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CE-503 (C) RGPV B.Tech

Quantity surveying & Costing (QSC)

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Previous Year Papers

4 papers, latest Dec 2025

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Syllabus, notes and important questions for CE-503 (C)

Syllabus units

Topics as the official RGPV syllabus lists them.

Unit 1 Introduction 13 topics
  • Purpose and importance of estimates
  • Principles of estimating
  • Methods of taking out quantities of items of work
  • Mode of measurement
  • Measurement sheet and abstract sheet
  • Bill of quantities
  • Types of estimate
  • Plinth area rate
  • Cubical content rate
  • Preliminary estimate
  • Original estimate
  • Revised estimate
  • Supplementary estimate for different projects
Unit 1 notes
Unit 2 Rate Analysis 5 topics
  • Task for average artisan
  • Factors involved in the rate of an item
  • Material and labour requirement for various trades
  • Preparation of rates of important items of work
  • Current schedule of rates (C.S.R.)
Unit 2 notes
Unit 3 Detailed Estimates 5 topics
  • Preparing detailed estimates of various types of buildings
  • Detailed estimates for R.C.C. works
  • Earth work calculations for roads
  • Estimating of culverts
  • Estimating services for building such as water supply, drainage and electrification
Unit 3 notes
Unit 4 Cost of Works 6 topics
  • Factors affecting cost of work
  • Overhead charges
  • Contingencies
  • Work charge establishment
  • Various percentages for different services in building
  • Preparation of DPR (Detailed Project Report)
Unit 4 notes
Unit 5 Valuation 9 topics
  • Purposes of valuation
  • Depreciation
  • Sinking fund
  • Scrap value
  • Year’s purchase
  • Gross and net income
  • Dual rate interest
  • Methods of valuation
  • Rent fixation of buildings
Unit 5 notes
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Exam insights

Counted from 4 past CE-503 (C) papers.

Marks asked per paper, by unit

  • Unit 1 Introduction to Estimation 30 marks
  • Unit 2 Rate Analysis 19 marks
  • Unit 3 Detailed Estimates 24 marks
  • Unit 4 Cost of Works 12 marks
  • Unit 5 Valuation 21 marks

Average marks of the questions from each unit in one paper. You answer only some of them, so the total is more than the paper’s maximum.

Asked again and again

  1. Explain the purpose, importance and principles of estimating and the general rules for measurement of items of work.

    Asked 3 times: 2025, 2024

  2. Explain the Current Schedule of Rates (CSR) and its importance.

    Asked 3 times: 2025, 2023

  3. Explain overhead charges / overhead cost, expenses included therein, work charge establishment (and contingencies, DPR)

    Asked 3 times: 2025, 2024, 2023

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