UPSC IFOS Civil Engineering Paper II Syllabus

UPSC IFOS Civil Engineering Paper II: topic-wise syllabus

1. 1

   Construction Technology

   Part A

   • Stones, bricks, tiles, lime and cement
   • Concrete properties and special concretes
   • Timber: defects, seasoning and preservation
   • Damp-proofing and termite proofing
   • Building components and masonry
   • Floors, roofs and repairs
   • Functional planning and National Building Code
   • Estimates, specifications and valuation
2. 2

   Construction Equipment

   Part A

   • Selection and economics of equipment
   • Preventive maintenance
   • Concreting equipment
   • Earthwork equipment
3. 3

   Construction Planning and Management

   Part A

   • Schedules, bar charts and job layout
   • Project control and supervision
   • CPM and PERT network analysis
   • Cost optimization and resource allocation
   • Engineering economics and project appraisal
4. 4

   Surveying

   Part B

   • Distance and angle measurement
   • Plane table, levelling and traverse surveys
   • Triangulation and adjustments
   • Contouring and topographical maps
   • Tacheometry
   • Circular and transition curves
   • Photogrammetry
5. 5

   Railway Engineering

   Part B

   • Permanent way, sleepers and ballast
   • Points, crossings and turnouts
   • Stations, yards, signals and interlocking
   • Super-elevation, creep and ruling gradient
   • Track resistance and tractive effort
6. 6

   Highway and Traffic Engineering

   Part B

   • Highway planning and alignment
   • Geometric design
   • Flexible and rigid pavements
   • Pavement design and strengthening
   • Road drainage
   • Traffic surveys and highway capacity
   • Intersections, signs, signals and street lighting
   • Highway financing
7. 7

   Hydrology and Ground Water

   Part C

   • Hydrological cycle and precipitation
   • Evaporation, infiltration and runoff
   • Hydrographs and flood estimation
   • Flood routing
   • Aquifers and well hydraulics
   • Pumping and recuperation tests
8. 8

   Water Resources and Irrigation Engineering

   Part C

   • Reservoir planning and sedimentation
   • Crop water requirement, duty and delta
   • Canal design and regime theory
   • Water logging and drainage
   • Canal structures
   • Weirs and Khosla's theory
   • Dams and spillways
   • River training
9. 9

   Water Supply Engineering

   Part D

   • Water demand and sources
   • Water quality and standards
   • Intake and pumping
   • Coagulation, sedimentation and filtration
   • Disinfection and softening
   • Storage and distribution systems
10. 10

    Sewerage, Waste and Pollution Control

    Part D

    • Sewerage systems and sewer design
    • Sewage characteristics: BOD, COD and solids
    • Sewage treatment processes
    • Sludge disposal and waste water recycling
    • Solid waste management
    • Radioactive waste, air pollution and EIA
    • Pollution control acts