Syllabus: Urban Technical Officer (Junior Grade -III) – Civil

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অসম লোকসেৱা আয়োগ

ASSAM PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION

Jawaharnagar, Khanapara, Guwahati-781022

SYLLABUS

(Bachelor Degree Standard)
OMR (based) Screening Test for recruitment to the post of Urban Technical Officer (Junior Grade-III) – Civil Engineer/Public Health Engineer as per Assam Urban Engineering Service cadre under Department of Housing & Urban Affairs, Govt. of Assam
(Advt. No.29/2025 dated 30.08.2025)

Full Marks: 100
Time: 2 (two) hours
Subject: Civil Engineering (Multiple Choice Question Type)

Sl. No.SubjectsTopics
1Construction MaterialsRoads & Building Materials- Timber, Stone, Brick, Sand, Mortar, Concrete, Paints Bitumen etc. Detailing of Walls, floors, Roofs, Ceilings, Staircases, Doors & Windows, Finishing of Building, Plastering, Painting, Ventilation, Air Conditioning, Lighting & Acoustics etc.
2Theory of StructureBending moment & shear force diagrams for statically determine beams, Analysis of Statically determine structure, Slope and deflection, columns, fixed and continuous beams, elastic theory of arches, suspension girder bridge, analysis of frame, concept of structural stability, retaining wall, moving loads and influence lines.
3Design of StructureDesign of beams, column, slabs, footing, design of compression numbers, design of roof truss, pre-stressed concrete, water tank, plate girder, tubular structures, concept of earthquake resistant design, use of Indian Standard Codes, design of bridges.
4Transportation EngineeringIntroduction: Mode of transportation. Highway Planning: geometric design of highways, testing and specifications of paving materials, design of flexible and rigid pavements. Traffic Engineering: traffic characteristics, theory of traffic flow, intersection design, traffic signs and signal design, highway capacity.
5Engineering SurveyingGeneral Principles, sign convention surveying instruments and their adjustment, recording of survey observations, plotting of maps and sections, errors and their adjustment. Measurement of distances, directions and heights, correction of measure length and barrings, correction for local attractions, measurement of horizontal and vertical angles, levelling operations, refraction and curvature corrections, Chain and compass study, theodolite and tachometric traversing, traverse computation: plane table survey, solution of two and three points problems contour surveying, setting out direction and grades & type of curves, setting out of curves and excavation lines for building foundation.
6Geotechnical EngineeringSoil Mechanics: Origin of soils, soil classification, soil compaction, sheer strength, soil parameters – liquid limit, plastic limit, plastic index etc. Foundation Engineering: Sub-surface investigations – drilling bore holes, sampling, penetration tests, plate load test. Foundation types: Foundation design requirements, bearing capacity of soil, stress distribution, settlement analysis in sands and clays, deep foundation, pile foundation, pile types, load capacity of piles in sands and clays, negative skin friction.
7Environmental EngineeringWater pollution, air pollution, noise pollution – causes, effects and preventive measures
8Estimation & ValuationIntroduction, specifications of work, rate analysis, schedule of rates, preparation of estimates for road and building projects. Basic knowledge of value, rental method of valuation, land and buildings methods of valuation
9Construction ManagementIntroduction, stages of construction, bar charts and networks, role of equipment and modern construction industries

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