The examination for the post of Work Superintendent is divided into eight distinct sections, each carrying its own weightage in terms of marks. Here’s a breakdown of the syllabus:

Basic Engineering Drawing (10 Marks):

   – Drawing instruments, equipment, and materials

   – Lettering, dimensioning, and scale

   – Plane geometrical construction

   – Conic section and projection

Surveying (15 Marks):

   – Conventional surveying

   – Introduction and terms used in chain, compass, plane table, and leveling survey

   – Principle of leveling, Types of leveling, Reduction of levels

   – Contouring, Theodolite survey

   – Modern and advanced surveying instruments

Building Materials and Construction (20 Marks):

   – Stone, Brick, Tiles, Cement, Lime, and filler materials

   – Plain cement Concrete, Reinforced cement concrete

   – Timber, Foundation, Masonry, Roofing, Flooring

   – Building finishes and services

   – Temporary structural treatment for building construction

Building Drawing and Estimating (20 Marks):

   – Building rules and byelaws

   – Estimation, Rules, and methods of measurements of work

   – Rate analysis and valuation

Hydraulics and Irrigation (15 Marks):

   – Terms used in Irrigation

   – Storage and diversion head works

   – Reservoir, dam, canals, Cross drainage work

   – Properties of fluid

   – Measurement of pressure

   – Types of Hydraulic energy

Units and Mensuration (6 Marks):

   – Units of measurements

   – Measurement of Perimeter and Area of triangles, Polygons, and circles

   – Volume of Solids

Applied Mechanics (6 Marks):

   – Simple machines: Load and effort, Mechanical advantage, Velocity ratio, efficiency

   – Work power and energy

   – Simple stress and strain

   – Friction, Shear force, and bending moment

   – Speed and velocity

AutoCAD (8 Marks):

   – Introduction to AutoCAD

   – Basic commands

   – Drawing toolbar and modifying toolbar

   – Plotting and printing