MPSC ASSISTANT MOTOR VEHICLE INSPECTOR (AMVI), RTO
Maharashtra Public Service Commission (MPSC) announced recruitment of Assistant Motor Vehicle Inspector
(AMVI) – Class 3 job vacancies in Regional Transport Office recently for Mechanical, Automobile, and Production
Engineering disciplines.
Total Vacancies announced: 240
Important Dates:
Applications commencing date: 17 January 2020
Applications closing date: 06 February 2020
Tentative date of Preliminary Examination: 15 March 2020
Tentative date of Mains Examination: 12 July 2020
Eligibility Criteria:
01. Educational Qualification:
Engineering Diploma in Production Technology / Production Engineering / Machine Tools Maintenance /
Fabrication Technology / Fabrication and Erection Engineering / Plant Engineering / Metallurgy
(OR)
Bachelor’s Degree in Mechanical Engineering / Automobile Engineering / Production Engineering / Industrial
Engineering
Note: Final year students can also apply
02. Age:
Minimum age – 19 Years and Maximum age – 38 for general category candidates as on 01 May 2020
03. Physical Criteria:
Male Female
Minimum Height 163 cm 155 cm
Chest Measurement 79 cm (84 cm after expansion) 45 kg (Weight)
Note: Candidates with eye-glasses are eligible but candidates with colour-blindness and physically
challenged are not eligible.
04. Driving licence of two-wheeler with gear and four-wheeler is required.
Note: Driving licence can be obtained before the mains examination. Heavy motor vehicle (HMV) licence and
Garage experience is not required.
Scheme and Syllabus of Examination:
Examination is held in two stages namely Preliminary and Mains. No interview round.
Prelims 100 marks Objective Type
Mains 300 marks Objective Technical
Note: Only the marks obtained in the mains examination are considered as preliminary examination is qualifying
in nature and so does not have any bearing on final selection. No interview round since it is a class three (3)
position.
MPSC ASSISTANT MOTOR VEHICLE INSPECTOR (AMVI), RTO
Prelims:
No. of Exam
Subject Marks Medium Duration Exam Type
Questions
General Studies 50 50
Mental Ability 30 30 Marathi & English 60 minutes Objective
Trends in Automobile and
Mechanical Engineering 20 20
Note: Negative marking is applicable and every wrong answer attracts deduction of 1/4th or 0.25 marks
Syllabus (Prelims)
1. General Studies include Geography, History, Polity, General Science, Social and Industrial Reforms, and
Current Affairs (with special emphasis on Maharashtra). All topics of General Studies carry more or less
equal weightage
2. Mental Ability includes Reasoning and aptitude with emphasis on Reasoning part
3. Trends in Automobile Engineering has a weightage of 15 marks whereas trends in Mechanical
Engineering carry 5 marks
Mains:
Mains exam paper has three sections namely Section A (Mechanical and Automobile Engineering), Section B
(Mechanical Engineering), and Section C (Automobile Engineering). Of the three, Section A carries weightage of
240 marks while Section B and C carry equal weightage of 60 marks each. While Section A is mandatory,
Students can opt for either Section B or Section C at the time of filling the application form as per their
engineering background.
Section Subject No. of Marks Medium Exam Exam Type
Questions Duration
Mechanical and
Section – A 120 240
Automobile Engineering
Section – B Mechanical Engineering 30 60 English 90 minutes Objective
Section – C Automobile Engineering 30 60
Note: Negative marking is applicable and every wrong answer attracts deduction of 1/4th or 0.25 marks
MPSC ASSISTANT MOTOR VEHICLE INSPECTOR (AMVI), RTO
Syllabus (Mains):
Section – A (Mechanical and Automobile Engineering – 120 Questions & 240 Marks)
01. Strength of Materials
Stress and strain, Strain energy, Shearing force and bending moment, Moment of inertia, Principal
planes and stresses, Slope and deflection. Direct and bending stresses, columns, Torsion and thin
cylinders
02. Mechanical Technology
Engineering materials, Non chip forming processes, chip forming process: Turning, Drilling, Milling,
Boring, Broaching, Finishing and super finishing, Gear production, NC-CNC and Non-conventional
machining methods.
03. Theory of Machines
Kinematics and dynamics of machines, role of friction, different power devices and power transmission
equipment such as governers, gyroscopes etc., Applications of cams.
04. Hydraulics
Fluids and their properties, Laminar and turbulent flow, Bernoulli’s equation, Fluid pressure, Pascal’s
law, Surface tension, Fluid flow and its measurement.
05. Thermal Engineering
Sources of energy: Conventional and non-conventional, Laws of thermodynamics, Principle and working
of heat engines, air compressors, Air standard, vapour power and gas power cycles.
06. A) Automobile Engines
Theory, working and constructional feature of C.I. and S.I. engines, Combustion phenomena and various
ignition systems, Fuels and lubricants, Performance and testing of I.C. Engines, Pollution control.
B) Industrial Electronics
Diodes, UJT, BJT, Amplifiers, Microprocessors.
Section – B (Mechanical Engineering – 30 Questions & 60 Marks)
01. Hydraulic Machinery
Impact of jet, Hydraulic turbines, Hydraulic pumps: Centrifugal, reciprocating and other types. Hydraulic
control circuits.
02. Refrigeration and Air Conditioning
Refrigerator and heat pump, Vapour compression and vapour absorption refrigeration systems,
Refrigerants, Psychrometry, Air conditioning and its applications.
03. Industrial Engineering
Types of production, Plant layouts, Process planning, Work study, Statistical quality control, Metrology.
Section – C (Automobile Engineering – 30 Questions & 60 Marks)
01. Automobile Systems
Vehicle layout, Transmission system, Breaking systems, ABS, Steering and suspension system, Chasis
frame and Body engineering.
02. Vehicle Maintenance
Performance of vehicles, Engine electricals and electronics, Workshop layout, Repairing and servicing,
Emission measurements and control techniques.
03. Transport Management
Elements of transport and its operations, Motor vehicle act, Taxation and insurance.
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