DDA Various Post Recruitment Syllabus 2022 : Delhi Development Authority
Organisation : Delhi Development Authority (DDA)
Post Name : DDA Various Post Recruitment 2022
Announcement : DDA Various Post Recruitment Syllabus 2022
Website : https://dda.org.in/
What is DDA Various Post Recruitment?
DDA Various Post Recruitment is conducted by Delhi Development Authority. Only those candidates who are in possession of the Diploma in Civil Engineering / Diploma in Elect./ Mech. Engineering or equivalent qualification are eligible to apply for the post of Junior Engineer (Civil) or Junior Engineer (Elect./ Mech.). The candidates who are in possession of Degree in Civil Engineering or Degree in Elect./ Mech. Engineering cannot apply for the post since, the same has not been considered as equivalent qualification to Diploma. However, if a candidate has first obtained diploma in the respective trade and subsequently obtained the Degree in the respective trade are eligible to apply on the basis of Diploma qualification.
Syllabus For DDA Various Post Exam
The Syllabus For DDA Various Post Exam are given below,
1. Assistant Director (Landscape) Post Code – 01:
1. Plants:
Familiarity with local flora; criteria for plant selection; history of planting design; planting
as a design element with respect to trees, shrubs, ground cover and creepers; planting features like form, leaf color and texture, color of flowers and fruits in different seasons; role of plant material in environmental improvement (e.g. soil conservation, modification of microclimate); maintenance of plant material; preparation of planting concepts, planting plans and plant schedules; estimation of costs and bill of quantity. Planting design in various environments such as woodlands, forests, rural areas, urban areas, roadside planting in urban and rural areas, industrial sites and in habitats such as grasslands, woodlands, sloping areas, marshes, bogs, wetlands, waterside and aquatic planting etc. Planting for shelter, windbreaks and shelter belts, visual effect and accent; Field ecology: Quadrat, line transect, community analysis.
2. Geology, Hydrology & Geomorphology:
Minerals and metals; rock type (igneous, sedimentary, metamorphic); principles of stratigraphy and geology of India; relationships between geology, soils and vegetation; morphology and classification of soil type; properties of soils; soil management (evaluation, water conservation, fertility and plant nutrition, degradation control and reclamation techniques); hydrological cycle, sources of surface water; watersheds and drainage basins; infiltration characteristics; rainwater harvesting, artificial recharge; groundwater management, ground water pollution; landscape evolution. .
3. Site Planning and Landscape Engineering:
Site planning process; site character and design requirement relation; site survey and appraisal; contours and grading principles; efficient surface drainage pattern and watershed area, calculation of surface runoff, catchments areas and discharge rate; types of drainage systems, design of surface and sub-surface drainage elements; sports field
drainage; earthwork volume computations; construction of roads, parking, paths, plazas, planter, water elements, etc; external lighting; irrigation and plumbing system; street/ site furniture; landscape working drawings; site mobilization and protection measures; water conservation; protection of water retention structures; soil conservation and erosion control measures; land reclamation and rehabilitation process; disposal of sludge, fly-ash, solid and liquid waste; transportation corridors; environment-friendly materials; sustainable landscape features (bioswales, bio retention ponds etc); estimation of costs and preparation of bill of quantities, specifications and tender documents. .
4. Landscape Design and Communication:
Urban and rural landscape appraisal, analysis and design; application of ecological principles; language skills for technical report ‘writing and- professional communications with planning authorities, statutory bodies, contractors and other professionals; communication techniques in digital media; research ability towards establishing a strong theoretical background. Ecology: Concept of ecosystem: energy flow; production; biogeochemical cycles; carbon cycle, global water cycles, nitrogen cycle; bioaccumulation and biomagnifications; ecosystem services; ecosystem types; ecological succession and maturity; population dynamics; ecosystem management; climate change.
5. Theory of Landscape Architecture:
Concepts of space, time and scale in terms of garden, landscape and nature; evolution of landscape and garden design in relation to art, architecture and city planning; changing perceptions of man’s relationship with nature in various phases of history; environmental and behavioral theories; social and cultural dimensions of landscape; Ancient Indian
traditions; Landscape from various geographic locations and periods, highlighting aspects of Form, Space and Order; Development of landscape design and gardens; Eastern, Central and Western traditions; Ancient Heritage: Mesopotamia, Egypt, Greece, Rome. Western Civilization: Europe; Italy, France and England. The middle-east: The Persian tradition and its far reaching influence. Eastern Civilisation: China and Japan. Ancient and medieval period in India; Mughal and Rajput Landscapes. Influences and linkages across cultures and traditions, e.g Chinese tradition and the English Landscape style, influence of Persian traditions towards the West and East. Colonial landscape development in India.
2. Junior Engineer (Civil) Post Code – 02:
Civil Engineering:
Building Materials: Physical and Chemical properties, classification, standard tests, uses and
manufacture/quarrying of materials e.g. building stones, silicate based materials, cement (Portland), Asbestos products, Timber and Wood based Products, laminates, bituminous materials, paints, varnishes.
Surveying:
Principles of surveying, working of properties, compass and bearing, plane table surveying,
theodolite traverse, adjustment of theodolite, levelling and contouring, curvature, refraction, permanent adjustment of dumpy level, methods of contouring and uses of a control map, tachometric survey. Soil Mechanics: Origin of soil phase diagram, definitions of void ratio, porosity, degree of saturation, water content, specific gravity of soil grains and unit weights, grain size distribution curves for different solid and their uses. Atterjerg’s limits, ISI soil classification, plasticity chart, coefficient of permeability, effective stress, consolidation of soils. Calculation of shear strength of soils, direct shear test, vane shear test, triaxial test, soil compaction, Lab compaction, Lab compaction test, moisture content and bearing
capacity of soils, plate load test, standard penetration test.
Hydraulics: Fluid properties, hydrostatics, measurements of flow, Bernoulli’s theorem and its
application, flow through pipes, flow in open channels, weirs, flumes, spillways, pumps and turbines.
Environmental Engineering: Quality of water, source of water supply, purification of water,
distribution of water, need of sanitation, sewerage system, circular sewers, oval sewer, sewer
appurtenances, surface water drainage, sewage treatments.
Structural Engineering: Theory of structures: Elasticity constants, type of beams, determinate and indeterminate, bending moment and shear force diagrams of simply supported, cantilever and over hanging beams. Moment of area and moment of inertia for rect. & circular section, bending moment and shear stress for tee, channel and compound sections, chimneys, dams and retaining walls, eccentric loads, slope deflection of simply supported and cantilever beams, critical load and columns, torsion of circular section.
Concrete Technology: Properties, Advantages and uses of concrete, cement aggregates quality, water cement ratio, workability, mix design, storage, batching, mixing, placement, compaction, finishing and curing of concrete, quality control of concrete, hot weather and cold weather concreting, repair and maintenance of concrete structure.
RCC Design:
RCC beams: flexural strength, shear strength, bond strength, design of single reinforced beans, lintels, cantilever beams, double reinforced beams, one way slabs, two way slabs, isolated footings, reinforced brick work. T-beams, columns, staircases, retaining walls, water tanks (RCC design questions may be based on both Limit State method and Working Stress method). Steel Design: Steel design and construction of steel columns, beams, roof trusses, plate girders. To measure candidate’s reasoning ability, quantitative aptitude and proficiency in English and
General Awareness:
a) Test of Reasoning
b) Test of Quantitative Aptitude
c) Test of General Awareness and
d) Test of English Language
3. Junior Engineer (Electrical/Mechanical) Post Code – 03:
General Engineering (Electrical and Mechanical)
Electrical Engineering:
Basic Electrical Engg.: Elect. Measurements, Concepts of current, voltage, resistance, power and energy ,their units ,Ohm’s law.
Circuit Law: Kirchooff’s law, solution of simple network problems, Network theorems and their
applications, Electro-magnetism, concept of flux, e m f, reluctance, magnetic circuits. Electro-
magnetic induction, self and mutual inductance. A.C. fundamentals, instantaneous, peak, R.M.S. and average values of alternating waves, Equation of sinusoidal wave form, simple series and parallel AC. circuits consisting of R.L. and C, Resonance. Measurement and measuring instruments, Moving coil and moving iron ammeters and voltmeters, Extension of range, Wattmeters, Multimeters, megger,
Basic Electronics:
Electrical machines: Basic principles of D.C. motors, generators, their characteristics, Speed control and starting of D.C. motors, losses and efficiency of D.C. machines.1-Phase and 3-phase transformers: Principles of operation, equivalent circuit, voltage regulation, O.C. and S.C. tests, efficiency, auto transformers. Synchronous machines, generation of 3-phase e m f, armature reaction, Voltage regulation, parallel operation of two alternators, synchronizing, starting and applications of synchronous motors. 3-Phase Induction motor, rotating magnetic field, principle of operation, equivalent circuit, torque-speed characteristics, starting and speed control of 3-phase induction motors, Fractional KW motors, 1-phase induction motors, A.C. series motor, reluctance motor.,,,
General, Transmission and Distribution: Different types of power stations, Load factor, diversity factor, demand factor, simple problems thereon, cost of generation, inter- connection of power stations. Power factor improvement, various types of tariffs, types of faults, short circuit current for symmetrical
4. Programmer Post Code – 04:
Part-I
** Computer Architecture, Computer Organization. Data Communication And Net-Working,
Artificial Intelligence, Micro-Processors, Number Systems & Digital Logics, Peripherals And
Storage Devices.
** Operating Systems: Windows, Unix And Linux
** Programming: – Programming in Angular Java, PSP, Asp.Net, Java And Android/ Mobile Aps
Programming, Programming In D2k, Programming In Visual Basic, PL/SQL, HTML.
** Data Base Management (DBMS):- Oracle 8i And Above, SQL server 2003 and above, Open
Sources DBMS, My SQL Sybase Ingress etc.
** Internet and Web Technologies
Part-II
To measure candidate’s reasoning ability, quantitative aptitude and proficiency in English and
General Awareness
a) Test of Reasoning
b) Test of Quantitative Aptitude
c) Test of General Awareness and
d) Test of English Language
5. Junior Translator (Official Language) Post Code – 05:
Stage-I:
a) General Hindi: 100 marks (Objective type) b) General English : 100 marks (Objective type)
The questions will be designed to test the candidates‟ understanding of the languages and
literature, correct use of words, phrases and idioms and ability to write the languages correctly,
precisely and effectively. The questions will be of degree level.
Stage-II:
Translation and Essay: 200 Marks (Conventional Type) The paper will contain two passages for translation-one passage for translation from Hindi to English and one passage for translation from English to Hindi, and an Essay each in Hindi and English, to test the candidates‟ translation skills and their ability to write as well as comprehend the two languages correctly, precisely and effectively. The level of the paper will be consistent with the educational qualifications prescribed.
6. Planning Assistant Post Code – 06:
Part-I
i. Basic concepts of urban planning and Architecture, Planning Legislation and GIS.
Section 1: Architecture
Elements, construction, architectural styles and examples of different periods of Indian and Western History of Architecture; Oriental, Vernacular and Traditional architecture; Architectural
developments since Industrial Revolution; Influence of modern art on architecture; Art nouveau,
Eclecticism, International styles, Post Modernism, Deconstruction in architecture; Recent trends in Contemporary Architecture; Works of renowned national and international architects.
Section 2: Environmental Planning and Design
Ecosystem- natural and man-made ecosystems; Ecological principles Concepts of Environmental Impact Analysis; Environmental considerations in planning and design; database for incorporation of environmental concerns in planning analysis, land suitability analysis, vulnerability analysis; Climate responsive design; Solar architecture; methods of addressing environmental quality; Green Building Concepts and Rating; ECBC; Building Performance Simulation and Evaluation; Environmental pollution- types, cause, controls and abatement strategies.
Syllabus : http://www.syllabus.gen.in/uploads/pdf2022/2765-note.pdf
Section 3: Services, Infrastructure and Transportation
Urban infrastructure- Transportation, Water Supply, Sewerage, Drainage, Solid Waste
Management, Electricity and Communications, Process and Principles of Transportation Planning and Traffic Engineering; Road capacity; Traffic survey method; Traffic flow characteristics; Traffic analyses and design considerations; Travel demand forecasting; Land use transportation – urban from inter-relationships; Design of roads, intersections/ grade separates and parking areas, Hierarchy of roads and level of service; Traffic and transport management and control in urban areas; Mass transportation planning; Para-transits and other modes of transportations Pedestrian and slow moving traffic planning; Intelligent Transportation Systems.
Section 4: Planning Legislation and GIS
Planning legislation will include acts and legislation related to development management and
maintenance of Delhi and other towns of NCR, municipal corporation and local bodies, Land
Acquisition Act, PPP etc. Local self- Governance.