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CLAT 2011 Notification, Eligibility & Forms
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December 30, 2010
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 CLAT (Common Law Admission Test) 2011 Exam dates have already been notified by National University of Juridical Sciences, Kolkata, the organising university for CLAT 2011. The application form-cum-information brochure would be made available from 11th January, 2011 (Tuesday) and the last date for applying to CLAT 2011 is 2nd April 2011 (Saturday). The CLAT 2011 written exam would be held on 15th May 2011 (Sunday).
This blog article dwells at length on the salient points of this all important law entrance exam for students appearing for CLAT 2011 and at the same time archive the info for students appearing in future exams like CLAT 2012/ CLAT 2013 to help them apply for the exam. Another follow-up blog post titled: CLAT exam pattern, Sample papers, Books and Coaching institute tells you how to prepare for CLAT exam.
But first let us know what CLAT is.
What is Common Law Admission Test (CLAT)? CLAT is an all-India law entrance exam, conducted for admissions into LL.B & LL.M program of prestigious National Law Universities of India. This very important law exam was conducted for the first time on 11th May 2008 and has since been conducted every year in 2nd/3rd Sunday of May. While only seven law institutes took part in the first CLAT exam, number of law institutes participating in CLAT has been increasing and in CLAT 2011, eleven law institutes are expected to participate.
List of institutes participating in CLAT 2011: Can you get admissions to all law schools in India through CLAT? If not, which are the law schools in which you can get admissions through it? These are following institutes which are participating in CLAT 2011: 1.0 National Law School of India University, Bangalore (NLSIU). 2.0 NALSAR University of Law, Hyderabad (NALSAR). 3.0 National Law Institute University, Bhopal (NLIU). 4.0 The West Bengal National University of Juridical Sciences, Kolkata (WBNUJS). 5.0 National Law University, Jodhpur (NLU). 6.0 Hidayatullah National Law University, Raipur (HNLU). 7.0 Gujarat National Law University, Gandhinagar (GNLU). 8.0 Dr. Ram Manohar Lohiya National Law University, Lucknow (RMLNLU). 9.0 Rajiv Gandhi National University of Law, Patiala (RGNUL). 10.0 Chanakya National Law University, Patna (CNLU). 11.0 National University of Advanced Legal Studies, Kochi (NUALS).
In the above list, while you can get admissions to LL.B courses in all institutes, admissions to the LL.M course through CLAT is offered to NLSIU, NALSAR, NLIU, WBNUJS, HNLU, GNLU,RMLNLU and RGNUL only. For LL.M course in NLU, Jodhpur and Cochin, you have to apply separately to those Universities. The other prominent law institutes which are not participating in CLAT and conducts their own admission test, are as follows: National Law University, Delhi, (New Delhi) National Law University, Orissa. Army Institute of Law, (Mohali) Baroda School of Legal Studies, Faculty of Law, The Maharaja Sayajirao University of Baroda, Vadodara, Gujarat Symbiosis Law School, (Pune) ILS Law College, (Pune) Amity Law School, (Delhi) Tamil Nadu Dr. Ambedkar Law University, (Chennai) Rajiv Gandhi School of Intellectual Property Law, (Kharagpur KIIT Law School, (Bhubaneswar) Faculty of Law, Delhi University, (Delhi) Government Law College, (Mumbai) School of Law, University of Petroleum and Energy Studies, (Dehradun) Faculty of Law, Banaras Hindu University, (Varanasi)
Ranking of Indian Law colleges: You can find most of above law institutes in the “Best Law College” ranking in two surveys done by India Today and Outlook in this article by legallyindia.com. So if you are serious about taking up law as a profession, you should appear in CLAT exam.
What are the eligibilities for CLAT? As said before, CLAT exam is held for two levels LL.B & LL.M. Eligibilities for them are given below.
Eligibilities for CLAT LL.B: Age: (as on 1st July of year of exam – e.g. 01.07.2011 for CLAT 2011) Maximum 20 yrs for General/OBC & 22 yrs for SC/ST/Disabled. Academic qualification: Minimum 50% in Class-XII final exam (45% for SC/ST/OBC/Disabled). Final year students can also apply but he/she should posses the above qualification during his/her admission.
Eligibilities for CLAT LL.M: Age: No age bar. Academic qualification: Minimum 55% in LL.B/B.L. Degree or an equivalent degree from a recognized University (50% for SC/ST/OBC/Disabled). Final year students can also apply but he/she should posses the above qualification during his/her admission.
Selection process for CLAT LL.B/LL.M program: Selections to above prestigious law colleges through CLAT is purely based on the CLAT written exam - overall merit, preference-wise, gender-wise, state-wise and reservation-wise. You can find more about CLAT exam pattern in my blog article titled: CLAT exam pattern, Sample papers, Books & Coaching institute.
CLAT 2011 Forms/How to apply for CLAT exam: CLAT 2011 application form-cum-information brochure would be made available from 11th January, 2011 in two places: 1.0 Designated post offices, list of which would come out in the CLAT website from 11th January. 2.0 In the eleven National Law Universities.
While you can procure the CLAT forms by paying Rs. 150/- in cash from above two sources, you can also obtain the CLAT forms by post from the organising university, WBNUJS, Kolkat by sending a DD/Pay Order of Rs. 200/- in favour of “WBNUJS-CLAT A/C” payable at Kolkata along with a request letter to following address: The Convenor, Common Law Admission Test, CLAT-2011, The West Bengal National University of Juridical Sciences. Dr. Ambedkar Bhawan, 12, L.B. Block, Sector – III, Salt Lake City, Kolkata – 700 098.
After filling-in the CLAT form, you have to submit the same either in person or through registered post to above address so as to reach before the last date of application – 2nd April, 2011. You also have to send the CLAT 2011 exam fee of Rs. 2500/- (Rs. 2000/- for SC/ST) in the form of DD/Bankers Cheque/ Pay order in favour of “WBNUJS-CLAT A/C”, payable at Kolkata along with the CLAT form and necessary documents as mentioned in the information brochure.
Important dates for CLAT 2011: Date of advertisement/notification for CLAT 2011: 1st week of January, 2011 Issue of application forms: from 11 January, 2011 (Tuesday) Last Date for submission of filled-in CLAT 2011 forms – 2 April 2011 (Saturday) Date of issue of CLAT 2011 Hall Tickets: from 12 April, 2011 (Tuesday) Date of CLAT 2011 written exam:15 May 2011(Sunday) (3.00 P.M. – 5.00 P.M) Date of CLAT 2011 result – 28 May 2011 (Saturday) Date of completion of admission process – 28 June, 2011 (Tuesday) Date of commencement of classes – 1 July, 2011 (Friday)
CLAT 2012 Exam date notification: Some of you may be wanting to appear in CLAT exam at a later date – say in CLAT 2011 or CLAT 2012 and hence would like to know when these exams would be held so that you can start preparing accordingly.
Therefore based on the exam-date trend analysis of last four CLAT exams, following dates for CLAT 2012 is forecasted: Date of notification for CLAT 2012: 1st week of January, 2012. Last date for CLAT 2012 submission of forms: 2nd April, 2012 Date of CLAT 2012 exam: Either 13/05/2012 or 20/05/2012 (2nd/3rd Sunday of May).
How this exam date is forecasted can be found from following date trend analysis:  With above exam date trend, you can also find that date of CLAT 2013 exam should be either 12/05/2013 or 19/05/2013.
Hope with above you can apply confidently for CLAT 2011 exam. But how do you prepare for it? Check my blog post titled CLAT exam pattern, Sample papers, Books and Coaching institute. Keep visiting this blog as I am going to update any information which I come across for CLAT exam. Best wishes!
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December 30, 2010
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MAT Exam Pattern, Analysis, Papers & Books
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December 25, 2010
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 This blog post follows my earlier blog post on MAT May 2011 Notification, Forms & Prep materials , which introduces you to the exam. The focus of this blog post is on how to prepare for MAT exam with study materials. It would give you the pattern of MAT exam, Section-wise analysis of MAT papers, sources for online MAT sample papers and list of available books for MAT preparation.
MAT Exam Pattern: What is the pattern of MAT examination? Following section tells you about it.
MAT is a 2hr-30min test with following five sections, each of 40 marks: 1. Language Comprehension: 40 Questions, 30 mins. 2. Mathematical Skills : 40 Questions, 40 mins. 3. Data Analysis and Sufficiency: 40 Questions, 35 mins. 4. Intelligence and Critical Reasoning: 40 Questions, 30 mins. 5. Indian and Global Environment: 40 Questions, 15 mins. All the questions are multiple-choice objective type questions.
MAT Exam Analysis: What sort of questions are asked within each of the above five MAT sections? MAT exam analysis done by management coaching institutes tells you about it. Knowledge of what questions you can expect in each of the MAT exam sections gives you an edge over others, as you can than find out which section deserves more attention in your MAT preparation. A Sample analysis from CareerLauncher MAT exam analysis is given below:  Also view the following MAT exam analysis by T.I.M.E:
MAT Exam Online Sample Papers: Once you get detailed information on MAT exam questions from above, you would like to download free sample online papers of MAT. This section gives you the sources where you can find these MAT sample papers.
However, you need to use these free online MAT sample papers as eye-openers only and rely more on books and if you are more serious, on coaching institutes for your preparation of MAT exam.
View Online MAT sample papers: Aima-ind.org: This is the official MAT site. And it gives you 28 sample MAT questions in downloadable PDF file.
StudyPlaces.com: Best online MAT sample papers I came across – 5 full length papers of 200 MAT questions each and 25 section-wise papers of 40 MAT questions each. Each MAT paper is timed and at the end of the test, you get the answers with your scores and explanations. Needs registration which is free.
Downloadable MAT sample papers: MingleBox.com has following five MAT papers:
GJTutorial.com: A very good quality solved MAT sample paper of 150 questions.
OnestopMba.com: It has two MAT sample papers, although the format is old. MAT Exam Books:  I found following books good for preparation of for MAT (Management Aptitude Test) Exam. 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 hugediscounts from 10% to 20%, apart from free shipping/postage in Indiaif 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:
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Which is the best coaching institute for MAT exam? Opinions vary and each answer is debatable. MBAUniverse.com had carried out a survey, in association with experts, to find which coaching institute is best for management entrance exam. You can find the survey report here. According to it, the rankings are:
Take your own decision which coaching institute to go for the MAT exam.
Hope with above study materials for MAT exam, you would be able to shine in the exam. Feedbacks from actual persons who takes the exam is always very helpful (For example, which book did you find best for MAT?) and hence would like to request for your feedback as comments to this post.
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December 25, 2010
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Cognizant (CTS) Freshers Test pattern, Sample papers & Books
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December 24, 2010
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 Are you searching for some sample papers & books for Cognizant (CTS) Freshers exam? Than you are in the right place. Focus of this blog post is on helping you to prepare for Cognizant Freshers exam by first telling you what is the test pattern and than pointing you to the sources of sample papers and books for CTS Freshers test. As this study material is for CTS Freshers, it can be used for CTS Off-campus Interview as well as CTS On-campus Interview.
This Cognizant job opportunity for freshers is in the form of a "Combined Campus Recruitment", in which you would be asked to take the selection test in the cities given below: For IT: Chennai, Coimbatore, Hyderabad, Pune, Bangalore and Kolkata. For IT IS: Chennai, Coimbatore, Hyderabad and Bangalore. For BPO: Chennai, Coimbatore, Hyderabad, Pune and Mumbai.
CTS Campus Interview selection process: The selection process in a campus interview session normally kicks off with a 20 minute PPT (Pre-Placement Talk) presentation by Cognizant HR guys in which you are told about the company, what it looks for you and what you can expect after joining it. You should pay proper attention to these presentations, as you can answer many HR interview questions from the information gathered from this PPT presentation.
How does a PPT presentation looks like? You can experience it from the NEPIF you-tube video below (WIPRO BPO PPT on 25th aug, 2007 at Guwahati univeristy, Assam):
Thereafter, the Cognizant Campus Interview selection commences in following three stages: 1.0 Written Aptitude Test. 2.0 Technical Interview. 3.0 HR Interview.
What is the cut-off in CTS selection process? This is the most asked question by freshers vying for a CTS job. Well let me tell you that no one can tell you what is the cut-off at various stages, as the cut-off depends upon the relative performance of fellow-freshers, with whom you are competing for the Infosys job. Till the exam is completed and the marks are assessed, no one have any idea who would score how much.
So depending upon the relative performance of all freshers for that particular Campus Interview and also how many positions are open, the cut-off is decided on the spot by CTS HR guys. Your task is therefore very well defined – try to score as much as possible in all the stages.
Let us go into details of the CTS campus recruitment process.
CTS Campus Interview Written Aptitude Test questions: There are 3 sections in the CTS Campus Interview for freshers: 1. Verbal Aptitude - 25 questions, 25 minutes. 2. Non-Verbal Aptitude – 20 questions, 20 minutes. 3. Analytical - 25 questions, 30 minutes.
What sorts of questions are asked in these CTS written aptitude tests? 1. Verbal Aptitude Questions: Reading comprehension, Sentence Completion/correction, Arrange the jumbled sentences etc.
2. Non-Verbal Aptitude Questions: figure sequence, odd figure out, Seating arrangement etc.
3.0 Analytical: Venn diagram, data sufficiency, binary conversion, cubes, Blood relations, profit loss etc.
CTS Campus Interview Sample Papers: You can visit following two websites on Infosys sample papers & HR Interview Questions: Books for CTS Campus Interview written tests:  You can refer the following books for preparation of CTS Freshers written test. 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 up to 25%, apart from free shipping/postage in India. 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:
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Cognizant HR Interview Questions: This is the final hurdle between you and the dream Cognizant job. But do not worry much about the Cognizant HR Interview. The questions asked are very general and if you maintain your cool and be confident, you can clear the HR interview very easily. As told before, you can answer many HR interview questions from the information gathered from the PPT presentation.
Following are some sample HR interview questions: 1) How was your technical interview. 2) Tell us about yourself 3) What do you know about Cognizant 4) Why should we hire you 4) What difference do you bring if we hire you. 5). What is the first thing that you are going to do after joining our company.
Hope with above CTS Campus Interview Exam Pattern, Interview questions and prep books you would be able to crack the placement event very easily. I would be on the look out for more information on CTS placement event and post the same here. So keep checking this blog. Labels: Cognizant (CTS) recruitment |
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December 24, 2010
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Cognizant fresher recruitment 2010-2011: Notification/Eligibility/Forms
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December 19, 2010
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 Are you a fresher, dreaming for a career in Indian software industries? Than this is the right time – recruitments among Indian software companies are in an upward swing as you can find from stories such as this from Business Standard.
Cognizant Technology Solutions (CTS) too has recently issued recruitment notification for freshers in the form of a “Combined Campus Recruitment" for its following divisions: 1.0 IT: For year of graduation 2010 or 2011. 2.0 IT IS (IT Infrastructure Services): For year of graduation 2009 or 2010. 3.0 BPO: For year of graduation 2009 or 2010.
What are the eligibilities for freshers to join Cognizant? And how to apply for Cognizant as a fresher? This blog article discusses them in detail, although same is available in Cognizant career website – so as to archive the same for future fresher Cognizant job aspirants – say for Cognizant (CTS) freshers recruitment 2011-2012. Another blog post titled: Cognizant (CTS) Freshers Test pattern, Sample papers & Books helps you to prepare for the CTS Exam for freshers.
But before that a small synopsis on what is Cognizant Technology Solutions (CTS)
What is Cognizant?  Cognizant Technology Solutions is a $4 billion leading provider of IT, consulting and BPO services. Established as recently as in 1994 with just 175 employees, it has grown into a Fortune 1000 corporate with more than 100,000 employees and 50+ development centers across five continents.
No wonder that is why Cognizant, for the eighth consecutive year in 2010, has been named to the Fortune 100 Fastest-Growing Companies List. It ranks 21st among world's 50 best managed BPO vendors (Source: The Black Book of Outsourcing) and 6th among top 10 IT-BPO Employers in India.
In India, it has got nine Global Delivery Centers at Bangalore, Chennai, Coimbatore, Gurgaon, Hyderabad, Kerala, Kolkata, Mumbai & Pune.
Cognizant Freshers Eligibility: Eligibilities for Cognizant IT division: 1.0 You need to have following full-time degrees (not through correspondence/ part-time courses): Category 1: BE / B Tech / ME / M Tech / MCA / M Sc (Computer Science / IT / Software Engg) Category 2: B Sc / BCA / M Sc (except Computer Science / IT / Software Engg) 2.0 Year of graduation 2010 or 2011 3.0 Min. 60% throughout in X, XII, UG and PG (if applicable). 4.0 Good interpersonal, analytical and communication skills.
Eligibilities for Cognizant IT IS division: 1.0 You need to have following full-time degrees (not through correspondence/ part-time courses): BSC - Computer Science/Computer Technology/ IT Maths/Statistics/Electronics & BCA MSC - Maths/Statistics/Electronics. 2.0 Year of graduation 2009 or 2010. 3.0 Min. 60% throughout in X, XII, UG and PG (if applicable). 4.0 Good interpersonal and excellent communication skills 5.0 Willingness to work in shifts (including night shifts) 6.0 Willing to work at any Cognizant location across India.
Eligibilities for Cognizant BPO division: 1.0 Any Arts & Science graduate except BSC – IT/CS, Electronics, Maths & Statistics Hotel Management & MBA graduates are also eligible 2.0 Year of Graduation: 2009 or 2010 batch only 3.0 Min. 60% throughout in X, XII & UG. 4.0 Good verbal and excellent communication skills 5.0 Willingness to work in shifts including night shifts.
Selection process for Cognizant Freshers: Selection process for freshers in Cognizant consists of an Aptitude test, followed by HR & Technical Interview. The Aptitude test consists of questions on logical, analytical and reasoning abilities. I would try to throw more light on Cognizant Freshers test pattern, sample papers and prep books through a subsequent blog article.
Cognizant Freshers Test centers: Aptitude Tests for fresher’s positions in Cognizant would be held in following cities: For IT: Chennai, Coimbatore, Hyderabad, Pune, Bangalore and Kolkata. For IT IS: Chennai, Coimbatore, Hyderabad and Bangalore. For BPO: Chennai, Coimbatore, Hyderabad, Pune and Mumbai. The venue and the time slot will be communicated to you through the hall ticket, which can be printed after you submit the Cognizant Freshers online form.
Cognizant Freshers online form:  After applying online, you can print the hall ticket and also find the status of your application.
Hope with above information you can apply confidently to Cognizant as a Fresher. For the future Cognizant aspirant, the recruitment notification 2011-2012 would come out in this same Cognizant website. Also I do not think there would be any difference in the eligibilities required for a Cognizant fresher. If you are serious about getting that dream job in CTS, please go though my blog post titled: Cognizant (CTS) Freshers Test pattern, Sample papers & Books which helps you to prepare for the CTS Exam for freshers.
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December 19, 2010
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BITSAT study material: Exam pattern, Sample papers & Books
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December 18, 2010
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Focus of this blog article is on BITSAT prep material - it at first discusses about the exam pattern of BISAT and than goes on to point you to the Sample papers & Prep Books for the exam.
In a previous blog article of mine titled: BITSAT 2012 Notification, Eligibility & Forms, I had told you about the BITSAT 2012 notification, what are the eligibilities for BITSAT 2012 as well as how to apply for the exam.
BITSAT 2012 Exam pattern:
BITSAT is an exclusively online entrance exam – there is no paper/pencil version of BITSAT. You have to appear the exam in one of the thirty two BITSAT test centres (including one abroad in BITS, Dubai). BITSAT is a Computer Based Test (CBT) but is not an Internet based online test, which means you can appear in the exam only at those test centres.
BITSAT is a 3 hour long exam with four paper sections of total 150 questions, 450 marks as below:
Each BITSAT question is of 3 marks and there is negative marking: -1 mark for each wrong answer. You can skip any question and come back later again to answer the same.
For very meritorious among you, BITSAT has bonus questions: if you can answer all 150 questions within time (i.e. without skipping any question), you can opt to go for 12 extra questions – four question each from Physics, Chemistry, Mathematics, each question of 3 marks with negative 1 mark for wring answer.
But once you opt for bonus BITSAT questions, you can not go back and review those first 150 questions!
How much to score in BITSAT 2012 exam?
There are 2000 seats on offer (800:Pilani, 600:Goa & 600:Hyderabad). So your goal must be to stay within the top 2000 students. Which BITS institute or which stream would you get if your score is say “X”? Read in detail about it in my previous blog article titled: BITSAT 2010 Cut-off: Institute-wise/Stream-wise.
BITSAT 2012 Sample papers/Mock Test :
When you start your preparation for BITSAT 2012 exam, you would naturally search for the BITSAT previous years paper/sample papers. I did the searching for you on the net and found out following BITSAT papers:
BITSAT Sample test from BITS:
BITS Pilani has brought out a very good BITSAT mock test desktop application, which gives you the exact look and feel of the BITSAT CBT environment. The only difference with the actual exam is that in real BITSAT, the exam is of three hours duration while the BITSAT mock test is of half-an-hour duration.
You have to download this application and than install it in your own computer.
Click here to download BITSAT mock test from BITSAT exam site.
BITSAT mock test from Study Places:
A very good website that gives you one full-length BITSAT mock test as well as 14 BITSAT mock tests covering all BITSAT paper sections (Physics, Chemistry, Maths & English) individually. It needs a free registration. Click here to find these BITSAT mock tests.
BITSAT Sample Papers from Learn Hub:
You can find some good quality BITSAT Sample Papers from the left menu bar of this website.
BITSAT online sample papers from Rapid Share:
BITSAT Exam Preparatory/Guide Books:
Which books to study for BITSAT exam? I found following guide books to be good for preparation of BITSAT. 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 up to 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:
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Although above study materials have been posted for BITSAT 2012 exam, the same can also be used as study materials for BITSAT 2013/2014 exam Sample Papers & Books.
I would be on the look out for more study materials for BITSAT – the sample papers and books would post the same in this blog. So keep visiting this blog!
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| posted by
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December 18, 2010
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BPCL MT Exam Pattern, Sample Papers & Books
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December 03, 2010
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 Are you searching for some prep materials on BPCL Management Trainee Written Exam - the sample papers & books? Well, let me tell you - the study materials available online for BPCL MT Exam is very less and you might have been disappointed by now!
Since the materials available on net for the BPCL exam is very less, we can take an alternate route - find the sample papers & books for exams very similar to the that of BPCL - like for instance the IOCL, HPCL exams and also NTPC Executive Trainee exam. All these are public sector industries and the format of the written exam is very similar, if not identical!
At first let us begin our search for preparation materials for BPCL exam by knowing the process of selection for BPCL Management Trainee.
BPCL MT Selection process: Selections for BPCL MT consists of a Written test, followed by GD & Interview just like selections for Graduate Engineer/Management Trainees in other PSU like HPCL, NTPC etc.
BPCL has not said much on what would be the pattern of its recruitment exam, neither marks allotted or duration of the exam. It has however said that the written test would consist of objective multiple-choice questions in two parts: Part I – General Aptitude Test. Part II – Technical/Professional Knowledge Test. While the questions of Aptitude test is common, questions of the Technical test would depend on which among the five disciplines (Electrical, Mechanical, Computer Science, Fire Engineering or Human Resources) you belong to.
However, a very similar exam in NTPC for Executive Trainees consists of 55 questions in Technical test & 35 in Aptitude – so a total of 90 multiple-choice questions, which needs to be answered in 2 hours. Thus you have 1 min. 20 seconds aprox. to answer each question – the questions as such are not difficult and therefore your main focus would be to answer the 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 of type: Synonyms, Antonyms, Comprehension passages, Word analogies, Fill in the sentences with the most suitable word, Aptitude problem solving skills (train probs, loss profit sums, ratios, etc.).
Mind you, above pattern is the NTPC Executive Trainee exam pattern (for Electrical, Mechanical, Civil, Control & Instrumentation, Human Resources & Finance) and naturally you would find some difference in BPCL written exam. But however, you can base your preparation on the same.
Sample/model/previous years paper of BPCL written test: I scouted for those papers on the net and could not find any paper specific to BPCL MT test. But however following sample/previous years papers of NTPC ET test may be helpful:
Placementpapers.net
123eng.com
Coders2020.com
All the above papers should be used with a pinch of salt – I found many of them repeated in more than one website and also, for the technical test, where as you can find test papers of Electrical, Mechanical & Electronics were abundant, but papers of other streams is not available.
Therefore, you can use the following books as preparatory material for the BPCL MT Exam.
Books for BPCL MT Exam:  I found following books on net for Public Sector exams which should be useful in your preparation for BPCL MT Exam. 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: List Price: Rs.220, Offer Price: Rs.169, Discount: Rs. 51(23%)
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BPCL MT Interview Questions & GD Topics: For Interview, click here to visit this article, which tells you what are the requirements an interviewer looks for in you. It also gives you an interesting YouTube video telling you how you can also analyze an interviewer and hence be prepared for it. And than it gives you a list of 99 interview questions, which are most repeated in every other interview! These questions helps you prepare yourself.
At last, you may be asking me where the results of BPCL MT exam is declared. You would be able to see the results of BPCL MT exam in this website in section "Announcing Results" when the same is announced. I am sure with above materials for the Written Test, Interview & GD, you would succeed in clearing the BPCL MT Exam with ease. Keep visiting this blog as I would keep on posting more materials on how to crack the BPCL MT Exam. Also, I would love if you share your BPCL MT Exam experience in this blog by posting comments below. Best wishes!
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December 03, 2010
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BPCL MT Recruitment 2010-2011 Notification, Eligibility & Forms
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December 01, 2010
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 BPCL (Bharat Petroleum Corporation Ltd.) MT recruitment notification for the session 2010-2011 has just been announced yesterday for 249 Management Trainee positions, last date for applying for which is 15th December 2010. Written exam for these MT positions would be held in January 2011.
This blog post sums up the BPCL notification as well as archives the same for future BPCL examinees (say for example BPCL MT recruitment Exam 2011-2012), so that they can know what are the eligibilities & how to apply for these clerical vacancies. Another blog post titled: BPCL MT Exam Pattern, Sample Papers & Books would help you prepare for the exam.
But before we go further, let us know BPCL as an organisation.
What is BPCL: BPCL (Bharat Petroleum Corporation Ltd.) is a major oil industry in India – it ranks 289th in Fortune Global 500, in the year 2008-09 ranking. It also features as seventh most valued brand in India in the Brand Valuation done by M/s. Brand Finance.
With Employee strength of about 14,000, BPCL has refineries at Mumbai, Kochi & Numaligarh (a BPCL subsidiary) and has a country-wide network of about 7530 retail outlets.
MT Vacancies in BPC 2010-2011 : Following is the discipline-wise breakup of the Management Trainee vacancy positions in BPCL as per latest notification: (i) Mechanical Engineering: 185 (ii) Electrical Engineering: 35 (iii) Computer Science Engineering: 10 (iv) Fire Engineering: 4 (v) Human Resources: 15
BPCL Salary for Management Trainees: For the MT (Engineering), BPCL offers salary in basic pay of Rs.24,900/- (in the salary scale of 24900 - 50500) with other benefits. For the MT (HR), salary offered on the other hand is in basic pay of Rs.29,100/- (in the salary scale of 24900 - 50500). Subsequent to the training period, the MTs are appointed in Job Group “A”.
Important Dates for BPCL MT Exam 2010-2011 : Dates of Submission of BPCL MT Exam online form: Submission of online form starts on: 01.12.2010. Submission of online form ends (website closure) on: 15.12.2010
Last date for accepting registration slips with required documents by post: 22.12.2010 Intimation to candidates regarding BPCL Exam admit cards by email: 11.01.2011
Date of BPCL MT Written Exam 2011: January 2011
BPCL MT Recruitment Eligibilities: For MT Engineering disciplines Age Eligibility: (as on 01.12.2010) Max. 25 years. Relaxations exist as per Govt. rule.
Academic Eligibility: Min 60% marks (for SC/ST/PWD 50%) in 4 Years full time degree course in first attempt in Engineering disciplines of:Mechanical, Electrical, Computer Science & Fire Engineering.
For MT HR discipline: Age Eligibility: (as on 01.12.2010) Max. 27 years. Relaxations exist as per Govt. rule.
Academic Eligibility: Min 60% marks (for SC/ST/PWD 50%) in 2 years full time MBA (Human Resources) /MA (PM&IR)/Post Graduate Diploma specializing in HR from a premier Institute or equivalent, in first attempt.
BPCL MT Recruitment 2010-2011 Forms: You can apply to BPCL MT Recruitment Selection process only online! You can find the BPCL MT Recruitment 2010-2011 Online Form in the Notification page. You would need to send the print-out of the submitted online application form along with required documents to following address: BHARAT PETROLEUM CORPORATION LIMITED POST BOX NO. 5463, GPO, BANGALORE – 560 001. The same has to reach above address within the last date of 22.12.2010.
Hope with above information you would be able to apply confidently for the exam. But how to prepare for BPCL MT Recruitment Exam? My next blog post titled: BPCL MT Exam Pattern, Sample Papers & Books would give you the study materials to prepare for this exam. Please visit the same!
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