TSPSC AE, Technical Officer Syllabus 2022 Released @tspsc.gov.in Download Now

• Current Affairs – Regional, National, and International
• International Relations and Events.
• General Science; India’s achievements in Science and Technology
• Environmental issues and Disaster Management
• The economy of India and Telangana
• Geography of India with a focus on Telangana
• Indian Constitution and Polity with a focus on local self Government
• Society, Culture, Heritage, Arts, and Literature of Telangana
• Policies of Telangana State
• History of Modern India with a focus on the Indian National Movement
• History of Telangana with special emphasis on Movement for Telangana Statehood
• Logical Reasoning, Analytical Ability, and Data Interpretation
• Basic English (8th Class Standard)

PAPER – II: CIVIL ENGINEERING (DIPLOMA LEVEL)

1. Surveying: Fundamental concepts; Classification of Surveys; Chain Surveying; Compass Surveying; Levelling and Contouring; Theodolite Surveying; Tacheometry; Curves; Introduction and fundamental concepts of electronic measuring instruments – EDM, Total Station, GIS & GPS.

2. Construction Materials & Practice: Properties and uses of construction materials – Stones, Bricks, Tiles, Sand, Cement, Timber, Plastics, Glass, Asbestos, Paints, Distempers, Enamels, and Varnishes; Preparation of Cement mortar for various works. Classification of Buildings as per NBC, Site investigation for foundation as per NBC -Trial Pit and auger boring, classification of foundations, construction of spread footing and well foundation; Stone and Brick masonry – types and principles of construction; Doors and Windows – types, fittings, and fastenings, types and functions of Lintels, Sunshades, and Roofs, Flooring – Construction, and types of material; Types of Stairs; Scaffolding; Types of Plastering, Pointing, Painting, and White / Colour Wash

3. Engineering Mechanics and Strength of Materials: Forces – types of Forces, Parallelogram, Triangle and Polygon Law of Forces, Lami’s theorem; Centre of Gravity and Moment of Inertia; Simple stresses and strains, Hooke’s law stress-strain diagram, working strength, elastic constants, Poisson’s ratio, Relationship between elastic constants, compound rods, temperature stresses, strain energy, proof resilience, impact loading; Shear force, and bending moment diagrams for simply supported, overhanging and cantilever beams, the relation between the intensity of loading, shear force and bending moment; Theory of simple bending, modulus of the section, a moment of resistance, distribution of shear stress in rectangular, circular, and I-Sections; Deflection in cantilever and simply supported beams subjected to simple loading; Columns and struts – Euler’s and Rankine’s formulae, Slenderness ratio, simple built-up columns; Analysis of dams and retaining walls; Simple plane and pin-jointed trusses, Stresses by the method of joints and method of sections.

4. Hydraulics: Properties of fluids, fluid pressure, and its measurement; Types of flows, energies in fluid motion, Bernoulli’s theorem and its applications – venture meter, pitot tube; Orifice and mouthpiece; Notches and weirs; Flow through pipes, hydraulic gradient line, and total energy line, laminar and turbulent flow in pipes – Reynolds number, measurement of velocity; open channels; Water turbines – classification, centrifugal and reciprocating pumps; Layout of the hydroelectric power plant.

5. Quantity Surveying: Abstract estimate, detailed estimate – centreline and long & short wall method, various items of Civil Engineering works as per Indian Standards; General Specifications – earthwork, brick/stone masonry in cement mortar, RCC, plastering in cement mortar, Floor finishes with ceramic tiles and marbles, whitewashing, color washing; Standard schedule of rates, lead and lift, preparation of lead statement; Computation of earthwork – Midordinate, Mean Sectional area, Trapezoidal method, Prismoidal Rule; Approximate estimate Plinth area and cubic rate estimate.

6. Design of Structures (RCC and Steel): RCC structures: Design philosophies – principles and concepts of working stress method and limit state method, loads and permissible stresses, IS specifications, analysis, and design – rectangular beam, slab, T-beam, column, footing, and staircase. Steel Structures: Properties of steel sections, loads and permissible stresses are specifications, Analysis, and design – welded joints, beam, column, column base, tension member; Design of roof truss.

7. Irrigation Engineering: Definitions, duty, delta, base period, rainfall and its measurement, factors affecting runoff, methods of computing maximum flood discharge; Classification of head works, component parts of a weir and barrage, factors influencing the selection of site – reservoirs and dams; Classification of canals, canal lining, cross drainage works; Soil erosion, water logging, soil water plant relationship; Necessity of irrigation – advantages and disadvantages, irrigation methods.

8. Environmental Engineering: Basics of ecosystem, water supply scheme; Sources of water; Conveyance of water – pipes, joints and laying; Testing of water, drinking water standards; Treatment of water; Distribution of water; Water supply connection to a building. Quantity of sewage, surface drains, design of sewers running half full, limiting velocities; Laying of sewers, sewer appurtenances; Collection of sewage samples, characteristics of domestic and industrial sewage – BOD, COD; Sewage treatment, septic tank & soak pit, sewage disposal – dilution and sewage farming; House drainage arrangements in buildings; Solid waste – collection and disposal; Air Pollution – sources, effects and control methods.

9. Transportation Engineering: Alignment of roads – plain and hilly terrain, surveys; Cross section of road structure, the width of pavement, Camber, Gradient, Super elevation, Transition curves, horizontal and vertical alignment; Pavement marking, traffic signs, traffic islands. Types of soil, classification of soil – Textural, IS Classification, physical properties – plasticity, cohesion, consolidation, compaction, permeability, compressibility, soil moisture content, specific gravity, density; Bearing capacity of the soil.

PAPER-II: MECHANICAL ENGINEERING (DIPLOMA LEVEL)

1. Thermal Engineering: Thermodynamics: Thermodynamic systems and properties – Zeroth law of thermodynamics – First law of thermodynamics – Second law of thermodynamics – Steady flow energy equation – Laws of perfect gases – Characteristics gas equation – Universal gas equation. Thermodynamic processes – Entropy – Air stand cycles – Carnot cycle – Otto cycle – Diesel cycle. Properties of steam – Sensible heat – Latent heat – Degree of superheat – Dryness fraction – Simple calculations on the enthalpy of steam without using steam tables and Mollier chart. Refrigeration and Air conditioning – Fundamentals of refrigeration – Definition and meaning of refrigeration – Unit of refrigeration – COP – Carnot Refrigeration cycle and Bell column refrigeration cycle. Fuels – Types of fuels – Calorific values – Bomb calorimeter and Junker gas calorimeter.

Heat Engines: Internal Combustion Engines – Components of IC engines – Working principle – Valve and Port timing diagrams – Working of simple carburetor – Cooling system – Ignition system – Governing and Supercharging of IC engines. Air compressors – Type of
compressors – Single stage compressor – Multi stage Compressor – Rotary compressors. Gas turbines – Classification – Working of Constant Pressure (Open, closed and Semi-closed) gas turbines – Applications and limitations of gas turbines. Steam Boilers  Classification – Working and differences between fire tube and water tube boilers – Mountings and Accessories – Performance of Boiler. Steam nozzles &Turbines – Flow through steam nozzles – Velocity and discharge through steam nozzles – Critical pressure ratio – Classification of turbines – Working principle of impulse and reaction turbines – Expression for Axial thrust, Tangential thrust, Work done and efficiencies – Methods of compounding – Governing of turbines. Automobile Engineering: Identity of the various components of an Automobile – Functions of basic structure, power plant, transmission system, auxiliaries, Control of the Automobile – Concept of total resistance.

2. Manufacturing Technology: Methods of manufacturing processes: Foundry – Mechanical working of metals – Powder metallurgy – Welding, soldering, and brazing – Lathe and Lathe work – Drilling machines – Shaper, Slotter, and Planer – Broaching Machines – Milling and Grinding machines – Modern machining processes – USM, AJM, EDM, and LBM Processes – Plastics and Plastic processing – Press tools – Jigs and Fixtures. Metrology: Linear and Angular measurements – Comparators – Measurement of surface roughness – Collimators – Interferometer.

3. Engineering Mechanics & Strength of Materials: Statics: Scalar and Vector quantities – Force – System of forces – Composition and resolution of forces – Resultant of forces – Parallelogram law of forces – Moment of a force – Law of moments – Varignon’s principle – Parallel forces and their resultant – Couples and moment of a couple – Equilibrium and equilibriant – Conditions for equilibrium – Triangle and Polygon law of forces – Lami’s theorem. Friction – Simple machines – Centre of gravity – Moment of Inertia. Dynamics: Linear Motion – Motion under gravity – Newton’s laws of motions –Impulse – Law of Conservation of momentum and Recoil of gun – Work, Power and Energy – Circular motion –Centripetal force – Motion of a vehicle on level circular track – Super elevation – Simple Harmonic motion – Applications of SHM.

Strength of Materials: Simple stresses and strains – Stress and strain diagram – Hooke’s law – Elastic constants – Poisson’s ratio – Relationship between elastic constants – Temperature stresses – Strain energy – Shear force and bending moment diagrams – Type of beams – Types of loads -SF and BM diagrams with Point load and uniformly distributed loads for Cantilever and Simply supported beam – Theory of simple bending – Bending equation – Bending stress – Modulus of section – Deflection and slope of Cantilever and simply supported beam with Point load and uniformly distributed load – Torsion of shafts – Springs – Thin cylindrical shells.

4. Machine Design: Design factors – Factor of safety – Limits, tolerances and fits – Conventional symbols of Materials and machine components – Welding symbols – Surface roughness values and symbols – Specifications of materials and standard components – Bolts, Nuts and screws – Shafts, keys and couplings – Belt, chain and Gear drives – Cams – Fly wheel – Governors.

5. Engineering Materials: Mechanical properties of engineering materials – Testing and structure of materials – Production of iron and steel – Iron/carbon equilibrium diagram – Heat treatment of steels – Ferrous and non ferrous metals and their alloys.

6. Hydraulics and Hydraulics Machinery:Hydraulics: Properties of fluids – Fluid pressure and its measurement – Types of fluid flow – Reynolds’s Number – Equation of Continuity – Energy of fluids – Bernoulli’s theorem – Venturimeter – Pitot tube – Hydraulic Coefficients. Flow through pipes: Concept of loss of head in pipes due to friction – Darcy’s and Chezy’s formulae – Hydraulic gradient line and total energy line – Power transmission through a pipe – Syphon – Transmission efficiency – Condition for max. power transmission through a pipe.
Hydraulics Machines: Impact of jets – Water turbines: Classification of turbines – Pelton wheel – Francis turbine – Kaplan turbine – Expressions for Work, Power, and Efficiencies of Pelton wheel, Francis Turbine and Kaplan Turbine – Differences between turbines – Governing of turbines. – Hydroelectric power plant and its Layout. Pumps: Classification of pumps – Construction and working of Reciprocating single-acting/ double-acting pumps – Expressions for discharge, slip, Work and Power – Air vessel. Centrifugal pumps: Construction and working of Centrifugal pumps – Expression for Work, Power, Manometric head and Efficiencies – Differences between Pumps – Priming – Foot Valve and strainer – Cavitation.

7. Industrial Engineering and Management: Management: Principles and functions of management – Organization structure and organizational behavior – Production Management – Material management – Marketing and sales. Industrial Engineering: Work study – Wages and incentives – Fundamentals of estimation – Depreciation – Elements of Costing.

PAPER-II: ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONICS ENGINEERING (Diploma Level)

1. BASIC ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING & BATTERIES: Basics of Electrical Engineering – Ohms law _ Laws of resistance – Resistances in series & parallel – Work, Power, Energy – Heating effects of Electric current – Magnetic Effects of Electric current – Electromagnetic induction – Electrostatics – conducting, Insulating, Semiconductor materials – Special purpose materials – Basics of Batteries – construction, working principle, Efficiencies, charging methods, Applications of batteries.

2. ELECTRICAL CIRCUITS: D.C.Circuits, Network Theorems with reference to D.C., A.C. Circuits and fundamentals of A.C – Series circuits, Parallel circuits, resonance Q-factor, Polyphase circuits, Relation between phase value and line value in star and delta circuits, measurement of 3-phase Power with 2-watt meter method.

3. DC MACHINES: Basics of D.C.Generators – Theory, Construction, working, Classification, EMF Equation, Losses & Efficiency, Armature Reaction, Commutation, Characteristics, Parallel operation & Applications of D.C Generators – Basics of D.C Motors – Theory, Construction, Working, Classification, Back EMF, Torque, Characteristics, Applications, Speed control of DC Motors – Starters for D.C Motors – Testing of DC Motors.

4. MEASURING INSTRUMENTS Basic of measuring instruments – Theory, Construction, Working, Errors, Advantages, Disadvantages & Applications, of M.C, M.I, Dynamometer & Induction meters, single phase and three phase Energy Meters, PF Meter, Weston frequency meter, Weston Synchroscope, Trivector meter. Measurement of resistance – Potentiometers – Various types of Transducers and Sensors –Various types Electronic & digital measuring instruments.

5. AC MACHINES: Transformers: Principle, construction working, classifications, EMF Equations, theory of transformers, Equivalent circuit, regulation, losses, efficiency, All-day efficiency testing – Auto transformer – 3-phase transformers – Instrument transformers – parallel operation; Alternator – Principle, construction, working, EMF Equation, Armature reaction, voltage regulations, testing parallel operation

6. ELECTRONICS ENGINEERING: Basic semiconductor devices and their characteristics – power supplies – amplifiers – oscillators – CRO – IC Timers – special devices; Number systems – Basic logic gates – Boolean algebra – adders – subtractors – A/D, D/A converters – Flip Flops – Registers – counters & memories; Architecture of 8051 micro controller – instruction set – programming concepts

7. POWER SYSTEMS: Conventional & Non Conventional Energy sources. Construction, working, maintenance & suitability of thermal, hydro and nuclear power stations – Energy auditing – Gas power station – principle & working, combined operation & Economics of power stations; Switch Gear – Theory of electric are and its quenching – circuit breakers – reactors and short circuit KVA calculations. Relays – over current, directional, impedance and distance relays; Protection of alternators & transformers.

8. ELECTRICAL INSTALLATION & ESTIMATION: Estimation of lighting & power loads – OH Lines & Earthing, departmental tests, REC & Electrical act-2013, Maintenance of electrical machines.

9. UTILISATION & TRACTION: Principle of lighting – types of lamps – construction & Working – laws of illumination – illumination calculation. Heating, Welding; Electric drives – Load curves – motors for different applications; Electric braking for D.C& A.C motors. Electric traction – Speed time curves – Co-efficient of adhesion – over head equipment – supply system

10. POWER ELECTRONICS: Basics of power electronic devices – Construction, Working, theory, Characteristic, Advantages, Disadvantages, Applications & mechanism of protection of SCR, TRIAC, DIAC, GTO, UJT, IGBT, converters, inverters, AC regulators, Choppers, Cycloconverters – Speed control of AC& DC Motors using Power electronic devices – Applications of power electronic devices.

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