NTPC Limited Recruitment 2026

NTPC Limited is India's largest integrated power utility, driving the nation's progress with an installed capacity of over 91 GW and holding a strong presence across the entire power generation value chain. Commensurate with its growth challenges, NTPC has embarked upon an ambitious plan to attain a total installed capacity of 149 GW by 2032. Under this vision, NTPC is launching a Special Recruitment Drive exclusively for SC and ST candidates for various executive engineering and safety positions.

Below is the complete distribution of backlog vacancies for Scheduled Caste (SC) and Scheduled Tribe (ST) categories along with their respective grades and IDA pay scales:

A. Deputy Manager (Civil Construction) – 01 Post (SC)

• Qualification: B.E/B.Tech Degree in Civil/Construction from a recognized University/Institution.
• Experience Profile: Minimum 8 years of post-qualification executive experience (including training/trainee period, if any) in Power/Steel/Refinery/Fertilizer/Oil & Gas/Cement sector, out of which a minimum of 3 years' site experience in Civil Construction.
• Upper Age Limit: 45 years
• Pay Scale: E4 Grade / IDA (Rs. 70,000 – 2,00,000/-)

B. Deputy Manager (Mechanical Erection) – 05 Posts (SC), 04 Posts (ST)

• Qualification: B.E/B.Tech Degree in Mechanical/Production from a recognized University/Institution.
• Experience Profile: Minimum 8 years of post-qualification executive experience (including training/trainee period, if any) in Power/Steel/Refinery/Fertilizer/Oil & Gas/Cement sector, out of which a minimum of 3 years' site experience in Erection/Maintenance/Commissioning in Mechanical area.
• Upper Age Limit: 45 years
• Pay Scale: E4 Grade / IDA (Rs. 70,000 – 2,00,000/-)

C. Deputy Manager (Electrical Erection) – 01 Post (SC), 01 Post (ST)

• Qualification: B.E/B.Tech Degree in Electrical/Electrical & Electronics from a recognized University/Institution.
• Experience Profile: Minimum 8 years of post-qualification executive experience (including training/trainee period, if any) in Power/Steel/Refinery/Fertilizer/Oil & Gas/Cement sector, out of which a minimum of 3 years' site experience in Erection/Maintenance/Commissioning in Electrical area.
• Upper Age Limit: 45 years
• Pay Scale: E4 Grade / IDA (Rs. 70,000 – 2,00,000/-)

D. Assistant Manager (Operation/Maintenance) – Mechanical – 02 Posts (ST)

• Qualification: B.E/B.Tech Degree in Mechanical/Production/Industrial Engineering/Production & Industrial Engineering/Thermal/Mechanical & Automation/Power Engineering from a recognized University/Institution.
• Experience Profile: Minimum 5 years of post-qualification executive experience (excluding training/trainee period, if any) in power project/plant of capacity 200 MW or more.
• Condition for Govt/PSU Candidates: Out of the above-mentioned 5 years of post-qualification experience (excluding training/trainee period, if any) in the executive cadre, they should have minimum 02 years of experience in the pay-scale of Rs. 50,000–1,60,000 or above (IDA pay scale of E2 grade or above of NTPC effective from 01.01.2017) or equivalent scale. Further, candidates must provide an NOC from their employer while applying for the post.
• Upper Age Limit: 40 years
• Pay Scale: E3 Grade / IDA (Rs. 60,000 – 1,80,000/-)

E. Engineer (Electrical Erection) – 01 Post (ST)

• Qualification: B.E/B.Tech Degree in Electrical/Electrical & Electronics from a recognized University/Institution.
• Experience Profile: Minimum 03 years of post-qualification executive experience (excluding training/trainee period, if any) in Electrical Erection at site in the area of Substation and transmission erection work/Electrical equipment (like Motor, HT/LT panel or switchgear/HT/LT Cable laying)/Relay and Protections/Electrical Control System, HT/LT Transformer in major infrastructure projects like Thermal/Hydro/Renewable/Nuclear power projects/Transmission/Refinery/Fertilizers/Petrochemicals/Steel/Cement.
• Condition for Govt/PSU Candidates: Candidates must provide an NOC (No Objection Certificate) from their employer while applying for the post.
• Upper Age Limit: 40 years
• Pay Scale: E2 Grade / IDA (Rs. 50,000 – 1,60,000/-)

F. Assistant Officer (Safety) – 01 Post (SC), 03 Posts (ST)

• Qualification: B.E/B.Tech Degree in Mechanical/Electrical/Electronics/Civil/Production/Chemical/Construction/Instrumentation from a recognized University/Institution, with Diploma/Advance Diploma/PG Diploma in Industrial Safety from Central Labour Institute / Regional Labour Institute, Govt. of India.
• Upper Age Limit: 50 years
• Pay Scale: E0 Grade / IDA (Rs. 30,000 – 1,20,000/-)

Reservation for PwBD candidates is applicable as per Government of India guidelines for Posts A to E. The identified types of disabilities for each post are specified below:

1. In order to restrict the number of candidates for further selection process, if so required, the management reserves the right to conduct a multi-stage selection process.
2. The selection process may comprise application shortlisting/screening (based on qualification/percentage of marks, number of years of post-qualification experience/site experience, etc.), written/computer-based test (CBT), personal interview, etc., or a combination of the above, OR to raise the minimum eligibility standards/criteria, as per requirement.
3. It is pertinent to mention that the mere fact that a candidate is fulfilling the minimum eligibility criteria as prescribed in the advertisement would not bestow on him/her the right to be shortlisted/called for written test/interview or to be considered further for the selection process.

• Nationality: Only Indian Nationals are eligible to apply.
• Full-Time Courses: All qualifications should be full-time from Universities/Institutions recognized and approved in India.
• Computation Cut-off Date: All computations of age/experience requirement/qualification etc., shall be done as on the last date of receipt of online application as mentioned in the advertisement (13.10.2026).
• Category & Caste Certificates: The category once filled in the online application form cannot be changed and no benefit of other category will be admissible later. Candidates claiming to belong to a particular category should necessarily have the valid SC/ST/Disability certificate, as the case may be, from the Competent Authority (in the latest prescribed format of Govt. of India).
• Age Relaxations: Where there is a vacancy identified for such category, upper age limit is relaxed by 10 years for PwBD candidates. Relaxation of age to Ex-Servicemen will be as per Govt. guidelines.
• Vacancy Variations: Depending on the requirement, the Company reserves the right to cancel/restrict/curtail/increase the number of vacancies, if need arises, without any further notice and without assigning any reason thereof. Total number of projected vacancies indicated above may increase/decrease as per organizational requirement at the discretion of NTPC management.
• Place of Posting / Transferability: Posting shall be at any of the Offices/Stations/Projects/JVs/Subsidiaries of NTPC. All posts are transferable at the sole discretion of the Management.
• Scrutiny & Verification: While applying for the post, the applicant should ensure that he/she fulfills the eligibility and other norms mentioned above, as on the specified dates and that the particulars furnished are correct in all respects. In case it is detected at any stage of recruitment that a candidate does not fulfill the eligibility norms and/or that he/she has furnished any incorrect/false information, candidature will be cancelled.
• Pay Scale Circular for Govt/PSU Employees: Candidates currently working in Govt/Public Sector undertakings should also provide pay scale circular/matrix to verify service for requisite number of years in the required pay scale.