India's state-owned coal miner and the world's largest coal producer, supplying the bulk of the country's domestic coal.
coalindia.inLegal name
Coal India LimitedFounded
1975
Industry
Coal mining and production
Headquarters
Coal Bhawan, Rajarhat, Kolkata, West Bengal, India
Employees
About 220,272 (as of March 2025)
Revenue (FY25)
₹143,369 crore (approx. US$15 billion)
Market Cap
₹2,64,135 crore (approx. US$30 billion)Listed on
NSE: COALINDIA, BSE: 533278
Chairman & Managing Director
B. Sairam
Director (Finance) & CFO
Mukesh Agrawal
Coal India Limited is an Indian state-owned coal-mining company headquartered in Kolkata, West Bengal. Founded in 1975, it's the world's largest coal producer and holds Maharatna status under India's Ministry of Coal. The Government of India owns roughly 63% of the company, which is listed on the NSE (COALINDIA) and BSE (533278) and is a constituent of the NIFTY 50 and BSE SENSEX indices.
The company runs its operations through seven coal-producing subsidiaries and the Central Mine Planning and Design Institute, spread across India's coal belt in states such as West Bengal, Jharkhand, Chhattisgarh, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, and Odisha. As of March 2025 it employed roughly 220,272 people, making it one of India's largest employers.
For FY2024-25 Coal India reported revenue of about ₹143,369 crore (roughly US$15 billion) and net income of about ₹35,302 crore. As of 22 July 2026 its market capitalization stood at about ₹2.64 lakh crore. B. Sairam took charge as Chairman-cum-Managing Director on 15 December 2025, with Mukesh Agrawal serving as Director (Finance) and CFO.
Chairman & Managing Director
Director (Finance) & Chief Financial Officer
Director (Human Resources)
Director (Marketing)
Interview experience
Good (8 out of 10)
Interview difficulty
Medium
Interview process length
Ranges from a day to over a month
Practice real questions and get instant feedback before the panel.
Q: Introduce yourself and tell us about your hometown.
A: Keep it to a 60 to 90 second pitch: your name, education, one or two strengths tied to the role, then a warm line about your hometown. Practice it out loud so it sounds natural, not memorized.
Q: Who is the current Coal Minister, and who is the chairman of Coal India?
A: The Chairman-cum-Managing Director of Coal India is B. Sairam, who took charge in December 2025. For the Union Coal Minister, confirm the current office holder from official sources before your interview, since cabinet roles change.
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A: An algorithm is a finite, well-defined sequence of steps that takes input and produces output to solve a specific problem. Good algorithms are correct, unambiguous, and terminate in finite time.
Q: What is the time complexity of quicksort in the best and worst cases?
A: Quicksort runs in O(n log n) in the best and average cases when partitions are balanced. Its worst case is O(n squared), which happens when the pivot is repeatedly the smallest or largest element, such as on already sorted data with a poor pivot choice.
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Monthly pay scale
₹60,000 to ₹1,80,000/month (basic ₹60,000)
Annual CTC
₹6,00,000 to ₹19,20,000/year
Monthly gross
About ₹70,000/month
Monthly in-hand
₹75,000 to ₹95,000/month in-hand (gross ₹90,000 to ₹1,05,000)
Monthly in-hand
₹80,000 to ₹1,00,000/month (pay scale ₹60,000 to ₹1,80,000)
Monthly
₹80,000 to ₹1,20,000/month
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July 9, 2026
Coal India signs MoU with ISRO's National Remote Sensing Centre
Coal India signed a memorandum of understanding with the National Remote Sensing Centre under ISRO to apply satellite and geospatial technology across its mining and monitoring operations.
#CoalIndia #ISRO #MoU
View postJuly 2, 2026
Coal India's power sector supplies grow 5.9% in June FY27
CIL supplied 51.44 million tonnes of coal to power plants in June, up 5.9% year on year, with total supplies reaching 65.8 million tonnes and Q1 supplies at 197.7 million tonnes.
#CoalIndia #CoalSupply #PowerSector
View postJune 30, 2026
Canada's High Commissioner visits Coal Bhawan
Canada's High Commissioner visited Coal India's Kolkata headquarters, Coal Bhawan, for discussions tied to mining cooperation and technology.
#CoalIndia #Canada #Partnership
View postJune 21, 2026
Coal India marks International Yoga Day 2026
Coal India observed International Yoga Day 2026 with events held across its headquarters and subsidiary companies.
#CoalIndia #YogaDay #CSR
View postJune 20, 2026
President and PM lay foundation stone for Odisha coal gasification plant
The President and Prime Minister laid the foundation stone for a coal gasification plant in Odisha, part of Coal India's diversification beyond thermal coal supply.
#CoalGasification #Odisha #CoalIndia
View postB. Sairam is the Chairman-cum-Managing Director of Coal India, taking charge on 15 December 2025. Mukesh Agrawal serves as Director (Finance) and Chief Financial Officer.
