GPSC Complete Syllabus and Exam Pattern 2024 | Next Engineer

The Gujarat Public Service Commission (GPSC) has released the syllabus for the GPSC Recruitment 2024 exam for various positions, including Assistant Engineer, District Malaria Officer, Assistant Environment Engineer, and Executive Engineer. This article provides a comprehensive overview of the exam and the syllabus.

GPSC Recruitment 2024 Key Points:

• Exam Type: Written Exam and Interview
• Number of Posts: 605 (Various)
• Official Website: https://gpsc.gujarat.gov.in/
• Selection Process: Based on the written exam and interview performance.

GPSC 2024 Exam Pattern:

• Two Papers: Paper 1 (General Studies) and Paper 2 (Specific Discipline)
• Duration: 3 Hours
• Marking Scheme: Each question carries 1 mark. Negative marking of 1/3rd for a wrong answer.
• Total Marks: 300 (Paper 1: 100 marks, Paper 2: 200 marks)

GPSC 2024 Syllabus Highlights:

General Studies:

• Geography of India (Physical, Economic, Social, Natural Resources) with a focus on Gujarat
• Cultural Heritage of India (Literature, Art, Religion, Architecture) with a focus on Gujarat
• History of India with a focus on Gujarat
• Indian Economy and Planning
• Indian Polity and Constitution
• General Mental Ability
• General Science, Environment, and Information & Communication Technology
• Current Affairs (Regional, National, and International)

Civil Engineering:

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.

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 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.

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

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.

Construction Practice, Planning, and Management

Construction – Planning, Equipment, Site investigation, and Management including Estimation with the 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.

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, groundwater control techniques, cofferdams, functional planning of the building, orientations of buildings, low-cost housings.

The flow of Fluids, Hydraulic Machines, and Hydro Power

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.

Hydraulic Machines and hydropower

Various pumps, Air vessels, Hydraulic turbines – types, classifications & performance parameters; Power house – classification and layout, storage, bondage, control of supply.

Hydrology and Water Resources Engineering

Hydrological cycle, groundwater 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.

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 Wastewater 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.

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 geosynthetics.

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.

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. Bridge Engineering 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.

Civil Engineering in Gujarat

Important Buildings, Monuments, and Construction- Historical as well as Modern. Important Reservoir-Its Storage, Catchment and Command Area, Technical features, and important characteristics. Current Trends and Recent Advancements in the Above Fields.

Mechanical Engineering

• Engineering Materials
• Engineering Mechanics
• Theory of Machines
• Machine Design
• Vibrations
• Thermodynamics
• Heat Transfer
• Fluid Mechanics
• IC Engines
• Automobile Engineering
• Manufacturing Processes
• Refrigeration and Air Conditioning

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