By submitting application, candidate gives consent that candidate data may be shared with the third party
for the conduct of written test and evaluation purpose with adequate security.
30. Candidates are required to fill in their bank details such as bank A/C No, Bank’s name, Branch Name, IFSC
code etc. in the online application form in order to enable us to process TA payment online, if applicable.
31. The contractual engagement will be regulated by Company’s rules and administrative orders that may be
enforced from time to time during the period of engagement
32. Complaints attributable to the incompatibility of the Client Systems, ignorance of users, non-availability of
internet connectivity or any other aspects beyond the direct control of POWERGRID employees or systems
will not be entertained.
33. No correspondence regarding this recruitment made in Complaint Management System of POWERGRID
will be entertained.
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34. Legal jurisdiction will be NCT of Delhi in case of any cause / dispute.
35. For any queries regarding this recruitment please send email to {recruitment@powergrid.in}.
Candidates are required to add this email-id to their address book in order to avoid any email
communication gap. Please write “ ” in the subject line of e-mail.
36. Applicants are advised NOT to upload documents which are not clearly legible or/are password protected.
Mobile phone scans/clicks/pictures which are not readable /not in proper size willl not be considered for
further process.
37. All information regarding this recruitment process would be made available in the career section of
POWERGRID website only. Applicants are advised to check the web site periodically for important updates.
Once registered for POWERGRID, all correspondences shall be made through their registered e-mail ID or
candidate login only.
Sl. No. Description Date
1. Opening date of online submission of applications 27.08.2025 (1700 hrs)
2. Closing date of online submission of applications 17.09.2025 (2359 hrs)
3.
Cut-Off date for the purpose of Upper Age Limit & PostQualification Work Experience
17.09.2025
4.
Date of POWERGRID Common FTE Written Test2025
Will be notified separately on the
website
NOTE:
In order to avoid the last minute rush, the candidates are advised to apply early enough. POWERGRID will not
be responsible for network issues / technical glitches / server issues etc.
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