Syllabus For UPSC IES Exam

I want to give the Indian Engineering Services exam conducted by the UPSC so need the syllabus to prepare well for the exam can you please help me to get the syllabus

[Kiran Chandar]

Indian Engineering Services abbreviated as IES are the civil services that meet the technical and managerial functions of the Government of India


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BROAD CONTENTS OF THE GENERAL STUDIES AND ENGINEERING
APTITUDE PAPER ( Stage-I, Paper-I).

General Studies and Engineering Aptitude
(Stage I - Paper I, Objective type, Common to all Candidates, 2 hours duration, 200 Marks
maximum)

The questions from the following Topics will be set in Paper-I of Stage-I

1. Current issues of national and international importance relating to social,
economic and industrial development

2. Engineering Aptitude covering Logical reasoning and Analytical ability

3. Engineering Mathematics and Numerical Analysis

4. General Principles of Design, Drawing, Importance of Safety

5. Standards and Quality practices in production, construction,
maintenance and services

6. Basics of Energy and Environment : Conservation, environmental
pollution and degradation, Climate Change, Environmental impact
assessment

7. Basics of Project Management

8. Basics of Material Science and Engineering

9. Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) based tools and
their applications in Engineering such as networking, e-governance and
technology based education.

10. Ethics and values in Engineering profession

Syllabus For UPSC IES Exam

[B]PAPER – I
1. 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.


2. 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.


3. Structural Analysis:
Basics of strength of materials, Types of stresses and strains, Bending
moments and shear force, 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. 4. 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. 5. 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. 6. Construction Practice, Planning and Management:
Construction - Planning, Equipment, Site investigation and Management
including Estimation with 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.




PAPER – II
1. Flow of Fluids, Hydraulic Machines and Hydro Power:
(a) 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.
(b) Hydraulic Machines and Hydro power -
Various pumps, Air vessels, Hydraulic turbines – types, classifications &
performance parameters; Power house – classification and layout,
storage, pondage, control of supply.


2. Hydrology and Water Resources Engineering:
Hydrological cycle, Ground water 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.


3. 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 Waste-water 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.
(c) Solid Waste Management:
Sources & classification of solid wastes along with planning & design
of its management system; Disposal system, Beneficial aspects of
wastes and Utilization by Civil Engineers.
(d) Air, Noise pollution and Ecology:
Concepts & general methodology.


4. Geo-technical Engineering and Foundation Engineering :
(a) Geo-technical Engineering: Soil exploration - planning & methods,
Properties of soil, classification, various tests and inter-relationships;
Permeability & Seepage, Compressibility, consolidation and Shearing
resistance, Earth pressure theories and stress distribution in soil;
Properties and uses of geo-synthetics.

(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.


5. 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.


6. Transportation Engineering:
Highways - Planning & construction methodology, Alignment and
geometric design; Traffic Surveys and Controls; Principles of Flexible
and Rigid pavements design.
Tunneling - Alignment, methods of construction, disposal of muck,
drainage, lighting and ventilation.
Railways Systems – Terminology, Planning, designs and maintenance
practices; track modernization.
Harbours – Terminology, layouts and planning.