Instructions to candidates applying for Boiler Operation Engineers Examination

1. Application shall be submitted in Form -A of Boiler Operation Engineers Rules, 2021.

2. Application may be downloaded from the Departmental website (esurakshate)

3. Application for examination should be filled in by the candidate and shall sign on it.

4. The filled in application shall be forwarded to the Secretary accompanied by

a. One self attested copy of each of the testimonials in respect of academic

qualifications, practical experience of the candidate (all original testimonials shall be
produced at the time of interview).
b. Testimonials of good character from his employer with certificate of age.
c. Every application must be accompanied by the four recent passport size photograph
of the applicant. One of the photographs shall bear the signature of the applicant on
the back.
d. The filled application shall be submitted along with e payment challan of examination
fee of Rs 2000/- (Two Thousand Rupees Only)
e. The fee shall be remitted online to the Directorate of Factories, Boilers , Industrial
safety and Health, Bangalore through the website k2.karnataka.gov.in/FBIS-
Homepage / esurakshate

5. Candidates applying from outside state shall submit NOC (No- Objection Certificate
as per annexure I) and service certificate (testimonial) duly attested and signed by the
Director of Boilers of their respective states.

6. Eligibility criteria for the Candidate applying for the examination shall be as per
Annexure II.

7. The practical experience certificate or service certificate and testimonials of good

character with age from the employer shall be in the format mentioned in
Annexure III and shall be signed by a person under whom the candidate is employed
counter‐ signed by the factory.

8. Syllabus for Boiler Operation Engineer’s Examination shall be as per Annexure IV.

9. Refer Annexure V for e payment procedure( Examination fee of RS 2000/-)

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10. The service certificate furnished by the candidates is subject to verification. Any
person making a false statement for the purpose of the admission to the examination
renders himself liable to be rejected from appearing to examination.

11. Incomplete application is liable to be rejected.

12. Fees for examination:‐

a. A candidate for a certificate of proficiency as a Boiler Operation Engineers shall pay
fees of Rs. 2000/‐ (Two Thousand Rupees only )
b. A Candidate once admitted to an examination under these rules shall not be entitled to
any refund of fees.
c. A Candidate who has paid the examination fee but is found ineligible for an
examination shall forfeit the said fee.

13. The filled application shall be forwarded to the following address,

To,
The Secretary,
Boiler Operation Engineers Examination Board,
Kalyana Suraksha Bhavana, Ground Floor,
Dairy Circle, Bannergatta Road,
Bangalore‐560029
Helpline no – 155214 /080- 29753051, Whats App no-9845353214.

14. The last date for the receipt of application is Date: 31-12-2022.

…………Contd……..Annexure

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 Annexure I

GOVERNMENT OF -----------
Department of -------------------------------------------------

Letter no--------------------- O/o…………………………….

Dated:

To,
(Candidates’ Name and Address)

Sub: No Objection Certificate for appearing on Boiler Operation Engineers Examination to be

held in Karnataka State in Bangalore.

Ref: Candidate’s application Dated:-…………………………

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With reference to the application cited in the above reference, this is to inform you that,
this Directorate has NO OBJECTION in you applying and appearing (subject to acceptance of
your application) for the Boiler Operation Engineers Examination to be held in Karnataka State
in the year 2022-23.
This No objection certificate is being issued on the basis of service / experience certificate
Dated: (dd/mm/yyyy) issued by M/s… (Name of Industry where Candidate worked)….for the
service period from dd/mm/yyyy to dd/mm/yyyy. The Details of boiler/ boilers mentioned in
the above service / experience certificate have been verified and the same are found in order.

(Director of Boilers)

Copy to:- The Director, Department of Factories, Boilers, Industrial safety and Health, Kalyana
Suraksha Bhavan, 2nd Floor, Govt. ITI Campus, Dairy Circle, Bannerghatta Road,
Bangalore-560029, Karnataka State.

NOTE:-ONLY FOR NON KARNATAKA CANDIDATES

 Annexure II
Age Qualification and Experience

a. A Candidate for a certificate of proficiency as a Boiler Operation Engineer shall

not be less than Twenty three years of age.

b. Shall possess a Degree or Diploma in Mechanical or Electrical or Electrical &

Electronics or Chemical or Power Plant or Production or Instrumentation

Engineering or instrumentation control Engineering from a recognized university

or Institution;

c. Has served for not less than two years in case of Degree holders and for five years

in case of Diploma holders in the operation and or maintenance of a Boiler of not

less than One thousand square meters heating surface in aggregate out of which at

least one Boiler of not less than five hundred square meters heating surface.

However, for degree holders or post graduate diploma holders from a National

Power Training Institute, Requirement of minimum working experience shall be

one year.

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 Annexure III

Format of practical experience certificate / service certificate and Testimonials of good

character with age from the employer
To be issued on the letter head of the concerned mill/factory/workshop

This is to certify that Sri…………………….. aged………………….S/o………………….. is

working in our organization as………having a Degree/ Diploma in
Mechanical/Electrical/Electrical&Electronics/ Chemical/Power Plant/Production/Instrumentation
Engineering from dd/mm/yy to dd/mm/yy .The specification of the boiler/boilers, the said person
works are as follows

Sl no Specifications Boiler 1 Boiler 2 Boiler 3

1. Registration no of Boiler
(MYS/KTK)
2. Date of Boiler registration
/date of first PO issued
3. Working pressure(kg/cm2)

4. Heating Surface(m2)

5. Type of Boiler

He bears good conduct and character.

His date of birth as per the records available with us is dd/ mm / yy.

This certificate is issued to shri……………………….. to appear for Boiler Operation Engineers

examination- 2022 of Karnataka.

Signature: Counter Signature:

Name & Seal: Name & Seal :

(Under whom candidate is employed) (Owner or Agent of mill/ Factory or

workshop) Contact no: Contact no:

Email address: Email address:

Place: Place:

Date: Date:

NOTE: 1. INCOMPLETE SERVICE CERTIFICATE IS NOT A VALID DOCUMENT

2. THE CERTIFICATE WILL BE SUBJECTED TO VERTIFICATION
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 Annexure IV
Syllabus for Boiler Operation Engineer’s Examination
A candidate, in order to be qualified for a certificate of Proficiency under these rules, Shall,
satisfy the examiners that he-

a) Can calculate loads, areas, volumes, quantities and weights;

b) Can give description of the principal type of steam boilers used on land and to state
the purpose and reasons for which different types of boilers are employed; and from
the data and formulae supplied, calculate the safe working pressure for any part of a
boiler in accordance with the Indian Boiler Regulations.
c) Can calculate the direct stress, the torsional stress and the bending stress in round bars
and the bending stress in rectangular bars and levers with given load;
d) Understand the use working and management of steam boilers, super heaters and
economizers;
e) Understands the use and purpose of various, cocks, mountings fitting and other safety
devices;
f) Can give a description of and explain the functions of feed pumps, feed injectors, feed
regulators, feed water filters and softeners, feed heaters, air heaters, clarifiers, steam
accumulators, forced draught, induced draught and automatic draught control device;
g) Can answer questions on fact relating to combustion, heat and steam and calculate
consumption of coal and water quantity of steam that may be generated from a given
heating surface under the various systems of draught in any land boiler and also calculate
the overall efficiency of boiler plant;
h) Scan explain jet and surface condensation, reheating and the working of steam expansion;
i) Can explain the general methods employed I laying foundation for boilers and chimneys
and the suitable area and height of chimneys to promote efficient combustion;
j) Can explain the significance of principal appliances in use for the prevention of smoke
and the principal on which they work and give description of the principal mechanical
stokers, pulverisers, gas, oil and pulverized fuel systems in use;
k) Understands the need for periodical cleaning, the methods used for prevention of
scale or other deposits on heating surface and the necessity for maintaining a
certain PH Value in feed water;
l) Can detect defects in boilers and state the means and methods of rectifying them;
m) Understands the precautions to be taken for staring a boiler and economiser from cold
or from banked fire condition;
n) Understands the procedure to be adopted in putting an economizer out of commission
while the boiler is on steam;
o) Can explain the methods adopted for the achievement of fuel economy and the
use of various instruments used in a Boiler House;
p) Materials used in Boiler components and piping ; and
q) Can read and prepare a working sketch and drawing of boilers and boiler mounting or parts
thereof.
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 Annexure V
Procedure for e-payment (Examination Fee)
Welcome to FBIS-Homepage (esurakshate)

Online Payment-Khajane-2

Services

Generate Challan

Remitter Details
Department Details –Category- Government

District- Bengaluru Urban

Department-Department of Factories, Boilers , Industrial Safety & Health,

Bengaluru

DDO office-Directorate of Factories, Boilers Industrial Safety & Health

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DDO Code-20129O

Purpose Details –Purpose- Fees For Inspection of Steam Boilers

Head of Account- 0230-00-103-0-00-000
Sub Purpose Name- Examination fee Boiler Operation Engineer
Amount - Rs. 2,000/-

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 FORM – “A”
(See Rules 25)
APPLICATION FOR CERTIFICATE OF PROFICIENCY AS BOILER OPERATION ENGINEER
PART – I
NAME, ETC, OF THE APPLICANT

1. Name (In Full) :

RAMACHANDRA SURESH KULKARNI

2. Father’s Name :
SURESH KULKARNI

Affix your
3. Nationality : INDIAN Latest Passport
size Photograph
here
4. Date of Birth : 05/07/1981

5. Place of Birth : GOKAK

6. Permanent Address : S R KULKARNI

SHRI RAM NIVAS, MAHANTESH NAGAR
NEAR PANCHALINGESHWAR TEMPLE
GHATAPRABHA- 591306
DIST: BELAGAVI

7. Whether appeared in any : YES

previous examination

8. If so, details of date and : BENGALURU, 2022

Place

NOTE:

1. Every application must be accompanied with the requisite fee in the manner as specified
in the notice or advertisement or prospectus for examination.
2. Two copies of a recent bust photograph of the applicant (size 50mm x 65mm) shall
accompany the application which shall bear the signature of the applicant on the back.
3. Any, person making a false statement for the purpose of the admission to the examination
renders himself liable to prosecution under the applicable laws.
4. Incomplete application is liable to be rejected.
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 PART-II

PERTICULARS OF ALL CERTIFICATES SUBMITTED

If at any time Date of

Number Of Date suspended or Suspension
Class of Place of Reasons of Suspension
Sl.No the of cancelled, and if so or
Certificate Issue or Cancellation
Certificate Issue state by whom cancellation
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8

1 1 S.S.L.C BENGALURU

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 PART-III

LIST OF TESTIMONIALS AND STATEMENTS OF SERVICE

(The Testimonials to be numbered serially corresponding to the Numbers given in column 1 below)

Number,
Address and
Serial Date of Name of Type and Capacity
Factory or
Number of Testimonials designation Heating in which Service of Applicant Period for Not to be filled in by
workshop
testimonials of person Surface of employed which the Applicant
where
signing the Boilers employed
employed worked on
Testimonials
Date of Date of
Initial of
Commen Termina- Years Months Days Remarks
Verifier
cement tion
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13

(A) Total Service:

(B) Time Served for which Certificates are produced:

(C) Time Served for which No Certificates are produced:

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 PART – IV

DECLARATION TO BE MADE BY THE APPLICANT

I do hereby declare that the statements made in Part III and III of this Form are
correct and true to the best of my knowledge and belief and that the papers
enumerated in Part II and submitted with this form are true and genuine documents and
further that the copies of the documents submitted with this form are true and correct. I
further declare that the statements made in Part III contain a true and correct account of
the whole period of my service without exception, and I make this declaration
conscientiously believing the same to be true.

Dated at……………………this…………………day of………………..20………

Signature of the Applicant:

Present Address:

Mobile Number:
Email id
Signed in the presence of
Signature………………..
Designation……………...

PART V
(Not to be filled by the applicant)

Certified that Mr./Ms…………………………………has been examined for Certificate of

Proficiency as Boiler Operation Engineer and that he or she has passed/ failed in the
examination held during………………………

Issuance of Certificate of Proficiency as Boiler Operation Engineer (when certified to have

been passed) Certificate No…………. issued on……………….and duplicate recorded.

(Secretary)
Committee of Examiners