Your roadmap · आपका रोडमैप
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Admission & first meetingप्रवेश और पहली मुलाकातEnquire at your nearest NDSS centre, meet the teacher, fix the batch time and get your study material.
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Semester 7 — subject classesसेमेस्टर 7 — विषयवार कक्षाएँEvery theory subject of the term, unit by unit, with notes, numericals and doubt classes.
Design of Steel StructuresBridge EngineeringHydrology and Water Resources EngineeringQuality ManagementRural Development - Administration and Planning
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Labs, practicals & project workलैब, प्रैक्टिकल और प्रोजेक्टExperiments / jobs / project work as in the syllabus, with practical file and viva preparation.
Structural Detailing LabMini Project or Internship Assessment-IIIProject-I
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Unit tests & mid-termयूनिट टेस्ट और मिड-टर्मA test after every unit and a mid-term in the university / board pattern.
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Semester 7 mock testमॉक टेस्टA full mock test of all subjects before the exam, with analysis.
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Semester 7 exam (university / board)सेमेस्टर / वार्षिक परीक्षाPrevious papers, important questions and full revision.
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Online tests & resultऑनलाइन टेस्ट और रिज़ल्टTake the tests online; your marks and result show in your student login and at the centre.
Syllabus · पाठ्यक्रम
8 subjects · 40 chapters · 177 topics
Design of Steel Structures5 chapters · 6 Months
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01Unit 1: Introduction and Design Philosophy
4 topics+
- Properties of structural steel (E250, E350)
- Indian standard rolled sections: ISMB, ISA, ISMC, SHS (IS 808, IS 4923)
- Limit state design and partial safety factors
- Classification of cross-sections
02Unit 2: Connections
5 topics+
- Bolted connections: bearing type bolts
- High strength friction grip bolts
- Efficiency of joints
- Welded connections: fillet and butt welds
- Eccentric connections
03Unit 3: Tension Members
4 topics+
- Types of tension members
- Design strength: gross yielding, net rupture, block shear
- Design of angle tension members
- Lug angles and splices
04Unit 4: Compression Members
5 topics+
- Buckling and effective length
- Buckling classes and design compressive stress
- Slenderness limits
- Built-up columns with lacing and battens
- Slab base and gusseted base
05Unit 5: Beams and Roof Trusses
5 topics+
- Laterally supported beams: bending and shear
- Laterally unsupported beams
- Web buckling and crippling
- Roof truss loads: dead, live and wind (IS 875)
- Design of purlins and truss members
Bridge Engineering5 chapters · 6 Months
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01Unit 1: Introduction and Hydraulic Design
5 topics+
- Components and classification of bridges
- Site selection and investigation
- Design discharge and linear waterway
- Scour depth by Lacey's method
- Afflux and economic span
02Unit 2: Loading Standards
5 topics+
- IRC 6: dead load and live loads (Class AA, 70R, A, B)
- Impact factor
- Wind, braking, temperature and seismic forces
- Load combinations
- Railway bridge loading basics
03Unit 3: Slab Bridges and Culverts
4 topics+
- RCC slab culvert design
- Effective width method
- Deck slab under concentrated loads: Pigeaud's method
- Box culverts
04Unit 4: T-Beam Girder Bridges
4 topics+
- Components of T-beam bridges
- Load distribution: Courbon's method
- Design of longitudinal girders and cross girders
- Introduction to prestressed concrete bridges
05Unit 5: Substructure, Bearings and Foundations
5 topics+
- Piers, abutments and wing walls
- Bearings: elastomeric, rocker, roller
- Expansion joints
- Well foundation: components and sinking
- Pile foundations for bridges
Hydrology and Water Resources Engineering5 chapters · 6 Months
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01Unit 1: Precipitation and Abstractions
5 topics+
- Hydrologic cycle
- Rain gauges and their network
- Mean areal precipitation
- Evaporation and transpiration
- Infiltration: Horton's equation and phi-index
02Unit 2: Runoff and Hydrographs
5 topics+
- Factors affecting runoff
- Hydrograph components
- Unit hydrograph and S-curve
- Flood estimation: rational and empirical formulae
- Flood routing basics
03Unit 3: Groundwater
4 topics+
- Aquifers: confined and unconfined
- Darcy's law and aquifer properties
- Steady flow to wells: Dupuit and Thiem
- Well yield and tube wells
04Unit 4: Irrigation Engineering
5 topics+
- Types and methods of irrigation
- Crop seasons and water requirement
- Duty, delta and base period
- Canal irrigation and losses
- Kennedy's and Lacey's silt theories
05Unit 5: Reservoir Planning
5 topics+
- Types of reservoirs and storage zones
- Mass curve and storage capacity
- Reservoir sedimentation and trap efficiency
- Types of dams
- Spillways and multipurpose projects
Quality Management5 chapters · 6 Months
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01Unit 1: Quality Concepts
4 topics+
- Definitions of quality (Juran, Crosby, Deming)
- Garvin's dimensions of quality
- Quality of design and quality of conformance
- Cost of quality: prevention, appraisal, internal and external failure
02Unit 2: Total Quality Management
5 topics+
- TQM principles and customer focus
- Deming's 14 points and PDCA cycle
- Juran trilogy and Crosby's absolutes
- Kaizen, 5S and quality circles
- Employee involvement and leadership
03Unit 3: Statistical Quality Control
5 topics+
- Seven QC tools: check sheet, histogram, Pareto, cause-and-effect, scatter, stratification, control chart
- Control charts for variables: X-bar and R
- Control charts for attributes: p and c
- Process capability: Cp and Cpk
- Acceptance sampling basics
04Unit 4: Quality Systems and Standards
5 topics+
- ISO 9000 family and ISO 9001:2015
- ISO 14001 and ISO 45001
- Documentation and quality manual
- Internal and external quality audits
- Quality awards
05Unit 5: Six Sigma, Lean and Quality Tools
5 topics+
- Six Sigma concepts and DMAIC
- Lean manufacturing and waste
- Failure mode and effects analysis (FMEA)
- Quality function deployment (QFD)
- Benchmarking and Taguchi's loss function
Rural Development - Administration and Planning5 chapters · 6 Months
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01Unit 1: Rural Development - Concepts and Problems
4 topics+
- Meaning, scope and importance of rural development
- Rural economy and agriculture
- Problems: poverty, unemployment, migration and illiteracy
- Approaches to rural development
02Unit 2: Rural Development Programmes
5 topics+
- MGNREGA
- Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana (PMGSY)
- Pradhan Mantri Awaas Yojana - Gramin
- DAY-National Rural Livelihoods Mission
- Swachh Bharat Mission (Gramin) and Jal Jeevan Mission
03Unit 3: Panchayati Raj and Rural Administration
5 topics+
- Balwant Rai Mehta and Ashok Mehta committees
- 73rd Constitutional Amendment Act 1992
- Gram Sabha, Gram Panchayat, Kshetra Panchayat and Zila Panchayat
- Eleventh Schedule and devolution of functions
- Rural administration: block and district level
04Unit 4: Rural Planning
5 topics+
- Decentralised and multi-level planning
- Participatory Rural Appraisal (PRA)
- Gram Panchayat Development Plan (GPDP)
- District planning
- Rural infrastructure planning: roads, water, sanitation
05Unit 5: Rural Finance and Institutions
5 topics+
- NABARD and Regional Rural Banks
- Cooperative credit
- Self Help Groups and SHG-bank linkage
- Microfinance and Kisan Credit Card
- Role of NGOs
Structural Detailing Lab5 chapters · 6 Months
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01Detailing Standards
4 topics+
- SP 34 and IS 962 conventions
- Clear cover and exposure conditions
- Bar notation and bar marks
- Laps, anchorage and hooks
02RCC Beams and Slabs
4 topics+
- Simply supported and continuous beams
- One-way and two-way slabs
- Cantilever slabs and lintels
- Staircases
03Columns and Footings
3 topics+
- Column longitudinal bars and lateral ties
- Isolated and combined footings
- Column-beam junction detailing
04Bar Bending Schedule
3 topics+
- Cutting length with bends and hooks
- Weight of bars (d^2/162 kg/m)
- BBS format and quantity of steel
05Steel Structure Detailing
4 topics+
- Bolted and welded connections
- Built-up column and base detail
- Roof truss with ISA angles and gusset plates
- Shop drawing conventions
Mini Project or Internship Assessment-III5 chapters · 6 Months
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01Topic or Internship Selection
3 topics+
- Identifying an interest area and a guide / industry mentor
- Choosing a feasible mini project topic or internship organisation
- Getting departmental approval
02Synopsis and Planning
4 topics+
- Problem statement and objectives
- Literature / product survey
- Methodology, tools and resources
- Timeline (Gantt chart) and expected outcomes
03Execution of Work / Training
4 topics+
- Carrying out design, coding, fabrication, survey or site work
- Daily diary / log book
- Weekly review with guide or mentor
- Testing, observations and results
04Report Writing
4 topics+
- Report format as per university guidelines
- Certificate, acknowledgement, abstract and contents
- Chapters: introduction, work done, results, conclusion
- References and plagiarism check
05Presentation and Viva
4 topics+
- Preparing a 10 - 15 minute presentation
- Demonstration of model / software / photographs
- Answering viva questions
- Final assessment by the departmental committee
Project-I5 chapters · 6 Months
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01Milestone 1: Topic Selection and Team Formation
4 topics+
- Forming the project group and getting a guide allotted
- Identifying problem areas from industry, society and research
- Feasibility check: time, cost, equipment and software
- Finalising the project title with the guide
02Milestone 2: Literature Survey
5 topics+
- Searching IEEE, Springer, Elsevier, Google Scholar and NPTEL resources
- Reading and summarising research papers
- Studying relevant IS codes / standards / datasets
- Identifying the research gap
- Referencing styles (IEEE, APA) and plagiarism rules
03Milestone 3: Synopsis Preparation
5 topics+
- Problem statement and objectives
- Proposed methodology and block diagram / flow chart
- Tools, materials, software and hardware required
- Work plan with Gantt chart
- Expected outcomes and budget
04Milestone 4: Preliminary Design and Work
4 topics+
- System design / structural or mechanical design calculations
- Circuit design, simulation or software modules
- Survey, data collection or lab testing as needed
- Maintaining the project diary and weekly guide meetings
05Milestone 5: Report and Mid-term Viva
4 topics+
- Report format: certificate, abstract, chapters, references
- Preparing the presentation slides
- Mid-term seminar before the departmental panel
- Answering viva questions and acting on feedback
About this course
You will be able to
- Complete Design of Steel Structures syllabus with regular tests
- Complete Bridge Engineering syllabus with regular tests
- Complete Hydrology and Water Resources Engineering syllabus with regular tests
- Complete Quality Management syllabus with regular tests
- Complete Rural Development - Administration and Planning syllabus with regular tests
- Complete Structural Detailing Lab syllabus with regular tests
- Complete Mini Project or Internship Assessment-III syllabus with regular tests
- Complete Project-I syllabus with regular tests
Who it is for
- B.Tech Civil Engineering students of Semester 7 (AKTU)
- Students of other universities studying the same subject who want unit-wise coaching
What you need
- Structural Analysis and Solid Mechanics
- IS 800:2007, IS 808 and steel tables (provided in class)
Online tests & result
Practice and unit tests online; marks and result show in your student login and at the centre.
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Questions
Which syllabus does the Design of Steel Structures course follow?
It follows the AKTU (Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam Technical University, Lucknow) B.Tech syllabus for Design of Steel Structures. If your own university's syllabus differs, the centre follows your university syllabus.
Will this help in the university examination?
Yes. Teaching is unit-wise as per the AKTU scheme, with previous-year question practice, MCQ tests and doubt sessions before the semester exam.
Which sections are used in design examples?
Only Indian standard sections (ISMB, ISMC, ISA as per IS 808 and SHS / RHS as per IS 4923) are used, exactly as expected in AKTU exams and in practice.
Which syllabus does the Bridge Engineering course follow?
It follows the AKTU (Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam Technical University, Lucknow) B.Tech syllabus for Bridge Engineering. If your own university's syllabus differs, the centre follows your university syllabus.
Are IRC codes needed in the exam?
Yes. IRC 6 and IRC 112 extracts are generally allowed; the centre teaches how to read and apply the relevant clauses.
Which syllabus does the Hydrology and Water Resources Engineering course follow?
It follows the AKTU (Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam Technical University, Lucknow) B.Tech syllabus for Hydrology and Water Resources Engineering. If your own university's syllabus differs, the centre follows your university syllabus.
Are hydrograph numericals included?
Yes. Unit hydrograph, phi-index, well yield and duty-delta numericals are solved in AKTU exam format.
Which syllabus is followed?
The current AKTU (Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam Technical University, Lucknow) B.Tech syllabus of Quality Management (Semester 7 open elective). If your university or college follows a different syllabus, the centre teaches from your own university syllabus.
