RAJASTHAN PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION, AJMER
SYLLABUS OF COMPETITIVE EXAMINATION FOR THE
POST OF INSPECTOR OF FACTORIES (CHEMICAL)
(FACTORIES & BOILERS INSPECTION DEPARTMENT)
(Dated 26-12-2025)
Process Calculations and Thermodynamics:
Laws of conservation of mass and energy, use of tie components, recycle,
bypass and purge calculations; degree of freedom analysis. First law of
thermodynamics and its application to close and open systems, Second
law of thermodynamics, Entropy, thermodynamic properties of pure
substances: equation of state and departure function, properties of
mixtures, partial molar properties, fugacity, excess properties and activity
coefficients, Physical and transport properties of materials and mixtures,
Unit systems and dimensions: Dimensional homogeneity and its analysis.
Fluid Flow Operation:
Fluid statics, Newtonian and non-Newtonian fluids, Bernoulli equation
and its applications, Orifice and Venturi meter, impulse momentum
equation and its application, friction factors, energy balance, flow through
pipeline systems, flow meters, pumps and compressors, Pressure drop in
pipe network system.
Heat Transfer:
Conduction, convection and radiation, heat transfer coefficients, steady
and unsteady heat conduction, boiling, condensation and evaporation,
Vaporizers, Reboilers, evaporators and their design, types and design of
heat exchangers.
Mass Transfer:
Fick's laws, molecular diffusion in fluids, mass transfer coefficients, film,
penetration and surface renewal theories, momentum, heat and mass
transfer analogies, stagewise and continuous contacting and stage
efficiencies; HTU and NTU concepts design and operation of equipment
for distillation, leaching, liquid-liquid extraction, drying, humidification
and dehumidification.
Chemical Reaction Engineering:
Theories of reaction rates; kinetics of homogeneous reactions,
interpretation of kinetic data, single and multiple reactions in ideal
reactors, Constant volume and Varying volume Batch Reactor, Batch
Reactor Design Equations, Performance equation for Mixed flow reactor
and Plug flow reactor, Size comparison for single reaction, Multiple
reactors, Applications of the Design Equations for Continuous-Flow
Reactors.
Safety in Chemical Process Plant:
Safety, hazard and Risk, accident- nature and loss statistic. Hazards:
Detection, Management, Recent trends in safety & hazard analysis,
hazardous waste treatment, laws, Industrial Hygiene: Identification and
evaluation, Source Models: Introduction, spills of toxic, flammable and
explosive materials, Fires and Explosions: Distinction, definitions,
characteristics and explosion hazard rating of process plant, Preventions
of fire and explosions.
Mechanical Operation:
Particle size and shape: Measurement and analysis, Screening and screen
analysis- Screen effectiveness, working principle of industrial screening,
Crushing: Crushing Laws and Crushing equipments, Shape factor,
Selectivity index, Size reduction, Principal of comminution, Grinding,
Pulverization, Ultra fine grinding, Grindability.
Plant Design and Economics:
Economics of Chemical Industries in India includes demand and its laws,
demand curve, elasticity of demand, cost estimation, depreciation,
profitability, and economic evaluation of plants using break-even analysis
and its applications, Design code, Design pressure, Design temperature of
cylindrical and spherical shells under internal and external pressures,
Process design and sizing of chemical engineering equipment such as
compressors, heat exchangers and Boilers, optimization in design.
Chemical Technology:
Inorganic chemical industries; sulfuric acid, NaOH, fertilizers (Ammonia,
Urea, SSP and TSP), Cement, natural products industries (Pulp and Paper,
Sugar, Oil, and Fats); polymerization industries; polyethylene,
polypropylene, PVC and polyester synthetic fibers, Formation and
Evaluation of Crude Oil, Testing of Petroleum Products.
Environmental Technology:
Classification of air pollutants, Primary and Secondary pollutants, Source
of air pollution, Atmospheric Dispersion: Meteorology, Adiabatic lapse
rate, Atmospheric stability, Inversion – types of inversion, maximum
mixing height, Atmospheric classes, Plumes and types of plumes under
different atmospheric condition, plume rise, Characteristic of water and
waste water, Oxygen Demand, BOD, NBOD, CBOD, Primary Treatment
by Sedimentation, Flocculation, Coagulation, Filtration, Disinfections,
Waste water treatment, Biological (secondary) waste water treatment,
Advance treatment methods.
Scheme of Examination
Subject No. of Questions Total Examination
Marks Duration
Concerned 150 150 2.30 hrs.
Subject
1. The competitive examination shall carry 150 marks and 150 questions of Multiple
Choice Type questions.
2. There shall be one paper. Duration of Paper will be Two hours and Thirty Minutes.
3. Negative marking shall be applicable in the evaluation of answers. For every wrong
answer one-third of the marks prescribed for that particular question shall be deducted.
Explanation: - Wrong answer shall mean an incorrect answer or multiple answers.