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Mining Sirdar Surveyor 2026 - Syllabus

Mahanadi Coalfields Limited (MCL)

Syllabus

Updated: 17 March 2026 By: TamilanJobs Team

MCL Mining Sirdar Syllabus 2026

Candidates who are appearing for the MCL Mining Sirdar examination must have a thorough understanding of the syllabus. The MCL Mining Sirdar syllabus of the written examination has been released by the official authorities. Candidates can check the space below for the same:

Subject

Topics

Sub-topics

Part A: General Assessment

General Knowledge and Current Affairs

  • Indian History

  • Geography

  • Polity

  • Economy

  • important national and international events

  • government schemes

  • awards & honours

  • Sports

  • important days

  • Books & authors 

  • Recent developments related to mining and energy sectors.

Reasoning & Mathematical Ability

  • Analogy

  • Coding-decoding

  • blood relations

  • direction sense

  • number series

  • Syllogism

  • Puzzles

  • seating arrangement

  • Simplification

  • Percentage

  • ratio & proportion

  • Average

  • profit & loss

  • time & work

  • time & distance

  • simple & compound interest

  • basic data interpretation

Awareness about Coal Industries

  • Basics of coal mining

  • types of coal

  • mining methods (opencast & underground)

  • safety measures in mines

  • coal transportation

  • role of Coal India subsidiaries

  • environmental concerns

  • mine ventilation

  • current issues related to the coal industry in India.

Part B: Domain Knowledge

Knowledge regarding all necessary technical topics 

  • Method of examining roof and sides of working places and 

  • roadways etc.

  • Method of timbering and setting of supports, roof bolting, 

  • anchorage testing, withdrawals of supports, Preliminary idea 

  • about Salvaging longwall face equipment.

  • Safety issues regarding Stowing operations, working near water 

  • bodies or unconsolidated mass.

  • Examination of Sumps.

  • Shot-firing and transport and use of explosives in mines.

  • Ventilation and mine gasses- elementary.

  • Safety issues in Opencast Workings over developed pillars, 

  • Working at heights, manual handling / handling of heavy 

  • materials, Marching of heavy machines.

  • Preliminary idea about Reclamation operation in opencast 

  • mining.

  • Preliminary understanding about Safety Management Plan.

  • Provisions of the Coal Mines Regulations 2017 , Rules and Bye-

  • laws made under the Mines Act 1952, relating to the safety of 

  • persons employed in mines in general and to the duties of 

  • Sirdar’s and Shotfirers in particular.

  • Writing of reports.