OPTCL Vacancy 2026: Management Trainee Jobs—Selection Based on GATE 2026 Score; Salary Ranges from ₹56,000 to ₹1.77 Lakhs..

OPTCL Management Trainee Vacancy: Odisha Power Transmission Corporation Limited (OPTCL) has announced recruitment for Management Trainee (Electrical) positions through GATE 2026. This recruitment drive covers a total of 60 vacancies (including certain backlog positions). Only candidates possessing a valid GATE 2026 score and holding a degree in Electrical Engineering or Electrical and Electronics Engineering are eligible to apply for this recruitment. Online applications can be submitted from May 26, 2026, to June 25, 2026.

**Event** | **Date**
**Commencement of Application and Fee Payment** | 26-05-2026 (4:00 PM)
**Last Date for Application and Fee Payment** | 25-06-2026 (11:59 PM)
**Cut-off Date for Age Calculation** | 01-05-2026
**Cut-off Date for Educational Qualification** | 25-06-2026 (Last date of application)
**SEBC Certificate Validity Cut-off** | Certificate dated 01-05-2025 or later
**Tentative Date for Personal Interview** | To be notified on the OPTCL website following the selection process

**What are the Application Conditions?**
It is mandatory for candidates to have appeared for GATE 2026 (Electrical Engineering - EE) and to have secured a good score therein. Please note that only the GATE score obtained in 2026 will be considered valid; scores from previous years will not be accepted.

Regarding educational qualifications, candidates must possess a degree in Electrical Engineering or Electrical and Electronics Engineering. A minimum aggregate score of 60% marks is required for candidates belonging to the General category, while 50% marks are required for SC/ST/PwD candidates. Candidates whose marks are awarded in terms of CGPA or OGPA must convert them into percentages in accordance with their respective university's regulations.

Furthermore, it is mandatory for candidates to possess knowledge of the Odia language; specifically, they must be able to read, write, and speak Odia. A prerequisite for this is that the candidate must have studied Odia as a subject in school, completed their matriculation through the Odia medium, or passed an examination in the Odia language conducted by a recognized authority.

**What is the Application Fee?**
In this recruitment process, the application fee has been determined based on the candidate's category. Candidates belonging to the Unreserved (UR) and SEBC categories are required to deposit ₹1,180 (inclusive of online transaction charges), while the fee for candidates in the SC, ST (applicable only to candidates from Odisha), and PwBD categories has been set at ₹590 (inclusive of online transaction charges). Furthermore, regular departmental employees of OPTCL are granted a complete exemption from the application fee.

**Salary Details**
During the training period (1 year), selected candidates will receive a stipend of ₹50,000 per month. Upon successful completion of the training, they will be appointed to the post of Assistant Manager (Electrical) with a pay scale ranging from ₹56,100 to ₹1,77,500 (Level EE-2), which could amount to a total annual package of approximately ₹15 lakhs.

**How ​​to Apply**
Visit the official website and click on "New Registration."
Complete your registration (fill in details such as your name, mobile number, email address, etc.).
Log in to access the application form.

Fill in your personal, educational, and other necessary details.
Upload the required documents (photograph, signature, etc.).
Pay the applicable application fee online, based on your category.
Carefully review the form and then submit it.
After final submission, take a printout of the form and keep it safe for future reference.

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