PSU job recruitment through GATE score: Check eligibility criteria, benefits

PSU recruitment 2023: PSU jobs are more reliable through GATE entrance exam. Candidates can check the availability of PSU jobs at the official website of PSU — psuconnect.in

By: Careers Desk , Edited by Sakshi Saroha

New Delhi | Updated: March 18, 2023 09:20 AM IST

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Candidates who possess BTech. /BE / BSc Engineering in the related discipline of engineering are eligible to apply for these positions. (Express photo)

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PSUs or Public Sector Undertakings offer jobs at officer positions based on the Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering (GATE) score. The entrance test is held for admission to MTech/ ME courses, the result of GATE 2023 will be released this week. Your scorecard will play an important role in PSU recruitment through GATE.

Every PSU issues recruitment details separately depending on the requirement or vacancy and they have their own hiring process. Some PSUs organise a written test, or arranged group discussions while some conduct interviews.

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Candidates who possess BTech /BE / BSc Engineering in the related discipline of engineering are eligible to apply for these positions.

Eligibility Criteria

A valid GATE score in a relevant discipline is the most seeking criterion required in PSU recruitment through GATE. Along with this, there are other factors that are considered to define the eligibility such as age limit, minimum pass percentage or CGPA in bachelor’s degree and medical standards.

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Types Of PSUs

Maharatna	Navratna	Miniratna Category 1	Miniratna Category 2
ONGC	BEL	AAI	BPC
NTPC	HAL	RCFL	HMT Ltd.
BHEL	EIL	BCCL	ITI Ltd.
SAIL	BSNL	NLC	NFDC
IOCL	NALCO	NFL	MECON
HPCL	OIL	MNTL	Ferro Scrap Nigam Limited
BPCL	NIC India Ltd.	IRCTC	NSICL
CIL	RINL	CSL	EPI
GAIL	CONCOR	ITPO	Rajasthan Electronics & Instruments Limited
POWERGRID	NMDC	GRSE, and more	SECI, and more
POCOSO	HARYANA POWER UTILITIES	NPCIL	RITES

List of Prominent PSUs (Public Sector Undertakings)

List of Top PSUs
DRDO	HPCL
BHEL	NTPC
BARC	BEML
IOCL	WBSEDCL
NLC	ONGC

Benefits

— The best part about PSU recruitment is that you are getting a stable job followed by an attractive package and additional benefits. This is also a very common reason, students are appearing in the GATE exam.

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— GATE is one of the most renowned examinations and it is conducted for both higher education (Post Graduation) programs and PSU recruitment. So, students don’t have to appear in different exams to get a job at PSU. They can appear in the same exam and can attract amazing jobs. It is one of the most important benefits of PSU recruitment through GATE.

— As a GATE aspirant, you will have the security of two options. First is the post-graduation program and another is PSU jobs. Now, you can get both these benefits through the GATE examination, so, if the candidate is not qualified for PSU, he/she can go for the postgraduate engineering courses.

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