This blog post is a sequel to my earlier blog article titled "PGCIL ET Recruitment 2013 Notification, Eligibility & Forms",...
This blog post is a sequel to my earlier blog article titled "PGCIL ET Recruitment 2013 Notification, Eligibility & Forms", which gives you introductory information on Power Grid Corporation as well as how to apply for the Executive Trainee positions.
The focus of this blog post is to help you prepare for the Power Grid exam by telling you what the Power Grid test pattern is and by giving you the sources to download model/sample/past years papers for exams similar to Power Grid. Further, it would also give you the list of some books for preparation of Power Grid exam.
At first let us begin this by knowing Power Grid written test pattern.
Power Grid ET Exam Pattern:
Power Grid written test consists of two papers: Technical Knowledge Test (TKT) &Executive Aptitude Test (EAT). While the questions of Aptitude test is common, questions of the Technical test would depend on which disciplines (Electrical or Finance) you have applied for.
There are 120 questions in Technical test & 50 in Aptitude – so a total of 170 multiple-choice questions, which needs to be answered in 2 hours. Thus you have 40 seconds aprox. to answer each question – the questions as such are not difficult and therefore your main focus would be time-management to answer maximum questions correctly.
Notes of caution: There is negative marking: 1/4th mark will be deducted for each wrong answer. So if you make a guess, make it wisely!
For Aptitude test the questions asked are on vocabulary, verbal comprehension, quantitative aptitude, reasoning ability, ability to determine data sufficiency, interpretation of graphs/charts/tables, numerical ability etc.
Power Grid ET exam papers:
I had searched on the net for for Power Grid ET exam sample/model/previous years paper but could not find any website where you can find them. However, I could find some papers of NTPC ET exam which can be used by you, just to know the standard of questions. Exam patten of NTPC is identical to Power Grid.
These papers are:
Placementpapers.net
Placementpapers have a good collection of NTPC test papers of previous years. Click here to find these NTPC papers.
123eng.com
Another good site where you can find some more NTPC papers is 123eng.com. Click here to find these NTPC papers.
Placementpapers have a good collection of NTPC test papers of previous years. Click here to find these NTPC papers.
123eng.com
Another good site where you can find some more NTPC papers is 123eng.com. Click here to find these NTPC papers.
All the above papers should be used with a pinch of salt – I found many of them repeated in more than website. Therefore, you can use the following books as preparatory material for the Power Grid test for Executive Trainees. You can also use these sample papers for aptitude test which I had posted for SBI PO exam, as the sections of the Aptitude tests are similar.
Books for Power Grid test for Executive Trainees:
I found following books on net for preparation for Public Sector Executive Trainee Exams, which can be used for PGCIL exams too. These books are available in most of the bookstores, but you can also order them online by clicking the links below, from Flipkart.com which offers huge discounts upto 25%, apart from free shipping/postage in India if the order exceeds Rs. 100/=. You can choose to pay through Credit Card/Debit Card/Internet Banking. You can also choose to pay through “Cash-on-Delivery” i.e. you pay in cash only when the same is delivered at your doorstep:
For Aptitude Test:
Quantitative Aptitude by R. S. Aggarwal Publisher: S.Chand.
List Price: Rs. 415, Offer Price:Rs. 303 Discount: Rs. 112 (27%)
List Price: Rs.160, Offer Price: Rs.130, Discount: Rs. 30(19%)
For Technical Test:
Following books for competitive exams (electrical engineering) should help you prepare for Power Grid ET exam:
List Price: Rs.480, Offer Price: Rs.480.
List Price: Rs.460, Offer Price: Rs.414, Discount: Rs.46 (10%)
Power Grid GD topics/Interview questions:
Post PGCIL written test, you have to appear for GD & Interview.
For GD, you may go through the blog post of mine titled Group Discussion for job, which tells you nuances of GD and how to prepare for it. Also for preparation of interview, check my other blog post titled: Interview for Jobs.
I am sorry but I could not find any sample papers/books for Power Grid exam for finance discipline. If you know of any such book for preparation of Power Grid exam for Finance discipline, I would love if you post them as comments below.
Hope above preparatory materials (Sample Papers & Books) for Power Grid Executive Trainee test help you to win that coveted job in Power Grid.
Best wishes!
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