Draftsman Gr.III/ Overseer Gr.III/ Tracer

1.Building Materials
Stones – classification, geological, physical and chemical, qualities of
good stone, method of quarrying.    Bricks – composition of good brick earth,
manufacturing,  clamps  and  kilns,  qualities  of  bricks,  tests  on  bricks,
classification,  special  types  of bricks.   Cement  –  composition  of  cement,
properties, manufacturing, field tests, varieties of cement.  Cement concrete
– constituents, functions of constituents, water cement ratio and workability,
mixing  of  concrete,  grades  of  concrete,  varieties  of  concrete.   Timber  –
classification of tree, structure of tree, defects in timber, preservation and
seasoning of timber, timber products, Miscellaneous materials – Sand, lime,
plastics, asbestos, bitumen, asphalt, plaster of paris, glass, paint.

2.Building Construction
Masonry-  Technical  terms  used  in  masonry,  classification  of  stone
masonry, types of bond, points to be observed while supervising masonry.
Foundation – Objects, inspection of site, bearing capacity of soil, failure of
foundation, types of foundation, setting out of foundation.  Lintels – purposes
of lintel and arches, types of lintels and arches.  Stairs – location, technical
terms, requirements of a good stair, classification of stair.  Roof – technical
terms, classification, trusses.  Damp proof courses – causes, effects due to
dampness, method of DPC.  Types of scaffolding, classification of carpentry
joints, doors and windows – classification, plastering and pointing, types of
ground and upper floors.

3.Building planning and estimating
Planning  –  Consideration  affecting  cost,  orientation  of  building,
principles of building design, design of residential building, office building,
school building, cinema theatre, auditoriums, hospital building etc. plumbing,
carpentry, wiring.
Estimating, types of estimate, detailed estimate – quantity survey,
analysis of rate, abstract of cost, building estimate.

4.Surveying and Levelling
Surveying  –  introduction,  classifications  of  surveying,  chaining,
instruments  used  for  chaining,  survey  station,  survey  lines,  check  line,
offsets, field works, plane table surveying, instruments used for plane tabling,
working operation, methods of plane tabling, compass surveying, bearings
and  angles,  principles  of  magnetic  compass,  temporary  adjustments  of
compass, local attraction, levelling, definitions, methods of levelling, levelling
instruments, temporary adjustments, steps in levelling, booking and reducing
levels, profile levelling, levelling problems, contouring.

5.Geometrical drawing
Geometrical figures, geometrical constructions, types of lines, scales –
representative fraction  (RF),  construction  of different scales,  orthographic
projection  – terms,  first  and  third  angle  projections,  isometric  projection,
oblique projection

6.Hydraulics and Irrigation
Necessity  of  irrigation,  types  of  irrigation,  advantages  and
disadvantages of irrigation, rainfall and measurements, head works, types of
dams,  irrigation  canals,  cross  drainage  works,  storage  reservoir,  hydro
electric  power  projects,  classification,  component  parts  of  hydro  electric
projects.

7.Mensuration
Plane figure, rectilinear  figure, Area of different figures, solids

8.Water supply and Sanitary Engineering
Water supply schemes, water requirements, factors affecting demand,
sources of water, yield of well, pumps, conveyance of water, quality of water,
purification  of  water,  distribution  system,  appurtenances  in  distribution
system, Sanitary Engineering, systems of sewerage, sewer appurtenances,
traps – classifications, sanitary fittings, systems of plumbing, testing of drains
and pipes.

NOTE: - It may be noted that apart from the topics detailed
above,  questions  from  other  topics  prescribed  for  the
educational  qualification  of  the  post  may  appear  in  the
question paper. There is no undertaking that all the topics
above may be covered in the question paper.

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