PSU Recruitment

Through GATE - Preparation Guidelines

and PSU Details
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Contents
Foreword3
Introduction to GATE 2016 

Recruitment through GATE

Advantages6

How to Apply? Common Procedure

Who will get selected? 

Service Bond and What it entails?

How to Prepare for the PSU Interviews?

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List of PSUs recruiting Through GATE 2016

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Foreword

SU Recruitment Through GATE is now a regular feature every year. GATE

2015 saw more than 30 PSUs announcing recruitment through GATE
2015 scores. This year about 18 PSUs have already announced the
recruitment and more are expected to follow. This process of recruitment
has been found to be advantageous for all thus saving effort, time and money.
Careers360 brings forth details of the PSU recruitment with guidelines and
other details for the benefit of GATE 2016 aspirants who wish to apply for the
PSUs if they qualify in GATE 2016. Information about the recruitment process,
service bond, what to expect in the PSU interview is also given in this Ebook.
The list of PSUs that have already announced their recruitment are also mentioned at the end of the book.
Success starts with dreams and materializes through an on-going effort!
All the Best!
Team Careers360

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Introduction to GATE 2016

ATE (Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering) is the All India examination that is used
to screen the applicants from across the
country for admissions to the various Post
Graduate courses in Engineering in the IITs, IISc
Bangalore, NITs, some CFTIs and many private institutes as well as many state universities.

GATE is an entrance test designed to test the comprehensive understanding of the various subjects in
Engineering and Technology of the applicants. Candidates can apply to the PG courses like M.Tech/M.E/
Integrated courses like M.Tech-Phd and even M.Des at
some IITs on the basis of their GATE 2015 scores. GATE
qualified candidates are given preference over other
candidates in many state conducted entrance exams.

Salient Points of GATE 2016:

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GATE 2016 will be organized by Indian Institute of

Science, Bangalore supported in the operations at
the zonal level by the seven IITs namely IIT Bombay,
IIT Delhi, IIT Madras, IIT Kharagpur, IIT Kanpur, IIT
Guwahati, and IIT Roorkee
Admission to the IITs and IISC is based on the GATE

scores.
The GATE 2016 Application Form will be completely
online. Candidates will have to upload the
supporting documents as specified along with their
photograph and signature.
The Application Process will be through GOAPS
(GATE Online Application Processing System )
GATE 2016 will also be completely online and held
in multiple sessions for those papers that have a
large number of applicants.
GATE 2016 Admit Card will have to be downloaded
by candidates and will not be available to candidates
through any other means.
Biometric information (Photograph and Fingerprints)
for randomly selected candidates may be captured
before the start of the examination
The Result will be available to candidates after
logging while the GATE 2016 Score Card will also
need to be downloaded within the given time frame
by students.
GATE 2016 Scores are valid for a period of three
years
An increasing number of PSUs are recruiting
candidates on the basis of their GATE scores.
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Recruitment Through GATE

n increasing number of PSUs have been

recruiting on the basis of the GATE scores.
GATE 2014 saw 17 PSUs recruiting through
GATE scores. GATE 2015 saw a better number with 30 PSUs announcing recruitment through
GATE scores.
Recruitment by PSUs through GATE 2016 has started
with 18 PSUs already having announced the details
while more are expected to join in slowly. The number
of PSUs recruiting through GATE 2016 is expected to
be more.

Some of the better known and preferred PSUs are

ONGC, BPCL, IOCL, HPCL, Powergrid, NTPC while
GAIL, BHEL are some which have announced their
recruitment through GATE 2016 after a gap of two
years. The recruitment of the graduate engineers in
these companies is however through GATE scores as
has been seen in the past few years.
State owned PSUs like the WBSEDCL, PSTPC,
PSPCL, THDC etc are some that have joined in the fray
for recruitment through GATE scores.

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Advantages of Recruitment Through GATE:

he advantages are many for both the PSUs

as well as the students. In the earlier days
all the companies would hold their individual
entrance tests for recruitment. This involved
an inordinate amount of time, effort and cost for each
one of the said companies. The applicants were
many thousands in fact for a low number of posts.
The other part was that there was no fool proof system of picking the right candidate who had qualified
in the entrance test. Many a times, fingers have been
pointed out the most recent memory is that of
ONGC test paper leak
For students, this system was a nightmare. It
involved preparing for many exams for a well-placed
job with no proper time left for preparation. The
other part was the expense involved as most tests
required a small application fee. In cases where
no application fee had to be paid there still was
the cost of appearing for the test at one of the
limited exam centres specified by the companies.

the PSUs in picking the best candidates for employment. The PSUs dont spend any amount of money,
time or effort in the entrance test part. Instead, they
select candidates who qualify in GATE and start from
the interview part directly. GATE ensures the quality of the candidates considering that about 13% to
18% of the students actually qualify and pass the
exam (as per GATE figures from recent years). The
other fact is also true that the number of GATE applicants have increased due to the PSU recruitment.
From the students point of view, it entails preparation
for just a single entrance exam ensuring utilization of
precious time for strenuous single minded preparation
for success. Students also save money considering that they need to pay for the GATE application
though some PSUs do charge a small application
fee. In most cases there is no application fee though.
It is also an advantage that they need to prepare for
the exam in the subject of their specialization unlike
earlier days when most PSU entrance exams would
involve logical reasoning, GK and other such topics.

With the screening test being GATE, a lot of things

have fallen into place. First students needed to prepare for a single entrance conducted by the IITs.
Reputed to be one of the toughest exams and clean
in its reputation, GATE turned to be an ideal answer to

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How to Apply?

he general procedure for PSU Recruitment

is that all Applicants are required to apply
to each PSU individually as and when they
open their application portals. Another common factor is that all the PSU Applications entail the
requirement of the applicants GATE Registration No.
Candidates will also have to furnish their GATE Admit
Card, Score Card during the time of the interview.
Many applications require the uploading of the
photographs which also have to be identical to the
ones used for the GATE application. Candidates
will also have to check the eligibility criteria before
applying as the requirement of the PSUs differ in
terms of discipline, pass percentage of qualifying
exam and so on. Not all GATE applicants can apply
for the PSU recruitment. The other important factor is even if the candidates meet the criteria, they
must also ensure that they appear for the GATE
paper as specified by the PSUs to be considered.
Most of the PSUs do not charge any application fee but there have been instances where a
small application fee has been charged. Candidates
will also need to check for that before applying.

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What is the PSU Selection Procedure?

pplicants must apply when the PSU application portals are open. Candidates who
qualify and get the top scores amongst the
applicants will be called for the interviews.
A general ratio of 7:1 is usually called for interviews
depending upon the vacancies. For a less number of
vacancies, the ratio of students called for interviews
to the actual vacancies are considerably lower. This
is generally because the students may or may not
join the PSU especially the top rankers who will have
a good choice of jobs to choose from. Therefore
companies call in a large number of the eligible applicants for the interviews.
Applicants who get the call letters for the interviews
will have to do well in the interview to ensure selection. Some PSUs also hold Group Discussions.
Candidates must understand that the recruitment is
for the management cadre and hence the requirements include persons, who are team players; who
have a general awareness in addition to subject
knowledge. Candidates who are successful in the
interview, group discussions if any will be selected.
Some PSUs have their own method of normalization
where the GATE scores are given 70% weightage and
the interview/Group Discussion the remaining 30%.
It can be safely said that candidates who have very
high scores in GATE will be called for the interviews.

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Service Bond and What it entails?

he Service Bond is not mandatory for all PSUs

but many do have the system and implement it.

Most of the recruited candidates will be given hands

on training, work experience. It is but natural for any
company to expect the effort to be invested in its
growth. This forms the main reason behind the service
bond that has to be signed by candidates in many
PSUs. The service bond clause entails giving two to
three years of service to the company after the probation period. The Service Bond is usually set for a
certain amount and has to be signed by the selected
candidates. Candidates must check for this before
applying. They must be sure that they understand the
modalities before signing.
Note that the service bond is not mandatory for all
PSUs.

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How to Prepare for the PSU Interviews?

his is a tricky part as there is no official know

how for the aspirants. But going by the experiences of the selected candidates from the
previous years, any applicant is expected to
know the subject thoroughly. The main idea of an
interview is not to grill the applicants but to know about
the candidate, presentation skills, decisiveness and
other personality factors that a PSU may be looking for.
Since the candidates called for the interviews would
be the top scorers in GATE, they will be expected to
know their subject thoroughly.

Some tips for the PSU Interviews:

Being well groomed is a must for every shortlisted
candidate. It is imperative that candidates are punctual
and on time for the interview. Knowledge of the subject is a mandatory factor. In addition, the candidates
are expected to possess general awareness of the

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country and current affairs. This means candidates

also must keep themselves up to date by reading the
newspapers and otherwise. A certain deference is
expected to be accorded to the panel which will be
interviewing the candidates. Any disagreement of view
point must be subtly put across.
Group discussions are grounds for putting the
individual views in front. It also is a ground for team
playing behavior, leadership qualities that may be
put in front of the interview panel. It definitely is not a
shouting match ground. Candidates need to be alert
in this regard. Another important point is that a group
discussion should be highly impersonal. Personal ego,
forceful attitudes should not have a place in there.

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PSUs which have announced their Recruitment

through GATE 2016 are as follows

MDL

CEL

BPCL Limited

Indian Oil

HPCL

GAIL

BHEL

NLC Ltd

ONGC Ltd.

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Oil India

NHPC Limited

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POWERGRID

NFL

WBSEDCL

NBCC Ltd

NTPC Limited

Cabinet
Secretariat,
Govt of India

PSPCL

PSTCL

IPR

Many more are expected to join as more than 30 PSUs had announced recruitment through GATE 2015.

Careers360 wishes GATE 2016

aspirants all the very best for their PSU Placement Efforts

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