Organisation : Kerala Public Service Commission
Announcement : Syllabus
Designation : Technical Supervisor

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Technical Supervisor Exam Syllabus :
Electrical Engineering :
Module I :
A C Fundamentals and Transformers : Generation of alternating emf, emf equation of alternating voltage instantaneous value maximum value, average value, rms value of alternating quantity, inductance, capacitance, and impedance in AC circuits. RLC series and parallel circuits. Calculation of active power, reactive power, apparent power, and power factor in single phase AC circuits.

Three phase power generation. Three phase AC Circuits- Star&Delta connection, voltage and current relation, expression for three phase power. Three phase power measurement using three wattmeter and two wattmeter method. Faraday’s laws of electromagnetic induction.

Self induced emf&mutually induced emf. Construction and working principle of transformer, Emf equation of transformer. Classification of transformers based on construction and function. Working principle of auto transformer. Differentiate the welding transformer and power transformer.

Module II :
DC Machines and AC Machines : Construction and working of DC generator. Classification of DC generators. Emf equation of DC generators. Characteristics of DC generators. Working principle of DC motors. Different types of DC motors. Back emf in DC motors.

Equation for armature torque in DC motors. Necessity of starters in DC motors- 3 point starter and 4 point starter. Characteristics of DC motors. Applications of DC motors. Applications of permanent magnet DC motors. Construction and working of AC generators.

Classification of AC generators, working principle of three phase induction motor types of induction motors -squirrel cage and slip ring, Applications of three phase induction motors, Method of starting of three phase induction motors. Principle of working of single phase induction motors. Different types of single phase induction motors, Uses of single phase induction motor.

Module III :
Lead Acid Cell, Measuring Instruments & Utilization : Construction and working of Lead acid cell. Method of charging and discharging of lead acid cell. Efficiency and rating of batteries. Various aspects for the maintenance of lead acid cell. Classification of instruments based on function, construction, and methods of measurement, Deflecting torque, Controlling torque, Damping torque, Construction and working of permanent magnet moving coil instruments, construction and working of moving iron instruments(both attraction and repulsion type).

Principle and working of dynamometer type wattmeter, Current transformers and potential transformers. Principle of heat production from electric power, Industrial applications of electric heating, Different types of electric heating-induction heating and dielectric heating.working of Arc furnaces and induction furnaces.

Mechanical Engineering :
Module IV :
Properties of Materials - Mechanical properties, physical properties, thermal properties , electrical properties and chemical properties.
Testing of Materials – destructive and non destructive testing.
Measuring Instruments – Precision and non precision instruments. (definition and name only) vernier caliper, micrometer, vernier height gauge and depth gauge,

Classification of Gauges – Plug gauge, ring gauge , snap gauge, screw pitch gauge, feeler gauge and standard wire gauge.
Comparators - mechanical, Electrical and optical comparators. (working only) .
Welding – Classification welding, advantages and limitations of welding, principle of arc welding, arc welding machines such as DC generator and AC transformers(working only).

Gas Welding – oxy-acetylene welding (description only),gases used types of flames(uses)other welding such as sub-merged arc welding, MIG and TIG welding. (description only)
Defects of Welding – causes and remedies of the defects, Soldering and brazing (brief description).

Foundry – uses of different foundry tools, types of moulding sand, properties of moulding sand, different moulding processes such as bench moulding, pit moulding, floor moulding and sweep moulding,
Allowances of Pattern - Shrinkage, draft,machining,distortion, and.rapping allowances.

Foreign Operations - upsetting , drawing down, setting down punching, welding and cutting (description only).
Fitting – tools used in fitting(files, punches, vice, chisels, hammers, surface plate, surface gauge , V-Block, combination set, drills, calipers, taps and dies, reamers(uses of these tools).