9 MONTH PLANNER ELECTRICAL

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Introduction
Hi Warriors,

Please find a comprehensive study plan for your exam preparation. This Planner is for 9 months
but you may modify it for 6 months (by studying more hours per day). The number of hours
considered in this planner is 3 hours per day (on an average). For instance, if you see the Master
planner below, you will find we need approx. 220-250 hours during April + May + June. So if
we study 3 hours, on an average, for 90 days = 270 hours, we can easily cover what’s given in
the document.
Note: This planner is designed keeping in consideration students who have got top 100 ranks in
GATE or any national level exam in the past few years.
Note: This plan is designed in consideration with students who have got top 100 ranks in GATE
or any national level exam in the past few years
A similar plan is followed by many exam toppers and is highly recommended by most of The top
faculties of the country. You will realise while going through it that a lot of research is gone In to
make it helpful to you.
The following document contains
The following document contain

 Master plan
 Flow of a subject which should be followed
 How to make notes
 How to do Test Analysis
 How to do revison
 Subject wise( topic wise) time devotion plan

1.Master Plan
 2. Flow of Studies for Any subject:
1. Notes
2. GATE que for past 10 years topic wise
3. Topic wise test on aspiration.ai
4. Subject tests on aspiration.ai
5. Extra practice que + revision of subject

3.How to Make Notes:

 If you attend lectures of any faculty through gateflix then you can easily make notes. If
you haven’t done so, go to online videos to do so. You may also go to Youtube:- Khan academy,
Nptel or the latest and most popular are Gateflix videos.
 Make notes neatly as they will be very very useful while revision in the last 30 days. Use
3 colour pen to indicate important, very important and very very important concepts.
 Make a separate handbook for formulas. In exams 40% questions are direct formala
based or implied formula based. Problem with students is that they tend to mix up formula. If you
have this handbook of formula ready and have revised the things atleast 2 times , I can gurantee
you the 40 % marks.
 Don’t Xerox someone’s notes because the moment you write youself then you can
memorise the concept for a longer duration.
 Leave one page Space after 2/3 pages or after every major chapter . This is to ensure that
if you come across any vital formula or Information or short trick while refering tests or refernce
book later then you may place That information in these spaces.

4.How to do a Test Analysis:

 Any test( Online or offline) need to taken in time frame.There is No point in taking the
test without a time Limit.
 Don’t take any test without revision of Notes of the syllabus covered in the test. It will be
a wastage if You just randomly take a test.
 Once the test time is over, don’t jump to answer Solution . Check the answer key and get
To Know your score.
 Now follow a 3 stage process .
Stage 1: Go to the right ones and check wheteher you were confident of answering that
question . If the answer is “yes” check the solution given in order to see which method was
better( yours or the given in Book or online portal ). Adopt the best you like.
Stage 2: Go to questions which you got wrong. Try to fight with the question that why you got it
wrong without looking at the solution yet. Try 3 or 4 times by re reading the question or even
refer notes. Maximum time it’s a silly mistake. These silly Mistakes can’t be zeroed but can be
reduced by practicing more .Refer notes again if needed. In case you are still not able to click
after a lot of Slumber, try to open the solution and check your mistake. If it was a new concept to
you, add in the void space you have kept in your notes. This will help to solve similar question
again.
Stage 3: Now the turn of questions which are un attempted.This could be due to
1. Not knowing The concept or due to lack of time. If it was conceptual ignorance , go to
your faculty ( many online live class teachers are available , In case you don’t have one)and
learn the concept.
2. It was a lack of time issue try now and solve it. If you are taking a lot of Time try to
memorise few steps so that if it appears in exam you will be able to do it fast. Other students
might leave such question in exam , But you will probably dare to attempt such and score more.
 The key to successs in any entrance exam is solve More , analyse more. In each subject
you should Solve almost 1000+ questions including past year Actual Exam questions, topic wise
test, subject test and mock tests.

5. How To do Revision:
 Well this is dependent on the way you have prepared notes and how effectively have you
done the Test Analysis.
 Go through the whole cycle again in this revision phase like NOTES >- GATE
QUESTIONS >- Topic test >- Subject Test >- Extra questions (if any ).
 While Revising, don’t solve Each and every question from notes or tests. Try To
randomly pick 20 questions from different pages or test( purely random) . If you are able to recall
the logic of 16+ then you are good to go ahead. If you are Not able to solve more than 10 questions
then it’s a re revision time. Follow step 2.
 Try to have abird eye view and See topics on which questions Are asked again and
Again. Star mark them for making revision 2 and revision 3 effective.

6.SUBJECT WISE PLAN:

a. General Aptitude
 Numerical computation, numerical estimation,
Chapter 1 Numerical Ability
numerical reasoning, data interpretation
English grammar, sentence completion, verbal
Chapter 2 Verbal Ability analogies, word groups, instructions, critical re
and verbal deductions

Note: For the years 2014 to 2017 there have been 2 and 3 sets so we have taken the average
weightage of the topics for the same
 Column 1 represent Time to study and make notes + Solving GATE Questions of that
topic .
 The last 10 column represents year wise number questions( marks in Bracket ).

  Hours Remarks
Notes + Gate Questions 22
GA
Master Topic test from Aspiration.ai 3 with Analysis
Plan Subject test from aspiration.ai 2 with Analysis
 
revision overall 2
  Total 29hrs
b. Engineering Maths

Matrix Algebra,
Type of matrices,
Determinant,
Cramer’s rule,
Chapter 1 Linear Algebra
Systems of linear equations,
Rank of the equation,
consistency of the equation,
Eigen values and Eigen vectors.
Chapter 2 Probability & distribution Sampling theorems,
Conditional probability,
Baye’s theorem,
Random variables,
Expectation & Variance,
Discrete and continuous distributions,
uniform,
normal,
exponential,
 Poisson,
Binomial.
Correlation and regression analysis,
covariance,
correlation coefficient,
Mean,
median,
mode and standard deviation
Solutions of non-linear algebraic equations,
Newton Raphson method,
Regulafalsi method or (method of false position),
secant method,
Gauss Elimination Method,
Gauss Jordon method,
Chapter 3 Numerical methods Jacobi iteration method,
Gauss Siedel iteration method,
Numerical Integration: Trapezoidal rule,
Simpson’s 1/3 & 3/8 rule,
single and multi-step methods for differential equations,
Euler’s method,
RungeKutta Method
Limits & continuity,
Basic differentiation & integration,
Mean value theorems,
Theorems of integral calculus,
Evaluation of definite and improper integrals,
Partial Derivatives,
Maxima and minima,
Chapter 4 Calculus
Multiple integrals,
Vector identities,
Directional derivatives,
Line,
Surface and Volume integrals,
Stokes,
Gauss and Green’s theorems.
First order equation (linear and nonlinear),
Higher order linear differential equations with constant co
Method of variation of parameters,
Chapter 5 Differential Equations
Cauchy’s and Euler’s equations,
Initial and boundary value problems,
Partial Differential Equations and variable separable meth
Chapter 6 Complex Variables Analytic functions,
Cauchy’s integral theorem and integral formula,
 Taylor’s and Laurent series,
Residue theorem
Laplace Transforms

Chapter 7 + Definition & property of Laplace transform + Fourier Ser

Fourier series
 Column 1 represent Time to study and make notes + Solving GATE Questions of that
topic .
 The last 10 column represents year wise number questions( marks in Bracket ).

Hours Remarks
Notes + Gate Questions 35
Maths Topic test from Aspiration.ai 5 with Analysi
Master
Plan Subject test from aspiration.ai 4 with Analysi
revision overall 6
Total 50 hrs
c. Network Analysis/Circuit Theory

Circuit elements,
KCL,
KVL,
Nodal and mesh analysis,
dependent & independent current & voltage
sources,
Chapter 1 Network Solution Methodology Network theorems: superposition,
Thevenin and Norton’s,
maximum power transfer,
source conversion,
Mcmillan theorem,
Star-Delta transformation,
reciprocity theorem
Time domain analysis (steady state &
Transient response) of RL,
Transient/Steady State Analysis of
Chapter 2 RC,
RLC Circuits to DC Input
RLC circuits,
Time constant
Sinusoidal excitation,
phasor representation,
RMS & average of periodic signal Steady state sinu
Chapter 3 Sinusoidal Steady State Analysis analysis using phasors,
resonance,
single phase/poly phase circuit analysis,
Magnetically coupled circuits,
Introduction to Laplace transform,
TF of LTI system,
Chapter 4 Laplace Transform
Solution of network equations using Laplace transf
frequency domain analysis of RLC circuits.
 2-port network parameters,
Z/Y/H/ABCD/G parameter,
reciprocity & Symmetry: driving point and transfer
Chapter 5 Two Port Networks
State equations for networks.,
T & PI networks,
interconnection of two port networks
Matrices associated with graphs;
nodal incidence,
Chapter 6 Network Topology loop incidence,
fundamental cut set and fundamental circuit matric
applications in network

 Column 1 represent Time to study and make notes + Solving GATE Questions of that
topic .
 The last 10 column represents year wise number of questions( marks in Bracket )

Hours R
Notes + Gate Questions 48
Networks Topic test from Aspiration.ai 5 w
Master
Plan Subject test from aspiration.ai 4 w
revision overall 8
Total 65 hrs
d. Digital electronics
 Binary,
octal,
hex code,
BCD code,
Chapter 1 Number systems and code conversions
Gray Code,
Fixed – Point Representation and Floating
Representation,
2’s complement
Boolean algebra,
minimization of Boolean functions;
Chapter 2 Boolean algebra &Karnaugh maps Min term,
SOP,
POS
Positive/ Negative level logic system,
AND,
OR,
NOR,
NAND,
Chapter 3 Logic Gates -OR,
X-NOR,
NOT gates,
Realization of X – OR gate using NAND a
gates,
bubbled AND/NOR gate,
Chapter 4 Logic Gates family Digital IC families (DTL, TTL, ECL, MOS
Combinatorial circuits: arithmetic circuits,
code converters,
multiplexers,
Combinational and Sequential digital
Chapter 5 decoders,
Circuits
PROMs and PLAs.
Sequential circuits: latches and flip-flops,
counters and shift-registers
Sample and hold circuits,
Chapter 6 AD/DA Convertor ADCs,
DACs
Chapter 7 Semiconductor Memories Volatile memory,
Non Volatile memory,
+ ROM,
RAM,
Microprocessor SRAM,
DRAM,
PROM,
 EEPROM,
Memory device parameters or characteristi
time, random access, sequential access)
Microprocessor (8085): architecture,
programming,
memory and I/O interfacing.

 Column 1 represent Time to study and make notes + Solving GATE Questions of that
topic .
 The last 10 column represents year wise number questions( marks in Bracket ).

Hours
Notes + Gate Questions 35
Digital Topic test from Aspiration.ai 4
Master
Plan Subject test from aspiration.ai 3
revision overall 3
Total 45 hrs
e. Control System

Chapter 1 Basics of Control System Basic control system components;

block diagrammatic description,
reduction of block diagrams.
Open loop and closed loop (feedback) systems and stabili
these systems.
Signal flow graphs and their use in determining transfer fu
systems;
sensitivity;
 Modelling of control systems
Type of standard Test signal,
Transient and steady state analysis of LTI control systems
frequency response,
over-damped,
critically damped and under damped control systems,
Chapter 2 Time Domain Analysis
Type (0,1, 2, …) of the system & steady state error,
peak time,
Rise time,
settling time and percentage overshoot;
Characteristic equation
Concept of Stability,
Stability &Routh Hurwitz Tools and techniques for LTI control system analysis,
Chapter 3
Criterion Why Routh-Hurwitz criterion required?
How to apply the RH criterion.
Why Root locus Technique?
Rules for Plotting the root loci,
Chapter 4 Root Locus Technique
determining the stability condition by looking at the RL,
Concept of complementary root locus(CRL)
Bode Plots,
Polar plots and Nyquist plots.
Gain Margin & Phase Margin,
Chapter 5 Frequency Response Analysis
Relative stability;
M and N circles;
Nicholas chart
Control system compensators: elements of lead and lag co
elements of Proportional-Integral Derivative (PID) contro
Chapter 6 Compensators & Controllers
PI,
PD controller
State variable representation and solution of state equation
control systems,
Chapter 7 State Variable Analysis
state transition matrix,
controllability & Observability
 Column 1 represent Time to study and make notes + Solving GATE Questions of that
topic .
 The last 10 column represents year wise number of questions( marks in Bracket ).

Hours Rema
Notes + Gate Questions 46
Control Topic test from Aspiration.ai 6 with A
Master
Plan Subject test from aspiration.ai 4 with A
revision overall 8
Total 64hrs
f. Signal & System

Introduction to signals,
Basics Of Signal & Systems classification of signals,
Chapter 1 important signals,
  classification of systems,
different important types of systems.
Lti System & Convolution LTI system,
Chapter 2 frequency response of continuous LTI system
  convolution & its properties.
 Trigonometric fourier series,
complex form of fourier series,
Fourier Series & Fourier Transform
fourier transform,
Chapter 3
fourier transform of standard and continuous
 
properties of continuous time fourier transfor
rayleigh’s energy and parseval’s power theor
Introduction,
ROC & its properties,
Laplace Transform
properties of laplace transform,
Chapter 4
inverse laplace transform,
 
characterization of LTI system,
unilateral laplace transform
Introduction,
ROC & its properties,
Z-Transform properties of z-transform,
Chapter 5 inverse z-transform,
  function of discrete time LTI system,
unilateral z-transform,
relation between z and laplace transform
Discrete Time Fourier Transform
Introduction to DTFT & its properties,
Chapter 6
DFT & its properties
 
Sampling theorem,
Sampling Theorem
ideal sampling,
Chapter 7
aliasing,
 
sampling of bandpass signals
 Column 1 represent Time to study and make notes + Solving GATE Questions of that
topic .
 The last 10 column represents year wise number questions( marks in Bracket ).

Hours Rem
Notes + Gate Questions 52
Signals Topic test from Aspiration.ai 5 with
Master
Plan Subject test from aspiration.ai 4 with
revision overall 8
Total 69hrs
g. Analog

Introduction,
types of op-amp,
voltage follower,
current to voltage converter,
voltage to current converter,
Operational amplifier filters,
Chapter 1 comparators,
  zero crossing detector,
schmitt trigger,
multivibrators,
slew rate,
CMRR,
opamp parameters
Introduction,
rectifiers,
Diode applications
clippers,
Chapter 2
clampers,
 
voltage doubler,
voltage regulator
Introduction,
BJT biasing operating regions of transistor,
Chapter 3 modes of operations of BJT,
  load line,
biasing
Small signal analysis of BJT
Introduction,transistors at low and high frequency,
Chapter 4
T-model of BJT
 
Chapter 5 FET analysis Introduction,
JFET common source amplifier,
 JFET self-bias configuration
 
Introduction,
Multistage amplifier lower cut-off frequency,
Chapter 6 cascode amplifiers,
  current mirror,
darlington amplifier
Introduction,
Feedback amplifier types of amplifiers,
Chapter 7 types of negative feedback,
  oscillators,
audio and radio frequency oscillators
Introduction,
classification,
Chapter 8 Power amplifiers
collector efficiency,
distortions
Introduction,
Chapter 9 555 timer astablemultivibrator,
monostablemultivibrator

 Column 1 represent Time to study and make notes + Solving GATE Questions of that
topic .
 The last 10 column represents year wise number questions( marks in Bracket ).
 Hours Rem
Notes + Gate Questions 80
Analog Topic test from Aspiration.ai 5 with
Master
Plan Subject test from aspiration.ai 4 with
revision overall 8
Total 97hrs
h. EMT

Vectors,
coordinate systems and transformation,
Vectors and coordinate system
differential length,
Chapter 1
area and volume,
 
del operator,
classification of vector fields
Coulomb’s law,
electric field intensity,
Gauss’s law,
Electrostatics
electric potential,
Chapter 2
dipole,
 
boundary conditions,
continuity equation,
poisson’s and laplace equations
Introduction,
Bio-Savart’s law,
magnetic field intensity,
ampere’s circuital law,
Magnetostatics
magnetic flux density,
Chapter 3
force due to magnetic field,
 
magnetic torque and moment,
boundary conditions,
inductance,
magnetic energy
 Column 1 represent Time to study and make notes + Solving GATE Questions of that
topic .
 The last 10 column represents year wise number questions( marks in Bracket ).

Hours Rema
Notes + Gate Questions 33
Electromagnetic
Theory Topic test from Aspiration.ai 4 with
Master Subject test from aspiration.ai 3 with
Plan
revision overall 5
Total 45 hrs
i. Measurement

Measurements,
Characteristics, error standards
classification of instruments,
Chapter 1
types of errors,
 
standards

Introduction,
indication instruments,
types of supports,
damping forces,
Analog instruments electromechanical indicating instruments,
Chapter 2 PMMC instruments,
  DC ammeters,
voltmeter multipliers,
moving iron instruments & classification,
electrodynamometer type,
measurement of power and energy
Classification of resistance,
Measurement of resistance, inductance different methods of measurement,
& capacitance types of ohmmeter,
Chapter 3
bridge measurement,
  AC bridges,
measurement of capacitance and frequency
Chapter 4 Cathode ray oscilloscope Capacitance measurement,
CRT,
  expression of electrostatic deflection,
measurement using CRO,
measurement of frequency,
CRO,
vertical input and sweep generator signal,
 blanking circuit
Digital voltmeters,
successive-approximations conversion,
Miscellaneous
RAMP technique,
Chapter 5
dual slope integrating type DVM,
 
resolutions and sensitivity of digital meters,
block diagram of SA DVM

 Column 1 represent Time to study and make notes + Solving GATE Questions of that
topic .
 The last 10 column represents year wise number questions( marks in Bracket ).

Hours Remar
Notes + Gate Questions 31
Measurement Topic test from Aspiration.ai 5 with A
Master
Plan Subject test from aspiration.ai 4 with A
revision overall 6
Total 46hrs
j. Power Electronics

Introduction,
diodes & transistors,
thyristors,
Power semiconductor devices
UJT,
Chapter 1
comparison between GTO and thyristor,
 
Comparison between thyristor and transistor,
types of thyristors,
gate/base commutating devices
 Single phase half wave rectifier,
Phase controlled rectifiers single phase full wave bridge converters,
Chapter 2 3 phase converter,
  dual converter,
performance parameters
Introduction,
Choppers
step-up choppers,
Chapter 3
types of choppers,
 
commutation
Introduction,
Inverters
single phase bridge inverter,
Chapter 4
3 phase bridge inverter,
 
PWM inverters
Introduction,
types of SMPS,
uninterruptible power supplies,
Electrical drivers
cycloconverter introduction,
Chapter 5
single phase to single phase circuit step-up
 
cycloconverter,
3 phase half wave cycloconverters,
AC voltage controller

 Column 1 represent Time to study and make notes + Solving GATE Questions of that
topic .
 The last 10 column represents year wise number questions( marks in Bracket ).

Power Hours Rema

Electronics
Master Notes + Gate Questions 35
Plan Topic test from Aspiration.ai 4 with A
Subject test from aspiration.ai 4 with A
 revision overall 7
Total 50hrs
k. Power Systems

Introduction,
flux linkages,
inductance of two wire transmission line,
transposition of power lines,
Transmission line model and composite conductors,
performance concept of geometric mean distance,
Chapter 1
skin and proximity effect,
  capacitance of transmission lines,
performance of lines,
constants for two networks in tandem and
parallel,
ferranti effect
Insulation,
insulated cables,
grading of cables,
Corona, insulators, cables
extra high voltage cables,
Chapter 2
insulation resistance and capacitance of a cable,
 
heating of cables,
corona,
factors effecting corona loss
Introduction,
Per unit system, symmetrical
symmetric fault analysis,
components, fault analysis
Chapter 3 transient on a transmission line,
short circuit of loaded and no load synchronous mach
 
fault analysis and symmetrical components
Introduction,
Power system stability
synchronous machine,
Chapter 4
power system synchronous stability,
 
power system stability
Introduction,
Load flows, economic load
newton-raphson method,
dispatch, load frequency control
Chapter 5 load flows,
iterative methods,
 
economic load dispatch
 Column 1 represent Time to study and make notes + Solving GATE Questions of that
topic .
 The last 10 column represents year wise number questions( marks in Bracket ).

Hours Rema
Notes + Gate Questions 51
Power System Topic test from Aspiration.ai 5 with A
Master
Plan Subject test from aspiration.ai 5 with A
revision overall 8
Total 69hrs
l. Electrical Machines

DC generators,
types of generator,
emf equations of generators,
ron loss in armature,
total loss in DC generator,
DC machines armature reaction,
Chapter 1 commutation,
  characteristics of DC generator compound-wound generator,
DC motor & its characteristics,
performance curves,
speed control of dc and series motors,
electric braking,
testing of DC machines
Chapter 2 Transformers Introduction,
 transformer-construction,
principle,
equivalent circuit,
voltage regulation,
losses,
  efficiency,
tests,
auto transformers,
3 phase transformers
Introduction,
losses and efficiency,
phasor diagram,
equivalent circuit,
rotor circuit model,
torque slip and power slip characteristics,
operating characteristics,
Induction motors
induction motor stability,
Chapter 3
circle diagram,
 
power factor control,
starting of polyphase induction motors,
induction motor stability,
induction generator,
crawling,
cogging or magnetic locking,
double squirrel cage motor
Introduction,
circuit model,
characteristics,
SCR,
Potier method,
Synchronous machines operating characteristics,
Chapter 4 power flow equations,
  capability curve of synchronous generator,
power angle characteristics,
parallel operations,
hunting,
damper winding,
special machines
 Column 1 represent Time to study and make notes + Solving GATE Questions of that
topic .
 The last 10 column represents year wise number questions( marks in Bracket ).

Hours Rema
Notes + Gate Questions 55
Electrical Topic test from Aspiration.ai 5 with A
Machines
Master Subject test from aspiration.ai 4 with A
Plan revision overall 8

Total 72hrs