Syllabus for Faculty Recruitment (Assistant Professor)
Electronics and Communications Engineering Department
Section 1: Networks, Signals and Systems
Circuit analysis: Node and mesh analysis, superposition, Thevenin's theorem, Norton’s
theorem, reciprocity. Sinusoidal steady state analysis: phasors, complex power, maximum
power transfer. Time and frequency domain analysis of linear circuits: RL, RC and RLC
circuits, solution of network equations using Laplace transform.
Linear 2-port network parameters, wye-delta transformation.
Continuous-time signals: Fourier series and Fourier transform, sampling theorem and
applications.
Discrete-time signals: DTFT, DFT, z-transform, discrete-time processing of continuous-time
signals. LTI systems: definition and properties, causality, stability, impulse response,
convolution, poles and zeroes, frequency response, group delay, phase delay.
Design of FIR Digital filters: Window method, Park-McClellan's method.
Design of IIR Digital Filters: Butterworth, Chebyshev and Elliptic Approximations; Lowpass,
Bandpass, Band stop and High pass filters. Effect of finite register length in FIR filter design,
Parametric and non-parametric spectral estimation, Introduction to multirate signal processing.
Section 2: Electronic Devices
Energy bands in intrinsic and extrinsic semiconductors, equilibrium carrier concentration, direct
and indirect band-gap semiconductors, physics of nanoscale devices.
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.
Section 3: Analog Circuits
Diode circuits: clipping, clamping and rectifiers.
BJT and MOSFET amplifiers: biasing, ac coupling, small signal analysis, frequency response.
Current mirrors and differential amplifiers.
Op-amp circuits: Amplifiers, summers, differentiators, integrators, active filters, Schmitt
triggers and oscillators.
Section 4: Digital Circuits
Number representations: binary, integer and floating-point- numbers. 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.
Sequential circuits: latches and flip-flops, counters, shift-registers, finite state machines,
propagation delay, setup and hold time, critical path delay.
Data converters: sample and hold circuits, ADCs and DACs.
Semiconductor memories: ROM, SRAM, DRAM
Computer organization: Machine instructions and addressing modes, ALU, data-path and
control unit, instruction pipelining.
Section 5: Embedded Systems:
The concept of embedded systems design, Embedded microcontroller cores, embedded
memories. Examples of embedded systems, Technological aspects of embedded systems:
interfacing between analog and digital blocks, signal conditioning, digital signal processing. sub-
system interfacing, interfacing with external systems, user interfacing. Design tradeoffs due to
process compatibility, thermal considerations, etc, Software aspects of embedded systems: real
time programming languages and operating systems for embedded systems.
Section 6: IoT Introduction and Fundamentals:
Evolution of the IoT concept, Basic Characteristics of IoT, IoT Architecture, IoT components:
Digital Signal Processing, Data transmission, Choice of channel (wired/wireless), back-end data
analysis. Understanding packaging and power constraints for IoT implementation.
Signals, Sensors, Actuators, Interfaces : Introduction to sensors & transducers, Introduction to
electrodes & biosensors, Static and dynamic characteristics of sensors, Different types of sensors,
Selection criteria’s for sensors / transducers, Signal conditioning modules of IoT system , Energy
and power considerations, Introduction to actuators, Different types of actuators, Interfacing
challenges, Modules of data acquisition system, Wireless sensor node structure, positioning
topologies for IoT infrastructure.
Communication and Networking in IoT: Review of Communication Networks, Challenges in
Networking of IoT Nodes, range, bandwidth Machine-to-Machine (M2M) and IoT Technology
Fundamentals, Medium Access Control (MAC) Protocols for M2M Communications Standards
for the IoT Basics of 5G Cellular Networks and 5G IoT Communications, Low-Power Wide Area
networks (LPWAN).
Wireless communication for IoT: channel models, Communication Protocols, power budgets,
data rates.
Networking and communication aspects: IPv6, 6LoWPAN, COAP, MQTT, Operating Systems
need and requirements for IoT.
Modern networking: Cloud computing: Introduction to the Cloud Computing, History of cloud
computing, Cloud service options, Cloud Deployment models, Business concerns in the cloud,
Hypervisors, Comparison of Cloud providers, Cloud and Fog Ecosystem for IoT Review of
architecture
Section 7: Communications
Random processes: auto correlation 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, super heterodyne receivers.
Information theory: Entropy, mutual information and channel capacity theorem.
Digital communications: PCM, DPCM, digital modulation schemes (ASK, PSK, FSK, QAM),
bandwidth, inter-symbol interference, MAP, ML detection, matched filter receiver, SNR and
BER, Channel encoder-decoder, equalizer, MIMO Channel, MIMO Antennas.
Section 8: 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.
Rectangular and circular waveguides, light propagation in optical fibers, dipole and monopole
antennas, linear antenna arrays.
Syllabus for Faculty Recruitment (Assistant Professor)
Chemical Engineering Department
Process Calculations and Thermodynamics
Steady and unsteady state mass and energy balances including multiphase, multi-component,
reacting and non-reacting systems. Use of tie components; recycle, bypass and purge
calculations; Gibb’s phase rule and degree of freedom analysis.
First and Second laws of thermodynamics. Applications of first law to close and open systems.
Second law and Entropy. Thermodynamic properties of pure substances: Equation of State and
residual properties, properties of mixtures: partial molar properties, fugacity, excess properties
and activity coefficients; phase equilibria: predicting VLE of systems; chemical reaction
equilibrium.
Fluid Mechanics and Mechanical Operations
Fluid statics, surface tension, Newtonian and non-Newtonian fluids, transport properties,
shellbalances including differential form of Bernoulli equation and energy balance, equation
of continuity, equation of motion, equation of mechanical energy, Macroscopic friction factors,
dimensional analysis and similitude, flow through pipeline systems, velocity profiles, flow
meters, pumps and compressors, elementary boundary layer theory, flow past immersed bodies
including packed and fluidized beds, Turbulent flow: fluctuating velocity, universal velocity
profile and pressure drop.
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.
Heat Transfer
Equation of energy, steady and unsteady heat conduction, convection and radiation, thermal
boundary layer and heat transfer coefficients, boiling, condensation and evaporation; types of
heat exchangers and evaporators and their process calculations; design of double pipe, shell
and tube heat exchangers, and single and multiple effect evaporators.
Mass Transfer
Fick’s laws, molecular diffusion in fluids, mass transfer coefficients, film, penetration and
surface renewal theories; momentum, heat and mass transfer analogies; stage-wise and
continuous contacting and stage efficiencies; HTU & NTU concepts; design and operation of
equipment for distillation, absorption, leaching, liquid-liquid extraction, drying,
humidification, dehumidification and adsorption, membrane separations (micro-filtration,
ultra-filtration, nano-filtration and reverse osmosis).
Chemical Reaction Engineering
Theories of reaction rates; kinetics of homogeneous reactions, interpretation of kinetic data,
single and multiple reactions in ideal reactors, kinetics of enzyme reactions (Michaelis-Menten
and Monod models), non-ideal reactors; residence time distribution, single parameter model;
non-isothermal reactors; kinetics of heterogeneous catalytic reactions; diffusion effects in
catalysis; rate and performance equations for catalyst deactivation
Instrumentation and Process Control
Measurement of process variables; sensors and transducers; P&ID equipment symbols; process
modeling and linearization, transfer functions and dynamic responses of various systems,
systems with inverse response, process reaction curve, controller modes (P, PI, and PID);
control valves; transducer dynamics; analysis of closed loop systems including stability,
frequency response, controller tuning, cascade and feed forward control.
Syllabus for Faculty Recruitment (Assistant Professor)
CHEMISTRY
Inorganic Chemistry
1. Chemical periodicity
2. Structure and bonding in homo- and heteronuclear molecules, including shapes of
molecules (VSEPR Theory).
3. Concepts of acids and bases, Hard-Soft acid base concept, Non-aqueous solvents.
4. Main group elements and their compounds: Allotropy, synthesis, structure and
bonding, industrial importance of the compounds.
5. Transition elements and coordination compounds: structure, bonding theories,
spectral and magnetic properties, reaction mechanisms.
6. Inner transition elements: spectral and magnetic properties, redox chemistry,
analytical applications.
7. Organometallic compounds: synthesis, bonding and structure, and reactivity.
Organometallics in homogeneous catalysis.
8. Cages and metal clusters.
9. Analytical chemistry- separation, spectroscopic, electro- and thermoanalytical
methods.
10. Bioinorganic chemistry: photosystems, porphyrins, metalloenzymes, oxygen
transport, electron- transfer reactions; nitrogen fixation, metal complexes in
medicine.
11. Characterisation of inorganic compounds by IR, Raman, NMR, EPR, Mössbauer,
UV-vis, NQR, MS, electron spectroscopy and microscopic techniques.
12. Nuclear chemistry: nuclear reactions, fission and fusion, radio-analytical techniques
and activation analysis.
Physical Chemistry:
1. Basic principles of quantum mechanics: Postulates; operator algebra; exactly-
solvable systems: particle-in-a-box, harmonic oscillator and the hydrogen atom,
including shapes of atomic orbitals; orbital and spin angular momenta; tunneling.
2. Approximate methods of quantum mechanics: Variational principle; perturbation
theory up to second order in energy; applications.
3. Atomic structure and spectroscopy; term symbols; many-electron systems and
antisymmetry principle.
4. Chemical bonding in diatomics; elementary concepts of MO and VB theories;
Huckel theory for conjugated π-electron systems.
5. Chemical applications of group theory; symmetry elements; point groups;
character tables; selection rules.
6. Molecular spectroscopy: Rotational and vibrational spectra of diatomic
molecules; electronic spectra; IR and Raman activities – selection rules; basic
principles of magnetic resonance.
7. Chemical thermodynamics: Laws, state and path functions and their applications;
thermodynamic description of various types of processes; Maxwell’s relations;
spontaneity and equilibria; temperature and pressure dependence of
thermodynamic quantities; Le Chatelier principle; elementary description of
phase transitions; phase equilibria and phase rule; thermodynamics of ideal and
non-ideal gases, and solutions.
8. Statistical thermodynamics: Boltzmann distribution; kinetic theory of gases;
partition functions and their relation to thermodynamic quantities – calculations
for model systems.
9. Electrochemistry: Nernst equation, redox systems, electrochemical cells; Debye-
Huckel theory; electrolytic conductance – Kohlrausch’s law and its applications;
ionic equilibria; conductometric and potentiometric titrations.
10. Chemical kinetics: Empirical rate laws and temperature dependence; complex
reactions; steady state approximation; determination of reaction mechanisms;
collision and transition state theories of rate constants; unimolecular reactions;
enzyme kinetics; salt effects; homogeneous catalysis; photochemical reactions.
11. Colloids and surfaces: Stability and properties of colloids; isotherms and surface
area; heterogeneous catalysis.
12. Solid state: Crystal structures; Bragg’s law and applications; band structure of
solids.
13. Polymer chemistry: Molar masses; kinetics of polymerization.
14. Data analysis: Mean and standard deviation; absolute and relative errors; linear
regression; covariance and correlation coefficient.
Organic Chemistry
1. IUPAC nomenclature of organic molecules including regio- and stereoisomers.
2. Principles of stereochemistry: Configurational and conformational isomerism in
acyclic and cyclic compounds; stereogenicity, stereoselectivity, enantioselectivity,
diastereoselectivity and asymmetric induction.
3. Aromaticity: Benzenoid and non-benzenoid compounds – generation and
reactions.
4. Organic reactive intermediates: Generation, stability and reactivity of
carbocations, carbanions, free radicals, carbenes, benzynes and nitrenes.
5. Organic reaction mechanisms involving addition, elimination and substitution
reactions with electrophilic, nucleophilic or radical species. Determination of
reaction pathways.
6. Common named reactions and rearrangements – applications in organic synthesis.
7. Organic transformations and reagents: Functional group interconversion including
oxidations and reductions; common catalysts and reagents (organic, inorganic,
organometallic and enzymatic). Chemo, regio and stereoselective transformations.
8. Concepts in organic synthesis: Retrosynthesis, disconnection, synthons, linear and
convergent synthesis, umpolung of reactivity and protecting groups.
9. Asymmetric synthesis: Chiral auxiliaries, methods of asymmetric induction –
substrate, reagent and catalyst controlled reactions; determination of enantiomeric
and diastereomeric excess; enantio-discrimination. Resolution – optical and
kinetic.
10. Pericyclic reactions – electrocyclisation, cycloaddition, sigmatropic
rearrangements and other related concerted reactions. Principles and applications
of photochemical reactions in organic chemistry.
11. Synthesis and reactivity of common heterocyclic compounds containing one or
two heteroatoms (O, N, S).
12. Chemistry of natural products: Carbohydrates, proteins and peptides, fatty acids,
nucleic acids, terpenes, steroids and alkaloids. Biogenesis of terpenoids and
alkaloids.
13. Structure determination of organic compounds by IR, UV-Vis, 1H & 13C NMR
and Mass spectroscopic techniques.
Syllabus for Faculty Recruitment (Assistant Professor)
Humanities & Social Science Department (English)
UNIT CONTENTS
Unit –One Non-Fictional Prose
Unit –Two Fiction, Short story
Unit –Three Poetry
Unit –Four Drama
Unit-Five Language: Basic concepts, theories, and pedagogy. English in Use.
Unit-Six English in India: history, evolution, and futures; English Studies in India
Unit-Seven ELT, ESL & SLT, Language Teaching & Testing
Unit Eight Research Methods and Materials in English
Unit-Nine Literary Theory
Unit –Ten Literary Criticism
Unit –Eleven Communication Skills
Unit –Twelve Soft Skills
Unit –Thirteen Cultural Studies
Unit –Fourteen American Studies
NOTE: The first four units may also be tested through comprehension passages to assess
critical reading, critical thinking and writing skills. These four units will cover all literatures
in English viz. American British, Canadian, African American Literature etc..
MATHEMATICS SYLLABUS
UNIT – 1
Analysis: Elementary set theory, finite, countable and uncountable sets, Real number system as a
complete ordered field, Archimedean property, supremum, infimum.
Sequences and series, convergence, limsup, liminf.
Bolzano Weierstrass theorem, Heine Borel theorem.
Continuity, uniform continuity, differentiability, mean value theorem.
Sequences and series of functions, uniform convergence.
Riemann sums and Riemann integral, Improper Integrals.
Monotonic functions, types of discontinuity, functions of bounded variation, Lebesgue measure,
Lebesgue integral.
Functions of several variables, directional derivative, partial derivative, derivative as a linear
transformation, inverse and implicit function theorems.
Metric spaces, compactness, connectedness. Normed linear Spaces. Spaces of continuous functions
as examples.
Linear Algebra: Vector spaces, subspaces, linear dependence, basis, dimension, algebra of linear
transformations.
Algebra of matrices, rank and determinant of matrices, linear equations.
Eigenvalues and eigenvectors, Cayley-Hamilton theorem.
Matrix representation of linear transformations. Change of basis, canonical forms, diagonal forms,
triangular forms, Jordan forms.
Inner product spaces, orthonormal basis.
Quadratic forms, reduction and classification of quadratic forms
UNIT – 2
Complex Analysis: Algebra of complex numbers, the complex plane, polynomials, power series,
transcendental functions such as exponential, trigonometric and hyperbolic functions.
Analytic functions, Cauchy-Riemann equations.
Contour integral, Cauchy’s theorem, Cauchy’s integral formula, Liouville’s theorem, Maximum
modulus principle, Schwarz lemma, Open mapping theorem.
Taylor series, Laurent series, calculus of residues.
Conformal mappings, Mobius transformations.
Algebra: Permutations, combinations, pigeon-hole principle, inclusion-exclusion principle,
derangements.
Fundamental theorem of arithmetic, divisibility in Z, congruences, Chinese Remainder Theorem,
Euler’s Ø- function, primitive roots.
Groups, subgroups, normal subgroups, quotient groups, homomorphisms, cyclic groups, permutation
groups, Cayley’s theorem, class equations, Sylow theorems.
Rings, ideals, prime and maximal ideals, quotient rings, unique factorization domain, principal ideal
domain, Euclidean domain.
Polynomial rings and irreducibility criteria.
Fields, finite fields, field extensions, Galois Theory.
Topology: basis, dense sets, subspace and product topology, separation axioms, connectedness and
compactness.
UNIT – 3
Ordinary Differential Equations (ODEs):
Existence and uniqueness of solutions of initial value problems for first order ordinary differential
equations, singular solutions of first order ODEs, system of first order ODEs.
General theory of homogenous and non-homogeneous linear ODEs, variation of parameters,
Sturm-Liouville boundary value problem, Green’s function.
Partial Differential Equations (PDEs):
Lagrange and Charpit methods for solving first order PDEs, Cauchy problem for first order PDEs.
Classification of second order PDEs, General solution of higher order PDEs with constant
coefficients, Method of separation of variables for Laplace, Heat and Wave equations.
Numerical Analysis :
Numerical solutions of algebraic equations, Method of iteration and Newton-Raphson method, Rate
of convergence, Solution of systems of linear algebraic equations using Gauss elimination and
Gauss-Seidel methods, Finite differences, Lagrange, Hermite and spline interpolation, Numerical
differentiation and integration, Numerical solutions of ODEs using Picard, Euler, modified Euler and
Runge-Kutta methods.
Calculus of Variations:
Variation of a functional, Euler-Lagrange equation, Necessary and sufficient conditions for extrema.
Variational methods for boundary value problems in ordinary and partial differential equations.
Linear Integral Equations:
Linear integral equation of the first and second kind of Fredholm and Volterra type, Solutions with
separable kernels. Characteristic numbers and eigenfunctions, resolvent kernel.
Classical Mechanics:
Generalized coordinates, Lagrange’s equations, Hamilton’s canonical equations, Hamilton’s
principle and principle of least action, Two-dimensional motion of rigid bodies, Euler’s dynamical
equations for the motion of a rigid body about an axis, theory of small oscillations.
UNIT – 4
Descriptive statistics, exploratory data analysis
Sample space, discrete probability, independent events, Bayes theorem. Random variables and
distribution functions (univariate and multivariate); expectation and moments. Independent random
variables, marginal and conditional distributions. Characteristic functions. Probability inequalities
(Tchebyshef, Markov, Jensen). Modes of convergence, weak and strong laws of large numbers, Central
Limit theorems (i.i.d. case).
Markov chains with finite and countable state space, classification of states, limiting behaviour of n-step
transition probabilities, stationary distribution, Poisson and birth-and-death processes.
Standard discrete and continuous univariate distributions. sampling distributions, standard errors and
asymptotic distributions, distribution of order statistics and range.
Methods of estimation, properties of estimators, confidence intervals. Tests of hypotheses: most powerful
and uniformly most powerful tests, likelihood ratio tests. Analysis of discrete data and chi-square test of
goodness of fit. Large sample tests.
Simple nonparametric tests for one and two sample problems, rank correlation and test for independence.
Elementary Bayesian inference.
Gauss-Markov models, estimability of parameters, best linear unbiased estimators, confidence intervals,
tests for linear hypotheses. Analysis of variance and covariance. Fixed, random and mixed effects models.
Simple and multiple linear regression. Elementary regression diagnostics. Logistic regression.
Multivariate normal distribution, Wishart distribution and their properties. Distribution of quadratic
forms. Inference for parameters, partial and multiple correlation coefficients and related tests. Data
reduction techniques: Principle component analysis, Discriminant analysis, Cluster analysis, Canonical
correlation.
Simple random sampling, stratified sampling and systematic sampling. Probability proportional to size
sampling. Ratio and regression methods.
Completely randomized designs, randomized block designs and Latin-square designs. Connectedness and
orthogonality of block designs, BIBD. 2K factorial experiments: confounding and construction.
Hazard function and failure rates, censoring and life testing, series and parallel systems.
Linear programming problem, simplex methods, duality. Elementary queuing and inventory models.
Steady-state solutions of Markovian queuing models: M/M/1, M/M/1 with limited waiting space, M/M/C,
M/M/C with limited waiting space, M/G/1.
Syllabus for Faculty Recruitment (Assistant Professor)
Mechanical Engineering Department
Section 1: Applied Mechanics and Design
Engineering Mechanics: Free-body diagrams and equilibrium; friction and its applications
including rolling friction, belt-pulley, brakes, clutches, screw jack, wedge, vehicles, etc.;
trusses and frames; virtual work; kinematics and dynamics of rigid bodies in plane motion;
impulse and momentum (linear and angular) and energy formulations; Lagrange’s equation.
Mechanics of Materials: Stress and strain, elastic constants, Poisson's ratio; Mohr’s circle for
plane stress and plane strain; thin cylinders; shear force and bending moment diagrams;
bending and shear stresses; concept of shear centre; deflection of beams; torsion of circular
shafts; Euler’s theory of columns; energy methods; thermal stresses; strain gauges and rosettes;
testing of materials with universal testing machine; testing of hardness and impact strength.
Theory of Machines: Displacement, velocity and acceleration analysis of plane mechanisms;
dynamic analysis of linkages; cams; gears and gear trains; flywheels and governors; balancing
of reciprocating and rotating masses; gyroscope.
Vibrations: Free and forced vibration of single degree of freedom systems, effect of damping;
vibration isolation; resonance; critical speeds of shafts.
Machine Design: Design for static and dynamic loading; failure theories; fatigue strength and
the S-N diagram; principles of the design of machine elements such as bolted, riveted and
welded joints; shafts, gears, rolling and sliding contact bearings, brakes and clutches, springs.
Section 2: Fluid Mechanics and Thermal Sciences
Fluid Mechanics: Fluid properties; fluid statics, forces on submerged bodies, stability of
floating bodies; control-volume analysis of mass, momentum and energy; fluid acceleration;
differential equations of continuity and momentum; Bernoulli’s equation; dimensional
analysis; viscous flow of incompressible fluids, boundary layer, elementary turbulent flow,
flow through pipes, head losses in pipes, bends and fittings; basics of compressible fluid flow.
Heat-Transfer: Modes of heat transfer; one dimensional heat conduction, resistance concept
and electrical analogy, heat transfer through fins; unsteady heat conduction, lumped parameter
system, Heisler's charts; thermal boundary layer, dimensionless parameters in free and forced
convective heat transfer, heat transfer correlations for flow over flat plates and through pipes,
effect of turbulence; heat exchanger performance, LMTD and NTU methods; radiative heat
transfer, Stefan- Boltzmann law, Wien's displacement law, black and grey surfaces, view
factors, radiation network analysis
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Thermodynamics: Thermodynamic systems and processes; properties of pure substances,
behavior of ideal and real gases; zeroth and first laws of thermodynamics, calculation of work
and heat in various processes; second law of thermodynamics; thermodynamic property charts
and tables, availability and irreversibility; thermodynamic relations.
Applications: Power Engineering: Air and gas compressors; vapour and gas power cycles,
concepts of regeneration and reheat. I.C. Engines: Air-standard Otto, Diesel and dual cycles.
Refrigeration and air-conditioning: Vapour and gas refrigeration and heat pump cycles;
properties of moist air, psychrometric chart, basic psychrometric processes. Turbomachinery:
Impulse and reaction principles, velocity diagrams, Pelton-wheel, Francis and Kaplan turbines;
steam and gas turbines.
Section 3: Materials, Manufacturing and Industrial Engineering
Engineering Materials: Structure and properties of engineering materials, phase diagrams,
heat treatment, stress-strain diagrams for engineering materials.
Casting, Forming and Joining Processes: Different types of castings, design of patterns,
moulds and cores; solidification and cooling; riser and gating design. Plastic deformation and
yield criteria; fundamentals of hot and cold working processes; load estimation for bulk
(forging, rolling, extrusion, drawing) and sheet (shearing, deep drawing, bending) metal
forming processes; principles of powder metallurgy. Principles of welding, brazing, soldering
and adhesive bonding.
Machining and Machine Tool Operations: Mechanics of machining; basic machine tools;
single and multi-point cutting tools, tool geometry and materials, tool life and wear; economics
of machining; principles of non-traditional machining processes; principles of work holding,
jigs and fixtures; abrasive machining processes; NC/CNC machines and CNC programming.
Metrology and Inspection: Limits, fits and tolerances; linear and angular measurements;
comparators; interferometry; form and finish measurement; alignment and testing methods;
tolerance analysis in manufacturing and assembly; concepts of coordinate-measuring machine
(CMM).
Computer Integrated Manufacturing: Basic concepts of CAD/CAM and their integration
tools; additive manufacturing.
Production Planning and Control: Forecasting models, aggregate production planning,
scheduling, materials requirement planning; lean manufacturing.
Inventory Control: Deterministic models; safety stock inventory control systems.
Operations Research: Linear programming, simplex method, transportation, assignment,
network flow models, simple queuing models, PERT and CPM.
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Department of Electrical Engineering
M. M. M. University of Technology, Gorakhpur
Syllabus For Written Examination (Assistant Professor)
Unit 1: Electric Circuits, Networks Analysis & Synthesis
Network elements, ideal voltage and current sources, dependent sources, R, L, C elements;
Network solution methods: KCL, KVL, Node and Mesh analysis; Network Theorems:
Thevenin’s, Norton’s, Superposition, Maximum Power Transfer, Reciprocity, Compensation,
Millman’s and Tellegen’s theorems for both dc and ac circuits; Transient response of dc and ac
networks, sinusoidal steady-state analysis, resonance, two port networks, balanced three phase
circuits, star-delta transformation, complex power and power factor in ac circuits, graph theory;
Solution of network equations using Laplace transform; Frequency domain analysis of RLC
circuits; Two-port networks, parameters, driving point and transfer functions; Network
synthesis; Filters; Attenuators.
Unit 2: Electromagnetic Field Theory
Coulomb's Law, Electric Field Intensity, Electric Flux Density, Gauss's Law, Divergence,
Electric field and potential due to point, line, plane and spherical charge distributions, Effect
of dielectric medium, Capacitance of simple configurations, Biot‐Savart’s law, Ampere’s law,
Curl, Faraday’s law, Lorentz force, Inductance, Magnetomotive force, Reluctance, Magnetic
circuits, Self and Mutual inductance of simple configurations; Maxwell’s equations:
differential and integral forms and their interpretation, boundary conditions, wave equation.
Unit 3: Signals and Systems
Representation of continuous and discrete time signals, shifting and scaling properties, linear
time invariant and causal systems, Fourier series representation of continuous and discrete time
periodic signals, sampling theorem and applications, Applications of Fourier Transform for
continuous and discrete time signals, Laplace Transform and Z transform. R.M.S. value,
average value calculation for any general periodic waveform
Unit 4: Electrical Machines
Single phase transformer: equivalent circuit, phasor diagram, open circuit and short circuit
tests, regulation and efficiency; Three-phase transformers: connections, vector groups, parallel
operation; Auto-transformer, Electromechanical energy conversion principles; DC machines:
separately excited, series and shunt, motoring and generating mode of operation and their
characteristics, speed control of dc motors; Three-phase induction machines: principle of
operation, types, performance, torque-speed characteristics, no-load and blocked-rotor tests,
equivalent circuit, starting and speed control; Operating principle of single-phase induction
motors; Synchronous machines: cylindrical and salient pole machines, performance and
characteristics, regulation and parallel operation of generators, starting of synchronous motors;
Types of losses and efficiency calculations of electric machines.
Unit 5: Power Systems
Basic concepts of electrical power generation, ac and dc transmission concepts, Models and
performance of transmission lines and cables, Economic Load Dispatch (with and without
considering transmission losses), Series and shunt compensation, Electric field distribution and
insulators, Distribution systems, Per‐unit quantities, Bus admittance matrix, Gauss- Seidel and
Newton-Raphson load flow methods, Voltage and Frequency control, Power factor correction,
Symmetrical components, Symmetrical and unsymmetrical fault analysis, Principles of over‐
current, differential, directional and distance protection; Circuit breakers, System stability
concepts, Equal area criterion.
Unit 6: Control Systems
Mathematical modelling and representation of systems, Feedback principle, transfer function,
Block diagrams and Signal flow graphs, Transient and Steady‐state analysis of linear time
invariant systems, Stability analysis using Routh-Hurwitz and Nyquist criteria, Bode plots,
Root loci, Lag, Lead and Lead‐Lag compensators; P, PI and PID controllers; State space model,
Solution of state equations of LTI systems.
Unit 7: Electrical, Electronic Measurement & Instrumentation
Bridges and Potentiometers, Measurement of voltage, current, power, energy, and power factor;
Instrument transformers, Digital voltmeters and multi-meters, Phase, Time, and Frequency
measurement; Oscilloscopes, Error analysis, Transducers: Type, classification and
applications, Measurement of non-electrical quantities.
Unit 8: Analog and Digital Electronics
Simple diode circuits: clipping, clamping, rectifiers; Amplifiers: biasing, equivalent circuit and
frequency response; oscillators and feedback amplifiers; operational amplifiers: characteristics
and applications; single stage active filters, Active Filters: Sallen Key, Butterworth, VCOs and
timers; Number systems; Boolean algebra, minimization of functions using Boolean identities
and Karnaugh map; Logic gates; Combinatorial and sequential logic circuits, multiplexers,
demultiplexers, Schmitt triggers, sample and hold circuits, A/D and D/A converters.
Unit 9: Power Electronics
Static V-I characteristics and firing/gating circuits for Thyristor, MOSFET, IGBT; DC to DC
conversion: Buck, Boost and Buck-Boost Converters; Single and three-phase configuration of
uncontrolled rectifiers; Voltage and Current commutated Thyristor based converters;
Bidirectional ac to dc voltage source converters; Magnitude and Phase of line current
harmonics for uncontrolled and thyristor based converters; Power factor and Distortion Factor
of ac to dc converters; Single-phase and three-phase voltage and current source inverters,
sinusoidal pulse width modulation.
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Syllabus for Faculty Recruitment (Assistant Professor)
Computer Science & Engineering
and
Information Technology
• Digital Logic: Boolean algebra Combinational and sequential circuits. Minimization. Number
representations and computer arithmetic (fixed and floating point).
• Computer Organization and Architecture: Machine instructions and addressing modes. ALU, data‐
path and control unit. Instruction pipelining, pipeline hazards. Memory hierarchy: cache, main
memory and secondary storage; I/O interface (interrupt and DMA mode).
• Programming and Data Structures: Programming in C. Recursion. Arrays, stacks, queues, linked
lists, trees, binary search trees, binary heaps, graphs.
• Algorithms: Searching, sorting, hashing. Asymptotic worst case time and space complexity.
Algorithm design techniques: greedy, dynamic programming and divide‐and‐conquer. Graph
traversals, minimum spanning trees, shortest paths
• Theory of Computation: Regular expressions and finite automata. Context-free grammars and
push-down automata. Regular and contex-free languages, pumping lemma. Turing machines and
undecidability.
• Compiler Design: Lexical analysis, parsing, syntax-directed translation. Runtime environments.
Intermediate code generation. Local optimisation, Data flow analyses: constant propagation,
liveness analysis, common sub expression elimination.
• Operating System: System calls, processes, threads, inter‐process communication, concurrency
and synchronization. Deadlock. CPU and I/O scheduling. Memory management and virtual
memory. File systems.
• Databases: ER‐model. Relational model: relational algebra, tuple calculus, SQL. Integrity
constraints, normal forms. File organization, indexing (e.g., B and B+ trees). Transactions and
concurrency control.
• Computer Networks: Concept of layering: OSI and TCP/IP Protocol Stacks; Basics of packet, circuit
and virtual circuit-switching; Data link layer: framing, error detection, Medium Access Control,
Ethernet bridging; Routing protocols: shortest path, flooding, distance vector and link state
routing; Fragmentation and IP addressing, IPv4, CIDR notation, Basics of IP support protocols
(ARP, DHCP, ICMP), Network Address Translation (NAT); Transport layer: flow control and
congestion control, UDP, TCP, sockets; Application layer protocols: DNS, SMTP, HTTP, FTP, Email.
Syllabus for Faculty Recruitment (Assistant Professor)
Civil Engineering Department
Section 1: Structural Engineering
Engineering Mechanics: System of forces, free-body diagrams, equilibrium equations;
Internal forces in structures; Frictions and its applications; Centre of mass; Free Vibrations of
undamped SDOF system.
Solid Mechanics: Bending moment and shear force in statically determinate beams; Simple
stress and strain relationships; Simple bending theory, flexural and shear stresses, shear centre;
Uniform torsion, Transformation of stress; buckling of column, combined and direct bending
stresses.
Structural Analysis: Statically determinate and indeterminate structures by force/ energy
methods; Method of superposition; Analysis of trusses, arches, beams, cables and frames;
Displacement methods: Slope deflection and moment distribution methods; Influence lines;
Stiffness and flexibility methods of structural analysis.
Construction Materials and Management: Construction Materials: Structural Steel –
Composition, material properties and behaviour; Concrete - Constituents, mix design, short-
term and long-term properties. Construction Management: Types of construction projects;
Project planning and network analysis - PERT and CPM; Cost estimation.
Concrete Structures: Working stress and Limit state design concepts; Design of beams, slabs,
columns; Bond and development length; Prestressed concrete beams.
Steel Structures: Working stress and Limit state design concepts; Design of tension and
compression members, beams and beam- columns, column bases; Connections - simple and
eccentric, beam-column connections, plate girders and trusses; Concept of plastic analysis -
beams and frames.
Section 2: Geotechnical Engineering
Soil Mechanics: Three-phase system and phase relationships, index properties; Unified and
Indian standard soil classification system; Permeability - one dimensional flow, Seepage
through soils – two - dimensional flow, flow nets, uplift pressure, piping, capillarity, seepage
force; Principle of effective stress and quicksand condition; Compaction of soils; One-
dimensional consolidation, time rate of consolidation; Shear Strength, Mohr’s circle, effective
and total shear strength parameters, Stress-Strain characteristics of clays and sand; Stress paths.
Foundation Engineering: Sub-surface investigations - Drilling bore holes, sampling, plate
load test, standard penetration and cone penetration tests; Earth pressure theories - Rankine and
Coulomb; Stability of slopes – Finite and infinite slopes, Bishop’s method; Stress distribution
in soils – Boussinesq’s theory; Pressure bulbs, Shallow foundations – Terzaghi’s and
Meyerhoff’s bearing capacity theories, effect of water table; Combined footing and raft
foundation; Contact pressure; Settlement analysis in sands and clays; Deep foundations –
dynamic and static formulae, Axial load capacity of piles in sands and clays, pile load test, pile
under lateral loading, pile group efficiency, negative skin friction.
Section 3: Water Resources Engineering
Fluid Mechanics: Properties of fluids, fluid statics; Continuity, momentum and energy
equations and their applications; Potential flow, Laminar and turbulent flow; Flow in pipes,
pipe networks; Concept of boundary layer and its growth; Concept of lift and drag.
Hydraulics: Forces on immersed bodies; Flow measurement in channels and pipes;
Dimensional analysis and hydraulic similitude; Channel Hydraulics - Energy-depth
relationships, specific energy, critical flow, hydraulic jump, uniform flow, gradually varied
flow and water surface profiles.
Hydrology: Hydrologic cycle, precipitation, evaporation, evapo-transpiration, watershed,
infiltration, unit hydrographs, hydrograph analysis, reservoir capacity, flood estimation and
routing, surface run-off models, ground water hydrology - steady state well hydraulics and
aquifers; Application of Darcy’s Law.
Irrigation: Types of irrigation systems and methods; Crop water requirements - Duty, delta,
evapo-transpiration; Gravity Dams and Spillways; Lined and unlined canals, Design of weirs
on permeable foundation; cross drainage structures.
Section 4: Environmental Engineering
Water and Wastewater Quality and Treatment: Basics of water quality standards – Physical,
chemical and biological parameters; Water quality index; Unit processes and operations; Water
requirement; Water distribution system; Drinking water treatment.
Sewerage system design, quantity of domestic wastewater, primary and secondary treatment.
Effluent discharge standards; Sludge disposal; Reuse of treated sewage for different
applications.
Air Pollution: Types of pollutants, their sources and impacts, air pollution control, air quality
standards, Air quality Index and limits.
Municipal Solid Wastes: Characteristics, generation, collection and transportation of solid
wastes, engineered systems for solid waste management (reuse/ recycle, energy recovery,
treatment and disposal).
Section 5: Transportation Engineering
Transportation Infrastructure: Geometric design of highways - cross-sectional elements,
sight distances, horizontal and vertical alignments.
Geometric design of railway Track – Speed and Cant.
Concept of airport runway length, calculations and corrections; taxiway and exit taxiway
design.
Highway Pavements: Highway materials - desirable properties and tests; Desirable properties
of bituminous paving mixes; Design factors for flexible and rigid pavements; Design of flexible
and rigid pavement using IRC codes.
Traffic Engineering: Traffic studies on flow and speed, peak hour factor, accident study,
statistical analysis of traffic data; Microscopic and macroscopic parameters of traffic flow,
fundamental relationships; Traffic signs; Signal design by Webster’s method; Types of
intersections; Highway capacity.
Section 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 and Remote Sensing - Scale, flying height; Basics of remote sensing and GIS.