CII - iPATE 2.0 (2021) | Matches Technical Talent to Industry needs | For Graduate Engineers only

Computer Based Test for 18 Engineering disciplines from 100+ Exam Centers across 25+ States & UTs | Score valid for 3 years | Exam in August, 2021 (tentative) | Exam Fee: INR 1,500/-

“Unlike mainstream recruitment exams where a student needs to apply for the test”, it is the firms who will get the score cards and would call the candidates directly for interview. Official website: https://www.ipate.in

Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) has launched the Industrial Proficiency Aptitude Test for Engineers (iPATE) to develop and create a large pool of high-quality engineers from Tier I, II & III cities with reasonable industrial proficiency for the industry to recruit from.

In India, the underserved student masses, especially those that migrate from Tier II and III cities to Tier I cities in search of better job opportunities, face the struggle ever so often. Although they somehow secure decent jobs in other fields, the struggle to find their way into the corporate arena remains. Similarly, SMEs, on the other hand, in our country are usually not equipped with qualified technical evaluation teams to ensure effective hiring, which again acts as an impediment for deserving candidates to join the corporate engine.

This is where Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) comes into the picture. CII – iPATE to bridge the gap between engineering academia and the industry by standardising its technical recruitment and protocol, thereby strengthening the overall engineering ecosystem.

The exam will be online having technical as well as nontechnical papers covering three sections –

Section I : Cognitive Abilities
Section II : Professional Abilities
Section III : Technical Abilities

CII – iPATE, a 3-hour Computer based Exam, covers 100 questions having total of 100 marks with a negative marking of 1/2 for each wrong answer. After the result of the exam, CII will be sharing score cards of students to different industries, which will be calling candidates directly for interviews.

The Process

– Candidate Registration

– Learning & Mock Tests

– Examination & Certification

– Job Board for Employment

Engineering Disciplines

– Aerospace Engineering

– Agricultural Engineering

– Architecture and Planning

– Biomedical Engineering

– Biotechnology

– Chemical Engineering

– Civil Engineering

– Computer Engineering

– Electrical Engineering

– Electronics and Comm. Engineering

– Instrumentation Engineering

– Food Technology

– Mechanical Engineering

– Metallurgical Engineering

– Mining Engineering

– Petroleum Engineering

– Production Engineering

– Textile Engineering

The Merit List of qualified candidates is forwarded to India’s potential recruiters, to be shortlisted for further process.

It has been appreciated by different industries for the merit list provided to them which was prepared with critical analysis based on various performance metrics from iPATE 1.0. Depending on the requisites and the timeline from the corporate, the recruitment process is in progress. This helped corporate to cut down immensely on time and cost to recruit.