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NTPC Recruitment through GATE 2022- Applications, Dates, Eligibility, Selection Process, Cut off

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Content Curator updated | Updated On - Mar 16, 2022

NTPC Recruitment through GATE 2022: NTPC Limited invites applications for the recruitment of GATE qualified candidates in disciplines such as Electrical, Mechanical, Electronics, Instrumentation, etc. for Engineering Executive Graduates vacancies. The applications for NTPC Recruitment through GATE 2022 are expected to begin in the month of May (tentatively). Eligible candidates will be able to apply till June 2022. NPTC Limites (formerly National Thermal Power Corporation Limited) is an Indian Central Public Sector Undertaking under the Ministry of Power, Government of India. Check GATE PSU Cut Off  

  • The shortlisting of candidates under NTPC recruitment is only through GATE 2022 scores.
  • Shortlisted candidates are required to appear for the NTPC Online Test followed by a Personal Interview, and Group Discussion. 
  • GATE 2022 is scheduled to be held on February 5, 6, 12 and 13, 2022, while the results will be announced on March 17, 2022. Check GATE Results 2022

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About NTPC Limited- NTPC Limited, formerly known as National Thermal Power Corporation Limited is an Indian PSU under the ownership of the Ministry of Power, GOI. The company is engaged in the business of the generation of electricity and related activities with 24 coal-based stations, 7 gas-based stations, 1 Hydro-station, 1 small hydro, 11 Solar PV and 1 wind-based Station and 25 Joint Venture stations (9 coal-based, 4 gas-based, 8 hydro, 1 small hydro 2 Wind and 1 Solar PV). The company has been incorporated under the Companies Act 1956 and currently has about 19,918 employees (as of 2021). 

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NTPC Recruitment Dates

NTPC Recruitment through GATE 2022 – Important Dates

The official notification for NTPC Recruitment through GATE 2022 is expected to be released in the month of May 2022. Candidates can check the tentative dates for NTPC recruitment of graduate engineers based on GATE scores from the table below-

Events Dates
GATE 2022 Exam Date February 5, 6, 12, 13, 2022
GATE Results 2022 March 17, 2022
Availability of applications for NTPC Recruitment May 2022
Last date to fill/submit application form for NTPC Recruitment June 2022
Announcement of List of Shortlisted Candidates June 2022
NTPC Online Test July 2022
Group Discussion/ Personal Interview July 2022
Issue of Interview Call Letter Soon after the completion of GD/PI rounds

Also Check GATE 2022 Exam Dates


NTPC Highlights

NTPC Recruitment through GATE 2022- Highlights

Full Name NTPC Limited (formerly National Thermal Power Corporation Limited)
Type Statutory Corporation
Parent Ministry of Power, Government of India
Sub-Division Maharatna
Year of Establishment November 7, 1974
Number of Employees 19,918 (as of 2021)
Official Notification Available Soon
Website ntpc.co.in

NTPC Recruitment Eligibility Criteria

NTPC Recruitment through GATE 2022- Eligibility Criteria

  • Candidates who qualify the cut off are eligible to apply for NTPC Recruitment through GATE 2022.
  • Only Indian Nationals can apply for NTPC Recruitment through GATE 2022.
  • The section below covers the other eligibility criteria required to be eligible for the recruitment. Also Check  GATE Eligibility Criteria 2022

Upper Age Limit

Category Upper Age Limit
General 27 years as on the last date of application
OBC 30 years (non-creamy layer)
SC/ ST 32 years
General- PwD 37 years
OBC- PwD 40 years
SC/ ST- PwD 42 years
Domicile of Jammu & Kashmir (living from 01.01.83 to 31.12.93) 32 years

​*The upper age limit relaxation for Ex-servicemen (XSM) is according to the Government of India norms.

Academic Qualification

  • A candidate needs to score a minimum of 65% in Bachelor’s Degree of Engineering or Technology/AMIE. 
  • In case of SC, ST and PWD candidates, the minimum qualifying percentage is reduced to  55%. 
  • Final year students can also apply.
  • The engineering branches eligible to apply for NTPC Recruitment through GATE are- 
GATE 2022 Paper Disciplines
Electrical Engineering (EE) Electrical Engineering (including Electrical and Electronics, Power Engineering, Power Systems & High Voltage, Power Electronics, and Electrical instrumentation & Control)
Mechanical Engineering (ME) Mechanical Engineering (including Electronics & Automation, Power Engineering, Production Engineering, Thermal, Industrial, and Production & Industrial Engineering)
Civil Engineering (CE) Civil Engineering
Instrumentation Engineering (IN) Instrumentation Engineering (including Electronics & Instrumentation Engineering, Instrumentation Engineering, Instrumentation, and Control Engineering)
Electronics & Communication Engineering (EC) Electronics Engineering, (including Electronics, Electronics and Telecommunications, Electronics & Power, Power Electronics, Electronics & Communication, Electrical & Electronics)
Computer Science & Information Technology (CS) Computer Science (including Information Technology)

Medical Requirement

  • The candidates have to be declared medically fit by the NTPC medical board and no relaxation will be entertained in terms of health standards.
  • After the medical check-up, the decision taken by the board will be considered final. 

NTPC Recruitment Applications

NTPC Recruitment through GATE 2022- Application Process

  • Candidates have to register online using their GATE registration number on the official website at ntpc.co.in.
  • A Unique Registration Number will be generated after the successful completion of the registration process.
  • The application fees can be submitted in an online or offline mode.
  • Further candidates are required to upload their passport size photograph in jpg/jpeg format not exceeding 500kb.
  • After the successful submission of the application form, you can take the print out for future reference. 

NTPC Recruitment through GATE 2022- Application Fee

The application fee has been kept very nominal keeping in mind the diverse financial background of candidates. Candidates can pay the non-refundable application fee online or offline. 

Category Fees
General/ EWS/ OBC INR. 150/-
SC/ ST/ PWD/ XSM/ Female candidates Exempted

NTPC Recruitment Selection Process

NTPC Recruitment through GATE 2022- Selection Process

  • Candidates will be selected based on their performance in GATE 2022
  • All the shortlisted candidates will be required to appear for NTPC online test, Group Discussion and Personal Interview.
  • A merit list will be prepared after evaluation of the minimum qualifying marks in GD and Interview.
  • Candidates will be called for the final joining procedure.

NTPC Recruitment through GATE 2022- Weightage for Final Selection

Parameters Percentage of marks
GATE marks 85%
Group Discussion 5%
Personal Interview 10%

NTPC Recruitment through GATE 2022- Documents Required during Interview

The list of documents to be brought by candidates to the interview is given below:

  • Valid GATE 2022 scorecard
  • Date of birth proof. Candidates can carry the 10th class certificate for the same.
  • Certificate/Provisional Certificate/Degree/PG Degree/Diploma and mark sheets of all semesters/years.
  • Category Certificate issued in the Current Year.
  • Physical Disability certificate, if applicable.
  • Air ticket and boarding pass in original / Train and bus tickets for reimbursement purposes.
  • Two recent passport size colored photographs.

NTPC Recruitment Vacancies

NTPC Recruitment through GATE 2022- Vacancy

NTPC intends to achieve its ambitious growth plan by filling its vacancies with young, promising, energetic and young graduate engineers with a brilliant academic record. A fresh list of vacancies is released along with the official notification eac year. Candidates can meanwhile check the number of vacancies released by NTPC last year in the table below-

Discipline NTPC Recruitment through GATE- Number of Vacancies (for 2021)
Total UR EWS OBC SC ST
Electrical 98 40 9 27 14 8
Mechanical 126 51 12 34 20 9
Electronics/ Instrumentation 56 22 6 15 9 4

Note: The total number of vacancies may increase or decrease subject to the discretion of NTPC. 


NTPC Recruitment Salary

NTPC Recruitment through GATE 2022- Job Profile & Salary

  • It’s a dream come true for many engineers to be enlisted as one of the successful candidates to have come across the NTPC hurdle.
  • Once the candidates are shortlisted, they will undergo one year of training followed by final place of posting based on performance during training and according to requirements. They can be enlisted to any projects or subsidiary functions of NTPC across India.

Salary Description

The consolidated remuneration for this post is as follow:

  • The successful NTPC Engineering Executive Trainee are entitled to a salary of Rs. 40,000/- to Rs. 1,40,000/- per month.
  • The candidates will be entitled to numerous allowances like dearness allowance, medical benefits, provident fund, gratuity etc. as per company rules.

NTPC Recruitment Cut off

NTPC Recruitment through GATE 2022- Cut off 

NTPC releases the cut off for NTPC Recruitment through GATE 2022 after the final document verification of candidates. Candidates can check meanwhile check the previous year GATE PSU Cut off for NTPC from 2021 to 2012 in the section below.

GATE PCU Cut off for NTPC 2021

Branch UR EWS OBC SC ST PwD
Electrical 76.67 72.33 72.33 73 66.33 25.33
Mechanical 84.81 82.28 81.54 73.03 72.79 46.16
Electronics 64 62.67 60.67 48 51.67 20.33
Instrumentation 70.33 65.33 65.67 51.67 50.67 32.33

GATE PSU Cut off for NTPC 2020

Branch UR EWS OBC SC ST PwD
Electrical 70.00 65.00 64.67 59.00 60.67 36.33
Mechanical 71.5510 70.3610 71.3535 61.3615 57.2615 42.7650
Electronics 72.00 68.33 66.00 58.33 56.67 40.00

GATE PSU Cut off for NTPC 2019

Branch UR OBC SC ST PwD
Electrical 81.00 76.00 66.33 64.67 37.00
Mechanical 81 65.87 54.31 49.91 25.77
Electronics 64.00 55.33 48.00 39.33 30.00
Instrumentation 52.00 39.00 32.33 22.00 22.00
Mining 39.33 29.00 32.33 25.67 --

GATE PSU Cut off for NTPC 2018

Branch UR OBC SC ST PwD
Electrical 68.33 63.00 51.67 45.33 --
Mechanical 77.28 73.24 63.54 55.72 35.85
Electronics 52.67 46.67 33.67 33.00 --
Instrumentation 69.67 61.33 44.33 41.33 --
Mining 63.00 53.33 38.67 30.67 --

GATE PSU Cut off for NTPC 2017

Branch UR OBC SC ST PwD
Electrical 62.84 59.60 44.35 48.98 31.59
Mechanical 81.02 77.26 69.76 62.94 41.89
Electronics 65.95 64.52 56.08 51.28 45.23
Instrumentation 72.35 71.01 60.01 47.02 34.01
Civil 82.43 75.85 64.04 66.84 40.11

GATE PSU Cut off for NTPC 2016

Stream UR OBC SC ST PwD
Mechanical 76.31 68.69 55.83 49.72 38.87
Electrical 66.69 61.11 50.93 49.28 32.54
Electronics 63.74 55.85 47.47 47.10 39.35
Instrumentation 63.33 55.00 43.00 46.67 29.67
Civil 73.12 70.34 64.84 57.56 40.36
IT 65.93 55.76 50.71 37.71 50.71

GATE PSU Cut off for NTPC 2015

Branch Gen OBC SC ST PWD
Electrical 58.72 54.17 45.31 45.63 27.17
Mechanical 80.94 76.37 66.17 53.16 42.65
Electronics 69.17 60.54 54.64 - 49.54
Instrumentation 63 55 45 - 30.33

GATE PSU Cut off for NTPC 2014

Every year PSU cutoff vary depending on the number of GATE aspirants. Subject wise cutoff for all category like GEN, OBC, SC and ST is as follow:

Discipline General OBC SC ST
Electrical Engineering 61.22 58.64 47.23 41.58
Mechanical Engineering 76.82 68.92 59.31 48.27
Civil Engineering 78.04 72.45 66.04 63.61
Instrumentation Engineering 49.67 45.33 34.00 22.67
Electronics Engineering 78.79 77.38 60.73 57.74

GATE PSU Cut off for NTPC 2013

Discipline General OBC SC ST
Electrical Engineering 152 547 1700 2483
Mechanical Engineering 246 749 2657 5519
Civil Engineering 35 118 570 126
Instrumentation Engineering 51 134 423 1500
Electronics Engineering 70 217 1008 1441

GATE PSU Cut off for NTPC 2012

Discipline General OBC SC ST
Electrical Engineering 47.67 40.67 34.67 31.33
Mechanical Engineering 69.00 65.00 50.33 39.00
Civil Engineering 65.33 54.00 52.00 49.00
Instrumentation Engineering 44.67 37.00 33.00 21.00
Electronics Engineering 50.67 44.67 36.67 29.00

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