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5th March 2016, 12:20 PM
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Re: UPPSC Irrigation JE Exam Syllabus

Hello sir, I am Ashok. I am from Kanpur. I am preparing for UPPSC JE exam. Can you help me by providing me details regarding the UPPSC Irrigation JE Exam Syllabus?
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5th March 2016, 12:21 PM
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Re: UPPSC Irrigation JE Exam Syllabus

UPPSC is Uttar Pradesh Public Service Commission.

It conducts Junior Engineer exams for Civil, Mechanical, Electrical &
Agriculture Disciplines

As you have asked about the Irrigation JE syllabus, check below for the
details

Irrigation & Drainage Engineering : Introduction: Definition of Irrigation,
History of Irrigation, Necessary and scope of Irrigation.

Water Requirement of Plants : Types of soil, soil properties in relation of
Irrigation and drainage, classes and availability of soil water, Evaporation,
transpiration, evapotranspiration, consumptive use, estimating crop water
requirements, duty of water, delta. Assessment Irrigation water
requirements of different crops, estimation of depth and time of Irrigation,
different criteria for irrigation scheduling depending upon soil- plant-
atmospheric factor.

Irrigation Methods : Surface and subsurface methods, sprinkler and drip
system of irrigation and conjunctive use. Measurement of irrigation
efficiencies, water conveyance, storage, application, distribution and water
use efficiency.

Drainage Engineering : Definition, necessity, water logging salinity, its
control interrelationship of irrigation, drainage, drainage coeficient. Different
types of surface and subsurface drainage system.



2. Minor Irrigation : Importance, necessity and advantages of minor
irrigation, Land survey, method of levelling, determination of cuts and fill.
Importance and necessity of levelling. Sources of minor irrigation. Definition
of tubewell, need, advantage & disadvantage, characteristics of tubewell site,
factor affecting site selection.



Section B



3. Soil & Water Conservation and Land Reclamation Engineering : Mechanics,
types and causes of soil erosion, factors affecting erosion, damages caused
by soil erosion. Agronomical measures for soil & water conservation:
Contour farming, mulching, stip cropping, cover cropping, mixed cropping,
role of grasses in soil conservation. Mechanical method of erosion control:
Field bunding, contour bunding, graded bunding, ridge and channel terraces.
Gully erosion control: Classification of gullies, control of bullies by temporary
and permanent structures: earthen check dams, brush dams, loose rock
dams, straight drop spillway.

Land Reclamation : Classification of user soils, salty resistant crops,
reclamation of user soils. Reclamation of waste lands forest lands and sandy
soils, sanddunes stabilization.

Ravine Reclamation : Classification of ravines and various measures for
ravine reclamation


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