References: Estimation and Quantity Surveying

References and further reading

Standard texts, listed in no order of merit. We do not copy text, figures, tables or solved problems from any book; our explanations and examples are original.

• B. N. Dutta, Estimating and Costing in Civil Engineering, UBS Publishers, latest edition.

Free and official sources

• NPTEL (IITs and IISc): free online courses; search the subject name
• CPWD specifications and schedules of rates
• Bureau of Indian Standards (to buy standards)