AE Exam

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1. AE Exam: GS Syllabus (Code-003) 2. AE Exam: Civil Engineering Syllabus (Code-398) 3. AE Exam Pattern 4. AE Salary Details

1. AE Exam: GS Syllabus (Code-003)

Unit I: General Science

(i) Scientific Knowledge and Scientific Temper - Power of Reasoning - Rote Learning vs Conceptual Learning - Science as a tool to understand the past, present and future.

(ii) Nature of Universe - General Scientific Laws – Mechanics - Properties of Matter, Force, Motion and Energy - Everyday application of the Basic Principles of Mechanics, Electricity and Magnetism, Light, Sound, Heat, Nuclear Physics, Laser, Electronics and Communications.

(iii) Elements and Compounds, Acids, Bases, Salts, Petroleum Products, Fertilisers, Pesticides.

(iv) Main concepts of Life Science, Classification of Living Organisms, Evolution, Genetics, Physiology, Nutrition, Health and Hygiene, Human Diseases.

(v) Environment and Ecology.

Unit II: Current Events

(i) History - Latest diary of events - National symbols - Profile of States - Eminent personalities and places in news – Sports - Books and authors.

(ii) Polity - Political parties and political system in India - Public awareness and General administration - Welfare oriented Government schemes and their utility, Problems in Public Delivery Systems.

(iii) Geography - Geographical landmarks.

(iv) Economics - Current socio - economic issues.

(v) Science - Latest inventions in Science and Technology.

(vi) Prominent Personalities in various spheres – Arts, Science, Literature and Philosophy.

Unit III: Geography of India

(i) Location – Physical features - Monsoon, Rainfall, Weather and Climate - Water Resources - Rivers in India - Soil, Minerals and Natural Resources - Forest and Wildlife - Agricultural pattern.

(ii) Transport - Communication.

(iii) Social Geography – Population density and distribution - Racial, Linguistic Groups and Major Tribes.

(iv) Natural calamity – Disaster Management – Environmental pollution: Reasons and preventive measures – Climate change – Green energy.

Unit IV: History and Culture of India

(i) Indus Valley Civilization - Guptas, Delhi Sultans, Mughals and Marathas - Age of Vijayanagaram and Bahmani Kingdoms - South Indian History.

(ii) Change and Continuity in the Socio-Cultural History of India.

(iii) Characteristics of Indian Culture, Unity in Diversity – Race, Language, Custom.

(iv) India as a Secular State, Social Harmony.

Unit V: Indian Polity

(i) Constitution of India - Preamble to the Constitution - Salient features of the Constitution - Union, State and Union Territory.

(ii) Citizenship, Fundamental Rights, Fundamental Duties, Directive Principles of State Policy.

(iii) Union Executive, Union Legislature – State Executive, State Legislature – Local Governments, Panchayat Raj.

(iv) Spirit of Federalism: Centre - State Relationships.

(v) Election - Judiciary in India – Rule of Law.

(vi) Corruption in Public Life – Anti-corruption measures – Lokpal and Lok Ayukta - Right to Information - Empowerment of Women - Consumer Protection Forums, Human Rights Charter.

Unit VI: Indian Economy

(i) Nature of Indian Economy – Five year plan models - an assessment – Planning Commission and Niti Ayog.

(ii) Sources of revenue – Reserve Bank of India – Fiscal Policy and Monetary Policy - Finance Commission – Resource sharing between Union and State Governments - Goods and Services Tax.

(iii) Structure of Indian Economy and Employment Generation, Land Reforms and Agriculture - Application of Science and Technology in Agriculture - Industrial growth - Rural Welfare Oriented Programmes – Social Problems – Population, Education, Health, Employment, Poverty.

Unit VII: Indian National Movement

(i) National Renaissance – Early uprising against British rule - Indian National Congress - Emergence of leaders – B.R.Ambedkar, Bhagat Singh, Bharathiar, V.O.Chidambaranar, Jawaharlal Nehru, Kamarajar, Mahatma Gandhi, Maulana Abul Kalam Azad, Thanthai Periyar, Rajaji, Subash Chandra Bose, Rabindranath Tagore and others.

(ii) Different modes of Agitation: Growth of Satyagraha and Militant Movements. (iii) Communalism and Partition.

Unit VIII: History, Culture, Heritage and Socio - Political Movements in Tamil Nadu

(i) History of Tamil Society, related Archaeological discoveries, Tamil Literature from Sangam Age till contemporary times.

(ii) Thirukkural : (a) Significance as a Secular Literature (b) Relevance to Everyday Life (c) Impact of Thirukkural on Humanity (d) Thirukkural and Universal Values - Equality, Humanism, etc (e) Relevance to Socio-Politico-Economic affairs (f) Philosophical content in Thirukkural

(iii) Role of Tamil Nadu in freedom struggle - Early agitations against British Rule - Role of women in freedom struggle.

(iv) Evolution of 19th and 20th Century Socio-Political Movements in Tamil Nadu - Justice Party, Growth of Rationalism - Self Respect Movement, Dravidian Movement and Principles underlying both these Movements, Contributions of Thanthai Periyar and Perarignar Anna.

Unit IX: Development Administration in Tamil Nadu

(i) Human Development Indicators in Tamil Nadu and a comparative assessment across the Country – Impact of Social Reform Movements in the Socio - Economic Development of Tamil Nadu.

(ii) Political parties and Welfare schemes for various sections of people – Rationale behind Reservation Policy and access to Social Resources - Economic trends in Tamil Nadu – Role and impact of social welfare schemes in the Socio - Economic Development of Tamil Nadu.

(iii) Social Justice and Social Harmony as the Cornerstones of Socio- Economic Development.

(iv) Education and Health Systems in Tamil Nadu.

(v) Geography of Tamil Nadu and its impact on Economic growth.

(vi) Achievements of Tamil Nadu in various fields. (vii) e-Governance in Tamil Nadu.

Unit X: Aptitude and Mental Ability

(i) Simplification – Percentage - Highest Common Factor (HCF) - Lowest Common Multiple (LCM).

(ii) Ratio and Proportion.

(iii) Simple interest - Compound interest - Area - Volume - Time and Work.

(iv) Logical Reasoning - Puzzles-Dice - Visual Reasoning - Alpha numeric Reasoning – Number Series

2. AE Exam: Civil Engineering Syllabus (Code-398)

UNIT I: BUILDING MATERIALS AND CONSTRUCTION PRACTICES

Properties and testing of engineering materials-brick, stones, M-sand, aggregates, cement, timber, recycled and modern materials-glass, plastic FRP, ceramic- concrete – properties and testing- mix design-admixtures, Self-compacting concrete steel construction practice-stone masonry, brick masonry, R.C.C. and block masonry – construction equipment - building bye-laws and development regulations practiced in Tamil Nadu - Provisions for fire safety, lighting and ventilation- Acoustics.

UNIT II: ENGINEERING SURVEY

Survey - Chain- Compass - Plane table - levelling - Theodolite- computation of area and volume-L.S. and C.S. – Contour - Traversing – traverse adjustment- -Heights and Distances - Tacheometry and Triangulation - total station and GPS and Remote sensing techniques for surveying.

UNIT III: ENGINEERING MECHANICS AND STRENGTH OF MATERIALS

Forces- types-laws - centre of gravity-moment of inertia-friction-Stresses and strains -Thermal stress - elastic constants - Beams - Bending moment and shear force in beams - Theory of simple bending - deflection ofbeams - torsion - Combined stresses – stresses on inclined planes - Principal stresses and principal planes - Theories of Failure – Analysis of plane trusses.

UNIT IV: STRUCTURAL ANALYSIS

Indeterminate beams - Stiffness and flexibility methods of structural analysis - Slope deflection - Moment Distribution method – Arches and suspension cables - Theory of columns - moving loads and influence lines – Matrix method – Stability of retaining walls – plastic theory- Seismic analysis of high rise building

UNIT V: GEOTECHNICAL ENGINEERING

Formation of soils - types of soils - classification of soils for engineering practice - Field identification of soils - Physical properties and testing of soils - Three phase diagram - permeability characteristics of soils - stress distribution in soils - Theory of consolidation, shear strength parameters of soils – stabilization of soil -Compaction of soils- Stability analysis of slope - Soil exploration - Soil sampling techniques – SPT -Borelog profile - shallow foundations - Terzhagi's bearing capacity theory - Pile foundation –pile load test- Group action of piles - settlement of foundations- Ground Improvement techniques.

UNIT VI: ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING AND POLLUTION CONTROL

Sources of water - Water Demand -- Characteristics and analysis of water – hydraulics for conveyance and transmission - water borne diseases – Functional design of water treatment plant – desalination plant- water distribution system – pipe network analysis- characteristics and composition of sewage - Planning and design of sewerage system - sewer appurtenances - Pumping of sewage - sewage treatment and disposal - Design of storm water drain- plumbing system in high rise building - industrial waste treatment - solid waste management – Air and Noise pollution control – E-Waste management.

UNIT VII: DESIGN OF REINFORCED CONCRETE, PRESTRESSED CONCRETE AND STEEL STRUCTURES

Design of concrete members - limit state and working stress design concepts - design of slabs - one way, two way and flat slabs - Design of singly and doubly reinforced sections and flanged sections -design of columns and footings – pre- stressing - systems and methods- post tensioning slabs - Design of pre-stressed members for flexure. Design of tension and compression members - Design of bolted and welded connections design of members of truss - designs of columns and bases - design of beams, plate girders and gantry girder- design of liquid storage structures –elevated and underground- design of retaining wall.

UNIT VIII: HYDRAULICS AND WATER RESOURCES ENGINEERING

Hydrostatics-applications of Bernoulli equation – losses in pipes - flow measurement in channels - open channel flow- types of pumps and characteristics - Applications of Momentum equation, Kinematics of flow. Water resources in Tamil Nadu - Water resource planning - Master plan for water management - flood control – Runoff estimation – hydrograph – flood routing - Soil plant water relationship - Water requirement for crops - Irrigation methods – Design of alluvial canal and design of headworks. Water logging and land reclamation - cross drainage works.

UNIT IX: URBAN AND TRANSPORTATION ENGINEERING

Urbanization trend and impact - Slum clearance and slum improvement programmes - Different modes of transport and their characteristics. Geometric design of highways. – Pavement materials and testing – alternate pavement materials- modified binders - Design and Construction of bituminous and concrete roads – pavement distress and evaluation - Maintenance of roads – Railways - Components of permanent way - Signalling, Interlocking and train control - drainage in roads and railways. Airport planning - Components of Airport - Site selection – Runways – Planning of terminal buildings Harbours & Ports - Layout of a harbour - Docks - Breakwaters.

UNIT X: PROJECT MANAGEMENT AND ESTIMATION

Construction management - Construction planning - Scheduling and monitoring - Cost control, Quality control and inspection - Network analysis - CPM and PERT -methods of project management - Resources planning and resource management - Types of estimates - Preparation of technical specifications and tender documents – e-tender - Building valuation - law relating to contracts and arbitration.

3. AE Exam Pattern

The written exam consists of two papers:

1. Paper 1 - Tamil Eligibility Test, General Studies and Aptitude and Mental Ability Test (150 Marks)

2. Paper 2 - Civil Engineering (300 Marks)

Total duration: 3 hours for each paper.

4. AE Salary Details