AP ECET 2026 Mining Engineering Syllabus PDF - Download Topic-wise Syllabus

Elements of Mining 

• Definitions of terms 
• Mineral-based industries 
• Mining operations/ modes of entry: shaft, incline, adit
• Applicable conditions 
• / limitations/ mining methods used in coal and non-coal mining 
• Classification of the mineral deposits based on various factors 
• Classification of coal seams based on various factors 
• Classification of methods of working: U/G, coal, OCM, metal mining, boreholes uses 
• Classification and various tools used in boring (drilling)/ feed mechanism/ core recovery/ deviation of boreholes, core barrels 
• Explosives: characteristics, classification, composition, properties, different explosives used in U/G, metal, coal mines, OCM 
• Metal and coal mines 
• Selection of explosives and initiation of explosives 
• Fuses: types
• Detonators: types 
• Blasting practice in mines: terms/ tools/ rules/ provisions related to induced blasting, different types of blasting practice
• Different types of drill bits/ reconditioning of drill bits 
• Dangers and precautionary measures of blasting/ fuse and electric blasting/ dealing with misfires 
• Shaft sinking: selection of site/ different stages of sinking through the subsoil
• Temporary and permanent supporting of shafts 
• Purpose of widening and deepening 
• Special and modern methods of shaft sinking/piling/ drop shaft method/ cementation/ freezing method 

Fundamentals of Geology 

• Definition of the term geology/ uses of geology in the mining field/ branches of geology/ physical geology 
• Age of the Earth/origin of the Earth: nebular hypothesis of Kant and Laplace/ internal structure of Earth/ weathering, erosion, denudation, attrition, abrasion, earthquakes, volcanoes 
• Mineralogy: terms, physical characteristics of minerals, important mineral families, industrial uses of important minerals  
• Occurrence and distribution in AP and India 
• Petrology: classification of rocks and their characteristics/ structures, and textures 
• Structural geology/ folds/ faults/ joints/ unconformities
• Stratigraphy: definition/ objectives/ geological time scale/ major stratigraphical divisions of India, physio-graphic divisions of India
• Economic geology: terms/ processes of mineralization and important economic minerals formed by these processes
• Geological prospecting: objectives/guidelines for location of mineral deposits in fields/ methods of prospecting 
• Coal geology: periods of coal formation, different stages, origin, classification of coal/coalfield in the world, and India 
• Petroleum geology: petroleum, importance, origin, migration, and accumulation, distribution of oilfields in the world and India 
• Hydrogeology: occurrence and source of groundwater, vertical distribution, water table, types, hydrological cycle, precipitation, types of rainfall measurements 
• Evaporation/ types/ infiltration: types/ factors affecting infiltration/ zone of saturation and aeration/ water-bearing properties of rocks, permeability, porosity, aquifer, aquifuge, aquinclude 

Underground Coal Mining Methods 

• Methods of working board and pillar and long wall: development/ opening of districts/ different methods of development systems with machines and continuous miners/ depillaring 
• Longwall mining: longwall advancing/ long wall retreating/ applicabilities/ merits/ demerits/ limitations 
• Stowing practice in mines, manual & mechanized 
• Thick seams: classification, principles, methods, merits & demerits, special methods of working like inclined slicing/ horizontal slicing/ blasting gallery/horizontal mining/ hydraulic mining/ gasification of coal 

Underground Metal Mining Methods 

• Definitions: development of mineral deposits, levels, sublevels, winzers & raises, etc 
• Handling waste rock and mineral
• Drilling and blasting 
• Arrangement of loading
• Conventional and mechanized methods of raising 
• Various stopping methods: classification/ applicability/ limitation/ merits/ demerits 
• Sampling: classification/ applicability/ assaying/ salting
• Deep mining: problems/ problems  associated with rise in body temperature/causes/effects/treatment/ and preventive measures 

Mine Environmental Engineering

• Ventilation, objectives & purpose of ventilation, systems of ventilation (natural and mechanical ventilation)
• Distribution of mine air/ ventilation devices/ construction location, and application 
• Auxiliary ventilation/ booster ventilation/ homptropal/ anti-tropal systems 
• Ventilation survey: objectives/ methods/ precautions/ accessories 
• Mine gases: composition in mine air/ properties of mine air/ classification based on gassiness / physiological effects/occurrence/ testing for presence of mine gases
• Flame safety lamp: principle & constructional details 
• Gas detectors: types, determination of percentage of gases using conventional methods, and using detectors 

Mine Hazards and Rescue 

• Mine fires/ classification/ causes, preventive measures 
• Spontaneous heating of coal
• Different methods of dealing with fires 
• Collection of air samples and interpretation of mine air samples 
• Cowards diagram 
• Calculation of CO/O2 deficiency ratio
• Reopening of sealed-off areas 
• Firefighting equipment and organization 
• Mine explosions: types/ fire damp explosions (causes and preventive measures)
• Coal dust explosions: causes & preventive measures/ treating coal dust/ dust barriers/ water barriers
• Inundation in mines/ causes/ precautions/ design of dams/ accidents due to inundation 
• Miners' diseases/ various forms of environmental pollution due to mining/ pollution control methods / various miner diseases (causes, symptoms, treatment, and preventive measures)
• Rescue and recovery: operations/ objectives/ classification of rescue apparatus/ resuscitation apparatus/ rescue organization 
• Gas detectors: recent techniques of gas detection/ remote sensing devices/ continuous recorders/ monitors/ carbon monoxide, and multi-gas detectors 

Mine Surveying 

• Definitions/ objectives/ principles/ classification/ measurement of distance 
• Various Instruments in used in surveying/ chain survey/ fundamentals of compass survey/ local attraction/ magnetic declination limitation of various surveying methods 
• Various methods of levelling/ types of level/ instruments/ adjustments/ traversing and computations/ contouring and subsidence 
• Theodolite types/adjustments/ traversing and computations/ setting out curves/ types/ correlation survey/ tachometric survey/ triangulation survey/ dip/ strike/ fault problems 
• Fundamentals of advanced survey: principles of electronic measurements/ different instruments/ application of remote sensing/ GPS 
• Total station: parts & functions 

Mining Machinery 

• Wire ropes: usage/ chemical composition/ tests of wires/ classification/ applicability of different wire ropes/ causes of deterioration and precautions/ capping/ recapping methods/ rope splicing 
• Transportation in mines: classification of different types of rope haulages/ their applicability/ merits and demerits, limitations 
• Safety devices in different rope haulages 
• Locomotive haulages: types, applicability
• Conveyors: types/ tensioning arrangements/ uses & applicability in mines/ aerial ropeways/ man riding applicability/ pumps their applicability in mines/ construction details merits, demerits, and limitations 
• Conventional face machinery/ different drills/ power loaders/ longwall face machinery: AFC/ lump breakers/ stage loaders/ power pack/ SERDS/ DERDS/ safety devices/ power support
• Falme-proof apparatus and intrinsically safe apparatus: field of applications/ features/ remote control principle/ signalling methods used in mines/ telephones 
• Winding: purpose/ equipment/ types of headgear frames/ shaft fittings/ guides/ pit top/ pit bottom arrangements/ keeps/ suspension gear/ types of drum, drum, skip winding 
• Cage winding and friction (keope winding) / speed control and safety contrivances 

Surface Mining and Rock Mechanics

• Surface mining: definition/ terms/ applicability/ limitations/ merits/ demerits 
• Benches: parameters/ opening of deposits/ drainage/ different machinery used in surface mines/ applications/ merits and demerits/ drilling and blasting in surface mines/ methods and patterns/ dangers and precautions/ slope stability/ influencing factors/ terms/ types of failures/ precautions/ simple numerical problems 
• Environment and ecology: effects of mining on the environment/ different types of pollution due to mining 
• Ecology: impacts of mining on ecology/ EIA/ EMP/ reclamation 
• Rock mechanics: definitions/ application/ various forces acting on a block, stress, stress distribution around an opening 
• Rock properties and classification/ physical and mechanical properties of rocks/ theories of rock failure
• Behaviour and measuring devices 
• Ground movement and subsidence/ theories/ factors affecting subsidence/ methods of subsidence measurement
• Strata control: support/ classification/ types/ merits and demerits 

Mining Legislation, Safety and Management

• Mines: act
• Mine's rules: provisions of Mine Act in respect of drinking water/ health hygiene,etc 
• Medical facilities, limitations of employment, leave with wages
• Coal mines, metal mine regulations: definition, duties of manager/ over man/ safety officer/ under manager 
• Transport/ mine working ventilation etc
• Mines and Minerals (Development and Regulation) Act 1957: provisions of licensing/Prospecting and Mining/Industrial Dispute Act/ causes of disputes/Work Committee/strikes/ lockout/ accidents in mines/ safety awareness/ pit safety Committee/work Committee/ strikes/ lockout/ accidents in mines/ safety awareness/ pit safety committee/ classification of accidents 
• Mine management/organization structure/ entrepreneurship/self-employment scheme/ market and demand survey/ quality systems concepts/ quality policy/ quality control/ quality assurance/ ISO 9000/ features/ drawbacks/ recruitment/ qualifications/ training programmes/ work-study
• Safety in mines and mine accidents 
• Network analysis: PERT and CPM
• Smart technology: Use of Internet of Things/ IoT

Unit 1

Elements of Mining 

8

Unit 2

Fundamentals of Geology 

10

Unit 3

Underground Coal Mining Methods

10

Unit 4

Underground Metal Mining Methods

10

Unit 5

Mine Environmental Engineering 

8

Unit 6

Mine Hazards and Rescue 

8

Unit 7

Mine Surveying 

12

Unit 8

Mining Machinery 

12

Unit 9 

Surface Mining and Rock Mechanics 

12

Unit 10

Mining Legislation/ Safety/ Management 

10