Decision Making Problems - Example

Since you have already gone through the Introduction to what actually the section of Decision Making is about in the Introduction Part. I assume here that you are now ready to proceed with an example.

Those who have missed the introduction can check it out here or search in the archive (in previous two three posts you should find it). CHECK HERE FOR INTRODUCTION.

Directions – For getting selected as the HOD of the electrical deptt of an engg college, the management of the college has put up the following requirements.

I.                 Must hold a degree of Electrical Engg with minimum 60% marks in graduation

II.               Must have a Master’s degree relating to any of these 4 fields – Heavy Electricals, Generation, Transmission & Distribution Systems, Control System or Automation.

III.              Should not be less than 30 years of age and not greater than 50 years as on 20^th Sept 2011.

IV.             Should have work experience of 4 years as Professor in an Engg College

However,

a.     If a candidate does not fulfil condition IV, but has teaching experience as Assistant Professor in an Engg College for 10 years, you should recommend his name to DEAN.

b.     If a candidate does not fulfil condition II, but has Ph.D in any electronics subject, you should recommend the case to both the DEAN & HOD of Electronics Deptt.

Now Give your answer as

1. If you are going to select a candidate

2. If you are going to reject him.

3. If you are recommending to only DEAN

4. If you are recommending to DEAN & HOD of electronics together.

5. If you still cannot decide due to insufficient Data.

Question 1- Surinder Singh has been working as Professor for the last 10 years and has a master’s degree in heavy Electricals. He secured 75% in his grad in Electrical Engg. He was born in the year 1975.

Question 2 – Rakesh Yadav was born in the year 1970 and has passed his graduation with 63% in electrical engg and secured 50% in master’s in Control systems. He has also done his Ph.D in Electronics. He has worked as Professor in KK Engg college for the last 6 ½ years.

Question 3 – Moon Inder Singh has worked in the same institute as Assistant Professor for the last 12 years. He has passed his mechanical engg with 80% marks. Has done his Masters & Ph.D both in Automation. Born in year 1973.

Question 4 – Rajveer Dhillon has passed his electrical engg with 69% & Masters in Generation, Transmission & Distribution. He is 37 years. 10 years Working Experience is as Assistant Proffesor in Goyal Engg College.

Question 5 – Geetika Mukherjee has worked as 5 years in Engg College as Professor and has done her Ph.D in Electronics. Her Age is 35 years and she has done electrical engg from IIT Delhi.

Question 6 – Shalini has been working in the same institute for the last 5 years as Professor and want to be elevated as HOD. So she has also applied as she has completed her Ph.D in Electronics subject last year. She has also passed her bachelor of Engg in electricals in First Division. Her Age is 38 years.

Now tell in each of these four questions what decision you will take and mark the appropriate option as indicated in Instructions.

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Decision Making Problems - Introduction

Decision Making is another section in the exams which is very scoring and needs very less efforts in preparation. Though you must, acquaint yourself with the pattern beforehand. Howsoever easy the section or the pattern may be, it is always wise to have a look at what it says than to be taken by surprise in the examination hall.

In this section the purpose of the examiner is to check how able you are in deciding what to do and what not to do or what is accurate and what is wrong, not according to what you might think is right or wrong or what he/she might think right or wrong, not according to any moral values (unless said) what is right or wrong. But you have to decide according to the situation and the rules you are told. You have to see who abides by the rules and who violates. When the rules are met, you will do as you are told to. And if rules are not met, you will again do as you are told to. This is nothing complex it is so easy. REMEMBER – YOU ARE JUST TO DECIDE AS PER THE RULES GIVEN TO YOU.

For example – like to recruit a manager three people apply. And you are said that the manager must have these conditions – 60% in graduation or 55% in post-graduation. And two people appear one has 55% in graduation and second has 59%. But one has 59% in post-graduation, second has not done post-graduation. Now just observe that doing post-graduation is not mandatory here. Even a person if comes with more than 60% in graduation can be eligible. However if two persons come of whom one has more than 60% in graduation and the second person has 55% in graduation but 90% in post-graduation. You will not give the preference to 90% just because his marks are more. The condition just said minimum marks eligible. So here both were eligible. To decide the next step of action you should look in what is to be done next in the instructions. Suppose there was one more criterion that the candidate must also know computer knowledge. And if of these both eligible one does not know computer, then he is disqualified and other is taken forward. But suppose here also both are eligible then the condition says recommend the case to Director. Then you will give the names of both candidates to the Director General for consideration, because you according to the rules cannot go out of the way to make discretion on your own behalf and select one.

For Solved Examples follow the next post soon.