ANNEXURE - X

Details of syllabus for setting Question Paper of CBT

Group-1 : GDCE for Assistant Loco Pilot / Technician:

PART-A
The syllabus for Part - A shall be as below
a. Mathematics : Number system, BODMAS, Decimals, Fractions, LCM, HCF,
Ratio and Proportion, Percentages, Mensuration, Time and Work; Time and
Distance, Simple and Compound Interest, Profit and Loss, Algebra, Geometry and
Trigonometry, Elementary Statistics, Square Root, Age Calculations, Calendar &
Clock, Pipes & Cistern etc.
b. General Intelligence and Reasoning : Analogies, Alphabetical and Number
Series, Coding and Decoding, Mathematical operations, Relationships,
Syllogism, Jumbling, Venn Diagram, Data Interpretation and Sufficiency,
Conclusions and decision making, Similarities and differences, Analytical reasoning,
Classification, Directions, Statement – Arguments and Assumptions etc.
c. Basic Science and Engineering : The broad topics that are covered under this
shall be Engineering Drawing (Projections, Views, Drawing Instruments, Lines,
Geometric figures, Symbolic Representation), Units, Measurements, Mass Weight
and Density, Work Power and Energy, Speed and Velocity, Heat and Temperature,
Basic Electricity, Levers and Simple Machines, Occupational Safety and Health,
Environment Education, IT Literacy etc.
d. General Awareness on Current Affairs in Science & Technology, Sports,
Culture, Personalities, Economics, Politics and any other subjects of importance.
PART- B
The syllabus shall be as per the ITI trade of the candidate like Electrician /
Instrument Mechanic / Wiremen / Winder (Armature) / Refrigeration and Air
Conditioning Mechanic etc as prescribed by Director General of Employment and
Training.

Group-2 : GDCE for Junior Engineers of various departments:

The syllabus shall be as below – The questions pertaining to General Awareness,
Physics and Chemistry, basics of computer and application, Basics of Environment
and Pollution Control and Technical Ability for the posts.

(a) General Awareness: Knowledge of Current affairs, Indian geography, culture

and history of India including freedom struggle, Indian Polity and constitution, Indian
Economy, Environmental issues concerning India and the World, Sports, General
scientific and technological developments etc.
(b) Physics and Chemistry up to 10th Standard CBSE syllabus.
(c) Basics of Computers and Applications: Architecture of Computers; input and
Output devices; Storage devices, Networking, Operating System like Windows,
Unix, Linux; MS Office; Various data representation; Internet and Email; Websites &
Web Browsers; Computer Virus.
(d) Basics of Environment and Pollution Control: Basics of
Environment; Adverse effect of environmental pollution and control strategies; Air,
water and Noise pollution, their effect and control; Waste Management, Global
Signature Not warming; Acid rain; Ozone depletion.
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 (e) Technical Abilities: For Technical Abilities please refer at Annexure-XA, XB,
XC, XD as given below.
Discipline Mapping Tables:-

Sl. Three years Diploma in Engineering or Bachelor’s Degree in Exam Group

No. Engineering/Technology
Mechanical Engineering
Production Engineering
Automobile Engineering
Manufacturing Engineering
Mechatronics Engineering
Industrial Engineering Mechanical and Allied
1 Machining Engineering Engineering
Tools and Machining Engineering
Tools and Die Making Engineering
Combination of any sub stream of basic streams of above
disciplines
Electrical Engineering Electrical and Allied
2 Combination of any sub stream of basic streams of Electrical Engineering
Engineering
Electronics Engineering
Instrumentation and Control Engineering
Communication Engineering
Computer Science and Engineering
3 Computer Engineering Electronics and Allied
Computer Science Engineering
Information Technology
Combination of sub streams of basic streams of above
disciplines.
Civil Engineering
Combination of any sub stream of basic streams of Civil
4 Engineering Civil and Allied Engineering
B.Sc., in Civil Engineering of 3 years duration

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 Annexure-XA
Syllabus for Civil & Allied Engineering Exam Group – JE

Sl No Subject

1 Engineering Mechanics- Force (resolution of force, moment of force, force system, composition of
forces), Equilibrium, Friction, Centroid and Center of gravity, Simple machines.
2 Building Construction- Building components (substructure, superstructure), type of structure (load
bearing, framed and composite structures).
3 Building materials- Masonry materials (stones, bricks, and mortars), Timber and miscellaneous
materials (glass, plastic, fiber, aluminum steel, galvanized iron, bitumen, PVC, CPVC, and PPF).
4 Construction of substructure- job layout, earthwork, foundation (types, dewatering, coffer dams,
bearing capacity).
5 Construction of superstructure- stone masonry, brick masonry, Hollow concrete block masonry,
composite masonry, cavity wall, doors and windows, vertical communication (stairs, lifts,
escalators), scaffolding and shoring.
Building finishes- Floors (finishes, process of laying), walls (plastering, pointing, painting) and roofs
6 (roofing materials including RCC).
7 Building maintenance- Cracks (causes, type, repairs- grouting, guniting, epoxy etc.), settlement
(causes and remedial measures), and re-baring techniques.
Building drawing- Conventions (type of lines, symbols), planning of building (principles of planning
8 for residential and public buildings, rules and byelaws), drawings (plan, elevation, section, site plan,
location plan, foundation plan, working drawing), perspective drawing.
Concrete Technology- Properties of various types/grades of cement, properties of coarse and fine
aggregates, properties of concrete (water cement ratio, properties of fresh and hardened concrete),
9 Concrete mix design, testing of concrete, quality control of concrete (batching, formwork,
transportation, placing, compaction, curing, waterproofing), extreme weather concreting and
chemical admixtures, properties of special concrete (ready mix, RCC, pre-stressed, fiber
reinforced, precast, high performance).
Surveying- Types of survey, chain and cross staff survey (principle, ranging, triangulation, chaining,
errors, finding area), compass survey (principle, bearing of line, prismatic compass, traversing,
local attraction, calculation of bearings, angles and local attraction) leveling (dumpy level, recording
10 in level book, temporary adjustment, methods of reduction of levels, classification of leveling, tilting
level, auto level, sources of errors, precautions and difficulties in leveling), contouring (contour
interval, characteristics, method of locating, interpolation, establishing grade contours, uses of
contour maps), area and volume measurements, plane table survey (principles, setting, method),
theodolite survey (components, adjustments, measurements, traversing), Tacheometric survey,
curves (types, setting out), advanced survey equipment, aerial survey and remote sensing.
11 Computer Aided Design- CAD Software (AutoCAD, Auto Civil, 3D Max etc.), CAD commands,
generation of plan, elevation, section, site plan, area statement, 3D view.
Geo Technical Engineering- Application of Geo Technical Engineering in design of foundation,
12 pavement, earth retaining structures, earthen dams etc., physical properties of soil, permeability of
soil and seepage analysis, shear strength of soil, bearing capacity of soil, compaction and
stabilization of soil, site investigation and sub soil exploration.
13 Hydraulics- properties of fluid, hydrostatic pressure, measurement of liquid pressure in pipes,
fundamentals of fluid flow, flow of liquid through pipes, flow through open channel, flow measuring
devices, hydraulic machines.

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14 Irrigation Engineering- Hydrology, investigation and reservoir planning, percolation tanks, diversion
head works.
15 Mechanics of Structures- Stress and strain, shear force and bending moment, moment of inertia,
stresses in beams, analysis of trusses, strain energy.
16 Theory of structures- Direct and bending stresses, slope and deflection, fixed beam, continuous
beam, moment distribution method, columns.
Design of Concrete Structures- Working Stress method, Limit State method, analysis and design of
17 singly reinforced and doubly reinforced sections, shear, bond and development length, analysis
and design of T Beam, slab, axially loaded column and footings.
18 Design of Steel Structures- Types of sections, grades of steel, strength characteristics, IS Code,
Connections, Design of tension and compression members, steel roof truss, beams, column bases.
Transportation Engineering- Railway Engineering (alignment and gauges, permanent way, railway
track geometrics, branching of tracks, stations and yards, track maintenance), Bridge engineering
19 (site selection, investigation, component parts of bridge, permanent and temporary bridges,
inspection and maintenance), Tunnel engineering (classification, shape and sizes, tunnel
investigation and surveying, method of tunneling in various strata, precautions, equipment,
explosives, lining and ventilation).
20 Highway Engineering- Road Engineering, investigation for road project, geometric design of
highways, construction of road pavements and materials, traffic engineering, hill roads, drainage of
roads, maintenance and repair of roads.
21 Environmental Engineering- Environmental pollution and control, public water supply, domestic
sewage, solid waste management, environmental sanitation, and plumbing.
22 Advanced Construction Techniques and Equipment- Fibers and plastics, artificial timber, advanced
concreting methods (under water concreting, ready mix concrete, tremix concreting, special
concretes), formwork, pre-fabricated construction, soil reinforcing techniques, hoisting and
conveying equipment, earth moving machinery (exaction and compaction equipment), concrete
mixers, stone crushers, pile driving equipment, working of hot mix bitumen plant, bitumen paver,
floor polishing machines.
23 Estimating and Costing- Types of estimates (approximate, detailed), mode of measurements and
rate analysis.
24 Contracts and Accounts- Types of engineering contracts, Tender and tender documents, payment,
specifications.

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 Annexure-XB
Syllabus for Electrical & Allied Engineering Exam Group – JE

Sl No Subject
1. Basic concepts: Concepts of resistance, inductance, capacitance, and various factors
affectingthem. Concepts of current, voltage, power, energy and their units.
2. Circuit law: Kirchhoff‘s law, Simple Circuit solution using network theorems.
Magnetic Circuit: Concepts of flux, mmf, reluctance, Different kinds of magnetic
3. 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
4. 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,
5. 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
6. 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.
7. 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
8. symmetrical faults.
Switchgears and Protection: Rating of circuit breakers, Principles of arc extinction by
oil and air,
H.R.C. Fuses, Protection against earth leakage / over current, etc. Buchholz 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.
9. Estimation and costing: Estimation of lighting scheme, electric installation of machines
andrelevant IE rules. Earthing practices and IE Rules.

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10 Utilization of Electrical Energy: Illumination, Electric heating, Electric welding,
Electroplating,Electric drives and motors.
11 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.

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 Annexure-XC
Syllabus for Electronics & Allied Engineering Exam Group – JE

Sl. Subject
No.
Electronic Components & Materials
1. Conductors, Semi conductor& Insulators; Magnetic materials; Jointing & Cleaning
materials for U/G copper cable & OFC; Cells and Batteries (chargeable and non
chargeable); Relays, Switches, MCB & Connectors.
Electronic Devices and circuits
2. PN Junction diodes, thyristor; Diode and triode circuits; Junction Transistors;
Amplifiers; Oscillator; M u l t i v i b r a t o r , counters; Rectifiers; Inverter and
UPS.
Digital Electronics
3. Number System & Binary codes; Boolean Algebra & Logic gates;
Combinational & Sequential logic circuits; A/D & D/A converter, counters;
Memories
Linear Integrated Circuit
4. Introduction to operational Amplifier; Linear applications; Non Linear
applications; Voltageregulators; Timers; Phase lock
loop.
Microprocessor and Microcontroller
5. Introduction to microprocessor, 8085 microprocessor working; Assembly
Language programming;Peripherals & other microprocessors; Microcontrollers
6. Electronic Measurements
Measuring systems; Basic principles of measurement; Range Extension
methods; Cathode rayoscilloscope, LCD, LED panel; Transducers
Communication Engineering
7. Introduction to communication; Modulation techniques; Multiplexing Techniques;
Wave Propagation, Transmission line characteristics, OFC; Fundamentals of
Public Address systems, Electronic exchange, Radar, Cellular and Satellite
Communication.
Data communication and Network
8. Introduction to data communication; Hardware and interface; Introduction to
Networks and Networking devices; Local Area Network and Wide area network;
Internet working.
Computer Programming
9. Programming concepts; Fundamentals of ‘C’ and C ++; Operators in ‘C’ and C
++;
Basic Electrical Engg.
10 DC Circuits; AC fundamentals; Magnetic, Thermal and Chemical effects of
Electric current;Earthing - Installation, Maintenance, Testing,

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 Annexure-XD
Syllabus for Mechanical & Allied Engineering Exam Group – JE
Sl Subject
No
1 Engineering Mechanics :
Resolution of forces, Equilibrium and Equilibrant, parallelogram law of forces, triangle
law of forces, polygon law of forces and Lami’s theorem, couple and moment of a
couple, condition for equilibrium of rigid body subjected to number of coplanar non-
concurrent forces, definition of static friction, dynamic friction, derivation of limiting angle
of friction and angle of repose, resolution of forces considering friction when a body
moves on horizontal plane and inclined plane, calculation of moment of inertia and
radius of gyration of : (a) I-Section (b) channel section (c) T-Section (d) L-Section
(Equal & unequal lengths) (e) Z-Section (f) Built up sections (simple cases only),
Newton’s laws of motion (without derivation), motion of projectile, D’Alembert’s
principle, definition law of conservation of energy, law of conservation of momentum.
2 Material Science :
Mechanical properties of engineering materials – tensile strength, compressive
strength, ductility, malleability, hardness, toughness, brittleness, impact strength,
fatigue, creep resistance.
Classification of steels, mild steel and alloy steels.
Importance of heat treatment. Heat treatment processes – annealing, normalizing,
hardening,tempering, carburizing, nitriding and cyaniding.
3 Strength of Materials :
Stress, strain, stress strain diagram, factor of safety, thermal stresses, strain energy,
proof resilience and modules of resilience. Shear force and bending moment diagram –
cant leaver beam, simply supported beam, continuous beam, fixed beam. Torsion in
shafts and springs, thin cylinder shells.
4 Machining :
Working principle of lathe. Types of lathes – Engine lathe – construction details and
specifications. Nomenclature of single point cutting tool, geometry, tool signature,
functions of tool angles. General and special operations – (Turning, facing, taper
turning thread cutting, knurling, forming, drilling, boring, reaming, key way cutting),
cutting fluids, coolants and lubricants. Introduction to shaper, slotter, plainer,
broaching, milling and manufacture of gears, heat treatment process applied to
gears.
5 Welding :
Welding – Introduction, classification of welding processes, advantages and limitations
of welding, principles of arc welding, arc welding equipment, choice of electrodes for
different metals, principle of gas (oxy-acetylene) welding, equipment of gas welding,
welding procedures (arc & gas), soldering and brazing techniques, types and
applications of solders and fluxes, various flame cutting processes, advantages and
limitations of flame cutting, defects in welding, testing and inspection modern welding
methods, (submerged, CO2, atomic – hydrogen, ultrasonic welding), brief description
of MIG & TIG welding.
6 Grinding & Finishing Process :

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 Principles of metal removal by grinding, abrasives, natural and artificial, bonds and
binding processes, vitrified, silicate, shellac rubber, grinding machines, classification:
cylindrical, surface, tool & cutter grinding machine, construction details, relative merits,
principles of centreless grinding, advantages & limitations of centreless grinding work,
holding devices, wheel maintenance, balancing of wheels, coolants used, finishing by
grinding, honing, lapping, super finishing, electroplating, basic principles – plating
metals, applications, hot dipping, galvanizing tin coating, parkerising, anodizing, metal
spraying, wire process, powder process and applications,
organic coatings, oil base paint, lacquer base enamels, bituminous paints, rubber base
coating.
7 Metrology :
Linear measurement – Slip gauges and dial indicators, angle measurements, bevel
protractor, sine bar, angle slip gauges, comparators (a) mechanical (b) electrical (c)
optical (d) pneumatic. Measurement of surface roughness; methods of measurements
by comparison, tracer instruments and by interferometry, collimators, measuring
microscope, interferometer, inspection of machine parts using the concepts of shadow
projection and profile projection.
8 Fluid Mechanics & Hydraulic Machinery :
Properties of fluid, density, specific weight, specific gravity, viscosity, surface tension,
compressibility capillarity, Pascal’s law, measurement of pressures, concept of
buoyancy.
Concept of Reynold’s number, pressure, potential and kinetic energy of liquids, total
energy, laws of conservation, mass, energy and momentum, velocity of liquids and
discharge, Bernoulli’s equation and assumptions, venturimeters, pitot- tube, current
meters.
Working principle & constructional details of centrifugal pump, efficiencies –
manometric efficiency, volumetric efficiency, mechanical efficiency and overall
efficiency, cavitation and its
effect, working principle of jet & submersible pumps with line diagrams.
9 Industrial Management :
Job analysis, motivation, different theories, satisfaction, performance reward systems,
production, planning and control, relation with other departments, routing, scheduling,
dispatching, PERT and CPM, simple problems.
Materials in industry, inventory control model, ABC Analysis, Safety stock, re-order,
level, economic ordering quantity, break even analysis, stores layout, stores
equipment, stores records, purchasing procedures, purchase records, Bin card,
Cardex, Material handling, Manual lifting,
hoist, cranes, conveyors, trucks, fork trucks.
10 Thermal Engineering :
Laws of thermo dynamics, conversion of heat into work vice versa , laws of perfect
gases, thermo dynamic processes
– isochoric, isobaric, isothermal hyperbolic, isentropic, polytrophic and throttling,
modes of heat transfer, thermal conductivity, convective heat transfer coefficient,
Stefan Boltzman law by radiation and overall heat transfer coefficient.
Air standards cycles – Carnot cycle, Otto cycle, Diesel cycle, construction and working
of internal combustion engines, comparison of diesel engine and petrol engine.
Systems of internal combustion engine, performance of internal combustion engines.
Air compressors their cycles refrigeration cycles, principle of a refrigeration plant.

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 JAVA and Internet: Support systems and environment; JVM: Data Type: program
structure. Constants & Variables, Type Casting; Operators, Class, Creating Objects,
Class Members, Constructors, Overloading, Inheritance, Arrays. Creating Threads:
Threads Class; Thread Methods; Thread Priority; Synchronization. Applets:
Executable Applet, Adding Applet to
HTML, File; passing Parameters to Applets.
14 Software Engineering:
Software Process - life cycle models; system engineering:
Software Requirements - Functional and non-functional; prototyping; verification;
validation. Design Concepts and Principles - design heuristic; architectural design;
user interface design;system design; SCM process.
Software testing - types of test; testing strategies; integration and validation testing
system testing and debugging. Software Project Management - Measures and
measurements; costestimation; Task Network; Error Tracking; CASE tools.

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