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Which book to refer for Vellore MTech Civil entrance exam?

The very first thing I would like to let you know is that no publisher publishes a book specifically for an admission test of a university and therefore in order to prepare for VIT M.Tech. entrance test the best book options will be that which is used to prepare for GATE as most of the M.Tech. admission test follows the syllabus of GATE majorly and therefore preparation of GATE is enough to qualify and manage good rank in VIT M.Tech. admission test.

Further, to prepare for GATE the best set of books are the postal package of MadeEasy or Ace Academy in addition to PYQs books. Also, you should get yourself enrolled and attempt test series hosted by these coaching institutes.

The syllabus for the Vellore entrance examination for admission to M.Tech course is given below:-

Strength of Materials: Bending moment and shear force in staƟcally determinate beams. Simple
stress and strain relaƟonship Stress and strain in two dimensions, principalstresses,stress
transformaƟon, Mohr’s circle. Simple bending theory, flexural and shear stresses, unsymmetrical bending,
shear centre. Thin walled pressure vessels, uniform torsion, buckling of column, combined and direct bending
stresses.
Structural Analysis: Analysis of staƟcally determinate trusses, arches, beams, cables and frames, displacements in staƟcally determinate structures and analysis of staƟcally indeterminate structures by force / energy methods, analysis by displacement methods (slope deflecƟon method), influence lines for determinate andindeterminate structures. Basic concepts of matrix methods of structural analysis.
VVITMEE-2022
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VITMEE Syllabus
Reinforced Concrete Structures: Concrete Technology- properƟes of concrete, basics of mix design. Concrete
design-basic working stress and limit state design concepts, analysis of ulƟmate load capacity and design of
members subjected to flexure, shear, compression and torsion by limitstate methods. Basic elements of prestressed concrete, analysis of beam secƟons at transfer and service loads.
Steel Structures
Analysis and design of tension and compression members, beams and beam columns, column bases.
ConnecƟons simple and eccentric, beam-column connecƟons, plate girders and trusses. PlasƟc analysis
of beams and frames

You can choose covering all the topics available to you. Once you start preparing, purchase and practice book to complete your studies for entrance examination.

Best books to refer for Vellore M.Tech Civil Entrance Examination:

There are various best books available for Vellore M.Tech Civil Entrance Examination. They are as follows,

Name of the Exam - Vellore M.Tech Entrance Exam

Name of the Discipline - Civil Engineering

>> Civil Engineering : Conventional and Objective Type by J.K.Gupta and R.S.Khurmi

(In this book you can find Objective type questions with answers)

>> Civil Engineering: Objective Type Questions by S.P.Gupta and S.S.Gupta

(This book also consists of Objective Type Questions)

>> Basic Civil Engineering book by Arun Kr.Jain, Ashok Kumar Jain and B.C.Punmia

(You can get all the theory parts of the subject. Also it covers all the topics and syllabus required for Civil Entrance Examination)