GPSC Engineering Services Syllabus 2023 (Prelims & Mains) Gujarat GES Class 1 & 2 Exam Pattern PDF

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GPSC Engineering Services Exam Pattern 2023

Preliminary Examination:

Main Examination:

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General Studies

• Indus Valley Civilization
• Cultural Heritage of India and Gujarat
• Geography of India and Gujarat
• Indian Constitution
• Indian Economy
• Science and Technology
• Current Events of Regional, National and International importance

Engineering Aptitude

• Engineering Aptitude covering Logical reasoning and Analytical ability.
• Engineering Mathematics and Numerical Analysis.
• General Principles of Design, Drawing, Importance of Safety.
• Standards and Quality practices in production, construction, maintenance, and services.
• Basics of Energy and Environment: Conservation, environmental pollution, and degradation, Climate Change, Environmental impact assessment.
• Basics of Project Management.
• Basics of Material Science and Engineering.
• Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) based tools and their applications in Engineering such as networking, e-governance, and technology-based education.
• Ethics and values in the engineering profession.

Civil Engineering (Preliminary)

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 the strength of materials, Types of stresses and strains, Bending moments and shear force, the 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.
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.
7. Building Construction:
   Brick and stone masonry walls, types of masonry, cavity walls, reinforced brickwork, building services, detailing of floors, roofs, ceilings, stairs, doors and windows, finishing, formwork, ground water control techniques ,cofferdams, functional planning of building, orientations of buildings, low cost housings.
8. 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.

9. 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.

10. 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.

11. Geo-technical Engineering and Foundation Engineering:
    (a) Geo-technical Engineering: Soil exploration – planning & methods, Properties of soil, classification, various tests and interrelationships; 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.

12. 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.

13. Transportation Engineering:
    Highways – Planning & construction methodology, Alignment and geometric design; Traffic Surveys and Controls; Principles of Flexible and Rigid pavements design.

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

Bridges-Fundamentals of Bridge Engineering , Bridge Site Investigations and Planning, Bridge Hydrology, Standards of Loadings for Bridge Design, Different Types of Bridges, Bridge Superstructure, Bearings and Substructure Design, Design of Bridge Foundations, Bridge Approaches, River Training Work & Protection Work, Methods of Bridge Construction, Inspection, maintenance & Repair of Bridges, Testing of Bridges, Bridge Architecture.

14. Current Trends and Recent Advancements in the field of Civil Engineering.

Syllabus of Main Examination:

Paper 2: English (Main examination)

ESSAY (A minimum of 250 words and a maximum of 300 words): Choose any one toclass 2c from a list of five. (Descriptive/ analytical/ philosophical/ based on Current Affairs).

LETTER WRITING (in about 150 words): A formal letter expressing one’s oclass 2nion about an issue. The issues can deal with daily office matters/ a problem that has occurred in the office/ an oclass 2nion in response to one sought by a ranked officer/issues pertaining to recent concern etc.

REPORT WRITING (in about 200 words): A report on an official function/event/field trip/survey etc.

Paper 3: Civil Engineering-I (Mains)

Building Materials:
Stone, Lime, Glass, Plastics, Steel, FRP, Ceramics, Aluminium, 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.

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.

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.

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.

Design of Concrete and Masonry structures:
Design, Design process, Design philosophy. Limit state design for bending, shear, axial compression and combined forces; Design of beams, Slabs, Lintels, Foundations, Retaining walls, Tanks, Staircases; Principles of prestressed concrete design including materials and methods; Design of Masonry Structure.

RC Design: Loading standards as per I.S, distribution & flow of loads, lateral load due to wind as per IS: 875(Part – III), load combinations, guide lines for preparation of structural layout for building.

Earthquake Engineering: Fundamentals of Earthquake Vibrations of buildings, Earthquake Basics, Earthquake resistant Masonry features, Philosophy of earthquake resistant design, earthquake proof v/s earthquake resistant design, seismic structural configuration, Introduction to IS: 1893(Part I), IS: 875 (Part V). Seismic load: Seismic coefficient method – base shear and lateral force distribution along height. Introduction to Response spectrum, IS code provisions. Modal analysis of building frame, Lateral Loads on Buildings, Lateral Load Distribution, Ductile Detailing, Introduction to soil liquefaction, structural controls & Seismic strengthening.

Paper 4: Civil Engineering-II (Mains)

1. Building Construction
   General Principles of Building, Brick and stone masonry walls, types of masonry, cavity walls, reinforced brickwork, building services, detailing of floors, roofs, ceilings, stairs, doors and windows, finishing, formwork, functional planning of building, orientations of buildings, low cost housings.
2. Flow of Fluids, Hydraulic Machines and Hydro Power:
   (a) Fluid Mechanics, Open Channel Flow, Pipe Flow: Fluid properties; Dimensional Analysis and Modelling; 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.

3. Hydrology and Water Resources and Irrigation Engineering:
   Hydrological cycle, measurement and analysis of rainfall, 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;, 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.

Introduction to use of remote sensing and GIS technologies in study of irrigated areas. Land grading and field layout, Design aspects in border strip method, check basin method and furrow irrigation. Irrigation systems: Types, principles, design, operation, maintenance and problems associated with it. Irrigation efficiencies, Scheduling of irrigation. Irrigation water quality. Design of Hydraulic Structures: Elements of Dam engineering, Embankment dam engineering, Concrete dam engineering, Dam outlet works, Drop structures.

4. 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.

5. Current Trends and Recent Advancements in the field of Civil Engineering

Paper 5: Civil Engineering-III (Mains)

1. 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; Market Survey and Analysis of Rates of various types of works; Abstracting and Billing, Tendering Process and Contract Management, Quality Control, Productivity, Operation Cost; Land acquisition; Labour safety and welfare.
2. Geo-technical Engineering and Foundation Engineering:

(a) Geo-technical Engineering: Soil exploration – planning & methods, Properties of soil, classification, various tests and interrelationships; Permeability & Seepage, Compressibility, consolidation and Shearing resistance, Stability of slopes, Earth pressure theories and stress distribution in soil; Properties and uses of geo-synthetics, Basics of foundation, Subsurface Investigation, Bearing capacity of shallow foundation, Pile foundations,

(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, ground water control techniques, cofferdams.

3. 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; Photogrammetric; Remote sensing concepts; Survey Layout for culverts, canals, bridges, road/railway alignment and buildings, Setting out of Curves. Application of Geoinformatics in Civil Engineering: Land use and land cover mapping, Transportation studies, crop inventory studies, groundwater mapping, urban growth studies, flood plain mapping, wasteland mapping, Waste disposal facility in urban areas and disaster management.

(b) Geology: Basic knowledge of Engineering geology & its application in projects. Types of structures and classification and their effect on Civil Engineering projects and Geological mapping.

4. Transportation Engineering:

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

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

Bridges – Fundamentals of Bridge Engineering, Bridge Site Investigations and Planning, Bridge Hydrology, Standards of Loadings for Bridge Design, Different Types of Bridges, Bridge Superstructure, Bearings and Substructure Design, Design of Bridge Foundations, Bridge Approaches, River Training Work & Protection Work, Methods of Bridge Construction, Inspection, Maintenance & Repair of Bridges, Testing of Bridges, Bridge Architecture.

5. Repairs and Rehabilitation of Structures
   Repair Strategies, Serviceability and Durability of Concrete, Materials and Techniques for Repair, Repairs, Rehabilitation and Retrofitting of Structures, Demolition Techniques

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