ONGC Graduate Trainee Recruitment 2026 – Notification Out for 52 Geologists, Engineers Posts, Apply Online

The 52 vacancies are distributed across five Academic/Engineering streams as follows: Candidates with a Petroleum Engineering qualification will be considered for all 9 vacancies in that stream. Candidates with an Applied Petroleum Engineering qualification will be considered for only 7 of those 9 vacancies (UR-3, OBC-2, SC-1, EWS-1).

Qualifications must be approved/recognized by relevant statutory bodies (e.g. AIU, UGC, AICTE); Distance Learning/part-time qualifications are accepted only if similarly recognized. Qualifications listed are "sacrosanct" - no equivalent qualification is accepted (for example, AMIE is not accepted where a Graduate Degree in Engineering is required). CGPA/OGPA/CPI/DGPA or letter grades must be converted to a percentage as per the university/institute's own conversion norms; a conversion certificate must be submitted at document verification. Only candidates who have already acquired the qualification on or before the last date of application will be considered. BE/B.Tech in Chemical Sciences and Technology will not be accepted for the Chemical Engineering stream. Ex-servicemen who are also ONGC departmental candidates get whichever age relaxation (Ex-servicemen or Departmental) is higher.

Educational Qualification (Stream-Wise)

ONGC Age Limit 2026 (as on last date of application)

ONGC states the overall package is approximately ₹26 lacs CTC.

*The registration fee excludes convenience fee/bank commission plus GST. Registration fee is non-refundable and must be deposited online. ONGC departmental candidates must also pay the applicable fee, which is reimbursable to them.

Selection consists of three stages: Computer Based Test (CBT) Interview Medical Fitness (as per ONGC Medical Examination of Employees Rules) Only candidates who qualify all three stages will be issued an Offer of Appointment. CBT scores are used to shortlist candidates for interview in a 1:5 ratio per category (all candidates meeting the cut-off are shortlisted even if this exceeds the ratio). Shortlisted candidates may also be subjected to a Group Discussion, which is not of qualifying nature. CBT: General/EWS/OBC candidates need a minimum of 45%; SC/ST/PwBD candidates need a minimum of 40%. Interview: General/EWS/OBC candidates need a minimum of 60% (9 out of 15 marks); SC/ST/PwBD candidates need a minimum of 40% (6 out of 15 marks).

The CBT is Multiple-Choice Question based, of 2 hours duration. There is no negative marking. PwBD candidates get compensatory time of 20 minutes per hour; PwBD candidates with Blindness or Locomotor disability who need a scribe may bring one, subject to a certificate from a designated government medical authority. If the exam is held across multiple sessions, scores are normalized to adjust for difficulty-level differences. The CBT will be conducted in 19 cities: Delhi (including NCR), Kolkata, Mumbai/Thane/Navi Mumbai/MMR, Chennai, Ahmedabad/Gandhinagar, Hyderabad, Guwahati, Jaipur, Udaipur, Mohali, Nagpur, Bhopal, Bengaluru, Ernakulum, Raipur, Surat, Lucknow, Visakhapatnam, and Bhubaneswar. Candidates must give a test-centre preference at the time of application; changes are not allowed later, though ONGC reserves the right to change, add, or reduce test cities/centres at its discreti

Candidates should keep the following ready before starting the online application: Mobile number and email ID (for OTP) Scanned passport-size colour photograph with white background (JPG/JPEG, 20kb–50kb) Scanned signature (JPG/JPEG, 10kb–20kb) Class 10th Certificate (for date of birth verification) Degree Certificate of the essential qualification Consolidated marksheet/transcript for all semesters or years Photo identity proof (Aadhaar Card, Passport, Driving Licence, Voter ID Card) PAN Card All documents must be uploaded in PDF format, not exceeding 500 kb per file.