Detailed ESE 2018 Syllabus & Guide - Electronics & Telecommunication Exam

Engineering Services Examination is one of the Prestigious and Important Exams conducted by UPSC every year. ESE 2018 Prelims Exam will be held on 7th Jan 2018. It is an awaiting opportunity for many candidates who are looking to pursue their career in Engineering Services and serve for Nation with pride and honour. It is very Important to Target studies for ESE 2018 considering and the following syllabus for ESE EC 2018 Exam.

ESE 2018 Exam will be organized in three stages i.e.

Syllabus for Electronics & Telecommunication

ESE 2018 Stage 1 - Objective Type

• Paper 1- General studies and Engineering Aptitude Paper (common to all disciplines)
• 2 hours duration, 200 Maximum marks
• Paper 2- Engineering discipline -specific paper
• 3 hours duration, 300 Maximum marks

ESE 2018 Stage 2: Conventional Type

• Paper 1-Engineering discipline -specific paper
• 3 hours duration, 300 Maximum marks
• Paper 2- Engineering discipline -specific paper
• 3 hours duration, 300 Maximum marks

ESE 2018 Stage 3: Personality Test

• 200 Maximum marks

The written examination is of 1100 marks and the personal interview conducted is of 200 marks making a grand total of 1300 marks.

Here we are covering ESE 2018 Exam syllabus for Electronics & Telecommunication Engineering Exam.

General Studies and Engineering Aptitude

• Current issues of National and International importance relating to Social, Economic and Industrial development
• Engineering Aptitude covering Logical reasoning and Analytical ability
• Engineering Mathematics and Numerical Analysis
• General Principles of Design, Drawing, Importance of Safety
• Standards and Quality practices in production, construction, maintenance and services
• Basics of Energy and environment: Conservation, environmental pollution and degradation, Climate Change, Environmental impact assessment
• Basics of Project Management
• Basics of Material Science and Engineering
• Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) based tools and their applications in Engineering such as Networking, E-Governance and Technology based education.
• Ethics and Values in Engineering profession

Electronics and Telecommunication Engineering

( Combined for Paper 2 in Stage 1 and separately for Stage 2)

• Basic Electronics Engineering

Basics of semiconductors; Diode/Transistor basics and characteristics; Diodes for different uses; Junction & Field Effect Transistors (BJTs, JFETs, MOSFETs); Transistor amplifiers of different types, oscillators and other circuits; Basics of Integrated Circuits (ICs); Bipolar, MOS and CMOS ICs; Basics of linear ICs, operational amplifiers and their applications-linear/non-linear; Optical sources/detectors; Basics of Optoelectronics and its applications.

• Basic Electrical Engineering

DC circuits-Ohm’s & Kirchoff’s laws, mesh and nodal analysis, circuit theorems; Electro-magnetism, Faraday’s & Lenz’s laws, induced EMF and its uses; Single-phase AC circuits; Transformers, efficiency; Basics-DC machines, induction machines, and synchronous machines; Electrical power sources- basics: hydroelectric, thermal, nuclear, wind, solar; Basics of batteries and their uses.

• Materials Science

Electrical Engineering materials; Crystal structure & defects; Ceramic materials-structures, composites, processing and uses; Insulating laminates for electronics, structures, properties and uses; Magnetic materials, basics, classification, ferrites, ferro/para-magnetic materials and components; Nano materials-basics, preparation, purification, sintering, nanoparticles and uses; Nano-optical/magnetic/electronic materials and uses; Superconductivity, uses.

• Electronic Measurements and Instrumentation

Principles of measurement, accuracy, precision and standards; Analog and Digital systems for measurement, measuring instruments for different applications; Static/dynamic characteristics of measurement systems, errors, statistical analysis and curve fitting; Measurement systems for non-electrical quantities; Basics of telemetry; Different types of transducers and displays; Data acquisition system basics.

•  Network Theory

Network graphs & matrices; Wye-Delta transformation; Linear constant coefficient differential equations- time domain analysis of RLC circuits; Solution of network equations using Laplace transforms- frequency domain analysis of RLC circuits; 2-port network parameters-driving point & transfer functions; State equations for networks; Steady state sinusoidal analysis.

• Analog and Digital Circuits

Small signal equivalent circuits of diodes, BJTS and FETs; Diode circuits for different uses; Biasing & stability of BJT & JFET amplifier circuits; Analysis/design of amplifier- single/multi-stage; Feedback& uses; Active filters, timers, multipliers, wave shaping, A/D-D/A converters; Boolean Algebra& uses; Logic gates, Digital IC families, Combinatorial/sequential circuits; Basics of multiplexers, counters/registers/ memories /microprocessors, design& applications.

PAPER – II

• Analog and Digital Communication Systems

Random signals, noise, probability theory, information theory; Analog versus digital communication & applications: Systems- AM, FM, transmitters/receivers, theory/practice/ standards, SNR comparison; Digital communication basics: Sampling, quantizing, coding, PCM, DPCM, multiplexing-audio/video; Digital modulation: ASK, FSK, PSK; Multiple access: TDMA, FDMA, CDMA; Optical communication: fibre optics, theory, practice/standards.

• Control Systems

Classification of signals and systems; Application of signal and system theory; System realization; Transforms& their applications; Signal flow graphs, Routh-Hurwitz criteria, root loci, Nyquist/Bode plots; Feedback systems-open &close loop types, stability analysis, steady state, transient and frequency response analysis; Design of control systems, compensators, elements of lead/lag compensation, PID and industrial controllers.

• Computer Organization and Architecture

Basic architecture, CPU, I/O organisation, memory organisation, peripheral devices, trends; Hardware /software issues; Data representation& Programming; Operating systems-basics, processes, characteristics, applications; Memory management, virtual memory, file systems, protection & security; Data bases, different types, characteristics and design; Transactions and concurrency control; Elements of programming languages, typical examples.

• Electro Magnetics

Elements of vector calculus, Maxwell’s equations-basic concepts; Gauss’, Stokes’ theorems; Wave propagation through different media; Transmission Lines-different types, basics, Smith’s chart, impedance matching/transformation, S-parameters, pulse excitation, uses; Waveguides-basics, rectangular types, modes, cut-off frequency, dispersion, dielectric types; Antennas-radiation pattern, monopoles/dipoles, gain, arrays-active/passive, theory, uses.

• Advanced Electronics Topics

VLSI technology: Processing, lithography, interconnects, packaging, testing; VLSI design: Principles, MUX/ROM/PLA-based design, Moore & Mealy circuit design; Pipeline concepts & functions; Design for testability, examples; DSP: Discrete time signals/systems, uses; Digital filters: FIR/IIR types, design, speech/audio/radar signal processing uses; Microprocessors & microcontrollers, basics, interrupts, DMA, instruction sets, interfacing; Controllers & uses; Embedded systems.

• Advanced Communication Topics

Communication networks: Principles /practices /technologies /uses /OSI model/security; Basic packet multiplexed streams/scheduling; Cellular networks, types, analysis, protocols (TCP/TCPIP); Microwave & satellite communication: Terrestrial/space type LOS systems, block schematics link calculations, system design; Communication satellites, orbits, characteristics, systems, uses; Fibre-optic communication systems, block schematics, link calculations, system design.

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