Karnataka Power Transmission Corp. Ltd. (KPTCL) came into being in 1999. It is responsible for power transmission and distribution for the state of Karnataka. It is the only authority for power transmission and distribution for the state. Initially, the Karnataka Electricity Board used to control electricity transmission and distribution in the state. But eventually, Karnataka Electricity Board was broken up and KPTCL was formed. KPTCL has the duty to handle the power transmission and distribution unit for the state of Karnataka.
| Abbreviation | KPTCL Recruitment Test |
| Purpose | Recruitment to various posts |
| Type | State Govt. Exam |
| Location | Karnataka |
| Chairman | Sri. G. Kumar Nayak, IAS, |
| Website | https://kptcl.karnataka.gov.in |
KPTCL holds recruitment for different posts in the Corp. and ESCOM. For the recruitment to the posts, KPTCL conducts an exam known as KPTCL Exam. It is basically to test the technical knowledge of candidates in their respective fields. The selection process is divided into two parts which are as follows:
Written Exam:
There is a written exam for the eligible candidates. The written exam is the first qualifying round of the KPTCL Exam.
Interview:
The Candidates who clear the written exam will sit for the interview round. Those candidates whose names are on the merit list after Written Exam will be eligible for the interview.
The KPTCL Exam is a state-level test. KPTCL conducts the exams along with ESCOM for vacancies in both KPTCL and ESCOM. There is an online Aptitude Test for few posts. The KPTCL Exam is conducted in authorized centers throughout the State of Karnataka. The Candidate is asked to choose from the Exam Centers according to their preference. The names of the Exam centers are as follows:
| Exam Centres – Karnataka |
| Bengaluru |
| Davanagere |
| Belagavi |
| Mangaluru |
| Mysore |
| Hubbali – Dharwad |
| Balla |
| Kalaburgi (Gulbarga) |
KPTCL has announced the apprenticeship recruitment for the year 2021. The recruitment is conducted for two posts only. They are namely Graduate Apprentice Technician apprentice. The job location for both the post is Karnataka.
In 2019, KPTCL and other ESCOMs announced recruitment for the position of Assistant Executive Engineer, Junior Engineer, etc. The total number of vacancies released is 3469. The notification for the exam held in 2019 is available on their official website.
| HIGHLIGHTS OF KPTCL EXAM | |
| The expanded version of Exam | Karnataka Power Transmission Corp. Recruitment Test |
| Exam | Exam held by Karnataka State Government |
| Frequency | Yearly |
| Mode of Application | Online Applications only |
| Prescribed Fees | General, Category-I, IIA, IIB, IIIA, & IIIB – (Rs. 500) SC/ ST – (Rs. 300) |
| Mode of conducting Exam | Online |
| The total duration of Exam | 2 hours |
| Language of Exam | English |
| Official Website | https://kptcl.karnataka.gov.in |
The application form is released on the official website of KPTCL and the ESCOM. The application forms are to be submitted through online mode only. The candidates should keep a constant check on the official website of KPTCL for any new notification of exams/vacancies.
The openings in the KPTCL are also advertised in the national and regional newspapers as well. As and when the notification is released the interested candidates shall apply online. The candidates should apply before the lapse of time.
The candidates can apply:
The official notification for the KPTCL Exam 2021 is generally released at the start of the year. Usually every year the notification goes public in January/ February for that year’s exam. But due to the existing pandemic situations, there has been a default in practice. The unpredictable policies of governments about lockdown in the country have postponed the exams.
The notification released by the KPTCL contains details of the KPTCL Exam. Details such as stages of exams, type of exams, exam process, tentative dates of exam, etc. are stated.
Below is the tabular view of important notification details on KPTCL Exam 2021.
| KPTCL EXAM 2021 | |
| KPTCL Exam 2021- Notification | To be released |
| Tentative Date notified | It Will be declared soon |
| Release of Admit Cards | Yet to be announced |
| Results | To be notified |
| KPTCL EXAM 2019 | |
| Employment notification KPTCL | 20th February 2019 |
| Revised Date of Application | 16th March 2019- 18th April 2019 |
| Last date For Application – Online | 18th April 2019 |
| Date for filling Application Fee | 16th March 2021- 22nd April 2019 |
| Last Date Filling Application via E-Post Office | 22nd April 2019 |
| APPRENTICE SELECTION 2021 | |
| Online Application Date | 04th January 2021 |
| Last Date for enrolment- NATS Portal | 19th January 2021 |
| Last Date for Applying | 22nd January 2021 |
| Release of the list of Shortlisted Candidates | 27th January 2021 |
| Verification Procedure for shortlisted candidates | 03rd & 04th February 2021 |
| The final list of selected candidates | 22nd February 2021 |
The candidates have to fill the online application form for various posts. The application form can be filled when KPTCL puts out a notification for receipt of the application. The candidates should upload the required documents when prompted on the website. The documents include a photo ID, signature, photograph, etc.
The payment of prescribed fees should be made in either of the following two ways:
1. to make the application fee payment online through the e-post office
2. To deposit the application fees physically in any of the post offices in the State of Karnataka.
The payment of fees through the post office may incur a service charge. The service charge should be paid by the candidate himself.
The prescribed fees for the KPTCL Exam are as below stated:
| S.No. | CATEGORY | FEES AMOUNT |
| 1 | Unreserved/ General/IA, IIA, IIB, IIIA, IIIB | 500 |
| 2 | SC/ST | 300 |
Note: No claim for refund of application fees submitted shall be made. It shall not be held to be processed for any other exam.
| Asst. Executive Engineer (Electrical) Asst. Engineer (Electrical) | B.Tech or B.E in Electrical Engg. |
| Asst. Engineer (Civil) | B.Tech or B.E in Civil Engg. |
| Jn. Engineer (Civil) | Civil Engg. Diploma (State of Karnataka) |
| Jn. Engineer (Electrical) | Electrical Engg. Diploma (State of Karnataka) |
| Jn. Assistant | PUC/ Accountancy and Auditing or Accountancy and Costing Diploma |
| Jn. Personal Assistant | Std. 10th from the state of Karnataka |
The notification which was declared by KPTCL in 2019 has mentioned that:
If a candidate does not satisfy the above criteria and if:
Then, in that case, the candidate will be considered to appear in the exam.
Those candidates who are born before the age calculation date are only eligible to appear in the exam. The eligible candidates are those:
The criteria will be mentioned in the notification provided by the Corp. Candidates who are in their final year are not eligible to appear in the exam.
The apprenticeship recruitment notification which was declared in 2021, has mentioned the following:
The candidates must:
At the time of the document, verification candidates need to provide it to the exam authorities.
Relaxation in age criteria purely depends on the decision of the KPTCL. This was clearly mentioned in the notification which was released in 2019 by KPTCL. The age calculation date will be considered as 4th April 2019. Furthermore, this indicates that till 4th April 2019, a candidate should not exceed the upper age limit.
The age limit for apprentice recruitment is as per the Apprenticeship Rules. It comes under the category of Apprenticeship (Amendment) Act 1973.
The total number of vacancies is 200 for the KPTCL Apprentice recruitment 2021. Out of these 200 vacancies 125 vacancies are reserved for the Graduate Apprentice. The rest 75 vacancies are reserved for the post of Technician Apprentice.
| S.NO | DISCIPLINE | CIVIL ENGINEERING | ELECTRICAL & ELECTRONICS ENGINEERING | TOTAL |
| 1 | Graduate Apprentice | 25 | 100 | 125 |
| 2 | Technician Apprentice | 15 | 60 | 75 |
The training period for the apprenticeship is for 1 year. This is according to the rules in the Apprenticeship (Amendment) Act 1973.
According to the Apprenticeship (Amendment), Act 1973, Candidates who:
are not eligible to apply.
The employment notification released by KPTCL in 2019, clearly mentioned that the overall vacancies are 3646. The recruitment is to be conducted for KPTCL and ESCOM. The details of the various post along with the number of vacancies for each post is mentioned below:
| Name of post | KPTCL | MESCOM | GESCOM | BESCOM | HESCOM | CESC | Total |
| AEE(Elec.) | 30 | 15 | 31 | – | 10 | 08 | 94 |
| AE (Elec.) | 63 | 10 | 142 | 100 | 160 | 30 | 505 |
| AE (Civil) | 13 | 02 | 05 | 05 | 03 | – | 28 |
| JE(Civil) | 07 | 02 | 08 | – | 08 | 03 | 28 |
| JE (Elec.) | 320 | – | 60 | 106 | 50 | 34 | 570 |
| Junior Personal Assistant | 16 | 06 | 09 | 18 | 11 | 03 | 63 |
| Junior Assistant | 10 | – | – | 250 | – | 100 | 360 |
| Driver Grade II | 27 | 25 | – | – | 50 | 24 | 126 |
| Junior Station Attendant | 103 | – | – | – | – | – | 103 |
| Junior Power man | 69 | 667 | 142 | – | 465 | 426 | 1769 |
The remuneration and other allowances are different for each post. Salary details are clearly given in the official notification which is released by the KPTCL. The post vacancies are mostly the same every year. However, the vacancies created may only be known when the KPTCL notify the same.
| SALARY DESCRIPTION KPTCL 2019 | ||
| S/No. | POST DESCRIPTION | PAYSCALE |
| 1. | Asst. Executive Engineer (Elec.) | 46080-98030 |
| 2. | Assistant Engineer (Elec.) | 41130-72920 |
| 3. | Asst. Engineer (Civil) | 41130-72920 |
| 4. | Jn. Engineer (Civil) | 26270-65020 |
| 5. | Junior. Eng. (Elec.) | 26270-65020 |
| 6. | Junior Personal Assistant | 22920-56320 |
| 7. | Junior Assistant | 20220-51640 |
| 8. | Driver Grade II | 20220-51640 |
| 9. | Junior Station Attendant | 16370-35180 |
| Junior Power man | 16370-35180 |
| KPTCL APPRENTICE STIPEND | ||
| S.No | DESCRIPTION | STIPEND |
| 1. | Graduate Apprentice | 7000 |
| 2. | Technician apprentice | 5000 |
The KPTCL holds the KPTCL Exam for various vacant posts under it. There are two rounds of the qualifying exam. They are namely:
1. Written Exam
2. Interview Round
The detailed syllabus of the written exam has been given on the official website of the KPTCL. The candidates should well in advance go through the syllabus. According to the syllabus and marks distribution, an effective exam plan should be made. The main subject will correspond to the Post applied for. General knowledge though is a common paper for all the posts irrespective of their nature. However, the marks scheme may differ.
According to the posts, the subjects and marks distribution scheme is displayed online. The candidates should ensure that the whole syllabus is studied for the exam. The official website of KPTCL has exam details in the Circular Section. It is to be visited by the candidates applying for KPTCL Exam.
The brief syllabus of all the posts has been given below:
| S.No. | Post Name | Main Subject | General Awareness & Aptitude |
| 1 | Asst. Executive Engineer (AEE)/Asst. Engineer (AE- ELECT) | Electrical & Electronics | “ 25 marks each” |
| 2 | Assistant Engineer (AE- CIVIL) | Civil | – |
| 3 | Assistant Accounts Officer (AAO) | Finance | – |
| 4 | Junior Engineer (JE-ELECT) | Diploma Electrical & Electronics | – |
| 5 | Jr. Engineer (JE-CIVIL) | Diploma Civil | – |
| 6. | Assistant & Junior Assistant | Computer Literacy | “ 40 marks GK for Assistant post ” |
| General English or General Kannada | – | – | – |
| 7 | Junior Power man | General Kannada/General English | “ 50 marks questions for GK” |
The selection process is divided into two parts which are as follows:
Written Exam:
There is a written exam for the eligible candidates. The written exam is the first qualifying round of the KPTCL Exam.
Interview:
The Candidates who clear the written exam will sit for the interview round. Those candidates whose names are on the merit list after Written Exam will be eligible for the interview.
The final selection of the candidate for the following post of is decided on the merit obtained by the candidate in the Online Exam.
If a candidate has not studied Kannada in his 10th Std then he has to appear for the Kannada exam before taking the Aptitude Test. The details of the Kannada language test is given below:
The details of the test are given below in a tabular form for a better understanding of candidates:
| PARTICULARS | DETAILS |
| Exam Name | KPTCL EXAM |
| Mode of conducting the Exam | Online |
| Types of Questions Asked | Multiple-Choice Questions (MCQ) |
| Exam Duration | 2 Hours |
| Medium of Language For KPTCL Exam | English |
| Number of Questions asked | 100 |
| Scheme of Marks | one mark is given for each right answer 0.25 marks are reduced for every wrong answer |
| Total Marks | 100 |
| S.NO. | POST NAME | SUBJECT | GENERAL AWARENESS & APTITUDE |
| 1 | Asst. Executive Engineer (AEE)/Asst. Engineer (AE- ELECT) | Electrical & Electronics (75 marks) | “ 25 marks each” |
| 2 | Assistant Engineer (AE- CIVIL) | Civil (75 marks) | – |
| 3 | Assistant Accounts Officer (AAO) | Finance (75 marks) | – |
| 4 | Junior Engineer (JE-ELECT) | Diploma Electrical & Electronics (75 marks) | – |
| 5 | Jr. Engineer (JE-CIVIL) | Diploma Civil (75 mks) | – |
| 6. | Assistant & Junior Assistant | Computer Literacy(20 marks) | “ The GK is of 40 marks ” |
| General English/General Kannada (40 mks) | – | – | – |
| 7 | Junior Power man | General English/General Kannada (50 mks) | “ 50 marks ” |
Due to the pandemic situation in the country, the KPTCL Exam kept postponing. The employment notification for the KPTCL 2021 has yet not been published on the official website. The date of downloading the Admit Card for the KPTCL 2021 Exam and KTPCL Endurance Exam 2021 is as given below:
| KPTCL EXAM 2021 HIGHLIGHT | |
| Name of the Authority | Karnataka Power Transmission Corp. Ltd |
| Post Details | (AEE) Asst. Executive Engineer. (JPA) Jnr. Personal Asst. (SSAA) Sub Station Attendant Asst. Lineman – Jnr. (JL) Asst. Engineer (AE) (JE) Jnr. Engineer (AAO) Asst. Accounts OFF. (JSA) Jnr. Station Attendant |
| Name of the Exam | KPTCL Recruitment Test |
| Total Vacancy | To be Declared |
| Exam Date | Yet to be announced |
| Category | Admit Card |
| Admit Card Release Date | To be updated |
The recruitment by the KPTCL got canceled for the following posts for 2019. Hence, there is no Exam for the following posts.
| KPTCL CANCELLED POSTS 2019 | |||||||
| AE (Elec.) | 63 | 10 | 142 | 100 | 160 | 30 | 505 |
| AE (Civil) | 13 | 02 | 05 | 05 | 03 | – | 28 |
| JE(Civil) | 07 | 02 | 08 | – | 08 | 03 | 28 |
| JE (Elec.) | 320 | – | 60 | 106 | 50 | 34 | 570 |
| Junior Personal Assistant | 16 | 06 | 09 | 18 | 11 | 03 | 63 |
| Junior Assistant | 10 | – | – | 250 | – | 100 | 360 |
| KPTCL EXAMS 2019 | |
| Name of Posts | · (AEE) Asst. Executive Engineer. · (JPA) Jnr. Personal Asst. · (SSAA) Sub Station Attendant Asst. · Lineman – Jnr. (JL) · Asst. Engineer (AE) · (JE) Jnr. Engineer · (AAO) Asst. Accounts OFF. · (JSA) Jnr. Station Attendant |
| KPTCL Endurance Exam Date | 26th, 27th, 28th Dec 2019 |
| Admit Card Date | 16th Dec 2019 |
After the answer key is published, within a short period the results of the KPTCL Exam results are also announced. The result can be checked on the official website of the KPTCL and ESCOM. The merit list containing the names of the selected candidates will be published on these websites. The candidates should visit the official website of KPTCL for updates on the exams and results. The eligible candidates should download a copy of the result page for future references.
The candidates have to pass the eligibility criteria for applying for the posts under KPTCL. This is always mentioned in the official notification of the KPTCL. The minimum marks criteria for each category is given below:
| S.No. | CATEGORY | MINIMUM PERCENTAGE |
| 1. | Unreserved / General | 60% |
| 2. | ST/SC | Pass |
| 3. | Category- I, IIA, IIB, IIIA, IIIB | 50% |
The interested candidates can apply online. The applications should be submitted in online form only. However, the fees are accepted offline as well. The candidates should check on the KPTCL Exam portal for the last date of application. However, most of the time the prior decided date of the last date for filling the application form gets extended.
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Ans: No, the application form can be filled online only though the payment can be done online and offline.
Ans. No, the new date of KPTCL Exam 2021 has yet not been announced.
Ans. Certainly there is negative marking for wrong answers in MCQ questions. The actual scheme of the negative marking is stated as 0.25 marks in the official notification of 2019.
Ans. No, the vacancy list is still not published, but it will be published in due course of time.
Ans. All the answers can be written in English language only except Kannada language paper. The candidates must strictly adhere to the English language.
Ans. No, the KPTCL exam is an offline mode test. The KPTCL exam has two qualifying rounds – A written Exam and Interview Round.
Ans. The final year graduation students can not apply for the KPTCL Exam. However, those aspirants who have appeared for their final result after giving the final Semester Exam can apply. But they have to qualify for their degree before the age calculation date as specified in the official notification.
Ans. The vacancies are let out in the official notification of the KPTCL. The candidates can go through the website circular/advertisement section for details regarding vacancies.