MERC Chairperson Recruitment 2026 – Apply Offline for 33 Posts

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• Updated October 24, 2026 03:48 PM
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Where and How to Send

• Send your personal profile or application form "as per format", with attested copies of the certificates that support your qualification, experience, age and so on, to this address: The Secretary, Maharashtra Electricity Regulatory Commission, 13th Floor, Centre-1, World Trade Centre, Cuffe Parade, Mumbai 400 005.
• Prepare your personal profile or application form as per the format.
• List up to five locations where you would prefer to work as Chairperson.
• Attach attested copies of the certificates that support your qualification, experience and age.
• Write on the envelope: Application for the post of Chairperson, CGRF.
• Send the application so that it reaches the address above on or before 25 November 2026 by 5:00 pm.
• If you are applying for more than one location, send only one application. MERC will not accept applications sent by any other mode. It will not consider incomplete applications or applications that arrive after the due date.

Posts, Eligibility and Pay

• There are 33 Chairperson posts, one for each CGRF location in the table below. Twenty-seven of them are with the distribution licensee MSEDCL.
• The posts marked ** fall vacant on the dates given under Important Dates below.

Qualification

• The notice says the Chairperson of the Forum shall be one of the following:
• a retired senior judicial officer; or
• a retired civil servant not below the rank of an Additional Collector or equivalent; or
• a retired Principal of a reputed Engineering college; or
• a retired Professor of the Electrical Engineering Department of a reputed institute; or
• a retired senior electrical engineer of the Government.
• The Chairperson should preferably have a working knowledge of the vernacular language of the State of Maharashtra. These qualifications are the minimum, and having them does not by itself entitle a candidate to selection. For the full eligibility conditions of the post, see the official notification.

Selection Process

• If necessary, the selection may be based on an interview conducted by the Maharashtra Electricity Regulatory Commission. The Commission will check the integrity and background of the applicants. It may appoint a candidate to one of the locations the candidate chose, or to any other vacant position, based on the discussion during the interview or appointment process.

Important Dates

Important Instructions

• Canvassing in any form will disqualify a candidate.
• If false or incorrect information from a candidate is found at any stage of the recruitment, the candidature will not be considered.
• A candidate who knowingly or wilfully gives false particulars, or hides material information, will be disqualified. If already appointed, the candidate is liable for dismissal without notice and without being given any reason.
• MERC's decision on all matters relating to the recruitment is final, and no individual correspondence will be entertained.

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Q1. How many vacancies are there in MERC Recruitment 2026?

• There are 33 Chairperson posts in Consumer Grievance Redressal Forums, one for each location. Twenty-seven of them are MSEDCL circles.

Q4. What is the salary of a MERC CGRF Chairperson?

• The pay is Rs. 50,000/- per month for Kalyan-1 Circle, Thane Urban Circle, Gigaplex Estate Private Limited and Adani Electricity Mumbai Ltd. It is Rs. 40,000/- per month for the other locations. Statutory taxes are deducted at source.

Q7. What is the selection process for MERC Chairperson?

• If necessary, the selection may be based on an interview conducted by MERC. The Commission will also check the integrity and background of applicants.