- Union Public Service Commission invites applications for various posts.
- Council of Scientific and Industrial Research notifies Joint CSIR-UGC Test for Junior Research Fellowship and Eligibility for Lectureship.
- Railway Recruitment Boards, require Assistant Loco Pilots.
- Agriculture Scientists Recruitment Board, New Delhi invites applications for various Scientific posts.
- The Shipping Corporation of India Limited, Mumbai invites applications for various posts.
- Indian Oil Corporation Limited, Barauni Refinery requires Junior Engineer Assistant-IV (Productions)/Trainees.
- Coal India Limited requires Medical Executives.
- Air India Air Transport Services Limited requires Ramp Service Agents and Senior Ramp Service Agents.
- Allahabad Up Gramin Bank requires Officer Scale-I and Office Assistant.
- Navodaya Vidyalaya Samiti, Shillong requires Catering Assistants.
- Ordnance Factory, Kanpur requires Machinists, Fitter, General Electricians, Grinders, Millwrights etc.
- National Institute of Occupational Health, Ahmedabad requires Technical Officer-A, Technical Assistants, Technicians-C & Technicians-A.
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Rojgar Samachar Job Highlights (13 AUGUST 2011 - 19 AUGUST 2011)
Job Search Via Social Networking Websites
For the last few years, there is immense escalation in the growth of web-based services and applications on the information superhighway. A number of service providers and business tycoons are in the global market with their unique e-products and applications. It has promoted development and marketing of online communities for people from different cultures and business profiles to communicate, network and exchange information on a common virtual platform.
Nowadays, the online presence has become important for the businessmen and professionals who are willing to be visible to the world on the social networking websites. More than 200 Social Networking Applications are providing a common platform to exchange information and ideas on the Internet. Linked in, Twitter, Facebook, Orkut, Hi5 are few social networking websites for personal and professional use. The social networking service or social media websites operate as the online service, platform, or simply web application that focus on offering a common virtual platform to communicate in the social networks and contribute their interests and activities.
Besides making friends and chatting, the Social Networking Applications are extensively used for promoting the business and professional profile to have the online presence on World Wide Web. A number of business organizations are using to create their business pages to show presence in global markets.
Social Networking Applications are widely used as one of the major components in the HR Department of the organization for recruitment of the candidates. The corporate world is implementing Social Recruiting for staffing whereby the social networking websites are used to locate and recruit the suitable candidates for employment in their organization. The employers visit the social networking websites to search the profiles of candidates with relevant and suitable skill set. If a suitable candidate is found on social media, it is also leaves a good impression on the employers that the candidate is socially active with lots of links in various sectors. The job aspirants may use these social and professional networking sites to enhance their career and boost the job search mission.
These websites provide interface and applications to interact with the global community. Using these web applications, job aspirants can create their online profile or bio-data with the detailed description of skill sets.
CREATING ONLINE PROFILES
To broadcast the professional profile on social media, the candidate should have a User Profile where the candidate can showcase the talent, skills and experience. The online profile also helps to connect with the other professionals in similar and heterogeneous streams. Many times, it gives excellent results to have an online profile and having connection with the professionals. The professionals of similar interests and skills sometimes offer jobs to the candidate or propose for business partnership.
SOCIAL NETWORKING WEBSITES
Facebook, Linkedin, Twitter and many other Social Networking Applications are being used for making personal and professional connections. The registration process on these websites is very simple as the Signup process of other websites. These websites facilitate quick and easy access to the online professional community. Once the profile is ready with all the fields, candidate is able to connect, to network, and to job search and boost his or her career.
Following information should be submitted to the Social Networking Websites to make your profile popular
Nowadays, the online presence has become important for the businessmen and professionals who are willing to be visible to the world on the social networking websites. More than 200 Social Networking Applications are providing a common platform to exchange information and ideas on the Internet. Linked in, Twitter, Facebook, Orkut, Hi5 are few social networking websites for personal and professional use. The social networking service or social media websites operate as the online service, platform, or simply web application that focus on offering a common virtual platform to communicate in the social networks and contribute their interests and activities.
Besides making friends and chatting, the Social Networking Applications are extensively used for promoting the business and professional profile to have the online presence on World Wide Web. A number of business organizations are using to create their business pages to show presence in global markets.
Social Networking Applications are widely used as one of the major components in the HR Department of the organization for recruitment of the candidates. The corporate world is implementing Social Recruiting for staffing whereby the social networking websites are used to locate and recruit the suitable candidates for employment in their organization. The employers visit the social networking websites to search the profiles of candidates with relevant and suitable skill set. If a suitable candidate is found on social media, it is also leaves a good impression on the employers that the candidate is socially active with lots of links in various sectors. The job aspirants may use these social and professional networking sites to enhance their career and boost the job search mission.
These websites provide interface and applications to interact with the global community. Using these web applications, job aspirants can create their online profile or bio-data with the detailed description of skill sets.
CREATING ONLINE PROFILES
To broadcast the professional profile on social media, the candidate should have a User Profile where the candidate can showcase the talent, skills and experience. The online profile also helps to connect with the other professionals in similar and heterogeneous streams. Many times, it gives excellent results to have an online profile and having connection with the professionals. The professionals of similar interests and skills sometimes offer jobs to the candidate or propose for business partnership.
SOCIAL NETWORKING WEBSITES
Facebook, Linkedin, Twitter and many other Social Networking Applications are being used for making personal and professional connections. The registration process on these websites is very simple as the Signup process of other websites. These websites facilitate quick and easy access to the online professional community. Once the profile is ready with all the fields, candidate is able to connect, to network, and to job search and boost his or her career.
Following information should be submitted to the Social Networking Websites to make your profile popular
- Current Position with Employment History
- Photograph
- Professional Summary with Profile Headline
- Keywords and Skills
- Contact Settings
- Links to Web Address / Personal Blogs / Websites
- Public Profile URL (Example : http://www.linkedin.com/in/candidatename)
- Signature for sending Messages
PROFESSIONAL HEADLINE EXAMPLES
- Fresh Graduate Looking for Marketing Job
- Fresh MBA with Finance
- Graduate in Pharmaceutical with 2 Years Experience
- Graduate and Looking for Job
- Software Engineer with 2 Years Experience willing to relocate
- Experienced Marketing Manager willing to relocate
- Finance Expert with 10 Years Experience
- Mathematics Teacher looking for an opportunity
- Professor with 10 Years Experience looking for position of Dean
- Open to Opportunities at Seeking New Position
- Student in a Chitkara University, Punjab
- Finance Consultant
- Freelance Writer
BLOG OR PERSONAL WEBSITE
In many cases, professionals register their own domain name (Example : candidatename.com or candidatename.in) for hosting their personal website and keep their professional profile online. It is useful when they apply for a job opening and send the link of their website or blog.
PRECAUTIONS WHILE USING SOCIAL MEDIA FOR JOB SEARCH
WRITE POSTS CAREFULLY :
The candidates should be careful while posting any message on their page. It is highly distasteful if any bad thing about the current or prospective employer is written therein. Moreover, any comment which is racist, indecent or discriminatory should not be sent online.
AVOID ACCEPTING EVERYONE :
Generally, the users of social networking websites accept everybody’s friendship request to create a huge network but it may be dangerous. A person who is not known to you should be checked and then may be added in the profile as a friend. Sometimes, hackers or anti-social elements try to be intimate with you and it will be dangerous for that candidate who has accepted that person as a friend. This task of accepting and inviting friends must be done with utmost care.
CREATE AND JOIN NETWORK OF EXPERTS AND PROFESSIONALS :
The candidate should create and join the network of similar stream and interest. It may be the stream experts and professionals who may be helpful to you in future. Groups of similar type of business and professions can be joined to have the updates. The users of social networking websites should follow the industry experts in similar profession on Twitter. A number of tools are available for such activities.
CHOOSE SCREEN NAME CAREFULLY :
The Screen Name should be selected carefully by the users. It should preferably be the combination of First Name and Last Name. Any ridiculous or comic screen name should be avoided as it leaves a bad impression about the user.
CONSISTENCY IN PROFILE:
It is one of the very crucial behaviour aspect about the candidate with online profile. If any candidate has provided the link of Facebook on Linkedin.com and Twitter.com, the data should be consistent. It makes an adverse impression if the skill set, experience and qualification differ in different websites.
SELECT THE PROFESSIONAL TEMPLATE:
As the Social Networking Applications provide a number of templates for profiles, candidates should select the background and design in a professional way rather than a template with lots of cartoons and designs. It is advisable to select the plain white background and black text while selecting the background.
SPECIFY THE LINK TO YOUR ONLINE CV :
If a candidate has created any online CV (Using tools VisualCV.com, mycv.org), it should be mentioned in the profile so that the employer can visit and get detailed information about the candidate.
REGISTER MOBILE NUMBER FOR QUICK UPDATES :
Most of the social networking websites have facility to register the mobile number so that they can send the instant updates on the tweets, contacts and messages on their handsets. It is advisable to register the mobile number as it will be easy and fast to be in touch with others across the globe.
ONLINE BIO-DATA / CV SERVICES
When we create the profile on Job Websites, prospective employers also want a Web Address/Link where complete professional profile can be found about the candidate. This web address acts as an online identity and makes the presence of the candidates. Moreovers, it is very helpful for the job aspirant to send the link to the employer rather than sending the complete Bio-Data as attachment by e-mail. Now companies prefer to have a web address of the candidate profile where they can find each and everything about the candidate.
A number of online services are available on the Internet where the candidate can create the Bio-Data or CV. These online CV providers assign a Short URL or Sub-Domain to the candidate (Example : http://www.visualcv.com/candidatename) which can be sent to the employers or can be used with the E-mail Signature.
These websites provides the following facilities for Job Seekers
- Create Online Bio-Data/CV
- Design the CV in an attractive manner by choosing from Thousands of Free Templates
- Free Web address on Internet
- http://www.getmyonlinecv. com/candidatename
- http://www.mycv.org/candidatename
- http://www.visualcv.com/candidatename
- Share the online CV via E-mail or Social Networks
- Securing Privacy Settings
- Sending Web Address to Job Websites
- Interact with Companies and Employers
- Advice and Consultancy to create the Bio-Data/Professional Profile
- Indexing in Google and other major databases
- Image/Photo Based Profile Management
- Show/Hide Personal Information
- Downloadable in DOC, PDF and RTF Formats so that these can be sent to the employers instantly.
Using Online Services and Applications, a job aspirant can make his presence in the global job market. It is advisable to keep online profile updated with the new information so that it is indexed by major search engines. The indexing in search engines increases the probability of getting visible to the employers searching the candidates for various jobs.
Steel Authority of India Limited, requires Management Trainees
Steel Authority of India Limited (SAIL), invites applications from eligible candidates for the following management positions..Management Trainee (Technical),Management Trainee (Administration)
Important Dates
Opening date for online application: 27 July 2011
Last date for filling online application: 17 August 2011
Starting date for downloading of Admit Card from SAIL website for written examination: 5 September 2011
Tentative Date of Written Test (will be confirmed in Admit Card): 25 September 2011
Educational Qualification
Management Trainee (Technical): Degree in Engineering (full time)/ MCA (3 years full time) with 65% marks (average of all semesters), in the disciplines of Mechanical, Electrical, Metallurgy, Civil, E&T, Instrumentation, Ceramics, Chemical, Computer Science and Mining Engineering.
Management Trainee (For HR and Marketing): Bachelors degree in any discipline with 60% marks with at least two years full time MBA/ PG Diploma in management with 60% marks in HR/ PM&IR/ Pers / MHROD for HR and Marketing for Marketing discipline.
Management Trainee (Finance): CA/ ICWA
Age Limit: Maximum 30 years as on 1 July 2011
Pay Scale: The Management Trainees will be offered Basic Pay of Rs 20,600 per month in the pay scale of Rs 20600-3%-46500 (E-1) along with other allowances.
Application Fee: Fee in the form of pay in slip for General and OBC category candidates is Rs 500 and fee for SC/ ST/ PWD/ Departmental candidates is Rs 100.
State Bank of India has been authorized to collect the registration fee (examination fee), in a specially opened account (No. 31836070568) at CAG Branch, New Delhi, on behalf of SAIL. Candidate has to approach the nearby SBI branch with a printout of the pay-in-slip which is available on the Application Registration Portal.
Selection Procedure: The selection procedure will comprise of Written Test followed by Group Discussion and/ or interview.
Written Test: Eligible candidates will be required to appear for a Objective Type Written Examination, information for which will be provided in the Admit card. Candidates shortlisted on the basis of their performance in the Written Test will be intimated to appear for Group Discussion/ Interview.
Group Discussion/ Interview: Candidates shortlisted on the basis of their performance in the written test will be intimated to appear for Group Discussion/ Interview, which may be held at short notice.
How to Apply
Eligible and interested candidates would be required to apply online only through SAIL's website http://www.sail.co.in/
Candidates should have latest passport size photograph as well as photograph of signatures in digital format (.jpg or jpeg file only, of less than 500 kb size) for uploading with the application form.
Candidates applying for both Management Trainee (Technical) and Management Trainee (Administration) should register separately with separate application and processing fee.
After applying online, candidate is required to download the system generated Registration Slip with unique registration number and other essential details.
For more details; please CLICK HERE
Important Dates
Opening date for online application: 27 July 2011
Last date for filling online application: 17 August 2011
Starting date for downloading of Admit Card from SAIL website for written examination: 5 September 2011
Tentative Date of Written Test (will be confirmed in Admit Card): 25 September 2011
Educational Qualification
Management Trainee (Technical): Degree in Engineering (full time)/ MCA (3 years full time) with 65% marks (average of all semesters), in the disciplines of Mechanical, Electrical, Metallurgy, Civil, E&T, Instrumentation, Ceramics, Chemical, Computer Science and Mining Engineering.
Management Trainee (For HR and Marketing): Bachelors degree in any discipline with 60% marks with at least two years full time MBA/ PG Diploma in management with 60% marks in HR/ PM&IR/ Pers / MHROD for HR and Marketing for Marketing discipline.
Management Trainee (Finance): CA/ ICWA
Age Limit: Maximum 30 years as on 1 July 2011
Pay Scale: The Management Trainees will be offered Basic Pay of Rs 20,600 per month in the pay scale of Rs 20600-3%-46500 (E-1) along with other allowances.
Application Fee: Fee in the form of pay in slip for General and OBC category candidates is Rs 500 and fee for SC/ ST/ PWD/ Departmental candidates is Rs 100.
State Bank of India has been authorized to collect the registration fee (examination fee), in a specially opened account (No. 31836070568) at CAG Branch, New Delhi, on behalf of SAIL. Candidate has to approach the nearby SBI branch with a printout of the pay-in-slip which is available on the Application Registration Portal.
Selection Procedure: The selection procedure will comprise of Written Test followed by Group Discussion and/ or interview.
Written Test: Eligible candidates will be required to appear for a Objective Type Written Examination, information for which will be provided in the Admit card. Candidates shortlisted on the basis of their performance in the Written Test will be intimated to appear for Group Discussion/ Interview.
Group Discussion/ Interview: Candidates shortlisted on the basis of their performance in the written test will be intimated to appear for Group Discussion/ Interview, which may be held at short notice.
How to Apply
Eligible and interested candidates would be required to apply online only through SAIL's website http://www.sail.co.in/
Candidates should have latest passport size photograph as well as photograph of signatures in digital format (.jpg or jpeg file only, of less than 500 kb size) for uploading with the application form.
Candidates applying for both Management Trainee (Technical) and Management Trainee (Administration) should register separately with separate application and processing fee.
After applying online, candidate is required to download the system generated Registration Slip with unique registration number and other essential details.
For more details; please CLICK HERE
Central Police Forces (Asst. Comdt.) Exam. 2010
The Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) will be conducting Interviews/Personality Tests for Central Police Forces (Assistant Commandants) Examination, 2010 from 16.08.2011 to 16.09.2011 in the Commission’s Office at New Delhi. Summon letters for Personality Test/Interview to all the eligible candidates are being issued. If any candidate has not received letter for PT/Interview, he/she may contact on Tel. No. 011-23386281 or can send message on Fax No. 011-23387310. He/ she may contact UPSC Facilitation Counter in person or over Telephone Nos. 011-23385271/ 011-23381125/ 011-23098543 on all working days between 1000 hrs to 1700 hrs. The schedule of Interviews/ Personality Tests will also be available on Union Public Service Commission Website at www.upsc.gov.in.
Applications are invited for the Post Graduate Diploma in Environmental Genomics (PG Diploma in Environmental Genomics)
Applications are invited for the Post Graduate Diploma in Environmental Genomics (PG Diploma in Environmental Genomics) Programme sanctioned under the - UGC Innovative Program (UGC Sanction letter No:F.14-1/2010(Inno/ASIST) dated 16.11.2010) for the academic year 2011-2012 in the Department of Environmental Biotechnology, Bharathidasan University, Tiruchirappalli, Tamil Nadu.
Qualification: Any degree in any branch of Life Sciences.Duration of the Course: 1 Year Interested candidates may apply on or before 31.08.2011. Application form and Prospectus can be had from the Registrar on payment of Rs.300/- (In person) or by sending a Demand Draft obtained from any Nationalized Bank
payable at Tiruchirappalli (drawn in favour of “Bharathidasan University, Tiruchirappalli”) (By post). Application form can also be downloaded from the University website www.bdu.ac.in
Qualification: Any degree in any branch of Life Sciences.Duration of the Course: 1 Year Interested candidates may apply on or before 31.08.2011. Application form and Prospectus can be had from the Registrar on payment of Rs.300/- (In person) or by sending a Demand Draft obtained from any Nationalized Bank
payable at Tiruchirappalli (drawn in favour of “Bharathidasan University, Tiruchirappalli”) (By post). Application form can also be downloaded from the University website www.bdu.ac.in
Career Opportunities In Power Management
Power is the one of the most vital inputs to the socio-economic development of the country. The projected growth of Indian economy largely depends upon the performance and growth of the power sector. As estimated, India needs to augment power production to 8 lakh mega watts from the current 1.6 lakh mega watts to sustain present economic growth in next 25 years. In post reform era, Indian power sector has witnessed radical changes in terms of restructuring of the erstwhile State Electricity Boards (SEBs). Today, along with government companies, large numbers of private players have taken over a significant portion of Indian power sector particularly in generation and distribution sides and the sector is all set to see large number of private players in the years to come.
The rapidly expanding power sector tenders abundant opportunities for the qualified, talented, capable and young graduates and post graduates with diversified backgrounds like engineering, commerce, finance, accounts, human resource, law and logistics etc. Since the purview of power sector is very wide-ranging and it includes large number of activities therefore, it seems too difficult to cover all available career opportunities in the sector in this single article. This article is confined to discuss the available job prospects only for graduates and Post Graduates in power management (MBA-power graduates) as the growing size, diversities and complexities of the power sector pose challenges to the power managers to manage the enormous activities efficiently and effectively.
Job Prospects for MBA-power graduates
Though MBA degree has been quite popular in India since the opening of economy in mid 1990s, MBA in power management is a comparatively new course. Persons holding power management degree have ample employment opportunities in private as well as public sector. In these days of globalization and liberalization, it is likely to get further momentum as more power managers would be required to deal with the growing complications of rapidly expanding Indian power sector. There are many areas where MBA-power graduates are heavily required such as power resource management, environment impact assessment, power auditing, power efficient systems/technologies, power generation, transmission, distribution, power sector laws, power policies, power security, power pricing, power economics, power tariffs and power trading etc.
Opportunities in Public Sector
There are many governmental organizations such as National Thermal Power Corporation, Damodar Valley Corporation, Power Finance Corporation, Power Grid Corporation of India Limited, various state level power generation companies and power suppliers that are providing ample job opportunities to MBA-power graduates. These companies are advertising the vacancies in leading national/ local newspapers and posting the same on their websites. These companies usually ask for 60 percent or above in graduation and post graduation level. A person fulfilling the eligibility criteria can apply for the post after depositing the fee amount. Their recruitment process consists of mainly three stages- written test, group discussion and personal interview. Sometimes, a technical interview may also be conducted. The final selection is based on the overall performance of the candidate. Reservation to SC/ST/OBC/Ex-serviceman/physically handi- capped candidates is extended as per government rules. A few public sector companies are also hiring the candidates from some elite B-schools through campus interviews. In the beginning, selected candidates have to work on probation for one or two years and on the successful completion of probation period they are absorbed in regular pay scale.
Opportunities in Private Sector
Private sector has a great role to play in Indian power sector. As already discussed, there are many big names that have registered their strong presence in the sector. At present, private sector accounts for 19 percent in the total installed capacity of nation and it is set to increase about 5 times in next 6 to 7 years. Moreover, in addition to power generation, now private players are extending financial and technical assistance to government in erecting power plants and other facilities, financing the ultra mega power projects, involved in power trading, evolving clean energy development mechanism, supplying the power and managing the energy resources etc. Thus, it goes without saying that huge job potential exists in rapidly growing private sector for MBA-power graduates. As far as their selection criterion is concerned, it varies from company to company. However, most of them are hiring on the basis of personal interview of eligible candidates. Private companies are also approaching top notch B-schools for campus selection.
Power Consultancy
MBA-power graduates can also work as an independent power consultant after obtaining adequate experience and expertise. Power consultants advise power producers and suppliers on different issues such as installation of power plant, efficiency of plant, optimum resource mix, quality and reliability of power, impact on environment, reducing emission of hazardous gases, curtailing transmission and distribution losses, power auditing, compliance with government norms and ensuring uninterrupted supply to end users etc. Besides, there are many other functional and operational areas where they may extend an expert advice. They also render their services to commercial and industrial establishments.
As a power consultant has to assess wide ranging, complex, technical and critical issues of power sector, one needs to gain adequate experience, skill and knowledge before beginning to work as a consultant. The power management graduates who have been blessed with inherent entrepreneur acumen may find it a fascinating career option.
Teaching
MBA-power graduates with good academic record, particularly holding Ph.D degree or published work of a high standard, can take up jobs in any university/institute offering power management courses to students. There is wide scope for visiting faculty as private universities are coming up in large number and they prefer such persons because of their eminence and acumen. Possessing prescribed passing score in UGC-NET examination is a desirable qualification for teaching profession.
Remuneration
Remuneration depends upon the field a MBA-power graduate chooses. If one prefers to work in a government department or in public sector or in a university or in any other organization where government rules are applicable he/she will be entitled to get emoluments as per pay scales prescribed by the government from time to time. The salary depends on the designation and nature of work. In private sector, national and multinational companies are hiring young MBA- power graduate on good annual packages depending on the standing of the company. However, power graduates who begin to work as power consultants may have to struggle in the early stage but their knowledge and steady efforts may help them to succeed at the end of day. The earnings of a well-settled consultant may see no boundary.
Course Details & Eligibility Criteria
MBA-power management course is designed with an objective of developing business acumen among the students and to equip them with the knowledge of the concepts, theories and managerial skills required for the effective management of power sector. It intends to develop efficient business leaders and decision-makers capable of running power sector effectively and efficiently.
One can either pursue a two-year MBA course in power management after graduation in any branch of engineering or a five-year integrated course after twelfth standard examinations, leading to a B.E., MBA degree . However, some universities like University of Petroleum and Energy Studies requires only graduation with Physics, Chemistry and Mathematics as compulsory subjects. Most of the universities/ institutes ask for minimum first division on graduation level. The candidates must have appeared either in CAT or MAT examination. Though most of the universities conduct their own written test, however students who have scored minimum prescribed score in CAT and MAT examination are exempted from their written tests. They only need to go for group discussion and personal interview. The final selection is made on the basis of master merit list.
The MBA-power management programme necessarily includes about eight weeks summer training project in a power or associated company after completion of first year. This is the compulsory requirement for the completion of the course. Other than MBA-power management degree, many universities also offer other BBA degree in power management that is a graduation level course. After completing MBA-power management, one with an appetite for research can also join Ph.D. course.
Fields of Power Sector
An MBA-power graduate can make his/her career in any of the following fields-
1. Power Resource Management
2. Power Generation, Transmission and Distribution
3. Carbon Financing Market
4. Power Trading
5. Power Project Planning and Financing
6. Clean Energy Development Mechanism
7. Power Sector Laws and Regulations
8. Economics of Power Demand and Supply and Policy Aspects
9. Power Planning
Universities/ Institutes offering MBA-power management course
MBA-power management being comparatively new course in India is being offered only by a few universities and institutes in India. However, in view of rapidly rising power sector, many existing and upcoming universities/ institutes are set to start this course.
The above are providing MBA degree in power management. Besides, there are many institutions IITs like IIT Delhi, IIT Mumbai and IIT Kharagpur etc that are offering M.Tech degree in power engineering. The persons holding M.Tech degree in power engineering are also very well accepted in managerial cadre in all power sector companies. There are many other universities like Pandit Deendayal Petroleum University, Gandhinagar and UPES, Dehradun which are offering MBA degree either in energy management or in oil and gas management which is equally important.
Those particularly with engineering background who are thinking to pursue MBA course in future can certainly opt for MBA-power management which is set to become most alluring career option in the years to come. This will also help them to tap tremendous job opportunities available in Indian power sector.
The rapidly expanding power sector tenders abundant opportunities for the qualified, talented, capable and young graduates and post graduates with diversified backgrounds like engineering, commerce, finance, accounts, human resource, law and logistics etc. Since the purview of power sector is very wide-ranging and it includes large number of activities therefore, it seems too difficult to cover all available career opportunities in the sector in this single article. This article is confined to discuss the available job prospects only for graduates and Post Graduates in power management (MBA-power graduates) as the growing size, diversities and complexities of the power sector pose challenges to the power managers to manage the enormous activities efficiently and effectively.
Job Prospects for MBA-power graduates
Though MBA degree has been quite popular in India since the opening of economy in mid 1990s, MBA in power management is a comparatively new course. Persons holding power management degree have ample employment opportunities in private as well as public sector. In these days of globalization and liberalization, it is likely to get further momentum as more power managers would be required to deal with the growing complications of rapidly expanding Indian power sector. There are many areas where MBA-power graduates are heavily required such as power resource management, environment impact assessment, power auditing, power efficient systems/technologies, power generation, transmission, distribution, power sector laws, power policies, power security, power pricing, power economics, power tariffs and power trading etc.
Opportunities in Public Sector
There are many governmental organizations such as National Thermal Power Corporation, Damodar Valley Corporation, Power Finance Corporation, Power Grid Corporation of India Limited, various state level power generation companies and power suppliers that are providing ample job opportunities to MBA-power graduates. These companies are advertising the vacancies in leading national/ local newspapers and posting the same on their websites. These companies usually ask for 60 percent or above in graduation and post graduation level. A person fulfilling the eligibility criteria can apply for the post after depositing the fee amount. Their recruitment process consists of mainly three stages- written test, group discussion and personal interview. Sometimes, a technical interview may also be conducted. The final selection is based on the overall performance of the candidate. Reservation to SC/ST/OBC/Ex-serviceman/physically handi- capped candidates is extended as per government rules. A few public sector companies are also hiring the candidates from some elite B-schools through campus interviews. In the beginning, selected candidates have to work on probation for one or two years and on the successful completion of probation period they are absorbed in regular pay scale.
Opportunities in Private Sector
Private sector has a great role to play in Indian power sector. As already discussed, there are many big names that have registered their strong presence in the sector. At present, private sector accounts for 19 percent in the total installed capacity of nation and it is set to increase about 5 times in next 6 to 7 years. Moreover, in addition to power generation, now private players are extending financial and technical assistance to government in erecting power plants and other facilities, financing the ultra mega power projects, involved in power trading, evolving clean energy development mechanism, supplying the power and managing the energy resources etc. Thus, it goes without saying that huge job potential exists in rapidly growing private sector for MBA-power graduates. As far as their selection criterion is concerned, it varies from company to company. However, most of them are hiring on the basis of personal interview of eligible candidates. Private companies are also approaching top notch B-schools for campus selection.
Power Consultancy
MBA-power graduates can also work as an independent power consultant after obtaining adequate experience and expertise. Power consultants advise power producers and suppliers on different issues such as installation of power plant, efficiency of plant, optimum resource mix, quality and reliability of power, impact on environment, reducing emission of hazardous gases, curtailing transmission and distribution losses, power auditing, compliance with government norms and ensuring uninterrupted supply to end users etc. Besides, there are many other functional and operational areas where they may extend an expert advice. They also render their services to commercial and industrial establishments.
As a power consultant has to assess wide ranging, complex, technical and critical issues of power sector, one needs to gain adequate experience, skill and knowledge before beginning to work as a consultant. The power management graduates who have been blessed with inherent entrepreneur acumen may find it a fascinating career option.
Teaching
MBA-power graduates with good academic record, particularly holding Ph.D degree or published work of a high standard, can take up jobs in any university/institute offering power management courses to students. There is wide scope for visiting faculty as private universities are coming up in large number and they prefer such persons because of their eminence and acumen. Possessing prescribed passing score in UGC-NET examination is a desirable qualification for teaching profession.
Remuneration
Remuneration depends upon the field a MBA-power graduate chooses. If one prefers to work in a government department or in public sector or in a university or in any other organization where government rules are applicable he/she will be entitled to get emoluments as per pay scales prescribed by the government from time to time. The salary depends on the designation and nature of work. In private sector, national and multinational companies are hiring young MBA- power graduate on good annual packages depending on the standing of the company. However, power graduates who begin to work as power consultants may have to struggle in the early stage but their knowledge and steady efforts may help them to succeed at the end of day. The earnings of a well-settled consultant may see no boundary.
Course Details & Eligibility Criteria
MBA-power management course is designed with an objective of developing business acumen among the students and to equip them with the knowledge of the concepts, theories and managerial skills required for the effective management of power sector. It intends to develop efficient business leaders and decision-makers capable of running power sector effectively and efficiently.
One can either pursue a two-year MBA course in power management after graduation in any branch of engineering or a five-year integrated course after twelfth standard examinations, leading to a B.E., MBA degree . However, some universities like University of Petroleum and Energy Studies requires only graduation with Physics, Chemistry and Mathematics as compulsory subjects. Most of the universities/ institutes ask for minimum first division on graduation level. The candidates must have appeared either in CAT or MAT examination. Though most of the universities conduct their own written test, however students who have scored minimum prescribed score in CAT and MAT examination are exempted from their written tests. They only need to go for group discussion and personal interview. The final selection is made on the basis of master merit list.
The MBA-power management programme necessarily includes about eight weeks summer training project in a power or associated company after completion of first year. This is the compulsory requirement for the completion of the course. Other than MBA-power management degree, many universities also offer other BBA degree in power management that is a graduation level course. After completing MBA-power management, one with an appetite for research can also join Ph.D. course.
Fields of Power Sector
An MBA-power graduate can make his/her career in any of the following fields-
1. Power Resource Management
2. Power Generation, Transmission and Distribution
3. Carbon Financing Market
4. Power Trading
5. Power Project Planning and Financing
6. Clean Energy Development Mechanism
7. Power Sector Laws and Regulations
8. Economics of Power Demand and Supply and Policy Aspects
9. Power Planning
Universities/ Institutes offering MBA-power management course
MBA-power management being comparatively new course in India is being offered only by a few universities and institutes in India. However, in view of rapidly rising power sector, many existing and upcoming universities/ institutes are set to start this course.
The above are providing MBA degree in power management. Besides, there are many institutions IITs like IIT Delhi, IIT Mumbai and IIT Kharagpur etc that are offering M.Tech degree in power engineering. The persons holding M.Tech degree in power engineering are also very well accepted in managerial cadre in all power sector companies. There are many other universities like Pandit Deendayal Petroleum University, Gandhinagar and UPES, Dehradun which are offering MBA degree either in energy management or in oil and gas management which is equally important.
Those particularly with engineering background who are thinking to pursue MBA course in future can certainly opt for MBA-power management which is set to become most alluring career option in the years to come. This will also help them to tap tremendous job opportunities available in Indian power sector.
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