BTSC JE Civil study plan

Derive and apply bending-moment and shear-force diagrams for simply supported, cantilever and overhanging beams under point, UDL and triangular loads, writing out each diagram by hand

Compute bending and shear stresses in beam sections using flexure formula and shear stress distribution, and locate the neutral axis for composite/T-sections

Calculate slope and deflection for standard load cases using Macaulay's method and moment-area theorems

State and apply IS 456 work-stress and limit-state design premises for singly reinforced rectangular beams in flexure

Solve 40 mixed numerical problems on SFD/BMD, stresses and singly reinforced section design, logging every error with its cause

Design singly and doubly reinforced beams and one-way/two-way slabs to IS 456 limit state, checking each against deflection and detailing limits

Produce concrete mix design by IS 10262 procedure for one target grade, showing all steps and adjustments

Explain fresh and hardened concrete properties, workability tests, curing methods and the causes and remedies of segregation, bleeding and honeycombing

Analyse columns under axial load and uniaxial bending, and compute shear reinforcement for a given beam using IS 456 clauses

Solve truss analysis by method of joints and sections, and identify zero-force members in 10 given trusses

Classify soils by IS classification and compute index properties (void ratio, water content, unit weights, relative density, consistency limits) from given data

Determine shear strength parameters from direct shear and triaxial test data, and compute effective stress profiles with capillary and seepage effects

Calculate consolidation settlement, coefficient of consolidation and time rate of settlement for a given clay layer

Compute bearing capacity of shallow footings by Terzaghi and IS 6403 methods, and check a pile for capacity and settlement

Describe brick, stone, timber and cement manufacturing, classification, tests and defects, and standard construction practices for masonry, flooring and plastering

Design tension members, compression members and beams in steel to IS 800 limit state, including effective length, slenderness and section classification checks

Design bolted and welded connections for a given factored load and check block shear and bearing

Apply Bernoulli's equation, continuity and momentum principles to pipe flow, orifice, venturi and weir problems

Compute friction and minor losses in pipelines, and solve pipe-network and open-channel Manning problems including most economical sections

Solve 30 mixed steel and hydraulics numericals under timed conditions

Analyse hydraulic jump, specific energy and gradually varied flow profiles in channels, and classify flow using Froude and Reynolds numbers

Compute dimensional analysis and model similitude problems using Buckingham's pi theorem

Calculate runoff by rational method and SCS curve number, and estimate peak discharge by unit hydrograph and synthetic hydrograph methods

Design an irrigation canal by Kennedy's and Lacey's theories, and compute crop water requirement, duty, delta and irrigation efficiency

Explain dam types, spillways, weirs and barrage components, and the causes and remedies of waterlogging and salinity

Design flexible and rigid pavements by IRC methods, computing CBR-based thickness and ESAL-based design for a given traffic

Compute geometric elements of highways: superelevation, transition length, extra widening, sight distances and vertical curve length

Explain railway track components, points and crossings, and airport runway and taxiway geometric requirements

Design a water treatment train (screening, sedimentation, coagulation-flocculation, filtration, disinfection) and size units for a given population and demand

Design a sewerage system including quantity of sewage, self-cleansing velocity, sewer sizing and a simple secondary treatment unit

Compute bearings, included angles, latitudes and departures, and adjust a closed traverse by Bowditch's rule

Reduce levels by height of instrument and rise-and-fall methods, and calculate earthwork by mid-section and trapezoidal methods

Prepare a detailed estimate with rate analysis for a two-room load-bearing structure, including bar bending schedule

Build a CPM/PERT network, compute floats, identify the critical path and crash a network for minimum cost

Practise quantitative aptitude and reasoning sets: percentages, ratio, time-work, averages, series, coding-decoding and syllogisms, at 1 minute per question

Revise all formula sheets and error logs from weeks 1-7, re-solving only previously wrong questions

Take three full-length timed mocks of 100 questions across all 11 domains and record domain-wise accuracy

Close every sub-topic scoring below 60% accuracy by targeted revision and 10 fresh problems each

Rehearse exam-day strategy: question selection order, time per section and skip rules, tested in the final mock