CAAN Level 7 Senior Officer Syllabus

Scope

Organization: Civil Aviation Authority of Nepal (CAAN)
Service: Technical
Level: 7
Post: Senior Officer
Competition: Open and internal
Paper I: Unified syllabus for Airworthiness, Airport Operation Services, Air Traffic Services, Aeronautical Information Services, Aviation Fire Services, Flight Operations Services, Civil Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Electronics and Telecommunication Engineering, and Information Technology groups
Paper II: Electronics and Telecommunication Engineering group, service-related subject
Syllabus approval date: 2080/01/21 BS

Examination Scheme

The examination uses the Integrated and Unified Examination System.

First phase: Written examination, 200 marks
Second phase: Interview, 30 marks

First Phase: Written Examination

Paper	Subject	System	Question Distribution	Time
First	General Knowledge, General Ability Test, English Language Competency Test and Management	Objective MCQs	questions x 1 mark	minutes
First	General Knowledge, General Ability Test, English Language Competency Test and Management	Subjective short answers	questions x 5 marks	hour 30 minutes
First	General Knowledge, General Ability Test, English Language Competency Test and Management	Subjective long answers	questions x 10 marks	hour 30 minutes
Second	Service Related	Subjective short answers	questions x 5 marks	hours
Second	Service Related	Subjective long answers	questions x 10 marks	hours

Second Phase: Interview

Subject	Full Marks	Examination System	Time
Individual interview	30	Oral	-

Notes

The written examination may be conducted in Nepali, English, or both languages.
Paper I is common to all technical-service groups listed above; Paper II has a separate syllabus for each group.
Paper I and Paper II written examinations are held separately. Paper I is conducted jointly under the integrated system.
The number of questions and marks are as specified for the respective paper and subject.
For an incorrect multiple-choice answer, 20% of the marks assigned to that question are deducted. Unanswered questions carry no penalty.
MCQ answers must be written using capital letters A, B, C, or D. Lowercase letters or other marks invalidate the answer sheet.
Calculators are not permitted in objective examinations.
A subjective question may contain one long question, two or more parts of one question, or two or more short notes.
Separate answer books are provided for each part or section of a subjective paper, and answers must be written in the corresponding answer book.
Policies, laws, Acts, rules, regulations, and directives amended and in force up to three months before the examination date are included in the syllabus.
Only candidates selected from the first-phase examination may participate in the second phase.
The syllabus was approved on 2080/01/21 BS.

Paper I: General Knowledge, General Ability Test, English Language Competency Test and Management

Paper I, Section (A) — 50 Marks

Coverage: General Knowledge, General Ability Test and English Language Competency Test

General Knowledge

1.1.1 General knowledge of world geography
1.1.2 Geography of Nepal (physical, social and economic):
- Geographical condition, form, types and characteristics
- Types, condition, importance and current state of natural resources
- Geographical diversity and livelihood
- Types and characteristics of climate found in Nepal

1.2.1 Major historical events of the world
1.2.2 History of Nepal; major religions, cultures, ethnic groups, languages, arts and literature

Economic Condition of Nepal

1.3.1 Development infrastructure: agriculture, industry, trade, tourism, transportation, communication, electricity, foreign employment and human resources
1.3.2 Planned development process and the current periodic plan

Present Constitution of Nepal

Constitutional bodies, executive, legislature, judiciary, levels of government and the jurisdiction of each level.

Civil Aviation

Role of the Ministry of Culture, Tourism and Civil Aviation in the civil-aviation sector.

Air Transport and Tourism Development in Nepal

International Aviation Organizations

International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO), International Air Transport Association (IATA), and other regional and international aviation-related organizations.

Nepal’s International Relations

Nepal’s international relations and the United Nations Organization (UNO), South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC), Bay of Bengal Initiative for Multi-Sectoral Technical and Economic Cooperation (BIMSTEC), Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), European Union (EU), World Trade Organization (WTO), World Bank (WB), International Monetary Fund (IMF), Asian Development Bank (ADB), and Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB).

Contemporary Issues

Population, sustainable development, environment, urbanization, pollution, climate change and biodiversity.

Science and Technology

Important achievements in science and technology.

Current Events

Political, social, economic, cultural, sports, books, awards, arts, literature and music-related events and recent activities of national and international importance, including important personalities and thinkers.

General Ability Test

Verbal Reasoning Test

2.1.1 Jumble words, series, analogy, classification, coding-decoding, matrix
2.1.2 Ranking order test, direction and distance sense test
2.1.3 Common sense test, logical reasoning
2.1.4 Assertion and reason, statement and conclusions
2.1.5 Arithmetical reasoning and operations
2.1.6 Decimal, fraction, percentage, ratio, average
2.1.7 Data interpretation, data verification

Non-verbal/Abstract Reasoning Test

2.2.1 Figure series, figure analogy, figure classification
2.2.2 Figure matrix, pattern completion or finding, grouping of identical figures
2.2.3 Analytical reasoning test
2.2.4 Figure formation and analysis, rule detection
2.2.5 Water images, mirror images, cubes and dice, Venn diagram

English Language Competency Test

English Grammar

3.1.1 Vocabulary and Usage: Usage of words, single word for expressions, synonyms and antonyms, derivatives, homonyms and homophones, idioms and phrases
3.1.2 Syntactic Ability: Parts of speech, agreement, tense aspect, parallel structures, clauses, modifier, conditionals, phrasal expressions, shifts in tense, number and person, transformations, varieties, direct and indirect speech

Comprehension

Questions are based on a given passage and cover:

Fact finding
Inferential understanding
Core theme
Issues raised
Language-based questions

Subject	Marks	Question Distribution
. General Knowledge	30	30 questions x 1 mark
2. General Ability Test	10	10 questions x 1 mark
3. English Language Competency Test	10	10 questions x 1 mark
Total	50	50 questions x 1 mark

Paper I, Section (B) — 50 Marks

Coverage: Management — Subjective

Public Management

4.1 Introduction, objectives, scope and latest concepts of public management
4.2 Methods of operating public management:
- 4.2.1 Coordination: meaning, importance and methods
- 4.2.2 Delegation and devolution of authority
- 4.2.3 Supervision, monitoring and evaluation
- 4.2.4 Direction and control
4.3 Types, qualities and role of leadership in public administration
4.4 Decision making, motivation and morale in public administration
4.5 Introduction, types and challenges of administrative accountability
4.6 Public-policy formulation, analysis, implementation, monitoring and evaluation
4.7 Concept, functions, characteristics and role of public service
4.8 Public-service delivery and public-service charter

Various Aspects of Management

5.1 Functions and qualities of a manager
5.2 Managerial skills and styles
5.3 Performance appraisal
5.4 Conflict management
5.5 Stress management
5.6 Time management

Policies, Acts and Regulations

6.1 Aviation Policy, 2063
6.2 Tourism Policy, 2065
6.3 Civil Aviation Act, 2015 and Regulations, 2052
6.4 Civil Aviation Authority of Nepal Act, 2053
6.5 Civil Aviation Authority of Nepal Civil Aviation Regulations, 2058
6.6 Civil Aviation Authority of Nepal Employee Service Conditions and Facilities Regulations, 2056
6.7 Civil Aviation Authority of Nepal Financial Administration Regulations, 2057
6.8 Civil Aviation Authority of Nepal Airport Service Charge Regulations, 2078
6.9 Civil Aviation Security Regulations, 2073
6.10 Land Acquisition Act, 2034
6.11 Prevention of Corruption Act, 2059
6.12 Public Procurement Act, 2063 and Regulations, 2064

Subject	Marks
. Public Management	20
2. Various Aspects of Management	20
3. Policies, Acts and Regulations	10
Total	50

Overall question distribution: 6 short-answer questions x 5 marks + 2 long-answer questions x 10 marks = 50 marks.

Paper II, Section (A) — 50 Marks

Electronic Device and Circuit

Diodes (tunnel, varactor, Zener, DIAC, TRIAC, bridge, IMPATT, Gunn and photodiodes) and applications; bipolar-transistor switching characteristics; unijunction transistor; MOS-transistor switching characteristics; SCR; UJT; TTL logic circuits; NMOS/CMOS logic circuits; memory: RAM, DRAM, PROM and EPROM; operational amplifiers; Butterworth and Chebyshev filters; A/D converters; adders; arithmetic operations; digital comparators; parity-check generator; multiplexer and demultiplexer; flip-flops; shift register; counters; sequence generators; oscillators (Wien bridge, tuned and LC oscillators, crystal oscillator and Clapp modification); resonant circuits; thyristor and controlled-rectifier circuits; 7-segment display; amplifiers (untuned, push-pull, feedback, Klystron and Magnetron); Bode-plot analysis; emitter, clipper, collector and clamper circuits.

Basic Analog and Digital Communications

Difference between analog and digital communications; basic communication elements; signal and noise in communication systems; AM, DSC-SC (as printed), PM, FM, superheterodyne AM and FM receivers, SSB; D/A and A/D converters; sampling theorem; sample-and-hold circuit; error detection and correction; parity check; PCM/ADPCM; digital modulation (ASK, PSK, QPSK, MSK, QAM, CDMA, FDMA and DSSS); pulse modulation; modulation and demodulation circuits; frequency hopping; frequency converter and mixers; phase-locked loop.

Telecommunication Engineering

Radio communication; frequency-band allocation; general concepts of ISDN, BISDN, ATM, PDH/SDH, DSL, HDSL and ADSL; numbering, routing and channeling plans; UMTS; IMT-2000; NGN (Next Generation Network); real-time protocol; VoIP; mobile technologies (DECT, GSM, CDMA2000-1x, etc.); fundamentals of satellite communication (tracking, satellite orbits and radio spectrum, satellite-wave propagation and satellite antennas); digital satellite communication systems; earth stations; Kepler’s laws of orbital motion; signal-to-noise ratio; interference between different wireless systems.

Optical System

Introduction to optical fiber as a transmission medium; advantages over other media; optical-fiber properties; testing and losses; types and specifications of fiber-optic cables; encoding of light; fiber-optic joints; splicing; testing and related equipment and measuring tools; precautions while laying cables; safety aspects while handling optical cables.

Paper II, Section (B) — 50 Marks

Information and Communications Technology (ICT)

Computer structure (I/O devices, storage devices and memories) and typical processor architecture; CPU and memory organization; buses; characteristics of I/O and storage devices; processing unit and controller design; hardware and microprogram control; instruction sets and addressing modes; memory systems (main, auxiliary, virtual and cache); assembly-language programming; I/O and interrupt servicing; multiplexing (time, frequency and code-division multiplexing); digital networks: ISDN, Frame Relay and ATM; protocols: ISO/OSI reference model; computer architecture; microprocessor fundamentals; microcomputer systems; parallel and serial interfaces; RS-232 standards; flowcharts; algorithms; variables; constants; data types; arithmetic expressions; arrays; concept of operating systems; basic concepts of the Internet, e-mail and web pages (DNS, IP, URL, HTTP, FTP, IRQ as printed, routers); servers (web, e-mail and printer); general concepts of cybersecurity (digital signature, spam, virus, worm, “hiking” as printed, cracking).

Power Supply System

Basic knowledge of diesel, petrol, gas and thermal generators; solar power systems; storage batteries; electric motors; single-phase and three-phase AC power supplies; DC supply; voltage and current regulators; inverters; UPS; SMPS; isolation and power transformers; surge protectors; earthing systems; lightning protection.

Test Equipment

Measurement of AC/DC voltage, current and resistance; analog and digital signal waveforms; frequency; audio/video signaling; RF field strength; modulation; RF power output; VSWR; earth resistance; spectrum analyzer; oscilloscope.

Importance of Communication, Navigation and Surveillance (CNS) in Air Traffic Management; knowledge of aviation communication systems; HF communication; general knowledge of NDB, DVOR, DME, ILS, MLS, augmentation systems, PSR, SSR, MSSR and ADS-B; types of radar systems; radar range equation; radar direction indication; radar display; Doppler effect; MTI radar; general concepts of airborne navigation equipment.

Solar Power (Renewable Energy System)

Solar energy as a renewable resource; materials used for solar cells; principles of converting sunlight into electricity; basics of photovoltaic cells; types of solar cells; monocrystalline and polycrystalline PV cells; modules, panels and arrays; factors influencing the output of a PV module; differences between SPV and conventional power; definition and role of a solar charge controller or regulator; safety precautions while working with solar systems.

UPS

Concept of uninterrupted power supply; differences between inverters and UPS; basic block diagram and operating principle of a UPS; types of UPS: offline, online and line-interactive; comparison of UPS types; UPS specifications; load power factor; types of indications and protections; single-phase and three-phase UPS.

Radio Spectrum Management

Role of the ITU and spectrum-management principles
National spectrum-management policies
Equipment authorization, approval and monitoring
Spectrum measurements, monitoring and interference resolution
Aviation radio-spectrum management and the roles of ICAO, ITU and WRC

ICAO overview; ICAO Annex 10, Volumes 1-6.

Paper II Question Distribution

Subject	Section	Marks	Short Answers	Long Answers
Service Related	A		questions x 5 marks = 10	questions x 10 marks = 40
Service Related	B		questions x 5 marks = 10	questions x 10 marks = 40
Total	-	100	4 questions x 5 marks = 20	8 questions x 10 marks = 80