Career After Gate

While busy with the upcoming exam schedule, many times our mind starts thinking about the Career after GATE. Your full dedication and immense hard work pay off completely when you open the GATE website one fine day and against your name you have an impressive All India Rank.
Well, that is not just a dream that we want you to see, but a reality that will soon come true. All you students are working hard day and night; just to live that moment, which every GATE Topper describes with a smile on their face and sparkle in their eyes in every interview. The happiness just does not end there. There is a life full of opportunities and chances which the GATE exam opens for you and one of them is the wide arena of PSUs.

GATE is a pan INDIA-level examination conducted every year for all engineering graduates and provides them a gateway to a bright and successful future. The GATE examination provides the students with immense scope of growth in research, job, and fellowship. Depending on their areas of interest, the students opt for what is best suited for them.
We have discussed a lot about the preparation phase of the GATE examination, but what motivates us the most is the life that awaits us after the examination. So today we want to discuss how your life changes and what is actually the Life after GATE is if you opt for PSUs.
So once you are done with the GATE exam and the result, along with your rank and score, is out. The PSUs you have applied to or will apply after the results will call you for their interview round depending on your marks in the GATE exam. Mostly the weightage of the GATE Score (almost 85%) for selection is more than the interview score. Therefore you must make sure to give the GATE examination your best shot and get good marks. Though the interview is mainly technically based, what also matters is your personality, your observational skills, and how well you are able to connect with the interviewers while answering the questions being asked to you. To know more about the interview and what the interviewer expects from you follow Interview Guidance.

Now coming to the part where you have been selected and you are ready to join the PSU. The following factors make PSUs the ‘Dream Job’ for various candidates and offer you the perfect life after GATE.
1. Bliss Period:
The best part of the PSUs is the joining period because of its facilities and training. Here like a kid you are inducted into the PSU family and introduced to everything around: the plant, working culture, nature of work done. You are given a brief review of the problems you may face and how to tackle them. Certain PSUs also take the trainees around the country to their various locations to make the candidates familiar with the PSUs and the place so that they can work with better understanding and dedication when the training is complete. The best part of this time is an introduction to all the perks and privileges that the PSU will provide you apart from the regular salary and also about the amount of work you will have at hand.
2. Pay:
The best part of being employed in a PSU is a good decent salary. The salary may vary in different PSUs but it is comparable to or more than that being paid in the private sector along with job security which the private sector can never guarantee. The Pay package in the PSUs ranges somewhere between 8-20 lakhs which is pretty good for candidates of the age group 22-30 years. With a good salary in hand, the candidates can fulfill all their wishes which while preparing for the exam were put at stake. Along with the salary you are also provided a dearness allowance to match up with the market inflation. Thus the PSU makes sure that you get all that you deserve after the months of hard work you have put in to reach this level.
3. Perks and Privileges:
While most perks provided by all the PSUs are the same, for some it may vary depending on your location and nature of work. Some necessary perks provided to PSU employees are Medical Facility for you and your dependable, Petrol prices which varies based on the current market price, newspaper price, furniture allowance, clothing allowance, gadget allowance, good housing facility, and many more. These perks act as a bonus to your already well-paid salary and provide you a comfortable lifestyle.
4. Promotion:
The path of getting a promotion or an increment in Public Sector Undertakings is more transparent and reliable. It is assumed that if you work hard and meet targets, you will grow as a professional within the ranks of the company due to regular promotions and increments.
5. Work-life balance:
With fixed work timings the employees have a perfect work-life balance. The employees are also provided enough leave round the year along with leaves on national holidays and festivals. With all the above facilities one can concentrate completely at work developing his/her own skills and contributing the best to the PSU when at work along with enjoying with family when at home and maintaining the perfect balance between professional and personal life.