Under the Boiler Operation Engineer’s Rule 2011, the person in charge of a Boiler or a battery of Boilers, having more than 1000 sq. meter heating surface area must possess a Certificate of Proficiency as a Boiler Operation Engineer. This is a mandatory requirement for all boiler owners.
This certificate is issued by the Steam Boiler Department of a state or Union Territory (Chhattisgarh, Maharashtra, Gujarat, Andhra Pradesh, Jharkhand, Kerala, Haryana, Karnataka, West Bengal, Assam, Punjab, Telangana, Rajasthan, Tamilnadu, UP and MP) or NPC (National Productivity Council) after you pass the Examination conducted by them.
The BOE examination comprises of two or three papers of 100 marks each on Boiler Theory, Numerical calculations and Engineering Drawing. Once you qualify the written papers, you have to appear in a viva test.
In state board Exams: Degree or Diploma in Mechanical/Electrical/Chemical/Power Plant.
In NPC exam: Must be a graduate in Mechanical (or) Production (or) Power Plant (or) Metallurgical Engineering from a recognized institution.
Certain age and experience condition may apply.
Eligibility may vary from state to state.
In our study material we are following syllabus given by NPC and directorate of boilers.
Paper – I (3 hours, 150 marks)
Open book, Multiple Choice Questions (MCQ) & descriptive examination on “Boilers Act,1923 and Indian Boiler Regulations,1950 and their compliance & Boiler Design Engineering”
Paper - II: (3 hours, 150 marks)
Open book, Multiple Choice Questions (MCQ) & descriptive examination on “Boiler Design, Manufacturing, Materials, Erection, Commissioning, Operation & Maintenance, Inspection & Certification during manufacture or operations and High-Pressure Welding Inspection”. [3 hours duration]
Viva-Voce: 130 marks.
Qualifying criteria: The candidate shall secure at least 45% marks in individual written examination papers and at least 60% marks in aggregate to qualify for viva- voce.
Candidate shall secure at least 60 % marks in aggregate (written exam with 70% weightage and viva-voce with 30% weightage) in order to pass the examination.
The Central Boilers Board shall issue a passing grade certificate to the candidate after passing the examination.
Note: This is a criteria by NPC. The qualifying criteria may vary for BOE exams conducted by directorate of boilers in various states.