NTPC Recruitment Through GATE 2019

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 will be announced on March 16, 2019.

Quick Facts about NTPC Recruitment through GATE 2019

Important Dates 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

GATE Paper Allowed for NTPC Recruitment through GATE 2019

Application Form of NTPC Recruitment 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

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 for NTPC 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

Weightage of Marks for Final Selection

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

*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

Contact Information  

NTPC Bhawan, SCOPE Complex,
Institutional Area, Lodhi Road,
New Delhi-110003
Website: https://www.ntpc.co.in/ 

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