BEL Probationary Engineer Recruitment 2026 Online Form

About this recruitment

Bharat Electronics Limited (BEL), a Navratna public sector undertaking under the Ministry of Defence, has invited online applications for 350 Probationary Engineer posts in E-II Grade, under Advertisement No. 17556/HR/All-India/2026 dated 28 October 2026. The vacancies are split between two disciplines: Probationary Engineer (Electronics), 200 posts, and Probationary Engineer (Mechanical), 150 posts, including backlog vacancies. Selected candidates may be posted at BEL units including Bengaluru, Ghaziabad, Pune, Nagpur, Navi Mumbai, Hyderabad, Ibrahimpatnam, Chennai, Palasamudram, Machilipatnam, Panchkula and Kotdwara, or anywhere in India at the discretion of the management.

Vacancies

The Electronics discipline has 200 posts: UR 81, EWS 20, OBC (NCL) 54, SC 30 and ST 15, with 7 posts reserved for Persons with Benchmark Disabilities and 20 PwBD backlog vacancies. The Mechanical discipline has 150 posts: UR 62, EWS 15, OBC (NCL) 40, SC 22 and ST 11, with 6 PwBD-reserved posts and 12 PwBD backlog vacancies. The advertisement states that the numbers include backlog vacancies, so candidates should check the discipline-wise and category-wise break-up in the notification before applying.

Eligibility

Candidates must hold a first-class B.E., B.Tech. or B.Sc. (4-year) Engineering degree from an AICTE-approved college in Electronics, Electronics and Communication, Electronics and Telecommunication, Communication, Telecommunication or Mechanical, or a first-class AMIE, AMIETE or GIETE in those disciplines. SC, ST and PwBD candidates with pass class are eligible. Other equivalent disciplines and dual specialisations will not be considered. The upper age limit is 25 years for General candidates as on 1 October 2026, with relaxations of 5 years for SC/ST, 3 years for OBC (NCL), 10 years for PwBD and 5 years for Ex-Servicemen, subject to the additional provisions stated in the advertisement.

Salary

The post carries the basic pay scale of Rs. 40,000-3%-1,40,000, due for revision with effect from 1 January 2027, with an approximate cost to company of Rs. 13 lakh per annum, plus dearness allowance, house rent allowance, conveyance allowance, performance related pay, medical reimbursement and other allowances and benefits as per BEL rules.

Fee

The application fee is Rs. 1,000 plus GST, that is Rs. 1,180 in total, non-refundable, for General, EWS and OBC (NCL) candidates. SC, ST, PwBD and Ex-Servicemen candidates are exempted from the fee.

Selection process

Provisionally shortlisted candidates appear for a computer-based test, followed by an interview. The computer-based test is of 120 minutes with 125 questions — 100 technical and 25 General Aptitude and Reasoning — carrying 1 mark each, with negative marking of one-fourth mark per wrong answer, conducted bilingually in English and Hindi, tentatively on 22 December 2026. Candidates must secure minimum qualifying marks of 35 percent for General, OBC and EWS and 30 percent for SC, ST and PwBD in both the computer-based test and the interview separately. Shortlisting for interview is in a 1:5 ratio, discipline-wise and category-wise, and final selection carries a weightage of 85 marks for the computer-based test and 15 marks for the interview.

How to apply

Apply online through the BEL job notifications page, which carries the link to the advertisement and the online application, before the last date of 18 November 2026. Read the full advertisement carefully, including the discipline-wise eligibility and the instructions for uploading documents, before submitting the application and paying the fee where applicable.