Karnataka Power Corporation Limited Assistant and Junior Engineer Exam (KPCL AE JE Recruitment)

Karnataka Power Corporation Ltd., (KPCL) a Government of Karnataka Undertaking, is a premier and professionally managed power Generation Company. Optimum generation from existing plants and speedy commissioning of new plants offers professional opportunities in the different thermal power stations for competent and qualified personnel.  KPCL will release the application form for recruitment of various Assistant Engineers (AE) and Junior Engineers (JE) in the third week of July, 2019. The last date to submit the completely filled application form is in the last week of July. The exam will be scheduled in the month of October. Candidates have to visit the official website and fill and submit the form online only.

The selection procedure of KPCL AE JE consists of:

• Written     Examination (as mentioned above)

• Kannada     Language Test    

• Verification     of Documents

The result of KPCL AE JE test will be released in the month of December, 2019.

The eligibility criteria of KPCL AE JE states that the candidates should have attained the age of 18 years. The maximum age limit shall be as follows:

40 years for SC/ST/Cat-I

38 years for Other Backward Classes

35 years for General Merit

45 years* for Ex-Serviceman

* Relaxation in age equal to number of years of service rendered in the Armed Forces will be allowed but not beyond 45 years of age.

• Relaxation in age up to 10 years for Persons with Disability and Widows in respective category is allowed.

The qualification required for KPCL AE JE is listed below:

AE- A degree or equivalent qualification in the specific engineering domain from a recognized University.

JE- Three years Diploma in the specific engineering domain.

Mode of Application : Online

Mode of Payment : Other

The application form of KPCL AE JE 2019 will be released in the third week of July, 2019 in online mode only. The last date to submit the completely filled application form is in the last week of July. Candidates have to visit the official website and fill and submit the form online only.

Application fee of KPCL AE JE 2019 will be payable through any Post Office branch which is computerized, in the state of Karnataka. A format of challan is generated after filling up of online

application in website and the same can be downloaded and amount remitted in Post Office.

Payment of fee by any other mode like Cheque/DD/Money order/Postal order etc. will not be entertained. The details of the application fee for KPCL AE JE is given below:

• Rs.500/-     (Rs.250/- for SC/ST/Cat-I candidates) plus postal service charges of Rs.15/-
• Nominal fees of Rs.50/-(Rs.35/- processing charges+Rs.15/- postal service charges) for- Ex-servicemen, Children of Defence Personnel killed or disabled in action and Persons with Disability (Divyanga)

Application Fees

The written test of KPCL AE JE will be conducted for 100 marks in the relevant technical subjects. Questions will be of objective type with OMR sheet. The question papers will be in English version only. Candidates may indicate any two centres in the order of their preference. In case of inability to consider their options nearest test centre to the preferred centre will be allotted.

After the conduct of KPCL AE JE written exam, candidates who did not study Kannada as one of the subjects in SSLC or equivalent examination will be required to pass a Kannada Language Test.

Only those candidates who pass the Kannada Language test will be eligible to be considered for

selection process. Shortlisted candidates will be called for the final round of selection, i.e Verification of documents.

The hall ticket of KPCL AE JE will be released 10 days prior to the date of exam. Candidates must download their hall ticket and take a printout of the same. It is mandatory to carry the KPCL AE JE hall ticket 2019 to the examination hall as no candidate will be allowed to sit for the exam without it.