ongc to recruit through gate 2015

Oil and Natural Gas Corporation Limited
Recruitment of Graduate Trainees through GATE-2015
Frequently Asked Questions
S. No.
Query
Reply
1.
How will ONGC use GATE score?
ONGC will use GATE-2015 score for shortlisting of the candidates, who have applied to ONGC to be called for Personal Interview.
ONGC will get the GATE-2015 scores directly from GATE authorities.
Only those candidates, who have appeared in GATE-2015 exam in the relevant discipline and simultaneously applied in ONGC, would be considered for further selection process in ONGC.
2.
GATE conducts its examination in so many papers. Will scores from all the papers be considered by ONGC?
No. The relevant subjects under GATE-2015 are clearly mapped for different qualifications against each post in the advertisement. Therefore, Candidates possessing the essential qualification for any post should take GATE-2015 exam only in the subject mentioned against his qualification.
Please see the detailed advertisement in ONGC website www.ongcindia.com.
3.
I am a graduate in Petroleum Engineering and as per advertisement; I will have to choose either Mechanical Engineering (ME) or Engineering Sciences (XE) or Chemical Engineering (CH). Why is it so?
Graduate in Petroleum Engineering / Applied Petroleum Engineering are essential qualification / Qualifying Degree for different advertised posts. However, petroleum engineering is not one of the subjects in GATE-2015. In order to give chance to the candidates of Petroleum Engineering / Applied Petroleum Engineering to apply to the posts in ONGC, they are given choices of three subjects, i.e., Mechanical Engineering, Engineering Sciences and Chemical Engineering to appear in GATE-2015. Hence, they may choose any one of the above subjects to apply and appear in GATE-2015.
Likewise for the post of Transport Officer, Graduate Degree in Auto Engineering is one of the qualifications. Since, Auto Engineering is not one of the subjects in GATE-2015, the candidates of Auto Engineering qualification are required to appear in Mechanical Engineering (ME) paper only.
4.
When will ONGC Online Registration commence?
ONGC online registration site will be activated tentatively in January, 2015. The link for the portal will be available on www.ongcindia.com under career page.
The actual date of activation will be notified on www.ongcindia.com in due course. Therefore, the candidates who have applied for GATE-2015 to apply for the posts in ONGC, are requested to visit www.ongcindia.com regularly for updates.
5.
I have appeared for my final Semester / Year Examinations and the results are yet to be announced. Am I eligible to apply for ONGC?
The eligibility and requirements of final year students to appear in GATE-2015 is mentioned in detail under Eligibility criteria in GATE-2015 online brochure.
As far as ONGC is concerned, the interviews are tentatively scheduled to be held in May, 2015. Therefore, if the final year candidates apply and are shortlisted, they must be in a position to produce their final mark sheet / course completion certificate at the time of interview.
6.
I have completed 5 years Integrated course i.e M. Tech. Am I eligible to apply?
If the qualifying degree / essential qualification of the post which you intend to apply are Graduation Degree in Engineering, then you should have got B.Tech Degree in Engineering issued, on successful completion of 4 years.
On the basis of your B. Tech Degree, you are eligible to apply to the post.
7.
I am a Departmental candidate. Should I also apply and appear in GATE-2015?
Yes. Departmental candidates are also required to apply and appear in GATE-2015 in the respective subject. Though there is no upper age limit for applying in GATE-2015, ONGC extends age relaxation to Departmental candidates only to the extent of their service rendered in ONGC for enabling them to apply for the posts advertised.
8.
Does one have to pay separate application fees to ONGC?
No. There is no separate application fee for ONGC. Candidates are required to pay the requisite fee for appearing in GATE-2015.
Details about GATE fees are mentioned in GATE-2015 website. Information about GATE-2015 is also available in website of 7 IITs (Bombay, Delhi,
Guwahati, Kanpur, Kharagpur, Madras & Roorkee) and also of Indian Institute of Science (IISc), Bangalore.
9.
I have completed B.Tech degree in Production Engineering. Can I apply to the post of AEE Drilling /Mechanical / Production?
No. candidate should have done Mechanical Engineering only for consideration of the posts where Mechanical Engineering is a qualifying degree / Essential qualification.
Please refer the link “Nomenclature of Qualifying Degrees” to know whether the nomenclature of your degree will be treated as essential qualification / qualifying degree for the applied post.
10.
How will a candidates prepare for GATE-2015?
Subject-wise syllabus of GATE-2015 is available in GATE-2015 brochure. It can be downloaded from GATE-2015 websites.
11.
I appeared in GATE last year. Do I need to write GATE in this again?
Yes. GATE-2015 score is the only valid score for consideration for recruitment in ONGC.
Score from GATE-2014 or prior to that, will not be considered by ONGC for its recruitment purpose.
12.
I am a student of M.Tech / passed M.Tech. During my M.Tech admission, I appeared in GATE. Will my previous GATE score be considered by ONGC?
No. ONGC will consider GATE -2015 score only. It will not consider any previous GATE score.
13.
Is there any upper age limit for appearing in GATE?
No. GATE does not have any upper age limit. However, ONGC has prescribed age limit for the advertised posts.
As on 01.01.2015, the candidates should not have crossed the upper age limit as mentioned in the advt.,
Relaxations in age as prescribed by the Presidential directive of Government of India will be extended to other category candidates.
14.
Is there any minimum % of marks requirement for appearing in GATE?
No. GATE does not have any % of marks requirement.
However, ONGC has prescribed that those who have secured minimum 60% or above marks in the qualifying degree are only eligible to apply for any post covered under this advertisement.
15.
I have scored more than
Calculation of percentage of marks in the qualifying
65% marks in my final semester and the same is mentioned on my degree by my institute. However the totalscore for all the semester as a whole is less than 60%. Which of the score shall be considered by the Corporation for evaluating my eligibility?
degree is as per University / Institution rules. However, if the institute/ university declares that you have 65% only in your last semester or a qualifying statement similar to this, then we shall consider the aggregate marks in all semester for calculation of CGPA or % of marks.
16.
Are there any physical fitness criteria for appearing in GATE?
No. GATE does not have any physical fitness criteria; but ONGC has.
The candidates wish to appear GATE for requirement in ONGC only must see the Pre-Employment Medical Fitness Requirement of ONGC before proceeding with the GATE application process.
17.
I am writing GATE only for recruitment in ONGC. If I want to change my GATE examination venue or want to correct a mistake in GATE form or if I face difficulty in downloading my GATE admit card with registration number, whom should I get in touch with?
You have to get in touch with GATE authorities. ONGC does not have any control on conducting GATE examination. Any thing pertaining to GATE-2015 examination requires to be dealt with GATE -2015 authorities only.
18.
Can I apply to ONGC before I download GATE admit card?
No. GATE admits card will have your GATE registration Number. You have to apply to ONGC with GATE registration number. Otherwise we shall not be able to retrieve your GATE Score.
ONGC does not have any other way to track down a candidate and retrieve his /her score from database provided by GATE other than his / her registration number. Hence, all candidates are advised to be doubly sure that they are entering the right GATE-2015 registration number while applying in ONGC.
19.
Where the university does not give percentage and only gives letter grades/CGPA/OGPA etc., how to fill-in the % of marks in the on-line application?
The grade/CGPA should be converted into % as per conversion formula applied by the Institute/University for awarding class/division. In case of non-availability of any such formula, ONGC will have the liberty to convert CGPA into % by applying its own procedure.
20.
I am not sure whether I fulfil
The onus of proving that you are eligible to get the
the criteria for getting benefit under OBC category. What do I do?
concession for belonging to OBC (non-creamy layer) rests on you. Couple of suggestions:
a. Checkout the latest central list of OBCs published by the National Commission for Backward Classes (NCBC). The relevant link is http://ncbc.nic.in/backwardclasses/index.htmllt. For getting the benefit of reservation, the casts/subcaste/community essentially has to be in central list. If the caste you belong to appears in a state list but not in the centralist, you are not eligible for getting the reservation benefits.
b. Be very sure that you do not belong to creamy layer. Your OBC certificate must have a clear mention that you belong to non-creamy layer.
c. OBC certificate has to be as per proper format prescribed by Govt. of India. In case your certificate is old and not as per format, please get a new one issued by a competent authority.
At any of recruitment process or at any stage after that, If it is found out that the candidate has obtained reservation benefits by submitting False/incorrect certificate /information, he / she will be terminated from the service of ONGC immediately.
21.
Who is entitled for relaxation/concessions admissible to people with disabilities (PWD) candidates?
Persons with disability of 40% or more will get the benefits admissible to PWD candidates. It is necessary to have a valid disability certificate issued by the Medical Board constituted for the purpose and duly countersigned by the Competent Authority (Medical superintendent/CMO/Head of hospital etc.)
Candidates whose degree of disability is less that 40 are not entitled for any concessions admissible to PWD candidates.
22.
My name on GATE applications mentioned as Gupta S.K. while in my class X pass certificate the same has been mentioned as Sunil Kumar Gupta. Please advise
One has to essentially mention the same name in your GATE application and application to ONGC. In case, there is a mismatch in names (including the way it is written) in GATE/ONGC application with that of a document like class X/XII/graduation mark-sheet, the onus will be on the candidate to
how should I fill in my name while applying for ONGC?
establish that both the persons are same. If ONGC is not satisfied with the explanation/proof provided, the candidature will be rejected.
23.
Is there any way to apply off-line?
No. There is no way to apply off-line.