WBBSE Madhyamik Vocational Construction study plan

Classify at least 15 common construction materials (bricks, cement, sand, coarse aggregate, steel, timber, lime, mortar, concrete) by type, origin and typical use, without notes

State and apply the standard field tests for cement (lump check, feel test, water-floating test) and for bricks (soundness ring test, drop test, water absorption) to three sample descriptions

List the physical properties that govern material choice (strength, durability, water absorption, workability, thermal behaviour) and match each to one building element

Prepare a hand-written material data sheet for five materials giving composition, properties, uses and one defect to watch for

Explain the functions of foundation, plinth, wall, lintel, roof, floor and staircase and state the load path from roof to soil

Distinguish shallow and deep foundations and select a suitable foundation type for three given soil/load scenarios

Describe English bond, Flemish bond and stretcher bond with a labelled sketch of each and state where each is used

Sequence the steps of brick masonry construction from marking to curing, and state the curing period for cement mortar and concrete

Describe the construction of a concrete floor slab and an RCC lintel, listing formwork, reinforcement placement and curing steps

Compute the component parts of a simple staircase (rise, tread, going, landing) for a floor-to-floor height of 3.0 m and check against comfort rules

Explain damp-proof course, plastering and painting as finishing operations, with one defect and its remedy for each

Demonstrate correct plastering and mortar-mixing technique in a practice session and record what went right and wrong

Name at least 20 hand tools and 8 pieces of site equipment, stating the correct use and one misuse of each

Select the right tool for six given site tasks and justify each choice in one sentence

List the safety checks before using a ladder, a wheelbarrow, a mixer and a cutting tool

Identify five common site hazards and match each to a control measure under the hierarchy of controls

State the purpose and correct use of basic personal protective equipment on a construction site

Explain the principle of chain surveying and ranging, and describe how to set out a right angle using the 3-4-5 method

Read and interpret a simple building drawing: identify plan, elevation and section, and locate walls, openings, levels and dimensions

Convert a stated drawing scale into real dimensions and back for at least five examples

Produce a neat freehand plan of a single-room structure to a stated scale with dimensions and a north arrow

Describe the setting-out procedure for a small rectangular building from boundary pegs to centre-line marking

Take off quantities of brickwork, plastering and concrete from a simple plan using the centre-line and long-wall/short-wall methods

Apply unit measurement conventions (m, m2, m3, numbers) correctly to five take-off items

Prepare a rate analysis for 1 m3 of cement concrete and for 1 m2 of plastering using standard material and labour components

Build an abstract of cost for a small work item and compute the total with contingencies and overheads

Measure a given length and area on site or on plan and record readings to the correct precision

Plan and carry out a small project (e.g. a brick panel, a mortar bed or a simple formwork box) from drawing to finished work

Maintain a site diary recording materials used, time taken, tools used and safety measures followed

Inspect the finished work against a checklist and record at least three deviations with corrective action

Explain site housekeeping, waste segregation and safe disposal of debris in your own words

Revise all eight domains using your own week 1-7 deliverables as the revision source

Answer two full-length timed practice papers and mark them against the syllabus weightings

Re-drill the three weakest sub-topics identified from the practice papers until each is answered correctly twice in a row

Recite key definitions, standard values and safety rules from memory in a 20-minute self-test