HPCL Recruitment through GATE 2026: Dates, Registration Link, Vacancies, Selection Process
Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering 2026 ( GATE )
Result - 27 Mar '26 - 31 May '26
HPCL Recruitment through GATE 2026: Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Limited (HPCL) will likely release the recruitment through notification anytime soon based on the GATE cutoff scores. Candidates who have qualified for GATE 2026 can apply for the PSU recruitment. Check out the application form, dates, eligibility, and selection procedure for HPCL Recruitment through GATE 2026.
HPCL Recruitment through GATE 2026: Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Limited (HPCL) will release the official notification inviting applications to recruit engineers anytime soon. Candidates will be selected based on their GATE 2026 scores, followed by an interview round.
Who can apply for HPCL GATE 2026?
Candidates who have qualified for GATE 2026 in disciplines -mechanical, civil, chemical, and electrical engineering can apply for HPCL GATE 2026 recruitment for graduate engineers posts.
This year, IIT Guwahati conducted GATE 2026 exam on scheduled dates - February 7, 8, 14, and 15. The exam is conducted every year for admission to MTech and PhD courses. GATE is also a gateway for recruitment to various PSUs. Candidates can find complete details regarding the HPCL GATE 2026 selection process, salary breakdown, vacancy details and more.
- About HPCL
- HPCL Recruitment through GATE 2026: Eligibility Criteria
- Eligible Engineering Branches for HPCL GATE Recruitment 2026
- HPCL Recruitment through GATE 2026: Application Process
- GATE 2026 Expected Cutoff for HPCL Recruitment
- HPCL Recruitment through GATE 2026: Salary Breakdown and Perks
About HPCL
HPCL is a Maharatna Central Public Sector Enterprise (CPSE) and a Forbes 2000 company. HPCL owns and operates two major refineries producing a wide variety of petroleum fuels and specialities, one in Mumbai (West Coast) of 7.5 Million Metric Tonnes Per Annum (MMTPA) capacity and the other in Visakhapatnam, (East Coast) with a capacity of 8.3 MMTPA. HPCL has a workforce of over 10,500 all over India at its various refining and marketing locations.
HPCL Recruitment through GATE 2026: Important Dates
| Events | Important Dates |
|---|---|
| Release date of HPCL GATE application form | December 2026 (expected) |
| Last date to apply | - |
| GATE 2026 exam date | February 7, 8, 14, and 15, 2026 |
| GATE 2026 result date | March 19, 2026 |
Commonly asked questions
The IIT Guwahati had released the GATE application form on August 28 at the GOAPS portal. The registration window is now closed. The last date to apply was (with late fees) October 13.
Candidates can choose at least three exam centres while filling their GATE 2026 application form. The list of GATE exam cities (zone-wise) is available on the website. Besides that, it has to be noted that the three centres must be from the same zone. Thus, based on the availability, the centre will be allotted to the candidate for appearing the GATE 2026 exam.
Candidates can fill GATE 2026 application form at GOAPS portal. The official website to apply is gate2026.iitg.ac.in. Registration is mandatory. First, candidates have to register and then fill their form. Overall, the stages of GATE form filling include - registration, uploading of documents, and payment of application fees.
HPCL Recruitment through GATE 2026: Eligibility Criteria
Candidates who are interested in applying for various posts available in HPCL are required to first make sure that they fulfil the following eligibility criteria for HPCL Recruitment 2026:
| Eligibility Parameters |
Specifications |
|---|---|
| Nationality |
Must have Indian nationality |
| Qualifying Examination |
Must have passed full-time 4-year bachelor’s degree in Engineering/Technology |
| Pass Percentage |
|
| Final year students |
|
| OBC NCL Reservation Certificate |
|
| Age Limit |
a. 3 years for OBC-NC b. 5 years for SC & ST c. 10 years for PWD (UR) d. 13 years for PWD (OBC-NC) e. 15 years for PWD (SC/ST) candidates
|
| NOC at the time of the interview |
Candidates who have employed in government or semi-government or central or state government departments or PSUs must submit a NOC certificate from their employer at the time of interview |
Eligible Engineering Branches for HPCL GATE Recruitment 2026
Candidates must have pursued their Engineering/Technology degree in the following disciplines. Candidates with a bachelor’s degree in any other stream will not be allowed to appear in HPCL recruitment through GATE processes.
| Stream |
Other allowed streams |
Gate paper code |
|---|---|---|
| Mechanical |
Mechanical, Mechanical & Production |
ME |
| Chemical
|
Petrochemical, Petroleum Refining & Petrochemical, Petroleum Refining |
CH |
| Civil |
CE |
Commonly asked questions
This year, IIT Guwahati has revised the GATE 2026 registration fees. The fee details are mentioned on the official website and information bulletin. The details regarding the GATE application fees can be checked below -
- The GATE fee for SC, ST, and PwD applicants is INR 1000 during the regular period and INR 1500 during the extended period.
- For other candidates, including foreign nationals, the fee is INR 2000 (during the regular period) and INR 2500 during the extended timeline.
Accepted payment modes include- Netbanking, UPI, Credit Card, Debit Card, and UPI. After the payment, candidates are advised to keep a copy of the payment receipt for future reference.
Following documents are needed while filling GATE 2026 application form -
- Scanned photograph and signature
- Valid ID poof
- Category certificate (optional)
- Dyslexic certificate (optional)
Above documents must be uploaded as per exam guidelines.
For now, there are no updates regarding how many candidates have registered and appeared for GATE 2026 exam. IIT Guwahati will release candidate's stats on its official website along with minimum qualifying cutoff marks and results. Meanwhile here is the stats last 5 years of number of candidates registered and appeared in Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering -
Year | Registered candidates | Appeared candidates |
2025 | 936019 | 747319 |
2024 | 826239 | 653292 |
2023 | 670,000 | 517,000 |
2022 | 8 Lakhs | 7,11,542 |
2021 | 10 Lakhs | 8 Lakhs |
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HPCL Recruitment through GATE 2026: Application Process
The mode of the application form is online only. Before filling out the HPCL GATE application form, candidates must check their branch and eligibilty. The steps to fill are as follows-
- Register for GATE and apply on HPCL website
- Enter GATE registration details
- Fill out the required details
- Complete and submit the application to receive a 12-digit registration number on registered email ID
- The form will be accepted after the payment of the registration fees, which can be checked below.
- Keep a printout of the form for future reference
NOTE: SC/ST candidates are exempted from fee payment
| Details |
Total Amount to be paid (In Rs) |
|---|---|
| Debit Cards |
236 |
| Credit Card |
271 |
| Bank Voucher |
271 |
HPCL Recruitment through GATE 2026: Selection process
The selection process for HPCL vacancies will be conducted based on the following parameters
| Stages of Selection |
Parameters |
Weightage |
|---|---|---|
| Shortlisting |
Category-wise merit list based on GATE 2026 marks |
85% |
| Pre-selection |
Candidate’s performance in Group Discussion (GD) & Personal Interviews (PI) |
15% |
| Selection |
Based on Medical Fitness as per company policy |
- |
Important Points on GATE 2026 HPCL Recruitment
- HPCL will shortlist applicants based on GATE 2026 scores
- HPCL will be getting the GATE-2026 scores directly from the authorities.
- The next stage in the selection process involves GD/GT and/or personal interviews.
- For the further selection process in HPCL, only the candidates who will appear in GATE 2026 in the relevant disciplines
GATE 2026 Expected Cutoff for HPCL Recruitment
The category-wise expected GATE 2026 cutoff for HPCL recruitment are mentioned below:
| Stream |
Category | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| General |
OBC |
SC |
ST |
|
| Mechanical Engineering |
65-70 |
60-70 |
50-60 |
45-50 |
| Civil Engineering |
70-75 |
60-65 |
55-60 |
50-55 |
| Chemical Engineering |
55-60 |
40-50 |
35-40 |
30-35 |
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HPCL Recruitment through GATE 2026: Salary Breakdown and Perks
Along with basic pay, candidates will be offered 50% allowance of the basic pay under Cafeteria Approach. Also, medical benefits for self and family members are offered. In addition, candidates will also get dearness allowance, followed by HRA and retirement benefit upto 30% of the basic pay that include contributory provident fund, gratuity, and superannuation as per the policy.
Details related to the Remuneration Package (Cost to the company)
- Position: Officer
- Salary Grade: A
- Basic Salary: 60,000 to 1,80,000
- Approximate CTC: 16.7 Lakh
HPCL Recruitment Through GATE 2026: Expected Vacancies
The official recruitment notification for HPCL through GATE 2026 will carry the vacancies for electrical, mechanical, instrumentation engineers, etc. Candidates can check the tentative (expected) vacancies for the HPCL recruitment -
| Post | Expected HPCL Vacancies 2026 |
|---|---|
| Mechanical Engineer | 93 |
| Electrical Engineer | 43 |
| Instrumentation Engineer | 5 |
| Civil Engineer | 10 |
| Chemical Engineer | 7 |
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Student Forum
Anything you would want to ask experts?Answered 6 days ago
Yes, ITT Guwahati released GATE 2026 qualifying cutoff marks for all subjects on March 28. Candidates can check passing mark of respective papers now.
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Aspirants with GATE scores can get admission in M.Tech programme at IIIT Pune. The seats are allotted via CCMT Counselling. In 2025, the closing GATE cutoff was 354 for Electronics & Communication Engineering and 536 for CSE. The cutoffs are quite competitive considering the limited seats available
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Aspirants without scores can get admission in M.Tech programme at IIIT Pune. Such candidates need to appear for written test conducted by the institute. Selected aspirants also need to pass the personal interview round for final selection.
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JNU CCMT cutoff 2025 was based on the results for the GATE exam, followed by the CCMT counselling process. For the M.Tech Computer Science and Technology course, the overall cutoff ranged from 529 to 338 for the OBC AI category.
Candidates can refer to the table below to know the cutoff range for di
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The JNU M.Tech cutoff 2025 for the OBC AI category varied from 338 to 529 for the M.Tech CSE and M.Tech ECE courses. In the last round, MTech CSE came out as the more competitive course, with the cutoff being 443.
Students can refer to the table below to know the round 1 and last round JNU CCMT cuto
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IIT Guwahati has updated the status of GATE result on the homepage of the official website (under the notification tab). Candidates can login to their page and access the result link.
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IIT Guwahati has declared GATE 2026 result. Candidates can access their result at official website.
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Candidates can find the direct link to access GATE result 2026 at gate2026.iitg.ac.in. The new tab will be created at candidate's login dashboard. The link will reflect once you are logged in.
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The GATE 2026 final answer key will be released soon. The official announcement will be done by the authorities on official website - gate2026.iitg.ac.in. Candidates must note that final answer key cannot be challenged.
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IIT Guwahati released GATE 2026 final answer key. Candidates can login at GOAPS and access master question paper and answer key.
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