BHEL Artisan Syllabus and Exam Pattern 2026 - Overview
| Particulars | Details |
|---|---|
| Conducting Body | Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited (BHEL) |
| Post Name | Artisan Grade IV |
| Trades | Fitter, Welder, Turner, Machinist, Electrician, Electronics Mechanic, Foundryman |
| Advertisement Number | 01/2026 |
| Total Vacancies (2026 short notice) | 660 across 9 manufacturing units |
| Selection Stages | CBT and Document Verification |
| CBT Date | December 2026 (tentative) |
| Total Questions (previous pattern) | 120 |
| Total Marks (previous pattern) | 120 |
| Duration (previous pattern) | 90 minutes |
| Negative Marking (previous pattern) | 0.25 marks per wrong answer |
| Official Website | careers.bhel.in |
CBT Exam Pattern: Subject-wise Marks
| Section | Questions | Marks | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|
| Trade Related Questions (Trade Theory) | 70 | 70 | 90 minutes (total) |
| Engineering Calculations (Engineering Drawing & Workshop Calculation) | 30 | 30 | 90 minutes (total) |
| Reasoning | 20 | 20 | 90 minutes (total) |
| Total | 120 | 120 | 90 minutes (total) |
Additional Exam Details
| Parameter | Details |
|---|---|
| Question Type | Objective type (MCQs) |
| Marking Scheme | 1 mark for each correct answer |
| Negative Marking | 0.25 marks deducted for each wrong answer |
| Medium of Exam | English, Hindi and one regional language chosen by the candidate. Electronics Mechanic and Foundryman papers as English and Hindi only. |
| Language Discrepancy | The English version is treated as final |
| Prohibited Items | Calculators, smart devices, reference materials |
1. BHEL Electrician Trade Syllabus
- Electrical drawing and reading: circuit diagrams, panel wiring diagrams, electrical symbols.
- Earthing and grounding: purpose and methods, pipe/plate/rod earthing, earth resistance (permissible values and testing).
- Fundamentals of electronics: diodes, rectifiers, LEDs, basic transistor function, relays and contactors.
- Batteries and UPS: battery types, charging methods, safety; inverter and UPS working and applications.
2. BHEL Electronics Mechanic Trade Syllabus
- Hand tools and their uses (filing, hacksawing, fitting, drilling, basic metalwork).
- Basics of AC and electrical cables; single-range meters, continuity, voltage and current measurement.
- Cells and batteries: terminals, voltage, charging and discharging, types and specifications.
- Soldering and de-soldering, PCB track repair, switches and switch panel boards.
- PCB rework, solder joint defects, damaged tracks and pads, ESD prevention.
- Electronic cables and connectors, PC and network cable setups.
- Active and passive components; Ohm's and Kirchhoff's laws; RC and resonance circuits.
- Power supply circuits and rectifiers; IC regulators (78/79 series, LM317T, IC723).
- Transistors and amplifiers (biasing, configurations, gain, feedback).
- Oscillators (Colpitts, Hartley, RC phase shift, crystal) and astable, monostable and bistable multivibrators.
- Wave shaping circuits: clippers, clampers, Zener peak clippers.
- Power electronic components: FET, SCR, TRIAC, UJT; MOSFET and IGBT.
- Opto electronics: LEDs, photodiodes, phototransistors, opto-isolators.
- Op-amp and Timer 555 applications; analog IC applications using ICs 741, 723, 555, 7106 and 7107.
- Basic gates, truth tables, number systems.
- Combinational circuits: adders, subtractors, decoders, encoders, multiplexers, demultiplexers.
- Flip-flops (RS, D, T, JK) and latches.
- Digital IC applications and digital panel meters (LED/LCD displays, seven-segment displays, multiplexing).
- Communication electronics: AM/FM modulation and demodulation, transmitters, receivers, antennas.
- Fibre optic communication.
- Microcontroller 8051 (ports, timers, architecture, memory, registers; introduction to PIC).
- Sensors and transducers used in IoT applications.
- Protection devices: fuses, MCBs, ELCBs, contactors, relays; DC and stepper motor control.
- SMPS and inverters; UPS; solar power systems; LED lights; LCD and LED TV repair basics.
3. BHEL Fitter Trade Syllabus
- Marking-off and layout tools, dividers, scribing block, trammel, try square, depth gauge, protractor.
- Cold chisels (materials, types, cutting angles); power saw, band saw and circular saw used for metal cutting.
- Templates and gauges: radius/fillet gauge, feeler gauge, hole gauge.
- Reamers: types, parts, hole size, reaming procedure.
- Screw threads: terminology, types, pitch gauge, taps (BSW, BSF, BA, BSP and metric/BIS).
- Grinding wheels: abrasive, grade, bond, specification, mounting, dressing, selection; bench grinder.
- Tinman's tools, snips, hammers and mallets, sheet and wire gauge, hand grooves.
- Welding safety, welding transformers and generators, welding hand tools, carbon dioxide welding.
- Interchangeability, BIS and British systems, limits and fits terminology (basic size, deviation, tolerance zone).
- Normalising, annealing, hardening, tempering, tempering colour chart.
- Case hardening and carburising (solid, liquid, gas).
- Gauges for finished products, selective assembly, "Go/No-Go" gauge system, hole and plug basis of standardisation.
4. BHEL Foundryman Trade Syllabus
- Foundry basics: principles, types, advantages of metal castings, quality assurance.
- Casting processes: pressure die casting, resin bonded sand mould casting, CO2 moulding, non-ferrous metal casting.
- Patterns and tools: types of patterns; marking, measuring and other foundry tools.
- Metallurgy: iron-carbon equilibrium diagram, phases and microstructure of carbon steel.
- Safety: causes of accidents and fire, PPE.
5. BHEL Machinist Trade Syllabus
- Drills, taps, dies and threading tools; tap drill size; screw thread terminology; reamers.
- Interchangeability, limits and fits (British and BIS systems).
- Slotter machine: classification, driving mechanism, quick return, job holding, tools, splines.
- Milling: types, parts, cutters, operations, up and down milling, attachments; vertical milling and boring.
- Coolants and lubricants; jigs and fixtures; machinability and metal properties.