SURCON Technologist study guide
SURCON Technologist · Work through your exam, one topic at a time.
The SURCON Professional Examination is the professional assessment run by the Surveyors Council of Nigeria (SURCON), the body that "register, regulate and control the practice of survey profession in all its ramifications in Nigeria." SURCON was established under Decree No. 44 of 1989, now Act No. The examination is aimed at candidates who have completed the prescribed pupillage and enrolment route and are seeking registration as surveyors; the Council's own news item records 458 persons inducted in April 2024 after success in the 2023 Professional Examinations. Candidates apply using the SURCON professional examination form, and results are published on the Council's site by year. The SURCON Technologist study guide has 4 sections and about 1,202 words.
01Surveying and Geoinformatics Practice
Surveying and Geoinformatics Practice tests whether you can take a field observation through reduction, adjustment, mapping and geospatial data management without losing accuracy or traceability. The exam favours practical judgement: correct instrument setup, redundant observations, clear coordinate control, and metadata that lets another surveyor reproduce your result.
318 words, about 2 min02Cadastral Surveying and Land Registration
Cadastral Surveying and Land Registration tests the legal boundary survey and the chain from field evidence to registered land record. It examines boundary monumentation, plan drawing, area computation, statutory lodgement, and the surveyor's role in preventing overlap and dispute.
314 words, about 2 min03Geodesy and Positioning
Geodesy and Positioning tests the reference surface, datum, projection, and GNSS model behind every coordinate. Expect questions on geoid-ellipsoid separation, datum transformation, map projection scale, and positioning quality.
286 words, about 1 min04Professional Ethics and Survey Regulations
Professional Ethics and Survey Regulations tests your conduct under the Surveyors Council of Nigeria Act and the profession's code: competence, honesty, confidentiality, supervision, records, and discipline. The exam tests judgement in pressure situations, not slogans.
284 words, about 1 min