Indian Navy Artificer Apprentices Examination
Application Details
The examination is held twice a year generally in the months of June and December as advertised in the Employment News and leading newspapers.
Eligibility Conditions: Unmarried Indian citizens are eligible.
Educational Qualifications: Matriculation or equivalent with Science and Mathematics with 60% or above marks in aggregate. Candidates with less than 60% marks in Matric may be recruited if they have secured 55% or more marks in aggregate in a higher board examination with Science and Math's.
Age Limits: The age group of 15 to 18 years.
Physical Standards: Weight correlated to height and proportionate chest with minimum expansion of 5 cms. Good medical and physical health, free from any disease/disability. No cardio-vascular, surgical deformities or infection of ear. No history of fits or psychiatric ailment.
Minimum height: 157 cm.
Minimum eye standard: Without glasses better eye 6/6 and worse 6/9.
Color perception: CP II.
Application Procedure: The eligible candidates may complete the application form as per format given in the Employment News on a plain paper either handwritten or typed.
The application duly completed should be sent to the concerned Zonal Recruitment Offices by the prescribed date.
Selection Procedure: Eligible candidates will be called for the written examination in
· Science
· Mathematics
· General Knowledge
· English.
SYLLABUS FOR ARTIFICER APPRENTICES AND SENIOR SECONDARY RECRUITS SCIENCE : 1. Physical World and Measurement, Kinematics, Laws of
Motion, Work, Energy and Power, Motion of System of Particles and Rigid Body / Gravitation
2. Mechanics of Solids and Fluids, Heat Thermodynamics, Oscillations, Waves, Electrostatics,Current Electricity
3. Magnetic Effect of Current and Magnetism, Electromagnetic
Induction and Alternating Current, Electromagnetic Waves
4. Optics, Dual Nature of Matter and Radiations, Atomic Nucleus / Solid and Semi-Conductor Devices, Principles of Communication
5. Metals and Non Metals, Organic Chemistry, Food, Nutrition and Health, Physiology and Human Diseases, Computer Science
MATHEMATICS: 1. Relations and Functions, Logarithms, Complex Numbers, Quadratic Equations, Sequences and Series, Trigonometry
2. Cartesian System of Rectangular Coordinates, Straight Lines
Family of Straight Lines, Circles
3. Conic Sections, Permutations and Combinations, Vectors,
Exponential and Logarithmic Series, Sets and Set Theory, Statistics
4. Introduction to Three-Dimensional Geometry, Probability Function, Limits and Continuity, Differentiation, Applications of
Derivatives
5. Indefinite Integrals Binomial Theorem, Matrices, Determinants,
Definite Integrals
ENGLISH: 1. Passage, Preposition, Correction of sentences, Change active to
passive/passive to active voice
2. Change direct to indirect/indirect to direct, Verbs/Tense/Non
Finites, Punctuation
3. Substituting phrasal verbs for expression, Synonyms and
Antonyms, Meanings of difficult words
4. Use of adjective, Compound preposition, Determiners(use
of a, the, any etc), Use of pronouns
GENERAL AWARENESS: 1. Culture and Religion, Geography : Soil, Rivers, Mountains, Ports, Inland Harbours, Freedom Movement
2. Sports : championships / Winners / Terms / No of Players,
Defence, Wars and Neighbours, Current Affairs
3. Important National Facts about India, Heritage and Arts, Dance, History, Languages, Capitals and Currencies
4. National : Bird / Animal / Sport / Flower / Anthem / Song / Flag /
Monuments, Eminent Personalities
5. Common Names, Full forms and Abbreviations, Discoveries,
Diseases and Nutrition, Award and Authors
The question paper will be bilingual, and of objective-type of 75 minutes duration. The standard of the questions will be of matriculation level.
Physical Fitness Test (PPT): Qualifying in the Physical Fitness is mandatory for enrolment. The standard of PFT is as follows:
· One-mile (16 km) run to be completed in 7 minutes.
· 20 squats (Uthak-Baithak).
· 10 push-ups.