Tests

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Test Syllabus
Network Theory- Part 1

DAY1

Network solution methods: nodal and mesh analysis; Network

theorems: superposition, Thevenin and Nortons, maximum power
transfer; Wye-Delta transformation.

Network Theory- Part 2

2

DAY2

Steady state sinusoidal analysis using phasors.

Network Theory- Part 3

3

DAY3
Time domain analysis of simple linear circuits; Solution of network
equations using Laplace transform; Frequency domain analysis of
RLC circuits.

Network Theory- Part 4

4

DAY4

Linear 2-port network parameters: driving point and transfer

functions; State equations for networks.

Signals & Systems- Part 1

5

DAY5

LTI systems: definition and properties, causality, stability, impulse

response, convolution, poles and zeros, parallel and cascade
structure, frequency response, group delay, phase delay.

Signals & Systems- Part 2

6

DAY6

Sampling theorem and applications; Continuous-time signals:

Fourier series and Fourier transform representations.

Signals & Systems- Part 3

7

DAY7

Discrete-time signals: discrete-time Fourier transform (DTFT), DFT,

FFT. Ztransform, interpolation of discrete-time signals. Digital filter
design techniques.

Electronic Devices - Part 1

8

DAY8

Energy bands in intrinsic and extrinsic silicon; Carrier transport:

diffusion current, drift current, mobility and resistivity; Generation
and recombination of carriers; Poisson and continuity equations; PN junction, Zener diode. LED, photo diode and solar cell.

Electronic Devices- Part 2

9

DAY9

BJT, MOS capacitor, MOSFET. Integrated circuit fabrication

process: oxidation, diffusion, ion implantation, photolithography and
twin-tub CMOS process.

Analog Circuits - Part 1

10

DAY10

Simple diode circuits: clipping, clamping and rectifiers. Voltage

reference circuits; Power supplies: ripple removal and regulation.
Wave-shaping circuits. Small signal equivalent circuits of diodes.

Analog Circuits - Part 2

11

DAY11

BJT biasing, bias stability; Small signal equivalent circuits of BJTs.

Single-stage BJT amplifiers, Mid-frequency small signal analysis
and frequency response.

Analog Circuits - Part 3

12

DAY12

FET biasing; Small signal equivalent circuits of FET. Single-stage

FET amplifiers. Amplifiers: multi-stage, feedback, power.

Analog Circuits - Part 4

13

DAY13

Operational amplifier; Simple op-amp circuits; Active filters;

Sinusoidal oscillators: criterion for oscillation, single-transistor and
op-amp configurations; Function generators, 555 timers, differential
amplifier.

Digital Circuits- Part 1

14

DAY14

Number systems; Combinatorial circuits: Boolean algebra,

minimization of functions using Boolean identities and Karnaugh
map, logic gates and their static CMOS implementations, arithmetic
circuits, code converters, multiplexers, decoders and PLAs.

Digital Circuits- Part 2

15

DAY15

Sequential circuits: latches and flip-flops, counters, shift-registers

and finite state machines; Data converters: sample and hold
circuits, ADCs and DACs; Semiconductor memories: ROM, SRAM,
DRAM.

Microprocessor
16

DAY16

8-bit microprocessor (8085): architecture, programming, memory

and I/O interfacing.

Control Systems - Part 1

17

DAY17

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DAY17

Basic control system components; Feedback principle; Transfer

function; Block diagram representation; Signal flow graph.

Control Systems - Part 2

18

DAY18

Transient and steady-state analysis of LTI systems. Routh-Hurwitz.

Root-locus plots.

Control Systems - Part 3

19

DAY19

Lag, lead and lag-lead compensation; Frequency response; Nyquist

stability criteria; Bode plot. State variable model and solution of
state equation of LTI systems.

Communications - Part 1
20

DAY20

Random processes: autocorrelation and power spectral density,

properties of white noise, filtering of random signals through LTI
systems.

Communications - Part 2
21

DAY21

Analog communications: amplitude modulation and demodulation,

angle modulation and demodulation, spectra of AM and FM,
superheterodyne receivers, circuits for analog communications.

Communications - Part 3
22

DAY22

Information theory: entropy, mutual information and channel

capacity theorem. Fundamentals of error correction, Hamming
codes; Timing and frequency synchronization, inter-symbol
interference and its mitigation; Basics of TDMA, FDMA and CDMA.

Communications - Part 4
23

DAY23

Digital communications: PCM, DPCM, digital modulation schemes,

amplitude, phase and frequency shift keying (ASK, PSK, FSK),
QAM, MAP and ML decoding, matched filter receiver, calculation of
bandwidth, SNR and BER for digital modulation.

Electromagnetics- Part 1
24

DAY24

Electrostatics; Maxwells equations: differential and integral forms

and their interpretation, boundary conditions. Wave equation,
Poynting vector.

Electromagnetics- Part 2
25

DAY25

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.

Electromagnetics- Part 3
26

DAY26

Waveguides: modes, boundary conditions, cut-off frequencies,

dispersion relations; Antennas: antenna types, radiation pattern,
gain and directivity, return loss, antenna arrays; Basics of radar;
Light propagation in optical fibers.

Engineering Mathematics- Part 1

27

DAY27

Calculus, Differential Equations

Engineering Mathematics- Part 2

28

DAY28
Vector Analysis, Linear Algebra, Complex Analysis Numerical
Methods , Probability and Statistics

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