Delhi Cantonment Board Junior Engineer (Civil) Syllabus 2026 - Complete Section A Aptitude & Section B Engineering Topics | Official Notification

Delhi Cantonment Board – Junior Engineer (Civil): Indicative Syllabus 2026

Reproduced from the official Delhi Cantonment Board indicative syllabus for the post of Junior Engineer (Civil). Section A covers general aptitude; Section B lists the engineering subjects and topic headings exactly as published by the Board.

Section A – General Aptitude

SECTION-A General Intelligence and Reasoning: The questions shall be designed to test the candidate's ability to deal with abstract ideas and symbols and their relationships, arithmetical computations, and other analytical functions. The syllabus may include both verbal and non-verbal reasoning, such as analogies, similarities and differences, space visualization, problem-solving, analysis, judgment, decision-making, visual memory, discrimination, observation, relationship concepts, arithmetical reasoning, verbal and figure classification, coding-decoding, statement conclusion, syllogistic reasoning, etc.

General Awareness: Questions shall be aimed at testing the candidate's general awareness of the environment and its application to society. The test may include questions relating to History, Culture, Geography, Economic, Science, General Polity, Indian Constitution, Scientific Research, Environmental Issues, Sports, Important Days, Awards and Honours, and Current Affairs of National and International importance.

Arithmetical and Numerical Ability: Questions shall be designed to test the candidate's knowledge of number systems, computation of whole numbers, decimals and fractions, relationships between numbers, percentages, ratio and proportion, averages, interest, profit and loss, discount, time and distance, time and work, basic algebra, mensuration, data interpretation, and other arithmetical concepts involving real-life problem-solving.

English Comprehension: The test shall assess the candidate's ability to understand and use correct English. The syllabus may include vocabulary, grammar, sentence structure, synonyms and antonyms, spellings, error detection, sentence improvement, comprehension passages, and basic writing ability.

Section B – Technical / Professional Syllabus

APPLIED PHYSICS

• ❖ELECTROSTATICS
• ❖

D.C. CIRCUITS

• ❖

ELECTROMAGNETISM

• ❖

EXPANSION OF SOLIDS

• ❖

HEAT TRANSFER

• ❖

GEOMETRICAL OPTICS

• ❖

WAVE OPTICS

• ❖

APPLIED CHEMISTRY

• ❖

PROBLEMS BASED ON VOLUMETRIC AND GRAVIMETRIC ANALYSIS

• ❖

ANALYSIS OF WATER

• ❖

TREATMENT OF WATER

• ❖

CORROSION AND LUBRICANTS

• ❖

APPLIED MATHEMATICS

• ❖

ALGEBRA

• ❖

DETERMINANTS

• : MATRJCES
• ❖

CO-ORDINATE GEOMETRY OF TWO DIMENSIONS

• ❖VECTORS
• ❖

DIFFERENTIAL CALCULUS

• ❖

INTEGRAL CALCULUS

• ❖

APPLICATIONS OF CALCULUS

• ❖

DIFFERENTIAL EQUATIONS

• ❖

APPLIED MECHANICS

• ❖

INTRODUCTION

• ❖

LAWS OF FORCES

• ❖MOMENTS
• ❖CENTRE OF GRAVITY
• ❖

MOMENT OF INERTIA

• ❖

LAWS OF MOTION

• ❖CIRCULAR MOTION
• ❖

WORK, POWER & ENERGY

• ❖

FRICTION

• ❖ SIMPLE LIFTING MACHINES

BASIC ELECTRICAL ENGG

• ❖ DC CIRCUITS
• ❖ NETWORK THEOREMS
• ❖ ELEMENTS OF GENERATION TRANSMISSION & DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM
• ❖ ARRANGEMENT OF SUPPLY SYSTEM & DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM
• ❖ DOMESTIC INSTALLATION & SAFETY MEASURE

ELEMENTS OF MECHENICAL ENGINEERING

• ❖ TRANSMISSION OF POWER
• ❖ INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINES
• ❖ LUBRICANTS
• ❖ CONSTRUCTION, WORKING OF RECIPROCATING, CENTRIFUGAL AND GEAR

PUMP

• ❖ AIR COMPRESSOR
• ❖ MATERIAL HANDLING
• ❖ REFRIGERATION AND AIR CONDITIONING

SURVEYING

• ❖ INTRODUCTION
• ❖ CHAIN SURVEYING
• ❖ COMPASS SURVEYING
• ❖ SIMPLE LEVELING
• ❖ PRECISE LEVELING

BUILDING CONSTRUCTION

• ❖ INTRODUCTION
• ❖ FOUNDATION
• ❖ WALLS
• ❖ PARTITION WALL
• ❖ ARCHES AND LINTELS
• ❖ DOORS AND WINDOWS
• ❖ FLOORS
• ❖ SCAFFOLDING, SHORING, UNDERPINNING AND FORMWORK
• ❖ DAMP PROOFING
• ❖ STAIRS
• ❖ SURFACE FINISHES
• ❖ MAINTENANCE OF BUILDING
• ❖ BUILDING PLANNING
• t RIGATION ENGINEERING
• ❖ INTRODUCTION
• ❖ RAINFALL AND RUN OFF
• ❖ WATER REQUIREMENT OF CROPS
• ❖ LIFT IRRIGATION
• ❖ TUBE WELL IRRIGATION
• ❖ FLOW IRRIGATION
• ❖ CANAL HEAD WORKS
• ❖ REGULATORY WORKS
• ❖ CROSS DRAINAGE WORKS
• ❖ DAMS
• ❖ WATER LOGGING AND DRAINAGE

HYDRAULICS

• ❖ INTRODUCTION
• ❖ PROPERTIES OF FLUIDS
• ❖ HYDROSTATIC PRESSURE
• ❖ MEASUREMENT OF PRESSURE
• ❖ FUNDAMENTALS OF FLUID FLOW
• ❖ FLOW MEASUREMENTS
• ❖ HYDRAULIC MACHINES
• ❖ FLOW THROUGH PIPES
• ❖ FLOW THROUGH OPEN CHANNELS

COMPUTER APPLICATION

• ❖ DIGITAL COMPUTER SYSTEMS, CHARACTERISTICS, HISTORY, COMPUTER

COMPUTERS

• &

STORAGE MEDIA. COMPUTER

• SOFTWARE-TYPES OF SOFiWARE, SYSTEM
• SOFiWARE, APPLICATION SOFiWARE.
• ❖ BASIC CONCEPT & FUNCTIONS OF AN OPERATING SYSTEM, TEXTUAL VS GUI

DISK OPERATING SYSTEM (DOS), COMMANDS AND UTILITIES, WORKING WITH

• MS WINDOWS, UNIX AND LINUX, WORKING KNOWLEDGE OF PC SOFiWARE

WORD PROCESSOR.

• ❖ COMPUTER LANGUAGES, GENERATION OF LANGUAGES, TRANS LA TORS-

VARIOUS TECHNIQUES OF PROGRAMMING, USE OF PROGRAMMING.

• ❖ INTRODUCTION TO 'C', IMPORTANCE OF C, BASIC STRUCTURE OF A C

EXPRESSIONS, MANAGING

• 1/0 OPERATORS,

CONTROL STATEMENT:

• 'IF'

NOTATION, STORAGE AND REPRESENTATION, FUNCTIONS:USER DEFINED

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CONCRETE TECHNOLOGY

• ❖ INTRODUCTION
• ❖ CEMENT
• ❖ AGGREGATES
• ❖ PROPORTIONING OF CONCRETE
• ❖ CONCRETING OPERATIONS
• ❖ DURABILITY OF CONCRETE
• ❖ SPECIAL PURPOSE CONCRETE
• ❖ PROPERTIES OF CONCRETE IN PLASTIC STAGE

THEORY OF STRUCTURES

• ❖ SIMPLE STRESSES & STRAINS
• ❖ COMPOUND STRESS
• ❖ BENDING MOMENT AND SHEARING FORCE
• ❖ BENDING STRESS
• ❖ SHEAR STRESS
• ❖ COMBINED DIRECT AND BENDING STRESS
• ❖ TORSION
• ❖ COLUMNS AND STRUTS
• ❖ ANALYSIS OF TRUSSES
• ❖ STRAIN ENERGY
• ❖ THIN WALLED TUBES

ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING-I

• ❖ INTRODUCTION
• ❖ QUANTITY OF WATER
• ❖ SOURCES OF WATER SUPPLY
• ❖ INTAKES AND CONVEYANCE OF WATER
• ❖ QUALITY OF WATER
• ❖ SEDIMENTATION
• ❖ FILTRATION
• ❖ DISINFECTION OF WATER
• ❖ STORAGE OF CLEAR WATER AND ITS DISTRIBUTION
• ❖ TERMS, SYSTEM OF SANITATION AND THEIR MERITS AND DEMERITS
• ❖ SYSTEM OF WASTE WATER AND THEIR ADVANTAGES AND DISADVANTAGES
• ❖ CHOICE OF WASTEWATER SYSTEM AND SUITABLE SYSTEM FOR INDIA
• ❖ QUANTITY OF SANITARY AND STORM SEWAGE.
• ❖ FLOW IN SEWERS
• ❖ CONSTRUCTION AND MAINTENANCE OF SEWERS
• ❖ CHARACTERIZATION AND EXAMINATION OF SEWAGE
• ❖ DISPOSAL OF SEWAGE
• ❖ TREATMENT OF SEWAGE
• ❖ SEPTIC AND IMMHOFF TANKS
• ❖ AIR POLLUTION· CAUSES, EFFECTS AND CONTROLS
• ❖ NOISE POLLUTION: CAUSES, EFFECTS AND CONTROLS

CONSTRUCTION MA TE RIALS

• ❖ BUILDING STONES
• ❖ BRICKS
• ❖ CEMENT
• ❖ LIME
• ❖ TIMBER AND WOOD BASED PRODUCTS
• ❖ PAINTS AND VARNISHES
• ❖ CEMENT PAINTS
• ❖ METALS

SOIL MECHANICS & FOUNDATION ENGINEERING

• ❖ INTRODUCTION: IMPORTANCE OF SOIL STUDIES IN CIVIL ENGG. GEOLOGICAL

DEPOSITS ARE FORMED AND THEIR ENGINEERING CHARACTERISTICS.

• ❖ SATURATED AND PARTIALLY SATURATED SOIL
• ❖ SOIL CLASSIFICATION AND IDENTIFICATION
• ❖ FLOW OF WATER THROUGH SOILS
• ❖ EFFECTIVE STRESS
• ❖ DEFORMATION OF SOILS
• ❖ STRENGTH CHARACTERISTICS OF SOIL
• ❖ SOIL COMPACTION
• ❖ BEARING CAPACITY OF FOUNDATIONS
• ❖ SOIL EXPLORATION

DESIGN OF R.C.C. STRUCTURES-I

• ❖ INTRODUCTION:DIFFERENT

METHOD.

• ❖ SINGLY REINFORCED RECTANGULAR BEAMS BY WSM
• ❖ INTRODUCTION TO LIMIT STA TE METHOD
• ❖ SINGLY REINFORCED RECTANGULAR BEAMS
• ❖ DOUBLY REINFORCED RECTANGULAR BEAMS
• ❖ FLANGED BEAM: SERVICEABILITY LIMIT STATES
• ❖ CURTAILMENT
• ❖ DESIGN OF SHEAR & DEVELOPMENT LENGTH
• ❖ DESIGN OF BEAMS

ANALYSIS OF STRUCTURES

• ❖ SLOPE AND DEFLECTION:
• ❖ ANALYSIS OF STATICALLY INDETERMINATE BEAMS
• ❖ PROPPED CANTILEVERS
• ❖ FIXED BEAM
• ❖ CONTINUOUS BEAM
• ❖ SLOPE DEFLECTION METHOD
• ❖ MOMENT DISTRIBUTION METHOD
• ❖ THREE HINGED ARCHES
• ❖ INFLUENCE LINES

CONSTRUCTION MANAGEMENT AND ACCOUNTS

• ❖ BASIC PRINCIPLE OF MANAGEMENTS
• ❖ ACCIDENT, SAFETY AND HOUSEKEEPING
• ❖ INDUSTRIAL LAWS
• ❖ PERSONNELMANAGEMENT
• ❖ FINANCE MANAGEMENT
• ❖ PROJECT MANAGEMENT
• ❖ QUALITY CONTROL
• ❖ MARKETING IN CIVIL ENGINEERING
• ❖ ENTREPRENEUR SHIP
• ❖ PROFESSIONAL ETHICS

CAD IN CIVIL ENGINEERING PRACTICE

• ❖ DEFINITION OF VARIOUS AUTO CAD COMMANDS USED. SIMPLE EXERCISES

TRANSPORTATION ENGINEERING

• ❖ HIGHWAYS
• ❖ ROAD GEOMETRICS
• ❖ HIGHWAY MATERIALS
• ❖ EARTH AND GRAVEL ROADS
• ❖ DESIGN OF FLEXIBLE AND RIGID PAVEMENTS- HILL ROADS: RAILWAYS
• ❖ RAILWAY TRACK & SLEEPERS
• ❖ POINTS AND CROSSINGS
• : SIGNALS
• ❖ BRIDGES

DESIGN OF STEEL STRUCTURES

• ❖ INTRODUCTION: STEEL STRUCTURES, DIFFERENT TYPES OF STEEL AND STEEL

STATE METHOD OF DESIGN AS PER IS CODE: 800-2007

• ❖ STRUCTURAL STEEL CONNECTIONS
• ❖ TENSION MEMBERS
• ❖ COMPRESSION MEMBERS
• ❖ BEAMS
• ❖ PLATE GIRDERS
• ❖ STEEL ROOF TRUSS

ESTIMATING & COSTING

• ❖ INTRODUCTION TO QUANTITY SURVEYING AND ITS IMPORTANCE. DUTIES OF

AND CALCULATION OF QUANTITIES AND ABSTRACT.

• ❖ MEASUREMENT, UNITS OF MEASUREMENT FOR VARIOUS ITEMS OF WORK AS PER

CENTRE LINE METHOD AND LONG WALL AND SHORT WALL METHOD.

• ❖ PREPARATION OF DETAILED AND ABSTRACT ESTIMATES FROM DRAWINGS; A

TRUSS, TIMBER STRUCTURES.

• ❖ EARTHWORK FOR UNLINED CHANNEL, MID SECTION FORMULA, TRAPEZOIDAL

BEAMS, SLAB, COLUMN AND LINTEL. ARCHES AND THEIR BAR BENDING SCHEDULE.

• ❖ CALCULATION OF QUANTITIES OF MATERIALS FOR CEMENT MORTARS OF

MASONRY - RANDOM RUBBLE AND ASHLAR.

• ❖ ANALYSIS OF RA TES
• ❖ VALUATION

Engineering subjects in this syllabus

Official Source

• Official syllabus notification (mirrored): dcb-syllabus-je-civil-2026.pdf
• Delhi Cantonment Board official website: https://dcb.delhigovt.nic.in/

Content derived from the official Board notification linked above.