Senior Technical Assistant and Junior Technical Assistant 2021 Exam Syllabus

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

•  Properties of textile fibres
•  Classification of Textile fibres
•  Microscopic, physical and chemical test methods for fibre  identification
•  Physical & Chemical properties of Vegetable fibres
•  Physical & Chemical properties of Animal fibres
•  Physical & Chemical properties of Regenerated Cellulosic fibres
•  Physical & Chemical properties of Synthetic fibres 
•  Requirements of fibre forming polymers
•  Spinning of Polymers
•  Post Spinning Operations

UNIT- II: SPUN YARN FORMATION

•  Ginning
•  Objectives / Principles of opening, cleaning and mixing/blending machines
•  Working mechanisms
•  Salient features
•  Working principles and features of open end spinning machines
•  Norms and Critical settings related to quality
•  Yarn conditioning, reeling, bundling and baling
•  Maintenance of spinning machines

UNIT- III: TEXTILE CALCULATIONS

• Calculations of speed, draft, hank, production and efficiency in spinning machines.
•  Production and efficiency calculations in Winding, Warping,Sizing and Weaving
•  Indirect count systems
•  Direct count sytems
•  Conversion of yarn count from one system to other
•  Conversion of yarn count from indirect to direct systems and vice versa
•  Resultant count of folded yarn, Average count, Yarn Costing
•  Reed and heald calculations; Fabric cover, Fabric Costing.

UNIT- IV: FABRIC FORMATION

•  Objectives of preparatory processes
•  Preparatory processes for handloom industry
•  Warp winding
•  Stop motions, yarn clearers, tensioners and knotters/splicers
•  Warping
•  Working principles of Pirn winders 18
•  Sizing
•  Principles of Drawing-in and Denting.
•  Primary, Secondary and Tertiary motions of loom, Loomtiming diagram.
•  Tappet, Dobby and Jacquardshedding, Handloom shedding motion, Drop Box mechanism.
•  Features of Pit loom, raised pit loom, frame loom, semi-automatic loom and improved handlooms.
•  Principles of Shuttleless Weft insertionsystems.
•  Maintenance of shuttle and shuttleless looms
•  Fabric defects – causes and remedies

UNIT- V: FABRIC STRUCTURE

•  Elements of woven fabric design
•  Construction of Weaves
•  Extra warp and Extra weft figuring
•  Terry Pile
•  Cut Pile
•  Gauze and Leno structures
•  Colour and Weave Effect
•  Computer Aided Textile Designing (CATD)

UNIT – VI: CHEMICAL PROCESSING

•  Preparatory processes
•  Mercerisation
•  Dyeing techniques for cotton, silk and blends
•  Batchwise and Continuous dyeing. Dyeing machines.
•  Styles of printing
•  Printing techniques
•  Mechanical and chemical finishing

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

•  Knitting
•  Basic weft and warp knitted structures and itsproperties
•  Garments
•  Developments in Handlooms

UNIT – VIII: TESTING & QUALITY CONTROL

•  Important terms in Textile quality control
•  Calculations related to test of significance
•   Control charts
•  Sampling techniques
•  Humidity control
•  Measurement of fibre length, strength , fineness,maturity and trash
•  Determination of yarn count, twist
•  Determination of fabric strength, stiffness, handle, drape, thickness, GSM, crease resistance, abrasion resistance, pilling resistance,   air
•  Determination of fastness to washing, rubbing, light
•  Inspection and Merchandising

UNIT- IX: NONWOVENS, TECHNICAL TEXTILES& HANDLOOM FABRICS

• Classification of Nonwovens
• Technical Textiles
• Quality Particulars of handloom fabric.
• Traditional handloom Saris

UNIT- X: TEXTILE MILL MANAGEMENT

•  Plant location, lay out, material handling in textile mills
•  Selection and balancing of preparatory machines and looms
•  Costing
•  Production, Planning& Control
•  Total Quality Management, Management Information System
•  Human Resources management
•  Role of BIS, AEPC, HEPC, IIHT, WSC, Textile Committee, Textile Commissioner Office
•  New Textile Policy
•  Pollution Control
•  Energy audit and conservation

Numerical Aptitude 

• Problems on Ages
• Square Root and Cube Root
• Races and Games
• Banker’s Discount
• Time and Distance
• Decimal Fraction
• Surds and Indices
• Problems on H.C.F & L.C.M
• Volume and Surface Area
• Permutation and Combination
• Logarithm
• Simple Interest
• Height and Distance
• Partnership
• Numbers
• Stocks and Share
• Ratio and Proportion
• Chain Rule
• Simplification
• Area
• Boats and Streams
• Compound Interest
• Allegation or Mixture
• Pipes and Cistern
• Probability
• Time and Work
• Average

General Knowledge

• Indian History
• Current Affairs
• Indian Politics
• General Science
• Famous Places in India
• Heritage
• Famous Books & Authors
• Rivers, Lakes and, Seas
• Environmental Issues
• Tourism
• Sports
• Inventions and Discoveries
• Geography
• Civics
• Famous Days & Dates
• Literature
• Countries and Capitals
• Indian Economy
• Artists
• Indian Parliament
• Biology

Reasoning

• Clocks & Calendars
• Data Interpretation
• Number Series
• Alphabet Series
• Blood Relations
• Directions
• Embedded Figures
• Non-Verbal Series
• Cubes and Dice
• Number Ranking
• Mirror Images
• Arithmetical Reasoning
• Decision Making
• Coding-Decoding
• Analogy
• Statements & Arguments
• Syllogism
• Statements & Conclusions

English

• Substitution
• Sentence Arrangement
• Para Completion
• Passage Completion
• Sentence Improvement
• Sentence Completion
• Spotting Errors
• Joining Sentences
• Fill in the blanks
• Prepositions
• Active Voice and Passive Voice.
• Error Correction (Underlined Part)
• Error Correction (Phrase in Bold)
• Antonyms
• Synonyms
• Idioms and Phrases

Computer Knowledge

• Data representation
• MS Excel
• Computer Hardware
• Internet Usage
• Operating System
• Programming
• Memory Organization
• Use of basic Data Structure
• Computer Software
• I/O System Organization
• Personal Computers and their Typical users
• Control Unit Design
• MS Power-Point
• Processor Design
• MS Word.