MECON Recruitment 2026: 159 Posts, Eligibility, Salary, Experience, Age Limit & Apply Online

MECON Limited Recruitment 2026 has been announced for experienced professionals for engagement on a Full Time Fixed Tenure (FTFT) basis. The recruitment covers 159 vacancies under 59 post codes, including Additional Engineer, Deputy Engineer, Assistant Engineer, Junior Engineer, Deputy Executive (Contracts), Engineer (Safety) and other technical and project-related positions.

The vacancies are spread across disciplines such as Civil, Structural, Mechanical, Electrical, Instrumentation, Planning, Safety, Mining, Mineral Processing, Environment, Contracts and Quality. The notification specifies post-wise educational qualifications, post-qualification experience, maximum age, monthly consolidated remuneration and contract duration.

Unlike regular permanent recruitment, this notification is specifically for contractual Full Time Fixed Tenure engagement. Selected candidates are initially appointed for one year, with further renewal, where applicable, based on satisfactory performance and the company’s requirement.

If you are an experienced engineer or professional looking for a MECON job in 2026, this article covers the important information you should check before submitting the online application.

MECON Recruitment 2026 – Quick Overview

Organization	MECON Limited
Ministry	Ministry of Steel, Government of India
Advertisement No.	2026/Cont/04
Recruitment Type	Full Time Fixed Tenure (FTFT) Contractual Engagement
Total Vacancies	159 Posts
Post Codes	01 to 59
Application Mode	Online
Application Start Date	03 October 2026
Last Date to Apply	17 October 2026
Selection Process	Personal Interview
Maximum Age	50 Years for the advertised posts
Application Fee	₹500 for UR/OBC-NCL/EWS; exempted categories as per notification
Official Website	meconlimited.co.in

The notification identifies MECON as a Government of India Enterprise under the Ministry of Steel and describes the recruitment as contractual FTFT engagement for projects being executed across India.

MECON Recruitment 2026 Important Dates

Event	Date
Advertisement Date	25 September 2026
Online Application Starts	03 October 2026
Last Date for Online Application	17 October 2026
Interview Date	To be notified by MECON

The official notification gives 03 October 2026 as the opening date and 17 October 2026 as the closing date for online applications.

MECON Recruitment 2026 Vacancy Details

The notification contains 59 post codes with a combined 159 posts. The largest vacancy block is Junior Engineer (Electrical), Post Code 32, with 14 posts, while Deputy Executive (Contracts), Post Code 40, has 18 posts.

Complete Post-Wise Vacancy, Qualification, Experience & Salary

Total: 159 posts. The complete post-wise table in the notification runs from Post Code 01 through 59 across pages 1–8.

Which Posts Have the Most Vacancies?

A few vacancy counts are particularly notable:

• Dy. Executive (Contracts): 18 posts
• Jr. Engineer (Electrical): 14 posts
• Asst. Engineer (Civil & Structural): 10 posts
• Dy. Engineer (Civil): 10 posts
• Asst. Engineer (Mechanical), Post Code 46: 6 posts
• Dy. Engineer (Civil & Structural), Post Code 21: 5 posts
• Addl. Engineer (Civil & Structural), Post Code 22: 5 posts
• Dy. Engineer (Civil & Structural), Post Code 29: 4 posts
• Asst. Engineer (Mechanical), Post Codes 19, 24 and 25: 4 posts each

These numbers are taken from the post-wise notification rather than being estimated from third-party vacancy summaries.

MECON Recruitment 2026 Salary

The notification provides consolidated monthly remuneration, rather than a conventional regular government pay scale.

The advertised monthly consolidated amounts range from ₹41,190 to ₹78,390, depending on the post and experience structure.

Examples include:

• Engineer (Safety): ₹78,390/month
• Additional Engineer: ₹67,860/month
• Deputy Engineer: generally ₹54,990/month
• Assistant Engineer: generally ₹45,050/month
• Junior Engineer (Environmental): ₹42,800/month
• Junior Engineer (Electrical): ₹42,800 or ₹45,050
• Assistant Engineer (Safety): ₹43,880/month
• Some Safety posts have experience-linked remuneration as specified in the notification.

Additional Benefits

MECON also specifies certain benefits in addition to consolidated pay:

• Site Allowance: 7.5% of pay for contract employees posted at site/project locations.
• Metro Allowance: 2.5% of pay for employees posted at metro locations.
• Annual Increment: 3% of consolidated pay, rounded to the next ₹10, subject to company rules.
• Medical facilities under the conditions mentioned in the notification.
• Mediclaim premium reimbursement up to ₹15,000 annually, with a ₹4 lakh floater under company policy.
• Company accommodation may be provided subject to availability; where accommodation is not availed, HRA at 5% of consolidated pay is specified.

Contract Duration

This is an important point that applicants should understand before applying.

The contract duration varies by post and is mentioned separately in the vacancy table. Some posts have 1-year, some 2-year, some 3-year, and some 5-year contract periods.

However, MECON states that the selected candidate will initially receive an appointment offer for one year. Where the advertised contract duration is more than one year, renewal is done after each one-year spell based on satisfactory performance and company requirements.

So, applicants should not treat this notification as a regular permanent appointment.

MECON Recruitment 2026 Age Limit

The notification gives an upper age limit of 50 years for the advertised post codes.

Category/Post Group	Upper Age Limit	Relevant Cut-off
Advertised Posts	50 Years	25 September 2026

Age Relaxation

As specified in the notification:

• OBC (Non-Creamy Layer): 3 years
• SC/ST: 5 years
• PwD General: 10 years
• PwD OBC-NCL: 13 years
• PwD SC/ST: 15 years
• J&K domicile candidates for the specified 1980–1989 period: 5 years
• Ex-Servicemen: as per applicable Government of India guidelines.

The age and post-qualification experience cut-off date is 25 September 2026.

Educational Qualification

There is no single qualification applicable to all 159 posts.

The qualification depends entirely on the selected post code. The notification includes:

• B.E./B.Tech Civil Engineering
• B.E./B.Tech Mechanical Engineering
• B.E./B.Tech Electrical/Electrical & Electronics
• B.E./B.Tech Mining Engineering
• B.E./B.Tech Instrumentation/E&I/Control
• B.E./B.Tech Chemical/Mechanical/other specified disciplines
• Ceramic Engineering/Technology
• B.Sc./M.Sc Chemistry for the specified Mineral Processing post
• M.Sc Environmental Science/Chemistry
• M.Sc Botany/Zoology/Ecology
• Diploma in Civil Engineering
• Diploma/Degree in Industrial Safety
• Engineering qualifications combined with specific safety, NDT or other certifications.

Therefore, candidates should not apply simply because they possess an engineering degree. The discipline and experience combination must match the particular post code.

MECON Recruitment 2026 Experience Requirement

This recruitment is specifically aimed at experienced professionals.

The minimum experience requirement varies from 1 year to 16 years, depending on the post.

Examples:

• Junior Engineer (Electrical): 1 or 2 years as specified.
• Junior Engineer (Environmental): 1 year.
• Assistant Engineer posts: generally 2–3 years depending on the post.
• Deputy Engineer posts: generally 5 years.
• Additional Engineer posts: generally 9–10 years.
• Engineer (Safety): 16 years.

The notification also gives a detailed definition of acceptable work experience. Experience must generally be from a full-time job on regular salary basis in the relevant area.

Experience That Is Not Normally Counted

The notification specifically states that the following are not counted as post-qualification experience:

• Freelance experience
• Entrepreneurial experience
• Articleship
• Internship
• Academic project
• Teaching
• Research experience

However, on-the-job training as Management Trainee/Executive Trainee/Graduate Trainee in PSUs is considered, and apprenticeship under the Apprenticeship Act is also considered for the specified experience calculation.

Experience Certificate Is Very Important

Applicants should pay special attention to their experience documents.

For previous employment, experience certificates should clearly show:

• Date of joining
• Date of relieving
• Nature of duties
• Specific area of experience
• Relevance of experience to the post applied for

If the required experience certificate is not submitted, that particular experience may not be counted, which can result in failure to meet the minimum experience requirement.

For current employment, MECON asks for an experience/appointment/offer letter or employer ID showing joining date and proof of continuity, along with the last three months’ payslips from the date of advertisement.

MECON Recruitment 2026 Application Fee

Candidate Category	Application Fee
UR	₹500
OBC (Non-Creamy Layer)	₹500
EWS	₹500
SC/ST	Exempted
PwD	Exempted
Ex-Servicemen	Exempted
Internal Candidates	Exempted

The ₹500 fee is non-refundable and has to be paid online through the payment gateway provided by MECON. There is no other payment mode. After payment, the applicant must click “Verify” so that the application status becomes “Submitted.”

MECON Recruitment 2026 Selection Process

The notification specifies:

Personal Interview

There is no written examination mentioned as the standard selection stage in this advertisement.

MECON also reserves the right to change the selection mode if required.

How the selection process works

1. Online application submission
2. Application scrutiny/shortlisting
3. Personal Interview
4. Document verification
5. Medical examination
6. Appointment subject to medical fitness and applicable conditions

The interview call list will be published on the MECON website and communicated to shortlisted candidates through their registered email IDs. The final selected list and information regarding document verification and medical examination will also be communicated through the official website/email.

Interview Travelling Allowance

Eligible outstation candidates appearing for the Personal Interview are entitled to TA according to the notification.

For contract recruitment, the specified reimbursement includes:

• III Tier AC/CC by rail, or
• ₹7 per km by road, or
• Actual amount, whichever is less,

subject to the prescribed travel documents/receipts.

The notification also states that if a candidate’s claim is not substantiated during scrutiny, the candidate may not be allowed to appear for the interview and TA will not be paid.

MECON Recruitment 2026 Place of Posting

The recruitment is not restricted to one city.

The notification lists project/posting locations including:

• Rajasthan
• Malanjkhand
• Ranchi
• Burnpur
• Bengaluru
• Nashik
• Bokaro
• Visakhapatnam
• Bacheli
• Nagarnar
• Durgapur
• Bhilai
• Rourkela
• Mumbai
• Sukhrangi
• Musabani
• Rohane
• Donimalai
• Paradip

For example, Post Codes 01–16 are listed for Rampura Agucha Mines/Debari, Rajasthan, while Post Codes 48–59 are listed for Bengaluru.

This means candidates should check the specific post code’s place of posting before applying.

Documents Required for MECON Online Application

The notification asks candidates to upload relevant documents including:

• Recent passport-size colour photograph
• Signature
• Matriculation/Secondary certificate or municipal birth certificate
• Graduation final/provisional certificate
• Post-graduation certificate, where applicable
• All semester/year marksheets or consolidated marksheet
• Experience certificates
• PAN Card
• Aadhaar Card
• PwD certificate, where applicable
• EWS Income & Asset Certificate, where applicable
• Ex-Servicemen Discharge/Service Certificate
• J&K domicile certificate, where applicable
• Meritorious Sportsperson certificate, where applicable.

Important Upload Rules

• Photograph: JPG/JPEG, maximum 40 KB
• Signature: JPG/JPEG, maximum 40 KB
• Documents should be self-attested.
• Multiple documents should be merged into a single PDF not exceeding 1 MB.
• Documents must be legible.
• Encrypted/password-protected documents may result in rejection.
• Aadhaar is mandatory for the online application and must be uploaded.

OBC-NCL and EWS Candidates: Important Check

For OBC-NCL reservation benefits, MECON requires the caste/community to be in the Central List of OBCs, the candidate must not belong to the creamy layer, and the prescribed Government of India OBC-NCL certificate is required.

For EWS reservation, an Income & Asset Certificate issued by the prescribed competent authority is required.

Candidates applying against UR vacancies should also note that SC/ST/OBC-NCL candidates do not receive category-based age or fee relaxation merely because of their category when applying against a UR post, as specified in the notification.

Who Meets the Key Conditions to Apply?

This recruitment is relevant to candidates who can satisfy the specific post code requirements, particularly:

• Required degree/diploma in the prescribed discipline
• Required post-qualification experience
• Maximum age requirement
• Required technical certification wherever specified
• Valid documentary proof of experience
• Required category certificate, if claiming reservation
• Indian citizenship requirement

The notification states that only Indian Nationals are eligible.

Who Should Avoid Applying for a Particular Post?

A candidate should reconsider applying for a particular post code if any mandatory condition is not met, for example:

• Required engineering discipline does not match.
• Minimum post-qualification experience is not completed by 25 September 2026.
• Experience is only freelance, entrepreneurial, internship, academic project, teaching or research experience where such experience is excluded.
• Required experience cannot be supported with acceptable documents.
• Age exceeds the applicable limit after considering eligible relaxation.
• Required technical certification is missing.
• Candidate cannot provide the mandatory documents.
• Information entered in the application cannot be supported by original certificates.

MECON states that incorrect or false information, discrepancies between the application and original documents, or failure to substantiate eligibility can lead to rejection/cancellation.

How to Apply for MECON Recruitment 2026

Eligible candidates need to apply online through MECON’s Careers/Career Opportunities section. The notification does not permit another mode of submitting the application.

Step-by-step application process

Step 1: Visit the official MECON website.

Step 2: Open Careers → Career Opportunities.

Step 3: Locate Advertisement No. 2026/Cont/04.

Step 4: Carefully select the appropriate post code.

Step 5: Check qualification, experience, age and other eligibility conditions.

Step 6: Enter personal, educational and experience details.

Step 7: Upload photograph, signature and required documents in the prescribed format.

Step 8: Pay the applicable ₹500 application fee, if applicable.

Step 9: Click the “Verify” button after payment.

Step 10: Confirm that the application status shows “Submitted.”

Step 11: Save/print the submitted application for future use.

Government/PSU/autonomous-body employees should follow the Proper Channel/NOC requirement given in the notification.

Important Application Checklist

Before submitting the form, candidates should verify:

• Correct Post Code selected
• Correct educational qualification entered
• Required post-qualification experience completed as on 25.09.2026
• Experience certificates available for every claimed employment
• Age eligibility checked
• Category certificate checked, if applicable
• Recent photograph uploaded within prescribed size
• Signature uploaded within prescribed size
• Aadhaar details and uploaded Aadhaar copy match
• PAN Card uploaded
• Required degree/provisional certificate uploaded
• Marksheets uploaded
• Application fee paid, where applicable
• “Verify” button clicked after fee payment
• Application status confirmed as “Submitted”
• Final application copy saved

Important Note for Government/PSU Employees

Candidates currently employed with Central/State Government, PSUs or autonomous bodies have an additional requirement.

They must either:

1. Forward the application through the Proper Channel, or
2. Produce an NOC from their present employer at the time of interview.

The notification specifies that without the required Proper Channel/NOC, the candidate will not be interviewed and will not be paid TA.

Frequently Asked Questions

Q1. What is MECON Recruitment 2026?

Ans: MECON Recruitment 2026 is a contractual Full Time Fixed Tenure recruitment drive under Advertisement No. 2026/Cont/04 for experienced professionals.

Q2. How many vacancies are available in MECON Recruitment 2026?

Ans: The notification contains 159 posts across 59 post codes.

Q3. What is the last date to apply for MECON Recruitment 2026?

Ans: The last date for submitting the online application is 17 October 2026.

Q4. What is the application fee?

Ans: UR, OBC-NCL and EWS candidates are required to pay ₹500. SC, ST, PwD, Ex-Servicemen and internal candidates are exempted as specified in the notification.

Q5. What is the selection process?

Ans: The notified selection mode is Personal Interview. MECON reserves the right to change the selection mode if required.

Q6. Is there a written exam?

Ans: A written examination is not specified as the selection mode in this notification.

Q7. What is the maximum age limit?

Ans: The upper age limit specified against the advertised posts is 50 years, subject to applicable category-wise relaxations.

Q8. Is this a permanent government job?

Ans: No. This advertisement is specifically for contractual Full Time Fixed Tenure engagement. Selected candidates are initially appointed for one year, with further renewal subject to satisfactory performance and company requirements.

Q9. What type of experience is required?

Ans: The required experience depends on the post. The notification specifies relevant post-qualification experience ranging from 1 year to 16 years across different posts.

Q10. Can freelance experience be counted?

Ans: The notification states that freelance experience is not considered for establishing the required full-time work experience.

Q11. Are internships and academic projects counted as post-qualification experience?

Ans: No. The notification specifically excludes internship, academic project, teaching and research experience from post-qualification experience.

Q12. Where can candidates check the official recruitment notice?

Ans: Candidates should check the official MECON website and recruitment portal for Advertisement No. 2026/Cont/04, application information and any subsequent corrigendum.

Final Words

MECON Recruitment 2026 is a large experienced-professional contractual recruitment drive with 159 posts, covering a wide range of engineering, safety, environmental, planning, contracts, mining, quality and project-related roles.

The most important point is that eligibility is highly post-specific. Candidates should not rely only on their degree or total years of experience; they need to match the exact qualification, relevant experience and technical requirements of the selected post code.

The notification also places considerable importance on documentary proof of experience, correct application information, Aadhaar matching, category certificates and original documents at the interview stage.

Application window: 03 October 2026 to 17 October 2026.

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MECON Recruitment 2026 – Official Links