Syllabus for AE – Electronics & Communication / Electronics & Telecommunication

The topics to be covered in the recruitment examination are listed below. Please note that the

level of the questions will be commensurate to the B.E. level syllabus in each of these topics as

per the Visvesvaraya Technological University (VTU) curriculum.

List of topics:

1. Engineering Mathematics

2. Engineering Physics

3. Engineering Chemistry

4. Introduction to Computer Programming

5. Basic Electronics

6. Electronic Circuits

7. Electrical and Electronic Measurements and Instrumentation

8. Network Analysis

9. Logic Design

10. Microcontrollers

11. Control Systems

12. Field Theory

13. Power Electronics

14. Transformers and Induction Machines

15. Signals and Systems

16. Transmission and Distribution

17. Linear IC’s and Applications

18. Control Theory

19. Power System Analysis and Stability

20. Switchgear and Protection

21. Electrical Machine Design

22. Digital Signal Processing

23. Computer Techniques in Power System Analysis

24. Electrical Power Utilization

25. Electrical Design, Estimation and Costing

26. Power System Operation and Control

27. Reactive Power Management

28. Data Base Management Systems

29. Renewable Energy Sources

30. Artificial Neural Networks

31. Digital System Design with VHDL

32. Power System Planning

33. Computer Control of Electrical Drives

34. VLSI Circuits and Design

35. Electromagnetic Compatibility

36. Wireless Networks and Mobile Computing

37. Network Management Systems

38. Information and Network Security

Syllabus for AE – Electronics & Communication / Electronics & Telecommunication

1. Which of the following is true?

a. In a parallel resonant circuit, the circuit current at resonance is

b. In a parallel resonant circuit, the circuit current at resonance is

c. In a parallel resonant circuit, the circuit current at resonance cannot be

d. None of these

Answer-b

2. To prevent a DC return between source and load, it is necessary to use

a. A resistor between source and load

b. An inductor between source and load

c. A capacitor between source and load

d. Both (a) and (b)

Answer-c

3. In a BJT circuit a pnp transistor is replaced by npn transistor. To analyse the new circuit

a. all calculations done earlier have to be repeated

b. replace all calculated voltages by reverse values

c. replace all calculated currents by reverse values

d. replace all calculated voltages and currents by reverse values

Answer-d

4. Binary number 1101.101 is equivalent to which of the following decimal numbers?

a. 13.5

b. 13.75

c. 13.625

d. 13.875

Answer-c

5. A semiconverter feeding an RLE load operates in

a. first quadrant only

b. first and second quadrants

c. first and fourth quadrants

d. first and third quadrants

Answer-a

GENERAL APTITUDE

1. O.01 is what percent of 0.1?

a. 0.01

b. 0.1

c. 10

d. 100

Answer - c

2. Indian Green Revolution is the most successful in which of the following crops?

a. Potato

b. Jowar

c. Rice

d. Coffee

Answer - c

3. Which of the following would lead to the elimination of wars?

a. Cold War

b. Disarmament

c. Civil War

d. Total War

Answer - b

4. Honour killing relates to which of the following statements?

a. Domestic Violence

b. Physical Assault

c. Condemning couples for marrying outside their caste and making them embrace death$

d. Communal Violence

Answer - c

5. Which state in India (from the list given below) produces the maximum amount of coffee in a

year?

a. Karnataka

b. Tamil Nadu

c. Andhra Pradesh

d. Kerala

Answer - a