There are about 178 business organizations which are presently under the management control of the Government of India. In general they are called the Central Public Sector Undertakings (CPSU) or the Central Public Sector Enterprises (CPSE) or the central PSU companies. The majority shares (over 51%) of these companies are owned by the Govt of India. They usually fall under the Companies Act.
They are grouped under different schedules, A, B, C and D according to various criteria as decided by the Department of Public Enterprises (DPE). Schedule-A companies are the most important while Schedule-D are the least important.
The Public Enterprises Selection Board (PESB) is the agency responsible for advertising and selecting the board level officers of the CPSUs. The PESB website provides the details of the vacancies, the Policy and Procedure, pay scale etc for the board level posts in the central PSUs. Officer grade selections are usually done on a national level while staff or non-executive cadre selections are usually done from the state where the company or its unit is located.
The following is the list of all the CPSUs in India. Alternatively one may check this list also. Note that the state goverment PSUs and the nationalized banks etc are not covered in this list. Clicking on the hyper linked company name would open either the website of the company or a Wikipedia page giving more information about the company. The websites of most of the information for vendors, contractors and job aspirants. The public can also seek information from these companies under the Right to Information Act (See more about it in the RTI portal). The websites of most of the companies provide the nodal officers under the RTI.
Schedule-A
1 AIR INDIA LTD. (AI)
2 AIRPORTS AUTHORITY OF INDIA LTD. (AAI)
3 BEML LTD. Bharat Earth Movers Ltd
4 BHARAT BHARI UDYOG NIGAM LTD.
5 BHARAT ELECTRONICS LTD.
6 BHARAT HEAVY ELECTRICALS LTD.
7 BHARAT PETROLEUM CORPN. LTD. (BPCL)
8 BHARAT SANCHAR NIGAM LTD. (BSNL)
9 CENTRAL WAREHOUSING CORPN.
10 COAL INDIA LTD. (CIL)
11 CONTAINER CORPORATION OF INDIA LTD.
12 DEDICATED FRIGHT CORRIDOR CORP. OF INDIA LTD. A
13 ELECTRONICS CORPN. OF INDIA LTD. (ECIL)
14 ENGINEERS INDIA LTD. (EIL)
15 FERTILIZERS & CHEMICALS (TRAVANCORE) LTD. (FACT)
16 FOOD CORPN. OF INDIA (FCI)
17 GAIL (INDIA) LTD. Gas Authority of India Limited
18 HEAVY ENGINEERING CORPN. LTD. (HEC)
19 HINDUSTAN AERONAUTICS LTD. (HAL)
20 HINDUSTAN COPPER LTD. (HCL)
21 HINDUSTAN PAPER CORPORATION LTD.
22 HINDUSTAN PETROLEUM CORPN. LTD. (HPCL)
23 HMT LTD. Hindustan Machine Tools Limited
24 HOUSING & URBAN DEV. CORPN. LTD. (HUDCO)
25 I T I LTD. Indian Telephone Industries Ltd
26 INDIAN OIL CORPORATION LTD. (IOCL)
27 IRCON INTERNATIONAL LTD. Indian Railway Construction International Ltd
28 KIOCL LTD. Kudremukh Iron Ore Company Ltd
29 KONKAN RAILWAY CORPORATION LTD. (KRCL)
30 M M T C LTD. Mining and Metal Trading Corporation Ltd
31 MAHANAGAR TELEPHONE NIGAM LTD. (MTNL)
32 MAZAGON DOCK LTD.
33 MECON LTD. Metallurgical and Engineering Consultants Ltd
34 MUMBAI RAILWAY VIKAS CORPORATION LTD.
35 NATIONAL ALUMINIUM COMPANY LTD. (NALCO)
36 NATIONAL BLDG. CONSTN. CORPN. LTD. (NBCCL)
37 NATIONAL FERTILIZERS LTD. (NFL)
38 NATIONAL TEXTILE CORPN. LTD. (NTC)
39 NEYVELI LIGNITE CORPN. LTD. (NLCL)
40 NHPC LTD. National Hydroelectric Power Corporation Limited
41 NMDC Ltd. National Mineral Development Corporation Limited
42 NORTH EASTERN ELECTRIC POWER CORPORATION LTD. (NEEPCO)
43 NTPC LTD. National Thermal Power Corporation Limited
44 OIL & NATURAL GAS CORPORATION LTD. (ONGC)
45 OIL INDIA LTD. (OIL)
46 POWER FINANCE CORPORATION
47 POWER GRID CORPORATION OF INDIA LTD.
48 RAIL VIKAS NIGAM LTD. (RVNL)
49 RAILTEL CORPORATION INDIA LTD.
50 RASHTRIYA CHEMICALS AND FERTILIZERS LTD. (RCF)
51 RASHTRIYA ISPAT NIGAM LTD. (RINL-Visakhapatnam Steel Plant-Vizag Steel)
52 RITES LTD. Rail Indian Technical and Engineering Services Limited
53 RURAL ELECTRIFICATION CORPN. LTD. (REC)
54 SECURITY PRINTING & MINTING CORPN. INDIA LTD. (SPMCIL)
55 SHIPPING CORPORATION OF INDIA LTD. (SCI)
56 SJVN LTD. Satluj Jal Vidyut Nigam Limited
57 STATE TRADING CORPN. OF INDIA LTD. (STC)
58 STEEL AUTHORITY OF INDIA LTD. (SAIL)
59 TELECOMMUNICATIONS CONSULTANTS (INDIA) LTD. (TCIL)
60 THDC LTD. Tehri Hydro Development Corporation Limited
Schedule-B
61 ANDREW YULE & COMPANY LTD.
62 BALMER LAWRIE & CO. LTD.
63 BBJ CONSTRUCTION COMPANY LTD. Braithwaite Burn and Jessop Construction Company
64 BHARAT COKING COAL LTD. (BCCL)
65 BHARAT DYNAMICS LTD.
66 BHARAT HEAVY PLATE & VESSELS LTD. Merged with BHEL. Now called HPVP-BHEL
67 BHARAT PUMPS & COMPRESSORS LTD.
68 BRAHAMPUTRA CRACKERS & POLYMER LTD.
69 BRAHMAPUTRA VALLEY FERTILIZER CORPN. LTD.
70 BRAITHWAITE & CO. LTD.
71 BRIDGE & ROOF CO.(INDIA) LTD.
72 BRITISH INDIA CORPORATION LTD.
73 BURN STANDARD COMPANY LTD.
74 CEMENT CORPN. OF INDIA LTD. (CCIL)
75 CENTRAL COALFIELDS LTD.
76 CENTRAL ELECTRONICS LTD.
77 CENTRAL MINE PLANNING & DESIGN INSTITUTE LTD. (CMPDI)
78 CHENNAI PETROLEUM CORPORATION LTD.
79 COCHIN SHIPYARD LTD.
80 COTTON CORPN. OF INDIA LTD.
81 DREDGING CORPN. OF INDIA LTD.
82 EASTERN COALFIELDS LTD.
83 ENGINEERING PROJECTS (INDIA) LTD. (EPI)
84 ENNORE PORT LTD. Kamarajar Port Limited
85 FERTILIZER CORPN. OF INDIA LTD. (FCIL)
86 GARDEN REACH SHIPBUILDERS & ENGINEERS LTD. (GRSE)
87 GOA SHIPYARD LTD.
88 HANDICRAFTS & HANDLOOM EXPORTS CORP. OF INDIA LTD. (HHEC)
89 HINDUSTAN CABLES LTD.
90 HINDUSTAN FERTILIZER CORPN. LTD. (HFCL)
91 HINDUSTAN NEWSPRINT LTD.
92 HINDUSTAN ORGANIC CHEMICALS LTD. (HOCL)
93 HINDUSTAN SHIPYARD LTD.
94 HINDUSTAN STEELWORKS COSTN. LTD. (HSCL)
95 HINDUSTAN VEGETABLE OILS CORPN. LTD.
96 HLL LIFECARE LTD. Hindustan Latex Limited
97 HMT (INTERNATIONAL) LTD. This site does not load properly
98 HMT MACHINE TOOLS LTD.
99 HMT WATCHES LTD.
100 INDIA TOURISM DEV. CORPN. LTD. (ITDC)
101 INDIA TRADE PROMOTION ORGANISATION (ITPO)
102 INDIAN DRUGS & PHARMACEUTICALS LTD.(IDPL)
103 INDIAN RAILWAY CATERING AND TOURISM CORPN. LTD. (IRCTC)
104 INDIAN RAILWAY FINANCE CORPORATION LTD.(IRFC)
105 INDIAN RARE EARTHS LTD. (IRE)
106 INDIAN RENEWABLE ENERGY DEVT.AGENCY LTD.(IREDA)
107 INSTRUMENTATION LTD.Kota; (IL-PALGHAT)
108 M S T C LTD. Metal State Trading Corporation Limited
109 MADRAS FERTILIZERS LTD.
110 MAHANADI COALFIELDLS LTD.(MCL)
111 MANGALORE REFINERY & PETROCHEMICALS LTD.
112 MINERAL EXPLORATION CORPN. LTD. (MECL)
113 MISHRA DHATU NIGAM LTD.
114 MOIL LTD. Manganese Ore India Limited
115 NATIONAL HANDLOOM DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION LTD.
116 NATIONAL JUTE MANUFACTURES CORPORATION LTD. (NJMC)
117 NATIONAL PROJECTS CONSTRUCTION CORPN. LTD. (NPCC)
118 NATIONAL SEEDS CORPN. LTD.
119 NATIONAL SMALL INDUSTRIES CORPN. LTD.(NSIC)
120 NORTHERN COALFIELDS LTD.
121 NUMALIGARH REFINARY LTD.
122 ONGC VIDESH LTD.(OVL)
123 P E C LTD. Projects and Equipment Corporation Limited
124 PAWAN HANS HELICOPTERS LTD.
125 PROJECTS & DEVELOPMENT INDIA LTD. (PDIL)
126 SCOOTERS INDIA LTD.
127 SOUTH EASTERN COALFIELDS LTD. (SECL)
128 TYRE CORPORATION OF INDIA LTD.(TCIL)
129 URANIUM CORPORATION OF INDIA LTD. (UCIL)
130 WAPCOS LTD. Water and Power Consulting Services Ltd
131 WESTERN COALFIELDS LTD.
Schedule-C
132 ANDAMAN & NICOBAR ISL. FOREST & PLANT.DEV.CORP.LTD
133 ARTIFICIAL LIMBS MFG. CORPN. OF INDIA (ALIMCO)
134 BENGAL CHEMICALS & PHARMACEUTICALS LTD.(BCPL)
135 BHARAT PETRO RESOURCES LTD.
136 BHARAT WAGON & ENGG. CO. LTD.
137 BIECCO LAWRIE & CO. LTD.
138 BROADCAST ENGG. CONSULTANTS INDIA LTD.
139 CENTRAL COTTAGE INDUSTRIES CORPN. OF INDIA LTD.
140 CENTRAL INLAND WATER TRANSPORT CORPN. LTD.
141 CENTRAL RAILSIDE WAREHOUSING CO. LTD.
142 EdCIL(India) Ltd.
143 FCI ARAVALI GYPSUM & MINERALS (INDIA) LTD.
144 FERRO SCRAP NIGAM LTD.(FSNL)
145 HINDUSTAN ANTIBIOTICS LTD.
146 HINDUSTAN INSECTICIDES LTD.
147 HINDUSTAN PHOTO FILMS MANUFACTURING CO. LTD.
148 HINDUSTAN SALTS LTD.
149 HMT BEARINGS LTD.
150 HMT CHINAR WATCHES LTD.
151 HOOGHLY DOCK AND PORT ENGINEERS LTD.
152 HOTEL CORPN. OF INDIA LTD.
153 HSCC (INDIA) LTD. Hospital Services Consultancy Corporation Limited
154 JUTE CORPN. OF INDIA LTD.
155 KARNATAKA ANTIBIOTICS & PHARMACEUTICALS LTD.
156 NAGALAND PULP & PAPER COMPANY LTD.
157 NATIONAL BACKWARD CLASSES FINANCE & DEVP.CO.
158 NATIONAL FILM DEV. CORPN. LTD.
159 NATIONAL HANDICAPPED FINANCE & DEVPT. CORPN.
160 NATIONAL MINORITIES DEVP. & FINANCE CORPN.
161 NATIONAL RESEARCH DEVELOPMENT CORPN.(NRDC)
162 NATIONAL SAFAI KARAMCHARIS FINANCE & DEVPT. CORPN
163 NATIONAL SCHEDULED CASTES FINANCE & DEVP. CORPN.
164 NATIONAL SCHEDULED TRIBES FINANCE & DEVP. CORPN.
165 NEPA LTD. National News Prints Limited at Nepanagar
166 NORTH EASTERN HANDICRAFTS & HANDLOOM DEV.CORPN. LTD.
167 NORTH EASTERN REGIONAL AGRI. MARKETING CORP.LTD.
168 RAJASTHAN ELECTRONICS AND INSTRUMENTS LTD.
169 RICHARDSON & CRUDDAS(1972) LTD.
170 STATE FARMS CORPORATION OF INDIA LTD.
171 STCL LTD.
172 TRIVENI STRUCTURALS LTD.
173 TUNGABHADRA STEEL PRODUCTS LTD.
Schedule-D
174 HINDUSTAN FLUOROCARBONS LIMITED
175 HINDUSTAN PREFAB LTD.
176 INDIAN MEDICINES & PHARMACEUTICAL CORPN. LTD.
177 ORISSA DRUGS & CHEMICALS LTD.
178 RAJASTHAN DRUGS & PHARMACEUTICALS LTD.
CPSU Pay Scales for Officers
[Visit the DPE website page]
Career in CPSUs
Most of the companies publish the vacancies at various levels in their career page of their respective websites. Director level selections are made either by the PSEB whose website is given above.