PAPER – I

Subject

Topics

General Intelligence & Reasoning

·        Analogies

·        Similarities

·        Differences

·        Space Visualization

·        Problem Solving

·        Analysis

·        Judgment

·        Decision Making

·        Visual Memory

·        Discrimination

·        Observation

·        Relationship Concepts

·        Arithmetical Reasoning

·        Verbal And Figure Classification

·        Arithmetical Number

·        Abstract Ideas, Symbols and Their Relationships

·        Arithmetical Computations

·        Analytical Functions

General Awareness

·        Current Affairs

·        History

·        Culture

·        Geography

·        Economic Scene

·        General Polity

·        Scientific Research

Part-A (Civil Engineering)

·        Building Materials

·        Estimating

·        Costing and Valuation

·        Surveying

·        Soil Mechanics

·        Hydraulics

·        Irrigation Engineering

·        Transportation Engineering

·        Environmental Engineering

·        Structural Engineering

o   Theory of Structures

o   Concrete Technology

o   RCC Design

o   Steel Design

PAPER – II [Part-A (Civil & Structural Engineering)]

Building Materials

·        Physical And Chemical Properties

·        Classification

·        Standard Tests

·        Uses And Manufacture/Quarrying of Materials

·        Building Stones

·        Silicate Based Materials

·        Cement (Portland)

·        Asbestos Products

·        Timber and Wood Based Products

·        Laminates

·        Bituminous Materials

·        Paints

·        Varnishes

Estimating, Costing and Valuation

·        Estimate

·        Glossary Of Technical Terms

·        Analysis Of Rates

·        Methods And Unit of Measurement

·        Items Of Work – Earthwork, Brick Work (Modular & Traditional Bricks), RCC Work, Shuttering, Timber Work, Painting, Flooring, Plastering

·        Boundary Wall

·        Brick Building

·        Water Tank

·        Septic Tank

·        Bar Bending Schedule

·        Centre Line Method

·        Mid-Section Formula

·        Trapezoidal Formula

·        Simpson’s Rule

·        Cost Estimate of Septic Tank

·        Flexible Pavements

·        Tube Well

·        Isolated And Combined Footings

·        Steel Truss

·        Piles And Pile-Caps

·        Valuation – Value and Cost, Scrap Value, Salvage Value, Assessed Value, Sinking Fund, Depreciation and Obsolescence, Methods of Valuation.

Surveying

·        Principles Of Surveying

·        Measurement Of Distance

·        Chain Surveying

·        Working Of Prismatic Compass

·        Compass Traversing

·        Bearings

·        Local Attraction

·        Plane Table Surveying

·        Theodolite Traversing

·        Adjustment Of Theodolite

·        Levelling

·        Definition Of Terms Used in Levelling

·        Contouring

·        Curvature And Refraction Corrections

·        Temporary And Permanent

·        Adjustments Of Dumpy Level

·        Methods Of Contouring

·        Uses Of Contour Map

·        Tachometric Survey

·        Curve Setting

·        Earth Work Calculation

·        Advanced Surveying Equipments

Soil Mechanics

·        Origin Of Soil

·        Phase Diagram

·        Void Ratio

·        Porosity

·        Degree Of Saturation

·        Water Content

·        Specific Gravity of Soil Grains

·        Unit Weights

·        Density Index and Interrelationship Of Different Parameters

·        Grain Size Distribution Curves and Their Uses

·        Index Properties of Soils

·        Atterberg’s Limits

·        ISI Soil Classification

·        Plasticity Chart

·        Permeability Of Soil

·        Coefficient Of Permeability

·        Determination Of Coefficient of Permeability

·        Unconfined And Confined Aquifers

·        Effective Stress

·        Quick Sand

·        Consolidation Of Soils

·        Principles Of Consolidation

·        Degree Of Consolidation

·        Pre-Consolidation Pressure

·        Normally Consolidated Soil

·        E-Log P Curve

·        Computation Of Ultimate Settlement

·        Shear Strength of Soils

·        Direct Shear Test

·        Vane Shear Test

·        Triaxial Test Soil Compaction

·        Laboratory Compaction Test

·        Maximum Dry Density

·        Optimum Moisture Content

·        Earth Pressure Theories

·        Active And Passive Earth Pressures

·        Bearing Capacity of Soils

·        Plate Load Test

·        Standard Penetration Test

Hydraulics

·        Fluid Properties

·        Hydrostatics

·        Measurements Of Flow

·        Bernoulli’s Theorem and Its Application

·        Flow Through Pipes

·        Flow In Open Channels

·        Weirs

·        Flumes

·        Spillways

·        Pumps And Turbines

Irrigation Engineering

·        Definition

·        Necessity

·        Benefits

·        Ill Effects of Irrigation

·        Types And Methods of Irrigation

·        Hydrology – Measurement of Rainfall

·        Run Off Coefficient

·        Rain Gauge

·        Losses From Precipitation –

·        Water Requirement of Crops

·        Duty, Delta and Base Period

·        Kharif And Rabi Crops

·        Command Area

·        Time Factor

·        Crop Ratio

·        Overlap Allowance

·        Irrigation Efficiencies

·        Different Type of Canals

·        Types Of Canal Irrigation

·        Loss Of Water in Canals

·        Canal Lining

·        Types and Advantages Shallow and Deep Wells

·        Yield From a Well Weir and Barrage

·        Failure Of Weirs and Permeable Foundation

·        Slit And Scour

·        Kennedy’s Theory of Critical Velocity

·        Lacey’s Theory of Uniform Flow

·        Definition Of Flood, Causes and Effects, Methods of Flood Control,

·        Water Logging

·        Preventive Measure Land Reclamation

·        Characteristics Of Affecting

·        Fertility Of Soils

·        Purposes, Methods, Description of Land and Reclamation Processes

·        Major Irrigation Projects in India

Transportation Engineering

·        Highway Engineering – cross sectional elements, geometric design, types of pavements

·        pavement materials – aggregates and bitumen, different tests

·        Design of flexible and rigid

·        Pavements

·        Water Bound Macadam (WBM) and Wet Mix Macadam (WMM)

·        Gravel Road

·        Bituminous construction

·        Rigid pavement joint

·        pavement maintenance

·        Highway drainage

·        Railway Engineering – Components of permanent way – sleepers, ballast, fixtures and fastening, track geometry, points and crossings, track junction, stations and yards

·        Traffic Engineering – Different traffic survey, speed-flow-density and their interrelationships, intersections and interchanges, traffic signals, traffic operation, traffic signs and markings, road safety

Environmental Engineering

·        Quality of water

·        source of water supply

·        purification of water

·        distribution of water

·        need of sanitation

·        sewerage systems

·        circular sewer

·        oval sewer

·        sewer appurtenances

·        sewage treatments

·        Surface water drainage

·        Solid waste management – types, effects, engineered management system

·        Air pollution – pollutants, causes, effects, control

·        Noise pollution – cause, health effects, control

Structural Engineering

·        Elasticity Constants

·        Types Of Beams – Determinate and Indeterminate

·        Bending Moment and Shear Force Diagrams of Simply Supported, Cantilever and Over Hanging Beam

·        Moment Of Area and Moment of Inertia for Rectangular & Circular Sections

·        Bending Moment and Shear Stress for Tee, Channel and Compound Sections

·        Chimneys

·        Dams

·        Retaining Walls

·        Eccentric Loads

·        Slope & Deflection of Simply Supported and Cantilever Beams

·        Critical Load

·        Columns

·        Torsion Of Circular Section

Concrete Technology

·        Properties, Advantages and uses of concrete, cement, aggregates

·        importance of water quality

·        water cement ratio,

·        workability

·        mix design

·        storage, batching, mixing, placement

·        compaction

·        finishing and curing of concrete

·        quality control of concrete

·        hot weather and cold weather concreting

·        repair and maintenance of concrete structures

RCC Design

·        RCC Beams-Flexural Strength, Shear Strength, Bond Strength

·        Design Of Singly Reinforced and Doubly Reinforced Beams,

·        Cantilever Beams T-Beams

·        Lintels

·        One Way and Two-Way Slabs

·        Isolated Footings

·        Reinforced Brick Works

·        Columns

·        Staircases

·        Retaining Wall

·        Water Tanks (RCC Design Questions May Be Based on Both Limit State and Working Stress Methods)

Steel Design

·        Steel Design

·        Construction Of Steel Columns

·        Beams

·        Roof Trusses

·        Plate Girders