Haryana Power Utilities (HPUs) have decided to undertake recruitment of assistant engineers (AEs) in electrical cadre and AEs in civil cadre against available posts meant for direct recruitment as on May 31, 2017.
Giving this information, an official spokesman on Sunday said that recruitment would be done purely on merit basis and basis of GATE-2017 scores. The utilities are in the process of finalising the modalities with the nodal agency, the Indian Institute of Technology, Roorkee, which is conducting GATE-2017.
Candidates interested in joining HPUs as AE in electrical cadre and AE in civil cadre must appear for GATE-2017 examination likely to be held by IIT Roorkee in February 2017. They are required to apply to IIT Roorkee, from September 1, 2016 to October 4, 2016 as per information posted on the website of IIT, Roorkee. Further details regarding GATE examination could be accessed at www.gate.iitr.ernet.in.
The spokesman said that recruitment of AE in electrical cadre would be carried out in the disciplines of electrical, electronics, mechanical and Information Technology. The utility-wise bifurcation of the post to be filled in each discipline of electrical cadre as per requirement would be notified by the utilities in April 2017.
The essential qualification for the post of AE in electrical discipline is full-time bachelor of engineering degree or equivalent degree in electrical or
electrical and electronics engineering from a university duly recognised by the Central Government or a State Government with a minimum 60 per cent marks in respect of general category and other category candidates, and 55 per cent marks in respect of SC category candidates of Haryana domicile.
He said that essential qualification for Information Technology discipline is full-time bachelor of engineering degree or equivalent degree from a university duly recognised by the Central Government or State Government in computer science and engineering or Information Technology with a minimum 60 per cent marks in respect of general category and other category candidates and 55 per cent marks in respect of SC categoryof Haryana domicile.
On the tentative dates for GATE-2017 examination, the spokesman said that GATE online application processing system (GOAPS) website opens for enrolment, application filling, and application submission on September 1, 2016. The last date for submission of online application through website is October 4, 2016 and for request for change in the choice of examination city via GOAPS login is November 16, 2016. The admit card on the online application interface would be available for printing on January 5, 2017 and announcement of results on the online application website would be on March 27, 2017.
Regarding the procedure for applying, he said that the desirous and eligible candidates having essential qualification for the posts to be advertised by HPUs are required to apply and appear in the Graduate Aptitude Test in engineering (GATE) 2017 strictly for GATE paper.
After declaration of GATE-2017 result, an advertisement indicating complete details of terms, conditions, number of posts for recruitment, reservation and the guidelines for registration etc. likely to be published in April, 2017 in various newspapers as well as HPUs websites (www.hvpn.gov.in, www.hpgcl.gov.in, www.uhbvn.com and www.dhbvn.org.in), the spokesman added.