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UPSC Civil Engineering optional syllabus

Both papers of the UPSC Civil Engineering optional. Here it is in 20 topics and 3 subtopics you can study and tick off one at a time.

Papers
two, both in Mains
Marks
250 each, 500 in all
Time
3 hours each

Contents

Paper I

  1. Building Materials
  2. Solid Mechanics and Structural Analysis
  3. Design of Steel Structures
  4. Design of RCC and Masonry Structures
  5. Construction Practice, Planning and Management
  6. Surveying
  7. Soil Mechanics and Foundation Engineering
  8. Fluid Mechanics and Hydraulics
  9. Hydrology and Water Resources Engineering
  10. Irrigation Engineering

Paper II

  1. Environmental Engineering
  2. Wastewater and Solid Waste Management
  3. Air and Noise Pollution, Ecology
  4. Highway Planning and Traffic Engineering
  5. Pavement Design
  6. Railways, Bridges, Tunnels and Harbours
  7. Airport Engineering
  8. Structural Design of Bridges
  9. Earthquake Resistant Structure Design
  10. Project Planning and Management (PERT/CPM)

Paper I

Building Materials

  1. Properties and Testing

Solid Mechanics and Structural Analysis

Design of Steel Structures

Design of RCC and Masonry Structures

Construction Practice, Planning and Management

Surveying

  1. Plane, Geodetic and Modern Methods

Soil Mechanics and Foundation Engineering

Fluid Mechanics and Hydraulics

Hydrology and Water Resources Engineering

Irrigation Engineering

Paper II

Environmental Engineering

  1. Water Supply and Treatment

Wastewater and Solid Waste Management

Air and Noise Pollution, Ecology

Highway Planning and Traffic Engineering

Pavement Design

Railways, Bridges, Tunnels and Harbours

Airport Engineering

Structural Design of Bridges

Earthquake Resistant Structure Design

Project Planning and Management (PERT/CPM)

This is Mented's breakdown of the official UPSC syllabus into study-sized subtopics. For the syllabus as notified, see the Civil Services Examination notice on upsc.gov.in.

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