LDCE Group B Exam Syllabus

Section A - Technical Subjects (Mechanical)

System of labour account, GA Cards for time keeping documents, tally sheets, Job/Route Cards, inspection & rate fixing
Rules & Calculations under incentive scheme
Paints & painting systems
Different types of machine tools such as lathes, milling machines, shapers, planers, cutting tools & cutting speeds
CNC machines
CLW Pattern of Incentive Scheme, Group Incentive Scheme
Different types of welding processes, welding defects
Wheels, tyres & axles and their ultrasonic testing
Heat treatment of ferrous items such as surface hardening, annealing, normalizing etc
Roller Bearing & Cartridge Bearings
Injury free features in coaches
Material handling
Design of coaches and wagons
Basic concepts of casting and Heat treatment methods
Manufacturing and Heat treatment process of wheels and axles
Factory Layout
Process flow chart of Production Units
Machinery and Plant maintenance

DIVISIONAL WORKING & OPERATIONS MANAGEMENT- Working Time Table- Working in Control Office including Passenger grievance redressal portals e.g. Rail Madad
Accident Classification, definitions, ART Ordering, Role of Supervisors & officers at accident site Management
Accident investigation including proforma for measurement- 140 ton Crane Construction & safety in operations

Coaching stock- preventive maintenance schedules in Coaching Depots including IOH, POH, SS2, SS3 Schedules in shops
Wagon Stock- preventive maintenance including ROH in depots and POH Schedule in shops
Ride Index, Anti Telescopic features
IRCA Rules for reject able defects
ICF & LHB Coach Bodies and their maintenance in sick line/shops
Generic details of train set
Casnub Bogie & its modifications for high speed
Corrosion repairs to coaching and goods stock
Couplers & Draw gear, Train Parting, Brake Binding & measures to avoid the same
Water availability in coaches
Fire prevention on Trains
Air Brake System- Twin Pipe & single pipe. Under frame & bogie mounted brake system, Test rig, Checking timings, trouble shooting, DV defects, slack adjustment methods.
Brake Binding, WSP system, FIBA
Air spring suspension in LHB coaches
Passenger amenity items OBHS, CTS and other coach cleaning systems
Maintenance Pattern of freight trains including CC Rakes & Coaching stock maintenance including Revised Policy Circular- 4
Neutral Train Examination
Maintenance of various components like DV, SAB, PEAS
Latest design improvements of Carriage & Wagons to improve their performance and speed potential
LHB Coaches & BLC Wagons
Construction, Design & Maintenance of special purpose Wagons

Basic Features and troubleshooting of HHP locomotives
Preventive maintenance schedules
Latest design improvements in diesel locomotives to reduce failures on line.
Features of GE Locomotives
Design improvements in bogies to make them fit for high speed operation
Air Brake system of diesel locos including working of compressors and vigilance control devices and their maintenance
Cooling water system of diesel engines
Fuel oil system of diesel engines
Control of lubricating oil consumption
Safety devices used on diesel engines and locomotives
Trouble shooting on locomotives running on the railways
Fuel Economy on diesel locomotives
Thermal loading of engine components
Under gear maintenance
Suspension bearings, wheels
Electric Systems of Diesel Locomotive
Load Box Testing
MEMU, DEMUs- types, systems & trouble shooting
Basics of DPRS (Distributed Power Rolling Stock)
Introduction to GM Locomotives and its systems

Trainsets

STORES- Classification of Stores- Procedure of drawal of Stores
Indenting Procedures
Procurement methods- Local purchase, Spot purchase, Bulletin tender, Advertised tender, Limited tender, Tender Committee, Direct Purchasing-
Schedule of Powers- Incoming inspection requirements- Scrap disposal

Section B - GK, Aptitude and Rajbhasha

This section would contain questions of general interest and importance which is acquired by general observation and reading without specific text book study. Subjects of national importance as well as achievements of railways will also be covered. The standard of General Knowledge shall not be more rigorous than Matriculation.

Arithmetic & Statistical Operations: Graphs, Fractions, Percentage, Sampling & Averages
Geometry- Area & volume upon Higher Secondary/Class 12 Standard
Algebra, simultaneous equations etc upon Higher Secondary/Class 12 Standard Questions on General quantitative aptitude

Various Engineering materials and their properties
Bearings
Stress & Strain, Fatigue, Hardness
Corrosion & Surface finish.

General Science

Mechanics: Newton’s Laws of Motion, Velocity & Acceleration, work, energy, power, Archimedes Principle etc.
Temperature & its measurement
Mechanics Velocity & Acceleration, work done & horse power etc upon Higher Secondary/Class 12 standard
Heat & Work, Expansion of Solids Liquids & Gases
IC Engines, Gas Turbines, Heat Recovery & Thermal Efficiency, Supercharging & Intercooling
Ohm’s Law, Coulombs Law, Faraday’s Laws, Voltage, Current & Resistance, wet & dry batteries, power factor
Simple Motors & Dynamos- Principle & working, transformer, relay, fuse, circuit breakers
Power Supply, AC & DC, Rectification

Information Technology

Familiarity with Personal Computer Specs- Processor, RAM, Hard Disk, Floppy, CD, Multimedia etc.
Basic MS Word, Excel and Power Point
Basic Local Area Networks: Servers, Hubs, Switches, Structured Cabling, Nodes
Network applications Using Internet: Email, Browsing, Searching
General Information on various portals used in Indian Railways including GEM, UDM, IREPS, FMM, E Office etc.

Section c - Establishment & Accounts

Organization of the Personnel Department in Railways: objectives, functions and policies of Personnel Department.
Recruitment and Training: Classification of Services, Recruitment in Different services, Railway Recruitment Boards & Railway Recruitment Cells, Compassionate Ground Appointments, Initial & In Service Training, Refresher Courses, Central Training Institutes, Training Centers in Zones, Divisions & Workshops, Training Modules for different posts, Training under Apprentices Act, Online Training, APARs.
General conditions of service in Railways: Seniority, Lien, Inter Railway & Inter Division transfers, Deputation, Promotion Policy & methods. Selection, Suitability, Trade Tests, Leave Rules, Pass Rules, Joining Time, Reservation policy, HOER, Overtime, Payment of wages, current CPC Pay Rules, Advances in Railways.
Manpower planning: Rightsizing & Benchmarking, creation, extension and surrender of posts, creation of posts against new assets, different types of posts including work-charged posts.
The Railway Servants (Discipline & Appeal) Rules, 1968 and related instructions.
The Railway Services (Conduct) Rules, 1966 and related instructions.
Retirement benefits: qualifying service, pension, family pension, commutation, gratuity, new pension scheme.
Staff welfare: SBF, Railway institutes, Railway schools, Ex-gratia payment, Incentive Bonus Scheme, Staff Grievances Redressal Mechanisms.
Industrial relations in Railways: recognized trade unions, industrial disputes. The Industrial Disputes Act, 1947. The Industrial Relations Code, 2020. The Trade Unions Act, 1926, PNM, PREM, JCM, Various Associations & Informal Meetings.
The Factories Act, 1948. The Workmen’s Compensation Act, 1923. Functions of Labour Enforcement Officers, Right to Information Act.
The scope of Information Technology in Railway: e-office, HRMS, IPAS, LIMBS, ARPAN, CPGRAMS, ANUBHAV etc.

Parliamentary Control over Railway Finance, Public Accountability, Cannons of Financial Propriety.
Railway Budget – Budgetary terms, Types of Budgets, Budget cycle, Demand of Grants, Budgetary and Financial Reviews.
Rules of Allocation – Classification of expenditure – Control of expenditure – Responsibility Accounting – Performance Budgeting – Exchequer Control – Financial Results of Working lines.
Works Programme – Financial justification of Works – Surveys – Preparation of Estimates – Capital Budget – Control over Capital Expenditure – Reappropriation of Funds.
Financial control over Stores Expenditure – Purchase and Stores Keeping Procedure – Inventory Control and ABC Analysis.
Financial & Cost Control in Railway Workshops/Sheds/Units.
Rules and procedure relating to Tenders and contracts for execution of works and Procurement of Stores, M&P Programme and RSP.
Procedure for Possessing and finalizing Audit Objections and Draft Paras.
Delegation of Powers.
Losses, Frauds and Embezzlements.
General Financial Rules
Government e-Market (GeM)
Classification of Railway Revenue (Earnings)
Information Technology in general with specific reference to Railway’s IT Applications
Taxation matters with special focus on GST & Income Tax
Organization of CGA and C&AG
Any other topic felt necessary from time to time