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SSC
Junior Engineer Syllabus 2015
Wait
is Over Now…Like Every Year, SSC has issued Notification for Junior
Engineer 2015 Exam. Staff Selection Commission is
going to conduct a written examination for JUNIOR ENGINEER(CIVIL) and (ELECTRICAL) in Central
Public Works Department (CPWD) & Department of Posts, JUNIOR ENGINEER
(CIVIL) and JUNIOR ENGINEER(ELECTRICAL AND MECHANICAL) in Border Roads
Organisation (BRO) in Ministry of Defence, JUNIOR ENGINEER (ELECTRICAL &
MECHANICAL) & JUNIOR ENGINEER (Quantity Surveying & Contract) in
Military Engineering Service (MES), JUNIOR ENGINEER (CIVIL & MECHANICAL) in
Central Water Commission (CWC) Candidates who are devoted to be a Junior
Engineer must have information about exam pattern & syllabus of this
exam. In this Article we provide you detailed information about Exam Pattern
& Syllabus of SSC Junior Engineer Exam.
Scheme of Examination :- The examination
will be conducted in following two stages –
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A. Written Test (500 marks)
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B. Interview (100 marks)
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Papers
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Subject
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Maximum
Marks
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Duration
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Timings
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Paper-IObjective
type(OMR AnswerSheets will be providedfor this Paper)
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(i) General Intelligence &
Reasoning
(ii) General Awareness
(iii) Part –A
General Engineering
(Civil & Structural)
OR
Part-B
General Engineering
(Electrical)
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Part-C
General Engineering
(Mechanical)
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50
50 100 |
2 Hours[10.00 AM to
12.00 Noon]
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Paper-IIConventionalType
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Part –A General
Engineering(Civil & Structural)ORPart – B General
Engineering(Electrical)ORPart-C General Engineering
(Mechanical)
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300
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2 Hours[2.00 PM to
4.00 PM]
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Syllabus
:- The standard of the questions in Engineering
subjects will be approximately of the level of Diploma in Engineering (Civil/
Electrical/ Mechanical) 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 (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.
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.
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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