IS 1200 Part 1 : 2026
Method of Measurement of Building and Civil Engineering Works Part 1 Earthwork
Current edition: 2026
Sectional committee: CED 44 · BIS department: Civil Engineering (CED)
What this standard covers
This standard ( Part 1 ) covers the method of measurement of earthwork in building and civil engineering works.
Scope, quoted from IS 1200 (Part 1) : 1992 — the 1992 edition in the public archive, not the current IS 1200 Part 1 : 2026. Read the full standard
The BIS registry lists the current edition as IS 1200 Part 1 : 2026. The publicly archived copy quoted here is the 1992 edition, so wording and requirements may have changed since. Check the official BIS listing for what is in force.
How the standard is organised
- 2 GENERAL RULES
- 3 CLASSIFICATION
- 4 METHOD OF MEASUREMENT OR VARIOUS TYPES OF EXCAVATION
- 5 LEAD AND LIFT
- 6 PLANKING AND STRUTTING
- 7 REMOVING TREES AND HEDGES
Test methods it refers to
- IS 1200
Edition history (per the BIS registry)
- IS 1200 Part 1 : 2026 — current edition (last reviewed by BIS 2022-09-01)
- IS 1200 Part 1 : 1992 — withdrawn by BIS
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Notes
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- Generated 2026-07-27.