Instructions to candidates applying for Boiler Operation Engineers Examination-

Punjab 2020

No. DOB/697 Dated. 4-6-2020

1. Application shall be submitted in Form A of Boiler Operation Engineers Rules, 2011.

2. For filling application, the candidate should visit the homepage of Invest Punjab Portal

www.pbindustries.gov.in and click BOE Exam 2020.

(1) Every application for examination shall be in Form ‘A’ (Part-I, II, III & IV) of Rules. Sample

form is given at Annexure ‘A’. However the candidates will be required to fill actual details

on the portal itself.

(2) The applicant shall fill in such part of the Form as are to be filled in by a candidate and shall

sign on it.

(3) The filled in application shall be submitted online before 10thJuly 2020 along with:-

(a) Matriculation/Higher Secondary certificate showing date of birth.

(b) Qualification certificate regarding Degree/Diploma in Engineering.

(c) Practical experience certificate and testimonial of good character as in Annexure-C

(d) Online fee receipt of Rs. 2000/- only. The fee shall be remitted by NEFT to the Chairman

Board of Examinersin the Bank Account No. 918010019198940 (IFSC Code-

UTIB0003138) Axis Bank, Ground Floor, SCO 47 & 48, Urban Estate, Phase-II, Jalandhar-

144022, Punjab

(e) Scanned passport size photograph.

(f) Candidates applying from state other than Punjab shall submit service verification

certificate duly certifiedas per format by the Director of Boilers/Chief Inspector of

Boilers of their respective states of working.

(g) Copy of EPF deduction statement for the period of experience. If EPF details not

available, submit salary details certified by Bank / Employer, for said period.

(h) Certificate of physical fitness as at Annexure herewith.

(i) Copy of the online-filled-in application, online fee receipt, two passport size photographs

(signed on the back by the applicant), two self address envelops size-229mm x 324mm

with Rs. 35/- postage stamps affixed on it, physical fitness certificate, EPF deduction

statements (or certify salary details), qualification and original practical experience

certificates will be sent by registered post to The Secretary, Board of Examiners, Punjab

on the following address:

Office of The Director of Boilers, Punjab, Opp. Hamilton Grand Towers, Adj. Bedi Paradise Palace, Nakodar Road, Jalandhar The same should reach this office by 17th July 2020.

3. Eligibility criteria for the Candidate applying for the examination shall be as per Annexure B.

4. The practical experience certificate and testimonials of good character with age from the

employer shall be in the format mentioned in Annexure C and shall be signed by a person under

whom the candidate is employed and counter-signed by the plant head or a senior authorized

authority. Service upto 31-5-2020, after acquiring the required qualification will only be

considered for this purpose.

5. Syllabus for Boiler Operation Engineer's Examination shall be as per Annexure D. The mode of

Examination will be as prescribed in Boiler Operation Engineers’ Rules 2011. It will be a single

day, day long examination.

6. The Service certificate furnished by the candidates is subject to verification.

7. Any person making a false statement for the purpose of the admission to the examination

renders himself liable to be rejected from appearing to examination

8. Incomplete applications and applications received after last date are liable to be rejected. The

office will not be responsible for any postal delays.

9. (a) A Candidate who once applies to an examination under these rules shall not be entitled to

any refund of fees.

(b) A Candidate who has paid the examination fee but is found ineligible for an examination shall

forfeit the said fee.

IMPORTANT DATES

a) Last date for receiving online application: 10-

07-2020 before 5pm

b) Last date for receiving hard copy of application:

17-07-2020 before 5pm

ANNEXURE-A

FORM- "A" (See Rules 26 of Boiler Operation Engineer Rules 2011)

APPLICATION FOR CERTIFICATE OF PROFICIENCY AS BOILER OPERATION

ENGINEER

PART-1

1 Name(In Full)

2 Father's Name

3 Nationality

4 Date of birth

5 Place of Birth

6 Permanent Address

7 Whether appeared in any previous examination

8 If so, details of date and place

9 Mobile Number

10 Email ID

11 Aadhar card Number

12 Employee provident Fund Number

Note:

1. Every application must be accompanied with the requisite fee in the manner as may be

prescribed by the Government.

2. Two copies of recent passport size photographs of the applicant shall accompany the

application which shall bear the signature of the applicant on the back.

Scanned Latest Passport size

Photograph here

3. Any person making false statement for the purpose of the admission to the examination

renders himself liable to prosecution

4. Incomplete application is liable to be rejected

PART-II Particulars of All Certificated Submitted

Number of the

Certificate

Class of Certificate

Place of Issue

Date of Issue

If at any time suspended

of cancelled, and if so state by whom

Date of Suspension of cancellation

Reasons for Suspension or

cancellation

2 3 4 5 6 7

Part-III

List of Testimonials and Statements of Service (The Testimonials to be numbered serially corresponding to the numbers given in Column1 below)

Sr. No. of the Testimonials

Date of Testimonials

Name of the person signing the testimonials

Address and Designation of factory or workshop where employed

Number type and heating surface of boilers worked on

capacity in which employed

Service of applicant Period for which employed

Not to be filled in by the applicant

Date of Commencement

Date of Termination

Year Month Days Initial of verifier

Remarks

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13

Total Serice: Time Served for which Certificates are produced: Time Served for which No Certificate are produced

PART-IV

DECLARATION TO BE MADE BY THE APPLICANT

I do hereby declare that the statements made in Part. I, II and III of this Form are correct and true to

the best of my knowledge and belief and that the papers enumerated in Part II and submitted with this form

are true and genuine documents and further that the copies of the documents submitted with this form are

true and correct. I further declare that the statements made in Part III contain a true and correct account of

the whole period of my service without exception, and I make this declaration conscientiously believing the

same to be true.

Dated at ……………………….this……………day of…………………………… 2020.

Signature of the Applicant:

Name:

Address:

Contact no:

Signed in presence of Owner/Senior authorised signatory of establishment where working.

Signature and Stamp

Designation

PART-V

(Note to be filled by the applicant)

Certified that Shri______________________________________has been examined for certificate of proficiency as Boiler

Operation Engineer and that he has passed/failed in the examination held during___________________

Issue of certificate of Proficiency as Boiler Operation Engineer when certified to have passed. Certificate

No:__________________________issued on ___________________and duplicate recorded.

(Secretary) Board of Examiners

Annexure B

Eligibility Criteria

a. A Candidate for a certificate of proficiency as a Boiler Operation Engineer shall not be less than

Twenty three years of age.

b. Shall possess a Degree or Diploma in Mechanical or Electrical or Electrical & Electronics or

Chemical or Power Plant or Production or Instrumentation Engineering or instrumentation

and control Engineering from a recognized Institution.

c. Has served for not less than two years in case of Degree holders and for five years in case of

Diploma holders in the operation and /or maintenance of a Boiler of not less than One thousand

square meters heating surface or a Battery of Boilers of not less than One Thousand square

meters heating surface area in aggregate out of which at least one Boiler of not less than five

hundred square meters heating surface. However, for degree holders or post graduate diploma

holders from a National Power Training Institute, Requirement of minimum working

experience shall be one year.

Annexure C

Format of practical experience certificate/ service certificate and Testimonials of good character

with age from the employer

( To be issued on the letter head of the concerned mill/factory/workshop)

No………………………….. Date……………………………

This is to certify that Sh./Smt

..............................................................................................................................................

S/o ......................................................................... having a Degree/Diploma in Mechanical/Electrical/Electrical &

Electronics/Chemical/PowerPlant/Production/Instrumentation/Instrumentation and Control/Post

Graduate Diploma from National Power training Institute Engineering. He is working/has worked in our

organization as ………………………………............ in the operation and/or Maintenance of following boilers

from dd/mm/yy to dd/mm/yy.

Sr. no Specifications of boilers Boiler 1 Boiler 2 Boiler 3 1. Registration no of Boiler

2. Date of Boiler registration/ date of issue of first Provisional Order

3. Working pressure of boiler (kg/cm2)

4 Heating Surface Area of Boiler

5. Type of Boiler

He bears good conduct and character and there is nothing against him in our records.

His date of birth as per the records available with us isdd/mm/yy. His age as on 31-5-2020 is

…………..years and ……….months.

This certificate is issued to Shri ...................................................................................to appear for the Boiler Operation

Engineers examination-2020 of Punjab. The above service particulars are verified by us and are as per the

company records.

Signature: Counter Signature:

Name & Seal: Name & Seal:

(Under whom Candidate is employed) (Owner or Plant Head or Senior Authorized Authority of

mill/ Factory or workshop)

Contact no: Contact no:

Email address: Email address:

Place: Place:

Date: Date:

Verification by Director of Boilers/ Chief Inspector of Boilers of the respective state.

The details given above by the applicant and certified by the mill/factory/workshop authorities are

correct, and as per records. This office is no objection if he is allowed to appear in the Boiler Operation

Engineers Examination-2020 of Punjab State.

Signature, name and official stamp

of Director of Boilers/Chief Inspector of Boilers

of the concerned state

No………………..

Date………………

Note: 1. INCOMPLETE SERVICE CERTIFICATE IS NOT A VALID DOCUMENT

2. THE CERTIFICATE WILL BE SUBJECTED TO VERIFICATION

Annexure D

Syllabus for Boiler Operation Engineer’s Examination

A candidate, in order to be qualified for a certificate of Proficiency under rule, Shall, inter alia, satisfy the

examiners that he-

(a) Can calculate loads, areas, volumes, quantities and weights;

(b) Can give description of the principal types of steam boilers used on land and to state the purpose and

reasons for which different types of boilers are employed; and from the data and formulae supplied,

calculate the safe working pressure for any part of a boiler in accordance with the Indian Boiler

Regulations.

(c) Can calculate the direct stress, the torsional stress and the bending stress in round bars and shafts and

the bending stress in rectangular bars and levers with giver load;

(d) Understand the working and management of steam boilers, super heaters and economizers;

(e) Understands the use and purpose of various valves, cocks, mountings fitting and other safety devices;

(f) Can give a description of and explain the functions of feed pumps, feed injectors, feed regulators, feed

water filters and softeners, feed heaters, air heaters, calorifiers, steam accumulators, forced draught,

induced draught and automatic draught control devices;

(g) Can answer questions on fact relating to combustion, heat and steam and calculate consumption of coal

and water and quantity of steam that may be generated from a given heating surface under the various

systems of draught in any land boiler and also calculate the overall efficiency of boiler plant;

(h) Can explain jet and surface condensation, reheating and the working of steam expansion;

(i) Can explain the general methods employed in laying foundation for boilers and chimneys and the

suitable area and height of chimneys to promote efficient combustion;

(j) Can explain the significance of principal appliances in use for the prevention of smoke and the principal

on which they work and give description of the principal mechanical stokers, pulverisers, gas, oil, and

pulverized fuel systems in use;

(k) Understands the need for periodical cleaning, the methods used for prevention of scale or other deposits

on heating surface and the necessity for maintaining a certain pH value in feed water;

(l) Can detect defects in boilers and state the means and methods of rectifying them;

(m) Understands the precautions to be taken for starting a boiler and economizer from cold or from banked

fire condition;

(n) Understands the procedure to be adopted in putting an economizer out of commission while the boiler

is on steam;

(o) Can explain the methods adopted for the achievement of fuel economy and the use of various

instruments used in a boiler house;

(p) Materials used in boiler components and piping ; and

(q) Can read and prepare a working sketch and drawing of boilers and boiler mounting or parts thereof.

NOTE: For syllabus, candidates should also refer to Chapter VIII of Boiler Operation Engineer’s Exam Rules

2011. (Copy of the Boiler Operations Engineers Rules, 2011 is attached)

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