Job Opportunity: Officer Trainee (Law) At POWERGRID

Table of Contents

• Post, vacancies, and age limit
• Essential qualification and CLAT requirement
• Stipend, pay scale, and career progression
• Selection process through CLAT 2026
• Application process and important dates
• Posting, job role, and why this opportunity matters
• Quick reference table

Power Grid Corporation of India Limited (POWERGRID) has issued a national recruitment notice for seven Officer Trainee (Law) posts to be filled through CLAT 2026 (PG), with the online application window open from 14 November 2025 to 5 December 2025.​

Post, vacancies, and age limit

POWERGRID is recruiting capable law graduates as Officer Trainee (Law) to join its executive cadre, offering a structured training-cum-absorption track in a Maharatna PSU under the Ministry of Power. The notification specifies seven vacancies with category-wise breakup and a maximum age of 28 years as on 5 December 2025, with relaxations as per Government of India rules.​

• Post: Officer Trainee (Law).
• Total vacancies: 07 (with distribution typically indicated as UR, OBC (NCL), SC, ST and horizontal PwBD (VI) in the detailed advertisement).​
• Age limit: 28 years (upper age limit) as on 05.12.2025; relaxations apply for reserved categories and PwBD as per POWERGRID norms.​

Essential qualification and CLAT requirement

To be eligible, candidates must combine the prescribed law degree with a valid CLAT 2026 (PG) score.​

• Educational qualification:
  • Full-time three-year LL.B. or five-year integrated Law/LL.B. course, with not less than 60% marks or equivalent CGPA as per the formula of the institute/university.​
• CLAT 2026 (PG) requirement:
  • Only CLAT 2026 examination for admission to postgraduate law programmes is valid for this recruitment; CLAT 2025 or earlier scores are not accepted.​
  • Candidates must appear in CLAT 2026 (PG) and will be shortlisted for POWERGRID’s next stages based on their actual CLAT 2026 marks, subject to meeting eligibility criteria.​

Candidates who do not hold a law degree, do not appear for CLAT 2026 (PG), or exceed the age limit without relaxation are ineligible.​

Stipend, pay scale, and career progression

During training, Officer Trainees receive an attractive package, which upgrades on successful completion of the programme.​

• Training stipend: Basic pay of ₹40,000 per month plus applicable IDA, HRA, and perks at 12% of basic pay during the training period, as indicated in the recruitment summaries.​
• Post-training absorption: On successful completion of training and subject to performance, candidates are absorbed as Officer (Law) in E-2 level of the Executive cadre with a basic pay in the scale of ₹50,000–3%–₹1,60,000 (IDA), along with other allowances and benefits as per POWERGRID policy.​
• Service bond: Candidates are typically required to execute a service agreement bond for a minimum period after regularization, reflecting POWERGRID’s standard practice for trainee intakes; the exact terms are set out in the detailed advertisement.​

Selection process through CLAT 2026

The selection process is tightly integrated with CLAT 2026 (PG) and involves multiple stages.​

• Shortlisting:
  • Candidates are shortlisted category-wise for further stages—such as Group Discussion (GD) and Personal Interview (PI)—based on their CLAT 2026 PG marks, subject to meeting eligibility thresholds and minimum qualifying marks as defined by CLAT authorities.​
• Further stages:
  • Shortlisted candidates undergo GD and PI, and may also be put through document verification and behavioural assessment.​
  • GD does not typically carry qualifying marks, but both GD and PI are assigned weightages along with CLAT 2026 score for final merit.​
• Final merit:
  • The final score for empanelment is calculated using a weighted combination of CLAT 2026 marks, GD, and PI; the exact weightage is indicated in the detailed POWERGRID notification.​
  • Medical fitness as per POWERGRID’s health standards and production of CLAT admit card/scorecard and original documents at verification are mandatory.​

Application process and important dates

The recruitment runs on a dual track: CLAT 2026 registration with the consortium and a separate POWERGRID online application.​

• CLAT 2026 (PG):
  • CLAT 2026 registration with the Consortium of NLUs closes on 31 October 2025, and only candidates who have validly registered and appeared in CLAT 2026 PG can apply to POWERGRID.​
• POWERGRID online application:
  • Eligible candidates must apply online via POWERGRID’s official website (Job Opportunities section) using their CLAT 2026 Application Number, CLAT Roll Number, and other required details.​
  • POWERGRID application window: 14 November 2025 to 5 December 2025 (up to 11:59 PM), matching the dates indicated in the LiveLaw note.​
• Application fee:
  • An application fee of ₹500 is generally applicable for candidates other than SC/ST/PwBD, for whom the fee is NIL; payment is done through the online link mentioned in the advertisement.​

Candidates must read Advt. No. CC/06/2025 and the detailed PDF carefully before applying, ensuring that all eligibility, documentation, and deadline requirements are satisfied.​

Posting, job role, and why this opportunity matters

POWERGRID describes the Officer Trainee (Law) role as an opportunity for “capable, committed, energetic and resilient” law graduates to join its legal function supporting India’s national power transmission infrastructure.​

• Posting: Selected candidates are liable to be posted anywhere in India and, if required, abroad, as per the needs of the corporation.​
• Role: Officer Trainees (Law) typically support litigation, contract vetting, regulatory compliance, and policy advisory across regional and corporate offices, under the supervision of senior legal officers; detailed functional responsibilities are shared at the time of joining.​
• Significance: The recruitment offers law graduates a high-security, high-responsibility public sector career, exposure to infrastructure and energy law, and a clear growth path within a Maharatna PSU’s executive cadre.​

Quick reference table

Official Notification: https://www.powergrid.in/sites/default/files/job_opportunities_document/OT_Law_2025.pdf