IOCL Recruitment through GATE 2025: Dates, Eligibility Criteria, Selection Process, and More

With 151st rank (in 2020) in “Fortune Global 500” listing, IOCL is India’s largest commercial enterprise. IOCL is the first Indian company listed in 2016 among the top 500 companies in the world. Indian Oil’s business interests straddle the entire hydrocarbon value chain– from refining, pipeline transportation and marketing of petroleum products to exploration and production of crude oil and gas, marketing of natural gas and petrochemicals.

IOCL Selection Process

The selection procedure for Officers/Engineers/GAEs/Research Officers in IOCL will comprise of the following steps:

Valid GATE Score: Candidates must have appeared and qualified the Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineers (GATE) 2025 with good scores in concerned disciplines. Candidates must keep in mind that though the GATE score is valid for three years but PSUs only consider the score of the current year. It means that for getting recruited in 2025, students must have a valid GATE 2025 score.

After qualifying the GATE, candidates will be shortlisted based on their scores for rounds ahead:

• Group Discussion (GD)/Group Task (GT)
• Personal Interview (PI) for assessment of different facets of knowledge, skills, etc.

Other than qualifying GATE, Candidates have to qualify separately in Group Discussion (GD)/Group Task (GT) and Personal Interview (PI) successfully. Candidates’ scores in the GATE, GD/GT, and PI will be the basis of preparing a discipline- wise merit list.

IOCL Recruitment through GATE 2025: Important Dates

Candidates can check all the important dates related to IOCL recruitment through GATE 2025 below:

IOCL Recruitment through GATE 2025: Eligibility Criteria

Candidates must fulfill the following eligibility conditions before getting recruited for IOCL. Various key aspects under eligibility conditions have been explained in detail below:

Qualifying Examination

Aspirants must have passed qualifying degree examinations and awarded bachelor’s degree in engineering/technology (full-time regular courses only)

For MTech candidates: Students pursuing or have completed MTech are also eligible to apply for IOCL Recruitment through GATE subject to their graduation pursued in the specified disciplines only. They will also be required to qualify the GATE in the specified subject of the respective discipline.

For Integrated ME/MTech candidates: They are also eligible to apply, provided they have completed or are completing the course requirement for BE/BTech in one of the core disciplines advertised and have completed ME/MTech. During the selection and interview, the candidates must possess and produce both BE/BTech and ME/MTech degrees.

Who’s not eligible? Candidates having completed or who are pursuing their graduation in combined/integrated disciplines/inter-disciplinary subjects like Mechatronics/Robotics etc will not be considered eligible.

Pass Percentage

General and OBC (NCL) category candidates must have secured at least 65% marks in aggregate in the qualifying examination, whereas for SC/ST and PwD candidates the eligibility is minimum 55% aggregate marks.

Final year students

At the time of applying, candidates belonging to General & OBC-NCL categories must have secured a minimum of 65% aggregate marks Candidates of SC/ST/PWD categories are required to have obtained at least 55% aggregate marks. This is up to the last semester/year examination at the time of applying For Selection. Such candidates have to submit their final mark sheet by August 31, 2024.

Age Limit 

Candidates belonging to General Category should not be more than 28 years of age. Relaxation for reserved category candidates will be as per the Government regulations. For Assistant Officers in Quality Control, the age limit is 30 years.

NOC

Candidates employed in Government/Semi-Government/Central/State Government Departments/Public Sector Undertakings must produce ‘No Objection Certificate’ from their employer at the time of Interview

Relaxation in Upper Age Limit as under will be extended as per Presidential Directives:

IOCL Recruitment through GATE 2025: Steps to Apply

Candidates have to follow the below-mentioned steps to apply for IOCL Recruitment through GATE:

Stage-1: Online Registration for GATE 2025 examination

Candidates must have applied/registered for the GATE 2025 using the GATE Online Application Processing System (GOAPS) before the last date i.e. October 7 (with late fees). 

Stage-2: Online Application in Indian Oil with GATE Registration No.

• Visit the official website of IOCL i.e. www.iocl.com
• Click on the “Careers” option and open the GATE 2025 link.
• On the page, click “Apply Online” and a new popup will appear on the screen.
• Enter the required details like Discipline, GATE registration number, and Date of Birth (DOB).
• Enter personal and qualification details, thereafter, upload the scanned copy of recent photograph and signature.
• Click on the submit button, a unique ID will be generated along with the application form.

IOCL Salary Band

• Candidates selected as Engineers/Officers will be receiving a monthly remuneration of INR 60,000. Also, the recruited candidates will get different allowances as per the rules of the Corporation.
• Other Allowances or Benefits will include DA, HRA/Subsidised Housing Accommodation (depending upon the place of posting), medical facilities, performance-related pay, gratuity, contributory provident fund, employees’ pension scheme, group personal accident insurance scheme, leave encashment, LTC, contributory superannuation benefit fund scheme, conveyance advance, performance-related incentives, etc.
• The Cost to Company (CTC) will be around INR 17.00 lakhs per annum inclusive of Performance Related Pay. The Actual CTC may vary, depending on the place of posting, and other factors.