All you need to know about ECIL Career

Electronics Corporation of India Limited, also known as ECIL is one of the top Public Sector Enterprises that functions under the Department of Atomic Energy. It was established on 11th April 1967. The beginning of ECIL marked the beginning of the development of professional-grade electronics. Dr. A.S. Rao, Founder MD of ECIL believed and specified to work together, aim high, and achieve the highest goals. ECIL primarily focuses on the three segments of technology. This includes Computers, Control Systems, and Communications. This ensured that ECIL has led to the development of complex technological solutions in the field of electronics.

Some of the promising achievements of Electronics Corporation of India Limited include the creation of several electronic devices for the first time in India. These devices include digital computer, solid TV, control and instrumentation of nuclear power plants, and radiation monitoring and detection systems, to name a few. Therefore, if you are an engineering student or professional interested to work at one of the top PSUs in the field of electronics and telecommunications, you must understand the crucial aspects associated with the Electronics Corporation of India Limited (ECIL).

Now that we know the basic information about Electronics Corporation of India Limited (ECIL), let us find out the career opportunities associated with this top Public Sector Undertaking (PSU) company.

 

Career Opportunities:

At present, Electronics Corporation of India Limited (ECIL) has an employee strength of 1532 employees. Out of this, the total number of officers is 1207 and the number of workmen presently working at this firm is 325. This indicates that ECIL is a goldmine of government jobs for the candidates who fulfill the eligibility criteria of the respective ECIL jobs and secure the desired marks or rank in the offline or online examination and interview process.

The candidates can apply for the ECIL recruitment process via the Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering (GATE) exam for the existing vacancies related to the Graduate Engineer Trainees and ECIL Junior Technical Officer. The Graduate Engineer Trainee is also known as GET.

Apart from this, ECIL also releases vacancies for different positions such as Deputy General Manager (DGM), Medical Officer, Project Engineer, Assistant Engineer (AE), Scientific Assistant, and ITI apprentice, to name a few. The eligibility criteria for each of the vacancies associated with the ECIL careers vary from one position to another. Therefore, interested candidates must keep a note of the eligibility criteria for the ECIL jobs and other crucial details at the time of submitting the application form.

 

ECIL Recruitment through the GATE exam:

Electronics Corporation of India Limited recruits eligible candidates from the following educational streams with the GATE scores:

• Electronics and Telecommunications Engineering (EC)
• Computer Science Engineering (CSE)
• Mechanical Engineering (ME)

Therefore, if you are interested in building your career with the ECIL career, you must ensure that you fulfill the eligibility criteria to appear for the Electronics Corporation of India Limited recruitment process after clearing the GATE exam.

Eligibility criteria to apply for ECIL through GATE exam:

• Applicant must hold Indian nationality.
• The applicant must not be more than 25 years (as of May 2022). Applicants belonging to the OBC, SC/ST, and persons with disabilities receive a relaxation of 3, 5, and 10 years respectively.
• The applicant must have completed an engineering degree with 65% and 55% for general caste and SC/ST, respectively from AICTE-recognized institutes and universities in the country.
• Both B.Sc in Engineering and B.Tech are eligible to sit for the GATE and qualify to interview at ECIL.
• The exam conducting authorities also allow final year students to sit for this exam after they submit for required documents at the time of filling up the GATE exam form.

This is especially applicable for the Graduate Engineer Trainees vacancies in the above-mentioned engineering streams.

 

Application process for the ECIL recruitment through GATE:

Interested candidates must check the GATE cut-off for the ECIL recruitment before preparing themselves to sit for the next round, i.e., Interview. Then, they need to follow the below-mentioned steps for ECIL recruitment.

• Visit the ECIL career section and check for the respective advertisement mentioning the selection via the GATE exam.
• The candidate must fill in the required information including personal details such as name, gender, category, date of birth, nationality, and state of domicile with other details while filling up the online application form.
• In the next step, the candidate must upload the signature and photograph as per the specified guidelines.
• Next, the candidate except SC/ST must pay the application fee in the last step.
• You must remember to take a printout or download the application form copy with the application number. This completes the entire process of the application form for the ECIL recruitment via the GATE exam.

If you want to know more about ECIL career such as Graduate Engineer Trainees, check out the detailed blog post on ECIL recruitment 2022 through GATE scorecard.

Until now, you must have understood the critical information that will help you to understand the application process properly. Now let us find out about the most commonly asked questions about this PSU.

 

What is the ECIL full form?

Ans: ECIL full form is Electronics Corporation of India Limited.

 

What is the ECIL salary?

Ans: The ECIL salary varies from one position to another. For instance, the ECIL salary for the position of Graduate Engineer Trainee starts from Rs. 48,160 along with travel and other allowances. A provident fund is also available for the candidates selected via ECIL recruitment. The basic salary increases with the growth of the respective professional and promotion to next-level positions such as ECIL Technical Officer. The ECIL salary at this position varies from Rs. 40,000 to Rs. 1,40,000 every month.

 

What if I forget to take print out of the application form after applying for one of the vacancies at Electronics Corporation of India Limited?

Ans: No worries. You can use the ‘reprint the application form’ available in the section from where you registered for the respective vacancy. For this step, you will need to keep certain details handy such as the advertisement number, post name, and application number. I secured 54.95% in my engineering degree.

 

Am I eligible to apply for the ECIL recruitment under SC/ST category?

Ans: No. The concerned authorities do not allow rounding off the academic percentage to become eligible for the competitive exam. Therefore, candidates must have secured at least the minimum average marks or percentage specified for the competitive exam.

If you have recently started preparing for the GATE exam and want to apply for the Electronics Corporation of India Limited, the following resources will help you to build your dream career.

1. General English for GATE and PSUs
2. General Studies Books for UPSC SSC, PSUs
3. 4000 MCQs: Electronics Engineering
4. 2650 MCQs: Computer Science and IT
5. 4400 MCQs: IES/GATE/PSUs: Mechanical Engineering

Apart from this, if you want to speed up your exam preparation to build one of the promising ECIL careers, you must go through the following popular courses:

Classroom (offline) courses:

• GATE Exclusive – 1 Year Foundation Course
• ESE + GATE – 1 Year Foundation Course
• ESE + GATE – Super Talent Batches
• ESE+ GATE+ SES (GS): 1 Year Foundation Course

Online Courses:

• Rank Improvement Batch for GATE Live Online Course
• GATE 2024 Live Online Course
• ESE + GATE 2024 Live Online Course

Hope you found this blog post useful for working toward your professional goal of securing an appreciating role at the prestigious Electronics Corporation of India Limited.

Good luck with your GATE exam preparation and your career with Electronics Corporation of India Limited (ECIL).

 

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