Comparison between IES 2016 and 2017 syllabus for Mechanical Engineering (ME)

Every person knows about the changes in the general studies paper (Paper 1) but they might not be aware about the changes
about the technical papers. There are major changes in the technical paper also. Here with the help of different colours we try to
highlight the main differences in between what has been added and removed totally in IES ESE syllabus.

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BLUE colours: Content which is newly added in IES 2017 SYLLABUS.

RED colours: Content which has to study for IES 2016 only and completely removed from 2017 onward.

APTITUDE PAPER ( Stage-I, Paper-I)

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General Studies and Engineering Aptitude

Current issues of national and international importance

relating to social, economic and industrial development

GENERAL ABILITY TEST

Engineering Aptitude covering Logical reasoning and

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Analytical ability

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Engineering Mathematics and Numerical Analysis

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Part A: General English: The question paper in General English will be

designed to test the candidates understanding of English and workmanlike

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General Principles of Design, Drawing, Importance of Safety

use of words.

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Standards and Quality practices in production, construction,

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Part B: General Studies: The paper in General Studies will include

knowledge of current events and of such matters as of everyday

maintenance and services

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Basics of Energy and Environment : Conservation,

environmental pollution and degradation, Climate Change,

an educated person. The paper will also include questions on History of

Environmental impact assessment

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observation and experience in their scientific aspects as may be expected of

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Basics of Project Management

without special study.

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Basics of Material Science and Engineering

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Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) based

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India and Geography of a nature which candidates should be able to answer

Thermodynamics, Cycles and IC Engines, Basic concepts, Open and

tools and their applications in Engineering such as

networking, e-governance and technology based education.
10. Ethics and values in Engineering profession

Thermodynamics and Heat transfer:

Closed systems. Heat and work. Zeroth, First and Second Law, Application
to non-Flow and Flow processes. Entropy, Availability, Irreversibility and Thermodynamic systems and processes; properties of pure substance;
Tds relations. Claperyron and real gas equations, Properties of ideal gases

Zeroth, First and Second Laws of Thermodynamics; Entropy,

and vapours. Standard vapour, Gas power and Refrigeration cycles. Two

Irreversibility and availability; analysis of thermodynamic cycles related

stage compressor. C-I and S.I. Engines. Pre-ignition, Detonation and

to energy conversion: Rankine, Otto, Diesel and Dual Cycles; ideal and

Diesel-knock, Fuel injection and Carburation, Supercharging. Turbo-prop

real gases; compressibility factor; Gas mixtures. Modes of heat transfer,

and Rocket engines, Engine Cooling, Emission & Control, Flue gas

Steady and unsteady heat conduction, Thermal resistance, Fins, Free and

analysis, Measurement of Calorific values. Conventional and Nuclear fuels, forced convection, Correlations for convective heat transfer, Radiative
Elements of Nuclear power production.2. Heat Transfer and

heat transfer Radiation heat transfer coefficient; boiling and

Refrigeration and Air conditioning. Modes of heat transfer. One

condensation, Heat exchanger performance analysis

Equivalent Resistance. Heat dissipation from extended surfaces, Heat

dimensional steady and unsteady conduction. Composite slab and

IC Engines, Refrigeration and Air conditioning:

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exchangers, Overall heat transfer coefficient, Empirical correlations for

SI and CI Engines, Engine Systems and Components, Performance

heat transfer in laminar and turbulent flows and for free and forced

characteristics and testing of IC Engines; Fuels; Emissions and Emission

Convection, Thermal boundary layer over a flat plate. Fundamentals of

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Control. Vapour compression refrigeration, Refrigerants and Working

diffusive and connective mass transfer, Black body and basic concepts in

cycles, Compressors, Condensers, Evaporators and Expansion devices,

Radiation, Enclosure theory, Shape factor, Net work analysis. Heat pump

Other types of refrigeration systems like Vapour Absorption, Vapour jet,

and Refrigeration cycles and systems, Refrigerants. Condensers,

thermo electric and Vortex tube refrigeration. Psychometric properties

Evaporates and Expansion devices, Psychrometry, Charts and application

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and processes, Comfort chart, Comfort and industrial air conditioning,

to air conditioning, Sensible heating and cooling, Effective temperature,

Load calculations and Heat pumps.

comfort indices, Load calculations, Solar refrigeration, controls, Duct

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design.
Fluid Mechanics.

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Properties and classification of fluids, Manometry, forces on immersed

surfaces, Center of pressure, Buoyancy, Elements of stability of floating

Fluid Mechanics:

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bodies. Kinematics and Dynamics.

Irrotational and incompressible. Inviscid flow. Velocity potential, Pressure

field and Forces on immersed bodies. Bernoullis equation, Fully

developed flow through pipes, Pressure drop calculations, Measurement of

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flow rate and Pressure drop. Elements of boundary layer theory, Integral

Buoyancy, Equations of Motion, Bernoullis equation and applications,

Viscous flow of incompressible fluids, Laminar and Turbulent flows,
Flow through pipes and head losses in pipes.

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approach, Laminar and tubulent flows, Separations. Flow over weirs and

Basic Concepts and Properties of Fluids, Manometry, Fluid Statics,

notches. Open channel flow, Hydraulic jump. Dimensionless numbers,

Dimensional analysis, Similitude and modelling. One-dimensional

isentropic flow, Normal shock wave, Flow through convergent divergent

ducts, Oblique shock-wave, Rayleigh and Fanno lines.

Fluid Machinery and Steam Generators.

Performance, Operation and control of hydraulic Pump and impulse and

reaction Turbines, Specific speed, Classification. Energy transfer,
Coupling, Power transmission, Steam generators Fire-tube and water-tube
boilers. Flow of steam through Nozzles and Diffusers, Wetness and
condensation. Various types of steam and gas Turbines, Velocity diagrams.
Partial admission. Reciprocating, Centrifugal and axial flow Compressors,
Multistage compression, role of Mach Number, Reheat, Regeneration,

Turbo Machinery:

Reciprocating and Rotary pumps, Pelton wheel, Kaplan and Francis

Turbines, velocity diagrams, Impulse and Reaction principles, Steam
and Gas Turbines, Theory of Jet Propulsion Pulse jet and Ram Jet
Engines, Reciprocating and Rotary Compressors Theory and
Applications

Efficiency, Governance.
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Mechanisms and Machines:

Types of Kinematics Pair, Mobility, Inversions, Kinematic

Analysis, Velocity and Acceleration Analysis of Planar
Theory of machines:

Mechanisms, CAMs with uniform acceleration and

retardation, cycloidal motion, oscillating followers; Vibrations Free

Kinematic and dynamic analysis of planer mechanisms. Cams. Gears and

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and forced vibration of undamped and damped SDOF

gear trains. Flywheels. Governors. Balancing of rigid rotors and field

systems, Transmissibility Ratio, Vibration Isolation, Critical Speed of

balancing. Balancing of single and multicylinder engines, Linear vibration

Shafts. Gears Geometry of tooth profiles, Law of gearing, Involute

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analysis of mechanical systems. Critical speeds and whirling of shafts

profile, Interference, Helical, Spiral and Worm Gears, Gear TrainsAutomatic controls.

Simple, compound and Epicyclic; Dynamic Analysis Slider crank

mechanisms, turning moment computations, balancing of Revolving &

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Reciprocating masses, Gyroscopes Effect of Gyroscopic couple on

automobiles, ships and aircrafts, Governors.

Design of Joints : cotters, keys, splines, welded joints, threaded fasteners,

Design of Machine Elements:Design for static and dynamic loading;

failure theories; fatigue strength and the S-N diagram; principles of the

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joints formed by interference fits. Design of friction drives : couplings and

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Machine design:

design of machine elements such as riveted, welded and bolted joints.

clutches, belt and chain drives, power screws.

Design of Power transmission systems : gears and gear drives shaft and

Shafts, Spur gears, rolling and sliding contact bearings, Brakes and
clutches, flywheels.

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axle, wire ropes.

Design of bearings : hydrodynamics bearings and rolling element bearings.

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Strength of Materials

Stress and strain in two dimensions, Principal stresses and strains, Mohrs

Engineering Mechanics:Analysis of System of Forces,

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construction, linear elastic materials, isotropy and anisotropy, stress-strain Friction, Centroid and Centre of Gravity, Dynamics; Stresses and
relations, uni-axial loading, thermal stresses. Beams : Bending moment and Strains-Compound Stresses and Strains, Bending Moment and Shear

shear force diagram, bending stresses and deflection of beams. Shear stress Force Diagrams, Theory of Bending Stresses-Slope and deflectiondistribution. Torsion of shafts, helical springs. Combined stresses, thick-

Torsion, Thin and thick Cylinders, Spheres.

and thin-walled pressure vessels. Struts and columns. Strain energy

concepts and theories of failure.
Engineering Materials:

Basic concepts on structure of solids. Crystalline materials. Detects in

Basic Crystallography, Alloys and Phase diagrams, Heat

crystalline materials. Alloys and binary phase diagrams. Structure and

Treatment, Ferrous and Non Ferrous Metals, Non metallic materials,

properties of common engineering materials. Heat treatment of steels.

Basics of Nano-materials, Mechanical Properties and Testing, Corrosion

Plastics, Ceramics and composite materials. Common applications of

prevention and control

Engineering materials:

various materials.
Production engineering:

Metal Forming : Basic Principles of forging, drawing and extrusion; High

energy rate forming; Powder metallurgy.

Metal Casting : Die casting, investment casting, Shall Moulding,

Centrifugal Casting, Gating & Riser design; melting furnaces.

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Fabrication Processes : Principles of Gas, Arc, Shielded arc Welding;

Advanced Welding Processes, Weldability: Metallurgy of Welding.

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Metal Cutting : Turning, Methods of Screw Production, Drilling, Boring,

Milling, Gear Manufacturing, Production of flat surfaces, Grinding &

Manufacturing ,Industrial and Maintenance Engineering:Metal

DNC, FMS, Automation and Robotics.

casting-Metal forming, Metal Joining, Machining and machine tool

Cutting Tools Materials, Tool Geometry, Mechanism of Tool Wear, Tool

operations, Limits, fits and tolerances, Metrology and

Life & Machinability; Measurement of cutting forces. Economics of

inspection, computer Integrated manufacturing, FMS,

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Finishing Processes. Computer Controlled Manufacturing Systems-CNC,

Machining. Unconventional Machining Processes. Jigs and Fixtures. Fits

Production planning and Control, Inventory control and operations

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and tolerances, Measurement of surface texture, Comparators Alignment

research CPM-PERT. Failure concepts and characteristics-Reliability,

tests and reconditioning of Machine Tools.

Industrial Engineering:

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Failure analysis, Machine Vibration, Data acquisition, Fault Detection,

Vibration Monitoring, Field Balancing of Rotors, Noise Monitoring,
Wear and Debris Analysis, Signature Analysis, NDT Techniques in
Condition Monitoring.

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Production Planning and Control : Forecasting Moving average,

exponential smoothing, Operations, scheduling; assembly line balancing,

Product development, Break-even analysis, Capacity planning, PERT and

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CPM.

Control Operations : Inventory control ABC analysis, EOQ model,

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Materials requirement planning. Job design, Job standards, Work

measurement, Quality Management Quality analysis and control.

Operations Research : Linear Programming Graphical and Simplex

methods, Transportation and assignment models. Single server queueing

model.

Value Engineering : Value analysis for cost/value.

Elements of computation:

Computer Organisation, Flow charting, Features of Common computer

Languages FORTRAN, d Base III, Lotus 1-2-3, C and elementary
Programming.

Mechatronics and Robotics:Microprocessors and Microcontrollers:

Architecture, programming, I/O, Computer interfacing, Programmable
logic controller. Sensors and actuators, Piezoelectric accelerometer, Hall
effect sensor, Optical Encoder, Resolver, Inductosyn, Pneumatic and
Hydraulic actuators, stepper motor, Control Systems- Mathematical
modeling of Physical systems, control signals, controllability and

observability. Robotics, Robot Classification, Robot Specification,

notation; Direct and Inverse Kinematics; Homogeneous Coordinates and
Arm Equation of four Axis SCARA Robot
Renewable Sources of Energy:

Solar Radiation, Solar Thermal Energy collection Flat Plate and

focusing collectors their materials and performance. Solar Thermal

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Energy Storage, Applications heating, cooling and Power Generation;

Solar Photovoltaic Conversion; Harnessing of Wind Energy, Bio-mass

Fuel Cells.

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and Tidal Energy Methods and Applications, Working principles of

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Power Plant Engineering:

Rankine and Brayton cycles with regeneration and reheat, Fuels and

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their properties, Flue gas analysis, Boilers, steam turbines and other
power plant components like condensers, air ejectors, electrostatic

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precipitators and cooling towers their theory and design, types and
applications;

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NOTE: This is totally new added topic.