| Syllabus Topics | Marks |
|---|
| Electric Circuits and Fields: Basic concepts of resistance, inductance, capacitance, circuit laws (Ohm’s Law, KCL, KVL), node and mesh analysis, resonance, ideal sources, Thevenin’s, Norton’s, Superposition and Maximum Power Transfer theorems, network theorems, three-phase circuits, Ampere’s and Biot-Savart’s laws, inductance, dielectrics, and capacitance. | 15 |
| Control Systems: Basic control system components, block diagrammatic description, reduction of block diagrams, open-loop and closed-loop systems, stability analysis. | 10 |
| Electrical and Electronic Measurements: Bridges and potentiometers, PMMC, moving iron, dynamometer, and induction-type instruments, extension of range, voltage, current, power, energy, power factor measurement, instrument transformers, digital voltmeters, multimeters, phase, time, frequency measurement, Q-meters, oscilloscopes, transducers for displacement, flow, and temperature measurement, Megger, active and reactive power measurement, energy measurement. | 15 |
| Electronic Devices and Circuits: Energy bands in silicon, intrinsic and extrinsic silicon, carrier transport in silicon, p-n junction diode, Zener diode, tunnel diode, BJT, JFET, MOS capacitor, MOSFET, LED, avalanche photodiode, small signal equivalent circuits, diode circuits (clipping, clamping, rectifier), transistor and FET amplifiers, operational amplifiers, filters, sinusoidal oscillators, function generators, wave-shaping circuits, 555 Timer IC applications, power supplies. | 10 |
| Digital Electronics and Microprocessor: Number systems (binary, decimal, octal, hexadecimal, BCD), Boolean algebra, logic gates, digital IC families, combinatorial and sequential circuits, ADCs, DACs, semiconductor memories, 8085 microprocessor (architecture, instruction set, programming, memory, I/O interfacing), peripheral chips (8251, 8155, 8257, 8259). | 10 |
| Power Electronics and Drives: Semiconductor power devices (diodes, transistors, thyristors, triacs, MOSFETs), triggering circuits, phase control rectifiers, bridge converters, choppers, inverters, adjustable speed DC and AC drives. | 10 |
| Electrical Machines: Single-phase and three-phase transformers, equivalent circuits, phasor diagrams, tests, regulation, efficiency, energy conversion principles, electro-mechanical energy conversion, DC machines (types, windings, generator characteristics, armature reaction, commutation, starting, speed control), three-phase induction motors (principles, types, performance, starting, speed control), single-phase induction motors, synchronous machines, servo and stepper motors, braking of DC and AC motors. | 25 |
| Power Systems: Power generation concepts, transmission line models, performance, cable performance, insulation, corona and radio interference, distribution systems, power factor correction, economic operation, symmetrical components, over-current, differential and distance protection, generator, feeder, transformer, bus-bar protection, lightning protection, solid-state relays, circuit breakers, substation practices, load frequency control, tariffs, earthing, utilization of electrical energy (illumination, heating, welding, electroplating). | 25 |
