GATE 2013 and it’s importance in Recruitment.
The top most and the first category companies in public
sector are giving a wonderful job opportunities to the engineering students. These
companies are attracting engineering graduates, providing job security as well
as career development in the future. What you should notice is that most of these
PSUs are selecting the candidates on the basis of the Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering score. So, if any
candidate could score sufficiently he would be selected in some of the
prestigious Public Sector Unit Companies.
Until the last couple of years most of the PSUs used to
conduct separate competitive examinations to recruit engineering graduates and
management trainees in their companies. These exams consist of aptitude tests,
written test, and interviews etc. After the introduction of Aptitude test in GATE
2010 the difference between PSU exam and GATE was lessened. As a result public
sector companies started to filter the candidates on the basis of GATE score
instead of conducting separate competitive examinations. Currently jobs are
available for the BE/ B.Tech. students of the disciplines from Electrical,
Electronics, Mechanical, Instrumentation, Computer Science, IT, Metallurgy and
civil.
PSUs in the path of GATE
At first the Indian Oil Corporation Limited started it’s engineers
appointments by taking into consideration of Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering score in 2011. Later other
public sector companies followed it. The next year along with IOCL the other
companies like BHEL, NTPC, Powergrid, HECL recruited engineers on the basis of
Gate 2012 score. This year the number of companies, who are asking GATE score have
increased. Individual appointment means lots of stages from the application
process to the issue of admit cards, conducting examinations etc. So the
companies in the public sector have decided, it is better to follow GATE score
while recruiting their engineers than conducting separate examinations. Already
there are 14 companies have released employment notification for Engineering
Graduates recruitment. They are HECL, BHEL, NTPC, Power Grid, MECL, HPCL,
Concor, Mecon, IOCL, BEL, Nalco, DDA, BPCL and GAIL etc. Keeping in view the pains
of individual competitive examinations some more companies may follow their path.
Keeping in view of the expenditure and the labor in individual competitive examinations,
some other companies may follow the path of GATE.
From the candidates point of view all of the PSU
companies are creating a good work atmosphere. Furthermore the candidates will
get a chance to perform their job in their core subjects. Jobs in PSUs are
stable and provide security without any ups and downs. At the entry stage
itself the candidates are appointed as Executive trainee, engineer trainee,
graduate engineer, graduate apprentice engineer, probationary officer etc.
posts. Many of the companies are not even collecting the minimum application
fee too. The candidate can register himself by visiting the company’s website,
for the posts he is eligible with the same registration number he was given in Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering 2013. At present some companies released nominal employment news about
their recruitment. The full notification will be coming in the coming months.
Attractive salaries
Public Sector companies are competing the corporate
companies in salary packages. In fact some companies are paying better than the
top software and IT companies even in the early stages of their career. An engineering
graduate or management trainee can draw up to 7 to 8 lakhs as a starting salary
package in reputed Public Sector Units. Candidates have to undergo training for
a specific probationary period and after successful completion of training they
will be absorbed as permanent employees with tedious salary.
After PSUs started their recruitments through Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering the competition
for GATE is also increased tremendously. So if a candidate could score the required
cut-off score for IIT or M.Tech. seat he will be able to succeed for the PSUs.
Importance of the GATE
Candidates understanding and caliber in engineering and
technology subjects is tested through GATE. IITs and IISC Bangalore are jointly
conducting this. Nowadays the competition for GATE has raised as students
prefer to do M.Tech. after B.tech. and the PSUs and centers like CISR and BARC
are considering GATE score while doing admissions.
1.8 lakh candidates were in competition in 2008. 7.7 lakh
candidates were applied for the GATE last year. Jobs through GATE score and
availability of fellowship in higher studies are the main reasons for the rise
in competition.
