GATE

The in-hand salary in Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Limited for the post of Engineer A varies between INR 75,000 per month to INR 83,000 per month. If you are getting Conveyance Maintenance Reimbursement of Expenditure (Fuel Allowance) and House Rent Allowance then it goes from around INR 82,000 per month to INR 83,000 per month but if Conveyance Maintenance Reimbursement of Expenditure is not there (if you are not having a car), then it goes to around INR 76,000 per month to INR 77,000 per month. Exclusive of this, you get Performance related pay at the end of each year which varies according to the profit of the company. It can be a max of 40 percent of the basic which is INR 2,88,000 per annum. But generally, it comes to around INR 1,50,000 per annum to INR 2,00,000 per annum. I hope this will help you.

The PSUs job salary through GATE ranges between INR 7,00,000 PA to INR 18,00,000 PA and varies with the respective PSU's guidelines. This salary range is applicable for the candidates selected under the designations such as Graduate Trainee (get), Executive Trainees (ET), Engineer Trainee (ET), Management Trainee (MT), and Trainee Engineers (TE). Also, the Salary range varies from the category of PSU I. e. whether it's a MAHARATNA, NAVRATNA, MINI RATNA, and also whether you are taken up as Graduate Trainee or an Officer. So, Case-1, If you are selected as Officer;
For MAHARATNA like IOCL, ONGC and the initial salary has a basic of INR 24900, and DA, TA, and Cafeteria allowance take up this salary amount to nearly INR 55,000 to INR 60,000 per month in hand after all deductions. Also, performance-related pay (PRP) is around IJNR 80,000 to INR 1,00,000 which is paid at the end of one service year. MAHARATNA like BHEL has first-year basic pay of INR 20,600 and 2nd year onwards INR 24,900 (same as IOCL) Meanwhile, for SAIL it is INR 16,400 as basic pay during the first year. Case-2, If recruited as Graduate Trainee;
You will get only basic pay of INR 24900 (in IOCL). There will be no extra allowance like DA, TA, HRA, etc. But it is not frequent. The highest package that you can get from any PSU right after recruitment through GATE (Till date since the 7th pay commission for PSU is about to come) - ONGC and IOCL
CTC = INR 12 LPA (As notified in their GATE 2017 advertisement) and In hand= INR 7.2 LPA (approximately)
The average salary for MAHARATNA or NAVRATNANA is INR 5.5 LPA- INR 6.5 LPA (in hand). I hope this will help you.

The ESE exam is a little more complex than the GATE exam.
However, the GATE exam pattern:
Examination Mode: Computer-Based Test (CBT)
Duration: 3 Hours
Number of Subjects: 27
Sections: General Aptitude (GA) + Candidates Selected Subject
Type of Questions: (A) Multiple Choice Questions (MCQ) (B) Remaining types: MSQ) and NAT Questions for testing these abilities: Recall, Comprehension, Application, Analysis, and Synthesis
Number of Questions: 10 (GA) + 55 (subject) = 65 Questions
Distribution of Marks in all Papers EXCEPT papers AR, CY, EY, GG, M.A. PH, XH, and XL
General Aptitude: 15 Marks + Engineering Mathematics: 13 Marks + Subject Questions: 72 Marks = Total: 100 Marks
Distribution of Marks in papers AR, CY, EY, GG, M.A. PH, XH, and XL
General Aptitude: 15 Marks + Subject Questions: 85 Marks = Total: 100 Marks
Marking Scheme: All of the questions will be 1 mark or 2 marks.
Exam pattern of the ESE exam:
Exam Mode: Offline
Selection Process
1- Prelims
2- Mains
3- Interview
Number of Papers
Prelims - 2
Mains - 2
Total Marks
Prelims - 500 Marks
Mains - 600 Marks
Interview - 200 marks
Opportunities after GATE Higher studies (M.Tech Ph.D. Research, work in PSUs, etc.
Opportunities after ESE:
1- At the time of joining work as Assistant Executive Engineer or Assistant Director
2- After the experience of 3 to 4 years, work as an executive engineer, director, or work manager.
3- After the experience of 8 years, work as deputy general manager or joint director
4- After the experience of 13 years, work as joint general manager or chief engineer of level 2.
5- After the experience of 20 years, work as chief engineer or additional general manager.
6- After the experience of 30 years, you work as a senior general manager or engineer-in-chief.
7- After the experience of 34 years you become a chairman or managing director of a governmental organization.
I hope this will help you.

No, if you have qualified for the GATE exam, you do not need to appear in the Karnataka PGCET to take admission in the M.Tech course. The GATE is a national-level exam, and admission to the majority of engineering colleges in India is based on its score. You can apply for admission to M.Tech programs at prestigious engineering colleges like Manipal Institute of Technology, Ramaiah Institute of Technology, and BMS College of Engineering with a valid GATE score. If you have a high GATE score, you can also be admitted to NITK Surathkal. In case you have not scored well, you can still appear in the Karnataka PGCET by choosing the "Non-GATE scorer" option in the PGCET application form.