OPSC AEE Civil Syllabus 2026
Subject-wise and chapter-wise OPSC AEE Civil syllabus: 10 subjects, 104 chapters.
ℹ️ This page covers the PRELIMS, which is the paper our test series is built for: one Civil Engineering paper of 100 questions in 90 minutes, 1 mark each, with 25% of the mark deducted for every wrong answer and zero for unattempted. It is a screening test — candidates are shortlisted at roughly 10× the vacancies and the prelims marks are NOT counted in the final merit list. The subject NAMES below are Appendix-A verbatim; the topic lists under them are taken from Appendix-B, the Mains Paper-II syllabus, because Appendix-A itself publishes no topics — only the note that questions are of Bachelor's-degree standard. OPSC publishes no subject-wise split of the 100 questions. Our test series uses the standard textbook names for three of them — OPSC's "Solid Mechanics" is Strength of Materials, "Concrete Structure" is RCC Design and "Survey" is Surveying — so the same ten subjects appear under both sets of names. The Mains that follows is a different syllabus again: Paper-I General Studies (200 marks) plus Paper-II Civil Engineering (300 marks), both at 2 marks a question, then a 50-mark interview.
OPSC AEE Civil Exam Pattern 2026
Preliminary Examination — screening only
| Section | Questions | Marks |
|---|---|---|
| Civil Engineering (objective MCQ) | 100 | 100 |
Duration: 1½ hours (90 minutes) · Negative marking: 25% of the marks for that question — 0.25 per wrong answer; unattempted = zero
Main Examination — 500 marks
| Section | Questions | Marks |
|---|---|---|
| Paper-I: General Studies | 100 | 200 |
| Paper-II: Civil Engineering (specialised) | 150 | 300 |
Duration: Paper-I 2 hours · Paper-II 2½ hours · Negative marking: 25% of the marks deducted per wrong response; unattempted = zero
Personality Test / Interview
| Section | Questions | Marks |
|---|---|---|
| Interview | — | 50 |
Duration: — · Negative marking: Not applicable
OPSC AEE Civil Syllabus — Technical (Civil Engineering)
Weightage = how many questions our full mock gives each subject (no previous paper uploaded yet).
Strength of Materials
- Stress and Strain
- Principal Stress and Theory of Failure
- Bending Moment and Shear Force
- Bending and Shear Stress
- Slope and Deflection of Beams
- Torsion and Shear Centre
- Columns & Struts
- Cylinders and Springs
- Energy Methods & Virtual Work
Structural Analysis
- Statically Determinate Structures
- Determinacy and Indeterminacy
- Trusses
- Arches & Cables
- Influence Lines and Rolling Loads
- Energy Methods
- Force Method / Compatibility Method
- Stiffness / Slope Deflection Method
- Moment Distribution Method
- Matrix Methods
- Approximate Analysis
- Plastic Analysis
RCC Design
- Working Stress Method
- Limit State Method
- Singly and Doubly Reinforced Beams
- T-Beams
- Shear, Torsion & Bond
- RCC Slabs
- Columns & Footings
- Staircase
- Retaining Walls
- Water Storage Tanks
- Pre-stressed Concrete
Steel Structures
- Rivet and Bolt Connections
- Connections & Welding
- Tension Members
- Compression Members
- Column Base and Foundation
- Steel Beams and Plate Girders
- Plastic Analysis
- Industrial Structures & Trusses
Soil Mechanics & Foundation Engineering
- Index Properties of Soil
- Classification of Soil
- Permeability of Soil
- Seepage Analysis
- Compaction of Soil
- Effective Stress & Capillarity
- Stress Distribution in Soil
- Consolidation
- Shear Strength of Soil
- Slope Stability & Landslides
- Earth Pressure Theories
- Shallow Foundations
- Deep Foundations
- Soil Exploration
- Soil Stabilization
- Dynamic Properties & Earthquake Geotechnics
Fluid Mechanics & Hydraulics
- Fluid Properties
- Fluid Statics
- Kinematics of Flow
- Bernoulli's Equation
- Flow Measurement
- Laminar & Turbulent Flow
- Boundary Layer Theory
- Flow Through Pipes
- Open Channel Flow
- Dimensional Analysis
- Hydraulic Machines
- Hydraulic Structures & Spillways
Hydrology & Irrigation
- Hydrological Cycle & Precipitation
- Rainfall-Runoff Analysis
- Hydrographs
- Floods & Flood Routing
- Groundwater & Wells
- Water Requirement of Crops
- Canals & Canal Design
- Irrigation System Design
- Diversion Headworks & Dams
- Spillways & Energy Dissipators
Transportation Engineering
- Highway Engineering
- Geometric Design of Highways
- Pavement Materials & Design
- Traffic Engineering and Pavement Design
- Railway Engineering
- Airports and Harbours
- Tunnels & Bridges
Surveying
- Chain Surveying
- Compass Surveying
- Levelling
- Plane Table Surveying
- Theodolite and Traversing
- Tacheometry
- Contouring
- Areas & Volumes
- Curves
- Photogrammetry & Remote Sensing
- GPS, GIS & Remote Sensing
- Total Station
Engineering Mechanics
- Forces and Force Systems
- Friction
- Moment of Inertia and Centre of Gravity
- Virtual Work and Simple Machines
- Kinematics and Kinetics
- Impulse, Momentum and Collision
- SHM and Projectile Motion
OPSC AEE Civil Detailed Topics
Source: opsc.gov.in
📐 Prelims · Civil Engineering — the ten Appendix-A subjects
- Engineering Mechanics: Named in Appendix-A but not carried as its own head in the Mains syllabus, so no official topic list exists — prepare it at the standard Bachelor's-degree scope: force systems and equilibrium · friction · centroid and moment of inertia · virtual work and simple machines · kinematics and kinetics · impulse, momentum and collision
- Soil Mechanics: Fundamental definitions and interrelationships · properties and classification of soils · permeability and seepage · effective stress principles · shear strength · consolidation · compaction · stress distribution in soils · foundation types and design requirements · shallow foundations — bearing capacity, settlement in sands and clays · deep foundations — pile types, dynamic and static formulae, load carrying capacity, group action, negative skin friction · earth pressure theories, effect of water table, layered soils · stability of slopes · sub-surface investigation — drilling bore holes, sampling, penetration tests, plate load tests, geophysical tests
- Structural Analysis: Analysis of determinate structures by different methods including graphical · analysis of indeterminate skeletal frames — moment distribution, slope deflection, stiffness and force methods, energy methods · Muller-Breslau principle and its application · plastic analysis of indeterminate beams and simple frames, shape factors · basic concepts of the matrix method of structural analysis
- Concrete Structure: Limit state design for bending, shear, axial compression and combined forces · codal provisions for slabs, beams, walls and footings · principles of prestressed concrete design — materials, methods of prestressing, losses · design of simple members
- Steel Structure: Analysis and design (limit state method) of tension and compression members · column bases · connections — simple and eccentric beam-column connections · plate girders and trusses
- Solid Mechanics: Elastic constants · plane stress and plane strain · Mohr's circle · combined stress · elastic theories of failure · simple bending and shear · torsion of circular and rectangular sections and simple members · bending moment and shear force in statically determinate beams
- Fluid Mechanics: Fluid properties, pressure, thrust, buoyancy · flow kinematics · integration of flow equations · flow measurement · relative motion · moment of momentum · viscosity, boundary layer and control · dimensional analysis · flow development, losses in pipe flow, pipe networks · flow measuring equipment and structures · open channel flow — momentum and energy principles, types of flow, flow sections and properties, normal flow, gradually varied flow, hydraulic jump
- Irrigation: Consumptive use of water, irrigation systems, water demand assessment · storages and their yields · ground water and well hydraulics · waterlogging, drainage design · design of rigid boundary canals, Lacey's and tractive force concepts in canal design, lining of canals · sediment transport in canals · forces acting on gravity dams and their design · design of headworks, distribution works, falls, cross-drainage works, outlets · river training · hydrology — hydrological cycle, precipitation and related data analyses, probable maximum precipitation, unit and synthetic unit hydrographs, evaporation and transpiration, floods and their management, design flood, streams and their gauging, routing of floods, capacity of reservoirs
- Transportation Engineering: Highway engineering — geometric design of highways · testing and specifications of paving materials · design of flexible and rigid pavements · traffic engineering — traffic characteristics, theory of traffic flow, intersection design, traffic signs and signal design, highway capacity
- Survey: Principles and classification of surveys · mapping concepts · coordinate systems · measurement of distance and directions · levelling · theodolite traversing · contours · plane table surveying · errors and adjustments · curves · total station · concept of the Global Positioning System · photogrammetry and remote sensing concepts
OPSC AEE Civil Syllabus — FAQs
What is the syllabus of OPSC AEE Civil 2026?
OPSC AEE Civil covers 10 subjects. The subjects are Strength of Materials, Structural Analysis, RCC Design, Steel Structures, Soil Mechanics & Foundation Engineering, Fluid Mechanics & Hydraulics, Hydrology & Irrigation, Transportation Engineering, Surveying, Engineering Mechanics.
Is this the official OPSC AEE Civil syllabus?
Not entirely. The conducting body has not published a complete topic list, so part of this syllabus is built from earlier papers and the standard course for this level. Check opsc.gov.in for the board's own document.
How do I practise the OPSC AEE Civil syllabus chapter by chapter?
The OPSC AEE Civil test series has 104 chapter tests and 10 full mocks built on this syllabus, each with a detailed solution. 2 tests are free to attempt.