The Nigerian Society of Engineers

SYLLABUS

FOR
NSE PROFESSIONAL EXAMINATION/INTERVIEW

REVISED

MEMBERSHIP SERVICES COMMITTEE

@2018

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Published by:
THE NIGERIAN SOCIETY OF ENGINEERS

ALL RIGHT RESERVED

Copyright © 2013

NATIONAL HEADQUARTERS
National Engineering Centre,
(Off National Mosque-Labour House Road)
Central Business Area,
P.M.B. 13866, Wuse, Abuja
Tel: 234 (9) 6735096
E-mail: es@nse.org.ng
infomation@nse.org.ng
Website: http//www.nse.org.ng

NSE LIAISON OFFICE LAGOS

National Engineering Centre,
1 Engineering Close,
P.O Box 72667,
Victoria Island,
Lagos, Nigeria
Tel: +234 (01)4766686
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 LIST OF DEVELOPERS

1. Engr. Otis O. Anyaeji, FNSE Chairman

2. Engr Prof. Sadiq Abubakar, FNSE Representing Agric Division

3. Engr. Prof. Simon Irtwange, FNSE Representing Agric Division

4. Engr. Dr. John Erinne, FNSE Representing Chemical Division

5. Engr. Mrs. Eunice Isidi, MNSE Representing Chemical Division

6. Engr. Dr. Hassan M. Bichi, FNSE Representing Civil Division

7. Engr. Aliyu Alhassan, FNSE Representing Civil Division

8. Engr. Adekunle Makinde, FNSE Representing Electrical & Electronics Division

9. Engr. Dr. O.A. Ezechukwu, FNSE Representing Electrical & Electronics Division

10. Engr Ayo Fanimokun, FNSE Representing Mechanical Division

11. Engr. Okopi Momoh, FNSE Representing Mechanical Division

12. Engr. Ese Ochoga, FNSE Representing Materials, Mining & Metallurgical Division

13. Engr. Ovens F. Ehimatie, MNSE Secretary

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 TABLE OF CONTENT
1. List Of Developers ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….3

2. Table of Contents ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..4

3. Mission & Vision Statement of NSE ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..5

4. Objectives of The Nigerian Society of Engineers …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………6

5. General Guidelines for B1, B2 & B3 Professional Interview And Examination including C1 Route ………………………………………………………………7

6. Groupings of Divisions ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………9

7. Revised Syllabus ………….…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………16

8. Grading Criteria ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………17

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 MISSION & VISION STATEMENT OF NSE

VISION:
The Nigerian Society of Engineers shall be one of the very best Engineering Professional bodies in the World.

MISSION:
The Nigerian Society of Engineers is dedicated to providing quality service aimed at enhancing professional competence and development of its
members at all times.

The Nigerian Society of Engineers is also committed to focus on collaboration, with influencing and providing quality advice to the various arms of
Government, Industry, Commence, the Academia and the Society at large for the purpose of upliftment of the country as a whole.
The Nigerian Society of Engineers shall make meaningful contributions to the advancement of technology worldwide.
By Order of Council
August 2001

OBJECTIVES OF THE NIGERIAN SOCIETY OF ENGINEERS

THE OBJECTS FOR WHICH THE SOCIETY IS ESTABLISHED ARE:

a. To provide a central organization for Engineersin Nigeria and generally to do such things as may from time to time be necessary to maintain a
strict standard of professional ethics amongst its members and to advance the interest of the Engineering profession in Nigeria.

b. To promote, protect, encourage and maintain a high standard of Engineering study and practice and to encourage greater efficiency therein.

c. To represent to the Government in Nigeria the views of the Society on any subject of concern or interest to Engineers in Nigeria and if on
sidered advisable to join with any other bodies in submitting such representation.

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d. To represent to any other individual or bodies or organization the views of the society on any subject of concern or interest to Engineers in
Nigeria or any appropriate subject on which the views of the society may be invited.

e. To provide a body to which the Government or other official authorityor organization in Nigeria can have recourse for advice, assistance or the
expression of views on any subject of concern or interest to Engineers in Nigeria.

f. To facilitate the development and acquisition of technology by conducting visits to places of Engineering interest, reading technical papers,
olding meetings, conferences, publishing books, journals and periodicals on Engineering matters.

g. To subscribe to or guarantee or otherwise use monies of the society for charitable or benevolent objects or scholarships or bursaries or for any
exhibitions for any public, general or useful objects.

h. To provide for the training and examination of students in Engineering as well as the continuing professional update and development of its
members.
i. To promote and pursue research in Engineering science and practice with particular reference to local conditions.

j. To study and resolve the professional/welfare problems confronting its members and promote their professional development

k. To nominate member or members as arbitrators, panelists, investors, auditors, expert witnesses or specialist advisers, when called upon to do
so.

l. To assist necessitous members and any of the dependent kindred of deceased members including the widows or widowers of members as the
case may be.

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GENERAL GUIDELINE FOR B1, B2, & B3 PROFESSIONAL INTERVIEW AND EXAMINATION INCLUDING C1 ROUTE
• Regular NSE Professional Examinations and Interviews, including C1 route refer to section of the existing membership guide,
which is held twice in a calendar year, that is, April and September.

• Candidates are expected to have acquired at least four (4) years of professional Engineering practice following graduation
before the date of professional interview/examination. In this connection, it is expected that the overall recorded experience
should be such that at least one year in Engineering design and at least another year in the field (construction or production)
as may be appropriate in the area of speciality, e.g. Civil, Mechanical, Electrical, Mining, Agricultural, etc. The candidate should
also show some proficiency in cost engineering in the presentation of Bill of Engineering Measurement and Evaluation (BEME)

• The Candidates are expected to produce two (2) Volumes (I & II) of Technical Report, each not exceeding 100 pages;
otherwise candidates can increase the number of volume to three.

• The volume should comprise of postgraduate Experience Report, while Volume II should comprise Detailed Project Report and
BEME, as may be applicable to the candidates` field of Engineering.

• The Report should follow the general format for Technical Report writing and should not be a mere catalogue of position held
and work done. It should be a discussion of problem encountered in the practice of Engineering and steps taken to surmount
them. This should be clear evidence that the candidate has acquired worthwhile experience.

• The Postgraduate Experience Report must contain minimum of three (3)projects the candidate has carried out or
participated within four or more year of pupillage.

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• The Report should follow the general format for Technical Report writing; and must include any special problem (s)
encountered and how they were solved and the lessons learnt.

• The Detailed Project Report must be one of the projects enumerated in Postgraduate Experience Reportand should contain
actual report of design/fabrication/installation carried out by the candidate.

• All drawings generated fromdesigns (in respect to the work executed by the candidate within the pupillage period) must be
prepared/drawn with AutoCAD or any other software, in minimum drawing size of A3 sheet.

• Reports must be endorsed by a Registered Engineer who supervised the candidate and should be in the same discipline with
the candidate. Also, the Registered Engineer will state clearly in what capacity the candidate prepared the drawings and
whether or not the project was executed.

• Candidates are to submit three (3) spiral bound sets of the Report and any other contribution to his/her field such as
publications, patent etc where applicable; to his/her Chief Examiner on or before the stipulated date.

• In addition to the Technical Report, candidates would be tested on National & Technical Essays, Computer Proficiency as well
as objective questions in basic engineering.

• National Essay is focused on the General knowledge of Engineering (Engineers in Society), while Technical Essay is focussed on
the candidates` Technical Report submission.

• The Computer proficiency test accesses the candidates` ability on the use of Excel, Words Processing and AutoCAD and
relevant engineering software.

• Objectives are 20 Nos general question drawn from common courses in the first two years of basic Engineering education.

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• Its recommended that the candidates for C1 Interview should attend the CoPEEE and present evidence of attendance to the
Panel of Examiners.

• Assessment of any candidate will be based purely on the extent and quality of his Engineering experience and ability to express
himself clearly. Other factors for assessment will be derived from the Candidates` Essay in terms of legibility, grammar (English
substance), logic and presentations, etc.

GROUPING INTO DISCIPLINES

A. CIVIL GROUP B. MECHANICAL GROUP
• Civil • Mechanical
• Structural • Industrial
• Geotechnical • Aeronautical
• Water • Automotive
• Highway & Transportation • Marine and Naval Architecture
• Environmental Engineering • Mechatronic Engineering
• BioMedical Engineering

C. ELECTRICAL GROUP D. AGRIC GROUP

• Electrical & Electronic • Agric Engineering
• Power • Farm Power & Machinery
• Communication Engineering • Soil & Water Engineering
• Computer (with Information Technology • Food Engineering
• Bio Engineering
• Forest Engineering

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 E. PROCESS GROUP
• Chemical F. SPECIALIST & INTER
• Materials, Mining & Metallurgical DISCIPLINARY GROUP
• Petroleum • Appraisal & Cost
• Polymer • Space Engineering
• Facilities &Management
Engineering
• Safety Engineering
• Procurement Engineering
• Energy Auditing
• Quality Assurance

REVISED SYLLABUS
DIVISIONS TECHNICAL REPORT PROFESSIONAL TECHNICAL OBJECTIVES COMPUTER
EXPERIENCE ESSAY PROFICIENCY
(Drafting &
Design)
AGRICULTURAL Candidates should write his/her Candidates must show Candidates should write Candidates are to read up the AutoCAD or any other
Report on any two (2) of the quality practical experience technical essay in one basic topics in the 5 areas of software for design or
following 6 areas of Agric in any two(2) of the 6 areas of the two areas in Agricultural Engineering plus: drafting. Use of Excel to
Engineering: of Agricultural Engineering which report has been • General Studies produce a one-page
• Soil and Water/Irrigation; and all related areas such as: written. • Basic Sciences BEME for any short
• Farm Power and Machinery; • Bio-resources • Entrepreneurial Studies project
• Processing and Storage Engineering • Management and
(Post harvest Technology); • Land Surveying, Map Humanities
• Farm Structures and Reading and • Basic Agriculture
Environmental Control; Photogrammetry • Engineering Mathematics
• Rural Electrification and • Aquaculture Engineering and Statistics, Computers
InformationTechnology • Forestry and Wood and Computing
• Food Processing Technology Products Engineering • Basic Engineering
• Nursery and Greenhouse • Laboratories and Field
Engineering Work

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PROCESS Candidates should
his/her Report on any of the
following areas:
• Biochemical/Food Processing
• Solids/Minerals Processing
• Oil & Gas Production
• Petroleum Refining
• Petrochemicals
• Gas Processing
• Oil & Gas Distribution
• Chemical Products Processing
• Chemical Engineering
Education/Training
• Process Design
• Manufacturing of the following:
• Composites
• Plastics
• Polymer blends
• Rubber Compounding
• Renewable Energy and
Conservation Strategies
• Environmental
Engineering and
Environmental Impact
Assessment
• Agricultural Wastes
Management Systems
• Biological Engineering
• Foundation Engineering
• Engineering Quantities
• Public Health
Engineering
• Industrial Waste
Engineering
• Silviculture
Solid Waste Engineering and
Air Pollution
write Candidates must show quality Technical Essay in the area Candidates to read up basic As in Agric
practical experience in such in which report has been Chemical Engineering subjects:
aspects as: written • Process Principles
• Plant/Process Design (Materials/Energy Balances)
• Process Studies • Process Thermodynamics
• Project Management
• Transport Phenomena
• Plant/Facility
(Momentum/Heat/Mass
Construction/Commissioning
• Contract Administration Transfer)
• Process Plant • Particulate Systems
Operations/Production • Separation Processes
Management • Reaction Engineering
• Process Development • Process Control
• Process Improvement
• Plant/Process Design
• Chemical Engineering
• Biomolecular Engineering
Research
• Process Safety • Process Safety/Environmental
• Process Environmental Control
Control (Pollution • Process Economics
Abatement/Waste
Management) They are also to update
• Water Treatment themselves on:
• Energy Conservation • General Studies/Current Affairs
• Technical Sales • Basic Sciences
• Product Development
• Economics/Management
• Equipment
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 Design/Fabrication • Mathematics/Statistics
• Plant/Facility Maintenance • Computing
• Corrosion Control
• Education/Training
Project/Process Evaluation
CIVIL Candidates should write his/her Candidates should show practical Candidates should write As in Agric engineering, but to As in Agric
Report on any two of the following: experience in any of the areas technical essay in any of include basic engineering courses
• Structures/Material mentioned in the technical the areas chosen for in levels 100 and 200 of
• Hydraulics/Hydrology report and elaborated in Agric technical report undergraduate programme
• Irrigation/Water Resources
Engineering
• Environmental Engineering
• Soil/Geotechnical Engineering
• Traffic/Highway Engineering
• Construction Management and
Economics
ELECTRICAL AND The area the candidate is Candidate must demonstrate Candidate should be As in Agric engineering, but to As in Agric.
ELECTRONICS expected to specialize should be acquisition of good able to write good include basic engineering courses
one or more of the following: professional experience in technical essay based in levels 100 and 200 of
undergraduate In addition, candidate
• Power system any one or more fields on the technical report
should be able to
Engineering indicated in the technical he/she has submitted
demonstrate his/her
report
• Telecommunication capability in the use of
Engineering softwares in design
and analysis. Such
• Computer Engineering softwares are
electronic work bench,
• Instrumentation
matlab C++, circuit
Engineering
maker, power word,
• Robotics & Automation NEPLAN, etc.

Therefore the
candidate should write
a good technical report
based on his
experience in one or
more of the following
fields:
• Power system
protection and control

• High/extra high voltage

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 installation and
management

• Low voltage installation

and management

• Power system analysis,

load flow and
contingency analysis

• Machines

• Transformers and
substations

• Rural electrification

• Electromagnetic waves

• Power generation
technologies (including
renewable energies)
and management

• Solid states electronics

and devices

• Data/signal
transmission

• Data/signal processing

• Hardware: design
or/and installation,
testing.

• Software
management/design
and algorithms’

• LAN, WAN, etc.

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 • Devices and techniques
for monitoring,
regulating, controlling
and measuring
(feedback and open
loop control systems).

• Transducers: pressure,
temperature,
displacement, speed,
frequency, light, etc,
etc.

• Error analysis

• Information technology

• Maintenance
management in any or
more of the above
fields

• Use of computer
application softwares
(any type) in design
and analysis

Safety principles of
Electrical/Electronics Engineering
MECHANICAL Candidates can write their Candidates must show The candidate is Some evidence is needed to As in Agric.
reports onany of the following evidence of good practical expected to write a ascertain that the candidate
specialized areas of Mechanical experience in one or more technical essay in one has acquired adequate In addition, candidates
Engineering: areas related to the of the areas in which a knowledge in both practical
should be able to
• Manufacturing specialized fields such as: report had been and theoretical aspects of
demonstrate his/her
• Energy Studies • Manufacturing written. Mechanical engineering
• Plant Services and • Manufacturing including: ability to use AutoCAD
Maintenance processes (including • Applied mechanics or other softwares
• Air-conditioning and casting, forging, • Environmental such as Matlab for
Refrigeration machining, press engineering designing or drafting

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 • Automotive Engineering work, plastic and • Vibration in
• Piping and plant layout composite Mechanical systems
• Flow Assurance processing, and • Thermo sciences
selection of • Fluid mechanics
appropriate • Basic equations of
processes) fluid flow
• Design of Machine • Turbo machinery
Elements (including • Operations research
gears, bearings, • Research
shafts etc) methodology
• The rational • Laboratory
selection of measurement
engineering techniques and skills
materials for report writing on
• Fatigue failure laboratory
consideration as experiments
applied to the • Basic machine shop
design of machine skills and use of hand
elements tools
• Computer Aided • The lathe machine,
Design and milling machine, drill
Manufacturing press, saws and
• Welding and precision measuring
fabrication tools.
• Foundry practices • Basic electrical and
• Production planning electronic circuits
and control • Engineering
• Energy Studies graphicssketching
• Power plant and conceptual
engineering design
• Sources of energy • Graphical
and production presentation of
• Energy usage design views,
• Clean and sections,
renewable energy dimensioning and
technologies tolerancing
• Hardware and • Applied computer
operating principles programming
of energy systems • Modelling and
• Energy reserves and simulation
environmental • Engineering

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 impacts management
• National and global • Engineering
energy budgets economics
• Historic • Entrepreneurial
perspectives, development studies
economics and • Recent developments in
societal mechanical engineering
considerations (Nanoelectromechanical
and
• Plant Services microelectromechanical
and Maintenance systems (Nano – and
• Maintenance Micro technology)
engineering and
management
• Plant installation
and commissioning
• Materials
management and
control
• Materials handling
facilities
• Plant accidents and
safety issues
• Appropriate
maintenance
strategy selection
• Project
management
• Hydraulic and
pneumatic systems
• Air-Conditioning
and Refrigeration
• Process cooling or
heating
• Industrial Air-
conditioning
• Load estimation
• Heat exchangers
• Automotive
Engineering
• Vehicle structures

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 and analysis
• Safety systems in
vehicles
• Modern workshop
concepts
• Crash investigations
• Fault diagnosis and
rectification
• Engine
management
• Mechatronics
• Sensors, actuators
and controls
MINING, Candidates should write his/her Candidates must show Candidates should write Candidates are to read up the As in Agric
MATERIAL & Report on any two of the quality practical experience technical essay in one core areas of Metallurgical,
METALLURGY following areas of Metallurgical, in any two of the areas of of the two areas in Mining and Materials In addition, candidates
Mining or Materials Engineering: Metallurgical, Mining or which report has been Engineering plus: should be able to
• Steel Making Materials Engineering listed written • Operations Research demonstrate his/her
• Mineral Processing below: and Project ability in:
• Mine Planning & Design • Materials Management • The use of basic
• Foundry Engineering & Manufacturing & • Entrepreneurship & engineering
Technology Heat Treatment Business design software
• Welding & Non- Process Management such as
destructive Testing • Minerals Processing • Materials Selection AutoCAD,
• Corrosion Control • Pipeline Engineering • Engineering Design Pipeline Design,
• Alloy & Materials • Corrosive Control • Engineering Process Design,
Selection • Condition Mathematics and • Materials
Monitoring & non- Statistics Information
destructive Testing • Computer and System
• Materials Computing • Design Software
Inspection: quality • Energy Fuels & Project
assurance & control Furnaces Management
• Mine Design & Software Project
Machinery selection Management
• Materials Selection, Software
Testing, Failure • Industrial
Prevention & Automation-
Analysis Rapid
• Mine Site Prototyping
Engineering & • CAD/CAM-CNC
Maintenance Machine

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 • Nuclear Materials • Use of Excel to
• Advanced & Nano produce a one-
Materials page BEME for
• Surface Engineering any short
& Lubrication project in your
• Polymer Processing discipline
• Cement
&Refrabratories
Production
• CAD/CAM
Automated
Manufacturing
Systems
S/NO COMMON COURSES REQUIREMENT
A Engineering Contributions Candidates must show evidence of contributions made in the promotion of engineering in Nigeria, e.g. volunteer
works, donation of books, special services, sponsorship of events, etc.

B Interest in NSE To include any special contributions, such as technical papers (seminar, conference, journal, etc), software
development, patents, special projects, devices, etc

Candidates must show evidence of being a member of any of the following bodies of NSE:Student, Graduate, Division
or Branch. To include attendance at NSE Conference.

C Computer Appreciation Knowledge of basic computer tools e.g. MS Word (Writing of Internal Memo, Writing of Queries & Report Writing);
MS Excel (Analysis of Statistical data for management decision), PowerPoint (Use 5 slides to describe your
professional experience); database management, e.g. use of MS Access to retrieve all cost and items in BEME
produced above

Candidates need to know the use of web browsers and sending/receiving data over the internet e.g. attaching your
prepared BEME and sending to the email of your chief examiner for assessment.

D National Essay
Demonstrate writing skills in addressing national issues on the role of Engineers in nation building, e.g. Rice for All by
2015 Myth or Reality?
Note that emphasis is laid on the use of tenses, punctuation marks, structure and understanding of the essay topic

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NOTE:
There is a need to ensure that standards are inculcated in the minds of Candidates.

As such, it is suggested that Candidates must show and explain the standards that they have been using/implementing/enforcing during the course of their
practice. They should be able to share the challenges that they have encountered in their engineering practice and how they overcome same

GRADING CRITERIA
• A fail in Professional experience means outright repeat of the entire interview/examination
• Every Candidate is expected to score 50% as pass mark for each of the modules of NSE Professional examination/interview
• If a Candidate fails not more than 2 modules, he/she is expected to repeat the failed modules only
• Any Candidate who score less than 50% in the entire interview/examination is expected to repeat the entire
interview/examination
• Any Candidate who fails more than 2 modules of the entire interview/examination is expected to repeat the entire
interview/examination

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