DDA Recruitment through GATE 2025 – Application, Eligibility, Dates, Pay Scale
Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering 2026 ( GATE )
Exam On - 7 Feb '26
Delhi Development Authority (DDA) will release the notification for DDA Recruitment through GATE 2025 on the official website. The authority will open the recruitment for the post of Assistant Executive Trainees. Aspirants who have passed or studied Mechanical, Electrical and Civil Engineering will be eligible to apply for DDA Recruitment through GATE 2025. The application form for DDA recruitment through GATE will be released online, where candidates can apply for the post of Assistant Executive Trainee. Candidates must register online and pay a non-refundable application fee of Rs 500 (General/ OBC categories only). SC/ST/PwD/Ex-SM/Departmental candidates are exempt from paying the fee for DDA Recruitment through GATE 2025. Eligible candidates must participate in the Group Discussion/ Interview/ Joining at DDA.
DDA Recruitment through GATE 2025
| Name of PSU |
Delhi Development Authority |
| Posts |
Assistant Executive Engineers |
| Programmes |
Mechanical, Electrical and Civil Engineering |
Important Dates related to DDA Recruitment through GATE 2025
| Event |
Dates |
|---|---|
| Admit Card |
January 2, 2025 |
| GATE 2025 examination |
February 1, 2, 15, and 16, 2025 |
| Result |
March 19, 2025 |
| Download of GATE Score Card |
March 28 to March 31, 2025 (with no additional charges) |
| Availability of DDA Application Form |
April 2025 |
| Last Date for DDA application form |
May 2025 |
DDA Recruitment through GATE 2025: Vacancy Details
Last year, DDA had opened the recruitment process for 23 posts. Candidates can check details from the below table:
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| Post Code |
Name of the post |
Qualification |
Total Post |
|---|---|---|---|
| 01 |
AEE( Civil) |
Degree in Civil Engineering |
20 |
| 02 |
AEE(E/M) |
Degree in Electrical/Mechanical Engineering |
3 |
The vacancy details for the DDA recruitment will be out soon. Candidates are advised to check the official website for the updates.
Eligibility Criteria for DDA Recruitment through GATE 2025
DDA prescribes the eligibility criteria of DDA. Check the eligibility requirements from below.
No, a GATE score of 40 marks is relatively low for IITs and popular branches like CSE, ME, EE, and ME. The score is considered below average. However, if you score around 40 marks in GATE, you can opt for a branch or institution with less competition. Otherwise, you can attempt GATE next year with more practice and revision.
Read here more about GATE results - https://www.shiksha.com/engineering/gate-exam-results
Nationality - Indian nationals can apply for the post
Qualifying exam - Candidates must have passed a full-time 4 years bachelor’s degree in Civil, Electrical, and Mechanical Engineering
Age Criteria - The maximum age limit for the General category candidates is 30 years. The minimum age allowed is 21 years. Relaxation to different category candidates as per Govt regulations. Relaxation in the age criteria will be available for reserved category applicants.
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Non-Objection Certificate - All candidates employed in Government/Semi-Government/Central/State Government Departments/Public Sector Undertakings are required to produce a ‘No Objection Certificate’ from their employer during the interview if they are shortlisted.
Selection Procedure:
- The candidates, who will meet eligibility criteria prescribed by the authority, appeared/qualified the GATE 2025 examination, and registered with DDA for recruitment, will be shortlisted for interview based on their GATE 2025 score.
- The weightage of GATE score will be 85% and the interview will be 15%
- The period of probation for the selected candidates will be of two years in house training regarding departmental procedures etc.
- Probation of the candidate will be confirmed after completing/passing the departmental examination prescribed by DDA.
DDA Recruitment through GATE 2025 – Application Form
- The application form of DDA recruitment through GATE will be available online on the official website. No other mode of application will be available.
- To apply for the post, candidates must visit the DDA home page – Jobs – Direct Recruitment 2025. Candidates must provide correct information while filling out the application form.
Specifications for Photograph and Signature
| Photograph |
The photograph must be a recent passport-size colour picture. Maximum size should be 100 kb |
| Signature |
The applicant has to sign on white paper with Black or Blue Ink pen. Maximum size of the file should be 100kb |
- After submitting the application form, candidates must take a printout of the application and keep it safe for future reference.
- Candidates are not required to send their hard copies through post, courier, or by hand to the officials.
- The application form will be required during the verification and interview round.
Mode of application fee payment
- Application Fee will be of Rs 500 for all categories (Gen/OBC-NCL/SC/ST) of posts. Candidates have to bear the transaction charges of the bank, taxes, as applicable
- All female candidates and candidates belonging to Scheduled Caste/ Scheduled Tribe/ Persons with Disabilities are exempted from paying application fee as per extant Government orders.
- Online fee payment through Internet Banking/Debit/Credit Card etc. (as provided in the Online DDA recruitment application) will only be accepted.
- Fees paid by modes other than through online mode will not be accepted and the applications of such candidates will be rejected forthright and the payment made shall stand forfeited.
DDA 2025 recruitment through GATE – Document Verification
Students applying for GATE 2025 can opt for two subject papers from the prescribed set of combinations. Earlier, the candidates could apply to appear in only one subject. As a candidate can appear in only two papers (only approved set) of the 30 papers for which GATE 2025 will be conducted, they must carefully choose the papers they wish to write. A candidate is expected to appear in the papers appropriate to the discipline of his or her qualifying degree. However, he or she is free to choose any paper according to his or her admission plan, keeping in mind the GATE eligibility criteria of the institutions in which he or she wishes to seek admission. For more details regarding the admission criteria at any particular institute, the candidate is advised to refer to the websites of that institute. Those candidates opting for two paper combinations for GATE 2025 have a primary choice of paper as their default choice. The second choice of paper has to be chosen from the allowed combinations. Listed combinations are only allowed, and those that are not listed are not allowed. For more detail Read: https://www.shiksha.com/engineering/gate-exam-pattern.
A candidate can choose at least three exam cities while filling the GATE application form. The conducting authorities will conduct the GATE exam at around 200 exam centres from the issued list of GATE exam centres. For more information, candidates can refer to the article here - https://www.shiksha.com/engineering/gate-exam-centre
The qualifying marks in the Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering (GATE) can vary based on various categories, such as paper, category, and subject. IIT Roorkee will announce the GATE 2025 exam results on March 19, 2025. Candidates can check their results on the GATE's official website - gate2025.iitr.ac.in.
For the Interview candidates will require certain documents. In case a candidate does not appear for the interview or for verification of documents/identity along with original documents, then they will not be eligible for appointment for the post of Assistant Executive Engineer (Civil) and Assistant Executive Engineer (Electrical/ Mechanical).
- System generated printout of DDA 2025 recruitment application with scanned photograph and signature
- Fee payment challan in support of depositing the prescribed fee, if applicable
- Certificate/ Marksheet of Secondary school exam in which date of birth of the candidate is mentioned
- Certificates and Degrees of all educational and professional/higher qualification, along with with mark sheets of all years/semesters
- Certificate of SC/ST /OBC issued by the concerned Competent Authority (if applicable)
- Non-Creamy Layer Certificate should not be more than one year-old
- Disability Certificate ( with type & percentage of disability) issued by the concerned competent authority as per specimen attached
- Identity proof such as Voter ID Card, Passport, Driving License etc.
All other documents, as per details given in the advertisement and/or call letter.
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