AE Ground Water KPSC Exam | Syllabus, Study Tips, Question Paper, Answer Key & Expected Cutoff
This page will give you details of Category Number 215/2016 Kerala PSC examination for the post of Assistant Engineer in Ground Water Department which is going to be conducted in the month of December 2017. You can find here the syllabus of AE Ground Water Kerala PSC Exam, useful study tips, and study materials, question paper and answer key discussions and expected cut off for the exam. This exam is going to be the one of the important examination for Mechanical Engineering job aspirants as it is the last exam being conducted after a series of Mechanical Engineering AE exams conducted by Kerala PSC
Cutoff Marks
Cutoff - 47.33 Marks
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Date & Time of Assistant Engineer Ground Water Department Kerala PSC Examination
Cutoff Marks
Cutoff - 47.33 Marks
Shortlisted Candidates - Click here>>
Date & Time of Assistant Engineer Ground Water Department Kerala PSC Examination
- 1st December 2017, 7.30 AM to 9.15 AM
- Last acceptable reporting time in the exam center - 7.30 AM
Syllabus of Assistant Engineer Ground Water Department Kerala PSC Examination
The examination will be an objective type test (Multiple Choice Questions) with OMR valuation based on the qualification prescribed for the post. Qualifications prescribed for the post are Degree in Mechanical Engineering/Mining Engineering/Agricultural Engineering with not less than 50% marks. Two years experience in handling water well drilling rigs is desired (not compulsory).
Main Topics
Part I: General Knowledge, Current Affairs & Renaissance in Kerala
Part II Questions based on Educational Qualification
There are only 4 vacancies for the post.
Study Materials and Study Tips for AE Ground Water PSC Exam
According to the syllabus mentioned, it can be divided into the technical and non-technical part. 80 marks will be from the technical part and 20 marks will be from the non-technical part. According to the recent Mechanical Engineering examinations conducted by Kerala PSC, if you want to get into the final rank list and get selected in for just 4 vacancies, you have to get at least 75 marks out of 100 and 80+ marks to be in the safe zone. This can be possible if you utilize your time and prepare accordingly.
For technical part, you have to go through the entire curriculum of your Mechanical engineering course. Among the subjects, if you prioritize, Thermodynamics, Fluid Mechanics, Fluid Machinery, Production & Manufacturing Engineering, SOM and TOM should be in priority list number 1. Machine Design, Engineering Mechanics, RAC, HMT can be on the second priority list. Give the least importance to Industrial Management part. This is the general trend of questions which is followed by Kerala PSC in recent Mechanical Engineering Examinations. The best books available for Mechanical Engineering competitive exam is given in this link - Recommended Books for Mechanical Engineering>>. You are also recommended to do the previous year question papers which are given in this link - Previous Question Papers>>.
Note that qualifications prescribed for the post also include Mining and Agricultural engineering so you can expect some portion of the questions from that part also. It could be related to excavation, pipeline engineering, mining etc. Things will be more explicit when Kerala PSC updates the detailed syllabus of the exam (if updated in future though). If you score 65+ in this paper or 65-70, then you are safe (provided the examination is an easy paper). If you feel like it is a tough paper and it included many agricultural and mining engineering concepts, then the cut-off may go down.
Now comes the non-technical part which is as important as the technical part. Most of the aspirants used to take a light consideration in this part which is not a good idea. As the vacancy is just 4 and you have a quality pool of students to compete with, this is the area you can score more and which is ultimately responsible for the top 4 rankers. You have to score minimum 13 to 15 marks in this topic.
The syllabus here includes General Knowledge which includes basic facts about India and Kerala which mainly includes geography, history and social welfare programs. Give prime importance to Indian History during 1857 to 1947 which includes the Indian National Movement.
Renaissance in Kerala is another important part which you can get 6 to 7 questions out of 20. Focus mainly on leaders of Renaissance in Kerala. For the last two PSC Mechanical Engineering exams, those who have gone through our eBook on Kerala Renaissance scored full marks in this topic. This eBook is based on past 2 year Kerala PSC question papers. If you are interested you can have a try (link provided below). Those who already bought this eBook can revise it properly and give more focus to chapter 7 (Leaders of Renaissance in Kerala).
Vacancy for the Assistant Engineer Post in Ground Water Department
There are only 4 vacancies for the post.
Study Materials and Study Tips for AE Ground Water PSC Exam
According to the syllabus mentioned, it can be divided into the technical and non-technical part. 80 marks will be from the technical part and 20 marks will be from the non-technical part. According to the recent Mechanical Engineering examinations conducted by Kerala PSC, if you want to get into the final rank list and get selected in for just 4 vacancies, you have to get at least 75 marks out of 100 and 80+ marks to be in the safe zone. This can be possible if you utilize your time and prepare accordingly.
For technical part, you have to go through the entire curriculum of your Mechanical engineering course. Among the subjects, if you prioritize, Thermodynamics, Fluid Mechanics, Fluid Machinery, Production & Manufacturing Engineering, SOM and TOM should be in priority list number 1. Machine Design, Engineering Mechanics, RAC, HMT can be on the second priority list. Give the least importance to Industrial Management part. This is the general trend of questions which is followed by Kerala PSC in recent Mechanical Engineering Examinations. The best books available for Mechanical Engineering competitive exam is given in this link - Recommended Books for Mechanical Engineering>>. You are also recommended to do the previous year question papers which are given in this link - Previous Question Papers>>.
Note that qualifications prescribed for the post also include Mining and Agricultural engineering so you can expect some portion of the questions from that part also. It could be related to excavation, pipeline engineering, mining etc. Things will be more explicit when Kerala PSC updates the detailed syllabus of the exam (if updated in future though). If you score 65+ in this paper or 65-70, then you are safe (provided the examination is an easy paper). If you feel like it is a tough paper and it included many agricultural and mining engineering concepts, then the cut-off may go down.
Now comes the non-technical part which is as important as the technical part. Most of the aspirants used to take a light consideration in this part which is not a good idea. As the vacancy is just 4 and you have a quality pool of students to compete with, this is the area you can score more and which is ultimately responsible for the top 4 rankers. You have to score minimum 13 to 15 marks in this topic.
The syllabus here includes General Knowledge which includes basic facts about India and Kerala which mainly includes geography, history and social welfare programs. Give prime importance to Indian History during 1857 to 1947 which includes the Indian National Movement.
Renaissance in Kerala is another important part which you can get 6 to 7 questions out of 20. Focus mainly on leaders of Renaissance in Kerala. For the last two PSC Mechanical Engineering exams, those who have gone through our eBook on Kerala Renaissance scored full marks in this topic. This eBook is based on past 2 year Kerala PSC question papers. If you are interested you can have a try (link provided below). Those who already bought this eBook can revise it properly and give more focus to chapter 7 (Leaders of Renaissance in Kerala).
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The last part of the syllabus is Current Affairs which include important world, national and regional events related to the political, scientific, sports, cinema and literature. www.gktoday.in can be a reliable website for current affairs.
Question Paper & Answer Key Discussion for Assistant Engineer Ground Water Department Kerala PSC Examination
Candidates can comment their marks in the comment section below after checking the provisional answer key for comparing their relative performance. Feel free to point out mistakes in any of the answers and the same can be challenged through your PSC login dashboard for getting it corrected in the final answer key.
Cut Off & Overview
Cutoff - 47.33 Marks
Exam Overview -
Cut Off & Overview
Cutoff - 47.33 Marks
Exam Overview -
- Technical Paper - Moderate - Tough exam, Time consuming than recently conducted Mechanical PSC exams in 2017.
- GK Paper - Easy (7 Questions out of 20, asked directly from this study material - Renaissance in Kerala eBook for PSC exam)
answer key?
ReplyDeleteUpdated! Link to the provisional answer key of Kerala PSC updated.
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DeleteAny idea about cutoff
ReplyDeleteCut off will be nearly the marks range as already mentioned.
Delete51 marks general category
ReplyDeletepls check the answers of Qno. 21, 33, 43, 91, 100 of code A,
ReplyDeletei think the ansrs given in key are wrong
for Qno.71 options B&D are correct
Yes you are right except for Q.91. For Q.91, A is correct because stresses in the beam due to an axial load is uniform away from the loading point however near to the load, the stress distribution is non uniform. answer of Q.21 should be D, Q.33 answer could be both Young's Modulus and Stiffness. For Q.43, A could be the answer (not sure). For Q.100, Answer is C.
Deletefor Q.91 option B also correct, if the force is not acting through the centroidal axis then it is an essentric axial load, which causes both tension and bending.
Deletefor Q.43 option B is correct.
Yes, you are right. I didn't read other options as after checking the key. So answer should be C for Q.91. For Q.43, I am not sure about the answer. Are you sure about the option B?
Deletefor Q.43 B is correct. Bolt is specified by its major diameter and pitch
DeleteThanks for the clarification!
DeleteYes bolt is specified by major dia and pitch
Deletein Q.63, which type compression process will consume less work,
ReplyDeletein key isenthalpic compression is given is it correct? or isothermal process?
Answer key is wrong. Isothermal process is the correct answer.
DeleteVery good mark
ReplyDeleteAre u working?
ReplyDeleteis there any extra questions (other than 21,33,43,63,91,100 in set A) to be challenged?
ReplyDelete100 is correct only know?
Delete66, partial pressure is directly proportional to mole fraction, right?
ReplyDelete71, b and d both are right
ReplyDelete52, Options are wrong
53 options are correct ,
ReplyDelete96 A & D correct ,
40 D is correct ,
63 isothermal is correct ,
82 B is corrcet ,
43 , B is correct
71 both B and D
Where is booklet alphacode c answer keys
ReplyDeleteGenerally psc will publish only 'A' vertion answer key while publishing provisional answer key
ReplyDeleteWhy you worry about this cut off?
ReplyDeleteYou already got enough mark to get job in irrigation,agro industry, grade 1 instructor..
AE Irrigation shortlist came? pls check website..
ReplyDeleteDid anyone got message from kpsc to upload documents for AE grnd water dept?
ReplyDeleteis that means we will be included in shortlist???
DeleteHi,
DeleteIf you got a message to upload the documents for the concerned post in Kerala PSC examination, then 99% it means that you are provisionally shortlisted for the post. You are either in the main list or supplementary list of the shortlist which will be published soon.
After this you may be called for Certificate Verification. After successfully verifying the documents, you will receive an OTV certificate which is needed to be presented for the interview part.
regards
is it compulsory to upload Equivalency certificate also along with engg certificate? (i studied in anna univ Chennai)
DeleteHi,
DeleteTry to upload all relevant documents where ever possible so that during certificate verification, the person who verify can choose which ever documents required/applicable for your post.
regards
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ReplyDeleteAE ground water shortlist came. Cutoff-47.33
ReplyDeleteme also in shortlist.
Many congrats!
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DeleteMe also shortlisted.pls comment your phone number
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