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UPPSC Mines Inspector 2024 Exam

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About UPPSC Mines Inspector Exam

UPPSC Mines Inspector 2022 Application Form exam can be filled till 01st July 2022. Apply Online for This Exam and the Admit Card is Released soon. Eligibility Criteria for this exam is that the candidate must be a citizen of India. The candidate's age should be at least 21 years and maximum 40 years. Government Jobs Seekers, who Looking for Govt Jobs 2022 in India to get Latest Government Jobs Recruitment / Vacancies completely published in this portal.

UPPSC Mines Inspector Exam Date

Events	Dates
Starting Date For Apply	04 June 2022
Last Date For Apply	01 July 2022
Admit Card	Notified Soon
Exam Date	18 December 2022
Official website	@uppsc.up.nic.in

UPPSC Mines Inspector Eligibility

Age Limit

The age of the candidate should be between 21 years to 40 years while applying for the post. There shall be usual age relaxation as per the rules for SC, SEBC, ST, Women, Ex-Servicemen, and PWD. Below are the category-wise age relaxations.

Category	Upper Age Relaxation
SC/ST	5 years
PH	15 years

Educational Qualification

UPPSC Mines Inspector Educational Qualification is an important criterion to be fulfilled by candidates in order to participate in the recruitment process. As per UPPSC Mines Inspector Qualification, the candidate should have:

Three years Diploma in Mining Engineering from an Institution recognized by All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE).
Other candidates shall be given preference who have served for a minimum period of two years in Territorial Army or have obtained "B" certificate of N.C.C.

Nationality

The candidate must be a citizen of India and should have the necessary documents that are issued by the government.
The candidates who are not citizens of India but are settled permanently here should have the required documents issued by the government.

UPPSC Mines Inspector Admit Card

The Admit Card is one of the most essential documents that every candidate must carry to the exam hall along with the necessary documents. The UPPSC Mines Inspector Admit Card download process is very simple. The steps to download the admit card have been discussed below for the reference of the candidates.

Step 1: Visit the official website.

Step 2:Go to the “Download Segment” present on the “Notifications” Section.

Step 3:Enter your Registration Number and Password and other credentials in the section.

Step 4:Click on the submit button. The UPPSC Admit card for the written exam will appear now in front of your screens.

Step 5:Download the admit card for further use.

UPPSC Mines Inspector Syllabus

General Studies
1. General Science (High School Standard)
2. History of India
3. Indian National Movement
4. Indian Polity, Economy & Culture
5. Indian Agriculture, Commerce & Trade
6. World Geography & Indian Geography & Natural resources of India.
7. Current National and International Important events.
8. Logic & Reasoning based on General Intelligence.
9. Specific knowledge regarding Education, Culture, Agriculture, Industry Trade, Living & Social Traditions of Uttar Pradesh
10. Elementary Mathematics up to 8th level:- Arithmetic, Algebra and Geometry.
11. Ecology and Environment.

General Hindi
1. Antonyms
2. Synonyms
3. Idioms & Phrases
4. Vocabulary
5. Fill in the Blanks
6. One Word Substitution
7. Comprehension
8. Tenses
9. Transformation of Sentences
10. Active & Passive Voice
11. Direct & Indirect Speech

Mining Engineering (For Preliminary/Main Examination)

Mining Geology and Economic Geology
1. Physical Geology- Constitution of earth’s interior, earthquake and volcano, weathering.
2. Mineralogy-Physical properties of minerals, identification of minerals, Mohs scale of hardness.
3. Petrology- Basics of igneous, sedimentary and metamorphic rocks.
4. Structural geology- Dip and strike, folds, faults, joints, joint sets.
5. Stratigraphy- Geologic time scale, classification of Indian rock formations, fossils and their uses.
6. Economic geology-Origin of coal, classification of Indian coals, Indian coal deposits, classification of ore deposits, Indian mineral wealth, mineral prospecting, sampling methods.

Mine Surveying
1. Principles of surveying.
2. Distance measurement techniques.
3. Chain surveying.
4. Computation of area and volume.
5. Underground surveying principles.
6. Levelling instrumentation and techniques.
7. Theodolite-principle, construction, surveying methods.
8. Superelevation
9. Curve fitting.
10. Correlation surveying.

Mining Technology
1. Modes of entry to surface and underground mines.
2. Shaft sinking- methods, shaft lining.
3. Drilling and blasting-Drilling techniques, cut holes, explosives, detonators, blasting practices, blasting accessories, misfire and its handling.
4. Methods of mining of coal and metalliferous deposits.
5. Roof support- Types and techniques, systematic support rules.
6. Mine lighting-Cap lamp, lamp room, electric lamps, mine lighting techniques.

Mine Transport and Machinery
1. Opencast and underground mines machineries-characteristic features and applicability.
2. Transportation systems in opencast and underground mines.
3. Mine pumps.

Rock mechanics and ground control
1. Physico-mechanical properties of rocks and their estimation.
2. Rockmass classification.
3. Mine subsidence parameters and their significance.
4. Ground control-Stowing methods.
5. Pit slope- parameters and stability.

Heat and Humidity
1. Sources of heat in underground mines.
2. Terminologies related to humidity.
3. Dry-bulb and wet-bulb temperatures (DBT and WBT).
4. Effect of heat and humidity.
5. Effect of air velocity.

Surface Mine Environment
1. Mine noise-Terminology, effects of noise, sources of noise generation and control, noise standards.
2. Air pollution-Primary/secondary air pollutants, acid rain, global warming, green house effect, ozone layer depletion.
3. Water pollution-Classification of waste water, biochemical oxygen demand (BOD), chemical oxygen demand (COD).
4. Surface mine fires.
5. Basics of EIA and EMP.

Underground Mine Environment and Ventilation
1. Mine gases- Properties and detection, mine damps.
2. Flame safety lamps-Constructional features, safety features, application.
3. Underground mine fires- Causes, prevention & control, detection of spontaneous heating, incubation period.
4. Mine explosions-Causes and precautions against firedamp and coal dust explosions, Cowards diagram.
5. Natural ventilation-Causes, NVP.
6. Mechanical ventilation-Axial-flow/centrifugal fans, forcing/exhaust fans, auxiliary/booster fans.
7. Ventilation control devices, air-crossing, volumetric efficiency quotient (VEQ).
8. Splitting of air current.
9. Laws of airflow, air power, mine characteristic curve.
10. Standards of ventilation.
11. Ventilation survey-Instrumentation and procedure.

Mine Rescue and Recovery
1. Mine rescue-Apparatus and operation. Rescue rules.
2. Mine recovery-Procedure.

Mine Legislation and Safety
1. Mine legislation-Mines Act, Mines Rules, Coal Mines Regulations,
2. Workmen’s Compensation Act.
3. Mine safety-Accidents in mines and their prevention. Occupational diseases.

UPPSC Mines Inspector Exam Pattern

The UPPSC Mines Inspector Exam Pattern includes the prelims exam, mains exam, and the interview round. The candidates who fail to score the minimum marks will not be selected for the further rounds. The exam pattern for all the selection rounds is as follows:

UPPSC Prelims Exam Pattern 2022

Subject	Number of Questions	Marks	Duration
General Study	25	50	2 Hours
General Hindi	25	50
Mining Engineering	100	200
Total	150	300	2 Hours

A total number of 150 questions are asked.
The examination will be conducted for 300 marks.
The duration of the examination is 2 hours.
Each question carries 2 marks.
There is a negative marking of 0.33 for each wrong answer.

UPPSC Mains Exam Pattern 2022

Subject	Number of Questions	Marks	Duration
Mining Engineering	8	200	3 Hours

A total number of 8 questions are asked.
Question No. 1 will be compulsory & it will also be compulsory to attempt 2 questions for one each section. It is compulsory to attempt 5 questions.
Each question carries 40 marks.
The duration of the examination is 3 hours.

UPPSC Mines Inspector How to Apply

1. Visit the Official Website of UPPSC – https://uppsc.up.nic.in/CandidateHomePage.html
2. Click on Recruitment Tab Option.
3. On – going Vacancies for the Given Posts..
4. Click on Online Application.
5. Click on New User & Register Yourself.
6. Fill All the Required Details as per your Documents.
7. Then Proceed to Pay Application Fee.
8. Now Click on Final Submission.
9. Take a Print out of Application.

Application Fee :
1. UR/EWS Rs. 100/- + On-line processing fee Rs. 25/-
2. SC/ST/Ex-Serviceman Rs. 40/- + On-line processing Scheduled Tribe fee Rs. 25/
3. Handicapped Online processing fee Rs. 25/-