SYLLABUS FOR PH.

D ENTRANCE TEST:

RESEARCH METHODOLOGY
1. Foundations of Research

Meaning and importance of research; Objectives; Motivation; and Significance of

research; Exploring the concepts of theory; Empiricism, Deductive, and Inductive
reasoning; Features of the scientific method; and Familiarization with research
terminology- Concepts, Constructs, Definitions, and Variables; Overview of the
research process.

2. Research Problem Identification and Formulation

Defining and developing a research problem; Importance of problem definition and the
role of literature review in this process; Distinguishing between research questions,
Investigative questions, and Measurement issues; Introduction to hypothesis
formulation—Characteristics of a good hypothesis, Null vs. Alternative hypotheses,
and the Logic and Significance of hypothesis testing.

3. Qualitative and Quantitative Research

Introduction to qualitative and quantitative research approaches; Concepts such as

measurement, Causality, Generalization, and Replication; Analyze qualitative and
quantitative data; Ethical considerations; and integrate both approaches for
comprehensive research outcomes.

4. Research Design & Ethics

Understanding the concept and relevance of research design; Features of an effective

design; Types of research designs; Research ethics committees/institutional review
board – Roles and Importance; Intellectual Property rights – Commercialization,
Royalty; Reproduction of published material – Citation and acknowledgement;
Plagiarism.

5. Data Analysis and Measurement

Implementing the research plan; Types of data; Sources of data; Observing, and
gathering data; Techniques for data collection and Testing hypotheses; Generalizing
findings, and interpreting results; Understanding what is measured in research; Issues
in measurement, including reliability and validity; Levels of measurement:

6. Sampling Techniques

Key concepts: Population, Sample, Sampling error, Sampling frame, Sample size, and
Non-response; Traits of a good sample; Overview of probability sampling methods.
7. Research Writing

Structure and format of a research paper, Scientific reports, and Theses; Types of
reports, Importance of clear layout, Structure, and Language; Use of visuals,
Illustrations, and Tables; Proper citation practices—Bibliography, Referencing, and
Footnotes; Preparing and Delivering oral presentations using visual aids; Emphasis
on effective communication; Understanding impact factors, Ethical issues in
publishing, including plagiarism and self-plagiarism.

8. Research Tools and Techniques

Introduction to research tools: Reference managers (e.g., Zotero, Mendeley); Paper

formatting tools (e.g., LaTeX, MS Office); Plagiarism detection software

9. Reasoning and Mental Ability

Topics include: Analogy, Classification, Series completion, Coding-decoding, Blood

relations, Direction sense, Logical sequence of words, Number & alphabet series,
Venn diagram-based reasoning, Mathematical and arithmetical reasoning, Cause and
effect, Seating arrangements, Missing character problems, Number ranking and
sequence tests, Eligibility tests, Comprehension, Logical reasoning (statements &
assumptions, conclusions, actions), Classification of figures, Cube and dice problems,
Pattern completion, arithmetic reasoning, mathematical operations, Problems on
ages, Calendar and clock problems, Simplification and approximation, Number series.

DEPT. OF MECHANICAL ENGG.

Mechanical Engg, Heat Transfer, Fluid Mechanics, Thermodynamics, Solid

Mechanics, Manufacturing Engg., Machine Design, Applied Mechanics, Material
Science, Theory of Machine, Heat Transfer.

DEPT. OF APPLIED CHEMISTRY, ENERGY AND

ENVIRONMENT.

1. Specialilzation : Applied Chemistry

The syllabus for the PhD entrance examination in Chemistry is as per GATE/CSIR.

2. Specialilzation : Energy and Environment

Fundamentals of Energy systems: various forms of energy, solar, wind, ocean,
geothermal, nuclear, biomass, chemical etc., Energy conversion processes, various
equipment for energy conversion, combustion basics, concept of calorific value for
fuels. Basics of thermal engineering: laws of thermodynamics, thermodynamic cycles,
properties of working fluid, Open and closed systems, basics of heat transfer, and
different modes of heat transfer. Hydrogen energy and fuel cell basics: technology,
applications, benefits and challenges. Applications of solar, wind, ocean, and
geothermal energy: solar photovoltaic, wind turbine, wave and tidal energy generators,
thermal powerplant with renewable energy sources, and electrical equipment in
energy conversion. Biofuel generation from biomass: technology, influencing factors,
benefits and challenges.
Fundamentals of Environment: atmosphere and its properties, soil, air, and water
pollution. Wastewater treatment technologies, Desalination, CO2 capture, Solid waste
management, hazardous waste management and Environmental Impact Assessment.
Concept of sustainability and sustainable development.

DEPT. OF ELECTRONICS ENGINEERING

Networks, Signals and Systems: Circuit analysis: Node and mesh analysis,
superposition, Thevenin's theorem, Norton’s theorem, reciprocity. Sinusoidal steady
state analysis: phasors, complex power, maximum power transfer. Time and
frequency domain analysis of linear circuits: RL, RC and RLC circuits, solution of
network equations using Laplace transform. Linear 2-port network parameters, wye-
delta transformation. Continuous-time signals: Fourier series and Fourier transform,
sampling theorem and applications. Discrete-time signals:
DTFT, DFT, z-transform, discrete-time processing of continuous-time signals. LTI
systems: definition and properties, causality, stability, impulse response, convolution,
poles and zeroes, frequency response, group delay, phase delay.

Electronic Devices: Energy bands in intrinsic and extrinsic semiconductors,

equilibrium carrier concentration, direct and indirect band-gap semiconductors. Carrier
transport: Diffusion current, drift current, mobility and resistivity, generation and
recombination of carriers, Poisson and continuity equations. P-N junction, Zener
diode, BJT, MOS capacitor, MOSFET, LED, photo diode and solar cell.
Analog Circuits: Diode circuits: Clipping, clamping and rectifiers. BJT and MOSFET
amplifiers: biasing, ac coupling, small signal analysis, frequency response. Current
mirrors and differential amplifiers. Op-amp circuits: Amplifiers, summers,
differentiators, integrators, active filters, Schmitt triggers and oscillators.
Digital Circuits: Number representations: Binary, integer and floating-point- numbers.
Combinatorial circuits: Boolean algebra, minimization of functions using Boolean
identities and Karnaugh map, logic gates and their static CMOS implementations,
arithmetic circuits, code converters, multiplexers, decoders. Sequential circuits:
Latches and flip-flops, counters, shift-registers, finite state machines, propagation
delay, setup and hold time, critical path delay. Data converters: sample and hold
circuits, ADCs and DACs. Semiconductor memories: ROM, SRAM, DRAM.
Control Systems: Basic control system components; Feedback principle; Transfer
function; Block diagram representation; Signal flow graph; Transient and steady-state
analysis of LTI systems; Frequency response; Routh-Hurwitz and Nyquist stability
criteria; Bode and root-locus plots; Lag, lead and lag-lead compensation; State
variable model and solution of state equation of LTI systems.
Communications: Random processes: Auto correlation and power spectral density,
properties of white noise, filtering of random signals through LTI systems.
Analog communications: amplitude modulation and demodulation, angle modulation
and demodulation, spectra of AM and FM, super heterodyne receivers. Information
theory: entropy, mutual information and channel capacity theorem.
Digital communications: PCM, DPCM, digital modulation schemes (ASK, PSK, FSK,
QAM), bandwidth, inter-symbol interference, MAP, ML detection, matched filter
receiver, SNR and BER. Fundamentals of error correction, Hamming codes, CRC.
Electromagnetics: Maxwell's equations, Differential and integral forms and their
interpretation, boundary conditions, wave equation, Poynting vector.
Plane waves and properties: reflection and refraction, polarization, phase and group
velocity, propagation through various media, skin depth.
Transmission lines: Equations, characteristic impedance, impedance matching,
impedance transformation, S-parameters, Smith chart. Rectangular and circular
waveguides, light propagation in optical fibers, dipole and monopole antennas, linear
antenna arrays.

DEPT. OF COMPUTER SECIENCE & ENGINEERING

 Discrete Mathematics: Propositional and first-order logic, sets, relations,

functions, partial orders, lattices, monoids, groups, graphs (connectivity,
matching, coloring), combinatorics (counting, recurrence relations, generating
functions).
 Linear Algebra: Matrices, determinants, systems of linear equations,
eigenvalues and eigenvectors, LU decomposition.
 Probability and Statistics: Random variables, probability distributions
(uniform, normal, exponential, Poisson, binomial), mean, median, mode,
standard deviation, conditional probability, Bayes' theorem.
 Digital Logic: Boolean algebra, combinational and sequential circuits,
minimization techniques, number representations, computer arithmetic (fixed
and floating point).
 Computer Organization and Architecture: Machine instructions and
addressing modes, ALU, data-path and control unit, instruction pipelining and
hazards, memory hierarchy (cache, main memory, secondary storage), I/O
interface (interrupt and DMA modes).
  Programming and Data Structures: Programming in C, recursion, arrays,
stacks, queues, linked lists, trees, binary search trees, binary heaps, graphs.
Object-Oriented Programming: Classes, inheritance, and polymorphism
 Algorithms: Searching, sorting, hashing, asymptotic worst-case time and
space complexity, algorithm design techniques (greedy, dynamic programming,
divide-and-conquer), graph algorithms (traversal, minimum spanning trees,
shortest paths).
 Theory of Computation: Regular expressions and finite automata, context-
free grammars and push-down automata, regular and context-free languages,
pumping lemma, Turing machines, decidability and undecidability.
 Compiler Design: Lexical analysis, parsing, syntax-directed translation,
runtime environments, intermediate code generation, local optimization, data
flow analyses (constant propagation, liveness analysis, common
subexpression elimination).
 Operating Systems: System calls, processes, threads, inter-process
communication, concurrency and synchronization, deadlocks, CPU and I/O
scheduling, memory management and virtual memory, file systems, disk
management.
 Databases: Entity-Relationship (ER) model, relational model, integrity
constraints, normalization, file organization, indexing, transactions,
concurrency control.
 Computer Networks: Concepts of networking, OSI and TCP/IP models,
network protocols, data link layer, network layer, transport layer, application
layer, network security
 Artificial Intelligence: Search algorithms: BFS, DFS, A*. Knowledge
representation: propositional and first-order logic, Planning, reasoning under
uncertainty
 Machine Learning: Supervised learning: linear regression, logistic
regression, decision trees, SVMs. Unsupervised learning: k-means clustering,
hierarchical clustering. Model evaluation: cross-validation, confusion matrix,
ROC curves
 Cyber Security: Secure communication, cryptography, and network security

DEPT. OF APPLIED PHYSICS

1. Electromagnetic: Theory Solutions of electrostatic and magnetostatic problems
including boundary value problems; method of images; separation of variables;
dielectrics and conductors; magnetic materials; multipole expansion; Maxwell's
equations; scalar and vector potentials; Coulomb and Lorentz gauges;
electromagnetic waves in free space, non-conducting and conducting media;
reflection and transmission at normal and oblique incidences; polarization of
electromagnetic waves; Poynting vector, Poynting theorem, energy and
momentum of electromagnetic waves; radiation from a moving charge.
 2. Quantum Mechanics: Postulates of quantum mechanics; uncertainty principle;
Schrodinger equation; Dirac Bra-Ket notation, linear vectors and operators in
Hilbert space; one dimensional potentials: step potential, finite rectangular well,
tunneling from a potential barrier, particle in a box, harmonic oscillator; two and
three dimensional systems: concept of degeneracy; hydrogen atom; angular
momentum and spin; addition of angular momenta; variational method and WKB
approximation, time independent perturbation theory; elementary scattering
theory, Born approximation; symmetries in quantum mechanical systems.

3. Atomic and Molecular Physics: Spectra of one-and many-electron atoms; spin-

orbit interaction: LS and jj couplings; fine and hyperfine structures; Zeeman and
Stark effects; electric dipole transitions and selection rules; rotational and
vibrational spectra of diatomic molecules; electronic transitions in diatomic
molecules, Franck-Condon principle; Raman effect; EPR, NMR, ESR, X-ray
spectra; lasers: Einstein coefficients, population inversion, two and three level
systems

4. Solid State Physics: Elements of crystallography; diffraction methods for

structure determination; bonding in solids; lattice vibrations and thermal
properties of solids; free electron theory; band theory of solids: nearly free
electron and tight binding models; metals, semiconductors and insulators;
conductivity, mobility and effective mass; Optical properties of solids; Kramer's-
Kronig relation, intra- and inter-band transitions; dielectric properties of solid;
dielectric function, polarizability, ferroelectricity; magnetic properties of solids;
dia, para, ferro, antiferro and ferri-magnetism, domains and magnetic
anisotropy; superconductivity: Type-I and Type II superconductors, Meissner
effect, London equation, BCS Theory, flux quantization.

5. Electronics: Electron and hole statistics in intrinsic and extrinsic semiconductors;

metal- semiconductor junctions; Ohmic and rectifying contacts; PN diodes,
bipolar junction transistors, field effect transistors; negative and positive
feedback circuits; oscillators, operational amplifiers, active filters; basics of
digital logic circuits, combinational and sequential circuits, flip-flops, timers,
counters, registers, A/D and D/A conversion.

DEPT. OF APPLIED MATHEMATICS

Calculus: Functions of two or more variables, continuity, directional derivatives, partial

derivatives, total derivative, maxima and minima, saddle point, method of Lagrange’s
multipliers; Double and Triple integrals and their applications to area, volume and
surface area; Vector Calculus: gradient, divergence and curl, Line integrals and
Surface integrals, Green’s theorem, Stokes’ theorem, and Gauss divergence theorem.
Linear Algebra: Finite dimensional vector spaces over real or complex fields; Linear
transformations and their matrix representations, rank and nullity; systems of linear
equations, characteristic polynomial, eigen values and eigen vectors, diagonalization,
minimal polynomial, Cayley-Hamilton Theorem, Finite dimensional inner product
spaces, Gram-Schmidt orthonormalization process, symmetric, skew-symmetric,
Hermitian, skew-Hermitian, normal, orthogonal and unitary matrices; diagonalization
by a unitary matrix, Jordan canonical form; bilinear and quadratic forms.

Real Analysis: Metric spaces, connectedness, compactness, completeness;

Sequences and series of functions, uniform convergence, Ascoli-Arzela theorem;
Weierstrass approximation theorem; contraction mapping principle, Power series;
Differentiation of functions of several variables, Inverse and Implicit function theorems;
Lebesgue measure on the real line, measurable functions; Lebesgue integral, Fatou’s
lemma, monotone convergence theorem, dominated convergence theorem.

Complex Analysis: Functions of a complex variable: continuity, differentiability,

analytic functions, harmonic functions; Complex integration: Cauchy’s integral
theorem and formula; Liouville’s theorem, maximum modulus principle, Morera’s
theorem; zeros and singularities; Power series, radius of convergence, Taylor’s series
and Laurent’s series; Residue theorem and applications for evaluating real integrals;
Rouche’s theorem, Argument principle, Schwarz lemma; Conformal mappings,
Mobius transformations.

Ordinary Differential Equations: First order ordinary differential equations, existence

and uniqueness theorems for initial value problems, linear ordinary differential
equations of higher order with constant coefficients; Second order linear ordinary
differential equations with variable coefficients; Cauchy-Euler equation, method of
Laplace transforms for solving ordinary differential equations, series solutions (power
series, Frobenius method); Legendre and Bessel functions and their orthogonal
properties; Systems of linear first order ordinary differential equations, Sturm's
oscillation and separation theorems, Sturm-Liouville eigenvalue problems, Planar
autonomous systems of ordinary differential equations: Stability of stationary points
for linear systems with constant coefficients, Linearized stability, Lyapunov functions.

Numerical Analysis: Systems of linear equations: Direct methods (Gaussian

elimination, LU decomposition, Cholesky factorization), Iterative methods (Gauss-
Seidel and Jacobi) and their convergence for diagonally dominant coefficient matrices;
Numerical solutions of nonlinear equations: bisection method, secant method,
Newton-Raphson method, fixed point iteration; Interpolation: Lagrange and Newton
forms of interpolating polynomial, Error in polynomial interpolation of a function;
Numerical differentiation and error, Numerical integration: Trapezoidal and Simpson
rules, Newton-Cotes integration formulas, composite rules, mathematical errors
involved in numerical integration formulae; Numerical solution of initial value problems
for ordinary differential equations: Methods of Euler, Runge-Kutta method of order 2.

Partial Differential Equations: Method of characteristics for first order linear and
quasilinear partial differential equations; Second order partial differential equations in
two independent variables: classification and canonical forms, method of separation
of variables for Laplace equation in Cartesian and polar coordinates, heat and wave
equations in one space variable; Wave equation: Cauchy problem and d'Alembert
formula, domains of dependence and influence, nonhomogeneous wave equation;
Heat equation: Cauchy problem; Laplace and Fourier transform methods.

Linear Programming: Linear programming models, convex sets, extreme points; Basic
feasible solution, graphical method, simplex method, two phase methods, revised
simplex method ; Infeasible and unbounded linear programming models, alternate
optima; Duality theory, weak duality and strong duality; Balanced and unbalanced
transportation problems, Initial basic feasible solution of balanced transportation
problems (least cost method, north-west corner rule, Vogel’s approximation method);
Optimal solution, modified distribution method; Solving assignment problems,
Hungarian method.

Probability and Statistics: Counting (permutation and combinations), probability

axioms, Sample space, events, independent events, mutually exclusive events,
marginal, conditional and joint probability, Bayes Theorem, conditional expectation
and variance, mean, median, mode and standard deviation, correlation, and
covariance, random variables, discrete random variables and probability mass
functions, uniform, Bernoulli, binomial distribution, Continuous random variables and
probability distribution function, uniform, exponential, Poisson, normal, standard
normal, t-distribution, chi-squared distributions, cumulative distribution function,
Conditional PDF, Central limit theorem, confidence interval, z-test, t-test, chi-squared
test.

Machine Learning: (i) Supervised Learning: regression and classification problems,

simple linear regression, multiple linear regression, ridge regression, logistic
regression, k-nearest neighbour, naive Bayes classifier, linear discriminant analysis,
support vector machine, decision trees, bias variance trade-off, cross-validation
methods such as leave-one-out (LOO) cross-validation, k-folds cross-validation, multi-
layer perceptron, feed-forward neural network; (ii) Unsupervised Learning: clustering
algorithms, k-means/k-medoid, hierarchical clustering, top-down, bottom-up: single
linkage, multiple-linkage, dimensionality reduction, principal component analysis, LU
decomposition, singular value decomposition.

DEPT. OF METALLURGICAL AND MATERIALS

ENGINEERING

1. Introduction, classification of materials; atomic structure, bonding in solids,

bonding forces and energies; crystal structure, unit cells, crystal systems,
crystallographic points, directions, and planes,

2. Crystalline and non-crystalline materials, anisotropy; Structure of crystalline

solids: metallic crystal structure

3. Ceramic materials, Basic properties, classification of ceramic materials–

conventional and advanced, ceramic crystal structure, Defects in ceramics: types of
defects, origin of point defects, defects and electron energy levels, defect equilibria in
ceramic crystals, Phase equilibria in ceramics, Industrial application of ceramics and
ceramic coatings, mechanical properties of ceramics.

4. Dielectrics: Dielectric strength, Loss factor. Equivalent circuit description of

linear dielectrics, Power factor, Dielectric polarisation, Polarisation mechanisms,
Applications. Refractories: Classification of Refractories, Applications.

5. Glass: Definition of glass, Basic concepts of glass structure, Different types of

glasses, Application of glasses.

6. Simple and composite systems, phase, Internal energy, Enthalpy, Entropy,

Gibbs Free energy, Specific heat, Laws of thermodynamics, Reversible and
Irreversible processes, adiabatic work interaction.
7. Free energy of single component system: Free energy as a function of
temperature, Clausius-Clapeyron Equation, Driving force for solidification; Equilibrium
vacancy concentration and Analysis of Magnetic transitions.

8. Diffusion in idea, nonideal, substitutional and interstitial solid solutions, The

kirkendall effect, Darken’s equations, Fick’s First law, Fick’s second law, Self-diffusion
in pure metals, temperature dependence of diffusion coefficient, diffusion along grain
boundaries and free surfaces.

9. Phase rule, Phase diagram, Isomorphous ally systems, The lever rule,
Equilibrium heating and cooling of an isomorphous alloy, Microstructure,
Thermodynamics of solutions, Phase equilibrium in single and multi-phase systems.
Eutectic, Fe-FeC diagram. Miscibility gaps.

10. Polymers: Classification of Polymers, Co-Polymers, Thermoset and

Thermoplastics, Crystalline and Amorphous Polymers, Polymerization, Degree of
Polymerization, Glass transition temperature, Molecular weight of polymer and its
determination by various techniques.

SCHOOL OF DEFENCE TECHNOLOGY AND

MANAGEMENT

INTRODUCTION TO TECHNOLOGY MANAGEMENT

Introduction to technology, History of managing tech in India, Managing in today’s high
tech environment and mgmt. Tech – scope and focus, The Role of Technology in the
Creation of Wealth, Critical Factors In Managing Technology, Management of
Technology: The New Paradigms, Technology Life Cycles, Tech life cycle and product
life cycles, Tech maturation and tech substitution, Integrating tech and strategic
planning, Core competencies for tech development. Understanding the Dynamics of
Technology & Product development Environment, Technology Search Mechanisms,
Technology Assessment Models, Technology selection criteria. Technology Planning,
Acquisition and Exploitation of Technology, Managing risk in high technology, Transfer
of tech from lab to land.

R&D AND INNOVATION MANAGEMENT

Definition and significance of R&D in the technology sector, R&D Categories and
Organizational Structures- Differentiating between basic research, applied research,
and development. Definition and types of innovation, Innovation models, Steps of
innovation management, technological innovation process, technology innovation
management planning, technological innovation management strategies, technology
forecasting, and Incubators, types of IPR, Patents, and Copyrights in India
PROJECT MANAGEMENT
Project Management Foundation, Project lifecycle, Project Management Success
Organization: The Strategy, Governance, structures, processes, standards,
regulations, Scope Management: Requirements, Work Breakdown Structure, Scope
Creep.
Schedule Management: Project Network Diagram (Activity on Node diagram),
Estimation, Critical Path Method & Network analysis, Schedule compression
(Crashing, Fast tracking), Cost Management, Contingency, Cost breakdown structure,
Direct & Indirect cost, Earned Value Management (EVM)
Risk & Opportunity Management, Procurement Management, Quality Management in
PM.
Resource Management, Change Management, Milestone trend chart, Relationships
and engagement, Leadership & Teamwork.

STRATEGIC MANAGEMENT FOR TECHNOLOGY

Introduction to Strategic Management of Technology : Strategic Management
Process; Challenge of Globalization; Strategic Planning in India; Corporate
Governance; Board of Directors; Role and functions of Top Management, Industry and
Environmental Analysis: Analyzing industry structure for technology opportunities,
Understanding market failures and disruptions, Forecasting technological change,
Technology Strategy Formulation: Situation Analysis and Business Strategy,
Corporate Strategy, Functional Strategy.

DATA ANALYSIS IN MANAGEMENT – I

Types of data: qualitative and quantitative, Measures of central tendency: mean,
median, mode, Measures of variability: range, variance, standard deviation.
Frequency distributions and histograms. Basic concepts of probability - Probability
distributions and rules of probability. Sampling theory, Sampling distributions and the
Central Limit Theorem, Confidence Intervals, Hypothesis testing - Null and alternative
hypotheses, Type I and Type II errors, Z-test and t-test for Paired and independent
samples hypothesis testing.

DEVELOPING HUMAN CAPITAL IN TECHNOLOGY-INTENSIVE

ORGANIZATIONS
Personnel Management & HRM, Balanced Scorecard - History, perspectives, BSC &
Strategy, Competency Management - Concept, need, competence & competency
framework.
Human Capital Management: elements, significance, Management of change - The
nature of change, Eight steps to successful change, Change strategies, Change
resistance, Effective communication, Effective leadership, Emotional Intelligence, HR
Analytics - Introduction, HR Analytics issues and metrices.

LEADERSHIP & ORGANISATIONAL BEHAVIOUR

Introduction to Organizational Behaviour, definition, importance, scope, fundamental
concepts of OB, different models of OB: Autocratic, custodian, supportive, collegial,
SOBC.
Personality, Perception, Learning, Attitudes, Emotions, Motivation, Interpersonal
Behaviour at Work, Communication, Organizational culture, Decision Making, Group
Dynamics, Teams and conflict management, Fundamentals of Leadership

TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT

Introduction to TQM, Customer satisfaction, Continuous Improvement, Quality,
Productivity and Flexibility, Approaches and philosophies of TQM, Quality Awards, 7
QC Tools, OC curve.
Statistical Process Control; Advanced Analytical tools: Statistical Design of
Experiments; Taguchi Approach; Cost of Quality; Reliability and failure analysis.
FMEA, Six Sigma tools and techniques for DMAIC phases, Quality Function
Deployment.
Quality Teams, Leadership, delegation; empowerment and motivation; role of
communication in Total Quality, Quality Circles; Kaizen and Innovation; Quality
Information Systems, ISO 9000 series of Quality Standards; Introduction to Six Sigma.

DATA ANALYSIS IN MANAGEMENT– II

Regression Analysis- linear and multiple regression, Interpretation of regression
coefficients. Correlation Analysis- Multiple and Partial correlations, Chi-square test,
Non-parametric tests, Analysis of Variance (ANOVA)- One-way ANOVA, Two-way
ANOVA. Factor Analysis, Time Series Components-Trends, seasonality, and cyclical
patterns, Decomposition of time series data, Time Series Models averages and
exponential smoothing, and Qualitative forecasting methods.

LOGISTICS AND SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT

Concept and objectives of logistics management and supply chain management
(SCM), Push-pull supply chains, Supply chain integration, Uncertainties in supply
chain, supply chain drivers. Sourcing and Procurement, Vendor managed inventory
(VMI); Purchasing, Computer-based systems/EDI, Stores management.
Introduction of inventory system, EOQ model, ABC-VED Analysis, Risk pooling and
postponement strategies, Lean, Agile and Leagile supply chain, Different distribution
strategies in supply chain, warehousing and cross- locking, Network planning and
design, 3PL and 4PL.
Bullwhip effect- cause and remedy. Role of Information technology in SCM;
Performance management in a supply chain: Balance scorecard and SCOR
Framework. Sustainable and low-carbon supply chains. Sustainable freight
transportation. Supply chain risk management.

KNOWLEDGE MANAGEMENT
Concepts of Knowledge, Knowledge Management, Knowledge Management Strategy,
Knowledge Management Cycle, Capturing Tacit Knowledge, Knowledge transfer and
sharing, Design the KM Team, Managing KM, Evaluation of KM effectiveness, KM in
Indian organizations, Knowledge portals

ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE (AI) IN MANAGEMENT

Data and models, AI modelling framework, Classification, Regression, Decision trees,
Ensemble learning, Clustering, Association rules, Reinforcement learning, and Natural
Language processing, Deep Learning -ANN, CNN. AI adoption and valuation- Phases
of AI deployment, AI investment and valuation, AI strategy, Policy, and Risk
management- strategy formulation, Principles of human-AI work policy, and Risk with
AI

DEPT. OF AEROSPACE ENGINEERING AND

AUTONOMOUS SYSTEMS

Specialization: Aerospace Engineering

Aerodynamics
Basic Fluid Mechanics, Airfoil nomenclature; Aerodynamic coefficients: lift, drag and
moment; Kutta-Joukoswki theorem; Thin airfoil theory, Kutta condition, starting vortex;
Finite wing theory: Induced drag, Prandtl lifting line theory; Critical and drag
divergence Mach number. Compressible Flows: Basic concepts of compressibility,
One-dimensional compressible flows, Isentropic flows, Fanno flow, Rayleigh flow;
Normal and oblique shocks, Prandtl-Meyer flow; Flow through nozzles and diffusers.

Flight Mechanics
Basics of Atmosphere, Airplane (fixed wing aircraft) configuration and various parts.
Pressure altitude; equivalent, calibrated, indicated air speeds; Primary flight
instruments: Altimeter, ASI, VSI, Turn-bank indicator. Angle of attack, sideslip; Roll,
pitch & yaw controls. Aerodynamic forces and moments. Airplane Performance: Drag
polar; take-off and landing; steady climb and descent; absolute and service ceiling;
range and endurance, load factor, turning flight, V-n diagram. Winds: head, tail and
cross winds. Basics of static stability and dynamic stability.
Structures
Stress and strain: Three-dimensional transformations, Mohr’s circle, principal
stresses, Three-dimensional Hooke's law, Plane stress and strain. Failure theories:
Maximum stress, Tresca von Mises. Strain energy. Castigliano’s principles. Statically
determinate and indeterminate trusses and beams. Elastic flexural buckling of
columns. Flight Vehicle Structures: Characteristics of aircraft structures and materials.
Torsion, bending and shear of thin-walled sections. Loads on aircraft. Structural
Dynamics: Free and forced vibrations of undamped and damped SDOF systems. Free
vibrations of undamped 2-DOF systems.
Propulsion
Basics of Thermodynamics, boundary layers, heat transfer, combustion and thermo
chemistry. Aerothermodynamics of Aircraft Engines: Thrust, efficiency, range. Brayton
cycle. Engine Performance: ramjet, turbojet, turbofan, turboprop and turboshaft
engines. After burners. Turbomachinery: Axial compressors: Angular momentum,
work and compression, characteristic performance of a single axial compressor stage,
efficiency of the compressor and degree of reaction, multi-staging.
Centrifugal Compressor: Stage dynamics, inducer, impeller and diffuser. Axial
Turbines: Stage performance. Rockets: Thrust equation and specific impulse, rocket
performance. Multi-staging. Chemical rockets. Performance of solid and liquid
propellant rockets.
Navigation, Guidance & Control:

Basics of Navigation, INS, GPS, Accelerometers, Gyros, Radar, Flight control system.
Types of Guidance; Active, semi-active and passive guidance, PN guidance, Basics
of Advance Guidance Schemes, Basics of Path Planning. Basics of Control System,
Laplace transform, open and closed loop systems, transfer function and state space
model, Mathematical Modeling of systems, standard test signals, time domain analysis
of first and second order systems, Time domain specifications, Stability check of
systems. Frequency domain analysis of system, frequency domain specifications,
Bode plot, polar plot, Nyquist criteria systems, stability analysis using Nyquist plots,
gain margin, phase margin. root locus technique, PID Controller, compensators,
Nonlinear Control, Robust Control, Optimal Control.

Specialization: Robotics
Introduction to Robotics
Robot classification, Types and components of Robot Anatomy, Robot Terminology-
Links, joints, DOF, Specification of a robot, work volume, work space, work object,
Robot geometrical configuration & Selection of Robots, Control Resolution & Spatial
Resolution, Applications in industry.
Robot work cell, Kinematic systems, spatial descriptions: Position, orientation and
frames, Coordinate frames, Mapping between frames (D-H method and DH free
notations), translations, rotations and transformations matrices and Homogeneous
Transformation Matrix, serial and parallel manipulators.
Robot end effectors-classification Grippers, Types of Grippers-Mechanical, finger
grippers, Magnetic-vacuum/suction, Hooks, scoops and other devices, selection of
grippers, gripping mechanisms, Gripper force analysis and design of Drive system for
gripper, tools Characteristics and elements of End-of-Arm-Tooling.
Inverse Kinematics of Serial and parallel manipulators-geometric method, Analytical
method, velocity, velocity propagation, Jacobian, acceleration, Jacobian-force
relationship, Robot Dynamics, Inertia properties.
Trajectory Planning Definition, Introduction to Trajectory planning, General
consideration in path description and Generation of motion.

Sensors, Actuators and Drives

Introduction to sensors & transducers, Sensors for Robots- Proximity sensors,
Ultrasonic, magnetic, light sensors, speed measurement, GPS, LIDAR, IMU motion
sensor, radar, gyroscope, FT sensor, Force sensor, shape memory alloy materials,
smart sensing, applications. Principle of operation of actuators, control methods for
industrial applications. Components of electric drives, factors affecting choice of
drives, fundamental torque equation, speed-torque conventions, steady state stability,
multi-quadrant operation of electric drives, load torque components, load equalization,
determination of motor power rating, motor duty cycles, electric braking, modes of
operation

Automatic control system

Automatic Control System: definition and types, performance specifications, Design

process, Block diagrams, Laplace transform and transient analysis, closed and open
loop systems. Feedback and Feed forward control system, MIMO systems, state
space analysis. Modeling of systems mechanical, electrical, hydraulic system block
diagram representations, transfer functions. block diagram reduction techniques,
signal flow graphs. Time response analysis, standard test signals, transient response
for first and second order systems. Time domain specifications, Stability and Steady
State Error. Frequency response analysis, frequency domain specifications, polar
plots, nyquist criteria systems, stability analysis using nyquest plots, gain margin,
phase margin. root locus technique.
PID Controller

Introduction to Mechanisms

Physical Principles: Force and torque, motion, Newton's Law of motion, momentum
and conservation of momentum, work, power and energy, material properties and
selection, torque calculations and gearbox transmission mathematics for application.
Machines and Mechanisms: Planar and spatial mechanisms, kinematics and
dynamics of mechanisms, links, frames and kinematic chains. Kinematics: Basic
kinematics of constrained rigid bodies, degrees of freedom of a rigid body. Basic
Mechanisms: Straight line mechanisms, universal joint.
Introduction to Electronics Systems

Semiconductor Devices: Two terminal devices, three terminal devices: BJT, JFET,
MOSFET, four terminal devices: SCR, DIAC, TRIAC, photo devices: photo diode,
LED, LCD. Half wave and full wave rectifiers, filter circuits, regulated power supplies:
introduction, characteristics, stabilization. Amplifiers and Oscillators: Transistor as an
amplifier, single stage amplifier, multistage amplifier, Class A, B, and C amplifiers.
Introduction to operational amplifier, specification and characteristics, application:
constant gain, voltage summing, voltage buffer, instrumentation circuits, active filters.
Oscillators.

SCHOOL OF QUANTUM TECHNOLOGY

Section 1: Mathematical Physics

Vector Calculus: Linear vector space: basis, orthogonality and completeness; matrices;
similarity transformations, diagonalization, eigen values and eigen vectors; linear differential
equations: second order linear differential equations and solutions involving special functions;
complex analysis: Cauchy-Riemann conditions, Cauchy's theorem, singularities, residue
theorem and applications; Laplace transform, Fourier analysis; elementary ideas about tensors:
covariant and contravariant tensors.
Section 2: Classical Mechanics
Lagrangian Formulation: D'Alembert's principle, Euler-Lagrange equation, Hamilton's
principle, calculus of variations; symmetry and conservation laws; central force motion: Kepler
problem and Rutherford scattering; small oscillations: coupled oscillations and normal modes;
rigid body dynamics: interia tensor, orthogonal transformations, Euler angles, Torque free
motion of a symmetric top; Hamiltonian and Hamilton's equations of motion; Liouville's
theorem; canonical transformations: action-angle variables, Poisson brackets, Hamilton-Jacobi
equation. Special Theory of Relativity: Lorentz transformations, relativistic kinematics, mass-
energy equivalence.
Section 3: Electromagnetic Theory
Solutions of electrostatic and magnetostatic problems including boundary value problems;
method of images; separation of variables; dielectrics and conductors; magnetic materials;
multipole expansion; Maxwell's equations; scalar and vector potentials; Coulomb and Lorentz
gauges; electromagnetic waves in free space, non-conducting and conducting media; reflection
and transmission at normal and oblique incidences; polarization of electromagnetic waves;
Poynting vector, Poynting theorem, energy and momentum of electromagnetic waves;
radiation from a moving charge.
Section 4: Quantum Mechanics
Postulates of quantum mechanics; uncertainty principle; Schrodinger equation; Dirac Bra-Ket
notation, linear vectors and operators in Hilbert space; one dimensional potentials: step
potential, finite rectangular well, tunneling from a potential barrier, particle in a box, harmonic
oscillator; two and three dimensional systems: concept of degeneracy; hydrogen atom; angular
momentum and spin; addition of angular momenta; variational method and WKB
approximation, time independent perturbation theory; elementary scattering theory, Born
approximation; symmetries in quantum mechanical systems.
Section 5: Thermodynamics and Statistical Physics
Laws of thermodynamics; macrostates and microstates; phase space; ensembles; partition
function, free energy, calculation of thermodynamic quantities; classical and quantum
statistics; degenerate Fermi gas; black body radiation and Planck's distribution law; Bose-
Einstein condensation; first and second order phase transitions, phase equilibria, critical point.
Section 6: Atomic and Molecular Physics
Spectra of one-and many-electron atoms; spin-orbit interaction: LS and jj couplings; fine and
hyperfine structures; Zeeman and Stark effects; electric dipole transitions and selection rules;
rotational and vibrational spectra of diatomic molecules; electronic transitions in diatomic
molecules, Franck-Condon principle; Raman effect; EPR, NMR, ESR, X-ray spectra; lasers:
Einstein coefficients, population inversion, two and three level systems.
Section 7: Solid State Physics
Elements of crystallography; diffraction methods for structure determination; bonding in
solids; lattice vibrations and thermal properties of solids; free electron theory; band theory of
solids: nearly free electron and tight binding models; metals, semiconductors and insulators;
conductivity, mobility and effective mass; Optical properties of solids; Kramer's-Kronig
relation, intra- and inter-band transitions; dielectric properties of solid; dielectric function,
polarizability, ferroelectricity; magnetic properties of solids; dia, para, ferro, antiferro and ferri-
magnetism, domains and magnetic anisotropy; superconductivity: Type-I and Type II
superconductors, Meissner effect, London equation, BCS Theory, flux quantization.
Section 8: Electronics
Semiconductors in Equilibrium: Electron and hole statistics in intrinsic and extrinsic
semiconductors; metal-semiconductor junctions; Ohmic and rectifying contacts; PN diodes,
bipolar junction transistors, field effect transistors; negative and positive feedback circuits;
oscillators, operational amplifiers, active filters; basics of digital logic circuits, combinational
and sequential circuits, flip-flops, timers, counters, registers, A/D and D/A conversion.
Section 9: Nuclear and Particle Physics
Nuclear radii and charge distributions, nuclear binding energy, electric and magnetic moments;
semi-empirical mass formula; nuclear models; liquid drop model, nuclear shell model; nuclear
force and two nucleon problem; alpha decay, beta-decay, electromagnetic transitions in nuclei;
Rutherford scattering, nuclear reactions, conservation laws; fission and fusion; particle
accelerators and detectors; elementary particles; photons, baryons, mesons and leptons; quark
model; conservation laws, isospin symmetry, charge conjugation, parity and time-reversal
invariance.