Indian Oil is India's #1 oil refiner. Of India's 20 refineries, the company owns 10, which have a combined capacity of 67.7 million metric tons per year (34% of India's total refining capacity). The group also owns more than 10,900 kilometers of pipeline and operates a chain of some 18,640 gas stations across India. India's largest commercial enterprise, Indian Oil has 71% of India's downstream pipeline throughput capacity, and its network of 35,600 retail outlets represents 49% of the country's petroleum products market share. The group also provides cooking gas to more than 50 million households. The company also has a 63% market share of India aviation fuel sector.
Indicative process.Indian Oil Corporation does not publish its hiring process. The stages below describe the pattern normally followed for this kind of role and employer – they are a general guide, not this company’s stated process, and they are not based on a published source. Rounds vary by role, experience level and year.
Indian Oil Corporation recruits through official recruitment notifications rather than rolling hiring. The stages below are the pattern such notifications normally follow:
Official recruitment advertisement – Every intake is announced through a notification on the organisation’s own website, which states the posts, eligibility and selection method.
Online application – Within the window stated in that advertisement.
Written test / computer-based test – Objective, usually combining discipline-specific professional knowledge with general aptitude. Many notifications specify negative marking and minimum qualifying marks.
Shortlisting – Candidates are called forward in a prescribed ratio based on test marks.
Document verification.
Group discussion and/or personal interview – Depending on the post; the notification states the weightage each stage carries in the final merit list.
Because the pattern is fixed per advertisement, the notification for the specific post is the only reliable guide – always read it before applying.
(ESTIMATE, not a company-published figure — typical market range ₹20.8 L – ₹36.4 L/yr for this role in this sector (large employer). Actual pay varies widely by location, skills and individual negotiation)
Senior Engineer
Experience: 5 - 8 years yrs
₹ 18.2 Lakhs/year
(ESTIMATE, not a company-published figure — typical market range ₹13 L – ₹23.4 L/yr for this role in this sector (large employer). Actual pay varies widely by location, skills and individual negotiation)
Design / Production Engineer
Experience: 2 - 5 years yrs
₹ 11.1 Lakhs/year
(ESTIMATE, not a company-published figure — typical market range ₹7.8 L – ₹14.3 L/yr for this role in this sector (large employer). Actual pay varies widely by location, skills and individual negotiation)
Graduate Engineer Trainee
Experience: 0 - 1 years yrs
₹ 6.2 Lakhs/year
(ESTIMATE, not a company-published figure — typical market range ₹4.6 L – ₹7.8 L/yr for this role in this sector (large employer). Actual pay varies widely by location, skills and individual negotiation)
Indian Oil Corporation employs approximately Approx. 30,000. Headcount figures move over time and are indicative.
Is Indian Oil Corporation a public or private company?
Ownership: Government of India (Maharatna PSU, NSE/BSE listed).
Who is the CEO of Indian Oil Corporation?
As recorded on this profile, Arvindar Singh Sahney (Chairman) leads Indian Oil Corporation. Leadership can change - check the company's own site for the current position holder.
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