1. Selections shall be made on the basis of scrutiny of applications w.r.t. eligibility criteria and desired
experience profile and Screening Test of the candidates found eligible after scrutiny.
2. Candidates qualifying in the Screening Test shall be empanelled in the order of merit of marks obtained in
screening test.
3. The scheme of the test would be as following:
i. The test would be of 1 hour duration
ii. Sections and Number of questions:
Technical Knowledge Test – 50 questions based on Diploma syllabus in the relevant discipline.
Aptitude Test – 25 questions tentatively on the following topics:
General English: Articles, Prepositions, Vocabulary, Comprehension, Synonyms/Antonyms, Jumbled
Sentences.
Reasoning: Data Interpretation, Coding and Decoding, Deductive Logic, Inductive Logic, Data
Sufficiency, Series Completion, Puzzles, Pattern Completion.

Quantitative Aptitude: Ratio & Proportion, Time & Work, Speed & Distance, Profit & Loss, Simple &
Compound Interest, Percentage, Average, Mensuration, Trigonometry, Geometry, Algebra, Probability,
LCM & HCF, Numbers
General Awareness: Social Science, Science, Current Affairs, General Knowledge.
iii. All questions would be MCQ type with 4 options and carry equal weightage (1 mark each) and there shall be no
negative marking.
iv. Qualifying marks would be minimum 40% for Unreserved including EWS and 30% for reserved vacancies
(subject to reservation of vacancies).
Candidates shall have the option for appearing in the Screening Test in Hindi or English.
Centres for Screening test/Computer Based Test shall be pan-India and date of test shall be intimated
separately to the applicants after scrutiny of application. The right to allocate centre/venue shall be reserved
by the Management.
4. The Final merit will be drawn purely on the basis of performance in the Screening Test. Candidates who
qualify as per qualifying criteria, shall be shortlisted category-wise for empanelment, in proportion to the
number of vacancies in the respective category in the prescribed ratio. In case two or more candidates
secure equal marks, they will be empanelled in the chronological order of their date of birth, the eldest being
placed first among them. The number of candidates to be empanelled may change as per availability of
suitable candidates at cut-off.
5. The Offer for Contractual Engagement shall be issued to the suitable candidates on the basis of merit and
requirement.
6. Engagement of selected candidates will be subject to their medical fitness as per the company’s prescribed
standards.

7. Health Standards: Candidates must ensure that they meet POWERGRID’s health standards before applying.
For details of standards on medical fitness, please visit career section of our website
www.powergrid.in.Applicants should have sound health. No relaxation in POWERGRID Medical Norms is
allowed. (Refer to “Health” Link on career page of our website for standards of Medical Fitness.)
8. The decision of POWERGRID regarding scrutiny of application and short listing shall be final and binding.
9. Objection Management Redressal:
Objection Management window shall be made live after the conduct of Computer Based Test to provide an
opportunity to candidates to represent their claims regarding a question / answer etc.