Recruitment and Selection of BHEL

2.  BHEL established in 1964 is India’s largest engineering and
manufacturing public limited company with 67% government
and 33% private ownership and its headquarter is in NEW
Delhi.
 It has 17 manufacturing units, 8 service centers, 2 repair
units, 4 regional offices, 8 overseas offices, 15 regional centers,
and 7 joint ventures. It is India’s largest power plant
equipment manufacturer that caters to the core sectors of
Indian economy.

3.  The various benefits of working at BHEL are such as excellent
career opportunities, adequate exposure, several prospects of
career growth, encouraging working environment, job-related
training, etc. At BHEL, the employees are altogether
encouraged to maintain a healthy work-life balance. So, with
all these benefits, BHEL is considered one of the best working
places in India.
 Every year Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited hires about 1000
engineer trainees and other posts. Most of the candidates are
selected though external selection process.
 The requirements of job are given to HR department
accordingly HR defines the vacancies and these vacancies are
mentioned in BHEL official website, National Dallies and
Employment News.

4.  Candidates who are interested in joining BHEL as a Graduate
Engineer Trainee have to first of all appear in Graduate
Aptitude Test in Engineering (GATE). Candidates are then
shortlisted for the Interview through GATE marks and
requirement.

5.  BHEL likewise recruits Bachelor in Engineering / Technology
or 5-year Integrated Master Degree holder in Engineer /
Technology fresher in the disciplines of Mechanical / Electrical/
Electronics for the position of Engineer Trainee.

6. The open selection process starts in the month of August to
September for those who have completed their engineering
degree in mechanical, civil and electronics.
 Types of recruitment process
 Internal
 External

7.  The EXTERNAL selection process of the company consists of 3
rounds. These rounds are as follows:
 Written Exam
 Technical Interview
 HR Interview

8.  The written exam conducted by BHEL for selection
is moderate to difficult.
 No of questions – 65
 Total time allotted – 180 minutes
 Types of questions – Aptitude (10 questions), Technical
(around 55 questions)
 Negative Marking - 0.33 (no negative marking for numerical
section

9.  Negative Marking - 0.33 (no negative marking for numerical
section.)
 Questions based on data interpretation, graphs, blood
relations and statement reasoning. Topics from basic
mathematics like time, speed & distance, algebra, arithmetic,
probability, geometry, permutation & combination.
 The weightage given to written exam is 75% and for interview
is 25%.

10.  Being such a big organization BHEL receives the applications
in thousands but only few are selected from the list.
 Mechanical Engineer – 115
 Electrical Engineer – 60
 Electronics – 15
 Metallurgy – 10

11.  The technical interview consists of General Engineering
concepts and specific engineering concepts relating to the field
of operations. Candidates are selected on the basis of their
technical domain knowledge and the person who qualifies
technical interview goes for HR interview.

12.  This interview is for judging the candidate if they could add
value to the organization, how the candidate performs under
pressure and their behavior. Salary and incentives are also
discussed.
 How long can you commit to work with us?
 Tell us something about yourself.
 Why do you consider yourself a suitable candidate for this
position?
 Do you know anyone who works for us?

13.  Employee Referrals: A very special kind of the recruitment
source is the referral recruitment, when the employees are
paid to provide the organization with their friends as potential
employees who are not reachable via any other recruitment
source. Many employers realize the value of recruiting via
employee referrals, and even offer referral bonuses to
encourage employees to recommend friends, colleagues and
family members for jobs.

14.  Being a public-sector company medical tests are a part of
selection process. Many Candidates a are rejected if they have
any serious medical problems.

15.  SC category candidates , they should have a minimum of 60% in b.tech
 GENERAL CATEGORY candidates , they should have a minimum of 65%
in b.tech
Age Limit:
 The upper age of the candidates should be 27 years.
 Age Relaxation:
 SC/ST: by 5 years
 OBC (NCL): by 3 years
 Physically Challenged Candidates:by 10 years for General
 Ex-Servicemen: as per extant Govt. rules
 Physically challenged are accorded upto 20% relaxation below the cut off
list for being shortlisted for the interview.

16. Innovative Recruitment Practices –
 Active Blogging on Social Networking Sites Eg: Twitter, Facebook,
Linked in.
 Job Fairs.
 Event Recruiting – Sponsoring events where the candidates you
are seeking attend to. By giving a presentation and advertising Of
BHEL in a way which will attract the candidates.

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