TNPSC AE Civil study plan
TNPSC AE Civil · Give each week a clear focus.
8 weeks · About 6 hours per week
Engineering subjects (Civil Engineering technical papers) & Tamil Eligibility-cum-Scoring Test (language paper)
Map the full Civil Engineering syllabus into a one-page checklist covering structural analysis, RCC and steel design, soil mechanics and foundations, fluid mechanics and hydraulics, irrigation and water resources, transportation, surveying, and construction management
Solve 25 previous-paper numerical problems on shear force and bending moment diagrams and frame analysis, writing each step by hand
Write out the Tamil technical vocabulary for 40 core Civil Engineering terms (for example load, stress, beam, foundation, discharge) so that Tamil-medium questions become readable
Set a fixed daily 45-minute slot for Tamil paper practice and log it for seven days
Your checkpoint
A dated syllabus checklist with topics marked known, weak, or unknown, plus a 40-term Tamil-English Civil Engineering glossary sheet
Engineering subjects (Civil Engineering technical papers) & Tamil Eligibility-cum-Scoring Test (language paper)
Work through 30 RCC and steel design problems on limit state of collapse, singly and doubly reinforced beams, and bolted and welded connections
Compute 20 soil mechanics answers on Atterberg limits, permeability, effective stress, and bearing capacity using standard formulae from memory
Complete two full Tamil question papers under 60-minute timed conditions and mark every error by cause (vocabulary, grammar, or comprehension)
Revise the weak Civil Engineering topics flagged in week 1 and rewrite their key formulae on a single revision card
Your checkpoint
A formula card set for RCC, steel, and soil mechanics plus a Tamil mock score sheet showing error categories and counts
Engineering subjects (Civil Engineering technical papers) & General Studies / General Knowledge
Solve 30 fluid mechanics and hydraulics problems on continuity, Bernoulli's equation, flow through orifices and pipes, and open channel flow using Manning's equation
Answer 25 irrigation and water resources questions on duty and delta, crop water requirement, canal design, and dam types
Build a one-page timeline of Tamil Nadu and Indian history from Sangam period to independence, with 10 dated events per century block
Complete 50 General Studies objective questions on Indian polity covering the Constitution, fundamental rights, and Panchayati Raj, and record the score
Your checkpoint
A scored 50-question polity test with every wrong answer corrected in writing, plus a completed history timeline sheet
Engineering subjects (Civil Engineering technical papers) & General Studies / General Knowledge
Solve 30 transportation engineering problems on highway geometrics, pavement design basics, and railway and bridge terminology
Practice 20 surveying numericals on levelling, traversing, and contouring, including reduced level calculations
Memorise and self-test 60 General Studies facts on Indian geography, Tamil Nadu geography, and current affairs of the past six months
Attempt one full-length Domain 1 mock paper in 90 minutes and analyse section-wise accuracy
Your checkpoint
A Domain 1 mock paper score report with a ranked list of the five weakest sub-topics and a written correction log
Tamil Eligibility-cum-Scoring Test (language paper) & Aptitude / reasoning and general English where prescribed
Complete four Tamil language papers under timed conditions, focusing on grammar sections such as sandhi, thirukkural interpretation, and comprehension
Drill 60 Tamil grammar items on verb conjugation, case markers, and synonyms and antonyms, and correct every mistake
Solve 40 quantitative aptitude problems on percentages, ratio and proportion, averages, and time and work without a calculator
Write 10 short English passages of error spotting and sentence correction and review each against grammar rules
Your checkpoint
A Tamil grammar error log of at least 30 corrected items plus a 40-question aptitude answer sheet with working shown
Aptitude / reasoning and general English where prescribed & General Studies / General Knowledge
Solve 60 reasoning questions covering series, coding-decoding, blood relations, syllogisms, and seating arrangement, timing each set
Complete 40 aptitude problems on profit and loss, simple and compound interest, time and distance, and mensuration
Answer 50 General Studies questions on Indian economy, science and technology, and environment and ecology, and correct every error
Practice 20 English questions on vocabulary, idioms, and comprehension passages
Your checkpoint
A timed reasoning and aptitude score sheet with per-topic accuracy percentages and a list of three topics needing rework
Engineering subjects (Civil Engineering technical papers) & Aptitude / reasoning and general English where prescribed
Re-solve every wrongly answered Civil Engineering problem from weeks 1 to 4 without looking at the earlier solution
Attempt one full-length Domain 1 mock paper in 90 minutes and target a 15 percent accuracy improvement over week 4
Complete two mixed aptitude and reasoning sectional tests of 30 questions each in 30 minutes
Review the Tamil error log from week 5 and redo the 30 most repeated mistakes
Your checkpoint
A before-and-after accuracy comparison table for Domain 1 and Domain 4 showing week 4 versus week 7 scores
General Studies / General Knowledge & Tamil Eligibility-cum-Scoring Test (language paper)
Attempt two full-length General Studies mock papers in 60 minutes each and review every answer with a reason
Complete two full Tamil eligibility mock papers and verify that the score clears the qualifying threshold with margin
Revise all formula cards, the history timeline, and the Tamil glossary in three spaced passes across the week
Simulate one full exam day with all four domains in sequence and record section-wise timing
Your checkpoint
A final readiness report listing mock scores for all four domains, the qualifying margin for Tamil, and a one-page last-48-hours revision sheet
Milestones
Week 2: Civil Engineering formula cards for RCC, steel, and soil mechanics are complete, and two timed Tamil papers are finished with errors categorised
Week 4: One full Domain 1 mock paper is completed in 90 minutes with section-wise accuracy recorded and the five weakest sub-topics identified
Week 6: Aptitude and reasoning per-topic accuracy is above 60 percent in at least four of six tested topics, with a written rework list
Week 8: All four domain mock scores are recorded, the Tamil mock score clears the qualifying threshold with margin, and the last-48-hours revision sheet is finalised