Principles of feedback, transfer function, block diagrams and signal flow graphs, steady-state

errors, transforms and their applications; Routh-hurwitz criterion, Nyquist techniques, Bode
plots, root loci, lag, lead and lead-lag compensation, stability analysis, transient and frequency
response analysis, state space model, state transition matrix, controllability and observability,
linear state variable feedback, PID and industrial controllers.

10. Electrical Machines :

Single phase transformers, three phase transformers - connections, parallel operation, auto-
transformer, energy conversion principles, DC machines - types, windings, generator
characteristics, armature reaction and commutation, starting and speed control of motors,
Induction motors - principles, types, performance characteristics, starting and speed control,
Synchronous machines - performance, regulation, parallel operation of generators, motor
starting, characteristics and applications, servo and stepper motors.

11. Power Systems :

Basic power generation concepts, steam, gas and water turbines, transmission line models and
performance, cable performance, insulation, corona and radio interference, power factor
correction, symmetrical components, fault analysis, principles of protection systems, basics of
solid state relays and digital protection; Circuit breakers, Radial and ring-main distribution
systems, Matrix representation of power systems, load flow analysis, voltage control and
economic operation, System stability concepts, Swing curves and equal area criterion. HVDC
transmission and FACTS concepts, Concepts of power system dynamics, distributed generation,
solar and wind power, smart grid concepts, environmental implications, fundamentals of power
economics.

12. Power Electronics and Drives :

Semiconductor power diodes, transistors, thyristors, triacs, GTOs, MOSFETs and IGBTs - static
characteristics and principles of operation, triggering circuits, phase control rectifiers, bridge
converters - fully controlled and half controlled, principles of choppers and inverters, basis
concepts of adjustable speed DC and AC drives, DC-DC switched mode converters, DC-AC
switched mode converters, resonant converters, high frequency inductors and transformers,
power supplies.

Electronics Engineering

1. Basic Electronics Engineering:

Basics of semiconductors; Diode/Transistor basics and characteristics; Diodes for different uses;
Junction & Field Effect Transistors (BJTs, JFETs, MOSFETs); Transistor amplifiers of different
types, oscillators and other circuits; Basics of Integrated Circuits (ICs); Bipolar, MOS and CMOS
ICs; Basics of linear ICs, operational amplifiers and their applications-linear/non-linear; Optical
sources/detectors; Basics of Opto electronics and its applications.

2. Basic Electrical Engineering:

DC circuits-Ohm’s & Kirchoff’s laws, mesh and nodal analysis, circuit theorems; Electro-
magnetism, Faraday’s & Lenz’s laws, induced EMF and its uses; Single-phase AC circuits;
Transformers, efficiency; Basics-DC machines, induction machines, and synchronous machines;
Electrical power sources- basics: hydroelectric, thermal, nuclear, wind, solar; Basics of batteries
and their uses.

3. Materials Science:
Electrical Engineering materials; Crystal structure & defects; Ceramic materials-structures,
composites, processing and uses; Insulating laminates for electronics, structures, properties and
uses; Magnetic materials, basics, classification, ferrites, ferro/para-magnetic materials and
components; Nano materials-basics, preparation, purification, sintering, nano particles and
uses; Nano-optical/magnetic/electronic materials and uses; Superconductivity, uses.

4. Electronic Measurements and Instrumentation:

Principles of measurement, accuracy, precision and standards; Analog and Digital systems for
measurement, measuring instruments for different applications; Static/dynamic characteristics
of measurement systems, errors, statistical analysis and curve fitting; Measurement systems for
non-electrical quantities; Basics of telemetry; Different types of transducers and displays; Data
acquisition system basics.

5. Network Theory:
Network graphs & matrices; Wye-Delta transformation; Linear constant coefficient differential
equations- time domain analysis of RLC circuits;

Solution of network equations using Laplace transforms- frequency domain analysis of RLC
circuits; 2-port network parameters-driving point & transfer functions; State equations for
networks; Steady state sinusoidal analysis.
6. Analog and Digital Circuits:
Small signal equivalent circuits of diodes, BJTS and FETs; Diode circuits for different uses;
Biasing & stability of BJT & JFET amplifier circuits; Analysis/design of amplifier- single/multi-
stage; Feedback& uses; Active filters, timers, multipliers, wave shaping, A/D-D/A converters;
Boolean Algebra& uses; Logic gates, Digital IC families, Combinatorial/sequential circuits; Basics
of multiplexers, counters/registers/ memories /microprocessors, design& applications.

7. Analog and Digital Communication Systems:

Random signals, noise, probability theory, information theory; Analog versus digital
communication & applications: Systems- AM, FM, transmitters/receivers, theory/practice/
standards, SNR comparison; Digital communication basics: Sampling, quantizing, coding, PCM,
DPCM, multiplexing-audio/video; Digital modulation: ASK, FSK, PSK; Multiple access: TDMA,
FDMA, CDMA; Optical communication: fibre optics, theory, practice/standards.

8. Control Systems:
Classification of signals and systems; Application of signal and system theory; System
realization; Transforms& their applications; Signal flow graphs, Routh-Hurwitz criteria, root
loci, Nyquist/Bode plots; Feedback systems-open &close loop types, stability analysis, steady
state, transient and frequency response analysis; Design of control systems, compensators,
elements of lead/lag compensation, PID and industrial controllers.

9. Computer Organization and Architecture:

Basic architecture, CPU, I/O organisation, memory organisation, peripheral devices, trends;
Hardware /software issues; Data representation& Programming; Operating systems-basics,
processes, characteristics, applications; Memory management, virtual memory, file systems,
protection & security; Data bases, different types, characteristics and design; Transactions and
concurrency control; Elements of programming languages, typical examples.

10. Electro Magnetics:

Elements of vector calculus, Maxwell’s equations-basic concepts; Gauss’, Stokes’ theorems; Wave
propagation through different media; Transmission Lines-different types, basics, Smith’s chart,
impedance matching/transformation, S-parameters, pulse excitation, uses; Waveguides-basics,
rectangular types, modes, cut-off frequency, dispersion, dielectric types; Antennas-radiation
pattern, monopoles/dipoles, gain, arrays-active/passive, theory, uses.

11. Advanced Electronics Topics:

VLSI technology: Processing, lithography, interconnects, packaging, testing; VLSI design:
Principles, MUX/ROM/PLA-based design, Moore & Mealy circuit design; Pipeline concepts &
functions; Design for testability, examples; DSP: Discrete time signals/systems, uses; Digital
filters: FIR/IIR types, design, speech/audio/radar signal processing uses; Microprocessors &
microcontrollers, basics, interrupts, DMA, instruction sets, interfacing; Controllers & uses;
Embedded systems.

12. Advanced Communication Topics:

Communication networks: Principles /practices /technologies /uses /OSI model/security; Basic
packet multiplexed streams/scheduling; Cellular networks, types, analysis, protocols
(TCP/TCPIP); Microwave & satellite communication: Terrestrial/space type LOS systems, block
schematics link calculations, system design; Communication satellites, orbits, characteristics,
systems, uses; Fibre-optic communication systems, block schematics, link calculations, system
design.

Physics
1. (a) Mechanics of Particles :
Laws of motion; conservation of energy and momentum, applications to rotating frames,
centripetal and Coriolis accelerations; Motion under a central force; Conservation of angular
momentum, Kepler’s laws; Fields and potentials; Gravitational field and potential due to
spherical bodies, Gauss and Poisson equations, gravitational self-energy; Two-body problem;
Reduced mass; Rutherford scattering; Centre of mass and laboratory reference frames.

(b) Mechanics of Rigid Bodies :

System of particles; Centre of mass, angular momentum, equations of motion; Conservation
theorems for energy, momentum and angular momentum; Elastic and inelastic collisions; Rigid
Body; Degrees of freedom, Euler’s theorem, angular velocity, angular momentum, moments of
inertia, theorems of parallel and perpendicular axes, equation of motion for rotation; Molecular
rotations (as rigid bodies); Di and triatomic molecules; Precessional motion; top, gyroscope.

(c) Mechanics of Continuous Media :

Elasticity, Hooke’s law and elastic constants of isotropic solids and their inter-relation;
Streamline (Laminar) flow, viscosity, Poiseuille’s equation, Bernoulli’s equation, Stokes’ law and
applications.

(d) Special Relativity :

Michelson-Morely experiment and its implications; Lorentz transformations length contraction,
time dilation, addition of relativistic velocities, aberration and Doppler effect, mass-energy
relation, simple applications to a decay process. Four dimensional momentum vector;
Covariance of equations of physics.

2. Waves and Optics :

(a) Waves :
Simple harmonic motion, damped oscillation, forced oscillation and resonance; Beats; Stationary
waves in a string; Pulses and wave packets; Phase and group velocities; Reflection and refraction
from Huygens’ principle.