GSSSB Assistant Binder, Machineman & Copy Holder Syllabus Exam Pattern 2024

Gujarat Subordinate Service Selection Board (GSSSB) conducts computer based recruitment tests for various positions in industries and mines department. For 2024, the GSSSB is organizing recruitment for specialized posts such as Assistant Binder, Machineman, and Copy Holder.

These roles primarily support the functioning of printing and documentations in Gujurat’s industries and mines. To help aspirants prepare for the exam, this article provides all the information related to its detailed syllabus and examination pattern.

GSSSB Recruitment 2024: Assistant Binder, Machineman & Copy Holder Exam

The GSSSB exams for these posts aim to assess candidate’s technical skills, knowledge, and general aptitude required for printing and binding tasks. Each position involves specific technical tasks:

• Assistant Binder: Who can assists in the binding process, ensuring that documents are collated and assembled.
• Machineman: Who can operates and manages printing machines, ensuring proper maintenance and smooth printing operations.
• Copy Holder: Involved in proof-reading and making sure that printed copies are error-free.

GSSSB Assistant Binder, Machineman & Copy Holder Exam Pattern 2024

Recruitment Conducted By	Gujarat Subordinate Service Selection Board / Gujarat Gaun Seva Pasandgi Mandal (GSSSB)
Name of Exam	Assistant Machineman, Assistant Binder (Madadnish), Copy Holder Exam 2024
No of Vacancies	Assistant Machineman: 70 Posts Assistant Binder: 66 Posts Copy Holder: 10 Posts
Category	Syllabus & Pattern
Notification Number	૨૨૮/ર૦૨૩૨૪
Exam Type/ Selection	COMPUTER BASED RECRIUTMENT TEST (CBRT)
Official Website	https://gsssb.gujarat.gov.in

The exam pattern for the GSSSB Assistant Machineman, Assistant Binder (Madadnish), Copy Holder posts includes a combination of objective-type questions across several subjects. The written exam consists of a single paper divided in 2 parts with all multiple-choice questions (MCQs). The major sections include:

• Reasoning Ability and Data Interpretation
• Mathematical Ability
• Constitution of India, Current Affairs, Gujarati and English Comprehension
• Subject Related to Educational Qualification

Subject	Number of Questions	Marks
Reasoning Ability and Data Interpretation	30	30
Mathematical Ability	30	30
TOTAL (PART-A)	60	60
Constitution of India, Current Affairs, Gujarati and English Comprehension	30	30
Subject Related to Technical Knowledge	120	120
TOTAL (PART-B)	150	150
Total	100 Questions	100 Marks

1. Time Allotted: 3 hours (180 minutes)
2. This will be Online Computer Based Recruitment Test (CBRT).
3. The exam is objective in nature, and each correct answer carries 1 mark.
4. There will be negative marking for wrong answers (1/4 or 0.25 marks deduction for each incorrect response).
5. Minimum 40% marks are required to qualify Part-A and Part-B, separately.

GSSSB Assistant Machineman/Binder, Copy Holder Syllabus 2024

Reasoning and Data Interpretation (30 Questions, 30 Marks):- This section evaluates logical thinking, pattern recognition, and problem-solving abilities.

1. Problems on Ages
2. Venn Diagram
3. Visual reasoning
4. Blood relation
5. Arithmetic reasoning
6. Data interpretation (charts, graphs, tables)
7. Data sufficiency

Mathematical/ Numerical Ability (30 Questions, 30 Marks):- To assess candidate’s knowledge of numerical ability. The topics includes:-

1. Number Systems
2. Simplification and Algebra
3. Arithmetic and Geometric Progression
4. Average
5. Percentage
6. Profit-Loss
7. Ratio and Proportion
8. Partnership
9. Time and Work
10. Time, Speed and Distance
11. Work, Wages and chain rule

Constitution of India (10 Questions, 10 Marks):-

1. Preamble of the Constitution
2. Fundamental rights
3. Directive principles of state policy
4. Fundamental Duty
5. Power, role and responsibility of President, vice president and governor
6. Parliamentary system
7. Amendment of Indian constitution, emergency provisions in Indian constitution
8. Centre – State Government and their relation
9. Judicial System of Indian Constitution
10. Constitutional body

Current Affairs (10 Questions, 10 Marks):- Current events of state, national and international importance

Comprehension (Gujarati {5 marks} & English {5 marks}) (10 Questions, 10 Marks):- To assess comprehension, interpretation and inference skills in both Gujarati and English. A paragraph given with set of question on the basis of paragraph Or statement and assertion type question can be asked.

Questions and its Applications related to Technical Qualification (120 Questions, 120 Marks):-

Assistant Machineman Technical Qualification Syllabus

History of Printing and various types of Printing Process:-

1. Historical background of evolution in printing. Basic fundamentals of various conventional printing processes like letterpress, offset, screen printing, flexo and gravure etc.
2. Advantages and disadvantages of various conventional printing process.
3. Application of various printing processes.

Introduction of Offset Printing Process:-

1. Basic Principles of offset printing. Various properties of image and non-image area of offset printing image carrier.
2. Various types of sheet fed and web offset machine configuration like – single color, two color, multicolor press.
3. Advantages and dis-advantages of sheetfed and web offset press.

Sheet fed Offset Printing Machine:-

1. Major Section of sheetfed offset machine and its functions – Feeder unit, Printing unit, Dampening Unit, inking Unit, Transfer Unit, Delivery unit etc.
2. Various types of sheet detectors in feeder like, two sheet detector, no sheet detector, cross sheet detector etc.
3. Basic of Dampening unit and its function. Various types of rollers in dampening units and its functions like- fount roller, duct roller, Oscillator roller, form roller etc.
4. Importance of fountain solution and its control in printing.
5. Various types of rollers in Inking unit.
6. Identify and classify plate, blanket and impression cylinder. Importance of Cylinder body, bearer, under cut, cylinder gap for clamp etc.
7. Mounting of plates and blanket
8. Delivery section and its components like, side joggers, back joggers, spray powder systems, Hot air, IR and UV dryers.
9. Identify and explain the Set-off, Scumming, Doubling etc. and its causes and remedies.
10. Modern development in sheet fed offset press.

Web Offset Printing Machines:-

1. Types and different configuration of web offset press.
2. Various types of reel stand – single reel, double reel etc.
3. Various type of Auto splicer technology in web offset press.
4. Importance of web tension control systems in web offset.
5. Importance of dryers and chillers in web offset press.
6. Function of web offset folding unit and various types folds like former fold, jaw fold, chopper fold etc.
7. Various online operations like sheeting, perforation, numbering etc.

Various types of Paper/Board and Offset Ink:-

1. Basic of paper manufacturing and raw materials used.
2. Classification and selection of paper for printing.
3. Standard and ISO sizes of paper
4. Explain the grains of paper and governing factors for selection, the machine direction and it`s importance.
5. Basic of ink manufacturing and raw materials used like pigments, vehicles, resin, solvents, dryers, additives etc.
6. Various ingredients of offset inks Various physical properties of ink like, tack, viscosity, flow, thixotropy etc.
7. Process color and pantone color shades.

Digital Printing technology:-

1. Various types digital printing technology like laser printing, inkjet printing, etc.
2. Advantages and dis-advantages of digital printing technology
3. Variable Data Printing like Numbering, bar code, QR code etc.

Various Post press and other operation:-

1. Lamination, varnish, emboss, foiling, punching, perforation, numbering etc.
2. Various types of book binding like center pin, side pin, perfect binding, hard case binding etc.

Various type of Offset Plates:-

1. Conventional P.S. Plates -It’s process and machines like – whirler, exposure machine etc.
2. Basic of CTP–Thermal, Violet, UV and Ctcp etc.

Maintenance and Industrial practices for SAFETY:-

1. General care and maintenance of printing machine.
2. Daily, weekly and monthly maintenance and cleaning, washing, lubricating and greasing process.
3. 5S, Kaizen, ISO, Occupational Safety and Health etc.
4. Various types of fire extinguishers and use of the same.
5. Basics of good Housekeeping.

Current Trends and Recent Advancements in the Above All Fields.

Assistant Binder Technical Qualification Syllabus

Introduction of Offset Printing Process

1. Invention, history of lithographic printing process.
2. Basic Principles of offset printing process.
3. Various types of sheet fed and Web offset printing machines – single colour, two colour, multicolour, perfecting press

Various types of Binding

1. Perfect binding
2. Side/Centre Pin binding
3. Other Folded sheet binding: section sewing, hard case binding, paper cover or cloth, accounts book binding, note book binding, miscellaneous binding, flush binding etc.
4. Loose leaf binding: spiral, wire-o binding, stapler stitching etc.

Paper / Board used in binding

1. Paper/Board-Standard and ISO sizes.
2. Multiples and subdivisions of a given size.
3. Various kind of paper like, Maplitho paper, uncoated paper, coated paper, news print paper etc.
4. Various types of Binding Board like, Gray board, Straw Board, File Board and its application

Materials and other Consumables Used in Various Binding Application

1. Securing materials: Threads, wires, tape, cord etc.
2. Decoration materials
3. Covering materials – binding cloth, Rexine, Leather etc.
4. Various types of End papers and its purpose.
5. Sewing: Various style of sewing like saddle sewing, side sewing, machine sewing etc.
6. Adhesives: types of adhesives and its use.
7. Various types of lamination films like – gloss, matt etc.

Various Operation in Binding Process

1. Pre – forwarding operations like: jogging and knocking, removing of one side printed and spoiled sheets, counting, folding, bundling, collating, gathering etc.
2. Different types of manual and machine fold.
3. Gathering of forms/signature for Centre and Side pin/Perfect binding.
4. Forwarding Operations, Case making and finishing operation: Rounding and backing, tipping knocking and counting backing.
5. Miscellaneous operations: punching, perforating, creasing, eye letting, hand numbering, bundling etc.
6. Edge decoration: methods like coloring, tinting, marbling, guilding etc.
7. Packing, weighing and stacking operation for finished products.
8. Repair, restore and rebind old or damaged books.

Various types of layouts and imposition scheme

1. Various layout scheme as per various binding process
2. Various types of imposition scheme like – sheet work, half sheet work, work and turn imposition scheme, work and tumble imposition scheme etc.
3. Various margin and marks in imposition – like gripper margin, cutting marks, collating marks and gathering marks etc.

Machinery and equipments used in binding

1. Cutting/Guillotine machine and their functions.
2. Three knife trimmer cutting machines.
3. Various Thread sewing machines
4. Various types of wire stitching machine.
5. Perfect binding machine–single clamp, 4-clamp, 6-clamp
6. Creasing, half-cut, perforation machine.
7. Foiling and embossing machines.
8. Signature Gathering machines.

Maintenance and Industrial practices for SAFETY

1. General care and maintenance of binding machine.
2. Daily, weekly and monthly maintenance and cleaning, washing, lubricating and greasing process.
3. 5S, Kaizen, ISO, Occupational Safety and Health etc.
4. Various types of fire extinguishers and use of the same.
5. Basics of good Housekeeping.

Current Trends and Recent Advancements in the Above All Fields.

Copy Holder Technical Qualification Syllabus

History of Printing and various types Printing Process:- Basic of various printing processes like letterpress, offset, screen printing, flexo, gravure etc. Print production workflow-prepress, press, post-press.

Basic of Typography and type settings

1. Various types of typefaces – Serif, Sans serif, Script, Decorative etc.
2. Font sizes in point, picas, em and ens
3. Various font style – Normal, Bold, italic, underline, Superscript, subscript etc.
4. Page Layout – landscape, portrait etc.
5. Various types of justification–Align left ,right, centre, top, bottom and force justification etc.
6. Indent and spacing, paragraph, hyphenation, bullets and numbering etc.
7. Special characters, Roman numbers and symbols
8. Header, Footer, page numbers and other page margins like spine, top, bottom etc.

Language Proficiency

1. Read, Write and Speak Regional(Gujarati), Hindi and English language.
2. Gujarati, Hindi and English Alphabets
3. Vowels, Consonants and Conjunction in Gujarati, Hindi and English
4. Spelling/જોડણી in English, Hindi, Gujarati
5. Numbers in English, Hindi, Gujarati, Roman numbers
6. Synonym and Opposite words in English, Hindi, Gujarati
7. Adjective in English, Hindi, Gujarati
8. Vikram Samvat /Gujarati calendar and English Calendar

Various Types of Layouts and Proof reading

1. Stages of Layout: Attributes of Good Layout, Stages involved in preparing a Layout Such as Visualisation, Thumbnail, Rough Layout, and Final Layout,
2. Layouts for various print media like – Books, Magazines, Flyers, Brochures, and Posters etc.
3. Various proofreading marks- for various instruction like – insert/delete character, space, close up space, spell out, new paragraph, break line, move left/right/up/down etc.

Various Types of Binding and imposition scheme.

1. Various types of imposition scheme.
2. Different types of binding.
3. Various Paper sizes and its subdivision.

Industrial practices for Safety and Hygiene.

1. 5S, ISO, Occupational Safety and Health etc.
2. Various types of fire extinguishers and use of the same.
3. Basics of good Housekeeping.

Current Trends and Recent Advancements in the Above All Fields.

Important Links

1. Must See: Gujarat Police Photographer Syllabus & Exam Pattern
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3. For Latest GSSSB Updates:- https://4syllabus.in/tag/gsssb
4. For Latest Government Jobs in Gujarat:- https://4syllabus.in/tag/gujarat/
5. Official GSSSB Website:- https://gsssb.gujarat.gov.in
6. For Official GSSSB Asst Binder/Machineman/Copy Holder Notification:- CLICK HERE

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