Engineering Trainees in BHEL... Preparation Plan

ByP.Srinivas Reddy Managing Director, Vani Institute of Engg. & Tech., Hyderabad. BHEL, one of India's leading Navratna PSU, caters to the core sectors of Indian economy viz power generation and Transmission, Industry, Transportation, Oil & Gas. BHEL has been offering recruitment for the posts of Engineer Trainee and Supervisor trainee. The requirement is for BHEL's various manufacturing units and project sites spread all over India Selection Process: Selection Process consists of written test and personal interview. Candidates are called for personal interview in the ratio of 1: 3 to the number of vacancies in order or merit of written test marks. Engineer Trainee:  Eligibility: Full time regular Bachelor's degree in Engineering or technology from a recognized Indian University/institute in the disciplines of Mechanical/ Electrical/Electronics with minimum 65% marks in the aggregate of all years/ semesters. Written test details for Engineer Trainee: Written test consists of 240 multiple choice objective type Questions. Test is designed to assess the candidate's professional (Technical) knowledge of the chosen Engineering Discipline and Higher Aptitude covering area like Quantitative Aptitude, Reasoning Ability Logical Thinking. English usage, General Awareness etc. Written test time duration is 2hours & 30 minutes For each question, choices of few alternative answers have been given out of which only one alternative is correct. 240 Multiple choice objective type questions are asked with each question carries 1 mark Negative marking to the extent of 0.2 marks per wrong answer will be applicable Supervisor Trainee:  Eligibility: Full time regular Diploma in Engineering from a recognized Indian University/Institute in the discipline of Mechanical/ Electrical/ Electronics/ Civil with minimum 65% marks in aggregate at all years / semesters. Written test details for Supervisor Trainee: Written test consists of 150 multiple choice objective type questions. Test is designed to assess the candidate's professional (Technical) knowledge of the chosen Engineering Discipline and Higher Aptitude covering area like Quantitative Aptitude, Reasoning Ability, Logical Thinking, English usage, General Awareness etc. Written test time duration is 2 hours only. 150 multiple choice objective type questions are asked with each question carries 1 mark Negative marking to the extent of 0.2 marks per wrong answer will be applicable Breakup of Questions for Engineer Trainee:  Total 240 Questions From Engineering subjects = 120 marks From Aptitude = 80 marks From English = 40 marks Syllabus:  The written test consists of two papers 1) Technical 2) Aptitude For Electrical stream questions in the written test covers Electrical Engineering Subjects (Mostly Electrical Machines and Power Systems), General Engineering (Which covers Basics in computer Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Electronics and communication, Civil Engineering, Physics), General English and Quantitative Aptitude. In Mechanical Stream, emphasis is on Thermal Engineering subjects and production part mainly In electronics & communication engineering techni-cal side main questions will be asked from Signals & Systems and Communication Subjects. For Technical part the syllabus is same as in the GATE  For English: General Questions like synonyms, antonyms, fill in the blanks with the most appropriate, word analogies comprehension passages. Data Analysis: (D.I) l Pie charts l Lines l Graphs l Bar Diagrams Preparation Tips: Prepare a time table from now onwards Realize that time duration is less Buy any objective book available from the market. Select those books which give the method and theory to solve the problem BHEL Recruitment 2010 Important Dates: Commencement of on-line submission of applicati-ons: 30th August, 2010. Closing of on-line submission of applications: 20th September, 2010. Last date for receipt of Ack. Slips at BHEL, BAP Ranipet: 27th September, 2010 Written test for Engineer Trainee : 31-10-2010 Written test for Supervisor Trainee: 24-10-2010 All relevant details are given in website www.carreers.bhel.in Number of Posts:  Engineer Trainee 1) Mechanical Engineer Trainee = 400 2) Electrical Engineer Trainee = 125 3) Electronics Engineer Trainee = 75 Total Engineer Trainee = 600 Supervisor Trainee  1) Mechanical Engineer Trainee = 550 2) Electrical Engineer Trainee = 150 3) Electronics Engineer Trainee = 75 4) Civil Engineer Trainee = 25 Total Supervisor Trainee = 800 From Aptitude part Topics will be:  Reasoning Arithmetic Number series Percentage Letter series Profit & Loss Number Analogy Letter Analogy Time & work Word Analogy Time & distance Odd man all Directions Pipes & cisterns Trains Blood Relations Boots & Streams Average Seating arrangement Averages Seating arrangement Ratio & proportion Coding & decoding Simple Interest Vern - Diagrams Compound Interest Logical Vern Diagrams Minute & Allgation Calendars Problems on ages Clocks L.C.M & H.C.F Symbol & Notations Numbers simplifications Important books for BHEL preparation: MECHANICAL:  Objective questions by Galgotia Publications Guide to BHEL- Mechanical Engineering by G.K Publications EEE:  Objective questions by Galgotia Publications by Harish C. Rai & Ashok Raj Guide to BHEL - Electrical Engineering by G.K Publications ECE:  Objective questions by Galgotia Publications Guide to BHEL - Electronics &communication engineering by G.K Publications APTITUDE:  S. Chand Quantitative Aptitude for Competiti-ve Examinations (Fully Solved) by R.S. Aggarwal l S.Chand A Modern Approach To Verbal & Non-Verbal Reasoning by R.S.Aggarwal