MPPSC SES Civil study materials
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MPPSC SES Civil study plan

MPPSC SES Civil · Give each week a clear focus.

8 weeks · About 7 hours per week

Week 1

Structural Engineering (Theory of Structures, RCC, Steel, Construction Materials and Management) & Engineering Mathematics and Basic Sciences

  • Derive and sketch bending moment and shear force diagrams for simply supported, cantilever and overhanging beams under point, UDL and triangular loads without notes

  • Solve determinate truss member forces by method of joints and method of sections, and check one truss by the graphical/Cremona approach

  • Compute slope and deflection of standard determinate beams using Macaulay's method and moment-area theorems

  • Set up a personal formula sheet for structural analysis covering degree of indeterminacy, energy theorems and fixed-end moments

Your checkpoint

A 40-problem worked set (SFD/BMD, trusses, deflections) with a one-page error log listing every mistake type and the corrected method

Week 2

Structural Engineering (Theory of Structures, RCC, Steel, Construction Materials and Management)

  • Design singly and doubly reinforced rectangular RCC sections by limit state method and verify with working stress checks

  • Proportion shear reinforcement, development length and anchorage for a beam and a one-way slab as per IS 456

  • Analyse and design a short column under axial load plus uniaxial bending using interaction concepts

  • Explain prestressed concrete losses and compare pre-tensioning with post-tensioning in written answers

  • Classify and specify tests for cement, aggregates and concrete, and state acceptance criteria for compressive strength

Your checkpoint

Two complete handwritten design sheets (one beam, one slab) with all IS 456 clause references cited, self-marked against the code

Week 3

Structural Engineering (Theory of Structures, RCC, Steel, Construction Materials and Management)

  • Design a bolted and a welded plate girder connection and check a tension member and a compression member for buckling

  • Compute plastic section modulus and shape factor for common sections, and state collapse load for a fixed and a propped cantilever beam

  • Draft a construction schedule using CPM and PERT for a small building, and compute floats, critical path and crash cost slope

  • List quality control tests on bricks, steel and concrete with their IS code acceptance limits and frequency of sampling

Your checkpoint

A single steel design exercise (column base plus beam-to-column connection) plus a CPM network solved for critical path, floats and one crash decision

Week 4

Geotechnical and Foundation Engineering

  • Draw and interpret a Mohr circle for a triaxial test result and compute c and phi for a given soil

  • Classify soils by IS soil classification using sieve and Atterberg data, and compute permeability by constant and falling head tests

  • Compute immediate and consolidation settlement for a footing on clay and estimate time rate of settlement from cv

  • Determine bearing capacity by Terzaghi, Meyerhof and IS 6403 methods for a footing with eccentric and inclined loading

  • Explain shallow and deep foundation types, pile load carrying capacity from static formula and pile load test interpretation

Your checkpoint

A geotechnical design note: one footing and one pile group fully designed with settlement check, bearing capacity check and a step-by-step calculation trail

Week 5

Water Resources and Hydraulic Engineering & Environmental Engineering

  • Apply the rational method and unit hydrograph approach to estimate a design flood for a small catchment, and size a trapezoidal channel using Manning's equation

  • Design a gravity dam or an earthen dam section and check stability against overturning, sliding and piping

  • Explain irrigation efficiencies, duty and delta relationships, and compute crop water requirement for a given cropping pattern

  • Design a conventional water treatment train (screening, coagulation-flocculation, sedimentation, filtration, disinfection) with unit sizing

  • Size a septic tank, an oxidation pond and a trickling filter, and state BOD/COD test procedures and their limitations

Your checkpoint

One integrated design sheet covering a channel section, a treatment plant flow diagram with unit dimensions, and a one-page comparison of BOD removal across treatment options

Week 6

Transportation Engineering & Surveying, Remote Sensing and Geomatics

  • Design flexible and rigid pavement thickness using IRC 37 and IRC 58 approaches, and compute CBR-based subgrade strength

  • Compute geometric elements of highways: superelevation, extra widening, transition length, SSD and OSD for stated speeds

  • Solve a horizontal curve and a vertical curve design problem including gradient and sight distance checks

  • Reduce a leveling field book, compute bearings and coordinates from a traverse, and adjust a closed traverse by Bowditch's rule

  • Explain total station, GPS/GNSS and remote sensing fundamentals including resolution types and index-based image interpretation

Your checkpoint

Two problems fully solved: a pavement thickness design with IRC references and a traverse adjustment with final coordinates and closing error statement

Week 7

Construction Planning, Estimating and Project Management & Engineering Aptitude and General Studies

  • Prepare a detailed estimate with rate analysis for a two-room load-bearing structure including earthwork, brickwork, RCC and finishing

  • Write the bar bending schedule for a slab and a beam and compute steel quantity from it

  • Explain tendering, contract types, EOT, escalation clauses and arbitration in answer-ready form

  • Summarize current state-relevant general awareness: MPPSC-relevant geography, economy, schemes and current affairs of Madhya Pradesh

  • Practise logical reasoning and quantitative aptitude sets under timed conditions

Your checkpoint

A complete estimate file with rate analysis, bar bending schedule and abstract of cost for the sample building, plus a 50-question timed reasoning scorecard

Week 8

Engineering Aptitude and General Studies & General Awareness, Reasoning and Language relevant to the State

  • Revise all personal formula sheets and error logs across every domain in three passes

  • Attempt two full-length mock tests under exam timing and analyse every wrong answer to its root concept

  • Write 10 structured long answers on high-weight topics (RCC design, foundation selection, treatment plant design, pavement design) in exam format

  • Prepare and rehearse a state-specific language and general awareness revision sheet covering MP history, culture, rivers, dams and administrative structure

  • Consolidate a final one-page per-domain cheat sheet for last-day revision

Your checkpoint

Two scored mock tests with a written error analysis plus a final 10-page consolidated revision booklet

Milestones

Week 2: Complete the 40-problem structural analysis set with at least 80 percent accuracy and no unresolved formula gaps

Week 4: Explain any footing or pile design decision aloud in under three minutes without referring to notes

Week 6: Score at least 60 percent on a self-made 60-question test drawn from domains 3 to 8

Week 8: Score at least 65 percent in both full-length mocks with all wrong answers traced to a corrected concept