CRRI Advertisement Nwnber: 01 /PC/Tech-20 19 dated 07-03-2019

Mode of Examination for Sel.ection to the post of '"Technician" and "Technical Assistant"

Selection will be based on Trade Test and written examination. Duly constituted Screening Committee will

recommend the candidates to be called for Trade Test after rejecting unsigned/incomplete/over­

age/applications and if needed, committee may fix/adopt screening criteria as deemed fit. The recommended

candidates by the Screening Committee would be called for trade test in the relevant subjects. Those who

qualify in the trade test will be invited for a competitive written examination. The Final Merit List will be

prepared on the basis of the performance of the candidates in the competitive written examination.

There will be three papers for the written examination as detailed below in the Table. The second and third

paper will be evaluated only for those candidates who secure the minimum threshold marks (to be decided by

the selection committee) in the first paper.

Mode of Examination OMR based or computer based objective type multiple choice Examination

Medium ofExamination Questions will be in both Hindi and English, except for the English

language where questions will be in English only.

Standard of examination As per the syllabus notified for each post

Total Number of Questions 200 for the post of Technical Assistant and !50 for the post of Technician

Total time Allotted 180 minutes for the post of Technical Assistant and 150 minute for the post of Technician

Further details of three papers are given below.

Subject Total Questions & marks Negative marking PAPER- I (Time Allotted- 60 minute)

Mental Ability 50 questions of two marks each No negative marking Test

PAPER -II (Time Allotted- 30 minute) General 25 questions of three marks each One negative mark for every wrong Awareness answer

English language 25 questions of three marks each One negative mark for every wrong

answer

PAPER- IJJ (Time Allotted- 90 minute or 60 minute as per the post)

Concerned Subject 1 00 questions of three marks each for the One negative mark for every wrong post of Technical Assistant answer 50 questions of three marks each for the post of Technician

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Detailed Syllabi for Written Examination for the Post of Technician

Paper l (Mental Ability Test)- Number of Quest ions= 50

Analogies, Similarities, Problem solving, Relationships, space visualization, Arithmetic number senes, reasoning, percentages, time and work, time and distance, profit and loss, averages, problems on ages.

Paper II (General Awareness) - Number of Questions= 25

National and International Current Affairs, Indian history, Indian geography, Science and Technology.

Paper II (English language l -Number of Questions = 25

Synonyms, Antonyms, Phrases and idioms, one word substitution, grammar (error recognition).

Paper III (concerned Subject)- Time Allotted one Hour, Number of Questions= 50

As per the trade given below.

T- 01 Electronics

Basics of AC and electrical cables, ohms law, KVL and KCL, Resistors, capacitors series and parallel circuits, Type of capacitors, electromagnetic relays, Transformers- principle, construction and applications, AC and DC measurements, calibration, characteristics and errors.

Fundamentals of Electrical and Electronic components, Tools and accessories , electrical wiring joints , lamp

circuits, soldering practices, R & C measurement, wiring practices for power loads,

Active and passive components, Semiconductor components such as diodes, zeners, rectifiers, IC regulators,

Various transducers and sensors, Cells and batteries

Analog and digital circuits, Transistors, amplifiers, wave shaping circuits, power electronic components, FET, SCR, TRIAC, MOSFET, IGBT, opto-electronics - LEDs, IR LEDs, photo diodes, optical sensors .

OP-Amp and Timer 555 applications , flip flop, basic gates and combinational circuits, Electronic measuring

instruments, SMPS, UPS, Inverter, Solar power systems, Electronic communication equipments and fibre

optics.

Computer fundamentals - hardware and networking

T -02 Instrumentation

Basic hand tools, Measurement & measuring instruments, Precision Measuring Instruments, Electrical components- conductor, semiconductor & insulators, Uses of multimeter, Definition and purpose of soldering

and desoldering, Ohm's law & Kirchhoff s laws. Series & parallel circuits. Primary & secondary cells and

batteries. (Liquid & dry). Maintenance free batteries construction-charging, efficiency-use, Principles of alternating current , A.C & DC electricity, types of wave forms, time period and frequency, peak to peak

values, RMS values, Average values, Inductor and Inductance, Capacitance, types of capacitor, . Capacitors in series and parallel. Capacitors in DC circuit, RC time constant, impedance, Inductive reactance, capacitive reactance. R,L,C circuits. Resonance in RLC circuit series and parallel resonance, of AC and DC generators working principles, construction. operation, Faraday's Law, Lenz's Law, Fleming's left Hand and right hand

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rules. Transformer, DC instruments - 'D 1 Arsonval meter, PMMC meter, Meter range extension, Ohm meters, AC instruments, Induction type meters

Transistors. Defining transistors, NPN & PNP transistor, Rectifiers: half wave rectifier, full wave (bridge & center tapped) rectifier. Voltage multipliers. Filters, Voltage regulators, UPS and SMPS, inverters and

converters, Number systems; binary, octal , decimal and hexadecimal number system, Conversion of number

systems. Adders - Half adder, full adder Subtracter - Half subtracter, full subtracter. Flip flops - RS flip flop,

clocked RS flip flop, JK flip flop, Counters and registers. N D and D/ A converters, CRO: introduction and applications Introduction to Computer, Block diagram of PC, software familiarization of Multi Media

System consisting of CD ROMS, DVD ROMS, Sound Cards, to microprocessor micro computers, Basic Programming.

Calibration and calibration standards - basic standards, secondary standards, working standards. Instrument characteristics Static and dynamic. Certainty/ uncertainty, validity of result. Measuring system Response, Stress & Strain Measurement, Measurement of motion, velocity/ vibrometers and acceleration, Principle of

Pressure in Liquids& Gases and its application, Electrical pressure transducers, Properties of Fluid Flow. Flow meters type and usages. Level measurement and its types. Pressure head instruments. Temperature

measurement. Bimetallic and fluid filled temperature instruments

Electrical temperature instrument. Pyrometers, recorders, Pneumatic and Hydraulic Actuators, Control valves application and types,tuning. Input/output devices. Processing and programming functions . Digital control systems: need of smart devices, HART transmitters futures, advantages, applications. Net working: types of networks. Fundamentals of SCAD A and DCS. Basic Hydraulics. Pneumatic principles, mass, pressure, work and energy, compressibility, Primary air treatment. Analytical instruments.

T -03 Mechanical

Engineering Drawing - Drawing sheets, Drawing instruments, types of lines, drawing of geometrical figures, Angle measurement and its types, method of bisecting triangle, rectangle, square, rhombus, parallelogram. Dimensioning. Basic principle of sheet size, title block, its position and content, Method of presentation of

Engineering Drawing, construction of geometrical drawing figures, method of first angle and third angle

projections

Manufacturing - soldering, brazing and riveting, arc welding, gas welding and heat treatment. Use of lathe,

milling, surface grinder, drill machine, power saw, bench grinder. simple repair and overhauling of machines. Dismantle, repair and assemble different damaged mechanical components. Preventive maintenance.

Types of milling machines and different operations performed on milling machine. Types of turning & milling

tools and their materials, job holding devices on lathe. Bench vice construction, types , uses, care & maintenance, vice clamps, hacksaw frames and blades, specification, method of using hacksaws. Least count

of micrometer, vernier calipers. Drilling processes and common types of drilling machines. Transmission of

power by belt, pulleys & gear drive. Heat treatment and advantages.

Concepts of basic arithmetic, algebra and trigonometry, Concepts of work processing and worksheets in MS

office.

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T -04 Electrical

Electrical drawings such as cable, earthing, lighting & lightning protection for substations, control room, utilities and substation equipments.

Electron theory- free electron, electro-magnate, National Electricity Code 2011 -conductors, and insulators.

Types & specifications of wires I cables. Ohm's law- simple electrical circuits and problems, law of resistance, series and parallel circuits and Kirchoffs Law and applications, conventional & nonconventional ways of electricity generation, Load factor & demand factor, different types of loads (R, RL, RC, RLC); their series &

parallel connections. Types of power - i.e. Active, Reactive, Apparent & complex power, effects of different types of loads on power factor. Types of supply & load connections- Basics of single phase & three phase connections such as star & delta connections, voltage & current relations in balanced star & delta connected

loads.

Working principles and applications of DC and AC motors single phase and three phase. Working principles

of transformers- types of connections & respective applications, Basic operation principles of all electrical appliances; Basic knowledge of Power Quality & effects of different types of loads on power quality; Types

and uses of wire joints. Different methods of measuring the values of resistance, voltage, currents and insulation resistance. Concept of Earthing/Grounding.

T -05 Computer

Components of a computer system, various processors, input/output devices & their features .

Windows OS, shortcut commands, types of memories & their features, basic hardware and software issues and their solutions, usage of application software and antivirus, basic DOS internal and external commands, open source software like Open Office, Linux operating system features, stmcture ,files and processes, basic Linux commands.

MS Office, tool bars, creating, saving, formatting and printing documents, macro, mail merge and templates. MS Excel, Cell referencing, linking sheets, functions, sorting, filtering and validating data, analyzing data using charts, data tables, pivot tables, goal seek and scenarios. Slide shows, editing of images.

MS Access Database Management System, RDBMS, OODB, NOSQL, Rules for designing good tables . SQL Queries, Designing Access Reports and Forms, Macros, designer objects controls,

Computer Networking and Network topologies, proxy server, firewall , DHCP,. Introduction to LAN, WAN , MAN, Network components, Network cables, wireless network and Bluetooth technology, network protocols logical and physical addresses, subnetting and classes of networks, web browser, internet servers and search engines, domain naming system and EMAIL communication,

HTML, static & dynamic web pages, CSS, open source CMS like Dmpal, WordPress etc. and web authoring tools viz. KompoZer, Dreamweaver etc.

Javascript programming its application for the web, Web Servers, JavaScript Basics- Data types, Variables, Constants and Conversion between data types, Arithmetic, Comparison Logical Operators in JavaScript.

VBA programming, features and applications, properties, events and methods associated with the Button, Check Box, Label, Combo Box, Group Box, Option Button, List Box, Scroll Bar and Spin button controls, VBA Data types, Variables and Constants., Operators in VBA and operator, Mathematical Expressions in VBA, Arrays & Strings in VBA, Conditional processing in VBA, using the IF, Else-if, Select Case Statements, Loops in VBA, VBA message boxes and input boxes, Creating functions and Procedures in VBA, Using the

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built in functions, Introduction to Object Oriented Programming Concepts. Concepts of Classes, Objects, Properties and Methods, The user forms and control in Excel VBA, Debugging Techniques.

E-Comrnerce advantages, Payment and Order Processing, Authorization, Chargeback and other payment methods, Security issues and payment gateways.

Cyber Security, Overview of Information Security, SSL, HTIPS, Security threats, information Security vulnerability and Risk management, Directory Services, Access Control, Security, Privacy protection, Audit and Security, IT Act and penalties for cyber crimes.

T - 06 Carpenter

Introduction to Carpentry: Need for the Work, Training and Relationship between timber, Tools and Carpentry.

Timber: Types of wood, Conversion of timber, Types of sawing, Timber sections, Seasoning of timber, Preservation, Types ofpreservatives.

Carpentry Tools: Classification of Tools, Measuring and Marking, Holding, Cutting, Grooving, Planing, Striking, Boring and Miscellaneous Tools, Care and maintenance of Tools, Safety precautions while using tools, Sharpening tools, Wood working machines

Basic Drawing and Calculations: Instruments for drawing, 01thographic drawing, Isometric drawing, Oblique drawing, Perspective drawing, Freehand drawing or sketching, Units of measurement

Joints in Carpentry work: Classification and associated terms, Preparation of timber and making joint, Precautions in making a joint.

Carpentry in building construction : Types of window frames and window shutters, Basic principles of repairing work

Cost Estimation: Cost Components, Direct Costs, Indirect Costs and Total Cost.

T -07 Library and Information Science

Library Classification Theory & Practical - Definition, need and purpose of classification; Library

Classification Schemes - Dewey Decimal Classification (DDC), Colon Classification (CC)

Library Cataloguing Theory and Practical- Definition, need and purpose of cataloguing; Cataloguing codes -Classified Catalogue Code (CCC), Anglo-American Cataloguing Rules (AACR)

Library Organisation and Management- Five laws of Library Science; Routines of circulation section,

technical processing section; Records/ statistics maintained in various sections in the library

Reference Sources and Services- Type of reference sources like dictionary, encyclopedia, handbook, yearbook,

etc. bibliographies, abstracting and indexing services.

Introduction to Computers- Use of computers in library activities; knowledge of MS-Word, Excel, Power

Point.

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T-08 Civil

Construction related drawings: Fundamental and system (MKS, CGS, FPS or SI) of units and their

conversions in to each other, Principals of representation and constmction of different types of scale, basic knowledge about the classification, types and purposes of various components of a stmcture (road, bridge, and

buildings), plan, elevation or cross-section of various types of stmctures. Area and volume of regular or

irregular shapes, Shear Force and Bending Moment of beams under point loading and UDL.

Surveying: Recording of readings of various types of surveying instruments like Plane table, prismatic compass, dumpy level and theodolite. Corrected length of a chainage, angle and RLs (By H.I. method or rise

fall method) of any object or point from the recorded readings.

Materials: Classification, types and uses of various construction building materials such as rocks, bricks, soil,

pozzolonic materials, cement, aggregates, and admixtures. Specifications, types and uses of the steel and

timber, seasoning of timber.

Concrete Technology: Testing of various building materials such as cement, aggregates, fly ash and

admixtures using various IS codes. Fresh (slump density) as well as hardened state properties (compressive

strength, flexural strength) of cement concrete.

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Detailed Syllabi for Written Examination for the Post of Technical Assistant

Paper l (Mental Ability Test) - Number of Questions= 50

Analogies, Analysis , Similarities, Problem solving, Relationships, Arithmetic number senes, reasoning, decision making, differences, similarities, judgment, observation, visual memory.

Paper II (General Awareness)- Number of Questions = 25

National and International Current Affairs, Environment, Everyday science, Indian history, Indian geography, Indian culture, Indian polity, Sports, Scientific Research.

Paper H (English language) -Number of Questions= 25

Grammar- fill in the blanks with article, verb, proposition, error recognition, sentence structure, tenses . Vocabulary- Antonyms, synonyms, noun, pronoun, phrases and idioms, sentence completion, spellings

Paper TIT (conctTned Subject) - Time Allotted 1 Yz Hour, Number of Questions= 100

As per the specialization given below.

T A-01 Electronics

Characteristics of Electronic instruments and measurement systems, primary sensing elements and transducers,

bridge measurement, measurement of non electrical quantities, display devices.

Concept of electricity and magnetism- Ohms' law, Kirchhoff law, coulombs law, magnetic induction , work, power and energy, AC and DC machines, Power electronics, power systems, Electrical engineering materials, Batteries, Renewable energy sources, lighting systems, Earthing systems, Rectifiers, Inverters,

uninterrupted power supplies and solar power systems.

Electronic devices and circuits, principle of communication and digital electronics, Audio and video systems,

Telemetry, microprocessor I microcontroller and applications

Concept of modern physics: optical fibres- principle and applications

Computer fundamentals- hardware, operating systems and software like MS word, MS excel, MS power point

etc and networking.

T A-02 Mechanical

Newton's law of motion, motion of projectiles. Concepts of work, power, torque and law of conservation of

energy, concepts of kinetic and potential energy, moment of inertia principles of heat and temperatures,

temperature measurements, concepts of heat transfer. concepts and application of differentiation, integration,

coordinate geometry, analytical geometry, trigonometry, matrix, differential equation, laws of electricity, basic

concept of electronics

Basic concepts of IT - data base, data communication, computer networks, internet, elementary concepts of

operating systems

Engineering drawing - project of lines, solids, isometric views, perspective views, section of solids, dimensioning techniques of mechanical component, tolerances and material surface finish, computer aided

drafting, Drawing of machine elements like Gear, pulley, shafts, axle.

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Workshop application like welding, fitting, carpentry, conventional machine tools like lathe, milling ,shaper, drilling for joining, turning, cutting, thread cutting, planning, drilling operation, etc. Mechanical measurements

Thermodynamic laws and processes, application of gas laws, Charles law, Boyle's law, concept of specific

heat and work, open and closed system, concept of entropy, constant volume, pressure and temperature

processes, temperature-entropy diagram and mollier diagram, concepts of power cycles, Carnot, Otto, diesel,

Rankine and Brayton cycles.

Strength of material - load, stress, shear force, bending moment, tensile test, fatigue test, compression test, torsion test, testing of beams and columns, theory of elasticity

Hydraulics and fluid mechanics - static pressure, pressure measurements, flow of liquids, flow through pipes, hydraulic devices like jacks, accumulator, pumps, compressor

IC engines - working principle of SI and CI engines, fuels and lubricants, IC engine testing, concept of power

transmission, fly wheel, clutch, engine cooling system on board diagnostic, vehicle emission testing, emission

regulations

T A-03 Electrical

D.C. and A.C. Network- Nod and mesh analysis, superposition, the Venin ' s, Norton ' s and Maximum power

transfer theorems, series and parallel D.C./ A.C. circuits, series and parallel resonances, polyphase circuits, coupled circuit and filters.

Electrical Machines - D.C. Generators and Motors; concepts of critical resistance, back emf, torque-speed characteristics, method of speed control, armature reaction and commutation. Transformers, efficiency, regulation, equivalent circuit and parallel operation, Induction motors, speed, control, equivalent circuit. Alternators; voltage regulation parallel operation, Synchronous motors, V -curves. Applications of electrical machines.

Power Systems - Distribution and transmission. Short, medium and long transmission lines, Insulators, corona

effect, Protective Relays, circuit breakers and cables.

Electrical Measuring Instruments - Indicating instruments. CRO, A.C. bridges, transducers, extension of range of measuring instruments, magnetic measurements.

T A-04 Computer

Information Technology, Elements of Computers, Information Storage & Material, Basic knowledge of MS office

Computer System Architecture, features and block diagram- 486, Pentium- MMX, , P-ll, P-Ill and P-IV, Bus standards, Interface standards, Detailed Architecture, Introduction to RISC processor based computer system (power PC), Parallel Processing, Multiprocessor systems

Programming in C - C Character sets, Identifiers and keywords, Date type constants, variables, Expression, Statement, Symbolic constants, Operators and expressions, Data Input and output, Control statements and loop structure, Function, Arrays, Strings, Pointers, Structures and unions, File handling.

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Object Oriented Programming, Problems with procedure oriented Programming technique, Concepts of OOPs, Characteristics of OOPs, Advantages and application of OOPs, C++ Programming, Function C++, Class and Objects, Constructor and Destructor, Operator Constructor, Inheritance, Managing console VO operation, File Operation, Virtual & friend function

Programming in JAVA, Objects and Classes in Java, Arrays Strings and Vectors, Packages and Interfaces, Exception handling, Applet programming, Working with Graphics

Operating System, introduction to system software, Memory Management, Processor Management, File Management, Device Management.

Database Management System, View of data, Data model - ER model , relational model , Database language -DOL, DML, Database user and administrator, Database system Vs File system, Database system application, Database system concept and architecture, Relation database design, Emerging database technologies.

Data Communication, Modulation, Transmission lines, Principle of data communication, Data security and error detection, Communication standards, Communication Equipment

Network Security, Attackers Vs Hackers, Attack from Within and external, Security, Promoting, Risk analysis, Firewalls, Intrusion Detection System (IDS), Authentication and Encryption Authentication, Visual Private Network (VPN), Virus, Trojans and Worms, Disaster, Prevention and Recovery.

T A-05 (Hotel Management)

Basics of kitchen tool usages and housekeeping skills

Catering Science: Hygiene, food microbiology, food protection, personal hygiene etc. Front Office Operations: Room tariffs, reservation, telephone etiquettes etc. Accommodation operations: Contract cleaning, pest control, textiles, laundry management cost control etc.

Hotel Accountancy: Accounting, journal and ledger, cash book, guest billing, company final accounts,

allowances and visitor's payout. Principles of Management: management thought, planning and decision making, leadership and

communication skill HT Management: Human resources planning, wage & salary, grievances, discipline and labour management.

Concepts of word processing, power point and worksheet in MS office

T A-06 Librarv Science

Library, Information and Society - Five laws of Library Science; type of libraries; national and international

professional associations and organisations; library legislation

Library Classification Theory & Practical - Definition, need and purpose of classification; canon and

principles; Library Classification Schemes - Dewey Decimal Classification (DDC), Colon Classification (CC),

Universal Decimal Classification (UDC)

Library Cataloguing Theory and Practical- Definition, need and purpose of cataloguing; canon and principles;

Cataloguing codes- Classified Catalogue Code (CCC), Anglo-American Cataloguing Rules (AACR2)

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Management of Library and Information Centres- Collection development and acquisition of publications

including books, periodicals, journals, etc.; technical processing of publications; maintenance of library like

circulation, shelving, stock verification, binding, weeding out, etc.; library finance and budget.

Information Sources and Services - Sources of information like primary, secondary, tertiary, grey literature, electronic documents including books and journals; type of reference sources like dictionary, encyclopaedia, handbook, yearbook, etc. ; bibliographies, abstracting and indexing services; Information services like abstracting and indexing services, current awareness service (CAS), etc.

Application of Information Technology in Library- Introduction to computers; use of computers in library

automation and in-house operations such as acquisition, cataloguing, circulation, serials control, OPAC, etc.; library software packages

TA-07, Civil

Engineering Mechanics: Law of forces: Triangle, Parallelogram and Polygon laws, Moments, Couple, Centre of gravity, Centroid, Moment of Inertia, Motion, Velocity and Acceleration. Equations of motion, Momentum, Newton's laws of motion, Conservation of momentum, Work, Power and Energy, Horse Power, types of energies, Conservation of Energy, Curvilinear motion, Angular Velocity, Centripetal and centrifugal force , simple machines lever, Axle, Wheel , Pulley.

Analysis of Structures: Stresses and strains, Hooke's law, Elastic constants and their relationship, shear force and bending moment diagrams for cantilever, simply supported and over-hang beams subjected to concentrated, uniformly distributed and varying loads, point of contra-flexure, bending of beams, section modulus. Deflection of simply supported beams and cantilever (UDL and point loads only); Analysis of Trusses: simple columns and stmts, slenderness ratio, stress and strain in pure torsion; degree of indeterminacy, fixed and continuous beam, three moment equation. Design of Structures: Ingredient of Concrete, Water-cement ratio law, Properties of Concrete. RCC: Properties of different types of steel, beams, Balanced, under-reinforced and over-reinforced beams, shear strength of RCC beam section, Bond and anchorages, one way slabs, General principle of design of reinforced

slabs, Design Methods (Working stress and Limit State), structural steel connections-rivets and welds tyPes, testing and design, Design of compression members angle struts and axially loaded columns, built up columns,

elements of plate girder and function, design of purlins and joint of trusses, types of trusses and their

application. Soil Mechanics and Foundation Engineering: Soils Classifications Saturated and Partially saturated Soils; Effective stresses; Flow of Water through soils; Deformation of soils; strength characteristics of soils; Soil compaction; shallow and deep foundations; Soil exploration: Reconnaissance, field identification, trial pits, borings, SPT and dynamic cone penetration test, sampling and sampler. Environmental Engineering: Water demand, sources of water supply, water quality, drinking water standards, water borne diseases, water distribution layout types, appurtenances, water supply arrangements in buildings, plumbing, terminology, types of piping systems, water supply fixtures and their installation, sewage,

quantity of sewage-domestic and industrial, composition of sewage. Transportation Engineering: Highway alignment and surveys, geometric design, cross section elements, sight distance, horizontal and vertical alignment, traffic characteristics and studies, traffic control and

intersection design, highway materials and testing, flexible and rigid pavement design, constmction of roads,

highway drainage and maintenance, hill roads .

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