At a glance
The facts most likely to change your decision.
- Vacancies
- 330 posts (314 fresh and 16 backlog) across six engineering disciplines Totals as published in the vacancy table of Advt. NPCIL/HQ/HRM/ET/2026/02; the discipline-wise split is in the advertisement itself.
- Education
- Professional degree An engineering degree in one of the six notified disciplines — Mechanical, Chemical, Electrical, Electronics, Instrumentation or Civil — together with a valid GATE 2024, 2025 or 2026 score in the same discipline, per the official ET-2026 recruitment portal.
- Age
- Upper age limits are set by Advt. NPCIL/HQ/HRM/ET/2026/02 and reckoned as on 30 Apr 2026, the closing date; see the official advertisement for the category-wise limits. Relaxations and cut-off dates are category-specific.
- Application fee
- ₹500 for General, EWS and OBC male applicants; women, SC/ST, PwBD applicants, dependants of defence personnel killed in action and serving NPCIL employees are exempt, per the official ET-2026 portal. Use the official payment instructions only.
- Pay
- Executive Trainees are paid a stipend during training and absorbed into NPCIL's executive grade; the figures are given in Advt. NPCIL/HQ/HRM/ET/2026/02. Gross and in-hand pay vary by posting and allowance.
- Recruitment cycle
- Executive Trainee 2026 (Advt. NPCIL/HQ/HRM/ET/2026/02) Central · NPCIL nuclear power stations and project sites across India
Vacancies & reservation
What is known, what overlaps and what remains unreported.
Category table not available here
Check the latest official notice for the post- and category-wise distribution.
How to read reservation: UR, EWS, OBC, SC and ST are vertical categories. PwBD, women, ex-servicemen and similar horizontal reservations can overlap them and must not be added again to the total.
Complete timeline
One record from notification to final outcome.
- completed
Online applications opened
10 Apr 2026, 10:00 hrs
- completed
Applications closed
30 Apr 2026, 16:00 hrs
- current
Selection list and interview cut-offs
Exact official date awaited
Who can apply?
A readable first check—not a legal eligibility decision.
Basic eligibility paths
- A valid GATE 2024, GATE 2025 or GATE 2026 score in the discipline applied for is mandatory; older GATE scores are not accepted for this cycle.
- Age is reckoned as on 30 Apr 2026, the closing date of the online application window.
- Confirm the discipline-wise degree, minimum-marks and category rules in Advt. NPCIL/HQ/HRM/ET/2026/02 before applying.
Relaxations & certificates
- SC/ST, OBC-NCL, PwBD and ex-servicemen relaxations follow the applicable notification.
- Always check the certificate format and cut-off date in the official notice.
Selection process & syllabus
Stage by stage, without mixing recruitment years.
Selection stages
- 1Valid GATE 2024/2025/2026 score in the applied discipline
- 2Subject-wise and category-wise shortlisting on the GATE score
- 3Interview, with category-wise cut-off marks published on the NPCIL careers portal
- 4Document verification and pre-employment medical examination
Syllabus snapshot
- Corresponding GATE 2024, 2025 or 2026 paper for the applied engineering discipline.
Application document checklist
Prepare before the portal gets busy.
Recent passport-size photograph and scanned signature
Government photo ID with the same name used in the application
Education certificates and marksheets
Category, EWS, PwBD or ex-serviceman certificate, if claimed
Domicile or language proof where the notification requires it
Official links & source record
Go straight to the recruiting body.
- Primary source
- Recruitment of Executive Trainees 2026 through GATE — Advt. NPCIL/HQ/HRM/ET/2026/02
- Published / changed
- Applications 10–30 Apr 2026; portal update noted 22 Jul 2026
- Last checked
- 4 Aug 2026, 18:36 IST
Official notices, corrigenda and recruiting-body pages have final authority. This page is a reading aid.