Section 1: Engineering Mathematics
• Linear Algebra: Matrix algebra, systems of linear equations, consistency and
rank, Eigen values and Eigen vectors.
• Calculus: Mean value theorems, theorems of integral calculus, partial derivatives,
maxima and minima, multiple integrals, Fourier series, vector identities, line,
surface and volume integrals, Stokes, Gauss and Green’s theorems.
• Differential equations: First order equation (linear and nonlinear), second order
linear differential equations with constant coefficients, method of variation of
parameters, Cauchy’s and Euler’s equations, initial and boundary value problems,
solution of partial differential equations: variable separable method.
• Analysis of complex variables: Analytic functions, Cauchy’s integral theorem and
integral formula, Taylor’s and Laurent’s series, residue theorem, solution of
integrals.
• Probability and Statistics: Sampling theorems, conditional probability, mean,
median, mode, standard deviation and variance; random variables: discrete and
continuous distributions: normal, Poisson and binomial distributions.
• Numerical Methods: Matrix inversion, solutions of non-linear algebraic equations,
iterative methods for solving differential equations, numerical integration,
regression and correlation analysis.
Section 2: Electricity and Magnetism
• Coulomb's Law, Electric Field Intensity, Electric Flux Density, Gauss's Law,
Divergence, Electric field and potential due to point, line, plane and spherical
charge distributions, Effect of dielectric medium, Capacitance of simple
configurations, Biot‐Savart’s law, Ampere’s law, Curl, Faraday’s law, Lorentz force,
Inductance,
• Magnetomotive force, Reluctance, Magnetic circuits, Self and Mutual inductance
of simple configurations.
Section 3: Electrical Circuits and Machines
• Voltage and current sources: independent, dependent, ideal and practical; v-i
relationships of resistor, inductor, mutual inductance and capacitor; transient
analysis of RLC circuits with dc excitation.
• Kirchoff’s laws, mesh and nodal analysis, superposition, Thevenin, Norton,
maximum power transfer and reciprocity theorems.
• Peak-, average- and rms values of ac quantities; apparent-, active- and reactive
powers; phasor analysis, impedance and admittance; series and parallel
resonance, locus diagrams, realization of basic filters with R, L and C elements.
transient analysis of RLC circuits with ac excitation.
• One-port and two-port networks, driving point impedance and admittance, open-,
and short circuit parameters.
• Single phase transformer: equivalent circuit, phasor diagram, open circuit and
short circuit tests, regulation and efficiency; Three phase induction motors:
principle of operation, types, performance, torque-speed characteristics, no-load
and blocked rotor tests, equivalent circuit, starting and speed control; Types of
losses and efficiency calculations of electric machines.
Section 4: Signals and Systems
• Periodic, aperiodic and impulse signals; Laplace, Fourier and z-transforms;
transfer function, frequency response of first and second order linear time
invariant systems, impulse response of systems; convolution, correlation.
Discrete time system: impulse response, frequency response, pulse transfer
function; DFT and FFT; basics of IIR and FIR filters.
Section 5: Control Systems
• Feedback principles, signal flow graphs, transient response, steady-state-errors,
Bode plot, phase and gain margins, Routh and Nyquist criteria, root loci, design of
lead, lag and lead-lag compensators, state-space representation of systems;
time-delay systems; mechanical, hydraulic and pneumatic system components,
synchro pair, servo and stepper motors, servo valves; on-off, P, P-I, P-I-D,
cascade, feedforward, and ratio controllers.
Section 6: Analog Electronics
• Characteristics and applications of diode, Zener diode, BJT and MOSFET; small
signal analysis of transistor circuits, feedback amplifiers. Characteristics of
operational amplifiers; applications of op amps: difference amplifier, adder,
subtractor, integrator, differentiator, instrumentation amplifier, precision rectifier,
active filters and other circuits. Oscillators, signal generators, voltage controlled
oscillators and phase locked loop.
Section 7: Digital Electronics
• Combinational logic circuits, minimization of Boolean functions. IC families: TTL
and CMOS. Arithmetic circuits, comparators, Schmitt trigger, multi-vibrators,
sequential circuits, flip flops, shift registers, timers and counters; sample-and-
hold circuit, multiplexer, analog-to digital (successive approximation, integrating,
flash and sigma-delta) and digital-to analog converters (weighted R, R-2R ladder
and current steering logic). Characteristics of ADC and DAC
Section 8: Measurements
• SI units, systematic and random errors in measurement, expression of
uncertainty - accuracy and precision index, propagation of errors. PMMC, MI and
dynamometer type instruments; dc potentiometer; bridges for measurement of R,
L and C, Q-meter. Measurement of voltage, current and power in single and three
phase circuits; ac and dc current probes; true rms meters, voltage and current
scaling, instrument transformers, timer/counter, time, phase and frequency
measurements, digital voltmeter, digital multimeter; oscilloscope, shielding and
grounding.
Section 9: Sensors and Industrial Instrumentation
• Resistive-, capacitive-, inductive-, piezoelectric-, Hall effect sensors and
associated signal conditioning circuits; transducers for industrial
instrumentation: displacement (linear and angular), velocity, acceleration, force,
torque, vibration, shock, pressure (including low pressure), flow (differential
pressure, variable area, electromagnetic, ultrasonic, turbine and open channel
flow meters) temperature (thermocouple, bolometer, RTD (3/4 wire), thermistor,
pyrometer and semiconductor); liquid level, pH, conductivity and viscosity
measurement.
Section 10: Communication and Optical Instrumentation
• Amplitude- and frequency modulation and demodulation; Shannon's sampling
theorem, pulse code modulation; frequency and time division multiplexing,
amplitude-, phase-, frequency-, pulse shift keying for digital modulation; optical
sources and detectors: LED, laser, photo-diode, light dependent resistor and their
characteristics; interferometer: applications in metrology; basics of fiber optic
sensing.