SYLLABUS

PAPER – I: GENERAL STUDIES AND GENERAL ABILITIES

1. Current affairs – Regional, National and International.
2. International Relations and Events.
3. General Science; India’s Achievements in Science and Technology.
4. Environmental issues; Disaster Management- Prevention and Mitigation Strategies.
5. Economic and Social Development of India and Telangana.
6. Physical, Social and Economic Geography of India.
7. Physical, Social and Economic Geography and Demography of Telangana.
8. Socio-economic, Political and Cultural History of Modern India with special
emphasis on Indian National Movement.
9. Socio-economic, Political and Cultural History of Telangana with special
emphasis on
Telangana Statehood Movement and formation of Telangana state.
10. Indian Constitution; Indian Political System; Governance and Public Policy.
11. Social Exclusion; Rights issues such as Gender, Caste, Tribe, Disability etc.
and
inclusive policies.
12. Society, Culture, Heritage, Arts and Literature of Telangana.
13. Policies of Telangana State.
14. Logical Reasoning; Analytical Ability and Data Interpretation.
15. Basic English. (10th class Standard)

ELECTRONICS & COMMUNICATION ENGINEERING (DEGREE LEVEL)

Section-I
Engineering Mathematics
Linear Algebra: Vector space, basis, linear dependence and independence, matrix
algebra,
eigen values and eigen vectors, rank, solution of linear equations – existence and
uniqueness.
Calculus: Mean value theorems, theorems of integral calculus, evaluation of
definite and
improper integrals, partial derivatives, maxima and minima, multiple integrals,
line, surface andnvolume integrals, Taylor series.
Differential Equations: First order equations (Linear and Nonlinear), higher order
linear
differential equations with constant coefficients, method of variation of
parameters, Cauchy's and Euler's equations, initial and boundary value problems,
partial differential equations and variable separable method.
Complex Variables: Analytic functions, Cauchy's integral formula: Cauchy’s integral
theorem, Taylor's and Laurent' Series, residue theorem.
Probability and Statistics: Probability, Joint and conditional probability,
discrete and
continuous random variables, probability distribution and density functions.
Exponential,
Poisson, normal and Binomial Distributions Functions. mean, mean square and
standard
deviation.
Numerical Methods: Solutions of non-Linear equations, single and multi-step methods
for
differential equations.
Section-II
Networks:
Network solution methods: Nodal and mesh analysis; Network theorems: superposition,
Thevenin and Norton’s, maximum power transfer; Wye‐Delta transformation; Steady
state
sinusoidal analysis using phasors; Time-domain analysis of simple linear circuits;
Solution of network equations using Laplace transform; Frequency domain analysis of
RLC circuits; Linear 2‐port network parameters: driving point and transfer
functions; State equations for networks.
Electronic Devices: Energy bands in silicon, intrinsic and extrinsic silicon.
Carrier transport in silicon: diffusion current, drift current, mobility, and
resistivity. Generation and recombination of carriers. p-n junction diode, zener
diode, tunnel diode, BJT, JFET, MOS capacitor, MOSFET, LED, P- I -N and avalanche
photo diode, Basics of LASERs.
Analog Circuits: Small Signal Equivalent circuits of diodes, BJTs, MOSFETs and
analog
CMOS. Simple diode circuits, clipping, clamping, rectifier. Biasing and bias
stability of transistor and FET amplifiers.
Amplifiers: Single-and multi-stage, differential and operational, feedback, and
power.
Frequency response of amplifiers. Simple op-amp circuits. Filters. Sinusoidal
oscillators;
criterion for oscillation; single-transistor and op-amp configurations. Function
generators and
wave-shaping circuits, 555 Timers. Power supplies.
Section-III
Digital circuits: Boolean algebra, minimization of Boolean functions; logic gates;
digital IC
families (DTL, TTL, ECL, MOS, CMOS).
Combinatorial circuits: arithmetic circuits, code converters, multiplexers,
decoders, PROMs
and PLAs.
Sequential circuits: latches and flip-flops, counters and shift-registers. Sample
and hold
circuits, ADCs, DACs. Semiconductor memories: ROM, SRAM, DRAM.
Microprocessor (8085): architecture, programming, memory and I/O interfacing.
Signals and Systems: Definitions and properties of Laplace transform continuous-
time and
discrete-time Fourier series, continuous-time and discrete-time Fourier Transform,
and FFT,
z-transform. Sampling theorem.
Linear Time-Invariant (LTI) Systems: definitions and properties; causality,
stability, impulse
response, convolution, poles and zeros, parallel and cascade structure, frequency
response,
group delay, phase delay. Signal transmission through LTI systems.
Control Systems: Basic control system components; block diagrammatic description,
reduction
of block diagrams. Open loop and closed loop (feedback) systems and stability
analysis of these
systems. Signal flow graphs and their use in determining transfer functions of
systems; transient
and steady state analysis of LTI control systems and frequency response.
Tools and techniques for LTI control system analysis: root loci, Routh-Hurwitz
criterion,
Bode and Nyquist plots.
Section-IV
Communications: Random signals and noise: probability, random variables,
probability density
and distribution functions, Moments, autocorrelation, power spectral density.
Analog communication systems: Amplitude and Angle modulation and demodulation
systems, spectral analysis of these operations, superheterodyne receivers; elements
of
hardware realizations of analog communication systems; signal-to-noise ratio (SNR)
calculations for amplitude modulation (AM) and frequency modulation (FM) for low
noise
conditions. Fundamentals of information theory and channel capacity theorem.
Digital communication systems: Pulse Code Modulation (PCM), Differential Pulse Code
Modulation (DPCM)
Digital modulation schemes: amplitude, phase and frequency shift keying schemes
(ASK,
PSK, FSK), QAM, matched filter receivers, bandwidth consideration and probability
of error
calculations for these schemes. Basics of TDMA, FDMA and CDMA and GSM.
Electromagnetics: Maxwell's Equations: differential and integral forms and their
interpretation,
boundary conditions, wave equation, poynting vector; plane waves and properties:
reflection
and refraction, polarization, phase and group velocity, propagation through various
media, skin
depth; Transmission Lines: equations, characteristic impedance, impedance matching,
impedance transformation, S-parameters, Smith chart: Waveguides: modes, boundary
conditions, cut-off frequencies, dispersion relations. Antennas: antenna types,
radiation pattern,
gain and directivity, return loss.