Most of the reputed Universities in India have been established very early, decades ago. But with an ever increasing reputation for one of the best Universities around offering graduate, post graduate and PhD degrees in a number of disciplines is the Rajiv Gandhi Proudyogiki Vishwavidyalaya, which was established in the year 1998. With a shining excellence in the sector of Technical Education, Innovation and the Research sector, this Institute stands tall and each year, accepts a great number of applicants desiring a place in the University as lecturers and as students.

PhD degrees in various disciplines or fields of study are offered by the Rajiv Gandhi Proudyogiki Vishwavidyalaya. But the number of seats for the PhD will be based on the number of supervisors for that particular field. The Entrance exam is conducted once in a year.

Structure of the PhD Civil Engineering Entrance Exam

The PhD Civil Engineering Entrance Examination is quite similar to most other University Entrance examination as it consists of Objective type questions. The exam will also comprise of questions coming under the subjective category.  The exam will last for only 2 hours and reportedly, most questions asked in the exam will be related to the topics from the applicants’ post graduate degree.

Syllabus for the PhD Civil Engineering Entrance Exam

Structural Engineering

Mechanics:. Simple stress and strain relationship, , principal stresses, stress transformation, shear centre, Mohr’s circle, Simple bending theory, bending and shear stresses, combined and direct bending stresses, , Thin walled pressure vessels, torsion, unsymmetrical bending, torsional buckling, buckling of columns. Bending moment and shear force in statically determinate beams, two dimensional problems in rectangular and polar coordinates, Stress and strain in two dimensions.

Structural Analysis: arches, beams, cables and frames, displacements in statically determinate structures and analysis of statically indeterminate structures by force or energy methods, and displacement methods (slope deflection and moment distribution methods), influence lines for determinate and indeterminate structures. Analysis of statically determinate trusses. Compatibility equations. Finite element method, shape functions, isoparametric elements and its formulation numerical integration, Gaussian eliminations, Basic concepts of matrix methods of structural analysis Numerical Integration.

Structural Dynamics: Multi degree of freedom system, Single Degree of freedom system. Free and forced vibration, Harmonic excitation response, Eigen vector and eigen value problems.

Concrete Structures: Basics of mix design. Nondestructive testing of concrete, properties of concrete, special concretes; limit state design concepts & Concrete design- basic working stress,

Analysis of ultimate load capacity and design of members subjected to flexure, compression and torsion by limit state methods, shear. Water tanks, silos and bunkers. Prestressing system, Basic elements of prestressed concrete and losses of prestressing.

Steel Structures: Basic limit state method, beams and beam- columns, column bases. Beam Column connections, Connections- simple and eccentric, plate girders and trusses, Analysis and design of tension and compression members. Plastic method of analysis of beams and frames.

Geotechnical Engineering

Soil Mechanics: Soil classification, Origin of soils, three-phase system, , relationship and interrelationships, fundamental definitions, permeability & seepage, consolidation, effective stress principle, Compaction, shear strength.

Foundation Engineering: Penetration tests, Sub-surface investigations- scope, sampling, drilling bore holes and plate load test. Earth pressure theories, layered soils, effect of water table. Stability of slopes-infinite slopes, finite slopes. Shallow foundations-bearing capacity, Foundation types-foundation design requirements, Machine foundation. Effect of shape, water table and other factors, stress distribution, settlement analysis in sands & clays. Dynamic & static formulae, Deep foundations pile types, load capacity of piles in sands & clays, negative skin friction.

Environmental Engineering

Water requirements:  Basic unit processes and operations for water treatment, Quality standards. Water requirements, drinking water standards, distribution of water. Quantity and characteristics of wastewater, Sewage and sewerage treatment, . Primary, secondary and tertiary treatment of wastewater, effluent discharge standards, sludge disposal. Domestic wastewater treatment processes, quantity of characteristics of domestic wastewater, primary and secondary treatment, sludge disposal.

Air Pollution and Noise Pollution: Types of pollutants, Impacts and sources of pollutants, air pollution control and meteorology, air quality standards and limits. Permissible limits of noise pollution, Impacts of noise, measurement of noise and control of noise pollution.

Municipal Solid Wastes: Characteristics, collection, generation and transportation of solid wastes, engineered systems for solid waste management  (reuse/ recycle, energy  recovery, treatment and Disposal).

Water Resources Engineering

Fluid Mechanics and Hydraulics: Potential flow, Properties of fluids, principle of conservation of mass, momentum, energy and corresponding equations, , pipe networks, applications of momentum and Bernoulli’s equation, laminar and turbulent flow, flow in pipes. Dimensional analysis and hydraulic modeling. Uniform flow, critical flow and gradually varied flow in channels, specific Energy concept, hydraulic jump. Concept of boundary layer and its growth. Forces on immersed bodies, flow measurements in channels, tanks and pipes. Kinematics of flow, velocity triangles and specific speed of pumps and turbines.

Irrigation: Duty, delta, estimation of evapo-transpiration. Crop water requirements. Design of: lined and unlined canals, waterways, gravity dams and spillways, head works. Water logging and drainage. Types of irrigation system, irrigation methods. Design of weirs on permeable foundation.

Hydrology: Well hydraulics. Hydrologic cycle, infiltration, rainfall, evaporation, stage discharge relationships, flood estimation, unit hydrographs, reservoir capacity, reservoir and channel routing.

Transportation Engineering

Highway Planning: Testing and specifications of paving materials, Geometric design of highways, design of flexible and rigid pavements. Traffic Engineering: Traffic characteristics, traffic flow theory, intersection design, highway capacity, traffic signs and signal design,.

Surveying:  Importance of surveying, mapping concepts, coordinate system, principles and classifications, theodolite traversing, map projections measurements of distance and directions, , plane table surveying, leveling, Electronic Distance measurement errors and adjustments, curves.

Computer Applications

Basics of C and C++ programming,   Modeling software, loops functions array, object oriented programming, 2D and 3-D.

Statistics & Research Aptitude

Mean, median, mode, basic concepts of probability, coefficient of variance, standard error, standard deviation, and correlation and regression analysis.  Analysis of variance (ANOVA), data graphics and data interpretation, Student t-test, F-test. Optimization softwares,  Principles and various models of statistical optimization techniques.

National and international scenario of  scientific  research, literature reviewing, reference citation, scientific, engineering  and research journals, impact valuation, research article and patent drafting,

Various scientific websites, abstracts

Eligibility Criteria

To be eligible for a PhD course in the Rajiv Gandhi Proudyogiki Vishwavidyalaya, the applicant should be a qualified post graduate degree holder. The applicant should have a minimum GPA of 60% in the Post Graduate degree. Applicants belonging to Scheduled castes are subject to a relaxation in the minimum marks requirement. Such candidates need only 50% qualifying marks in their post graduate degree. The Post graduation must be under a University well and approved by the authorities and should be deemed as well.

The candidate will be permitted to pursue only those subjects that come under the field of study of the candidates in their post graduate degree or in that subject which is closely related to the PG degree.

The candidates are allowed to have their PhD degree in an allied subject, which is supposedly a subject which is interdisciplined and may be under the same or different faculty. The candidates are supposed to let the Academic Council know of their choice and the Academic Council alone will decide whether the candidates PG or Bachelor’s degree confirms that the chosen subject is allied to it.

How to Apply?

The application form is to be downloaded from the official website of the Rajiv Gandhi Proudyogiki Vishwavidyalaya University. The full application form has 6 pages. If the candidate has a recommendation from a Supervisor or from his/her employing organization, the relative pages should be downloaded which is part of the application form and is included in the total 6 pages of the application. After filling up the application form as per the guidelines given in the Ordinance or a brochure from the same website, send the filled up forms with all the requirements such as attested certificates, attested photos and other documents, to Registrar, Rajiv Gandhi Proudyogiki Vishwavidyalaya, Airport Bypass, Gandhi Nagar, Bhopal – 462033 along with DD of Rs. 750/-. The DD should only be in favor of The Registrar, RGPV. The DD must be payable at Bhopal.

How to fill the Form?

It is always the best idea to fill the form carefully and precisely after going through the guidelines which would be provided in the brochure, available in the official website. Wrong or Invalid entries in the fields is very unwise and should be avoided which makes double checking the whole application after filling it up a very good idea. All documents required should be proper.

Important Dates (Tentative)

[Please note that we only provide tentative dates based on previous years dates. For exact dates related information it is always best to check official websites only.]

Last date for submission of completed Form: Third week, November, 2012

List of the PhD Civil Engineering Entrance Exam Centers

The Rajiv Gandhi Proudyogiki Vishwavidyalaya PhD Entrance Exam is conducted in the campus premises of UIT, Rajiv Gandhi Proudyogiki Vishwavidyalaya Bhopal.

Contact Address for the PhD Civil Engineering Entrance Exam

• Address: University Institute of Technology, RGPV Bhopal, Airport Bypass Road, Gandhi Nagar, Bhopal - 462 036, Madhya Pradesh.
• Phone: +91-755-2742003-5
• Fax: +91-755-2524074
• Email: [email protected]
• Website: http://www.rgtu.net

Colleges Accepting the PhD Civil Engineering Entrance Exam scores

The UIT, Rajiv Gandhi Proudyogiki Vishwavidyalaya in Bhopal will accept the qualifying candidates and is looked over by the Academic Council.

Reference Books for the PhD Civil Engineering Entrance Exam

• Civil Engineering Reference Manual for the PE Exam By Michael R. Lindeburg
• The Science and Engineering of Materials 6th Edition.
• Design of Municipal Wastewater Treatment Plants MOPS 8 5th Edition.
• Civil Engineer’s Reference Book, Fourth Edition [Paperback] by L.S Blake.
• PG level text books.

Coaching Centers for the PhD Civil Engineering Entrance Exam

• Career Point
• National Institute of Competitive Studies
• Aggarwal College
• Arya Coaching Centre
• Disha Tutorial
• Aryan Institute
• Guru Institute
• Flame Institute
• Gold Leaf Exam Pvt. Ltd
• Elite Academy
• Panchsheel Institute
• Career Makers
• Miglani Tutorials
• Pathfinder Academy
• T.I.M.E

Study Plan

A predetermined strategy should be practiced for this examination. A doctoral degree level exam requires the candidates to put in a lot of effort. The earlier they finish a topic in the syllabus, the more time they will have for a final revision before the exam, which is absolutely necessary. Making notes on the important sections in the syllabus and referring previous question papers will help the candidates understand what they will be facing soon. The tight competition calls for a great amount of hard work and this should be easy with a great time allocation schedule for each topics.

How and Where To Get the Results?

The results will be updated in http://rgpv.ac.in/. as soon as they are published.

Score Validity

The score obtained in the Rajiv Gandhi Proudyogiki Vishwavidyalaya PhD Civil Engineering Entrance exam expires within an year.