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Name of Test

Topic

Weightage

Part A :- 
Civil & Structural 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

300 marks

Estimating, Costing and Valuation :- 
estimate, glossary of technical terms, analysis of rates, methods and unit of measurement, Items of work Painting, Flooring, Plastering, Boundary wall, Brick building, Water Tank, Septic tank, Bar bending schedule, Centre line method, Mid-section formula, Trapezodial formula, Simpson?s rule Cost estimate of Septic tank, flexible pavements, Tube well, isolates 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 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 etc.

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, 2 II 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 etc.

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:-
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 double 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 and construction of steel columns, beams roof trusses plate girders

Part-B :-  Electrical Engineering

Basic concepts:-
Concepts of resistance, inductance, capacita

Name of Test

Topic

Weightage

Part A :- 
Civil & Structural 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

300 marks

Estimating, Costing and Valuation :- 
estimate, glossary of technical terms, analysis of rates, methods and unit of measurement, Items of work Painting, Flooring, Plastering, Boundary wall, Brick building, Water Tank, Septic tank, Bar bending schedule, Centre line method, Mid-section formula, Trapezodial formula, Simpson?s rule Cost estimate of Septic tank, flexible pavements, Tube well, isolates 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 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 etc.

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, 2 II 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 etc.

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:-
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 double 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 and construction of steel columns, beams roof trusses plate girders

Part-B :-  Electrical Engineering

Basic concepts:-
Concepts of resistance, inductance, capacitance, and various factors affecting them Concepts of current, voltage, power, energy and their units

300 marks

Circuit law :-
Kirchhoff?s 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, RMS and average values of alternating waves, Representation of sinusoidal wave form, simple series and parallel AC Circuits consisting of RL 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 oil 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) DC Machine – Construction, Basic Principles of DC motors and generators, their characteristics, speed control and starting of DC Motors Method of braking motor, Losses and efficiency of DC Machines (b) 1 phase and 3 phase transformers – Construction, Principles of operation, equivalent circuit, voltage regulation, OC and SC 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, torque-speed 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 emf 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, HRC 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

Part- C :-  (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

300 marks

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, Bucking of columns – Euler?s and Rankin?s 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 H-s chart of steam (Mollier?s Chart)

1st Law of Thermodynamics :- 
Definition of stored energy & internal energy, 1st Law of Thermodynamics of 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 of 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 Fluid:
ideal & real fluids, Newton?s 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:- 
Bernoulli?s equation, Total head; Velocity head; Pressure head; Application of Bernoulli?s equitation

Measurement of Flow rate Basic Principles:-
Venturimeter, Pilot tube, Orifice meter

Hydraulic Turbines:-
Classifications, Principles

Centrifugal Pumps:-
Classifications, Principles,

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.

Test Mode

Name of Test

No. of Questions

Maximum Marks

Duration

Duration
(Scribe Facility)

Objective Type Online Computer Based Test

Part-A General Engineering (Civil & Structural) 

100

300 Marks

120 Minutes

160 Minutes

Part- B General Engineering (Electrical) 

Part-C General Engineering (Mechanical)

UR

OBC/ EWS

Others

30 %

25 %

20 %

Code No.

Category

Age-relaxation permissible
beyond the upper age limit

01

SC/ ST

5 years

02

OBC

3 years

03

Persons with Disabilities (PwD)

10 years

04

PwD + OBC

13 years

05

PwD + SC/ ST

15 years

06

Ex-Servicemen (ESM)

3 years after deduction of the military service rendered from the actual age

08

Defence Personnel disabled in operation during hostilities with any foreign country or in a disturbed area and released as a consequence thereof

3 years

09

Defence Personnel disabled in operation during hostilities with any foreign country or in a disturbed area and released as a consequence thereof (SC/ ST).

8 years

Papers

Subject

Difficulty Level

Paper-II

Part-A

Civil & Structural Engineering OR

Easy to Moderate

Part-B

Electrical Engineering OR

Moderate

Part-C

Mechanical Engineering

Moderate

CIVIL & STRUCTURAL ENGINEERING

ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING

MECHANICAL ENGINEERING

SSC: Junior Engineers Exam Guide: Junior Engineers (Civil & Structural) Engineering Guide R Gupta's

by Ramesh Publishing House

Question Bank in Electrical Engineering

by J.B Gupta

Kiran's SSC Junior Engineer Mechanical Engineering Self Study guide

by Kiran Publication

SSC JE Civil Engineering Previous Year Solved Papers

by Made Easy Publication

Objective Electrical Technology

by V.K. Mehta & Rohit Mehta

Mechanical Engineering for competitions by R.K.Jain

SSC: Junior Engineer (Civil) Exam Guide

CIVIL & STRUCTURAL ENGINEERING

ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING

MECHANICAL ENGINEERING

SSC: Junior Engineers Exam Guide: Junior Engineers (Civil & Structural) Engineering Guide R Gupta's

by Ramesh Publishing House

Question Bank in Electrical Engineering

by J.B Gupta

Kiran's SSC Junior Engineer Mechanical Engineering Self Study guide

by Kiran Publication

SSC JE Civil Engineering Previous Year Solved Papers

by Made Easy Publication

Objective Electrical Technology

by V.K. Mehta & Rohit Mehta

Mechanical Engineering for competitions by R.K.Jain

SSC: Junior Engineer (Civil) Exam Guide

for Paper I & II (Civil & Structural)

SSC Electrical Engineering

by GK Publications

Objective Mechanical Engineering (Diploma) Competitive Exams by G.K.Publications

SSC Junior Engineer Civil & Structural Engineering Self Study Guide Cum Practice Work Book

Kiran SSC Junior Engineer Exam Electrical Guide-cum-practice work Book

SSC Junior Engineers (Mechanical) Exam Guide

by Popular Master Guide

QUERIES

RESPONSE

How many stages does SSC JE exam contain?

The SSC JE exam is conducted in two stages - paper-I and -II.

Is there any age limit to apply for SSC JE exam?

Yes, the age limit varies as per the post applied by a candidate.

In which mode is the SSC JE exam conducted?

The paper-I of SSC JE exam is conducted in online mode as a computer-based test. The Paper-II of SSC JE exam is held in offline mode as a pen-and-paper based test.

What is the minimum educational qualification required to apply for SSC JE exam?

Candidates should possess a diploma/degree in Engineering to apply for the exam.

Can I fill the SSC JE application form in offline mode?

No, you can fill SSC JE application form only in online mode on the Commission's official website.

QUERIES

RESPONSE

What type of questions are asked in SSC JE exam?

SSC JE paper-I contains objective-type multiple choice questions. SSC JE paper-II contains subjective questions.

What is the weightage of SSC JE paper-I and -II?

SSC JE paper-I holds weightage of 200 marks. SSC JE paper-II holds weightage of 300 marks. Total weightage of SSC JE exam is 500 marks.

Are both SSC JE paper-I and -II conducted on the same day?

No, candidates whose applications are shortlisted are first called to appear for paper-I. Candidates who qualify paper-I are then called to appear in paper-II.

From which subjects are questions asked in SSC JE paper-I?

In SSC JE paper-I, questions are asked from subjects such as General Intelligence & Reasoning, General Awareness and General Engineering (Civil and Structural/Electrical/Mechanical).

From which subjects are questions asked in SSC JE paper-II?

In SSC JE paper-II, candidates have to write descriptive answers on questions asked from General Engineering (Civil and Structural/Electrical/Mechanical). 

QUERIES

RESPONSE

Is SSC JE result released region-wise?

No, Staff Selection Commission releases a common SSC JE result that is displayed on its official website.

How can I check the SSC JE result?

You can check the SSC JE result in online mode on the official website of the commission 

Is there a way to check the SSC JE result in offline mode?

No, SSC JE result is released in online mode only on the official website of the commission.

Do I need any login credentials to check the SSC JE result?

No, you do not need to login to check the SSC JE result. The result is released as a merit list in the form of PDF. You need to find your roll number in the merit list by pressing the CTRL+F button.

I am not able to locate my roll number or name in the SSC JE merit list. What does that mean?

In case, your roll number is not present in the SSC JE merit list, it means that you have not qualified that paper.

Particulars

Details

Conducting Body

Staff Selection Commission

Post Name

Junior Engineer (Civil, Mechanical and Electrical)

Vacancies

1,340

Application Mode

Online

Selection Process

Written, Physical, Medical

Official Website

https://ssc.gov.in/

Particulars

Details

Conducting Body

Staff Selection Commission

Post Name

Junior Engineer (Civil, Mechanical and Electrical)

Vacancies

1,340

Application Mode

Online

Selection Process

Written, Physical, Medical

Official Website

https://ssc.gov.in/

Test Mode

Name of Test

No. of Questions

Maximum Marks

Duration

Duration
(Scribe Facility)

Objective Type Online Computer Based Test

Part-A General Engineering (Civil & Structural) 

100

300 Marks

120 Minutes

160 Minutes

Part- B General Engineering (Electrical) 

Part-C General Engineering (Mechanical)

Name of Test

Topic

Weightage

Part A :- 
Civil & Structural 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

300 marks

Estimating, Costing and Valuation
estimate, glossary of technical terms, analysis of rates, methods and unit of measurement, Items of work Painting, Flooring, Plastering, Boundary wall, Brick building, Water Tank, Septic tank, Bar bending schedule, Centre line method, Mid-section formula, Trapezodial formula, Simpson?s rule Cost estimate of Septic tank, flexible pavements, Tube well, isolates 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 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 etc.

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, 2 II 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 etc.

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
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 double 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 and construction of steel columns, beams roof trusses plate girders

Part-B :-  Electrical Engineering

Basic concepts
Concepts of resistance, inductance, capacitance, and various factors affecting them Concepts of current, voltage, power, energy and their units

300 marks

Circuit law
Kirchhoff?s 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, RMS and average values of alternating waves, Representation of sinusoidal wave form, simple series and parallel AC Circuits consisting of RL 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 oil 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) DC Machine – Construction, Basic Principles of DC motors and generators, their characteristics, speed control and starting of DC Motors Method of braking motor, Losses and efficiency of DC Machines (b) 1 phase and 3 phase transformers – Construction, Principles of operation, equivalent circuit, voltage regulation, OC and SC 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, torque-speed 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 emf 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, HRC 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

Part- C :-  (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

300 marks

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, Bucking of columns – Euler?s and Rankin?s 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 H-s chart of steam (Mollier?s Chart)

1st Law of Thermodynamics 
Definition of stored energy & internal energy, 1st Law of Thermodynamics of 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 of 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 Fluid
ideal & real fluids, Newton?s 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
Bernoulli?s equation, Total head; Velocity head; Pressure head; Application of Bernoulli?s equitation

Measurement of Flow rate Basic Principles
Venturimeter, Pilot tube, Orifice meter

Hydraulic Turbines
Classifications, Principles

Centrifugal Pumps
Classifications, Principles,

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.