JUNIOR ENGINEERS (CIVIL, MECHANICAL, ELECTRICAL, and
QUANTITY SURVEYING & CONTRACT) EXAMINATION
Indicative Syllabus
The standard of
the questions in Engineering subjects will be approximately of the level of
Diploma in Engineering (Civil/ Electrical/ Mechanical/Electronics) from a
recognized Institute, Board or University
recognized by All India Board of Technical Education. All the questions will be
set in SI units. The details of the syllabus are given below:
Paper-I
(i)
General Intelligence & Reasoning: The Syllabus for General
Intelligence would include questions of both verbal and non-verbal type. The test may include
questions on analogies, similarities, differences, space visualization, problem
solving, analysis, judgement, decision making, visual memory, discrimination, observation,
relationship concepts, arithmetical reasoning, verbal and figure classification,
arithmetical number series etc. The test will also include questions designed to test the candidate's
abilities to deal with abstract ideas and symbols and their relationships, arithmetical computations
and other analytical functions.
(ii)
General Awareness: Questions will be aimed at testing the candidate's general awareness of
the environment around him/her and its application to society. Questions will
also be designed to test knowledge of current events and of such matters of
everyday observations and experience in their scientific aspect as may be expected of any educated
person. The test will also include questions relating to India and its neighbouring countries
especially pertaining to History, Culture, Geography, Economic Scene, General Polity and Scientific
Research, etc. These questions will be such that they do not require a special
study of any discipline.
(iii)
General Engineering (Ovil and :
Part-
Civil Engineering
Building Materials, Estimating, Costing and
Valuation, Surveying, Soil Mechanics, Hydraulics, Irrigation Engineering, Transportation Engineering, Environmental
Engineering.
Structural Engineering: Theory of Structures, Concrete Technology, RCC
Design, Steel Design. Part-B
Electrical Engineering
Basic
concepts, Circuit law, Magnetic Circuit, AC Fundamentals, Measurement and
Measuring instruments, Electrical Machines, Fractional Kilowatt
Motors and single phase induction Motors, Synchronous Machines, Generation,
Transmission and Distribution, Estimation and Costing, Utilization and
Electrical Energy, Basic Electronics.
Part-C
Mechanical Engineerin. — Theory of Machines and
Machine Design, Engineering Mechanics and Strength of Materials,
Properties of Pure Substances, lst Law of Thermodynamics, 2nd Law of Thermodynamics, Air standard Cycles for IC
Engines, IC Engine Performance, IC Engines Combustion, IC Engine Cooling & Lubrication, Rankine
cycle of System, Boilers, Classification, Specification, Fitting & Accessories, Air
Compressors & their cycles, Refrigeration cycles, Principle of
Refrigeration Plant, Nozzles & Steam Turbines.
Properties
& Classification of Fluids, Fluid Statics, Measurement of Fluid Pressure,
Fluid kinematics, Dynamics of Ideal fluids, Measurement of Flow rate, basic
principles, Hydraulic Turbines, Centrifugal Pumps, Classification of
steels.
Paper II
Part-A : Civil & Structural Engineering Civil Engineering
Building Materials : Physical and Chemical properties, classification,
standard tests, uses and manufacture/quarrying of materials e.g. building stones,
silicate based materials, cement (Portland), asbestos products, timber and wood
based products, laminates, bituminous materials, paints, varnishes.
Estimating, Costing and Valuation: estimate, glossary of technical
terms, analysis of rates, methods and unit of measurement, Items of work —
earthwork, Brick work (Modular & Traditional bricks), RCC work, Shuttering,
Timber work, Painting, Flooring, Plastering. Boundary wall, Brick building, Water Tank, Septic tank,
Bar bending schedule, Centre line method, Mid-section formula, Trapezodial formula,
Simpson's rule. Cost estimate of Septic tank, flexible pavements, Tube well, isolates and combined
footings, Steel Truss, Piles and pile-caps. Valuation — Value and cost, scrap value, salvage value,
assessed value, sinking fund, depreciation and obsolescence, methods of valuation.
Surveying : Principles of surveying, measurement of distance, chain
surveying, working of prismatic compass, compass traversing, bearings, local
attraction, plane table surveying, theodolite traversing, adjustment of
theodolite, Levelling, Definition of terms used in levelling, contouring,
curvature and refraction corrections, temporary and permanent
adjustments of dumpy level, methods of contouring, uses of contour map,
tachometric survey, curve setting, earth work calculation, advanced surveying equipment.
Soil Mechanics : Origin of soil, phase diagram, Definitions-void ratio,
porosity, degree of saturation, water content, specific gravity of soil grains, unit
weights, density index and interrelationship of different parameters, Grain size distribution curves and their uses.
Index properties of soils, Atterberg's
limits, ISI soil classification and plasticity chart. Permeability of soil,
coefficient of permeability,
determination of coefficient of permeability, Unconfined and confined aquifers,
effective stress, quick sand,
consolidation of soils, Principles of consolidation, degree of consolidation, pre-consolidation pressure,
normally consolidated soil, e-log p curve, computation of ultimate
settlement. Shear strength of soils, direct shear test, Vane shear test,
Triaxial test. Soil compaction, Laboratory
compaction test, Maximum dry density and optimum moisture content, earth pressure theories, active and passive earth
pressures, Bearing capacity of soils, plate load test, standard penetration test.
Irrigation Engineering: Definition, necessity, benefits, 211
effects of irrigation, types and methods of irrigation, Hydrology — Measurement of rainfall, run off
coefficient, rain gauge, losses from precipitation — evaporation, infiltration, etc. Water
requirement of crops, duty, delta and base period, Kharif and Rohl Crops, Command area, Time factor, Crop
ratio, Overlap allowance, Irrigation efficiencies.
Different type of canals, types of canal irrigation, loss of water in canals.
Canal lining —types and advantages. Shallow and deep to wells, yield
from a well. Weir and barrage, Failure of weirs
and permeable foundation, Slit and Scour, Kennedy's theory of critical
velocity. Lacey's theory of uniform
flow. Definition of flood, causes and effects, methods of flood control, water
logging, preventive measure. Land
reclamation, Characteristics of affecting fertility of soils, purposes, methods, description of land and reclamation
processes. Major irrigation projects in India.
Transportation Engineering: Highway Engineering — cross
sectional elements, geometric design, types of pavements, pavement materials — aggregates and bitumen,
different tests, Design of flexible and rigid pavements — Water Bound Macadam (WBM) and Wet Mix
Macadam (WMM), Gravel Road, Bituminous construction, Rigid pavement joint,
pavement maintenance, Highway drainage, Railway Engineering- Components of permanent
way — sleepers, ballast, fixtures and fastening, track geometry, points and crossings, track
junction, stations and yards. Traffic Engineering — Different traffic survey, speed-flow-density
and their interrelationships, intersections and interchanges, traffic signals, traffic operation, traffic
signs and markings, road safety.
Environmental Engineering: Quality of water, source of water
supply, purification of water, distribution of water, need of sanitation, sewerage systems, circular
sewer, oval sewer, sewer appurtenances, sewage treatments. Surface water drainage. Solid waste
management — types, effects, engineered management system. Air pollution — pollutants, causes,
effects, control. Noise pollution —cause, health effects, control.
Structural Engineering
Theory of structures: Elasticity constants, types of
beams — determinate and indeterminate, bending moment and shear force diagrams of
simply supported, cantilever and over hanging beams. Moment of area and moment of inertia for
rectangular & circular sections, bending moment and shear stress for tee, channel and compound sections,
chimneys, dams and retaining walls, eccentric loads, slope deflection of simply supported and
cantilever beams, critical load and columns, Torsion of circular section.
Concrete Technology: Properties, Advantages and uses of
concrete, cement aggregates, importance of water quality, water cement ratio,
workability, mix design, storage, hatching, mixing, placement, compaction, finishing and curing of
concrete, quality control of concrete, hot weather and cold weather concreting, repair and
maintenance of concrete structures.
RCC Design: RCC beams-flexural strength, shear strength, bond
strength, design of singly reinforced and double reinforced beams, cantilever beams. T-beams,
lintels. One way and two way slabs, isolated
footings. Reinforced brick works, columns, staircases, retaining wall, water
tanks (RCC design questions may be based on
both Limit State and Working Stress methods).
Steel Desi_n: Steel design and construction of
steel columns, beams roof trusses plate girders. Part-B (Electrical Engineering):
Basic concepts : Concepts of resistance,
inductance, capacitance, and various factors affecting them. Concepts of current,
voltage, power, energy and their units.
Circuit law : Kirchhoff s law, Simple Circuit
solution using network theorems.
Magnetic Circuit : Concepts of flux,
mmf, reluctance, Different kinds of magnetic materials, Magnetic calculations for
conductors of different configuration e.g. straight, circular, solenoidal, etc.
Electromagnetic induction, self and mutual induction.
AC Fundamentals: Instantaneous, peak, R.M.S. and average values of
alternating waves, Representation of sinusoidal wave form, simple series and
parallel AC Circuits consisting of R.L. and C, Resonance, Tank Circuit. Poly
Phase system — star and delta connection, 3 phase power, DC and sinusoidal response of
R-Land R-C circuit.
Measurement and measuring instruments: Measurement of power (1 phase and 3
phase, both active and re-active) and energy, 2 wattmeter method of 3 phase
power measurement. Measurement of frequency and phase angle. Ammeter and
voltmeter (both moving oil and moving iron type), extension of range
wattmeter, Multimeters, Megger, Energy meter AC Bridges. Use of CRO, Signal Generator, CT, PT and
their uses. Earth Fault detection.
Electrical Machines : (a) D.C. Machine — Construction, Basic Principles of
D.C. motors and generators, their characteristics, speed control and
starting of D.C. Motors. Method of braking motor, Losses and efficiency of D.C. Machines. (b) 1
phase and 3 phase transformers — Construction, Principles of operation,
equivalent circuit, voltage regulation, O.C. and S.C. Tests, Losses and
efficiency. Effect of voltage, frequency and wave form on losses. Parallel
operation of 1 phase /3 phase transformers.
Auto transformers. (c) 3 phase induction motors, rotating magnetic field, principle of operation, equivalent circuit,
torque-speed characteristics, starting and speed control of 3 phase
induction motors. Methods of braking, effect of voltage and frequency variation
on torque speed characteristics.
Fractional Kilowatt Motors and Single Phase Induction
Motors: Characteristics and applications.
Synchronous Machines - Generation of 3-phase e.m.f. armature reaction, voltage
regulation, parallel operation
of two alternators, synchronizing, control of active and reactive power.
Starting and applications of synchronous
motors.
Generation, Transmission and Distribution — Different types of
power stations, Load factor, diversity factor, demand factor, cost of
generation, inter-connection of power stations. Power factor improvement, various
types of tariffs, types of faults, short circuit current for symmetrical
faults. Switchgears — rating of circuit breakers, Principles of
arc extinction by oil and air, H.R.C. Fuses, Protection against earth leakage /
over current, etc. Buchholtz relay, Merz-Price system of protection of generators &
transformers, protection of feeders and bus bars. Lightning arresters, various transmission and distribution system,
comparison of conductor materials, efficiency of different system. Cable — Different type of cables, cable
rating and derating factor.
Estimation and costing : Estimation of
lighting scheme, electric installation of machines and relevant IE rules.
Earthing practices and IE Rules.
Basic Electronics : Working of various
electronic devices e.g. P N Junction diodes, Transistors (NPN and PNP type),
BJT and JFET. Simple circuits using these devices.
Part- C (Mechanical Engineering): Theory of Machines and
Machine Design
Concept of
simple machine, Four bar linkage and link motion, Flywheels and fluctuation of
energy, Power transmission by belts — V-belts and Flat belts,
Clutches — Plate and Conical clutch, Gears —Type of gears, gear profile and gear
ratio calculation, Governors — Principles and classification, Riveted joint, Cams,
Bearings, Friction in collars and pivots.
Engineering Mechanics and Strength of Materials
Equilibrium
of Forces, Law of motion, Friction, Concepts of stress and strain, Elastic
limit and elastic constants, Bending moments and shear force diagram, Stress
in composite bars, Torsion of circular shafts, Bucking of columns — Euler's
and Rankin's theories, Thin walled pressure vessels.
Thermal Engineering
Properties of Pure Substances : p-v & P-T diagrams of pure
substance like H2O, Introduction of steam table with respect to
steam generation process; definition of saturation, wet & superheated
status. Definition of dryness fraction of steam, degree of superheat of steam.
H-s chart of steam (Mollier's Chart).
1st Law of Thermodynamics : Definition of stored
energy & internal energy, 1st Law of Thermodynamics of cyclic process, Non Flow Energy
Equation, Flow Energy & Definition of Enthalpy, Conditions for Steady State
Steady Flow; Steady State Steady Flow Energy Equation.
2nd Law of Thermodynamics : Definition of Sink,
Source Reservoir of Heat, Heat Engine, Heat Pump & Refrigerator; Thermal
Efficiency of Heat Engines & co-efficient of performance of Refrigerators, Kelvin — Planck &
Clausius Statements of 2nd Law of Thermodynamics,
Absolute or Thermodynamic Scale of temperature, Clausius Integral, Entropy, Entropy
change calculation of ideal gas processes. Carnot Cycle & Carnot Efficiency,
PMM-2; definition & its impossibility.
Air standard Cycles for
IC engines : Otto cycle; plot on P-V, T-S Planes; Thermal
Efficiency, Diesel Cycle; Plot on P-V, T-S planes; Thermal efficiency.
IC Engine Performance, IC Engine Combustion, IC Engine
Cooling & Lubrication.
Rankinecycle of steam : Simple Rankine cycle
plot on P-V, T-S, h-s planes, Rankine cycle efficiency with & without pump
work.
Boilers; Classification; Specification; Fittings & Accessories
: Fire Tube & Water Tube Boilers.
Air Compressors &
their cycles; Refrigeration cycles; Principle of a Refrigeraton Plant; Nozzles
& Steam Turbines
Fluid Mechanics & Machinery
Properties &
Classification of Fluid : ideal & real fluids, Newton's law of viscosity,
Newtonian and Non-Newtonian fluids, compressible and incompressible
fluids.
Fluid Statics : Pressure at a point.
Measurement of Fluid
Pressure : Manometers,
U-tube, Inclined tube.
Fluid Kinematics : Stream line, laminar &
turbulent flow, external & internal flow, continuity equation.
D amics of ideal fluids
: Bernoulli's equation, Total head; Velocity head; Pressure head; Application of Bernoulli's equitation.
Measurement of Flow rate
Basic Principles : Venturimeter, Pilot tube, Orifice meter. Hydraulic Turbines : Classifications, Principles.
Centrifugal Pumps : Classifications, Principles,
Performance.
Production Engineering
Classification of Steels : mild steal & alloy steel,
Heat treatment of steel, Welding — Arc Welding, Gas Welding, Resistance
Welding, Special Welding Techniques i.e. TIG, MIG, etc. (Brazing & Soldering), Welding Defects & Testing; NDT, Foundry
& Casting — methods, defects, different casting
processes, Forging, Extrusion, etc, Metal cutting principles, cutting tools,
Basic Principles of machining with
(i) Lathe (ii) Milling (iii) Drilling (iv) Shaping (v) Grinding, Machines,
tools & manufacturing processes.
