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Assistant Manager (Electrical / Mechanical/ Civil) under Assam Electricity Grid Corporation Limited (AEGCL)
(Advt. No. 13/2023 dated 28/04/2023)
PAPER-I: General Studies
(Multiple Choice Question Type)
Full Marks: 100 Marks Time: 2-00 hours
| Subject | Topics | No. of Questions | Marks |
| General English | Sentence Completion, sentence improvement, ordering of words a sentence, spotting errors, synonyms and antonyms, Idioms and phrases, fill in the blanks, word groups etc. | 25 | 25 |
| General Aptitude & Emotional Intelligence | Time and distance; Series, Analogy, Statement, Direction; Verbal and non-verbal reasoning etc. Understanding Emotional Intelligence, Personality and EQ, The Ability Model of EI, The Trait Model of EI, The Mixed Model of Emotional Intelligence, The Bar-On Model of Emotional Social Intelligence and the Genos Model, Criticism of the Theoretical Foundation and Measures of Assessment Emotional Intelligence, Emotional Intelligence, Personality Disorders, and Individuals on the Autism Spectrum, EQ and Personal Relationships, Emotional Intelligence the Workplace, Improving your Emotional Intelligence. | 50 | 50 |
| General Knowledge | Current Affairs (National and International);Who’s Who; Sports; Books and Authors; Awards and Honours; Science Inventions and Discoveries; Abbreviations; Important Days etc. | 25 | 25 |
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Assistant Manager (Electrical) in Assam Electricity Grid Corporation Limited (AEGCL)
(ADVT. NO 13/2023 dated 28th April, 2023)
Paper-II: Electrical Engineering
(Multiple Choice Question Type)
(Bachelor’s Degree Standard)
Full Marks: 100 Marks Time: 2-00 hours
| Section | Topic |
| Section 1: Electric circuits | Network Elements: Ideal voltage and current sources, dependent sources, R, L, C, M elements,Network solution methods: KCL, KVL, Node and Mesh analysis, Network Theorems:Thevenin’s, Norton’s Superposition and Maximum Power Transfer theorem, Transient responseof de and ac networks, sinusoidal steady-state analysis, resonance, two port networks, balancedthree phase circuits, star-delta transformation, complex power and power factor in ac circuits. |
| Section 2: Electromagnetic Fields | Coulomb’s Law, Electric Field Intensity, Electric Flux Density, Gauss’s Law, Divergence,Electric field and potential due to point, line, plane and spherical charge distributions, Effect ofdielectric medium, Capacitance of simple configurations, Biot-Savart’s law, Ampere’s law, Curl,Faraday’s law, Lorentz force, Inductance, Magnetomotive force, Reluctance, Magnetic circuits,Self and Mutual inductance of simple configurations. |
| Section 3: Signals and Systems | Representation of continuous and discrete time signals, shifting and scaling properties, linear time invariant and causal systems, Fourier series representation of continuous and discrete time periodic signals, sampling theorem, Applications of Fourier Transform for continuous and discrete time signals, Laplace Transform and Z transform. |
| Section 4: Electrical Machines | Single phase transformer: equivalent circuit, phasor diagram, open circuit and short circuit tests. Regulation and efficiency, Three-phase transformers, connections, vector groups, parallel operation, Auto-transformer, Electromechanical energy conversion principles, DC machines, separately excited, series and shunt, motoring and generating mode of operation and their characteristics, speed control of de motors, Three-phase induction machines, Principle of operation, types, performance, torque-speed characteristics, no-load and blocked-rotor tests, equivalent circuit, starting and speed control, Operating principle of single-phase induction motors, Synchronous machines, cylindrical and salient pole machines, performance and characteristics, regulation and parallel operation of generators, starting of synchronous motors, Types of losses and efficiency calculations of electric machines. |
| Section 5: Power Systems | Basic concepts of electrical power generation, ac and de transmission concepts, Models andperformance of transmission lines and cables, Series and shunt compensation, Electric fielddistribution and insulators, Distribution systems, Per-unit quantities, Bus admittance matrix,Gauss-Seidel and Newton-Raphson load flow methods, Voltage and Frequency control, Powerfactor correction, Symmetrical components, Symmetrical and unsymmetrical fault analysis,Principles of over-current, differential, directional and distance protection, Circuit breakers,System stability concepts, Equal area criterion. Economic Load Dispatch (with and withoutconsidering transmission losses). |
| Section 6: Control Systems | Mathematical modelling and representation of systems, Feedback principle, transfer function, Block diagrams and Signal flow graphs, Transient and Steady-state analysis of linear time invariant systems, Stability analysis using Routh-Hurwitz and Nyquist criteria, Bode plots, Root loci, Lag, Lead and Lead-Lag compensators, P, PI and PID controllers, State space model, Solution of state equations of LTI systems. R.M.S. value, average value calculation for any general periodic waveform. |
| Section 7: Electrical and Electronic Measurements | Bridges and Potentiometers, Measurement of voltage, current, power, energy and power factor, Instrument transformers, Digital voltmeters and multi-meters, Phase, Time and Frequency measurement, Oscilloscopes, Error analysis. |
| Section 8: Analog and Digital Electronics | Simple diode circuits: clipping, clamping, rectifiers, Amplifiers: biasing, equivalent circuit and frequency response, oscillators and feedback amplifiers, operational amplifiers, characteristics and applications, single stage active filters, Sallen Key, Butterworth, VCOs and timers, combinatorial and sequential logic circuits, multiplexers, demultiplexes, Schmitt triggers, sample and hold circuits, A/D and D/A converters. |
| Section 9: Power Electronics | Static V-I characteristics and firing/gating circuits for Thyristor, MOSFET, IGBT, DC to DC conversion, Buck, Boost and Buck-Boost Converters, Single and three-phase configuration of uncontrolled rectifiers, Voltage and Current commutated Thyristor based converters, Bidirectional ac to de voltage source converters, Magnitude and Phase of line current harmonics for uncontrolled and thyristor based converters, Power factor and Distortion Factor of ac to DE converters, Single-phase and three-phase voltage and current source inverters, sinusoidal pulse width modulation. |
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Assistant Manager (Mechanical) in Assam Electricity Grid Corporation Limited (AEGCL)
(ADVT. NO 13/2023 dated 28th April, 2023)
Paper-II: Mechanical Engineering
(Multiple Choice Question Type)
(Bachelor’s Degree Standard)
Full Marks: 100 Marks Time: 2-00 hours
| Section | Subject | Topic |
| Section 1: Applied Mechanics and Design | Engineering Mechanics | Free-body diagrams and equilibrium; trusses and frames; virtual works; kinematics and dynamics of particles and of rigid bodies in plane motion; impulse and momentum (linear and angular) and energy formulations, collisions. |
| Mechanics of Materials | stress and strain, elastic constants, Poisson’s ratio; Mohr’s circle for plane stress and plane strain; thin cylinders; shear force and bending moment diagrams; bending and shear stresses; deflection of beams; torsion of circular shafts; Euler’s theory of columns; energy methods; thermal stresses; strain gauges and rosettes; testing of materials with universal testing machine; testing of hardness and impact strength. | |
| Theory of Machines | Displacement, velocity and acceleration analysis of plane mechanisms; dynamic analysis of linkages, cams, gears and gear trains; flywheels and governors; balancing reciprocating and rotating masses; gyroscope. | |
| Vibrations | Free and forced vibration of single degree of freedom systems, effect of damping; vibration isolation; resonance; critical speeds of shafts. | |
| Machine Design | Design for static and dynamic loading; failure theories; fatigue strength and the S-N diagram; principles of the design of machine elements such as bolted, riveted and welded joints; shafts gears, rolling and sliding contact bearings, brakes and clutches, springs. | |
| Section 2: Fluid Mechanics and Thermal Sciences | Fluid Mechanics | Fluid properties; fluid statics, manometry, buoyancy, forces on submerged bodies, stability of floating bodies; control-volume analysis of mass, momentum and energy; fluid acceleration; differential equations of continuity and momentum; Bernoulli’s equation; dimensional analysis; viscous flow of incompressible fluids, boundary layer, elementary turbulent flow, flow through pipes, head losses in pipes, bends and fittings. |
| Heat Transfer | Modes of heat transfer; one dimensional heat conduction, resistance concept and electrical analogy, heat transfer through fines; unsteady heat conduction, lumped parameter system, Heisler’s charts; thermal boundary layer, dimensionless parameters in free and forced convective heat transfer, heat transfer correlations for flow over flat plates and through pipes, effect of turbulence; heat exchanger performance, LMTD and NTU methods; radiative heat transfer, Stefan-Boltzmann law, Wien’s displacement law, black and grey surfaces, view factors radiation network analysis. | |
| Thermodynamics | Thermodynamic systems and processes; properties of pure substances, behavior of ideal and real gases; zeroth and first laws of thermodynamics, calculation of work and heat in various processes, second law of thermodynamics; thermodynamic property charts and tables, availability and irreversibility; thermodynamic relations. | |
| Applications | Power Engineering: Air and Gas compressors; vapour and gas power cycles, concepts of regeneration and reheat. I.C. Engines; Air-standard Otto, Diesel and dual cycles, Refrigeration and air-conditioning; Vapour and gas refrigeration and heat pump cycles; properties of moist air, psychrometric chart, basic psychrometric processes. Turbomachinery: Impulse and reaction principles, velocity diagrams, Pelton-wheel, Francis and Kaplan turbines. | |
| Section 3: Materials, Manufacturing and Industrial Engineering | Engineering Materials | Structure and properties of engineering materials, phase diagrams, heat treatment, stress-strain diagrams for engineering materials. |
| Casting, Forming and Joining Processes | Different types of castings, design of patterns, moulds and cores; solidification and cooling, riser and gating design. Plastic deformation and yield criteria; fundamentals of hot and cold working processes; load estimation for bulk (forging, rolling, extrusion, drawing) and sheet (Shearing, deep drawing, bending) metal forming processes; principles of power metallurgy, Principles of welding, brazing, soldering and adhesive bonding | |
| Machining and Machine Tool Operations | Mechanics of machining; basic machine tools; single and multi-point cutting tools, tool geometry and materials, tool life and wear; economics of machining, principles of non-traditional machining processes; principles of work holding, design of Jigs and fixtures. | |
| Metrology and Inspection | Limits, fits and tolerances; linear and angular measurements; comparators; gauge design; interferometry; form and finish measurement; alignment and testing methods; tolerance analysis in manufacturing and assembly. | |
| Computer Integrated Manufacturing | Basic concepts of CAD/CAM and their integration tools | |
| Production Planning and Control | Forecasting models, aggregate production planning, scheduling, materials requirement planning. | |
| Inventory Control | Deterministic models; safety stock inventory control systems | |
| Operations Research | Linear programming, simplex method, transportation, assignment, network flow models, simple queuing models. PERT and CPM. |
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Assistant Manager (Civil) in Assam Electricity Grid Corporation Limited (AEGCL)
(ADVT. NO 13/2023 dated 28th April, 2023)
Paper-II: Civil Engineering
(Multiple Choice Question Type)
(Bachelor’s Degree Standard)
Full Marks: 100 Marks Time: 2-00 hours
| Section | Subject | Topic |
| Section 1: Structural Engineering | Engineering Mechanics | System of forces, free-body diagrams, equilibrium equations, Internal forces in structures, Frictions and its applications, Centre of mass, Free Vibrations of undamped SDOF system. |
| Solid Mechanics | Bending moment and shear force in statically determinate beams, Simple stress and strain relationships, Simple bending theory, flexural and shear stresses, shear centre, Uniform torsion, Transformation of stress, buckling of column, combined and direct bending stresses. | |
| Structural Analysis | Statically determinate and indeterminate structures by force/ energy methods, Method of superposition, Analysis of trusses, arches, beams, cables and frames, Displacement methods: Slope deflection and moment distribution methods, Influence lines, Stiffness and flexibility methods of structural analysis. | |
| Construction Materials and Management | Construction Materials: Structural Steel Composition, Material properties and behavior, Concrete – Constituents, mix design, short term and long – term properties. Construction Management: Types of construction projects, Project planning and network analysis – PERT and CPM, Cost estimation. | |
| Concrete Structures | Working stress and Limit state design concepts, Design of beams, slabs,columns, Bond and development length, Prestressed concrete beams. | |
| Steel Structures | Working stress and Limit state design concepts, Design of tension and compression members, beams and beam – columns, column bases, Connections – simple and eccentric, beam-column connections, plate girders and trusses, Concept of plastic analysis beam and frames. | |
| Section 2: Geotechnical Engineering | Soil Mechanics | Three-phase system and phase relationships, index properties, Unified and Indian standard soil classification system, Permeability – one dimensional flow, Seepage through soils – two – dimensional flow, flow nets, uplift pressure, piping, capillarity, seepage force, Principle of effective stress and quicksand condition, Compaction of soils, One – dimensional consolidation, time rate of consolidation. Shear Strength, Mohr’s circle, effective and total shear strength parameters, Stress-Strain characteristics of clays and sand, Stress paths. |
| Foundation Engineering | Sub-surface investigations – Drilling bore holes, sampling, plate load test, standard penetration and cone penetration tests, Earth pressure theories – Rankine and Coulomb, Stability of slopes – Finite and infinite slopes, Bishop’s method, Stress distribution in soils – Boussinesq’s theory, Pressure bulbs, Shallow foundations – Terzaghi’s and Meyerhoff’s bearing capacity theories, effect of water table, Combined footing and raft foundation, Contact pressure, Settlement analysis in sands and clays, Deep foundations dynamic and static formulae, Axial load capacity of piles in sands and clays, pile load test, pile under lateral loading, pile group efficiency, negative skin friction. | |
| Section 3: Water Resources Engineering | Fluid Mechanics | Properties of fluids, fluid statics, Continuity, momentum and energy equations and their applications, Potential flow, Laminar and turbulent flow, Flow in pipes, pipe networks, Concept of boundary layer and its growth, Concept of lift and drag. |
| Hydraulics | Forces on immersed bodies, Flow measurement in channels and pipes, Dimensionalanalysis and hydraulic similitude, Channel Hydraulics – Energy – depth relationships, specificenergy, critical flow, hydraulic jump, uniform flow, gradually varied flow and water surfaceprofiles. | |
| Hydrology | Hydrologic cycle, precipitation, evaporation, evapo – transpiration, watershed,infiltration, unit hydrographs, hydrograph analysis, reservoir capacity, flood estimation and routing, surface run-off models, ground water hydrology – steady state well hydraulics and aquifers, Application of Darcy’s Law. | |
| Irrigation | Types of irrigation systems and methods, Crop water requirements – Duty, delta, evapo-transpiration, Gravity Dams and Spillways, Lined and unlined canals, Design of weirs on permeable foundation, cross drainage structures. | |
| Section 4: Environmental Engineering | Water and Waste Water Quality and Treatment | Basics of water quality standards Physical, chemical and biological parameters, Water quality index, Unit processes and operations, Water requirement, Water distribution system, Drinking water treatment. Sewerage system design, quantity of domestic wastewater, primary and secondary treatment. Effluent discharge standards, Sludge disposal, Reuse of treated sewage for different applications. |
| Air Pollution | Types of pollutants, their sources and impacts, air pollution control, air quality standards, Air quality Index and limits. | |
| Municipal Solid Wastes | Characteristics, generation, collection and transportation of solid wastes, engineered systems for solid waste management (reuse/recycle, energy recovery, treatment and disposal). | |
| Section 5: Transportation Engineering | Transportation Infrastructure | Geometric design of highways – cross – sectional elements, sight distances, horizontal and vertical alignments. Geometric design of railway Track – Speed and Cant. Concept of airport runway length, calculations and corrections, taxiway and exit taxiway design. |
| Highway Pavements | Highway materials – desirable properties and tests, Desirable properties bituminous paving mixes, Design factors for flexible and rigid pavements, Design of flexible of and rigid pavement using IRC codes. | |
| Traffic Engineering | Traffic studies on flow and speed, peak hour factor, accident study, statistical analysis of traffic data, Microscopic and macroscopic parameters of traffic flow, fundamental relationships, Traffic signs, Signal design by Webster’s method, Types of intersections, Highway capacity. | |
| Section 6: Geomatics Engineering | Principles of surveying, Errors and their adjustment, Maps scale, coordinate system, Distance and angle measurement Levelling and trigonometric levelling, Traversing and triangulation survey, Total station, Horizontal and vertical curves. Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing – Scale, flying height, Basics of remote sensing and GIS. |