UPPSC Assistant Engineer Recruitment 2024 Syllabus

Uttar Pradesh Public Service Commission releases the UPPSC AE Syllabus along with the official recruitment notification. Candidates preparing for the UPPSC AE Recruitment must be aware of the syllabus for the Prelims and Mains stages to strategize their preparation accordingly. In this article, we have provided the subject-wise UPPSC AE Syllabus for the Prelims and Mains along with the official PDF. Read on, for details.

  • The UPPSC AE Prelims Syllabus includes topics from General Knowledge, General Hindi, and Engineering Aptitude
  • The UPPSC AE Mains Syllabus comprises topics from General Hindi and , Engineering (post-specific) for Paper I and General Studies, and Engineering (post-specific) for Paper II.

UPPSC AE Syllabus for Prelims 2024

Subjects

Topics

General Hindi

  • Hindi Grammar
  • Sentence Formation
  • Reading Comprehension
  • Synonyms and Antonyms
  • Fill in the Blanks
  • Error Detection, etc.

General Knowledge

  • Current Affairs
  • Indian History
  • Indian Geography
  • Indian Polity
  • General Science/ Science in Everyday Life
  • Important Events

Engineering Aptitude

  • General principles of design and drawing
  • Engineering materials
  • Basics of thermodynamics
  • Water resources and conservation processes
  • Basics of project management
  • Industrial safety and safety standards
  • Information and communication technologies (ICT)
  • Basics of artificial intelligence and robotics
  • Types of machinery maintenance
  • Green Energy
  • Basics of measurement & instrumentation
  • Energy conversion principles
  • Disaster management
  • Ethics and values in engineering profession
  • Quality control
  • Intellectual property rights
  • Human health and sanitation
  • Handling & storage of products
  • Climate change
  • Production & construction
  • Recent development in applied sciences
  • Role of Science & Technology in daily life

UPPSC AE Syllabus for Mains 2024

The UPPSC AE Paper 2 will comprise Paper I and Paper II to assess the professional knowledge of candidates: The subject-wise syllabus for UPPSC AE Mains Exam 2025 is outlined below:

Subjects

Topics

General Hindi
  • हिंदी भाषा का मूलभूत ज्ञान (स्वर, व्यंजन, रस)
  • शब्द के भाग (संज्ञा, सर्वनाम, क्रिया, विशेषण, क्रिया विशेषण, पूर्वसर्ग, संयोजन, विस्मयादिबोधक)
  • प्रत्यय
  • विलोम शब्द
  • पर्यायवाची शब्द
  • त्रुटि सुधार
  • समास
  • क्रिया
  • मुहावरे और लोकोक्तियाँ
  • वाक्य निर्माण
  • वाक्यांश के लिए एक शब्द
  • स्त्रीलिंग एवं पुल्लिंग
  • काल (वर्तमान, भूतकाल, भविष्यकाल)

Civil Engineering

  • Engineering Mechanics, Strength of Materials and Structural Analysis
  • Design of Structures: Steel, Concrete and Masonry Structures
  • Building Materials, Construction Technology, Planning and Management of Building Materials
  • Environmental Engineering
  • Survey and Engineering Geology
  • Geotechnical Engineering and Foundation Engineering
Electrical Engineering
  • Networks and Systems
  • Electromagnetic Theory
  • Control Systems
  • Elements of Electronics
  • Power System Analysis and Design
  • Elements of Electrical Machines
  • Measurement 

Mechanical Engineering

  • Engineering Mechanics
  • Mechanisms and Machines
  • Mechanics of Solids
  • Design of Machine Elements
  • Engineering Materials
  • Manufacturing
  • Industrial Engineering
  • Mechatronics and Robotics

Agriculture Engineering 

  • Thermodynamics and Heat Engines
  • Farm Power
  • Farm Machinery
  • Heat and Mass Transfer
  • Process and Food Engineering
  • Storage and handling

The UPPSC AE Paper 2 will cover questions on General Studies and Concerned discipline subjects to assess the candidate’s professional knowledge:

Subjects

Topics

General Studies

  • Current Affairs
  • Indian History
  • Indian Geography
  • Indian Polity
  • General Science & Science in Everyday Life
  • Important Events of National & International level

Civil Engineering

  • Fluid Mechanics, Open Channel Flow, Hydraulic Machines and Hydropower Engineering
  • Hydrology and Water Resources Engineering
  • Transportation Engineering
  • Environmental Engineering
  • Survey and Engineering Geology 

Electrical Engineering

  • Power Electronics and Drives
  • Digital Electronics
  • Microwaves and Communication systems
  • Analog Communication basics
  • Induction and Special Machines
  • Power system protection and Switchgear
  • Numerical Methods
  • Electrical Engineering Materials
  • Elements of Microprocessors

Mechanical Engineering

  • Thermodynamics
  • Fluid Mechanics
  • Heat Transfer
  • Energy Conversion
  • Environmental control

Agriculture Engineering 

  • Hydraulics and Fluid Mechanics
  • Surveying and Leveling
  • Soil and Water Conservation Engineering
  • Irrigation Pumps
  • Irrigation and Drainage Engineering
  • Ground Water Hydro