(For both Objective and Conventional Type Papers)

Civil Engineering:
Building Materials : Physical and Chemical properties, Classification, Standard Tests, Uses
and manufacture/quarrying of materials e.g. building stones, silicate based materials, Cement
(Portland), Asbestos products, Timber and Wood based Products, Laminates, bituminous
materials, Paints, Varnishes.
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 equipment.
Soil Mechanics: Origin of soil, phase diagram, Definitions- 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 and 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 and 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, III effects of irrigation, types and
methods of irrigation. Hydrology Measurement of rainfall, run off coefficient, rain gauge,
losses from precipitation evaporation, infiltration, etc. 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 to wells, yield from a
well. Weir and barrage, Failure of weirs and permeable foundation, Slit and
Scour, Kennedys theory of critical velocity. Laceys theory of uniform flow. Definition of flood,
causes and effects, methods of flood control, water logging, preventive measures. 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 causes, health effects, control.

Structural Engineering
Theory of structures: Elasticity constants, types of beams - determinate and indeterminate,
bending moment and shear force diagrams of simply supported, cantilever and over hanging
beams. Moment of area and moment of inertia for rectangular & circular sections, bending
moment and shear stress for tee, channel and compound sections, chimneys, dams and
retaining walls, eccentric loads, slope deflection of simply supported and cantilever beams,
critical load and 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 walls,
water tanks (RCC design questions may be based on both Limit State and Working Stress
methods).
Steel Design: Steel design and construction of steel columns, beams roof trusses plate
girders.

Electrical Engineering
Basic concepts : Concepts of resistance, inductance, capacitance, and various factors
affecting them. Concepts of current, voltage, power, energy and their units.
Circuit law : Kirchhoffs law, Simple Circuit solution using network theorems.
Magnetic Circuit : Concepts of flux, mmf, reluctance, Different kinds of magnetic materials,
Magnetic calculations for conductors of different configuration e.g. straight, circular,
solenoidal, etc. Electromagnetic induction, self and mutual induction.
AC Fundamentals : Instantaneous, peak, R.M.S. and average values of alternating waves,
Representation of sinusoidal wave form, simple series and parallel AC Circuits consisting of
R.L. and C, Resonance, Tank Circuit. Poly Phase system star and delta connection, 3 phase
power, DC and sinusoidal response of R-Land R-C circuit.
Measurement and measuring instruments : Measurement of power (1 phase and 3 phase,
both active and re-active) and energy, 2 wattmeter method of 3 phase power measurement.
Measurement of frequency and phase angle. Ammeter and Voltmeter (both moving coil and
moving iron type), Extension of range, Wattmeter, Multimeters, Megger, Energy meter AC
Bridges. Use of CRO, Signal Generator, CT, PT and their uses. Earth Fault detection.
Electrical Machines : (a) D.C. Machine Construction, Basic Principles of D.C. motors and
generators, their characteristics, speed control and starting of D.C. Motors. Method of braking
motor, Losses and efficiency of D.C. Machines. (b) 1 phase and 3 phase transformers
Construction, Principles of operation, equivalent circuit, voltage regulation, O.C. and S.C.
Tests, Losses and efficiency. Effect of voltage, frequency and wave form on losses. Parallel
operation of 1 phase / 3 phase transformers. Auto transformers. (c) 3 phase induction motors,
rotating magnetic field, principle of operation, equivalent circuit, torquespeed characteristics,
starting and speed control of 3 phase induction motors. Methods of braking, effect of voltage
and frequency variation on torque speed characteristics.
Fractional Kilowatt Motors and Single Phase Induction Motors : Characteristics and
applications.
Synchronous Machines Generation of 3-phase e.m.f. armature reaction, voltage
regulation, parallel operation of two alternators, synchronizing, control of active and reactive
power. Starting and applications of synchronous motors.
Generation, Transmission and Distribution Different types of power stations, Load factor,
diversity factor, demand factor, cost of generation, inter-connection of power stations. Power
factor improvement, various types of tariffs, types of faults, short circuit current for symmetrical
faults. Switchgears rating of circuit breakers, Principles of arc extinction by oil and air, H.R.C.
Fuses, Protection against earth leakage / over current, etc. Buchholtz relay, Merz-Price
system of protection of generators & transformers, protection of feeders and bus bars.

Lightning arresters, various transmission and distribution system, comparison of conductor

materials, efficiency of different system. Cable Different type of cables, cable rating and
derating factor.
Estimation and costing : Estimation of lighting scheme, electric installation of machines and
relevant IE rules. Earthing practices and IE Rules.
Utilization of Electrical Energy : Illumination, Electric heating, Electric welding,
Electroplating, Electric drives and motors.
Basic Electronics : Working of various electronic devices e.g. P N Junction diodes,
Transistors (NPN and PNP type), BJT and JFET. Simple circuits using these devices.

Mechanical Engineering
Theory of Machines and Machine Design
Concept of simple machine, Four bar linkage and link motion, Flywheels and fluctuation of
energy, Power transmission by belts V-belts and Flat belts, Clutches Plate and Conical
clutch, Gears Type of gears, gear profile and gear ratio calculation, Governors Principles
and classification, Riveted joint, Cams, Bearings, Friction in collars and pivots.

Engineering Mechanics and Strength of Materials

Equilibrium of Forces, Law of motion, Friction, Concepts of stress and strain, Elastic limit and
elastic constants, Bending moments and shear force diagram, Stress in composite bars,
Torsion of circular shafts, Buckling of columns Eulers and Rankins theories, Thin walled
pressure vessels

Thermal Engineering
Properties of Pure Substances : p-v & P-T diagrams of pure substance like H2O, Introduction
of steam table with respect to steam generation process; definition of saturation, wet &
superheated status. Definition of dryness fraction of steam, degree of superheat of steam. hs chart of steam (Molliers Chart).
1st Law of Thermodynamics : Definition of stored energy & internal energy, 1st Law of
Thermodynamics for cyclic process, Non Flow Energy Equation, Flow Energy & Definition of
Enthalpy, Conditions for Steady State Steady Flow; Steady State Steady Flow Energy
Equation.
2nd Law of Thermodynamics : Definition of Sink, Source Reservoir of Heat, Heat Engine,
Heat Pump & Refrigerator; Thermal Efficiency of Heat Engines & co-efficient of performance
of Refrigerators, Kelvin Planck & Clausius Statements of 2nd Law of Thermodynamics,
Absolute or Thermodynamic Scale of temperature, Clausius Integral, Entropy, Entropy change
calculation for ideal gas processes. Carnot Cycle & Carnot Efficiency, PMM-2; definition & its
impossibility.

Air standard Cycles for IC engines : Otto cycle; plot on P-V, T-S Planes; Thermal Efficiency,
Diesel Cycle; Plot on P-V, T-S planes; Thermal efficiency.
IC Engine Performance, IC Engine Combustion, IC Engine Cooling & Lubrication.
Rankine cycle of steam : Simple Rankine cycle plot on P-V, T-S, h-s planes, Rankine cycle
efficiency with & without pump work.
Boilers; Classification; Specification; Fittings & Accessories : Fire Tube & Water Tube
Boilers.
Air Compressors & their cycles; Refrigeration cycles; Principle of a Refrigeration Plant;
Nozzles & Steam Turbines

Fluid Mechanics & Machinery

Properties & Classification of Fluids : ideal & real fluids, Newtons law of viscosity,
Newtonian and Non-Newtonian fluids, compressible and incompressible fluids.
Fluid Statics : Pressure at a point.
Measurement of Fluid Pressure : Manometers, U-tube, Inclined tube.
Fluid Kinematics : Stream line, laminar & turbulent flow, external & internal flow,
continuity equation.
Dynamics of ideal fluids : Bernoullis equation, Total head; Velocity head; Pressure head;
Application of Bernoullis equitation.
Measurement of Flow rate Basic Principles : Venturimeter, Pilot tube, Orifice meter.
Hydraulic Turbines: Classifications, Principles.
Centrifugal Pumps : Classifications, Principles, Performance.

Production Engineering
Classification of Steels : mild steal & alloy steel, Heat treatment of steel, Welding Arc
Welding, Gas Welding, Resistance Welding, Special Welding Techniques i.e. TIG, MIG, etc.
(Brazing & Soldering), Welding Defects & Testing; NDT, Foundry & Casting methods,
defects, different casting processes, Forging, Extrusion, etc, Metal cutting principles, cutting
tools, Basic Principles of machining with (i) Lathe (ii) Milling (iii) Drilling (iv) Shaping (v)
Grinding, Machines, tools & manufacturing processes.