PESB to interview candidates on May 21 for NTPC CMD post: Sources

PESB will conduct interviews on May 21 for the CMD post at NTPC Limited. Incumbent CMD Gurdeep Singh is set to retire on July 31, 2025.

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New Delhi, 15 May 2025: According to sources, the Public Enterprises Selection Board (PESB) is scheduled to interview candidates on May 21, 2025, for the post of Chairman & Managing Director (CMD) of NTPC Limited. It is learnt that 12 candidates have been shortlisted for the interview.

The current CMD, Gurdeep Singh, one of the longest-serving chiefs at India’s largest power generation utility, is set to retire on July 31, 2025. Singh has been at the helm of NTPC since February 2016 and was granted a tenure extension in October 2020, which extended his service until July 31, 2025.