At a glance
The facts most likely to change your decision.
- Vacancies
- 21 tentative posts at E2, E4 and E8(a) levels Total as published in the vacancy table of Advt. No. 127/2026, which describes the numbers as tentative.
- Education
- Professional degree · Postgraduate A full-time regular bachelor's degree in the discipline applied for — Electrical/Electrical & Electronics, Mechanical, Instrumentation & Control or Electronics & Instrumentation, or Chemical Engineering or M.Sc (Chemistry) — with at least 55% marks, or 50% for SC/ST/PwBD. Rounding of percentages is not accepted.
- Age
- Upper age 55 years for Chief General Manager, 36 years for Deputy Manager and 32 years for Engineer as on the closing date, relaxed by 5 years for SC/ST, 3 years for OBC-NCL and 10/13/15 years for PwBD; the limit including all relaxations cannot exceed 55 years. Relaxations and cut-off dates are category-specific.
- Application fee
- ₹500 plus 18% GST, payable online; SC/ST/PwBD and ex-servicemen candidates pay no application fee (Advt. No. 127/2026). Use the official payment instructions only.
- Pay
- IDA pay scales of ₹50,000–3%–1,60,000 at E2, ₹70,000–3%–2,00,000 at E4 and ₹1,20,000–3%–2,80,000 at E8(a), plus 35% cafeteria allowances, HRA or company accommodation, provident fund, performance-related pay and gratuity. Gross and in-hand pay vary by posting and allowance.
- Recruitment cycle
- 2026 (Advt. No. 127/2026) Central · SJVN Thermal Private Limited, 1320 MW Buxar Thermal Power Project, Bihar
Vacancies & reservation
What is known, what overlaps and what remains unreported.
Category table not available here
Check the latest official notice for the post- and category-wise distribution.
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.
Complete timeline
One record from notification to final outcome.
- completed
Advertisement published
30 Jul 2026
- current
Last date to apply
26 Aug 2026
Who can apply?
A readable first check—not a legal eligibility decision.
Basic eligibility paths
- The advertisement is aimed at professionals with experience in erection, commissioning or O&M of thermal power plants; each level carries its own pay-scale and experience precondition.
- SJVN sets a minimum annual turnover requirement of ₹2,500 crore for the candidate's present employer, per clause 5.1 of the advertisement.
- Upper age limit is relaxable by 5 years for candidates ordinarily domiciled in Jammu & Kashmir between 1 Jan 1980 and 31 Dec 1989.
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.
Selection process & syllabus
Stage by stage, without mixing recruitment years.
Selection stages
- 1Scrutiny of applications and shortlisting against the job specifications
- 2A screening test if the management chooses to hold one — qualifying only, at 50% for UR/EWS/ESM and 40% for reserved vacancies, with no weightage in the final merit
- 3Document verification
- 4Personal interview of shortlisted candidates
Syllabus snapshot
- No syllabus is prescribed; any screening test is qualifying and set against the job specifications in Advt. No. 127/2026.
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
Official links & source record
Go straight to the recruiting body.
- Primary source
- SJVN Limited career opportunities — Advt. No. 127/2026, Buxar Thermal Power Project
- Published / changed
- Published 30 Jul 2026; closing date 26 Aug 2026
- Last checked
- 4 Aug 2026, 19:06 IST
Official notices, corrigenda and recruiting-body pages have final authority. This page is a reading aid.