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SYLLABUS FOR THE POST OF ENGINEER- MINING-THDC

SYLLABUS & EXAM PATTERN FOR THE POST OF MINING ENGINEER THDC INDIA LIMITED

EXAM PATTERN-

     Duration: 150 minutes (2.5 hours)

     Medium: English and Hindi

     Total Marks/Questions: 150 marks / 150 questions

         Part I: 15 MCQs (General Awareness)

         Part II: 15 MCQs (Reasoning)

         Part III: 120 MCQs (Concerned Discipline)

     Marking Scheme:

        Each question carries 1 mark.

         For every correct answer, +1 mark.

         For every wrong answer, −0.25 marks.

         No marks awarded/deducted for unattempted questions.

Syllabus for Engineer-Mining (E-2 Grade)

1. Introduction to Mining Engineering

   • Indian mining industry, unit operations, mining methods, environmental impacts, safety.

2. Development of Mineral Deposits

   • Shaft construction, raising methods, tunneling, supports, mining laws overview.

3. Mine Surveying

   • Principles of surveying, leveling, theodolites, traversing, contouring, dip, fault & borehole calculations.

4. Drilling & Blasting Engineering

   • Rock drilling methods, types of drill machines.

5. Seabed Mining

   • Seabed resources, mining systems, environmental impact, Indian scenario.

6. Mine Environment & Ventilation Engineering

   • Mine gases, ventilation networks, airflow, air conditioning.

7. Mining Machinery

   • Transport systems, wire ropes, rope haulages, winding systems, braking, drainage, drilling alignment, explosives.

     8. Applied Mine Surveying

     • Triangulation, tacheometry, curve ranging, photogrammetry, field astronomy, correlation survey, GPS, DGPS, laser scanning, drone surveying.

     9. Electrical Machinery in Mines

     • Three-phase circuits, transformers, motors, energy conversion, flame-proof equipment, substation design, power distribution, safety aspects.

     10. Surface Mining Technology
     

     • Surface mining scope, unit operations (drilling, blasting, etc.), environmental management, reclamation, techno-economic evaluations.