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Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education & Research Institute (PGIMER) Chandigarh conducts recruitment tests to determine eligible candidates for the post of Junior Engineer. Candidates willing to sit for the PGIMER Chandigarh JE Recruitment exam must have a degree or a diploma in Engineering in their respective field from a recognized college or university.

Latest Notification

The PGIMER releases its JE recruitment notification in April in the respective year of the recruitment test. For 2022, however, the official notification regarding exam dates and other important dates and instructions is expected to be released soon on PGIMER’s official website.

Registration

It is advised to all the aspiring candidates that only after checking the eligibility criteria for PGIMER Chandigarh JE Recruitment they must apply for the exam. Candidates must carefully fill out and submit the application form via online mode. Below are the steps one must follow to fill the application for of PGIMER JE recruitment exam.

PGIMER Chandigarh JE Registration Process

First of all, candidates should register themselves on the official website of the exam conducting body, i.e. Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education & Research Institute (PGIMER) Chandigarh.

Visit https://pgimer.edu.in/
Check out for notification showing JE recruitment new registration.
Fill in all the necessary information in the registration form like Full Name, Father’s Name, Date of Birth, Email, Contact Number, Nationality and so on.
Submit it and note down the registration ID and Password.

PGIMER Chandigarh JE Application Form

The next step that candidates need to follow is to fill out the application form.

First of all, sign in to PGIMER official website with the registration ID and Password.

Fill all the details including educational qualifications, exam centre preferences and so on.

Upload scanned passport size pictures and signatures.

Pay the required fees and click on submit.

Preview the form and make sure there are no errors.

Syllabus

As for the PGIMER JE exam, the syllabus includes topics related to the prescribed qualification as stated in the recruitment guidelines for the concerned post. The questions asked include topics mainly covered during the candidate’s educational qualification course.

PGIMER Chandigarh releases the syllabus on its official website, but for 2022 there is no official announcement for the same. So, to get an idea on what topics are covered in the exam, candidates may go through the previous year’s syllabus discussed below.

Subject	Syllabus
General Awareness	Culture Geography History Economics General Politics Scientific Research
Civil and Structural Engineering	Surveying Building materials Costing and Valuation Concrete Estimating Soil Mechanics Transportation Engineering Technology Environmental Engineering Irrigation Engineering Theory of Structures RCC Design Steel Design Hydraulics
General Intelligence and Reasoning	Arithmetical Reasoning Space Visualization Relationship Concepts Problem-Solving Visual Memory Decision making Verbal Classification Analogies Similarities and Differences Discrimination and Observation Analysis and Judgment Arithmetical Number Series
Electrical Engineering	Basic concepts of Electrical Engineering: Concepts of inductance, resistance, capacitance. Factors affecting concepts of energy, current, power, units and so on. Magnetic Circuit: Concepts of reluctance, mmf and flux. Magnetic materials and its types. Magnetic calculations for different configuration and conductors. Mutual and self induction, electromagnetic induction. Circuit Law: Circuit solution using different network theorems, Kirchhoff’s law Measurement and instruments: Measurement of energy and power. Measurement of frequency and phase angle voltmeter and ammeter. Extension of range multimeter, wattmeter, signal generator, earth fault detection and so on. AC Fundamentals: Instantaneous, peak, RMS and average values of alternating waves, DC and sinusoidal response of R-Land R-C circuit, Resonance, simple series and parallel AC Circuits consisting of RL and C, Representation of sinusoidal waveform Tank Circuit PolyPhase system – star and delta connection, 3 phase power. Electrical Machines: (1) DC Machine – Construction, Basic Principles of DC motors and generators, characteristics, speed control and starting of DC Motors. Method of braking motor, efficiency, Losses of DC Machines. (2) 1 phase and 3 phase transformers – Construction, Principles of operation, voltage regulation, equivalent circuit, OC and SC Tests, frequency and wave form on losses Parallel operation of 1 phase /3 phase transformers Auto transformers, Losses and efficiency Effect of voltage. (3) 3 phase induction motors, rotating magnetic field, equivalent circuit, principle of operation, torque-speed characteristics, and starting and speed control of 3 phase induction motors. Methods of braking, effect of voltage and frequency variation on torque speed characteristics. Fractional Kilowatt Motors and Single Phase Induction Motors: Applications and their Characteristics. Transmission, Distribution and Generation: Different types of power stations, diversity factor, load factor, cost of generation, demand factor, inter-connection of power stations. Power factor improvement, types of faults, various types of tariffs, short circuit current for symmetrical faults. Switchgears – rating of circuit breakers, Principles of arc extinction by oil and air, Protection against earth leakage / over current, HRC Fuses, Merz-Price system of protection of transformers and generators, protection of feeders and bus bars Lightning arresters, comparison of conductor materials, various transmission and distribution system, efficiency of different system Cable – Different type of cables, cable rating and derating factor Synchronous Machines - Generation of 3-phase emf armature reaction, parallel operation of two alternators, synchronizing, voltage regulation, control of active and reactive power. Different applications of synchronous motors. Basic Electronics: Working of various electronic devices such as Transistors (NPN and PNP type), P N Junction, BJT and JFET. Utilization of Electrical Energy: Electric heating, illumination, electric welding, electric drives and motors, Electroplating and so on. Estimation and costing: Estimation of lighting scheme, electric installation of machines and relevant IE rules, earthing practices.

Eligibility Criteria

The PGIMER Chandigarh decides the eligibility criteria for Junior Engineer recruitment. Candidates willing to apply for the post must first check. They have to fulfil all the eligibility criteria in order to appear for the PGIMER JE exam. If the candidate is ineligible, their forms will be cancelled.

For the year 2022, there is no official announcement yet. Till the official release, however, aspiring candidates can check out the previous year’s eligibility. The details of the PGIMER Chandigarh JE Recruitment eligibility criteria are discussed below.

Particulars	Details
Educational Qualification	Aspiring candidates must have a degree or a diploma in a respective branch of Engineering from a recognized college or institution.
Age Limit	Minimum age- 18 years Maximum age- 30 years Category-wise age relaxations applicable
Number of Attempts	Until the maximum eligible age
Nationality	Indian
Experience	No experience required

Application Fee

Mentioned below is the detail on the category-wise PGIMER JE application fee:

Category	Fee (INR)
General/OBC/EWS	1500
SC/ST	800

The application fee payment can be done through any mode of payment including net banking, debit/credit card, and so on. However, candidates must remember to take a printout of the receipt for future references.

Exam Pattern

Candidates willing to join PGIMER Chandigarh as a Junior Engineer should thoroughly know the JE recruitment exam pattern. Knowing the exam pattern gives a brief idea about a number of questions, subjects, marks, time duration for the paper. The selection process includes a written test as well as an interview for the final selection.

Below discussed is the detailed exam pattern for PGIMER JE recruitment.

The exam pattern involves a written examination as well as an interview round.
A total of 100 questions are asked in the JE recruitment examination.
Each of the questions asked to carry 1 mark.
The exam conducted is for a total of 100 marks.
For every wrong answer, 0.25 marks are deducted.
Candidates get 100 minutes to complete the exam.

Post	Number of Questions Asked	Total Marks	Duration
Junior Engineer	100	100	100 minutes

PGIMER Interview

PGIMER Chandigarh JE Interview 2022

After the successful completion of the written examination, qualified candidates will be then called for an interview round for final selection. The candidates must be well-prepared with the general concept of the subject and also, should be well-versed with the current affairs. Besides, candidates must be good in their communication skills as well as be presentable.

Eligibilty Criteria