NTPC PATTERN – 22 APR 2007
It constitutes of 170 questions (120 tech + 50 apti) in 2hrs.
For tech part the syllabus is same as of the GATE and for apti part R.S.Aggarwal is more than sufficient. As time duration is very short so time management is very important
APTITUDE SECTION
For this section no special attention is required only rs aggarwal is enough and it also has easy level of English section
TECHNICAL SECTION
For this section u have to b good in the basics. No hard question were asked but u should b careful about your time. It has also some part of very basic general knowledge. The questions were from following topics
14-15 ques on thermodynamics
8-9 ques on dynamics of machines
5-6 ques on machine desine
10-11 ques on turbines
7-8 ques on heat transfer
5-6 ques on operation research & management
8-9 ques on fluid mechanics & ma