The Search-cum-Selection Committee (SCSC) has shortlisted candidates for senior executive leadership positions, including succession planning following the term of incumbent Gurdeep Singh. The interviews are scheduled to be conducted on July 4, 2026.

The following executives have been shortlisted. Om Prakash Mishra – Executive Director (Community Development), Coal India Limited, Pawan Kumar Mishra – Director (Finance), Central Coalfields Limited, Md Anzar Alam – Director (Finance), Eastern Coalfields Limited, Darla Sunil Kumar – Director (Finance) - Finance HOD, South Eastern Coalfields Limited, Chandra Shekhar Tiwari – Director (Technical & Operations), Central Coalfields Limited, Ramesh Chandra Mohapatra – Director (Technical) / Director Technical (Project & Planning), South Eastern Coalfields Limited, Ashutosh Dwivedi – Director (Technical) Operation, Northern Coalfields Limited, Rajeev Kumar Sinha – Director (Technical / Engineering Services), Central Mine Planning & Design Institute Limited, Pankaj Kumar Sharma – Director (Production), National Aluminium Company Limited, Piyush Mittal – Executive Director & State Head (Telangana & Andhra Pradesh), Indian Oil Corporation Limited, N Franklin Jayakumar – Director (Technical), South Eastern Coalfields Limited, Anup Kumar Satpathy – Chief Safety Officer, South East Central Railways.