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Civil Engineering - GATE 2021 Syllabus
Official PDF
Structural Engineering
Engineering Mechanics
00 Question(s)
System of Forces
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Free-body Diagrams
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Equilibrium Equations
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Internal forces in Structures
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Friction and its Applications
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Kinematics of Point mass and Rigid body
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Centre of mass
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Euler’s equations of Motion
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Impulse-Momentum
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Energy methods
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Principles of Virtual work
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Solid Mechanics
61 Question(s)
Bending moment and shear force in statically determinate beams
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Simple stress and strain relationships
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Thories of failures
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Simple bending theory
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Flexural and Shear stresses
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Shear centre
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Uniform torsion
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Buckling of column
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Combined and direct bending stresses
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Structural Analysis
33 Question(s)
| Weightage 06 (Marks)
Statically determinate and indeterminate structures by force/ energy methods
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Method of superposition
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Analysis of Trusses
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Analysis of Arches
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Analysis of Beams
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Analysis of Cables
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Analysis of Frames
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Displacement method: Slope deflection
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Displacement method: Moment distribution methods
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Influence lines
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Stiffness and flexibility methods of structural analysis
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Construction Materials and Management
15 Question(s)
Construction Materials: Structural Steel-Composition, Material Properties and Behaviour
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Concrete - Constituents, Mix design, Short-term and Long-term Properties
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Bricks and Mortar
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Timber
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Bitumen
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Construction Management: Types of construction projects
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Tendering and Construction Contracts
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Rate Analysis and Standard Specifications
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Cost Estimation
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Project planning and Network analysis - PERT and CPM.
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Concrete Structures
63 Question(s)
| Weightage 08 (Marks)
Working Stress
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Limit State and Ultimate Load Design Concepts
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Design of Beams
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Design of Slabs
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Design of Columns
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Bond and Development Length
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Prestressed Concrete
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Analysis of beam sections at transfer and service loads
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Steel Structures
42 Question(s)
| Weightage 05 (Marks)
Working stress and Limit state design concepts
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Design of tension and compression members
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Beams and beam-columns
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Column bases
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Connections - simple and eccentric
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Beam–column connections
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Plate girders and trusses
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Plastic analysis of beams and frames
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Geotechnical Engineering
Soil Mechanics
97 Question(s)
Origin of Soils
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Soil Structure and Fabric
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Three-phase System and Phase Relationships
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Index Properties
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Unified and Indian standard soil classification system
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Permeability - one dimensional flow
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Darcy’s law
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Seepage through soils - two-dimensional flow
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flow nets
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uplift pressure
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piping
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Principle of Effective Stress
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Capillarity
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seepage force and quicksand condition
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Compaction in laboratory and field conditions
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One Dimensional Consolidation
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time rate of consolidation
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Mohr’s circle
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stress paths
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effective and total shear strength parameters
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characteristics of clays and sand
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Foundation Engineering
63 Question(s)
Sub-surface investigations - scope
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Drilling bore holes
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Sampling
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Plate load test
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Standard Penetration and Cone Peneration Tests
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Earth pressure theories - Rankine and Coulomb
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Stability of Slopes - Finite and Infinite Slopes
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Method of slices and Bishop’s method
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Stress distribution in soils - Boussinesq’s and Westergaard’s theories
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Pressure Bulbs
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Shallow foundations - Terzaghi’s and Meyerhoff’s bearing capacity theories
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Effect of water table
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Combined footing and raft foundation
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Contact pressure
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Settlement analysis in sands and clays
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Deep foundations - Types of piles
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Dynamic and Static formulae
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Load capacity of piles in sands and clays
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Pile Load Test
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Negative skin friction
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Water Resources Engineering
Fluid Mechanics
61 Question(s)
| Weightage 09 (Marks)
Properties of fluids
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Fluid Statics
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Continuity, Momentum, energy and corresponding equations
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Potential flow
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Applications of momentum and energy equations
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Laminar and turbulent flow
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Flow in Pipes, Pipe Networks
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Concept of boundary layer and its growth
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Hydraulics
26 Question(s)
Forces on immersed bodies
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Flow measurements in channels and pipes
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Dimensional analysis and hydraulic similitude
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Kinematics of flow
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Velocity triangles
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Basics of hydraulic machines
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specific speed of pumps and turbines
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Channel Hydraulics - Energy-depth relationships
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Specific Energy
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Critical flow
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Slope Profile
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Hydraulic jump
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Uniform flow and gradually varied flow
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Hydrology
46 Question(s)
Hydrologic cycle
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precipitation
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Evaporation
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evapo-transpiration
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watershed
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Infiltration
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Unit hydrographs
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hydrograph analysis
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Flood estimation and routing
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Reservoir capacity
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Reservoir and channel routing
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surface run-off models
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ground water hydrology - steady state well hydraulics and aquifers
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Application of Darcy’s law
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Irrigation
19 Question(s)
| Weightage 08 (Marks)
Duty
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Delta
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Estimation of evapo-transpiration
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Crop water requirements
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Design of - lined and unlined canals
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Head works
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Gravity dams and spillways
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Design of weirs on permeable foundation
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Types of irrigation system
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Irrigation methods
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Water logging and drainage
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Canal regulatory works
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cross-drainage structures
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outlets and escapes
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Environmental Engineering
Water and Waste Water
76 Question(s)
Quality standards
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Basic unit processes and operations for water treatment
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Drinking water standards
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Water requirements
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Basic unit operations and unit processes for surface water treatment
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Distribution of water
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Sewage and sewerage treatment
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Quantity and characteristics of wastewater
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Primary, Secondary and tertiary treatment of wastewater
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Effluent discharge standards
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Domestic wastewater treatment
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Quantity of characteristics of domestic wastewater
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Primary and secondary treatment
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Unit operations and unit processes of domestic wastewater
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Sludge disposal
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Air Pollution
19 Question(s)
Types of pollutants, Their sources and impacts
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Air pollution meteorology
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Air pollution control
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Air quality standards and limits
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Municipal Solid Wastes
07 Question(s)
Characteristics
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Generation, collection and transportation of solid wastes
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Engineered systems for solid waste management (Reuse-Recycle , Energy recovery , Treatment and disposal)
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Noise Pollution
05 Question(s)
Impacts of noise
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Permissible limits of noise pollution
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Measurement of noise and control of noise pollution
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Transportation Engineering
Transportation Infrastructure
42 Question(s)
Highway alignment and Engineering Surveys
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Geometric design of Highways - Cross-Sectional elements, Sight distances, Horizontal and Vertical alignments
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Geometric design of Railway track
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Airport runway length
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Taxiway and Exit Taxiway design
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Highway Pavements
10 Question(s)
Highway materials - desirable properties and quality control tests
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Design of Bituminous paving mixes
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Design factors for flexible and rigid pavements; Design of flexible pavement using IRC: 37-2012
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Design of rigid pavements using IRC: 58-2011
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Distresses in concrete pavements
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Traffic Engineering
43 Question(s)
Traffic studies on Flow, Speed, Travel time - delay and O-D study, PCU, Peak hour factor, Parking study, Accident study and Analysis, Statistical analysis of Traffic data
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Microscopic and macroscopic parameters of traffic flow, fundamental relationships
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Control devices, Signal design by Webster’s method
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Types of Intersections and Channelization
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Highway capacity and Level of service of Rural Highways and Urban Roads
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Geomatics Engineering
Surveying
31 Question(s)
| Weightage 15 (Marks)
Principles of Surveying
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Errors and their adjustment
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Maps - Scale
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Coordinate system
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Distance and Angle Measurement - Levelling and Trigonometric Levelling
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Traversing and Triangulation Survey
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Total Station
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Horizontal and Vertical Curves
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Photogrammetry - Scale, Flying Height
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Remote sensing - Basics, Platform and Sensors, Visual Image Interpretation
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Basics of Geographical Information System (GIS) and Geographical Positioning System (GPS)
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Engineering Mathematics
Linear Algebra
28 Question(s)
Matrix algebra
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Systems of linear equations
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Eigen values and eigenvectors
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Calculus
34 Question(s)
Functions of single variable
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Limit, Continuity and differentiability
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Mean value theorems
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Evaluation of definite integrals
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Evaluation of improper integrals
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Partial derivatives
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Total derivative
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Maxima and minima
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Gradient
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Divergence
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Curl
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Vector identities
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Directional derivatives
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Line integrals
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Surface integrals
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Volume integrals
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Stokes Gauss and Green’s theorems
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Differential equations
24 Question(s)
First order equations (linear and nonlinear)
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Higher order linear differential equations with constant coefficients
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Cauchy’s and Euler’s equations
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Initial and boundary value problems
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Laplace transforms
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Solutions of one dimensional heat and wave equations
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Laplace equation
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Complex variables
09 Question(s)
Analytic functions
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Cauchy’s integral theorem
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Taylor series
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Laurent series
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Probability and Statistics
19 Question(s)
Definitions of probability
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Sampling theorems
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Conditional probability
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Mean
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Median
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Mode
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Standard deviation
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Random variables
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Poisson distribution
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Normal distribution
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Binomial distribution
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Numerical Methods
16 Question(s)
Numerical solutions of linear and non-linear algebraic equations
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Integration by trapezoidal rule
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Integration by Simpson's rule
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Single-step methods for differential equations
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Multi-step methods for differential equations
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General Aptitude
Language Skills
53 Question(s)
| Weightage 05 (Marks)
Analytical Skills
84 Question(s)
| Weightage 10 (Marks)
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