Tips to remember for UPPCL AE(T) Exam 2016 on 18th May

Many of the candidates seems to be excited for the CBT(Computer Based Test) i.e. for the written examination part for getting Assistant Engineer post at UPPCL. Folks It may be helpful to look into following tips for your boosting your preparation -

• Focus on revising what you have learnt previously. Practice more and more number of objective questions and do not forget to practice IES previous year questions as the questions of IES comes regularly in every competitive examinations these days and you can see 50-60% questions of IES in PSU exams. 
• Do not waste much time in doing big new theories and focus on theoretical part . As the exam is of objective type, Make sure you have done enough questions for the given subjects.
• Revise each and everything so that you should be confident in solving majority of questions in exam. Remember cut off of last selected candidate is around 55-60% for these type of PSU exams having around 100 no. of vacancies.
• Also take some amount of time in aptitude , GS and hindi part. Those who are not having speed in aptitude should learn the tricks for solving general aptitude questions so that their time is saved in the exam for solving those technical questions which needs just some extra time.
• As the exam is having negative marking of 0.25 so you may not fear much by this negative marking. Seen many of the students attempt less number of questions once they see there is a negative marking. 1/4 negative marking is not a fearful one. You should understand this logic that attempting less questions may not lead you to cut off if you are not damn sure of accuracy in the questions you attempted i.e. If you want to come out of examination hall with 110 questions attempted may lead you into trouble because you may not be sure of accuracy but cut offs are sharp!!! So it is advisable for students to take calculated risks in these exams.
• Calculated risks does not means you just add 10 more questions to your basket saying abracadabra! It means add those 10 questions first in which chances are 50-50 and it also means giving no blind guesses i.e. do not attempt if you are not sure.
• Elimination method is very useful in these exams which means you should eliminate options and get the correct answer by eliminating all the wring ones. It may also help you in taking calculated risk.

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Continuing Private Job or A Drop : A Big Dilemma after B.Tech

Many of the candidates after doing their B.Tech are unable to decide whether to continue his/her job in a private company or quitting and trying for government sector exams or pursuing higher degree like M.Tech. Here are some practical guidelines for them.

Taking drop is not an easy process. There are various things which come in mind while deciding this & following are the points that stop a candidate from taking risk and trying:

1. Lack of self confidence to crack cutting edge competition.

2. Many fear a loss of job as a higher risk and would be jobless if they fail.

3. Fear of losing bond money.

4. Less no. of vacancies in government sector might be an issue in some branches.

5. Unavailability of a good coaching center.

6. Peer pressure from parents to always keep their son/daughter labeled as employed. 

One by one let’s check out the above mentioned points-

1. Lack of self confidence to crack cutting edge competition.

This generally happens with most of the candidates. If a candidate is having a high self confidence he would knew that A Big ship is always safe at the shore , but that is NOT what it is built for. Taking calculated risk is a very first step in deciding to prepare and getting your dream job. The students should understand that by devoting themselves towards study , proper dedication along with sincere efforts will definitely lead them to success . Furthermore those who still are thinking negatively should use the following self evaluation technique-

Self Evaluation to decide-

• Candidates having 1000-5000 rank in GATE exam are definitely having enough potential to cross any PSU exam or GATE exam by just taking a substantial risk & giving serious efforts. Many such students achieve success within 6 months.
• Candidates having 5000-15000 rank in GATE exam are having moderate potential and needs prolong serious preparation to achieve success. Such students may take a year long preparation. Risk factor is also moderate.
•  Candidates not qualifying GATE exam needs to think twice as the exam checks your aptitude(Marks of General Aptitude & Maths are enough for qualifying)  and you are seriously struggling somewhere. It is not to discourage anybody here as Many success stories comes from this category of students also. Again these fellows needs “Strongest dedication of their life” as their risk factor is somewhat high.

Self evaluation using GATE is not needed in case one decides to do hard work sincerely. Doing self evaluation without GATE , a candidate should study the paper She/he wants to crack -

• Check whether by seeing exam questions you get a gut feeling of doing them with some practice that is you are ok with the level of questions in the exam
• Check the syllabus whether you are having trouble in most of the subjects or its just some of them which are weak.
• Check whether you are still into solving easy problems. If you are not gone far across in job you should definitely be able to cope up with your new target.

2. Many fear a loss of job as a higher risk and would be jobless if they fail.

Again the people who are just having their appointment letter from some MNC or IT sector or are currently working as executive in these companies needs to evaluate themselves, whether they look forward in making a career in pvt sector or they want to go in the public sector. Many of candidates are struck in this & soon the time flies. So seek the below points for quick action-

• Check whether the profile suits you or not ? You can also check the profile senior to yours suits you or not? (because in some time you will also be promoted to the next level) This issue may be serious for those who get Group B or below government posts
• Check whether the compensation package given to you currently is matching with the sector you want or not? You can also check the compensation you will get after a year or two because this much time may be elapsed from your preparation till your joining?
• Some homely ones can also check for location because in govt sector location is not in your hands.
• Check whether the joining can be delayed by some time or not ? If the company can give you yearlong leave without pay than it’s the best strategy to snatch time & get to study.

3.Fear of losing bond money :

• Remember the simple trick, Don’t just resign, Let them expel you. Means if you resign on your own they can ask you and send you summon for bond money rather if they expel you when you are continuously ill & want to work (though not truly work but act to) but cannot join due to medical urgency & here is the trick , Soon they will fire you from themselves without paying off any bond money.
• Remember the fact that in India Bonded labor is not allowed, Employer can never keep your original marksheets and degrees ( for which law is very strict that the director of such company who keeps the marksheets as bond can be jailed ) So don’t fear if your marksheets are there.
• In case they force you to resign, start collecting the things they have shared with you in your joining letter like if they told you during recruitment that they have sat-sun off however they make you work on sat sun then you can quote that the company is not following the conditions told to me during recruitment process. Collect as many such points as possible.
• The bond money or service agreement they make is that they require the expense they have incurred in your training.
• Practically just let it not be a fearful situation because some organizations are helpful too and can have full n final settlement without taking bond money also. This happens in organizations where might be On Job Training is there (Means not much amount spent on your training).

4. Less no. of vacancies in government sector might be an issue in some branches.

Yes the branches like Computer Science Engineering / Information Technology and Electronics might have less no. of seats in competitive exams as compared to all other branches. So accordingly the competition is very high for the exams having a few seats. This can be seen in exams like IES where cut off of electronics branch is the marks of topper in electrical branch!!!  So the question arises on how to decide on this factor?

·         As seats are less the risk of not getting selected increases & one should not be quick in deciding to drop rather he/she should take wise decision by using Self evaluation technique discussed above.

5. Unavailability of a good coaching center.

Those who really tried hard with themselves and now they want coaching classes & cannot do without them should keep in mind that many students cross exams without any coaching classes. But many will argue with the fact that now as the competition is increasing, So the coaching is very necessary? Well in that case the coaching is also not a primary school as they cannot provide you from the basics, They just polish your concepts. Even by joining a good coaching does not mean that you needn’t work hard. Even than you need to study yourself. The serious candidates should not mainly depend on coaching institutes.

6. Peer pressure from parents to always keep their son/daughter labeled as employed.

The parents in our country take a pressure from the society to keep their children working & not sitting idle (taking drop) & they exert the same to them. Well in this regards make your parents believe you by giving them the examples of successful people, your career choice and your passion towards the goal you want to achieve. Definitely they will believe in you than the society. Those who go against their parents should make this as the most important reason to work hard and be successful. 

All  d best !!!

NEW VACANCIES FOR UPPCL AE(T) EXAM 2016 ELECTRONICS & COMMUNICATION

NEW VACANCIES FOR UPPCL AE(T) 2016 ECE/EL

This time UPPCL has come up with new vacancies for ECE/EL i.e UPPCL EXAM FOR ELECTRONICS & COMMUNICATION ENGINEERING, ELECTRONICS ENGINEERING & TELECOMMUNICATION ENGINEERING branch also. Previously they recruited AE(IT) in UPPCL EXAM 2012 & 2014. 

AE(T) ECE/EL - TOTAL VACANCIES 14

Unreserved- 09

OBC-            03

SC-               02

Click here for Advt.

http://uppcl.org/uppcllink/documents/27022016061136222_VSA_270216.pdf

NEW VACANCIES FOR UPPCL AE(T) EXAM 2016 COMPUTER SCIENCE

NEW VACANCIES FOR UPPCL AE(T) 2016 COMPUTER SCIENCE/IT

This time UPPCL has come up with new vacancies for CS/IT branch also. Previously they recruited AE(IT) in UPPCL EXAM 2012 & 2014. 

AE(T) COMPUTER SCIENCE/IT- TOTAL VACANCIES 14

Unreserved- 09

OBC-            03

SC-               02

Click here for Advt.

http://uppcl.org/uppcllink/documents/24022016033652214_VSA_240216.pdf

NEW VACANCIES FOR UPPCL AE(T) EXAM 2016 ELECTRICAL

NEW VACANCIES FOR UPPCL AE(T) 2016 HAS ARRIVED

AE(T) ELECTRICAL- TOTAL VACANCIES 28

Unreserved- 16

OBC-            07

SC-               05

Click here for Advt.

http://uppcl.org/uppcllink/documents/22022016053314205_VSA_220216.pdf

Golden Opportunity for UPPCL Aspirants : 21000 Technical Posts Vacancy Soon

21000 Technical Posts Vacancy to be released in UPPCL

As per the news reports Uttar Pradesh Power Corporation is soon going to release advertisement for 21000 Technical posts including that of Technician, Junior Engineer and Assistant Engineer. Its kind of a mass recruitment in UPPCL and a golden chance to get into the country's most popular power sector company.

Following 21000 Vacancies has to be filled-

Technician             -  15000 Posts
Junior Engineer      -  2900 Posts
Assistant Engineer  -  1300 Posts

*Rest 1800 for internal vacancies.

*Assistant Engineer might be selected from Electrical/Electrical and Electronics Engineering or chances of Computer Science Engineering/IT.

Be Ready for the Chance....

UPPCL AE(T) EXAM 2015 TIPS FROM EXPERTS HELP DESK

Many of the Electrical Engineers dream of becoming a SDO ( Sub Divisional Officer) at Uttar Pradesh Power Corporation Limited as its a gateway to core of Energy Sector and 5400 Grade Pay makes you Officer. So here are some must know tips on how to crack the exam! But before that lets have an eagle eye on the Organisation-

The Hierarchy Here Goes Like this for Engineers/Diploma holders -

JE<AE<EE<SE<CE

In UPPCL as an AE you can get the following posts- 

1.SDO Sahab (Distribution): A Sub Divisional Officer is a purely distribution post where the officer a.k.a SDO sahab is responsible for proper Operation , Maintenance , Revenue Realization  for his sub division. A SDO is a Nodal Officer of a Sub Division and responsible for resolving all the Public Grievances and Complaints. Full Public Dealing is involved. He can head many 33/11 KV Substations. Involves field visits.

2.SDO (Transmission): A SDO in Transmission is responsible for one or two 132KV & Above SS Operation and Maintenance. No Public Dealing is involved. A peaceful Post.

3.SDO (Secondary Works) : Mainly for installation of equipment at a new sub station before handling to Distribution. No public dealing. A lot of travelling is involved due to frequent field visits.

4.AE(Meter) : AE Meter  is a technical post in DISCOM who is responsible for Metering and testing related work in a divsion. Involves public dealing and Field Visits for important Consumers.

5.AE(Store) : Maintaing Store department. 

6.AE(Protection) : For Testing and Protection of SS, Switch Gears. No public Dealing . Involves field visits.

7.AE(Revenue) : For Assessment and financial assignments. No filed visits.

Working at UPPCL especially in DISCOOMS is very challenging and will bring outa real Officer in you!!!

VACANCIES

COMPUTER BASED TEST(CBT)

The test is Objective type and  shall comprise of total

200 questions, out of which 

150 questions shall be from the Bachelor level Engg. 

20 questions of General Knowledge/Awareness, 

20 questions of Reasoning and 

10 questions of General Hindi. 

Each correct answer shall carry one mark each and each wrong answer shall carry negative mark of 0.25.  Candidates who obtain less than 33% marks will be rejected for further process of selection. 

On merit maximum numbers of candidates to be shortlisted for interview will be equal 2 to 3 times the number of vacancies. Finally, the merit list shall be prepared on the basis of the combined marks obtained in the CBT and interview , branch wise category wise.

150 Questions From Electrical Engineering : 

- Average Difficulty.

-Accuracy and Speed is very important.

-Prepare from reference books and practice from a good Objective bank.

-Weightage is uniform for all the subjects. 

20 questions of General Knowledge/Awareness :

-Prepare from all the fields 

-Less from current affairs

20 questions of Reasoning :

-Prepare from a good reasoning book like RS Agarwal

10 questions of General Hindi :

-Dont bother much about this if you are from UP or UP Board as the level of these questions is very familiar to hindi speaking people. Just devote your time to all the above sections.

While attempting the questions the most important thing is TIME MANAGEMENT.

Just be smart enough to attempt atleast easy and average questions.

More insights on Preparation and other facts soon.