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

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

Reproduced from the official DSSSB syllabus notification for the post of Junior 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

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 /INSTITUTIONS ETC

General Intelligence & Reasoning Ability

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 QUESTIONS ON SIMPLIFICATION, DECIMALS, DATA INTERPRETATION, FRACTIONS, L.C.M H.C.F, RATIO & PROPORTION, PERCENTAGE, AVERAGE, PROFIT & LOSS DISCOUNT, SIMPLE & COMPOUND INTEREST, MENSURATION, 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 COVERED

English Language & Comprehension

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

APPLIED PHYSICS

• 4 ELECTROSTATICS
• 4 D.C.CIRCUITS
• a ELECTROMAGNETISM
• + EXPANSION OF SOLIDS
• ¢ HEATTRANSFER
• + GEOMETRICAL OPTICS
• ¢ WAVE OPTICS
• + ACOUSTICS AND ULTRASONIC

APPLIED CHEMISTRY

• S PROBLEMS BASED ON VOLUMETRIC AND GRAVIMETRIC ANALYSIS
• a ANALYSIS OF WATER
• 4 TREA"ENT OF WATER
• 4 CORROSION AND LUBRICANTS
• S POLYMERIZATION, METALS AND ALLOYS

APPLIED MATHEMATICS

• + ALGEBRA
• + DETERMINANTS
• + MATRICES
• S CO-ORDINATE GEOMETRY OF ll/VO DIMENSIONS
• + VECTORS
• 4 DIFFERENTIAL CALCULUS
• S INTEGRAL CALCULUS
• + APPLICATIONS OF CALCULUS
• + DIFFERENTIAL EQUATIONS
• ¢ COMPLEX NUMBERS

APPLIED MECHANICS

• S INTRODUCTION
• ¢ LAWS OF FORCES
• ¢ MOMENTS
• dy CENTRE OF GRAVITY
• 4 MOMENTOF INERTIA
• ¢ LAWS CIf MOTION
• a CIRCULAR MOTION
• a WORK, POVVER & ENERGY
• ¢ FRICTION
• ¢ SIMPLE LIFTING MACHINES
• BAsie ELECTRlcAL ENGc
• 4 DCCIRCUITS
• a NETWORK THEOREMS
• + ELEMENTS OF GENERATION TRANSMISSION & DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM
• ¢ ARRANGEMENT OF SUPPLY SYSTEM & DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM
• a DOMESTIC INSTALLATION & SAFETY MEASURE
• ELEIVIENTS OF MEcllENICAL ENGINEERING
• 4 TRANSMissior`I OF pOwER
• a INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINES
• a LUBRICANTS
• 4 CONSTRUCTION, WORKING OF RECIPROCATING, CENTRIFUGALAND GEAR
• PUMP
• a AIR COMPRESSOR
• + MATERIAL HANDLING
• S REFRIGERATloN AND AIR CONDITIONING

SURVEYING

• + INTRODUCTION
• ¢ CHAIN SURVEYING
• a COMPASS SURVEYING
• 4 SIMPLE LEVELING
• + PRECISE LEVELING
• BUILDING CONSTRUCTIol\l
• S INTRODUCTION
• + FOUNDATION
• a WALLS
• 4 PARTITION WALL
• S ARCHESAND LINTELS
• a DOORS ANDWINDOWS
• a FLcORS
• 4 ROOFS
• + SCAFFOLDING, SHORING, UNDERPINNING AND FORMWORK
• a DAMP PROOFING
• 4 STAIRS
• a SURFACE FINISHES
• 4 MAINTENANCE OF BulLDING
• S BUILDING PLANNING
• 8 lGATION ENGINEERING
• INTRODUCTION
• RAINFALLAND 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
• FLOWTHROUGH PIPES
• FLOW THROUGH OPEN CHANNELS

COMPUTER APPLICATION

• DIGITAL COMPUTER SYSTEMS, CHARACTERISTICS, HISTORY, COMPUTER
• GENERATIONS, TYPES OF COMPUTERS & THEIR CLASSIFICATIONS
• APPLICATION OF COMPUTER IN VARIOUS FIELDS, COMPUTER HARDWARE &
• SOFTWARE, ELEMENTS OF COMPUTER HARDWARE-CPu, I/0 DEVICES
• STORAGE MEDIA, COMPUTER SOFTWARE-TYPES OF SOFll/VARE, SYSTEM
• SOFll/\/ARE, APPLICATION SOFll/VARE
• BASIC CONCEPT & FUNCTIONS OF AN OPERATING SYSTEM, TEXTUAL VS GUI
• INTERFACE, TYPE OF OPERATI NG SYSTEMS, CONCEPT 0F
• MULTIPROGRAMMING, MULTITASKING, MULTIPROCESSING, INTRODUCTION TO
• DISK OPERATING SYSTEM (DOS), COMMANDS AND UTILITIES, WORKING WITH
• MS WINDOWS, UNIX AND LINUX, WORKING KNOWLEDGE OF PC SOFTWARE
• WORD PROCESSOR
• COMPUTER LANGUAGES, GENERATION OF LANGUAGES, TRANSLATORS
• ASSEMBLERS, INTERPRETERS, COMPILERS, ALGORITHM, PSEUDO-CODE
• LOWCHARTS- RULES & SYMBOLS, STRUCTURED PROGRAMMING CONCEPTS
• VARIOUS TECHNIQUES OF PROGRAMMING, USE OF PROGRAMMING
• INTRODUCTION TO `C', IMPORTANCE OF C, BASIC STRUCTURE OF A C
• PROGRAM, CONSTANTS, VARIABLES AND DATA TYPES, OPERATORS AND
• EXPRESSIONS, MANAGING I/0 OPERATORS, CONTROL STATEMENT: `lF'
• STATEMENT AND ITS VARIOUS FORMS, GOTO STATEMENT, FOR, WHILE AND
• DO-WHILE LOOPS, SWITCH DECISION MAKING STATEMENT,ARRAYS:ARRAY
• NOTATION, STORAGE AND REPRESENTATION, FUNCTIONS:USER DEFINED
• `fryuNCT,ONSAND.THE,R.USE
• 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
• THINWALLEDTUBES

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 MATERIALS

• 4 BUILDING STONES
• + BRICKS
• a CEMENT
• ¢ LIME
• a TIMBER AND WOOD BASED PRODUCTS
• a PAINTS AND VARNISHES
• a CEMENT PAINTS
• MFTAI-S
• SOIL MEcl+ANICS & FOUNDATION ENGINEERING
• + INTRODUCTION: IMPORTANCE OF SOIL STUDIES IN CIVIL ENGG. GEOLOGICAL
• ORIGIN OF SOIL Wl" SPECIAL REFERENCE TO SOIL PROFILES IN INDIA
• RESIDUAL AND TRANSPORTED SOILS, ALLUVIAL DEPOSITS, LAKE DEPOSITS
• DUNES AND LOESS, GLACIAL DEPOSITS, CONDITIONS IN VVHICH ABOVE
• DEPOSITS ARE FORMED AND THEIR ENGINEERING CHARACTERISTICS
• a SATURATED AND PARTIALLY SATURATED SOIL
• + SOIL CLASSIFICATION AND IDENTIFICATION
• 4 FLO\/V OFWATER "ROUGH SOILS
• + EFFECTIVE STRESS
• a DEFORMATION OF SOILS
• ` STRENGTH CHARACTERISTICS OF SOIL
• S SOILCOMPACTION
• 4 BEARING CAPACITY OF FOUNDATIONS
• + SOIL EXPLORATION
• DESIGN OF R.C.C. STRUCTURES-I
• S INTRODUCTION:DIFFERENT GRADE OF CONCRETE AND STEEL, I.S
• SPECIFICATION, PURPOSE OF PROVIDING REINFORCEMENT, MODULAR RATIO
• TYPES OF LOADS ON STRUCTURES AS PER IS:875. DESIGN PHILOSOPHIES
• WORKING STRESS METHOD, ULTIMATE STRENG" METHOD AND LIMIT STATE
• METHOD
• 4 SINGLY REINFORCED RECTANGULAR BEAMS BY WSM
• + INTRODUCTION TO LIMIT STATE ME"OD
• ® :. 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

• S SLcxpE AND DEFLECTION
• + ANALYSIS OF STATICALLY INDEltRMINATE BEAMS
• a PROPPED CANTILEVERS
• 4 FIXEDBEAM
• S CONTINUOUS BEAM
• 4 SLOPE DEFLECTION METHOD
• a MOMENT DISTRIBUTION METHOD
• + "REE HINGEDARCHES
• a INFLUENCE LINES
• CONSTRUCTloN MANAGEMENT AND ACCOUNTS
• BASIC PRINCIPLE OF MANAGEMENTS
• ACCIDENT, SAFETY AND HOUSEKEEPING
• INDUSTRIAL LAWS
• PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT
• 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
• USING AUTO CAD COMMANDS

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
• fag:EjFT,sOTriR¥"uc"REs,"FTERENIrvREsOFsreELAVDSTEEL
• STRUCTURES. STRESS STRAIN DIAGRAM AND DUcllLITY OF MILD STEEL
• PROPERTIES OF STRUCTURAL STEEL AS PER IS CODEPHYSICAL AND
• MECHANICAL PROPERTIES, VARlous TYPES OF ROLLED STEEL SECTIONS
• ADVANTAGES AND DISADVANTAGES OF STEEL STRUCTURES. DIFFERENT
• TYPES OF LOADS AND LOAD COMBINATIONS. DESIGN PHILOSOPHY, LIMIT
• STATE METlloD OF DESIGN AS PER IS CODE: 800-2007
• + STRUCTURAL STEEL CONNECTIONS
• ¢ TENSION MEMBERS
• a COMPRESSION MEMBERS
• ¢ BEAMS
• S PLATE GIRDERS
• a STEEL R00FTRUSS

ESTIMATING & COSTING

• + INTRODUCTION TO QUANTITY SURVEYING AND ITS IMPORTANCE. DUTIES OF
• QUANTITY SURVEYOR. TYPES OF ESTIMATES; PRELIMINARY ESTIMATES, PLINTH
• AREA ESTIMATE, CuBIC RATE ESTIMATE, ESTIMATE PER UNIT BASE. DETAILED
• ESTIMATES; DEFINITION, STAGES OF PREPARATION -DETAILS OF MEASUREMENT
• AND CALCULATION OF QUANTITIES AND ABSTRACT
• a MEASUREMENT, UNITS OF MEASUREMENT FOR VARIOUS ITEMS OF \/\/ORK AS PER
• BIS:1200, RULES FOR MEASUREMENTS, EAR" WORK, BRICK WORK (MODULAR
• AND TRADITIONAL BRICKS), RCC WORKS, SHUTTERING, WOOD WORK, PAINTING
• FLOORING, PLASTERING ETC., DIFFERENT METHODS OF TAKING OUT QUANTITIES
• CENTRE LINE ME"OD AND LONG WALL AND SHORT WALL METHOD
• S PREPARATION OF DETAILED AND ABSTRACT ESTIMATES FROM DRAVVINGS; A
• SMALL RESIDENTIAL BUILDING WITH A FLAT ROOF, PITCHED ROOF VVI" STEEL
• TRuss, TIMBER STRUCTURES
• a EARTHWORK FOR UNLINED CHANNEL, MID SECTION FORMULA, TRAPEZOIDAL
• FORMULA, SIMPSON'S FORMULA RULE, WATER SUPPLY LINES, SANITARY AND
• WATER SUPPLY FITTINGS, SEPTIC TANK FOR A DOMESTIC BUILDING AND COST
• ESTIMATE OF SEPTIC TANKS, VVBM ROAD AND PRE-MIX CARPETING, TUBE \/VELL
• ISOLATED AND COMBINED FOOTING, STEEL TRUSS, PILES AND PILES CAP. SINGLE
• SPAN RCC SLAB CULVERT, EARTHWORK FOR PLAIN, HILL ROADS, RCC WORK IN
• BEAMS, SLAB, COLUMN AND LINTEL. ARCHES AND "EIR BAR BENDING SCHEDULE
• + CALCULATION OF QUANTITIES OF MATERIALS FOR CEMENT MORTARS OF
• DIFFERENT PROPORTION, PORTLAND CEMENT CONCRETE OF DIFFERENT
• PROPORTION, BRICK MASONRY IN CEMENT MORTAR, PLASTERING AND POINTING
• WHITE WASHING, CEMENT CONCRETE FLOORING, TERRAZO FLOORING, STONE
• MASONRY -RANDOM RUBBLE AND ASHLAR
• 4 ANALYSISOF RATES
• + VALUATION

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 Junior 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_junior_engineer_civiection_officer_civil.pdf
• Delhi Subordinate Services Selection Board: https://dsssb.delhi.gov.in/

FAQ

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

The official notification lists 14 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?

1,431 words reproduced directly from the Board’s published syllabus notification, across 14 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.