BT-204 RGPV B.Tech
Basic Civil Engineering & Mechanics (BCEM)
Previous year papers and the official syllabus are free to read, no account needed.
Previous Year Papers
8 papers, latest Dec 2025
- BT-204 paper, Dec 2025
- BT-204 paper, Jun 2025
- BT-204 paper, Dec 2024
- BT-204 paper, Jun 2024
- BT-204 paper, Dec 2023
- BT-204 paper, Jun 2023
Syllabus, notes and important questions for BT-204
Syllabus units
Topics as the official RGPV syllabus lists them.
Unit 1 Building Materials & Construction 3 topics
- Stones, bricks, cement, lime, timber‑types, properties, test & uses, laboratory tests on concrete and mortar
- Workability and strength properties of concrete; nominal proportion of concrete, preparation, compaction and curing
- Elements of building construction: conventional spread footings, RCC footings, brick masonry walls, plastering and pointing, floors, roofs, doors, windows, lintels, staircases and their suitability
Unit 2 Surveying & Positioning 6 topics
- Introduction to surveying instruments – levels, theodolites, plane tables and related devices
- Electronic surveying instruments and related devices
- Measurement of distances – conventional and EDM methods
- Measurement of directions by various methods
- Measurement of elevations by various methods
- Reciprocal leveling
Unit 3 Mapping & Sensing 2 topics
- Mapping details and contouring, profile cross‑sectioning, measurement of areas and volumes, application of measurements in quantity computations, survey stations
- Introduction to remote sensing and its applications
Unit 4 Forces and Equilibrium (Engineering Mechanics) 3 topics
- Graphical and analytical treatment of concurrent and non‑concurrent forces, free‑body diagram, force diagram and Bow’s notation
- Application of equilibrium concepts: analysis of plane trusses using method of joints and method of sections
- Frictional forces in equilibrium problems
Unit 5 Centre of Gravity and Moment of Inertia (Engineering Mechanics) 3 topics
- Centroid and centre of gravity
- Moment of inertia of area and mass, radius of gyration, product of inertia and principal axes
- Support reactions, shear force and bending moment diagrams for cantilever and simply supported beams with concentrated, distributed loads and couples
Unit 6 == END OF UNITS==
The syllabus lists no separate topics for this unit.
Exam insights
Counted from 6 past BT-204 papers.
Marks asked per paper, by unit
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Unit 1 Building Materials & Construction 35 marks
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Unit 2 Surveying & Positioning 19 marks
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Unit 3 Mapping & sensing 15 marks
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Unit 4 Forces and Equilibrium 16 marks
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Unit 5 Centre of Gravity and moment of Inertia 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
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Explain the principle of remote sensing and its applications in construction and civil engineering including terrain analysis, site investigation and material inventories.
Asked 4 times: 2025, 2024, 2023, 2022
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Calculate / determine the moment of inertia of a plane lamina about a given axis
Asked 3 times: 2023, 2022
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Calculate / determine forces in truss members using the method of joints.
Asked 3 times: 2024, 2022