APPSC Assistant Motor Vehicle Inspector
APPSC The Andhra Pradesh Public Service Commission has issued the Notification for the Recruitment of 17 Posts of APPSC Assistant Motor Vehicle Inspector in A.P. Transport Subordinate Service.
Interested candidates who want to pursue a career in AP Transport Department shall have to apply online on Commission Website.
See the APPSC Assistant Motor Vehicle Inspector Notification in PDF is available in the below Link:
Brief Particulars of the 17 Posts of the APPSC Assistant Motor Vehicle Inspector Recruitment Notification
| DIRECT RECRUITMENT TO THE POSTS OF ASSISTANT MOTOR VEHICLE INSPECTOR | BY THE ANDHRA PRADESH PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION |
| RECRUITER | The Government of Andhra Pradesh |
| NO.OF POSTS | 17 |
| QUALIFICATIONS | for All the Posts Must hold a Degree in Mechanical Engineering OR Automobile Engineering OR Must hold a Diploma in Automobile Engineering AND Must hold a Motor Driving License and have experience in driving motor vehicles for a period of not less than 3 years and possess Heavy Transport vehicles endorsement |
| PAY SCALE | Rs.31,460 – 84,970 (RPS -2022 : 48,440 – 1,37,220) |
| LAST DATE FOR APPLICATION | 21/11/2022 |
APPSC Assistant Motor Vehicle Inspector
Details of Vacancies of APPSC Assistant Motor Vehicle Inspector
| Name of the Post & Department | ZONE I | ZONE II | ZONE III | ZONE IV |
| 1. FRESH VACANCIES Assistant Motor Vehicle Inspector in Transport Department | 04 | 04 | 03 | 04 |
| TOTAL | 15 VACANCIES | |||
| 2. CARRIED FORWARD (CF) VACANCIES Assistant Motor Vehicle Inspector in Transport Department | — | — | 02 | — |
| GRAND TOTAL | 17 VACANCIES |
Details of Zones
Zone-I: Srikakulam, Vizianagaram and Visakhapatnam. (SKM, VZM, VSP,) Zone-II: East Godavari, West Godavari and Krishna. (EG, WG, KST)
Zone-III: Guntur, Prakasam and Nellore. (GNT, PKM, NLR)
Zone-IV: Chittoor, Kadapa, Anantapur and Kurnool. (CTR, CDP, ATP, KNL)
There will be reservations in direct recruitment in respect of Scheduled Tribes, Scheduled Castes, Backward Classes, Economically Weaker Sections, Women and Meritorious Sports Person as per Rule 22 and 22 (A) of A.P. State and Subordinate Service Rules.
Educational Qualifications
| Name of the Post | Educational Qualifications required for the APPSC Assistant Motor Vehicle Inspector |
| Assistant Motor Vehicle Inspector in Transport Subordinate Service | i) Must hold a Degree in Mechanical Engineering or Automobile Engineering from a University in India OR Must hold a Diploma in Automobile Engineering issued by the State Board of Technical Education and Training, Andhra Pradesh or Technological Diploma Examination Board, Hyderabad or any other equivalent qualification; AND |
| ii) Must hold a Motor Driving License and have experience in driving motor vehicles for a period of not less than 3 years and possess Heavy Transport vehicles endorsement. | |
| Provided that where persons with 3 years of experience in driving motor vehicles are not available, persons with two years of experience in driving motor vehicles may be appointed. Provided further that in case of Women, they must hold a Motor Vehicle driving license, if they are, holder of Light Motor Vehicle Driving License only, they shall acquire the Heavy Transport Vehicle Endorsement within two years of their joining the service as Assistant Motor Vehicles Inspector, failing which their services will be terminated without assigning any reasons. |
Age Requirements
The age of the candidate for the APPSC Assistant Motor Vehicle Inspector should be Minimum of 21 years & Maximum of 36 years as on 01/07/2022 for
| Sl.No. | Category of candidates |
Relaxation of age permissible |
| 1 | SC, ST, BCs and EWS | 5 Years |
| 2 | Ex-Service men | Shall be allowed to deduct from his age a period of 3 years in addition to the length of service rendered by him in the armed forces / NCC. |
| 3 | N.C.C. | Shall be allowed to deduct from his age a period of 3 years in addition to the length of service rendered by him in the armed forces / NCC. |
| 4 | Regular A.P. State Government Employees (Employees of Corporations, Municipalities etc. are not eligible). | Allowed to deduct from his age the length of regular Service under State Government up to a maximum of five years for the purposes of the maximum age limit. |
How To Create OTPR ID in APPSC
STEP-I The prospective candidates applying for the first time to APPSC Vacancies shall register themselves by logging into https://psc.ap.gov.in/ by using their Mobile Number and Email ID. On registration, the candidate will get OTPR ID One Time Profile Registration ID Number.
How to Apply
Log on to the APPSC official website. Then fill the application by entering the details in step by step in different sections of the application:
1. Basic Details 2. Other Details 3. Address Details 4. Schooling Details 5. Higher Education Details 6. Additional Qualification Details 7. Photo Signature Details.
Candidate should be careful in filling in the details, such as the Name, Date of Birth as per the SSC Certificate or Date of Birth Certificate and other essential details. Once all the details have been filled, the candidate has to verify the correctness of the details entered by using the preview option.
Once the candidate is satisfied with the details, the candidate can submit the application and can get the OTPR Number.
STEP-II: The applicant has to login into the Commission’s website with the user name (OTPR ID) and the Password set by the Candidate. After Login, the applicant has to submit on the “Online Application Submission” present in the bottom right corner of the Commission’s website.
PAYMENT PROCESS:
The applicant now has to submit on the payment link against the notification number APPSC Assistant Motor Vehicle Inspector 2022: 12/2022, DATED: 30/09/2022.
The basic details required for the calculation of the fee and age relaxation will be pre-populated from the OTPR data. The applicant has to verify all the details that are displayed.
Once the payment form is submitted, the respective details (used for the calculation of fee and age relaxation) will not be altered in any stage of application processing.
Hence if any details are to be changed, the applicant should use the modify OTPR link, modify the details, save it and again submit on the application payment link.
STEP-III:
The applicant has to fill application specific data such as Local/Non Local status, white card details etc., which are also used to calculate the fee. Once all the data is filled in appropriately, the applicant has to submit the payment form.
On successful submission, the payment reference ID is generated and is displayed on the screen.
By submitting “OK” the applicant is shown the various payment options where he/she can select any one among them and complete the payment process as given on the screen.
STEP-IV:
Once the payment is successful, the payment reference ID is generated. Candidates shall note the payment reference ID for future correspondence.
Thereafter the applicant is directed to the application form of APPSC Assistant Motor Vehicle Inspector.
Applicant should provide the payment reference Id generated along with the other details required for filing the application form (other fields like OTPR ID and fee relaxations details will be pre-populated from the data submitted in the payment form for respective notification).
The applicant should check the data displayed thoroughly and should fill the application-specific fields like qualification details, examination centre etc., carefully and submit the application form. Once the application is submitted successfully then the application receipt is generated.
The applicant shall print and save the application receipt for future reference/correspondence.
STEP-V: In any case, if the payment process is not submitted successfully, then the applicant should start the fresh payment process as mentioned in STEP-II.
STEP-VI: Once the Assistant Motor Vehicle Inspector Application is submitted successfully, correction in the application form will be enabled. The corrections can be made in the application form itself. Fields which affect the name, fee and age relaxations are not enabled for corrections.
Examination Fee
Applicant must pay Rs. 250/- (Rupees two hundred and fifty only) towards the Assistant Motor Vehicle Inspector application processing fee and Rs.80/- (Rupees Eighty only) towards the examination fee.
However, the following categories of candidates are exempted from payment of the examination fee Rs.80/- only.
i) SC, ST, BC & Ex-Service Men.
ii) Families having Household Supply White Card issued by Civil Supplies Department, A.P. Government. (Residents of Andhra Pradesh)
iii) Un-employed youth as per G.O.Ms.No.439, G.A (Ser- A) Dept., dated: 18/10/1996 should submit a declaration at an appropriate time to the Commission.
iv) Applicants belonging to the categories mentioned above (except Physically Handicapped Persons & Ex-Service Men) hailing from other States are not entitled for exemption from payment of fee and not entitled for claiming any kind of reservation.
v) Candidates belonging to other States shall pay the prescribed fee of Rs.80/-(Rupees Eighty only), along with a processing fee of Rs. 250/- (Rupees two hundred and fifty only) through different channels. Otherwise, such applications will not be considered and no correspondence on this will be entertained.
How to Pay the Fee
a} The Fee for the APPSC Assistant Motor Vehicle Inspector Examination can be paid by way of online using Payment Gateway using Net Banking/ Credit card / Debit Card. The list of Banks providing service for the purpose of online remittance of Fee will be available at https://psc.ap.gov.in/.
b} The fee once remitted shall not be refunded or adjusted under any circumstances. Failure to pay the examination fee and application fee (in non-exempt cases) will result in the total rejection of the application.
c} IPOs / Demand Drafts are not accepted.
d} In case of corrections Rs.100/- per correction will be charged. However, changes are not allowed for name, fee and age relaxation.
Scheme of Examination
The APPSC Assistant Motor Vehicle Inspector Recruitment is based on the Merit in the Written Exam to be held as per the scheme of examination. Absence in any of the papers will automatically render the disqualification of the candidature.
| WRITTEN EXAMINATION | ||||
| Max. Marks | No. of Questions | Duration | ||
| PAPER-1 | General Studies and Mental Ability (Degree Standard) | 150 Marks | 150 Qns. | 150 Minutes |
| PAPER-2 | Subject: Automobile Engineering. (Diploma Standard) | 150 Marks | 150 Qns. | 150 Minutes |
| TOTAL | 300 Marks | |||
| Negative Marks – Each wrong answer will be penalized with 1/3rd of the marks prescribed for the Question |
Examination Centres
Examination centres for the APPSC Assistant Motor Vehicle Inspector will be announced by the APPSC in the due course of time.
Syllabus
The Written Examination for the APPSC Assistant Motor Vehicle Inspector will be based on the following specified syllabus prescribed by APPSC.
PAPER –I General Studies and Mental Ability (Degree Standard)
- Events of national and international importance.
- Current affairs- international, national and regional.
- General Science and it applications to the day to day life Contemporary developments in Science & Technology and information Technology
- Social- economic and political history of modern India with emphasis on Andhra Pradesh.
- Indian polity and governance: constitutional issues, public policy, reforms and e-governance initiatives with specific reference to Andhra Pradesh.
- Economic development in India since independence with emphasis on Andhra Pradesh.
- Physical geography of Indian sub-continent and Andhra Pradesh.
- Disaster management: vulnerability profile, prevention and mitigation strategies, Application of Remote Sensing and GIS in the assessment of Disaster.
- Sustainable Development and Environmental Protection
- Logical reasoning, analytical ability and data interpretation.
- Data Analysis:
- Tabulation of data
- Visual representation of data
- Basic data analysis (Summary Statistics such as mean, median, mode, variance and coefficient of variation) and Interpretation
- Bifurcation of Andhra Pradesh and its Administrative, Economic, Social, Cultural, Political, and Legal implications/problems.
PAPER-II Automobile Engineering (Diploma Standard)
- Basic thermodynamics – Systems-Closed/Open systems, Property, cycle, Thermodynamic equilibrium – Zeroth law, First law, Second Law of thermodynamics – Pure substance – Mollier Diagram -Vapor Power cycles – Rankine cycle –
- Air standard cycles-Otto, Diesel, Dual combustion cycle, derivation of expressions for mean effective pressure-diagram factor, efficiency, Sterling engine,
- gears-nomenclature-simple, compound, epicyclic trains-calculations of torques.
- Shafts- solid, hollowshafts; shear stress and angular deflection due to torque applied; bending moments — combined moment and torque.
- Friction – inclined plane; screw and nut; screw jock; self locking.
- Fuels – fire and flash point – calorific value – calorimeters- octane, certane numbers and its importance — stochometic ratio.
- Single cylinder, multi cylinder engine – pre whirl chambers – combustion/ignitiondelay – knocking, detonation.
- Firing order; piston and piston rings; temperature profile of piston.
- Fuel system – Carburetion, corburetors, Gasoline/petrol injection systems – diesel fuel injection systems, types-common rail injection system, Fuel tank.
- Balancing of single cylinder engines.
- Lubrication and cooling systems in automobile.
- Transmission – gear box – clash type, synchromesh, automatic transmission systems.
- propeller-shaft — universal coupling — differential – half shafts – floating,
- clutches – single, multi-plate – bearing pressure-pressure plate – axial load – fluid clutch.
- Brakes and brake mechanisms-mechanical, hydraulic and air brakes,
- Steering – condition for correct steering — Ackermann steering.
- Electrical system – delco system , circuit wiring, working of electrical equipment.
- Exhaust gas analysis —Pollutants –Sources – Formation – Effects Of Pollution On Environment – Human – Transient Operational Effects On Pollution – Regulated – Unregulated Emissions – Emission Standards. EMISSIONS IN SI ENGINE: Chemistry Of SI Engine Combustion – HC and CO Formation In SI Engines – NO Formation In SI Engines – Smoke Emissions From SI Engines – Effect Of Operating Variables On Emission Formation. EMISSIONS IN CI ENGINE: Basics Of Diesel Combustion – Smoke Emission And Its Types In Diesel Engines – NOx Emission And Its Types From Diesel Engines – Particulate Emission In Diesel Engines. Odor, Sulfur And Aldehyde Emissions From Diesel Engines – Effect Of Operating Variables On Emission Formation.
- Air conditioning of automobiles
- Automobile wheel alignment — camber. castor — King pin inclination — toe-in, toe-out.
- Maintenance of tyres – traffic Rules.
- Materials- structure of the metals -imperfections-ferrous and non ferrous materials-heat treatment of steels.
- Instrumentation- transducers- Motion, level, force and temperature transducers- Closed loop control and open loop control systems
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