Diploma in Civil Engineering–Syllabus

Topic 1: Construction Materials

Overview of Construction Materials, Natural Construction Materials, Artificial Construction Materials, Special
Construction Materials and Processed Construction Materials, Advanced Construction Materials, Advanced Concreting
Methods and Equipments, Advanced Technology in Constructions, Hoisting and Conveying Equipment, Miscellaneous
Machineries and Equipments

Topic 2: Basic Surveying

Overview and Classification of Survey, Chain Surveying, Compass Traverse Survey, Levelling and Contouring,
Measurement of Area and Volume, Plane Table Surveying, Theodolite Surveying, Tacheometric surveying and Curve
setting, Advanced surveying equipments, Remote sensing, GPS and GIS.

Topic 3: Mechanics of Material

Moment of Inertia, Simple Stresses and Strains, Shear Force and Bending Moment, Bending and Shear Stresses in
beams and Columns.

Topic 4: Building Construction

Overview of Building Components, Construction of Substructure, Construction of Superstructure, Building
Communication and Ventilation and Building Finishes, Conventions and Symbols, Planning of Building, Drawing of Load
Bearing Structure, Drawing of Framed Structure, Overview of Building Services, Modes of vertical communication, Fire
Safety, Plumbing Services, Lighting, Ventilation and Acoustics

Topic 5: Concrete Technology

Cement, Aggregates and Water, Different grades of concrete, Concrete Mix Design and Testing of Concrete, Quality
Control of Concrete and Chemical Admixture, Special Concrete and Extreme Weather concreting.

Topic 6: Geotechnical Engineering

Overview of Geology and Geotechnical Engineering, Physical and Index Properties of Soil, Permeability and Shear
Strength of Soil, Bearing Capacity of Soil, Compaction and stabilization of soil

Topic 7: Hydraulics
Pressure measurement and Hydrostatic pressure, Fluid Flow Parameters, Flow through pipes, Flow through Open
Channel, Hydraulic Pumps, Introduction to Hydrology, Crop water requirement and Reservoir Planning, Dams and
Spillways, Minor and Micro Irrigation, Diversion Head Works & Canals.

Topic 8: Theory of structures

Direct and Bending Stresses in vertical members, Slope and Deflection, Fixed and Continuous Beam, Moment
distribution method, Simple trusses, Design of Steel Tension and Compression Members, Design of Steel beams (Limit
State Method), Design of Reinforced Concrete Beams by Limit State Method, Shear, Bond and Development length in
Design of RCC member, Design of axially loaded RCC Column. Basics of maintenance, Causes and detection of
damages, Materials for maintenance and repairs, Maintenance and repair methods for masonry Construction,
Maintenance and repair methods for RCC Construction, Design of connections in steel structures, Steel Beams, Design
of RC flanged beam, Design of slab, Design of RCC Column and Footing design: Uni-axial bending

Topic 9: Transportation Engineering

Overview of Highway Engineering, Geometric Design of Highway, Construction of Road Pavements, Basics of Railway
Engineering, Track geometrics & Construction and Maintenance.

Topic 10: Construction Management

Construction industry and management, Site Layout, Planning and scheduling, Construction Contracts and
Specifications, Safety in Construction

Topic 11: Estimating and Costing

Fundamentals of Estimating and Costing, Approximate Estimates, Detailed Estimate, Estimate for Civil Engineering
Works, Rate Analysis.

Topic 12: Traffic Engineering

Fundamentals of Traffic Engineering, Traffic Studies, Road Signs and Traffic Markings, Traffic Signals and
Traffic Islands, Road Accident Studies and Arboriculture. Basics of pavement Design, Fundamentals of
pavement design, Design overview of Flexible and Concrete pavement, Pavement evaluation and Pavement
Maintenance.
Topic 13: Green Building and Energy Conservation
Introduction to Green Building and Design Features, Energy Audit and Environmental Impact Assessment
(EIA), Energy and Energy conservation, Green Building and Rating System
 Diploma in Mechanical Engineering–Syllabus
Topic 1: MECHANICAL ENGINEERING
Introduction to Thermodynamics, Heat transfer & Thermal Power Plant, Steam Turbines, Materials and
Manufacturing Processes, Machine Tools and Machining Processes, Process Planning and Process
Engineering, Production Forecasting, Break-Even Analysis, Assembly Line Balancing, Material Management

Topic 2: MATERIAL SCIENCE & ENGINEERING

Crystal structures and Bonds, Phase diagrams, Ferrous metals and its Alloys, Non-ferrous metals and its
Alloys, Failure analysis & Testing of Materials, Corrosion & Surface Engineering

Topic 3: FLUID MECHANICS & HYDRAULIC MACHINERY

Properties of fluid, Fluid Flow, Impact of jets, Hydraulic Turbines, Centrifugal Pumps.

Topic 4: MANUFACTURING ENGINEERING

Cutting Fluids & Lubricants, Broaching Machines, Welding, Gear Making, Grinding and finishing processes.

Topic 5: THERMAL ENGINEERING

Sources of Energy, Internal Combustion Engines, : I.C. Engine Systems, Performance of I.C. Engines, Air
Compressors, Gas Turbines, Properties of Steam, Steam Generators, Steam Nozzles, Steam Turbines

Topic 6: MEASUREMENTS & METROLOGY

Introduction to measurements, Transducers and Strain gauges, Applied mechanical measurement, Limits,
Fits & Tolerances, Gear Measurement and Testing, Machine tool testing

Topic 7: STRENGTH OF MATERIALS

Simple Stresses and Strains, Shear Force & Bending Moment Diagrams, Theory of Simple Bending and
Deflection of Beams, Torsion in Shafts and Springs, Thin Cylindrical Shells

Topic 8: ADVANCED MANUFACTURING PROCESSES

Jigs & Fixtures, Jig Boring, Modern Machining Processes, CNC Milling Machines, Special Purpose Machines
Topic 9: THEORY OF MACHINES & MECHANISMS
Cutting Fluids & Lubricants, Broaching Machines, Welding, Gear Making, Grinding and finishing processes.

Topic 10: Design of Machine Elements

Introduction to Design, Design of simple machine parts, Design of Shafts, Keys, Couplings and Spur Gears,
Design of Power Screws, Design of springs, Design of Fasteners
Topic 11: TOOL ENGINEERING
Metal Cutting, Machinability, Types of dies and construction, Die Design Fundamentals, Forming Dies,
Pressure Die casting dies; metal extrusion dies; injection molding dies; forging dies; plastic extrusion dies
Topic 12: COMPUTER INTEGRATED MANUFACTURING/ CAD/ CAM
Computer Integrated Manufacturing (CIM), Computer Aided Design (CAD), Computer Aided Manufacturing
(CAM), Flexible manufacturing system (FMS), Computer aided production scheduling; computer aided
inspection planning; computer aided inventory planning, Fundamentals of CAD/CAM, Surface Modeling, NC
Control Production Systems.
Topic 13: INDUSTRIAL ROBOTICS & AUTOMATION/ MECHATRONICS
Fundamentals of Robotics, Robotic Drive System and Controller, Sensors, Robot kinematics and Robot
Programming, Automation. Introduction to Mechatronics.

Topic 14: HEAT TRANSFER/ REFRIGERATION AND AIR-CONDITIONING

Conduction, Fins, Convection, Radiation, Heat exchangers, Introduction to Refrigeration, Refrigeration
systems, Refrigeration Equipments, Refrigerants and lubricants, Refrigerant flow controls, Air conditioning
Topic 15: POWER PLANT ENGINEERING
Introduction to Power plant, Economics of power plant, Hydro power plant, Diesel and Gas turbine plant,
Environmental impact of Power plant, Nuclear power plant, Material Handling System, Hoisting Machinery &
Equipments, Conveying Machinery
 Diploma in Electrical Engineering–Syllabus
Topic 1: BASIC ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING
Basic terminology and their concept, D.C. circuits, Batteries, Capacitors, Electromagnetism, Electromagnetic induction,
A.C. circuits, Transients and Harmonic & Polyphase circuits.

Topic 2: ENGINEERING MATERIALS

Classification of materials into conducting, semiconducting and insulating materials, Conducting Materials, Insulating
materials, Magnetic materials, Semiconductor materials & Special purpose materials.

Topic 3: ELECTRONICS
Semiconductor diode, Bipolar Junction transistor, Single stage transistor amplifier, FET MOSFET & CMOS,
Multi Stage & Power amplifier, Feedback amplifiers, Regulated power supply & Oscillator, Digital electronics,
Operational amplifiers, Microprocessors, Communication engg. & Integrated Circuits

Topic 4: ELECTRICAL INSTRUMENTS AND MEASUREMENTS

Instruments used to read the general electrical quantities like current, voltage power, energy, frequency, and
resistance etc Measurements & errors, Ammeters and voltmeters, Wattmeter and maximum demand
indicator, Energy meter, Miscellaneous measuring instruments, Electronic instruments, Measurement of
inductance and capacitance, Elements of process instrumentation, Control system components, Instrument
transformer, Transducer.

Topic 5: ELECTRICAL MACHINES

Classification of main types of electrical machines and their generalised treatments, motor and generator,
D.C. machines, Transformer & A. C. Generator, Transformer, D. C. Machines, Synchronous Machines, Three
Phase Induction Motor, F. H. P. Motor, Induction motor, Synchronous motor, Electric Drive, Converting
Apparatus, Control components, A.C. control circuits, Control of synchronous motors, Control of single phase
motors, Industrial control circuits, Trouble shooting in control circuits, Basic Concept of PLC , Electromagnetic
Controllers, Electric Drives, Refrigeration & Air Conditioning

Topic 6: ELECTRICAL DESIGN

Electrical symbols and diagrams, Wiring materials and accessories, Light and fan circuits, Alarm circuits,
Internal wiring, Assembly drawings, Electrical design, Armature winding of D.C. m/cs
Topic 7: POWER PLANT ENGINEERING
Thermal stations, Hydroelectric plants, Nuclear power plants, Diesel power plants, Gas turbine plants,
Combined working of power plants, Non-Conventional Source of Energy
Topic 8: TRANSMISSION AND DISTRIBUTION
Electrical design of lines, Constructional features of transmission lines, Economic principle of transmission,
Mechanical design of lines, Distribution systems, Construction of distribution lines, Power factor
improvement, Underground cables, Carrier communication, Faults, Switch gear, Protective schemes,
Protection against over voltages, Different types of substations
Topic 9: POWER ELECTRONICS
Introduction to Power Electronics, Power Semiconductor Diodes, Thyristors, Power Transistors, Controlled
Rectifiers, A. C. Voltage Controllers, Choppers, Inverter, Power Supplies, High power switching devices,
Thyristor and their operation, Thyristor application, Thyristor control of electric machines, PLC, Servo
mechanism
Topic 10: ELECTRIC TRACTION
Electric traction drives, Power supply for traction, Mechanics of traction, Rectification equipment, Overhead
equipment, Track circuit, Supervisory remote control, Rail and return path

Topic 11: MICROPROCESSORS DEVELOPMENT SYSTEM

Introduction to Microprocessor based system, Structure of 8085 Microprocessor, I/O Operating (8085
Microcomputer), I/O Devices (8085 Microprocessor), Microprocessor Application, Other Microprocessor &
Micro controller, Microprocessor Systems, Testing & Debugging the Microprocessor based system
 Diploma in Electronics Engineering–Syllabus
Topic 1: BASIC ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING
Basic terminology and their concept, D.C. circuits, Batteries, Capacitors, Electromagnetism, Electromagnetic induction,
A.C. circuits, Transients and Harmonic & Polyphase circuits.

Topic 2: ELECTRONICS
Semiconductor diode, Bipolar Junction transistor, Single stage transistor amplifier, FET MOSFET & CMOS, Multi Stage
& Power amplifier, Feedback amplifiers, Regulated power supply & Oscillator, Digital electronics, Operational amplifiers,
Microprocessors, Communication engg. & Integrated Circuits

Topic 3: ELECTRONIC DEVICES AND CIRCUITS

Single stage amplifiers and Multistage amplifier, large signal amplifiers, concept of negative and positive
feedback, oscillators (Hartley, Colpitt, Wein Bridge), Tuned voltage amplifiers, wave-shaping circuits, multi-
vibrators and operational amplifiers, regulated DC supplies, working of various parts of CRT, measure
frequency, voltage, time period and phase using CRO and DSO, RF signal generator, pulse generator and
analyser, working principle of DC/AC bridges and meters.

Topic 4: DIGITAL ELECTRONICS

Importance of digitization, truth tables for all logic gates, logic functions with NAND and NOR gates, adder
and subtractor circuits, truth tables of multiplexer, demultiplexer, encoder and decoder ICs, sequential
circuit(Flip flops, counters and shift registers), A/D and D/A converters, features and applications of different
memories

Topic 5: POWER ELECTRONICS

Introduction to Power Electronics, Power Semiconductor Diodes, Thyristors, thyristor family such as SCR,
DIAC, TRIAC etc Power Transistors, Controlled Rectifiers, A. C. Voltage Controllers, Choppers, Inverter,
Power Supplies, High power switching devices, Thyristor and their operation, Thyristor application, Thyristor
control of electric machines, PLC, Servo mechanism, principle of Induction and dielectric heating, principle
of transducer such as thermistor and piezoelectric crystal.

Topic 6: NETWORK FILTERS AND TRANSMISSION LINES

Concept of symmetrical, asymmetrical, balanced, unbalanced, T, PI, ladder, lattice, L and Bridge T networks,
attenuators and filters, concept and applications of transmission lines, standing wave ratio and characteristic
impedance of the line
Topic 7: COMMUNICATION ENGINEERING
Modulation and demodulation, modulation index of the Amplitude Modulated wave and frequency deviation
of FM, AM Detector Circuit and FM detector, Pulse Modulation Techniques (PAM, PPM, PWM and PCM),
Classification of different radio transmitters and radio receivers.
Topic 8: MICROPROCESSORS DEVELOPMENT SYSTEM
Introduction to Microprocessor based system, Structure of 8085 Microprocessor, I/O Operating (8085
Microcomputer), I/O Devices (8085 Microprocessor), Microprocessor Application, Other Microprocessor &
Micro controller, Microprocessor Systems, Testing & Debugging the Microprocessor based system, data
transfer techniques, architecture and pin detail of 8086, embedded system, embedded operating systems,
PIC microcontroller and AVR microcontroller, interface sensors with microcontroller

Topic 9: WIRELESS AND MOBILE COMMUNICATION

Multiple Access Techniques for Wireless Communication (FDMA, TDMA and CDMA), Mobile Communication
Systems(GSM and CDMA), SIM, LTE, Vo-LTE and mobile network, LAN, MAN, WAN

Topic 10: CONTROL SYSTEM

open loop and close loop system, various types of signals in control system, Transfer function of a Control
System, first order and second order Control System, stability of a Control System,
various controller in a Control System, controllers in various industrial applications