Following are the conditions for selecting a management trainee at public…
2024
Following are the conditions for selecting a management trainee at public sector undertakings. The applicant must:
a) Have a post-graduate degree in commerce with 65% marks or he/she must be a C.A.
b) As of 31.12.2018 he/she must not be more than 28 years and less than 22 years old.
c) Speak English.
d) Deposit the amount of Rs 15,000 to the company before the training.
e) Sign the contract to work for at least 2 years with the company.
f) Have secured 60% marks in the trainee entrance exam.
However, in the case of an applicant who satisfies all the above conditions,
Except a), he/she should be referred to the general manager of the company.
Except for d), he/she should be referred to the director of the company.
Read the information given above carefully and give your answer accordingly.
Rama Nath is 24 years old and has completed his Post-Graduate in commerce with 70% marks. He can only speak Hindi and his mother tongue Tamil. He can pay Rs 15,000 as a deposit and he is ready to sign 2 years contract with the company. He has successfully passed the entrance test with 65% marks.
- A.
To be selected for management trainee
- B.
Not to be selected for management trainee
- C.
To be referred to the General Manager of the company
- D.
To be referred to the Director of the company
Show answer & explanation
Correct answer: B
In a selection decision-table question, first check every stated condition against the applicant's profile. If every condition is satisfied, select the applicant directly. If exactly one condition is not satisfied and that specific condition carries an explicit referral or exception clause, route the case to the named authority. If the unmet condition carries no exception clause, no referral is available — the applicant cannot be selected, regardless of how many other conditions were satisfied.
Qualification (a): Post-graduate in commerce with 70% marks, above the required 65% — condition met.
Age (b): 24 years old, within the 22–28 range as of the cut-off date — condition met.
Language (c): can speak only Hindi and Tamil, not English — condition not met.
Deposit (d): can pay Rs 15,000 — condition met.
Contract (e): willing to sign the 2-year contract — condition met.
Entrance exam (f): scored 65%, above the required 60% — condition met.
The applicant meets every condition except (c). Referral exceptions exist only for a failed condition (a), referred to the General Manager, or a failed condition (d), referred to the Director — condition (c) has no such exception. Because the one condition he fails carries no referral path, he cannot be selected.
Checking the alternative outcomes confirms this: a General Manager referral would apply only if he had failed the qualification condition, and a Director referral would apply only if he had failed the deposit condition — neither applies here, since both those conditions are satisfied. The only unmet condition is one without any exception, so the outcome is a straightforward rejection, not a referral.
Correct Answer: Not to be selected for management trainee.
