DVC Executive Trainee Recruitment 2026 – Apply Online Through GATE 2025

DVC Executive Trainee Recruitment 2026 – Overview

Important Dates – DVC Executive Trainee 2026

DVC Executive Trainee Vacancy Details 2026

The discipline-wise vacancy figures below include backlog vacancies where indicated.

PwBD reservation: The notice states that 8 vacancies overall are reserved horizontally for PwBD candidates, except for ET Mining: blindness/low vision (1), deaf/hard of hearing (2), locomotor disability (3), and autism/intellectual disability/specific learning disability/mental illness including specified multiple disabilities (2). Vacancies may increase or decrease depending on DVC requirements.

Eligibility Criteria for DVC Executive Trainee Recruitment 2026

Age Limit

• Maximum age for Unreserved candidates: 29 years as on 6 December 2026.
• The notification does not specify a general minimum age.
• No upper age limit applies to DVC departmental candidates; they must qualify in the corresponding GATE 2025 paper.
• Relaxation: OBC (NCL) – 3 years; SC/ST – 5 years; PwBD – 10 years for UR, 13 years for OBC (NCL), and 15 years for SC/ST, where applicable. Eligible J&K domicile candidates (01-01-1980 to 31-12-1989) receive 5 years. Ex-servicemen and riot-affected candidates are governed by Government of India rules.

Educational Qualification

Candidates must possess a full-time Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering or Technology in the relevant discipline from an AICTE/appropriate statutory-authority-approved Indian university or institution. Minimum aggregate marks are 65% for General/OBC (NCL)/EWS and 60% for SC/ST/PwD candidates; the Mining qualification provision specifies 60% for SC/ST.

Only GATE 2025 marks out of 100 in the corresponding paper are valid; GATE 2024 or earlier is not accepted. Candidates must have qualified in the relevant paper. Final-semester engineering candidates from 2025 awaiting results may apply if they can produce the final-year marksheet and provisional/final degree certificate at document verification.

Other Conditions

• Only Indian nationals may apply.
• Selected candidates may be posted at any DVC establishment.
• Government/PSU/autonomous-body employees must provide an NOC at document verification.

DVC Executive Trainee Salary 2026

The pay scale is ₹56,100 – ₹1,77,500 in Pay Matrix Level 10 (M2 Grade) during the one-year probation period. After successful completion of probation, candidates will be absorbed as Assistant Managers in the same scale. Benefits include Basic Pay, CDA, medical reimbursement, Leave Travel Allowance, NPS, conveyance allowance, leave encashment and HRA as per DVC rules.

Selection Process – DVC Executive Trainee 2026

1. Shortlisting based on marks obtained in the corresponding GATE 2025 paper.
2. Document Verification (DV).
3. Pre-employment medical examination by the DVC Medical Board before joining.

Shortlisting for DV will ordinarily be in merit order at a ratio of 1:5 or more against category-wise vacancies in each discipline. DVC may change the ratio. Tied candidates at the relevant cut-off may also be called. In the final merit tie, the older candidate is placed higher. GATE qualification alone does not guarantee a DV call or appointment.

Scheme of Examination and Syllabus

The notification does not prescribe a separate DVC written examination. Selection uses marks out of 100 in the relevant GATE 2025 paper: ME, EE, CE, IN or MN. Candidates should refer to the official GATE 2025 syllabus for their discipline. Shortlisted candidates proceed to document verification.

Registration and Examination Fee

• General/OBC (NCL)/EWS: ₹300, non-refundable.
• Exempt: SC, ST, PwBD, Ex-servicemen and DVC departmental candidates.
• Payment: Online only; applicable bank charges are payable by the candidate.
• Fee payment deadline: 6 December 2026. Download and retain the e-receipt.

Service Agreement Bond and Probation

Selected candidates must complete one year of probation and then serve DVC for at least three additional years, making a total service commitment of four years. The bond, plus applicable interest, is ₹5,00,000 for General/OBC (NCL)/EWS and ₹2,50,000 for SC/ST/PwBD candidates.

How to Apply for DVC Executive Trainee Recruitment 2026?

1. Visit the official DVC website.
2. Open Career → Recruitment Notices and locate Advertisement PLR/ET/04/2026/05.
3. Read the full notice and open the online application link.
4. Apply for only one post/discipline and enter the relevant GATE 2025 details accurately.
5. Upload the photograph, signature and required certificates/documents in the prescribed formats.
6. Preview the form and submit it online. The application cannot be edited after final submission.
7. Pay ₹300 if applicable, then save the payment receipt and submitted application printout.
8. Keep the GATE 2025 admit card/scorecard, original certificates and self-attested photocopies ready for DV.

Only successfully submitted online applications will be accepted. No offline application mode is available.