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MCL OVERMAN EXAM SYLLABUS (Jr.Overman T&S Gr-C)-2026

PART - A GENERAL ASSESSMENT  

i. General Knowledge and Current Affairs 

ii. Reasoning & Mathematical Ability 

iii. Awareness about Coal Industries 

PART - B  DOMAIN KNOWLEDGE  

1) General Safety and Legislation 

Duties and responsibilities of workmen, competent persons and officials (excluding managers, assistant managers); discipline amongst workers and control of staff. Provisions of the Coal Mines Regulations, 2017, relating to Coal mine working; explosives and shotfiring; loading, transportation and dumping; precautions against danger from fire, dust, gas and water and of other provisions and Rules, enforcement of and compliance of provisions under the regulations to which overman is responsible. Writing of reports required to be made by overman under the regulations. Hazard Identification, risk assessment and risk management, safety management plan. Mine Gases: Generation, Properties and Effects, Detection of Mine Gases, Methanometers and Multi Gas Detectors, Gas Chromotograph, Flame Safety Lamps. Dangerous occurrences in mines and dealing with the same; accidents, their causes and preventions; accident reports; not disturbing the place of accident. Mine rescue; physiological effect of mine gases; rescue equipment and First Aid. Sanitation and health; miners’ diseases, their symptoms and preventions, Occupational Safety, Health and Working Conditions Code, 2020. 

2) Methods of working 

Nature of occurrence of coal seams; geological disturbances and their effects on working conditions; dangers and precautionary  measures while approaching geological disturbances areas. The  purpose and utility of boreholes in mines; shaft sinking; safety devices; temporary and permanent supports in sinking and working shafts; examination of shafts and outlets.