At a glance
The facts most likely to change your decision.
- Vacancies
- Not announced in the cited source Use the detailed advertisement and its corrigenda; no unofficial total is included.
- Education
- Professional degree · Postgraduate Notified engineering discipline degree or postgraduate Geology qualification as specified in Advertisement No. 2/2026 (R&P); see the official advertisement for the exact discipline list and marks requirement.
- Age
- Post-specific under the detailed advertisement. Relaxations and cut-off dates are category-specific.
- Application fee
- Category-specific under the detailed advertisement Use the official payment instructions only.
- Pay
- Post and grade specific under the detailed advertisement. Gross and in-hand pay vary by posting and allowance.
- Recruitment cycle
- Graduate Trainee 2026 (Advt. No. 2/2026) Central · All India / ONGC assets and work centres
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
Advertisement published
16 Jul 2026
- current
Screening / next stage
Exact official date awaited
Who can apply?
A readable first check—not a legal eligibility decision.
Basic eligibility paths
- Confirm degree/trade, pass year, marks, experience, age and category rules in the official advertisement.
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 score
- 2ONGC shortlisting
- 3Selection stage specified by ONGC
- 4Medical/document verification
Syllabus snapshot
- Corresponding GATE engineering or geoscience paper; use the official advertisement for any additional assessment.
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 Geologists and Engineers at E1 Level — Advt. No. 2/2026 (R&P)
- Published / changed
- 16 Jul 2026
- Last checked
- 4 Aug 2026, 17:35 IST
Official notices, corrigenda and recruiting-body pages have final authority. This page is a reading aid.