What you will learn

📚 Course Content by Discipline

Below are the syllabus outlines and chapter coverage for each stream as per UPSC ESE standards.

🏗️ Civil Engineering

Paper I

• Building Materials – Properties, composition, and testing

• Structural Analysis – Theorems of structures, influence lines, arches, cables

• Design of Steel Structures – Tension/compression members, beams, connections

• Design of Concrete and Masonry Structures – Limit state design, RCC beams, columns, slabs

• Construction Practice, Planning & Management – PERT/CPM, project planning, safety

Paper II

• Flow of Fluids, Hydraulic Machines & Hydrology – Flow in pipes, pumps, turbines

• Water Resources Engineering – Irrigation systems, canals, dams

• Environmental Engineering – Water supply, sewage treatment, air pollution

• Geotechnical Engineering – Soil mechanics, foundation design, retaining structures

• Surveying and Geology – Levelling, GPS, remote sensing basics

• Transportation Engineering – Pavement design, highway materials, railways

⚙️ Mechanical Engineering

Paper I

• Thermodynamics & Heat Transfer – Laws, cycles, conduction, convection, radiation

• IC Engines, Refrigeration & Air Conditioning – Cycles, performance, components

• Fluid Mechanics & Machinery – Properties, Bernoulli’s theorem, turbines, pumps

• Power Plants – Steam, nuclear, gas turbines, renewable energy systems

Paper II

• Engineering Mechanics & Design – Statics, dynamics, machine design

• Manufacturing Technology – Metal cutting, casting, welding, metrology

• Industrial Engineering – Inventory, quality control, optimization

• Mechatronics & Robotics – Sensors, actuators, control systems

• Maintenance Engineering – Reliability, TPM, fault diagnosis

⚡ Electrical Engineering

Paper I

• Circuit Theory – Network theorems, resonance, transient analysis

• Signals & Systems – Laplace, Fourier, Z-transform, filters

• Electrical Machines – Transformers, DC & AC machines, testing

• Power Systems – Generation, transmission, fault analysis, protection

Paper II

• Control Systems – Block diagrams, stability, compensators

• Electrical and Electronic Measurements – Bridges, transducers, error analysis

• Power Electronics – Rectifiers, converters, inverters, choppers

• Analog & Digital Electronics – Amplifiers, logic gates, microprocessors

• Energy Conversion & Utilization – Drives, lighting, traction systems

📡 Electronics & Telecommunication Engineering

Paper I

• Networks, Signals & Systems – Network analysis, filters, signal processing

• Electronic Devices & Circuits – Diodes, BJTs, FETs, amplifiers, oscillators

• Digital Circuits – Logic families, sequential circuits, A/D converters

• Microprocessors & Microcontrollers – Architecture, assembly language programming

Paper II

• Analog & Digital Communication Systems – AM, FM, PCM, modulation techniques

• Control Systems – Feedback, stability, root locus

• Computer Organization & Architecture – Memory systems, ALU, I/O

• Electromagnetics – Maxwell’s equations, waveguides, antennas, propagation

• Materials & Components – Semiconductor devices, IC fabrication

✍️ Answer Writing Strategy (Mains Focus)

• Paper I: Technical Conceptual Questions (Theory + Numerical)

• Paper II: Analytical & Application-Based Problems

• Emphasis on:

  • Step-by-step derivations

  • Structured diagrams

  • Concise definitions and assumptions

  • Proper units and dimensional accuracy