JSERC Electricity Ombudsman Recruitment 2026 Offline Form

JSERC Electricity Ombudsman Recruitment 2026 — 1 post

The Jharkhand State Electricity Regulatory Commission (JSERC), Ranchi, has invited applications for the post of Electricity Ombudsman, under Advertisement No. 04/2026 dated 6 November 2026. The Ombudsman is a full-time appointment and must not hold any other post or undertake any other work. The notice states the Commission needs to appoint an Electricity Ombudsman (singular framing); no vacancy number is printed, so this post is listed as 1 post.

Eligibility

The Commission selects a person of experience, ability, integrity and standing from among: (a) a working or retired Principal District Judge or District Judge who held a judicial office for not less than 25 years; (b) a person who held the post of Secretary in the State Government for not less than 25 years; or (c) a working or retired Chief Engineer or equivalent of an electricity sector utility with experience of not less than 25 years. Applicants must enclose a copy of the degree on the basis of which they apply. No separate educational qualification is named in the notice.

Age and tenure

No person can be appointed after attaining the age of 62 years as on 1 August 2026, and the crucial date for determining eligibility is 1 August 2026. No age relaxation is mentioned, and no minimum age is stated. The term is five years or 65 years of age, whichever is earlier; the initial appointment is for 3 years, extendable by up to a further 2 years on satisfactory service.

Pay

The remuneration is equivalent to the last pay drawn minus pension, borne by the Commission; if the Ombudsman receives no pension, the monthly remuneration equals the last pay drawn. DA, conveyance allowance, HRA and telephone facilities are as per orders issued by the Commission from time to time. No fixed rupee figure is given, so no salary figure is shown on this post.

How to apply

Apply directly to the Secretary, JSERC, by registered or speed post only, so as to reach latest by 10 December 2026, along with full bio-data and a copy of the degree. A working or serving officer must also send a second copy through the employer or last employer by the same date, with a No Objection Certificate, up-to-date and complete ACR for at least the last 10 years, a vigilance clearance certificate, and details of any penalty imposed or in operation. Applications received after the last date will not be considered, and incomplete or wrongly formatted applications are liable to be summarily rejected. The Commission reserves the right not to fill the post without assigning any reason. Note: the application format inside the PDF is headed 'Advertisement No. 02/2026' while the notice itself is 04/2026 — this post uses 04/2026. No application fee is stated in the notice.