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, bituminous materials, paints, varnishes.

Principles of surveying, measurement of distance, chain surveying, compass surveying, levelling, theodolite surveying, contouring, plane table surveying, minor instruments, curves, etc.

Origin of soil, phase relationships, index properties, classification, compaction, permeability, seepage, shear strength, consolidation, earth pressure, soil stabilization, etc.

Fluid properties, hydrostatics, measurements of flow, flow through pipes, flow in open channels, etc.

Theory of structures, concrete technology, RCC design, steel design, etc.

Planning and construction management, construction equipment, earthwork, masonry, flooring, damp proofing, etc.

Kinematic and dynamic analysis of planar mechanisms, cams, gears, gear trains, governors, balancing of rotating and reciprocating masses, etc.

Design of joints, couplings, bearings, springs, brakes and clutches, belts and chains, pressure vessels, etc.

Laws of thermodynamics, properties of pure substances, thermodynamic cycles, availability and irreversibility, etc.

Modes of heat transfer, conduction, convection, radiation, heat exchangers, boiling and condensation, etc.

Casting, forming, welding, machining, metrology, computer integrated manufacturing, etc.

Concepts of resistance, inductance, capacitance, and various factors affecting them, Ohm’s law, Kirchhoff’s laws, etc.

DC machines, transformers, synchronous machines, induction motors, special machines, etc.

Generation, transmission, and distribution of electrical power, power system protection, etc.

Principles of feedback, transfer function, block diagram, stability analysis, etc.

Bridges, potentiometers, instrument transformers, measurement of power, energy, etc.