Networks: 1.

Network elements and Graphs Network elements, Energy sources, Network graphs, Incidence matrix, Circuit matr ices, Cutset matrices, Graph theory for network analysis 2. Network theorems Basics, Mesh and Nodal analysis, Network theorems, Star-Delta transformation, So urce transformation, Source shifting, Coupled circuit 3. Laplace transform Laplace transformation, Inverse Laplace transformation, Laplace theorems, Circui ts in the s-domain, Application of Laplace transform to electrical network, Part ial fraction expansion, Heaviside expansion formulae 4. Linear differential equations Order of the circuit, Initial conditions, Step function response of different ci rcuits 5. Frequency response Resonance, Tank circuit analysis, Frequency response and Network functions, Natu ral frequency and damping ratio, Series parallel conversions 6. Steady state analysis AC signal analysis, Properties of sinusoid, Sinusoidal steady state response, Si nusiodal steady state analysis using exponentials, Sinusoidal steady state analy sis Phasor diagrams, Impedance and admittance, Voltage and current division in frequ ency domain, Mesh current method, Node voltage method, Thevenin's and Norton's t heorems 7. Network functions Open-circuit impedance parameters, Short-circuit admittance parameters, Transmis sion parameters, Inverse transmission parameters, Hybrid parameters, Inverse hyb rid parameters Condition for reciprocity and symmetry, Equivalent circuits, Network functions, Application, Interconnected two port network, Inter-relationship between paramet ers 8. State space analysis State space representation, Transfer function to state variable form, State equa tions Computation by Taylor's series expansion, Computation by technique based on the Cayley-Hamilton theorem, Solution of state equations - Laplace transform method, State variable model representation Electronic Devices: 1. Semi conductor Basics and Diodes Band structure, Semiconductor materials, Intrinsic materials, Extrinsic material s Fermi Energy level, Mass-Action laws, Charge densities in a semi-conductor, Curr ent density Carrier life time, Hall effect, P-N junction as a diode, VI characteristics of D iode Junction temperature effect, Silicon Vs Germanium, Resistance levels Capacitance in PN-junction, Diode switching times, Zener region, Breakdown diode s or Zener diodes 2. Bipolar Junction Transistor (BJT) Construction, Transistor operation, Barrier potential, Region of operation Transistor currents, Transistor Terminal Voltages, Transistor Input Characterist ics Transistor Amplifying action, Transistor configuration, Relation between and BJT transistor modelling, Determination of Amplifier parameters using h-paramete r model Transistor as a switch 3. Field Effect Transistor Classification, Construction of JFET, Operation, FET Drain Characteristics FET Transfer Characteristics, Important calculations, Saturation current and Pin

choff voltage, Voltage Controlled Resistor, P-Channel Device, Related terminolog ies Metal Oxide Semiconductor Field Effect Transistor (MOSFET) Enhanced MOSFET (E-MOSFET), Depletion MOSFET (D-MOSFET), Dual Gate MOSFETs Difference between JFET and MOSFET, Small Signal Model of JFET JFET Common Drain or Source follower amplifier JFET MOdel for Common gate (CG) Configuration Model for Enhancement Type MOSFET The Ideal MOS - Capacitor 4. IC fabrication Integrated circuits classification, Basic monolithic integrated circuits Thin Film Integrated circuits, Thick Film Integrated circuits Thin and Thick Film Integrated circuits Distinction, Hybrid Integrated circuits Passivation, Testing, Packaging, CMOS Process, Integrated Resistors, Integrated Capacitors IC Transistor 5. Miscellaneous devices Light Emitted Diodes (LED), PIN Diode, Avalanche Photo Diode, Tunnel Diode, LASE RS Analog Circuits: 1. Diode applications The load-line concept, AND/OR gate, Clippers, Clampers, Rectifier Performance parameters, Advantages and Disadvantages, Voltage multipler circuit 2. Biasing techniques Load line concept, BJT, Bias compensation, Field Effect Transistor, MOSFET 3. Amplifiers Single stage transistor amplifier, Single stage FET Amplifier, Multistage amplif ier Differential amplifier, Operational amplifier, Feedback amplifier, Power amplifi er 4. Frequency response Low frequency response analysis, High frequency response analysis, Multi stage f requency offsets 5. OP-AMP Applications Inverting configuration, Non-inverting configuration, Differentiator, Integrator Current to Voltage converter (Transresistance amplifier), Voltage to Current con verter Current amplifiers, Difference amplifier, Instrumentation amplifier, Logarithmic amplifier Antilog amplifier, Operational Transconductance Amplifier (OTA), Voltage compara tors, Comparator applications, Schmitt trigger, Precision rectifier, Sample and Hold circuits 6. Miscellaneous Function generator, Oscillators, Filters, Power supplies Digital Circuits: 1. Boolean algebra Number system, Codes, Minimization of boolean functions, Logic gates, K-MAP 2. Digital IC families Characteristics of Digital families, RTL, DTL, DCTL, I2L, TTL, ECL, Unipolar log ic families, Interfacing between logic families, Open collector gates and Wire A NDing, Tri state TTL device, Current parameter for Tri-state buffer 3. Combinational logic circuits, MUX and Decoders Implementing combinatorial logic, Functions of combinatorial logic, Comparators Binary multiplication and division, Multiplexer, Demultiplexer, Decoder, Special decoders, Encoders, Code converters 4. Sequential logic circuits Classification of Sequential circuits, Flipflops, Clocked SR Flip Flop, Preset a nd Clear

 J-K Flip Flop, Master slave J-K Flip Flop, D-Flip Flop, T-Flip Flop, Excitation of Flip-Flop Conversion from one type of Flip Flop to another, Important parameters of Flip F lop, Applications of Flip Flop, Clocked sequential circuit 5. A/D converters, D/A converters and Semi conductors memories Digital to Analog converters, Types of commonly used D/A converters, Performance characteristics of D/A converters, D/A conversion errors, A/D converters, Paral lel comparator A/D converter or Flash A/D converter. Successive approximation A/ D converter Counting A/D converter, Dual slope A/D converter, A/D converter specifications, Summary of A/D converter tyes, Semi conductor memories, Memory organization and operation Expanding memory size, Classification, RAM, Bipolar RAM, MOS RAMcell, ROM, Digit al volt meters, PAL, PLA 6. Microprocessor 8085 Microprocessor architecture, Memory and I/O Interfacing, 8085 Interrupts, S ynchronous and Asynchronous transmission, Adressing modes of 8085, DMA, Instruct ion set of 8085 and Programming Signals and Systems: 1. Linear time invariant system Discrete time signals and systems, Types of signals, Classification of signals, Energy and PSD, Manipulation of discrete time signals and Continuous time signal s, Classification of systems, Phasor signals and spectra, Singularity functions, Convolution, Continuous time system, Properties of impulse convolution, Impulse response of discrete time system, Output response of discrete time system, Phas e and Group delay 2. Definition and properties of Laplace transform Properties of Laplace transform, Convergence, Laplace transform of some elementa ry functions, Properties of ROC, Bilateral Laplace transform, The inverse laplac e transform, Partial fraction expansion 3. Continuous and Discrete time fourier series and transform Representation of signals, Fourier transform, Duality, Relating the fourier tran sform to the fourier series, Condition for existence of fourier transform, Discr ete fourier transform 4. Z-transform Relation between Z-transform and Laplace transform, Properties of Z-transform, I mportant theorems, Properties related to ROC, Causality, Stability, Unilateral Z-transform, Inverse Z-transform, Analysis of discrete time system, Properties o f impluse convolution 5. Sampling theorem Sampling theorem for Low pass signals, Band pass signals, Frequency relation shi p, Random variable, Transmission of a random process through a linear time-invar iant filter, Correlation Control Systems: 1. Basic Control System Components Classification of Control Systems, Introduction to Control Systems, Controller C omponents Electric Actuators, Servomotors(AC/DC), DC Tachogenerator, AC Tachometer, Potent iometer Synchros, Stepper Motor, Types of Control System 2. Transfer Function, Block Diagram Reduction and Signal Flow Graph Transfer function, Continuous System Time Response, Poles and Zeros of transfer function Block diagram reduction, Signal Flow Graph (SFG) representation 3. Time Response Differential equation, Standard test inputs, Analysis of first order systems Analysis of Second order systems, Application of Second Order System - RLC Circu it

 Typical Time Response of Underdamped 2nd Order System and Transient Response Spe cifications, Determination of Steady state errors and Error Constants 4. Stability Analysis Necessary Condition for Stability, Routh's Hurwitz Stability Criterion Relative Stability Analysis, Root Locus 5. Frequency Response Analysis Types of Specification, Correlation Between Transient response and Frequency res ponse Frequency response, Nyquist stability criterion, Stability analysis, Conditional stability system, Relative stability of a system Phase Margin and Gain Margin, Polar plot, Bode diagrams Minimum Phase Systems and Non-Minimum Phase Systems 6. Control System Compensators and Controllers Compensation technique, Controllers 7. Mathematical Modelling and State Space Analysis Mathematical modelling, Mechanical systems, Electrical systems, Analogue systems Concepts of State space representation, State space representation using physica l variables, Controllability and Observability Communications: 1. Basics of Analog communication systems and Amplitude modulation Modulation, DSB-FC, DSB-SC, SSB-SC, VSB, ISB, Generation and Demodulation of AM 2. Angle modulation Frequency modulation, Phase modulation, Bandwidth of angle modulated signals Generation of FM, FM receivers, Basic FM demodulators, FM demodulator comparison 3. Noise Noise properties, In-phase and Quadrature phase components of narrowband noise Noise factor, Noise figure, Noise temperature, Noise in AM, FM, PM systems 4. Digital communication Sampling theorem for low pass signals, bandpass signals, Types of sampling, Quan tization Pulse modulation, Pulse code modulation, DPCM, DM, ADM 5. Digital modulation techniques BPSK, DPSK, QPSK, ASK, QAM, MSK, FSK, Error performance for binary systems 6. Information theory and Random processes Entropy, Shannon's theorem on channel capacity, Capacity of a Gaussian channel Source coding theorem, Random variables, Distribution function, Statistical aver ages Random processes, Correlations and Power Spectral Density, Random processes thro ugh linear systems Electromagnetics: 1. Vector Analysis Vector addition and Subtraction, Vector Multiplication, Co-ordinate System, Del Operator, Vector Identities 2. Electrostatics Coulomb's law and Electric Field Intensity, Electric Field due to continuous cha rge distribution, Electric Flux density, Electric Potential, Physical Interpreta tion of Gradient An Electric dipole, Gauss's Law, Divergence theorem, Polarization, Types of medi a Boundary conditions, Energy density, Capacitance, Poisson's and Laplace's equati on 3. Magnetostatics Biot-savart's law and Magnetic field intensity, Magnetic Flux Density, Ampere's Circuital Law Vector Magnetic Potential, Stoke's theorem, Forces in Magnetic Field, Magnetizat ion and Permeability, Inductance, Magnetic circuits, Magnetic boundary condition , Energy in magnetic circuits 4. Electromagnetic waves and applications

 Maxwell's equations, Maxwell's equations for Static Fields, Maxwell's equations for Time Varying Fields, Maxwell's equations for Harmonically Varying Fields Electromagnetic Wave Propagation, Wave Propagation in Free Space, Wave Propagati on in Conducting medium Electromagnetic wave polarization, Poynting theorem, Reflection of plane waves, Propagation paths 5. Transmission lines, Waveguides and Antennas Transmission line equations, Characteristic impedance, Input impedance of a tran smission line, Reflection, Standing wave ratio Scattering parameters, Line distortion, Impedance matching devices Single stub matching, Double stub matching, Smith chart Transmission lines at high frequency, Waveguides, Rectangular waveguides Transverse Magnetic (TM) modes, Transverse Electric (TE) modes, Dominant mode Wave propagation in a waveguide, Power transmission and power losses in waveguid es Waveguide resonators, Antenna elements, Reciprocity theorem, Dipole antennas, An tenna arrays, Antenna types Engineering Mathematics: 1. Linear Algebra 2. Calculus 3. Differential equations 4. Complex variables 5. Probability and Statistics 6. Numerical methods 7. Transform theory General Aptitude: 1. Spotting Errors and Sentence Correction 2. Vocabulary 3. Reading Comprehension 4. Ordering of Sentences 5. Ordering of Words 6. Arithmetic Number System Average Ratio & Proportion Percentage Profit and Loss Simple Interest & Compound Interest Time & Work Time, Speed & Distance 7. Algebra and Geometry Surds, Indices & Logarithm Progression Permutation & Combination