What is a Group Task?

Group Tasks are generally given to a random group of person (usually based on
their reservation category or branch of specialization or selected operation) to judge
a participant's interpersonal, communication and leadership skills. This also helps
check a participant's capability to outstand in a group while adapting to the group's
code of conduct.

You will be assigned to a group, the group decides leader, the problem is given, the
logic is applied and the solution is found. Now the key point is how the solution is
found.

The recruitment team will be looking for three kinds of group members

1. Active member
2. Passive member
3. Projective member
The active members are those who interact, are creative with their ideas, encourage
other members to come forward with their ideas, do a dedicated logical reasoning to
find out a solution and have generally good rapport with most of the group members.
These are the ones who are preferred for employment.

The passive members just stay shut, depend on others for their ideas, don't
participate in group discussions and never volunteer anything. These are deemed
not suitable for the employment.

The projective members are the ones who volunteer a lot, are hyperactive, steal
other's ideas and act like they know everything. There is a very good chance that
these persons don't get selected at all. But they might be selected if the recruitment
team finds some redeeming qualities in them. These are always preferred than
passive members.

Usually the questions asked will be on economics, optimization and design.

Sometimes marketability and rating might also be asked. The question is usually a
logical one and not bookish. All you need is thinking out of box and thinking from
both consumer and seller point of view.

You don't need to show sophisticated language fluency skills or act superior to
others in your group. You should have audible, with clear accent, engaging attitude,
encouraging nature and not too selfish mentality. Consider your team as your family
and assign them tasks you think best suited if you are the team lead. If someone
else is selected as the leader, don't hold grudge against him/her and just work for the
overall good of the group.

Remember, group's success will be your success.

Examples of Case Studies:

Case 1: a Xerox machine needs to be manufactured which should give colored copies but
the cost of these colored copies should be less than general black and white copy. The
manufacturing cost of those new photo copying machine needs to be reduced in order to
increase the profit of company. To reduce manufacturing cost low cost components are used
which degrades the quality of copy. But only 30 % people can detect those degraded
changes while rest 70% people don't predict the change. We need to give a solution for this
whether to reduce the cost of manufacturing for benefits of company or not

Case 2: You are head of a company. A person XYZ is working in your company. But few of
his colleagues complain about him that he don't work full time and works only 3-4 days in a
week. Apart from this they also complain that he does some part time side business which is
gaining him more profit. But his performance is far better than other and is providing profits
to the company. What action will you take?

Case 3: You are head of company. your company wants to replace a new technology XYZ
with the old one ABC. license of your old technology expires in few months and needs to to
be renewed. The employers are used to old technology and don't need any formal training
for the same. The new technology requires lots of training and for this the employers must
work over time. But employers are not ready to do over time. What solutions will you provide
to company.
The case studies are quite simple but you need to give some logical solutions for this and try
to “LEAD “ your group

Case 4: In my case there was this plane crash situation which was crashed in that desert
stating number of survivors and items that we are left with us in order to survive. Now after
this dreadful situation we were required to recommend the whole strategy by which we will
survive by consensus among ourselves. We were given 20 minutes for discussion and 10
minutes for giving the conclusion.

Case 5: You are given 500 crore and you have to develop a village with the
given population and area within one year. Devise a strategy.

Case 6: You are in a backward village/area of India. People are not interested in
educating their children. Develop a strategy to convince them to send their
children to school.

Now Group task is totally different. You don’t have to prepare anything for GTs. Here
instead of a topic, a task will be given to you (and other 9 members with you) and
you have to make a strategy to complete the task by working with your teammates.
Remember that now you all are part of a team and you have to complete the task
together. Do not interrupt or cross question your teammates while they are giving
their suggestions. If you think you have a better idea then present it in front of them
and say that if we’ll implement this, then it’ll be more beneficial for the team.

You have to develop a strategy, find out the difficulties you are going to face while
implementing the strategy and present it to examiner at the end. Purpose of GT is to
check the spirit of Team Work and Leadership quality.
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About HPCL
Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Limited (HPCL) is an Indian oil and natural gas
company with its headquarters at Mumbai, Maharashtra. Among the public sector
companies, it has about 25% market-share in India and strong marketing
infrastructure. Oil and Natural Gas Corporation, also the promoter of the company,
owns 51.11% shares in HPCL and others are distributed amongst financial institutes,
public and other investors. In 2016 HPCL was ranked 367th on the Fortune Global 500
list of the world’s biggest corporations.
Table of Contents
 Products
 Refineries
 Major Facilities
 Major ongoing projects
 Recruitment
 Engineer
 Project Engineer
 Refinery Engineer: Chemical
Products:

HPCL is an oil and natural gas company dealing in various products like:
 Petrol: Known as motor spirit in the oil industry. HPCL markets the product through its
retail pumps all over India. Its principle consumers are personal vehicle owners.
 Diesel: Known as high speed diesel in the oil industry. HPCL markets the products
through its retail pumps as well as terminals and depots. Its consumers are regular auto
owners, transport agencies, industries, etc.
 Lubricants: HPCL is the market leader in lubricants and associated products. It
commands over 30% of market share in this sector.
 Liquefied petroleum gas: The HPCL brand of LPG is a popular brand across India for
domestic and industrial uses.
 Aviation turbine fuel: With major air service facilities in all major airports of India, HPCL
is a key player in this sector supplying ATF to major airlines. It has an accomplishment
of sorts to supply fuel to US.
 Emulsions
Refineries

An oil refinery or petroleum refinery is an industrial process plant where crude oil is
transformed and refined into more useful products such as petroleum naphtha, gasoline,
diesel fuel, asphalt base, heating oil, kerosene, liquefied petroleum gas, jet fuel and fuel
oils.

HPCL has a number of refineries in India. Some are listed below:

 Mumbai Refinery: 7.5 million metric tonnes (MMT) capacity
 Visakhapatnam Refinery: 8.3 MMT at Visakhapatnam
 Mangalore Refinery Petrochemicals Ltd.: 9.69 MMT at Mangalore, Karnataka (HPCL
has a 16.65% stake).
 Guru Gobind Singh Refinery: 9 MMT at Bathinda, Punjab (HPCL and Mittal Energy
each have a 49% stake).
 Barmer Refinery: It is planned for 9 MMT capacity. It is a joint venture with the
Rajasthan Government.
Major Facilities:

 Mumbai refinery: Fuel and lubes

 Vizag refinery: Fuel
 Mangalore: MRPL
 Bhatinda: HMEL
 Silvassa Lube: State-of-the-art plant for grease and specialities
 Lube & Grease mfg facility: Mazagaon, Mumbai.
 LPG storage Cavern: one of the biggest storage facilities of LPG in bAsia at Vizag—
SALPG
 Pipelines: MPSPL, MDPL, VVSPL, MHMSPL, RKPL, ASPL, RBPL
 Several terminals & depots.
 Many LPG bottling plants.
 HPCL Green R&D Centre, Bengaluru
Major ongoing projects

 Uran – Chakan LPG Pipeline (UCPL)

 Vijayawada – Dharmapuri Pipeline (VDPL)
 Palanpur Vadodara Pipeline (PVPL)
 Visakh Refinery Modernization Project
 Barmer Refinery RAJASTHAN
 Mumbai Refinery Expansion Project
Subsidiary

 Prize Petroleum Company Limited

Refinery Engineer: Chemical

 Qualification: 4 years’ full-time regular B. E. /B. Tech. in Chemical Engineering
(Chemical, Petrochemical, Petroleum Refining & Petrochemical, Petroleum Refining)
from AICTE approved / UGC recognized University/Deemed University with minimum
60% marks (aggregate marks of all semesters) for UR/OBCNC/EWS candidates,
relaxed to 50% (aggregate marks of all semesters) for SC/ST/PwD candidates
 Experience: Minimum 3 years’ experience in Operations/Process in a Large
Petrochemical plant or a Major Petrochemical Unit within a petroleum refinery (having
turnover of Rs. 500 crores or more) in the areas of
I think they will mainly ask questions related to these in PI
 Handling normal operations, plant start-up, and shutdowns
 Operations of large compressors / blowers / pumps / furnaces/ incinerators
 Handling chilled water/refrigeration systems
  Trouble shooting of unit operation, commissioning of units
 Control systems and with a thorough knowledge and understanding of the P&ID/PFDs
 Process safety & safety standards
 Storage and handling of petrochemicals in specially designed storage tanks
 Process optimization and troubleshooting of process units related issues
 Petrochemicals dispatch in Tankers/Iso Containers and drums including drumming
operations
 Hazop and risk analysis and design standards/guidelines
 Process specifications of equipment like columns, vessels, furnaces/burners, heat
exchangers, pumps, compressors, measuring and control instruments, heat-mass
balance, piping, safety / statutory requirements, etc.
 Pre-commissioning checks, commissioning assistance
The experience has to be in the supervisor / executive capacity only. Candidates with
experience in other process industries than those mentioned will not be considered.

 Roles & Responsibilities:

The job involves working in three shifts as a field supervisor or control panel (DCS)
supervisor in process plants, utility section and tank farm management.

 Responsible for safe operation of plant

 Lead a team of technicians
 Handle plant start up/shut downs and emergency issues.
 Trouble shooting and resolving operational issues, etc.
If you are aiming high for in life and love to excel, to innovate and to outperform with an
ambitious team that is passionate about their work, then working in HOCL is an
opportunity of a lifetime. The teams at HPCL are true collaborators who work together
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compromising on safety.

In an organisation of more than 10000 diverse and passionate professionals, HPCL is

redefining the industry with its open and innovative culture. Unleash your potential with a
company that has shaped numerous careers around the country. In an inclusive culture,
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organisation to face the complex and fascinating challenges of the markets every day.

HPCL challenges your limits and puts you through an assortment of tasks to make you
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journey that will take you to heights, then join and grow with them.

Thus, HPCL is one of the best companies to work for as they have a very open culture
with opportunities for growth and experiment. The company good perks along with a
balanced professional and personal life.