Syllabus of Materials Management officer exam- Coal India 2025
For 2025 exam, the Coal India released a new syllabus on 11 Feb 2025. Check out this video, to understand, what changed in new syllabus.
For the post of Materials Management officer, the Coal India will conduct a single Computer-Based Online Test lasting 180 minutes (in one sitting).
The test consists of 2 papers, each paper carrying 100 marks, for a total of 200 marks with 200 questions.
Each question has 1 mark, and there is no penalty for incorrect answers. Unattempted questions will not be awarded any marks. The question paper is bilingual (English and Hindi).
Paper 1 (100 questions):
This paper consists of:
- General Knowledge/Awareness (25 questions)
- Reasoning (25 questions)
- Numerical Ability (25 questions)
- General English (25 questions)
Paper 2 (100 questions):
Paper 2 consists of Professional Knowledge (discipline-related) with 100 multiple-choice questions (MCQs), each carrying 1 mark for a total of 100 marks.
For the Materials Management Officer post, Coal India typically asks questions from areas:
- Materials Management
- Supply Chain Management
- Inventory Management
- Legal Aspects
- Information Technology
Syllabus of Paper 1
Total marks: 100.
Number of questions: 100 (divided into 4 sub sections).
Negative marking: There is no negative marking.
General Awareness (25 questions)
General Science- Invention & Discoveries
Indian Polity & Constitution, Indian History, Indian Geography, Indian Economy
Important Monuments and Places of India, Physical, Social and Economic Geography of India and World
Awards & Honours
General Scientific and technological development
Sports
National & International Organisation
National Parks & Wildlife Sanctuaries
Ports & Power Plants
Books & Authors
Union Budget of current financial year
Flagship Government programs
Current Affairs of National and International importance
Uses of Internet & Computer Awareness.
Climate Change & SDGs (Sustainable Development Goals).
Awareness regarding Coal Sector in India.
Logical Reasoning (25 questions)
Alphabetical Series
Statement & Conclusions
Statement & Arguments
Blood Relation
Number Series
Coding-Decoding
Syllogism
Embedded Figures
Mirror Images
Decision Making
Clocks & Calendars
Cubes and Dice
Directions
Analogy
Non Verbal Series
Data Analysis- Charts, Tables, Graphs,
Seating arrangements
Quantitative Aptitude (25 Questions)
Number System
LCM HCF
Average
Age
Percentage
Ratio & Proportion
Profit & Loss
Time, Speed & Distance
Time & Work
Mixture & Allegation
Boat & Stream
Pipes and Cistern
Simple Interest-Compound Interest
Surds and Indices
Mensuration
Probability
Permutation & Combination
Decimal fraction
Elementary Statistics
English (25 Questions)
Synonyms
Antonyms
Reading comprehension
Para jumbles
Error spotting
Jumbled sentences
Sentence correction
Sentence Completion
Fill in blanks
Idiomatic use of words.
Syllabus of Paper 2
Total marks: 100.
Number of questions: 100.
Negative marking: There is no negative marking.
Syllabus of Materials Management
1. Basic Principles and Practices:
Concept and details of Integrated Materials Management System
Importance and scope of Materials Management
Supply Chain Management
Logistics Management
Make or Buy or Outsourcing Decisions
Elements of General Management:
Planning
Organizing
Directing
Coordinating
Controlling
Forecasting Techniques:
Forecasting Methods
Qualitative Forecasts
Time Series Forecasting
Simple Linear Regression
Accuracy of Forecast
2. Purchase Management:
Procurement Cycle
Ethical Concepts in Purchase
Economic Order Quantity
Lead Time Analysis
Legal aspects of Purchasing:
Indian Contract Act
Sale of Goods Act
Negotiable Instrument Act
Indian Companies Act
Indian Patent Law
Arbitration Act
Excise and Customs Act
Competition Commission of India
E-Procurement guidelines, use of Digital Signature Certificate
Documentation & Process relating to Imports:
INCOTERMS
Letter of Credit
3. Logistics, Stores and Inventory Control Management:
Stores Functions:
Types of Stores
Stores Identification System
Receipts
Inspection
Storage Procedure
Preservation Procedure
Safety and Security aspects
Issue System
Disposal of unserviceable scrap including survey off and disposal activity
Stock verification and store accounting
Store records
Definition of Inventory:
Need for Inventory
Inventory Planning
Inventory carrying cost
Inventory control measures (ABC, XYZ Analysis – VED, GOLF, FSN – HML, etc.)
Role of Logistics in Supply Chain:
Role of logistics in competitive strategy
Role of transportation in logistics
Transportation selection decision
Importance of Warehousing:
Types of Warehouses
Warehousing functions
Material Handling:
Objectives, guidelines & principles
Selection of material handling equipment
Packing
Packaging: role of packaging, packaging materials, consumer & industrial packaging, material handling efficiency
4. Information System in Supply Chain Management:
Materials Requirement Planning (MRP) System
Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) Systems with Focus on SAP
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