IOCL- INDIAN OIL CORPORATION LIMITED

Company Profile

Indian Oil Corporation (IndianOil) is India’s largest commercial enterprise, with a sales turnover of Rs. 3,99,601 crore (US$ 61 billion) and profits of Rs. 10,399 crore (US$ 1,589 million) for the year 2015-16. IndianOil is ranked 161st among the world’s largest corporates (and first among Indian enterprises) in the prestigious Fortune ‘Global 500’ listing for the year 2016.

As India’s flagship national oil company, with a 33,000-strong work-force currently, IndianOil has been meeting India’s energy demands for over half a century. With a corporate vision to be ‘The Energy of India’ and to become ‘A globally admired company,’ IndianOil’s business interests straddle the entire hydrocarbon value-chain – from refining, pipeline transportation and marketing of petroleum products to exploration & production of crude oil & gas, marketing of natural gas and petrochemicals, besides forays into alternative energy and globalisation of downstream operations.

Having set up subsidiaries in Sri Lanka, Mauritius and the UAE, the Corporation is simultaneously scouting for new business opportunities in the energy markets of Asia and Africa. It has also formed about 20 joint ventures with reputed business partners from India and abroad to pursue diverse business interests.

A) Recruitment of Engineers/ Officers through GATE-2017

We are a transnational energy major and the highest ranked Indian company in the Fortune’s prestigious Global 500 list. We have once again been judged as one of the Great Places to Work in 2016 in a survey conducted by The Great Place to Work Institute and The Economic Times. Through last five decades of relentless service to the nation, we have emerged as the largest business enterprise in India with a turnover of Rs 3,99,601 crore in 2016-17. We operate one of the Asia’s largest networks of Refineries, Pipelines, Marketing and Petrochemicals business and own some of the most trusted brands like ‘Indane’ LPG and ‘SERVO’ lubricants. Empowered with Maharatna status, we are nurturing our Vision to be the ‘Energy of India’ and to become ‘A Globally Admired Company’ .

We are looking for energetic and dedicated Graduate Engineers (Indian Nationals only) for recruitment as Engineers/Officers. Recruitment in all the Engineering disciplines will be through Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering (GATE)-2017.

In addition, few Graduate Engineers will be engagement as Graduate Apprentice Engineers (GAEs) in line with Apprenticeship Act, 1961(and subsequent amendments thereafter) in Refineries and Pipelines Divisions from Civil, Chemical, Electrical, Mechanical and Instrumentation disciplines. GAEs are offered lump sum monthly stipend for a period of one year and on the basis of their satisfactory performance, they may be absorbed in the Corporation. Short-listing of candidates for further selection process (comprising Group Discussion (GD) & Group Task (GT) and Personal Interviews (PI)) . will be based on GATE -2017 score. GATE score of 2016 or any other previous examination is not valid. Candidates will require to obtain minimum 40% marks in GD/GT and Personal Interview for being considered in the merit list.

The details of eligibility criteria regarding disciplines, prescribed educational qualification, age and other eligibility criteria and application procedure is mentioned below:

B) Eligible Disciplines

B.1) Engineering Disciplines

• Chemical Engineering (including Petrochemicals/Polymer/ Plastic Engineering but excluding Rubber/Oil/ Paint Technology/Surfactant Technology/Ceramics Engineering etc)
• Civil Engineering (excluding Construction/Environmental/Transportation etc.)
• Computer Science & Information Technology (excluding Information & Communications Technology)
• Electrical Engineering (including Electrical & Electronics engineering but excluding Electrical & Communication/Telecommunication Engineering/Power Engineering etc.)
• Electronics & Communications Engineering (including Electronics Engineering/ Electronics & Telecommunications Engineering but excluding Avionics Engineering/ Electrical & Electronics Engineering/ Electronics & Instrumentation engineering )
• Instrumentation Engineering (including Electronics & Instrumentation engineering/ Instrumentation & Control Engineering but excluding Electronics & Communication Engineering/Telecommunication Engineering etc.)
• Mechanical Engineering (excluding Bio-medical Engineering/ Automation/Automobile/Industrial/ Manufacturing/ Power/ Production Engineering/ Mining Engg & Technology, Mining & Machinery/Marine Engineering/ Textile Engineering/ Robotics etc.)
• Metallurgical Engineering (Including Mineral/ Material Sciences)
• Polymer Science and Engineering (including Polymer Science & Engineering/ Petrochemical Engineering/ Plastic Technology but excluding Oil/Paint/Surfactant/ Ceramics and Rubber Technology).

Note: above mentioned inclusions/exclusions are indicative and not descriptive. The Corporation reserves the right to take a final decision for considering/ not considering a programme beyond the core Engineering/Technology disciplines mentioned above.

B.2) Eligibility for Chemical Engineering and Polymer Science & Engineering

• Candidates having BE/B.Tech or equivalent qualifications in Chemical Engineering/ Polymer Science & Engineering/ Petro-Chemical Engineering/ Plastic Technology may be considered for vacancies in Chemical Engineering.

However, candidates with BE/B.Tech equivalent qualifications in Chemical Engineering/Polymer Science/Engineering/Technology, desirous to be considered exclusively against the vacancies for Polymer Science and Engineering must appear under Engineering Sciences (Polymer Science and Engineering section (code F). They are required to follow the GATE-2017 examination structure given below: 

• Section A – Engineering Mathematics
• General Aptitude
• Polymer Science and Engineering (Paper Code F) (Mandatory)
• Any other paper from XE paper section other than the papers mentioned above

(Note: Candidates not opting for the Polymer Sc & Engineering paper will not be considered for selection under Polymer Sc. & Engineering discipline by IndianOil)

Candidates will be required to exercise their option for either Chemical Engineering or Polymer Sc & Engineering discipline while registering their applications on-line in IndianOil.

C) Age Limit

• Maximum 26 years as on 30th June, 2017 for general category candidates. Age relaxation for OBC (Non Creamy Layer)/SC/ST/PWD candidates will be applicable as per the Presidential Directives.

D) How to apply

• Application for both the positions is a two stage process

STAGE -1

• On-line registration for GATE- 2017 examination

STAGE – II 

• On-line application in IndianOil with GATE-2017 registration number after down loading GATE-2017 admit card.

E) Important Dates to Remember

Opening of GATE-2017 (GOAPS) Website: Enrolment, Application Filling, Application Submission	Started on 1st September 2016
Last Date of submission of on-line application (website closure) including upload of supporting documents (Photograph, Proof of Eligibility etc) for GATE-2017	4th October 2016
Availability of Admit Card on the Online Application Processing System (GOAPS) website for printing	5th January, 2016
GATE-2016 Online Examination	4th and 5th February, 11th and 12th February, 2017
Last date of receiving ONLINE application by IndianOil	4th February 2016