Chhattisgarh State Power Recruitment 2026: 1,501 Posts, Apply by 26 November

Chhattisgarh State Power Recruitment 2026 has opened 1,501 posts across the three state power companies, and online applications are already open. The Chhattisgarh State Power Transmission Company Ltd (CSPTCL), Raipur, is running the recruitment for the Chhattisgarh State Power Distribution Company Ltd (CSPDCL), CSPTCL and the Chhattisgarh State Power Generation Company Ltd (CSPGCL) together, under two advertisements issued on 5 November 2026. Candidates can apply online only at cspc.co.in until 11:55 pm on 26 November 2026. With 609 Data Entry Operator posts, 300 Attendant posts, 216 Junior Engineer posts and 152 Assistant Engineer posts, this is one of the largest state power recruitments of the year, so check eligibility first.

The recruitment is split into two advertisements: No. 1/2026 for Class-II posts and No. 2/2026 for Class-III and Class-IV posts, offering 195 and 1,306 posts respectively. The window opened at 8:00 pm on 6 November 2026 and closes at 11:55 pm on 26 November 2026, and the fee must also be paid by that deadline. There is no offline form; the whole process runs through the Recruitment section of cspc.co.in.

Chhattisgarh State Power Recruitment 2026: At a glance

What it offers

The largest group is Data Entry Operator, with 609 posts across the three companies: 450 in CSPDCL, 95 in CSPGCL and 64 in CSPTCL. Next comes Attendant (Plant) Grade III with 300 posts, followed by Junior Engineer with 216 posts and Assistant Engineer with 152 posts. The remaining 224 posts cover officers, programmers, accounts officers, medical officers, stenographers, fire officers, law officers and other technical posts. Candidates should check the post-wise tables in the notification, because the duties, the company and the place of posting change from post to post.

Pay is fixed on the post-wise pay matrix, and the range is wide because the recruitment covers everything from Class-IV posts to Class-II officers. Basic pay starts at Rs 14,800 a month for Fire Attendant (S-1) and Rs 15,600 for Attendant (Plant) (S-2). A Data Entry Operator starts at Rs 19,800 (S-4). A Junior Engineer starts at Rs 35,400 (S-8). Assistant Engineers and specified Class-II officers in the O-1 scale start at Rs 56,100. These are regular posts in the state power companies, not a training scheme and not a fixed-term contract.

There is one condition that every selected candidate must accept. A four-year service bond applies, with a deposit to be paid at joining. The deposit is Rs 3,00,000 for Assistant Engineer, Rs 2,00,000 for Junior Engineer, Rs 1,00,000 for other Class-III posts and Rs 50,000 for Class-IV posts. The deposit is refundable after the agreement period, as stated in the notification. Candidates unwilling to serve the bond period should think carefully before applying.

Selection starts with an online computer based test (CBT) of 100 multiple choice questions for 100 marks, to be answered in two hours. Eighty questions come from the professional subject of the post and twenty cover general knowledge, English, Hindi, reasoning and quantitative aptitude. There is negative marking of 0.25 marks for every wrong answer, and the qualifying marks are 40 per cent for unreserved and OBC candidates and 30 per cent for SC and ST candidates. After the CBT, the process changes by post: some posts have an interview, a physical examination, shorthand test or typing skill test, and all end with document verification. Some posts also have an interview; Junior Engineers, law officers, medical support staff and Attendant posts are selected through the CBT and document verification only.

Who can apply

Age is counted as on 1 January 2026. The minimum age is 18 years for some posts and 21 years for others, depending on the post applied for. The maximum age for Assistant Engineer, Junior Engineer, Data Entry Operator and most other posts is 40 years for Chhattisgarh unreserved male candidates and 45 years for eligible Chhattisgarh female, SC, ST and OBC candidates. The limits are lower for the fire posts. Fire Officers and Sub Fire Officers have a maximum age of 30 years, rising to 35 years for the eligible categories, and Fire Attendants have a maximum of 25 years, rising to 30 years. Candidates must check the limit for their own post and category in the notification.

The domicile rule is the most important part of the eligibility conditions, and it catches many candidates out. Class-III and Class-IV posts are open only to candidates who hold Chhattisgarh domicile. For the eligible Class-II posts, candidates from outside Chhattisgarh may apply, but their upper age limit is 30 years. Anyone without Chhattisgarh domicile who wants a Class-III or Class-IV post such as Data Entry Operator or Attendant should not apply or pay the fee.

Qualifications are fixed post by post. An Assistant Engineer needs a four-year engineering degree or AMIE in the relevant discipline. A Junior Engineer needs a three-year engineering diploma. A Programmer needs engineering in computer science or information technology, or an MCA. An Accounts Officer needs to be a Chartered Accountant or a Cost Accountant. A Medical Officer needs an MBBS degree with registration. A Data Entry Operator needs a computer science or information technology qualification, or graduation with an accepted computer qualification. Attendant (Plant) needs a pass in Class 10 with at least a second division and a two-year ITI certificate in the trade. Several posts also ask for post-specific experience, registration, typing speed or shorthand. The qualification must be held on or before 26 November 2026.

Regular departmental employees of the three power companies are exempt from the fee. All other candidates pay online, and the fee is non-refundable. In the higher-fee group (Assistant Engineers, Junior Engineers, officers, programmers and similar posts) it is Rs 800 for unreserved candidates, Rs 700 for OBC and Rs 600 for SC and ST candidates. In the lower-fee group (Data Entry Operator, Stenographer, medical support posts, Attendant and similar posts) it is Rs 400 for unreserved, Rs 300 for OBC and Rs 200 for SC and ST candidates. Candidates must pay for the correct group, because a wrong payment will not be refunded.

How to apply

Applications are accepted online only, through the Recruitment section of cspc.co.in. Candidates should open the official site, find the recruitment link for Advertisement No. 1/2026 or No. 2/2026 as per the post, and register with a valid email address and mobile number. Personal, educational and domicile details must be filled in carefully, because corrections after submission are not promised. Scanned copies of the photograph, signature, certificates and domicile proof should be kept ready in the size and format the portal asks for.

After the form is filled in, the fee must be paid online before 11:55 pm on 26 November 2026. The portal accepts the usual online payment modes, and the payment receipt and the submitted application should both be saved and printed. Candidates should also note the reference number of the application, because it will be needed for the admit card and for any later communication. There is no need to send a printed copy by post, unless the notification for a particular post says otherwise.

Candidates looking for other live government openings on Growentix can also read RRC Northern Railway Apprentice Recruitment 2026 and MPSC Group C Services Recruitment 2026, both of which are open for applications in November 2026.

What the notification does not say

The notification does not announce the date of the computer based test. It says only that the date will be announced later, so no date should be taken from any other website, and candidates should watch cspc.co.in for the admit card notice. The category-wise vacancy split, covering unreserved, SC, ST, OBC, female and ex-servicemen seats, is given in the tables of the official notification, but it was not fully reproduced in the sources read for this article. Readers should open the official PDF and check the table for their own post and category before applying. The post-wise tables in the notification, not any summary, are the final word.

Never pay anyone to apply for this recruitment. The only genuine fee is the online application fee paid on cspc.co.in, and no agent, coaching centre or social media account can arrange a post, a merit list place or an admit card. Anyone asking for money for selection, document verification or joining should be reported, and no document, password or payment should be shared with them.

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