BHEL Recruitment Through GATE 2025 - Application, Eligibility, Dates, Pay Scale
The Bharat Heavy Electricals Ltd (BHEL) will announce the recruitment of Engineer Trainees through GATE 2025. The BHEL Recruitment through GATE 2025 will be for Mechanical and Electrical disciplines. The application form for BHEL recruitment through GATE 2025 is expected to be released in March/April 2025. This year, the GATE was being conducted by IIT Roorkee. The exam was scheduled for February 1, 2, 15, and 16, 2025, in two sessions- Morning and Afternoon.
To appear in BHEL recruitment through GATE 2025, candidates should be Mechanical or Electrical Engineering aspirants and must appear in GATE 2025. Eligible candidates will be shortlisted based on the marks obtained in GATE. Candidates must note that only GATE 2025 scores will be considered for the recruitment process. Go through the article to get complete details about BHEL Recruitment through GATE 2025 application form, eligibility criteria, important dates, selection process, posts, pay scale and more.
- Highlights of BHEL Recruitment Through GATE 2025
- Important Dates related to BHEL Recruitment Through GATE 2025
- Eligibility Criteria for BHEL Recruitment Through GATE 2025
- BHEL Recruitment Through GATE 2025 – Selection Process
- BHEL Recruitment Through GATE 2025 – Pay Scale
- BHEL Recruitment Through GATE 2025 – Service Agreement Bond
Highlights of BHEL Recruitment Through GATE 2025
| Particulars |
Details |
|---|---|
| Name of PSU |
Bharat Heavy Electricals Ltd (BHEL) |
| Posts available |
Engineer Trainees |
| Required disciplines |
Mechanical or Electrical |
| Vacancies |
Mechanical - 30 posts (tentative) Electrical - 20 posts (tentative) |
The IIT Kharagpur salary details for 2025 placements have not been released officially. As per the data fetched from multiple media reports, the IIT Kharagpur highest package offered so far during 2025 placements was above INR 2.14 crore per annum. As per official brochure, 1,811 offers were made to the 2025 batch.
The highest salary package offered for this programme during 2020-21 was INR 70 LPA. After that year, the highest salary package offered by the institute for different courses stood close to INR 2.68 crore per annum. For more details on Integrated MSc and its placements or other reviews on this course regarding its placement, faculty and infrastructure, click on this link.
Important Dates related to BHEL Recruitment Through GATE 2025
| Events |
Dates |
|---|---|
| GATE 2025 |
February 1, 2025 February 2, 2025 February 15, 2025 February 16, 2025 |
| GATE 2025 Registration start |
August 28, 2024 |
| Last date of registration |
October 03, 2024 (with regular fees) |
| Last date for online payment (with late fees) |
October 11, 2024 (with extended fees) |
| GATE 2025 Result Announcement |
March 19, 2025 |
Eligibility Criteria for BHEL Recruitment Through GATE 2025
The eligibility criteria of BHEL 2025 recruitment is prescribed by the authority. Candidates can check the requirements set by the conducting authority from below.
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 the disciplines of Mechanical or Electrical Engineering from a recognized Indian University/ Institute.
Age Criteria
- 27 Years (Candidates born before September 1, 1997, are not eligible to apply)
- 29 years for candidates having two years’ full-time Post Graduate in Engineering or Business Administration/ Management
Note: Candidates should be in a position to produce their Degree/Final year marks sheets by July 2024 or at the time of the Interview, whichever is earlier.
Age Relaxation
The upper age limit is relaxable for candidates belonging to the following categories as given below
- SC/ST - by 5 years
- OBC (NCL) - by 3 years
GATE Papers Allowed for BHEL Recruitment 2025
| Disciplines Offered by BHEL | Allowed Disciplines | Corresponding GATE 2025 (Paper Code) |
| Electrical |
|
EE |
| Mechanical |
|
ME |
The IIT Kharagpur placement details for the BTech Class of 2025 have not been released on the official website yet. Earlier, a total of 685 BTech students registered for the IIT Kharagpur placement session 2024. Out of these, 546 were successfully placed during IIT Kharagpur BTech placements 2024. So, the placement percentage was 79.7%. The key highlights of IIT Kharagpur BTech placement for the Class of 2024 are tabulated below:
| Particulars | BTech Placement Statistics (2025) |
|---|---|
| Students Registered | 685 |
| Students Placed | 546 |
| Placement rate | 79.7%. |
IIT Kharagpur, IIT Hyderabad and IIT Guwahati are three similarly-ranked Engineering institutes in India that are closely ranked by the NIRF Ranking Institution. Needless to say, these institutes have outstanding academic and placement achievements. Students look for informed decisions while choosing between the three. In NIRF Engineering ranking 2025, IIT Kharagpur stands at 5th position, whereas, IIT Guwahati and IIT Hyderabad are ranked at 8th and 7th position, respectively. Thus, indicating a close competition between the three.
IIT Kharagpur outshines IIT Hyderabad and IIT Guwahati for having the largest campus area and being the oldest IIT. IIT Kharagpur came into existence in 1951, whereas, IIT Guwahati and IIT Hyderabad were established in 1994 and 2008, respectively. Comparing the institutes on academic grounds, IIT Kharagpur (108) offers a larger number of full-time courses than IIT Hyderabad and IIT Guwahati.
In terms of placements, IIT Guwahati has released the overall statistics for BTech. IIT Kharagpur wins the race with the highest package of INR 2.40 crore per annum. The second slot is taken by IIT Guwahati with the highest package of INR 1.20 crore per annum. Then comes, IIT Hyderabad highest package of INR 90 LPA. The table below represents the IIT Kharagpur highest package comparison with other closely ranked IITs for the BTech placements:
| IIT Name | BTech (Highest Package) |
|---|---|
| IIT Kharagpur | INR 2.40 crore per annum |
| IIT Guwahati | - INR 1.20 crore per annum (domestic) - INR 72 LPA (international) |
| IIT Hyderabad | INR 90 LPA |
Students looking for more elaborated branch-wise placement information can read the below section comparing IIT Kharagpur and IIT Hyderabad. The highest package grabbed by the CE batch 2022 during the IIT Kharagpur phase-I placements was INR 55 LPA. The IIT Hyderabad CE highest package was very close and stood at INR 52 LPA. For other branches, such as CH, CS, EE, and ME, IIT Kharagpur beats IIT Hyderabad in terms of the highest package offered. The table below compares some of the common branches of IIT Kharagpur and IIT Hyderabad for placements 2022:
BTech Branch | IIT Kharagpur (Highest Package) | IIT Hyderabad (Highest Package) |
|---|---|---|
CE | INR 55 LPA | INR 52 LPA |
CH | INR 58.45 LPA | INR 51.03 LPA |
CS | INR 160 LPA | INR 90 LPA |
EE | INR 60.72 LPA | INR 51.03 LPA |
ME | INR 82.69 LPA | INR 47.95 LPA |
MS | INR 16 LPA | INR 36 LPA |
Now let's compare the branch-wise median packages of the two institutes. CS emerged as the top branch in IIT Hyderabad and IIT Kharagpur with the highest median package of INR 28.48 LPA and INR 29.21 LPA, respectively. For more elaborated details refer to the table below:
BTech Branch | IIT Kharagpur (Median Package) | IIT Hyderabad (Median Package) |
|---|---|---|
CE | INR 15 LPA | INR 11 LPA |
CH | INR 16 LPA | INR 18 LPA |
CS | INR 29.21 LPA | INR 28.48 LPA |
EE | INR 21.28 LPA | INR 23.50 LPA |
ME | INR 16 LPA | INR 18.25 LPA |
MS | INR 15 LPA | INR 15.84 LPA |
NOTE: The statistics mentioned against IIT Kharagpur are for combined details for BTech and MTech and are for Phase-I placements.
The table below depicts the IIT Kharagpur LLB placement details 2024:
| Particulars | LLB Placement Statistics (2024) |
|---|---|
| Students Placed | 16 |
| Students Registered | 32 |
BHEL Recruitment Through GATE 2025 – Selection Process
- Candidates interested in joining BHEL as Engineer Trainee (ET) will have to appear for the Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering (GATE) 2025
- On the basis of the GATE 2025 marks and requirements, candidates will be shortlisted for Interviews in order of merit in the ratio of 1:10 to the number of vacancies in each discipline and category
- Persons with Disabilities (PwD) candidates will be accorded up to 50 % relaxation below the cut-off marks in their respective categories for being shortlisted for interview
- Candidates must note that GATE 2025 scores will only be valid
- All the candidates obtaining the same cut off marks category wise shall also be called for interview rounds
- The final recruitment merit list will be prepared on the basis of 75% weightage to written test i.e. GATE 2025 exam & 25% weightage to Interview round
BHEL Recruitment Through GATE 2025 – Pay Scale
- Shortlisted candidates will be paid basic pay of Rs 20,600 in the scale of pay of Rs 20,600-46,500 during the training period
- After successful completion of training, the trainees will be absorbed as Engineers in the scale of pay of Rs 24,900-50,500 with basic pay of Rs 24,900
Other Allowances:
- Dearness Allowance - Currently 126.9% of basic pay
- Perks and other Allowances - 46% of basic pay and
- benefits such as Leave, Medical facilities for self and dependent family members, Provident Fund, Gratuity, Performance Related Pay, Uniform, Subsidized Canteen Facilities, Company’s accommodation or HRA etc. will be admissible as per Company Rules as applicable from time to time
- The CTC will be Rs 8 lakhs (approximately) per annum for Engineer Trainees (ETs)
BHEL Recruitment Through GATE 2025 – Service Agreement Bond
Selected candidates will have to execute a service agreement bond of Rs 2,00,000 to serve the Company (or any Government Department or Undertaking at the discretion of the Company) for a period of three years after successful completion of training.
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Naturally, older IITs like IIT Kharagpur have a vast alumni network and much higher salary packages, with peaks reaching over ₹2 crore, compared to Dharwad's the highest package of approximately ₹40-52 LPA. However, for an average student, IIT Dharwad provides competitive median salaries around ₹11.
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Yes, admissions at IIT Kharagpur are possible with 94% as the basic eligibility criteria is pass in Class 12th with a minimum of 75% aggregate. The accepted entrance tests are JEE Main, JEE Advanced, and others.
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IIT KGP, through various departments and schools of study, offers UG, PG, PhD, and other courses to students across the Law, Management, Engineering, and various other streams. The below-mentioned table reflects on the IIT Kharagpur departments:
| IIT Kharagpur Departments | ||
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| Aerospace Engineering | Agricultural and Food Engineering | Architecture and Regional Planning |
| Artificial Intelligence | Chemical Engineering | Civil Engineering |
| Cryogenic Engineering | Computer Science and Engineering | - |
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Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur has signed MoUs with various industries and organisations. The below-mentioned table reflects on the IIT Kharagpur collaborations:
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| Sonargaon University, Bangladesh | Ben-Gurion University | The Faculty and Graduate School of Agriculture, Kyoto University |
| University of Tokyo | - | - |
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Students can go through the table below for information on IIT Kharagpur rankings:
| IIT Kharagpur West Bengal Ranking Body | IIT Kharagpur West Bengal Ranks |
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| QS Asian University Rankings 2026 | 77 |
QS World University Rankings 2026 | 215 |
QS Sustainability Ranking 2026 | 236 |
NIRF 2025 under the Overall category | 6 |
NIRF 2025 under the Architecture category | 3 |
India Today 2025 under the Engineering category | 4 |
NIRF 2025 under the Engineering category | 5 |
NIRF 2025 under the Innovation category | 4 |
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No, admissions in IIT Kharagpur without entrance exam is not possible. The modes of IIT Kharagpur course admissions are both online & offline. Admission to various courses is based on merit & scores of entrance tests. The accepted entrance exams are GATE, JEE Main, JEE Advanced, and others.
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The basic eligibility requirement for the M.Tech programme IIT Kharagpur is pass in Class 12th with a min. of 75% aggregate, bachelor's degree holder with a 60% aggregate and the accepted entrance exams are GATE and others. Students must secure good marks in entrance tests to match the cut off relea
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IIT Kharagpur admission to various available courses is based on merit & scores of entrance tests. The accepted entrance exams are GATE, JEE Main, JEE Advanced, and others. Students must first visit the JEE Main website for IIT Kharagpur University admission. Then students must appear for the JEE M
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The course-wise number of students placed during IIT Kharagpurplacements 2025 is showcased below: