An engineer is a professional who designs, plans and implements engineering projects for an organization. Therefore, the title of Senior Engineer is awarded to a person who is an experienced engineer and who is going to act as leader of a group of engineers. Candidates belonging to different branches of engineering like civil, mechanical, etc… are appointed for the position of senior engineer based on the requirement of the organization. Pay scale for the position of Senior Engineer in Government organizations in India is Rs. 24900-50500 and other allowances.

Recent government job notification for the position of Senior Engineer:

Some of the government organizations that recently called for applications from eligible candidates for the position of Senior Engineer are:

• GAIL India Limited

• Bharat Electronics Limited

• GAIL Gas Limited

• THDC India Limited, Uttarakhand

• Society for Integrated Circuit Technology and Applied Research

Difference in pay scale:

Although the aforesaid pay scale of Rs. 24900-50500 is offered by most of the government organizations, this pay scale is not followed as a standard by all government organizations since some organizations offer different pay scale for the post of Senior Engineer. For instance, in the aforesaid recent job notifications GAIL Gas Limited offered a pay scale of Rs. 20600-46500, while THDC India Limited offered a consolidated pay of Rs. 13750-18700 to the position of Senior Engineer. Therefore, candidates selected for the position of Senior Engineer in government organizations can expect a pay scale of not less than Rs. 13000 per month.

Educational qualification needed for the position of Senior Engineer:

When it comes to educational qualification for the position of Senior Engineer, public sector organizations require that candidates must be graduates in the field of engineering with any of the following branches:

• Civil

• Mechanical

• Instrumentation

• Electrical

Even some organizations recruit B. Sc graduates in any of these disciplines for the post of Senior Engineer. In addition, some organizations require that candidates must be first-class degree holders in any of the aforesaid degrees.

Age requirement and experience:

The upper age limit of candidates to apply for the position of Senior Engineer must not be more than 35 years of age. In addition, in most of the cases only experience candidates are required since it is a position of Senior Engineer, who is going to guide a group of junior engineers.

Selection procedure:

Selection of candidates for the position of Senior Engineer based on their performance in the interview that will be conducted by a group of selection committee members of the organization.