Module I - Developments in Printing (Score :10)
Classification of Printing - Conventional - Non impact printing- Print production
Module II - Printing Industry (Score :5)
Division of printing industry - Different types of print media- Print production work flow
Module III - Graphic Designing (Score :10)
Design principles-Types of images-Scanners- Page layout software-File formatsColour- Colour separation
Module IV - Digital prepress (Score :10)
Image assembly -Page formats-Page layout-Imposition
Module V - Materials for printing (Score :15)
Types of Paper, properties, paper size-Types of Inks, ingredients, properties, drying methods- Chemicals used in printing-Types of plates, plate making
Module VI - Offset printing (Score :10)
Sheetfed types- Units- Machine Operations- Web fed - Classification- Unitsoperations-Multicolour printing
Module VII - Trouble shooting (Score :10)
Paper problems- Ink problems - Printing problems-Blanket problems -Quality control devices
Module VIII - Finishing and Binding (Score :10)
Finishing operations- Safety measures - Binding Classification-Sewing types- Hard bound- Paper back- Forwarding- Gathering- Cutting-Embossing-Collating-Endpapers
Module IX – Packaging (Score :10)
Types of packaging- Importance of packaging-Materials used for packaging - Cartons
Module X - Basic Engineering (Score :10)
Printing machine parts- Mechanical, hydraulic, electrical, pneumatic componentsMotors and Transformers
NOTE: - It may be noted that apart from the topics detailed above, questions from other topics prescribed for the educational qualification of the post may also appear in the question paper. There is no undertaking that all the topics above may be covered in the question paper.
