Indian Oil Corporation Ltd.
(A Government of India Undertaking)
(Pipelines Division)
Note: Candidates having professional/higher qualification such as Degree in Engineering/MBA & its equivalent/PGDM/MCA/LLB/CA/ICWA/Masters in Social Work/Degree in Journalism/MBBS etc. and any other Graduate and above professional qualification, shall not be eligible to apply for the above advertised posts. Refer Point no. 13.0 4a and 4b below for details.
4.0PAY & PERKS:
1)Salary Grade for the post of Engineering Assistant (Mechanical), Engineering Assistant (Electrical), Engineering Assistant (T&I) and Engineering Assistant (Operations) shall be Grade IV in the Pay Scale of Rs. 25000-105000.
2)Salary Grade for the post of Technical Attendant-I shall be Grade I in the Pay Scale of Rs.23000-78000.
3)Basic Pay, D.A., HRA and such other benefits shall be admissible as per the rules of the Corporation.
5.0CUT OFF DATE :
The cut-off date for age, qualification etc. shall be reckoned as on 24.01.2022.
6.0APPLICATION FEE:
1)Candidates belonging to General, OBC and EWS categories are required to remit Rs.100/- as application fee. SC/ST/PwBD candidates are exempted from payment of Application Fee.
2)The fee is to be paid through online mode only through SBI collect as indicated in Pipelines Recruitment
portal. No other mode of fee payment would be acceptable.
3)The Bank Charges/transaction fee/service tax etc., as applicable, while making fee, is to be borne by the candidate.
4)Fees, once paid, will not be refunded under any circumstances.
5)Candidate has to ensure that the online payment of application fee has been made successfully which can be checked from payment history tab in SBI collect portal after making payment. IOCL shall not be
responsible for any unsuccessful payments.
6)The candidate has to carefully enter the same Registration Number (received after Part-1 Registration in the online Recruitment Portal), Name, Date of Birth, Mobile Number and e-mail id while making the
online payment in SBI Collect, to ensure correct linking of the application fee paid, with the registration
number.
7)Application of candidates for whom the online payment of application fee is not received by IOCL by the last date of receipt of applications, shall not be considered for selection process.
7.0CONCESSIONS & RELAXATIONS :
1)Minimum age requirement is 18 years and upper age limit is 26 years as on 24.01.2022.
2)Upper age relaxation of 5 years to SC/ST candidates and 3 years to OBC (Non-creamy layer)
candidates shall be available for the posts reserved for them only, as per Govt. Of India guidelines.
3)Age relaxation to Ex-servicemen candidates (ExSM) would be provided as per rules.
4)Upper age relaxation of 10 years for PwBD candidates in the specified disabilities. 13 years for
PwBD-OBC (Non creamy layer) and 15 years for PwBD-SC/ST category candidates
5)SC/ST/PwBD candidates are exempted from payment of application fee irrespective of the posts reserved for them or not.
6)Only pass marks are required in prescribed induction level qualification for SC/ST candidates against
reserved posts.
7)Relaxation of 10% in the minimum qualifying marks in Written Test for SC/ST/PwBD and ex- servicemen candidates would be provided against reserved posts.
8)Outstation SC/ST/PwBD candidates appearing for written test will be reimbursed single second class
railway fare from the nearest railway station of the mailing address to the place of test and back by the shortest route on production of ticket and proof of caste certificate, provided the distance is not less than
30 KMs. The reimbursement will be made through banking mode only and hence the candidate needs to
inform the bank account number along with the IFSC code of the concerned branch at the time of filling of online application.
9)20 minutes per hour of extra compensatory time in Written Test shall be given to PwBD candidates for
posts reserved for them.
Note: SC/ST/OBC candidates applying against un-reserved posts shall be considered against general standards of merit and no relaxation in age, qualification cut-off marks, cut-off marks prescribed in various selection process of above posts etc shall be extended to them.
8.0SELECTION METHODOLOGY:
1)Selection process shall consist of Written Test and Skill/Proficiency/Physical Test (SPPT).
2)Skill/Proficiency/Physical Test (SPPT) shall be qualifying in nature only.
3)Final merit list shall be prepared based on the marks secured in Written Test of only those candidates who are considered FIT in SPPT.
4)Candidate has to secure a minimum of 40% marks in Written Test to qualify for SPPT. For
SC/ST/EXSM/PwBD candidates, minimum qualifying marks shall be 30% (after providing 10 %
relaxation) against the reserved posts only.
5)Candidates, who secure minimum qualifying marks in the Written Test, shall be shortlisted for Skill/Proficiency/Physical Test (SPPT) in the ratio of 1:5 i.e. first 5 candidates with the highest score in written test shall be called for SPPT for one vacancy.
6)If there is a tie of scores in written test marks, then all candidates with the same score shall be short-listed for SPPT.
7)In case where number of candidates who qualify in Written Test are less than the required ratio, all the candidates who have scored minimum qualifying marks in Written Test will be shortlisted for SPPT.
8)The documents shall be checked for only those candidates who qualify in the Written Test and are
shortlisted for SPPT, on the day of SPPT. Only those candidates shall be allowed to appear in SPPT
whose documents are found in order.
9)If all shortlisted candidates are found ineligible before the SPPT stage on account of not meeting the eligibility criteria of qualification, age etc., then next 5 candidates who have qualified in the Written Exam in the order of merit, shall be called for the SPPT, as available. If less than 5 qualified candidates are available, then as many available shall be called for SPPT. If there is a tie of score for the 5th ranked person, then all such qualified candidates shall be called who are tied on that score, even if it exceeds the number of candidates from 5.
10)If after the SPPT all candidates who have appeared in the SPPT are found to be UNFIT, then the next 5 candidates as available, who have qualified in the written Test as per the order of merit, shall be called
for the SPPT to fill up the post. If less than 5 qualified candidates are available, then as many available shall be called for SPPT. If there is a tie of score for the 5th rank position, then all such qualified candidates shall be called who are tied on that score, even if it exceeds the number of candidates from 5.
11)If only one candidate qualifies in the SPPT and he/she does not join after issuance of offer of appointment, then next 5 candidates as available who qualified in the Written Test as per the order of
merit, shall be called for SPPT to fill up the post. If less than 5 qualified candidates are available, then as many available shall be called for SPPT. If there is a tie of score for the 5th position, then all such
qualified candidates shall be called who are tied on that score, even if it exceeds the number of candidates from 5.
9.0WRITTEN TEST MODALITY:
1)Written Test shall be held tentatively on 27.03.2022(Sunday).
2)Written Test shall be of Objective Type Multiple Choice Questions (MCQ’s) consisting of 4 options
with one correct option. Candidate has to choose the correct option.
3)There shall be 100 questions in the Written Test and total marks shall be 100. Each correct answer shall carry 1 mark.
4)For the post of Engineering Assistants, out of 100 objective type questions, 75 questions shall be from
the concerned engineering discipline of Diploma level and 25 questions on General Aptitude and
Reasoning, General English, Numerical Aptitude and General Knowledge etc.
5)For the post of Technical Attendants, out of 100 objective type questions, 75 questions shall be on
Technical discipline from General Science and on basic ITI trades like Motor Mechanic, Electrical, and Fitter etc. The remaining 25 questions will be asked on General Aptitude and Reasoning, General English, Numerical Aptitude and General Knowledge.
6)There shall be no negative marking for wrong answers.
7)Duration of Written Test shall be of 90 minutes.
8)Duration of Written Test for PwBD candidates for posts reserved for them shall be of 120 minutes. (including extra Compensatory Time)
10.0SKILL/PROFICENCY/PHYSICAL TEST (SPPT) MODALITY
1)In SPPT, the technical skill/proficiency /physical ability to handle/operate the tools / equipments of the respective engineering discipline of the shortlisted candidates shall be assessed.
2)Final Merit List shall be prepared based on Written Test marks only of those candidates who are declared
FIT in SPPT.
3)In the final merit list for selection, if written test marks of more than one candidate is same, then the candidate older in age shall be given preference in the merit list. In case if the age is also identical, then
the candidate with the higher percentage of marks in the induction level qualification shall be preferred.
11.0DISABILITY CERTIFICATE
1)Persons with benchmark Disabilities having only those disabilities as mentioned in the table in the second page of this notification with minimum 40% disability, shall be considered as a PwBD candidate for this recruitment process as per the Rights of Persons with Disabilities Act 2016, for the posts reserved for them and the applicable relaxations/concessions shall be available to them.
2)The certificate of disability should be in terms of Rule 18(1) & 20 of the Rights of Persons with Disabilities Rules, 2017 in the prescribed format (Form V/Form VI/Form VII). Disability certificate format is available at portal https://plapps.indianoil.in/ under Downloads section.
3)Disability certificate of only those candidates who are short-listed for SPPT from Written Test, shall be checked at the time of document verification and only those candidate whose disability certificate is found in order, along with other documents, shall be considered for appearing in SPPT.
12.0PRE-EMPLOYMENT MEDICAL FITNESS
1) Appointment of selected candidates is subject to his/her being declared medically fit as per the requirement of the Corporation.
2)The PwBD candidates except for their specified category of handicap must be within the normal range of all other physical standards.
3)Finally selected candidates shall be allowed to join only after their submitting pre-employment medical fitness certificate and fulfilling other conditions mentioned in the offer of appointment.
Candidates are advised to ensure that they are Medically Fit as per IndianOil’s Pre-Employment Medical Standard. Candidates are advised to go through the “Guidelines and Criteria for Physical Fitness for Pre - employment Medical examination” before they commence the application process. The guidelines are available
in the following link:
https://plapps.indianoil.in/Plrecruitment/Performas/Pre-employment%20Medical%20Standards.pdf
13.0 VERIFICATION OF DOCUMENTS
1) At the time of initial application through online portal, candidates are not required to submit any
document with regard to their qualification, age, category etc. They shall be short-listed for appearing in
Written Test purely based on the information furnished by them in online portal.
2)Candidates are, therefore, advised to furnish the correct information about their qualification, age, category, including pursuing any higher qualification or are having any higher qualification.
3)During document verification before the SPPT or at any stage of selection process, in case it is detected that a candidate does not fulfil the eligibility norms and/or that he/she has furnished any
incorrect/doctored/false information/certificate/documents or has suppressed any material fact(s) or is
unable to produce original documents or possesses higher qualification, his/her candidature will stand cancelled.
4)The information furnished by the candidate in the online portal with regard to qualification, age, category etc. shall be cross-checked from the original documents of the candidates on the day of SPPT. Only those candidates, whose documents are found in order and who are meeting the prescribed
eligibility criteria for the post, shall be allowed to appear in SPPT. Candidates possessing higher qualification other than the prescribed qualification for the post shall not be considered. The same has
been elaborated at Point no. 14.0., 4a. and 4b below.
5)The following original documents along with a self attested copies are required to be furnished at the time of SPPT:
a.10th pass/Matriculation certificate issued by the concerned education board as proof of date of birth. No other document will be accepted for verification of date of birth.
b.SC/ST/OBC/Disability/EWS certificates of reserved category candidates in the prescribed format issued by the Competent Authority. OBC non-creamy layer status should be valid as on 24.01.2022 and name of caste should fall in the Central list of OBCs. Formats of Certificate are available in the Detailed
Notification as well as in https://plapps.indianoil.in/ under Downloads section.
c.For the post of Engineering Assistant: Semester-wise / year-wise mark sheets and Certificate of full-time
Diploma in Engineering in respective Discipline.
d.For the post of Technical Attendant-I : Candidate should produce final ITI marks sheet indicating marks
of all semesters/years and Trade Certificate/National Trade Certificate issued by SCVT/NCVT in any of
the Trades mentioned above.
e.Valid discharge Certificate for Ex-servicemen candidates
f. Any other certificate, if applicable
6)Without original documents, candidates shall not be allowed to appear in SPPT.
7)After checking, original documents shall be returned to the candidates on the same day and only the self-attested copies shall be retained by IOCL. Candidate himself shall be responsible for safe custody of original documents.
14.0GENERAL INSTRUCTIONS:
1)Candidates are advised to carefully read the full advertisement for details of eligibility criteria and
selection modalities before submission of application.
2)Service is transferable to anywhere in India.
3)Selected candidate shall be posted in any of the locations within the Region/Unit as per vacancy, depending on the post applied for by the candidate.
4)Candidates possessing higher qualification other than the prescribed qualification for the post shall not
be considered for the above notified posts and should not apply as their candidature shall not be considered.
a.For the post of Engineering Assistant (Electrical)/(Mechanical)/(T&I)/(Operations) in Salary Grade-IV, candidates having qualification of Graduate and above Degree in Engineering, Degrees of MCA, MBA or its equivalent 2-year Post-Graduate Diploma in Marketing/Finance/Human Resource/MSW/Personnel Management & Industrial Relations, CA/ICWA, Master’s Degree in Journalism/Public Relations & Mass Communication, PhD, M.A.(Hindi), MBBS, LL.B. and any other Graduate and above
professional qualification which is considered as induction level qualification for Officer’s post in Indian
Oil Corporation Ltd., need not apply as they have higher qualifications than the prescribed induction
level qualifications for the advertised posts.
b.For the post of Technical Attendant in Salary Grade I, in addition to the higher qualifications mentioned
at point no. 14.0, 4(a) above, candidates having qualifications of Diploma in Engineering, Graduation
and above in any discipline, need not apply as they have higher qualifications than the prescribed induction level qualifications for the advertised posts. However, the aforesaid list of higher qualifications mentioned at 14.0 4a and 4b above is not exhaustive. Management may determine any other qualification as a higher qualification which is/ are not listed at 14.0 4a and 4b above. The decision of the management in this regard shall be final and no further enquiry shall be entertained in this respect.
5)Candidates, who are pursuing higher qualification on the date of final submission of online application
but have acquired/completed the same subsequently at the time of Skill/Proficiency/Physical Test
(SPPT), shall not be eligible for selection and shall not be allowed to appear for SPPT.
6)Candidates with induction level qualification acquired through Distance Learning Mode or Part Time
Mode or Correspondence mode shall not be considered.
7)Ex-servicemen candidates who, in addition to induction level qualification prescribed for the notified post, possess additional/ higher qualification certificate issued by the Armed Forces during service with them, will be considered for appearing in Written Test and further selection process provided they give a declaration to the effect that he/she will not make any claim for availing any benefit on the basis of additional/ higher qualification certificate issued to him by the Armed Forces.
8)Candidates, who are short-listed for Written Test, shall have to download their e-Admit Cards for appearing in the Written Test through online portal only on the notified date. Admit Cards shall not be sent by post.
9)Candidates meeting the eligibility criteria can apply online from 24.01.2022 to 18.02.2022 till 18:00 hrs only, at IOCL website https://plapps.indianoil.in/.
10)All the candidates are advised to keep the printout of the online application form for reference for downloading Admit Card from Pipelines Recruitment Portal https://plapps.indianoil.in/. The candidate
shall be required to provide his/her Registration Number, password sent to his email/sms, date of birth along with Captcha details for downloading the Admit Card.
11)Candidates will be required to carry a Photo ID Proof for the Written Test and SPPT. The original Photo ID shall be checked and verified during the Tests. A self-attested photocopy of the
same shall also be collected along with the admit card after the Written Test and SPPT. Valid
Photo ID proof like Aadhar Card, PAN Card, Driving license, Voter ID card, Passport etc. shall be accepted. Candidates without valid Photo ID shall not be allowed to appear for the Written
Test or SPPT.
12)Short-listed candidates have to bring all original certificates/testimonials/ mark sheets along with a passport size photograph and self-attested copies of certificates/mark sheets for checking on the date of Skill/Proficency/Physical Test (SPPT). The SPPT may be held on the next day after Written Test.
13)SC/ST/OBC (NCL-non-creamy layer)/PwBD/EWS candidates applying for Unreserved (UR) post shall be considered subject to their fulfilling the standards, qualification criteria as applicable to candidates
belonging to General category.
14)Candidates registered with Local/ State/Special Employment Exchange (s) and meeting the prescribed eligibility criteria, are required to apply through online portal only, failing which their candidature will
not be considered.
15)Caste/Tribe/Disability/EWS certificate is to be produced by reserved category candidates in the format prescribed by the Govt. Of India and issued by the Competent Authority at the time of SPPT, if they get shortlisted for it.
16)For claiming the benefit of OBC category, the candidate should submit a latest OBC certificate in the proforma prescribed by Govt. of India, which would, among others, specifically mention that the
candidate does not belong to the persons/sections (creamy layer) as mentioned in column 3 of the schedule to the Department of Personnel & Training, Government of India OM No. 36012/22/93- Estt.(SCT) dated 08.09.1993. Candidates belonging to OBC category but falling in creamy layer are not
entitled to OBC reservation benefits. Further, name of OBC caste mentioned in the certificate should fall in the central list of OBCs of the respective State and non-creamy layer status should be valid as on
24.01.2022.
17)For claiming the benefit applicable to Economically Weaker Section Category (EWS), candidates have to produce latest Income and Asset Certificate issued by the Competent
Authority, in the prescribed format, failing which such candidates would be considered as General Category. The format for EWS Income and Asset Certificate is available under the Downloads section of https://plapps.indianoil.in/.
18)Candidates can apply for one Post Code ONLY. Further, only one mobile number and one email
ID can be used for applying for the post. The same mobile number and email ID cannot be used by any other candidate for filling online application for this notification.
19)Wherever CGPA/OGPA or Letter Grade is awarded in the Diploma/ Degree/ITI examination, its equivalent aggregate percentage of marks must be indicated in the Online Application Form as per the
norms adopted by University/ Institute. The supporting document should also be produced at the time of
SPPT in case the candidate gets shortlisted for SPPT.
20)The candidature of the applicant would be provisional and subject to subsequent verification of certificates/testimonials. In case it is detected at any stage of selection or thereafter, that a candidate does
not fulfil the eligibility norms and/or that he/she has furnished any incorrect/doctored/false
information/certificate/documents or has suppressed any material fact(s), then the same shall amount to misrepresentation/ fraud and his/her candidature will stand cancelled. If any of these shortcomings is/are detected even after appointment, his /her appointment shall be terminated at any time, as per rules of the Corporation.
21)The decision of Management will be final and binding on all candidates on all matters relating to eligibility, acceptance or rejection of the applications, mode of selection, cancellation of the selection
process either in part or full, higher qualification etc. No correspondence will be entertained in this
regard. Filling up of the vacancies is solely at the discretion of the management based on suitability of candidates and no claim will arise for selection, if some of these vacancies are not filled due to
unsuitability / insufficient number of candidates or due to some administrative reasons.
22)Incomplete application(s) will not be considered. Applications/Registration which are incomplete or not fulfilling the eligibility criteria shall not be considered “Eligible” and treated as “Rejected”.
23)Canvassing of any kind shall disqualify the candidate.
24)Mere selection in written examination or SPPT or empanelment after the selection process shall not confer any right of appointment to the applicants.
25)Candidates employed in Government/Semi government/Public Sector Organization must send their application through proper channel or produce “No Objection Certificate” at the time of appearing in the
SPPT. In case the candidate fails to do so, his/her candidature will not be considered.
26)The candidates will have the option to appear for Written Test/SPPT either in Hindi or English.
27)All disputes would be subject to jurisdiction of following High Court-:
a.For Northern Region Pipelines: Chandigarh b. For Eastern Region Pipelines: Kolkata
c.For Western Region Pipelines: Ahmedabad
d.For Southern Region Pipelines: Chennai
e.For South Eastern Region Pipelines: Cuttack
15.0REQUIREMENT BEFORE FILLING ON-LINE APPLICATION FORM
1)The candidate must have an active email ID and Mobile Number which must be valid for at least next one year.
2)The candidate should have scanned copy of colour photograph (Size: between 20-50 KB in JPG
Format) and signature in black ink (Size: between 10-30 KB in JPG Format) etc. ready before starting to fill in the application.
3)The candidate must ascertain the correctness of all information before filling in the Online Application
Form and its final submission.
4)The candidate shall be wholly/exclusively responsible for the information provided in his/her online application form.
5)After successfully applying/registration of Online Application (including payment of fees for General
and OBC candidates), the candidate must take a print out of the filled-in online application for future reference.
16.0HOW TO APPLY
1)Candidates meeting the above prescribed eligibility criteria should visit IOCL Pipelines recruitment
portal at https://plapps.indianoil.in/
2)Candidates are advised to follow the procedure mentioned in above recruitment portal. In case of any
difficulty with respect to filling online application or making online payment, please refer to FAQ/How
to apply options available in the portal.
3)The portal for submitting online application will be operative from 24.01.2022 till 1800 hrs of
18.02.2022 only.
4)Paper based applications will NOT be accepted.
5)Queries, if any, may be addressed to the following
18.0IMPORTANT
1)Since SPPT of the short-listed candidates from Written Test shall be conducted on next day(s) of Written Test, candidates are advised to carry the original documents with respect to their qualification, age, category etc. without which they will not be allowed to appear in SPPT. Candidate himself will be responsible for safe custody of their original documents.
2)Candidates have to make their own arrangement for lodging and boarding for appearing in Written Test and SPPT. No accommodation or arrangement for keeping documents or belonging shall be provided during the entire selection process.
3)The list of candidates who are shortlisted for SPPT shall be made available in Pipelines recruitment
portal https://plapps.indianoil.in/ in the evening on the same day of Written Test. It shall also be made available on www.iocl.com by next day of written test. The Written test results shall also be displayed in the Written Test venue on same day of Written Test.
4)Any corrigendum/addendum or updates with regard to this advertisement shall be made available on
and . Candidates are thus advised to periodically visit our above website for updates.
5)The Online Application shall be deemed to be submitted only upon receipt of Application Fee (for
General & OBC candidates) and upload of Photo and Signature.
6)Candidates are advised in their own interest to complete the registration process, pay application fee online (only for General & OBC candidates) and final submission of online application sufficiently in advance before the last date so as to avoid the possibility of disconnection /inability / failure to log on to the website on account of heavy load on internet or website jam.
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