Upcoming Kerala PSC LSGD AE Exam 2024, Exam Date Syllabus, Vacancies, Apply Online

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LSGD AE Kerala PSC 2024

LSGD AE Notification 2024

LSGD AE Exam Eligibility

PSC LSGD AE 2024 Syllabus

Kerala PSC LSGD AE Salary - Pay Scale

Kerala PSC Assistant Engineer Previous Year Papers

Kerala PSC LSGD AE 2024: Selection Process

How to Apply Online Kerala PSC LSGD AE 2024?

Overview

LSGD Assistant Engineer exam notification is coming soon. All aspirants of government jobs are advised to check their eligibility and apply through PSC official site. Assistant engineer is one of the best positions in LSGD. Join the best online coaching platform to crack the upcoming technical PSC exam in 2024.

LSGD AE Kerala PSC 2024

LSGD AE exam notification will soon be publishing in PSC official site. The notification and recruitment for the vacancy was last conducted in 2020. As the notification is expected soon, eligible candidates are advised to check the PSC profile regularly to not miss the application window. Also, follow the regular PSC updates from trusted source.

LSGD AE Notification 2024

Kerala PSC LSGD AE Civil notification for the Local Self Government Department was last published in November, 2020. The Part I of the notification under category number 125/2020.

Along with the upcoming notification for LSGD AE exam, PSC will mention the number of vacancies to which the recruitment is being conducted for.

LSGD AE Exam Eligibility

LSGD Assistant Engineer Exam 2024 applicants should fulfil their eligibility by age and education. Candidates without required qualification or equivalent as mentioned in the official notification need not to apply for the exam.

LSGD AE Exam Age Limit

The candidates must be within the age limits of 18 – 36. The from and to birth date which will be considered for the recruitment will be mentioned in the notification. Candidates from Other Backward Community will receive age relaxation of 3 years and candidates of SC / ST communities will receive an age relaxation of 5 years in the upper age.

LSGD AE Exam Educational Qualification

Assistant Engineer in LSGD is a degree level post and therefore the candidates must possess any degree in Civil Engineering or any other qualification recognised as equivalent. Also, the candidates who possess an Associate Membership of Institution of Engineers, India in Civil Engineering.

PSC LSGD AE 2024 Syllabus

KPSC Assistant Engineer exam latest PSC syllabus is yet to be released by Public Service Commission. All the same applicants can begin their preparation with the previous syllabus available at Kerala PSC’s official site.

1. Mechanics of Solids and Structural Analysis
   • Concept of stress and strain
   • Bending moment and shear force
   • Stresses in beams
   • Deflection of beams
   • Theory of columns
   • Truss analysis
   • Displacement response of statically determinate structural systems using energy methods
   • Principle of virtual work
   • Statically indeterminate structures
   • Strain Energy methods
   • Moving loads and influence lines
   • Arches.
   • Slope Deflection Method
   • Moment Distribution Method
   • Clapeyrons Theorem (Three Moment Equation)
   • Kani’s method of analysis.
2. Fluid Mechanics and Water Resources Engineering
   • Fluid Statics- Fluid pressure, Buoyancy and floatation, Fluid Kinematics, Dynamics of fluid flow, Flow through orifice and notches, Flow through pipes, Boundary layer, Drag and Lift on immersed bodies.
   • Hydraulic machines- flow through vanes (moving and stationary) Impulse and reaction Turbines, Centrifugal Pumps, Open channel flow, Uniform flow, Hydraulic Jump, Gradually varied flow, Dimensional analysis and model testing.
   • Hydrologic cycle, Precipitation, Infiltration and Evaporation-measurement and data analysis. Runoff-components and computation, Hydrograph, Unit Hydrograph and S-Hydrograph.
   • Irrigation types and methods-Soil water plant relationships, Frequency of irrigation, Computation of crop water requirement.
   • Stream flow measurement -Stage-discharge curve.
   • Meandering of rivers, river training works. Surface water systems: diversion and storage systems, reservoir - estimation of storage c/pacity and yield of reservoirs - reservoir sedimentation -useful life of reservoir.
   • Groundwater - Aquifer types and properties - Steady radial flow into a well. Estimation of yield of an open well.
3. Surveying and Levelling, Quantity Surveying and Valuation
   • Basics of Surveying
   • Levelling and Contouring
   • Area and Volume Computation
   • Theodolite Survey
   • Mass Diagram
   • Triangulation
   • Theory of Errors
   • Electronic Distance Measurement
   • Total Station Survey
   • Global Positioning Systems
   • Remote Sensing
   • Geographical Information System
   • Analysis of rates - Data book and schedule of rates
   • Analysis of rates for various items of work
   • Detailed specification
   • Types of Estimate
   • Detailed estimate including quantities, abstract and preparation of various items of works
   • Preparation of bar bending schedules for various RCC works
   • Valuation- Methods of valuation, Depreciation, Fixation of rent.
4. Building materials, Construction Technology, Construction Management
   • Construction Materials – Timber, Mortar, Iron and Steel, Structural steel, Modern materials.
   • Concrete–Admixtures, Making of concrete, Properties of concrete, Mix proportioning.
   • Building construction- Foundations, Cost-effective construction, Masonry, Lintels and arches. Floors and flooring, Roofs and roof coverings, Doors, windows and ventilators, Finishing works.
   • Tall Buildings – Steel and Concrete frame, Prefabricated construction, Slip form construction.
   • Vertical transportation – Stairs, Elevators, Escalators and Ramps.
   • Building failures and Retrofitting, failures in RCC and Steel structures.
   • Construction Planning and Scheduling
   • Construction disputes and settlement
   • Ethics in Construction
   • Construction safety
   • Principles of materials management
   • Quality management practices
   • Construction procedures.
5. Environmental Engineering
   • Water sources and demand
   • Quantity estimation
   • Population forecasting
   • Quality of water
   • Water treatment- Physical methods, Chemical methods. Design of sedimentation tank, flocculator, clariflocculator, filters, Membrane treatment techniques
   • Disinfection methods
   • Distribution of water
   • Pumps
   • Hardy Cross method of analysis
   • Waste water- Sources, Characteristics, Oxygen demand. Design of sewers, Circular sewers, Partial flow and full flow conditions.
   • Sewer appurtenances
   • Disposal of wastewater
   • Streeter Phelps equation
   • Oxygen sag curve
   • Treatment methods – Aerobic and anaerobic methods, Design of various treatment units-Screening, Grit chamber, Sedimentation tank, Activated Sludge process, Trickling filter, Rotating biological contactor, Septic tanks, Imhoff tanks, Oxidation ditches, Oxidation ponds, Upflow anaerobic sludge blanket reactors
   • Sludge digestion, Sludge drying bed.
   • Air pollution-sources, effects on human, Control of air pollutants, Air quality legislations.
6. Design of Structures
   • Limit state method of design, Analysis of reinforced rectangular beams, Shear strength of RC beam, Design of shear reinforcement, Bond and development length, Curtailment of reinforcement, Design for torsion, Design of one way slab, Cantilever slab, Continuous slab (detailing only), Two way slabs, Limit state of serviceability, Deflection, Cracking, Stair cases -design & detailing. Columns-effective length-design of axially loaded short columns with rectangular ties and helical reinforcement.
   • Columns subjected to compression, Uniaxial bending and biaxial bending, Design of slender columns, Design of wall/strip footing- design of footings, Design of cantilever retaining wall without surcharge, design principles of counter fort retaining wall, Circular slabs simply supported, fixed and partially fixed subjected to udl, Design of water tanks, Design philosophy and requirements, joints, IS code recommendations
   • Pre-stressed concrete, Concept of prestressing, materials and methods of prestressing, Prestressing systems, losses of prestress, Analysis of prestressed beams (rectangular and I-sections) at stages of transfer and service
   • Steel and steel structures – Bolted and welded connections, Tension members, Compression members, Beams, Roof trusses, Purlins.
   • Timber structures- columns, composite beams (concepts only)
7. Geotechnical Engineering
   • Major soil deposits of India, Classification and three phase system of soil, Permeability of soils, Principle of effective stress, Shear characteristics of soil, Consolidation (Terzaghi’s theory of one-dimensional consolidation only) and Compaction.
   • Stability of finite slopes-Swedish Circle Method and Friction circle method, Stresses in subsoil due to loaded areas of various shapes, Boussinesq’s formula, Newmark’s chart Lateral earth pressure-Rankine’s and Coulomb’ theories
   • Bearing capacity of soil, Estimation of magnitude of settlement, Site investigation, Standard Penetration Test and Plate load test, Design of shallow, deep and machine foundations
   • Ground improvement techniques.
8. Transportation Engineering and Urban Planning
   • Classification and alignment of highways, Geometric design of highways, Properties and testing of pavement materials, CBR method of flexible pavement design, Construction and maintenance of pavements, Design of runways, taxiways and aprons.
   • Traffic characteristics Traffic studies and analysis, Traffic control devices. Airport characteristics- Aircraft component parts. Site selection, Terminal area planning- Airport marking and lighting.
   • Traffic regulation rules, Highway capacity, Traffic safety, Influencing factors and preventive measures for traffic accidents, Basic diagrams of traffic flow theory.
   • Railways- geometric design of tracks, railway operation control, Maintenance.
   • Alignment, Ventilation and drainage of tunnels
   • Types of harbours and docks.
   • Goals and objectives of planning; Components of planning, Regional planning, Theories of urbanization, Study of Urban Forms, Zoning, Development of new towns, Town Development Plan, Town planning acts.

Kerala PSC LSGD AE Salary - Pay Scale

The expected scale of pay for the upcoming Kerala PSC LSGD is ₹ 39500-83000/-. Revision of the pay scale, if any, will be notified in the upcoming LSGD AE notification.

Kerala PSC Assistant Engineer Previous Year Papers

Kerala PSC LSGD AE Civil are advised to work out previous question papers, which is the best way to test your knowledge in the subject. Practicing on previous year papers will improve the time management skill and get adept with the syllabus and question patterns. Know more about the rich source of Previous questions, model exams and mock tests at the best online coaching platform for technical PSC exams.

Sample Questions.

1. The point of contraflexure is the point where
   1. Shear forces changes the sign
   2. Shear force minimum
   3. Bending moment changes the sign
   4. Bending moment maximum
2. The intensity of irrigation is the
   1. Percentage of gross command area to be irrigated annually
   2. Percentage of culturable command area to be irrigated annually
   3. Percentage of minimum land area to be irrigated annually
   4. Percentage of total land area to be irrigated annually
3. The Polar axis of earth is shorter than Equatorial axis by
   1. 42.95 m
   2. 95.42 m
   3. 43.5 km
   4. 142.95 km
4. Among tests used for finding tensile strength of concrete, which of the following test will give largest numerical value?
   1. direct tension test
   2. Split tensile test
   3. Flexure test
   4. All of the above show the same result
5. TMT in TMT steel bar stands for
   1. Thermo mechanically Treated
   2. Twisted mild Tempered
   3. Temperature maintained Twisted
   4. Torsion maintained and Treated
6. As per IS 456 the structure shall have a factor of safety against sliding not less than
   1. 1.2
   2. 1.3
   3. 1.4
   4. 1.5
7. In a bolted connection, the centre-to-centre distance between individual fasteners in a line, in the direction of load is called
   1. Gauge distance
   2. Edge distance
   3. Pitch
   4. limiting distance
8. In Slow Sand Filters the effective size of filter sand ranges between
   1. 4 to 4.75 mm
   2. 2 to 4 mm
   3. 0.2 to 0.4 mm
   4. 0.05 to 0.1 mm
9. Vibroflotation technique is best suited for compacting
   1. Clays
   2. Silts
   3. loose sandy soil
   4. Organic soils
10. Taxiway markings are painted with _____________ colour.
    1. White
    2. Red
    3. Green
    4. Yellow

Answer Key
Q.No.	Ans.
1	c
2	b
3	c
4	c
5	a
6	c
7	c
8	c
9	c
10	d

Kerala PSC LSGD AE 2024: Selection Process

The method of appointment for KPSC Assistant Engineer is through direct recruitment. Therefore, PSC will declare the examination after the last date to apply. The exam will be OMR / online mode. As the next step PSC will publish shortlist comprising the register number of candidates who have secured the minimum cut off mark. PSC will conduct interview-cum-document verification for candidates in the shortlist. After combining both the marks candidates secured, in examination and interview, PSC will publish the ranked list.

After completing Kerala PSC LSGD AE (Civil) Recruitment 2024 process, the selected candidates will receive advice for joining according to the vacancies reported and the rotation chart of Kerala PSC.

How to Apply Online Kerala PSC LSGD AE 2024?

Eligible candidates must create a profile in the official website for candidates in https://thulasi.psc.kerala.gov.in. Follow the official instructions to setup Kerala PSC profile.

After the publication of official notification, candidates will be able to see the category number and post name in the Statewide – Direct – General link in the notification page in the official profile. Check the eligibility and apply by providing the required information and declarations.