HPPWD JE, Draughtsman Recruitment 2026 - 22 Vacancies

For Junior Engineer (Civil), you need a diploma or degree in Civil Engineering, or AMIE enrolment on or before 31.05.2013. Junior Engineer (Mech.) accepts a degree or diploma in Mechanical, Automobile, Production, Aeronautical or Marine Engineering. Junior Draughtsman needs Matriculation plus a two-year Draughtsmanship (Civil) certificate from an ITI.

Junior Office Assistant (IT) needs 10+2 or Matriculation with an ITI IT/ITES certificate or a three-year Computer diploma. You also need typing speed of 30 wpm in English or 25 wpm in Hindi. Because the upper age limit is 45, many experienced candidates are eligible, but the reference date for counting age is not stated in the details available. Use the age calculator and confirm the cut-off date in the official notification.

• Junior Engineer (Civil): ₹23,500 as listed in the notification.
• Junior Engineer (Mech.): ₹23,500 as listed in the notification.
• Junior Draughtsman: ₹15,500 as listed in the notification.
• Junior Office Assistant (IT): ₹12,500 as listed in the notification.

The notification details available to us do not state a Pay Level or Pay Matrix for these posts. They also do not say whether these amounts are monthly consolidated pay or a starting figure within a scale. Whether NPS, DA, HRA or other deductions apply is likewise not confirmed here, so we cannot give a reliable in-hand figure. Check the pay clause of the official notification before comparing this with a private job. Promotion timelines are not specified either. They depend on the department's service rules. You can run your own numbers once the pay structure is confirmed using the salary calculator.

Selected candidates will be asked to present original documents for verification. The notification details do not give a timeline for verification, medical examination or joining, so the schedule is not specified. Expect the department to issue appointment orders and posting to a HPPWD office in Himachal Pradesh. Keep your originals and attested copies ready at all times after you apply.

Training or probation conditions are not stated in the details available. Confirm them in the appointment terms when issued.

HPPWD is the Himachal Pradesh state government department responsible for building and maintaining public infrastructure such as roads, bridges and government buildings. It is headquartered in Shimla and works through field offices across the state's hill terrain.

As a state government department, it recruits through published notifications on its official website. It employs engineers, draughtsmen and clerical and IT support staff to run these works.

Junior Engineers generally supervise construction and maintenance works on site, with Civil engineers handling roads, buildings and structures and Mechanical engineers handling machinery and equipment. Much of this work is field-based. Junior Draughtsmen prepare and update civil drawings and plans from survey and design inputs, which is mostly desk work.

Junior Office Assistants (IT) handle computer-based office work such as typing, data entry and records in the department's offices. Exact duties, reporting lines and any uniform requirements are not specified in the notification details available.