This document contains instructions for an assignment on strength of materials (SOM) given by the instructor Suryakant Kumar. It has 4 questions related to course outcome 2 assessing beams with different loading and support conditions to draw shear force and bending moment diagrams, and determine reactions and shear stress distribution. Students are asked to attempt all questions on plain A4 paper with diagrams drawn using pencils by the due date of April 14, 2020, for a maximum of 50 marks.