IES ECE SYLLABUS

IES EXAMINATION PATTERN

From the year 2017 onwards, IES exam is conducted in three stages-

1. Preliminary,
2. Mains and
3. Personality Test.

The IES Preliminary Exam 2019 was be conducted on 6th January 2019 and IES
Mains Exam will be conducted on 12th may 2019.

Stage I- Preliminary: It consists of two objective type question papers of 200 marks and
300 marks.

1. 1.Paper 1 includes Objective Type General Studies and Engineering Aptitude

questions whereas
2. Paper 2 includes Engineering Discipline related questions. There will be negative
marking and 0.33 of the marks will be deducted for every wrong answer.

Subject Duration Maximum Marks

Paper-I (General Studies and Engineering Aptitude) 2 hrs. 200

Paper-II (Engineering Subject) 3 hrs. 300

 Stage II–Mains: It will consist of two conventional type papers of Engineering Discipline
of 300 marks each.

Subject Duration Maximum Marks

Paper-I ( Engineering Subject ) 3 hrs. 300

Paper-II (Engineering Subject) 3 hrs. 300

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 Stage III- Personality Test: It includes a personal interview with 200 Marks. The
candidates who qualify for the Preliminary exam will be eligible for the Mains Exam and
those who clear Mains exam will be further called for Personality Test.

1. General Studies and Engineering Aptitude GS PAPER-1-200MARKS

 Current issues of national and international

 Engineering Aptitude covering Logical reasoning and Analytical ability

 Engineering Mathematics and Numerical Analysis

 Basics of Energy and Environment and Project Management

 Basics of Material Science and Engineering

 Standards and Quality practices in production, construction, maintenance and services

 Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) based tools and their applications in
Engineering

 Ethics and values in Engineering profession

 General Principles of Design, Drawing, Importance of Safety

2. Civil Engineering Syllabus

Paper I Syllabus Paper II Syllabus

• Building Materials
• Hydrology and Water Resource
• Solid Mechanics
Engineering
• Design of Steel Structure
• Flow of Fluids, Hydraulic Machines and
• Structural Analysis
Hydro Power
• Construction Practice, Planning &
• Foundation Engineering
Management
• Environmental Engineering
• Design of Concrete and Masonry
• Transportation Engineering
Structures
• Surveying & Geology

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3. Mechanical Engineering Syllabus
Paper I Syllabus Paper II Syllabus

• Theory of Mechanism & Machines

• Thermodynamics, Cycles and IC • Machine Design
Engines • Strength of Materials
• Heat Transfer, Air Conditioning and • Engineering Mechanics
Refrigeration • Production Engineering
• Fluid Mechanics • Engineering Materials
• Turbo Machinery • Design of Machines Elements
• Power Plant Engineering • Robotics
• Renewable Sources of Energy • Manufacturing, Maintenance, Industrial
Engineering

4. Electrical Engineering Syllabus

Paper I Syllabus Paper II Syllabus

• Electrical Materials • Systems and Signal Processing

• Engineering Mathematics • Analog and Digital Electronics
• Electrical and Electronics Measurements • Electrical Machines
• Electric Circuits and Fields • Control System
• Computer Fundamentals • Power Electronics and Devices
• Basic Electronics Engineering • Power System

5. Electronics & Telecommunication Engineering Syllabus

Paper I Syllabus Paper II Syllabus

• Control Systems
• Basic Electronics Engineering • Analog and Digital Communication
• Electronics Measurements & System
Instruments • Electro Magnetics
• Material Science • Computer Architecture and Organisation
• Analog and Digital Circuits • Advanced Communication Topics
• Network Theory • Advanced Electronics Topics
• Communication Systems

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1. Electronics & Telecommunication Engineering Syllabus
Paper I Syllabus

 Basic Electronics Engineering: Basics of semiconductors; Diode/Transistor basics and

characteristics; Diodes for different uses; Junction & Field Effect Transistors; 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 & Kirchoff’s laws, mesh and nodal
analysis, circuit theorems; Electro-magnetism, 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.
Faraday’s & Lenz’s laws, induced EMF and its uses; Single-phase AC circuits;

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

 Network Theory: Network graphs & matrices; Wye-Delta transformation; Linear

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

 Electronic Measurements and Instrumentation: Principles of measurement, accuracy,

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

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

Paper II Syllabus

 Analog and Digital Communication Systems: Random signals, Systems- AM, FM,
transmitters/receivers, theory/practice/ standards, noise, probability theory,
information theory; Analog versus digital communication & applications:, 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.

 Electro Magnetics: Elements of vector calculus, Transmission Lines-different types,

basics, Smith’s chart, impedance matching/transformation, Maxwell’s equations-basic
concepts; Gauss’, Stokes’ theorems; Wave propagation through different media; 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;
Microprocessors & microcontrollers, basics, interrupts, DMA, instruction sets,
interfacing; Controllers & uses; Embedded systems. DSP: Discrete-time signals/systems,
uses; Digital filters: FIR/IIR types, design, speech/audio/radar signal processing uses;

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

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 Computer Organization and Architecture: Basic architecture, CPU, I/O organisation,
memory organisation, peripheral devices, trends; Databases, different types,
characteristics and design; Transactions and concurrency control; Elements of
programming languages, typical examples.

 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: block schematics link calculations, orbits, Terrestrial/space type LOS
systems, system design, characteristics, systems, uses; Fibre-optic communication
systems, Communication satellites, block schematics, link calculations, system design.

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