DVC Deputy Manager CBT Date and Shortlist 2026

Damodar Valley Corporation (DVC) has announced the Computer Based Test (CBT) date for its Deputy Manager recruitment under Advertisement No. PLR/Lateral/02/2025/06. The recruitment covers six technical and specialist disciplines; candidates who applied should check the provisional shortlist and prepare for the post-specific Technical Knowledge Test.

The recruitment has 67 vacancies, and the original online application window ran from 30 April to 15 May 2025. DVC published the CBT notice and provisional shortlist on 23 September 2026, with the examination scheduled for 11 October 2026. The CBT will be held online, followed by Document Verification and a Personal Interview for candidates selected for the next stages; the admit card is expected shortly from DVC.

Important Dates

Vacancy Details

DVC advertised 67 Deputy Manager positions across six specializations. The vacancy allocation and the number of candidates provisionally shortlisted for the CBT are shown below. The shortlisted-to-vacancy figures are approximate as stated in the notice.

The shortlist contains 964 candidates in total. The highest approximate shortlist-to-vacancy ratio is for Electrical, at 29 candidates per post, followed by Civil at about 25. For Safety, nine candidates have been shortlisted against ten vacancies. DVC has stated that shortlisting was based on information and credentials submitted through the online applications. Being shortlisted does not confer a right to appointment or progression through the recruitment, and incorrect, false or ineligible application information may result in cancellation of candidature or appointment, including after joining. DVC also reserves the right to correct inadvertent errors in the list.

Eligibility Criteria

Educational Qualification

Applicants were required to hold a full-time bachelor’s degree in engineering or technology in the relevant discipline from an AICTE-approved university or institution. The minimum aggregate requirement was 65% for General, OBC (NCL) and EWS candidates, and 60% for SC, ST and PwD candidates. The relevant discipline must correspond to the Deputy Manager specialization applied for.

A minimum of four years of post-qualification experience in a related field was also required.

Age Limit

The upper age limit was 35 years. Age relaxation was available in accordance with Government of India rules. The notice summary does not provide a separate category-wise relaxation schedule.

Application Fee

The exam notice does not specify an application fee. Candidates should refer to the original recruitment advertisement for any fee information applicable when applications were submitted.

How to Apply

The application window for this recruitment has closed. Candidates who already applied can use DVC’s official website to check the shortlist and, once activated, obtain their admit card. The published notice provides these steps:

1. Visit the official DVC website at dvc.gov.in.
2. Open the Careers section and select Recruitment Notices.
3. Find the CBT notice for Advertisement No. PLR/Lateral/02/2025/06 and open its PDF.
4. To check the provisional shortlist, go to the page for your post and search for your application number, for example using the PDF search function.
5. Download and save the notice for your records.
6. When the admit card link is activated, open it from the recruitment notices, enter the requested login details, and download and print the admit card. Check the details shown on it carefully.

The admit card will not be sent by post. It is valid only for the test date and time printed on it, and DVC will not accept requests to change the date, time or test centre. Candidates must arrange their own boarding and lodging; travel, local transport, taxi fare and other attendance expenses will not be reimbursed.

Salary & Pay Scale

Selected Deputy Managers will be placed in Pay Matrix Level 11 under the 7th Central Pay Commission. The stated pay range is from INR 67,700 to INR 208,700 per month.

Selection Process

The selection stages are a Computer Based Test, Document Verification and a Personal Interview. The CBT is a qualifying stage, and candidates will be considered for subsequent stages based on their CBT marks, merit and fulfilment of the other applicable criteria. Appearing in the CBT alone does not guarantee a call for verification or interview. DVC will publish the Document Verification and interview schedule separately on its website.

The CBT is a domain-specific Technical Knowledge Test based on the advertised post. It consists of 75 objective questions for 100 marks, to be completed in 120 minutes. There are 50 questions worth one mark each and 25 questions worth two marks each. Each question has four options and one correct answer. The paper is bilingual in English and Hindi. For every incorrect answer, one quarter of that question’s marks is deducted: 0.25 mark for a one-mark question and 0.50 mark for a two-mark question.

DVC has issued an indicative syllabus for each specialization. The main subject areas listed in the notice are:

The notice notes that the Mechanical, Civil and Electrical core subjects broadly follow GATE-level engineering topics. Mechanical and C&I candidates should also prepare for practical thermal power plant erection and commissioning areas. Candidates should consult the full official notice for the detailed indicative syllabus.

Applicants who have been shortlisted should check the official notice, prepare according to their post’s syllabus and download the admit card as soon as DVC makes it available. The CBT is scheduled for 11 October 2026; candidates should follow DVC’s website for any further examination or post-exam schedule updates.