GPSC AE Civil study guide
GPSC AE Civil · Work through your exam, one topic at a time.
The Assistant Engineer (Civil), Class-2 recruitment is conducted by the Gujarat Public Service Commission (GPSC) for civil engineering posts, including those advertised for New Municipal Corporations. It is aimed at graduate civil engineers seeking a Class-2 gazetted technical post in Gujarat state service. The Commission's site shows this recruitment running through defined stages: a Common General Studies preliminary examination, a Common Concerned Subject (civil engineering) written examination, and an interview or personality test, with the interview schedule for advertisement 121/2025-26 (Assistant Engineer (Civil), Class-2, New Municipal Corporations) published in October 2026. Candidates apply online through the OJAS portal, where One Time Registration (OTR) is compulsory; GPSC has separately notified that OTR-based applications have documents auto-fetched into the GPSC-iASS portal. Topics on this exam: General Studies (common preliminary paper) and Civil Engineering (concerned subject paper). The GPSC AE Civil study guide has 2 sections and about 696 words.
01General Studies for GPSC Assistant Engineer (Civil)
General Studies is the common preliminary paper for GPSC Assistant Engineer (Civil). It tests breadth rather than Civil Engineering depth: Gujarat's physical and cultural geography, Indian polity and economy, environment, science and technology, and current affairs linked to the static syllabus. The paper rewards precise state-specific facts and the ability to eliminate close options. Gujarat: physiographic divisions of Kutch, Saurashtra and mainland Gujarat; major rivers Narmada, Tapi, Sabarmati and Mahi; state formation on 1 May 1960 from Bombay State; capital Gandhinagar; ports and industrial corridors.
327 words, about 2 min02Civil Engineering for GPSC Assistant Engineer (Civil)
Civil Engineering is the concerned-subject paper for GPSC Assistant Engineer (Civil). It tests degree-level application across structural analysis and design, geotechnical engineering, water resources, environmental engineering, transportation, surveying and construction management. Numerical accuracy and familiarity with Indian Standards matter more than descriptive recall. Structures: limit state design under IS 456 uses factored loads and partial safety factors; under-reinforced RCC sections are ductile.
369 words, about 2 min