RRB JE 2019 – Syllabus for Civil & Allied Engineering

Indian Railways had announced a total of 14033 vacancies a few days back for the posts of Junior Engineers (JE), Junior Engineer – IT (JE-IT), Depot Material Superintendent (DMS) and Chemical and Metallurgical Assistant (CMA). The RRB JE posts are one of the most sought-after posts in the Indian Railways. Aspirants who are aiming to secure a career in Indian Railways should not miss out on this golden opportunity. The first stage of preparation for any examination is knowing about the detailed syllabus. So, in this blog we will be providing the detailed RRB JE Civil Syllabus 2019 for RRB JE Exam. Please look for RRB JE Civil Syllabus 2019 below.

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RRB JE 2019 – Exam Pattern for Stage I CBT

Subjects	No. of Questions	Marks	Duration
Mathematics	30	30	90 min
General Intelligence and Reasoning	25	25
General Awareness	15	15
General Science	30	30
Total	100	100

RRB JE 2019 – Exam Pattern for Stage II CBT 

Subjects	No. of Questions	Marks	Duration
General Awareness	15	15	120 min
Physics & Chemistry	15	15
Basics of Computers and Applications	10	10
Basics of Environment and Pollution Control	10	10
Technical Abilities	100	100
Total	150	150

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RRB JE Civil Syllabus 2019 – Major Subjects

Sr. No.	Subjects	Sr. No.	Subjects
1.	Engineering Mechanics	13.	Hydraulics
2.	Building Construction	14.	Irrigation Engineering
3.	Building Construction	15.	Mechanics of Structures
4.	Construction of substructure	16.	Theory of structures
5.	Construction of superstructure	17.	Design of Concrete Structures
6.	Building finishes	18.	Design of Steel Structures
7.	Building maintenance	19.	Transportation Engineering
8.	Building drawing	20.	Highway Engineering
9.	Concrete Technology	21.	Environmental Engineering
10.	Surveying	22.	Advanced Construction Techniques and Equipment
11.	Computer Aided Design	23.	Estimating and Costing
12.	Geo Technical Engineering	24.	Contracts and Accounts

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RRB JE Civil Syllabus 2019 – Detailed Subject-Wise Syllabus

1. Engineering Mechanics– Force (resolution of force, moment of force, force system, composition of forces), Equilibrium, Friction, Centroid and Center of gravity, Simple machines.
2. Building Construction– Building components (substructure, superstructure), type of structure (load bearing, framed and composite structures).
3. Building materials– Masonry materials (stones, bricks, and mortars), Timber and miscellaneous materials (glass, plastic, fiber, aluminum steel, galvanized iron, bitumen, PVC, CPVC, and PPF).
4. Construction of substructure– job layout, earthwork, foundation (types, dewatering, coffer dams, bearing capacity).
5. Construction of superstructure– stone masonry, brick masonry, Hollow concrete block masonry, composite masonry, cavity wall, doors and windows, vertical communication (stairs, lifts, escalators), scaffolding and shoring.
6. Building finishes– Floors (finishes, process of laying), walls (plastering, pointing, painting) and roofs (roofing materials including RCC).
7. Building maintenance– Cracks (causes, type, repairs- grouting, guniting, epoxy etc.), settlement (causes and remedial measures), and re-baring techniques.
8. Building drawing– Conventions (type of lines, symbols), planning of building (principles of planning for residential and public buildings, rules and byelaws), drawings (plan, elevation, section, site plan, location plan, foundation plan, working drawing), perspective drawing.
9. Concrete Technology– Properties of various types/grades of cement, properties of coarse and fine aggregates, properties of concrete (water cement ratio, properties of fresh and hardened concrete), Concrete mix design, testing of concrete, quality control of concrete (batching, formwork, transportation, placing, compaction, curing, waterproofing), extreme weather concreting and chemical admixtures, properties of special concrete (ready mix, RCC, pre-stressed, fiber reinforced, precast, high performance).
10. Surveying– Types of survey, chain and cross staff survey (principle, ranging, triangulation, chaining, errors, finding area), compass survey (principle, bearing of line, prismatic compass, traversing, local attraction, calculation of bearings, angles and local attraction) leveling (dumpy level, recording in level book, temporary adjustment, methods of reduction of levels, classification of leveling, tilting level, auto level, sources of errors, precautions and difficulties in leveling), contouring (contour interval, characteristics, method of locating, interpolation, establishing grade contours, uses of contour maps), area and volume measurements, plane table survey (principles, setting, method), theodolite survey (components, adjustments, measurements, traversing), Tacheometric survey, curves (types, setting out), advanced survey equipment, aerial survey and remote sensing
11. Computer Aided Design– CAD Software (AutoCAD, Auto Civil, 3D Max etc.), CAD commands, generation of plan, elevation, section, site plan, area statement, 3D view
12. Geo Technical Engineering– Application of Geo Technical Engineering in design of foundation, pavement, earth retaining structures, earthen dams etc., physical properties of soil, permeability of soil and seepage analysis, shear strength of soil, bearing capacity of soil, compaction and stabilization of soil, site investigation and sub soil exploration.
13. Hydraulics– properties of fluid, hydrostatic pressure, measurement of liquid pressure in pipes, fundamentals of fluid flow, flow of liquid through pipes, flow through open channel, flow measuring devices, hydraulic machines.
14. Irrigation Engineering– Hydrology, investigation and reservoir planning, percolation tanks, diversion head works
15. Mechanics of Structures– Stress and strain, shear force and bending moment, moment of inertia, stresses in beams, analysis of trusses, strain energy
16. Theory of structures– Direct and bending stresses, slope and deflection, fixed beam, continuous beam, moment distribution method, columns.
17. Theory of structures– Direct and bending stresses, slope and deflection, fixed beam, continuous beam, moment distribution method, columns.
18. Design of Steel Structures– Types of sections, grades of steel, strength characteristics, IS Code, Connections, Design of tension and compression members, steel roof truss, beams, column bases.
19. Transportation Engineering– Railway Engineering (alignment and gauges, permanent way, railway track geometrics, branching of tracks, stations and yards, track maintenance), Bridge engineering (site selection, investigation, component parts of bridge, permanent and temporary bridges, inspection and maintenance), Tunnel engineering (classification, shape and sizes, tunnel investigation and surveying, method of tunneling in various strata, precautions, equipment, explosives, lining and ventilation).
20. Highway Engineering– Road Engineering, investigation for road project, geometric design of highways, construction of road pavements and materials, traffic engineering, hill roads, drainage of roads, maintenance and repair of roads.
21. Environmental Engineering– Environmental pollution and control, public water supply, domestic sewage, solid waste management, environmental sanitation, and plumbing.
22. Advanced Construction Techniques and Equipment– Fibers and plastics, artificial timber, advanced concreting methods (under water concreting, ready mix concrete, tremix concreting, special concretes), formwork, pre-fabricated construction, soil reinforcing techniques, hoisting and conveying equipment, earth moving machinery (exaction and compaction equipment), concrete mixers, stone crushers, pile driving equipment, working of hot mix bitumen plant, bitumen paver, floor polishing machines.
23. Estimating and Costing– Types of estimates (approximate, detailed), mode of measurements and rate analysis.
24. Contracts and Accounts– Types of engineering contracts, Tender and tender documents, payment, specifications.

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