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TSPSC AEE Syllabus 2026: Detailed Civil, Electrical & Environmental Engineering Exam Pattern

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Updated: Jul 04, 2026
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This guide provides the comprehensive TSPSC AEE Syllabus 2026 to help you excel in the upcoming exam. Explore the detailed topic-wise syllabus and official exam pattern here.

TSPSC AEE Syllabus 2026: Overview

Particulars Details
Exam Name TSPSC AEE Exam 2026
Exam Mode Objective-Type Written Examination
Paper I Subjects General Studies & General Abilities
Paper II Subject Concerned Engineering Subject (Degree Level)
No. of Questions in Paper 1 150 Question
Total Marks in Paper 1 150 Marks
No. of Questions in Paper 2 150 Question
Total Marks in Paper 2 300 Marks
Total Marks 450 Marks

TSPSC AEE Exam Pattern 2026

Paper Subject Questions Marks Duration
Paper 1 General Studies & Mental Abilities 150 150 150 minutes
Paper 2 Engineering Knowledge (discipline-wise) 150 300 150 minutes
Total 300 450  300 minutes
  • The question paper will be available in a bilingual format (English & Telugu).
  • Each paper has a total time duration of 2.5 hours.

TSPSC AEE Syllabus 2026

The TSPSC AEE syllabus is structured into two distinct sections: Paper 1 and Paper 2. While Paper 1 focuses on General Studies and General Abilities, Paper 2 assesses technical expertise in your selected engineering discipline. Find the detailed, topic-wise breakdown for both papers below.

TSPSC AEE Paper 1 Syllabus 2026

The TSPSC AEE Paper 1 syllabus encompasses essential topics including general studies, logical reasoning, mental ability, and English proficiency at a secondary level.

General Studies & Mental Ability Syllabus

  • Current Affairs – Regional, National, and International.
  • International Relations and Events.
  • General Science; India’s Achievements in Science and Technology.
  • Environmental issues; Disaster Management- Prevention and Mitigation Strategies.
  • Economic and Social Development of India and Telangana.
  • Physical, Social and Economic Geography of India.
  • Physical, Social and Economic Geography and Demography of Telangana.
  • Socio-economic, Political & Cultural History of Modern India with special emphasis on Indian National Movement.
  • Socio-economic, Political, and Cultural History of Telangana with special emphasis on the Telangana Statehood Movement and formation of the Telangana State.
  • Indian Constitution; Indian Political System; Governance and Public Policy.
  • Social Exclusion; Rights issues such as Gender, Caste, Tribe, Disability, etc., and inclusive policies.
  • Society, Culture, Heritage, Arts and Literature of Telangana.
  • Policies of Telangana State.
  • Logical Reasoning; Analytical Ability and Data Interpretation.
  • Basic English. (10th Class Standard).

Basic English Topics

  • School Level English Grammar: Reported Speech, Degrees of Comparison, Active and Passive Voice, Articles, Tense, Noun & Pronouns, Adjectives, Adverbs, Verbs, Prepositions, Conjunctions, Conditionals.
  • Vocabulary: Phrasal Verbs, Related Pairs of Words, Idioms, Synonyms and Antonyms, Phrases, and Proverbs.
  • Words and Sentences: Fillers and Improvement, Transformation of Sentences, Comprehension, Use of Words, Punctuation, Spelling Test, Spotting of Errors, Choosing Appropriate Words, and words often Confused.

TSPSC AEE Paper 2 Syllabus 2026

The TSPSC AEE Paper 2 syllabus covers core technical subjects for Civil Engineering, Electrical Engineering, and Environmental Engineering. Review the key topics for each stream in the comprehensive table below.

TSPSC AEE Civil Engineering Syllabus

Topic Important Subtopics
Building Materials and Construction Bricks (types, classification, properties), Stones (types, dressing, polishing), Quarrying Methods, Cement (grades, properties, IS specifications), Aggregates (coarse & fine), Cement Mortar proportions, Concrete (grades, mix design, properties), Admixtures
Strength of Materials & Theory of Structures Simple Stress & Strain, Elastic Constants, Compound Bars, Temperature Stresses, SFD & BMD, Principal Stresses, Mohr’s Circle, Bending Theory, Shear Stress, Torsion, Springs, Beam Deflection, Thin & Thick Cylinders, Trusses, Betti-Maxwell Theorem, Columns & Struts, Influence Lines, Arches, Suspension Bridges, Slope Deflection Method, Moment Distribution, Kani’s Method, Matrix Analysis
Cement Concrete & Steel Structures Concrete: Working stress & limit state method (beams, slabs, columns, footings, shear, torsion, retaining walls, water tanks, T-beam slab bridges, yield line theory).
Steel: Riveted/welded joints, beams, columns, column bases, roof trusses, plate/gantry girders, plate girder, lattice girder, railway bridges, bearings, plastic analysis.
PSC: Basic concepts, materials, losses, systems, analysis of PSC sections
Fluid Mechanics and Hydraulics Fluid Properties, Pressure Measurement, Manometers, Fluid Kinematics, Flow Nets, Continuity Equation, Bernoulli’s Equation, Reynolds Number, Laminar & Turbulent Flow, Darcy-Weisbach Equation, Water Hammer, Compressible Flow, Open Channel Flow, Hydraulic Jump, Boundary Layer Theory, Dimensional Analysis, Hydraulic Turbines, Centrifugal Pumps
Hydrology and Water Resources Engineering Hydrological cycle, rainfall measurement, infiltration (Φ-index), runoff, flood hydrograph, flood peak (rational formula, unit hydrograph, Gumbel’s method), groundwater (aquifers, Darcy’s law, steady flow to wells), irrigation (soil-water-plant, duty, delta, crop water requirements), dams (gravity & earth dams – forces & design), spillways, canals (Kennedy & Lacey theories, lining), weirs, seepage theories (Bligh, Khosla), canal falls.
Environmental Engineering Water supply: Demand, population forecast, water analysis, coagulation, sedimentation, filtration, disinfection, softening, Hardy Cross method.
Wastewater: Sewerage systems, sewer design, BOD, COD, self-purification, sewage disposal, grit chamber, sedimentation tanks, trickling filters, activated sludge process, sludge digestion, septic tanks.
Solid waste: Characteristics, collection, transportation.
Air & noise pollution: Sources, standards, impacts, measurement, control.
Transportation Engineering Highways: IRC classification, alignment, geometric design, cross-section elements, gradient, traffic surveys (speed, volume, O&D), intersections (at-grade & grade-separated), rotary, signal design (Webster method), signs, markings, pavement design (flexible & rigid).
Railways: Permanent way, rails, sleepers, ballast, creep, coning, fixtures, super elevation, curves, points & crossings.
Airports: Site selection, runway orientation, wind rose diagram, basic runway length & corrections.
Soil Mechanics and Foundation Engineering Soil mechanics: Physical properties, classification, permeability, capillarity, seepage, compaction, consolidation, shear strength, Mohr’s circle, earth pressure, slope stability.
Foundation engineering: Site investigation, stress distribution, bearing capacity, settlement analysis, types of foundations, pile foundations, expansive soils (swelling & prevention), cofferdams, caissons, dewatering, bracing, Newmark charts, machine foundations.
Engineering geology: Mineralogy, structural geology, groundwater exploration, applications for tunnels, dams & reservoirs, geological hazards.
Estimation, Costing and Construction Management Abstract & detailed estimate (centerline, long wall-short wall method), specifications (earthwork, brick/stone masonry, RCC, plastering, flooring, whitewash), schedule of rates, lead & lift, earthwork computation (mid-ordinate, mean sectional area, trapezoidal, prismoidal rule), approximate estimate (plinth area, cubic rate).
Construction Management Types of projects, tendering & contracts, project planning, network analysis (PERT & CPM).
Surveying Principles & classification, chain surveying, compass surveying, levelling & contouring, theodolite surveying, curves, EDM, total station, GPS, basics of GIS.

TSPSC AEE Syllabus for Electrical Engineering

Subject Topics Covered
Electric Circuits and Fields
  • Network graph, KCL, KVL, node and mesh analysis.
  • Transient response of DC and AC networks.
  • Sinusoidal steady-state analysis, resonance, basic filter concepts.
  • Ideal current and voltage sources, Thevenin’s, Norton’s, Superposition, Maximum Power Transfer and Reciprocity theorems.
  • Two-port networks, three-phase circuits; Star, Delta connections.
  • Measurement of power in 3-phase by two-wattmeter method.
  • Fourier, Laplace and Z transforms.
  • Gauss’s Theorem, electric field and potential due to point, line, plane and spherical charge distributions.
  • Ampere’s and Biot-Savart’s laws; inductance; dielectrics; capacitance.
Electrical Machines
  • Single-phase transformer: Equivalent circuit, phasor diagram, tests, regulation and efficiency.
  • Three-phase transformers: Connections, parallel operation; auto-transformer.
  • Energy conversion principles.
  • DC machines: Types, windings, generator and motor characteristics, losses and efficiency, armature reaction and commutation, starting and speed control of motors, tests.
  • Three-phase induction motors: Principles, types, performance characteristics, starting and speed control.
  • Single-phase induction motors.
  • Synchronous machines: Performance, regulation and parallel operation of alternators, motor starting, characteristics and applications; servo motors.
Power Systems
  • Basic power generation concepts, Economic aspects, Types of Tariffs.
  • Transmission line models and performance; cable performance, insulators, Sag and Tension.
  • Corona and radio interference; distribution systems.
  • Per-unit quantities; bus impedance and admittance matrices; load flow study.
  • Voltage control; power factor correction; economic operation; Load Frequency Control.
  • Symmetrical components; symmetrical & unsymmetrical fault analysis.
  • Principles of over-current, differential and distance protection.
  • Generator protection, Transformer protection, Feeder protection, static relays; circuit breakers.
  • Power system stability concepts, swing equation, power angle curve, solution of swing equation, equal area criterion.
Control Systems
  • Principles of feedback; transfer function; block diagrams; steady-state errors.
  • Routh and Nyquist techniques; Bode plots; root loci.
  • Lag, lead and lead-lag compensation.
  • State space model; state transition matrix, controllability and observability.
Electrical and Electronic Measurements
  • DC, AC Bridges, potentiometers.
  • PMMC, moving iron, dynamometer and induction type instruments.
  • Measurement of voltage, current, power, energy and power factor; shunts, multipliers.
  • Instrument transformers; digital voltmeters, CRO.
  • Phase, time and frequency measurements using Lissajous patterns; error analysis.
Analog and Digital Electronics
  • Characteristics of p-n junction diode, Zener diode, BJT, FET.
  • Amplifiers: Biasing, equivalent circuit and frequency response.
  • Oscillators and feedback amplifiers.
  • Operational amplifiers: Characteristics and applications; simple active filters; VCOs and timers.
  • Boolean Algebra, minimization of switching functions, combinational and sequential logic circuits.
  • Schmitt trigger, multi vibrators, flip-flops, counters and registers, sample-and-hold circuits.
  • A/D and D/A converters.
  • Microprocessor basics (8085 & 8086): Architecture, programming and interfacing.
  • 8051 MC basics: Architecture, addressing modes and instruction set.
Power Electronics
  • Semiconductor power diodes, transistors, thyristors, triacs, GTOs, MOSFETs and IGBTs: Static characteristics and principles of operation.
  • Triggering circuits, commutation circuits.
  • Phase control rectifiers; bridge converters (fully controlled and half controlled); dual converters.
  • Principles of choppers, inverters, cyclo-converters and ac voltage controllers.
Electric Drives
  • Four-quadrant operation, Types of loads.
  • Energy loss during starting and braking of dc and ac motors.
  • Types of braking in DC & AC motors.
  • Basic concepts of converter and chopper-fed DC drives.
  • V/f control, static rotor resistance control and slip power recovery scheme of 3-phase induction motor drives.
Utilization 
  • High frequency eddy current heating, dielectric heating, Arc furnace.
  • Electric arc welding & electric resistance welding.
  • Illumination: Laws of illumination, MSCP, SV & MV lamps, Factory, street & flood lighting.
  • Electric traction and track electrification, Speed-time curves, Tractive effort, Specific energy consumption.
  • Mechanism of train movement, adhesive weight and coefficient of adhesion.
  • DC motor series-parallel control, energy saving.

TPSC Assistant Environmental Engineer

Subject Topics Covered
Ecosystems Definition, scope, importance; classification, structure, function; food chains, webs, pyramids; energy flow, biogeochemical cycles, bioaccumulation, biomagnification, ecosystem value, services, carrying capacity.
Natural Resources Living/Non-living resources; water resources (use, overuse, floods, droughts, dams); mineral resources (use, exploitation, environmental effects); land resources.
Biodiversity and Biotic Resources Definition (genetic, species, ecosystem diversity); value of biodiversity; India as a mega-diversity nation; hot spots; threats (habitat loss, poaching, man-wildlife conflicts); conservation (In-situ and ex situ); National Biodiversity Act.
Engineering Materials Structure and properties; phase diagrams; heat treatment; stress-strain diagrams.
Fluid Mechanics and Hydraulics Newtonian/non-Newtonian fluids; fluid properties; pressure measurement (manometers); fluid kinematics (stream function, velocity potential); dynamics (continuity, Bernoulli, impulse-momentum); laminar/turbulent flow (Reynolds number, Hagen-Poiseuille, Darcy-Weisbach, friction factor, head losses); dimensional analysis; boundary layer theory
Process Calculations and Thermodynamics Conservation laws; tie components; recycle, bypass, purge; degrees of freedom; First & Second laws of thermodynamics; equations of state; thermodynamic properties of real systems.
Air, Water, Soil and Noise Pollution and Control Technologies Classification, causes, effects, control. Air (primary/secondary pollutants, particulate/SOx/NOx control, automobile/industrial pollution, ambient standards). Water (sources, types, drinking standards, wastewater treatment: primary, secondary, tertiary). Soil (sources, types, impacts of modern agriculture, degradation). Noise (sources, health hazards, standards).
Solid and Industrial Waste Management Municipal Solid Waste (collection, segregation, transport, processing); e-waste (characteristics, management); bioremediation concepts.
Global Environmental Problems, Policies and Legislations Climate change, ozone depletion (ODS), deforestation, desertification; International conventions/protocols (Earth Summit, Kyoto, Montreal, Paris); Indian laws (Environmental Protection Act, Air Act, Water Act, Forest Act, Wildlife Act, Municipal Solid Waste/Biomedical/Hazardous Waste Management Rules).
Environmental Impact Assessment towards Sustainable Future EIA structure, baseline data acquisition; impact assessment (air, water, biological, socio-economic); risk assessment; Environmental Management Plan (EMP); sustainable development, environmental ethics, green building, Life Cycle Assessment (LCA), low-carbon lifestyle.

TSPSC AEE Syllabus Download Link

The Telangana State Public Service Commission has officially published the TSPSC AEE syllabus PDF. You can download the complete syllabus document directly via the link provided below:

Name of Posts Syllabus Download Link
Assistant Environmental Engineer Click Here
Assistant Executive Engineer- Civil Click Here
Assistant Executive Engineer- Electrical Click Here

 

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