GATE 2014

Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering 2014

Organising Institute
IIT Kharagpur
Syllabus for Instrumentation Engineering (IN)
ENGINEERING MATHEMATICS
Linear Algebra: Matrix Algebra, Systems of linear equations, Eigen values and eigen vectors.
Calculus: Mean value theorems, Theorems of integral calculus, Evaluation of definite and improper
integrals, Partial Derivatives, Maxima and minima, Multiple integrals, Fourier series. Vector identities,
Directional derivatives, Line, Surface and Volume integrals, Stokes, Gauss and Greens theorems.
Differential equations: First order equation (linear and nonlinear), Higher order linear differential equations
with constant coefficients, Method of variation of parameters, Cauchys and Eulers equations, Initial and
boundary value problems, Partial Differential Equations and variable separable method.
Complex variables: Analytic functions, Cauchys integral theorem and integral formula, Taylors and
Laurent series, Residue theorem, solution integrals.
Probability and Statistics: Sampling theorems, Conditional probability, Mean, median, mode and standard
deviation, Random variables, Discrete and continuous distributions, Poisson,Normal and Binomial
distribution, Correlation and regression analysis.
Numerical Methods: Solutions of non-linear algebraic equations, single and multi-step methods for
differential equations.
Transform Theory: Fourier transform,Laplace transform, Z-transform.
INSTRUMENTATION ENGINEERING
Basics of Circuits and Measurement Systems:Kirchoffs laws, mesh and nodal Analysis. Circuit theorems.
One-port and two-port Network Functions. Static and dynamic characteristics of Measurement Systems.
Error and uncertainty analysis. Statistical analysis of data and curve fitting.
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Transducers, Mechanical Measurement and Industrial Instrumentation: Resistive, Capacitive, Inductive
and piezoelectric transducers and their signal conditioning. Measurement of displacement, velocity and
acceleration (translational and rotational), force, torque, vibration and shock. Measurement of pressure, flow,
temperature and liquid level.Measurement of pH, conductivity, viscosity and humidity.
Analog Electronics: Characteristics of diode, BJT, JFET and MOSFET. Diode circuits. Transistors at low
and high frequencies, Amplifiers, single and multi-stage. Feedback amplifiers. Operational amplifiers,
characteristics and circuit configurations. Instrumentation amplifier. Precision rectifier. V-to-I and I-to-V
converter. Op-Amp based active filters. Oscillators and signal generators.
Digital Electronics: Combinational logic circuits, minimization of Boolean functions. IC families, TTL,
MOS and CMOS. Arithmetic circuits. Comparators, Schmitt trigger, timers and mono-stable multi-vibrator.
Sequential circuits, flip-flops, counters, shift registers. Multiplexer, S/H circuit.Analog-to-Digital and Digital-
to-Analog converters. Basics of number system.Microprocessor applications, memory and input-output
interfacing. Microcontrollers.
Signals, Systems and Communications: Periodic and aperiodic signals. Impulse response, transfer function
and frequency response of first- and second order systems. Convolution, correlation and characteristics of
linear time invariant systems. Discrete time system, impulse and frequency response. Pulse transfer function.
IIR and FIR filters. Amplitude and frequency modulation and demodulation. Sampling theorem, pulse code
modulation. Frequency and time division multiplexing. Amplitude shift keying, frequency shift keying and
pulse shift keying for digital modulation.
Electrical and Electronic Measurements: Bridges and potentiometers, measurement of R,L and C.
Measurements of voltage, current, power, power factor and energy. A.C & D.C current probes. Extension of
instrument ranges. Q-meter and waveform analyzer. Digital voltmeter and multi-meter. Time, phase and
frequency measurements. Cathode ray oscilloscope. Serial and parallel communication. Shielding and
grounding.
Control Systems and Process Control: Feedback principles. Signal flow graphs. Transient Response,
steady-state-errors. Routh and Nyquist criteria. Bode plot, root loci. Time delay systems. Phase and gain
margin. State space representation of systems. Mechanical, hydraulic and pneumatic system components.
Synchro pair, servo and step motors. On-off, cascade, P, P-I, P-I-D, feed forward and derivative controller,
Fuzzy controllers.
Analytical, Optical and Biomedical Instrumentation: Mass spectrometry. UV, visible and IR spectrometry.
X-ray and nuclear radiation measurements. Optical sources and detectors, LED, laser, Photo-diode, photo-
resistor and their characteristics. Interferometers, applications in metrology. Basics of fiber optics.
Biomedical instruments, EEG, ECG and EMG. Clinical measurements. Ultrasonic transducers and
Ultrasonography. Principles of Computer Assisted Tomography.
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