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Oil and Natural Gas

Corporation
Recruitment and Selection Process
Shashank Dimri
1st Sem AGBS
Section-C
10/2/2009
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1.0 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY


The project titled as ‘Recruitment and Selection Process’ has been undertaken
with an objective of analysing the Recruitment and Selection strategies of the company
of our choice. The Company that has been selected for this purpose is ‘O il and Natural
Gas Corporation’ which is among the fortune 500 companies of this world. Under the current
rankings it stands at position of 152. It represents India’s energy needs and is the most valuable
public enterprise. Various graphs in this report represents ONGC’s increasing trend of turnover,
profitability etc. This company is segmented into various departments and has one of its key
assets at Bombay high. It has a subsidiary called ‘MRPL’ located at Mangalore in Karnataka.
ONGC Videsh is one of its very important subsidiary, undertakes all the overseas functions of
ONGC.
To gain knowledge about various recruitment and selection strategies of ONGC a deep
interview with Mr. O.P Choudhary (HR Manager) was conducted. The facts that came out
from the interview are discussed in detail in this report. An Interview draft is included in this
report under the appendix section.
Normally, ONGC conducts its recruitment program in three ways: Indirect, Direct, and
with the help of third party agencies. These methods have been discussed in detail in this
report.
Recruitment and selection process of ONGC is the most trustworthy as it has a very
strong Human Resource Department.

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2.0 RESEARCH METHODOLGY

2.1 Research Journey

When I started thinking for carrying out my research then the company whose
name came first to my mind was of Oil and Natural Gas Corporation. The main
reason for choosing this company was that this is amongst the fortune 500 companies
and is called ‘Navratna’. The aim of the research was to gather information about this
company. Researches basically are of two types: (1) Exploratory Research and (2)
Conclusive Research. To fulfill the above mentioned objective I have carried out an
exploratory research in the company. The table given below gives the details of my
research journey.
Research Type: Exploratory Research

DAY ACTIVITY

28th September Gathering Information about the company and preparation of

questionnaires.

29th September Acquiring appointment from the interviewee.

30th September Visiting the Company and conducting a deep interview.

1st October Analysing the data and other facts acquired during interview.

2nd October Reflecting the analysed data on the report.


Table 2.1: Research Journey

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2.2 Preunderstanding
It is important to have a preunderstanding when one would like to interpret and
understand the collected material. Preunderstanding means prior knowledge of the
subject, and one’s experiences from the field. A person’s experience can be extracted
from both working and personal life and from others through books, reports and
lectures.

2.3 Research Method


Firstly, when one decides to prepare the design of the research then one has to
consider that it would be a great idea if research is created in the way suitable to one’s
personality, skills and knowledge. Moreover, there are two methods, quantitative and
qualitative, where one is not better than the other; it all depends on how the researcher
would like to conduct study.

Quantitative method is recognized being scientific wherein researchers use


mathematical and statistical surveys to investigate the phenomenon. Here, the focus is
to explain cause and affect relationship and to be able to test whether hypothesis is
applicable in reality. The measurement, tests and questionnaires are very controlled and
the results lead to the generalization of the population. The researcher is seen as a
outsider, and keeps a distance and objective view of the research.

In contrast, qualitative method is pigeonholed by the fact that one wants to


understand people and how they experience their reality. Qualitative researchers
investigate different parts of the context to create a visible whole. In addition, it
involves fieldwork, description and discovering the meaning of the hypothesis, where
the researcher plays an important role in collecting data. The data can be retrieved from
interviews and observations, where generalization is made by comparing individuals.
Researcher is an active part and considered as an insider which is subjective in one’s
judgement.

The method of my research is qualitative research.

2.4 Data Collection

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There mainly two procedures for collecting information i.e. theoretical and
empirical. Theoretical refers to the secondary data, which are collected or created by
others where the purpose of that data might differ from our work. On the other hand,
empirical data is primary data, which the writers of thesis collect directly to investigate
the specific problem.
Theoretical data will be used to understand and interpret our research question,
it will help us in broadening the base from which conclusion can be drawn. This type of
information consists of books, historical studies, articles and online data, which need to
be reviewed to see that whether it is useful to us and from reliable sources. To find
suitable data I have referred ONGC’s resources and literature.
Empirical data is collected in favour of research, with questions and objectives.
It is important to decide which persons should be included in the study to see the
accurate picture of the reality. As I had scarcity of time, I could conduct only one
interview.

2.5 Research Quality


When the research is being conducted it is of utmost importance to make sure
that that information is reliable and trustworthy, the reader must be able to trust the
hypothesis being presented. When talking about validity and reliability in qualitative
research one has to take ethical aspect into consideration to make fair judgement. To
test the trustworthiness of the report there are three are three different categories, to
judge the quality one uses internal-external validity, reliability.
Internal Reliability is how our findings match the reality, and if we as authors
measure the things that are aimed to measured. Moreover, quality of research is an
ongoing process; it always changes, due to the fact that what we study is how other
people understand it.
External Validity is primarily reusing the findings in other situations, if is
possible to generalise the result of the study. To develop the results from qualitative
research in external way different strategies can be used. Starting with rich, thick
description, where researcher must provide much material so that the reader can decide
if their situation matches the research. Additionally, typically or modal category is to
make detailed description of the studied phenomenon so that it can be compared with
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other categories. Finally, multisite designs the researcher uses as much information and
data collection is possible so that the reader can use it in other situations.
Another aspect that must be considered is reliability, where the findings from
research with same studied phenomenon, should reach the same conclusion,
independent of the researcher. However, when it comes to qualitative studies, which we
are using in our thesis, the reliability is hard to define though human behavior is
investigated. Moreover, it can be hard to segregate and it could be explained

“researchers seek to describe and explain the world as those in the world experience it.

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3.0 INDUSTRY PROFILE

The petroleum industry includes the global process of exploration, extracting


and refining, transporting and marketing the petroleum product. The largest quantity
products of the industry are fuel oil and Gasoline. Petroleum is also the raw material for
many chemical products, including pharmaceuticals, fertilizers, solvents, pesticides and
plastics. The oil industry is mainly divided into three major components: Upstream,
Midstream and Downstream. Midstream operations are usually included in downstream
industry.
Petroleum is vital to many industries, and is of the importance to the
maintenance of industrialised civilization itself, thus is of great concern for many
countries. Oil accounts for the very large percentage of oil consumption worldwide,
ranging from a low 32% for Europe and Asia, up to a high of 53% for Middle East.

3.1 Challenges faced by Oil and Gas Industry

The oil and gas industry is totally a global industry. However, its underlying
importance in India’s growth cannot be ignored. Current business scenario has raised
many challenges for oil and gas industry and policy makers.
In order to acquire and sustain competitive advantage, companies need to
continuously innovate; un-learn; learn; restructure; and improve their core and support
processes. It is not just enough to manage current processes; but go beyond the existing
model and framework to question and reassess how value is created and delivered.
Functional area challenges must be unique for this unique and growing industry.

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4.0 COMPANY PROFILE

4.1GLOBAL RANKING

Fig 4.1 An Employee Working

 ONGC was ranked as the Numero Uno Oil & Gas Exploration &
Production (E&P) Company.
 ONGC ranked 20th among the Global publicly-listed Energy companies
as per ‘PFC Energy 50” (Jan 2008)
 ONGC is the only Company from India whose name appears in the
Fortune Magazine’s list of the World’s Most Admired Companies 2007.
 Occupied 152nd rank in “Forbes Global 2000” 2009 list (up 46 notches
than last year) of the elite companies across the world; based on sales,
profits, assets and market valuation during the last fiscal. In terms of
profits, ONGC maintains its top ranking from India.
 ONGC was ranked 335th position as per Fortune Global 500 - 2008 list;
up from 369th rank last year, based on revenues, profits, assets and

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shareholder’s equity. ONGC maintains has maintained top rank in terms


of profits among seven companies from India in the list.
 the world, as per Platts 250 Global Energy Companies List in the year
2008 based on assets, revenues, profits and return on invested capital
(ROIC).

4.2 REPRESENTS INDIA’S ENERGY NEEDS

ONGC has single-handedly scripted India’s hydrocarbon saga by:


 Producing 6.61 billion tonnes of In-place hydrocarbon reserves with
more than 300 discoveries of oil and gas; in fact, 6 out of the 7
producing basins have been discovered by ONGC: out of these In-place
hydrocarbons in domestic acreages, Ultimate Reserves are 2.36 Billion
Metric tonnes (BMT) of Oil + Oil Equivalent Gas (O+OEG).
 Simultaneously producing 788.273 Million Metric Tonnes (MMT) of
crude and 463 Billion Cubic Meters (BCM) of Natural Gas, from 111
fields.
 ONGC has bagged 85 of the 162 Blocks (more than 50%) awarded in
the 6 rounds of bidding, under the New Exploration Licensing Policy
(NELP) of the Indian Government.
 ONGC’s fully-owned subsidiary namely ONGC Videsh Ltd. (OVL) is
the biggest Indian multinational company, with 44 Oil & Gas projects (7
of them producing) in 18 countries.

4.3 INDIA’S MOST VALUABLE PUBLIC ENTERPRISE

 It was ranked as the most respected Public Enterprise in India in 2007


“Business World Survey, with 19th position in the league of the most-
respected Indian Corporate(s).

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 It was rated ‘Excellent’ in MOU Performance Rating for 2006-07 by the


Department of Public Enterprises, Ministry of Heavy Industries in
Public Enterprises, GOI.
 Oil Industry Safety Directorate (OISD) has selected ONGC’s
Ahmedabad Asset and MRPL for the year 2006-07 (as number one in
Group-4 category (Oil & Gas Assets) and Second in Group-1 Refinery
category respectively).
 It has topped the visibility metrics in Indian Oil and Gas Sector and the
only PSU in the top 10 list of Indian Corporate newsmakers.
 Golden Peacock was awarded to ONGC for the 3rd consecutive year.
 Won the coveted winner’s trophy of the maiden “Earth Care Award for
excellence in climate change mitigation and adoption” under the
category of GHG mitigation in the small/medium and large enterprises.
 Awarded with “Infraline Energy Excellence Award” for its services to
the Nation in Oil & Gas Exploration and Production category.
 Mr. R.S Sharma (CMD) was bestowed with “Amity Award for
Excellence” in Cost Management.

4.5 PIONEERING EFFORTS

 Holds largest share of hydrocarbon acreages in India.


 It contributes to over 80 per cent of Indian’s oil and gas production.
 It contributes about one tenth of Indian refining capacity.
 It created a record of sorts by turning Mangalore Refinery and
Petrochemicals Limited around from being a stretcher case for referral
to BIFR to the BSE Top 30, within a year.
 It has interests in LNG and product transportation business.

4.6 COMPETITIVE STRENGTH

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Fig 4.2
 All crudes are sweet and most (76%) are light, with sulphur percentage
ranging from 0.02-0.10, API gravity range 26°-46° and hence attract a
premium in the market.
 Strong intellectual property base, information, knowledge, skills and
experience
 Maximum number of Exploration Licenses, including competitive NELP
rounds. ONGC has bagged 85 of the 162 Blocks (more than 50%) awarded
in the 6 rounds of bidding, under the New Exploration Licensing Policy
(NELP) of the Indian Government.
 It owns and operates more than 15000 kilometers of pipelines in India,
including nearly 3800 kilometers of sub-sea pipelines. No other company in
India operated even 50 per cent of this route length.

4.7 STRATEGIC VISION

 For focusing on core business of E&P, ONGC has following Objectives:


 To double Reserves.
 To improve average recovery from 28% to 40%.

The focus of management will be to monetize the assets as well as to assetise the
money.

4.8 FINANCIALS (2008-2009)

 ONGC posted a net profit of 161.26 million profits despite volatile market
and crude prices.

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 Net worth 781 million.


 Practically zero debt corporate.

Contributed over 280 million to exchequer.

4.9 THE ROAD AHEAD

 New discoveries and fast track development.


 Equity oil from abroad.
 Downstream value additions and forward integration.
 Leveraging state of art technologies and global best practices.
 New sources of energy.
 Production from small and marginal field.

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4.10 ONGC Videsh: Accreting hydrocarbon resources abroad

ONGC Videsh Limited (OVL) is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Oil and Natural


Gas Corporation Limited (ONGC) - the flagship national oil company of India. The
primary business of OVL is to prospect for oil and gas acreages abroad including
acquisition of oil and gas fields, exploration, development, production, transportation
and export of oil and gas. Incorporated as Hydrocarbons India Private Limited on
March 5, 1965 and rechristened as ONGC Videsh Limited on June 15, 1989, OVL,
over a period of time has grown to become the second-largest E&P company in India
both in terms of oil production and oil and gas reserve holdings.
Starting with the exploration and development of the Rostam and Raksh oil
fields in Iran and undertaking a service contract in Iraq, a major breakthrough was
achieved by OVL in 1992 in Vietnam with the discovery of two major free gas fields,
namely LanTay and LanDo, in partnership with British Petroleum and Petro-Vietnam.
The success carried on thereafter. In 2001, OVL acquired 20% stake in Sakhalin-1
project in the far east of Russia with an investment of over USD 2.1 billion – the single
largest Foreign Direct Investment made by an Indian company at that time.
The company, adopting a balanced portfolio approach, maintains a combination
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joint operator in 2 projects. OVL produces hydrocarbons from its 7 assets, namely,
Russia (Sakhalin-I), Syria (Al-Furat Project), Vietnam (Block 06.1), Colombia
(Mansarover Energy Project), Sudan (Greater Nile Oil Project and Block 5A) and
Venezuela (San Cristobal Project). Balance 5 projects are in development phase and 25
are in the exploration phase.
OVL’s international oil and gas operations produced 8.802 MMT of O+OEG in
2007-08 as against 0.252 MMT of O+OEG in 2002-03. Today, OVL’s cumulative
investment overseas has crossed USD 7.5 billion.
While OVL participates and operates in varied environments – both political
and geographical, it is committed to the highest standards of Occupational Health,
Safety and Environment protection and compliance to all applicable local laws and
regulations. Understanding well its Corporate Social Responsibility, OVL makes
valuable contributions to the communities and economies in which it operates by
investing in education and training, improving employment opportunities for nationals,
and providing medical, sports and/or agricultural facilities, besides payment of tax
revenues to local governments.
Some of the leading alliance partners of OVL are BP, CNPC, Ecopetrol, ENI,
Exxon, Norsk Hydro, PDVSA, Petrobras, Petronas, Petrovietnam, Repsol, Rosneft,
Shell, Sinopec, Total and TPOC.

Fig 4.3 Venezuela Asset

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4.11 Mangalore Refinery and Petrochemicals Limited

MRPL, located in a beautiful hilly terrain north of Mangalore city, is a State of


Art Grassroots Refinery at Mangalore and is a subsidiary of ONGC. The Refinery has
got a versatile design with high flexibility to process Crudes of various API and with
high degree of Automation.

MRPL has a design capacity to process 9.69 million metric tonnes per annum
and is the only Refinery in India to have 2 Hydrocrackers producing Premium Diesel
(High Cetane). It is also the only Refinery in India to have 2 CCRs producing Unleaded
Petrol of High Octane.

MRPL has high standards in refining and environment protection matched by its
commitments to society. MRPL has also developed a Green Belt around the entire
Refinery with plant species specially selected to blend with the local flora.

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Fig 4.4 Location of MRPL

5.0 SEGMENTATION OF THE ORGANISATION

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Fig 5.1 Segmentation of the Company

6.0 Financial Highlights of the Organisation


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800,000

700,000

600,000 Fig 6.1 Net


Worth ( Rs
Million)
500,000

400,000

Fig 6.2 Net


300,000 profit (Rs
million)

200,000

100,000

0
FY 05
FY06
FY07 Fig 6.3
FY 08
FY09 Turnovers (Rs
Million)

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350,000

300,000

250,000

Column2
200,000

150,000

100,000

50,000

0
FY 05
FY 06
FY 07
FY 08
FY 09

Fig 6.4 Contribution of Exchequer

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7.0 THEORY

Recruitment refers to the process of screening, and selecting qualified people


for a job at an organization or firm, or for a vacancy in a volunteer-based some
components of the recruitment process, mid- and large-size organizations and
companies often retain professional recruiters or outsource some of the process to
recruitment agencies. External recruitment is the process of attracting and selecting
employees from outside the organization.
The recruitment industry has four main types of agencies: employment
agencies, recruitment websites and job search engines, "headhunters" for executive and
professional recruitment, and in-house recruitment. The stages in recruitment include
sourcing candidates by advertising or other methods, and screening and selecting
potential candidates using tests or interviews.

7.1 Agency types


The recruitment industry has four main types of agencies. Their recruiters aim
to channel candidates into the hiring organizations application process. As a general
rule, the agencies are paid by the companies, not the candidates.

7.2 Traditional Agency


Also known as employment agencies, recruitment agencies have historically
had a physical location. A candidate visits a local branch for a short interview and an
assessment before being taken onto the agency’s books. Recruitment consultants then
work to match their pool of candidates to their clients' open positions. Suitable
candidates are short-listed and put forward for an interview with potential employers on
a temporary ("temp") or permanent ("perm") basis.
Compensation to agencies take several forms, the most popular:

 A contingency fee paid by the company when a recommended candidate accepts a job
with the client company (typically 20%-30% based and calculated of the candidates

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first-year base salary – though fees as low as 12.5% can be found online), which
usually has some form of guarantee (30–90 days standard), should the candidate fail to
perform and is terminated within a set period of time (refundable fully or prorated)
 An advance payment that serves as a retainer, also paid by the company, non-
refundable paid in full depending on outcome and success (eg. 30% up front, 30% in 90
days and the remainder once a search is completed). This form of compensation is
generally reserved for high level executive search/headhunters
 Hourly Compensation for temporary workers and projects. A pre-negotiated hourly fee,
in which the agency is paid and pays the applicant as a consultant for services as a third
party. Many contracts allow a consultant to transition to a full-time status upon
completion of a certain number of hours with or without a conversion fee.

7.3 Headhunters
A "headhunter" is industry term for a third-party recruiter who seeks out
candidates, often when normal recruitment efforts have failed. Headhunters are
generally considered more aggressive than in-house recruiters or may have preexisting
industry experience and contacts. They may use advanced sales techniques, such as
initially posing as clients to gather employee contacts, as well as visiting candidate
offices. They may also purchase expensive lists of names and job titles, but more often
will generate their own lists. They may prepare a candidate for the interview, help
negotiate the salary, and conduct closure to the search. They are frequently members in
good standing of industry trade groups and associations. Headhunters will often attend
trade shows and other meetings nationally or even internationally that may be attended
by potential candidates and hiring managers.
Headhunters are typically small operations that make high margins on candidate
placements (sometimes more than 30% of the candidate’s annual compensation). Due
to their higher costs, headhunters are usually employed to fill senior management and
executive level roles. Headhunters are also used to recruit very specialized individuals;
for example, in some fields, such as emerging scientific research areas, there may only
be a handful of top-level professionals who are active in the field. In this case, since
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by-one, rather than advertise internationally for candidates. While in-house recruiters
tend to attract candidates for specific jobs, headhunters will both attract candidates and
actively seek them out as well. To do so, they may network, cultivate relationships with
various companies, maintain large databases, purchase company directories or
candidate lists, and cold call prospective recruits.

7.4 In-House Recruitment


Larger employers tend to undertake their own in-house recruitment, using their
human resources department, front-line hiring managers and recruitment personnel who
handle targeted functions and populations. In addition to coordinating with the agencies
mentioned above, in-house recruiters may advertise job vacancies on their own
websites, coordinate internal employee referrals, work with external associations, trade
groups and/or focus on campus graduate recruitment. While job postings are common,
networking is by far the most significant approach when reaching out to fill positions.
Alternatively a large employer may choose to outsource all or some of their recruitment
process (recruitment process outsourcing).

7.5 Passive Candidate Research Firms / Sourcing Firms


These firms provide competitive passive candidate intelligence to support
company's recruiting efforts. Normally they will generate varying degrees of candidate
information from those people currently engaged in the position a company is looking
to fill. These firms usually charge a per hour fee or by candidate lead. Many times this
uncovers names that cannot be found with other methods and will allow internal
recruiters the ability to focus their efforts solely on recruiting.

7.6 Process
Job Analysis
The proper start to a recruitment effort is to perform a job analysis, to document
the actual or intended requirement of the job to be performed. This information is
captured in a job description and provides the recruitment effort with the boundaries
and objectives of the search. Oftentimes a company will have job descriptions that

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represent a historical collection of tasks performed in the past. These job descriptions
need to be reviewed or updated prior to a recruitment effort to reflect present day
requirements. Starting recruitment with an accurate job analysis and job description
insures the recruitment effort starts off on a proper track for success.
7.7 Sourcing
Sourcing involves 1) advertising, a common part of the recruiting process, often
encompassing multiple media, such as the Internet, general newspapers, job ad
newspapers, professional publications, window advertisements, job centers, and
campus graduate recruitment programs; and 2) recruiting research, which is the
proactive identification of relevant talent who may not respond to job postings and
other recruitment advertising methods done . This initial research for so-called passive
prospects, also called name-generation, results in a list of prospects who can then be
contacted to solicit interest, obtain a resume/CV, and be screened.

7.8 Screening and selection


Suitability for a job is typically assessed by looking for skills, e.g.
communication, typing, and computer skills. Qualifications may be shown through
résumés, job applications, interviews, educational or professional experience, the
testimony of references, or in-house testing, such as for software knowledge, typing
skills, numeracy, and literacy, through psychological tests or employment testing. In
some countries, employers are legally mandated to provide equal opportunity in hiring.
Business management software is used by many recruitment agencies to automate the
testing process. Many recruiters and agencies are using an Applicant tracking system to
perform many of the filtering tasks, along with software tools for psychometric testing.

7.9 On boarding
"On boarding" is a term which describes the introduction or "induction"
process. A well-planned introduction helps new employees become fully operational
quickly and is often integrated with a new company and environment. On boarding is
included in the recruitment process for retention purposes. Many companies have on

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boarding campaigns in hopes to retain top talent that is new to the company, campaigns
may last anywhere from 1 week to 6 months.

7.10 Internet Recruitment / Websites

Fig 7.1 A Recruitment Center

Such sites have two main features: job boards and a résumé/curriculum vitae
(CV) database. Job boards allow member companies to post job vacancies.
Alternatively, candidates can upload a résumé to be included in searches by member
companies. Fees are charged for job postings and access to search resumes. Since the
late 1990s, the recruitment website has evolved to encompass end-to-end recruitment.
Websites capture candidate details and then pool them in client accessed candidate
management interfaces (also online). Key players in this sector provide e-recruitment
software and services to organizations of all sizes and within numerous industry
sectors, who want to e-enable entirely or partly their recruitment process in order to
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in online recruitment helps organizations attract, test, recruit, employ and retain quality
staff with a minimal amount of administration. Online recruitment websites can be very
helpful to find candidates that are very actively looking for work and post their resumes
online, but they will not attract the "passive" candidates who might respond favorably
to an opportunity that is presented to them through other means. Also, some candidates
who are actively looking to change jobs are hesitant to put their resumes on the job
boards, for fear that their current companies, co-workers, customers or others might see
their resumes.
7.11 Job search engines
The emergence of meta-search engines, allow job-seekers to search across
multiple websites. Some of these new search engines index and list the advertisements
of traditional job boards. These sites tend to aim for providing a "one-stop shop" for
job-seekers. However, there are many other job search engines which index pages
solely from employers' websites, choosing to bypass traditional job boards entirely.
These vertical search engines allow job-seekers to find new positions that may not be
advertised on traditional job boards, and online recruitment websites.

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8.0 The Selection Process

decision
Hiring

Reference check

Medical examination

Selection interview

Selection test

Application blank

Screening interviews

Reception

Fig 8.1

8.1 Application Review


Applications are reviewed to identify applicants meeting the minimum
qualifications listed in the job announcement.  Applicants who do not meet the
minimum qualifications are notified by mail.  Applicants who do meet the minimum
qualifications proceed to the examination process.

8.2 Examination

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When filling a vacant position, the State of Colorado requires the use of an
examination process to identify the top three candidates.  If three or fewer candidates
meet the minimum qualifications of the position vacancy, the minimum qualifications
are the exam and all of the applicants are referred to the supervisor for interview. 
However, if more than three applicants meet the minimum qualifications, an
examination must be used to determine the top three candidates.  The number and types
of exams chosen for this process will depend on the job class of the position vacancy
and the total number of qualified applicants on the initial list.  The top three candidates
identified via this examination process will be referred to the supervisor of the position
vacancy for interview.
 
 8.3 Supervisor Review and Consideration
The supervisor of a position vacancy makes the hiring decision. Typically,
supervisors interview each of the candidates on the referral list. However, a supervisor
is not required to interview each of the candidates before making a hiring decision. A
review of each candidate’s resume and an interview with the candidate who is deemed
the best fit for the position is sometimes sufficient to make a hiring decision.
 
8.4 Job Offer
After careful consideration of each candidate, the supervisor makes the final
decision. Depending on type of work performed in the position, a job offer may be
contingent on the results of a drug test, physical examination and/or criminal
background check.

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9.0 Recruitment and selection procedure of ONGC

METHODS

INTERNAL DIRECT INDIRECT THIRD PARTY

PRIVATE EMPLOYMENT SEACH


FIRMS
PROMOTIONS AND
TRANSFERS EMPLOYMENT EXCHANGE
CAMPUS RECRUITMENT ADVERTISEMENT GATE HIRING AND
JOB POSTING
CONTRACTORS
EMPLOYEE REFERRALS
UNSOLICITED
APPLICANTS/WALK-INS
Fig 9.1 Recruitment Methods

Oil and Natural Gas Corporation carries out its recruitment process in the
process as shown in the block diagram as shown in the figure above. The methods
involved are:
(1) Internal Recruitment.
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(2) Direct Recruitment.


(3) Indirect Recruitment.
(4) Third Party.

9.1 Internal Recruitment


Internal Recruitment involves selecting the deserving candidates to various
posts by promotions and transfer job posting. Internal Recruitment is also done on the
basis of employee referrals.

9.1.1 Direct Recruitment


Direct Recruitment involves conducting the campus recruitment. HR employees
Of ONGC are responsible for conducting the recruitment process at the campuses of
many Colleges and undertake the selection procedure that involves various tests that are
discussed as follows:
(a) Aptitude Test;
(b) Group Discussion;
(c) Personal or Technical Interview.

9.1.2 Indirect Recruitment


Under the indirect recruitment, company informs about the vacancies through
various advertisements on newspaper, internet etc. The aspirants need to fill the online
application form which is available on ONGC’s website i.e. ongcindia.com. After
filling the application form the aspirants are issued admit cards as they have to go
through series of tests which were discussed above. After the completion of the all the
above mentioned steps the final decision on hiring the candidates is taken. Now let us
have a look at the eligibility for various posts in the company.

9.1.3 Third Party Recruitment


Under third party recruitment, ONGC contact the following:
 Private Employment search firms.
 Employment Exchange.

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 Gate Hiring and Contractors.


 Unsolicited Applicants/ Walk-ins.

10.0 Eligibility for various posts in Geo-Sciences


Computer Programming Report
GEO-SCIENCES SCHEDULE-I
 2.2  COMPUTER PROGRAMMING 
General  3  years  as 
E-7
Manager
1. - Deputy    G.M.  
20500-

26500
Programming ) ( Programming )
Deputy  3         years  as
General  E-6
Manager
2. - Chief Manager  
19500-
( Programming 25600
) ( Programming )
Chief Manager E-5
3  years  as  Manager
3. -  
( Programming 18500-
 ( Programming )
) 23900

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1st  class  graduate  in


Computer
Engineering  or  1st 
class  post  graduate 
in  Computer 
Applications

( MCA )/ Computer 3  years  for  Merit  or 


Manager E-4 Science  or  ‘B’  level  4  years  under 
diploma  as  defined  Quantification  as 
4. by  Department  of  Deputy    Manager  
( Programming 17500-
Electronics,  GOI . 
) 22300
10  years  experience 
 ( Programming ).
for  departmental 
candidates  and  12 
years  for  others  in 
Class-I  or 
equivalent  position 
of  which  at  least  3 
years  should  be  in 
the  next  lower  scale.
Deputy 4  years  for  Merit 
E-3
Manager and  5  years  under 
5. - Quantification  as   
16000- Senior  Programming 
( Programming
20800 Officer.
)
E-2
Senior   4  years  under 
6. Programming  - Quantification  as   
Officer. 13750- Programming Officer. 
18700
 SCF  criteria

 
1st  class  graduate 
degree  in Computer  Qual.            No. of
Engineering  or  1st 
class  post  graduate 
                  Years of
E-1 in  Computer 
Programming Applications
7.              Experience as  
Officer 12000-
Assistant Programming
17500 ( MCA )/ Computer 
Officer
Science  or  ‘B’  level 
diploma  as  defined 
by  Deptt.  of   
Electronics,  GOI.
Q-1             2 Yrs

Q-2             4 Yrs
E-0
Assistant 4  years  as  Sr. Tech.
8. Programming - Assistant  
Officer 10750- (Programming)
16750

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Post  graduate  in 


Computer 
Senior  Applications
Open 
Technical 
Ended
9. Assistant ( MCA )/B.E./B.Tech. -  
(Computer Science)
7000
(Programming) or  ‘B’  level  diploma 
as  defined  by  Deptt. 
of  Electronics,  GOI. 
3         years  as Tech. Job Linked
E-0 Test for
Assistant Gd I
Head Data Entry (DEO) existing
9A. -
Operator 10750- Employees
16750 with Q-3
              Test Apply. qualification.
S-IV 5  years  for  Q3  & 
Chief  higher  qualification 
Superintendent Open  holders  and  6  years 
10. -  
Ended for  below Q-3
 (DEO) qualified  as Senior
15200 Superintendent(DEO)
Senior S-III 5  years  for  Q3  & 
Superintendent  higher  qualification 
Open  holders  and  6  years 
11. -  
(DEO) Ended for  below Q-3
qualified  as
  13070 Superintendent  (DEO)
5  years  for  Q3  & 
S-II higher  qualification 
holders  and  6  years 
Superintendent 
Open  for  below Q-3
12. - qualified  as Assistant  
Ended
(DEO) Superintendent 
11400
(DEO)
S-I 6         years  as
Assistant
Superintendent  Open Tech. Asstt  Grade I
13. -  
Ended (DEO)
(DEO)
10220 Tests Apply.
A-IV 6         years  as

Tech. Asstt  Open  Tech.  Asstt 


14. -  
Grade I (DEO) Ended II                  (DEO)

6500 Tests  apply.


15. Tech. Asstt  II     A-III - 6         years  as Tech.  
(DEO) Asstt  Grade  III   
Open  (DEO) .
Ended
Tests  apply.

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5800
A-II
3  years  as Jr. Tech.
Tech. Asstt  Assistant (Data Entry
Open  Optr)
16. Grade  III    -  
Ended
(DEO)
Tests  apply.
5100
Matric  with  Science 
and  Trade 
Certificate  in Data
Entry Operation,
recognised by
A-I NCTVT/Govt. of
India OR Graduate
Jr. Tech. with
Open  Certificate/Diploma of
17. Assistant (Data -  
Ended minimum duration of
Entry Optr)
one year in Computer
4700 Application in office
environment from
reputed
Institute/Organization.

Tests  apply.
 
Table 10.1 Eligibility Criteria

Eligibility for Engineering Posts

Marine Services

   
E-6
Master Marine 3 years as Senior
1. (Foreign Going   Chief Officer  
) 19500- (Foreign Going )
25600
2. Senior Chief E-5   3 years as Port  
Officer Captain.

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(Foreign Going
) 18500-
23900
Ministry of
Transport 
Foreign Going
Master’s
Certificate with
5 years
experience as
E-4 Chief Officer on 3 years for merit / 4
a Foreign Going years for
3. Port Captain Vessel. Should Quantification as  
17500- be conversant Chief Officer
22300 with Customs, (Foreign Going ).
Ports, MMD
Rule and
Regulations  or
equivalent
qualifications
and experience
in Indian Navy.
E-3 4 years for  merit / 5
Chief Officer years for
4. (Foreign Going   Quantification  as  
) 16000- Second Officer 
20,800 (Foreign Going ).
E-2 4 years for
Second Officer
Quantification as
5. (Foreign Going    
13750- Third Officer 
)
18700 (Foreign Going ).
Ministry of
Transport
Certificate of
Second Mate
E-1 with 1 year
Third Officer
experience on a
6. (Foreign Going    
12000- Foreign Going
)
17500 Vessel or
equivalent
qualifications
and experience
in Indian Navy.

E-5
3 years as  Senior
Chief Engineer
7.   Second Engineer  
(Marine) 18500- (Marine ).
23900

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Ministry  of 
Transport’s
First  Class  or 
Second  Class 
Motor 
Certificate  of 
Senior  E-4 proficiency 
Second  with  1  year 
8.    
Engineer 17500- experience  as 
( Marine ) 22300 Second 
Engineer  or 
equivalent 
qualification 
and  experience 
in  Indian 
Navy. 
Deputy  E-3 4  years  for  Merit 
Manager and  5  years  under 
9. - Quantification  as   
16000- Senior  Marine 
( Marine ) 20800 Officer.
  4  years  under 
E-2
Senior  - Quantification  as 
10. Marine  Marine Officer.  
Officer 13750-
 
18700
 
Ministry  of 
Transport’s 
Certificate  of 
competency  of 
Master  Foreign 
Going  with  3 
years 
E-1 experience  as 
Marine  Second  Officer. 
11.    
Officer 12000- Should  be 
17500 conversant  with 
Mercantile 
Marine 
Department/
Ports  and 
Customs  Rules
and 
Regulations.
6  years  as  Deck 
E-0 Job Linked Test for
Hand  Grade I with
Senior  Deck  Q-3 qualifications. existing employees
12. -
Hand 10750- with Q-3
16750 qualification.
 
6  years  as 
E-0 Roustabout  Grade  I Job Linked Test for
Senior  with Q-3 existing employees
13. - qualifications.
Roustabout 10750- with Q-3
16750  qualification.
 

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S-IV
Chief  5  years  for  Q3
Foreman qualified  and  6 
Open 
14. - years  for  below Q-3  
Ended
qualified  as Senior 
( Marine) Foreman ( Marine )
15200
S-III 5   years  for  Q3 
qualified  and  6 
Senior 
years  for  below Q-3
Foreman Open 
15. - qualified  as  
Ended Foreman        
( Marine )
13070  ( Marine )
S-II 5  years  for  Q3
qualified  and  6 
Foreman years  for  below Q-3
Open  qualified  as   
16. -  
Ended Assistant  Foreman
( Marine )
11400 ( Marine )
S-I
6  years  as Deck 
Assistant  Open 
Hand  Grade  I    or  
Foreman Ended
17. - Roustabout  Grade  I  
( Marine ) 10220
 
 
A-IV

Deck  Hand  Open  6  years  as Deck 


18. -  
Grade  I Ended Hand  Grade  II

6500
A-III

Open 
Deck  Hand  Ended 6  years  as Deck 
19. -  
Grade  II Hand  Grade  III
5800

A-II

Deck  Hand  Open  3  years  as Junior 


20. -  
Grade  III Ended Deck  Hand

5100 

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Matric  with  1-
year  experience 
on  sea  going 
vessel  as  Deck 
Hand  or  Matric 
A-I with  1  year 
experience  in 
slinging, 
Junior  Deck  Open  lashing, 
21. -  
Hand Ended securing  and 
handling  of 
4700 cargo 
preferably  on 
board  vessels/ 
ports.

Personal up-
gradation up to E-4
level .  No predation
E-2 at E-3 and   E-4
  4  years  under 
Senior  level.  At E-5 level
Quantification  as 
22. Marine  Radio  - Marine Radio
13750- Marine Radio 
Officer Officers are to be
18700 Officer.
merged in Logistic
discipline as per EC
decision
(Ref:)                         

SCF  criteria

Qual.            No. of

                     Years of
1st  class 
certificate  of                      
E-1 proficiency  Experience
Marine  Radio  with  3  years 
23.  
Officer 12000- experience  on 
a  merchant  as Marine Radio
17500
vessel  as  Radio  Operator
Operator.
 

Q-1                2 Yrs

Q-2                4 Yrs

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E-0
4  years  as  Asstt. 
Marine  Radio 
24. - Marine  Radio   
operator 10750- Operator.
16750 

Matric  with 
IInd class
Certificate  with 
Proficiency/
competency  in 
Marine  Radio 
Operation 
recognised  by 
Open  Government  of 
Assistant  Ended India  with  1 
25. Marine  Radio  year  experience     
operator in  line  or 
7000 Radio 
Telephone 
Operator’s 
certificate  of 
proficiency  in 
Maritime 
Mobile  Service 
with  1  year 
experience.

A-IV

Roustabout  Open  6  years as


26. -  
Grade  I Ended Roustabout  Grade  II

6500 

A-III
6  years  as
Roustabout  Open 
27. - Roustabout  Grade   
Grade  II Ended
III
5800 

A-II

Roustabout  Open  3  years  as Junior 


28. -  
Grade  III Ended Roustabout

5100
29. Junior  Matric  with  1- -  
Roustabout A-I year  experience 
in  lashing, 
Open  loading  and 
Ended unloading  cargo 

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and  painting  on 


ships/ boats.
4700
 
 
Table 10.2 Eligibility Criteria

Drilling Services 

  
1. General  E-7 - 3  years  as  
Manager
20500- Deputy    G.M.
( Drilling ) 26500 ( Drilling )
2. Deputy  E-6 - 3  years  as  C.E.  
General  ( Drilling )
Manager( Dri 19500-
lling ) 25600
3. Chief  E-5 - 3  years  as   
Engineer
18500- S.E.( Drilling )/

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( Drilling ) 23900 ( Cementing )


4. Suptdg.  E-4 1st  class  3 years  for  Merit   
Engineer graduate  in  or  4  years  under 
17500- Mechanical/ Quantification  as
( Drilling ) 22300 Petroleum 
Engineering.  Deputy    S.E. 
  10  years  ( Drilling )
experience 
for   
departmental 
candidates 
and  12 
years  for
others in
Class-I or
equivalent
position of 
which  at 
least  3  years 
should  be  in 
the  next 
lower  scale.
5. Deputy  E-3 - 4 years  for  Merit   
Suptdg.  and  5  years 
Engineer 16000- under 
20800 Quantification  as 
( Drilling )   E.E.      ( Drilling )
6. Executive  E-2 -   4 years  under   
Engineer Quantification  as 
13750- A.E.E.  ( Drilling )
( Drilling ) 18700
7. Assistant  E-1 1st  class  SCF  criteria  
Executive  graduate 
Engineer 12000- degree  in  Qual.        No. of
17500 Mechanical/ Years of
( Drilling ) Petroleum 
Engineering.                 
  Experience as
 
                
Physical AE(Drill.)
standard
requirements Q-1                2
as given Yrs
below.
Q-2                4
Yrs

Q-3                6
Yrs

Below Q-3    7 Yrs


8. Assistant  E-0 - 4 years  as  Junior  Job Linked Test for existing

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Engineer Engineer      employees with Q-3


10750- ( Drilling ) or  6  qualification.
( Drilling ) 16750 years  as  Top man
(Drilling).  
 
  Junior  Open  3  years     
Engineer Ended Diploma  in 
9. Mechanical/
( Drilling ) 7000 Petroleum 
Engineering
 
10. Chief  S-IV   5  years  for  Q3   
Foreman &  higher 
Open  - qualification 
( Drilling ) Ended holders  and  6 
years  for  below
  15200  Q-3 qualified  as 
Senior  Foreman 
(Drilling ) 
11. Senior  S-III   5 years  for  Q3   
Foreman &  higher 
Open  - qualification 
( Drilling ) Ended holders  and  6 
years  for  below
13070 Q-3 qualified  as 
Foreman 
(Drilling).
12. Foreman S-II   5 years  for  Q3   
&  higher 
( Drilling ) Open  - qualification 
Ended holders  and  6 
  years  for  below
11400  Q-3 qualified  as 
Assistant
Foreman  
(Drilling).
13. Assistant  S-I   6 years  as  
Foreman Topman
Open  - (Drilling).
( Drilling ) Ended
 
10220
14. Topman A-IV - 6 years  as   
Rigman
(Drilling) Open  (Drilling).
Ended
 
6500
15. Rigman A-III - 6 years  as   
Assistant 
(Drilling) Open  Rigman
Ended (Drilling)

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5800 
16. Assistant  A-II Post  will  be    Ref. Let. NO 2(117)/81 –
Rigman filled  in  by  RP-I dated 4.11.82 & 5.8.83
Open  recruitment 
(Drilling) Ended from  within  the Trades in respect of
the  ONGC. 
  5100 Employees  Mechanic are: Diesel/Instt./
who  are  Turner/
Matric  and  Machining/Tractor/Motor
possessing  Vehicle/Welding/Black
Trade  Smithy/ Boiler Attendant
Certificate  in  and Machinist Grinder.
Fitting/
Mechanic 
Trades  and 
have  put  in 
at  least  3 
years  service 
in  the  A-I 
level  or  W-
III  level  will 
be  eligible 
for 
consideration 
for 
appointment 
to  this  post. 
Age  limit 
30  years 
and  not 
relaxable. In
case
departmental
candidates are
not available,
the names can
be called for
from
Employment
Exchange.
17. Suptdg.  E-4 1st  class  3  years  for   
Engineer graduate  in  Merit  or  4  years 
17500- Mechanical/ under 
( Cementing ) 22300 Petroleum  Quantification  as  
Engineering.  Deputy  S.E. 
  10  years  ( Cementing)
experience 
for   
departmental 
candidates 
and  12 
years  for 
others  in 
Class-I  or 
equivalent 

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position  of 
which  at 
least  3  years 
should  be  in 
the  next 
lower  scale.

 
18. Deputy  E-3 - 4  years  for   
Suptdg.  Merit  and  5 
Engineer 16000- years  under 
20800 Quantification  as 
( Cementing) E.E .  
( Cementing )
  Executive  E-2    4  years  under   
Engineer Quantification  as 
19. 13750- - A.E.E. 
 ( Cementing 18700 ( Cementing )
)
20. Assistant  E-1 1st  class  SCF  criteria  
Executive  graduate 
Engineer 12000- degree  in   Qual.            No.
17500 Mechanical/ of
 ( Cementing Petroleum 
) Engineering                      Years
of

                    
Experience as    

                    
AE(Cmtg.)

Q-1                   2
Yrs

Q-2                   4
Yrs

Q-3                   6
Yrs

Below Q-3        7
Yrs  
21. Assistant  E-0 - (a) 4  years  as  Job Linked Test for existing
Engineer Junior Engineer employees with Q-3
10750- qualification.
( Cementing ) 16750 ( Cementing )

(b) 6 years as
Charge man
(Cementing).
22. Junior  Open  3  years     

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Engineer Ended Diploma  in 


Mechanical/
 ( Cementing 7000 Petroleum 
) Engineering
23. Chief  S-IV - 5  years  for  Q3   
Foreman &  higher 
Open  qualification 
 ( Cementing Ended holders  and  6 
) years  for  below
15200 Q-3 qualified  as 
Sr. Foreman 
(Cementing).
24. Senior  S-III - 5  years  for  Q3   
Foreman &  higher 
Open qualification 
 ( Cementing Ended holders  and  6 
) years  for  below
13070 Q-3 qualified  as 
Foreman 
(Cementing).
25. Foreman S-II - 5  years  for  Q3   
&  higher 
( Cementing ) Open  qualification 
Ended holders  and  6 
years  for  below
11400 Q-3 qualified  as 
Assistant
Foreman 
(Cementing).
26. Assistant  S-I - 6 years  as  Charge  
Foreman man (Cementing).
Open 
 ( Cementing Ended
)
10220
27. Chargeman A-IV - 6 years  as Junior   
(Cementing) Tech.
Open  (Cementing).
Ended

6500
28. Junior  Tech. A-III - 6 years  as   
(Cementing) Assistant  Tech.
Open  (cementing).
Ended
Tests  apply.
5800 
29. Assistant  A-II - 3  years  as   
Tech. Junior  Assistant 
(Cementing) Open  Tech. (cementing).
Ended
  Tests  apply.
5100 
30. Junior  A-I Matric  with    Ref. Let. NO 2(117)/81 –

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Tech. Open  Trade  & 22.5.2001,
(Cementing) Ended Certificate  in 
Auto/ Fitting/  the Trades in respect of
4700 Mechanic 
Trade.  Mechanic are: Diesel/Instt./
Should  have  Turner/
valid  Heavy  Machining/Tractor/Motor
Vehicle  Vehicle/Welding/Black
Driving  Smithy/ Boiler Attendant
License.  and Machinist Grinder.
Tests  apply.
·     Physical requirements: (Minimum):

Height 170 cms., Weight 60 Kgs., Chest 85 Cms. (Unexpanded) with a minimum
expansion of 6 Cms on full inspiration).

For candidates from Hill areas/ Tribes:

Height 167 cms., Weight 58 Kgs., Chest 81 Cms. (Unexpanded) with a minimum
expansion of 6 Cms on full inspiration).

Vision: 6X6 without glasses without any history of night/colour blindness etc.
Table 10.3 Eligibility Criteria

Eligibility Criteria for Other posts

GEO-SCIENCES SCHEDULE-I
 GEOPHYSICS ( SURFACE )
General  Manager
3  years  as 
E-7
( Geophysics-
1. - Deputy    G.M.  
Surface ) 20500-
26500
( Geophysics )
 

Deputy  General  3  years  as


E-6
Manager
2. - Chief  Geophysicist  
19500-
( Geophysics -
25600
Surface) ( Surface )

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E-5 3  years  as  Suptdg.


Chief   
Geophysicist
3. Geophysicist   -
( Surface ) 18500-
 
23900 ( Surface )
st
1   class 
postgraduate  in 
Geophysics/ Physics 3  years  for  Merit  or  4 
with Electronics.  10  years  under  Quantification 
years  experience  for  as  Deputy    Suptdg.
Suptdg. E-4 departmental  Geophysicist
Geophysicist candidates  and  12 
4. ( Surface ).  
17500- years  for  others  in 
( Surface ) 22300 Class-I  or 
equivalent  position   
of  which  at  least  3 
years  should  be  in   
the  next  lower 
scale.
4  years  for  Merit  and  5 
Deputy  Suptdg. E-3
years  under Quantification
Geophysicist
5. - as Senior Geophysicist  
16000-
( Surface ) 20800
( Surface ).
E-2   4  years  under 
Senior Geophysicist
Quantification  as 
6. -  
13750- Geophysicist                         
( Surface ) ( Surface ).
18700
 SCF  criteria

Qual.            No. of

E-1 1st class postgraduate                    Years of


Geophysicist degree  in 
7. Geophysics or  
12000- Physics, with              Experience as
( Surface )
17500 Electronics. Assistant Geophysicist (S)

Q-1             2 Yrs

Q-2             4 Yrs
E-0
Assistant
4 years  as   SGA
8. Geophysicist             -  
10750- (Explosives)
( Surface )
16750
9. Senior Geophysical Open  Postgraduate  degree  -  
Assistant Ended in  Geophysics/
Physics. One of the
(Explosives) 7000 subjects in B.Sc.
should be chemistry
for SGA(Explosives)

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Tests Apply.

GEOPHYSICS ( WELLS )
3  years  as
E-7
General  Manager  Deputy    G.M.
1. -  
20500-
( Geophysics-Wells ) ( Wells )
26500
 
3         years  as
Deputy  General  E-6
Manager
2. - Chief Geophysicist  
19500-
(Geophysics -Wells ) 25600
( Wells )
E-5 3  years  as  Suptdg.
Chief  Geophysicist   ( Geophysicist
3. -  
Wells ) 18500-
23900 ( Wells )
1st  class 
postgraduate  in  3  years  for  Merit  or  4 
Geophysics/ years  under 
Physics.  10 years  Quantification  as 
experience  for  Deputy    Suptdg.
E-4 departmental  Geophysicist
Suptdg. Geophysicist
candidates  and 
4.  
17500- 12  years  for  ( Wells ).
( Wells ) others in Class-I 
22300
or  equivalent 
position  of  which   
at  least  3  years 
should  be  in  the   
next  lower  scale.
4  years  for  Merit  and 
Deputy  Suptdg. E-3 5  years  under 
Geophysicist Quantification  as  Senior
5. - Geophysicist  
16000-
( Wells ) 20800
( Wells ).
4 years under
E-2 Quantification as 
Senior Geophysicist  
Geophysicist     
6. ( Wells ).  
13750-
( Wells ) -
18700
 

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SCF  criteria

Qual.            No. of
1st  class 
E-1 postgraduate 
Geophysicist                   Years of
degree  in 
7.  
12000- Geophysics or 
( Wells ) Physics with              Experience as
17500
Electronics. Assistant Geophysicist
(W)

Q-1             2 Yrs

Q-2             4 Yrs
E-0
Assistant 4  years  as  Senior 
10750-
8. Geophysicist                  - Technical  Assistant  
16750
   ( Wells ) ( Wells )
 
Post  graduate 
degree  in 
Open 
Geophysics or
Senior  Technical  Ended
9. Physics With    
Assistant ( Wells ) Electronics
7000
 
 
Table 10.4 Eligibility Criteria

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 FINANCE  &  ACCOUNTS 


1. General  Manager E-7  - 3  years  as  

( Finance & 20500- Deputy    G.M.


Accounts ) 26500
(F&A)
 
2. Deputy  General  E-6 - 3         Years  as  
Manager
19500- Chief  Manager
( Finance & 25600
Accounts )  (F&A)
3. Chief  Manager E-5 - 3  years  as Manager  

( Finance & 18500- (F&A)


Accounts )  23900

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4. Manager E-4 Graduate  degree  3  years  for  Merit and   


with  ICWA/CA  or  4  years  under 
( Finance & 17500- 1st  class  MBA  with  Quantification  as   
Accounts ) 22300 specialization  in  Deputy   Manager
Finance.  10  years 
experience  for  ( F&A ).
departmental 
candidates  and  12   
years  for  others  in 
Class-I  or  equivalent 
position  of  which  at   
least  3  years  should 
be  in  the  next  lower 
scale. 
5. Deputy  Manager E-3 - 4  years  for  Merit   
and  5  years  under 
( Finance & 16000- Quantification  as 
Accounts ) 20800  Senior  Finance &
Accounts  Officer.

6. Senior  Finance & E-2 -   4  years  under   


Accounts  Officer Quantification  as 
13750- Finance & Accounts 
18700  Officer.

7. Finance & E-1 Graduate  degree   SCF  criteria  


Accounts  Officer with  ICWA/CA  or 
12000- 1st  class  MBA  with   
17500 specialization  in 
Finance. Qual.            No. of

                  Years of

             Experience as
Assistant F&A Officer

Q-1               2 Yrs

Q-2               4 Yrs

Q-3               6 Yrs

Below Q-3    7 Yrs

8. Assistant Finance E-0 - 4  years  as Junior   


& Accounts  Superintendent
Officer 10750- (Accounts)  or  6  years 
16750 as  Assistant  Grade I
(Accounts )  for 

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Q1/Q2/Q3
qualification   Trade
test apply for Q2/Q3 
9. Junior  Open  Post Graduate degree  -  
Superintendent Ended in  Commerce  or 
(Accounts) graduate  in 
7000 Commerce  with one
year Diploma  in 
Finance & Accounts/
ICWA(Inter)/
CA(Inter). 
10. Chief  S-IV - 5  years  for  Q3  &   
Superintendent  higher  qualification 
Open  holders  and  6  years 
(Accounts ) Ended for  below Q-3
qualified  as Senior
15200 Superintendent 

(Accounts ) 
11. Senior S-III - 5  years  for  Q3  &   
Superintendent  higher  qualification 
Open  holders  and  6  years 
(Accounts ) Ended for  below Q-3
qualified 
  13070 Superintendent

(Accounts ) 
12. Superintendent S-II - 5  years  for  Q3  &   
higher  qualification 
(Accounts ) Open  holders  and  6  years 
Ended for  below Q-3
qualified  Assistant
11400 Superintendent 

(Accounts ) 
13. Assistant S-I - 6  years  Assistant   
Superintendent  Grade I (Accounts )
Open 
(Accounts ) Ended Test Apply.

10220 

14.   Assistant  Grade A-IV - 6         years  Assistant   


I (Accounts ) Grade II (Accounts
Open  ) 
Ended

6500 

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15. Assistant  Grade A-III - 6         years  as  


II (Accounts ) Assistant  Grade III
Open  (Accounts ) 
Ended

5800 

16. Assistant  Grade A-II - 3  years  as Junior   


III (Accounts ) Assistant (Accounts ) 
Open   
Ended
  
5100 
 
17. Junior  Assistant A-I B.Com. with  -  
(Accounts ) proficiency  in  typing 
Open  30  w.p.m. and
Ended Certificate/Diploma of
minimum duration of
4700 six months in
Computer
Applications in the
office environment 
 
Table 10.5 Eligibility Criteria

OTHER SERVICES SCHEDULE-I


 3.15   FIRE  SERVICES
General  3  years  as 
E-7
Manager
1. - Deputy    G.M.  
20500-
( Fire 
26500 
Services ) ( Fire  Services )
Deputy  3         years  as
General  E-6
Manager
2. - Chief  Manager  
19500-
( Fire  25600 
Services ) ( Fire  Services )
Chief  Manager E-5
3  years  as Manager
3. -  
( Fire  18500-
( Fire  Services )
Services ) 23900 
4. Manager E-4 1st class graduate degree  in 3  years  for  Merit  and   
Fire Engineering.  10  4  years  under 
( Fire  17500- years  experience  for  Quantification  as   
departmental  candidates 

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and  12  years  for  others Deputy   Manager


in Class-I  or  equivalent 
position  of  which at least ( Fire  Services ).
Services ) 22300 3 years should be in the
next lower  scale.  
Deputy 
E-3 4  years  for  Merit  and 
Manager
5  years  under 
5. -  
16000- Quantification  as 
( Fire  Senior  Fire Officer.
20800 
Services )
E-2
  4  years  under 
Senior  Fire
6. - Quantification  as Fire  
Officer 13750- Officer.
18700 
SCF  criteria 

Qual.            No. of

                  Years of

             Experience as
E-1
Assistant              Fire
1st  class  graduate  degree  Officer
7. Fire  Officer  
12000- in  Fire  Engineering.
17500
Q-1             2 Yrs

Q-2             4 Yrs

Q-3             6 Yrs

Below Q-3    7 Yrs 


4         years  as  Senior 
Fire Inspector  or 
E-0 6  years  as  Fire
Inspector  Grade  I 
Assistant Fire
8. - for  Q1/Q2   
Officer 10750- qualification 
16750 holders  and  those 
Q3  who  opt  and 
qualify  the  test. 
9. Senior  Fire Open  Graduate  with  relevant     
Inspector Ended experience/ One year
Diploma  from  National 
7000 Fire  Services  College  or 
equivalent

Physical  standards :-

Minimum  height – 171.6


cms. ( for  tribes/ hillman –

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166.4 cms. )

Chest- 83 cms. with 


expansion of 5 cms.

Physical Efficiency Test


Apply. 
S-IV 5  years  for  Q3  & 
Chief  higher  qualification 
Inspector Open  holders  and  6  years 
10. -  
Ended for  below Q-3
( Fire) qualified  as Deputy  
15200 Chief Inspector (Fire) 
5  years  for  Q3  & 
S-III higher  qualification 
Deputy   Chief  holders  and  6  years 
Inspector Open  for  below Q-3
11. - qualified  Sr. Assistant  
Ended
( Fire)  Chief Inspector
13070
( Fire) 
5  years  for  Q3  & 
higher  qualification 
holders  and  6  years 
S-II for  below Q-3
qualified  as Assistant
Sr. Assistant Chief Inspector
Open 
12. Chief Inspector -  
Ended
(Fire) ( Fire)
11400
 

 
S-I
Assistant Chief
6         years  as
Inspector Open 
13. -  
Ended
Fire  Inspector  Grade I
( Fire)
10220 
A-IV

Fire  Inspector  Open  6         years  as Fire 


14. -  
Grade I Ended Inspector Grade II

6500
15. Fire  Inspector A-III - 6   years  as Fire   
Grade II Supervisor
Open 

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Ended

5800
A-II

Fire  Open  3  years  as Junior  Fire


16. -  
Supervisor Ended Supervisor

5100
Intermediate  with  6 
months' experience  in fire 
services with  minimum 
physical  standards :-

Height- 171.6 cms. 


A-I
( for  tribes/ hillman-  166.4
Junior  Fire Open  cms. )
17.    
Supervisor Ended
Chest- 83 cms with 
4700 expansion  of  5 cms.

Driving License for Heavy


Vehicles essential.

Test Apply.
W-VII
6  years  for qualified 
Open  and  7  years  for  under
18. Chief  Fireman -  
Ended qualified as Deputy  
Chief  Fireman  
10220
W-VI
6  years for qualified 
Deputy   Chief  Open  and  7  years  for  under
19. -  
Fireman Ended qualified as Senior 
Fireman
6500
W-V

Senior  Open  6  years  as Fireman 


20. -  
Fireman Ended Grade  I

5800 
W-IV

Fireman  Open  6  years  as Fireman 


21. -  
Grade  I Ended Grade  II

5100
22. Fireman  W-III - 6  years  as Fireman   

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Grade  II Open  Grade III


Ended

4700
W-II

Fireman  Grade Open  3  years  as Junior 


23. -  
III Ended Fireman

4500
Matriculate with Fireman’s 
training of three months'
duration. physical 
standards :-
W-I
Height- 171.6 cms. 
Open 
24. Junior  Fireman ( for  tribes/ Hillman-     
Ended
166.4 cms. )
4300
Chest- 83 cms with 
expansion  of  5 cms. 
Driving License for Heavy
Vehicles essential. Physical
Efficiency Test Apply.
 Physical requirements: (Minimum):

Height 170 cms., Weight 60 Kgs., Chest 85 Cms. (Unexpanded) with a minimum
expansion of 6 Cms on full inspiration).

For candidates from Hill areas/ Tribes:

Height 167 cms., Weight 58 Kgs., Chest 81 Cms. (Unexpanded) with a minimum
expansion of 6 Cms on full inspiration).

         Vision: 6X6 without glasses without any history of night/colour blindness etc.

 
Table 10.6 Eligibility Criteria

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3  years  as
E-7
General  Manager
1. - Deputy    G.M.  
20500-
( Geology )
26500 
( Geology )

Deputy  General  E-6


3         years  as
Manager
2. -  
19500-
Chief  Geologist
( Geology ) 25600 

E-5
3  years  as  Suptdg. 
3. Chief  Geologist -  
18500- Geologist
23900 

1st  class 
postgraduate  in 
Geology.  10  years  3  years  for  Merit 
experience  for       or  4  years  under 
departmental  Quantification  as 
E-4 candidates  and  12  Deputy    Suptdg.
years  for  others  in  Geologist.
4. Suptdg. Geologist Class-I  or   
17500-
22300 equivalent  position 
of  which  at  least  3   
years  should  be  in 
the  next  lower  scale.  

 
4  years  for  Merit 
E-3 and  5  years  under 
Deputy  Suptdg. Quantification  as 
5. - Senior Geologist.  
Geologist 16000-
20800
 

E-2
  4  years  under 
6. Senior Geologist - Quantification  as   
13750- Geologist.
18700 

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SCF  criteria

Qual.            No. of

                  Years of

             Experience
as Assistant      
Geologist
E-1
1st class postgraduate   
7. Geologist  
12000- degree  in  Geology.
17500
Q-1             2 Yrs

Q-2             4 Yrs

Q-3             6 Yrs

Below Q-3    7 Yrs

 
4  years  as  Senior 
Technical  Assistant Job Linked
(Geology) or 6  Test for
E-0 years as Technical  existing
Assistant Grade I employees
8. Assistant Geologist - with Q-3
10750-
16750 qualification.
(Geology).
 
Tests Apply.

Open 
Senior  Technical  Ended Post Graduate  
9. Assistant -  
degree  in  Geology.
( Geology )
7000 

S-IV 5  years  for  Q3  & 


Chief  higher 
Superintendent  Open  qualification 
10. -  
Ended holders  and  6 
( Geology ) years  for  below Q-
15200 3 qualified  Senior

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Superintendent 

( Geology )

 
5  years  for  Q3  & 
higher 
Senior S-III qualification 
Superintendent  holders  and  6 
Open  years  for  below Q-
11. - 3 qualified   
( Geology ) Ended
Superintendent  
  13070 ( Geology ).

 
5  years  for  Q3  & 
higher 
qualification 
S-II holders  and  6 
years  for  below Q-
Superintendent          Open  3 qualified  as
12. - Assistant  
( Geology ) Ended
Superintendent 
11400
( Geology )

 
6  years  Technical 
S-I Assistant  Grade  I
Assistant
Superintendent  Open  ( Geology )
13. -  
Ended
( Geology ) Tests  apply.
10220
 
6 years  Technical 
A-IV Assistant  Grade  II
Technical  Assistant 
Grade  I Open  ( Geology )
14. -  
Ended
( Geology ) Tests  apply.
6500
 
A-III 6 years  as
Technical  Assistant  Technical 
Grade  II Open  Assistant  Grade  III
15. - ( Geology )  
Ended
( Geology )
5800 Tests  apply.
16. Technical  Assistant A-II -  
Grade  III 3  years  as Junior
Technical  Assistant
Open 
( Geology )
( Geology ) Ended

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5100 Tests  apply.


A-I
B.Sc. with Geology 
Junior Technical  as  main subject.
Open 
17. Assistant -  
Ended
( Geology )
Tests Apply.
4700
 
Table 10.7 Eligibility criteria

3.1 ECONOMICS & STATISTICS


Chief  Manager E-5
3  years  as Manager
1. -  
( Economics & 18500-
(E&S)
Statistics ) 23900
3  years  for  Merit 
or  4  years  under 
Quantification  as 
Manager E-4 Deputy   Manager

2. - (E&S)  
( Economics & 17500-
Statistics ) 22300
 

 
Deputy  Manager E-3 4  years  for  Merit 
and  5  years  under 
3. - Quantification  as   
( Economics & 16000- Senior  Economist &
Statistics ) 20800 Statistician.
E-2   4  years  under 
Senior  Economist & Quantification  as 
4. -  
Statistician 13750- Economist &
18700 Statistician.
 

SCF  criteria

 
No induction
E-1 As per R&P Qual.            No. of w.e.f. 1.1.97
Regs. ‘80 ‘Post as per O.M.
Economist &
5. Graduate degree No. 25(1)/97-
Statistician 12000-                   Years of
in Economics RP-I dated
17500 with Statistics’ 14.3.97 under
             Experience as clause 7.1
Assistant   Economist
and Statistician

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Q-1             2 Yrs

Q-2             4 Yrs

 
E-0
4  years  as  Senior 
Assistant Economist 10750-
6. - Technical  Assistant    
& Statistician 16750
( E & S  ).
 
Senior  Technical 
Assistant                     
Open 
Ended Post  graduate 
7. ( Economics & in  Economics  -  
Statistics ) with  Statistics.
7000
 
 
Table 10.8 Eligibility Criteria

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11.0 EMPERICAL RESEARCH

For conducting an empirical research I have conducted an interview of Mr. O.P


Choudhary who works at ONGC as Chief Chemist in Sub-Surface Specialist pool. He
has been working for this organisation for past 25years and has a plenty of knowledge
and experience as he was posted in various departments at different places during his
stint until now in this company. The interview draft given below gives the idea of the
information gathered during this interview.

11.1 INTERVIEW DRAFT

Company: Oil and Natural Gas Corporation Limited.


Interviewee: Shri O.P Choudhary (HR Manager).

Date: 30/09/09.

 Can you tell us shortly about your organization?

 What kind of position do you have in your company? What tasks do you
perform?

 What are your working hours?

 How long have you been working for…. (The ONGC)?

 How do you feel about your job?

 Can you influence your work/ company decisions?

 What is beneficial with your job? What are your benefits? (If there are any)

 What role do they play in your life?

 Can you tell us something about the recruitment and selection process followed
in your Company?

 What are steps undertaken by the company before conducting a recruitment and
selection process?

 What are the eligibility for various posts in the company?

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12.0 SWOT ANALYSIS

Strengths:

 Oil and Natural Gas Corporation is perceived as a leader in oil production


industry.
 ONGC has a very efficient and professional management system.
 ONGC being an international company has sufficient resources and funds to
invest.
 ONGC has ISO-9001 and ISO- 14001 registration.

Weaknesses:

 ONGC is finding difficulties in producing oil from ageing wells.

Opportunities:

 Efficient energy utilization of buried coal reserve (700-1700M), estimated


63BT- Equivalent to 15000BCM.

 Upgradation of the existing reservoirs.

Weaknesses:

 Security of personnel and property especially crude oil remains a major


concern in certain areas.
 In some exploration Campaigns Company uses high technology, high
investment at very high risk.

Conclusion:

After studying the details of ONGC LTD I reached at conclusion that ONGC
has achieved its entire goal with its idea and unique idea. ONGC has good manpower

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and provides good facilities to its employees. The majority of company’s profitability
ratios shows upward trend. The performance of the company can be considered as
considered as satisfactory. As per my opinion ONGC has a wide scope to develop in
future.

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13.0 FINDINGS AND ANALYSIS

 Number of Employees satisfied with their job

No
35%

Yes
65%

Fig 13.1 No. of Employees Satisfied with their job

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 Number of Employees satisfied .

No
30%

Yes
70%

Fig 13.2 No. of Employees satisfied with the recruitment process

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 Number of Employees reported Biasing and Politics

Yes
17%

No
83%

Fig 13.3 No. of Employees reporting biases and politics

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RECOMMENDATIONS

 The Human Resource department of the Company needs to come up with


policies and strategies so as to inculcate faith and feeling of satisfaction.
 The concerned department should take the requisite steps to eradicate biasing
and politics involved in the recruitment process.
 The Human Resource department needs work out a detailed plan or policy to
make internal job transfer system more efficient.

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BIBILOGRAPHY

Books Referred

 ONGC’s Annual Report 2008-09

 Some sample reports.

Online References:

 Intranet portal only for ONGC employees.


 www.ongcindia.com

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APPENDIX

Financial and Operational Highlights

Financial Highlights

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Operational Highlights

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Board of Directors

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