SYLLABUS FOR THE RECRUITMENT TEST

JUNIOR SCIENTIFIC ASSISTANT

PART A
GENERAL APTITUDE

- 20 MARKS

PART B
COMMON EXAMINATION

- 50 MARKS

TOPICS ( Plus Two Level)

Chemistry - Basic Concepts of Chemistry, Structure of Atom, Classification of Elements
and Periodicity in Properties, Chemical Bonding and Molecular Structure, States of
Matter: Gases and Liquids, Thermodynamics, Equilibrium, Redox Reactions, Organic
Chemistry

Basic

Principles

and

Techniques,

Hydrocarbons,

Haloalkanes

and

Haloarences, Alcohols, Phenols and Ethers, Aldehydes, Ketones, and Carboxylic Acids,
Organic compounds Containing Nitrogen, Biomolecules, Polymers, Chemistry in Everyday
Life.
Biology - Diversity in Living World, Structural Organisation in animals and plants, Cell
Structure and Function, Plant Physiology, Human Physiology, Reproduction, Genetics and
Evolution, Biology and Human Welfare, Biotechnology and Its Applications.
Physics - Physical World and Measurement, Kinematics, Laws of Motion, Work, Energy,
and Power, Motion of system of Particles and Rigid Body, Gravitation, Behaviour of
Perfect Gas and Kinetic Theory, Electrostatics, Current Electricity, Magnetic Effects of
Current and Magnetism, Optics, Electronic Devices, Communication systems.
PART C (OPTIONAL)
SPECIFIC

- 30 MARKS

TOPICS
Chemistry - Environmental Chemistry, Environment, nature of

environmental threats.

Chemistry of the air, water and soil environment. Factors affecting environment. Structure
and composition of atmosphere. Classification of air pollutants Oxides of carbon,
sulphur, nitrogen. Hydrocarbons, VOC, and particulate matter. Persistent Organic
pollutants, Chlorofluorocarbons , Dioxins, automobile exhaust. alternate refrigerants.
Health and Environmental effects of pollutants. Importance of water, self purification
capacity of the water body, visible sign of water pollution, sources of water pollution, fate
of pollutants in aquatic systems, effects of water pollution. Eutrophication, Oil pollution.
Parameters which affect water quality and the associated problems. water quality
standards. Detection of fluoride, chloride, sulphate, nitrate, phosphate, acidity and
alkalinity of water. Biological magnification and bioaccumulation Pesticide pollution.

Standardization of analytical procedures; calibration of measuring vessels and

weights. evaluation of analytical data rounding off, significant figures, accuracy and
precision, types of errors, mean deviation and standard deviation, statistical treatment of
data, students T test, confidence limit, rejection of suspected values, Q-test, curve fitting
method of average and method of least squares. Types of titrations primary and
secondary standards. Preparation of standard solutions standardisation of solutions
gravimetric analysis principles buffers preparation of buffer solutions.
Biology Ecology and Environment, Microscopy : (i) Light Microscopy: (a) Simple
microscope (b) Compound microscope: Principles and uses; Mechanical and optical parts;
Use of oil immersion objectives; Use of

ocular micrometer and stage micrometer for

microscopic calibration (Micrometry); Use of camera Lucida principle and uses.

(c)

Phase contrast microscope: principle, advantages and disadvantages. Mention (d)

Fluorescence microscope (ii) Electron microscopy: Principle, applications, advantages
and disadvantages, (a) Transmission electron Microscope (TEM), (b) Scanning Electron
Microscope (SEM).

Microbiology

Characteristics,

Bergers

classification,

Virology,

TMV

and

Bacteriophages, multiplication and transmission, Water, Soil, Air and Food Microbiology,
Cultivation and applied microbiology, Analytical technique and methods for total Coliform,
Fecal Coliform and Fecal streptococcus. Basic methods in Microbiology: Microscopic
methods, Techniques of sterilization, Media preparation, Isolation and inoculation, direct
observation and Staining techniques, Maintenance and preservation of cultures.
Microorganisms in Industry: Products of Industrial Fermentations, Citric Acid, Lactic Acid,
Amino Acids, Enzymes, Vitamins, Antibiotics, Single cell protein, Steroids etc. Effects of
environment on microbial growth (Temperature, Atmosphere, pH and Osmotic factors).
Normal micro flora of the human body, Diseases caused by Bacteria Fungi, Protozoa,
Virus. Epidemiology and control of diseases.

ASSISTANT SCIENTIST
PART A
GENERAL APTITUDE

- 20 MARKS

PART B
COMMON EXAMINATION

- 50 MARKS

TOPICS
Chemistry - Basic Concepts of Chemistry, Structure of Atom, Classification of Elements
and Periodicity in Properties, Chemical Bonding and Molecular Structure, States of
Matter: Gases and Liquids, Thermodynamics, Equilibrium, Redox Reactions, Organic
Chemistry

Basic

Principles

and

Techniques,

Hydrocarbons,

Haloalkanes

and

Haloarences, Alcohols, Phenols and Ethers, Aldehydes, Ketones, and Carboxylic Acids,
Organic compounds Containing Nitrogen, Biomolecules, Polymers, Chemistry in Everyday
Life.
Biology - Diversity in Living World, Structural Organisation in animals and plants, Cell
Structure and Function, Plant Physiology, Human Physiology, Reproduction, Genetics and
Evolution, Biology and Human Welfare, Biotechnology and Its Applications.
Physics - Physical World and Measurement, Kinematics, Laws of Motion, Work, Energy,
and Power, Motion of system of Particles and Rigid Body, Gravitation, Behaviour of
Perfect Gas and Kinetic Theory, Electrostatics, Current Electricity, Magnetic Effects of
Current and Magnetism, Optics, Electronic Devices, Communication systems.
PART C (OPTIONAL)
SPECIFIC

- 30 MARKS

TOPICS
Chemistry - Environmental Chemistry, Environment, nature of

environmental threats.

Chemistry of the air, water and soil environment. Factors affecting environment. Structure
and composition of atmosphere. Classification of air pollutants Oxides of carbon,
sulphur, nitrogen. Hydrocarbons, VOC, and particulate matter. Persistent Organic
pollutants, Chlorofluorocarbons , Dioxins, automobile exhaust. alternate refrigerants.
Health and Environmental effects of pollutants. Importance of water, self purification
capacity of the water body, visible sign of water pollution, sources of water pollution, fate
of pollutants in aquatic systems, effects of water pollution. Eutrophication, Oil pollution.
Parameters which affect water quality and the associated problems. water quality
standards. Detection of fluoride, chloride, sulphate, nitrate, phosphate, acidity and
alkalinity of water. Biological magnification and bioaccumulation Pesticide pollution.

Standardization of analytical procedures; calibration of measuring vessels and

weights. evaluation of analytical data rounding off, significant figures, accuracy and
precision, types of errors, mean deviation and standard deviation, statistical treatment of
data, students T test, confidence limit, rejection of suspected values, Q-test, curve fitting
method of average and method of least squares. Types of titrations primary and
secondary standards. Preparation of standard solutions standardisation of solutions
gravimetric analysis principles buffers preparation of buffer solutions.

Chromatographic techniques LC, GC, HPLC, principles, experimental techniques and

applications. IR spectroscopy single beam and double beam spectrometers, radiation
sources, detectors, sample handling; FTIR spectrophotometer, UV-Visible spectroscopy
radiation sources, filters & monochromators, cells & sampling devices, detectors.
Instrumentation of NMR spectroscopy.

Biology Ecology and Environment, Microscopy : (i) Light Microscopy: (a) Simple
microscope (b) Compound microscope: Principles and uses; Mechanical and optical parts;
Use of oil immersion objectives; Use of

ocular micrometer and stage micrometer for

microscopic calibration (Micrometry); Use of camera Lucida principle and uses.

(c)

Phase contrast microscope: principle, advantages and disadvantages. Mention (d)

Fluorescence microscope (ii) Electron microscopy: Principle, applications, advantages
and disadvantages, (a) Transmission electron Microscope (TEM), (b) Scanning Electron
Microscope (SEM).

Microbiology

Characteristics,

Bergers

classification,

Virology,

TMV

and

Bacteriophages, multiplication and transmission, Water, Soil, Air and Food Microbiology,
Cultivation and applied microbiology, Analytical technique and methods for total Coliform,
Fecal Coliform and Fecal streptococcus. Basic methods in Microbiology: Microscopic
methods, Techniques of sterilization, Media preparation, Isolation and inoculation, direct
observation and Staining techniques, Maintenance and preservation of cultures.
Microorganisms in Industry: Products of Industrial Fermentations, Citric Acid, Lactic Acid,
Amino Acids, Enzymes, Vitamins, Antibiotics, Single cell protein, Steroids etc. Effects of
environment on microbial growth (Temperature, Atmosphere, pH and Osmotic factors).
Normal micro flora of the human body, Diseases caused by Bacteria Fungi, Protozoa,
Virus. Epidemiology and control of diseases.

Biodiversity (a) Introduction: alpha, beta and gamma diversities. Mention Shannon
diversity index and Simpsons dominance index (b) Hot spots of biodiversity. Mention
hotspots in Indian region (Western ghats and Sreelanka. Eastern Himalayas and Indo
Burma) (c) Threats to biodiversity (Habitat modification, pollution, poaching, etc.) (d) Role
of systematics in biodiversity, Extinction of species (e) Mention IUCN categories and Red
data book (f) Conservation of biodiversity, in situ and ex situ conservations.

(a) Stockholm Conference/ Declaration (1972) (b) Nairobi Conference/ Declaration (c)Rio
Declaration (Earth Summit, 1992) (d) CITES (e) Biodiversity Convention of UNCED (f)
Kyoto Agreement (1997)
Sustainable

(g) Johannesburg Conference (2002) (h) World Summit on

Development (i) UNEP and its major strategies (j) Protection of plant

varieties and farmers right Act (2001) (k) Biodiversity Act 2002 (I) Seed Bill 2005 (m)
Wildlife Act 1972 and its Amendments, Toxic chemicals (pesticides, automobile
emissions, heavy metals, fertilizers, food additives, xenobiotics, radioactive wastes). (b)
Indian law of drug and poisons (c) Levels of toxicity, Acute, sub acute, chronic, LD 50,
LC 50.

ASSISTANT ENGINEER
Part A & B

- 10 Marks

Part A : General Aptitude. The question paper will be designed to test the candidates
understanding of English and numerical aptitude
Verbal Ability: English grammar, sentence completion, verbal analogies, word groups,
instructions, critical reasoning and verbal deduction.
Numerical Ability: Numerical computation, numerical estimation, numerical reasoning and
data interpretation.
Part B : General Studies: The paper in General Studies will include knowledge of current
events and of such matters as of everyday observation. The paper will also include
questions on History of India and Geography of a nature which candidates should be able
to answer without special study.
Part C :

- 10 Marks

Mathematics
Probability: Conditional Probability; Mean, Median, Mode and Standard Deviation;
Random Variables; Distributions; uniform, normal, exponential, Poisson, Binomial.
Calculus: Differential calculus, Integration, Numerical Methods for partial differential equations.
Environmental Engineering

- 80 Marks

Water: Quality standards, basic unit processes and operations for water treatment.
Drinking water standards, water requirements, basic unit operations and unit processes
for surface water treatment, distribution of water.

Wastewater: Sewage and sewerage treatment, quantity and characteristics of wastewater.

Primary, secondary and tertiary treatment of wastewater, sludge disposal, effluent
discharge standards. Domestic wastewater treatment, quantity of characteristics of
domestic wastewater, primary and secondary treatment Unit operations and unit
processes of domestic wastewater, sludge disposal. Advanced wastewater treatment like
nutrient removal

Fluid Mechanics Hydraulic machines : Fluid statics,

Bernoulli equation,

flow through

pipeline systems, flow meters, pumps and compressors, packed and fluidized beds,
elementary boundary layer theory, centrifuge and cyclones; thickening and classification,
filtration, mixing and agitation; conveying of solids. Properties of fluids, principle of
conservation of mass, momentum, energy and corresponding equations, potential flow,
applications of momentum and laminar and turbulent flow, flow in pipes, pipe networks.

Air Pollution: Types of pollutants, their sources and impacts, air pollution meteorology, air
pollution control, air quality standards and limits.

Municipal Solid Wastes: Characteristics, generation, collection and transportation of solid

wastes, engineered systems for solid waste management (reuse/ recycle, energy
recovery, treatment and disposal).

Noise Pollution: Impacts of noise, permissible limits of noise pollution, measurement of

noise and control of noise pollution.

Project Management
Project cycle, organization, planning, scheduling, monitoring, updating and management
system in construction Bar chart, Milestone chart, Work down structure and preparation of
networks. Application of network, Techniques like PERT, GERT,CPM,AON and AOA
techniques.