POWERGRID CORPORATION OF INDIA LIMITED - Recruitment of Junior Technician Trainee (Electrician)

Name of Post -Junior Technician Trainee (Electrician)

Induction level - W3 grade after completion of one-year training.

Essential Qualification - ITI (Electrical) pass in Electrician Trade from a recognized technical board/ Institute. Higher technical qualification like Diploma/B.E./B.Tech etc. with or without ITI, is not allowed either at the time of application or at the time of joining. (* refer point no. 8 of General Information Section)

Upper age limit - 27 years as on 12.12.2023

Application Fees - Payment of Application fee (Non-refundable Rs. 200/-, wherever applicable).

◾SC/ST/PwBD/Ex-SM/DEx-SM candidates are exempted from payment of application fee.

◾For detailed instructions regarding payment of the application fee, Click here: (https://www.powergrid.in/online-payment-application-fees).

◾Candidates are advised to go through the instructions carefully and ensure payment of fees on time.

GENERAL INFORMATION AND INSTRUCTIONS

1. Only Indian Nationals of age 18 years or above are eligible to apply for POWERGRID.

2. The candidature of the candidate at all stages of the selection process shall be provisional in nature.

3. Mere submission of application to POWERGRID 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. Candidates not meeting the specified criteria shall not be considered for selection.

5. Applications in which the essential qualification / age 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. The online application form will not be checking the eligibility.

6. All photocopies of documents (along with the application) submitted at the time of Document Verification, if called for, should be self-attested by the candidate. Candidates should retain sufficient number of same coloured size photograph as used in the online application for future use.

7. The candidate must possess qualifications recognized by the relevant statutory bodies like UGC/ DTE/ AICTE etc. Essential qualification should be recognized in India and from a recognized Institution or Technical Board.

8. Higher technical qualification like Diploma/ B. Tech./ BE/ M.tech./ ME etc. with or without ITI is not allowed for the post of Junior Technician Trainee i.e. the candidate should not possess higher qualification like Diploma/ B. Tech./ BE/ M. Tech./ ME etc. till date of joining of the candidate. At the time of application and at the time of joining, the candidate shall submit an undertaking he/she is not possessing Higher technical qualification like Diploma/ B. Tech./ BE/ M.tech./ ME etc. 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.

9. For the Un-Reserved (UR) vacancy, SC/ST/EWS/OBC (NCL)/ PwBD/ Ex-SM/ DEx-SM candidates can apply subject to meeting all general standards of eligibility.

10. Recruitment of Junior Technician Trainees are conducted on regional basis against requirement of concerned Regions. Hence, candidates joining in such positions in Regions are not entitled for Interregion transfer request. However, candidates are liable to be posted at the discretion of management to serve at any of the company’s offices / establishments / units or any other government departments, statutory body or public sector undertaking anywhere in India or abroad.

11. Application Fee is non-refundable even if the candidature is rejected for any reason.

12. Applications should be submitted through online mode only.

13. 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 the closing date of submission of online application to POWERGRID.

14. All computations of Age and Qualification etc., shall be as on closing date of online application. Date of issuance of final mark sheet shall be taken as the date of acquiring qualification.

15. If any certificate etc. is issued in a language other than Hindi / English, candidates are advised to submit a certified translation of the same in either Hindi or English language at the time of application or whenever called for.

16. Candidates working in Govt./PSU are required to submit “No Objection Certificate” at the time of filling application.

17. The vacancies are Region-specific and are not interlinked with each other i.e. the vacancy notified for a particular Region will be treated as separate vacancy for that Region only. Separate Common Merit List shall be drawn for each Region post-wise.

18. In case of selection, the offer of appointment shall be issued by the concerned Region for which the application is submitted and subsequently appeared for Computer Based Test (CBT) & Trade Test.

19. Once opted for a Region by the candidate in the online application form, the option to change the Region shall not be allowed under any circumstances. The candidate shall not be considered for the post of any other Region i.e., the candidature of the applicant shall be considered only for the Region for which the application is submitted.

20. In case a candidate submits more than one application for the same post, the application with the latest registration number shall only be considered.

21. SC/ST/PwBD Candidates shall be reimbursed sleeper class rail fare/bus fare by shortest route for to and fro travel for the purpose of appearing in Computer Based Test, provided they meet the laid down criteria, on production of railway ticket/number/bus ticket for onward journey and self-attested copy of SC/ST/PwBD certificate, restricted to distance between the address for communication and the test centre.

22. 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 to enable to process TA payment online, if applicable.

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 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. 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.

25. 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.

26. By submitting application, candidate gives consent that Candidate data may be shared with third party for the conduct of CBT and evaluation purpose with adequate security.

27. 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.

28. No correspondence regarding this recruitment; made in Complaint Management System of POWERGRID will be entertained.

29. Legal jurisdiction will be NCT of Delhi in case of any cause / dispute.

30. All information regarding this recruitment process would be available in the career section of POWERGRID website http://www.powergrid.in only. Applicants are advised to check the website periodically for important updates. Once registered for POWERGRID, all correspondences shall be made through their registered email ID / SMS or candidate login only.

31. 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 “Recruitment of Junior Technician Trainee (Electrician) (2023-24) - <subject matter>” in the subject line of e-mail.

32. In order to avoid last minute rush, the candidates are advised to apply early enough. POWERGRID will not be responsible for network problems or any other problem in submission of online application.

1. Opening date of online submission of application and online payment of application fee Date - 22.11.2023 (1700 hrs.)

2. Closing date for online submission of applications and online payment of application fees - 12.12.2023 (2359 hrs.)

3. Cut-Off date for determining eligibility - 12.12.2023

4. Date of Written Test - Tentatively in the month of January-2024. Exact date will be notified separately on website

• Candidates are not required to forward the hard copies of applications to POWERGRID.

• Candidate will have to bring these documents along with original for verification at the time of document verification / medical / joining, if called for.

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