HURL Graduate & Diploma Trainee Syllabus 2024 | GET/DET Online Exam Pattern

Hindustan Urvarak & Rasayan Limited (HURL) has invited applications and excellent career opportunities for graduates and diploma holders through its Graduate Engineer Trainee (GET’s) and Diploma Engineer Trainee (DET’s) recruitment. Check out its exam pattern and syllabus to prepare effectively for this competitive exam.

In this article, we have provided a detailed overview of HURL Graduate Engineer Trainee (GET) and Diploma Engineer Trainee (DET) Syllabus 2024 and the online CBT exam pattern to help candidates plan their preparation accordingly.

HURL Graduate & Diploma Trainee Exam Pattern 2024

The selection process for both Graduate Engineer Trainees (GETs) and Diploma Engineer Trainees (DETs) primarily includes the following stages: Online Examination and Document Verification.

Candidates who clear the online examination based on merit list (cutoff) will be called upon for final stage of document verification.

HURL DET & GET Online Examination (CBT) Pattern

The online exam pattern for GETs and DETs is broadly similar, with questions from technical knowledge and non-technical sections. Here’s a breakdown of the exam structure:

• Total Questions: 150
• Total Marks: 150
• Duration: 2 hours (120 minutes)
• Question Type: Objective (Multiple Choice Questions)
• Question Paper Language: English and Hindi (Except English Language Questions)
• Negative Marking: There will be no negative marking for wrong answer.
• Qualifying Marks For CBT: Decided by HURL at its sole discretion.

HURL Graduate & Diploma Trainee Syllabus 2024

The syllabus for both GETs and DETs is divided into technical and non-technical aptitude sections. Let’s look at the detailed syllabus on each subject. The non-technical part of the exam includes General Awareness and General Awareness, Reasoning & Logical Ability, English Language, and Quantitative Aptitude. These sections are crucial for enhancing the overall score.

General Awareness:

• Current Affairs (National and International)
• Indian Economy
• Government Schemes and Initiatives
• Awards and Honors
• Sports and Culture
• Science and Technology
• Important Days and Events
• Indian Polity and Constitution

Reasoning & Logical Ability:

• Syllogism
• Blood Relations
• Coding-Decoding
• Puzzles
• Seating Arrangement
• Input-Output
• Data Sufficiency
• Statement and Assumptions
• Logical Connectives
• Directions and Distance

English Language:

• Reading Comprehension
• Cloze Test
• Spotting Errors
• Fill in the Blanks
• Para Jumbles
• Synonyms and Antonyms
• Sentence Improvement
• Idioms and Phrases
• Grammar (Tenses, Subject-Verb Agreement, etc.)

Quantitative Aptitude:

• Number System
• Percentage
• Ratio and Proportion
• Profit and Loss
• Simple and Compound Interest
• Time, Speed, and Distance
• Work and Time
• Averages
• Mixtures and Allegations
• Data Interpretation (Bar Graphs, Pie Charts, Tables)
• Probability

Chemical Engineering Syllabus

Process Calculations and Thermodynamics:- The process calculations and Thermodynamics section of the Chemical Engineering covers key topics like molar properties, phase equilibria, and laws of entropy.

1. Steady and unsteady state mass and energy balances include multi-component, multi-phase, reacting, and non-reacting systems. Other topics covered are the use of tie components, recycle, bypass, and purge calculations, Gibbs phase rule, and degree of freedom analysis.
2. First and Second laws of thermodynamics. The applications of the first law to close and open systems. Second Law and Entropy. Thermodynamic properties of pure substances. Equation of state and residual properties of mixtures. Partial molar properties, fugacity, excess properties, and activity coefficients, predicting VLE of systems, and chemical reaction equilibrium.

Engineering Mathematics:- Chemical Engineering (CH) Syllabus for the Engineering Mathematics section encompasses topics including probability, calculus, and numerical methods.

1. Linear Algebra: Eigenvectors, Eigenvalues, Systems of linear equations, & matrix algebra.
2. Calculus: The topics under this section include the function of a single variable, continuity, and differentiability, limit, mean value theorems, Taylor series, partial derivatives, evaluation of definite and improper integrals, maxima and minima, total derivatives, divergence and curl, gradient, vector identities, directional derivatives, line, surface and volume integrals, stokes, Green’s and Gauss theorems.
3. Complex Variables: This section consists of topics like a polar form of a complex number, complex number, and triangle equality. The probability and statistics section includes topics including definitions of probability and sampling theorems, conditional probability, mean, median, mode and standard deviation, Poisson, random variables, linear regression analysis, and binomial distributions.
4. Differential Equations: This sections includes topics like the first-order equations (linear and nonlinear), Cauchy’s and Euler’s equations, higher-order linear differential equations with constant coefficients, Laplace transforms, initial and boundary value problems, and solutions of one-dimensional heat and wave equations.
5. Numerical Methods: The topics covered include numerical solutions of linear and non-linear algebraic equations. Other topics are integration by trapezoidal and Simpson’s rule and single and multi-step methods for numerical solutions for different equations.

Heat Transfer:- This section includes topics like heat exchangers and condensation and evaporators. Some other topics are convection and radiation, equation of energy, steady and unsteady heat conduction, types of heat exchangers and evaporators and their process calculations, thermal boundary layer and heat transfer coefficients, condensation, and evaporation, boiling, design of double pipe, shell and tube heat exchangers and single and multiple effect evaporators.

Fluid Mechanics and Mechanical Operations:- Chemical Engineering (CH) Syllabus for Fluid Mechanics and Mechanical Operations covers topics such as flow metering, dimensional analysis, and turbulent flow.

1. Partial size and shape, free and hindered settling, particle size distribution, size reduction and classification, cyclones and centrifuge, thickening and classification, agitation, filtration and mixing, and conveying of solids.
2. Shell balances include a differential form of the Bernoulli equation and energy balance, fluid statistics, surface tension, Newtonian and non-Newtonian fluids, equation of motion, and equation of continuity.
3. Equation of macroscopic friction factors, equation of mechanical energy, dimensional analysis and similitude, velocity profiles, flow through pipeline systems, pumps, and compressors, flow meters, elementary boundary layer theory, flow past immersed bodies including packed and fluidised beds, Turbulent flow: Universal velocity, fluctuating velocity profile and pressure drop.
4. Particle size and shape, size reduction and classification of solid particles, particle size distribution, centrifuge, and cyclones, free and hindered settling, filtration, thickening and classification, mixing, agitation, and conveying of solids.

Mass Transfer:- Chemical Engineering (CH) Syllabus for the mass transfer section includes topics like momentum, molecular diffusions, and heat mass transfer.

1. Molecular diffusion in Fluids
2. Fick’s law
3. Momentum, Heat, and mass transfer analogies
4. Mass transfer coefficients, penetration, film, and surface renewal theories
5. HTU and NTU concepts
6. Stage-wise and continuous contacting and stage efficiencies
7. Design and Operation of Equipment for absorption, distillation, liquid-liquid extraction, leaching, humidification, drying, adsorption and dehumidification, and membrane separations (Ultra-filtration, micro-filtration, nano-filtration and reverse osmosis.)

Instrumentation and Control:- Chemical Engineering (CH) Syllabus for the instrumentation and process control section includes topics like control valves, transducer dynamics, and process reaction valves.

1. P & ID equipment symbols
2. Measurement of process variables, transducers, and sensors
3. Control valves
4. Linearisation and process modeling, transfer functions and dynamic responses of various systems, process reaction curves, systems with the inverse response and controller modes (PI, P, and PID).
5. Transducer Dynamics
6. Control Valves
7. Analysis of closed-loop systems, including, controller tuning, stability, frequency response, feedforward control, and cascade.
8. Plant Design and Economics

Chemical Engineering (CH) Syllabus for the Plant Design and Economics:- section includes topics such as discounted cash flow, payback period, and cost indices. Principles of process economics and cost estimation consist of depreciation and total annualised cost, rate of return, cost indices, discounted cash flow, payback period, optimization in process design, and sizing of the chemical engineering equipment such as multi-stage contractors and heat exchangers.

Chemical Technology:- Chemical Engineering (CH) Syllabus for Chemical Technology encompasses topics like fertilisers, petrochemicals, and natural products.

1. Natural products industries (Sugar, Oil, Pulp and Paper, and Fats).
2. In organic chemical industries (Phosphoric Acid, Sulphuric Acid, and Chlor-Alkali industry) and fertilisers (Urea, SSP, TSP, and Ammonia)
3. Petrochemicals and Petroleum Refining.
4. Polymerisation Industries ( PVC, Polypropylene, Polyethylene, and polyester synthetic fibers).

Instrumentation Engineering Syllabus

Engineering Mathematics:-

1. Linear Algebra: The topics covered in this section are matrix algebra, systems of linear equations, Eigenvalues, and Eigenvectors.
2. Differential Equations: This section includes first-order equations (linear and nonlinear), second-order linear differential equations with constant coefficients, variable separable method, method of variation of parameters, Cauchy’s and Euler’s equations, solution of partial differential equations, initial and boundary value problems and variable separable method.
3. Calculus: The topics covered in this section are theorems of integral calculus, mean value theorems, partial derivatives, multiple integrals, partial derivatives, vector identities, Fourier series, line, surface, and volume integrals, Gauss and Green’s theorems, and Stokes.
4. Analysis of complex variables: The topics covered in this section are Taylor’s and Laurent’s series, analytic functions, Cauchy’s integral theorem and integral formula, residue theorem, and solutions of integrals.
5. Probability and Statistics: Conditional probability, sampling theorems, mean, median, mode, standard deviation, and variance, discrete and continuous distributions, random variables, normal, Poisson, and binomial distributions are the topics covered in this section.
6. Numerical Methods: Solutions of nonlinear algebraic equations, matrix inversion, numerical integration, iterative methods of solving differential equations, regression, and correlation analysis are some topics covered in this section on numerical methods.

Electricity and Magnetism:-

1. Coulomb’s Law
2. Electric Flux Density
3. Electric field Intensiy
4. Gauss’s Law
5. Divergence
6. Electric Field and Potential due to point, line, plane, and spherical charge distributions
7. Effect of the dielectric medium
8. The capacitance of simple configurations
   Biot-Savart’s Law
9. Ampere’s Law
10. Curl, Faraday’s Law
11. Lorentz Force
12. Inductance
13. Magnetomotive Force
14. Reluctance
15. Magnetic Circuits
16. Self and Mutual Inductance of simple configurations.

Electrical Circuits and Machines:-

1. Voltage and Current Sources: The topics covered in this section are independent, dependent, ideal, and practical, v-i relationships of the resistor, mutual inductance and capacitor, inductor, and transient analysis of RLC circuits with DC excitation.
2. Mesh and Nodal analysis, Kirchoff’s laws, Thevenin, superposition, Norton, maximum power transfer, and reciprocity theorems.
3. Peak, Average, and RMS Values of AC quantities, active and reactive powers, impedance and admittance, phasor analysis, series, and parallel resonance, the realization of basic filters with L, C, and R elements, locus diagrams, transient analysis of RLC circuits with AC excitation.
4. One-port and two-port networks, driving point impedance and admittance, open and short circuit parameters.
5. Single phase Transformer:
6. Three-phase induction motors
7. Discrete-Time system: Impulse response, frequency response, pulse transfer function, DFT, FFT, Basics of IIR and FIR filters

Signals and Systems:- The topics covered in this section are Laplace, periodic, aperiodic, and impulse signals, Z-transformers and Fourier, the frequency response of first and second-order linear time-invariant systems, the impulse response of systems, correlation, and convolution. Other topics include the Discrete time system that provides for impulse response, frequency response, pulse transfer function, FFT and DFT, and basics of IIR and FIR filters.

Control Systems:- The topics of this section include signal flow graphs, feedback principles, steady-state errors, transient response, bode plot, phase and gain margins, Routh and Nyquist criteria, root loci, design of lead, lag and lead-lag compensators, time-delay systems, mechanical, hydraulic and pneumatic system components, synchro pair, servo and stepper motors, servo valves, on-off, P, PI, PID, cascade, feedforward and ratio controllers, sizing of control valves and PID controllers.

Analog Electronics:-

1. Characteristics and applications of diode
2. Zener Diode
3. BJT and MOSFET
4. Small Signal analysis or Transistor Circuits
5. Feedback Amplifiers
6. Characteristics of Ideal and Practical Operational Amplifiers
7. Application of OPAMPS
8. Added, Subtractor, Integrator, Differentiator, Difference Amplifier
9. Instrumentation Amplifier
10. Precision Rectifier
11. Active Filters
12. Oscillators
13. Signal Generators
14. Voltage-controlled oscillators and phase-locked loop
15. Sources and Effects of noise and interference in electronic circuits

Digital Electronics:-

1. Combinational logic Circuits
2. Minimisation of Boolean Functions
3. IC Families: TTL and CMOS
4. Arithmetic Circuits, Comparators, Schmitt Trigger, Multi-vibrators, Sequential circuits
   Flip flops, Shift Registers, Timers, and Counters , Sample-and-hold circuit, Multiplexer
5. Analog-to-digital (Successive approximation, integrating, flash, and sigma-delta)
6. Digital-to-analog converters (Weighted R, R-2R ladder, and current steering logic.)
7. Characteristics of ADC and DAC (Resolution, Quantization, Significant bits,
8. Conversion/Settling time)
9. Basics of number systems
10. Embedded Systems: Microprocessor and microcontroller applications
11. Memory and input-output interfacing
12. Basics of data acquisition systems
13. Basics of distributed control systems (DCS)
14. Programmable logic controllers (PLC).

Measurements:-

1. SI units
2. Standards (R, L, C Voltage, Current, and Frequency)
3. Systematic and Random errors in measurement
4. Expression of uncertainty- Accuracy and Precision
5. Propagation of errors
6. Linear and Weighted Regression
7. Bridges: Wheatstone, Meghom, Kelvin, Anderson, Maxwell, Schering, and Wien for measurement of R, L,C, and frequency.
8. Q-meter
9. Measurement of voltage, current, and power in single and three-phase circuits
10. AC and DC current probes
11. True RMS Meters
12. Voltage and Current Scaling
13. Instrument Transformers
14. Timer/Counter
15. Time, Phase, and Frequency Measurements
16. Digital Voltmeter
17. Digital Multimeter
18. Oscilloscope
19. Shielding and Grounding

Sensors and Industrial Instrumentation

1. Resistive- Capacitive- Inductive- Piezoelectric
2. Hall Effect Sensors and Associated Signal Conditioning Circuits
3. Transducers for industrial instrumentation
4. Displacement (Linear and Angular)  Velocity, Acceleration, Torque, Force, Vibration, Shock, Pressure (including low pressure)
5. Flow (Variable head, Variable Area, Electromagnetic, Ultrasonic, turbine and open channel flow meters)
6. Temperature (Thermocouple, bolometer, RTD (¾ wire)
7. Thermistors, Pyrometers, and Semiconductors
8. Liquid level
9. pH, conductivity, and viscosity measurement
10. 4-20 two-wire transmitter

Communication and Optical Instrumentation:-

1. Amplitude and Frequency modulation and demodulation
2. Shannon’s sampling theorem
3. Pulse code modulation
4. Frequency and time division multiplexing
5. Amplitude-Phase- Frequency- Quadrature Amplitude
6. Pulse shift keying for digital modulation
7. Optical sources and detectors: LED, photo-diode, light-dependent resistor, square law detectors, and their characteristics
8. Interferometer: Applications in metrology, basics of fibre optic sensing UV-VIS Spectrophotometers and Mass Spectrometer.

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HURL Graduate & Diploma Trainee Exam 2024 is a competitive examination that tests both technical engineering expertise as well as general aptitude. Candidates must focus on their discipline-specific (required educational qualification) subjects for the technical section while also preparing for the non-technical sections like reasoning, aptitude, and general awareness. Best of Luck.

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