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Andhra Pradesh State Eastern Power Distribution Company Limited (APEPDCL) conducts APEPDCL Junior Lineman Exam. The exam will be conducted in two parts –

Part I - Subject test on Electrical Trade
Part II - Pole Climbing, Meter Reading and Cycling.

Latest Notification

APEPDCL Junior Lineman Recruitment Notification is expected to be released soon. The official notification will be released on the official website of APEPDCL. The notification is considered as one of the most important documents that help candidates to know the details of the recruitment.

The official notification is released in PDF format. Candidates can check and download it from the official website without any login credentials. The official notification contains exam dates, application details containing application fees, exam patterns and syllabus, exam day guidelines, etc.

Registration

Candidates are advised to check the eligibility criteria before applying for the APEPDCL Junior Lineman Recruitment 2022 process. Eligible candidates are required to fill up and submit the application form only via online mode. To complete the application process, candidates should follow some steps given below.

Step 1: APEPDCL Junior Lineman Registration Process

In the first step, candidates must complete the registration process by following some steps given below.

Go to the official website of APEPDCL at https://www.apeasternpower.com/
Go through the notification section displayed on the homepage of the site.
On the registration portal, enter the required details such as the candidate’s name, email ID, mobile number, etc.
Click on the “Submit” button.
Preserve the registration ID and Password.

Step 2: APEPDCL Junior Lineman Application Form

Following the registration process, candidates should complete the online application form filling up the process by following the steps given below.

On the login portal of the official website, enter the credentials like Registration ID and Password.
After opening the online application form, enter the important details such as academic qualification, personal information, exam centre name, etc.
Attach some important documents like SSC and category certificate.
Then, upload some other important documents like scanned recent coloured passport size photographs and scanned signature with the correct format.
Preview the online application form and make required corrections if any.

Step 3: APEPDCL Junior Lineman Application Fee

In the last step, candidates should pay the requisite amount for the application process.

Eligibility Criteria

Andhra Pradesh State Eastern Power Distribution Company decides and releases the eligibility criteria on its official website. As the eligibility criteria have not been released yet, candidates can check the basic eligibility criteria as per the previous year’s notification.

To appear in the written test, candidates must meet the basic eligibility norms. Below are some components of the eligibility criteria mentioned.

APEPDCL Junior Lineman Recruitment Educational Qualifications

Candidates who want to apply for the APEPDCL Junior Lineman Recruitment 2022 process must have some basic educational qualifications that are given below in a table.

Eligibility Criteria	Mandatory Professional Qualification	Duration of Professional Course
SSC/10th Class	ITI in Electrical Trade or Wireman trade	-
SSC/10th Class	Intermediate Vocational program in Electrical Domestic Appliances	2 Years
SSC/10th Class	Rewinding(EDAR) or Electrical Wiring	-
SSC/10th Class	Contracting (EWC)or Electrical Wiring	-
SSC/10th Class	Servicing of Electrical Appliances (EW & SEA)	-
SSC/10th Class	Electrical Technician	-

Note: All the professional courses must be issued from a recognized Institution or Board of Combined or Andhra Pradesh State Education Department.

APEPDCL Junior Lineman Recruitment Age Criteria

Candidates need to check the following details regarding the age limit that is enumerated below in a table.

Particulars	Details
Age Limit	The age of candidates must be not less than 18 years and a maximum of 35 years as of July 1, 2021.
Age Relaxation	Candidates belonging to SC/ST/BC category will get 5 years of age relaxation on their upper age limit. In service contract workers who work in APDISCOMS will be considered for age relaxation. The maximum age limit will be considered up to 60 years.

APEPDCL Junior Lineman Recruitment Overall Eligibility Criteria 2022

To apply for the recruitment process, candidates should check some other important information regarding the eligibility criteria. In the below table, some other important details regarding the eligibility criteria are given.

Particulars	Details
Nationality	Indian
Domicile	Andhra Pradesh
Number of Attempts	Till the candidate does not cross the upper age limit.
Important Points	Candidates will be allowed to appear in the test more than one time. The result will be valid only for the particular session.

Application Fee

Category-wise application fee for the APEPDCL Junior Lineman Recruitment 2022 process is tabulated below.

Category	Application Fee
General/OBC/BC	INR 700
SC/ST	INR 350

Candidates can pay the application fee by selecting any payment mode such as Credit Card/Debit Card/Net Banking. After the completion of the online payment process, candidates need to take the print-out of the acknowledgement slip.

Exam Pattern

As per APEPDCL Junior Lineman Exam Pattern, the question paper of the written test will be set based on the ITI syllabus. Before appearing in the written exam, candidates need to be well versed with the exam pattern. In the below table, the entire exam pattern for the APEPDCL Junior Lineman Recruitment 2022 process is given.

Particulars	Details
Mode of Exam	Online
Number of Sections	1
Name of Sections	ITI (Industrial Training)
Duration of the Examination	1 hour 45 minutes
Maximum number of questions	80
Type of Questions	MCQ (Multiple Choice Questions)
Maximum number of marks	80
Marking Scheme	1 mark each for the correct answer 0 mark for incorrect answer marked
Language of Paper	English and Telugu

Syllabus

The syllabus is one of the most important parts of the exam. And it plays a vital role in the preparation process of the exam. Before appearing in APEPDCL Junior Lineman Exam 2022, candidates need to know the entire syllabus as it will help to decrease the number of unattempted questions in the exam.

In the written exam, all the questions will be framed from only one section i.e ITI. A total of 80 marks will be there in the exam. Each question in the question paper of the exam will contain 1 mark. Here, all the topics from each section are tabulated below in a table format.

Section	Topics
Fundamentals of Electrical Engineering	Electric current-conductors Semiconductors-Insulators Electric potential resistance- laws of resistance Effects of temperature on resistance Ohm's law Resistances in series parallel and Series-parallel Kirchhoff’s laws.
Electromagnetism	Introduction to magnets Magnetic pole magnetic axis pole strength Properties of magnets Classification of magnets Fleming left-hand rule The field pattern of long straight conductor Solenoid.
Electro-Magnetic Induction	Concept of electromagnetic induction Lenz's law Fleming's right-hand rule Faraday laws of electromagnetic induction-types of emf s-dynamically statically induced emf Self and mutual induction.
Cells and Batteries	Chemical effects of electric current-faraday laws of electrolysis Cells and their components Definition of battery Primary cells -defects and remedies dry cell secondary cell comparison between primary cells and secondary cells Lead-acid cell-principle working of a lead-acid cell detailed study-Wh & Ah efficiencies of the cell Charging methods of secondary cells Maintenance of Lead-acid cell testing of lead-acid battery
Electrostatics	Definition of Electric charge & its Units Capacitance- Definition and formula Types of Capacitors Capacitors in series and parallel.
Electrical Wiring accessories, wiring tools, and wire joint	Types of switches with a modern approach Other accessories like lamp holders ceiling roses, sockets, fuses, etc detailed study of Fuses and fuse materials MCB & CBs wiring tools Wire joints Soldering Taping termination of wires/Cables cable joints.
Wiring Systems & wiring circuits	Types of house wiring-Cleat wiring CTS/TRS wiring Conduit wiring Casing capping wiring-detailed study Comparison between different wiring methods Staircase wiring series and parallel circuits Master switch circuits Corridor wiring circuits Fluorescent tube light circuit Flashers moving lights.
Earthing	The necessity of earthing definitions of fundamental terms in earthing Types of earthing detailed study of pipe earthing plate earthing Specifications of materials used for earthing Measurement of Earth resistance IE rules for earthing.
IE rules for Electrical wiring;	Precautions to install various electric appliances in houses I E Rules regarding house wiring Causes of Fire accidents due to Electricity failures.
Indicating Instruments	Classification of Indicating type measuring instruments Effects of currents used in indicating instruments, torques/forces in electrical instruments Basic requirements of indicating instruments Moving Iron Instruments MC instruments — the difference between MI and MC insta Extension of MI & MC Instruments Measurement of Power-Dynamometer type different types of errors in indicating instruments.
Integrating Instruments	Definition and classification of integrating instruments 1-ph, 3-ph phase induction type energy meters errors in energy meters.
Special instruments	Power factor meter Frequency meter Synchroscope Instrument transformers CT-PT Multimeter, Megger, Tongue tester
Semiconductor Devices and Their Applications	Atomic structure and semiconductor theory P-type and N-type materials PN junction biasing, and characteristics of diodes Rectifier circuit - half-wave, full-wave, bridge rectifiers Transistors-types of transistors- configurations, applications, working of inverter and UPS.
D.C . Generators	Generator Principle simple loop generator Production of induced EMF and its nature Construction details of DC Generator Armature winding-lap and wave winding E.M.F. equation Types of Generatorsseparately A self excited-series-shunt compound wound, Applications of different types of Generators.
DC Motors	Principle of working-Significance of back EMF(Eb), Types of dc motors Types of Series Shunt, and compound motors, speed and torque equation Speed Control of Motors-Field control method for series & shunt motors Armature control methods (for shunt motors only), DC motor starters The necessity of starter working of 3-point starter-4-point starter Applications of different types of motors.
A-C fundamentals & Circuits	Definitions of Alternating currents and voltage, Different waveforms Definition of the cycle, time period Frequency, Amplitude Instantaneous value, maximum, average RMS values of A.0 voltage & current Form factor, Peak factor of the sinusoidal wave Phasor representation of A.C Phase & Phase difference of ac Power & Power Factor. Single-phase A.C Through Pure Resistive/Inductive/capacitive circuit- current-voltage-phasor diagrams power-power factor A.C. through R-LIR-C/R-LC Circuit Current-voltage phasor diagram Power-Power factor Polyphase circuits-advantages of polyphase over single-phase Star and delta connection voltage & current Relation in star connection Delta or mesh connections 3-phase power equation.
Transformers	Transformer — Its construction, working, performance EMF equation Cooling of transformer losses and efficiency transformation ratio Construction of core winding shielding auxiliary parts breather Conservator Buchholz's relay other protective devices Transformer oil testing Auto transformer- working, Applications.
Alternators	Principle and operation of Alternators Relation between speed No. of poles and frequency Constructional details of alternator Salient pole type and smooth cylindrical type EMF equation.
Three-Phase Induction	Classification of 3-Ph motors working principle of 3-Ph Induction motors Relations between Ns No. of poles and supply frequency Definition of Slip & slip speed Constructional details of Induction Motors-squirrel cage and slip ring motors Starters for Induction Motors-Necessity of starter-D.O.L starter Star/delta starter Rotor resistance starter for slip ring Induction Motor, Applications.
Single-phase Induction Motors	Principle of operation of Single-phase Induction Motors Types of 1-Ph Induction motor like Split phase capacitor start capacitor start capacitor run-shaded pole motors- their applications.
Generation of Power	Sources of Electrical Energy conventional-non conventional energy sources Generation of Electrical power using conventional energy sources working of Hydel and Thermal power stations.
Transmission and Distribution of Power	Transmission of power from generating station to receiving stations use of step-up and step-down transformers and associated equipment Use of Circuit breaker-isolators-earth switches Distribution of power Transformer substations Distribution T/F Substation Double Pole Structure-Pole mounted and Plinth mounted T/F Substation associated equipment such as A.B. switch, L.A.-H.G Fuse-Circuit Breaker.
Planning, Estimation & Costing of Wiring;	Control Panel elements types and specifications Concept, and Principle of plan Concept of estimation, and cost. Preparation of complete house wiring layout industrial wiring.
Illumination	Introduction of Illumination Terms & definitions laws of illumination requirements of good lighting the intensity of light the importance of light and color Construction, working & applications of — Incandescent lamps Fluorescent tubes CFL, Neon sign Halogen, Mercury vapor,s types, sodium vapors Decoration lighting

Eligibilty Criteria