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a year agoContributor-Level 10
Yantrik serves on-board ships and aircraft as per the branch allocated to them {Mechanical, Electrical, Electronics / Telecommunication (Radio/Power)} at INS Chilka. They are responsible to maintain all types of the machinery/ equipment fitted on-board Ships/ Aircraft/ Station. They are also required to maintain the adequate level of spares and accounting of the spares.
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a year agoContributor-Level 10
The Indian Coast Guard syllabus for section 5 is given below.
| Sr. No. | SUBJECT: Mechanical Engineering Diploma | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Engineering Mechanics- Resolution of forces, Equilibrium and Equilibrant, parallelogram law of forces, triangle law of forces, polygon law of forces and Lami’s theorem, couple and moment of a couple, condition for equilibrium of rigid body subjected to number of coplanar non-concurrent forces, definition of static friction, dynamic friction, derivation of limiting angle of friction and angle of repose, resolution of forces considering friction when a body moves on horizontal plane and inclined plane, calculation of moment of inertia and radius of gyration of : (a) I-Section (b) channel section (c) T-Section (d) L-Section (Equal & unequal lengths) (e) Z-Section (f) Built up sections (simple cases only), Newton’s laws of motion (without derivation), motion of projectile, D’Alembert’s principle, definition law of conservation of energy, law of conservation of momentum. | |
| 2 | Material Science- Mechanical properties of engineering materials – tensile strength, compressive strength, ductility, malleability, hardness, toughness, brittleness, impact strength, fatigue, creep resistance. Classification of steels, mild steel and alloy steels. Importance of heat treatment. Heat treatment processes – annealing, normalizing, hardening, tempering, carburizing, nitriding and cyaniding | |
| 3 | Strength of Materials- Stress, strain, stress strain diagram, factor of safety, thermal stresses, strain energy, proof resilience and modules of resilience. Shear force and bending moment diagram – cant leaver beam, simply supported beam, continuous beam, fixed beam. Torsion in shafts and springs, thin cylinder shells. | |
| 4 | Machining- Working principle of lathe. Types of lathes – Engine lathe – construction details and specifications. Nomenclature of single point cutting tool, geometry, tool signature, functions of tool angles. General and special operations – (Turning, facing, taper turning thread cutting, knurling, forming, drilling, boring, reaming, key way cutting), cutting fluids, coolants and lubricants. Introduction to shaper, slotter, plainer, broaching, milling and manufacture of gears, heat treatment process applied to gears. | |
| 5 | Welding- Welding – Introduction, classification of welding processes, advantages and limitations of welding, principles of arc welding, arc welding equipment, choice of electrodes for different metals, principle of gas (oxy-acetylene) welding, equipment of gas welding, welding procedures (arc & gas), soldering and brazing techniques, types and applications of solders and fluxes, various flame cutting processes, advantages and limitations of flame cutting, defects in welding, testing and inspection modern welding methods, (submerged, CO2, atomic – hydrogen, ultrasonic welding), brief description of MIG & TIG welding. | |
| 6 | Grinding & Finishing Process- Principles of metal removal by grinding, abrasives, natural and artificial, bonds and binding processes, vitrified, silicate, shellac rubber, grinding machines, classification: cylindrical, surface, tool & cutter grinding machine, construction details, relative merits, principles of centreless grinding, advantages & limitations of centreless grinding work, holding devices, wheel maintenance, balancing of wheels, coolants used, finishing by grinding, honing, lapping, super finishing, electroplating, basic principles – plating metals, applications, hot dipping, galvanizing tin coating, parkerising, anodizing, metal spraying, wire process, powder process and applications, organic coatings, oil base paint, lacquer base enamels, bituminous paints, rubber base coating. | |
| 7 | Metrology- Linear measurement – Slip gauges and dial indicators, angle measurements, bevel protractor, sine bar, angle slip gauges, comparators (a) mechanical (b) electrical (c) optical (d) pneumatic. Measurement of surface roughness; methods of measurements by comparison, tracer instruments and by interferometry, collimators, measuring microscope, interferometer, inspection of machine parts using the concepts of shadow projection and profile projection. | |
| 8 | Fluid Mechanics & Hydraulic Machinery- Properties of fluid, density, specific weight, specific gravity, viscosity, surface tension, compressibility capillarity, Pascal’s law, measurement of pressures, concept of buoyancy. Concept of Reynold’s number, pressure, potential and kinetic energy of liquids, total energy, laws of conservation, mass, energy and momentum, velocity of liquids and discharge, Bernoulli’s equation and assumptions, venturimeters, pitottube, current meters. Working principle & constructional details of centrifugal pump, efficiencies – manometric efficiency, volumetric efficiency, mechanical efficiency and overall efficiency, cavitation and its effect, working principle of jet & submersible pumps with line diagrams. | |
| 9 | Industrial Management- Job analysis, motivation, different theories, satisfaction, performance reward. | |
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a year agoContributor-Level 10
Indian Coast Guard syllabus for section 4 is given below:
| Sr. No. | SUBJECT: Electronics Diploma Engineering | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Basic concepts- Concepts of resistance, inductance, capacitance, and various factors affecting them. Concepts of current, voltage, power, energy and their units. | |
| 2 | Electronic Components & Materials- Conductors, Semi conductor& Insulators; Magnetic materials; Jointing & Cleaning materials for U/G copper cable & OFC; Cells and Batteries (chargeable and non chargeable); Relays, Switches, MCB & Connectors. | |
| 3 | Electronic Devices and Circuits- PN Junction diodes, thyristor; Diode and triode circuits; Junction Transistors; Amplifiers; Oscillator; Multivibrator, counters; Rectifiers; Inverter and UPS. | |
| 4 | Digital Electronics- Number System & Binary codes; Boolean Algebra & Logic gates; Combinational & Sequential logic circuits; A/D & D/A converter, counters; Memories. | |
| 5 | Linear Integrated Circuit- Introduction to operational Amplifier; Linear applications; Non Linear applications; Voltage regulators; Timers; Phase lock loop. | |
| 6 | Microprocessor and Microcontroller- Introduction to microprocessor, 8085 microprocessor working; Assembly Language programming; Peripherals & other microprocessors; Microcontrollers. | |
| 7 | Electronic Measurements- Measuring systems; Basic principles of measurement; Range Extension methods; Cathode ray oscilloscope, LCD, LED panel; Transducers. | |
| 8 | Communication Engineering- Introduction to communication; Modulation techniques; Multiplexing Techniques; Wave Propagation, Transmission line characteristics, OFC; Fundamentals of Public Address systems, Electronic exchange, Radar, Cellular and Satellite Communication. | |
| 9 | Data communication and Network- Introduction to data communication; Hardware and interface; Introduction to Networks and Networking devices; Local Area Network and Wide area network; Internet working. | |
| 10 | Computer Programming- Programming concepts; Fundamentals of ‘C’ and C +; Operators in ‘C’ and C +; Control Statements; Functions, Array String & Pointers, File Structure; Data Structure and DBMS. | |
| 11 | Basic Electrical Engineering- DC Circuits; AC fundamentals; Magnetic, Thermal and Chemical effects of Electric current; Earthing - Installation, Maintenance, Testing. | |
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a year agoContributor-Level 10
Indian Coast Guard syllabus for section 3 is given below:
| Sr. No. | SUBJECT: Electrical Diploma Engineering | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Basic concepts- Concepts of resistance, inductance, capacitance, and various factors affecting them. Concepts of current, voltage, power, energy and their units. | |
| 2 | Circuit law- Kirchhoff‘s law, Simple Circuit solution using network theorems. | |
| 3 | Magnetic Circuit- Concepts of flux, EMF, reluctance, Different kinds of magnetic materials, Magnetic calculations for conductors of different configuration e.g. straight, circular, solenoidal, etc. Electromagnetic induction, self and mutual induction. | |
| 4 | AC Fundamentals- Instantaneous, peak, R.M.S. and average values of alternating waves, Representation of sinusoidal wave form, simple series and parallel AC Circuits consisting of R.L. and C, Resonance, Tank Circuit. Poly Phase system – star and delta connection, 3 phase power, DC and sinusoidal response of R-Land R-C circuit. | |
| 5 | Measurement and measuring instruments- Measurement of power (1 phase and 3 phase, both active and re-active) and energy, 2 wattmeter method of 3 phase power measurement. Measurement of frequency and phase angle. Ammeter and voltmeter (both moving oil and moving iron type), extension of range wattmeter, Multimeters, Megger, Energy meter AC Bridges. Use of CRO, Signal Generator, CT, PT and their uses. Earth Fault detection. | |
| 6 | Electrical Machines- (a) D.C. Machine – Construction, Basic Principles of D.C. motors generators and their characteristics, speed control and starting of D.C. Motors. Method of braking motor, Losses and efficiency of D.C. Machines. (b) 1 phase and 3 phase transformers – Construction, Principles of operation, equivalent circuit, voltage regulation, O.C. and S.C. Tests, Losses and efficiency. Effect of voltage, frequency and wave form on losses. Parallel operation of 1 phase /3 phase transformers. Auto transformers. (c) 3 phase induction motors, rotating magnetic field, principle of operation, equivalent circuit, torque-speed characteristics, starting and speed control of 3 phase induction motors. Methods of braking, effect of voltage and frequency variation on torque speed characteristics, Fractional Kilowatt Motors and Single Phase Induction Motors: Characteristics and applications. | |
| 7 | Synchronous Machines- Generation of 3-phase e.m.f. armature reaction, voltage regulation, parallel operation of two alternators, synchronizing, control of active and reactive power. Starting and applications of synchronous motors. | |
| 8 | Generation, Transmission and Distribution- Different types of power stations, Load factor, diversity factor, demand factor, cost of generation, inter-connection of power stations. Power factor improvement, various types of tariffs, types of faults, short circuit current for symmetrical faults. Switchgears and Protection-Rating of circuit breakers, Principles of arc extinction by oil and air, H.R.C. Fuses, Protection against earth leakage / over current, etc. Buchholz relay, Merz-Price system of protection of generators & transformers, protection of feeders and bus bars. Lightning arresters, various transmission and distribution system, comparison of conductor materials, efficiency of different system. Cable – Different type of cables, cable rating and derating factor. | |
| 9 | Estimation And Costing- Estimation of lighting scheme, electric installation of machines and relevant IE rules. Earthing practices and IE Rules. | |
| 10 | Utilization of Electrical Energy- Illumination, Electric heating, Electric welding, Electroplating, Electric drives and motors. | |
| 11 | Basic Electronics- Working of various electronic devices e.g. PN Junction diodes, Transistors (NPN and PNP type), BJT and JFET. Simple circuits using these devices. | |
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a year agoContributor-Level 10
Indian Coast Guard syllabus for section 1 is given below.
| Sr No. | Science | Mathematics | English | General Awareness | Reasoning |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | Nature of Matter, Universe (Planets / Earth/Satellites/Sun), Electricity and its application | Mathematical Simplification, Ratio and Proportion, Algebric Identities, Linear Equations and Polynomials, Simultaneous Equations, Basic Trigonometry | Passage, Preposition, Correction of sentences, Change active to passive/passive to active voice. | Geography: Soil, Rivers, Mountains, Ports, Inland, Harbours | Spatial, Numerical Reasoning & Associative Ability, Sequences, Spellings Unscrambling, Coding and Decoding |
| 02 | Force and Gravitation, Newton’s Laws Of Motion, Work, Energy and Power | Simple Mensuration, Geometry, Measures of Central Tendency (Average, Median and Mode) | Change direct to indirect/indirect to direct, Verbs/Tense/Non Finites, Punctuation. | Culture and Religion, Freedom Movement, Important National Facts about India, Heritage, Arts and Dance | |
| 03 | Heat, Temperature, Metals and Non-Metals, Carbon and its Compounds, Measurements in Science, Sound & Wave Motion, Atomic Structure | Interest, Profit, Loss and Percentage, Work, Time, Speed and Distance | Substituting phrasal verbs for expression, Synonyms and Antonyms, Meanings of difficult words. | History, Defence, Wars and neighbours, Awards and Authors, Discoveries, Diseases and Nutrition | |
| 04 | - | Use of adjectives, Compound preposition. | Current Affairs, Languages, Capitals and Currencies, Common Names, Full Forms and Abbreviations | ||
| 05 | - | Use of pronouns | Eminent Personalities, National Bird/Animal/Sport /Flower/Anthem/ Song/ Flag/Mountains | ||
| 06 | - | Sports: Championships / Winners /Terms / Number of Players |
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a year agoContributor-Level 10
Indian Coast Guard Yantrik exam pattern is given below.
| Sr. No. | Name Of Examination | Details of Examination | Subject wise allocation of Questions | Pass Marks | Syllabus |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| (i) | Section I | Maximum Marks – 60, Time – 45 mins., Total no. of Questions – 60 | Maths – 20, Science - 10, English – 15, Reasoning–10, GK – 5 | 30 (UR/EWS/OBC category), 27 (for SC/ST category) | Class 10th Syllabus |
| (ii) | Section III | Maximum Marks – 50, Time – 30 mins., Total no. of Questions – 50 | Electrical Engineering - 50 | 20 (UR/EWS/ OBC category), 17 (for SC/ST category) | Diploma Level Electrical Engineering syllabus |
| (iii) | Section IV | Maximum Marks – 50, Time – 30 mins., Total no. of Questions – 50 | Electronics Engineering - 50 | 20 (UR/EWS/ OBC category), 17 (for SC/ST category) | Diploma Level Electronics Engineering syllabus |
| (iv) | Section V | Maximum Marks – 50, Time – 30 mins., Total no. of Questions – 50 | Mechanical Engineering - 50 | 20 (UR/EWS/ OBC category), 17 (for SC/ST category) | Diploma Level Mechanical Engineering syllabus |
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a year agoContributor-Level 10
The qualifying marks prescribed for Indian Coast Giuard exam is given below.
| Post Applied | Written Test | Passing Marks |
|---|---|---|
| Yantrik (Electrical) | Section (I+III) | 30+20= 50 (UR/ EWS/ OBC) 27+17= 44 (SC/ST) |
| Yantrik (Electronics) | Section (I+IV) | 30+20= 50 (UR/ EWS/ OBC) 27+17= 44 (SC/ST) |
| Yantrik (Mechanical) | Section (I+V) | 30+20= 50 (UR/ EWS/ OBC) 27+17= 44 (SC/ST) |
New answer posted
a year agoContributor-Level 10
The selection of recruits is based on an all India order of merit on their performance in Stage-I, II, III & IV and the number of vacancies available for the post. Clearing of Stage-I, II, III, IV and satisfactory performance in training is compulsory for recruitment in ICG. All candidates will be compulsorily subjected to identity check prior commencement of the examination of Stage- I, II, III of CGEPT.
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a year agoContributor-Level 10
Indian Coast Guard educational qualification for Yantrik is given below.
10th class passed from an education board recognised by Council of Boards for School Education (COBSE)” and “Diploma in Electrical/ Mechanical / Electronics/ Telecommunication (Radio/Power) Engineering of duration 03 or 04 years approved by All India Council of Technical Education (AICTE)”
OR
“10th & 12th class passed from an education board recognised by Council of Boards for School Education (COBSE)” and “Diploma in Electrical/ Mechanical / Electronics/ Telecommunication (Radio/Power) Engineering of duration 02 or 03 years approv
New answer posted
a year agoContributor-Level 10
The age limit precribed for Indian Coast Guard Yantrik is 18 to 22 years (5 Years relaxation for SC/ST, if the posts are reserved for them and 3 Years for OBC, if the posts are reserved for them). Candidates falling within this age limit can apply for the exam.
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