factor correction; economic operation; symmetrical components, analysis of symmetrical

and unsymmetrical faults. Concept of system stability: swing curves and equal area criterion.
Static VAR system. Basic concepts of HVDC transmission.
Power System Protection: Principles of overcurrent, differential and distance protection.
Concept of solid state relays. Circuit breakers. Computer aided protection: Introduction; line
bus, generator, transformer protection; numeric relays and application of DSP to protection.
Digital Communication: Pulse code modulation (PCM), differential pulse code modulation
(DPCM), delta modulation (DM), Digital modulation and demodulation schemes: amplitude,
phase and frequency keying schemes (ASK, PSK, FSK). Error control coding: error
detection and correction, linear block codes, convolution codes. Information measure and
source coding. Data networks, 7-layer architecture.

ELECTRONICS AND TELECOMMUNICATION ENGINEERING

Materials and Components
Structure and properties of Electrical Engineering materials; Conductors, Semiconductors
and Insulators, magnetic, Ferroelectric, Piezoelectric, Ceramic, Optical and Superconducting materials. Passive components and characteristics Resistors, Capacitors and
Inductors;
Ferrities,
Quartz
crystal Ceramic
resonators,
Electromagnetic an
Electromechanical components.
Physical Electronics, Electron Devices and ICs
Electrons and holes in semiconductors, Carrier Statistics, Mechanism of current flow in a
semiconductor, Hall effect; Junction theory; Different types of diodes and their
characteristics; Bipolar Junction transistor; Field effect transistors; Power switching
devices like SCRs, CTOs, power MOSFETs; Basics of ICs - bipolar, MOS and CMOS
types; basic of Opto Electronics.
Signals and Systems
Classification of signals and systems: System modelling in terms of differential and
difference equations; State variable representation; Fourier series; Fourier representation;
Fourier series; Fourier transforms and their application to system analysis; Laplace
transforms and their application to system analysis; Convolution and superposition integrals
and their applications; Z-transforms and their applications to the analysis and
characterisation of discrete time systems; Random signals and probability, Correlation
functions; Spectral density; Response of linear system to random inputs.
Network theory
Network analysis techniques; Network theorems, transient response, steady state sinusoidal
response; Network graphs and their applications in network analysis; Tellegens
theorem. Two port networks; Z, Y, h and transmission parameters. Combination of two
ports, analysis of common two ports. Network functions : parts of network functions,
obtaining a network function from a given part. Transmission criteria : delay and rise
time, Elmores and other definitions effect of cascading. Elements of network synthesis.
Electromagnetic Theory
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Analysis of electrostatic and magnetostatic fields; Laplaces and Piossonss equations;

Boundary value problems and their solutions; Maxwells equations; application to wave
propagation in bounded and unbounded media; Transmission lines : basic theory, standing
waves, matching applications, misconstrue lines; Basics of wave guides and resonators;
Elements of antenna theory.
Electronic Measurements and instrumentation
Basic concepts, standards and error analysis; Measurements of basic electrical quantities and
parameters; Electronic measuring instruments and their principles of working : analog and
digital, comparison, characteristics, application. Transducers; Electronic measurements of
non electrical quantities like temperature, pressure, humidity etc; basics of telemetry for
industrial use.
Analog Electronic Circuits
Transistor biasing and stabilization. Small signal analysis. Power amplifiers. Frequency
response. Wide banding techniques. Feedback amplifiers. Tuned amplifiers. Oscillators.
Rectifiers and power supplies. Op Amp PLL, other linear integrated circuits and
applications. Pulse shaping circuits and waveform generators.
Digital Electronic Circuits
Transistor as a switching element; Boolean algebra, simplification of Boolean functions,
Karnaguh map and applications; IC Logic gates and their characteristics; IC logic families :
DTL, TTL, ECL, NMOS, PMOS and CMOS gates and their comparison; Combinational
logic Circuits; Half adder, Full adder; Digital comparator; Multiplexer Demultiplexer; ROM
and their applications. Flip flops. R-S, J.K, D and T flip-flops; Different types of
counters and registers Waveform generators. A/D and D/A converters. Semiconductor
memories.
Control Systems
Transient and steady state response of control systems; Effect of feedback on stability and
sensitivity; Root locus techniques; Frequency response analysis. Concepts of gain and
phase margins: Constant-M and Constant-N Nichols Chart; Approximation of transient
response from Constant-N Nichols Chart; Approximation of transient response from closed
loop frequency response; Design of Control Systems, Compensators; Industrial controllers.
Communication Systems
Basic information theory; Modulation and detection in analogue and digital systems;
Sampling and data reconstructions; Quantization & coding; Time division and frequency
division multiplexing; Equalization; Optical Communication : in free space & fiber
optic; Propagation of signals oat HF, VHF, UHF and microwave frequency; Satellite
Communication.
Microwave Engineering
Microwave Tubes and solid state devices, Microwave generation and amplifiers,
Waveguides and other Microwave Components and Circuits, Misconstrue circuits,
Microwave Antennas, Microwave Measurements, Masers, lasers; Microwave
propagation. Microwave Communication Systems terrestrial and Satellite based.
Computer Engineering
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Number Systems. Data representation; Programming; Elements of a high level programming

language PASCAL/C; Use of basic data structures; Fundamentals of computer architecture;
Processor design; Control unit design; Memory organisation, I/o System Organisation.
Microprocessors : Architecture and instruction set of Microprocessors 8085 and 8086,
Assembly language Programming. Microprocessor Based system design typical examples.
Personal computers and their typical uses.

CIVIL ENGINEERING
Engineering Mechanics:
Units and Dimensions, SI Units, Vectors, Concept of Force, Concept of particle and rigid
body. Concurrent, Non Concurrent and parallel forces in a plane, moment of force, free body
diagram, conditions of equilibrium, Principle of virtual work, equivalent force system.
First and Second Moment of area, Mass moment of Inertia.
Static Friction.
Kinematics and Kinetics:
Kinematics in Cartesian Co-ordinates, motion under uniform and nonuniform acceleration,
motion under gravity. Kinetics of particle: Momentum and Energy principles, collision of
elastic bodies, rotation of rigid bodies.
Strength of Materials:
Simple Stress and Strain, Elastic constants, axially loaded compression members, Shear
force and bending moment, theory of simple bending, Shear Stress distribution across cross
sections, Beams of uniform strength.
Deflection of beams: Macaulays method, Mohrs Moment area method, Conjugate beam
method, unit load method. Torsion of Shafts, Elastic stability of columns, Eulers Rankines
and Secant formulae.
Structural Analysis:
Castiglianios theorems I and II, unit load method of consistent deformation applied to
beams and pin jointed trusses. Slope-deflection, moment distribution,
Rolling loads and Influences lines: Influences lines for Shear Force and Bending moment at
a section of beam. Criteria for maximum shear force and bending Moment in beams
traversed by a system of moving loads. Influences lines for simply supported plane pin
jointed trusses.
Arches: Three hinged, two hinged and fixed arches, rib shortening and temperature effects.
Matrix methods of analysis: Force method and displacement method of analysis of
indeterminate beams and rigid frames.
Plastic Analysis of beams and frames: Theory of plastic bending, plastic analysis, statical
method, Mechanism method.
Unsymmetrical bending: Moment of inertia, product of inertia, position of Neutral Axis and
Principle axes, calculation of bending stresses.
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