Voc. / I.T.I. to Dip. E.C.E. - Vocational/ITI to Diploma Entrance Competitive Examination
Voc./I.T.I. to Dip. E.C.E. (Vocational/ITI to Diploma Entrance Competitive Examination) is the lateral-entry test for vocational or ITI certificate holders who want direct admission to the diploma programme. It tests basic mathematics, science and trade/vocational theory.
Core rules
- Mathematics: workshop calculation, percentage, ratio, mensuration and simple trigonometry.
- Science: units, force, energy, electricity and materials.
- Trade theory: tools, machines, processes and safety for the candidate’s trade.
- Engineering drawing: lines, projections, symbols and reading dimensions.
- In workshop calculation, keep units consistent before substituting into a formula.
Worked example
On a lathe, a 50 mm diameter workpiece rotates at 400 rpm. Find the cutting speed in m/min. Reasoning: V = πDN/1000, where D is in mm and N in rpm. V = (3.14 × 50 × 400)/1000 = 62.8 m/min. The divisor 1000 converts millimetres to metres; omitting it gives 62,800, which is absurd for a lathe.
Traps
- Forgetting the 1000 conversion in cutting-speed formulas.
- Confusing feed per revolution with depth of cut.
- Using first-angle projection symbols as third-angle.
- Answering from general trade memory when the question gives a specific material.
- Mixing diameter and radius in rotational calculations.