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Sunday, 14 April 2013

How to get Job in PSUs


PSUs are government undertaking companies and are quite popular nowadays as these are less affected by the current recession. These are also pink-slip proof and provide secure future and good money. So the generation ‘Y’ graduates are fast moving towards this sector. However, how to get into this hot sector is a question often asked by such graduates which often go unanswered. This sector provides a career for both technical and non-technical personnel. Here we are about to provide all the required information regarding PSU examinations.

Let us start with guys from a technical background. They can apply in technical service providing companies, i.e. BSNL, MTNL, SAIL, NHAI, NTPC, BHEL, ONGC, IOCL, HPCL, BPCL and many more. These PSUs recruit thousands of diploma and degree holding personnel in technical field. All these companies have their own recruiting procedures. Many of them recruit directly from prestigious engineering colleges; but even if you are not from such institutes, don’t worry, they have their off-campus recruitment procedure for you.

Some of these companies have competitive type examinations and others have technical written and interview rounds. The intimation for the examination is generally notified beforehand repeatedly in all the leading daily newspapers and the application forms are made available from the respective offices.

Administrative posts are also available for non-technical personnel in this sector. MBA personnel from non-technical fields also can join such offices in the managerial positions. Procedure of applying for such posts is usually the same as that for technical personnel. Apart from the positions mentioned above, non-technical personnel have a lucrative chance of securing an opening in the banking, insurance and unit trust sectors.

Banks have their own recruiting process and recruitment in this field in on an upscale in the recent years. With a simple graduation you can apply for this field. Except RBI and private banks, every other bank comes under the PSU sector. Every bank has their own procedure for recruiting. Application forms for the examinations are available in the banks or even on the internet. Banking jobs are considered by many as one of the most secure jobs in India.

There are several insurance and unit trust PSUs in India. They also conduct their own examination processes, information about which is generally available on their websites and also in the leading daily newspapers of the country.

There are about 277 Central PSUs in India and all of them have their own recruitment procedures. They all advertise in the leading dailies and most of them hold all-India based recruitment examination. So all enthusiasts be prepared for a competitive examination with special emphasis on the Indian economic sector, and you are all set to roll the dice

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:
  1. 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.
  2. Written test time duration is 2 hours only. 150 multiple choice objective type questions are asked with each question carries 1 mark
  3. 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:
  1. Commencement of on-line submission of applicati-ons: 30th August, 2010.
  2. Closing of on-line submission of applications: 20th September, 2010.
  3. Last date for receipt of Ack. Slips at BHEL, BAP Ranipet: 27th September, 2010
  4. Written test for Engineer Trainee : 31-10-2010
  5. Written test for Supervisor Trainee: 24-10-2010
  6. 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: 
ReasoningArithmetic
Number seriesPercentage
Letter seriesProfit & Loss
NumberAnalogy
Letter AnalogyTime & work
Word AnalogyTime & distance
Odd man all DirectionsPipes & cisterns Trains
Blood RelationsBoots & Streams Average
Seating arrangementAverages
Seating arrangementRatio & proportion
Coding & decodingSimple Interest
Vern - DiagramsCompound Interest
Logical Vern DiagramsMinute & Allgation
CalendarsProblems on ages
ClocksL.C.M & H.C.F
Symbol & NotationsNumbers 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