Mohit Dhulia
Application forms for PSTCL posts will soon be available as the Punjab State Transmission Corporation Limited has released a notification for PSTCL recruitment 2024. PSTCL has approved the hiring of 1265 positions. Applying for a PSTCL job requires visiting Punjab State Transmission Corporation Limited’s official website. Before completing the application, candidates should read the official notice.
The official notification will be posted on the concerned authority’s website at pstcl.org. Candidates who meet the minimum eligibility requirements must pass an online exam. The written examination will last two hours. The final selection will be made after the document verification process is completed. PSTCL JE Eligibility Criteria can be found here.
PSTCL Exam 2024 will be held for individuals who desire to apply for various positions such as Junior Engineer, AE, and LDC Clerk with Punjab State Transmission Corporation Limited (PSTCL). A total of 490 empty Junior Engineer, Assistant Engineer, Lower Division Clerk, Telephone Mechanic, Assistant Manager, Divisional Accountant, and Account Officer positions will be filled through the PSTCL Recruitment 2024 procedure.
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The table below contains important information about the PSTCL Recruitment 2024 procedure for candidates.
| Particulars | Details |
|---|---|
| Exam Name | PSTCL Exam |
| Organising Body | Punjab State Transmission Corporation Limited |
| Exam Level | State |
| Exam Frequency | Once a year |
| Selection Method | Written Test and Document Verification Phase |
| Registration Mode | Online |
| Examination Mode | Online |
| Duration of the Exam | 120 Minutes |
| Language | English and Hindi |
| Job Location | Punjab |
| Position Name | Junior Engineer, Assistant Engineer, Lower Division Clerk, Telephone Mechanic, Assistant Manager, Divisional Accountant and Account Officer. |
| Official Website | https://www.pstcl.org/ |
PSTCL Notification is published on the official website of Punjab State Transmission Corporation Limited. The PSTCL Recruitment 2024 official announcement is likely to be released in April 2024. PSTCL Junior Engineer Previous Year Question Papers are available in PDF format for candidates to download.
One of the most crucial documents in the recruitment process is the notification. Candidates must read the official notification before enrolling online to understand the complete recruiting process, from the application process to the final selection phase. The official notification provides essential dates, exam patterns, syllabus, exam day rules, and other details about the recruitment effort.
Important dates for PSTCL Recruitment 2024 are yet to be released by the relevant authority. Candidates can use the timetable in the table below to obtain an idea of when the recruitment round will take place.
| Events | Exam Date (Tentative) |
|---|---|
| Announcement | The first week of April 2024 |
| Commencement of Online Applications | The first week of April 2024 |
| Last date of the Application process | The third week of April 2024 |
| Admit Card | The first week of May 2024 |
| PSTCL Exam day | The first week of August 2024 |
| Release of Answer Key | The second week of August 2024 |
| Result day | The first week of October 2024 |
As the official notification has not been released, candidates can check the expected number of vacant posts from the below table.As per the previous year’s data, the number of posts for PSTCL Recruitment is tabulated below.
| Post Name | Number of Posts |
|---|---|
| Lower Division Clerk/ Typist | 140 |
| Lower Division Clerk (Accounts) | 40 |
| Telephone Mechanic | 15 |
| Divisional Accountant | 10 |
| Assistant Manager/ IT | 01 |
| Assistant Manager/ HR | 02 |
| Junior Engineer/ Substation | 200 |
| Junior Engineer/ Civil | 15 |
| Junior Engineer/ Communication | 11 |
| Account Officer | 07 |
| Assistant Engineer/ OT (Electrical) | 43 |
| Assistant Engineer/ OT (Civil) | 06 |
| Total | 490 |
Before applying for the PSTCL Recruitment 2024 procedure, candidates need to ensure that they meet the minimum eligibility requirements. Candidates can fill out the application form online and submit it. Applicants must fulfil the stages outlined below to finish the PSTCL Application 2024 process.
Candidates must pay the application fee either online or by challan as the final step. The application procedure will be finished after the processing fee has been paid.
The application fees for each category are listed in the table below.
| Category | Application Fee |
|---|---|
| Persons with disability | INR 706 + Bank Charges |
| SC | INR 566 + Bank Charges |
| EWS | INR 566 + Bank Charges |
| General/OBC/ST | INR 1416 + Bank Charges |
Candidates can pay the application fee by challan at any State Bank of India branch near them.
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The PSTCL Eligibility Criteria have yet to be published. The eligibility requirements will be issued together with the official notification. To apply for the recruitment process, candidates should meet the minimum eligibility requirements. Academic and age standards, as well as overall qualifying norms, are listed in the section below.
Candidates can consult the table below to learn more about the age restrictions imposed by the relevant authorities.
| Name of Post | Age Limit |
| Assistant Manager HR | 20-37 years |
| Assistant Manager IT | 20-37 years |
| Account Officer | 20-37 years |
| AE (OT), Electrical, AE (OT), Civil | 20-37 years |
| LDC | 18-37 years |
| Junior Engineer | 18-37 years |
| Telephone Mechanic | 18-37 years |
| Junior Engineer/Communication | 18-37 years |
| Divisional Accountant | 18-37 years |
Various posts advertised in the announcement have received age relaxation from the Board.
| Post | Age Relaxation |
| PH | 10 years |
| SC/ST/Backward Classes | 5 years |
| Female Candidates who are Widows, Women who are legally separated, Wives of Military personals, Women who have been deserted by their husbands and living separately from their husbands | Upper age limit – 40 years |
To learn more about the education requirements for each post, see the table below.
| Post | Education Qualification |
| Account Officer | CA/CWA/CMA |
| Assistant Engineer/OT (Civil) | B.E./B.Tech/B.Sc Eng in Civil with at least 60% Marks |
| Assistant Engineer/OT (Electrical) | B.E./B.Tech/B.Sc Degree in Electrical or electrical & Electronics with atleast 60% Marks |
| Divisional Accountant | B.Com with at least 60% Marks |
| Assistant Manager/HR | 2 Years Full-Time regular MBA Degree or PG Diploma with HR/IR specialization with a minimum of 60% Marks |
| Assistant Manager/IT | B.E./B.Tech/B.Sc Eng. in Computer Science/IT with at least 60% Marks |
| Telephone Mechanic | Full time regular 3 or 4 years Diploma in Electronics/Telecommunication Eng. with minimum 50% Marks |
| Junior Engineer/Substation | Full-time regular 3 or 4 years Diploma in Electrical/Electrical & Electronics Eng. with minimum 60% or B.E./B.Tech/B.Sc Degree in Electrical Eng. or Electrical & Electronics Eng. with minimum 50% Marks |
| Junior Engineer/Civil | Full-time regular 3 or 4 years Diploma in Civil Engr. with a minimum of 60% or B.E./B.Tech/B.Sc Degree in Civil Eng. with minimum 50% Marks |
| Junior Engineer/Communication | Full-time regular 3 or 4 years Diploma in Electronics/Telecommunication Eng. with minimum 60% or B.E./B.Tech/B.Sc Degree in Electronics/Telecommunication Engr. with a minimum of 50% Marks |
| Lower Division Clerk (Accountant) | Full-Time B. Com with Minimum 50% & Certificate with 120 hours of computer course & Punjabi passed up to Matric Standard |
| Lower Division Clerk/Typist | Full-Time Graduation with minimum 50% & Certificate with 120 hours of computer course & Punjabi passed up to Matric Standard. |
The exam consists of only one paper and is only available online. The PSTCL Exam Pattern 2024 specifies that the question paper will be divided into five sections. Details of the exam pattern are presented in a table arrangement in the next section.
| Particulars | Details |
|---|---|
| Exam Mode | Online |
| Total Sections | 5 |
| Sections | Reasoning, Aptitude, English Language, Current Affairs & General Knowledge and Technical Subject |
| Duration of the Examination | 120 minutes |
| Maximum number of questions | 100 |
| Type of Questions | Objective-based |
| Maximum number of marks | 100 |
| Marking Scheme | 1 mark each for the correct answer and 0.25 mark for every incorrect answer marked |
| Language of Paper | English and Hindi |
In order to prepare for any exam successfully, you must first understand the curriculum. Candidates who have a good comprehension of the syllabus will be able to steer their preparation in the proper path. Candidates who intend to take PSTCL 2024 should familiarise themselves with the syllabus for both tests in advance.
Candidates can find the most recent PSTCL Exam syllabus in the table below.
The AE/Electrical Syllabus is presented in tabular form below.
| Sections | Topics |
|---|---|
| Reasoning |
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| Aptitude |
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| General Knowledge |
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| English |
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| Technical Subject |
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Important themes and sub-topics of the AE/Civil Syllabus are listed section by section below.
| Sections | Topics | Sub-Topics |
|---|---|---|
| Surveying | – | Importance of surveying, principles and classifications, mapping concepts, coordinate system, map projections, measurements of distance and direction, levelling, theodolite traversing, plane table surveying. errors and adjustments, curves |
| Water Resources Engineering | Elvis Mechanics and Hydraulics | Properties of fluids, the principle of conservation of mat momentum, energy and corresponding equations, potential flow, applications of momentum and Bernoulli equation, laminar and turbulent flow, flow in pipes, pipe networks. Concept of boundary layer and its growth. Uniform flow, critical flow and gradually varied flow In channel, specific energy concept, hydraulic jump. Forces on Immersed bodies, how measurements in channels, tanka and pipes. Dimensional analysis and hydraulic modelling Kinematics of flow, velocity triangles and specific speed of pumps and turbines. |
| Hydrology | Hydrologic cycle, rainfall evaporation, Infiltration, stage-discharge relationships, unit hydrographs, flood estimation, reservoir capacity, reservoir and channel routing Well hydraulics. | |
| Geotechnical Engineering | Soil Mechanics | Origin of soils, soil classification, three-phase system, fundamental definitions, relationship and Interrelationships, permeability & seepage, effective stress principle, consolidation, compaction, shear strength. |
| Environmental Engineering | Water requirements | Quality standards, basic unit processes and operations for water treatment Drinking water standards, water requirements, basic unit operations and unit processes and operations for water treatment Drinking water standards, water requirements, basic unit operations and unit processes for surface water treatment, distribution of water. Sewage and sewerage treatment, quantity and characteristics of wastewater. Primary, secondary and tertiary treatment of wastewater, sludge disposal, effluent discharge standards. Domestic wastewater treatment, the number of characteristics of domestic wastewater, primary and secondary treatment Unit operations and unit processes of domestic wastewater, sludge disposal |
| Air Pollution | Types of pollutants, their sources and impacts, air pollution meteorology, air pollution control, air quality standards and limits. | |
| Municipal Solid Wastes | Characteristics, generation, collection and transportation of solid wastes, engineered systems for solid waste management (reuse recycle, energy recovery, treatment and disposal) | |
| Noise Pollution | Impacts of noise, permissible limits of noise pollution, measurement of noise and control of noise pollution | |
| Foundation Engineering | – | Subsurface investigations- scope, drilling boreholes, sampling. penetration tests, plate load tests. Earth pressure theories, the effect of the water table, layered soils. Stability of slopes Infinite slopes, finite slopes Foundation types foundation design requirements. Shallow foundations bearing capacity, the effect of shape, water table and other factors, stress distribution, settlement analysis in sands & clays. Deep foundations pile types, dynamic & static formulae, load capacity of piles in sand & clay, negative skin friction |
| Transportation Engineering | Highway Planning | The geometric design of highways, testing and specifications of paving materials, design of flexible and rigid pavements |
| Traffic Engineering | Traffic characteristics, theory of traffic flow, intersection design, traffic signs and signal design, highway capacity. | |
| Irrigation | – | Duty, delta, estimation of evapotranspiration. Crop water requirements Design of lined and unlined canals, waterways, headworks, gravity dams and spillways Design of weirs on permeable foundation. Types of Irrigation systems, and irrigation methods. Waterlogging and drainage, sodic soils |
All of the main topics of the AM/HR Syllabus are listed in the table below.
| Section | Topics |
|---|---|
| AM/HR |
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The table below lists the topics covered in each section of the AM/IT Syllabus.
| Section | Topics |
|---|---|
| Graph Theory | Connectivity: spanning trees; Cut vertices & edges, covering matching; Independent sets: Coloring: Planarity: Isomorphism. |
| Numericals Methods | LU decomposition for systems of linear equations; numerical solutions of nonlinear algebraic equations by Secant, Bisection and Newton-Raphson Methods: Numerical integration by trapezoidal and Simpson’s rules. |
| Set Theory & Algebra | Sets: Relations: Functions: Groups; Partial Orders: Lattice: Boolean Algebra. |
| Combinatorics | Permutations: Combinations, Counting: Summation; generating functions recurrence |
| Relations: asymptotic. | |
| Probability | Conditional Probability, Mean, Median, Mode and Standard Deviation; Random Variables, Distributions; uniform, normal, exponential, Poisson, Binomial. |
| Linear Algebra | Algebra of matrices, determinants, systems of linear equations, Eigenvalues and Eigenvectors. |
| Mathematical Logic | Propositional Logic, First-Order Logic. |
Some other important topics are listed below:
In the table below, all of the key topics from the JE/Civil Syllabus are listed.
| Soil Mechanics | Origin of the soil phase diagram, definitions of void ratio, porosity, degree of saturation, water content, the specific gravity of soil grains and unit weights, grain size distribution curves for different solids and their uses Atterjerg’s limits, ISI soil classification, plasticity chart, coefficient of permeability, effective stress, consolidation of soils. |
| Steel Design | Steel design and construction of steel columns, beams, roof trusses, plate girders |
| Environmental Engineering | Quality of water, source of water supply, purification of water, distribution of water, need for sanitation, sewerage system, circular sewers, oval sewer, sewer appurtenances, surface water drainage, sewage treatments |
| Hydraulics | Fluid properties, hydrostatics, measurements of flow, Bernoulli’s theorem and its application, flow through pipes, flow in open channels, weirs, flumes, spillways, pumps and turbines |
| Building Materials | Physical and Chemical properties, classification, standard tests, uses and manufacture/ quarrying of materials e.g. building stones, silicate-based materials, cement (Portland), Asbestos products, Timber and Wood-based Products, laminates, bituminous materials, paints, varnishes |
| Structural Engineering | Elasticity constants, type of beams, determinate and indeterminate, bending moment and shear force diagrams of simply supported, cantilever and overhanging beams. Moment of area and moment of inertia for rect. |
| Surveying | Principles of surveying, working of properties, compass and bearing, plane table surveying, theodolite traverse, adjustment of theodolite, levelling and contouring, curvature, refraction, permanent adjustment of dumpy level, methods of contouring and uses of a control map, tachometric survey. |
All candidates are required to know some recommended books that must be included in their preparation journey for PSTCL Exam 2024. Below are some names of the book along with the author’s or publishers’ names given in a table.
| Name of the Book | Name of the Author |
|---|---|
| Elementary Engineering Hydrology | M.J Deodhar/Pearson Education |
| General Knowledge | Arihant Publications |
| A New Approach to Reasoning | B.S Diwali |
| Electrical Machines | McGraw-Hill |
| Fundamentals of Soil Behavior | James K. Mitchell & Kenichi Soga |
| The Essential HR handbook | Barbara Mitchell, Sharon Armstrong |
| Irrigation Engineering | S.K Garg/Khanna Publishers |
| Fast Track Objective Arithmetic | Rajesh Verma |
| Computer Architecture: A Quantitative Approach | John. L. Hennessy |
| Mastering AutoCAD Architecture | Paul. F. Aubin |
| Foundation Engineering | Dr. B.J Kasmalkar |
The concerned authority will release the admit card on their official website after the PSTCL Application 2024 procedure is completed. By logging into the website, candidates can download their admit cards.
Candidates are recommended to follow the processes outlined below to obtain their PSTCL Admit Card 2024.
Candidates can review the information below that will appear on their PSTCL Admit Card 2024.
Following the end of the selection process, the PSCTL will publish the Cut Off Marks for all of the advertised positions. The cutoff marks are the minimum scores required to advance to the next stage of the recruitment process. 20 to 30 days after the exam, the cutoff marks will be announced. We’ll post the cutoff markings as soon as they’re available.
| Category | Cut Off Marks |
|---|---|
| General | 50% |
| SC | 45% |
| ST | 45% |
| OBC | 45% |
| EWS | 45% |
The official answer key for PSTCL Exam 2024 is released shortly after the exam is completed. On the official website, the provisional answer key for all sections is provided. All of the answers to the questions on the question paper are included in the answer key.
Candidates have the right to object to the provisional answer key. PSTCL distributes the final answer key via online method after receiving complaints about the interim answer key. Candidates will not be able to object after the final answer key is released. The official notification will keep all of the information up to date.
Candidates must follow the instructions outlined below to obtain the PSTCL Answer Key 2024.
PSTCL will publish the results on its official website after publishing the official answer key. Candidates need to achieve a good score in the exam. Candidates can check their results and download their admission cards from the website after the results are announced.
The ways to verify and obtain PSTCL Result 2024 are outlined here.
The cutoff score is influenced by a number of things. For the PSTCL Recruitment 2024 procedure, all of the variables are critical. The list of factors impacting the cutoff can be found in the section below.
Selected candidates will be paid according to the 7th Pay Commission’s guidelines, which include a Pay Band, Grade-Pay, Level, and Allowances.
| Department/Name of Post | Payscale |
|---|---|
| AE/ Civil | INR 16,650 to INR 39,100 + Grade Pay INR 5,800 |
| AE/ Electrical | INR 16,650 to INR 39,100 + Grade Pay INR 5,800 |
| Accounts Officer | INR 10,900 to INR 34, 800 + Grade Pay INR 5,400 |
| Accountant | INR 10,900 to INR 34, 800 + Grade Pay INR 5,400 |
| Assistant Manager/HR | INR 16,650 to INR 39,100 + Grade Pay INR 5,800 |
| Assistant Manager/IT | INR 16,650 to INR 39,100 + Grade Pay INR 5,800 |
| Telephone Mechanic | INR 6,400 to INR 20,400 + Grade Pay INR 3,400 |
| Junior Engineer/ Communication | INR 16,650 to INR 39,100 + Grade Pay INR 5,800 |
| Junior Engineer/ Civil | INR 16,650 to INR 39,100 + Grade Pay INR 5,800 |
| Junior Engineer/ Substation | INR 16,650 to INR 39,100 + Grade Pay INR 5,800 |
| Lower Division Clerk/ Typist | INR 6,400 to INR 20,200 + Grade Pay INR 3400 |
| Lower Division Clerk/ Accounts | INR 6,400 to INR 20,200 + Grade Pay INR 3400 |
Candidates will receive additional perks and allowances in addition to their basic wage, such as Transportation Allowance, Provident Fund, Contributory Pension Fund, Festival Bonus, Medical Facility, and so on. Aside from that, candidates will have the opportunity to advance to a higher level in the same or a different department.
Punjab State Power Corporation Ltd is the full name of the company. It serves as a transmission utility for the state. The Punjab State Electricity Board’s transmission operation is taken over by it.
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No, candidates from the OBC category will not be eligible for any application fee concession for PSTCL Recruitment 2024. Candidates in the OBC category will be required to pay the same amount as those in the general category.
No, applicants will not be able to receive their PSTCL Result 2024 or scorecard through their registered email address. All candidates should only check and download their results from PSTCL’s official website.
Yes, in order to pass the PSTCL Exam 2024, all students must obtain the exact percentage of score or more. Candidates who do not meet the minimal passing score will be eliminated from the next roundof the recruiting process.
Junior Engineer, Assistant Engineer, Lower Division Clerk, Telephone Mechanic, Assistant Manager, Divisional Accountant, and Account Officer positions are open for the recruitment for the year 2024.
Every right answer rewards one mark and every wrong answer deducts 0.25 marks in the written exam.
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