Cheat sheet
CIL MT CBT-26 Cheat Sheet
General Awareness
- Not published of exam
- Official Pattern Eligibility Boundaries Polity + Economy Current Affairs Coal Sector
Logical Reasoning
- Not published of exam
- Series Syllogism Directions Visual Reasoning Data Analysis
Quantitative Aptitude
- Not published of exam
- Arithmetic Rates Interest Mensuration Probability
General English
- Not published of exam
- Vocabulary Grammar Comprehension Para Jumbles Sentence Correction
Mechanical Paper II
- 50% of exam
- Engineering Mathematics Applied Mechanics + Design Fluid + Thermal Manufacturing + Industrial Mechanical Method Picker
Quick Facts
- Cycle Advt. 03/2026
- Official CBT 200 MCQs
- Local Bank 100 practice questions
- Papers 100 marks each
- Time 3 hours
- Marking +1; no negative marking
- Paper Floors 40 / 35 / 30
- Selection CBT marks only
- Language English + Hindi
- Eligibility Nine discipline-specific routes
CBT Structure AW
- Two hundreds; three hours; zero penalty
- Paper I: 100 Paper II: 100 Time: 180 minutes Wrong: zero penalty
Official CBT vs Local Bank AW
Official CBT
- 200 total MCQs
- 100 each paper
- Chosen Paper II discipline
Local bank
- 100 practice questions
- 50 Paper I
- 50 Mechanical Paper II
- Real length vs sample inventory
Eligibility Route Picker AW
- Applying Mechanical → Check listed branches ( Engineering degree )
- Applying System → Check System row ( Degree + MCA option )
- Applying Geology → Check MSc/MTech route
- Applying Rajbhasha → Check Hindi requirements
- Applying Company Secretary → Check ICSI membership
- Final-year candidate → Check result deadline ( 31 August 2026 )
- Claiming marks relaxation → Verify category documents
- Any other discipline → Read exact qualification row
Official Pattern AW
- Official CBT 200 MCQs total
- Paper I 100 common MCQs
- Paper II 100 discipline MCQs
- Duration 180 minutes one sitting
- Correct +1 mark
- Wrong No penalty
- Blank Zero marks
- Language English and Hindi
- Hindi error English version final
- Final merit CBT marks only
- Interview Not held
- UR / EWS floor 40 each paper
- OBC-NCL floor 35 each paper
- SC/ST/PwD floor 30 each paper
- UR/OBC/EWS fee ₹1,180
- Fee exemptions SC/ST/PwBD + CIL employees
Paper I Areas AW
- A-R-N-E: awareness, reasoning, numerical, English
- A: awareness R: reasoning N: numerical E: English
Paper I vs Paper II AW
Paper I
- Common across disciplines
- Four named areas
- Area weights unpublished
Paper II
- Professional knowledge
- Applied discipline
- 100 official MCQs
- Common aptitude vs profession
Eligibility Boundaries AW
- Disciplines Nine advertised routes
- Engineering routes Branch-specific degrees
- System route CS/IT engineering or degree+MCA
- Geology route Geology/geophysics MSc or MTech
- Rajbhasha route Hindi MA + Hindi-English graduation
- Company Secretary Graduate + ICSI membership
- Standard marks rule 60% for UR/OBC/EWS
- Relaxed marks rule 55% for SC/ST/PwBD
- Final-year result Expected by 31 August 2026
Qualification vs CBT Marks AW
Qualification marks
- Check discipline row
- Standard rule: 60%
- Eligibility gate
CBT marks
- 40 / 35 / 30
- Required each paper
- Testing gate
- Percentage eligibility vs test marks
General Awareness Scope AW
- Science Inventions + discoveries
- Polity Constitution + institutions
- History Indian timelines
- Geography India + world
- Economy Budget + programmes
- Current affairs National + international
- Environment Climate + SDGs
- Coal awareness Indian coal sector
- Digital awareness Internet + computers
Qualifying vs Selection AW
Qualifying
- Clear each paper floor
- Category-specific minimum
- Not appointment
Selection
- CBT merit
- Vacancy + category ranking
- DV + medical follow
- Floor permits; merit ranks
Engineering vs Other Routes AW
Engineering routes
- Relevant branch required
- Listed degree names
- Discipline-specific
Other routes
- Geology postgraduate
- Rajbhasha Hindi qualifications
- Company Secretary + ICSI
- No universal engineering prerequisite
Paper I Method Picker RE
- Series question → Test difference pattern
- Syllogism question → Draw set relations
- Direction question → Anchor north
- Percentage question → Set base 100
- Work question → Add rates
- Grammar question → Find true subject
- Para jumble → Find opening sentence
- Current-affairs claim → Verify date + source
Reasoning Tools RE
- Series Track changing gaps
- Syllogism Draw set relations
- Arguments Test stated evidence
- Blood relations Draw family tree
- Directions Anchor north first
- Clocks Track cyclic positions
- Cubes + dice Map opposite faces
- Data analysis Read tables + graphs
- Seating Place fixed clues first
Simple vs Compound Interest NU
Simple interest
- Original principal
- Linear growth
- PRT / 100
Compound interest
- Growing balance
- Interest compounds
- P(1 + r)^n
- Fixed base vs compounding
Numerical Core NU
- Percentage Part / whole × 100
- Profit% Profit / cost × 100
- Simple interest PRT / 100
- Compound amount P(1 + r)^n
- Average Total / count
- Work Add worker rates
- Distance Speed × time
- Mixture Weighted concentration
- Mensuration Match units to dimension
- Probability Favourable / equally likely total
- Permutation Order matters
English vs Hindi Version EN
English
- Question version
- Valid and final
- Controls Hindi errors
Hindi
- Question version
- Bilingual access
- English resolves errors
- Both shown; English controls
English Core EN
- Subject-verb Find true subject
- Since / for Start point / duration
- Fewer / less Countable / uncountable
- Affect / effect Usually verb / noun
- Articles Follow opening sound
- Modifiers Place beside target
- Parallelism Match grammatical forms
- Comprehension Answer from passage
- Para jumbles Find logical connectors
Mechanics Order ME
- Diagram first; equations second; units last
- FBD Equilibrium Solve Check units
Stress vs Strain ME
Stress
- Force / area
- Pressure units
- Load intensity
Strain
- Change / original
- Dimensionless
- Deformation ratio
- Load intensity vs deformation
Mechanical Method Picker ME
- Static body → Draw FBD ( Apply equilibrium )
- Plane stress → Use Mohr circle
- Forced vibration → Compare frequency ratio
- Pipe friction → Use Darcy-Weisbach
- Heat exchanger → Choose LMTD or NTU
- Cycle efficiency → Track heat + work
- Casting shrinkage → Check riser feeding
- Inventory quantity → Check EOQ assumptions
- Project duration → Find critical path
Mechanical Math + Mechanics ME
- Matrices Linear systems + eigenvalues
- Calculus Limits, derivatives, integrals
- Differential equations ODEs + Laplace transforms
- Statistics Distributions + standard deviation
- Numerical methods Approximate equations + integrals
- Free-body diagram Show external loads
- Equilibrium ΣF = 0; ΣM = 0
- Stress Force / area
- Strain Change / original length
- Beam diagrams Shear + bending moment
- Torsion Circular shaft twisting
Fluid Laws ME
- Continuity conserves; Bernoulli balances; Darcy loses
- Continuity: mass Bernoulli: energy Darcy: head loss
Machines + Design ME
- Kinematics Mechanism motion
- Cams Follower displacement
- Gear trains Speed + torque ratios
- Flywheel Smooth cyclic speed
- Governor Control mean speed
- Resonance Forcing matches natural frequency
- Damping Reduce vibration response
- Fatigue Cyclic loading failure
- S-N diagram Stress versus cycles
- Machine elements Joints, shafts, bearings, springs
Fluids + Thermal ME
- Continuity Mass flow conserved
- Bernoulli Flow energy balance
- Reynolds number Inertia / viscosity
- Darcy-Weisbach Major pipe loss
- Buoyancy Displaced-fluid weight
- Conduction Temperature-gradient transfer
- Convection Surface-fluid transfer
- Radiation Electromagnetic heat transfer
- LMTD Heat-exchanger temperature driver
- NTU Heat-exchanger effectiveness method
- First law Energy balance
- Second law Entropy direction
- Otto cycle Constant-volume heat addition
- Diesel cycle Constant-pressure heat addition
- Refrigerator COP Cooling / work input
- Turbomachinery Impulse + reaction principles
Manufacturing + Industrial ME
- Phase diagram Equilibrium phases
- Heat treatment Tailor material properties
- Riser Feed solidification shrinkage
- Hot working Above recrystallization temperature
- Welding HAZ Changed, unmelted base metal
- Tool life Speed-wear relationship
- CNC Programmed machine motion
- Limits + fits Assembly size relationship
- CMM Coordinate inspection
- MRP Schedule dependent material needs
- EOQ Balance ordering + holding
- Linear programming Optimize linear constraints
- PERT / CPM Schedule project networks
Common Traps
Real test vs bank
- Official CBT has 200 ≠ Local bank has 100
Paper I weights
- Four areas are named ≠ Area counts remain unpublished
Eligibility scope
- Nine discipline routes ≠ Not engineering only
Pass vs rank
- Floors permit consideration ≠ Merit decides selection
Eligibility vs CBT
- Qualification row controls eligibility ≠ Paper floors control test qualification
Paper II scope
- Official uses chosen discipline ≠ Local bank uses Mechanical
Language authority
- Both versions displayed ≠ English controls errors
Score floor
- Combined total is insufficient ≠ Each paper must clear
Last Minute
- 1. Rules belong to Advt. 03/2026
- 2. Official CBT = 200 MCQs
- 3. Local bank = 100 questions
- 4. Paper I weights remain unpublished
- 5. Paper II follows chosen discipline
- 6. Mechanical bank covers one discipline
- 7. Three hours; one sitting
- 8. Wrong answers carry no penalty
- 9. Clear each paper separately
- 10. 40 / 35 / 30 by category
- 11. CBT merit; no interview
- 12. English controls Hindi errors
- 13. Eligibility differs by discipline
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