POWERGRID Recruitment 2025: Massive 1543 Vacancies for Field Engineers & Supervisors – Golden Opportunity to Apply!

🚀PowerGRID Recruitment 2025: Fixed term contract vacancies for Field Engineers & Field Supervisors

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Overview

POWERGRID–a Maharatna PSU and one of the biggest power transmission utilities in the world-is hiring professionals for Field Engineer and Field Supervisor positions as fixed-term contracts. This Common FTE Written Test-2025 covers all Power Transmission/Telecom vacancies across India.

Important Points:-

• Advertisement Number: CC/03/2025
• Date of Issue: August 27, 2025
• Date of Opening for Applications: August 27, 2025
• Last Date of Application: September 17, 2025 (by 23:59 hours)

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Why PowerGrid?

Size and Scale: Operating around 1,80,849 circuit km of transmission lines and 286 substations as of July 31, 2025, POWERGRID transmits almost 50% of the power generated in India.
Financial Performance: POWERGRID earned its gross turnover of ₹47,459 crore and ₹15,521 crore as profit after tax in FY 2024-25.

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Position and Vacancies (Tentative):-

POWERGRID seeks experienced professionals for the following positions in PowerGRID’s various regions and projects.

Available Positions & Vacancies (Tentative):-

POWERGRID seeks experienced professionals for the following roles across various regions and projects:

Vacancies are region-specific—Northern, Eastern, Southern, Western, and RDSS projects (including Gujarat and Andaman & Nicobar).

Minimum Qualifications:-

Educational & Professional:-

• Engineers (Electrical/Civil): B.E/B.Tech/B.Sc (Engg) in relevant discipline with ≥ 55% marks.
• Supervisors (Electrical/Civil/E&C): Full-time Diploma with ≥ 55% marks in relevant discipline. Note: candidates with higher qualifications (B.E/B.Tech etc) will be disqualified from being appointed as supervisor.

Experience:-

• Candidates should have minimum of 1 year of post qualification experience (but not beyond 2 years although will be considered) in areas such as RE/DMS/Sub Transmission/ Transmission Lines/Sub Stations. We’ll prefer candidates from PSU or Listed power-sector Industry experience.

Age Limit:-

Upper age limit: 29 years as on 17 Sept 2025.

• Relaxation on age limit on category basis:
• OBC (NCL): + 3 years
• SC/ST: + 5 years
• PwBD: +10 (UR/EWS), + 13 (OBC), +15 (SC/ST)
• Ex-Servicemen, riot affected people: there will be release as per relevant govt norm.

Different roles have specific sub-categories which are reserved for Persons with benchmark disabilities (PwBDs), which are based on relevant statutory instruments arising from the RPwD Acts, and include arrangements whereby scribes may be provided, and additional time compensations.

Fee Details:-

• INR 400 for Engineer’s position/s,
• INR 300 for Supervisor’s position(s)

NOTE :-Candidates belonging to SC/ST/PwBD/ExSM categories are exempt from fees.

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Salary and Benefits:-

Field Engineers:-

• Salary (Pay Band) for Field Engineers will range from INR 30000/- (basic) +DA +HRA +perks ~35% of basic
• Approx. Annual CTC would be: INR 8.9 lakh

Field Supervisors:-

• Salary (Pay Band) for Field Supervisors will range from INR 23000/- (basic) + DA +HRA +perks ~35%
• Approx. Annual CTC would be: INR 6.8 lakh

In addition, there are benefits of:–

• Annual increments at 3%, Medical insurance coverage, Employees Provident Fund (EPF), Gratuity, Leave, Mobile reimbursement, Group Personal Accident insurance, and more.
• If you are successful you may continue be a proper and regular appointment for the continued time period of your employment after a period of 2 years if you have done your work well and there’s a vacancy available.

📝 Recruitment Process for POWERGRID:-

• Online registration on POWERGRID’s Career site.
• Common FTE Written Examination—1 hour, MCQs (75 total: 50 Technical + 25 Aptitude), no negative marking.
• Must achieve ≥ 40% for UR/EWS; ≥ 30% for all other categories.
• Available in English or Hindi.
• Post-Assessment Process
• Will be valid for 1 year.
• Depending on the vacancies available, candidates will be contacted regarding consent to interview (Field Engineers) or to be considered (Supervisors) to be put on the list directly.

Selection & Paneling:-

• Merit list by category (1:5 ratio).
• In case of a tie always the older candidate gets the first option.
• After Document Verification, Offer of Engagement will follow.
• Medical clearance (Company, PCP, RTI) and police verification will be collected after receipt of documents (failure to do any can terminate engagement).

How to Apply:-

• Access: POWERGRID’s website → Careers → Executive Positions (All India Basis) → “Engagement of experienced professionals on Contract Basis…”
• Upload relevant documents (Passport Photograph, Signature, certificates, proof of experience, documents relating to category/PwBD etc.) in prescribed format and sizes.
• There is a testing center in Bhopal (That’s very close to you!), other testing centers are in Delhi NCR, Kolkata, Bengaluru, Guwahati, and Mumbai.

Key Timelines:-

• Application Process: August 27 to September 17, 2025
• Cut-off for Age & Experience: September 17, 2025
• Test Date: To be announced
• Score Validity: 1 year from issue date

Final Thoughts:-

If you are an engineer or a diploma holder with some experience in the power sector, don’t miss out! POWERGRID offers good pay, good benefits, good ongoing service relationships, and potential regular service. Note that applications are due September 17, 2025, so it is time to get organized since Bhopal is one of the testing locations. Good luck!