CUET PG Textile Engineering Syllabus 2027, Exam Pattern, Exam Date 2027
Detail Information about CUET has published notification 2027 for the recruitment of PG Textile Engineering (MTQP12) vacancies. Those Candidates who are Interested to the following vacancy and completed all Eligibility Criteria can read the Notification & Apply Online. In this page we provide the Complete Syllabus of this Recruitment with Latest Update Exam Pattern and the Exam
CUET PG Textile Engineering Syllabus 2027 - Overview
| Full Exam Name |
Central Universities Entrance Test (CUET) |
| Conducting Body |
National Testing Agency (NTA) |
| Frequency of Conduct |
Once a year |
| Exam Level |
University Level |
| Courses Offered |
Postgraduate |
| Mode of Application |
Online |
| Mode of Exam |
Online (Computer-based Test) |
| Type of questions |
Multiple-choice questions |
| Category |
Syllabus and Exam Pattern |
| Official website |
https://cuet.nta.nic.in/ |
CUET PG Textile Engineering Syllabus 2027
Textile Engineering (MTQP12)
Section 1: Textile Fibres
Classification of textile fibres; Essential features of fibre forming polymers; fine structures of natural fibres like cotton, silk, wool, ; Introduction to bast fibres; Properties and applications of natural and man-made fibres including aramid, carbon, glass and ultra-high molecular weight polyethylene fibres; Physical and chemical methods of fibre and blend identification and blend analysis. Moleculararchitecture, amorphous and crystalline phases, glass transition, plasticization, crystallization, melting, factors affecting glass transition and melting temperature; Polymerization of nylon-6, nylon66, poly (ethylene terephthalate), polyacry lonitrile and polypropylene fibre forming polymers; Melt spinning processes for PET, polyamide and polypropylene; Principles of wet spinning, Preparation of spinning dope; dry spinning, dry-jet-wet spinning and gel spinning; Spinning of acrylic, viscose and other regenerated cellulosic fibres such as polynosic and lyocell; Post spinning operations such as drawing, heat setting, tow-to-top conversion; Spin finish composition and applications; Different texturing techniques. Fibres characterization techniques such as density, x-ray diffraction, birefringence, optical and electron microscopy such as SEM and TEM, Infrared spectroscopy, thermal characterization by differential scanning calorimetry (DSC), Dynamic mechanical analyser (DMA), TMA and thermogravimetric analysis (TGA); Structure and morphology of man-made fibres; Mechanical behaviour of textile fibres; Concept of moisture sorption of fibres; Influence of fibre structure on fibre properties.
Section 2: Yarn Manufacture
Concept of yarn manufacturing and Yarn Properties, Principles of ginning; Principles of opening, cleaning and blending of fibres; Concept and description of modern blow room machines; Fundamentals of carding; Comparision between conventional and modern carding machine; Card setting; Card clothing; Carding defects and remedies, Card auto leveller; Principles of roller drawing; Roller arrangements in drafting systems; Periodic mass variation in drawn sliver; Draw frame auto leveller; Principles of cotton combing; Combing cycle and mechanisms; Recent developments in combing machine; Principles of drafting, twisting, and bobbin building in roving forming machine ; Modern developments in simplex machine; Principles of drafting, twisting and cop building in ring spinning; Causes of end breakages in Ring Frame during yarn formation; Modern developments in ring spinning machine; Working principles of ring doubler and two-for-one twister; Concept of yarn twist, Relationship between single yarn twist and folded yarn twist; Principles of compact, rotor, airjet, air-vortex, friction, core, wrap and twistless spinning processes. Influence of fibre geometry, fibre configuration and fibre orientation in yarn; Fibre packing density of yarn; Yarn diameter; Yarn twist and its relation to yarn strength; Helical arrangement of fibres in yarns; Fibre migration in yarns; Stress-strain relation in yarn; Mass irregularity of yarn; Comparison among ring, compact, rotor, airjet and friction spun yarns.
Section 3: Fabric Manufacture
Principles of yarn winding processes; Classification of winding methods; Patterning mechanism; Yarn clearers and tensioners; Different systems of yarn splicing; Warping objectives and classification; Different types of warping creels; Features of beam and sectional warping machines; Different sizing systems; Sizing of spun and filament yarns; Quality control during sizing process: different sized yarn drying systems, different techniques of warp yarn sizing: Sizing ingredients: Drawing-in process; Principles of pirn winding. Primary and secondary motions of loom; Shedding motion; Positive and negative shedding mechanisms; Type of sheds; Tappet, dobby and jacquard shedding; Weft insertion; Mechanics of weft insertion with shuttle; Shuttle picking and checking; Beat-up; Kinematics of sley; Loom timing diagram; Cam designing; Take-up and Let-off motions; Warp and weft stop motions; Warp protection; Weft replenishment; Principles of weft insertion systems of shuttle-less weaving machines such as projectile, rapier, water-jet and air-jet; Principles of functioning of multiphase and circular looms; Different types of rapier systems: Types of selvedges. Basic woven fabric constructions and their derivatives; Crepe, cord, terry, gauze, leno and double cloth constructions; Drawing and lifting plans. Fundamentals of weft knitting; Classification of weft knitting technologies; Weft knitted constructions such as plain, rib, interlock and purl; Different knit stitches such as loop, tuck and float. Principle of warp knitting; Classification of warp knitting technologies; Swinging and shogging motion of guide bar; Basic warp knit construction such as pillar, tricot, atlas, inlay and nets. Fibre preparation processes for nonwovens; Web formation and
bonding processes; Spun-bonding and melt-blowing technologies; Applications of nonwoven fabrics. Principles of braiding; Type of braids; Maypole braiding technology. Peirce’s equations for plain woven fabric geometry, basic calculation of production, efficiency, yarn requirement, machine requirement.
Section 4: Textile Testing
Sampling techniques for fibres, yarns and fabrics; Sample size and sampling errors. Moisture in textiles; Fibre length, fineness, crimp, maturity and trash content measurement; Tensile testing of fibres; High volume fibre testing. Linear density of sliver, roving and yarn; Twist and hairiness of yarn; Tensile testing of yarns; Evenness testing; Fault measurement and analysis of yarns by Classimat and Classifault system . Fabric thickness, compressibility, stiffness, shear, drape, crease recovery, tear strength, bursting strength, pilling and abrasion resistance; Tensile testing of fabrics; Objective evaluation of low stress mechanical characteristics; Air permeability; Wetting and wicking; Water-vapour transmission through fabrics; Thermal resistance of fabrics. Contact angle measurement for water proofness and water repellence.
Section 5: Chemical Processing
Impurities in natural fibre; Singeing; Chemistry and practice of preparatory processes for cotton; Preparatory processing of wool and silk; Mercerization of cotton; Preparatory processes for manmade fibres and their blends; Optical brightening agent. Classification of dyes; Dyeing of cotton, wool, silk, polyester, nylon and acrylic with appropriate classes of dyes; Dyeing of polyester/cotton and polyester/wool blends; Dyeing machines; Dyeing processes and machines for cotton knitted fabrics; Dye-fibre interaction; Introduction to thermodynamics and kinetics of dyeing; Brief idea about the relation between colour and chemical constitution; Beer-Lambert’s law; Kubelka-Munk theory and its application in colour measurement; Methods for determination of wash, light and rubbing fastness. Methods of printing such as roller printing and screen printing; Preparation of printing paste; Various types of thickeners; Printing auxiliaries; Direct styles of printing of (i) cotton with reactive dyes, (ii) wool, silk, nylon with acid and metal complex dyes, (iii) polyester with disperse dyes; Resist and discharge printing of cotton, silk and polyester; Pigment printing; Transfer printing of polyester; Inkjet printing; Printing faults. Mechanical finishing of cotton; Stiff, soft, wrinkle resistant, water repellent, flame retardant and enzyme (bio-polishing) finishing of cotton; antimicrobial, soil resistance and nanofinish: Milling, decatizing and shrink resistant finishing of wool; Antistatic and soil release finishing; Heat setting of synthetic fabrics; Minimum application techniques. Pollution control and treatment of effluents.
CUET PG Exam Textile Engineering Exam Pattern 2027
Textile Engineering (MTQP12)
Duration : 90 Minutes
Negative Marking : 01
Medium : English
Correct Answer : 4 marks will be awarded for each correct response.
| S.No |
Subject |
No.of Question |
Marks |
| 1. |
Textile Engineering |
75 |
300 |
| |
Total |
75 |
300 |
CUET PG Exam Date 2027 : March to April 2027 (Tentative)
Starting Date of Application Form : January 2027
Last Date of Application Form : February 2027