BPSC Assistant Engineer Preliminary (PT) detailed syllabus

Bihar Public Service Commission (BPSC) has announced recruitment for the post of Assistant Engineer (AE). Alos, the date has been released for the exam as 15th and 16th September. We are providing the complete preliminary exam syllabus.

Exam Pattern
Type of Question	Section	Number of Multiple Choice Questions (MCQs)	Total Questions	Marks	Total Marks	Total Duration
Objective	General Science and Engineering	100	150	100	150	3 Hours
	General Studies	50		50

Detailed Syllabus:-

1. Engineering Mechanics –

Simple application of equilibrium equations, Equation of motion, Work, Power, Energy

2. Surveying and Measurement –

Distance and Area measurement, Measurement of Direction and measurement of Slopes, elevation and height, Common Survey Instruments, Electrical shop instruments such as Ammeter, Voltmeter, Charge meter, Insulation tester, Energy meter and their principals of working, Mechanical shop measurement instruments, Linear and angular measurements, straight flatness roundness measurement

3. Mechanics of Solids –

Generalized stress, strain and consisting laws, Transformation of stress and strain, Strain energy, Analysis of beams, columns and shafts, Unsymmetrical bending shear centre, Theories of failure

4. Engineering Materials and Construction –

Bricks, Lime, Cement, Aggregate, Cast Iron and Steel, Non-ferrous materials, Timber paints and miscellaneous engineering materials, Testing of Engineering materials, Considerations in construction of masonary floors and walls

5. Engineering Economy and Measurement –

Principles of Engineering economy, Project planning, CPM and PERT Techniques, Construction Equipments and safety, Analysis of rates of important construction items

6. Fluid Mechanics –

Laminar and Turbulent Flow, Concept of boundary layer, Continuity equations, Bernoulli’s Equation, Energy equation, Flow measurement, Dimensional analysis and modelling, one dimensional study

7. Heat Transfer –

Production of heat through single and multi layer bodies including wells and cylinders, Natural forced convection Heat transfer, Concept of thermal boundary layer, Stefan Boltzmann, Law of radiation, Kirchoff law, concepts of black and grey bodies

8. Thermodynamics –

Thermodynamic Process, First and second law of Thermodynamics, Carnot cycle, Rankine cycle, Otto cycle, Diesel cycle

9. Fluid Machinery –

Impulse and Reaction water turbine, Pelton Wheel Turbine, Reciprocating and Centrifugal Pump

10. Elementary Engineering –

Electric circuits, Thevenin’s Theorem, Circuit Law, Principal of Superposition, Introduction to periodic function, Series and parallel connection in steady AC, Circuit having Induction, Resistance and Capacitance, Junction transistor, Junction diodes, Equivalent Circuits, Common emitter equivalent circuits, Magnetic effect of an electric current, Magnetic Circuits, Ideal transformer, Transformer as a circuit element, Electromagnetic energy conversion, DC motors and Generator performance, AC motors and Generator performance

11. Environmental Engineering –

Water pollution and purification, Waste Water Treatment, Air Pollution and its Control, Ecological Balance