PSU Selection Procedure

The usual selection procedure followed by maximum no. of PSU’s:

STAGE I:- Written Examination (Generally on Sunday) STAGEII:- Interview & GD STAGE III:- Medical Examination

NOTE:

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 1) 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 & RC:- Reading Comprehension, Questions based on Vocabulary and English grammar etc. iv) General Awareness & Current Affairs:- (1) Current affairs and questions based on general knowledge (2)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) % 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 & 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.