DRDO CEPTAM Tech-A case studies
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DRDO CEPTAM Tech-A is the recruitment examination through which the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) fills Technician 'A' posts in its laboratories and establishments across India. The qualification suits ITI certificate holders and candidates with a technical background who want a stable technical support role in defence research - maintaining equipment, assisting scientists and engineers, and handling day-to-day technical work in workshops and labs. The DRDO CEPTAM Tech-A case studies are 5 cases and about 3,946 words.
1Overtime, Extra Hands or a Missed Date: Sizing a Fabrication Recovery Plan
A workshop has accepted a fabrication order on a fixed delivery date. The approved plan was 24 workers, 30 working days, 8 hours a day.
748 words, about 4 min2Five-Instrument Calibration Week: Testing Whether a Schedule Still Holds
A calibration laboratory must certify five instruments - A, B, C, D and E - before a test campaign. Each instrument needs one full working day, only one instrument can be handled per day, and the week available runs Monday to Friday.
662 words, about 3 min3Pulley Fit, Induction Heater and Drill Speeds on a Pump Overhaul
A fitter is overhauling a centrifugal pump during a short maintenance window. A replacement pulley must be mounted on a 40 mm shaft, and the drawing calls for an H7/k6 transition fit.
875 words, about 4 min4Sizing a Sub-Main for Six Split Units: Cable, MCB and RCCB Decisions
A computer training room in an office block is to be air-conditioned with six split units. Each unit's nameplate reads 230 V, single phase, input 1.60 kW, power factor 0.90.
824 words, about 4 min5A Flickering Pressure Reading on a 4-20 mA Loop Near a VFD
A pressure transmitter on a test rig is specified 0 to 10 bar, 4-20 mA, two-wire, loop powered from 24 V DC, and it needs at least 12 V at its own terminals. The signal is read across a 250 ohm precision shunt at the control panel 120 m away; the loop cable has a resistance of 0.15 ohm per metre per core.
837 words, about 4 min