After the candidate completes his graduation in mechanical engineering, he can appear for GATE in the mechanical engineering discipline (ME). GATE is an examination that primarily tests the comprehensive understanding of candidates in various undergraduate subjects of engineering and science for admission into the Master’s Program of institutes as well as jobs at Public Sector Companies. The syllabus of GATE for mechanical engineering mainly includes the following:
Mentioned above is the outlined syllabus for GATE. There are minor changes being introduced frequently in the syllabus as well as the nature and weightage of questions.
After qualifying GATE, the candidate can go for further studies like post-graduation and Ph. D. from top tier institutes including IITs and NITs and receive stipend and fellowships based on the performance in the respective course or can apply for job in a PSU. Many PSUs (Public Sector Undertakings) prefer candidates from mechanical engineering background among some other selected branches owing to the nature of services they provide and the nature of products they manufacture or deal with.
Some such PSUs that prefer candidates from mechanical engineering as their major field of study include:
Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS) shortlists candidates for the interview on the basis of GATE scores. The shortlisted candidates need to appear for the personal interview after completion of the document verification process. The final list of selected candidates is prepared on the basis of merit determined by the aggregate marks obtained by giving 85% weightage to GATE scores and the remaining 15% weightage to marks secured in the interview. The recruitments are conducted for the post of Scientist Grade ‘B’.
Like many other PSUs, the recruitment process takes place in two stages. The candidates are shortlisted for interview on the basis of their GATE scores. Candidates who qualify the interview are recruited as Graduate Engineer Trainees (GET).
The applications are open from April to June. Recruitments are made on the basis of GATE scores and performance in the interview. Recruitments are conducted for various posts depending on qualification. Graduate engineers are recruited as Engineers/Officers, Post – graduate engineers are recruited as Research Officers in Research and Development Center.
Defense Research and Development Organization (DRDO) recruits graduate engineer candidates with mechanical engineering as their major discipline. The applications are open during June-July. DRDO conducts a three – step process for recruitment of candidates on the basis of their GATE scores for the post of Scientist Grade ‘B’. The steps include shortlisting through GATE scores, descriptive examination and personal interview.
Candidates with valid GATE scores can apply for programs as per the specified eligibility. Non – GATE candidates can also apply for the programs by appearing for an online test. The candidates are shortlisted on the basis of their performance in GATE or the BARC online test for the interview. Thereafter, the selected candidates are called for a final interview in Mumbai. Candidates who clear the interview are selected as Scientific Officers.
Electronics Corporation of India (ECIL) conducts recruitment for the post of Graduate Engineer Trainees in Mechanical, Electronics and Computer Science Engineering. ECIL Recruitment through GATE offers jobs to engineers with post-training placements at the Headquarters in Hyderabad or in any of Zonal/Branch/Site Offices located across India. The areas include Design & Development, Projects, Marketing, Production, QA and Field of Engineering. GATE scores are taken into consideration while shortlisting the candidates for the personal interview. Final selection is done based on the GATE scores and interview scores of the candidates.
The applications are open during June – July. The candidates are shortlisted on the basis of GATE scores. Thereafter, the shortlisted candidates need to qualify a group discussion that is followed by personal interview. The final merit list is prepared on the basis of the candidate’s performance in all stages of the recruitment process. Selected candidates are required to undergo a medical test conducted by a board of medical officers of NTPC.
The candidates who qualified GATE are eligible to apply for National Aluminum Company Limited (NALCO). Candidates shortlisted on the basis of GATE scores are required to appear for a personal interview where document verification is done simultaneously. Selected candidates undergo training for a period of 1 year. Thereafter they are recruited as Junior Manager.
Nuclear Power Corporation of India Limited (NPCIL) is a PSU under the Department of Atomic Energy (DAE), Government of India. It has postponed the application process for recruitment through GATE for this year. Selection for the interview is on the basis of GATE scores. The performance in interview determines the final selection. The selected candidates have to undergo one-year orientation training in any of Nuclear Training Centers of NPCIL. Trainees who successfully complete their orientation training are recruited as Scientific Officer and posted at one of the units of NPCIL located in different parts of the country. The recruitment is done for the position of Executive Trainees.
Candidates are shortlisted on the basis of their GATE scores for a group discussion followed by a personal interview. For the interview, the candidates are required to carry all the original documents. Candidates who qualify the interview need to meet the required medical parameters as laid down by SAIL. Final selection is based on all the stages of the recruitment process from shortlisting to medical fitness.
The applications are open tentatively from second week of February to second week of March. BHEL recruitment through GATE is based on the scores obtained by the candidate in GATE and performance in the interview. The recruitment is made for the post of Engineer Trainees.
Haryana Power Utilities also recruits candidates on the basis of their GATE scores. There is no interview and only GATE scores are considered for selection. The recruitments are held for the post of Assistant Engineer.
The applications are open from the first week to the fourth week of April. ONGC shortlists the candidates on the basis of their GATE scores for a personal interview for recruitment to various positions.
Some PSUs recruit candidates directly on the basis of their GATE scores with some specific required cutoff or percentile while some shortlist the candidates on the basis of their GATE scores for further stages of assessment that may include group discussion, descriptive examination or personal interview or all of these varying from company to company. Every PSU releases its own notification for the job.
ESE or the Engineering Services Examination is conducted by UPSC (Union Public Service Commission). It is conducted in 3 stages – Prelims, Mains and Personal Interview. After qualifying all the three stages, the candidate is recruited as an IES officer. Officers recruited through ESE are mandated to manage and conduct activities in diverse technical fields.
Major posts offered to IES officers of mechanical engineering as their major discipline are as follows: