Assistant Training Officer (Stenography) & Junior Technical Assistant (Textile) – Eligibility, Exam Pattern, Syllabus PDF

Assistant Training Officer (Stenography-English) & Junior Technical Assistant (Textile) – Eligibility, Exam Pattern, Syllabus PDF

Tamil Nadu Public Service Commission (TNPSC) has Conducted Direct Recruitment Exam for Assistant Training Officer (Stenography-English) in Tamil Nadu Employment Training Subordinate Service and Junior Technical Assistant in Textile Department in Tamil Nadu General Subordinate Service. In this article, We will see the detailed information about Assistant Training Officer (Stenography-English) Exam Pattern, Eligibility , Syllabus for Computer Based Test also get the Syllabus, Eligibility and Exam Pattern for Junior Technical Assistant in Textile Department.

Examination for those posts shall be conducted in Computer Based Test (CBT) Method.

Name of the Posts

1. Assistant Training Officer (Stenography – English)
2. Junior Technical Assistant in the Department of Textile

Educational Qualifications

Assistant Training Officer (Stenography English)

1. Must have been declared eligible for College course of study.
2. Must have passed the Government Technical Examination in Typewriting by the Senior Grade (Formerly Higher Grade)(English) and in Shorthand by the Senior Grade (English);
3. Must have passed the Government Technical Examination in Typewriting by the Junior Grade (Formerly Lower Grade) (Tamil) and in Shorthand by Junior Grade (Tamil).

Note : Preference shall be given to candidates, who possess teaching experience for a period of not less than one year. 

Junior Technical Assistant

1. Must possess Minimum General Educational Qualification.
2. Must possess a Diploma in Handloom Technology obtained from the Indian Institute of Handloom Technology, Salem or Varanasi or from any other recognised Institute of Handloom Technology. (OR)

Diploma in Textile Manufacture obtained from the Technological Diploma Examination Board, Madras or the State Board of Technical Education and Training, Tamil Nadu.

Knowledge  In Tamil:-

Applicants should possess adequate knowledge in Tamil.

Exam Pattern

Scheme of Examination – Objective Type (CBT)

A. For The Post Of ASSISTANT TRAINING OFFICER:

Subject (CBT Method)	Duration	Maximum marks
i. Paper-I (Subject Paper)
Stenography in English (Diploma Standard) (100 Questions)	1½ Hours	150
ii. Paper-II (Objective Type)
Part-A Tamil Eligibility Test (SSLC Standard) (100 questions/150 marks)	3 Hours	150*
Part-B (General Studies) (100 questions) (150 marks) –  General studies ( SSLC Standard) – 75 questions and Aptitude and mental ability test (SSLC standard) – 25 questions		150
Total		300

Note : *Minimum qualifying marks – 60 marks (40% of 150) Marks secured in Part-A of Paper-II will not be taken into account for ranking. 

B. For The Post Of JUNIOR TECHNICAL ASSISTANT:

Subject (CBT Method)	Duration	Maximum marks
i. Paper-I (Subject Paper)
Handloom Technology / Textile Technology / Textile Manufacture (Diploma Standard) (200 Questions)	3 Hours	300
ii. Paper-II (Objective Type)
Part-A Tamil Eligibility Test (SSLC Standard) (100 questions/150 marks)	3 Hours	150*
Part-B (General Studies) (100 questions) (150 marks) –  General studies ( SSLC Standard) – 75 questions and Aptitude and mental ability test (SSLC standard) – 25 questions		150
Total		450

Note : *Minimum qualifying marks – 60 marks (40% of 150) Marks secured in Part-A of Paper-II will not be taken into account for ranking.

Selection Process

The Selection will be made in single stage, based on the marks obtained by the applicants in the written examination and subject to the rule of reservation of appointments. After verification of the original certificates the eligible candidates will be summoned for final selection through counselling method.

SYLLABUS

Paper – I STENOGRAPHY (Diploma Standard)

UNIT I

1. Importance of Stenography
2. Consonants
3. Grammalogues
4. Phraseography
5. Circles and Loops
6. Initial and Final Hooks

UNIT II

1. Compound Consonants
2. The Halving Principle
3. The Doubling Principle
4. Medial Semicircle

UNIT III

1. Prefixes and Negative words
2. Suffixes and Terminations
3. Contractions
4. Special Contractions

UNIT IV

1. Advanced Phraseography
2. Intersections
3. Usage of Political Phrases
4. Usage of Legal Phrases

UNIT V

1. Note-taking and Transcription
2. Legislature Reporting
3. Techniques for improving Speed

Paper – I HANDLOOM TECHNOLOGY / TEXTILE TECHNOLOGY/ TEXTILE MANUFACTURE (Diploma Standard)

UNIT- I: FIBRE PROPERTIES AND MAN-MADE FIBRE SPINNING

i) Properties of textile fibres
ii) Classification of Textile fibres – vegetable, animal, mineral, regenerated, synthetic
iii) Microscopic, physical and chemical test methods for fibre identification
iv) Physical & Chemical properties of Vegetable fibres – Cotton, Jute, linen
v) Physical & Chemical properties of Animal fibres – Wool, Silk
vi) Physical & Chemical properties of Regenerated Cellulosic fibres – Viscose and Acetate Rayon, Cuprammonium Rayon
vii) Physical & Chemical properties of Synthetic fibres – Polyester, Nylon
viii) Requirements of fibre forming polymers
ix) Spinning of Polymers – Melt Spinning, Wet spinning, Dryspinning
x) Post Spinning Operations – Drawing, Crimping, Heat setting, Texturisation and spin finish application

UNIT- II: SPUN YARN FORMATION

i) Ginning – Principle, machines and gin out-turn.
ii) Objectives / Principles of opening, cleaning and mixing/blending machines
iii) Working mechanisms of blowroom, card, drawframe, comber, comber preparatory, speedframe, ringframe, doubling machinery.
iv) Salient features of blowroom, card, drawframe, comber, comber preparatory, speedframe, ringframe, doubling machinery.
v) Working principles and features of open end spinning machines – rotor, air jet and air vortex
vi) Norms and Critical settings related to quality / production in spinning machinery.
vii) Yarn conditioning, reeling, bundling and baling
viii) Maintenance of spinning machines

UNIT- III: TEXTILE CALCULATIONS

i) Calculations of speed, draft, hank, production and efficiency in spinning machines.
ii) Production and efficiency calculations in Winding, Warping, Sizing and Weaving
iii) Indirect count systems –English, French, Worsted, linen and metric
iv) Direct count systems – Tex and Denier.
v) Conversion of yarn count from one system to other -Within Indirect, within Direct systems
vi) Conversion of yarn count from indirect to direct systems and vice versa
vii) Resultant count of folded yarn, Average count, Yarn Costing
viii) Reed and heald calculations; Fabric cover, Fabric Costing.

UNIT- IV: FABRIC FORMATION

i) Objectives of preparatory processes
ii) Preparatory processes for handloom industry
iii) Warp winding – random and precision winding, winding drum parameters
iv) Stop motions, yarn clearers, tensioners and knotters/splicers
v) Warping –Types of warping, Creels, Length measurement, stop motion
vi) Working principles of Pirn winders
vii) Sizing –Ingredients, Size recipes for cotton, silk and blends of cotton with polyester and viscose.
viii) Principles of Drawing-in and Denting.
ix) Primary, Secondary and Tertiary motions of loom, Loom timing diagram.
x) Tappet, Dobby and Jacquard shedding, Handloom shedding motion, Drop Box mechanism.
xi) Features of Pit loom, raised pit loom, frame loom, semi-automatic loom and improved handlooms.
xii) Principles of Shuttleless Weft insertion systems.
xiii) Maintenance of shuttle and shuttleless looms
xiv) Fabric defects – causes and remedies

UNIT- V: FABRIC STRUCTURE

i) Elements of woven fabric design – weave, draft and peg plan
ii) Construction of Weaves – Plain weave and its derivatives, Regular and Modified Twills, Sateen and Satin, Crepe, Honey comb, Brighton honey comb, Mock-leno, Huck-a-back, Bedford cords, Welt, pique, backed cloth, Double Cloth, Triple Cloth, Tubular cloth, damask, tapestry, patent satin.
iii) Extra warp and Extra weft figuring
iv) Terry Pile – 3 pick, 4 pick, 5 pick and 6 pick terry weaves.
v) Cut Pile – Velvets and Velveteens.
vi) Gauze and Leno structures
vii) Colour and Weave Effect
viii) Computer Aided Textile Designing (CATD) – Photoshop, Coreldraw, Paintshop Pro and CATD softwares

UNIT- VI: CHEMICAL PROCESSING

i) Preparatory processes – Desizing, Scouring and Bleaching – Objectives, Machines and Methods
ii) Mercerisation – Objectives, Machines and Methods
iii) Dyeing techniques for cotton, silk and blends– Direct, Reactive, Vat, Acid, Basic and Disperse dyes.
iv) Batchwise and Continuous dyeing. Dyeing machines.
v) Styles of printing – Direct, Resist, Discharge.
vi) Printing techniques – Roller, Rotary Screen, Flat bed.
vii) Mechanical and chemical finishing – calendaring, anti-shrink, resin finish, water repellent finish, flame retardant finish.

UNIT- VII: KNITTING, GARMENTS & MODERN DEVELOPMENTS IN HANDLOOMS

i) Knitting – Yarn quality requirements, principles of weft and warp knitting
ii) Basic weft and warp knitted structures and its properties – plain, rib, interlock and purl.
iii) Garments – Pattern making, Spreading, Cutting, Sewing
iv) Developments in Handlooms – Solid border weaving, multiple putta weaving, pneumatic / electrical lifting devices for jacquard, electronic jacquard for handlooms.

UNIT- VIII: TESTING & QUALITY CONTROL

i) Important terms in Textile quality control – Mean, Median, Mode, SD, SE and CV.
ii) Calculations related to test of significance.
iii) Control charts and their applications in textile quality control.
iv) Sampling techniques – objectives and types of sampling
v) Humidity control – Standard and Testing atmosphere, Measurement of Relative Humidity.
vi) Measurement of fibre length, strength , fineness, maturity and trash
vii) Determination of yarn count, twist – Twist per unit length, twist multiplier; strength – CSP, RKM; elongation, hairiness, Evenness
viii) Determination of fabric strength, stiffness, handle, drape, thickness, GSM, crease resistance, abrasion resistance, pilling resistance, air / water permeability, dimensional stability.
ix) Determination of fastness to washing, rubbing, light.
x) Inspection and Merchandising.

UNIT- IX: NONWOVENS, TECHNICAL TEXTILES& HANDLOOM FABRICS

i) Classification of Nonwovens – Mechanical, Thermal and Chemical bonded fabrics
ii) Technical Textiles- Belts, Tyre-cords, Coatedabrasives, Airbags, Flame Resistant fabrics, Ballistic protective fabrics, Geotextiles, Medical Textiles.
iii) Quality Particulars of handloom fabrics – Sarees, dhotis, angavastrams, bedsheets, towels, lungies, fabrics reserved for exclusive production on handlooms.
iv) Traditional handloom Saris – Banaras, Kanchipuram, Jamdhani, Paithani, Chanderi, Patola, Sungudi, Ikats of Andhra pradesh and Orissa.

UNIT- X: TEXTILE MILL MANAGEMENT

i) Plant location, lay out, material handling in textile mills
ii) Selection and balancing of preparatory machines and looms
iii) Costing – Elements, Balance sheet, Profit& Loss Account
iv) Production, Planning& Control.
v) Total Quality Management, Management Information System.
vi) Human Resources management – Selection, recruitment, training, Industrial relations and Labour laws
vii) Role of BIS, AEPC, HEPC, IIHT, WSC, Textile Committee, Textile Commissioner Office.
viii) New Textile Policy.
ix) Pollution Control: Types – Air, Water, Noise; Characteristics of Effluent and Effluent treatment of Wet Processing industry
x) Energy audit and conservation.