NTPC Recruitment Through GATE 2019 - National Thermal Power Corporation (NTPC), one of India’s largest power companies has started the recruitment of Engineering Executive Graduates through GATE 2019. The application form for the NTPC recruitment through GATE 2019 was available from January 10 till February 7, 2019. Graduate engineers in Electrical, Mechanical, Instrumentation, Electronics and Mining engineers could apply for the NTPC recruitment through GATE 2019. Shortlisting will be on the basis of the GATE 2019 scores only. Eligible candidates who have been shortlisted will have to appear for an online aptitude test conducted by NTPC. Only candidates who qualify in the written test will further have to participate in a group discussion and face a personal interview. A final merit list will be prepared on the candidate’s performance in all stages of the NTPC recruitment process. Selected candidates will also have to undergo a medical test to be conducted by a board of medical officers of NTPC. To know all the details about NTPC Recruitment through GATE 2019 like important dates, eligibility criteria, application process, written test, selection process, cutoff and more, candidates can check the article below.
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GATE 2019 was conducted by IIT Madras online on February 2, 3, 9 & 10, 2019. The application form of GATE 2019 was available from August 31, 2018 and the last date for filling was October 1, 2018. The result of GATE 2019 has been announced on March 15, 2019.
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Important Dates for NTPC Recruitment through GATE 2019
S.No
Event
Important Dates
1.
Date for the issue of GATE 2019 Application Form
August 31, 2018
2.
Last date for filling the GATE online application f
October 1, 2018
3.
Download of GATE Admit Card
January 4, 2019
4.
GATE 2019 exam
February 2 & 3, 2019
February 9 & 10, 2019
5
Availability of application form for NTPC Recruitment
January 10, 2019
6.
Last date to fill the application form for NTPC Recruitment
February 7, 2019
7.
Announcement of the list of shortlisted candidates for test conducted by NTPC
To be notified
8.
NTPC Online Test
To be notified
9.
GD &Interview
To be notified
Eligibility Criteria for NTPC Recruitment through GATE 2019
Candidates aspiring to work for NTPC must meet the eligibility criteria for NTPC recruitment through GATE 2019 as mentioned below in the given table. This includes the age limit, nationality, academic qualification, marks required that are parameters for selection.
Eligibility Criteria for NTPC Recruitment 2019
S. No
Particulars
Details
1.
Nationality
Indian
2.
Age Limit as on January 31, 2019
Upper age limit is 27 years for candidates belonging to general category.
Upper age limit is relaxed by five years for candidates belonging to schedule caste and Schedule tribe category
Upper age limit is relaxed by three years for candidates belonging to OBC- NCL category
Age limit is relaxed by ten years for PwD- General
For PwD OBC age limit is relaxed by 13 years
For PwD SC, ST candidates, age limit is relaxed by 15 years
3.
Academic Qualification
Candidates must have passed the full time degree in engineering in the below given disciplines. They must have scored at least 65% marks in B.E/B.Tech/AMIE. The average of all the years is taken irrespective of any weightage that is given any university or institute.
Final year students are also eligible to apply provided they meet the eligibility criteria at the time of joining. Such students must obtain at least 65% marks in their engineering degree.
Electrical Engineering
Graduation in
Electrical
Electrical & Electronics
Electrical, Instrumentation &Control
Power Systems & High Voltage
Power Electronics
Power Engineering
Mechanical Engineering
Graduation in
Mechanical
Production
Industrial Engineering
Production and Industrial engineering
Thermal
Mechanical & Automation
Power Engineering
Mining Engineering
Graduation in Mining Engineering
Instrumentaion Engineering
Graduation in
Electronics & Instrumentation
Instrumentation & Control
Electronic Engineering
Graduation in
Electronics
Electronics &Telecommunication
Electronics & Power
Power Electronics
Electronics & Communication
Electrical and Electronics
4.
Marks Required
Candidates belonging to the general category must score at least 65% marks, with an average of all the four years
Candidates belonging to ST, SC and PwD must score at least 55% marks in the qualifying exam
5.
Medical Requirement
Candidates must meet the requisite health criteria that are laid down by NTPC.
Candidates must be of sound health and they will have to undergo a medical examination which will be conducted by the medical board of NTPC. The decision of the board will be final.
GATE Paper Allowed for NTPC Recruitment through GATE 2019
The application form for the NTPC recruitment 2019 was available online from January 10. The last date to fill the form was February 7, 2019. Check the steps to fill the NTPC application below:
Steps to Apply for NTPC Recruitment through GATE 2019
Candidates had to first apply for GATE 2019
After downloading the GATE 2019 admit card, the GATE registration number had to be entered in the application form for NTPC recruitment through GATE
Payment of registration fee (in online and offline mode) had to be done
Uploading of photograph and signature in .jpeg/ .jpg format (max. file size can be 1 MB),
Filling the other requisite information in the online application form
Generation of unique registration number has to be kept safe for reference
Take printout of the registration slip and keep it for future reference
Application fee for NTPC Recruitment through GATE 2019
Candidates applying for NTPC recruitment 2019 could pay the application fee in an online and offline mode. However, the application fee was different for various categories.
NTPC Application fee
Category
Application fee
General/OBC
Rs 150
SC/ST/PwD/XSM
-
How to pay the application fee through online mode
To pay the application fee for NTPC Recruitment through GATE 2019 through offline mode candidates had to follow the steps given below:
Candidates had to take a print out of the pay-in-slip and visit the nearest SBI Branch
Use the pay-in-slip to pay the registration fee
After receiving the payment of the registration fee (non-refundable), the bank provided the unique journal number, branch code of the bank which is collecting the money
Candidates had to mention the journal number and the branch code number at the time of online registration
How to pay the application fee through online mode?
Candidates could pay the online registration fee (non-refundable) for NTPC Recruitment 2019 through online mode by using a debit card, credit card, net banking
The option to pay the online registration fee appeared at the end of the online application form before they clicked on the submit button.
Details to be filled in the Application Form forNTPC Recruitment 2019
Candidates had to fill the GATE 2019 registration number as mentioned in the admit card
Next candidates had to fill their personal and contact details including the email address
They had to upload their photograph and signature
Shortlisted candidates had to select the online test centre in order to take the NTPC online exam
The NTPC test centres are Bhopal, Delhi, Chennai, Delhi/NCR, Kolkata, Hyderabad, Mumbai, Patna and Lucknow
Candidates had to upload their signature and photograph in JPG/JPEG format with the file size of less than 1MB.
Selection Process for NTPC Recruitment through GATE 2019
The following steps are followed by NTPC for recruiting the candidates through GATE 2019 :
Steps for selection
S. No
Stage
Parameter
1.
Shortlisting of candidates for online test
Candidates are shortlisted based on their GATE 2019 score. Shortlisted candidates will have to appear for a qualifying online entrance test conducted by NTPC.
2.
Group Discussion and Interview
Candidates will have to further undergo a group discussion and interview
3.
Selection
The final merit list will be prepared based on the GATE Score, Group Discussion and Interview
Weightage of Marks for Final Selection
S. No
Parameters
Percentage of marks
1.
GATE marks
85%
2.
Group Discussion
5%
3.
Personal Interview
10%
Important points about NTPC Online Aptitude Test and Admit Card
Candidates shortlisted on the basis of the GATE 2019 will have to take an online aptitude test
The online aptitude test is just qualifying in nature and will not carry any weightage in the selection process.
Candidates will have to download their admit card which will contain the information of the test venue and attend the test on the specified dates.
The result for the NTPC online aptitude test will be declared on the same day at the venue.
Candidates, who qualify the NTPC online aptitude test, will be called for a group discussion and interview the details of which will be intimated to them.
Documents to be brought at the Interview Venue
The list of documents to be brought by candidates to the interview is given below:
GATE 2019 score card
Date of birth (Tenth standard certificate and marksheet)
Certificate/Provisional Certificate/Degree/PG Degree/Diploma and mark sheets of all semesters/years
Scheduled Caste/Scheduled Tribe/Other Backward Class (non-creamy layer) certificate issued by the Competent Authority in the format prescribed by GOI* (if applicable). Candidates belonging to OBC – Non Creamy Layer must bring caste certificate from the Competent Authority, issued in the Current Year.
Physical Disability certificate in the format prescribed by GOI* from the Competent authority (if applicable).
Final year students will have to take an undertaking in the prescribed format that they will furnish the provisional degree certificate or degree certificate of the qualifying exam on or before July 31, 2018. The certificate must clearly mention that the candidates have successfully completed the engineering degree and the prescribed percentage of marks.
Air ticket and boarding pass in original / Train and bus tickets for reimbursement purposes.
Two recent passport size coloured photographs
Travel Fare Claim
The reimbursement will be for "to and fro" sleeper class rail fare (non-AC) from the address that is given on the admit card or the place from where the candidate has actually travelled, whichever is nearer to the place of interview, by the shortest route, on producing the original railway ticket.
If the candidates have travelled by bus, then the reimbursement will be limited to equivalent sleeper class rail fare from the nearest railway station, subject to production of bus ticket. Local travel expenditure shall not be reimbursed.
For travel reimbursement, candidates will have to provide a copy of the aptitude test admit card at the interview venue
Travel reimbursement will be through cheque and it will be sent to the candidates by post
After Selection in the NTPC Recruitment through GATE 2019
Service Agreement Bond - Candidates belonging to the general and the OBC category will have to furnish a service bond agreement for Rs 2,50,000 to serve the company for a period of three years after completion of the training period of one year. Candidates belonging to the Schedule Caste, Schedule Tribe, Persons woth Disability will have to furnish a bond for Rs 1,25,000 for the same duration.
Pay Scale: If selected, candidates will be eligible for a pay scale of Rs 24900-3%-50500. The basic pay during the one year training period will be Rs 24900/- .
GATE cutoff for NTPC Recruitment
Candidates can check the table that is given below as it mentions the GATE cutoff of previous years. The cutoff of GATE for NTPC recruitment will help the candidates to get a fair idea about the probable cutoff scores for the forthcoming session.
Previous Years GATE Cutoff for NTPC Recruitment
NTPC Recruitment 2018 Cutoff
Discipline
UR
OBC
SC
ST
PWD
Electrical
64.8695
59.5195
49.6695
45.1695
28.8695
Mechanical
73.438
71.399
60.459
54.212
42.113
Electronics
52.0805
48.55
37.2805
37.45
31.2805
Instrumentation
68.1805
65.5695
52.6805
52.6195
43.0695
Mining
68.48
55.37
45.67
40.95
NA
*The Cut-off Marks are the total marks scored in GATE (out of 85), GD (out of 05) and Interview (out of 10 * The total marks have been calculated only for those candidates who have qualified separately in both GD & Interview.
NTPC Recruitment Cutoff 2017
Discipline
Category wise GATE-2017 cut-off marks and rank
General
OBC
SC
ST
PWD
Electrical
Cut Off Marks
62.84
59.60
44.35
48.98
31.59
All India Rank
206
380
3221
1857
10273
Mechanical
Cut Off Marks
81.02
77.26
69.76
62.94
41.89
All India Rank
280
638
2010
4300
17332
Electronics
Cut Off Marks
65.95
64.52
56.08
51.28
45.23
All India Rank
112
139
632
1279
2570
Instrumentation
Cut Off Marks
72.35
71.01
60.01
47.02
34.01
All India Rank
88
102
371
929
1937
Civil
Cut Off Marks
82.43
75.85
64.04
66.84
40.11
All India Rank
42
179
973
693
7855
GATE 2016 Cutoff for shortlisting for GD and Interview
