ESE SYLLABUS

 

STAGE-I - Paper I, OBJECTIVE TYPE, COMMON TO ALL CANDIDATES,

 (DURATION 2 HOURS, MAXIMUM MARKS 200)

1. Current issues of national and international importance relating to social, economic and industrial development

2. Engineering Aptitude covering Logical reasoning and Analytical ability

3. Engineering Mathematics and Numerical Analysis

4. General Principles of Design, Drawing, Importance of Safety

5. Standards and Quality practices in production, construction, maintenance and services

6. Basics of Energy and Environment : Conservation, Environmental pollution and degradation, Climate change, Environmental impact assessment

7. Basics of Project Management

8. Basics of Material Science and Engineering

9. Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) based tools and their applications in Engineering such as networking, e-governance and technology based education.

10. Ethics and values in engineering profession

**Note: . Marks for each Topic may range from 5% to 15% of the total marks on the paper. Minimum pass marks is 15% for paper I.

CIVIL ENGINEERING

 CONTENTS FOR SYLLABI OF BOTH THE PAPERS TOGETHER FOR PRELIMINARY EXAMINATION/STAGE‐I (OBJECTIVE TYPE PAPER–II) (DURATION 3 HOURS, MAXIMUM MARKS 300) AND SEPARATELY FOR MAIN/STAGE-II        EXAMINATION (CONVENTIONAL TYPE PAPER‐I AND PAPER – II)(DURATION 6 HOURS, MAXIMUM MARKS 600)

 PAPER – I

1.Building Materials: 

Stone, Lime, Glass,Plastics, Steel, FRP, Ceramics, Aluminum, Fly Ash, Basic Admixtures, Timber, Bricks and Aggregates:  Classification, properties and selection criteria;  Cement: Types, Composition, Properties, Uses, Specifications and various Tests; Lime & Cement Mortars and Concrete:Properties and various Tests; Design of Concrete Mixes: Proportioning of aggregates and methods of mix design.

2. Solid Mechanics:

Elastic constants, Stress, plane stress, Strains, plane strain, Mohr’s circle of stress   and  strain, Elastic  theories of  failure,  Principal Stresses, Bending, Shear and Torsion. 

3.Structural Analysis:  

Basics of strength of materials, Types of stresses and strains, Bending moments and shear force, concept of bending and  shear  stresses; Analysis  of  determinate  and  indeterminate  structures;  Trusses,  beams,  plane  frames;  Rolling  loads,  Influence Lines, Unit load method & other methods; ; Free and Forced vibrations of single degree and multi degree freedom  system; Suspended Cables; Concepts and use of Computer Aided Design. 

4.Design of Steel Structures:   

Principles of Working Stress methods, Design of tension and compression members, Design of beams and beam column  connections, built‐up sections, Girders, Industrial roofs, Principles of Ultimate load design.4. Design of Steel Structures:   Principles of Working Stress methods, Design of tension and compression members, Design of beams and beam column  connections, built‐up sections, Girders, Industrial roofs, Principles of Ultimate load design.

5. Design of Concrete and Masonry structures:

   Limit state design for bending, shear, axial compression and combined forces; Design of beams, Slabs, Lintels, Foundations,  Retaining walls, Tanks, Staircases; Principles of pre‐stressed concrete design including materials and methods; Earthquake  resistant design of structures; Design of Masonry Structure.  

6. Construction Practice, Planning and Management:   

Construction  ‐  Planning,  Equipment,  Site  investigation  and  Management  including  Estimation  with latest  project management tools and network analysis for different Types of works; Analysis of Rates of various types of works; Tendering  Process  and  Contract  Management,  Quality  Control,  Productivity,  Operation  Cost;  Land  acquisition;  Labour  safety  and  welfare. 

PAPER – II

1. Flow of Fluids, Hydraulic Machines and Hydro Power: 

  (a)Fluid Mechanics, Open Channel Flow, Pipe Flow:

   Fluid properties; Dimensional Analysis and Modeling; Fluid dynamics including flow kinematics and measurements; Flow net; Viscosity, Boundary layer and control, Drag, Lift, Principles in open channel flow, Flow controls. Hydraulic jump; Surges;  Pipe networks.  

   (b) Hydraulic Machines and Hydro power ‐   

Various  pumps,  Air  vessels,  Hydraulic  turbines  –   types, classifications  &  performance  parameters;  Power  house  –classification and layout, storage, pondage, control of supply.

2. Hydrology and Water Resources Engineering:   

Hydrological  cycle, Ground water  hydrology, Well  hydrology and related  data analysis; Streams and  their gauging; River  morphology; Flood, drought and their management; Capacity of Reservoirs.  Water  Resources  Engineering  :  Multipurpose  uses  of  Water,  River  basins  and  their  potential;  Irrigation  systems,  water  demand assessment; Resources ‐ storages and their yields; Water logging, canal and drainage design, Gravity dams, falls,  weirs, Energy dissipaters, barrage Distribution works, Cross drainage works and head‐works and their design; Concepts in  canal design, construction & maintenance; River training, measurement and analysis of rainfall.

3. Environmental Engineering:  

 (a) Water Supply Engineering:

   Sources, Estimation, quality standards and testing of water and their treatment; Rural, Institutional and industrial water  supply; Physical, chemical   and biological characteristics and sources of water, Pollutants in water and its   effects, Estimation of water demand; Drinking water Standards, Water Treatment Plants, Water distribution networks.  

(b) Waste Water Engineering:

   Planning & design of domestic waste water, sewage collection and disposal; Plumbing Systems. Components and layout  of  sewerage  system;  Planning  &  design  of  Domestic  Waste‐water  disposal  system;  Sludge  management  including  treatment,  disposal  and  re‐use  of  treated effluents;  Industrial  waste  waters  and  Effluent  Treatment  Plants  including  institutional and industrial sewage management. 

 (c) Solid Waste Management:   

Sources  &  classification  of  solid  wastes  along  with  planning  &  design  of  its  management  system;  Disposal  system,  Beneficial aspects of wastes and Utilization by Civil Engineers. 

 (d) Air, Noise pollution and Ecology:   

Concepts & general methodology. 

4. Geo‐technical Engineering and Foundation Engineering : 

  (a)Geo‐technical Engineering: 

Soil exploration ‐ planning & methods, Properties of soil, classification, various tests and inter‐ relationships; Permeability & Seepage, Compressibility, consolidation and Shearing resistance, Earth pressure theories and  stress distribution in soil; Properties and uses of geo‐synthetics. 

 (b) Foundation Engineering:

 Types of foundations & selection criteria, bearing capacity, settlement analysis, design and testing  of shallow & deep foundations; Slope stability analysis, Earthen embankments, Dams and Earth retaining structures: types,  analysis and design, Principles of ground modifications.

5. Surveying and Geology:   

(a) Surveying:  

Classification  of  surveys,  various  methodologies, instruments  &  analysis  of  measurement  of  distances,  elevation  and  directions;  Field  astronomy,  Global  Positioning  System;  Map  preparation;  Photogrammetry;  Remote  sensing  concepts;  Survey  Layout  for  culverts,  canals,  bridges, road/railway  alignment  and  buildings,  Setting  out  of  Curves.  

 (b) Geology: 

Basic knowledge of Engineering geology & its application in projects.

6. Transportation Engineering:  

 (a) Highways ‐

Planning & construction methodology, Alignment and geometric design; Traffic Surveys and Controls; Principles  of Flexible and Rigid pavements design. 

(b)Tunneling ‐ 

Alignment, methods of construction, disposal of muck, drainage, lighting and ventilation.  

(c)Railways Systems –

 Terminology, Planning, designs and maintenance practices; track modernization.  Harbours – Terminology, layouts and planning.   

(d)Airports – Layout, planning & design.