01
At a glance
The facts most likely to change your decision.
- Vacancies
- 633 posts across seven cadres The rule book prints a separate table for each cadre and no combined figure; 633 is the sum of the seven cadre totals it publishes. Clause 1.8 reserves the company's right to increase or reduce the advertised vacancies, to fill them wholly or partly, or to amend or cancel the advertisement at any time.
- Education
- 10th · ITI / Diploma · Graduate · Professional degree Assistant Engineer (Transmission): a full-time regular B.E./B.Tech in Electrical or Electrical and Electronics engineering from an AICTE- or UGC-recognised university or institution, or an AMIE degree. The qualification for each of the other six cadres is set out in the rule book's chapter 2 table, which also fixes the pay for the post (rule book clause 2).
- Age
- Age is computed as on 1 January 2025. The minimum is 21 years for Class-II posts and 18 years for Class-III and Class-IV posts. The maximum is 40 years for unreserved and EWS men and for candidates from other states, and 45 years for Madhya Pradesh-domicile unreserved and EWS women, for MP-domicile SC/ST/OBC and divyangjan candidates and for MP-domicile employees of government, corporations, boards, autonomous bodies and the Home Guards. Serving departmental employees of the erstwhile MP State Electricity Board's successor companies may apply up to the cadre's retirement age, and contract employees get one year's relaxation per completed year of service capped at 55 years (rule book clause 3). Relaxations and cut-off dates are category-specific.
- Application fee
- ₹1,200 for unreserved candidates and ₹600 for Madhya Pradesh-domicile SC, ST, OBC (non-creamy layer), EWS and divyangjan candidates. The fee is non-refundable and is accepted only online through net banking, debit card, credit card or UPI, with any bank transaction charge borne by the applicant (rule book clause 7). Use the official payment instructions only.
- Pay
- Assistant Engineer (Transmission): ₹56,100–1,77,500 on Level-12 of the pay matrix fixed by company order AS/MPPTCL/III/650 dated 15 February 2019; the pay for each of the other cadres is printed against it in the rule book's chapter 2 table. Gross and in-hand pay vary by posting and allowance.
- Recruitment cycle
- 2025–26 State · Madhya Pradesh
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Vacancies & reservation
What is known, what overlaps and what remains unreported.
Current published count633 posts across seven cadres
Check source ↗| Scope | UR | EWS | OBC | SC | ST | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Assistant Engineer (Transmission), Class II | — | — | — | — | — | 63 |
| Law Officer, Class II | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| Junior Engineer (Transmission), Class III | — | — | — | — | — | 247 |
| Junior Engineer (Civil), Class III | — | — | — | — | — | 12 |
| Line Attendant, Class IV | — | — | — | — | — | 67 |
| Substation Attendant, Class IV | — | — | — | — | — | 229 |
| Surveyor Attendant, Class IV | — | — | — | — | — | 14 |
How to read reservation: UR, EWS, OBC, SC and ST are vertical categories. PwBD, women, ex-servicemen and similar horizontal reservations can overlap them and must not be added again to the total.
03
Complete timeline
One record from notification to final outcome.
- completed
Advertisement and rule book 2025-26 issued
24 Jun 2025
Advertisement no. AS/MPPTCL/E-1/1843, Jabalpur - completed
Syllabus published
21 Jul 2025
- completed
Online application deadline
4 Aug 2025
- completed
First waiting-list selection list
21 Apr 2026
04
Who can apply?
A readable first check—not a legal eligibility decision.
Basic eligibility paths
- Reservation and every concession attached to a reserved post, including any relaxation in the educational qualification, are available only to permanent residents of Madhya Pradesh (rule book clause 4.1).
- Only candidates holding a permanent benchmark-disability certificate from the competent authority qualify for the divyangjan quota, under General Administration Department letter F 8-4/2002/आ.प्र./एक(Part) dated 18 December 2024, and their selection follows the process in Energy Department letter 3806/21316952/2023/तेरह dated 8 May 2025 (rule book clauses 1.9 and note 2).
- Results are declared for 87 per cent of the advertised posts (the main part); the remaining 13 per cent (the provisional part) abide the outcome of the pending OBC-reservation writ petitions (rule book clause 1.10).
- Ex-servicemen get 10 per cent horizontal, compartment-wise reservation on Class-III posts and 20 per cent on Class-IV posts, and women get 33 per cent horizontal, division-wise reservation under the MP Civil Services (Special Provisions for Appointment of Women) Rules 1997 (rule book clauses 4.8 and 4.11).
- Surveyor Attendant is a wholly field post requiring work in tents in remote forest, hill and uninhabited areas, and only candidates mentally and physically able to do that work should apply (rule book, note 1).
Relaxations & certificates
- SC/ST, OBC-NCL, PwBD and ex-servicemen relaxations follow the applicable notification.
- Always check the certificate format and cut-off date in the official notice.
If your degree title, age, domicile or category certificate is unusual, mark yourself “check required” and read the official wording.
05
Selection process & syllabus
Stage by stage, without mixing recruitment years.
Selection stages
- 1Online application on the MP Online i-forms portal
- 2Computer-based test in cities across Madhya Pradesh, with the city and centre notified through the e-admit card
- 3For the Class-IV attendant cadres, a physical efficiency test — walking one kilometre in ten minutes carrying a 15 kg weight, with no second attempt
- 4Category-wise merit list, and a waiting list valid for one year from the date the result is declared
- 5Document verification, and appointment as a trainee in the relevant cadre
Syllabus snapshot
- The company published a separate cadre-wise syllabus on 21 July 2025, linked from its career page, for the computer-based test held under this advertisement
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Application document checklist
Prepare before the portal gets busy.
Recent passport-size photograph and scanned signature
Government photo ID with the same name used in the application
Education certificates and marksheets
Category, EWS, PwBD or ex-serviceman certificate, if claimed
Domicile or language proof where the notification requires it
07
Official links & source record
Go straight to the recruiting body.
noticeRecruitment rule book 2025-26 (24 Jun 2025)noticeSyllabus (21 Jul 2025)resultAssistant Engineer (Transmission) selected listresultJunior Engineer (Transmission) selected listwebsiteMPPTCL career page
- Primary source
- MPPTCL recruitment rule book 2025-26 and the company's career page
- Published / changed
- Advertisement AS/MPPTCL/E-1/1843 dated 24 Jun 2025; career page checked 4 Aug 2026
- Last checked
- 4 Aug 2026, 20:40 IST
Official notices, corrigenda and recruiting-body pages have final authority. This page is a reading aid.