UPPSC SYLLABUS 2025
UPPSC SYLLABUS 2025
(d) Water supply and sanitation for public building:1. Sources of Water, Quality of water
supply, water treatment, water distribution, laying of pipes, building water supply &
maintenance. 2. Quantity of sewage, sewerage systems sanitation and drainage, Disposal of
Rainfall and domestic wastes, including night soil, waste water and garbage, plumbing for public
and residential buildings, septic tanks and soak pit, sewage treatment.
CIVIL ENGINEERING (DIPLOMA COURSE) Paper - II
WATER RESOURCES ENGINEERING
Time: 3 hrs. Max:Marks- 150
1. Introduction Definition of Irrigation, Necessity of Irrigation History of development of Irrigation
in India. Types of Irrigation in India. Sources of Irrigation Water. 2. Rain Fall & Run-off:
Definition of rainfall & fun-off, catchment area, Dicken's & Ryve's formula, Types of rain gauges-
Automatic & Non-automatic, Stream guaging. 3. Water Requirement of Crops: Definition of crop
season, Duty Delta and base period, their relationship, Irrigation methods & officiencies, Gross
Command area, Culturable command area intensity of Irrigation, Irrigable area, Water
requirement of crops-kharif and Rabi Preparation of water supply schedules for Kharif and Rabi.
4. Lift Irrigation: Types of walls, shallow & deep well, aquifer, types ground water flow.
construction of open wells and tube wells Yield of an open/tube well and problems, methods of
lifting water, manual and mechanical devices, use of wind mils lift canals-their design,
construction and water scheduling. 5. Flow Irrigation: Irrigation canals, perriuial Irrigation,
different parts of Irrigation canals and their functions, sketches of different canal cross sections
classification of canals according to their alignment, Design of Irrigation canals Chezy's formula
Mannings formula, kennedy's and Lacey's sift theory and equations, comparison of above two
sill theory, equations, critical velocity ratio, Use of Garrets and Lacey's charts, various types of
canal lining, Advantages. 6. Canal Head Works: Definition, object, General layout functions of
different part. Difference between weir and Barrage. 7. Regulatory Works: Functions and
explanation of terms used cross head regulators, Falls Energy dissipates, Outlets-Different
types, Escapes, 8. Cross Drainage Works: Functions and neceusity of the following types:
Aqueduct, Syphon, Superpassage, Level Crossing, Inlet outlet, Constructional details of the
above. 9. Dams: Earthern dams-types, Causes of failure, Classification into masonry &
Concrete dams, labelled cross section of goavity dam, Spillways. 10. Water Logging and
Drainage: Definition, causes and effects, detection prevention and remedies, surface and sub-
surface drains and their layout, field drainage, salinity controlling measures, groundwater
recharging measures. 11. Flood Protection: Estimation of flood discharges, systems of flood
warning, Fiver behaviors, training works and control, Marginal embankments, their design,
causes of failure, spurs & dykes, Attracting & repelling types, Nonsructural flood management,
Relief & Rehabilitation measures. 12. Irrigation Management: Checking of Irrigated, areas,
raising water charges bills compensation for crop damages, panalties for unauthorised use of
Irrigation water, procedure for imposition of panel rates. Canal law and its application, Formation
of water users, Associations and their participation in irrigation management, Command area
development. 13. Major Irrigation Projection in India. 14. Fluid Machanics: a. Properties of
Fluids Hydrostatic Pressure of various types of surface, Measurement of pressure, Kinematics
of fluid flow. b. Dynamics of fluid flow, Bernoulli's theorem Measurement of flow, Pilot tube,
piezometer, orifices venturi meter, Current meter. c. Flow through pipes-losses and pipe
network, water hammer, Reynold's number. d. Flow through open channels-Hydrolic gredience,
Equation for Uniform flow, Chezy's and manning formula. Most Economical section. e.
Measurement of discharges by (i) weirs and (ii) notch. f. Hydraulic-Pumps (Reciprocating and
Centrifugal) Turbines (Impulse & Reaction).
Syllabus of Engineering Subjects
Building Materials : Physical and Chemical properties, Classification, Standard Tests, Uses and
manufacture/quarrying of materials e.g. building stones, silicate based materials, Cement (Portland),
Asbestos products, Timber and Wood based Products,Laminates,bituminousmaterials, Paints, Varnishes.
Estimating, Costing and Valuation : Estimate, Glossary of technical terms, Analysis of rates, Methods
and unit of measurement, Items of work – Earthwork, Brick work (Modular & Traditional bricks), RCC
work, Shuttering, Timber work, Painting, Flooring, Plastering. Boundary wall, Brick building, Water Tank,
Septic tank, Bar bending schedule. Centre line method, Mid-section formula, Trapezodial formula,
Simpson’s rule. Cost estimate of Septic tank, flexible pavements, Tube well, isolated and combined
footings, Steel Truss, Piles and pile-caps. Valuation – Value and cost, scrap value, salvage value,
assessed value, sinking fund, depreciation and obsolescence, methods of valuation.
Surveying: Principles of surveying, measurement of distance, chain surveying, working of prismatic
compass, compass traversing, bearings, local attraction, plane table surveying, theodolite traversing,
adjustment of theodolite, Levelling, Definition of terms used in levelling, contouring, curvature and
refraction corrections, temporary and permanent adjustments of dumpy level, methods of contouring,
uses of contour map,tachometric survey,curve setting,earth work calculation, advanced surveying
equipment.
Soil Mechanics: Origin of soil, phase diagram, Definitions- void ratio, porosity, degree of saturation,
water content, specific gravity of soil grains, unit weights, density index and interrelationship of different
parameters, Grain size distribution curves and their uses. Index properties of soils, Atterberg's limits, ISI
soil classification and plasticity chart. Permeability of soil, coefficient of permeability, determination of
coefficient of permeability, Unconfined and confined aquifers, effective stress, quick sand, consolidation
of soils, Principles of consolidation, degree of consolidation, pre-consolidation pressure, normally
consolidated soil, e-log p curve, computation of ultimate settlement. Shear strength of soils, direct shear
test, Vane shear test, Triaxial test. Soil compaction, Laboratory compaction test, Maximum dry density
and optimum moisture content, earth pressure theories, active and passive earth pressures, Bearing
capacity of soils, plate load test, standard penetration test.
Hydraulics: Fluid properties, hydrostatics, measurements of flow, Bernoulli's theorem and its application,
flow through pipes, flow in open channels, weirs, flumes, spillways, pumps and turbines.
Irrigation Engineering : Definition, Necessity, Benefits, III effects of irrigation, types and methods of
irrigation. Hydrology – Measurement of rainfall, run off coefficient, rain gauge, losses from precipitation –
evaporation, infiltration, etc. Water requirement of crops, duty, delta and base period, Kharif and Rabi
Crops, Command area, Time factor, Crop ratio, Overlap allowance, Irrigation efficiencies. Different type of
canals, types of canal irrigation, loss of water in canals. Canal lining – types and advantages. Shallow
and deep to wells, yield from a well. Weir and barrage, Failure of weirs and permeable foundation, Slit
and Scour, Kennedy’s theory of critical velocity. Lacey’s theory of uniform flow. Definition of flood, causes
and effects, methods of flood control, water logging, preventive measures. Land reclamation,
Characteristics of affecting fertility of soils, purposes, methods, description of land and reclamation
processes. Major irrigation projects in India.
Transportation Engineering : Highway Engineering – cross sectional elements, geometric design, types
of pavements, pavement materials – aggregates and bitumen, different tests, Design of flexible and rigid
pavements – Water Bound Macadam (WBM) and Wet Mix Macadam (WMM), Gravel Road, Bituminous
construction, Rigid pavement joint, pavement maintenance, Highway drainage. Railway Engineering –
Components of permanent way – sleepers, ballast, fixtures and fastening, track geometry, points and
crossings, track junction, stations and yards. Traffic Engineering – Different traffic survey, speed-flow-
density and their interrelationships, intersections and interchanges, traffic signals, traffic operation, traffic
signs and markings, road safety.
Environmental Engineering: Quality of water, source of water supply, purification of water, distribution of
water, need of sanitation, sewerage systems, circular sewer, oval sewer, sewer appurtenances, sewage
treatments. Surface water drainage. Solid waste management – types, effects, engineered management
system. Air pollution –pollutants, causes, effects, control. Noise pollution – causes, health effects, control.
Structural Engineering
Theory of structures: Elasticity constants, types of beams - determinate and indeterminate, bending
moment and shear force diagrams of simply supported, cantilever and over hanging beams. Moment of
area and moment of inertia for rectangular & circular sections, bending moment and shear stress for tee,
channel and compound sections, chimneys, dams and retaining walls, eccentric loads, slope deflection of
simply supported and cantilever beams, critical load and columns, Torsion of circular section.
Concrete Technology: Properties, Advantages and uses of concrete, cement aggregates, importance of
water quality, water cement ratio, workability, mix design, storage, batching, mixing, placement,
compaction, finishing and curing of concrete, quality control of concrete, hot weather and cold weather
concreting, repair and maintenance of concrete structures.
RCC Design: RCC beams-flexural strength, shear strength, bond strength, design of singly reinforced
and doubly reinforced beams, cantilever beams. T-beams, lintels. One way and two way slabs, isolated
footings. Reinforced brick works, columns, staircases, retaining walls, water tanks (RCC design questions
may be based on both Limit State and Working Stress methods).
Steel Design: Steel design and construction of steel columns, beams roof trusses plate girders.