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The official notification for the Overseer/Draftsman Gr I (127/2020) post was released as an Extraordinary Gazette on 1st October 2020. The exam pattern and the syllabus for the post can be discussed in this article. Understanding the exam pattern will help aspirants to know about the mark distribution and exam duration. The complete Overseer Draftsman Syllabus will help you to start the preparations for the exam. Subscribe to Entri and join the Overseer-civil course to get into your dream job. The class will commence on December 1st.
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Kerala PSC Overseer/Draftsman Gr I Details
Notification Details
| Events | Dates |
| Notification Date | 1st October 2020 |
| Category and name of posts | 127/2020. Overseer Gr I/ Draftsman Gr I |
| Department | Local Self Government Department |
| Last date to submit the application | 4th November 2020 |
| Scale of pay | Rs. 26500-56700/- |
| Vacancies | 26 |
| Method of appointment | Direct Recruitment |
| Age Limit | 18-36 years |
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Kerala PSC Overseer Draftsman Syllabus
1: Between the period of 1858-1947, how many Viceroys ruled over India?
The candidates possessing a diploma in Civil Engineering or any other qualification recognized as equivalent thereto.
Exam Pattern
The exam pattern of the Overseer Draftsman post will be as follows:
- The exam will be an objective OMR based written examination.
- There will be 100 questions.
- The exam duration will be for one hour and 15 minutes.
- There will be negative marking. 0.33 marks will be deducted for each wrong answer.
- Then, there will be a personal interview session, for the successful candidates shortlisted.
- The candidates selected for the post shall from the date of appointment be on probation for a period of two years within a continuous period of three years.
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Overseer Draftsman Syllabus
Kerala PSC is yet to release the exam date for the examination, so the syllabus too. Let us go through the expected topics as per the previous exams of Overseer/ Draftsman exam conducted to the Local Self Government Department.
- Current Affairs/ General Awareness
- Kerala Renaissance
- Facts about India and Kerala
- General English and Malayalam
- Topics related to the subject
Basic Engineering Drawing
- Drawing instruments, equipment, and materials
- Lettering, dimensioning and scale
- Plane geometrical construction
- Conic section and projection
Surveying
- Conventional surveying
- Introduction and terms used in chain, compass, plane table, and leveling survey
- Principle of leveling, Type of leveling, Reduction of levels
- Contouring, Theodolite survey
- Modern and advanced surveying instruments
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Building Materials and Construction
- Stone, Brick, Tiles, Cement, Lime, and filler materials
- Plane cement Concrete, Reinforced cement concrete
- Timber
- Foundation, Masonry, Roofing, Flooring
- Building finishes and services
- Temporary structural treatment for building construction
Building Drawing and Estimating
- Building rules and Byelaws
- Estimation, Rules, and methods of measurements of work
- Rate analysis and valuation
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Hydraulics and Irrigation
- Terms used in Irrigation
- Storage and diversion head work
- Reservoir, dam, canals, Cross drainage work
- Properties of fluid
- Measurement of pressure
- Type of Hydraulic energy [10mark]
Units and Mensuration
- Units of measurements
- Measurement of Perimeter and Area of triangles Polygons and circles
- Volume of Solids
Applied Mechanics
- Simple machines: -Load and effort, Mechanical advantage, Velocity ratio, efficiency
- Work power and energy
- Simple stress and strain
- Friction, Shear force, and bending moment
- Speed and velocity
AutoCAD
- Introduction to AutoCAD
- Basic commands
- Drawing toolbar and modifying toolbar
- Plotting and printing
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