Introduction
This document outlines the syllabus for the Bihar Municipal Town Planning Supervisor Cadre Joint Competitive Examination for the post of Assistant Town Planning Supervisor, conducted by the Bihar Public Service Commission (BPSC) in consultation with the Urban Development and Housing Department.
I. Written Examination Scheme (Objective Type)
The examination will consist of two papers: one compulsory and one optional.
- Paper 1 (Compulsory): General Studies (Objective)
- Paper 2 (Optional): Candidates must choose one of the following:
- Planning
- Remote Sensing & GIS (Specialization in Urban and Regional Studies)
Paper-wise Breakdown:
| Paper Number |
Subject |
Duration |
Total Marks |
| 1 |
General Studies |
2 hours |
100 |
| 2 |
Planning OR Remote Sensing & GIS (Specialization in Urban & Regional Studies) |
2 hours |
100 |
| Total |
|
|
200 |
II. Standard and Syllabus
The standard of the papers will be equivalent to that of a Bachelor of Planning/Architecture or a Post Graduate Diploma course in Remote Sensing & GIS from an Indian university.
(a) Compulsory Paper: General Studies
This paper will include questions on current events and matters of everyday observation and experience in their scientific aspects.
(b) Optional Papers
Option 1: Planning
- Fundamentals of Urban & Regional Planning
- Fundamentals of Building Structures, Materials and Principles of Constructions
- Introduction to drawing equipments and mediums
- Geometric Projections: Orthographic, isometric and perspective projections of one, two, and three-dimensional objects.
- Evolution of Settlements: The City in History, settlement size, pattern, and structure. Civilizations like Egyptian, Mesopotamian, Greek, Roman. Town planning in Medieval and Renaissance Europe.
- Planning in Post Industrial Revolution Era: Concepts of Garden City, City Beautiful, Linear City etc.
- Theories of Urbanization: Concentric Zone Theory, Sector Theory, Multiple Nuclei Theory, Land Use and Land Value theories.
- Forces on Buildings: Compression, tension, equilibrium, elasticity, Hooke's law, stress-strain relationship, shear force, and bending moment.
- Components of buildings: Beams, Columns, RCC Structures, Steel Structures.
- Introduction of Structural Materials: Brick, timber, stone, cement, lime, glass, R.C.C., asbestos, paints, varnishes, Fiber Reinforced Plastic (FRP).
- Principles of Construction of Building Elements: Foundations, footings, D.P.C., flooring, sills, lintels, roofing, parapets, coping, cladding, expansion joints, waterproofing.
- Statistical Methods: Mean, median, mode, measures of dispersion, skewness, and kurtosis.
- Basic Architectural Design: Anthropometrics, Human Activity and Space Use, Furniture Layout, Building circulation, Concepts of Space, Form, and Function.
- Architectural Space Standards: Design of simple Residential, Commercial, Institutional Buildings.
- Elements of Economics: Definition and Scope, Theory of Demand and Supply, Theory of Firm Production.
- Air Quality & Solid Waste Management: Sources, types, effects of pollution, norms, standards, laws, and policies.
- Urban Development Plan
- Context of Regional Plans: Understanding the contents and linkages of regional plans.
- Constitutional Provisions: District planning in the context of the 73rd and 74th amendment acts; district planning committees; metropolitan planning committees.
Option 2: Remote Sensing & GIS (Specialization in Urban and Regional Studies)
- Urban and Regional Studies
- Fundamentals of Urban and Regional Planning
- Geospatial Technologies for Urban and Regional Area Analysis
- Urban Resources, Services and Facilities Analysis
- Advanced Geospatial Technologies for Urban and Regional Studies
- Basics of Remote Sensing
- Basics of Photogrammetry and Cartography
- Digital Image Processing
- Basics of Geographical Information System
- Statistics and Programming
Note: The syllabus and subjects for appointment to the post of Assistant Town Planning Supervisor will be as per the above. The department may amend the subjects and syllabus in the above schedule from time to time as required.
Eligible and Equivalent Qualifications
| S.No. |
Eligible Qualification |
Equivalent Qualifications |
| 1 |
B. Plan from specified institutions (SPA, CEPT, Amity) |
Not Applicable |
| 2 |
P.G. Diploma in Remote Sensing and G.I.S (Specialization in Urban and Regional Studies) from Indian Institute of Remote Sensing (IIRS), Dehradun |
- P.G. Diploma in Remote Sensing and G.I.S (BHU, IIRS, Jamia Millia Islamia, Central Board of Irrigation and Power) |
- P.G. Diploma in Geoinformatics (CDAC, Noida)
- Master in Geomatics (CEPT University)
- M.Sc Remote Sensing and GIS (Aligarh University)
- M.Tech Geoinformatics (Symbiosis Institute of Geoinformatics)
- M.Tech in Remote Sensing and GIS (Remote Sensing Applications Centre, Lucknow) |
| 3 | Master in Town/Regional/Urban/City/Country Planning from specified institutions (CEPT, SPA, IIT Kharagpur) | - Master in Urban Transport system (CEPT)
- Master in Urban Infrastructure (CEPT)
- Master in Urban Housing (CEPT)
- Master in Industrial Area Planning (CEPT)
- Master in Transport Planning (SPA Delhi)
- Master in Environment Planning (SPA Delhi)
- Master in Housing (SPA Delhi) |