BHEL Recruitment through GATE Exam

BHEL Recruitment through GATE Exam will be done soon for the post of Engineer Trainees. Candidates from the Mechanical and Electrical engineering branches with valid GATE Scorecards will be able to apply for the BHEL Recruitment process. Based on the GATE Score, candidates will be shortlisted for the BHEL Recruitment process.

Candidates will be able to apply for BHEL Recruitment through GATE Exam in online mode. The shortlisted candidates will be called for the Interview process.

What is BHEL?

The full form of BHEL is Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited. BHEL is a public sector undertaking, working under the Ministry of Heavy Industries of the Government of India. This PSU organization is engaged in designing, engineering, manufacturing, construction, testing, and other product services across India.

BHEL was established in the year of 1964. In the year of 1982, Bharat Heavy Electricals emerged as BHEL to reduce the dependency on the power sector for power equipment.

BHEL Recruitment through GATE: Important Dates

Here are the tentative important dates for BHEL Recruitment through GATE Exam:

BHEL Recruitment through GATE: Highlights

Here are the key facts related to BHEL Recruitment through GATE Exam:

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BHEL Recruitment through GATE: Notification

The official notification for BHEL Recruitment through GATE Exam will be announced by Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited only. The notification is expected to be issued in the month of September 2026.

After the release of the official notification, candidates will be able to apply in online mode. The BHEL Recruitment notification will have all the details on the vacancies, selection process, employment type, expected salary, job profile and much more. 

BHEL Recruitment through GATE: Vacancy

Here is the expected number of vacancies for BHEL Recruitment through GATE Exam:

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BHEL Recruitment through GATE: Eligibility Criteria

The candidate having Indian citizenship will be able to apply for the BHEL Recruitment through the GATE exam. Candidates also must be qualified in any discipline of engineering and GATE Exam 2026. Here are the other details related to BHEL Recruitment Eligibility Criteria through GATE:

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BHEL Recruitment through GATE: Age Limit

Candidates who are from the general categories, will be eligible till the age of 27 years. Candidates who have post-graduation in Engineering or Business Administration/ Management will be allowed to apply till the age of 29 years. Here are the age relaxation criteria for the reserved candidates:

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BHEL Recruitment through GATE: Educational Qualification

• Full-Time Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering/Technology or Five years integrated Master’s degree or Dual Degree programme in Engineering or Technology in Mechanical or Electrical Engineering disciplines from a recognized Indian University/ Institute.
• Candidates qualifying the above Engineering disciplines should take the GATE 2026 paper only in EE or ME code if they wish to be considered for Electrical or Mechanical Discipline in BHEL.

• Candidates should be in a position to produce their Degree/Final year marks sheets by June 01, 2026 or at the time of the Interview, whichever is earlier.
• For two disciplines of Engineering (i.e. Mechanical and Electrical), candidates with an Engineering Degree in other disciplines considered equivalent by BHEL as below may also apply

BHEL Recruitment through GATE: Application Form

The application form for the BHEL Recruitment through GATE will be activated in September 2026. Before starting the application process, candidates must have the below-mentioned documents:

BHEL Recruitment through GATE: Required Documents

Documents required for filling the application form of BHEL Recruitment through GATE 2026 Exam are enlisted below:

How to fill Application Form of BHEL recruitment through GATE Exam

To fill the application form in online mode, the candidate should follow the below mentioned steps:

Step 1: Filling the details

• Visit the official website of BHEL. Candidates must begin the BHEL application process by clicking on the “Apply Online” link.
• Then, one must select the discipline to apply for and enter the GATE 2026 Registration Number.
• After this, the personal details and educational qualification details must be filled in and click on the “Submit” Button.
• After this, an Acknowledgement Number will be generated, which must be noted for future use.

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Step 2: Upload Scanned Images and Documents

• After completion of registration, candidates must log in with the Acknowledgement number, user name and date of birth as password.
• Then, upload the documents in the specified format and save the BHEL Application form.

Step 3: Payment of Application Fee

After uploading all the documents, candidates must pay the BHEL application fee of Rs 300 (plus service tax) through Credit card/ Debit card/ Net banking. It must be noted that SC / ST / EXAM / PWD Candidates are exempted from paying any fee.

Step 4: Submission of Application Form

Lastly, click on the “Submit” button to submit the completed application form. Candidates are advised to take a printout of their application form. However, they are not required to send any documents to the BHEL office.

BHEL Recruitment through GATE: Selection Process

• On the basis of GATE 2026 marks and obtained marks in the engineering discipline, candidates will be shortlisted for the interview round in the ratio of 1:5 to the number of vacancies in each discipline and category.
• The candidates who are differently enabled, will be shortlisted up to 50 % relaxation below the cut-off marks in their respective categories for being shortlisted for the BHEL interview.
• The BHEL final merit list will be released based on 75% Weightage to GATE-2026 score and 25% Weightage to the Interview phase.

BHEL Recruitment through GATE: Medical Tests

After releasing the final merit list, the selected candidates will be medically examined for a proper health check before joining the BHEL. Here are a few factors related to BHEL Medical Checkup:

• The medical center and the doctor will be appointed by the firm and reserved candidates will not receive any health condition relaxations.
• Definition of Locomotor Disability and Hearing Impairment for PwD is as per the Disabilities Act 1995.
• The candidates with less than 40% of any relevant disability will not be accepted for any health reservation.
• The PWD candidates must give a self-attested and duly stamped medical certificate from a government hospital in relation to their disability as proof.

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BHEL Recruitment through GATE: Expected Cutoff

Here are the expected cutoff marks for BHEL Recruitment through GATE:

BHEL Previous Years Cutoffs through GATE

The candidate who have decided to apply for BHEL Recruitment through GATE, should have knowledge about the trends of the GATE cutoff for BHEL Recruitment exam:

BHEL GATE Cut off 2020

BHEL 2019 GATE Cut off

BHEL 2018 Recruitment GATE Cut off

BHEL 2017 Recruitment GATE Cut off

BHEL 2016 Recruitment GATE Cut off

BHEL Recruitment through GATE: Pay Scale

The BHEL Engineering Trainees are rewarded as per the 7th Pay Commission. After the training period, the basic pay of the BHEL Engineering Trainee will be Rs 50,000/-. The trainees would be hired as Engineers/Executives on a pay scale of Rs 60,000-1,80,000/- with a base pay of Rs 60,000/- after completing their course.

The selected candidates for BHEL Engineering Trainee will be on probation for a period of 2 years. The perks and the benefits of working with BHEL are enlisted below:

• Dearness Allowance- 126.9% of Basic Pay
• Leave
• Leave Encashment
• Medical Facilities
• Related Pay
• HRA-Housing Rent Allowance
• Gratuity
• A Performance-Related Pay
• Subsidized Canteen Facilities

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BHEL Recruitment through GATE: Job Profile

There are several sorts of tasks provided to the BHEL Engineering Trainee as per their postings, shifts and years of experience. Here are a few tasks which will help the candidates to understand the BHEL Engineer Trainee job profile

• The BHEL Engineer Trainee must attend meetings and do desktop research as per the requirements.
• In the case of being in charge of field research, candidates must be practical and administrative. The candidates must learn to prepare reports for various sorts of projects for official purposes.
• The BHEL Engineer Trainee will be given responsibilities for traveling to the onsite projects and must be able to make decisions and suggestions for the improvement of the project.

BHEL Recruitment through GATE: Service Agreement Bond

The selected candidates will be asked to sign a bond of service of INR 2,00,000/- to serve the company after completion of their training. Candidates will also have to sign a surety bond with the company.

During the training period and later, the candidates will not be allowed to request any transfer and if any outside influence is used, Rule 17 of the BHEL will be taken into consideration, with the Discipline and Appeal Rules 1975 coming into place.

Conclusion

After conducting the interview, the final selection will be done. The candidates who are in their final year of graduation must submit the final result of the graduation during the interview. Candidates can check PSU Recruitment Latest News here.

On the other hand, candidates employed under the state or central government must submit their NOC. At the time of the application process if any candidate provides wrong information, it can be a cause for disqualification. In addition, all the candidates should have a valid email ID when employed and while communicating with BHEL India Ltd.