PGCIL PowerTel Trainee Engineer Recruitment 2026: Apply Online for 33 Posts, Check Eligibility, Fee and Last Date

The Power Grid Corporation of India Limited (POWERGRID) has released Advertisement No. CC/04/2026 for the PGCIL PowerTel Trainee Engineer Recruitment 2026. Through this recruitment, 33 Trainee Engineer (Electronics) posts will be filled in POWERGRID Teleservice Limited (PowerTel), the 100% wholly owned subsidiary of POWERGRID. The pgcil powertel trainee engineer recruitment 2026 apply online last date is 27 November 2026 (11:59 PM), and applications opened on 13 November 2026 (5:00 PM). Selection is through GATE 2026 score in the EC paper, followed by a Behavioural Assessment, Group Discussion and Personal Interview — there is no separate written examination. All details below are from the official notification. Candidates tracking the other POWERGRID recruitment can also read our PGCIL Engineer Trainee Recruitment 2026 guide for the separate 319-post drive.

PGCIL PowerTel Trainee Engineer Recruitment 2026 – Overview

PGCIL PowerTel Trainee Engineer Recruitment 2026 – Important Dates

The pgcil powertel trainee engineer recruitment 2026 apply online last date is 27 November 2026. The fee must also be paid by the same deadline — an application is treated as complete only after the fee is paid, where applicable.

Do not confuse this with the other POWERGRID drive. The 319-post PGCIL Engineer Trainee Recruitment 2026 under Advertisement No. CC/04/2025 is a different recruitment with a last date of 18 November 2026. This PowerTel recruitment is Advertisement No. CC/04/2026, with 33 Electronics posts and a last date of 27 November 2026.

PGCIL PowerTel Trainee Engineer Vacancy 2026 – Category-Wise Details

All 33 vacancies are in the Electronics discipline (Post ID 569). The category-wise break-up from the official advertisement is:

PwBD reservation. Two vacancies are reserved horizontally for Persons with Benchmark Disabilities: 1 interchangeable vacancy (first filled by Locomotor Disability; if no suitable LD candidate is available, other identified suitable sub-categories are considered) and 1 Hearing Impaired vacancy. The PwBD benefit is available only to candidates with 40% or more of the relevant disability.

PwBD sub-categories identified as suitable. Hearing Impaired: Deaf, Hard of hearing. Locomotor Disability: One Arm, One Leg, Spinal Deformity and Spinal Injury (with or without associated neurological or limb dysfunction), Cerebral Palsy, Leprosy Cured, Dwarfism, Acid Attack Victim. Intellectual Disabilities: Autism Spectrum Disorder (Mild), Specific Learning Disability, Mental Illness. Multiple Disabilities involving the above categories.

PGCIL PowerTel Trainee Engineer Eligibility Criteria 2026

Age limit. Only Indian nationals aged 18 years or above are eligible. The upper age limit is 28 years as on 27 November 2026. Age relaxation is 3 years for OBC (NCL), 5 years for SC/ST, and 10 years for PwBD over and above the category relaxation. Victims of riots get relaxation as per Government of India directives. All computations of age and qualification are as on the closing date of online application, 27 November 2026.

Essential qualification. A full-time B.E. / B.Tech / B.Sc. (Engg.) in the Electronics discipline or equivalent from a recognised University or Institute, with minimum 60% marks or equivalent CGPA. Qualifying marks in the essential qualification are relaxed to pass marks for posts reserved for the respective category. The date of issue of the final mark sheet is taken as the date of acquiring the essential qualification, and marks in the essential qualification are not rounded off.

Accepted disciplines. Electronics, Electronics and Communication, Electronics and Telecommunication, Electronics and Electrical Communication, and Telecommunication Engineering.

GATE 2026 is compulsory. Candidates must have appeared in the Electronics and Communication (EC) paper of GATE 2026 and qualified in it. Only the GATE 2026 score (normalised marks out of 100) is valid for this recruitment; scores from earlier GATE examinations are not accepted. The qualifying marks declared by the GATE 2026 Organising Body are considered.

CGPA conversion. Where a CGPA, OGPA or DGPA or letter grade is awarded, the equivalent percentage must be entered in the form as per the norms of the University or Institute. If the university has no conversion scheme, the equivalence is worked out by dividing the CGPA by the maximum possible CGPA and multiplying by 100.

Who cannot apply. Candidates who are not Indian nationals, and PwBD candidates outside the identified suitable sub-categories listed above, cannot apply. Applications in which the essential qualification or age cannot be fully ascertained are liable to be rejected, and the online form itself does not check eligibility — candidates must satisfy themselves that they meet every criterion before applying.

PGCIL PowerTel Trainee Engineer Application Fee 2026

How the fee is paid. Non-exempted candidates must log in to the candidate login section and pay the non-refundable fee of Rs. 500 online by 27 November 2026 (11:59 PM). The application is treated as complete only after the fee is submitted. The fee is non-refundable even if the candidature is rejected for any reason, and applications without the fee (where applicable) or incomplete or draft applications will be rejected.

How to Apply for PGCIL PowerTel Trainee Engineer Recruitment 2026

1. Go to the official POWERGRID website at www.powergrid.in and open the Careers section, then Advertisement No. CC/04/2026 for Trainee Engineer (Electronics) for PowerTel through GATE 2026.
2. Keep a valid e-mail ID, an alternate e-mail ID and a mobile number ready — all three are mandatory, and they must stay active for at least one year.
3. Register online with your GATE-2026 Application No, GATE 2026 Registration Number and other required details, even if you have applied to POWERGRID before. Enter your name and other details exactly as in your GATE-2026 admit card or score card.
4. Enter your qualification details, including the date of acquiring the qualification, and your bank details (account number, bank name, branch, IFSC) for online TA payment, if applicable.
5. Upload the photograph, signature and required documents listed in the table below, then click Submit. The system generates a unique Registration Number.
6. If you are not exempted from the fee, log in to the candidate login and pay Rs. 500 online by 27 November 2026 (11:59 PM). The application is complete only after payment.
7. Take a printout of the submitted application — it is required at Document Verification — and note down the user ID, password and Registration Number.

One application only. Submit only one application for the post. A submitted application can be edited or updated till the last date of online submission, but not after that. The GATE 2026 Registration Number and Name cannot be changed after submission, so enter them carefully. No hard copy of the application is to be sent to POWERGRID.

Documents to upload. The notification fixes the maximum size and format of every document:

Candidates called for Document Verification must produce the uploaded documents in original. Candidates called for the Group Discussion or interview must carry a valid original photo ID, the GATE 2026 admit card and the original GATE 2026 score card — photocopies of the ID are not accepted. Government or PSU employees must produce a No-Objection Certificate at the interview.

PGCIL PowerTel Trainee Engineer Selection Process 2026

There is no written examination. Selection is based on the normalised GATE 2026 marks (out of 100) in the EC paper, followed by a Behavioural Assessment, Group Discussion and Personal Interview, and finally a Pre-Employment Medical Examination. Candidates are shortlisted for the Behavioural Assessment, Group Discussion and Personal Interview on the basis of their GATE 2026 normalised marks only, as per the criteria decided by the management.

Interview qualifying marks. Candidates must qualify in the Personal Interview to be considered for empanelment: 40% for UR vacancies including EWS, and 30% for reserved vacancies. The Group Discussion has no qualifying marks. The Behavioural Assessment has no separate weightage — its results are used as an input during the interview. Candidates can take the Group Discussion and interview in Hindi or English.

Merit and appointment. Offers of appointment are issued in the order of category-wise merit and based on requirement. If two or more candidates secure equal marks, they are empanelled in the chronological order of their date of birth, the oldest first. Appointment is subject to being found medically fit in the Pre-Employment Medical Examination as per POWERGRID norms. Shortlisting status and interview call letters are available only through the candidate login on the POWERGRID website.

PGCIL PowerTel Trainee Engineer Salary 2026

Selected candidates undergo training for one year and are placed in the pay scale of Rs. 30,000 – 1,20,000, with IDA, HRA and perks at 12% of basic pay per month during training. On successful completion of the one-year training, they are placed as Assistant Engineer at E0 level in the same pay scale of Rs. 30,000 – 1,20,000 (IDA). The approximate CTC is Rs. 14.33 lakh per annum.

Service bond. Selected candidates must execute a service agreement bond to serve for a minimum of three years after successful completion of training: Rs. 5,00,000 for General, OBC (NCL) and EWS candidates, and Rs. 2,50,000 for SC, ST and PwBD candidates.

Career progression. The eligibility period for promotion from E0 to E1 is 5 years (excluding the training period), and from E1 to E2 and above up to E6 is 5 years at each level. On regularisation, the compensation package includes basic pay, dearness allowance, perquisites and allowances under the cafeteria approach, company quarters or HRA, location-based compensatory allowance (as applicable), performance-related pay, terminal benefits (provident fund, gratuity, pension, post-retirement medical benefits), EDLI, group insurance, group personal accident insurance, and reimbursement of monthly conveyance, mobile and digital services, leave encashment and TA/DA.

Posting and absorption. Candidates recruited on the rolls of PowerTel have no claim on absorption or employment in POWERGRID or any of its other subsidiary or joint-venture companies. Candidates are liable to be posted at the discretion of PowerTel management anywhere in India or abroad, at company offices or other government departments, statutory bodies or PSUs. PowerTel provides telecom services over POWERGRID’s optical ground wire network covering 108,000+ km and 4,500+ locations, and reported revenue of Rs. 1,195.09 crore in FY 2025-26.

The advertisement fixes only the pay scale and the approximate CTC — it publishes no exact “in-hand” figure, so in-hand amounts on unofficial websites are estimates varying with current DA and HRA rates.

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Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)

How many vacancies are there in PGCIL PowerTel Trainee Engineer Recruitment 2026?

There are 33 vacancies for Trainee Engineer (Electronics) in PowerTel under Advertisement No. CC/04/2026. The category-wise break-up is UR 14, OBC (NCL) 7, SC 6, ST 3 and EWS 3, with 2 PwBD vacancies as horizontal reservation.

What is the last date to apply for PGCIL PowerTel Trainee Engineer Recruitment 2026?

The pgcil powertel trainee engineer recruitment 2026 apply online last date is 27 November 2026 (11:59 PM). Applications opened on 13 November 2026 (5:00 PM), and the application fee must also be paid by 27 November 2026 (11:59 PM).

Is GATE 2026 score compulsory for PGCIL PowerTel Trainee Engineer Recruitment 2026?

Yes. Candidates must have appeared in the Electronics and Communication (EC) paper of GATE 2026 and qualified in it. Only the GATE 2026 score (normalised marks out of 100) is valid; scores from earlier GATE examinations are not accepted.

What is the qualification required for Trainee Engineer (Electronics) in PowerTel?

A full-time B.E., B.Tech or B.Sc. (Engg.) in the Electronics discipline or equivalent from a recognised University or Institute, with minimum 60% marks or equivalent CGPA. Accepted disciplines are Electronics, Electronics and Communication, Electronics and Telecommunication, Electronics and Electrical Communication, and Telecommunication Engineering.

What is the age limit for PGCIL PowerTel Trainee Engineer Recruitment 2026?

Only Indian nationals aged 18 years or above can apply, and the upper age limit is 28 years as on 27 November 2026. Age relaxation is 3 years for OBC (NCL), 5 years for SC/ST, and 10 years for PwBD over and above the category relaxation.

What is the application fee for PGCIL PowerTel Trainee Engineer Recruitment 2026?

The application fee is Rs. 500 (non-refundable) for General, OBC (NCL) and EWS candidates. SC, ST, PwBD and Departmental candidates are exempted from the fee. The fee is paid online through the candidate login, and the application is complete only after payment.

What is the salary of a PGCIL PowerTel Trainee Engineer?

During the one-year training, Trainee Engineers are placed in the pay scale of Rs. 30,000 to 1,20,000, with IDA, HRA and perks at 12% of basic pay per month. After training they become Assistant Engineer at E0 level in the same pay scale, and the approximate CTC is Rs. 14.33 lakh per annum. The notification publishes no exact in-hand figure.

What is the selection process for PGCIL PowerTel Trainee Engineer Recruitment 2026?

There is no written examination. Selection is on GATE 2026 normalised marks (85% weightage), followed by a Behavioural Assessment, Group Discussion (3%) and Personal Interview (12%), and then a Pre-Employment Medical Examination. Candidates must score at least 40% in the interview for UR vacancies including EWS and 30% for reserved vacancies.

Is there a service bond in PGCIL PowerTel Trainee Engineer Recruitment 2026?

Yes. Selected candidates must sign a service agreement bond to serve PowerTel for a minimum of three years after successful completion of training. The bond amount is Rs. 5,00,000 for General, OBC (NCL) and EWS candidates and Rs. 2,50,000 for SC, ST and PwBD candidates.

Can I edit my application form after submitting it for PGCIL PowerTel Trainee Engineer Recruitment 2026?

Yes, a submitted application can be edited or updated till the last date of online submission, 27 November 2026, but not after that. However, the GATE 2026 Registration Number and Name cannot be changed after submission, so enter them carefully. Only one application per post is allowed.

For more government jobs and daily updates, browse the Latest Jobs section of New Sarkari Results, and always verify the final details in the official Advertisement No. CC/04/2026 on www.powergrid.in before applying.

Written by Ravi Singh

Ravi Singh is the Editor (Government Jobs) at New Sarkari Results, covering SSC, Railways, Banking, Teaching and state recruitment updates. Every article he publishes is checked against the official notification PDF before it goes live.

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