ESE Main Syllabus Electrical Engineering Paper-I

1. Engineering Mathematics:

Matrix theory,
Eigen values & Eigen vectors,
system of linear equations,
Numerical methods for solution of non-linear
algebraic equations and differential equations,
 integral calculus,
partial derivatives,
maxima and minima,
Line, Surface and Volume Integrals.
Fourier series,
linear, non-linear and partial differential equations,
 initial and boundary value problems,
complex variables, Taylor’s and Laurent’s series,
residue theorem,
probability and statistics fundamentals,
Sampling theorem,
random variables,
Normal and Poisson distributions,
correlation and regression analysis.
Electrical Materials:

Electrical Engineering Materials,

crystal structures and defects,
ceramic materials, i
nsulating materials,
magnetic materials – basics, properties and
applications; ferrites, ferro-magnetic materials and
components;
basics of solid state physics,
conductors;
Photo-conductivity;
Basics of Nano materials and
Superconductors.
2. Electric Circuits and Fields:

Circuit elements,
network graph,
KCL, KVL, Node and Mesh analysis,
ideal current and voltage sources,
Thevenin’s, Norton’s,
Superposition and Maximum Power Transfer
theorems,
transient response of DC and AC networks,
 Sinusoidal steady state analysis,
basic filter concepts,
two-port networks,
three phase circuits,
Magnetically coupled circuits,
Gauss Theorem,
electric field and
potential due to point, line, plane and spherical
charge distributions,
Ampere’s and Biot-Savart’s laws;
inductance,
dielectrics, capacitance;
 Maxwell’s equations.
3. Electrical and Electronic Measurements:

Principles of measurement,
accuracy, precision and standards;
Bridges and potentiometers;
moving coil, moving iron, dynamometer and
induction type instruments,
measurement of voltage, current, power, energy
and power factor, instrument transformers, digital
voltmeters and multi-meters, phase, time and
frequency measurement,
Q-meters, oscilloscopes, potentiometric recorders,
error analysis, Basics of sensors, Transducers,
basics of data acquisition systems
5. Computer Fundamentals:

Number systems,
Boolean algebra, arithmetic functions,
Basic Architecture, Central Processing Unit, I/O and
Memory Organisation;
peripheral devices, data representation and
programming, basics of Operating system and
networking, virtual memory, file systems;
Elements of programming languages, typical
examples.

6. Basic Electronics Engineering:

Basics of Semiconductor diodes and transistors and

characteristics,
Junction and field effect transistors (BJT, FET and
MOSFETS),
different types of transistor amplifiers, equivalent
circuits and frequency response;
oscillators and other circuits, feedback amplifiers.
ESE Main Syllabus Electrical Engineering Paper-II

1. Analog and Digital Electronics:

Operational amplifiers – characteristics and

applications,
combinational and sequential logic circuits,
 multiplexers, multi-vibrators,
sample and hold circuits, A/D and D/A converters,
basics of filter circuits and applications,
simple active filters;
Microprocessor basics- interfaces and applications,
 basics of linear integrated circuits;
Analog communication basics,
Modulation and de-modulation,
noise and bandwidth,
transmitters and receivers,
signal to noise ratio, digital communication basics,
 sampling, quantizing, coding, frequency and time
domain multiplexing, power line carrier
communication systems.
2. Systems and Signal Processing:

Representation of 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 and Laplace transforms, Z transforms,
Discrete Fourier transform,
FFT, linear convolution, discrete cosine transform,
FIR filter, IIR filter, bilinear transformation.
3. Control Systems:
Principles of feedback,
transfer function,
block diagrams and signal flow graphs,
steady-state errors,
transforms and their applications;
Routh-Hurwitz criterion,
Nyquist techniques,
Bode plots,
root loci,
lag, lead and lead-lag compensation,
stability analysis, transient and frequency response
analysis,
state space model,
state transition matrix,
controllability and observability, linear state variable
feedback, PID and industrial controllers.
3. Electrical Machines:

Single phase transformers,

three phase transformers – connections, parallel
operation,
auto-transformer,
energy conversion principles,
DC machines – types, windings, generator
characteristics, armature reaction and commutation,
starting and speed control of motors,
Induction motors – principles, types, performance
characteristics, starting and speed control,
 Synchronous machines – performance, regulation,
parallel operation of generators, motor starting,
characteristics and applications,
servo and stepper motors.
4. Power Systems:

Basic power generation concepts,

steam, gas and water turbines,
transmission line models and performance,
cable performance, insulation, corona and radio
interference,
power factor correction,
symmetrical components,
 fault analysis,
principles of protection systems,
basics of solid state relays and digital protection;
Circuit breakers,
Radial and ring-main distribution systems,
Matrix representation of power systems,
load flow analysis,
voltage control and economic operation,
System stability concepts,
Swing curves and equal area criterion.
HVDC transmission and
FACTS concepts,
Concepts of power system dynamics,
distributed generation,
 solar and wind power,
smart grid concepts, environmental implications,
fundamentals of power economics.

6. Power Electronics and Drives:

Semiconductor power diodes,
transistors, thyristors,
triacs, GTOs, MOSFETs and IGBTs – static
characteristics and principles of operation,
triggering circuits,
phase control rectifiers,
bridge converters – fully controlled and half
controlled,
principles of choppers and inverters,
basis concepts of adjustable speed dc and ac
drives,
 DC-DC switched mode converters,
DC-AC switched mode converters,
resonant converters, high frequency inductors and
transformers, power supplies.
ESE 2025 Exam Books for Electrical Engineering:
S.
No. Subject Book Name Author
Network M. E. Van
Analysis Valkenburg
Charles K.
Fundamentals Alexander
Electric of Electric Matthew N.
1. Circuits Circuits O. Sadiku
Control
Systems Norman
Engineering S.Nise
Control
Control Systems I. J. Nagrath,
2. Systems Engineering M. Gopal
Alan V.
Oppenheim,
Signals and Alan S.
Systems Willsky
John G.
Proakis
Signals and Digital Signal Dimitris G.
3. Systems Processing Manolakis
4. Power MADE EASY MADE EASY
Systems Theory Books: PUBLICATIO
Power NS
Systems
 Power System D P Kothari, I
Engineering J Nagrath
John J.
Grainger,
William D.
Power System Stevenson,
Analysis JR.
Adel S.
Sedra,
Microelectroni Kenneth C.
c circuits Smith
Electronic
Circuits:
Analog Analysis and Donald A.
5. Electronics Design Neamen
M. Morris
Digital Design Mano
Digital Digital
6. Electronics Fundamentals Floyd & Jain
Fundamentals
of
Microprocess
ors and
Microprocess Microcontrolle
7. ors rs B.Ram
8. Communicati Communicatio Simon Haykin
on Systems n Systems
(Fourth
Edition)
 Modern Digital
and Analog
Communicatio
n Systems B.P. Lathi
Principles of Matthew N.
Electromagne Electromagnet O. Sadiku, S.
9. tic Fields ics V. Kulkarni
Materials
Science and William D.
Engineering Callister
Electrical
Engineering
Materials S. P. Seth
Charles
Introduction to P.Poole,
10 Electrical Nanotechnolo Frank
. Materials gy J.Owens
A Course in
Electrical and
Electronic
Measurement
s and
Instrumentatio A. K.
n Sawhney
Electrical
Electrical and Measurement
Electronic s and
11 Measurement Measuring Golding E W,
. s Instruments Widdis F C
12 Electrical Electrical P. S. Bimbhra
 Machinery
Electric D P Kothari, I
. Machines Machines J Nagrath
Power
Electronics P.S. Bimbhra
Power
Electronics
Circuits,
13 Power Devices, and Muhammad
. Electronics Applications H. Rashid
Advanced
Engineering Erwin
Mathematics Kreyszig
Advanced
14 Engineering Engineering R.K.Jain,
. Mathematics Mathematics SRK Iyengar
Computer
System M. Morris
Architecture Mano
Abraham
Silberschatz,
Operating Peter Baer
15 Computer System Galvin, Greg
. Fundamentals Concepts Gagne