1. SCIENCE AND BASIC ENGINEERING:-
Units and Measurements - Force and measurement - Properties
of Matter, Thermal properties of Materials, Illumination
and Electromagnetic Spectrum, Acids, Alkalies and pH,
Electrical systems - Electric Motors - Electronics -
Mechanical components, Hydraulics.
2.
PRINTING MATERIALS:-
Materials, Metals used for Image carriers for different
processes - Light sensitive materials, substrates, papers,
Boards and their characteristics, Printing Inks - Constituents
and general characteristics, Requirements of paper and
ink for various printing processes.
3.
PRINT DESIGN AND PRODUCTS:-
Factors involved in Print planning, Typography and Design
principles, various kinds of printed products - their
formats, Designing factors, colour application.
4.
TYPESETTING:-
Selection of Types of various jobs - Style of the House,
style of the work casting off, Typesetting for various
kinds of jobs, Proofing methods.
5.
COMPUTERISED TYPE - SETTING:-
Basic structure of Computer, Hardware - Input and Output
Devices, Software - operating system; - Software used
in Desktop Publishing; Digital imaging method, Scanners,
Image Editing, Colour Correction, Colour Management,
Laser Printer - Paper, Polymaster - Methods of Colour
Proofing, Care and Maintenance of Computer Division.
6.
REPRODUCTION:-
Reproduction Camera, - Optical principles, Line and
Half-tone Photography - contact Photography,
Principles of colour Separation - Electronic colour
- Scanners - (Drum and Flat Bed) - Imagesetter - Colour
Correction, Colour Management Systems - Automatic Film
Processor - Quality Control Aids, Proofing Systems.
7.
FILM ASSEMBLY AND PLATE MAKING:-
Film Assembly - Pagination, Image Registering System,
- Plate making Techniques - Wipe-on process - Presensitized
Plates - Plate Selection, Care and Storage, Autoplate
Processor, Computer - to - plate Imaging, Quality Control
Aids.
8.
PRINTING:-
Principles involved in different printing processes
- Machines for letterpress, Offset, Gravure, Flexography
and Screen Printing.
Construction of Machines - Production Control - Workflow
- Delivery and Drying Methods - Web Offset - Wet-onWet
Printing - Printing problems - causes and remedies.
9.
BINDING AND FINISHING:-
Ware House Operation - Securing operation - Forwarding,
Covering and Finishing Operations - Automation in Binding
and Finishing, Production Control - Workflow sequence
- Carton Designing and Flexible Packaging - Printing
Process for Packaging - Surface Coating and Lamination.
10.
MANAGEMENT:-
Structure of Organisation - Office Procedures, Costing
and Estimating - Classification of Accounts, Leadership
- Delegation and Authority, - Human Relation - Productivity
- Quality Control System(ISO) - Selection and use of
ISO - Benefits of Quality Systems - Inspection and Testing.
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