1/28/2017

IQSSL.LKGraduateMembershipQualifyingExamination

GraduateMembershipQualifying
Examination(GMQE)
(/education/gmqe.html)
Print

PurposeoftheGraduateMemberQualifyingExaminations(GMQE)
TheGMQEisanoutcomeofaspecialresolutionbytheIQSSLmembershipatanEGMin2013.
TheGMQEisanassessmentofQuantitySurveyingknowledgeandskillsexpectedfromaGraduateMember
ofIQSSLtoworkasaGraduateQuantitySurveyor.
CandidatesforGMQEshallbeSriLankanCitizensover21yearsofagebytheclosingdateofapplications,
possessingBachelorDegreequalificationsinQuantitySurveyingandnotlessthan1yearpostqualifying
experienceinapprovedemploymentinthefieldofQuantitySurveying
Callforapplicationsarenotifiedininstitutenoticespage(/news/notices.html).
ResultsofGraduateMemberQualifyingExaminationarepublishedontheExaminationResultsPage
(/education/examinationresults.html).

Procedure
Onlythecandidateswhoaresuccessfulatwrittenexaminationwillbecalledfororalexamination.
TopasstheGMQEwrittenexamination,acandidateshallobtain40percentforeachoftheseven(07)
moduleslistedbelowatoneandthesamesittingwithanoverallaverageof50percent.
GMQE101:AdvancedBuildingMeasurement
GMQE102:CivilEngineeringMeasurement
GMQE103:ContractManagement
GMQE104:ConstructionEconomics
GMQE105:ConstructionLaw
GMQE106:ConstructionTechnology
GMQE107:ProjectPlanning&Control
Passmarkfortheoralexamination,comprisingofbelowmodule,is50percent.Candidateswhoscoreless
than50percentinthismodulewillgettwomoreattempts.
GMQE108:QuantitySurveyingPractice(10minutespresentationfollowedbya20minutesvivavoce)
Themediumofwritten/oralexaminationsshallbeEnglish.

Fees:
http://www.iqssl.lk/education/gmqe.html?tmpl=component&print=1&page=

1/4

1/28/2017

IQSSL.LKGraduateMembershipQualifyingExamination

ThenonrefundableregistrationfeefortheGMQEisRs15,000andthenonrefundableexaminationfeeisRs
35,000.Feesaresubjectrevision.

ApplicationForms:
DownloadapplicationforminWord(docx)format(/images/Notices/2015/Application_form_GMQE.docx)orin
PDFformat(/images/Notices/2015/Application_form_GMQE.pdf)here.

ExaminationInstructionstoCandidates
ThequalifiedcandidateswillreceiveAdmissionCardsfortheexamination.Thecandidatesarerequiredto
bringtheirNationalIdentityCardwiththeAdmissionCardattestedbyaCorporateMemberofIQSSL,
AttorneyatLaworJusticeofPeaceforalltheexaminationmodules.
Candidatessittingfortheexaminationsmustbepresentatthestatedvenueatstipulatedtime.
Candidateswillnotbeadmittedintotheexaminationvenue30minutesafterthecommencementofthe
examination.

ModuleOutline
GMQE101:AdvancedBuildingMeasurement
PreparationofBOQforBuildingsWritingPreamblesandGeneralnotes,takingoffquantitiesinaccordance
withSLS573[Preliminaries,ConcreteandSteelFrameStructures,Finishes,CarpentryandJoinery,Above
GroundandBelowGroundDrainage,Plumbing,ElectricalandAirConditioningWork,Communicationand
Telecommunication,FireProtectionandDetectionandSecuritysystems].
CandidatesshallcarryanunmarkedcopyofSLS573:1999intotheexaminationhall.
GMQE102:CivilEngineeringMeasurement
PreparationofBOQforCivilEngineeringworksWritingPreamblesandGeneralnotes,takingoffquantitiesin
accordancewithCESMM[Preliminaries,DemolitionandSiteclearance,Earthworks,Concrete,Pipework,
Piles,Tunneling,Roads,andStructuralSteel,andRailway.
CandidatesshallcarryanunmarkedcopyofCESSM4intotheexaminationhall.
GMQE103:ContractManagement
DocumentsFormingtheContract,StandardFormsofContracts,ComparativeInterpretationofContract
Conditions,AmendmentstoStandardConditions,Contractadministration,interimvaluations,variations,
fluctuations,Extrawork,constructionclaims,Insurance:CAR,CER,WCI,DelayDamages&Penalties,Final
Accounts,ConstructionAuditing
ProvisionalSums,PrimeCostSums,DayWorks,PriceEscalation&CalculationofInputPercentages,
Retention,
ManagementofSubContractorsandSuppliers:AssociatedProcurementDocumentationandResponsibilities,
Variations,CommitmenttoPerformance,ContractAgreements,PurchaseOrderandAcceptance.
GMQE104:ConstructionEconomics

http://www.iqssl.lk/education/gmqe.html?tmpl=component&print=1&page=

2/4

1/28/2017

IQSSL.LKGraduateMembershipQualifyingExamination

ConstructionIndustryanditsStakeholders,RIBAPlanofWork,CharacteristicsoftheConstructionIndustry,
SignificanceofConstructionInTheNationalEconomy,IntroductiontoDemandandSupplyforConstruction,
RoleofGovernmentinConstruction
DesignEconomics:Morphology,DesignFactorsIncorporatingtoEngineeringServices,ModularCoordination
andBuildability
Developmentappraisalandfeasibilitystudiescostbenefitanalysis,lifecyclecosting,riskanalysisandvalue
management.
ProcessofCostPlanning,CostControlandCostReporting,PreliminaryEstimatingTechniques,CostAnalysis
GMQE105:ConstructionLaw
ComponentsofLegalSystems,SourcesofLaw
LawofContract:Elements,ContentsandDischargeofContracts,RemediesforBreachofContractsSpecial
TypesofContractsforConstruction
LawofDelict:ComponentsandGeneralPrinciplesoftheLawofDelict,BreachofDutyofCareand
Negligence,ProfessionalNegligence,VicariousLiabilityandStrictLiability,GeneraldefencesofDelict,
RemediesforDelict
SourcesofDisputes,AlternativeDisputeResolutionMethods:Mediation,Conciliation,Adjudication,Arbitration
Arbitration:Procedure,Act,EnforcementForeignArbitralAwards,ExpertEvidence
GMQE106:ConstructionTechnology
SurveyingandLevelling,SiteandSoilInvestigations
InterpretationofArchitectural,Structural,ServicesDrawingsandSpecificationNotes
ConstructionofElementsRelatedtoDomesticStructures:Foundations,Floors,Walls,Roofs,Partitions,Doors
&Windows,StairCases,FinishesandFittings,Externalworks
MultiStoreyStructuresandIndustrialBuildings:ConcreteFrameConstruction,NonLoadBearingWalls
CurtainWalls,Claddings,SteelFrameConstruction,TallBuildingStructures,SystemsBuildingand
Industrialization
ConcreteProduction,TestingCuring,DurabilityandDefects
GMQE107:ProjectPlanning&Control
Projectplanningtechniques,cashflowforecastingandmonitoring,sitelayoutplanning,materialmanagement,
plantmanagement,humanresourcemanagement,QualityManagement,Progressmonitoring,factors
influencingdevelopment.
GMQE108:QuantitySurveyingPractice
QuantitySurveyingPractice(10minutespresentationfollowedbya20minutesvivavoce)
TheCandidatesareexpectedtoaddresstheirworkexperienceaftergraduationinthepresentation.Theviva
vocewouldbebasedontheQuantitySurveyingCompetencies.

Mr.SurangaJayasena LastUpdated:19October2016 Hits:6621

http://www.iqssl.lk/education/gmqe.html?tmpl=component&print=1&page=

3/4

1/28/2017

IQSSL.LKGraduateMembershipQualifyingExamination

http://www.iqssl.lk/education/gmqe.html?tmpl=component&print=1&page=

4/4