Syllabus for preliminary screening test for recruitment to the posts of

Technical Officer
Subject Topic Sub-topic Standard Weightage
Fibre Classification of textile fibre on basis of its source/origin Diploma 10 Percent
Science Natural Fibre Standard in
Cotton Fibre Textile
Commercial varieties of cotton; Physical properties of cotton; Technology/
Chemical Properties of cotton; Brief study of uses of cotton Handloom
Bast Fibre (extraction process and different uses) Technology
Jute, Flax, Ramie, Hemp
Silk
Rearing, Reeling and Throwing of silk fibre; Degumming of silk
fibre; Physical and Chemical properties of silk fibre; Different uses
of wool fibre
Textile Wool
Technology Physical and chemical properties of wool.
and MANMADE FIBRE
Handloom Viscose, Polyester, Nylon and acrylic
Technology Raw materials Physical and chemical properties Uses
Weaving & Outline of weaving process Diploma 15 percent
Knitting Definition of weaving common weaving terms; Classification of Standard in
looms Textile
Primary, Secondary& auxiliary motions of weaving: Functions & Technology/
uses of various important loom parts & accessories Handloom
Handloom Technology
Type of handloom; Fly shuttle frame loom; Semiautomatic looms;
Tie up of healds
Powerloom
Types of powerloom, various shuttleless picking mechanism such as,
rapier, gripper, air jet and water jet.
Winding
Object of warp & weft winding; Cone winding machine-mechanism
& working principle; Pirn winding machine- mechanism & working
principle
Warping
Object of warping; Beam warping machine- mechanism & working
principles Sectional warping machine- mechanism & working
principles; Defects of beam and their remedies.
Picking/Weft insertion Mechanism
 Type of picking mechanism & working principles
Beating up mechanism
The motion of the sley; Eccentricity of sleys motion & its effect
Secondary motion
Take-up motion & its type; Seven wheel take up motion; Let off
motion & its type; Negative & positive let off mechanism
Sizing
Object of sizing; Study of sizing ingredients & their function;
Preparation of sizing paste; Sizing machine – mechanism & working
principles
Dobby Loom
Principles of dobby shedding; Types of dobby; Timing & setting of
dobby Common defects of dobby- causes & remedies
Jacquard Loom
Objects & principles of jacqurad shedding; Types of jacquard ;
Timing and setting of jacquard loom; Study of different system of
harness mounting and harness ties; Study of working of piano card
cutting machine card lacing and their mounting
Fabric Defects
Common fabric defects; causes and their remedies
Calculation releted to cost of fabrics
Knitting
Types of Knitted fabrics and their applications.
Fabric Plain weave & its derivatives Diploma 15 percent
Structure Palin weave; Warp rib weaves ; Mat weaves Standard in
Twill weave & its derivatives Textile
Characteristics of twill weave ; Construction of twill weave; Technology/
Rearranged twill Combined twill; Broken twill; Diamond twill; Handloom
Influence of twist direction & angle of twill of appearance to twill; Technology
Stain weavers
Simple toweling & curtain fabrics
Ordinary honey comp design; Double stitched ordinary honey comp;
Straight draft honey comp; Brighten honey comp
Yarn numbering system
Indirect system of numbering of yarn; Direct system of numbering of
yarn Resultant count of folded yarn; Conversion of count of yarn
Heald count & reed count
Difference system of held count; Different system of reed count
Bedford cord & Pique design
Plain faced Bedford cord design produced by pair of picks; Plain
 faced Bedford cord design produced by alternatives picks; Twill face
Bedford cord; Extra warp and extra weft figuring. Cross over the
spot figures; Loose back and fast back pique
Warp pile fabric
Construction of different types of terry pile fabrics-3pick, 4 pick, 5
pick & 6pick terry pile; Weaving mechanism for producing terry pile
structure
Weft pile fabric
Velveteen; Plain back velveteen; Twill back velveteen; Length of
pile; Density of pile; Fast pile structure
Back cloth design
Principle of tying & stitching back cloth; Types of back cloth; Warp
back; Weft back; Reversible back cloth; Warp wadded weft back
cloth; Weft wadded warp back cloth
Double cloth
Classification of double cloth; self stitched double cloth; Centre
stitched double cloth; Thread interchanged double cloth; Cloth
interchanged double cloth; One side binding double cloth; Both side
double cloth
Gauze & Leno weaving
Introduction of gauze and leno structure; Construction of doup healds
& its us Gauze & Leno design; drafting, lifting plan & types of sheds
Yarn & cloth calculation
Influence of yarn diameter on cloth setting rules; Determination of
cover factor & cloth particulars
Jacquard designs
Construction of jacquard design for side border & allover effect e.g.
Bisymmetrical & multi symmetrical design; Different stages for
transferring a small motif of the fabric; Arrangement of figured in
jacquard design like-unit repeat, drop principle satin
Analysis of woven fabrics
Identification of warp and weft; Brief discussion about the analyzing
procedures
Calculation of weight of warp & weft
Extra Warp and Extra weft Designs
Textile Dyeing Diploma 15percent
Chemistry Classifications of dyestuff according to methods of application; Standard in
Determination of water hardness; Scouring of cotton yarn; Bleaching Textile
of cotton yarn; Mercerization; Dyeing with Azo free dyes, Basic & Technology/
Acid dye- general characteristics and methods of application; Handloom
 Reactive, Vat and Sulphur dye-general characteristics and methods Technology
of application. Combined scouring and bleaching of cotton & jute;
jute bleach for white and use; Dyeing of jute materials ; Dyeing of
silk; A brief study of some vegetable colour and their methods of
application, Azo Free Dyes.
Colour Fastness- washing, light, rubbing, perspiration, sublimation.
Printing
Preparation of cotton for printing. Common Printing paste
ingredients and their functions, Various method and styles of
printing direct discharge. Preparation of printing pastes with different
dyestuff some common faults in printing and their rectifications.
Sustainable Chemical Processing of Textiles.
Textile Moisture and Textiles Diploma 10 percent
Testing Effect of moisture on textile processing and testing. Definition of Standard in
absolute and relative humidity, moisture content & moisture regain Textile
and their relationship study of the methods for determinations of – Technology/
relative humidity by wet & dry bulb hygrometer and Moisture Handloom
content & moisture regain by conditioning oven & Shirley moisture Technology
meter
Yarn Number
Principle involved in determination of yarn number Determination of
yarn number from yarn & cloth. Use of instruments for determination
of yarn number knowledge balance. Quadrant balance and Beasley
balance
Yarn Twist
Effect of twist on the quality of yarn and fabrics; Optimum twist and
its essentiality Determination of twist of single and ply yarn
Yarn Strength Testing
Principle of difference methods; Study of yarn strength testing
instruments –Lea Tester, Single thread twister, Ballistic tester
Yarn evenness
Meaning of random variation, periodic variation, short medium and
long term variation. Index of irregularity in evenness determination
Measurement of yarn evenness by- Back Board Test, Fielden Walker
Test
Fabric Testing
Determination of fabric testing related to Thickness weight crimp
study of tear, tensile, bursting and abrasion properties of fabric. Air
and water permeability test
Crease Resistance and Crease Recovery.
 Environment General concept Diploma 5 percent
and Nature and scope of environmental problems Standard in
Pollution Environmental Pollution Textile
Management Water pollution-types sources and their effects Occupational health- Technology/
hazards related handloom industry process, various sources of water Handloom
in wet processing, characteristics of waste water conservation Technology
Pollution Monitoring and control
Principles and methods of waste water treatments, design of effluent
treatments plant and disposal of water, Essential properties of Waste
water such as, BOD, COD, TDS, pH, TSS, Turbidity etc.
Technical Definition & classifications of Technical Textiles, High Diploma 5 percent
Textiles and Performance fibers, Standard in
Nonwovens Definition, classifications of Nonwovens. Textile
Technology/
Handloom
Technology
Total Weightage 75 percent