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ECGC PO Selection Process 2018

Candidates for the position of ECGC PO 2018 will be selected through a ECGC PO selection process consisting of an Online Examination (Objective + Descriptive) followed by Interview. The ECGC PO Selection Process aims at getting applicants who are likely to succeed at various roles in the organization. The endeavor is to select people who are bright, dedicated, have good communication skills (both oral and written), can work effectively in teams, are passionate about their career goals and who display integrity and a positive attitude.


Important Dates
On-line registration including edit / modification of applications by candidates 01/01/2018 to 17.01.2018
Payment of application fee / intimation charges (Online) 01/01/2018 to 15/01/2018
Download of call letters for Online examination 7 to 10 days before exam
Online examination 6th February 2018
Declaration of result Within a week of conduct of exam

shape Process

Examination consist of Objective Test for 200 marks and Descriptive Test for 40 marks which will be conducted online. This Objective Test would be of 140 Minutes duration consisting of 5 Sections and Descriptive Test would be of 40 Minutes duration consisting of 2 Sections as follows:
Online Examination:
Sl.No. Name of the Tests No. of Questions Maximum Marks Duration
1 Reasoning Ability 50 50 40 Minutes
2 English Language 40 40 30 Minutes
3 Computer Knowledge 20 20 10 Minutes
4 General Awareness 40 40 20 Minutes
5 Quantitative Aptitude 50 50 40 Minutes
Total 200 200 140 Minutes

Description Paper:
Sl.No. Type activity No. of Questions Marks Duration
1 Essay Writing One out of two given options 20 40 Minutes for both questions together
2 Precise Writing One out of two together given options 20

The Company has the right to modify the structure of the examination which will be intimated through its website. Other detailed information regarding the examination will be given in an information handout, which will be made available for the candidates to download along with the call letters from the Company’s website www.ecgc.in
English Descriptive Paper marks will be reckoned for merit listing. It will only be evaluated for those candidates who qualify in the Objective type of tests and are placed adequately high as per total marks in the objective test. The various qualifying cut off marks in each of the objective tests and the descriptive paper will be decided by ECGC. Descriptive test to the extent of 10 times of the number of vacancies will be evaluated.
✦ Candidates who have been shortlisted in the Online Examination will subsequently be called for an interview to be conducted by the Company at select Centre(s). The Centre, address of the venue, time & date of interview will be informed to shortlisted candidates in the call letter. Candidates are required to download their interview call letters from website of the company, i.e. www.ecgc.in.
Please note that any request regarding change in date, centre etc. of interview will not be entertained. However, the company reserves the right to change the date/venue/time/centre etc. of interview in unforeseen circumstances if any.
✦ The total marks allotted for interview are 60. The minimum qualifying marks in interview will not be less than 40% (35% for SC/ST/OBC/ PWBD candidates). The weightage (ratio) of Online Examination and interview will be 80:20 respectively. The combined final score of the candidates shall be arrived at on the basis of scores obtained by the candidates in the Online Examination and Interview. Interview score of the candidates failing to secure minimum qualifying marks or otherwise barred from the interview or further process shall not be disclosed.
✦ A candidate should qualify both in the Online Examination and interview and be sufficiently high in the merit to be shortlisted for further selection process, details of which will be made available subsequently on the Company’s website.
✦ While appearing for the interview, the candidate should produce valid prescribed documents given below. In the absence of documents candidature of the candidates shall be cancelled. Company takes no responsibility to receive/collect any certificate/remittance/document sent separately.
Click Here - To know about the List of Documents at the time of Interview.
Final Selection: ✦ On completion of the interview process, depending on the number of vacancies arising in during the financial year 2018-2019, based on the business needs of the Company, candidates shortlisted will be issued joining letter based on merit keeping in view the spirit of Government Guidelines on reservation policy, various guidelines issued by Government of India/Others from time to time, administrative exigency, etc.
✦ Vacancies given in this advertisement are as on the date of advertisement. However, the merit list of this Selection Process will be valid till 31/03/2019 and any vacancies arising for the period up to 31/03/2019 may be filled by issuing the offer letters to the candidates based on it. The merit list will expire automatically on 31/03/2019.
✦ No change in the data already registered by the candidate in the online application form is possible. A candidate belonging to SC/ST/OBC category, who is selected on the same standard as applicable to General category candidates will be treated as own merit candidate.
✦ Department of Personnel and Training vide O.M. NO. 36011/1/98-Estt. (Res) dated 01.07.1998 clarifies that only SC/ST/OBC candidates who are selected on the same standard as applied to general candidates shall not be adjusted against reserved vacancies. In other words, when relaxed standard is applied in selecting SC/ST/OBC candidate, for example in the age limit, experience, qualification, permitted number of chances in examination, extended zone of consideration larger than what is provided for general category etc., the SC/ST/OBC candidates are to be counted against reserved vacancies. Such candidates would be deemed as unavailable for consideration against unreserved vacancies. Own merit candidates of reserved category will be adjusted against the vacancies of unreserved category.
✦ Merely securing combined score of Online Examination and interview scores higher than the last unreserved category candidate does not entitle a reserved category candidate for selection under unreserved category. Even though the candidate had not availed any relaxation applicable for reserved category, such candidates will be required to obtain a minimum score in each test and a minimum total score prescribed for unreserved category candidate for the online test and combined score higher that last allotted unreserved category candidate.
✦ In the event of two or more candidates obtaining the same score, merit order is decided as per date of birth (the candidate senior in age is placed before/above the candidate junior in age), as per the prevailing practice.
✦ The Final selection is subject to the candidate fulfilling the criteria as set in this advertisement and identity verification to the satisfaction of the Company. In case it detected at any stage of the recruitment process that, the candidate does not satisfy the eligibility criteria his/her candidature/chance in the selection shall stand forfeited.
ECGC PO – Related Information
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