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FrequentlyAskedQuestionsQ1 Myfinalyear/Semesterresultisnotyetdeclared.AmIeligibletoapply?

A1 No. Candidateswho have cleared their Final Exams and holdminimum essential

educationalqualifications (FullTimeRegularCourse)asmentioned in thedetailed

Advertisementareonlyeligible toapply.Only thosecandidateswhohavealready

passed thequalifyingexamandhave the finalmarkssheetavailablewith themat

thetime

of

filling

the

application

are

eligible

to

apply.

Q2 Can a candidate having done AMIE apply for the post of Executive Trainee in

engineeringdiscipline?

A2 ForthePostofExecutiveTraineeinengineeringdiscipline,Qualificationsprescribed

stipulateFullTimeRegularEngineeringDegreei.e.B.E./B.Tech./B.Sc.Engg.Froma

recognisedUniversity / Institute. Inviewof this,AMIEqualificationdoesnot fulfil

ourrequirementandassuch,youarenoteligibletoapply.

Q3 IhaveaBE/BTechdegree inAutomobilebranch/discipline.Butthisbranchhas

notbeen

specified

in

the

detailed

advertisement.

Can

Iapply

against

the

Post

of

ExecutiveTrainee(Mechanical)?

A3 We regret that for the post of Executive Trainee (Mechanical), engineering

candidateswithAutomobilebrancharenoteligible.

Q4 IhaveaBE/BTechdegreeinabranchwhichhasnotbeenspecifiedinthedetailed

advertisement. Can I apply against the Post of Executive Trainee in Engineering

discipline?

A4 Candidates having engineering degree in a branch other than specified in the

detailed advertisement are not eligible to apply for post of Executive Trainee in

engineeringdiscipline.

Q5 WhereMBAhasbeenprescribed asessentialeducationalqualification, canother

equivalentdegreesbeconsidered?

A5 WhereverMBAhasbeenmentionedas requirement,apart fromMBA,Twoyears

PostGraduateDiploma inManagementwithspecialization inrelevantfield/MMS

withspecializationinrelevantfieldshallalsobeconsideredprovideditsbeingafull

timeRegularcourse.

Q6 Iamnotsureabouttherecognitionofmydegree,canIapply?

A6 AllqualificationsmustbefromUGCrecognized IndianUniversity/UGCrecognized

Indian Deemed University or AICTE approved courses from Autonomous Indian

Institutions/concerned

statutory

council

(wherever

applicable).

Q7 Ihave65%marksinfinalsemesterofminimumessentialqualification,Can Iapply

forExecutiveTraineePost.

A7 Aspercriteria,GeneralandOBCcategorycandidates shouldhaveminimum65%

marksasaverageofallSemesters.Merelyhaving65%marksinthefinalsemester/

year shall not make one eligible for the post of Executive Trainee. Minimum

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FrequentlyAskedQuestionspercentage of marks in the essential qualification as indicated in the detailed

advertisementshallbeaggregateofallsemesterstobecalculatedtakingaverageof

allsemesters/years,irrespectiveoftheweightagesgiventoanyparticularsemester

/yearbytheinstitute/University/

Q8

Isthere

any

relaxation

in

the

percentage

of

marks

in

Educational

Qualifications

A8 Relaxation in percentage ofmarkswill be provided in respect of SC, ST and PH

Candidatesonly. Wherevermarkshavebeenspecifiedas60%,relaxededucational

qualificationpercentage inrespectofSC,STandPHcandidates is55%.Wherever

markshavebeenspecifiedas65%,relaxededucationalqualificationpercentage in

respectofSC,STandPHcandidatesis60%.

Q9 Ihave60%marksinfinalsemesterofminimumessentialqualificationandIbelong

toSC/ST/PHcategory.CanIapplyforExecutiveTraineePost?

A9 Aspercriteria,SC/ST/PHcategorycandidatesshouldhaveminimum60%marksas

averageofallSemesters.Merelyhaving60%marksinthefinalsemester/yearshall

notmake

one

eligible

for

the

post

of

Executive

Trainee.

Q10 Ihavemorethan65%marksinMBA,but58%marksingraduationdegree.Ibelong

togeneralcategory,amIeligibletoapplyforthepositionofExecutiveTraineeinHR

/F&A

A10 No.ForthepositionofExecutiveTraineeinHR/F&A,ageneralcategorycandidate

shouldhaveminimum60%marksingraduationandminimum65%marksinMBA.

Q11 Ihaveentered thewrongdetails in theOn LineRegistration Form and Iwant to

changeit.Isitpossible?

A12 Onceentered and submitted NODetails in theOn LineRegistrationForm canbechanged.

Q13 I have submitted my application on line, but have forgotten the Application

RegistrationNumberandalsoIdidnottakeaprintoutoftheonlineform.Whatdo

Ido?

A13 After successful submissionofonlineapplicationby the candidate,anApplication

RegistrationNumbershallbegeneratedbythesystemandanautogeneratedemail

mentioningtheApplicationRegistrationNumberandotherdetailsshallgotosuch

candidates (at their email address) informing that their application has been

submittedsuccessfully.

Withthe

combination

of

Application

Registration

Number

and

Date

of

birth

candidatecanviewhis/herapplicationandtakeaprint.

Q14 CanIsendachequeinlieuoftheDemandDraft/PayOrderinfavourofGAIL

A14 OtherthanDemandDraft/PayOrder,NOotherformofpaymentisacceptable.

Q15 Iamworking inaGovt/PublicSectorCompany.Should IencloseanNOCfrommy

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FrequentlyAskedQuestionsemployeratthetimeofapplyingforthePost?

A15 Candidates presently employed in Central / State Govt departments, PSUs,

AutonomousbodiesshouldbeabletosubmitNoObjectionCertificateatthetimeof

Interview.Youmayaccordinglyapply.

Q16Iwant

to

change

the

Test

Venue

Preference,

can

it

be

changed?

A16 PreferenceofTestCentre/VenueonceenteredCANNOTbechanged.Q17 My current residentialaddress is temporaryand it is likely tobe shifted soon, so

whichaddressshouldIprovide

A17 It isadvisableto furnish thepermanentaddress,providing temporaryaddresscan

leadtoinconveniencewhiledeliveringimportantletter(s).

Q18 Howwould I know ifmy application after attaching the required documentshas

beenreceived?

A18You

can

view

the

status

of

your

application

through

Aapplication

Tracking

System

in

thewebsite.Thissystemshallenablethecandidatestoviewthestatuswithregard

toreceipt/nonreceiptofalloranyofthedocuments requiredtobesentbythe

candidateswhohavesubmittedonlineapplicationsuccessfully.

Q19 InmyDegreeCourseonlyCGPA/GPA/SGPAorlettergradehasbeenawardedin

placeofpercentageofmarks.CanIenterthegradeinmyapplication?

A19 Candidates,whohavebeenawardedCGPA /GPA /SGPAor lettergrades, should

convertthegradesto%andprovideonlytheequivalentpercentageofmarksinthe

application form.Minimum percentage ofmarks in the essential qualification as

indicated

in

the

detailed

advertisement

shall

be

aggregate

of

all

semesters

to

be

calculated taking averageof all semesters / years, irrespectiveof theweightages

giventoanyparticularsemester/yearbytheinstitute/University/

Q20 CanIgetlastyearsquestionpaperorSamplePaper?

A20 GAIL does not provide last years question paper or sample paper, however few

samplequestionsshallbedisplayedinthetestguidelineswhichwouldbeavailable

alongwiththeAdmitCardonthenet.

Q21 IsthereanyrestrictiononnumberoftimesacandidatecanapplyforGAILExecutive

TraineePosition

A21 No, there is no restriction on number of attempts a candidate can make for

selectionas

Executive

Trainee

in

GAIL

provided

he

/she

fulfils

the

eligibility

criteria

fortheparticularyear.

Q22 WillGAILrefundtheapplication fee incasemycandidature isrejectedduetoany

reason?

A22 No,applicationfeeoncedepositedisnotrefundableforanyreason.

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FrequentlyAskedQuestionsQ23 CanIapplyfortwodifferentpositionsofExecutiveTrainee

A23 Acandidatecanapplyforoneposition/disciplineonly.Candidateapplyingformore

thanonepost/disciplineshallnotbeconsidered.

Q24 Iwanttoknowmoreaboutthewrittentest.

A24The

tentative

date

of

conducting

All

India

Written

Test

is

28.11.2010.

Written

testwillbeobjective type andwill contain 150multiple choicequestions. The

durationofthewrittentestwillbetwohoursandthequestionbookletwillbein

English only. TheWritten Testwill have two parts PartI: Knowledge of the

subject / Discipline 100 questions and PartII: General Aptitude Test 50

questions(commonforalldisciplines).TheGeneralAptitudeTest(Part2test)will

have questions on General Awareness, Current Affairs, Reading Comprehension,

Verbal / Nonverbal Reasoning, Numerical ability, Data Interpretation etc.The

Questionbookletwillhavetwosectionscoveringtheabovetwoparts.Therewill

be negativemarking in thewritten test. 1/4th

markwill be deducted for each

wrong

/

multiple

answered

question.

Q25 Inhowmanycitiesthetestwillbeconductedandwhicharethesecities?

A25 The written test will be conducted in 14 cities across India. These cities are:Ahmedabad, Bangalore, Bhopal, Chandigarh, Chennai, Delhi, Guwahati,

Hyderabad,Jaipur,Kolkatta,Lucknow,Mumbai,RaipurandRanchi.

Further,GAILalsoreservestherighttocanceloraddanycentreforwrittentest

dependingupontheresponseinthatarea/centre.Q26 WillanyTravellingAllowancebepaidtomeforattendingthewrittenTest?

A26 Youhave toattend theWrittenTestatyourownexpenseandnoallowance is

payableforthesame.