KPSC KWA OVERSEER GR. III SYLLABUS 2026!!!

KERALA WATER AUTHORITY OVERSEER GR. III SYLLABUS 2026!!!

DETAILED SYLLABUS FOR THE POST OF OVERSEER GRADE III IN KERALA WATER AUTHORITY, DRAFTSMAN GRADE II IN GROUND WATER DEPARTMENT ANDWORK SUPERINTENDENT IN SOIL SURVEY AND SOIL CONSERVATION DEPARTMENT

(Category Nos. 33/2024, 238/2024) (Total Marks – 100)

BASIC ENGINEERING DRAWING (10 Marks)

  Drawing instruments, equipment and materials Lettering, dimensioning and scale Plane geometrical construction Conic section and projection  

UNITS AND MENSURATION (6 Marks)

  Units of measurements Measurement of Perimeter and Area of triangles Polygons and circles Volume of Solids  

AUTOCAD (8 Marks)

  Introduction to AutoCAD Basic commands Drawing toolbar and modifying toolbar Plotting and printing  

SURVEYING (9 Marks)

  Conventional surveying Introduction and terms used in chain, compass, plane table and leveling survey Principle of leveling, Type of leveling, Reduction of levels Contouring ,Theodolite survey Modern and advanced surveying instruments  

BUILDING MATERIALS AND CONSTRUCTION (10 Marks)

  Stone, Brick, Tiles, Cement, Lime and filler materials Plane cement Concrete, Reinforced cement concrete Timber Foundation, Masonry, Roofing, Flooring Building finishes and services Temporary structural treatment for building construction  

BUILDING DRAWING AND ESTIMATING (10 Marks)

  Building rules and byelaws Estimation, Rules and methods of measurements of work Rate analysis and valuation  

HYDRAULICS AND IRRIGATION (9 Marks)

  Terms used in Irrigation Storage and diversion head works Reservoir, dam, canals, Cross drainage work Properties of fluid Measurement of pressure Type of Hydraulic energy  

MODULES

1. Module-1 : Develop surface and and Interpenetration of solid in orthographic projection.

• Develop surface (3 Marks):- Definition of development.. Need of development in industry. different methods of developing the surfaces. Development of surfaces bounded by plane of revolution Intersecting each other. Development of an oblique cone with elliptical base Calculation of developed lengths of geometrical solids. 
• Interpenetration of solid in orthographic projection (2 Marks):- Definition of Intersection & interpenetration curves. Common method to find out the curve of interpenetration Solution of problems on interpenetration of prism,cones, & pyramids with their axes intersecting at an angle. Intersection of cylinder.

2. Module-2 : Different types of fasteners , welds and locking devices

• Fasteners (3 Marks):- Screw threads, terms , nomenclature. Types of screw thread, proportion and their uses, Threads as per SP46:2003 conventions. Types of bolts, nuts and studs,and their proportion, uses
• Welds (2 Marks):- Description of Welded Joints and their representation. Indication of Welding Symbol on drawing as per SP-46.
• Locking Devices (3 Marks):- Different types of locking devices. Different types of machine screws, cap screws, set screws as per specification  Different types of foundation bolts and their uses.

3. Module-3 : Pipe Joints and riveted joints

• Pipe Joints (2 Marks):- Description of different pipe joints fitted on pipe. Expansion joint, loop and other pipe fittings.
• Riveted joints (3 Marks):- Types of rivets, their size proportions and uses Types of riveted joints, terms and proportions of riveted joints. Conventional representation. Relation between rivet size and thickness of plates and calculation for arrangement of rivets position. Causes of failure of rivetedjoint efficiency of rivetedjoints

4. Module-4 : Belt Drive and Gear drive

• Belt Drive (4 Marks):- Materials of belts, slip and creep, Velocity of belt. Arc of contact. Simple exercise in calculation of belt speeds, nos. of belts needed in V-belt drive, velocity, pulley ratio etc. Standard pulleys width of pulley face, velocity ratio chain drive
• Gear drive (3 Marks):- Different types of gears. Cast gears and machined gears. 3 Knowledge of profile of gears etc.

5. Module-5 : Hydraulics and Pneumatics

• Hydraulics (3 Marks):- Brief description of a typical hydraulic system, components, Working principle and function of hydraulic jack. Different types of hydraulic actuator. Symbol and working of hydraulic DC valve, non- return valve and throttle valve
• Pneumatics (2 Marks):- Knowledge of typical pneumatic system. FRL or air service unit and pneuma

6. Module-6 : Limits, fit, tolerance

• Limits, fit, tolerance (4 Marks):- Limits, fit, tolerance. Toleranced dimensioning, geometrical tolerance. Indications of symbols for machining and surface finishes on drawing Production of interchangeable parts, geometrical tolerance. Familiarization with IS: 919, IS:2709.

7. Module-7 : Bearings

• Types, advantages (4 Marks):- Knowledge of bearing to reduce friction.

NOTE: – It may be noted that apart from the topics detailed above, questions from other topics prescribed for the educationalqualification of the post may also appear in the question paper. There is no undertaking that all the topics above may be covered in the question paper

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