Public Sector Undertakings
Examination pattern will be different for vary from one PSU to another.
• Normally: 150-200 Question
• Time duration: 2 – 2½ Hour.
• Negative Marking: ¼
• Technical:75% of total questions
• General aptitude with English: 25%
Selection Procedure:
The usual selection procedure followed by maximum no. of PSU’s:-
STAGE I:- Written Examination (Generally on Sunday)
STAGEII:- Interview and GD
STAGE III:- Medical Examination
a) Apart from these, there can be an additional stage in some of the PSUs where only short-listed candidates are allowed to appear for the written exam. All the applicants fulfilling the eligibility criteria are screened again on the basis of their % of B.Tech primarily and depending upon the no. of vacancies Only selected candidates are called for the written exam. eg- ISRO, BHEL etc.
b) Some PSUs don’t hold interviewer as a part of their selection procedure eg- BSNL (JTO).
c) Though it has not ever been declared by any PSU, the general trend seen in according weightage to different stages in the final selection is :-
Written – 70-85%
Interview – 15-30%
GD – 5%
STAGE-I :- WRITTEN EXAMINATION
Duration:- 1–3 hr (Avg 2 hour)
Written exam of various PSUs can be divided mainly into 4 sections:-
i) Technical
ii) Aptitude & Reasoning
iii) English & RC
iv) General Awareness & current affairs
i) Technical:- 60 – 120 questions (exact no. varies for diff PSUs) Average no of Questions -80 Depending on the level of Technical Questions PSUs can be categorized as
Level-I:-Tough
eg – DRDO, ISRO etc.
Level-II:- Moderate
eg – BHEL, HAL, ONGC, SALL, JTO, NTPC etc.
Level-III:- Easy
eg – AAI etc.
ii) Aptitude & Reasoning:- Quantitative Reasoning (Speed-distance, percentage, profit- loss etc), Maths of 10th std. level, figure based Questions etc.
iii) English and RC:- Reading Comprehension, Questions based on Vocabulary and English grammar etc.
iv) General Awareness and Current Affairs:-
• Current affairs and questions based on general knowledge
• Some PSUs ask specific questions related to their institutions in this section eg:- DRDO asks about its labs in India (1 or 2 questions).
NOTE:- The 4th section may on may not be present. Generally, 1st through 3rd sections are present in most of the exams.
STAGE – II INTERVIEW:-
1) Maximum stress on testing the technical knowledge of the candidate.
2) More of HR Question limited to the general introduction, work experience (if any), hobbies etc.
3) Final year project is very important for the interview.
GD:-
(1) Duration is 20 -30 minutes
(2) Usually easy topics are given for discussion.
(3) Contemporary social and political issues are highly probable topics to be given.
(4) Topics on environmental and technical issues can also be given.
NOTE:- Interview and GD in most of the PSU’s can also be taken in Hindi.
STAGE-III MEDICAL EXAMINATION :-
Candidates selected on the basis of their performance in written exam, interview and GD are finally called for a medical check-up prior to their appointment and training.
FOR BSNL-JTO
Mode of Selection & Nature Of Question Paper
The mode of selection is through an All India Competitive Examination. The examination will be of three hours duration with one Question Paper containing the following three sections:
For JTOs (Telecom)
Section-I : Engineering Stream: 50 Questions
Section-II : Engineering Stream: 50 Questions
Section-III : General Ability Test: 20 Questions
For JTOs (Electrical)
Section-I : Electrical Engineering Stream: 50 Questions
Section-II : Electrical Engineering Stream: 50 Questions
Section-III : General Awareness: 20 Questions
For JTOs (Civil)
Section-I : Civil Engineering Stream: 50 Questions
Section-II : Civil Engineering Stream: 50 Questions
Section-III : General Ability Test: 20 Questions
The Question Paper will be fully objective type with multiple options as answers to each question. The standard of paper in engineering subjects will be that of Engineering Examination of an Indian University.
However, there would be no separate time fixed for attempting the separate sections. Detailed syllabus for JTOs(Telecom), JTOs(Civil) and JTOs(Electrical) appear at Annexures ‘B’ , ‘C’ and ‘D’ respectively.
A final call letter/appointment letter will be issued to the candidate after completion of all other formalities.
