Kerala Town Planning Surveyor Syllabus | KPSC Tradesman Civil Syllabus
Kerala Public Service Commission will be conducted a common recruitment exam namely Draftsman Civil Kerala Agro Machinery Corporation Limited, KPSC Tradesman Civil & Town Planning Surveyor Grade II Town & Country Planning Department on 03.04.2022. The Objective Multiple Choice OMR exam for 100 marks in 1 hour 30 minutes duration in English Medium. Kerala Public Service Commission has already published the Draftsman Grade II syllabus, exam date & exam pattern on their official website. It is very important for the applicants to be well-versed with the Kerala PSC Draftsman Syllabus and Exam Pattern, as it will have a direct impact on the candidate’s performance in the written exam. Candidates should make their exam strategy based on the detailed Kerala PSC Draftsman Syllabus & Exam Pattern which is also given in this article by ceptam.in team.
Detailed Syllabus for the post of Draftsman Grade II/ Town Planning Surveyor Grade II in Town and country Planning/ Draftsman Civil in Kerala Agro Machinery Corporation Limited/ Tradesman Civil in Technical Education Exam date – 03.04.2022
| Topic | Content |
| Module 1- Basic Engineering Drawing (8 Marks) | Drawing instruments, Uses, Layout of drawing sheet, Types of lines, Lettering, Dimensioning, Types of Scales, Plane geometrical construction, Conic Section, Projection. |
| Module 2- Building Materials & Construction (12 Marks) | Properties of engineering materials, Building Stones, bricks, lime, timber, tiles, sand, cement mortar and concrete, Admixtures, Ferrous metals, Non ferrous metals, Glass, Protective materials. |
| Module 3- Building Construction (20 Marks) | Stone masonry, Brick masonry, composite masonry, Foundation, Bearing capacity of soil, Scaffolding shoring and under pinning, Damp proofing water proofing and termite proofing, Arches, lintels, stairs, RCC-introduction, uses materials proportions Formwork including bending of bars and construction reference of BIS code, RCC lintel, column, slab, beam, footings, Method of mixing concrete, slump test Steel structures – Common forms of steel sections, Tension and compression member, Types of riveted joints, welded joints, Doors and windows, Roofs, Floors and floorings |
| Module 4- Building Drawing and Estimating (12 Marks) | Building rules and byelaws, Provision of safety for buildings, types of estimate, Sanctions, Rules and methods of measurements of works, Rate analysis, labour, materials, schedule of rates, Valuation- terms |
| Module 5- Irrigation Engineering (6 Marks) | Terms used in irrigation, Water requirements of crops, Wiers and barrages, storage and diversion headwork, Reservoir, Dams, Canals, Cross drainage works, Hydroelectric projects and Turbines |
| Module 6- Surveying (14 Marks) | Chain surveying- principles – instruments used, Filed book plotting, compass surveying, Plane table surveying, Levelling and contouring, Curves, Theodolite
Area and volume calculation – Introduction to total station, Types of total station, Measurement with total station, Characteristic & features of Total station, Global positioning systems. |
| Module 7 – AutoCAD (8 Marks) | Introduction, Basic commands, Tool bars, Function keys and shortcut keys, 2D drafting, 3D modeling-shortcut keys, knowledge of layout and printing drawing. |
| Module 8 – Units of Measurements and applied mechanics ( 6 marks) | Units of measurements, Simple machines, work, power, energy, simple stress, strain, Mensuration, Simple trigonometry |
| Module 9 – Transportation Engineering (8 marks) | Road, Development of road, General principles of alignment, Classification and construction of different types of roads, Railway engineering – Type of rail sections, Permanent way, Sleepers Ballast, Fixtures and fastenings, Creep-Screw spikes- Washers Rail sections, signaling Points and crossings, Bridge classification of bridges. |
| Module 10 – Public Health and Sanitation (6 marks) | Pipes and pipe joints for underground drainage, Quality of water, Sources of water, Treatment and conveyance of water, Distribution of water, Systems of sanitation, house drainage, collection and conveyance of sewage, Septic tank, water and sewage treatment plant, Sewer appurtenances, waste water disposal. |
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