WBPSC AE Syllabus 2025 for Civil, Mechanical & Electrical Written Exam
The West Bengal Public Service Commission (WBPSC) will conduct the WBPSC AE Recruitment Examination 2025 to fill Assistant Engineer vacancies in various Engineering Departments across West Bengal. To initiate effective preparation, candidates need to familiarise themselves with the exam syllabus. This first step enables candidates to understand the exam's scope, focus on key areas, and make a strategic study plan.
WBPSC AE Syllabus 2025 And Exam Pattern
To prepare for the exam, review the detailed syllabus and create a study plan for each stage of the selection process. The WBPSC AE 2025 exam consists of 2 main stages: a written exam and an interview round. The written exam is the first stage of the selection process and includes a paper related to the specific engineering field (civil, electrical, mechanical, etc.). Candidates who qualify the written exam will be called for an interview.
The WBPSC AE Exam 2025 is a two-stage selection process, comprising a written examination and an interview round. A detailed overview of each stage is provided below.
Stage 1: Written Examination
Multiple-choice questions
Technical knowledge and expertise assessed
Stage 2: Interview Round
Communication skills and personality evaluated
Suitability for the role assessed
WBPSC AE Exam Pattern 2025
Before you begin your preparation, it's essential to know the WBPSC AE Exam pattern. This includes the exam structure, sections, and topics. The written examination comprises 100 objective multiple-choice questions, with a total allocation of 200 marks.
The first step in preparing for the WBPSC AE is to acquire a thorough understanding of the WBPSC AE Syllabus 2025. This foundational knowledge enables aspirants to make a structured study plan, ensuring a focused and effective preparation strategy. Now, let’s have a look at the topics to be prepared under each section.
Civil Engineering
This subject contains subjects like Soil Mechanics & Foundation Engineering, Fluid mechanics & hydraulics, Surveying etc.
WBPSC AE Syllabus for Civil Engineering
Chapter
Topics
Fluid mechanics & hydraulics
Fluid properties and definitions
Flow kinematics
Continuity momentum
Energy equations applicable to fluid flow
Bernoulli’s theorem
Flow through conduits
Flow through open channels
Hydraulic jump
Flow through pipes and losses in pipe flows
Siphons, pipe network
Forces in pipe ends
Hydraulic energy grade line
Water hammer
Viscosity
Definition of ideal fluid
Soil Mechanics & Foundation Engineering
Properties of soils- classifications and interrelationships
Definitions of terms used
Soil testing in laboratory and in- situ compaction behaviour
Methods of compaction and their choice
Permeability and seepage
Flow nets
Flow under hydraulic structure
Uplift and quicksand condition inverted filters
Unconfined and direct shear stress
Triaxial test, shearing resistance
Earth pressure theories
Stability of slopes
Compressibility and consolidation
Theories of consolidation
Pressure distribution in soils
Soil stabilization
Soil exploration and penetration tests
Pore water pressure
Types of foundation
Selection criteria
Bearing capacity
Settlement
Laboratory and field tests
Codal provisions in all types of foundation including testing of piles, etc
Types of piles and their design and layout
Foundations on expansive soils
Swelling and its prevention
Design of retaining walls
Wells, sheet piles and caissons
Reinforced earth technique and its use
Surveying
Classification of surveys
Scales, accuracy
Measurement of distances-by direct and indirect methods
Optical and electronic devices
Measurement of directions
Prismatic compass
Local attractions
Theodolities-types
Measurement of elevations
Trigonometric leveling contours
Establishment of control by triangulations and traversing
Measurements and adjustment of observation
Computation of coordinates
Errors and their corrections of measurement of length
Bearing horizontal and vertical angles and leveling operation
Correction due to refraction and curvatures
Map preparation by plane tabling and photogrammetry
Field astronomy
Concept of global positioning system
Remote sensing concepts
Map substitutes
Setting out directions and grades
Types of curves
Setting out of curves and excavation lines for building foundation
Theory & Design of Structures
Theory of structures and strength of materials
Solid Mechanics – properties of the material
Mohr’s circle of stress-strain
Plain stress & strain
Combined stress
Elastic theories of failure
Simple bending
Shear
Torsion of circular and rectangular sections
Columns and struts
Moving loads and influence lines for shear force and
Bending moment for-simple and continuous beams and frames
Structural Analysis – Analysis of determinate structures
Different methods of analysis of indeterminate structures – moment distribution, slope-deflection, column analogy
Strain energy method
Three-moment theorem
Muller Breslau Principle and application, etc
Analysis of determinate and indeterminate arches
Steel Design – (Design of Steel Structures)
Principle of working stress method
Design of all types of connection
Simple members
Built-up sections and frames
Design of Industrial structures and Multistoried frames
Design of steel bridges and tanks of different types
Design of tubular structures
Codal provisions for design of all those steel structures including foundation
Principle of ultimate load design
Plastic design of continuous frames and portals
Design of Reinforced Concrete and Masonry Structures
Limit state method of design
Codal provisions for design
Working stress method of design
Concrete mix design & Quality control
Principles of prestressed concrete design
Materials, methods of prestressing
Losses in prestressing
Anchorages
Design of Brick masonry as per I.S. codes
Construction Materials, Practices, Planning & Management
Building Materials specifications tests, uses and codal provisions
Concrete technology – Cement its properties
Classification and specification – Provisions in I.S. code
Properties of coarse and fine aggregates – Provisions in I.S. code
Concrete mix design, Laboratory concrete
Ready-mixed concrete
Field tests for quality control of concrete,
Concreting equipment.
Earthmoving machineries and
Pile driving equipment.
Construction planning and management – Bar chart, linked bar chart,
Work break down structures,
Activity-on- arrow diagrams,
Critical path,
Probabilistic activity durations,
Event-based network,
PERT Network,
Time Cost study,
Crashing,
Resource allocation,
Rescheduling of the construction programme.
Quantity surveying;
Methods of valuation,
Pricing and measurement of works;
Rudiments of legal and technical aspects of engineering contracts.
Highway Engineering including Traffic Engineering
Planning of Highway systems, its classification,
Objects and principles,
Geometric design of highway alignment,
Gradients, super-elevation,
Camber,
Sight distances, etc.
Horizontal and Vertical curves,
Transition curves,
Grade separations,
Segregation of traffic and intersection design.
Materials of highway construction its properties and tests.
Sub-grade and pavement components,
Types of pavements & Road drainage
Principles of highway financing,
Design of pavements,
Evaluation of pavement failure and strengthening
Construction methods and quality control measures for highway embankment, subgrade,
Pavement courses and bituminous surfacings
Elements of Design and construction of highway – Bridges and culverts including their maintenance
Principles of transportation planning;
Forecasting techniques,
Origin and destination study;
Highway capacity;
Arterial routes; one-way roads and bye-pass roads;
Ribbon development; Traffic control devices;
Traffic study and parking surveys, speed,
Volume and delay studies;
Accident characteristics;
Traffic signal;
Traffic projection factor.
Water Resources Engineering
Hydrology – Hydrologic cycle,
Measurements,
Computations and statistics;
Run off and streamflow,
Measuring techniques and computations;
Hydrographs,
Computations and interpretation;
Ground water, Estimation,
Measurements,
Characteristics.
Irrigation Engineering – Types of irrigation systems and their detail description,
Soil-water-crop relationship;
Types of soils; water requirement of crops; Delta and duty.
Classification of rivers; River Regime Theory; Effects of dams on river regime;
River training works. Irrigation channels;
Design principles of irrigation canals,
Drainage channels and Navigation canals;
Canal linings; canal outlets.
Waterlogging and salt efflorescence,
Land reclamation.
Hydraulic structures – Storage Reservoirs;
Different types of dams and their design principles
Weirs,
Barrages and their design principles;
Spillways,
Energy dissipation by hydraulic jump;
Different types of energy dissipation.
Headworks;
Cross drainage works;
Falls and Regulators.
Environmental Engineering
Water Supply Engineering
Water uses,
Quantity requirements,
Potable water quality,
Sources of water,
Groundwater hydraulics,
Development of surface source;
Reservoir volume,
Transmission of water.
Treatment of water;
Typical flow-sheets for surface and ground sources;
Sedimentation,
Coagulation and flocculation,
Filtration,
Disinfection,
Hardness and chemical softening;
Rudiments of Ion-exchange;
Elements of rural water supply and
Removal of Iron,
Arsenic and salinity from water.
Principles and methods of design of distribution systems
Service reservoirs, and
Intakes for urban and rural water supply.
Waste Water Engineering
Sanitary Waste Water and Storm water run off :
Quantity estimation, Sewerage systems and their design principles;
Sewer construction materials;
Structural design of sewers;
Sewer appurtenances;
Characteristics of domestic sewage;
Typical flow-sheets for primary and secondary treatment;
Design principles of screen,
Grit- removal, sedimentation,
Bio-filter,
Activated sludge process and Septic tank,
Elements of industrial sewage and its treatment;
Rural Sanitation its principles and practices.
Environmental pollution and control
Atmospheric pollution : Types of pollutants,
Natural and man-made sources,
Effects of air pollution,
Unit systems;
Rudiments of control methods;
Elements of noise pollution
Community solid wastes;
Sources,
Quantity and characteristics,
Methods of disposal,
Reuse and cycling.
Water quality management;
Quality criteria for major uses of water;
Applied stream sanitation
Electrical Engineering
The paper's syllabus is designed at the graduate level, ensuring a complete assessment of knowledge. The detailed syllabus is shared in the table below.
WBPSC AE Electrical Engineering
Engineering Mechanics
Physics
Mathematics
Applied Mechanics
Electronics
Circuit Theory
Electrical Engineering Materials
Hydraulics and Water Power
Electrical Machines
Power Planning and Distribution
Field Theory
Numerical Theory and Computer Programming
Electrical Power Utilization
Power Systems Protection and Switchgear
Mechanical Engineering
This section consists of topics like Electrical Technology, Mathematics, Engineering Mechanics, Physics, Thermodynamics, Materials and Metallography etc.
