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NTPC Selection Procedure And Paper Pattern (NIT Srinagar)

Job Interview : NTPC Selection Procedure And Paper Pattern (Campus)

Company Name : NTPC
Type : Fresher, Job Interview
       
Nov, 2008 NTPC came to NIT Srinagar for placements. Branches
 Eligible:  ECE, EE, MECH CTC
 Offered: Rs 6.75 lakh p.a. (Due for Revision)  
Placement Procedure:  ONLY Interview. A six member panel comprising two HR's, three technical persons and the Chairman of the team conducted interviews of each candidate for about 10-12 minutes. As told by H.R's, NIT Srinagar is the only NIT where only interviews are held (this system is of course followed in all IIT's). In other NIT's they take a written test, followed by  GD and then the  Interview.

I'm from Electrical Engineering.
 I was the second person to be interviewed. Some of the questions posed to me were:
       
Where do you live?        
How far is your home from the institute?        
Are you a day-scholar or a hosteller?        
What is your greatest strength?        
How can you justify it?        
What is your weakness?        
What are the equipments that you would use inbetween when u have to connect a transformer to busbars?        
What is the function of an isolator?        
Why only 3 phase?        
Why not 4 phase & 5 phase?        
What are the different types of Circuit Breakers?        
Which is the latest one?        
Is the voltage distribution on a string insulator same throughout?        
If not, then how to equalise it?        
How would u decide between whether to use a 2 winding transformer or an autotransformer?        
How can u define the efficiency of a transformer?        
Why are the generating voltages limited to 33 kV?        
If now-a-days we have High voltage insulation systems say XLPE which take up very little space, then why don't we go for higher generating voltages?        
What is the symbol of a turbine?        
Why is the symbol of that very shape?  
I answered maximum questions but got stuck at a couple of them. In the evening, the anxious moments came and the result was declared. Out of the 37 students who appeared for the interview, 13 were selected. 5 out of 12 from EE, 3 out of 9 from ECE and 5 out of 16 from Mech. Thanks to the almighty, i was one of the 13 selected students.

Exam/Interview Date :  18-Nov-2008
No of Rounds :  Client/Manager Interview