TNPSC CESE Syllabus (PDF) Combined Engg Services Exam Pattern

· Written Test

· Certificate Verification

1. Agricultural Engineering
2. Automobile Engineering
3. Chemical Engineering
4. Civil Engineering
5. Electrical Engineering
6. Mechanical / Production / Manufacturing Engineering
7. Textile Technology

Part-A

• Tamil Eligibility Test (SSLC Std)

Part-B

• General Studies & Aptitude and Mental Ability

100+

100

• Direct Stresses and strains (Tensile and compressive) due to Axial forces
• Deformation of elastic bar due to uni-axial force
• Shear force and bending moment diagrams for statically determinate beams
• Geometrical properties of sections
• Stresses in beams due to bending
• Stresses in shafts due to torsion
• Pin jointed perfect frames with vertical loads on nodal points (method of joints only).

• Deflection of cantilever and simply supported beams
• Shear force and bending moment diagrams for statically indeterminate structures (Propped cantilever, Fixed Beams, continuous beams, Non- sway Portal frames) using Mohr’s theorems and moment distribution method.
• Euler’s and Rankin’s formula for columns
• Stresses due to eccentric loads
• Combined stresses due to direct loads and bending moments in rectangular sections.

• Bricks, Tiles, Cement, Fine Aggregate, Coarse Aggregate, Timber, Plywood, Steel, Glass, Plastics, PVC, UPVC, Paints, Mortars, Concrete
• Different types, qualities, requirements, standard specifications, Admixtures for cement mortar and concrete.
• Different types of Foundations, Masonry, Floors, Roofs, Doors, and Windows, Weathering Course, Damp proof course, Plastering, Painting, Colour Washing
• Specifications for different works.

• Roads – Different types – methods of formation of water-bound macadam, bituminous and concrete roads
• Hill roads – Requirements – Camber, gradient, superelevation, carriageway, pavements, drainage system, sight distance, etc.,
• Traffic Engineering, Bridges
• Classification of bridges
• Site selection and alignment – Foundation, substructure, and superstructure.
• Sub-grade soil – Soil mass as a three-phase system
• Grain size classification – Atterberg limits
• IS Classification of soils–Compaction – Shear strength
• Road Arboriculture – Express Highways – Rapid Transport System.

• Measurement of pressure in liquids
• Pressure distribution and the total pressure on immersed surfaces
• Types of flow (Laminar, turbulent, steady, unsteady, uniform, nonuniform)
• Flow-through pipes
• Losses – Hydraulic gradient and total energy lines.
• Bernoulli’s theorem – use of Orifice, Mouthpiece, Orifice meter and Venturi Meters
• Flow-through channels
• Bazin’s and manning’s formula
• Economical sections for open channels
• Pumps – Reciprocating pumps – Centrifugal pumps – Characteristics – Discharge, Power, and efficiency
• Groundwater – Types of well – Test for a yield of wells.

• Types of Surveys –Chain surveying – Compass surveying
• Leveling – Contour surveying – Theodolite surveying – Trigonometric leveling
• Tachometer
• Fieldwork
• Simple problems. Curves, Global Positioning System (GPS)
• Remote sensing – Photogrammetric Surveying and Hydrographic Surveying
• Total Station and Geographical Information System (GIS).

• Sources of water
• Conveyance of water
• Treatment of water
• Quality of water
• Tests on the water
• Distribution systems
• Sewers
• Collection and conveyance of sewage
• Sewer Appurtenances
• Drainage arrangements and Sanitary fittings in buildings
• Treatment and disposal of sewage, Solid waste Management.
• Environmental pollution – Air – water – Soil – Noise
• Pollution Control.

• Systems of taking out quantities
• Trade and Group systems
• Material requirement for different items of works
• Preparation of data for works
• Report writing
• Valuation of buildings and properties
• Fixation of rents
• Approximate estimates – Detailed estimate and Abstract estimate for buildings, well, sump, septic tanks, compound wall, roads, etc.

• Reinforced cement concrete structure
• Analysis and design of singly and Doubly reinforced rectangular and T-beam sections – Cantilever, simply supported, continuous beams – One way and two-way slabs
• Lintels and sunshades
• Staircases
• Rectangular and circular short columns
• Isolated column footings. (All designs by Limit State Method only)
• Steel structures- simple beams
• Tension and compression members – simple columns.

• Planning of a project – Factors to be considered
• Project reports
• Organization structure on construction departments
• Construction planning – CPM and PERT networks
• Contracts – Tenders and Tender documents
• Bill- Supervision and Quality control
• Safety measures in construction sites – Banking practice – Cash flow diagrams.
• Entrepreneurship
• Ethics in Engineering
• Use of computers – Information Management, Financial Management
• Disaster Management – Types of Natural calamities – Causes for major disaster – Preparedness – Response and Recovery.

• Properties of textile fibers
• Classification of Textile fibers – vegetable, animal, mineral, regenerated, synthetic
• Microscopic, physical, and chemical test methods for fiber identification
• Physical & Chemical properties of Vegetable fibers – Cotton, Jute, linen
• Physical & Chemical properties of Animal fibers – Wool, Silk
• Physical & Chemical properties of Regenerated Cellulosic fibers – Viscose and Acetate Rayon, Cuprammonium Rayon
• Physical & Chemical properties of Synthetic fibers – Polyester, Nylon
• Requirements of fiber-forming polymers
• The spinning of Polymers – Melt Spinning, Wet spinning, Dry Spinning
• Post-Spinning Operations – Drawing, Crimping, Heat setting, Texturisation, and spin finish application

• Ginning – Principle, machines, and gin out-turn.
• Objectives / Principles of opening, cleaning, and mixing/blending machines
• Working mechanisms of blow room, card, draw frame, comber, comber preparatory, speed frame, ring frame, doubling machinery.
• Salient features of blow room, card, draw frame, comber, comber preparatory, speed frame, ring frame, doubling machinery.
• Working principles and features of open-end spinning machines – rotor, air-jet, and air vortex
• Norms and Critical settings related to quality/production in spinning machinery. vii) Yarn conditioning, reeling, bundling, and baling
• Maintenance of spinning machines

• Calculations of speed, draft, hank, production, and efficiency in spinning machines.
• Production and efficiency calculations in Winding, Warping, Sizing, and Weaving
• Indirect count systems –English, French, Worsted, linen, and metric
• Direct count systems – Tex and Denier.
• Conversion of yarn count from one system to another -Within Indirect, within Direct systems
• Conversion of yarn count from indirect to direct systems and vice versa
• Resultant count of folded yarn, Average count, Yarn Costing
• Reed and heald calculations; Fabric cover, Fabric Costing.

• Objectives of preparatory processes
• Preparatory processes for the handloom industry
• Warp winding – random and precision winding, winding drum parameters
• Stop motions, yarn clearers, tensioners, and knotters/splicers
• Warping –Types of warping, Creels, Length measurement, stop motion
• Working principles of Pirn winders
• Sizing –Ingredients, Size recipes for cotton, silk, and blends of cotton with polyester and viscose.
• Principles of Drawing-in and Denting.
• Primary, Secondary and Tertiary motions of the loom, Loom Timing diagram.
• Tappet, Dobby and Jacquardshedding, Handloom shedding motion, DropBox mechanism.
• Features of Pit loom, raised pit loom, frame loom, semi-automatic loom, and improved handlooms.
• Principles of Shuttleless Weft insertion systems.
• Maintenance of shuttle and shuttleless looms
• Fabric defects – causes and remedies

• Elements of woven fabric design – weave, draft, and peg plan
• Construction of Weaves – Plain weave and its derivatives, Regular and Modified Twills, Sateen and Satin, Crepe, Honeycomb, Brighton honeycomb, Mock-leno, Huck-a-back, Bedford cords, Welt, pique, backed cloth, Double Cloth, Triple Cloth, Tubular cloth, damask, tapestry, patent satin.
• Extra warp and Extra weft figuring
• Terry Pile – 3 picks, 4 picks, 5 picks, and 6 pick terry weaves.
• Cut Pile – Velvets and Velveteens.
• Gauze and Leno structures
• Colour and Weave Effect
• Computer-Aided Textile Designing (CATD) – Photoshop, Coreldraw, Paintshop Pro, and CAD software

• Preparatory processes – Desizing, Scouring and Bleaching – Objectives, Machines, and Methods
• Mercerisation – Objectives, Machines, and Methods
• Dyeing techniques for cotton, silk, and blends– Direct, Reactive, Vat, Acid, Basic and Disperse dyes.
• Batchwise and Continuous dyeing. Dyeing machines.
• Styles of printing – Direct, Resist, Discharge.
• Printing techniques – Roller, Rotary Screen, Flatbed.
• Mechanical and chemical finishing – calendaring, anti-shrink, resin finish, water repellent finish, flame retardant finish.

• Knitting – Yarn quality requirements, principles of weft and warp knitting
• Basic weft and warp knitted structures and their properties – plain, rib, interlock, and purl.
• Garments – Pattern making, Spreading, Cutting, Sewing
• Developments in Handlooms – Solid border weaving, multiple putta weaving, pneumatic/electrical lifting devices for jacquard, electronic jacquard for handlooms.

• Important terms in Textile quality control – Mean, Median, Mode, SD, SE, and CV.
• Calculations related to testing of significance.
• Control charts and their applications in textile quality control.
• Sampling techniques – objectives and types of sampling
• Humidity control – Standard and Testing atmosphere, Measurement of Relative Humidity.
• Measurement of fiber length, strength, fineness, maturity, and trash
• Determination of yarn count, twist – Twist per unit length, twist multiplier; strength – CSP, RKM; elongation, hairiness, Evenness
• Determination of fabric strength, stiffness, handle, drape, thickness, GSM, crease-resistance, abrasion resistance, pilling resistance, air/water permeability, dimensional stability.
• Determination of fastness to washing, rubbing, light.
• Inspection and Merchandising.

• Classification of Nonwovens – Mechanical, Thermal, and Chemical bonded fabrics
• Technical Textiles- Belts, Tyre-cords, Coatedabrasives, Airbags, Flame Resistant fabrics, Ballistic protective fabrics, Geotextiles, Medical Textiles
• Quality Particulars of handloom fabrics – Sarees, dhotis, angavastram, bedsheets, towels, lungies, fabrics reserved for exclusive production on handlooms.
• Traditional handloom Sarees – Banaras, Kanchipuram, Jamdani, Paithani, Chanderi, Patola, Sungudi, Ikats of Andhrapradesh, and Orissa.

• Plant location, layout, material handling in textile mills
• Selection and balancing of preparatory machines and looms
• Costing – Elements, Balance sheet, Profit& loss account
• Production, Planning & Control.
• Total Quality Management, Management Information System.
• Human Resources Management – Selection, recruitment, training, Industrial relations, and Labour laws
• Role of BIS, AEPC, HEPC, IIHT, WSC, Textile Committee, Textile Commissioner Office.
• New Textile Policy.
• Pollution Control: Types – Air, Water, Noise; Characteristics of Effluent and Effluent treatment of Wet Processing industry
• Energy audit and conservation.

• Simple Stresses and Strain
• Stress and Strain
• Modulus of Elasticity / Elastic constants
• Application of stress and strain in the engineering field
• The behavior of ductile and brittle material
• Loads
• Shear Force and Bending Moment
• Geometrical properties of sections
• Centroid
• Moment of Inertia
• Stress in Beams and Shafts
• Stresses in Beams due to bending
• Stress in shafts due to torsion
• Pin Jointed Frames
• Analytical Method
• Graphical Method.

Properties, characteristics, strengths, manufacturing, components & applications of materials & methods of construction & detailing for the following:

• Stone
• Brick & Clay Products
• Lime
• Cement
• Timber
• Concrete
• Ferrous and Non-Ferrous Metals
• Glass
• Plastics
• Asphalt, Sealants & Adhesives
• Protective and Decorative Coatings
• WaterProofing and Dampproofing Materials
• Rural Building Materials(Bamboo, Soil, etc.).

History of Architecture

• Egyptian Architecture
• Greek Architecture
• Roman Architecture
• Early Christian & Byzantine Architecture
• Gothic Architecture
• Renaissance Architecture.Indian Architecture
• Indus Valley Civilization, Buddhist Architecture, Hindu Architecture
• Islamic Architecture in India.
• Modern Architecture, Postmodernism, Deconstructivism, Contemporary World Architecture.

Theory of Architecture

• Definition of Architecture
• Architecture as satisfying functional, aesthetic & psychological human needs.
• Elements of Architecture – Form, Space, Light, color, etc.
• Principles of Architecture – Proportion, Balance, Scale, Symmetry, etc.

• Slope and Deflection of Beams
• Propped Cantilevers
• Fixed Beams
• Arches
• Continuous Beams
• The theorem of Three Moments
• Continuous Beams
• Moment Distribution Method
• Columns and Struts
• Combined Bending and Direct Stresses
• Earth Pressure and Retaining Walls
• Working Stress Method Design of Beams for Flexure by L.S.M
• Design of T-Beams and Continuous Beams by L.S.M
• Design of Beams for Shear by L.S.M
• Design of Oneway Slabs by L.S.M
• Design of Two-way Slabs by L.S.M
• Design of Staircases by L.S.M
• Design of Columns by L.S.M
• Design of Column Footings
• Design of Simple Beams
• Design of Tension Members
• Design of Compression Members
• Design of Welded Connections.

• Sources of Water
• Collections and Conveyance of Water
• Quality of Water
• Treatment of Water
• Distribution System
• Appurtenances and Maintenance of Water Lines
• Collections and Conveyance of Sewage
• Treatments and Disposal
• Environmental Pollution and Control
• Industrial Waste Water Treatment and Solid Waste Disposal – Land, Water & Air Pollution.

• Water Supply & Sewage Disposal
• Mechanical Systems – Pumps & Motors
• Electrical Systems – Generation & Distribution
• Ventilation & Lighting, Air Conditioning – Principles, systems & applications
• Vertical Transportation Systems
• Fire Hazards, Safety & Design Regulations, Acoustics.

• Chain Surveying
• Compass Surveying
• Plane Table Surveying
• Leveling
• Theodolite
• Contouring
• Minor Instruments.
• Site Drawings
• Site marking
• Importance & procedures for making site drawings & dimensioning.

• Stages of Detailed Estimate
• Measurements & Material Requirement
• Specification & Report Writing
• Approximate Estimates
• Areas and Volumes
• Data Valuation – Detailed Estimate.

• Town Planning Principles
• Road and Street Planning
• Housing, Economy, Society, Environment and Transport Policy and Planning
• Town Planning Rules
• Building Bye-Laws & Development Control Rules.

• 2D & 3D Drafting & Visualization
• Using AutoCAD, etc
• Setting limits and creating entities like LINE, ARC, CIRCLE, etc
• Editing the drawing with edit commands like TRIM, FILLET, COPY, MOVE, etc.,
• Creating 2D building working drawings. Visualization using SKETCH UP, 3DS MAX, etc

Physics

• Nature of Universe
• General Scientific laws
• Inventions and discoveries
• National scientific laboratories
• Mechanics and properties of matter
• Physical quantities, standards, and units
• Force, motion, and energy
• Magnetism, electricity, and electronics
• Heat, light, and sound.

Chemistry

• Elements and Compounds
• Acids, bases, and salts
• Fertilizers, pesticides, insecticides

Botany

• Main Concepts of life science
• Classification of a living organism
• Nutrition and dietetics
• Respiration

Zoology

• Blood and blood circulation
• Reproductive system
• Environment, ecology, health, and hygiene
• Human diseases including communicable and non – communicable diseases – prevention and remedies
• Animals, plants, and human life.

History

• Latest diary of events-National
• National symbols
• Profile of States
• Eminent persons & places in the news
• Sports & games
• Books & authors
• Awards & honors
• India and its neighbors

Political Science

• 1. Problems in the conduct of public elections
• 2. Political parties and political system in India
• 3. Public awareness & General administration
• 4. Welfare-oriented govt. schemes, their utility

Geography

• Geographical landmarks

Economics

• Current socio-economic problems

Science

• Latest inventions in science & technology

• Earth and Universe
• Solar system
• Monsoon, rainfall, weather & climate
• Water resources-rivers in India
• Soil, minerals & natural resources
• Forest & wildlife
• Agricultural pattern
• Transport including surface transport & communication
• Social geography – population-density and distribution
• Natural calamities – Disaster Management.

• Indus valley civilization-Guptas, Delhi Sultans, Mughals, and Marathas
• Age of Vijayanagaram and the brahmans
• South Indian history-Culture and Heritage of Tamil people
• India since independence
• Characteristics of Indian culture
• Unity in diversity –race, color, language, custom
• India-as secular state
• Growth of rationalist, Dravidian movement in TN
• Political parties and populist schemes.

• Constitution of India
• The preamble to the constitution
• Salient features of constitution- Union, state, and territory
• Citizenship-rights amend duties
• Fundamental rights
• Fundamental duties
• Human rights charter
• Union legislature
• Parliament
• State executive- State Legislature – assembly
• Local government – panchayat raj
• Tamil Nadu- Judiciary in India
• Rule of law/Due process of law
• 30 Elections
• Official language and Schedule-VIII
• Corruption in public life
• Anti-corruption measures
• CVC, Lok-adalats, Ombudsman, CAG
• Right to information
• Empowerment of women
• Consumer protection forms.

• Nature of Indian economy
• Five-year plan models-an assessment
• Land reforms & agriculture
• Application of science in agriculture
• Industrial growth-Rural welfare-oriented programmers
• Social sector problems – population, education, health, employment, poverty
• Economic trends in Tamil Nadu

• National renaissance
• The emergence of national leaders-Gandhi, Nehru, Tagore
• Different modes of agitations
• Role of Tamil Nadu in freedom struggle Rajaji, VOC, Periyar, Bharathiar & others.

• Conversion of information to data – collection, compilation, and presentation of data
• Tables, graphs, diagrams – Analytical interpretation of data – Simplification
• Percentage
• Highest Common Factor (HCF)
• Lowest Common Multiple (LCM)
• Ratio and Proportion
• Simple interest
• Compound interest
• Area – Volume
• Time and Work
• Logical Reasoning
• Puzzles
• Dice
• Visual Reasoning
• Alphanumeric Reasoning
• Number Series