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20th November 2014, 09:06 AM
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WBCS exam Electronics and Instrumentation Engineering syllabus
Hi am preparing for WBCS exam so provide me the exam pattern and syllabus of Electronics and Instrumentation Engineering?
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20th November 2014, 12:24 PM
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Re: WBCS exam Electronics and Instrumentation Engineering syllabus
Ok, here I am providing you the exam pattern and syllabus of Electronics and Instrumentation Engineering. WBCS Exam pattern- Preliminary Examination- The Preliminary Examination will consist of only one paper, viz., a paper on “General Studies”. The paper will be of an objective type consisting of 200 multiple-choice questions. The paper will carry 200 marks and will be of 2½ hours duration. The paper will include questions covering the following fields of knowledge: (i) English Composition : 25 Marks (ii) General Science : 25 Marks (iii) Current events of National & International Importance : 25 Marks (iv) History of India : 25 Marks (v) Geography of India with special reference to West Bengal : 25 Marks (vi) Indian Polity and Economy: 25 Marks (vii) Indian National Movement: 25 Marks (viii) General Mental Ability: 25 Marks Syllabus- Electrical engineering : paper – I : Electrical Circuits and Network : Circuit components, network graphs, KCL, KVL. Circuit analysis methods : nodal analysis/mesh analysis, basic network theorems and applications. Transient analysis : RL, RC and RLC circuits. Sinusoidal steady state analysis, resonant circuits and applications. Coupled circuits and applications. Balanced 3-phase circuits. Two-port networks. Signals & Systems : Representation of continuous-time and discrete-time signals & systems, Analysis of signals & systems by Laplace Transform and Z-Transform, Poles & Zeroes, Fourier Transform, Sampling and Reconstruction of Signals, analysis of discrete time signals by DFT and FFT. Field Theory : Electric Field : Gauss‘s Integral Law, Electric Dipole Fields, Electric Polarisation and its relation to the Permittivity of Di-electric media. Gauss‘s Law in differential form. Poisson‘s and Laplace Equations in different co-ordinates. Energy stored in Electric Field. Magnetic Field : Ampere‘s Law and Biot-Savart‘s Law, Faraday‘s Law of Electromagnetic Induction, Self & Mutual Inductance, Energy in Magnetic Field, Force due to Magnetic Field. Maxwell‘s equations, Wave propagation in bounded media. Boundary Conditions. Reflection and Refraction of Plane Waves, Distributed Parameter circuits. Analog & Digital Electronics : Characteristics and equivalent circuits (large and small-signal) of Diode, BJT, JFET and MOSFET. Diode circuits : Clipping, clamping and rectifiers. Biasing and bias stability of BJT. Amplifiers : Single and multi-stage, differential, operational, feed- back and power. OPAMP circuits, Active Filters. Sinusoidal oscillators : transistor and OPAMP configurations. Function generators and wave-shaping circuits. Boolean algebra; minimization of Boolean functions; logic gates. Digital IC families (TTL,MOS,CMOS). Combinational circuits : Arithmetic circuits, code converters, multi plexers and decoders. Sequential circuits : latches and flip-flops, counters and shift-registers. Comparators, timers, multivibrators. Sample and hold circuits, ADCs and DACs. Semiconductor memories. Logic implementation using MUX / DMUX and programmable devices (ROM, PLA, FPGA). Measurement and Instrumentation : Error analysis, measurement of current, voltage, power, energy, power-factor, resistance, inductance, capacitance and frequency, bridge measurement, Use of CT and PT. Electronic measuring instruments : multimeter, CRO, digital voltmeter, frequency counter, Q-meter. Transducers : Thermocouple, thermistor, RTD, LVDT, strain-gauge, piezo-electric crystal, use of transducers in measurements of non- electrical quantities. Data acquisition systems. Control System : Elements of control systems, block-diagram representation, open-loop & closed-loop systems, principles and applications of feed-back. LTI systems : time-domain and transform- domain analysis. Stability : Routh Hurwitz criterion, root loci, Nyquist‘s criterion, Bode plots. Design of lead-lag compensators. Proportional, PI, PID controllers. State-variable representation and analysis of control systems. Principles of discrete-control system. Microprocessors and Microcontrollers : Microprocessor architecture, Address/Data and Control lines, Timing Diagram, Internal Registers, Interrupt mechanism (hardware/software), Memory interfacing, I/O interfacing, Programmable Peripheral devices, Microcontrollers and Embedded Processors – its architecture. Electrical Engineering : Paper – II: Electrical Machines : Principles of electromechanical energy conversion : Torque and emf in rotating machines. DC machines : characteristics and performance analysis, starting and speed control of motors. Transformers : principles of operation, analysis, regulation, efficiency. 3-phase transformers. 3-phase induction machines and synchronous machines : characteristics, performance analysis, starting, speed control and braking. Special machines : Stepper motors, brushless DC motors, permanent magnet motors, single-phase induction motors, AC series motors. Power Electronics & Electric Drives : Semi-conductor power devices : diode, transistor, thyristor, triac, GTO and Power MOSFET – static characteristic and principles of operation. Diode rectifiers, phase control rectifiers, triggering circuits. Bridge converters: fully-controlled and half-controlled. Principles of choppers and inverters. Basic concepts of speed control of dc and ac motor drives. Linear power supplies and SMPS. Power Systems and Protection : Construction and parameters of overhead lines and underground cables, and T models of lines, principles of active and reactive power transfer, per unit representation, load flow analysis, control of voltage, active and reactive power, frequency control, tie-line control, economic operation, analysis of symmetrical and unsymmetrical faults. Concept of power system stability : rotor angle stability and voltage stability, swing equation, equal area criterion. Line compensation, static VAR system, basic concepts of HVDC transmission and Flexible AC Transmission System (FACTS). Power system protection : principles of overcurrent, differential and distance protection, protection of lines, transformers, busbars and generators. Circuit breaker : principles of current interruption and arc quenching, restriking voltage, making capacity and breaking capacity, different types of circuit breakers. Introduction to energy control centre : SCADA and RTUs. Distribution system : radial and ringmain systems, calculation of voltage drop. Analog & Digital Communication : Signals and Spectra: properties of Signals and Noise. Power Spectral Density and Autocorrelation, Random Signals, Random Process. Analog modulation Techniques : AM, FM and PM. Pulse Amplitude modulation and digital communication : PAM, Delta, ASK, FSK, PSK, MSK. Performance of communication systems corrupted by Noise : signal-to-noise ratio, C/I ratio. Energy Sources : Present Electrical Power Scenario of West Bengal & India (Generation & Utilisation). Main components of Thermal and Hydel Power Plant. Basic theory of small Hydropower, Solar (thermal and photovoltaic), Wind & Bio-energy and other renewable sources. Pollution from energy sources. Energy Conservation & Storage. Energy Management and Audit. Electrical Utilisation & Illumination Engineering : Electric heating. Resistance, Arc & Induction Furnaces - basic principles and application, Dielectric Heating - principles & application. Radiometric and Photometric quantities, Laws of Illumination, Photometry. Lamps : incandescent, discharge and solid-state types, their efficacies, features and applications. Magnetic choke and glow starter operation in TL circuit. Difference between electronic and magnetic ballast. Luminaire – its functions. General indoor lighting design by Lumen method. |
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