As you all aware SSC IMD scientific assistant recruitment notification 2017 is out, Staff Selection Commission is going to conduct open competitive examination for the post of Scientific Assistant in India Meteorological Department (IMD) in online mode for total 1102 vacancy. The posts allotted by SSC Scientific Assistant exam will be Grade B, Non-Gazetted, Non-Ministerial in the Level 6 of the Pay Matrix. Aspirants those who are eligible for the post must be curious about the SSC Scientific Assistant syllabus & exam pattern. Check out the details for SSC IMD scientific assistant eligibility requirements if you haven't yet.
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There will be just 1 exam for India Meteorological Department(IMD) which consists of 2 parts - Part 1 and Part 2.
- Part 1 will have 100 questions carrying 100 marks.
- Part 2 will also have 100 questions carrying 100 marks.
- Time duration will be 2 hours to attempt both the parts.
- Part 1 is just like SSC CGL Tier I Paper consisting 25 questions from all the four sections (General Intelligence Reasoning, Quantitative Aptitude, English, General Awareness)
- Part 2 consists of 100 questions related to Physics, Computer Science, Information Technology, Electronics & Telecommunication Engineering.
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Subject
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Questions
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Maximum Marks
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Exam Duration
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Part 1
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General Intelligence & Reasoning
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25
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25
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2 hours
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Quantitative Aptitude
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25
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25
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General English
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25
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25
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General Awareness
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25
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25
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Part 2
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Physics, Computer Science and Information Technology, Electronics & Telecommunication Engineering.
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100
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100
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*There is a negative marking of 0.25 marks and each question is of 1 mark & exams will be conducted Online.
SSC Scientific Assistant Syllabus - IMD 2017
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Reasoning Syllabus - Important Topics
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Discrimination
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Observation
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Relationship concepts
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Arithmetical reasoning
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Verbal and figure classification
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Arithmetical number series
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Analogies
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Similarities
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Differences
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Space Visualization
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Problem-Solving
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Analysis
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Judgement
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Decision Making
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Visual Memory
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Quantitative Aptitude Syllabus - Important Topics
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Square roots
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Averages
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Interest
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Profit and Loss
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Discount
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Whole Numbers
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Decimals
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Percentage
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Time & Distance
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Time & Work
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Elementary Surds
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Ratio & Proportion
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Mixture and Alligation
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Partnership Business
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Graphs of Linear Equations
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Fractions and Relationships between numbers
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Basic Algebraic Identities of School Algebra
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Triangle and its various Kinds of centres
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Congruence and similarity of triangles
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Bar diagram & Pie chart
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English Syllabus & Topics
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English grammar
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Vocabulary, Spellings
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Synonyms and Antonyms
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Comprehension,
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Correct and incorrect usages
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General Awareness Syllabus
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History
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Indian Constitution
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Books
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Culture
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Awards and Honors
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Current events
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Geography
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Important Days
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Sports and Games
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General Politics
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Books and Authors
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Economic Scene
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Abbreviations.
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Science – Inventions & Discoveries
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Important Financial & Economic News
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Current Affairs – National & International
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SSC Scientific Syllabus - Part II
Questions related to Physics, Computer Science and Information Technology, Electronics & Telecommunication and Telecommunication will be asked in Part II.
Physics Syllabus
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Mechanics
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Units and dimensions, SI Units, Newton‟s Laws of Motion, conservation of linear and angular momentum, projectiles, rotational motion, moment of inertia, rolling motion, Newton‟s Law of gravitation, Planetary motion, Kepler‟s Laws of Planetary motion, artificial satellites, Fluid motion, Bernoulli‟s theorem, Surface tension, Viscosity, Elastic Constants, bending of beams, torsion of cylindrical bodies, elementary ideas of special theory of relativity.
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Thermal Physics, Radiation & Sound
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Thermometry, Zeroth, first and second laws of thermodynamics, reversible and irreversible processes, Internal energy, Heat engines, Maxwell‟s relation, ideal and real gases, equations of state, Heat Capacities, Adiabatic and Isothermal processes, Clausius-Clapeyron relation, Thermal Conductivity, Entropy, Enthalpy, Dalton‟s law of partial pressure, Vapour pressure, Kinetic theory of gases, Brownian motion, Maxwell‟s velocity distribution, Equipartition of energy, mean free path Vander walls‟ equation of State, Liquefaction of gases. Blackbody radiation, Kirchhoff‟s law, Stephen‟s law, Planck‟s law. Conduction in solids.
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Wave and Oscillations
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Simple harmonic motion, wave motion, superposition principle, Damped oscillations; forced oscillations and resonance; simple oscillatory systems; vibrations of rods, strings and air columns. Doppler effect; Ultrasonic; Sabine‟s law of reverberation; Recording and reproduction of sound.
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Optics: Nature and propagation of light; Reflection & Refraction. Interference; diffraction; polarization of light; simple interferometers. Determination of wavelength of spectral lines, Electromagnetic spectrum. Rayleigh scattering, Raman effect, Lenses and mirrors, combination of coaxial thin lenses, spherical and chromatic aberrations, and their corrections, Microscope, Telescope, Eyepieces and Photometry.
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Electricity and magnetism
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Electric charges, fields and potentials, Gauss‟s theorem, Electrometer, Dielectrics, Magnetic properties of matter and their measurement, Elementary theory of dia, para and ferro-magnetism, Hysteresis, Electric current and their properties, Ohm‟s law, Galvanometers, Whetstone‟s bridge and applications, Potentiometer, Faraday‟s law of E.M. induction, self and mutual inductance and their applications, alternating currents, impedance and resonance, LCR circuit, Dynamos, motors, transformers, Peltier-Seebeck and Thomson effects and applications, electrolysis, Hall effect, Hertz experiment and electro-magnetic waves, Particle accelerators and cyclotron.
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Atomic structure
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Electron, measurement of „e‟ and „e/m‟, measurement of Planck Constant, Rutherford-Bohr Atom, X-rays, Bragg‟s law, Moseley‟s law, Radioactivity, Alpha-Beta-Gamma emission, Elementary ideas of nuclear structures, Fission, Fusion and Reactors, Louis de Broglie waves and Electron Microscope.
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Electronics
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Thermo-ionic emission, diodes and triodes, p-n diodes and transistors, simple rectifier, amplifier and oscillator circuits.
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Syllabus of Computer Science and Information Technology
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Computer
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History of Computer and their classification, Basic Organization, Memory – RAM, ROM, EPROM, etc, Magnetic-Floppy, Hard disks, CDROM, WORM etc, Concept of Virtual Memory and Cache Memory, Number systems, binary octal, Hexadecimal, Binary Addition, Subtraction and Multiplication, Flotation, point representation and arithmetic, Arithmetic through stacks. Operating systems: assemblers, elements of Assembly language programming overview of the Assembly process, Assembler for the IBM PC, Process synchronisation, Memory Management – address Binding – Dynamic Loading and linking – overlays – logical and Physical address space – Contiguous Allocation - internal& External Fragmentation. Non-Contiguous Allocation: Paging and Segmentation Schemes – Implementation – Hardware Protection – Protection – sharing – Fragmentation.
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Virtual Memory
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Demand Paging – Page Replacement – Page Replacement Algorithms – Thrashing. File System: File Concepts – Assess Methods – Directory Structures – Protection Consistency Semantics – File system Structures – Allocation Methods – Free Space Management. I/O System: Overview – I/O hardware – Application I/O Interface – Kernel I/O subsystem, Performance, Secondary Storage Structures, Protection, Goals, Domain – Access matrix.
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Assemblers
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Elements of assembly language programming – Overview of the Assembly process – Design of a low-pass Assembler – a single pass Assembler for the IBM PC. The security Problem – Authentication – Threats – Threat Monitoring – Encryption.
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Fundamentals of programming
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Unix Programming, Programming in FORTRAN, C, Object Oriented Programming in C++, programming in Java, Basics of compilers.
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Database Management Systems
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Advantages and components of a Database Management Systems, Data Types, Data Dictionary, Query Basics, Forms and Reports, Graphical objects, Error Handing, Distributing Application, Data Storage Methods, Data Clustering and Partitioning, Database Administration, Backup and Recovery, Security and Privacy, Distributed Databases, Client/Server Databases, Object Oriented Databases, Integrated Applications, SQL, RDBMS.
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Internet Technology
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Basics, topologies, layers, switching in the networks, bridges, routers and gateways, types of networks, WWW. Client/Server Applications, Internet Standards and specifications, ISP, Broad Band Technologies, Protocols, web servers, browsers, and security, fire walls, date security, HTML, DHTML, XML, Web designing.
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Fundamentals of Geographical Information System (GIS)
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GIS Data and Spatial Models, Topology and Spatial Operations, Projections, Scale and Coordinate Systems, Mapping, GIS Analysis, Cartography. Basics of GIS application development.
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Electronics & Telecommunication Syllabus
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Electronics
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Conductors, Semiconductors, Insulators, Magnetic, Passive components, characteristics of Resistors, Capacitors and inductors, PN Junction diode, forward and reverse bias characteristics and equivalent circuits of diode, Zener diode and applications, clipping, clamping and rectifier circuits using diodes. Bipolar Junction Transistors (BJT) Field Effect Transistor (FET) and MOSFET; Biasing and stability, Emitter follower and its applications – Negatives feed back-transistor as a switch, Multistage Amplifiers, Feedback, Oscillators, Multi vibrators, Voltage regulation, Power amplifiers.
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Introduction to Network Theorems
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Kirchoff‟s laws, superposition, Thevenin‟s Norton‟s and Maximum power theorems. Voltage and Current relationship in the resistance, inductance and capacitance. The concept of reactance, susceptance, conductance, impedance and admittance in series and parallel RL, RC and RLC circuits – Three phase supply-star and delta connection diagrams – Relation between line and phase & voltages and currents, series and parallel resonance circuits – condition of resonance, resonant frequency, Q factor and bandwidth.
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Digital electronics
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Logic gates, Demorgan‟s theorem, Boolean algebra, frequency counters, flip-flops, shift resistors, Basic concepts of Digital to Analog and Analog to Digital Converters, Timing circuits, Digital logic circuits, systems & codes Combination logic design.
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Telecommunication
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Basic antenna principle directive gain, directivity, radiation pattern, broadside and end-fire array, Yagi antenna, Parabolic antenna, Ground wave propagation, space waves, ionosphere propagation and electromagnetic frequency spectrum, Modulation, types of modulation, Amplitude Modulation (AM), Modulation index, Power relation in AM, Generation and Demodulation of AM.
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Single Side Band (SSB)
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Power requirement in comparison with AM, Advantages of SSB over AM. The concept of Balanced Modulator, Generation of SSB, Pilot Carrier System. Independent Side System, Vestigial Sideband Transmission. Frequency Modulation (FM): Definition of FM, Bandwidth, Noise triangle, Preemphasis and De-emphasis. Pulse Modulation (PM): Definition of PM. The difference between AM and FM. Radio receivers. Sampling Theorem, PAM, PTM, PWM, PPM, pulse code modulation, Quantization noise, commanding, PCM system, differential PCM, Delta modulation.
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Multiplexing: FDM/TDM
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Introduction of digital Communication
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The introduction of digital Communication: PSK, ASK, FSK, introduction to fibre optics system, Propagation of light in optical fibre and ray model. Propagation of signals at HF, VHF, UHF and microwave frequency and satellite communications.
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One should have good command over Computers, Electronics and Physics knowledge to get the good score in Part-2.
