The selection carries 100 marks: the objective offline test is worth 40, the descriptive offline test 40, and the work-experience presentation 20.
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The selection carries 100 marks: the objective offline test is worth 40, the descriptive offline test 40, and the work-experience presentation 20. The tests are followed by certificate verification before candidates move to the presentation. A qualifying mark is only a threshold; final rank depends on the marks earned across the notified phases and the eligibility documents being accepted.
Each question is worth one mark. The advertisement explicitly says there is no negative marking. Four general sections together carry 20 marks; the discipline section carries the other 20.
📊 Objective-test marks by section
| Section | Questions | Marks |
|---|---|---|
| General Knowledge | 5 | 5 |
| General English | 5 | 5 |
| Reasoning | 5 | 5 |
| Quantitative Aptitude | 5 | 5 |
| Discipline-related | 20 | 20 |
| Total | 40 | 40 |
🥧 Share of objective-test marks
| Section | Marks |
|---|---|
| General Knowledge | 5 |
| General English | 5 |
| Reasoning | 5 |
| Quantitative Aptitude | 5 |
| Discipline-related | 20 |
The discipline section supplies half of the objective marks. That makes the correct branch syllabus important: Civil applicants should prepare the Civil list below; Mechanical applicants should follow the separately notified Mechanical topics. The four general sections are equal in marks, but each has only five objective questions.
The descriptive paper contains discipline-related questions. The notice gives 90 minutes and 40 marks but does not publish a question count, a topic-wise mark split or a fixed essay/problem format. Do not assume a question distribution from another CSL recruitment.
The descriptive answers are evaluated only after the candidate clears the objective test's minimum and meets the eligibility conditions. The minimum pass standard is 50% of each test under the notification. Prepare to explain a method, calculation, drawing or work decision in clear steps rather than relying only on short objective answers.
📊 Marks across the selection stages
| Selection component | Maximum marks |
|---|---|
| Objective offline test | 40 |
| Descriptive offline test | 40 |
| Work-experience presentation | 20 |
| Total | 100 |
🥧 Share of final selection marks
| Component | Marks |
|---|---|
| Objective offline test | 40 |
| Descriptive offline test | 40 |
| Work-experience presentation | 20 |
The presentation is not a generic interview on motivation: it is a maximum ten-minute presentation highlighting the candidate's work experience. The advertised selection note says final rank uses Phase I and Phase II marks. If aggregate marks tie, discipline-related objective marks are considered first; if still tied, the older candidate ranks ahead.
The detailed syllabus is in CSL's official Annexure-I. It is stated to be indicative, not exhaustive. The paper includes general knowledge, English, reasoning and quantitative aptitude, along with shared supervisory/HSE topics and the chosen engineering discipline.
India and other countries; basic geography, tourism and transport systems; personalities and places; history, Constitution and economy; writers and literature; States and Union Territories; international organisations; general science and its branches; scientific instruments; Physics, Chemistry and Biology; sports and games; significant events, movements, leaders, places and years; biographies/autobiographies; and abbreviations.
Spotting errors, vocabulary, sentence completion, synonyms and antonyms, sentence reconstruction, one-word substitution, idioms and phrases, grammar, and correct use of articles, prepositions, singular and plural.
Analogy, classification, series completion, coding-decoding, blood relations, direction sense, alphabet tests, number/ranking questions, puzzles, odd-one-out and general intelligence.
Number system; fractions and decimals; simplification; volume and surface area; square and cube roots; speed, time and distance; simple and compound interest; boats and streams; trains; percentages; HCF/LCM; averages; ratio and proportion; time and work; age problems; profit, loss and discount; statistics; permutations and combinations; probability.
Both posts include the supervisor's role, manpower and resource planning, workforce motivation, shop-floor grievance handling, conduct and discipline, timekeeping and productivity. The syllabus also lists organisation principles, authority, responsibility, accountability, delegation and span of control; motivation and human behaviour; workplace communication, report writing and instructions; basic computer applications; industrial safety and PPE; housekeeping; Integrated Management Systems (IMS); quality standards; 5S; and hazardous-waste management.
| Area | Official topics in Annexure-I |
|---|---|
| Materials and concrete | Stones, bricks, timber, cement properties; structural testing; concrete tests, workability, water-cement ratio, slump test, curing, mix design and non-destructive testing |
| Mechanics and structures | Statics, equilibrium, friction, centroid/centre of gravity; stress and strain; elastic constants; shear-force and bending-moment diagrams; RCC repair, rehabilitation and strengthening |
| Construction and design | Foundations, masonry, doors/windows and scaffolding; limit-state design of beams, one-way/two-way slabs, columns and footings; important IS 456 clauses; steel connections, members, plate girders, sections and important IS 800 clauses |
| Water, soil and environment | Fluid properties, Bernoulli's theorem, pipe losses, open-channel flow, viscosity and surface tension; irrigation duty/delta and canal design; water purification, testing, sewage parameters, BOD/COD, potable-water standards, treatment, septic tanks and STPs; soil index properties, permeability, compaction, shear strength, bearing capacity and ground improvement |
| Survey, transport and project work | Chain/compass/level survey, contours and Total Station; highway geometry, super-elevation, pavements, drainage and railway components; quantity calculation, rate analysis, valuation, depreciation, tender documents, contract types, tendering, bid evaluation, claims, construction sequencing, resource/site management, drawing projections and sectional views; construction safety |
The official Annexure-I lists: thermodynamics and energy cycles; IC engines, including four-stroke and two-stroke; refrigeration, air-conditioning and psychrometrics; welding types and defects, gas flames, soldering and brazing; manufacturing processes and machine tools; corrosion and prevention; renewable and non-renewable energy sources; and pumps and their types. The annexure also applies the shared supervisory, computer and workplace-safety topics stated above.
The advertisement does not announce an examination date, admit-card date, centre allocation or reporting time. It says the tests are to be held in West Bengal as decided by CKSRU; the centre allocation remains CSL's decision. The selection may also be conducted through electronic media as stated in the notice. Candidates should monitor the CKSRU Kolkata career listing and the email used in the application.
Practical preparation: start with the notified discipline topics and shared supervisory subjects, then practise the 45-minute objective and 90-minute descriptive papers separately. The time limits are official; any mock-test routine or expected cut-off would be a preparation choice, not a CSL-published rule.
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