Placement Papers - NTPC

Hi Friends

I hv givn the paper of NTPC on 24 th April 2007, first i tell i m frm mechanical branch so it would be great help 4 all those who will be going 2 gv the next yr or there after 2007. Now coming 2 point the paper comprises of Aptitude, technical n english.

In total there was 170ques. n time is 2 hrs so time management is very crucial it is very imp that u give atleast 1 go to all ques.
Thr is -ve marking of 1/4

Aptitude-50 ques : It was simple the quesns frm percentages, work time i guess who hv gvn the paper of CAT 4 them it would be simple there was nothing to prepare

Tech-120 ques : It covers all subject which u hv studied in 4 years The ques normally on direct formulaes n units. The main subjects frm which they ask the quesn are:
thermal and heat transfer - many q on heat transfer through cylinder, wall, sphere
mechanics of solid /SOM - mohr circle,eq. bending formulae,
mechanics of fluid/FOM - viscosity, mach no.etc, surface tension turbine and pumps - specific speed and unit formulaes
OR-          CPM pert formulae time, crash cost
MCTD         taylor eq.n, orthogonal cutting
Auto /engine     knocking, cycles, SI engine, CI engine
Tom          max acc of piston, unbalancing force primary n secondary, isolation factor,

I have attempt abt 115-130 Q with i think 90% accuracy n ihv cleraed the written xam then follows GDn PI
GD- Love marriage vs Arrange marriage
PI - mixd personal n tech

Written - 85% weightage
GD-5%
PI-10%
This thing of weightage i came 2 know later on but i m telling u in advance

Hitesh