DSSSB Assistant Engineer (Civil) Syllabus 2026 - Complete Tier-I & Tier-II Subject-wise Syllabus | Official Notification

Delhi Subordinate Services Selection Board – Assistant Engineer (Civil): Complete Tier-I & Tier-II Syllabus 2026

Reproduced from the official DSSSB syllabus notification for the post of Assistant Engineer (Civil). This is the combined Tier-I and Tier-II indicative syllabus: General Topics for Tier-I Section A, followed by the subject-specific engineering topics applicable to Tier-I Section B and Tier-II Parts I and II. All headings and topic lists are taken from the Board’s published document.

At a glance

General Topics – Tier-I, Section A

GENERAL AWARENESS

ABILITY OF THE CANDIDATE'S GENERAL AWARENESS OF THE ENVIRONMENT AROUND HIM/HER AND ITS APPLICATION TO SOCIETY. THE QUESTIONS WILL BE DESIGNED TO TEST KNOWLEDGE OF CURRENT EVENTS AND OF SUCH MATTER OF EVERYDAY OBSERVATION AS MAY BE EXPECTED OF AN EDUCATED PERSON. THE TEST WILL ALSO INCLUDE QUESTIONS RELATING TO HISTORY, POLITY, CONSTITUTION, SPORTS, ART & CULTURE GEOGRAPHY, ECONOMICS, EVERYDAY SCIENCE, SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH NATIONAL/INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS /I NSTITUTIONS ETC

General Intelligence & Reasoning Ability

GENERAL INTELLIGENCE & REASONING ABILITY INCLUDES QUESTIONS OF BOTH VERBAL AND NON-VERBAL TYPES. TEST MAY INCLUDE QUESTIONS ON ANALOGIES, SIMILARITIES, DIFFERENCES, SPACE VISUALIZATION, PROBLEM SOLVING, ANALYSIS, JUDGMENT, DECISION MAKING, VISUAL MEMORY DISCRIMINATION, OBSERVATION, RELATIONSHIP, CONCEPTS, ARITHMETICAL REASONING, VERBAL AND FIGURE CLASSIFICATION, ARITHMETICAL NUMBER SERIES ETC

Arithmetical & Numerical Ability

NUMERICAL ABILITIES WILL COVER NUMBER SYSTEMS INCLUDING QUESTloNS ON SIMPLIFICATION, DECIMALS, DATA INTERPRETATION FRACTIONS, L.C.M., H.C.F., RATIO & PROPORTION, PERCENTAGE, AVERAGE PROFIT & LOSS, DISCOUNT, SIMPLE & COMPOUND INTEREST, MENSURATloN TIME & WORK, TIME & DISTANCE. TABLES & GRAPHS ETC

Hindi Language & Comprehension

UNDERSTANDING AND COMPREHENSION OF THE HINDI LANGUAGE. IN ADDITION TO THIS, QUESTIONS ON ITS VOCABULARY, GRAMMAR, SENTENCE STRUCTURE, SYNONYMS, ANTONYMS AND ITS CORRECT USAGE ETC. WOULD ALSO BE COVEF3ED

English Language & Comprehension

UNDERSTANDING AND COMPREHENSION OF THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE. IN ADDITION TO THIS, QUESTIONS ON ITS VOCABULARY, GRAMMAR, SENTENCE STRUCTURE, SYNONYMS, ANTONYMS AND ITS CORRECT USAGE ETC WOULD ALSO BE COVERED

Subject-Specific Topics for the post of Assistant Engineer (Civil) (Tier-I Section B & Tier-II)

ENGINEERING PHYSICS

• + PllYSICS OF MOTION
• S OPTICS
• a ELECTROMAGNETISM
• + QUANTUM IDEAS
• a PHYSICS OF MATERIALS
• ¢ RELA"TY
• a LASERS
• a QUANTUM THEORY
• a PHYSICS OF MATERIALS

ENGINEERING CHEMISTRY

• a CHEMICAL AND INSTRUMENTAL ME"ODS OF ANALYSIS
• a ELECTROCHEMISTRY AND SURFACTANTS
• a MOLECULAR STRUCTURE AND PHASE RULE
• ¢ roLyMERs
• a NANOMATERIALS AND COMPOSITES

ENGINEERING MATHEMATICS

• S CURVE TRACING & APPLICATIONS OF DEFINITE INTEGRALS
• a TECHNIQUES OF ONE VARIABLE CALCULUS & PARTIAL DIFFERENTIATIONS
• ¢ ORDINARY DIFFERENTIAL EQUATIONS
• + PARTIAL DIFFERENTIAL EQUATIONS
• dy SOLID GEOMETRY & MULTIPLE INTEGRALS
• + ORDINARY & PARTIAL DIFFERENTIAL EQUATIOwS
• + COMPLEX ANALYSIS

BASICS OF CIVIL ENGINEERING

• 4 STRESSES & STRAINS INTRODUCTION
• 4 UNIAXIAL DEFORMATIONS
• 4 ANALYSIS OF STRESSES
• dy ANALYSIS OF STRAINS

BASICS OF MECHANICAL ENGINEERING

• 4 THERMODYNAMICS SYSTEMS, PROPERTIES, THERMAL EQUILIBRIUM
• ZEROTH LAW OF THERMODYNAMICS AND CONCEPT OF TEMPERATURE
• WORK, DISPLACEMENT WORK IN VARIOUS QUAsl€TATE SYSTEMS, FIRST
• LAW OF THERMODYNAMICS, APPLICATION TO CYCLIC PROCESS
• INTERNAL ENERGY, ENTHALPY PURE SUBSTANCE, CONTROL VOLUMES
• APPLICATION OF FIRST LAW TO NON-CYCLIC PROCESS, STEADY FLOW
• ENERGY EQUATION
• REVERSIBLE AND IRREVERSIBLE PROCESS, SECOND LAW OF
• THERMODYNAMICS, KELVIN-PLANCK AND CLAuslus STATEMENT AND
• THEIR EQUALITY. ENTROPY GENERATION, ENTROPY BALANCE EQUATION
• FOR CLOSED AND OPEN SYSTEMS
• FIRST LAW AND SECOND LAWS EQUATIONS, MAXWELL'S RELATION
• CARNOT CYCLE. DEFINITION AND PROPERTIES OF FLUIDS
• CLASSIFICATION OF FLUIDS, NORMAL AND SHEAR STRESSES IN FLUIDS
• KINEMATICS OF FLUID FLOW; TYPES OF FLOW, FLOW PATTERN, VELOCITY
• AND ROTATION, ACCELERATION OF FLUID PARTICLE, VELOCITY
• POTENTIAL FUNCTION, DIFFERENTIAL EQUATION OF CONSERVATION OF
• MASS
• DYNAMICS OF IDEAL FLUIDS FLOW; EULER'S EQUATION OF MOTION
• BERNOuLLl'S EQUATION AND ITS APPLICATION, FLOW MEASURING
• DEVICE, VENTURE-METER, ORIFICE-METER AND NOZZLE METER, PILOT
• STATIC TUBE, HYDRAULIC CO-EFFICIENT, FLOW THROUGH PIPES, MAJOR
• AND MINOR LOSSES IN PIPE FLOW

BASICS OF ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING

• a FUNDAMENTALS OF ELECTRIC CIRCUITS, KIRCHHOFF'S LAWS, MESH
• ANAI_YSIS, NODE ANALYSIS, DELTA-STAR AND STARDELTA CONVERSION
• CLASSIFICATION OF NETWORK ELEMENTS, "EVENIN'S THEOREM
• NORTAN'S "EOREM MAXIMUM POVVER TRANSFER THEOREM
• SuPERPOSITION THEOREM
• SINGLE PHASE AC CIRCUITS, AVERAGE AND EFFECTIVE VALUES OF
• SINUSOIDS, SOLUTION OF R,L,C SERIES CIRCulTS, THE J OPERATOR
• COMPLEX REPRESENTATION OF IMPEDANCES, PHASOR DIAGRAM
• CONCEPT OF POWEF3 FACTOR, POWER FACTOR IMPROVEMENT, POWER
• IN COMPLEX NOTATION, SOLUTION OF PARALLEL AND SERIES-PARALLEL
• CIRCUITS, RESONANCE. INTRODUCTION TO BALANCE THREE PHASE AC
• CIRCUITS
• AMPERE'S CIRCUITAL LAW, B-H CURVE, SOLUTION OF MAGNETIC
• CIRCUITS, HYSTERESIS AND EDDY CURRENT LOSSES. RELAYS AS AN
• APPLICATION OF MAGNETIC FORCE. TRANSFORMERS- CONSTRUCTION
• E.M.F. EQUATION, RATINGS, PHASOR DIAGRAM FOR NO LOAD AND FULL
• LOAD, EQUIVALENT CIRCUIT, REGULATION AND EFFICIENCY
• CALCuLATIONS, OPEN CIRCUIT AND SHORT CIRCulT TESTS
• INTRODUCTION TO AUTO-TRANSFORMER
• INTRODUCTION TO ELECTROMECHANICAL ENERGY CONVERSION, DC
• MOTORS- CONSTRUCTION, E.M.F. AND TORQUE EQUATIONS
• CHARACTERISTICS OF DC GENERATORS AND MOTORS, SPEED CONTROL
• OF DC MOTORS. DC MOTOFi STARTER- WORKING PRINCIPLE, RATINGS
• INTRODUCTION TO THREE PHASE INDUCTION MOTOR, INTRODUCTION TO
• ALTERNATOR AND SYNCHRONOUS MOTOR AND THEIR APPLICATIONS
• PMMC INSTRUMENTS, SHUNTS AND MULTIPLIERS, MULTl-METERS
• MOVING IRON AMMETERS AND. VOLTMETERS, DYNAMOMETER
• WATTMETER, AC WATT-HOUR METERS, EXTENSION OF INSTRUMENT
• RANGES

ENGINEERING CHEMISTRY& ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE

• WATER TREATMENT
• ENERGY RESOURCES
• CORROSION AND ITS PROTECTION
• ENVIRONMENTAL CHEMISTRY
• ENVIRONMENTAL BIOTECHNOLOGY

BASICS OF ELECTRONICS &COMMUNICATION ENGINEERING

• SEMICONDUCTOR DIODES
• TRANSISTORS (BJT&JFET)
• OPERATIONAL AMPLIFIER
• FEEDBACK AND ELECTRONIC INSTRUMENTS
• COMMUNICATION SYSTEMS
• FUNDAMENTAL OF COMPUTING
• 4 BASICS OF COMPUTERS
• + OPERATING SYSTEM
• fy NETWORKINC & DBMS

ENGINEERING GRAPHICS

• a ORTHOGRAPHIC PROJECTlow
• a ISOMETRIC PROuECTION
• ¢ SECTIONING
• 4 BUILDING DRAWINGS

SOLIDS MECHANICS

• dy "lN CYLINDRICAL SHELLS
• a SHEAR FORCE AND BENDING MOMENT
• a BENDING IN BEAMS
• 4 DEFLECTION OF BEAMS
• + COLUMNSAND STRUTS

FLUID MECHANICS

• INTRODUCTION DIFFRENT TREAL AND IDEAL FLUIDS, CONCEPT
• CONTINUUM APPROXIMATION, PROPERTIES OF FLUIDS, EQUATION
• STATE, COEFFICIENT OF COMPRESSIBILITY, BULK MODULuS
• ELASTICITY, NEWTONIAN AND NON- NEWTONIAN FLUID, SURFACE
• TENSION, CAPILLARITY, CONCEPT OF VISCOSITY, EFFECT OF
• TEMPERATURE ON VISCOSITY
• FLUID STATIC
• FLUID KINEMATICS
• FLUID ROTATION
• FLUID DYNAMICS

CIVIL ENGINEERING MATERIALS

• S CEMENT
• a AGGREGATES
• a SPECIAL CONCRETES
• 4 BRICKS& STONES
• dy O"ER MATERIALS

SURVEYING

• S CONCEPT OF PLANE AND GEODETic suRVEyiNG, cIAssiFicATioN Or
• SURVEYING, BASIC PRINCIPLES, MEASUREMENT OF HORIZONTAL
• DISTANCE BY CONVENTIONAL METl+ODS, SOURCES OF ERRORS
• CONCEPT AND pRiNclpLE Or LEVELING, iNSTRUMENTs FOR LEVELING
• TypEs oF spiRiT LEVELING, METHODs oF BooKiNG AND REDucTloN or
• LE\/ELS, ERRORS IN LEVELING
• CONCEPT OF TRAVERSING, TYPES OF MERIDIANS AND BEARINGS
• MEASUREMENT OF HORIZONTAL AND VERTICAL ANGLES, TRAVERSE
• MEASUREMENT AND COMPUTATION, OMITTED MEASUREMENTS
• FUNDAMENTALS OF PLANE TABLE SURVEYING, INSTRUMENTS EMPLOYED
• WORKING OPERATION, METHODS, ERRORS; INTRODUCTION AND
• IMPORTANCE OF TACHEOMETRY, STADIA AND TANGENTIAL METHODS
• IMPORTANCE OF TOPOGRAPHICAL SURVEY, CONCEPT AND
• CHARACTERISTICS OF CONTOURS, METHODS AND USES OF CONTOURS
• COMPUTATION OF AREA BY DIFFERENT METHODS, ESTIMATION OF
• VOLUME OF EARTHWORK; SETTING OUT OF BUILDING AND TUNNEL
• RECONNAISSANCE, PRELIMINARY AND DETAILED SURVEY FOR CANALS
• HIGHWAYS, RAILWAYS, SEWER LINES
• ELEMENTS AND GEOMETRY OF HORIZONTAL CURVE, SETTING OUT OF
• SIMPLE CuRVE BY LINEAR AND ANGULAR METHODS, COMPOUND
• REVERSE AND TRANSITION CURVES; BASICS OF VERTICAL CURVES
• SETTING OUT OF VERTICAL CURVE

ENGINEERING GEOLOGY

• STUDY OF THE INTERNAL STRUCTURES SUCH AS CRUST, MANTLE AND
• CORE OF THE EARTH. MINERAL MATTER AND PHYSICAL PROPERTIES OF
• THE ROCK FORMING MINERALS LIKE METALLIC AND NONMETALLIC
• MINERALS. SIGNIFICANCE OF MINERALS IN CIVIL ENGINEERING
• PRACTICES
• STUDY OF ROCKS, MODE OF FORMATION AND CLASSIFICATION OF
• IGNEOUS ROCKS. PHYSICAL AND ENGINEERING PROPERTIES OF IGNEOUS
• ROCKS. RELEVANCE OF IGNEOUS ROCKS IN CIVIL ENGINEERING
• PRACTICES. MODE OF FORMATION AND CLASSIFICATION OF
• SEDIMENTARY ROCKS. PHYSICAL AND ENGINEERING PROPERTIES OF
• SEDIMENTARY ROCKS. RELEVANCE OF SEDIMENTARY ROCKS IN CIVIL
• ENGINEERING PRACTICES. MODE OF FORMATION AND CLASSIFICATION OF
• METAMORPHIC ROCKS. PHYSICAL AND ENGINEERING PROPERTIES OF
• METAMORPHIC ROCKS. RELEVANCE OF METAMORPHIC ROCKS IN CIVIL
• ENGINEERING PRACTICES
• STUDY OF TECTONIC ACTIVITY OF THE EARTH. EXPLANATION OF FOLD
• FAULT, JOINT AND UNCONFORMITIES. TYPES OF FOLD, FAULT, JOINT AND
• UNCONFORMITIES. RELEVANCE OF FOLD, FAULT, JOINT AND
• UNCONFORMITIES IN CIVIL ENGINEERING PRACTICES
• WEATHERING AND EROsloN. NATURAL AGENCIES OF WEATHERING AND
• EROSION. TYPES OF WEATHERING. FORMATIONS OF VARIOUS TYPES OF
• LANDFORMS. GLACIAL LAND FORMS, WIND LANDFORMS AND FLUVIAL
• LANDFORMS. SIGNIFICANCE OF VARIOUS LANDFORMS IN CIVIL
• ENGINEERING PRACTICES. FORMATIONS OF VARIOUS TYPES OF SOILS
• SITE INVESTIGATION TECHNIQUES. GEOLOGICAL INVESTIGATION FOR DAM
• SITE AND RESERVOIR, BRIDGES, TUNNELS AND BUILDING. LANDSLIDE AND
• LAND SUBSIDENCE. STUDY OF EARTHQUAKE, CLASSIFICATION OF
• EARTHQUAKE, EARTHQUAKE ZONING IN INDIA. ROCKS AS ENGINEERING
• MATERIAL. HYDROLOGIC CYCLE AND STUDY OF GROUND WATER

ENGINEERING MATHS

• 4 VECTOR CALCULUS & HIGHER CALCULUS
• ¢ PROBABILITY & STATISTICS
• + DIFFERENCE EQUATION & UNEAR PROGRAMMING

STRUCTURAL ANALYSIS

• dy FORMS OF STRUCTURES
• dy DEFLECTION OF BEAMS
• 4 ENERGYME"ODS
• + DEFLECTION OF PIN JOINTED PLANE TRUSSES
• 4 UNSYMMETRICAL BENDING
• a INDETERMINATE STRUCTURES
• 4 COLUMN ANALOGY METl+OD
• S STIFFNESS/ DISPLACEMENT METHOD
• + ILD AND ITS APPLICATloN
• + MOMENT DISTRIBUTloN METlloD
• a PLASTIC ANALYSIS
• + STRUCTURAL DYNAMICS
• a DIMENSIONAL AND MODEL ANALYSIS: DIMENSIONAL ANALYSIS AND ITS
• UTILITY; BUCKINGHAM'S Pl-THEOREM AND RALEIGH'S ME"OD AND THEIR
• APPLICATION TO FLUID FLOW PROBLEMS; DIMENSIONLESS PARAMETER
• IN FLUID FLOVV AND THEIR RELEVANCE., SIMILARITIES: APPLICATION OF
• DYNAMIC SIMILARITY TO MODEL INVESTIGATIONS, SCALE RATIO FOR
• DISTORTED MODEL
• + LAMINAR FLOW
• a TURBULENT FLOW
• ¢ PIPEELOw
• a TURBINE
• S PUMPS

BUILDING CONSTRUCTION

• dy FOUNDATloN
• S MASONRY
• 4 FLOORSAND ROOFS
• a SLOPED ROOFS
• a STAIRS AND ESCALATORS
• a DOORS AND WINDOWS
• 4 LINTELS AND ARCHES
• ¢ BUILDING FINISHES
• ¢ DAMP PROOFING AND WATER PR00FING

ESTIMATING AND COSTING

• 4 lNTRODuCTIOI\l
• a BUILDING ESTIMATES
• 4 ANALYSIS OF RATES
• a ESTIMATE OF MULTISTORY BUILDING
• DESIGN OF STRUCTURE
• CHARACTERISTIC STRENGTH, STRESS-STRAIN RELATIONSHIP FOR
• CONCRETE AND STEEL, ls SPECIFICATIONS (ls 456, 875 & 1893)
• CHARACTERISTIC IMPOSED LOADS, DL, EL & WL. DESIGN PHILOSOPHIES
• WORKING STRESS METHOD AND LIMIT STATE METHOD. STRENGTH AND
• SERVICEABILITY REQUIREMENTS, ANALYSIS AND DESIGN FOR FLEXURE
• OF SINGLY / DOUBLY RECTANGULAR AND FLANGED BEAM SECTIONS -BY
• WORKING STRESS METHOD
• ANALYSIS AND DESIGN FOR FLEXURE OF SINGLY / DOUBLY RECTANGULAR
• AND FLANGED BEAM SECTIONS - BY LIMIT STATE METHOD
• SERVICEABILITY LIMIT STATES FOR DEFLECTION AND CRACKING
• REQUIREMENTS FOR CURTAILMENTS AND DETAILING OF
• REINFORCEMENT, MINIMUM / MAXIMUM TENSION AND COMPRESSION
• REINFORCEMENT, MINIMUM& MAXIMUM SPACING OF BARS
• INTRODUCTION AND USE OF DESIGN AID (SP-16), CALCULATloN OF
• DEFLECTION
• BOND STRESS: FLEXURAL & ANCHORAGE BOND STRESS, DESIGN BOND
• STRESS, DEVELOPMENT LENGTH, ANCHORAGE LENGTH; BEHAVIOUR OF
• BEAMS IN SHEAR, DESIGN FOR SHEAR & TORSION AS PER LIMIT STATE
• METHOD; REINFORCEMENT DETAILING
• COMPLETE DESIGN OF A CANTILEVER AND SIMPLY SUPPORTED BEAM
• WITH AND WITHOUT OVERHANG; DESIGN OF CONTINUOUS BEAMS WITH
• RECTANGULAR, T & L SECTIONS; lNTRODUCTloN TO SLABS
• RECTANGULAR SLAB, ONE WAY SIMPLY SuPPORTED & CONTINUOUS SLAB
• AND THEIR DESIGN; COMPARISON OF MANUAL DESIGN WITH THE
• SOFTWARE AVAILABLE
• a DESIGN OF CONNECTIONS
• a DESIGN OF TENSION MEMBERS
• ` DESIGN OF COMPRESSION MEMBERS
• 4 DESIGN OF BEAMS
• + DESIGN OF SLABS AND STAIRS
• S DESIGN OFCOLUMNS
• ¢ PLATECIRDER
• dy ROOF TRUSSES

SOIL MECHANICS

• a CLASSIFICATION AND PROPERTIES
• + FLOWTHROUGH SOILS
• 4 STRESSES IN sell
• a COMPACTION AND CONSOLIDATION
• a SHEAR STRENGTH AND LATERAL EARTH PRESSURE

ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING

• 4 WATER DEMAND
• 4 INTAKES
• ¢ WATER QUALITY
• S AERATION
• + COAGULATION
• a WATER SOFTENINC
• 4 WASTEWATER ENGINEERING
• 4 WASTEWATER CHARACTERISTICS
• a CLASSIFICATION OF TREA"ENT PROCESS
• a SECONDARY/ BIOLOGICAL TREATMENT OF SEWAGE
• a AIR POLLUTION
• a INTRODUCTION TO AIR POLLUTION CONTROL DEVICES
• + SOLIDWASTES
• a NOISE POLLUTION
• TRANsroRTATioN ENGINEERING
• ¢ INTRODUCTION
• a HICHWAY GEOMETRIC DESIGN
• a TRAFFIC ENGINEERING
• ¢ HIGHWAY MATERIALS

IRRIGATION ENGINEERING

• 4 IRRIGATION IN INDIA
• 4 DESIGN OF ALLUVIUM CHANNELS, SILT "EORIES
• 4 WEIRS AND BARRAGES
• ¢ WATER LOGGINC
• ¢ CANALLININC

FOUNDATION ENGINEERING

• a EAR" RETAINING STRUCTURES-1
• S EAR" RETAINING STRUCTURES-2
• S SHALLOW FOUNDATIol\IS
• + DEEP FOUNDATIONS
• a sell DYNAMICS & MACHINE FOUNDATIONS
• EARThQUAKE RESISTANT DESIGN
• a STRONG MOTioNs AND DyNAMics Or sTRucTURE:STRONG MOTioNs
• iNTRODucTioN, TERMiNOLOGy OF STRONG MOTioN. NATURE Or GROuND
• MOTION: SOURCE EFFECT, PA" EFFECT, SITE EFFECT. AMPLITUDE, PEAK
• GROUND ACCELERATION, VERTICAL ACCELERATION, SEISMOMETER AND
• OTHER SEISMIC INSTRUMENTS
• a DYNAMICS OF STRUCTURE, MODELLING OF STRUCTURE, LUMPED MASS
• APPROACH, EQUATION OF MOTION, MATHEMATICAL AND STRUCTURAL
• MODELLING, SYSTEM OF MULTIPLE DECREES OF FREEDOM, RESPONSES
• SPECTRUM
• a EFFECTS AND BEHAVIOR OF STRUCTURES UNDER EARTHQUAKE
• INTRODUCTION, NATURAL TIME PERIOD OF SITE AND STRUCTURE
• LIQUEFACTION OF SOIL, RESTORING FORCE, DAMPING, EFFECTS OF
• STRUCTURAL IRREGULARITIES (VERTICAL, PLAN AND MASS)
• SEISMORESISTANT BUILDING ARCHITECTURE, BulLDING
• CHARACTERISTICS. INTRODUCTION OF IS 1893:2cO2, DESIGN PHILOSOPHY
• USE OF IS 1893;2002 AND DETERMINATION OF DESIGN LATERAL FORCES
• EQUIVAI_ENT STATIC LATERAL FORCE METHOD
• ¢ DETERMINATION OF LATERAL FORCES: USE OF IS 1893:2002
• DETERMINATION OF DESIGN LATERAL FORCES: RESPONSE SPECTRUM
• METHOD, TIME HISTORY METHOD.(EIGEN VALUES AND EIGEN VECTORS
• MODAL PAI]TICIPATION FACTORS, MODAL MASS, USE OF ABS, SRSS, CQC
• ME"ODS)
• + DUCTILE DETAILING OF RCC STRUCTURES, EAR"QUAKE RESISTANT
• DESIGN OF MASONRY BUILDINGS `AND RETROFITTING: DUCTILITY
• CONSIDERATIONS: INTRODUCTION, ASSESSMENT OF DUCTILITY, FACTORS
• AFFECTING DUCTILITY, DuCTILITY FACTORS, DUCTILE DETAILING AS PER
• USE OF IS 13920: 1993, LOAD TRANSFER MECHANISM OF JOINTS
• a EARTHQUAKE RESISTANT DESIGN OF MASONRY BUILDINGS AND
• RETROFITTING: BEHAVIOR OF MASONRY BulLDING UNDER EARTHQUAKE
• LATERAL LOAD ANALYSIS OF MASONRY BulLDINGS. DESIGN OF BRICK
• MASONRY WALL UNDER VERTICAL AND LATERALS LOADS, CONCEPTS OF
• REPAIR, RESTORATION AND STRENGTHENING OF EXISTING BUILDINGS
• METHODS OF RETROFITTING
• GROuND WATER ENGINEERING
• a HYDROLOGIC CYCLE . CONCEPT OF GROUNDWATER IN HYDROLOGIC
• CYCLE, SuB SURFACE STRATA ANALYSIS AS AQUICLUDE, AQUITORD
• AQUIFUGE AND AQUIFERS EXPLANATION OF UNCONFINED, SEMI
• CONFINED AND CONFINED AQUIFERS, PERCHED AQUIFERS. GEOPHYSICAL
• ME"ODS FOR GROUNDWATER EXPLORATION , RESISTIVITY SYSTEM
• APPLICATION OF SCHLUMBERGER AND \/VENNER'S CONFIGURATIONS
• GROUNDWATER BALANCE STUDY. CONCEPT OF GROSS RECHARGE
• RECOVERABLE RECHARGE , DRAFT AND STATUS OF GROUNDWATER
• ANALYSIS USING NABARD'S NORMS AND LOCAL NORMS . NUMERICAL
• PROBLEMS ON GROuNDWATER BALANCE EQUATION AND STATUS OF
• GROUNDWATER STAGE OF DEVELOPMENT. ANALYSIS OF CATEGORIES OF
• GROuNDWATER AS WHITE CATEGORY,GREY AND BLACK CATEGORY
• PF{lNCIPLE AND DEFINITION OF RAINWATER HARVESTING. CLASSIFICATION
• AND DETERMINATION OF RAINWATER HARVESTING. NUMERICAL
• PROBLEMS ON RAINWATER HARVESTING. FEASIBILITY AND DESIGN OF
• RAINWATER HARVESTING. CASE STUDY ON RAINWATER HARVESTING
• INTRODUCTION OF DRILLING TECHNIQUES. DRILLING IN ALLUVIUM AND
• SOFT ROCK AREA, REVERSE ROTARY DRILLING AND DIRECT ROTARY
• DRILLING METHODS,CALAYX METHOD, DRIILING IN HARD ROCK AREA, DTH
• METHOD AND WOODEX METHOD, PERCUSSION DRILLING. GEOPHYSICAL
• LOGGING AND TUBE WELL DESIGN

CONSTRUCTION PROJECT MANAGEMENT

• 4 BASIC CONCEPTS OF PROJECT MANAGEMENT, PROJECT ORGANIZATION
• CLIENT'S ESTIMATION OF PROJECT COST, CONSTRUCTION CONITRACT
• a CONSTRUCTION PLANNING: LADDER NETWORK, PRECEDENCE NETWORK
• "E LINE OF BALANCE, NETWORK TECHNIQUE ADVANTAGES, PROJECT
• SCHEDULING AND REsOuRCE LEVELLING, NETWORK CRASHING AND
• COST-TIME TRADEOFF. COMPUTER APPLICATIONS IN SCHEDULING AND
• RESOuRCE LEVELLING
• a CONTRACTOR'S ESTW\/lATION OF COST AND BIDDING STRATEGY
• CONSTRUCTION EQulpMENT MANAGEMENT, CONSTRUCTION MATERIAL
• MANAGEMENT
• a PROJECT COST AND VALUE MANAGEMENT, RISK IN CONSTRUCTIOw
• PROJECT MONITORING AND CONTROL SYSTEM. COMPUTER APPLICATIONS
• IN MONITORING AND REPORTING, CONSTRUCTIot\l QUALITY
• MANAGEMENT, CONSTRUCTION SAFETY MANAGEMENT

General Topics at a glance (Tier-I, Section A)

Engineering subjects in this syllabus

The Board publishes the following subject headings for the post of Assistant Engineer (Civil). Each is reproduced in full, with every topic heading listed beneath it, in the section above.

Preparation Guidance

Derived strictly from the structure of the official notification:

• General Topics are common to every DSSSB engineering post – General Awareness, General Intelligence & Reasoning, Arithmetical & Numerical Ability and both language papers. Prepare this material once and reuse it across posts.
• Arithmetical & Numerical Ability is a closed list. Work through each enumerated item explicitly rather than assuming general quantitative aptitude coverage.
• Reasoning is verbal and non-verbal. Space visualisation, figure classification and arithmetical number series are separately listed and are commonly underestimated.
• Budget time by subject count. The subject-specific headings above show where the paper weight sits for this post.
• Both languages are examined independently. Hindi and English each test vocabulary, grammar, sentence structure, synonyms, antonyms and correct usage.
• Revise from the topic headings. The official notification lists explicit topic headings beneath each subject, which map directly onto the questions asked.

Official Source Links

• Official DSSSB syllabus PDF: https://dsssb.delhi.gov.in/syllabus_for_tier-i_and_tier-ii_combined_examination_for_the_post_of_assistant_engineer_civil.pdf
• Delhi Subordinate Services Selection Board: https://dsssb.delhi.gov.in/

FAQ

1. What does the DSSSB syllabus for Assistant Engineer (Civil) cover?

Two parts. General Topics (Tier-I, Section A) cover General Awareness, General Intelligence & Reasoning Ability, Arithmetical & Numerical Ability, Hindi Language & Comprehension and English Language & Comprehension. Subject-Specific Topics cover the engineering disciplines for the post of Assistant Engineer (Civil), applicable to Tier-I Section B as well as Tier-II Parts I and II of the combined examination.

2. Which engineering subjects are in the Assistant Engineer (Civil) syllabus?

The official notification lists 23 subject headings for this post. Every subject and every topic heading published under each subject is reproduced above under ‘Subject-Specific Topics’.

3. Is this Tier-I only, or Tier-I and Tier-II?

Both. This is the combined Tier-I and Tier-II indicative syllabus – the subject-specific topics apply to Tier-I Section B and Tier-II Parts I and II.

4. What exactly is in Arithmetical & Numerical Ability?

Number systems; simplification; decimals; data interpretation; fractions; LCM and HCF; ratio and proportion; percentage; average; profit and loss; discount; simple and compound interest; mensuration; time and work; time and distance; tables and graphs.

5. What exactly is in General Intelligence & Reasoning Ability?

Questions of both verbal and non-verbal types: analogies; similarities; differences; space visualisation; problem solving; analysis; judgment; decision making; visual memory; discrimination; observation; relationship concepts; arithmetical reasoning; verbal and figure classification; arithmetical number series.

6. What does General Awareness cover?

General awareness of the environment and its application to society; current events; everyday observation; and India and its neighbouring countries – history, polity, constitution, sports, art and culture, geography, economics, everyday science, scientific research, and national/international organisations and institutions.

7. How much official content is on this page?

2,251 words reproduced directly from the Board’s published syllabus notification, across 23 engineering subject headings and 5 general topics.

8. Where is the official syllabus PDF?

Linked in the Official Source Links section above and mirrored on this page. The authoritative copy is the one published by the Board at dsssb.delhi.gov.in.

Content reproduced from the official DSSSB syllabus notification linked above. OCR artefacts in the source PDF have been corrected where unambiguous.