KPSC Industries Extension Officer 2024 | Notification, Syllabus, Exam Date & Coaching

Table of Contents

Kerala Industries Extension Officer 2024|Qualifications

Kerala Industries Extension Officer 2024|Age Limit.

Kerala Industries Extension Officer 2024|Pay scale

Kerala Industries Extension Officer 2024|Application

Kerala Industries Extension Officer 2024|Detailed Syllabus

Kerala Industries Extension Officer 2024|Job role

Kerala Industries Extension Officer 2024|Promotion Opportunities

Kerala Industries Extension Officer 2024|Ranked List

Kerala Industries Extension Officer 2024|Previous Questions

Kerala Industries Extension Officer 2024|Preparation

Kerala Industries Extension Officer 2024|Coaching

Overview

PSC is releasing the notification for Industries Extension Officer Exam in December 2024. The post offers a grand opportunity to all eligible candidates to lead a bright career in government services. The post comes under Industries and Commerce department of Kerala government. The responsibilities of IEO includes the promotion of startups and MSME sectors in Kerala. With a high yielding pa and grand promotional opportunities candidates with right qualification and age category should never miss the chance. To know more about the exam date, age limit, job & responsibilities read the blog.You can learn more about this opportunity here.

Kerala Industries Extension Officer 2024|Qualifications

Apart from other degree level exams of PSC Industries Extension Officer is only called for holders of a bachelor’s degree in engineering. No special engineering branches are preferred. The candidates must have passed the specified degree from a any Universities in Kerala or from any Universities recognized as equivalent by any of the aforesaid Universities. Candidates with any other degrees mentioned in the official notification are not eligible for applying. Candidates with the right qualification are advised to update the same n the educational qualification part in their official profile of PSC.

Kerala Industries Extension Officer 2024|Age Limit.

Candidates aging between 18 to 36 are eligible for applying. Candidates from Other back Caste are eligible for an upper age limit up to years (upper age limit – 39 years). Candidates from Scheduled Cast / Scheduled Tribe are eligible for an upper age limit up 5 years (upper age limit – 41 years)

Kerala Industries Extension Officer 2024|Pay scale

As per the latest Pay Revision Commission Report Industries Extension Officer post is eligible for a salary in the pay scale of ₹50200-105300.

Kerala Industries Extension Officer 2024|Application

To apply for Kerala PSC Industries Extension Officer Exam 2023 candidates, need to register n Kerala PSC’S is official site.

Candidates need a valid Email Id and Mobile number to register. Kerala PSC is not charging the candidates for registering the profiles in the official site. During the setup of the profile candidates should furnish all the right details and upload the copies of certificates as demanded in the site rightly. This will help to avoid future complications in eligibility and document verification.

Candidate’s photograph and signature of following description must be uploaded.

Photograph Details
Format	Digital
Max. size	30 Kb
Height	200 pixels
Width	150 pixels
Type	JPG

Candidates name and date of photo taken should be mentioned in black color on white rectangular square at the bottom of the Photograph.

Signature Details
Format	Digital
Max. size	30 Kb
Height	100 pixels
Width	150 pixels
Type	JPG

Signature should be put on a good quality white paper with blue or black ink.

Kerala Industries Extension Officer 2024|Detailed Syllabus

Part I - CIVIL ENGINEERING

Materials:

Brick – varieties and strength, characteristics of good brick. Cement – varieties and grade of cement and its uses. Steel – types of steel for reinforcement bars, steel structural sections. Aggregates – types & requirements of good aggregates. Concrete – grades of concrete as per IS code, water cement ratio. Workability, mixing, batching, compaction and curing.

Construction:

Parts of building – foundation – types of foundations – spread footing, isolated footing, combined footing, Raft, pile and well foundations. Masonry – types rubble masonry, brick masonry, English bond and Flemish bond. (One brick wall).

Surveying:

Chain surveying – principles, instruments, ranging and chaining survey lines, field work and field book, selection of survey stations, units of land area. bench mark Fundamental Concepts of GPS. Applications of GPS in Resource Surveys, Mapping and Navigation, Introduction to GIS, Applications of GIS Modern survey – instruments – Total station, Electronics theodolite, Distomat.

Part II - INDUSTRIAL MANAGEMENT AND INDUSTRIAL

ENGINEERING

Principles of Management, Principles of a good wage payment system, Quality planning and its developments, Project management techniques, Qualitative techniques in management, Material and sales management, Production planning and control, Method study, Inspection and quality control, Project Analysis.

Part III - BASICS OF MECHANICAL ENGINEERING

Thermodynamics, Energy conversion devices, IC engines, turbo machines, refrigeration and air conditioning, power transmission devices in auto mobiles, engineering materials and manufacturing processes, machine tools, Emission standards

Part IV - ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING

Electric circuits:

Kirchhoff's laws, Magnetic Circuits: MMF, field strength, flux density, reluctance comparison between electric and magnetic circuits Electromagnetic Induction: Faraday's laws, lenz's laws- statically induced and dynamically induced emfs-self-inductance and mutual inductance, coefficient of coupling

Alternating Current fundamentals:

Generation of alternating voltages waveforms, frequency, period. Concept of impedance, power and power factor in ac circuits-active, reactive and apparent power

Three phase systems:

Generation of three phase voltages, advantages of three phase systems, star and delta connection (balanced only), relation between line and phase voltages, line and phase currents.

Generation of power:

Conventional and non-conventional

Electrical machines:

Construction and working principle of single phase and three phase Transformers, DC Generator and motors and AC generators and motors.

Part V - ELECTRONICS ENGINEERING

Electronics Engineering

Resistors, Inductors, Capacitors – Types, working principle and uses. Diodes- PN junction diode, Zener diode, photo diode, solar cell. Working principle of analog and digital multimeter, Function generator, UPS, GPS, GSM and GPRS, Bluetooth and Wifi.

Working principle of switches

SPST, SPDT and DPDT. Sensors and Relays: Types and uses. Public Address systems – Loud Speaker, Amplifiers and Microphones- Various types and comparison.

Microcontrollers

8085- block diagram, assembly language programs without jump instructions application of microcontrollers in industry.

Part V - COMPUTER SCIENCE ENGINEERING

Introduction to digital Computer

A simple model of computer with acquisition of data, storage of data, processing of data, output of processed data. Details of functional units of a computer, primary storage and secondary storage.

Data representation

Number systems – Binary numbers – representation of integers-representation of fractions – octal and hexadecimal representations -conversion from one system to another -representation of BCD numbers, Simple arithmetic operations.

Introduction to programming languages

Types of programming languages-high level language, assembly language and machine language, system software-operating systems-objectives of operating systems, compiler, assembler and interpreter (concepts only)

Problem Solving Strategies

Problem analysis –formal definition of problem – solution – breaking a problem into sub problems-overview of the solution to the sub problems by writing step by step procedure (algorithm)-representation of procedure by flowchart.

Kerala Industries Extension Officer 2024|Job role

Industries Extension Officer has a responsible role to play in nurturing Kerala’s startup and MSME field

• Guidance and support for entrepreneurs about starting and operating their business
• Identify and facilitate the growth of potential industries through various government schemes and policies
• Facilitate & implement government policies and initiatives for growth and development of MSMEs
• Provide technical assistance & investment assistance through various government schemes for MSMEs across Kerala.
• Collaborate with various agencies such as associations, financial institutions and other government agencies for the promotion of industrial development
• Help the entrepreneurs get registration and mandatory clearances.
• Help MSMEs get bank loans for their projects.

Kerala Industries Extension Officer 2024|Promotion Opportunities

Once a candidate is selected as Industries Extension Officer, they have a great future in government service. Candidates recruited as IEO will be promoted to Assistant District Industrial Officer, Assistant Director, Deputy Director, Joint Director, Additional Director and finally as Director which is an IAS position.

Kerala Industries Extension Officer 2024|Ranked List

A total of 130 candidates were selected for the main list out of which 56 candidates received advise till date. Find the details of IEO Exam 2018 in the below table.

Details of IEO Exam 2018
Category No.	125/2018
Exam Date	3rd Dec, 2019
Rank List Date	8th Dec, 2021
Last Advice Date	7th Oct, 2023
Total Avice till Date	56
Ranked List Expiry	07-Dec-24

Kerala Industries Extension Officer 2024|Previous Questions

1. Which of the following instruments is used in chain surveying?

1. Total Station
2. Dumpy level
3. Cross staff
4. Theodolite

2. Which of the following is usually not considered as a survey station?
   1. end point of a survey line
   2. temporary bench mark
   3. point at which dumpy level is set up
   4. point at which levelling staff is held
3. What is a bullnose brick?

1. Brick with a rounded angle
2. Brick with two rounded angles on one end
3. Brick in the form of curved sector
4. Brick with rounded angle on four edges

4. Among the tests for bricks, which test is done with the help of finger nail?

1. Test for crushing strength
2. Soundness test
3. Hardness test
4. Efflorescence test

5. Which among the following sections contain only one flange and one web?

1. Rolled steel beams
2. T-sections
3. Channel sections
4. Angle sections

6. Which of the following is taken as fine aggregate?

1. Particles retained on 4.75 mm IS sieve
2. Particles passing through 4.75 mm IS sieve
3. Particles passing through 75 micron IS sieve
4. Particles retained on 80 mm IS sieve

7. Which among the following is a satellite-based navigation system that can be used to locate positions?

1. GIS
2. GPS
3. Total Station
4. Distomat

8. Among the following, which is a parameter that cannot be measured using a total station?

1. Horizontal Angle
2. Vertical Angle
3. Slope Distance
4. Stopping Sight Distance

9. What is a dry rubble masonry?

1. Rubble masonry without mortar
2. Random Rubble masonry after complete curing
3. Random Rubble masonry without curing
4. Ashlar masonry

10. Which test is carried out to determine the workability of concrete?

1. Le-Chatelier test
2. Compression test
3. Compaction Factor test
4. Vicat apparatus test

Answer Key
1	C
2	C
3	A
4	C
5	B
6	B
7	B
8	D
9	A
10	C

Kerala Industries Extension Officer 2024|Preparation

Since graduates from all branches of Engineering are eligible to appl for the examination competition will be high for IEO Exam 2023. Aspirants should start the preparation as earl as possible. With a specified syllabus limited to Engineering degree candidates can crack IEO exam with right amount of preparation.

Though candidates have studied the titles mentioned in the detailed syllabus it need to be refreshed. A topic-wise time table is essential to improve candidate’s chance in the PSC Exam.

Kerala Industries Extension Officer 2024|Coaching

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