WAPCOS Limited Engineer Syllabus 2026, Exam Pattern, Exam Date
Detail Information about WAPCOS Limited has published notification 2026 for the recruitment of Engineer (Civil) vacancies. Those Candidates who are Interested to the following vacancy and completed all Eligibility Criteria can read the Notification & Apply Online. In this page we provide the Complete Syllabus of this Recruitment with Latest Update Exam Pattern and the Exam Date also.
WAPCOS Limited Engineer Syllabus 2026 - Overview
| Organization Name |
Water and Power Consultancy Services Limited (WAPCOS) |
| Post Name |
Engineer (Civil) |
| Total Vacancies |
29 |
| Apply Mode |
Online |
| Category |
Syllabus and Exam Pattern |
| Official Website |
wapcos.co.in. |
WAPCOS Limited Engineer Syllabus 2026
Civil Engineering:
1. Flow of Fluids, Hydraulic Machines and Hydro Power :-
(a) Fluid Mechanics, Open Channel Flow, Pipe Flow : Fluid properties; Dimensional Analysis and Modeling; Fluid dynamics including flow kinematics and measurements; Flow net; Viscosity, Boundary layer and control, Drag, Lift, Principles in open channel flow, Flow controls. Hydraulic jump; Surges; Pipe networks.
(b) Hydraulic Machines and Hydro power : Various pumps, Air vessels, Hydraulic turbines – types, classifications & performance parameters; Power house – classification and layout, storage, pondage, control of supply.
2. Hydrology and Water Resources Engineering : Hydrological cycle, Ground water hydrology, Well hydrology and related data analysis; Streams and their gauging; River morphology; Flood, drought and their management; Capacity of Reservoirs. Water Resources Engineering : Multipurpose uses of Water, River basins and their potential; Irrigation systems, water demand assessment; Resources - storages and their yields; Water logging, canal and drainage design, Gravity dams, falls, weirs, Energy dissipaters, barrage Distribution works, Cross drainage works and head-works and their design; Concepts in canal design, construction & maintenance; River training, measurement and analysis of rainfall.
3. Environmental Engineering :
(a) Water Supply Engineering : Sources, Estimation, quality standards and testing of water and their treatment; Rural, Institutional and industrial water supply; Physical, chemical and biological characteristics and sources of water, Pollutants in water and its effects, Estimation of water demand; Drinking water Standards, Water Treatment Plants, Water distribution networks.
(b) Waste Water Engineering : Planning & design of domestic waste water, sewage collection and disposal; Plumbing Systems. Components and layout of sewerage system; Planning & design of Domestic Waste-water disposal system; Sludge management including treatment, disposal and re-use of treated effluents; Industrial waste waters and Effluent Treatment Plants including institutional and industrial sewage management.
(c) Solid Waste Management : Sources & classification of solid wastes along with planning & design of its management system; Disposal system, Beneficial aspects of wastes and Utilization by Civil Engineers.
(d) Air, Noise pollution and Ecology : Concepts & general methodology.
4. Geo-technical Engineering and Foundation Engineering :
(a) Geo-technical Engineering : Soil exploration - planning & methods, Properties of soil, classification, various tests and inter-relationships; Permeability & Seepage, Compressibility, consolidation and Shearing resistance, Earth pressure theories and stress distribution in soil; Properties and uses of geo-synthetics.
(b) Foundation Engineering: Types of foundations & selection criteria, bearing capacity, settlement analysis, design and testing of shallow & deep foundations; Slope stability analysis, Earthen embankments, Dams and Earth retaining structures: types, analysis and design, Principles of ground modifications.
5. Surveying and Geology :
(a) Surveying: Classification of surveys, various methodologies, instruments & analysis of measurement of distances, elevation and directions; Field astronomy, Global Positioning System; Map preparation; Photogrammetry; Remote sensing concepts; Survey Layout for culverts, canals, bridges, road/railway alignment and buildings, Setting out of Curves.
6. Transportation Engineering :
1. Highways - Planning & construction methodology, Alignment and geometric design; Traffic Surveys and Controls; Principles of Flexible and Rigid pavements design.
2. Tunneling - Alignment, methods of construction, disposal of muck, drainage, lighting and ventilation.
3. Railways Systems – Terminology, Planning, designs and maintenance practices; track modernization.
4. Harbours – Terminology, layouts and planning. Airports – Layout, planning & design.
WAPCOS Limited Engineer Exam Pattern 2026 (Tentative)
Duration : 90 Minutes
| S.No. |
Subject |
No.of Question |
Marks |
| 1. |
Civil Engineering |
100 |
100 |
| |
Total |
100 |
100 |
Exam Date : Notified Soon
Starting Date of Application Form : 09th January 2025
Last Date of Application Form : 29th January 2025
Total Post : 29
