Does Indian Oil pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Indian Oil employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.9 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Indian Oil. This rating has been stable over the past 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Indian Oil?

66% of Indian Oil employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Indian Oil 3.4 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.5 for culture and values and 3.5 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Indian Oil?

Assistant Manager (150) , Manager (74) , Intern (56) , Officer (40) , Operations Officer (39) , Internship (38) , Production Engineer (33) , Engineer (29) , Project Engineer (24) , Summer Intern (23) , Senior Manager (22) , Vocational Trainee (21) , Apprentice (19) , General Manager (19) , Mechanical Engineer (19)

What are the pros of working at Indian Oil according to real employee reviews?

"Work life balance os good here" ((in 137 reviews)); "Flexible in working load and good salary" ((in 129 reviews)); "Work culture good and interest with industrial experts" ((in 59 reviews)); "Pay and package is good." ((in 49 reviews)); "4. Health benefits are good for self and dependents" ((in 43 reviews))

What are the cons of working at Indian Oil according to real employee reviews?

"management should be good enough" ((in 30 reviews)); "Hectic, late working hours, mgmt is rude sometimes, less leaves, no job satisfaction" ((in 17 reviews)); "No career growth" ((in 15 reviews)); "High Work Load" ((in 9 reviews)); "Office politics is very rampant" ((in 9 reviews))

What are employees saying about Indian Oil layoffs in 2026?

Explore Glassdoor’s employee reviews to understand what current and former employees are saying about Indian Oil layoffs and their outlook for job security at Indian Oil in 2026.

Indian Oil reviews

3.9

66% would recommend to a friend

(1,476 total reviews)

Shri R S Butola

67% approve of CEO

67% positive business outlook

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Indian Oil has an employee rating of 3.9 out of 5 stars, based on 1,476 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Indian Oil employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Einzel- & Großhandel industry (3.5 stars).

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4.0

Jun 19, 2012

great start in public sector

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

one of the best public sector unit of India.gud opportunity for an engineer to start his/her carreer wid IOCL as a GET.

Cons

stagnation in the growth as its a public sector unit, give preference to reserved category,one have to switch if he/she want a growth

3.0

Jun 18, 2012

The business of oil in India

Production engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

job security good starting package freedom to learn and experiment develops good administrative skills more free time to prepare for any competitive exams get to live in differnet places in india

Cons

slow increase in salary growth rate of career slow favouritism and red tapism prevails for promotions and po

4.0

Jun 11, 2012

It is good but can be better

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

It is the only indian company in the forbes top 100. The work/life balance is pretty good.

Cons

The promotions take place once in 3 years.

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