{"id":331,"date":"2026-09-30T03:53:01","date_gmt":"2026-09-30T03:53:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/eve-construction.com\/?page_id=331"},"modified":"2026-09-30T03:53:03","modified_gmt":"2026-09-30T03:53:03","slug":"engineer","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/eve-construction.com\/%e0%a4%a8%e0%a5%87%e0%a4%aa%e0%a4%be%e0%a4%b2%e0%a5%80\/lok-sewa\/engineer\/","title":{"rendered":"Civil Engineer (Gazetted 3rd Class) \u2014 Syllabus & Practice"},"content":{"rendered":"

Post: Engineer (\u0907\u0928\u094d\u091c\u093f\u0928\u093f\u092f\u0930), Nepal Engineering Service, Civil Group \u2014 General, Highway, Sanitary, Irrigation and Hydropower sub-groups. Level: \u0930\u093e\u091c\u092a\u0924\u094d\u0930\u093e\u0902\u0915\u093f\u0924 \u0924\u0943\u0924\u0940\u092f \u0936\u094d\u0930\u0947\u0923\u0940 (\u092a\u094d\u0930\u093e\u0935\u093f\u0927\u093f\u0915), Gazetted 3rd Class (Technical). Qualification: Bachelor’s degree in Civil Engineering (and NEC registration).<\/p>\n

This is Nepal’s main entry point into the civil service for graduate engineers. The competition is written-first: only candidates who pass the written stage reach the interview.<\/p>\n

Exam pattern<\/h2>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Stage<\/th>\nPaper<\/th>\nFormat<\/th>\nMarks<\/th>\nTime<\/th>\nPass marks<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n
Written<\/td>\nPaper I \u2014 General Subject<\/td>\nObjective (MCQ), 100 \u00d7 1 mark<\/td>\n100<\/td>\n1 hr 15 min*<\/td>\n40<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Written<\/td>\nPaper II \u2014 Technical Subject<\/td>\nSubjective, 10 \u00d7 10 marks<\/td>\n100<\/td>\n3 hours<\/td>\n40<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Final<\/td>\nInterview<\/td>\nIndividual oral<\/td>\n30<\/td>\n\u2014<\/td>\n\u2014<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

* The official syllabus specifies 1 hour 15 minutes; recent PSC exam-centre notices show 1 hour 30 minutes. Confirm against your admit card \/ the current PSC notice.<\/em><\/p>\n

Paper I structure:<\/strong> Part I \u2014 General Awareness & General Reasoning Test; Part II \u2014 General Technical Subject (the 9-unit syllabus below).<\/p>\n

Negative marking:<\/strong> +1 for a correct answer, \u22120.2 (20%) for a wrong answer in Paper I. No deduction for leaving a question blank.<\/p>\n

Paper II format:<\/strong> the paper is divided into 4 sections; you receive 4 separate answer books and must answer each section’s questions in its own book. A 10-mark item can be one long question, a question in two or more parts, or short notes.<\/p>\n

Medium:<\/strong> Nepali or English, or both.<\/p>\n

Paper I, Part II \u2014 General Technical Subject (100 questions)<\/h2>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
#<\/th>\nUnit<\/th>\nQuestions<\/th>\nWeight<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n
1<\/td>\nStructural Analysis & Design<\/td>\n20<\/td>\n20%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2<\/td>\nConstruction Materials<\/td>\n15<\/td>\n15%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
3<\/td>\nConcrete Technology<\/td>\n12<\/td>\n12%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
4<\/td>\nConstruction Management<\/td>\n12<\/td>\n12%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
5<\/td>\nEstimating & Costing, Valuation & Specification<\/td>\n10<\/td>\n10%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
6<\/td>\nDrawing Techniques<\/td>\n10<\/td>\n10%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
7<\/td>\nEngineering Survey<\/td>\n8<\/td>\n8%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
8<\/td>\nEngineering Economics<\/td>\n8<\/td>\n8%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
9<\/td>\nProfessional Practices<\/td>\n5<\/td>\n5%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

1. Structural Analysis & Design (20 questions \u2014 the single biggest unit)<\/h3>\n