APPSC AEE Syllabus 2020 and Exam Pattern

APPSC AEE Exam Pattern 2020

In Andra Pradesh PSC Assistant Executive Engineer recruitment the selection process involves,

• Preliminary Examination
• Main Examination, and
• Interview

Preliminary Examination

• Each paper shall be for 03 hours (180 mutes).
• For each wrong answer, there shall be a deduction of .33 marks from the scored marks.

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APPSC AEE Syllabus

APPSC AEE Syllabus: General Studies and Mental Ability

• Events of national and international importance.
• Current affairs- international, national and regional.
• General Science and its applications to the day to day life Contemporary developments in Science and Technology and Information Technology
• The social-economic and political history of modern India with emphases on Indian national movement.
• Indian polity and governance: constitutional issues, public policy, reforms and e-governance initiatives.
• Economic development in India since independence.
• Physical geography of India sub-continent.
• Disaster management: vulnerability profile, prevention and mitigation strategies, Application of Remote Sensing and GIS in the assessment of Disaster.
• Sustainable Development and Environmental Protection.
• Logical reasoning, analytical ability and data interpretation.
• Data Analysis:

a) Tabulation of data
b) Visual representation of data
c) Basic data analysis (Summary Statistics such as mean and variance coefficient of variation etc.,) and Interpretation

• Bifurcation of Andhra Pradesh and its Administrative, Economic, Social, Cultural, Political, and legal implications/ problems, including

a). Loss of capital city challenges in building new capital and it’s
financial implications.
b). Division and rebuilding of common Institutions.
c). Division of employees, their relocation and nativity issues.
d). Effect of bifurcation on commerce and entrepreneurs.
e). Implications to financial resources of state government.
f). The task of post-bifurcation infrastructure development and opportunities
for investments.
g). The socioeconomic, cultural and demographic impact of bifurcation.
h). Impact of bifurcation on river water sharing and consequential issues.
i). AP REORGANISATION ACT, 2014 on Andra Pradesh and the arbitrariness of certain provisions.

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Paper 2: Common for Civil and Mechanical Engineering

• Strength of Material: Forces, moments, Equilibrium; Applying the Equation of Equilibrium, Planar Trusses;
  Friction; Forces and Moments Transmitted by Slender members-shear Force and Bending Moment Diagrams; Mechanics of Deformable Bodies-Force –deformation –Relationships and Static Indeterminacy, Uniaxial Loading and Material Properties, Analysis of Statically Determinate and Indeterminate Trusses. Deflection of Statically Determinate Trusses.
• Force –Stress- Equilibrium – Multiaxial Stress and Strain and their relationship; Linear Elasticity – Material Behaviour – Stress-strain-temperature Relationships and Thin-walled Pressure Vessels. Thick Cylinders. Stress Transformations and Principal Stress, Stress and Strain Transformation, Theories of Failure.
• Bending: Stress and Strains; Deflections – Pure Bending, Moment –curvature relationship. Deflection of statically determinate beams using Macaulay’s method, Moment-Area Method and Conjugate Beam Method.
• Torsion; Energy Methods –Torsion and Twisting, Energy Methods
• Fluid Mechanic and Machinery
  Basic principles of fluid mechanics – Pascal’s Law, transmission & multiplication of force, basic properties of hydraulic fluids, density, specific weight-specific gravity, viscosity and bulk modulus, continuity equation, Bernoulli’s eq., Torricelli’s theorem laminar v/s turbulent flows, static head pressure, pressure losses, hydraulic system; Fluid Statics – Hydrostatics, Fluid forces on planes and curved surfaces, submerged
  and floating bodies, Buoyancy and stability. Control Volume analysis; Basic laws – Mass conservation law, thermodynamic laws, Newton’s laws, Angular-Momentum principle; Flows in pipes and channels – friction factor; Governing equations of fluid flows – continuity, Euler equations, Navier-stokes equations, internal flows; external flows, Flow separation;
• Flow measurement devices – Gross measurement: Venturi meter, Orifice meter, notches and weirs, turbine flow meters, rotameters; Point measurement: pitot tubes, hot wire/ film anemometer, their measurement principles and sources of errors; calibration, uncertainty estimation.
• Hydraulic pumps-pumps flow and pressure, pump drive, torque and power, efficiency, types of pumps-gear, vane, piston; pressure-compensated pumps, cavitation and aeration, velocity triangles, centerline thermodynamic analysis.
• Hydraulic Directional Control –Check Valves, Shuttle Valves, two-three- and four-way Directional Control Valves, Directional Control Valve Actuation.
• Hydraulic Pressure Control – Pressure Relief Valves, Unloading Valves, Pressure Reducing Valves, Sequence Valves, Counterbalance Valves, Pressure Compensated Pumps.
• Turbines – performance characteristics for low and high-speed machines, centerline thermodynamic analysis, velocity triangles, hydraulic turbines – Pelton, Francis and Kaplan turbine

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Paper 3: Optional Paper Civil Engineering

• BUILDING MATERIALS: Timber: Different types and species of structural timber, density – moisture relationship, strength in different directions, defects, preservations, plywood. Bricks: Types, Indian Standard classification, absorption, saturation factor, strength in masonry, the influence of mortar strength on masonry strength. Cement: Compounds of different types, setting times, strength.  Cement mortar: Ingredients, proportions, water demand, mortars for plastering and masonry. Concrete: Importance of w/c ratio, strength, ingredients including admixtures, workability, testing for strength, mix design methods, non-destructive testing.
• STRUCTURAL ANALYSIS: General theorems: theorems relating to elastic structures, principles of virtual work, strain energy in elastic structures, complementary energy, Castigliano’s theorem, Betti’s and Maxwell’s reciprocal theorems. Analysis of determinate structures –Deflection of determinate beams by double integration Macaulay’s movement area and conjugate beam methods, Analysis of indeterminate skeletal frames-Moment distribution, Slope deflection, Kani’s, Stiffness and force methods, Energy methods, Plastic analysis of indeterminate beams and simple portal frames.
• DESIGN OF STEEL STRUCTURES: Principles of working stress method. Design of bolted and welded connections, axially and eccentrically loaded joints, Simple connection of bracket plates to columns, beam to beam and beam to column connections, design of framed, unstiffened and stiffened seat connections Design of industrial roofs. Principles of ultimate load design. Design of simple members.
• DESIGN OF CONCRETE AND MASONRY STRUCTURES: Limit state design for bending, Shear, Axial compression and combined forces. Code provision for slabs, Beams, Columns and footings. Working stress method of design of R.C. members. Principles of pre-stressed concrete design, Materials, Methods of prestressing, losses. Design of simple members and determinate structures. Design of
  brick masonry as per IS codes.
• CONSTRUCTION PLANNING AND MANAGEMENT: Bar chart, linked bar chart, Work break down structures, Activity – on – arrow diagrams. Critical path, probabilistic activity durations, Event-based networks. PERT network: Time-cost the study, Crashing, Resource allocation.
• HYDROLOGY AND WATER RESOURCE ENGINEERING: Hydrological cycle, precipitation and related data analysis, Unit hydrographs, Evaporation and transpiration. Floods and their management, Stream gauging, Routing of floods, Capacity of reservoirs. Multi-purpose uses of water: Soil-plant – Water relationships,
  Irrigation systems. Water demand assessment: Storages and their yields. Groundwater yield and well Hydraulics. Waterlogging and drainage design. Design of rigid boundary canals, Lacey’s and tractive force concepts in canal design, Lining of Canals, Sediment transport in canals, Non-overflow and overflow dams and their design, Energy dissipaters, Design of headworks, Distribution works, Falls, Crossdrainage
  works, Outlets, River training.
• ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING: Water Supplying Engineering, Waste Water engineering, Solid Waste Management
• SOIL MECHANICS AND FOUNDATION ENGINEERING
• SURVEYING AND TRANSPORT ENGINEERING

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Paper 3: Optional Paper Mechanical Engineering

• Thermo Dynamics
• Heat Transfer
• Refrigeration and Air Conditioning
• Turbomachines
• Theory of Machines
• Machine Design
• Machine Drawing and Solid Modelling
• Engineering Materials
• Manufacturing Science
• Computer Integrated Manufacturing
• Industrial Engineering
• Modelling and Simulation

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Paper 3: Optional Paper Electrical Engineering

• Electric Circuits
• Electrical Measurements and Instruments
• Illumination
• Transformers
• 3-Phase Induction Motors
• 3-Phase Alternators
• DC Generators and Motors
• 3-Phase Synchronous Motors
• Single-phase Induction Motors
• Transmission and Distribution
• Over Head Line Insulators
• Underground Cables
• Fault Calculations
• Generating Stations
• Protection
• Circuit Breakers
• Economic Aspects
• Utilization of Electrical Energy

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Paper 3: Optional Paper Agricultural Engineering

• Agricultural process Engineering (Unit Operations)
• Process Engineering for agricultural produce
• Process Engineering for Horticultural produce
• Vegetable oil technology
• Dairy and Food Engineering
• Agro Industries and by-product utilisation
• Biomass energy conversion
• Solar and Wind Energy
• Greenhouse Technology
• Design and Costing of Farm Structures
• Rural water supply, Sanitation and Environmental Engineering
• Wells and Pumps with Special reference to Lift Irrigation
• Irrigation Engineering
• Soil and Water Engineering
• Watershed Management
• Drainage Engineering
• Sprinkler and Drip Irrigation
• Land Development Machinery
• Farm power and Tractor Systems
• Farm machinery and agricultural machine design
• Design and Costing of Soil Conservation and Irrigation Structures

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