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Exam Pattern of Indian Engineering

Services Exam
The pattern or the scheme of the written exam for conducted by UPSC is as explained
hereunder:

Part I

The written Examination will comprise two sections—Section I consisting only of objective
types of questions and Section II of conventional papers. Both Sections will cover the entire
syllabus of the relevant engineering disciplines viz. Civil Engineering, Mechanical
Engineering, Electrical Engineering and Electronics & Telecommunication Engineering. The
standard and syllabi prescribed for these papers are given in Schedule to the Appendix. The
details of the written Examination i.e. subject, duration and maximum marks allotted to each
subject are given in para 2 below.

Part II

Personality test carrying a maximum of 200 marks of such of the candidates who qualify on
the basis of the written examination.

The following will be the subjects for the written examination:-

CATEGORY I(CIVIL ENGINEERIN)

Subject Duration Maximum Marks Marks

Section I- Objective Papers
General Ability Test
(Part A: General English) 2 hrs. 200
(Part B: General Studies)
Paper I - Civil Engineering 2 hrs. 200
Paper II - Civil Engineering 2 hrs. 200
Section II- Conventional Papers
Paper I
Civil Engineering 3 hrs. 200
Section II- Conventional Papers
Paper II
Civil Engineering 3 hrs. 200
TOTAL 1000

General Ability Test

Part A:

General English-The question paper in General English will be designed to test the candidate's
understanding of English and workmanlike use of words.

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Part B:

General Studies-The paper in General Studies will include knowledge of current events and of such
matters as of everyday observation and experience in their scientific aspects as may be expected of
an educated person. The paper will also include questions on History of India and Geography of a
nature which candidates should be able to answer without special study.

Civil Engineering Syllabus

(For both objective and conventional type papers)

Paper I

Building Materials:

Timber: Different types and species of structural timber, density-moisture relationship,

strength in different directions, defects, influence of defects on permissible stress,
preservation, dry and wet rots, codal provisions for design, Plywood.

Bricks: Types, Indian Standard classification, absorption, saturation factor, strength in

masonry, influence of mortar strength on masonry strength.

Cement: Compounds of, different types, setting times, strength.

Cement Mortar: Ingredients, proportions, water demand, mortars for plastering and
masonry.

Concrete: Importance of W/C Ratio, strength, ingredients including admixtures, workability,

testing for strength, elasticity, non-destructive testing, mix design methods.

Solid Mechanics: Elastic constants, stress, plane stress, Mohr's circle of stress, strains, plane
strain, Mohr's circle of strain, combined stress; Elastic theories of failure; Simple bending,
shear; Torsion of circular and rectangular sections and simple members.

Structural Analysis: Analysis of determinate structures-different methods including

graphical methods. Analysis of indeterminate skeletal frames-moment distribution, slope-
deflection, stiffness and force methods, energy methods, Muller-Breslau principle and
application. Plastic analysis of indeterminate beams and simple frame shape factors.

Design of Steel Structures: Principles of working: stress method. Design of connections,

simple members, Built-up sections and frames. Design of Industrial roofs. Principles of
ultimate load design. Design of simple members and frames.

Design of Concrete and Masonry Structures: Limit state design for bending, shear, axial
compression and combined forces. Codal provisions for slabs, beams, walls and footings.
Working stress method of design of R.C. members.

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Principles of pre-stressed concrete design, materials, methods of pre-stressing, losses. Design

of simple members and determinate structures. Introduction to pre-stressing of indeterminate
structures. Design of brick masonry as per I.S. Codes.

Construction Practice, Planning and Management Concreting Equipment: Weight Batcher,

Mixer, vibrator, batching plant, and concrete pump.

Cranes, hoists, lifting equipment. Earthwork equipment: Power shovel, hoe, dozer, dumper,
trailers and tractor, rollers, sheep foot rollers, pumps. Construction, Planning and
Management: Bar chart, linked bar chart, work-break down structures, Activity-on-arrow
diagrams. Critical path, probabilistic activity durations; Event based networks. PERT
network; Time-cost study, crashing; Resource allocation.

Paper II

(1) (A) Fluid Mechanics, Open Channel Flow, Pipe Flow: Fluid Properties, Pressure, Thrust,
Buoyancy, Flow Kinematics; Integration of flow equations; Flow measurement; Relative
motion; Moment of momentum; Viscosity, Boundary layer and Control, Drag, Lift;
Dimensional Analysis, Modeling, Cavitation; Flow oscillations; Momentum and Energy
principles in Open Channel flow, Flow controls, Hydraulic jump, Flow sections and
properties; Normal flow, Gradually varied flow; Surges; Flow development and losses in pipe
flows; Measurements; Siphons; Surges and Water hammer; Delivery of Power; Pipe
networks.

(b) Hydraulic Machines and Hydropower: Centrifugal pumps, types, performance parameters,
scaling, pumps in parallel; Reciprocating pumps, air vessels, performance parameters;
Hydraulic ram; Hydraulic turbines, types, performance parameters, controls, choice; Power
houses, classification and layout, storage, pondage, control of supply.

(2)(a) Hydrology: Hydrological cycle, precipitation and related data analyses, PMP, unit and
synthetic hydrographs; Evaporation and transpiration; Floods and their management; PMF;
Streams and their gauging; River morphology; Routing of floods; Capacity of Reservoirs.

(b) Water Resources Engineering: Water resources of the globe; Multi-purpose uses of water;
Soil-Plant-Water relationships, irrigation systems, water demand assessment; Storages and
their yields, ground water yield and well hydraulics; Water logging, drainage design;
Irrigation revenue; Design of rigid boundary canals, Lacey's and Tractive force concepts in
canal design, lining of canals; Sediment transport in canals; Non-overflow and overflow
sections of gravity dams and their design, Energy dissipaters and tail-water rating; Design of
head works, distribution works, falls, cross-drainage works, outlets; River training.

Environmental Engineering

(3)(a) Water Supply Engineering: Sources of supply, yields, design of intakes and
conductors; Estimation of demand; Water quality standards; Control of water-borne diseases;
Primary and secondary treatment, detailing and maintenance of treatment units; Conveyance
and distribution systems of treated water, leakages and control; Rural water supply;
Institutional and industrial water supply.

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(b) Waste Water Engineering: Urban rain water disposal; Systems of sewage collection and
disposal; Design of sewers and sewerage systems; pumping; Characteristics of sewage and its
treatment, Disposal of products of sewage treatment, stream flow rejuvenation; Institutional
and industrial sewage management; Plumbing Systems; Rural and semi-urban sanitation.

(c) Solid Waste Management: Sources, classification, collection and disposal; Design and
Management of landfills.

(d) Air and Noise Pollution and Ecology: Sources and effects of air pollution, monitoring
of air pollution; Noise pollution and standards; Ecological chain and balance, Environmental
assessment.

(4) (A) Soil Mechanics: Properties of soils, classification and inter-relationship; Compaction
behavior, methods of compaction and their choice; Permeability and seepage, flow nets,
Inverted filters; Compressibility and consolidation; Shearing resistance, stresses and failure;
soil testing in laboratory and in-situation. Stress path and applications; Earth pressure
theories, stress distribution in soil; soil exploration, samplers, load tests, penetration tests.

(b) Foundation Engineering: Types of foundations, Selection criteria, bearing capacity,

settlement, laboratory and field tests; Types of piles and their design and layout. Foundations
on expansive soils, swelling and its prevention, foundation on swelling soils.

(5)(a) Surveying: Classification of surveys, scales, accuracy; Measurement of distances-

direct and indirect methods; optical and electronic devices; Measurement of directions,
prismatic compass, local attraction; Theodolites-types; Measurement of elevations-Spirit and
trigonometric leveling; Relief representation; Contours; Digital elevation modeling concept;
Establishment of control by triangulations and traversing measurements and adjustment of
observations, computation of coordinates; Field astronomy, Concept of global positioning
system; Map preparation by plane tabling and by photogrammetry; Remote-sensing concepts,
map substitutes.

(b) Transportation Engineering: Planning of highway systems, alignment and geometric

design, horizontal and vertical curves, grade separation; Materials and construction methods
for different surfaces and maintenance; Principles of pavement design; Drainage. Traffic
surveys; Intersections, signaling; Mass transit systems, accessibility, networking. Tunneling,
alignment, methods of construction, disposal of muck, drainage, lighting and ventilation,
traffic control, emergency management.

Planning of railway systems, terminology and designs, relating to gauge, track, controls,
transits, rolling stock, ractive power and track modernization; Maintenance; Appurtenant
works; Containerization.

Harbors-layouts, shipping lanes, anchoring, location identification; Littoral transport with

erosion and deposition; Sounding methods; Dry and Wet docks, components and operations;
Tidal data and analyses.

Airports-layout and orientation; Runway and taxiway design and drainage management;
Zoning laws; Visual aids and air traffic control; Helipads, hangers, service equipment.

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Jobs through Engineering Services Examination

Qualified candidates of Engineering Services Examination (or the Combined Engineering Services
Examination, shortly known as CES) will be posted as any of the under mentioned positions in the
four categories:

Category-I    Civil Engineering

Group A Services/Posts

 Indian Railway Service of Engineers

 Indian Railway Stores Service (Civil Engineering Posts)
 Central Engineering Service
 Military Engineer Services (IDSE-Building and Roads Cadre)
 Military Engineer Service (Surveyor of Works Cadre)
 Survey of India Service, Group 'A' (Civil Engineering Posts)
 Central Water Engineering Service (Civil Engineering Posts)
 Assistant Executive Engineer (Civil) in P & T Building Works (Group `A') Service
 Central Engineering Service (Roads), Group `A';
 Assistant Executive Engineer (Civil) in Border Roads Engineering Service Group `A'
 Indian Ordnance Factories Service (Engineering Branch)

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