NHPC Junior Engineer (Electrical)¶
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NHPC Limited is a Government of India hydropower PSU. It recruits Junior Engineers in the Electrical, Civil, Mechanical and E&C disciplines through its own Computer-Based Test (CBT).
At a glance¶
| Conducted by | NHPC Limited |
| Post | Junior Engineer (Electrical), Grade S1 |
| Pay scale | ₹29,600 – 1,19,500 (IDA) |
| Selection | CBT (200 questions, 200 marks) → Document Verification |
| Mode and medium | Computer-Based Test (CBT), in English and Hindi |
Official sources¶
- NHPC recruitment page: https://www.nhpcindia.com (Official site, currently unreachable)
Exam pattern¶
The selection test is a single objective Computer-Based Test (CBT): 200 questions carrying 200 marks, held over 180 minutes (3 hours).
| Part | Subject | Questions |
|---|---|---|
| I | Concerned discipline (Electrical Engineering) | 140 |
| II | General Awareness | 30 |
| III | Reasoning | 30 |
| Total | 200 |
- Marking: one mark for every correct MCQ; a negative marking of ¼ mark (0.25) is deducted for every wrong MCQ attempted; no marks are awarded or deducted for unattempted questions.
- Qualifying marks: 40% of total marks for General/OBC/Gen-EWS and 35% for SC/ST/PwBD.
Syllabus¶
The advertisement prescribes the qualification and the paper pattern but does not publish a topic-wise syllabus. The 140 discipline questions are at the level of the three-year Diploma in Electrical Engineering, so use the shared Electrical engineering core module as the study map. The other 60 questions are split equally between:
- General Awareness — current affairs, history, geography, polity and general science.
- Reasoning — verbal and non-verbal reasoning.
Free resources¶
- NHPC official website
- Electrical engineering core module.
- General Awareness module.
- Reasoning module.
How to prepare (free, in order)¶
- Know the paper: 200 MCQs in 180 minutes with −0.25 per wrong answer, so accuracy matters as much as speed.
- Discipline first (140 marks): work through the EE core module at diploma level — circuits, electrical machines, power systems, measurement and basic electronics.
- General Awareness (30 marks): follow the General Awareness module.
- Reasoning (30 marks): practise the Reasoning module for speed and accuracy.
- Mock the pattern: attempt a full 200-question paper in 180 minutes before the exam.