Placement and Eligibility criteria of Indian oil corporation limited IOCL
Last Updated: Feb 1, 2025
About Indian Oil Corporation Limited (IOCL)-
Indian Oil Corporation Limited also known as IOCL, is a state-owned oil and gas corporation with its headquarters in New Delhi, India. Indian Oil started its operations in 1959 as Indian Oil Company Ltd. It was formed in 1964, with the merger of Indian Refineries Ltd. Indian Oil has the largest network of fuel stations in the country, nearly about 20,575 (16,350 regular ROs & 4,225 Kisan Seva Kendra).
Indian Oil is the largest producer and marketeer of Oil’s product range covering petrol, diesel, LPG, aviation turbine fuel, lubricants, bitumen, paraffin, kerosene, etc. It is the world’s 83rd largest public corporation, as per the Fortune Global 500 ranking.
It was ranked at position 350 on the May 2013 Forbes Global 2000.
Indian Oil Recruitment for the Graduate Engineers with Gate Score:
Indian Oil is looking for energetic and dedicated Graduate Engineers for recruitment as Officers/ Graduate Apprentice Engineers (GAEs) in the following engineering disciplines:
- Civil Engineering (excluding Construction/ Environmental/ Transportation Engineering)
- Chemical Engineering (including Petrochemicals Engineering)
- Computer Science & Information Technology ( excluding information & communications Technology)
- Electrical Engineering ( including Electrical & Electronics engineering but excluding Electrical & Communication/ Telecommunication engineering)
- Instrumentation Engineering (Including Electronics & Instrumentation engineering but excluding Electronics & Communication engineering/Telecommunication engineering)
- Mechanical Engineering (excluding Production/ Manufacturing/ Industrial Engineering)
- Metallurgical Engineering
IOCL Eligibility Criteria-
The eligibility Criteria of Indian Oil Corporation Limited is as follows-
Educational Qualification:
Minimum educational qualifications for employment in the above-mentioned positions are:
• Candidates must have been awarded a bachelor’s degree in engineering/ technology in the above-mentioned disciplines (full-time regular courses only) from recognized Indian Universities / Institutes.
• Candidates, belonging to General and OBC (non-creamy layer) categories, should have secured a minimum of 65% marks. It is relaxed to ‘pass’ for Scheduled Caste (SC)/ Scheduled Tribe (ST) /People With Disability (PWD) candidates.
• The candidates pursuing their graduation (BE/B.Tech) in combined disciplines like Mechatronics etc. will not be eligible for this post.
Age Limit:
The Maximum of 26 years age limit is allowed as of 30th for the general category candidates. Age relaxation for OBC (Non Creamy Layer)/SC/ST/PWD candidates will be applicable as per the Presidential Directive.
Concessions/ Relaxations:
Following concessions and reservations are available for the candidates of special categories in the Recruitment Procedure-
- SC/ST/OBC Reservations: 15% for SC, 7.5% for ST, and 27% for OBC (Non-Creamy Layer) in direct recruitment and promotions
- As per the president’s rule, Age relaxation would be extended for SC/ST/PWD Categories candidates.
To get the Reservation benefits of IOCL, the following criterion should be fulfilled:
- The name of the caste and the community of the candidate must appear in the ’Central list of other Backward Classes’.
- The candidates must not belong to the creamy layer.
- The candidates need to furnish their OBC certificate as per the format prescribed by the Government of India and it must not be more than 6 months old.
- Age relaxation by 5 years for Ex-servicemen & Commissioned Officers (including ECOs / SSCOs) subject to rendering a minimum of 5 years of military service and fulfillment of other conditions prescribed by the Government of India. SC/ST/PWD category only has the pass degree in the education qualification.
- for Jammu Kashmir candidates there is 5 years of relaxation.
Indian Oil Corporation Private Limited Selection Process-
The Selection procedure of IOCL includes-
• Group Discussion / Group Task
• Personal Interview for the assessment of different skills, attitudes, and aptitudes.
This is all about the Educational Qualification, Selection procedure, and Eligibility Criterion. Now let’s move on and find out the types of questions asked in the Technical round and HR round.
Technical Interview Questions-
- What do you know about Euro Crises?
- What is the full form of LIBOR?
- What had happened to the Lehman brothers?
- How many earthquake zones are available in India at present?
- In which Indian zone do the Roorkee, Delhi, and Mumbai lie?
HR Interview Questions-
- What is your name?
- What is your vision of your life?
- What is the mission of your life?
- Where do you see yourself after 2-3 years from now?
- What are your hobbies?
- What kind of a person are you?
- Do you believe in competition or in teamwork?
For the IOCL Placement Papers, click this link Indian Oil Placement Paper
CONTACT DETAILS-
Address: Indian Oil Bhavan, Northern Regional Office, 1, Sri Aurobindo Marg, Yusuf Sarai, New Delhi, Delhi 110016
Phone no.; 01126518080
Website: iocl.com/
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i am pursuing b-tech in 2nd year from poornima institute of engineering and technology and i want to know that what is critria for job in iocl.
i am pursuing b-tech in 2nd year from poornima institute of engineering and technology and i want to know that what is critria for job in iocl.
i am pursuing b-tech in 2nd year from poornima institute of engineering and technology and i want to know that what is critria for job in iocl.
Is there any internship in iocl or ongc for computer science student???
What is the educational eligibility for indian oil examinations
how to get placed in IOCL?
when will be the exams be conducted?
In my ongc score sheet…it is written that I am empanelled.
Am I selected for job or not?
Please reply to my query….
Respected Sir/Madam
I am a student of Btech Biotechnology . I wanted to know that if I am eligible to get placed in INDIAN OIL or other govt. jobs
MBA-2012, International Business in major while Marketing in minor.
I WANTED TO ASK PLACEMENT CONDITIONS OF STUDENTS OF FIRE TECHNOLOGY AND SAFETY BRANCH (ENGINEERING) IN IOCL SPECIFICALLY
i have completed my bachelor degree in petrochemical engineering where i can get the job
Hii.. sir i am the 2 nd year student in mechanical branch in JNCt college Bhopal. Sir plz me a information to enter or fill the all the criteria of IOCl without on the bases of GATE…. i hope u response to me… Thank you..
Completed Bachelor of Engineering in Information Technology from Dr. D.Y.PATIL INSTITUTE OF ENGINEERING & TECHNOLOGY(Pimpri) Pune.
I am going to complete my Bachelors in Management Studies Graduation in March 2017, Am i eligible for employment in Indian Oil. If yes, then how should i apply for it.
i am an btech engineer of ece department…i want a job…bt i have 54%in madhyamick…so which job should i get?
what is eligiblity criteria to enter in indian oil
i failed in 12th in mathematics but i cleared it in inprovemental exam at same year. is there any problem during job interview….?i filled the form of iocl for executive engineer post which is gone through gate rank.
Depending on which(CGPA,communication skill,etc) IOCL takes a B.Tech engineer
What is the minimum qualification required for IOCL???
Good informative article. also find more jobs from
For students belonging to Information Technology, the list aforementioned says both Computer Science and Information Technology(excluding Information Technology). Which one is correct?
If you know about how to download the previous papers from iocl, please send the line yansi..!!
ndianOil Corporation Ltd is India’s largest commercial enterprise. The Indian Oil Group of companies owns and operates 10 of India’s 20 refineries. interested people can refer this for getting idea.
Yes you are write and also the IOCL is the face of the India in oil refinery sector.
IOCL is a great platform for thefresh aspirants to boost up there career.
Even if Indian Oil Corporation Limited is the largest producer and marketeer of Oil’s product like the petrol, diesel, LPG, aviation turbine fuel, lubricants etc, It has an easy eligibility and placement criteria due to which many candidates can apply . This article defines the eligibility and placement criteria of candidates . It also contains various Hr and interview questions which will help students to prepare well .
If any more information if you can share than plese help the new aspirants to know more about IOCL. It is very important to make our move in right path to be successful.