Chemical Engineering–Syllabus

Topic 1: Fluid Mechanics and Mechanical Operations

Fluid Mechanics, Fluid statics, Newtonian and non-Newtonian fluids, shell-balances including differential form
of Bernoulli equation and energy balance, Macroscopic friction factors, pumps and compressors, elementary
boundary layer theory, Particle size and shape, particle size distribution, size reduction and classification of
solid particles; free and hindered settling; centrifuge and cyclones; thickening and classification, filtration,
agitation and mixing; conveying of solids.

Topic 2: Process Calculations and Thermodynamics

Steady and unsteady state mass, reacting and non-reacting systems, Gibb’s phase rule and degree of
freedom analysis, First and Second laws of thermodynamics, Equation of State and residual properties,
properties of mixtures: partial molar properties, fugacity, phase equilibria, chemical reaction equilibrium.

Topic 3: Heat Transfer & Mass Transfer

convection and radiation, boiling, condensation and evaporation; types of heat exchangers and
evaporators, Fick’s laws, molecular diffusion in fluids, penetration and surface renewal theories;
momentum, heat and mass transfer analogies.

Topic 4: Chemical Reaction Engineering

Theories of reaction rates; kinetics of homogeneous reactions, ideal reactors, non-ideal reactors; non-
isothermal reactors; kinetics of heterogeneous catalytic reactions.

Topic 5: Chemical Technology

Inorganic chemical industries (sulfuric acid, phosphoric acid, chlor-alkali industry), fertilizers (Ammonia,
Urea, SSP and TSP); natural products industries (Pulp and Paper, Sugar, Oil, and Fats); petroleum refining
and petrochemicals; polymerization industries (polyethylene, polypropylene, PVC and polyester synthetic
fibers).

Topic 6: Chemical Electives

Polymer Science & technology, Bio Chemical Engineering, Fertilizer Technology, Nano Technology,
Pharmaceutical Technology.
 Civil Engineering–Syllabus
Topic 1: Structural Engineering
Solid Mechanics, Strength of Materials, Mechanics of Materials, Structural Analysis, Construction Materials
and Management, Concrete Structures, Steel Structures, Optimization in Engineering Design, Analysis of
Indeterminate structures, Structural Dynamics, Steel Concrete Composite Structures, Structural System
Analysis, Earthquake resistant Structures, Pre-stressed Concrete Structures, Maintenance & Rehabilitation
of Structures.

Topic 2: Geotechnical Engineering

Soil Mechanics and Foundation Engineering, Geotechnical Engineering, Earth & Earth retaining structures,
Reinforced Earth & Geo Textiles, geotechnical Earthquake Engineering.

Topic 3: Water Resources Engineering

Fluid Mechanics, Hydraulics, Hydrology, Irrigation, Groundwater Hydrology, Applied Hydraulics Engineering,
Design of Hydraulics Structures, Design of Offshore & Coastal structures, Marine Foundation Engineering,
Ocean Energy.

Topic 4: Environmental Engineering

Water and Waste Water, Air Pollution, Municipal Solid Wastes, Noise Pollution, Models for Air & Water
quality, Industrial Wastewater treatment, Environmental Management & Impact Assement, Air pollution
Management,

Topic 5: Transportation Engineering

Transportation Infrastructure, Highway Pavements, Traffic Engineering & Safety, Pavement Analysis &
Design, Transportation Planning, Railway, Airport & harbour Engineering.

Topic 6: Geomatics Engineering

Principles of surveying; Errors and their adjustment; Maps - scale, coordinate system; Distance and angle
measurement - Levelling and trigonometric levelling; Traversing and triangulation survey; Total station;
Horizontal and vertical curves.
Photogrammetry - scale, flying height; Remote sensing - basics, platform and sensors, visual image
interpretation; Basics of Geographical information system (GIS) and Geographical Positioning system (GPS).

Topic 7: Civil Electives

Urban & Regional Planning, Experimental Stress Analysis, Health Monitoring of Structures, Forensic
Engineering.
 Mechanical Engineering–Syllabus
Topic 1: Engineering Mechanics & Design
Solid Mechanics, Strength of Materials, Mechanics of Machines, Design of Mechanical Drives,
Turbomachines, Mechanics of Materials, Theory of Machines, Vibrations, Machine Design, Optimization in
Engineering Design.

Topic 2: Fluid Mechanics and Thermal Sciences

Fluid Mechanics, Heat-Transfer and Thermodynamics, Combustion Engineering, refrigeration & Air
Conditioning, Fundamentals of Heat & Mass Transfer, Thermal Engineering.

Topic 3: Materials, Manufacturing and Industrial Engineering

Engineering Materials, Casting, Forming and Joining Processes, Machining and Machine Tool Operations,
Metrology and Inspection, Computer Integrated Manufacturing (CAD/CAM), Production Planning and
Control, Inventory Control and Operations research.

Topic 4: Mechanical Electives -I

Advanced IC Engines, Mechatronics, Industrial Robotics, Dynamics of Machinery, Vehicle Dynamics, Nano
Technology, Industrial tribology, MEMS Devices – Design & fabrication, Principles of Turbo machinery.

Topic 5: Mechanical Electives - II

Welding Technology, Industrial Safety Engineering, Coil Hydraulics & Pneumatics, Vibration Analysis &
Control, Cryogenic Engineering
 Metallurgical Engineering–Syllabus
Topic 1: Thermodynamics and Rate Process
Laws of thermodynamics, activity, equilibrium constant, applications to metallurgical systems, solutions, phase
equilibria, Ellingham and phase stability diagrams, thermodynamics of surfaces, interfaces and defects, adsorption and
segregation; basic kinetic laws, order of reactions, rate constants and rate limiting steps; principles of electro chemistry-
single electrode potential, electrochemical cells and polarizations, aqueous corrosion and protection of metals, galvanic
corrosion, crevice corrosion, pitting corrosion, intergranular corrosion, selective leaching, oxidation and high
temperature corrosion – characterization and control; heat transfer – conduction, convection and heat transfer coefficient
relations, radiation, mass transfer – diffusion and Fick’s laws, mass transfer coefficients; momentum transfer – concepts
of viscosity, shell balances, Bernoulli’s equation, friction factors

Topic 2: Extractive Metallurgy

Minerals of economic importance, comminution techniques, size classification, flotation, gravity and other methods of
mineral processing; agglomeration, pyro-, hydro-, and electro-metallurgical processes; material and energy balances;
principles and processes for the extraction of non-ferrous metals – aluminium, copper, zinc, lead, magnesium, nickel,
titanium and other rare metals; iron and steel making – principles, role structure and properties of slags, metallurgical
coke, blast furnace, direct reduction processes, primary and secondary steel making, ladle metallurgy operations
including deoxidation, desulphurization, sulphide shape control, inert gas rinsing and vacuum reactors; secondary
refining processes including AOD, VAD, VOD, VAR and ESR; ingot and continuous casting; stainless steel making,
furnaces and refractories.

Topic 3: Physical Metallurgy

Crystal structure and bonding characteristics of metals, alloys, ceramics and polymers, structure of surfaces and
interfaces, nano-crystalline and amorphous structures; solid solutions; solidification; phase transformation and binary
phase diagrams; principles of heat treatment of steels, cast iron and aluminium alloys; surface treatments; recovery,
recrystallization and grain growth; structure and properties of industrially important ferrous and non-ferrous alloys;
elements of X-ray and electron diffraction; principles of optical, scanning and transmission electron microscopy;
industrial ceramics, polymers and composites; introduction to electronic basis of thermal, optical, electrical and magnetic
properties of materials; introduction to electronic and opto-electronic materials.

Topic 4: Mechanical Metallurgy

Elasticity, yield criteria and plasticity; defects in crystals; elements of dislocation theory – types of dislocations, slip and
twinning, source and multiplication of dislocations, stress fields around dislocations, partial dislocations, dislocation
interactions and reactions; strengthening mechanisms; tensile, fatigue and creep behaviour; superplasticity; fracture –
Griffith theory, basic concepts of linear elastic and elastoplastic fracture mechanics, ductile to brittle transition, fracture
toughness; failure analysis; mechanical testing – tension, compression, torsion, hardness, impact, creep, fatigue,
fracture toughness and formability.

Topic 5: Manufacturing Processes

Metal casting – patterns and moulds including mould design involving feeding, gating and risering, melting, casting
practices in sand casting, permanent mould casting, investment casting and shell moulding, casting defects and repair;
Hot, warm and cold working of metals; Metal forming – fundamentals of metal forming processes of rolling, forging,
extrusion, wire drawing and sheet metal forming, defects in forming; Metal joining – soldering, brazing and welding,
common welding processes of shielded metal arc welding, gas metal arc welding, gas tungsten arc welding and
submerged arc welding; Welding metallurgy, problems associated with welding of steels and aluminium alloys, defects
in welded joints; Powder metallurgy – production of powders, compaction and sintering; NDT using dye-penetrant,
ultrasonic, radiography, eddy current, acoustic emission and magnetic particle methods
 Electrical Engineering–Syllabus
Topic 1: Electrical Circuits
Network graph, KCL, KVL, Transient response of dc and ac networks, Ideal current and voltage sources,
Thevenin’s theorem, Norton’s theorem, Superposition theorem, Maximum power transfer theorem, Two‐port
networks, Three phase circuits, Power and power factor in ac circuits.

Topic 2: Electromagnetic Fields

Coulomb's Law, Electric Field Intensity, Electric Flux Density, Gauss's Law, Divergence, Biot‐Savart’s law,
Ampere’s law, Curl, Faraday’s law, Lorentz force, Inductance, Magneto motive force, Reluctance, Magnetic
circuits

Topic 3: Signals and Systems & Control Systems

Continuous and discrete‐time signals, Shifting and scaling operations, Linear Time Invariant and Causal
systems, Fourier series representation of continuous periodic signals, Sampling theorem, Fourier
Transform, Laplace Transform and z-Transform.
Routh-Hurwitz and Nyquist criteria, Bode plots, Root loci, Stability analysis, Lag, Lead and Lead‐Lag
compensators; P, PI and PID controllers; State space model, State transition matrix.

Topic 4: Electrical Machines

Single phase transformer: equivalent circuit, open circuit and short circuit tests, Three phase transformers,
Auto‐transformer, DC machines, Three phase induction motors, single phase induction motors, Synchronous
machines, synchronous motor.

Topic 5: Power Systems

Power generation concepts, ac and dc transmission concepts, transmission lines and cables, Series and
shunt compensation, Electric field distribution and insulators, Distribution systems, Bus admittance matrix,
Gauss-Seidel and Newton-Raphson methods, Voltage and Frequency control, Power factor correction,
Symmetrical and unsymmetrical fault analysis,Circuit breakers.

Topic 6: Analog and Digital Electronics

Characteristics of diodes, BJT, MOSFET, Simple diode circuits, clipping, clamping, rectifiers; Amplifiers,
Biasing, , Oscillators and Feedback amplifiers, Operational amplifiers, Simple active filters, VCOs and Timers,
Combinational and Sequential logic circuits, Multiplexer, Demultiplexer, Schmitt trigger, Sample and hold
circuits, A/D and D/A converters,, 8085Microprocessor: Architecture, Programming and Interfacing.

Topic 7: Power Electronics

Diode, Thyristor, Triac, GTO, MOSFET, IGBT; DC to DC conversion, Buck, Boost and Buck-Boost
converters, Single and three phase uncontrolled rectifiers, Line commutated thyristor based converters,
Bidirectional ac to dc voltage source converters, Single phase and three phase inverters.

Topic 8: Electrical Electives

Fuzzy Systems & genetic Algorithms, High Voltage Engineering, EHV AC DC Transmission, Artificial Neural
Networks, Micro Computing Systems.
 Electronics Engineering–Syllabus
Section 1: 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 and volume integrals, Taylor series.
Differential Equations: First order equations (linear and nonlinear), higher order linear differential equations,
Cauchy's and Euler's equations, methods of solution using variation of parameters, complementary function
and particular integral, partial differential equations, variable separable method, initial and boundary value
problems.
Vector Analysis: Vectors in plane and space, vector operations, gradient, divergence and curl, Gauss's,
Green's and Stoke's theorems.
Complex Analysis: Analytic functions, Cauchy's integral theorem, Cauchy's integral formula; Taylor's and
Laurent's series, residue theorem.
Numerical Methods: Solution of nonlinear equations, single and multi-step methods for differential equations,
convergence criteria.
Probability and Statistics: Mean, median, mode and standard deviation; combinatorial probability,
probability distribution functions - binomial, Poisson, exponential and normal; Joint and conditional
probability; Correlation and regression analysis.

Section 2: Networks, Signals and Systems

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.
Continuous-time signals: Fourier series and Fourier transform representations, sampling theorem
and applications; Discrete-time signals: discrete-time Fourier transform (DTFT), DFT, FFT, Z-
transform, interpolation of discrete-time signals; LTI systems: definition and properties, causality,
stability, impulse response, convolution, poles and zeros, parallel and cascade structure, frequency
response, group delay, phase delay, digital filter design techniques.

Section 3: Electronic Devices

Energy bands in intrinsic and extrinsic silicon; Carrier transport: diffusion current, drift current,
mobility and resistivity; Generation and recombination of carriers; Poisson and continuity equations;
P-N junction, Zener diode, BJT, MOS capacitor, MOSFET, LED, photo diode and solar cell;
Integrated circuit fabrication process: oxidation, diffusion, ion implantation, photolithography and
twin-tub CMOS process.

Section 4: Analog Circuits

Small signal equivalent circuits of diodes, BJTs and MOSFETs; Simple diode circuits: clipping,
clamping and rectifiers; Single-stage BJT and MOSFET amplifiers: biasing, bias stability, mid-
frequency small signal analysis and frequency response; BJT and MOSFET amplifiers: multi-stage,
differential, feedback, power and operational; Simple op-amp circuits; Active filters; Sinusoidal
oscillators: criterion for oscillation, single-transistor and op-amp configurations; Function generators,
wave-shaping circuits and 555 timers; Voltage reference circuits; Power supplies: ripple removal
and regulation.
Section 5: Digital Circuits
Number systems; Combinatorial circuits: Boolean algebra, minimization of functions using Boolean
identities and Karnaugh map, logic gates and their static CMOS implementations, arithmetic circuits,
code converters, multiplexers, decoders and PLAs; Sequential circuits: latches and flip‐flops,
counters, shift‐registers and finite state machines; Data converters: sample and hold circuits, ADCs
and DACs; Semiconductor memories: ROM, SRAM, DRAM; 8-bit microprocessor (8085):
architecture, programming, memory and I/O interfacing.

Section 6: Control Systems

Basic control system components; Feedback principle; Transfer function; Block diagram
representation; Signal flow graph; Transient and steady-state analysis of LTI systems; Frequency
response; Routh-Hurwitz and Nyquist stability criteria; Bode and root-locus plots; Lag, lead and lag-
lead compensation; State variable model and solution of state equation of LTI systems.

Section 7: Communications
Random processes: autocorrelation and power spectral density, properties of white noise, filtering
of random signals through LTI systems; Analog communications: amplitude modulation and
demodulation, angle modulation and demodulation, spectra of AM and FM, superheterodyne
receivers, circuits for analog communications; Information theory: entropy, mutual information and
channel capacity theorem; Digital communications: PCM, DPCM, digital modulation schemes,
amplitude, phase and frequency shift keying (ASK, PSK, FSK), QAM, MAP and ML decoding,
matched filter receiver, calculation of bandwidth, SNR and BER for digital modulation; Fundamentals
of error correction, Hamming codes; Timing and frequency synchronization, inter-symbol
interference and its mitigation; Basics of TDMA, FDMA and CDMA.

Section 8: Electromagnetics
Electrostatics; 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, antenna arrays; Basics of radar; Light propagation in optical fibers.