NHPC JE Recruitment 2025: Notification, Vacancies, Exam & Eligibility

NHPC Limited

A Government of India Navratna Enterprise

NHPC Office Complex

Sector 33, Faridabad (Haryana)-121003

Advertisement No: NH/Rectt./04/2025

Attention, engineering diploma holders!!

National Hydroelectric Power Corporation, popularly known as NHPC, is hiring engineering diploma-holding candidates for non-executive posts in various units/projects/power stations/offices, including joint ventures & subsidiary companies of NHPC in various parts of the country or abroad. Read the blog to know more details about NHPC JE recruitment 2025.

Company Profile

NHPC Limited is the largest hydropower development organization in India, with capabilities to undertake all the activities from conceptualization to commissioning of hydro projects. NHPC has also diversified in the field of Solar & Wind energy development etc.

NHPC Ltd. (Formerly known as National Hydroelectric Power Corporation Ltd.) was incorporated in 1975 under Companies Act, 1956. The company is mandated to plan, promote and organize an integrated and efficient development of power in all its aspects through Conventional and Non-Conventional Sources in India and abroad.

NHPC is a listed company on NSE and BSE after successfully concluding its IPO in 2009. NHPC (standalone) has an authorized share capital of ₹ 17,500 crores, paid-up share capital of ₹ 10,045.03 crore and an investment base (Assets) of ₹ 87121.11 crore as on 31.03.2025.

NHPC’s total installed capacity as on 01 July, 2025 is 8247.18 MW including 1681.70 MW in Joint Venture, comprising 7771.20 MW from 23 Hydro Power Stations, 425.98 MW from five Solar Power Project and 50 MW from a Wind Power Project. NHPC’s hydro share of 7771.20 MW comes to about 16.21% of the country’s total installed Hydro capacity of 47928.16 MW.

NHPC has been earning profit for the last many years, with Gross Turnover of Rs. 10,024.99 Crore and Profit after Tax of Rs. 3,743.94 Crore during FY 2023-24. The Company offers exciting opportunities and challenges to learn and grow. The company fosters excellent working environment and has attractive compensation package. To support its high growth trajectory, Company is looking for High Performing, Dynamic & Achievement-Oriented young Professionals with bright academic record to join the organization.

Important Dates:

S.No.	Activity	Important Date
1	Date of opening of Online portal	02.09.2025 (10.00 AM)
2	Last date of closing of Online portal	01.10.2025 (05.00 PM)

NHPC JE vacancy details

NHPC is recruiting candidates for 8 different posts namely, Assistant Rajbhasha Officer, Junior Engineer (Civil), Junior Engineer (Mechanical), Junior Engineer (Electrical), Junior Engineer (E&C), Supervisor (IT), Sr. Accountant, Hindi Translator. However, in this blog, we would look only at the technical vacancies i.e. Junior Engineer (Civil), Junior Engineer (Mechanical), Junior Engineer (Electrical), Junior Engineer (E&C), Supervisor (IT).

Serial No.	Post / Grade / Pay Scale	Age limit	Total Vacancy	UR	EWS	OBC	SC	ST
1.	Junior Engineer (Civil) /S1 29,600 – 1,19,500 (IDA)	30	109	51	15	16 (6 backlog vacancies)	13 (3 backlog vacancies)	5
2.	Junior Engineer (Electrical) /S1 29,600 – 1,19,500 (IDA)	30	46	22	2	10 (1 backlog vacancy)	8 (1 backlog vacancies)	2
3.	Junior Engineer (Mechanical) /S1 29,600 – 1,19,500 (IDA)	30	49	18	5	11 (3 backlog vacancies)	9	3
4.	Junior Engineer (E & C) /S1 29,600 – 1,19,500 (IDA)	30	17	8	1	4 (1 backlog vacancies)	2	1
5.	Supervisor (IT) / S1 29,600 – 1,19,500 (IDA)	30	1	1	0	0	0	0

 

Note:

The upper age limit is relaxable by 5 years for SC/ ST, 3 years for OBC (Non- creamy layer). It is relaxable by 10 years for PwBD – General, 13 years for PwBD – OBC (Non Creamy Layer) and 15 years for PwBD – SC/ST candidates.

The upper age limit is relaxed by 5 years for the candidates who had ordinarily been domiciled in the State of Jammu & Kashmir during 01.01.1980 to 31.12.1989. 5.

The relaxation of age for Ex-servicemen shall be as per Government guidelines

Educational Qualification

Serial No.	Post / Grade / Pay Scale	Educational Qualifications
1.	Junior Engineer (Civil) /S1 29,600 – 1,19,500 (IDA)	Full time three years regular Diploma in Civil Engineering from Government / Government recognized Institutes with minimum 60% marks or equivalent grade for General/OBC/EWS and 50% marks or equivalent grade for SC/ST/PwBD. (Any other discipline /equivalent disciplines are not eligible to apply.) Higher technical qualification like B.Tech/B.E. without the essential qualification i.e. full time regular Diploma is not eligible/ allowed
2.	Junior Engineer (Electrical) /S1 29,600 – 1,19,500 (IDA)	Full time three years regular Diploma in Electrical Engineering from Government / Government recognized Institutes with minimum 60% marks or equivalent grade for General/OBC/EWS and 50% marks or equivalent grade for SC/ST/PwBD. Electrical Discipline includes Electrical/ Electrical & Electronics / Electrical (Power)/Power Systems / Power Engineering. (Branches mentioned above are only eligible to apply for Electrical discipline.) Higher technical qualification like B.Tech/B.E. without the essential qualification i.e. full time regular Diploma is not eligible/ allowed.
3.	Junior Engineer (Mechanical) /S1 29,600 – 1,19,500 (IDA)	Full time three years regular Diploma in Mechanical Engineering from Government / Government recognized Institutes with minimum 60% marks or equivalent grade for General/OBC/EWS and 50% marks or equivalent grade for SC/ST/PwBD. Mechanical Discipline includes Mechanical / Production / Automation Engineering. (Branches mentioned above are only eligible to apply for Mechanical discipline.) Higher technical qualification like B.Tech/B.E. without the essential qualification i.e. full time regular Diploma is not eligible/ allowed.
4.	Junior Engineer (E & C) /S1 29,600 – 1,19,500 (IDA)	Full time three years regular Diploma in Electronics & Communication Engineering from Government / Government recognized Institutes with minimum 60% marks or equivalent grade for General/OBC/EWS and 50% marks or equivalent grade for SC/ST/PwBD. Electronics & Communication Discipline includes Electronics & Communication/ Electronics/ Electronics & Tele-communication/ Electronics & Power / Power Electronics/ Electronics & Instrumentation/ Instrumentation & Control. (Branches mentioned above are only eligible to apply for Electronics & Communication discipline.) Higher technical qualification like B.Tech/B.E. without the essential qualification i.e. full time regular Diploma is not eligible/ allowed.
5.	Supervisor (IT) / S1 29,600 – 1,19,500 (IDA)	Graduate with DOEACC ‘A’ level course from Government / Government recognized Institutes with minimum 60% marks or equivalent grade. OR Three years polytechnic Diploma in Computer Science/ IT from Government / Government recognized Institutes with minimum 60% marks or equivalent grade. OR BCA / Bsc (Computer Science / IT) from Government / Government recognized Institutes with minimum 60% marks or equivalent grade.

 

NHPC JE 2025 Salary

The company offers attractive compensation package comprising Basic Pay, Dearness Allowance, HRA, Cafeteria Allowance, Performance Related Pay (PRP), Medical Facility, NHPC Employees’ Family Economic Rehabilitation Scheme, Social Security Benefits including PF, Pension, and Gratuity etc. as per company rules in force from time to time. Selected candidates will be placed in minimum of their respective pay scales on probation for a period of one year.

Placement

Candidates will be placed at Projects / Power Stations/ Offices including Joint Ventures & Subsidiary Companies of NHPC in various parts of the country or abroad.

NHPC JE 2025 selection process

The candidates registered online with NHPC and have filled all the requisite information in conformity with eligibility criteria shall be provisionally allowed to appear for Computer Based Online Test (CBT) and Written Test (as applicable).

The Minimum Qualifying Marks in CBT and Written Test (as applicable) for consideration of candidates in selection process shall be as follows:

Gen./OBC/ Gen-EWS : 40% of total Marks

SC/ST/PwBD : 35% of total Marks

Based on merit of Online Test, the provisionally selected candidates shall be called for Document Verification (DV) at Corporate Office, Faridabad. In this process, all the requisite documents will be verified against original marksheet / certificates. Further, at the time of DV biometric authentication of the shortlisted candidates will also be done. On successful completion of DV, the final selected candidates will be given provisional “Offer of Appointment”.

NHPC JE 2025 scheme of examination

Medium of Examination	English & Hindi
Examination Duration	3 Hrs (180 minutes)
Total Marks	200 marks
Subjects	For JE (Civil/ Electrical/ Mechanical/ E&C) and Supervisor (IT) (200 Questions): Part-I consists of 140 MCQ of the concerned Discipline. Part-II consists of 30 MCQ on General Awareness Part-III of 30 MCQ on Reasoning
Marking	For every correct answer of MCQ, one mark shall be awarded. For every wrong answer of MCQ attempted by the candidates, negative marking of ¼ marks i.e. 0.25 marks shall be deducted. No marks will be awarded/deducted for unattempted questions

Application Process:

Step-1: Visit to www.nhpcindia.com & apply through online application portal available in the “Career” section with us. The candidate must possess valid E-mail id and mobile number which shall be active throughout the process as required for any further notification.

Step-2: Read all instructions given on the website to ensure your eligibility before applying.

Step-3: Fill the Online application form with relevant details and submit. After successful submission of application, an application ID shall be generated by the system which shall be kept and used for further communication

Step-4: Scanned copies of following documents should be kept ready by the candidate before applying online registration for attachment:

1. Matriculation/ secondary school certificate as proof of Date of Birth.
2. Complete set of mark sheets/ certificates in support of qualification.
3. Caste certificate in format prescribed by the Government of India. In case of OBC candidates, the community certificate should have been issued within 6 months before the date of registration.
4. Disability certificate issued by Competent Authority (if applicable)

Step-5: Upload latest photograph and signature as per instructions given in online application portal. Step-6: Take out the print of the registration form generated by the system in duplicate with Unique application ID for future references.

Application registered without / incomplete documents uploaded shall be summarily rejected even if registration number has been generated. Candidate should not send any document/ certificate or print out of Registration slip/ Form through post.

Application Fee

S.No	Category	Application Fee	Taxes	Total Fee per application
1.	General/EWS/OBC	600	108	708
2.	SC/ST/PwBD/Ex-Servicemen/ Female	0	0	0

Note:

• Bank Charges/Processing charges including GST (if any) shall be extra borne by the candidate only.
• Fees once paid will not be refunded under any circumstances. Candidates are, therefore, requested to verify their eligibility & correctness of information on Application Form before paying the Registration Fee.

Reservation:

1. Reservation for SC / ST / OBC (Non-Creamy Layer) / PwBD (degree of disability 40% or above)/ will be as per the Govt. Norms & Directives. Vacancies for Economically Weaker Section (EWS) are as per Govt. guidelines subject to final outcome of Hon’ble Supreme Court order.
2. The OBC category candidates who belong to “CREAMY LAYER” are not entitled for OBC concession and such candidates have to indicate their category as “General”. The OBC (Non-Creamy Layer) category candidates are required to submit requisite certificate (latest) in the prescribed format, issued by Competent Authority as prescribed by the Government of India, at the time of further selection process, if called for the same. The certificate must be issued within 06 months from the date of closing of online application.
3. Candidates seeking reservation under Gen-EWS will have to submit an income & asset certificate issued by a Competent Authority. The closing date for submitting income & asset certificate by the candidate will be treated as the closing date of online application. The prescribed format and the competent authority have been given in the Department of Personnel & Training Office Memorandum No. 36039/1/2019-Estt (Res) dated 31.01.2019.
4. Candidates seeking reservation as SC/ST/OBC (Non-Creamy Layer)/ Gen-EWS/ Person with Benchmark Disability (PwBD) (degree of disability 40% or above) will have to upload Certificate only in the prescribed proforma meant for appointment to the posts under the Government of India from the designated authority indicating clearly the candidate’s caste, the Act/ Order under which the caste is recognized as SC/ST/OBC (NCL) and the village/ town the candidate is ordinarily resident of.
5. TA/DA will not be paid to any candidate appearing for the online test.

Medical Fitness:

Selected candidates should be medically fit as per the extant guidelines of NHPC.

Liability to declare:

Candidates with reported ailments, deficiencies or abnormalities and also those with finding of not meeting the physical fitness criteria as above shall make a declaration to this effect while submitting their application.

A candidate found UNFIT for a position during medical examination by any other Government Authority or any other PSU, shall be required to declare his/her medical condition with reasons for being declared “UNFIT”. If the candidate applies / seeks employment/ engagement in NHPC, suppression of such information may render the candidature liable for Rejection.

Candidates have to necessarily declare in case he/she has been arrested, prosecuted, kept under detention or fined, convicted by the Court of Law for any offence, debarred/disqualified by any Public Service Commission from appearing in its examination.

General Instructions

1. Only Indian Nationals are eligible to apply.
2. Final year/ semester appearing students are not eligible to apply. The result should be declared before date of closing of online application.
3. Candidates acquired essential Diploma Qualification through 2 years Lateral Entry in relevant Discipline from Government/Government recognized Institute with minimum 60% marks (SC/ST/PwBD Candidates with 50% marks) or equivalent grade are also eligible to apply.
4. All computations of age requirement/ qualifications shall be done w.r.t. last date of receipt of online application as mentioned in the advertisement.
5. Certificate issued by a Board of Secondary Education for passing Matriculation/Higher Secondary mentioning the date of birth shall be the only acceptable document in support of proof of age.
6. Candidates should possess a valid e-mail ID and mobile number. Candidates are advised to keep their e-mail ID active at least for one year. No change in e-mail ID will be allowed once entered. All future correspondence including issuance of Offer of Appointment (if selected) etc. shall be done through e-mail only. Responsibility of receiving, downloading and printing of information, communication etc. will be of the candidate. NHPC will not be responsible for any loss of email sent due to invalid/wrong email id provided by the candidate.
7. Before applying, the candidate should ensure that he / she fulfils the eligibility and other norms mentioned in the advertisement. If a candidate is shortlisted, based on the information given by him / her and does not fulfill the same / meet the criteria, he / she will not be allowed to join.
8. Category (SC/ST/OBC(NCL)/ EWS/PwBD) once filled in the online application form will not be changed and no benefit of other category will be admissible later on. The reserved category candidates and EWS/PwBD category candidates are required to submit requisite Caste/Tribe/EWS/PwBD certificate in the prescribed format, issued by Competent Authority as prescribed by the Government of India, at the time of further selection process, if called for the same.
9. Candidate is required to obtain requisite marks / grade in minimum qualification prescribed for the post, taking average of all the semesters / years irrespective of the weightage given to any particular semester / year by Institute / University.
10. No representation will be entertained for relaxation of prescribed criteria in any circumstances.
11. Internal candidates having requisite qualifications are also eligible to apply. They are advised to refer to internal circular before filling up the application.
12. Candidate has to apply Online only. No manual / paper application will be entertained.
13. The date of declaration of result / issuance of Mark sheet shall be deemed to be the date of acquiring the qualification and there shall be no relaxation on this account.

This was all about NHPC JE recruitment 2025. For more information, candidates are requested to read the official notification. The link of official notification is given below.

{Official Notification}

FAQs:

What is the NHPC JE Recruitment 2025 notification release date?

Answer: NHPC JE recruitment 2025 was released on 28^th August 2025.

How many vacancies are announced under NHPC JE Recruitment 2025?

Answer: There are 248 vacancies announced under NHPC JE recruitment 2025.

What is the eligibility criteria for NHPC Junior Engineer 2025?

Answer: Candidates should have completed diploma in civil/mechanical/electrical/E&C stream. The upper age limit for unreserved candidates is 30 years.

What is the age limit for NHPC JE Recruitment 2025?

Answer: Unreserved candidates should not be over 30 years.

What is the last date to apply for NHPC JE Recruitment 2025?

Answer: The last date to apply for NHPC JE recruitment 2025 is 1^st October 2025.

What is the application fee for NHPC Junior Engineer 2025?

Answer: The application fee for unreserved, OBC and EWS category candidates is Rs 708. SC, ST and females candidates need not to pay fee.

What is the exam pattern and syllabus for NHPC JE 2025?

Answer: The exam would be conducted in three parts:

• Part-I consists of 140 MCQ of the concerned Discipline.
• Part-II consists of 30 MCQ on General Awareness
• Part-III of 30 MCQ on Reasoning

Is there any negative marking in NHPC JE Exam 2025?

Answer: Yes, there is negative marking of 0.25 marks in NHPC JE exam 2025.

What is the minimum qualifying marks in NHPC JE 2025 CBT?

Answer: The Minimum Qualifying Marks in CBT and Written Test (as applicable) for consideration of candidates in selection process shall be as follows:

• Gen./OBC/ Gen-EWS : 40% of total Marks
• SC/ST/PwBD : 35% of total Marks

Which exam centers are available for NHPC JE 2025?

Answer: The exam centres for NHPC JE 2025 are given below:

Ahmedabad, Bengaluru, Bhopal, Bhubaneswar, Chandigarh, Chennai, Dehradun, Delhi, Gangtok, Guwahati, Hyderabad, Itanagar, Jammu, Kolkata, Lucknow, Mumbai, Pune, Jaipur and Ranchi.

Can final year students apply for NHPC JE Recruitment 2025?

Answer: Final year appearing students are not eligible for NHPC JE recruitment 2025.

What documents are required for NHPC JE online application?

Answer: Documents required for NHPC JE online recruitment are:

• Matriculation/ secondary school certificate as proof of Date of Birth.
• Complete set of mark sheets/ certificates in support of qualification.
• Caste certificate in format prescribed by the Government of India. In case of OBC candidates, the community certificate should have been issued within 6 months before the date of registration.
• Disability certificate issued by Competent Authority (if applicable)