PSPCL Recruitment 2024: Registrations, Eligibility Criteria, Highlights, Vacancy

Punjab State Power Corporation Limited (PSPCL) Recruitment 2024

From Monday, December 26, the Punjab State Power Corporation Limited (PSPCL) has begun the registration procedure for the recruitment of assistant lineman positions. Interested and qualified individuals should fill out the PSPCL application form available on the official website at pspcl. in. 

The registration date for PSPCL assistant lineman recruiting is December 26, 2023, to January 15, 2024, according to the official notice. PSPCL hopes to fill a total of 2500 assistant lineman positions with this recruitment effort. All candidates, with the exception of Scheduled Caste (SC) and Persons with Disabilities (PwD), must pay an application fee of Rs 944. The cost for SC and PwD applicants is Rs 590.

Highlights

Recruiting Body	Punjab State Power Corporation Limited (PSPCL)
Post	Lineman Apprentice
Vacancies	1500
Application Start Date	26 December 2023
Last Date to Apply	15 January 2024
Application Mode	Online
Selection Process	Online Examination
Exam Date	Will be released soon

PSPCL Lineman Apprenticeship Vacancy 2024

A total of 1500 positions for PSPCL Lineman Apprenticeship have been announced. The categories of vacancies are shown below.

Category	Vacancy
General	904
Scheduled Caste (SC)	371
Backward Class (BC)	148
Pwd-Person With Disability (Partially Deaf/Hearing Handicapped Only)	77
Total	1500

Application Process for PSPCL Lineman Apprenticeship 2024

It must be filed online by 15 January 2024 onwards. The following are the steps for applying online:

• Go to the official website and look for the PSPCL Recruitment page.
• Go to the PSPCL Apprentice Recruitment page. You will be sent to a new page.
• Select the application link. Register and complete the PSPCL Lineman Apprenticeship application form.
• Upload the necessary documents. To reduce the size of these documents, utilize the Testbook Photo Cropping Tool.
• Pay the application fee 
• Fill out and submit the application form.

Application Fee for PSPCL Lineman Apprenticeship

To complete the PSPCL online application procedure, you must pay the following fees based on your category.

Category	Application fees (INR)	Applicable GST @ 18% (INR)	Total (INR)
General	356	64	420
SC	237	43	280
BC	356	64	420
Person with Disability	237	43	280

Eligibility Criteria for PSPCL Lineman Apprenticeship 2024

Candidates who apply for the exam must meet the PSPCL Lineman Apprenticeship eligibility requirements. The following are the PSPCL Lineman Apprenticeship Eligibility Criteria:

Age Restrictions

In accordance with the Apprentices Act, 1961, and Apprenticeship Rules, 1992, as revised from time to time, eligibility for this apprenticeship program requires a minimum age of 18 years as of 01.02.2023.

Required Qualification 

PSPCL has published essential qualifications to attract the best candidates for the PSPCL Lineman Apprenticeship. These are as follows:

Post Name

Essential Qualification

PSPCL Lineman Apprenticeship

Candidates must have completed an ITI program in either the WIREMAN or ELECTRICIAN trades and have a certificate issued by NCVT/SCVT to be eligible to apply. Only candidates whose results have been legally and publicly revealed by the deadline for online registration will be considered qualified to apply. All applicants must be proficient in Punjabi. They must have passed Punjabi at the Matriculation level or its equivalent from a recognized institution by the deadline for online application submission.

Syllabus for PSPCL Lineman Apprenticeship 2024

Wireman/Electrician	1. Occupational Safety & Health: Basic safety introduction Personal Protection  Basic injury prevention  Basic first aid  Hazard identification and avoidance  Safety signs for danger Warning  Caution & personal safety messages  Use of Fire extinguishers 2. Fundamentals of Electricity Fundamental terms definition Units & effects of electric current Types of Resistors.  Different types of insulators Voltage Grades-Low Medium and high voltages  Ohm’s Law- Simple Electrical circuits & simple numerical problems 3. Alternator Current: Difference between Alternator Current (AC) and direct Current (DC)  Line & phase voltage Current & power in 3-phase circuits with balanced & unbalanced load. 4. Earthing: Principle of different methods of earthing i.e. pipe, plate, etc. importance of Earthing. 5. Transformers: Types of Transformers (Power & Distribution Transformer)
Punjabi Grammar	Punjabi Language skills including Sentence Completion and Structuring Error Detection Vocabulary(Synonyms/Antonyms, One Substitution, etc.) Reading Comprehension/Passage Fill in the Blanks
General Knowledge	Environmental Issues. Geography. Science & Technology. Indian Polity. History – India & World. Current Affairs – National & International. Indian Economy Indian Geography. Indian Constitution

Pattern of the PSPCL Lineman Apprenticeship Exam

Candidates interested in applying for the PSPCL Lineman Apprenticeship should be informed of the selection procedure and the format of the written exam. It is critical to understand the exam format so that they can prepare appropriately for the exam. But first, it is necessary to understand the selection procedure.

As previously stated, PSPCL will choose candidates for the position of Apprenticeship based on a single online Computer Based Test (CBT) of 100 marks. As a result, they must perform exceptionally well in it. The test pattern for the PSPCL Lineman Apprenticeship written exam is as follows:

Topic	No. of questions
Questions Related to the Wireman/Electrician Trade	70 Questions
Knowledge of Punjabi Grammar	20 Questions
General Knowledge	10 Questions
Total	100 Questions