UPPCL Technician (Electrical) Exam Pattern

The candidates who have filled UPPCL Technician (Electrical) application form on the official website will face an objective exam containing multiple-choice questions. The candidates are advised to read the UPPCL Technician (Electrical) eligibility criteria carefully to avoid circumstances in exam incidents. The UPPCL will issue the admit cards to the candidates for the written examination. The admit cards will be available before 15 days of the examination on the official website of the organisation. The UPPCL Exam is expected to be held in the second week of August 2020 (Important Dates).

The selection of the candidates will be done through the following two stages.

1. Online Computer Based Exam

2. Interview

UPPCL sets the exam pattern and syllabus to recruit the candidates for the post of Technician (Electrical). The exam will be conducted in an online medium and the test will be a computer-based test. The selection will be based on the final merit and it will be prepared by the marks of the second part of the exam. The candidates should take mock tests to strengthen their preparation and cover all the important concepts for the UPPCL Exam.

The exam will consist of two parts. The parts of the examination are given below.

Part 1. Computer Knowledge

Part 2. Remaining 4 Sections of the Exam

Part 1 of the UPPCL Technician (Electrical) Exam: Computer Knowledge

There will be 50 MCQs asked in this part and candidates are required to score minimum 20 marks from this section. The marks of this section will not be calculated in the final merit of this exam. The candidates are required to only qualify this part. The MCQs will be based on the syllabus of “CCC”. The candidates are suggested to attempt computer knowledge part before part second because gaining pass marks in computer knowledge is mandatory.

Part 2 of the UPPCL Technician (Electrical) Exam: Below 4 Sections

The UPPCL Technician (Electrical) Exam Part 2 will contain 200 MCQs in 4 Sections to solve in 3 hours. There will be minimum 67 Marks required in part 2 to be qualified in this part. Part 2 will be consisted of below 4 Sections.

• Technical Knowledge
• General Studies and Reasoning Ability
• General English
• General Hindi

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UPPCL Technician (Electrical) Marking Scheme

The marking process for UPPCL Technician (Electrical) Exam in each section is the same. The candidates will get 1 Mark for each right answer. The negative marking is a factor here and there will be 1/4 mark deducted for each wrong answer. The UPPCL has not set any mark for unattempted question.

It is advisable to the UPPCL Technician (Electrical) Candidates to attempt the questions with accuracy in appropriate time limit. The negative marking affects the candidate's score negatively. So the candidates should mark the right answer carefully. It is a computer-based online exam and marking two answers simultaneously in a question is not possible.

Take a glance on the below table to understand the UPPCL Technician (Electrical) Exam Marking Process.

• 1 Mark for each right answer in UPPCL Technician (Electrical) Exam
• -1/4 Mark for each wrong answer
• No Marks for unattempted question 

UPPCL Technician (Electrical) Syllabus

The accurate and detailed knowledge of the UPPCL Technician (Electrical) Syllabus will not only help in the exam preparation but also help in time-saving. The tricks to solve questions timely and mark the right answers accurately will always help to excel in the exam. This is the detailed syllabus for UPPCL Technician (Electrical) Exam.

Part A: Computer Knowledge Syllabus of UPPCL Technician (Electrical)

Basic of Computers, Generations of computer, Input & Output Device, Hardware & Software, Shortcuts & Basic knowledge MS word, MS Excel, MS PowerPoint, Memory Orientation, Internet, LAN, WAN, Modem, Computer Abbreviations, Modern-day Technology.

Part B: Remaining 4 Sections Syllabus of UPPCL Technician (Electrical)

1. Technical Knowledge Syllabus

Electrician Trade

Various safety measures involved in the Industry, Elementary First Aid, The concept of Standard, Identification of Trade-Hand tools-Specifications, Fundamental of electricity, Electron theory-free electron, Fundamental terms, definitions, units and effects of electric current, Soldiers, flux and soldering technique, Resistors types of resistors and properties of resistors, Definition, Explanation and Voltage grading of different types of Insulators, Ohm’s Law, Properties of insulators, conductors and semiconductors, Law of Resistance, Series and parallel circuits.

UPPCL Technician Syllabus for Electrical (Grade-II)

Network graph, Transient response of dc and ac networks, Sinusoidal steady‐state analysis, KCL, KVL, Node and Mesh analysis, Resonance, Ideal current Passive filters,  and voltage sources, Thevenin’s theorem, Norton’s theorem, Superposition theorem, Maximum power transfer theorem, Two‐port networks, Three-phase circuits, Power and power factor in ac circuits, Effect of dielectric medium, The capacitance of simple configurations, Biot‐Savart’s law, Curl, Faraday’s law,  Ampere’s law, Lorentz force, Inductance, Reluctance, Magnetomotive force, Magnetic circuits, Self and Mutual inductance of simple configurations.

2. General Studies and Reasoning Ability

History, Geography and Socio Economic development of India. Knowledge of current events of National and International importance and such matters of every day observation and experience in their scientific aspects as may be expected of an educated person who has not made a special study of any scientific subject. Paper will also include questions on Modern History (From 1857 onwards) of India, Indian culture, Indian Polity, Indian Economy, Geography, Polity of India.

Analogies, similarities and differences, spatial visualization, spatial orientation, problem-solving, analysis, judgment, decision making, visual memory, discrimination, observation, relationship concepts, arithmetic reasoning, verbal and figure classification, arithmetical number series, non-verbal series, coding and decoding, statement conclusion, syllogistic reasoning.

3. General English

Passage, preposition, correction of sentences, active-passive voice, direct indirect sentences, verbs/tense/non-finite, punctuation, substituting phrasal verbs for expression, synonyms and antonyms, use of adjective, compound preposition, determiners, use of pronouns.

4. General Hindi

Standard of questions will be metric education, Spot the Error, Fill in the Blanks, Synonyms/Homonyms, Antonyms, Spellings/Detecting Mis-spelt words, Idioms & Phrases, One-word substitution, Improvement of Sentences, Active/Passive Voice of Verbs, Conversion into Direct/Indirect narration, Shuffling of Sentence parts, Shuffling of Sentences in a passage, Cloze Passage, Comprehension Passage.

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Tips and Tricks

• Candidates must attempt questions carefully, as there is 0.25 negative marking.
• Candidates must revise their concepts thoroughly.
• Candidates must attempt technical questions very carefully and attentively.
• Candidates must keep confident during interview round.
• Candidates must practice online mock tests and previous year papers to know your strengths and weaknesses.