SSC
JUNIOR ENGINEER EXAMINATION
Staff Selection Commission conduct an All India Level Competitive Examination for the
recruitment to the post of Junior Engineer in various Department of Government
of India for which Civil, Electrical, Mechanical Engineering Graduates and its
equivalent from a recognized university may apply. Commission conduct this exam
every Year. Advertisement for the 2015 examination will be available from 29.03.2015
tentatively. For detailed advertisement and commission's website Click Here
Only Online Applications are
accepted for this recruitment.
Posts which are filled by this Examination are as follow :- 1. Junior Engineer (civil) and (Electrical) in the Central Public Work Department (CPWD) and Department of Posts.
2. Junior Engineer (Civil , Electrical , Mechanical ) in Border Roads Organization (BRO) in Ministry of Defence.
3. Junior Engineer ( Electrical , Mechanical ) and Junior Engineer ( quantity surveying and contract ) in Military Engineering Services (MES).
4. Junior Engineer (Civil, Mechanical) in Central Water Commission (CWC) and Farakka Barrage.
Essential Educational Qualification:-
Degree / Diploma in Civil/Electrical/Mechanical Engineering.
Posts which are filled by this Examination are as follow :- 1. Junior Engineer (civil) and (Electrical) in the Central Public Work Department (CPWD) and Department of Posts.
2. Junior Engineer (Civil , Electrical , Mechanical ) in Border Roads Organization (BRO) in Ministry of Defence.
3. Junior Engineer ( Electrical , Mechanical ) and Junior Engineer ( quantity surveying and contract ) in Military Engineering Services (MES).
4. Junior Engineer (Civil, Mechanical) in Central Water Commission (CWC) and Farakka Barrage.
Essential Educational Qualification:-
Degree / Diploma in Civil/Electrical/Mechanical Engineering.
Age limit:-
(i) 18-27 years for Junior Engineer
(Civil & Electrical) in CPWD and Department of Posts
(ii) Not exceeding 30 years for
Junior Engineer (Civil,Electrical & Mechanical) in MES
(iii) Up to 32 years for Junior
Engineers (Civil & Mechanical) in CWC and Farakka Barrage.
(iv) 18-27 Years for Junior
Engineers(Quantity Surveying and Contract) in MES
(v) Not exceeding 30 years for
Junior Engineer (Civil, Electrical & Mechanical) in Border Roads
Organization (BRO)
Relaxation As per Reservation.
Scheme of Examination :-
The examination is conducted in two
tier :-
1. Written
Examination (500 marks)
2. Personal
Interview (100 marks)
Written Examination:- Written examination is consists of two papers. Paper 1 is
objective type and Paper 2 is conventional type.
Paper
|
Subject
|
Marks
|
Duration
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Paper 1 (objective type)
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Part A – General Intelligence and Reasoning
Part B – General Knowledge
Part C - General Engineering
(civil)
OR
General Engineering (Electrical)
OR
General Engineering (Mechanical)
|
50
50
100
|
2 Hours
Timing ( 10:00 AM to 12:00 NOON )
|
Paper- II ( Conventional Type )
|
Part A – General Engineering (
Civil )
OR
Part B – General
Engineering
( Electrical)
OR
Part C – General
Engineering
( Mechanical )
|
300
|
2 Hours
Timing ( 2:00 PM to 4:00 PM )
|
Note :- In Paper 1 and Paper II for
General Engineering, the candidates are required to attempt only one part which
is opted in the application form.
Note
:- There will be 0.25 Marks Penalty for each wrong answer .
Personal Interview :- Candidates who qualify the written examination are called
for Personal interview.
Syllabus
Paper-I
(i) General
Intelligence:
This part includes
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: The test will include questions relating to
India and its neighboring 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
(Civil and Structural, Electrical & Mechanical): Part-A
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
Engineering – Theory of Machines and Machine Design, Engineering
Mechanics and Strength of Materials,
Properties of Pure
Substances, 1st 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.
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.
Hydraulics : Fluid
properties, hydrostatics, measurements of flow, Bernoulli‘s theorem and its
application, flow through pipes, flow in open channels, weirs, flumes,
spillways, pumps and turbines.
Irrigation
Engineering : Definition, necessity, benefits, 2II 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 Rabi 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, batching, 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 Design :
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.
Utilization
of Electrical Energy : Illumination, Electric heating, Electric welding,
Electroplating, Electric drives and motors.
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. Rankine cycle 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.
Dynamics
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.
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