Re: What is the syllabus of UPSC Railway Mechanical engineering exams? Also mention their dates.
You can apply in railways as mechanical engineer through ENGINEERING SERVICE EXAM conducted by UPSC every year.
Scheme of exam:
a. First day: General Studies + General English complete objective paper, for 200 marks
b. Second day: Paper I for 200 marks and Paper II for 200 marks of Objective type technical.
c. Third day: Paper I for 200 marks and Paper II for 200 marks of Descriptive type technical.
d. Personal Interview round contains another 200 marks.
e. So, total will be for 1000 marks for written and 200 marks for Personal Interview.
Syllabus of Mechanical:
PAPER-I
1. Thermodynamics, Cycles and IC Engines
2. Heat Transfer and Refrigeration and Airconditioning
3. Fluid Mechanics.
4. Fluid Machinery and Steam Generators.
. PAPER - II
5. Theory of machines
6. Machine design
7. Strength of materials
8. Engineering materials
9. Production engineering
10. Industrial engineering
11. Elements of computation