ONGC Recruitment: Oil & Natural Gas Corporation Limited (ONGC) has invited job applications for the engagement of Director (Production). Eligible and interested candidates can apply for the job before January 10. The Director (Production) post in ONGC will fall vacant on July 1, 2026. Currently, Pankaj Kumar is serving as Director (Production) of ONGC.
The Director (Production) is a member of the Board of Directors and reports to the Chairman and CEO. The position is responsible for overseeing the company’s entire offshore and onshore production operations, including processing plants. Key responsibilities include performance management of oil and gas assets, ensuring sustained and improved hydrocarbon production, and effective reservoir management.
The role also involves developing and executing offshore and onshore field monetisation strategies aligned with ONGC’s overall business objectives, scouting and assimilating new technologies, and optimising resource utilisation in coordination with other Board members. In addition, the Director (Production) is tasked with identifying and evaluating external collaboration opportunities to enhance production across assets.
Pay scale: Rs 1,60,000 – Rs 2,90,000 (IDA)
Age Limit: Minimum age limit is 45 years and the age of superannuation is 60 years
The minimum length of service required in the eligible scale will be one year for internal candidates, and two years for others as on the date of vacancy.
Employment Status
The applicant must, on the date of application, as well as on the date of interview, be employed in a regular capacity – and not in a contractual/ad-hoc capacity – in one of the followings:-
Central Public Sector Enterprise (CPSE) (including a full-time functional Director in the Board of a CPSE);
Central Government Group 'A' Officers including the Armed Forces of the Union and All India Services and officers from Public Sector Banks/ Financial Institutions/ Autonomous Bodies, etc;
State Public Sector Enterprise (SPSE) where the annual turnover is *Rs. 10,000 crore or more;
Private Sector in company where the annual turnover is *Rs 10,000 crore or more.
Preference would be given to candidates from listed Companies.
(*The average audited annual turnover of three financial years preceding the calendar year in which the post is advertised shall be considered for applying the approved limits.)
Educational Qualifications
The applicant should be an Engineering Graduate with good academic record from a recognised university or institution.
Applicants holding Post Graduate Degree in Engineering or MBA / PGDM or Post Graduate in relevant Geo-Sciences will have an added advantage
Work Experience
The applicant should have at least five years of cumulative experience or exposure during the last 10 years in Production activities of the E&P Hydrocarbon sector in a large organisation of repute.
Minimum two years of experience of working in Offshore Production Units or Managing Offshore Units at any time in the career is preferable.
Duration of the appointment
The appointment shall be for a period of five years from the date of joining or upto the date of superannuation or until further orders, whichever is earlier.
Click here to read the official notification.
(PSU Watch– India's Business News centre that places the spotlight on PSUs, Bureaucracy, Defence and Public Policy is now on Google News. Click here to follow. Also, join PSU Watch Channel in your Telegram. You may also follow us on Twitter here and stay updated.)