Last Updated on October 8, 2025 by Admin
POWERGRID, a ‘Maharatna’ Public Sector Enterprise under the Ministry of Power, Govt. of India and one of the largest Transmission Utilities in the World is engaged in power transmission business with the mandate for planning, co-ordination, supervision and control over complete Inter-State Transmission System and operation of national & regional power grids.
POWERGRID seeks applications from Capable, Committed, Energetic and Resilient Engineering Graduates willing to take up challenging assignments and be a part of the transformational journey of the country.
Powergrid Recruitment 2025 for Engineering Graduates.
(Advt. No. CC /04/2025)
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Post Details
ENGINEER TRAINEE, tentatively in the disciplines of Electrical / Electronics / Civil / Computer Science through GATE 2026.
Age Limit
- 28 years as on 31.12.2025
- For OBC(NCL) candidates 3 years (for posts reserved for the respective category)
- For SC/ST candidates 5 years (for posts reserved for the respective category)
- For PwBD candidates
10 years for UR/EWS;
13 years for OBC(NCL) & 15 years for SC/ST (for the posts reserved for the respective category) - Ex-Servicemen/ Victims of riots As per Govt. of India directives
Qualification
- Full Time B.E./B.Tech/ B.Sc (Engg.) from recognized University/Institute.
- Electrical/Electrical (Power)/Electrical and Electronics/Power Systems Engineering/Power Engineering (Electrical)
- Electronics /Electronics & Communication/Electronics & Telecommunication/ Electronics & Electrical
Communication / Telecommunication Engg. - Civil Engineering
- Computer Science/Computer Engg./Information Minimum 60% or Equivalent CGPATechnology
How To Apply
- Candidates have to register and appear for the corresponding paper of GATE 2026.
- For details on GATE 2026, please visit https://gate2026.iitg.ac.in/index.html
- A separate notification with details regarding number of vacancies, reservation, important instructions regarding submission of POWERGRID online application, date of interview etc. shall be hosted on our website during February/March 2026 tentatively.
- Application window for POWERGRID will be open during February/ March 2026 tentatively. Candidates have to register online at POWERGRID website with details of their GATE 2026 Application No., GATE 2026 Registration Number and other required information, which will be made available at CAREER section of www.powergrid.in.
- SC/ST/PwBD/ Ex-SM/ Departmental candidates are exempted from payment of application fees.
You are required to login to your candidate login section and then deposit non-refundable application fees of Rs. 500/- through online mode only. On submission of application fees, your application process will be treated as complete. - Candidates will be required to retain their GATE 2026 Admit card and GATE 2026 Score card for verification at the time of GD/ Interview /pre-employment medical examination/ Joining in
POWERGRID.

Important Dates
- Opening Date of GATE Online Application Processing System (GOAPS) 28th August 2025
- Closing Date of REGULAR online registration/ application process (Without Late Fee) 28th September 2025
- Closing Date of EXTENDED online registration/ application process (With Late Fee) 09th October 2025