Electronics, Communication and Information Engineering (MTQP05)

Note:
i. There will be one Question Paper which will have 100 questions.
ii. All questions will be complulsory.
iii. The Question Paper will have two Parts i.e. Part A and Part B:
iv. Part A will have 25 questions based on Language Comprehension/Verbal Ability,
General Awareness, Mathematical/Quantitative ability and Analytical Skills.
v. Part B will have 75 questions based on Subject-Specific Knowledge.

Electronics, Communication and Information Engineering

(MTQP05)

Unit 1: Engineering Mathematics

Linear Algebra: Matrix Algebra, Systems of linear equations, Eigenvalues, Eigenvectors.

Calculus: Mean value theorems, Theorems of integral calculus, Evaluation of definite and improper integrals,
Partial Derivatives, Maxima and minima, Multiple integrals, Fourier series, Vector identities, Directional
derivatives, Line integral, Surface integral, Volume integral, Stokes’s theorem, Gauss’s theorem, Divergence
theorem, Green’s theorem.
Differential equations: First order equations (linear and nonlinear), Higher order linear differential equations
with constant coefficients, Method of variation of parameters, Cauchy’s equation, Euler’s equation, Initial
and boundary value problems, Partial Differential Equations, Method of separation of variables.
Complex variables: Analytic functions, Cauchy’s integral theorem, Cauchy’s integral formula, Taylor series,
Laurent series, Residue theorem, Solution integrals.
Probability and Statistics: Sampling theorems, Conditional probability, Mean, Median, Mode, Standard
Deviation, Random variables, Discrete and Continuous distributions, Poisson distribution, Normal
distribution, Binomial distribution, Correlation analysis, Regression analysis
Numerical Methods: Matrix inversion, solutions of non-linear algebraic equations, iterative methods for
solving differential equations, numerical integration, regression and correlation analysis.

Unit 2: 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, Adaptive Signal Processing

Unit 3: Electronic Devices

Energy bands in intrinsic and extrinsic semiconductors, equilibrium carrier concentration, direct and indirect
band-gap semiconductors.

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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, DC-biasing of
Bipolar Junction Transistors, AC analysis of Bipolar Junction Transistors, Frequency Analysis of BJT and
FET, Power Amplifiers

Unit 4: Analog and Digital Electronics

Simple diode circuits: clipping, clamping, rectifiers; Amplifiers: biasing, equivalent circuit and frequency
response; oscillators and feedback amplifiers; operational amplifiers: characteristics and applications; single
stage active filters, Active Filters: Sallen Key, Butterwoth, VCOs and timers, combinatorial and sequential
logic circuits, multiplexers, demultiplexers, Schmitt triggers, sample and hold circuits, A/D and D/A
converters. Machine instructions and addressing modes, ALU, data-path and control unit, instruction
pipelining.

Unit 5: Control and Automation

Mathematical modeling and representation of systems, Feedback principles, Block Diagram and 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, PI, PID, cascade, feedforward, and ratio controllers,
tuning of PID controllers and sizing of control valves, State space model, Solution of state equations of
LTI systems.

Unit 6: Communications and Information Theory

Random processes: autocorrelation 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, superheterodyne 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.

Shannon’s fundamental coding theorems, Differential entropy & mutual information for discrete &
continuous ensembles, source coding, Rate distortion theory. Introduction to Algebra:Groups, fields, Binary
field arithmatic, Basic properties of Galois field GF(2m ) and vector spaces. Channel coding and decoding:
Run length limited codes, LBC, cyclic code, BCH code, convolutional code, Trellis coded modulation, Reed-
Solomon code.

Unit 7: Electromagnetic Theory and Wave Propagation

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.

Unit 8: IoT and Applications

Introduction to IoT, IoTECo system, Internet of Things definition evolution, smart IoT, IoT architecture, IoT
and the cloud, Embedded prototyping: Embedded systems, Processor embedded in to system, Embedded
hardware units and software system.
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Internet Communications Protocols, IP,TCP,The IP Protocol Suite (TCP/IP), UDP ; IP Addresses:DNS, Static
IP Address Assignment, Dynamic IP Address Assignment, IPv6, MAC Addresses; TCP and UDP Ports
:An Example: HTTP Ports, Other Common Ports; Application Layer Protocols :HTTP , HTTPS; Encrypted
HTTP, Performance, Libraries, Debugging.
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