154 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA : EXTRAORDINARY
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ECONOMICS
PAPER—I
1. Advanced Micro Economics :
(a) Marshallian and Varrasiam Approaches to Price
determination.
(b) Alternative Distribution Theories; Ricardo, Kaldor,
Kaleeki.
(c) Markets Structure : Monopolistic Competition,
Duopoly, Oligopoly.
(d) Modern Welfare Criteria : Pareto Hicks and Scitovsky,
Arrow’s Impossibility Theorem, A. K. Sen’s Social
Welfare Function.
2. Advance Macro Economics :
Approaches to Employment Income and Interest Rate
determination : Classical, Keynes (IS)-LM) curve,
Neo-classical synthesis and New classical, Theories
of Interest Rate determination and Interest Rate
Structure.
3. Money-Banking and Finance :
(a) Demand for and Supply of Money : Money Multiplier
Quantity Theory of Money (Fisher, Pique and
Friedman) and Keyne’s Theory on Demand for
Money, Goals and Instruments of Monetary
Management in Closed and Open Economies.
Relation between the Central Bank and the Treasury.
Proposal for ceiling on growth rate of money.
(b) Public Finance and its Role in market Economy : In
stabilisation of supply, allocative, of resources and
in distribution and development. Sources of
Government revenue, forms of Taxes and Subsidies,
their incidence and effects. Limits to taxation, loans,
crowding-out effects and limits to borrowings. Public
expenditure and its effects.
4. International Economics :
(a) Old and New theories of International Trade.
(i) Comparative advantage,
(ii) Terms of Trade and Offer Curve.
(iii) Product Cycle and Strategic Trade Theories.
(iv) Trade as an engine of growth and theories of
underdevelopment in an open economy.
(b) Forms of Protection : Tariff and quota.
(c) Balance of Payments Adjustment : Alternative
Approaches.
(i) Price versus income, income adjustments
under fixed exchange rates.
(ii) Theories of Policy Mix.
(iii) Exchange rate adjustments under capital
mobility.
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(iv) Floating Rates and their Implications for
Developing Countries : Currency Boards.
(v) Trade Policy and Developing Countries.
(vi) BOP, adjustments and Policy Coordination in
open economy macromodel.
(vii) Speculative attacks.
(viii) Trade Blocks and Monetary Unions.
(ix) WTO : TRIMS, TRIPS, Domestic Measures,
Different Rounds of WTO talks.
5. Growth and Development :
(a) (i) Theories of growth : Harrod’s model;
(ii) Lewis model of development with surplus labour.
(iii) Balanced Unbalanced Growth.
(iv) Human Capitals and Economic Growth.
(v) Research and Development and Economic Growth.
(b) Process of Economic Development of less developed
courtries : Myrdal and Kuzments on economic
development and structural change : Role of Agriculture
in Economic Development of less developed countries.
(c) Economic Development and International Trade and
Investment, Role of Multinationals.
(d) Planning and Economic Development : changing role of
Markets and Planning, Private-Public Partnership.
(e) Welfare indicators and measures of growth—Human
Development Indices. The basic needs approach.
(f) Development and Environmental Sustainability—
Renewable and Non-renewable Resources,
Environmental Degradation, Intergenerational equity
development.
PAPER-II
Indian Economics in Post-Independence Era :
Land System and its changes, Commercialization of
agriculture Drain theory, Laissez faire theory and critique.
Manufacture and Transport : Jute, Cotton, Railways, Money
and Credit.
Indian Economy after Independence :
A. The Pre-Liberalization Era :
(i) Contribution of Vakil, Gadgil and V.K.R.V. Rao.
(ii) Agricultrure : Land Reforms and land tenure system,
Green Revolution and capital formation in agriculture.
(iii) Industry Trends in composition and growth, Role of
public and private sector, small scale and cottage
industries.
(iv) National and Per capita income : Patterns, trends,
aggregate and sectoral composition and changes
therein.
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(v) Broad factors determining National Income and
distribution, Measures of poverty, Trends in poverty
and inequality.
B. The Post-Liberalization Era :
(i) New Economic Reform and Agriculture : Agriculture
and WTO, Food processing, subsidies, Agricultural
prices and public distribution system, Impact of public
expenditure on agricultural growth.
(ii) New Economic Policy and Industry : Strategy of
industrialization, Privatization, Disinvestments, Role
of foreign direct investment and multinationals.
(iii) New Economic Policy and Trade : Intellectual
property rights : Implications of TRIPS, TRIMS, GATS
and new EXIM policy.
(iv) New Exchange Rate Regime : Partial and full
convertibility, Capital account convertibility.
(v) New Economic Policy and Public Finance : Fiscal
Responsibility Act, Twelfth Finance Commission and
Fiscal Federalism and Fiscal Consolidation.
(vi) New Economic Policy and Monetary System. Role
of RBI under the new regime.
(vii) Planning : From central Planning to indivative
planning, Relation between planning and markets
for growth and decentralized planning : 73rd and 74th
Constitutional amendments.
(viii) New Economic Policy and Employment : Employment
and poverty, Rural wages, Employment Generation,
Poverty alleviation schemes, New Rural, Employment
Guarantee Scheme.
ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING
PAPER-I
1. Circuits—Theory :
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; coupled circuits; balanced 3-phase circuits. Two-port
networks.
2. Signals and Systems :
Representation of continuous-time and discrete-time
signals and systems; LTI systems; convolution; impulse
response; time-domain analysis of LTI systems based on
convolution and differential/difference equations. Fourier
transform, Laplace transform, Z-transform, Transfer function.
Sampling and recovery of signals DFT, FFT Processing of
analog signals through discrete-time systems.
3. E.M. Theory :
Maxwell’s equations, wave propagation in bounded
media. Boundary conditions, reflection and refraction of plane
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waves. Transmission lines : travelling and standing waves,
impedance matching, Smith chart.
4. Analog Electronics :
Characteristics and equivalent circuits (large and small-
signal) of Diode, BJT, JFET and MOSFET. Diode circuits :
Clipping, clamping, rectifier. Biasing and bias stability. FET
amplifiers. Current mirror; Amplifiers : single and multi-stage,
differential, operational feedback and power. Analysis of
amplifiers; frequency-response of amplifiers. OPAMP circuits.
Filters; sinusoidal oscillators : criterion for oscillation; single-
transistor and OPAMP configurations. Function generators
and wave-shaping circuits. Linear and switching power
supplies.
5. Digital Electronics :
Boolean algebra; minimisation of Boolean functions;
logic gates; digital IC families (DTL, TTL, ECL, MOS, CMOS).
Combinational circuits : arithmetic circuits, code converters,
multiplexers 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
programmable devices (ROM, PLA, FPGA).
6. Energy Conversion :
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 and
analysis; regulation, efficiency; 3-phase transformers.
3-phase induction machines and synchronous machines :
characteristics and performance analysis; speed control.
7. Power Electronics and Electric Drives :
Semi-conductor power devices : diode, transistor,
thyristor, triac, GTO and MOSFET-static characteristics and
principles of operation; triggering circuits; phase control
rectifiers; bridge converters : fully-controlled and half-
controlled; principles of thyristor choppers and inverters; DC-
DC converters; Switch mode inverter; basic concepts of speed
control of dc and ac motor drives applications of variable-
speed drives.
8. Analog Communication :
Random variables : continuous, discrete; probability,
probability functions. Statistical averages; probability models;
Random signals and noise : white noise, noise equivalent
bandwidth; signal transmission with noise; signal to noise
ratio. Linear CW modulation : Amplitude modulation : DSB,
DSB-SC and SSB. Modulators and Demodulators; Phase and
Frequency modulation : PM & FM signals; narrows band
FM; generation & detection of FM and PM, Deemphasis,
Preemphasis. CW modulation system : Superhetrodyne
receivers, AM receivers, communication receivers, FM
receivers, phase locked loop, SSB receiver Signal to noise
ratio calculation or AM and FM receivers.