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Recruitment Blueprint • Engineering Trainee & Scientific Officer Preparation

HPCL recruits Officer Trainees across Mechanical, Civil, Electrical, Chemical, and Instrumentation streams through its independent All-India Computer Based Test (CBT), followed by Group Task and Personal Interview.

Notice Verification: Verified September 2026

GATE Requirement: No (Direct Examination)

Recruited Engineering Branches:

MechanicalChemicalEECivilInstrumentation

Eligibility Criteria & Standards

Last Verified: Verified September 2026

Qualifying Degree

4-year regular full-time engineering degree in relevant stream from AICTE approved institute

Minimum Aggregate Marks

Minimum 60% aggregate marks (50% for SC/ST/PwBD)

Age Requirements

Maximum 25 years as of cutoff date

GATE Paper / Nationality

Indian National

Notice: Eligibility criteria and category relaxations are periodically updated. Always verify against the organization's definitive official recruitment notification at https://www.hindustanpetroleum.com/careers before submitting an application.

Recruitment Stages & Evaluation Weightage

Computer Based Test (CBT)

85% Weightage

General Aptitude (English Language, Quantitative Aptitude, Logical Reasoning) + Technical / Professional Knowledge.

Group Task

5% Weightage

Collaborative scenario solving assessing team coordination and logical clarity.

Personal Interview

10% Weightage

One-on-one technical and behavioral interview.

Exam & CBT Test Pattern Architecture

Testing Parameter	Pattern Specification
Total Questions	170 Questions
Exam Duration	150 Minutes (3 Hours)
Technical Discipline Weight	85 Marks / Questions
General Aptitude & Reasoning	85 Marks / Questions
Negative Marking Scheme	No negative marking (or -0.25 if indicated in specific notification)

Discipline-Specific Blueprints

Technical Syllabus by Engineering Branch

Commonly tested core topics based on documented public examinations and national GATE blueprints.

Mechanical Engineering

Fluid Mechanics & Turbo-machinery
Heat Transfer & Heat Exchangers
Applied Thermodynamics & IC Engines
Theory of Machines & Vibrations
Manufacturing Science

Chemical Engineering

Petroleum Refining Technology
Mass Transfer Operations
Heat Transfer & Thermal Design
Chemical Reaction Engineering
Process Instrumentation

Interview Evaluation & Viva Architecture

Interview Format: Group Task + Personal Interview Panel

Panel Composition: 4-5 Panelists

Primary Evaluation Focus Areas:

Petroleum downstream retail operations and supply chain logistics
Fluid pumps, piping standards, and storage tank farm safety
Team participation and proactive communication in Group Task

Strategic Preparation Roadmap

1In HPCL CBT, General Aptitude constitutes 50% of the entire paper (85 out of 170 questions); speed in math, logic, and English is decisive.
2Practice solving high volumes of questions: with 170 questions in 150 minutes, you have less than 53 seconds per question.
3Mechanical and Chemical students should review lubrication oils, fuels (petrol, diesel, CNG, ethanol blending), and terminal operations.

Interactive Assessment Simulation

Practice & Diagnostic Test Papers

Unofficial original practice questions inspired by commonly tested skills. Not official previous examination papers.

Common Engineering Aptitude⏱ 20 Mins

HPCL Officer Trainee CBT Practice Set

📋 15 Questions • Negative Marking: 0

Launch Diagnostic Test

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