ATTENTION ALL, PLEASE READ THIS.... "11" THINGS YOU ALWAYS WANTED TO KNOW ABOUT ONGC GT EXAM :1.

the paper- a standard PAPER!!...level of paper keeps increasing with year..dat haz bn d tradition..so expect 2013 paper more tuffr dn 2012..keep in mind bcoz of GATE,all r hungry for ONGC..so extreme competition vl b dere..in all branches ..but more so in core branches..elec,civil,&& sabse zyada MECH. bcoz max. seats r 4 mech..REAL HARD WORK,odrwiz no REWARD..4gt ONGC!!! u hv to do ur bst..drz no place for average or above average..take my words.. 2.the pattern- till 2011,only GK & Tech.(obj+subj) vr dr..bt 4m 2012, apti hz bn introduced & subjective questions hv bn removed..so, now d pattern is: 150 qs,3 hrs. : 40 gk,30 apti,80 tech.(all MCQs..no negative marking) >gk- no fixed pattern,sumtym dy ask full history & polity..sumtym, none of dz..g eography & biology..current affairs questions are dr..5-10 ques.. >apti-last year,it was english passage(5q)+logical resoning + data interpretatio n(15-20q)+quant(5q)...passage was tuff,reasoning was tricky..bt easy..quant was average >tech.(MECH.)- ques. 4m all topics..basic + advanced..Fluid mechanics+engg. mech anics+strength of materials..good tricky questions..other topics..average/easy q ues. >tech.(OTHERS)- wat i heard was ki..yaar, paper thik aaya tha..par seats kam hai to cut-off zyada jayga..so, u cn consult ur respective branch-mates.. -->> sectional cut-off ka mat socho..solve depending on paper...u vl b safe :) 3.the strategy I -(GENERAL AWARENESS/GK)- most candidates gt stumped on GK..dont panic..follow dz points..i assure you of good performance.. -> nobody scores 100% in GK..so, dont go on wild goose chase.. -> for core GK, start with Arihant mcq book OR Lucent Obj. book..complete topic wise..gv special attention to polity,history..dy r tuff nut 2 crack..dn do d sci ence & geography section...finally..biology & miscellaneous ones(imp. places,dat es, personalities,books & authors, etc.)..it wud take approx. 10-15 days on 5-6 hrs. daily basis...make sure,u tickmark imp. questions which u feel cn come... tip-u cn finish Arihant earlier dn Lucent :) so, choose wisely..both r having mo re or less similar questions..[last year, before ONGC, i completed both buks] ->next, if ur not saturated..refer MANORAMA yearbook GK quiz..(it has 1000 mcqs. .really helpful) ->dn last u cn do z solve 2008-2013 IES general ability papers..u cn gt it 4m UP SC website..core GK preparation ends.. :) :) 4.the strategy II -(CURRENT AFFAIRS)- dz section z easy..v all read newspapers.. dat covers 50-60% of current affairs..d rest portion,u cn do from online searchi ng,reading magazines..howevr, aftr sum nice net-surfing,i hv found gr8 solution to dz.. >>goto : currentgk.com,gktoday.in & jbigdeal.com(dz z my fav.)..download monthly current affairs pdfs with mcqs..& rat daalo..8-10 quest. guaranteed..(last year , i was able to covr nearly all MCQs in ongc & odr exams) >>if ur not an internet fan, purchase competition-in-focus half-yearly magz. or any other half-yearly magazine & read d mcq current affairs part...its much btr dn reading d monthly magazines from CSR, Pratiyogita darpan & others...vry tym-s aving option :) >>again,last u cn do z solve current affairs ques. from 2012 & 2013 IES general ability papers..u cn gt it 4m UPSC website ...current affairs conquered :) 5.the strategy III -(GENERAL ENGLISH)- dz totally depends on exam..wat u cn bst do z go thru RS agarwal general english..its vry helpful..for tuff english words ..just read d back wordlist given in Norman Lewis's Word power made easy..uske b ahar koi word nahi mila mujhe kisi PSU exam mein.. :) 6.the strategy IV -(APTI)- dz section z also easy..trains, time & distance, time

& work,puzzles r main topics..RS agarwal z bst reference..bt if ur lukin 4 shor tcuts..M. Tyra's quicker maths z fantastic..juz go thru basic formulas & ur done ..DON'T go 4 CAT/MAT study materials..it vl b waste of tym..for puzzle-based que stions,u cn solve Shakuntala Devi's Puzzles to puzzle you book..its of gr8 help. . :) iske bahar nahi aayga.. 7.the strategy V -(TECH)-{MECHANICAL}- bhilogs,dont take dz lightly..last year, i tuk it little bit lightly & failed to clear written..bt ab sabak mil gaya hai. . >>start with fav. MCQ buk of ur choice.rk jain,mishra,khurmi,rajput,ds kumar..& complete it topic wise..thermo, FM,SOM,M/c. design,production & EM ko zyada stre ss dena..v must finish 9-10 topics to clear written.. >>b4 exam, juz go thru either made easy/gk pub. PSU obj. buk & GATE/IES papers.. .sum of dz ques...mainly theory...u cn expct in exam.. :) >>doz who hv forgotten basics..wo rs khurmi mcq buk k basics study karlo..its vr y nicely written in concise form..u cn gt it online also..thru torrent :) 8.the strategy VI -(TECH)-{OTHER BRANCHES}-same as MECH, elec,civil & rest k liy e koi standard MCQ buk hogi..so complete dat..like,elec-JB Gupta,Prodn-Hajra & C houdhary,RK sharma,CS/IT- GATE MCQ book, etc..juz disqus among ur branch mates & go for it..i request my frnz to plz mention d buks here..so dat evry1 gts d inf o @ 1 place.. :) 9.sum seats r always reserved for ministrial candidates..its a fact,bt drz also another fact-if u hv performed well,u vl b selected..so, gv ur bst..4gt odr matt ers.. :) also,u blv or not,all of us require fair amount of LUCK..hope 4 d same. . :) 10.lastly,most imp..sharing z caring..share ur views,questions,etc..especially G K..v r 200+ members here..if evry1 shares 5 questions,dt mkz 1000gk ques..to pra ctice to kamal hogi naa..?? so, plz start sharing.. :) 11. for previous years questions..visit freshersworld>placement papers>ONGC OR i ndiabix>placement papers>ONGC..u vl gt dm :) && START TODAY..SO THAT U DONT HV T O REGRET 2MOROW.. !!!! >>>coaching notes r gud..bt i hvnt used ne of dm...so, no comments..bt i wud rec ommend MADE Easy HANBOOK for evry branch.. >>sum of u askd 4 my contact no..agar,uper likhe hue points se wo doubts clear n ahi hue to..send me Private message..i vl b really happy to help..with my contac t no. :) below is an attachment prepared by me last year..it hz Previous year ONGC GK+MEC H. questions upto 2011..check it out.. :) ONGC has one of d bst work cultures..dey r one among few PSUs who groom young en gineers..so,STUDYYYYYY!!!!! ->>>thnx 4 reading...likes,comments & evrything-in-between r welcum.. :) happy NAVRATRI...happy DURGA PUJA!! :) gud luck for preprz.. Anirban..