Advertisement No. NR/Lucknow: 01/2011
NTPC Limited
(A Government of India Enterprise)
Northern Region Head Quarters, NTPC Limited
TC/33/V-1, Vibhuti Khand, Gomti Nagar, Lucknow 226010
Uttar Pradesh
Inviting Diploma Engineers
NTPC Limited, India’s largest power company with an installed capacity of 34,854 MW is
presently operating 15 coal based, 7 gas based power stations and 6 joint ventures. NTPC
contributed nearly one third of the country’s entire power generation during the year 2010-2011
and plans to become a 128 GW power company by 2032.
NTPC has been ranked No. 6 in the Outlook Business-Aon-Hewitt Best Employers Study in 2011.
Applications are invited from energetic young Diploma Engineers with brilliant academic
record to join this organization for its projects located in the state of Uttar Pradesh of
Northern Region of NTPC as
DIPLOMA TRAINEES
*Mechanical ( 21 ) *Electrical ( 13 ) *C&I ( 8 ) *Civil ( 6 )
Training, emoluments & placement:
Selected candidates will undergo training for a period of 1(one) year at various NTPC
sites and will be paid a consolidated stipend of Rs. 15,500/- per month. On successful
completion of training, these candidates will be absorbed in the pay scale of Rs. 15500-
3%-34500/-. The final place of posting will be allocated after successful completion of
the training.
AGE LIMIT:
Upper Age limit is 27 years as on 10.10.2011.
For Land Oustees upper age limit is 35 years as on 10.10.2011.
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QUALIFICATION:
Discipline Qualification
Electrical Full time regular Diploma in Electrical / Electrical & Electronics Engineering with
minimum 70% marks.
Mechanical Full time regular Diploma in Mechanical Engineering with minimum 70% marks.
Civil Full time regular Diploma in Civil Engineering with minimum 70% marks.
C&I Full time regular Diploma in Instrumentation/Electronics Engineering with
minimum 70% marks.
Relaxation for SC/ST/PWD (where vacancies are identified): Pass marks
Relaxation for Land Oustees: 50% marks.
Note: Only those candidates who possess the required qualification on or
before the last date of application are eligible to apply.
SELECTION PROCESS:
Eligible candidates will have to undergo two hours objective type written examination /
test. Based on the merit and requirement, the list of successful candidates for
appearing in interview will be made available at www.ntpccareers.net and
communication will be sent to such candidates. All such short listed candidates will have
to appear for Personal Interview.
TEST CENTERS:
Candidates have to choose a city as Test Center while applying online and no change
under any circumstance will be considered subsequently. However, NTPC reserves the
right to cancel or add any center depending on the response of the candidates for that
area / center.
ABOUT WRITTEN TEST:
The All India Test is scheduled to be held on 20.11.2011 (Sunday). The test can be
taken in Hindi or English. Candidates will have to give their choice for appearing in Hindi
or English at the time of applying for the post, which cannot be changed subsequently.
The test will be in two parts. Part-I will be Knowledge Test and will consist of 70
multiple-choice questions of the relevant 4 disciplines as advertised. Part-II will be
Aptitude Test and will consist of 50 multiple-choice questions on English, Quantitative
aptitude & Reasoning. 1/4th mark will be deducted for each wrong / multiple answered
question.
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PROJECTED VACANCIES:
Category wise & project wise vacancies in each discipline are given below.
Name of Project Vacancies Type of disability
(State)
Discipline
Total UR OBC-NCL SC
Singrauli (UP) Mechanical 2 2 - - OL, HH
Mechanical 8 5 2 1 OL, HH
Electrical 6 4 1 1 OL, BL*, HH
Rihand(UP)
C&I 3 2 - 1 OL, HH
Mechanical 6 4 1 1 OL, HH
Electrical 1 - - 1 OL, BL*, HH
C&I 1 1 - - OL, HH
Tanda (UP)
Civil 2 1 1 - OA, OL, BL*, HH
Mechanical 3 3 - - OL, HH
Electrical 4 3 1 - OL, BL*, HH
C&I 2 2 - - OL, HH
Unchahar (UP)
Civil 1 1 - - OA, OL, BL*, HH
Mechanical 2 2 - - OL, HH
Electrical 2 2 - - OL, BL*, HH
C&I 2 2 - - OL, HH
Bilhaur (UP)
Civil 3 3 - - OA, OL, BL*, HH
*For those candidates, who had been enrolled for relevant course prior to 08.01.2007.
OL- One Leg, OA - One Arm, BL- Both Legs, HH - Hearing handicap
01 no. vacancy out of all categories and disciplines are reserved for Persons
with Disabilities (PWD).
The total number of projected vacancies indicated above may increase / decrease at
the discretion of NTPC management.
RESERVATIONS AND RELAXATIONS:
01 Reservations and relaxations for SC / ST / OBC (non-creamy layer) /XSM / PWD
(degree of disability 40% or above) candidates will be provided as per
Government guidelines. Relaxations will be extended in vacancies identified for
SC / ST / OBC (non-creamy layer) / PWD candidates.
02 Category once filled in the online application form will not be changed and no
benefit of other category will be admissible later on. SC/ST/PWD candidates
are required to upload their requisite certificate, issued by the
competent authority, while applying online application.
03 No registration fee will be charged from SC/ST/PWD candidates & women
candidates.
04 The upper age limit is relaxed by 5 years for SC, 3 years for OBC (Non-Creamy
Layer) candidates. It is relaxed by 10 years for PWD-General, 13 years for PWDPage
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OBC and 15 years for PWD-SC candidates. The above benefits will be extended,
if vacancies identified for SC / ST / OBC (non-creamy layer) / PWD candidates.
05 The OBC candidates who belong to “Creamy Layer” are not entitled for OBC
concession and such candidates have to indicate their category as General. The
OBC (Non-Creamy Layer) candidates are required to submit requisite certificate
in prescribed format of Government of India, from a competent authority issued
in the current year. Further, such candidates will have to give a self-undertaking
indicating that they belong to OBC (Non creamy Layer) category at the time of
interview, if called for.
06 Upper age is relaxed by 5 years for the candidates who had ordinarily been
domiciled in the state of Jammu & Kashmir from 01.01.80 to 31.12.89.
07 Provision in respect of employment to local residents/ Land Oustees (LOs) shall
be regulated in terms of the Govt. directives/ provisions of Rehabilitation Action
Plan(RAP)/ local agreements / Agreements entered into with State Governments
etc., as applicable.
Only Land Oustees who have not availed benefits earlier from NTPC for the
purpose of employment will be given preference.
SERVICE AGREEMENT BOND:
The selected candidates will be required to execute a service agreement bond of Rs.
1,00,000/- (General and OBC) and Rs. 50,000/- for SC/ST/Physically Challenged Person
to serve the company for a minimum period of 3 years after completion of training.
HEALTH:
The candidate should have sound health. Before joining, candidates will have to
undergo medical examination by NTPC Medical Board and the decision of the board will
be final and binding. Appointment will be subject to meeting the medical norms
prescribed by the Company. No relaxation in medical norms is allowed. Detailed medical
norms are available on the website.
HOW TO APPLY:
01 Eligible candidates have to apply through online registration system of NTPC
only. To apply visit: www.ntpccareers.net with your valid e-mail ID. The site is
functional from 10.00 hours of 20.09.2011 to midnight of 10.10.2011.
02 Candidate belonging to General/OBC category is required to pay a nonrefundable
registration fee of Rs. 300/-. The SC/ ST/ PWD candidates and
women candidates need not pay the registration fee.
03 State Bank of India has been authorized to collect the registration fee, in a
specially opened account number (A/C NO. 30987919993) at CAG branch
(Branch Code: 09996), New Delhi, on behalf of NTPC. Candidate has to
approach the nearby SBI branch with a printout of the "challan"/ “pay-in-slip”
which is available on the application registration portal of NTPC. The challan/
pay-in-slip printed from the portal should only be used for depositing the fee for
proper crediting of amount in the allocated account. On receipt of the money,
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the bank will issue a unique Journal Number and a Branch Code of the bank
collecting the money. This journal number and the branch code are to be filled
up by the candidate during online registration. Bank commission charges will be
borne by the candidate. In case the candidate deposits the fee in a wrong
account, NTPC will not be responsible. There will not be any other mode of
money collection. Registration fee deposited after 10.10.2011 will not be valid.
04 Fees once paid will not be refunded under any circumstances. Candidates are
therefore requested to verify their eligibility before paying the application fee.
05 All successfully enrolled candidates will be allowed to download the admit card
from the site. Please note that the admit card will not be sent by post.
GENERAL INFORMATION AND INSTRUCTIONS:
01 Only Indian Nationals are eligible to apply.
02 Before applying, the candidate should ensure that he / she fulfills the eligibility
criteria and other norms mentioned in this advertisement on the web site
www.ntpccareers.net.
03 All qualifications should be from Indian Institutes recognized by BTE/AICTE /
appropriate statutory authority.
04 No manual / paper application will be entertained.
05 TA/DA will not be paid to any candidate appearing for the written test.
06 While applying for the post, the applicant should ensure that he / she fulfills the
eligibility and other norms mentioned above, as on the specified dates and that
the particulars furnished are correct in all respects. In case it is detected at any
stage of recruitment that a candidate does not fulfill the eligibility norms and /
or that he / she has furnished any incorrect / false information or has
suppressed any material fact(s), his/her candidature will stand automatically
cancelled. If any of the above shortcoming(s) is / are detected even after
appointment, his / her services are liable to be terminated without any notice.
07 For queries, candidates may visit the site and consult the Frequently Asked
Questions (FAQ) section.
08 The admit card indicating roll number, name of the allocated test center and
guidelines for the test will be made available on the same site to the candidates
found apparently eligible based on the online data. The candidate has to down
load his Admit card, Test Guidelines etc for appearing in the test from the
website. Admit cards will not be sent by post.
09 Candidates are advised to keep the e-mail ID which is to be entered
compulsorily in the online application form active for at least one year. No
change in the e-mail ID will be allowed once entered. All future correspondence
would be sent via E-mail only.
10 Candidates employed with Government Departments / PSUs / Autonomous
Bodies have to produce No Objection Certificate (NOC) at the time of
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Interview. Please note that without NOC, such candidates will not be allowed to
appear in the interview.
11 In case of any ambiguity / dispute arises on account of interpretation in versions
other than English advertised in Newspaper/ Employment News, English version
given in the web-site www.ntpccareers.net will prevail.
12 NTPC reserves the right to cancel / restrict / enlarge/ modify / alter the
recruitment process, if need so arises, without issuing any further notice or
assigning any reason thereafter.
13 Any proceedings in respect of any matter of claim or dispute arising out of this
advertisement and / or an application in response thereto can be instituted only
district of Lucknow of Uttar Pradesh and courts / tribunals / forums in the
district of Lucknow of Uttar Pradesh only shall have sole and exclusive
jurisdiction to try any such cause / dispute.
IMPORTANT DATES:
a. Commencement of online Registration of
application by candidates
20.09.2011 (Tuesday)
10.00 Hours
b. Last date for online registration of application
by candidates
10.10.2011(Monday)
Midnight
c. Downloading of Admit card with Roll Number,
test center name and Guidelines.
05.11.2011 to 20.11.2011.
d. All India Test 20.11.2011 (Sunday)
NTPC Limited
(A Government of India Enterprise)
NTPC Limited
(A Government of India Enterprise)
Northern Region Head Quarters, NTPC Limited
TC/33/V-1, Vibhuti Khand, Gomti Nagar, Lucknow 226010
Uttar Pradesh
Visit us at www.ntpc.co.in , www.ntpccareers.net
