RRB JE Syllabus Technical Abilities:
The Detailed Syllabus for Technical Sections is mentioned below:
RRB JE Syllabus for Mechanical & Allied Engineering
Syllabus for Mechanical & Allied Engineering: Topics
Engineering Mechanics: Resolution of forces, Equilibrium and Equilibrant, parallelogram law of
forces, triangle law of forces, polygon law of forces and Lami’s theorem, couple and moment of a
couple, condition for equilibrium of rigid body subjected to number of coplanar non-concurrent
forces, definition of static friction, dynamic friction, derivation of limiting angle of friction and angle
of repose, resolution of forces considering friction when a body moves on horizontal plane and
inclined plane, calculation of moment of inertia and radius of gyration of : (a) I-Section (b) channel
section (c) T-Section (d) L-Section (Equal & unequal lengths) (e) Z-Section (f) Built up sections
(simple cases only), Newton’s laws of motion (without derivation), motion of projectile, D’Alembert’s
principle, definition law of conservation of energy, law of conservation of momentum.
Material Science : Mechanical properties of engineering materials – tensile strength, compressive
strength, ductility, malleability, hardness, toughness, brittleness, impact strength, fatigue, creep
resistance. Classification of steels, mild steel and alloy steels. Importance of heat treatment. Heat
treatment processes – annealing, normalizing, hardening, tempering, carburizing, nitriding and
cyaniding.
Strength of Materials : Stress, strain, stress strain diagram, factor of safety, thermal stresses,
strain energy, proof resilience and modules of resilience. Shear force and bending moment
diagram – cant leaver beam, simply supported beam, continuous beam, fixed beam. Torsion in
shafts and springs, thin cylinder shells.
Machining : Working principle of lathe. Types of lathes – Engine lathe – construction details and
specifications. Nomenclature of single point cutting tool, geometry, tool signature, functions of tool
angles. General and special operations – (Turning, facing, taper turning thread cutting, knurling,
forming, drilling, boring, reaming, key way cutting), cutting fluids, coolants and lubricants.
Introduction to shaper, slotter, plainer, broaching, milling and manufacture of gears, heat treatment
process applied to gears.
Welding : Welding – Introduction, classification of welding processes, advantages and limitations
of welding, principles of arc welding, arc welding equipment, choice of electrodes for different
metals, principle of gas (oxy-acetylene) welding, equipment of gas welding, welding procedures
(arc & gas), soldering and brazing techniques, types and applications of solders and fluxes, various
flame cutting processes, advantages and limitations of flame cutting, defects in welding, testing
and inspection modern welding methods, (submerged, CO2, atomic – hydrogen, ultrasonic
welding), brief description of MIG & TIG welding.
Grinding & Finishing Process: Principles of metal removal by grinding, abrasives, natural and
artificial, bonds and binding processes, vitrified, silicate, shellac rubber, grinding machines,
classification: cylindrical, surface, tool & cutter grinding machine, construction details, relative
merits, principles of centreless grinding, advantages & limitations of centreless grinding work,
holding devices, wheel maintenance, balancing of wheels, coolants used, finishing by grinding,
honing, lapping, super finishing, electroplating, basic principles – plating metals, applications, hot
dipping, galvanizing tin coating, parkerising, anodizing, metal spraying, wire process, powder
process and applications, organic coatings, oil base paint, lacquer base enamels, bituminous
paints, rubber base coating.
Metrology: Linear measurement – Slip gauges and dial indicators, angle measurements, bevel
protractor, sine bar, angle slip gauges, comparators (a) mechanical (b) electrical (c) optical (d)
pneumatic. Measurement of surface roughness; methods of measurements by comparison, tracer
instruments and by interferometry, collimators, measuring microscope, interferometer, inspection of
machine parts using the concepts of shadow projection and profile projection.
Fluid Mechanics & Hydraulic Machinery: Properties of fluid, density, specific weight, specific
gravity, viscosity, surface tension, compressibility capillarity, Pascal’s law, measurement of
pressures, concept of buoyancy. Concept of Reynold’s number, pressure, potential and kinetic
energy of liquids, total energy, laws of conservation, mass, energy and momentum, velocity of
liquids and discharge, Bernoulli’s equation and assumptions, venturimeters, pitottube, current
meters. Working principle & constructional details of centrifugal pump, efficiencies – manometric
efficiency, volumetric efficiency, mechanical efficiency and overall efficiency, cavitation and its
effect, working principle of jet & submersible pumps with line diagrams.
Industrial Management: Job analysis, motivation, different theories, satisfaction, performance
reward systems, production, planning and control, relation with other departments, routing,
scheduling, dispatching, PERT and CPM, simple problems. Materials in industry, inventory control
model, ABC Analysis, Safety stock, re-order, level, economic ordering quantity, break even
analysis, stores layout, stores equipment, stores records, purchasing procedures, purchase
records, Bin card, Cardex, Material handling, Manual lifting, hoist, cranes, conveyors, trucks, fork
trucks.
Thermal Engineering: Laws of thermodynamics, conversion of heat into work vice versa , laws of
perfect gases, thermodynamic processes – isochoric, isobaric, isothermal hyperbolic, isentropic,
polytrophic and throttling, modes of heat transfer, thermal conductivity, convective heat transfer
coefficient, Stefan Boltzman law by radiation and overall heat transfer coefficient. Air standards
cycles – Carnot cycle, Otto cycle, Diesel cycle, construction and working of internal combustion
engines, comparison of diesel engine and petrol engine. Systems of internal combustion engine,
performance of internal combustion engines. Air compressors their cycles refrigeration cycles,
principle of a refrigeration plant.
