CHEMIST MARKS LIST EXAM HELD ON 11.07.2010

CHEMIST MARKS LIST EXAM HELD ON 11.07.2010 CLICK HERE

AE CIVIL SELECTED LIST (EXAM HELD ON 11.07.2010)

ANDHRA PRADESH POWER GENERATION CORPORATION LIMITED VIDYUT SOUDHA::HYDERABAD

List of candidates provisionally selected to the post of Trainee Assistant Engineer (Civil)
Sl.No.	H.T.No.		Sl.No.	H.T.No.		Sl.No.	H.T.No.
1	901061		31	902114		61	904380
2	901126		32	902179		62	904423
3	901155		33	902190		63	904441
4	901163		34	902192		64	905052
5	901210		35	902258
6	901249		36	902283
7	901252		37	902424
8	901323		38	902434
9	901363		39	902464
10	901405		40	902476
11	901416		41	902481
12	901484		42	903043
13	901588		43	903059
14	901599		44	903095
15	901606		45	903116
16	901634		46	903129
17	901637		47	903169
18	901687		48	903226
19	901733		49	903243
20	901750		50	903319
21	901751		51	903355
22	901823		52	903390
23	901826		53	903550
24	901867		54	903582
25	901939		55	904063
26	901941		56	904115
27	901946		57	904259
28	902079		58	904291
29	902096		59	904350
30	902101		60	904353

Contd…..

Verification of Original Documents facilitating selection process

* * *

            Provisionally selected candidates are requested to appear before the undersigned on 23.08.2010 at 11.00 A.M. along with the following original documents for verification.

i.          Documentary evidence of Educational Qualifications viz., Degree in Civil Engineering Certificate as reported in his/her application for appointment.

ii.          Documentary evidence of age viz., SSC/ICSE/CBSE or Date of Birth Certificate issued by the competent authority.

iii.         Caste Certificate (latest by 6 months/Permanent) issued by the Tahsildar.

iv.                 Certificate of Residence/ School Study Certificate (Click here to view Proforma).

v.         Certificate issued by the District Medical Board in respect of Physically challenged with specific indication of the percentage of disability.

2.         Further more the candidates are informed that, if the above documents found correct with reference to the details mentioned in their online application, they are required to deposit the above original documents and submit the following documents to the Department at the same time, so as to enable to issue appointment orders.

           

i.                     Employment Exchange Registration Card, if any.

ii.          Certificate of Physical Fitness issued by a Govt. Medical Officer of rank not lower than that of Civil Surgeon (or) District Medical Officer. (Click here to view the proforma)

iii.         The Attestation Form in quadruplicate (4 sets) duly filled in by the candidate (along with Xerox copies of Educational qualification certificates viz.SSC, Intermediate/Diploma, BE/B.Tech.)
(1. Click here to view the proforma    2.Declaration Form) 

iv.         A bond duly executed on a non-judicial stamp paper worth Rs.100/- (Rupees One hundred only) to the effect that he/she will serve the CORPORATION for a minimum period of 5 years in addition to training period, in case of appointment on regular basis.  (Click here to view the specimen)

3.         It is also to inform that, failure to report as required above will entail non-consideration of candidature for the post of Trainee Assistant Engineer (Civil) by APGENCO.

AE CIVIL MARKS LIST EXAM HELD ON 11.07.2010

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APGENCO Previous Papers Questions (Electronics)

** Kirchoff’s nodal equations based on the principle of
** If the Supply voltage is increased by n times, the cross section of conducter will [increase/decrease] by ________ times ?
** Memory word size of 8085 microprocessor?
** Flip flop used in shift register
** And gate
** Static electricity is formed for?
** Cc has current gain and input impedance ?
** If geta=1, the roots of cequ are
** For a 6db attenuator , if input power is 100MW ,o/p power will be =?
** For a perfectly matched tx line , reflection coefficient=?
** Radiation pattern of isotropic radiator is
** Amplitude limiter essentially a
** Waveguide acts as
** The Frequency is measured by _________ bridge ?
** x-band rangeis
** reflection coefficient is zero , then the line is
** Dynamic memory cells are constructed using
** Which of the following is most efficient
** Which of the following has higher bandwidth
** Essential channel capacity is a measure of
** Lossless line condition is?
** The Source internal resitanse Rs , When equal to Load resistance RL, the maximum transfered is of _____ % of input power?
** Typical bit rate of keyboard devices ?
** 16 in octal s/m is?
** No of bits represents 16 is
** F(t)=t e at, F(S)=?
** F(S)=1/(s+a)2, f(t)   =?
** 16 bit width ,8085 mapps    ans 64kilobytes
** Which of the following  flipflop doesn’t have race problem?
** Dominant mode TE10
** Wave length in waveguide equal to ,greater than , lessthan ,independent of free space wave length
** Half adder has how many ips and ops
** Magnetron is
** Bethe-hole coupler uses
** Power gain=40 : Voltage gain=200 : Current gain=?
** Tfunction=k(s+1)/s(s-2+j3)(s-2-j3), no of poles=?
** Tfuncion 1-s/1+s , it is known as
** G=k/s2(1+sT)then order and type=?
** Which of the following component is passive and reciprocal
** Broad side array interelement phase shift is
** R=100ohms,C=100pf, TIME CONST=?
** Isotropic antenna gain is
** In one timeconstant  the final value increases by _____________value
** ABCD PARAMETERS of ELECTRICAL SYMMETRY: Ad-bc=1
** s-equation of L DI/DT
** In a CE amplifier ,if a C.E voltage increase
** Transfer function has 2poles on L.HS PLANE and 2zeros on r h s plane this results
** The gain at corner frequency is?
** t.v s/m am- picture,fm-sound
** code used in teleprinter
** Bandwidth =resonant frequency/qualityfactor
** Differentiation of u(t)?
** Freespace impedance?
** Resonant frequency of rlc ckt is ?
** bandwidth of telephoneis
** bit is a unit of
** when 2 n/w are connected in parallel
a. z-parameter add
b. h-paramete
c. y-parameter
d. abcd parameter
** beamwidth of antenna is
** Convolution of two u(t)?
** T function H(s)=1/(s+1),h(f)=?
** F(s)=1/s2, then f(t)?
** Fourier series expansion of a even periodic function contains ?
** If ip of ckt is sine , the steady state op willbe exponentially decay with time const,sin , damped sinusoidal
** Power gain of emitter follower?
** Highest voltage gain can be obtained from
** Differentiation of time domain is equal to
** Standard rect waveguide width to  height ratio
** Which is micro wave oscillator
** If transmission line open ckt then vswr?
** Is Pn junction reversebiased ?
** Typical q factor of crystal oscillator
** In pnp transistor saturation current is due to
** When both junction of a transistor is forward biased then it is said to be in
** 50ohms line matched to 200 ohms load through quarter wavelength transmission , the characteristic impedance of matched line should be
** Hall effect used to measure?
** P type semiconductor properties?

Important Facts Regarding Botany

Important Facts Regarding Botany

Facts	Example and details
Largest angiosperm tree	Eucalyptus
Longest tree in the world	Sequoia giganteum. This is a gymnosperm its height is 120 meter. This is also called coast Red Wood of California
Smallest (in space) angiosperm plant	Lemna. This is aquatic angiosperm which is found in west Bengal in India too.
Plant with largest leaf	Victoria Regia. This is aquatic plant which is found is west Bengal in India.
Largest fruit	Lodoicea this is also called double coconut this found in Kerala in India.
Smallest Pteridophyta	Azolla. This is an aquatic plant.
Smallest seed	Orchid.
Smallest flower	Wolfia. Its diameter is 0.1 millimetre.
Largest flower	Reflesia arnoldii. Its diameter is 1 meter and its weight can be 8 kilograms.
Smallest angiosperm parasite	Arceuthobium. This is a di-seed wall which is a parasite on the stems of gymnosperms.
Largest male couplet	Cycas. This is a gymnosperm plant.
Largest seed-egg	Cycas.
Alive morph	Cycas.
Smallest chromosomes	In algae.
Longest chromosomes	In Trillium
The plant with the largest Number of chromosomes	Ophioglossum (Fern). There are 1266 Chromosomes in its Diploid cell
Caffeine	Pepaver somniferum morphin contains in it.
The plant with the least number of chromosomes	Heplapapopus gracilis.
The smallest gymnosperm plant	Zamia pygmea.
The heaviest wooden plant	Hardwichia binata.
The lightest wooden plant	Ochroma lagopus- balsa.
The smallest cell	Mycoplasma gallisepticum.
Fruit like a tennis ball	Kenth.
Fire of the forest	Dhak.
Coffee giving plant	Coffea Arabica. Caffin contains in it.
Coco giving plant	Theobroma cococa. Theobromin and caffeine contain in it.

 

Towns Associated with Famous Industries

Towns Associated with Famous Industries

Town (Country)	Associated Industry
Baku (Azerbaijan)	Petroleum
Bangkok (Thailand)	Ship building
Belfast (Ireland)	Ship building
Buenos Aires (Azerbaijan)	Meat
Cadiz (Portugal)	Cork
Chicago (U.S.A)	Agricultural implements, Meat
Cologne (Germany)	Cotton and woolen industries
Dhaka (Bangladesh)	Jute
Detroit (U.S.A)	Motor cars
Dresden (Germany)	Optical and photographic apparatus
Glasgow (Great Britain)	Machinery
Havana (Cuba)	Tobacco, Cigars
Hollywood (U.S.A)	Film industry
Johannesburg (S. Africa)	Gold  mines
Kimberley (S. Africa)	Diamond mining
Leeds (England)	Woolen goods
Lyons (France)	Silk industries
Manchester (England)	Cotton industry
Mauritius (Indian Ocean)	Fishing, Shipping, Sugar
Milan (Italy)	Silk
Morocco (North Africa)	Leather
Munich (Germany)	Lenses
New Orleans (U.S.A)	Cotton industry
Osaka (Japan)	Cotton fabrics
Pittsburg (U.S.A)	Iron and steel
Plymouth (England)	Ship-building
Sheffield  (England)	Cutlery
Venice (Italy)	Glass manufacturing
Vienna (Austria)	Glass manufacturing
Wellington (New Zealand)	Dairy Product

 

APPSC GROUP-1 MAINS PAPER-1

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APPSC PREVIOUS ENGLISH MEDIUM SOLVED PAPERS

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AP GENCO AE EXAM

APGENCO 2010 JOB NOTIFICATION

ANDHRA PRADESH POWER GENERATION CORPORATION LIMITED

Many students are waiting for APGENCO 2010 notification and asked many times in comments.Finally APGENCO released recruitment notification today 3rd jun 2010.


NOTIFICATION

APGENCO is the largest power Generating Company of Andhra Pradesh State and is the 3rd largest Power utility (8087.9 MW) in India and has second highest Hydel capacity in the Country want to be the best power utility in the country and one of the best in the world offers excellent opportunities to Professionals.

Position No.of.Vacancies
Notification No. 1 / CGM (Adm) / 2010 TraineeAssistant Engineer (for Engineering Graduates in electrical,Mechanical, Electronics & Civil). 398
(BL-38 + GR-360)
Notification No. 2 / CGM (Adm) / 2010 Trainee Chemist. 35
(BL-1 + GR-34)
Notification No. 3 / JS (Per) / 2010 Trainee JuniorAccountsOfficer. 42
Total: 475

BL: Backlog GR:General Recruitment
Note:The above vacancies are subject to variation based on the necessity and shall be filled as per Rule of Reservation in vogue.

Date of written test:
i. For Chemists, JuniorAccounts Officers & Graduate Civil Engineers – 11-07-2010 .
ii. For Graduate Electrical,Mechanical & Electronics Engineers. – 01-08-2010

How to apply: The candidate has to apply online through www.apgenco.gov.in after carefully going through the detailed notification and instructionsmentioned threin. Online application is accessible from 05-06-2010 to 25-06-2010.

APGENCO AE (ASSISTANT ENGINNERS) EXAM PATTERN,SELECTION PROCEDURE

A. Written test will be conducted in the following manner.

Section.A : Questions on core academic curriculum of respective discipline. The syllabus for the examination is already posted in site plz see similar posts for APGENCO AE syllabus.

Section B : questions on analytical aptitude.

B. The minimum qualifying marks in the written test shall be for OCs – 40%, BCs – 35%, SCs, STs and Physically challenged – 30%.

N.B. Mere securing minimum qualifying marks does not vest any right to a candidate for selection to the post of Trainee Assistant Engineer.

C. Only those candidates who qualify in the written examination by being ranked high, community wise will be selected as per rules in vogue.

D. The candidates will be selected and allotted to Zones/Generating Stations as per their Rank in the merit list and as per zonal preferences for allotment of non-local candidates against vacancies available. Selection shall be made on State Wide merit, in respect of non-local candidates and allotment to Zones shall be made as per the preference given by candidate in his/her online application, against the actual vacancies.

The said preferences are only indicative for being considered to the extent possible but not binding. Therefore, the APGENCO has the power to assign a successful candidate to any notified post in the Zone in respect of non-local candidates, for which, he/she is considered to be qualified and eligible, subject to fulfilling the selection criteria. Mere claim of preference for any zone for allotment against vacancy does not confer any right to selection for that Zone in particular or any Zone in general.

E. Candidates have to produce Original documents viz.Date of Birth Certificate, Educational Qualification certificate/s, community certificate, physical disability certificate (disability not less than 40%) issued by the concerned competent Medical Board, if any, study/residence certificate and other particulars for verification as and when required and called for. If the particulars furnished in the Online Application Form do not tally with the Original documents produced by the Candidates, his/her candidature will be rejected.

F. The persons already in Government Service/autonomous bodies/other Corporations etc., whether in permanent or temporary capacity or as work charged employees must take print out of the application after properly filled and get it endorsed by his/her employer and keep it with him/her ready, so as to, submit the same as and when called for.

G. The appointment of selected candidates will be subject to their being found medically fit in the appropriate medical classification.


APGENCO ASSISTANT ENGINEERS (AE) ELECTRICAL SYLLABUS

1. ELECTRICAL CIRCUITS AND NETWORKS:

Kirchhoff’s laws, mesh and node analysis, network theorems, sinusoidal steady state analysis of single phase and three phase circuits, resonance, transient response of RL, RC, RLC circuits for different inputs, two-port networks, Two element network synthesis.

2. CONTROL SYSTEMS:

Modelling of physical systems, Block diagrams and signal flow graphs, Time and frequency domain analysis, Steady state errors, Routh’s criterion, Nyquist and Bode plots, compensation, root loci, elementary ideas of state variable analysis, control system components .

3. MEASUREMENTS AND INSTRUMENTATION:

SI units, measurement of current, voltage, power, power-factor and energy, Measurement of resistance, inductance, capacitance and frequency-bridge methods, transducers and their applications to the measurement of non-electrical quantities like temperature, pressure, strain, displacement etc., cathode ray oscilloscope.

4. ANALOG AND DIGITAL ELECTRONICS:

Characteristics of diodes, BJT, FET, SCR, Amplifier biasing, equivalent circuits, frequency response, feedback amplifiers, power amplifiers, oscillators ,operational amplifiers and applications, wave shaping circuits, multivibrators, flip-flops, universal gates, combinational circuits, A/D and D/A converters .

5. ELECTRICAL MACHINES AND POWER ELECTRONIC DRIVES:

Single phase transformer; equivalent circuit, tests, regulation and efficiency, three phase transformer connections parallel operation, auto transformer, principle of energy conversion, windings of rotating machines, DC generators and motors, characteristics, starting and speed control, three phase induction motors performance characteristics, starting and speed control, single phase induction motors, synchronous generators, performance, regulation, parallel operation, synchronous motors, starting characteristics and applications, synchronous condensers, fractional horse power motors, permanent magnet and stepper motors, Characteristics of Power electronic devices, phase control, bridge converters, choppers and inverters, basic concepts of adjustable speed drives.

6. POWER SYSTEMS:

Electrical power generation thermal, hydro, nuclear: transmission line parameters; steady state performance of overhead transmission lines and cables, surge propagation, distribution systems, insulators, bundle conductors, corona, and radio interference effects; per-unit quantities: bus admittance and impedance matrices: load flow: voltage control and power factor correction; economic operation, symmetrical components, analysis of symmetrical and unsymmetrical faults; principles of over current, differential and distance protections, circuit breakers, concept of system stability, swing curves and equal area criterion.


APGENCO AE ELECTRONICS SYLLABUS

1. Basics of Circuits and Measurement Systems:
Kirchoff’s laws, mesh and nodal Analysis, Circuit theorems. One-port and two-port Network Function. Static and dynamic characteristics of Measurement Systems. Error and uncertainty analysis. Statistical analysis of data and curve fitting.


2. Transducers, Mechanical Measurement and Industrial Instrumentation:
Resistive, Capacitive, Inductive and piezoelectric transducers and their signal conditioning. Measurement of displacement, velocity and acceleration (translational and rotational), force, torque, vibration and shock. Measurement of pressure, flow, temperature and liquid level. Measurement of pH, conductivity, viscosity and humidity.


3. Analog Electronics:
Characteristics of diode, BJT, JFET and MOSFET. Diode circuits. Transistors at low and high frequencies, Amplifiers, single and multi-stage. Feedback amplifiers. Operational amplifiers, characteristics and circuit configurations, Instrumentation amplifier. Precision rectifier. V-to-I and I-to-V converter. Op-Amp based active filters. Oscillators and signal generators.


4. Digital Electronics:
Combinational logic circuits, minimization of Boolean functions. IC families, TTL, MOS and CMOS. Arithmetic circuits, Comparators, Schmitt trigger, timers and mono-stable multi vibrator. Sequential circuits, flip-flops, counters , shift registers, Multiplexer, S/H circuit, Analog-to-Digital and Digital-to-Analog converters. Basics of number system. Microprocessor applications, memory and input-output interfacing. Microcontrollers.


5. Signals, Systems and Communications:
Periodic and aperiodic signals. Impulse response, transfer function and frequency response of first and second order systems. Convolution, correlation and characteristics of linear time invariant systems. Discrete time system, impulse and frequency response. Pulse transfer function. IIR and FIR filters. Amplitude and frequency modulation and demodulation. Sampling theorem, pulse code modulation. Frequency and time division multiplexing. Amplitude shift keying, frequency shift keying and pulse shift keying for digital modulation.


6. Electrical and Electronic Measurements:
Bridges and potentiometers, measurement of R, L and C. Measurements of voltage, current, power, power factor and energy. A.C & D.C current probes. Extension of instrument ranges. Q-meter and waveform analyzer. Digital voltmeter and multi-meter. Time, phase and frequency measurements. Cathode ray oscilloscope. Serial and parallel communication. Shielding and grounding.

7. Control Systems and Process Control:
Feedback principles. Signal flow graphs. Transient Response, steady-state-errors. Routh and Nyquist criteria. Bode plot, root loci. Time delay systems. Phase and gain margin. State space representation of systems. Mechanical, hydraulic and pneumatic system components. Synchro pair, servo and step motors. On-off, cascade, P, P-I, P-I-D, feed forward and derivative controller, Fuzzy controllers.


8. Analytical, Optical Instrumentation:
Mass spectrometry, UV, visible and IR spectrometry, X-ray and nuclear radiation measurements. Optical sources and detectors, LED, laser, Photo-diode, photo-resistor and their characteristics. Interferometers, applications in metrology. Basics of fiber optics.



APGENCO ASSISTANT ENGINEERS (AE) MECHANICAL SYLLABUS

Strength of Materials:

Simple stresses and strains Hooke’s law, elastic constants, stress strain curve of mild steel bars of uniform strength, compound bars, temperature stresses, stresses on oblique planes – principal stresses and strains, Mohr’s stress circle, shear force and bending moment diagrams for beams, bending and shear stresses in beams, deflections of beams, columns and struts, strain energy, torsion of circular shafts and springs.

Fluid Mechanics and Machinery:

Basic fluid properties, fluid static – pressure measurements, buoyancy and flotation, truid Kinematics, fluid dynamics – Euler’s, Bernoulli’s and Impulse momentum equations, laminar and turbulent flows, flow through pipes and losses in pipes, bends, boundary layer theory, compressible fluid flow, impact of jets, Hydraulic turbines and pumps, Ram, accumulator and intensifier.

Material Science and Metallurgy:

Structure and properties of engineering materials, bonding in solids, imperfections in crystals and metals, structure of alloys, manufacture of iron and steel, heat treatment, alloy steels, principles of powder metallurgy.

Theory of Machines:

Displacement, velocity and acceleration analysis of plane mechanisms. dynamic analysis of slider – crank mechanism, gear trains, flyWheels. .

Vibrations:

Free and forced vibrations, effect of damping, resonance. Vibration isolation, critical speeds of shafts.

Design of Machine Elements:

Design for static and dynamic loading, failure theories, fatigue strength, S-N diagram, design of joints, shafts, bearings, gears, brakes, clutches, screws, springs, cranks, piston, gyroscopes, balancing and governors.

Heat Transfer:

Various modes of heat transfer, fins, heat exchangers, LMTD & NTU methods, unsteady state heat conduction, dimensionless parameters, free and forced convective heat transfer, thermal boundary layer, heat Transfer in flow-over flat plates and through Pipes, effect of turbulence, radiative heat transfer, shape factors, network analysis, eondensation and boiling.

Thermodynamics:

Zeroth, first and second laws of thermodynamics, thermodynamics systems and processes, Carnot cycle, Air-standard cycles, irreversibility and availability, properties of pure substances. Psychometry, Refrigeration and Air-conditioning, working principles and their applications.

Applied Thermodynamics:

Classification of compressors and its working principles, Classification of I.C . Engines and its working principles, performances, Design considerations of combustion chambers for C.!. & S.L Engines, knocking, Rating of fuels, Lubrications, Ignition systems.

Turbo machines:

Working principles of gas turbines, steam turbines, Rankine’s cycle. modified Rankine’s cycle, jet propulsion and nozzles.

Metal cutting and Machine tools:

Mechanics of machining, single and multi point cutting tools, tool geometry, tool life, wear, cutting force analysis, micro finishing machines-EDM, ECM and USM, NC machines, jigs and fixtures. Standards of measurements, limits, fits, tolerances, linear and angular measurements, comparators, lathes, drilling, shaping, planning, milling, gear cutting. broaching and grinding machines.

Foundry, Welding and Forging:

Design of patterns moulds and cores, solidification, design consideration of runner, riser and gate. Physics of welding, types of welding and their principles, brazing, soldering, adhesive bonding. Fundamentals of hot and cold working processes, forging, rolling, extrusion, drawing, shearing and bending.

Production and operation management:

Plant layout, material handling, production planning and control, materials, management and work studies, inspections, quality control, cost analysis, operation research, basic concepts of CADI CAM, inventory control


APGENCO AE (ASSISTANT ENGINEERS) CIVIL SYLLABUS

1. Strength of materials and theory of structures:
Simple stresses and strains, Hooke’s Law, elastic constants, stress strain curve of mild steel stresses on oblique planes – Principal stresses and strains, Mohr’s stress circle, temperature stresses, compound bars, shear force and bending moment diagrams for beams, bending and shear stresses in beams, strain energy principles, torsion of circular shafts – Pure torsion and combined with bending and thrust, deflections of simple beams, thin and thick cylinders, columns and struts, direct and bending stresses, trusses, propped cantilevers and fixed beams, arches, cables and
suspension bridges; moving loads and influence lines; static and kinematic indeterminacies, Continuous beams and portal frames-movement distribution, Kani’s and matrix methods. Unsymmetrical Bending and shear Centre.

2. Reinforced Concrete:
Materials – properties, grades and tests, workability and mix design of concrete – basic concepts of working stress and limit state methods of design – Limit state design of beams, slabs, columns, footings. Circular and flat slabs, water tanks, bridges – IRC specifications and loadings, Slabs and T – beam bridges, retaining walls, Pre-stressed concrete – basic concepts, losses and analysis and design of beams including end block.

3. Steel structure:
Rivetted and welded joints, Connections – eccentric and framed, simple and compound beams, tension and compression members, plate and gantry girders, roof trusses, plate girder and truss bridges, water tanks, roof trusses, tubular sections and design, transmission towers, column bases, plastic analysis, basic principles, theorems, methods of analysis, analysis and design of determinate and indeterminate beams and frames.

4. Geo-Technical Engineering:
Origin and classification of soils, three phase system, basic definitions and relations, effective stress. Permeability, capillarity and seepage of soils, flownets, flow through earthen dams, compressibility, consolidation and compaction of soils, shear strength, stability of slopes, earth pressures and retaining walls, stress distribution in soils, settlement analysis, subsurface exploration and site investigations, bearing capacity of soils, shallow and deep foundations, pile foundations.

5. Other Topics:
Elements of surveying – Chain, plane table, compass and theodolite, leveling, building materials and construction, formwork, CPM and PERT.

6. Fluid Mechanics and Machinery:
Properties of fluids, pressure measurement fluid statics, buoyancy and flotation, fluid kinematics and fluid dynamics, orifices and mouthpieces, notches and weirs, laminar and turbulent flows, flow through pipes, forces on immersed bodies, flow in open channels, impact of jets, Hydraulic turbines and pumps, dams, power houses, hydrology and hydro power plants.

APGENCO TRAINEE CHEMIST SYLLABUS

APGENCO TRAINEE CHEMIST SYLLABUS

1. Symmetry of Molecules:

Concepts of symmetry in Chemistry – Symmetry operations – Symmetry Elements.
Molecular Point Groups : Definition and notation of point groups, classification of molecules into C1, Cs, Ci, Cn, Cnv, Cnh , Dnh, Dnd, Cav Dah Td, Oh, Ih and Sn (n=even). Symmetry criteria for optical activity, symmetry and dipole mement.

2. Inorganic Reaction Machanisms:

Energy profiles of reaction – concepts of labile and inert complexes in terms of VBT and CFT.

Nu cleophylic substitution reactions: Acid hydrolysis – Base hydrolysis reactions.

Nucleophylic substitution reactions in square planar complexes: Trans effect, theories of trans effect and applications of trans effect. Mechanism of substitution in square planar complexes.

Electron transfer reactions: outer sphere and inner sphere mechanisms of electron transfer reactions.

3. Organometallic Chemistry:

Chemistry of organometallic compounds of Li, Na, Mg, Zn, Hg, Al, Pb, Sn

4. Bioinorganic Chemistry:

Importance of metal ions in biological systems. Oxygen transport and storage: structure and functions of Hemoglobin and Myoglobin.

Vitamin B6 catalysed reactions : transamination, Decarboxylation, and Dealdolation reactions. Role of metal ion in model system studies.

5. Coordination Chemistry:

Metal – ligand bonding – valence bond – crystal field and molecular orbital theories of stability of coordination compounds – its determinations – chelate compounds.

6. Quantum Chemistry:

Black body radiation – plank’s concept of quantization, wave particle duality and uncertainty principle, Eigen functions and eigen values, Operators – Operator algebra, Communication of Operators, well behaved function, Normalized and orthogonal functions. Particle in a box – one dimensional and three dimensional – energy and wave functions of particle in a box – degeneracy, application to the spectra of conjugated molecules.
7. Thermodynamics:
First law of thermodynamics and its applications – second law and its applications – Definition of Free energy – clapeyron and clausius – clapeyron equations – activity and
activity coefficients.
8. Chemical Kinetics:
Collision and transition state theory. Unimolecular reactions and Lindamann’s theory, opposing, parallel and consecutive reactions, chain reactions, H2 – Br2 reaction, its rate law, General acid catalysis (Hydrolysis of ester) general base catalysis (aldol reaction) enzyme kinetics – Michaelis – Menton kinetics.
9. Electro Chemistry:
Theories of strong electrolytes – interionic interactions and their experimental manifestation – Debye Huckel theory of activity coefficients – measurement of activity coefficients and experimental verification of Limiting law – electrochemical cells and Nernst equation, Origin of blak e.m.f. in different types of cells.
10. Surface Chemistry:
Liquid interfaces – stability of interface – Gibb’s Absorption equation – surface films and Experimental methods for their study – Gas – solic absorption isotherms and surface area measurements.
11. Spectroscopy:
Microwave spectroscopy – selection rules, reduced mass, bond length from rotational spectra of diatomic molecules energy equation.
IR: Anhormonic nature of vibration – energy equation – calculation of force constant of a diatomic molecule from vibration spectra – group frequencies – identification of functional groups – hydrogen bonding – Cis – Trans isomerisation.
NMR: Basic principle, Larmor frequency, Chemical Shift including calculations, spin-spin splitting – first order spectra – double resonance – applications of PMR spectroscopy in structure determination.
12. Stereochemistry:
Symmetry of molecules and criterion for optical activity – different configurational notations – asymmetric induction – stereospecific reactions – activity of nitrogen compounds – dynamic enantiomerism, conformational analysis of cyclic and acyclic molecules – Cis, Trans isomerism.
13. Reaction Mechanisms:
Electronic effects, addition to C = C and C=O, Aliphatic and aromatic nucleophilic and electrophilic substitution reactions. Neighboring group participation. Different types of Elimination reaction. Various methods of studying the reaction mechanisms. Generation, detection and stability of reactive intermediates.
14. Carbohydrates:
Structure and configuration of monosaccharides – reducing and nonreducing disaccharides – polysaccharides.
15. Aromaticity:
Criteria – different rules molecular orbital approach – annulenes – aromatic cations and anions – metallosenes – nonbenzionoid aromatics.
16. Heterocyclic compounds :
Synthesis and reactivity of simple 5 and 6 membered rings and fused ring systems.
17. Alkaloids:
Structure determination and synthesis of Nicotine, Cocaine, Atropine, Papaverine, Norcotine, Quinine and related alkaloids.
18. Terpenoids:
Isoprene rule – Acyclic monocyclic and bicyclic mono-terpenoids.
19. Aminoacids and Proteins:
Synthesis and reactions of alpha – amino acids and synthetic approaches to polypeptides – proteins, enzymes and coenzymes.
20. Pericyclic Reactions:
definition and classification – aromatic transition state, molecular orbital and correlation diagram approaches, 4n and 4n+2e examples of electrocyclic, cycloaddition and sigmatropic reactions.