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Subjects for Competitive Examinations

  1. Building Construction & Materials
  2. Strength of Materials
  3. Theory of Structures
  4. Structural Analysis
  5. Steel Structures
  6. Design of Reinforced Concrete Structures
  7. Pre-stressed Concrete
  8. Construction Planning & Management
  9. Computer Programming for Analysis & Design of Structures
  10. Surveying
  11. Estimating, Costing & Valuation
  12. Geo-technical Engineering
  13. Fluid Mechanics
  14. Fluid Machines
  15. Engineering Hydrology
  16. Irrigation Engineering
  17. Highway Engineering
  18. Bridge Engineering
  19. Tunneling
  20. Environmental Engineering

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