UNIVERSITY OF PETROLEUM & ENERGY STUDIES DEHRADUN

UPES Research Entrance Test (RET) Syllabus for PhD Programs The papers will be divided in 2 sections as per the details furnished below; each section will carry equal marks (50 each) and a total of 100 marks. It will be conducted on an online mode only. The paper will cover the following sections as per the syllabus outlined below:

Duration of the examination – 2.5 hours Section I: 50 Marks

Research Aptitude

Research: Meaning, ethics &characteristics Type of research Methods of research Thesis writing: Its characteristics & format

Section II: 50 Marks Objective Questions relating to the Domain area you have applied for RET The respective syllabus of Domain/s is as below :

PhD (Management)-General Management, Oil & Gas, Power, Aviation, Port & Shipping, Logistics & Supply Chain Management, Infrastructure)

PhD (Engineering/ Sc)-Oil & Gas, Power, Aerospace, Health Safety & Environment,

Computer, Infrastructure, Mechanical, Chemical, ECE)

PhD (Legal Studies)

PhD (Management)-General Management, Oil & Gas, Power, Aviation, Port & Shipping, Logistics & Supply Chain Management, Infrastructure)

General Management

BUSINESS COMMUNICATION

PROCESS OF COMMUNICATION

Communication Process Model, 7 C’s of Effective Communication, Barriers to communication

SKILLS OF EFFECTIVE ORGANIZATIONAL COMMUNICATION

Understanding organizational communication, Flow, channels, pattern of Communication

NON VERBAL COMMUNICATION

What is nonverbal communication, Meta Communication, Kinesic communication,

Characteristics of Nonverbal communication, Guidelines for Developing Non Verbal

Communication.

VERBAL COMMUNICATION

Importance of Verbalization, Empathy in communication, Guidelines for Speaking Skills

Oral Communication in Electronic Media, Phones, Voice mail, Conference calls, Cell phones,

Video conferencing

PUBLIC SPEAKING & PRESENTATION SKILLS

Public Speaking and Presentation skills, Essential characteristics of a good presentation

Preparing a presentation, identify the purpose, Analyze the audience, Design and organize

Delivering Presentation, Group Presentations

INTERVIEWING SKILLS

Creating documents for job search, writing application letter, Resume and Curriculum vitae,

Conducting yourself during interview, What is assessed, Strategies to be successful in an

interview

WRITTEN COMMUNICATION

Effective writing, Appearance and Design of a Business message, Using nondiscriminatory

language, Writing a book review, Inter office Communication, Agenda, Minutes of meeting,

Writing Letters, Routine Letters, Persuasive Letters, Bad news letters, Social letters, Personal

letters, Invitations, Thanks letters

REPORT WRITING

What is a report, The purpose, Kinds of report, Objectives, Writing Reports, Structure of a

report, Anatomy of report, Using Diagrams and Aids in report, Use of table, Index, Graphics,

NEGOTIATING SKILLS

Principles of Negotiation, Need of negotiation, Situations requiring negotiations, Factors

affecting, negotiations, Stages in the negotiation, Negotiation strategies, Do’s and Don’ts of

Negotiation.

PRINCIPLES & PRACTICES OF MANAGEMENT

INTRODUCTION TO BUSINESS AND MANAGEMENT

Business Organization: Introduction to business Forms of business organizations.

Management: Concept, Management: Art and Science, Management as a Profession,

Management Vv. Administration, Management process, Managerial roles & skills, Levels

of management, Ethical and best practices in management.

Evolution of Management: Taylor and Scientific Management, Fayol’s Administrative

Management, Bureaucracy, Hawthorne Experiments and Human Relations, Social System

Approach, Decision Theory Approach.

PLANNING

Nature, Objectives, Types and Levels, Process of Planning, Planning Premises and Forecasting,

MBO, Decision Making.

ORGANIZING

Concept, Forms of Organizational Structure, Combining Jobs: Departmentalization, Span of

Control, Delegation of Authority, Authority & Responsibility.

STAFFING

Concept; Overview of - Manpower Planning, Job Design, Recruitment & Selection, Training &

Development, Performance Appraisal.

DIRECTING

Concept, Direction and Supervision.

CONTROLLING

Concept, Types of Control, Controlling Techniques.

ORGANIZATIONAL BEHAVIOR

INTRODUCTION TO ORGANIZATIONAL BEHAVIOUR

Meaning, Fundamental concepts, Characteristics & limitations of OB, Hawthorne Experiment,

Models of OB, Challenges & Opportunities of OB.

UNDERSTANDING SELF (FOUNDATIONS OF INDIVIDUAL BEHAVIOUR)

Personality and personal effectiveness: Personality – Concept, influence of personality

on behavior, Big five model, MBTI, Johari Window, factors affecting individual behaviour.

Perceptions and Attributions: Process, factors affecting perception, attribution,

Perceptual and attribution errors, Managing perceptions.

Learning in Organizations: Classical and operant conditioning, social learning, Behaviour

modification.

Work Place Emotions and Attitudes: Emotions in the work place, emotional intelligence,

Job satisfaction, organizational commitment, Psychological contract.

Motivation in the Workplace: Concept, Needs drives and employee motivation, Content

and process perspectives of motivation.

UNDERSTANDING GROUPS (FOUNDATIONS OF GROUP BEHAVIOUR)

Groups and Teams: Foundations of group behavior, group dynamics, Managing and

developing effective teams.

Conflict Management in the Work Place: Conflict management and resolution at work

place,

Leadership: Concept, Perspectives, Leadership development.

UNDERSTANDING ORGANISATIONAL PROCESSES

Organizational Culture: Elements and dimensions of organizational culture, Importance

of organizational culture in shaping the behavior of people.

Organizational Change: Understanding the issues and managing change, Approaches to

organizational change.

OPERATIONS MANAGEMENT

INTRODUCTION TO OPERATIONS MANAGEMENT

Introduction to operations and Materials Management, Evolution Scope and Development

Stages of OM, Operations Vs Projects, Operations strategy: As a competitive weapon &

Concept of productivity.

FORECASTING

Introduction to Forecasting Time Series Introduction, Components of Time Series, Types of

Forecasting, Regression Method, Moving Average, Exponential method, Double Exponential

method.

FACILITY LOCATION & LAYOUT

Facility location: Parameters & Criterion for selection of a location, Different types of layouts,

their planning and production systems, Service Layouts & Operations.

ASSEMBLY LINE BALANCING & SCHEDULING

Networking of Process Flow, Assembly Line Balancing, Scheduling of Operations.

CAPACITY PLANNING

Planning Capacity Across the Organization, Planning Long-Term Capacity, Capacity Timing and

Sizing Strategies.

MATERIALS MANAGEMENT

Materials Handling, Role of purchase department, Inventory Basics, ERP, KANBAN System,

Lean operations and JIT.

INVENTORY PLANNING & CONTROL

EOQ Models, Inventory Control Techniques: ABC,VED analysis etc.

QUALITY PLANNING & CONTROL

Total Quality Management (TQM), Statistical Process Control, Control Charts.

MARKETING MANAGEMENT

UNDERSTANDING MARKETING MANAGEMENT

Marketing in 21st century- marketing tools, Scope of marketing.

MARKETING CONCEPTS

Building customer satisfaction, value & retention, Value delivery Process, Value chain.

MARKET ORIENTED STRATEGIC PLANNING

Core competencies, business mission, SWOT analysis, Implementation, marketing process.

Analyzing Marketing Opportunities Corporate and business unit strategic planning, strategy

formulation.

HOLISTIC MARKETING ORIENTATION AND CUSTOMER VALUE

Gathering information and scanning the environment, Analyzing Macro-environment

Economic, socio-cultural and Demographic environment, Conducting marketing research,

marketing research process.

DEALING WITH THE COMPETITION

Porter’s forces of competition, Analyzing competitors, Competitive strategies.

IDENTIFYING MARKETING SEGMENTS AND SELECTING TARGET MARKETS

Developing new products, Product life cycle, Marketing strategies.

BRAND MANAGEMENT

Managing product lines.

PRICING

Understanding pricing objectives, Developing pricing strategies, Adapting the price

MANAGING MARKETING COMMUNICATIONS

Role of marketing communication, communication objectives, Advertising and sales

promotion, Marketing ethics and corporate social responsibility.

DESIGNING AND MANAGING CHANNELS

Role of marketing channels, channel design decisions, sales management.

HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT

INTRODUCTION TO HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT

Concept, Definition, Objectives, Functions, Challenges, HR and competitive advantage, Role

of HR and Line managers in people management.

HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT PROCESSES

Strategic HRMI, Competency based HRM, Roles, competency and Job analysis.

HUMAN RESOURCE - RESOURCING

Human resource planning, Recruitment and selection, Socialization, Global hiring practices.

HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT

Concept, Need of Training & Development, Methods of Training & Development, Importance

& evaluation of training & development, Principle of learning, Career Planning and

development, Developing expatriate managers.

PERFORMANCE MANAGEMENT SYSTEM

Definition, Importance, objectives, Components and Methods of performance management

system,

Performance management - International practices.

COMPENSATION MANAGEMENT

Compensation issues, Factors affecting compensation, designing pay structure, Job

evaluation, Benefits, Incentives, Rewarding expatriates.

EMPLOYEE RELATIONS AND WELFARE

Introduction to IR, Importance, concept of social security, Significance of Workers

Participation in Management.

ECONOMICS & MANAGEMENT DECISIONS

INTRODUCTION

Basic process of Economic decision making and its application in Business, Comparative static

analysis, Comparative statics analysis of general function models.

DEMAND AND SUPPLY ANALYSIS

Demand Analysis- Demand Function, Law of Demand, Substitution & Income Effects,

Elasticity of Demand-Types of Elasticity, Measurement of Elasticity, Demand Forecasting-

Methods of demand forecasting – Qualitative forecasts, Time series analysis, smoothing

techniques, barometric methods, econometric models, input-output forecasting, Supply and

Cost curves and their application in business, Nature of costs, Short-run cost functions, Long-

run cost curves.

PRODUCTION FUNCTION

Production Function with one variable input – law of diminishing returns & stages of

production, Production function with two variable inputs – production isoquants , MRTS,

perfect substitutes & complementary inputs, Optimum combination of Inputs – isocost lines,

profit maximization, Returns to scale , Concept of Revenue.

MARKET STRUCTURE AND FIRM BEHAVIOUR

Market Structure and Pricing under Various Market Forms- Profit Analysis with special

reference to breakeven point, Perfect Competition, Monopoly, Monopolistic Competition,

Oligopoly, Game Theoretic Approach of Oligopoly, Popular pricing techniques and advanced

techniques of pricing.

MACROECONOMICS IN BUSINESS DECISION

National Income Accounting, Consumption Function, Investment Function, Foreign Exchange

Rate Function, Money Demand and Supply Function, Business Cycles, Inflation, Monetary and

Fiscal Policies.

FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT

OVERVIEW OF FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT

Basics concepts of Finance & Financial Management, Scope and Objectives of Financial

Management, Introduction to Three Important Decisions-Investment Decision, Financing

Decision, Dividend Policy Decision, Time-Value of Money, Risk-Return Trade-

Off. Introduction to Spreadsheets in Finance. Valuation of Debt & Equity.

FINANCING DECISIONS

Financing Decision: Equity Shares, Preference Shares, Debentures, & Term Loans. Concept

and Types of Cost of Capital, Cost of various Sources of Finance, Weighted Average Cost of

Capital, Study of Operating, Financial and combined Leverage, EBIT-EPS Analysis, Capital

Structure Decisions

LONG-TERM INVESTMENT DECISIONS & RISK ANALYSIS

Investment Decision: Concept, Nature of Capital Budgeting, Determination of relevant Cash

Flows, Capital Budgeting Techniques & their Limitations-Traditional vs. Discounted

Techniques, Analysis of Risk and uncertainty in Capital Budgeting Decisions. Calculation of

Free Cash flows.

MANAGEMENT OF WORKING CAPITAL

Working Capital Management: Gross vs. Net Working Capital, Need, Determinants of Working

Capital, Management of Cash, Receivables and Inventory. Determinants and assessment of

working capital, Financing of Working Capital Requirements.

DIVIDEND DECISIONS

Dividend Policy Decision:- Theories of relevance and irrelevance of Dividends, Dividend-

Payout Ratio, Stability of Dividends, Legal, Contractual and Internal Constraints and

Restrictions.

Oil & Gas

FUNDAMENTALS OF OIL & GAS BUSINESS

OIL & GAS CHAIN: BASIC CONCEPT

Petroleum & Its origin, Exploration, Processing of the Well Fluids, Hydro Carbon Vision-2025,

Indian Oil & Gas industry

OIL & GAS CHAIN: MACRO CONCEPT

Upstream & Downstream, Oil Production & Consumption in India, Notes On Energy, Energy

Basket (World & Indian Scenario), Global Oil & gas industry, American Oil & gas industry

INTRODUCTION TO CRUDE OIL & ITS TRADING AND BUSINESS

Global Oil & Gas markets, Understanding to crude oil market

INTRODUCTION TO NATURAL GAS BUSINESS

Over view of Gas processing, Dehydration, Gas Sweetening, Gas Liquefaction (LNG)

STORAGE AND HANDLING OF OIL, GAS AND PRODUCTS

Models of Transportation, pipeline system, Pipeline Installation, Storage of Petroleum

Products, Supply chain management in Petroleum industry challenges & Opportunities,

Strategic Crude & petroleum products reserves, Terminal Operations, Primary and Secondary

distributions, Inventory Management

IT APPLICATION IN HYDROCARBON INDUSTRY

Application of IT Plant Life Cycle, IT in design, Engg. and Operations, LP and its applications

ECONOMICS AND TECHNOLOGY TRENDS

Crude Oil Price trend, Natural Gas Trend, Energy Source Trend

Power

POWER SECTOR STRUCTURE & FUNCTIONING

POWER SCENARIO IN INDIA

Present, Past & Future of Power Sector.

BASIC OF ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING

Current, Voltage, Power, Resistance, Inductance & Capacitance, Active, Reactive & Apparent

Power, Compensation of Reactive Power.

POWER SYSTEM BASICS

Power Generation, Transmission, Distribution & Utilization, Alternative Options for Power

Production, Power Transmission and distribution system , Power System Stability & Quality

of Power.

POWER SECTOR STRUCTURE

Different Organizations in Power business and their functioning, Statutory & Regulating

Organization in Power Sector.

ELECTRICITY LAWS & POLICY

Electricity Act 1910, Electricity Supply Act 1948, Electricity Regulation Commission Act 1998,

Electricity Act 2003, Energy Conservation Act 2001, CERC/SERC/CEA Functioning, Different

Regulations regarding Power Sector.

RENEWABLE POWER GENERATION

Various types of Renewable & their potentiality in India, Policies regarding Renewable,

Economics of Renewable.

GOVERNMENT SPECIAL SCHEMES

RAPDRP, RGGVY, Distribution Franchisee, PAT, ECBS, S&L, JLN National Solar Mission,

Demand Side Management.

Aviation

FUNDAMENTALS OF AIRLINES OPERATIONS

INTRODUCTION

Aviation and its major components: Airport, Airlines, Air Traffic Control.

AIRLINES

Airlines Line (operating) and Staff (support) Functions/Departments, Airlines Passenger

Operation Functions (Reservation & Airport), Freight & Aircraft Lower Deck Utilization

(Including Air Courier System and Dedicated Cargo Airlines).

PLANNING IN AIRLINES

Airlines Business Models, Schedule Planning, Fleet Management.

OPERATIONAL PLANNING

Operational Environments, Flight Dispatch.

MAINTENANCE

Aircraft Maintenance, Ground Handling Equipments Maintenance, Reservation System.

HANDLING OF FLIGHTS

Schedule Handling, Non- Scheduling Handling, Crisis Management, Disrupted Flight

Handling.

REGULATORY BODIES

General Introduction, ICAO, IATA, EASA, ACI.

AIRPORT PLANNING & MANAGEMENT

PART I - AIRPORT & AIRPORT SYSTEM

AIRPORT & AIRPORT SYSTEM

Airport Management on an International Level, The National Plan of Integrated Airport

System, The rules that govern Airport Management, Organizations that influence Airport

Regulatory Policies: DGCA, AAI.

AIRPORT & AIRPORT SYSTEM – ORGANISATION AND ADMINISTRATION

Airport Ownership and Operations, Airport Management as a Carrier, Airport Manager and

Public Relations.

AIRPORT & AIRPORT SYSTEM - A HISTORICAL AND LEGISLATIVE PERSPECTIVE

The Formation Period of Aviation and Airports, Airport Modernization: The Early Jet Age,

Airport Legislation after Airline Deregulations.

PART II - THE COMPONENTS OF THE AIRPORT

THE AIRFIELD

The components of the Airports, The Airfield, Navigational Aids (NAVAIDS) located on the

Airfield, Weather reporting facilities located on the Airfields, Security Infrastructure on

Airfields.

AIRSPACE & AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL

Brief History of Air Traffic Control, The Present Day Air Traffic Control Management and

Operating Infrastructure, The Basics of the Air Traffic Control.

AIRPORT TERMINAL AND GROUND ACCESS

Historical Development of Airport Terminals, Components of Airport Terminal, Airport

Ground Access.

PART III

AIRPORT OPERATION MANAGEMENT UNDER FAR PART 139

Pavement Management, Aircraft Rescue & Fire Fighting, Snow & Ice n Control, Safety

Inspection Programme, Bird & Wildlife Hazard Management.

AIRPORT SECURITY

Security at General Aviation Airports, The Future of Airport Security.

PART IV

THE ECONOMIC, POLITICAL AND SOCIAL ROLE OF AIRPORT

The Economics Roles of the Airport, Political Roles, Environmental Impacts of Airport.

AIRPORT PLANNING

Airport System Planning, The Airport Master Plan, Forecasting, Facilities Requirements.

AIRPORT CAPACITIES AND DELAYS

Defining Capacity, Factors affecting Capacity and Delay, Estimating Capacity, Illustrating

Capacity with a Time Space Diagram, FAAA Approximation Charts, Simulation Models,

Defining Delays

FUTURE OF AIRPORT MANAGEMENT

Restructuring of Commercial Air Carriers, New Large Aircraft, Small Aircraft Transportation

System.

Port & Shipping

Sea ports

Global Maritime Transport and connect with sea ports. Need for seaports, growth of ports in new

regions with growing trade, distribution of global seaports, types of seaports, geographical and

commercial differentiation. Indian port Scenario challenges. Growth of World ports, bulk

terminals, container terminals and other cargo terminals.

INTERNATIONAL TRADE AND SHIPPING

International Trade, Laws of Absolute and Comparative Advantage, Free Trade Vs. Protectionism,

Growth of International Trade, Structure of International Trade, Balance of Payments, Distortions

in Free Trade, Growth of International Trade by Sea, Role of Shipping Economy.

TYPES OF SHIPS

Dry Trades - General Cargo Ships-Multipurpose/Tween Decker/Liner Ships, Container

Vessels, Ro/Ro Ships, LASH Ships, Specialized Ships

Wet Trades – Crude oil Tankers, Product Tankers, Chemical Tankers, Liquefied Gas

Tankers, Miscellaneous Dedicated Tankers

CARGO HANDLING GEAR

Option for Own Cargo Gear, Derricks, Cranes, Gantry Cranes, Self-uploaders, Liquid Cargo

Handling, Floating Cranes/Barges, Miscellaneous Cargo Equipment, Side Loaders, Ramps, RO/RO

& PCC Equipment.

STRUCTURE AND OWNERSHIP OF THE WORLD FLEET

Structure of the world Fleet, World Fleet Growth and principal vessel types, Age distribution of

the world merchant fleet, ownership of the world fleet

INTERNATIONAL SHIPPING ORGANIZATIONS

International Maritime Organization, Baltic and International Maritime Council, International

Chamber of Commerce, International Shipping Federation, International Transport Workers

Federation, Intertanko, Intercargo, etc.

INTERNATIONAL MARTIME CONVENTIONS

International Conventions, Process of adopting and ratifying conventions, Various conventions in

force, Maritime safety, Marine pollution Liability and computation, other subjects, port state

control, ISM code

SHIP CLASSIFICATION

Classification Societies, What is Classification? The international association of classification

societies – IACS, Scope of classification, Assignment, Maintenance, suspension and withdrawal

of class, classification surveys.

SHIPS CERTIFICATES & DOCUMENTS

Certificates for all ships, Passenger ships, cargo ships, ships carrying noxious liquid chemical

substances in bulk, Chemical Tankers, Gas Carriers, Ships carrying dangerous goods, Ship Vetting,

Q88 – Intertanko’s Standard Chartering Questionnaire.

scSHIP REGISTRATION

Process of Registration, Types of Ship Registries, Flags of Convenience, Flags of Registration,

Ownership and Registration.

INDIAN SHIPPING INDUSTRY

Governmental Structure, Ministry of Shipping Transport, Director General of Shipping,

Mercantile Marine Department, Directorate general of Lighthouses and Lightships, Tariff

Authority for Major Ports (TAMP), Port trusts, Dock Labor Boards, Inland Waterways Authority of

India (IWAI), Public Sector Undertakings, Transchart, Other Maritime Organizations.

Logistics & Supply Chain Management

INTRODUCTION TO SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT

Logistics Management vs Supply chain Management, Supply chain management vs traditional

operations management.

DRIVERS OF SUPPLY CHAIN

Functional Drivers and Cross-functional Drivers

FACILITY DECISIONS

Factors affecting location decisions, Methods for Location Decisions

DEMAND FORECASTING IN SUPPLY CHAIN

Qualitative forecasting methods, Quantitative forecasting methods.

INVENTORY MANAGEMENT

Types of Inventory, Costs associated with Inventory, Material Management.

TRANSPORTATION

Transportation decisions, Functions of 3PL Companies

IT ROLE IN SUPPLY CHAIN

Supplier Relationship Management, CRM, Logistics Information Systems, RFID, GIS and Bar

Coding, SAP/ERP Applications

GREEN SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT & PERFORMANCE MEASUREMENT

Reverse Logistics, Closed loop Supply Chain, Green Supply Chain, Key Performance Indicators

for Supply Chain

Infrastructure

INFRASTRUCTURE SECTOR UNDERSTANDING & PLANNING

AN OVERVIEW OF INFRASTRUCTURE SECTOR

Types of Infrastructure & Status of Infrastructure in India, Overview of Power Infrastructure,

Overview of Oil & Gas Infrastructure, Overview of Utility Infrastructure, Overview of

Transport Infrastructure

REGULATION AND DESIGN

Introduction: Economic Rationale and Task of Regulation, The Averch-Johnson model of Rate

of Regulation, Regulatory Mechanism to induce optimal outcomes for one product natural

monopoly, Ramsey Prices, Surplus Subsidy Schemes, Regulation under Asymmetric

information

FINANCING OPTIONS FOR INFRASTRUCTURE PROJECTS

What is Infrastructure Financing, Capital Market and Derivative market, International

Financing/ Business Restructuring, Debt and Repayment.

PUBLIC VS PRIVATE INVOLVEMENT IN INFRASTRUCTURE

Benefits & Problems of Privatization, Understanding the Business Cycle, Challenges in

Privatization of Utility Infrastructure, Challenges in Privatization of Oil & gas Sector,

Challenges in Privatization of Transport Sector

ISSUES RELATED TO INFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT

Economic and Demand risks, Political Risks, Socio Environmental Risks, Risk Management

Framework

TYPES OF BIDDING

Case 1 & Case 2 Bidding, World bank standard of Bidding, Standard Bidding documents.

PhD (Engineering/ Sc)-Oil & Gas, Power, Aerospace, Health Safety a& Environment, Computer, Infrastructure, Mechanical, Chemical, ECE)

Oil & Gas

1. Reservoir Engineering Porosity, Permeability, Relative Permeability, Capillary Pressure, Drive Mechanism, EOR ,

Reserves and Material Balance

2. Production Engineering Stimulation/Workover Operations, Artificial Lift, Well Completion IPR Curves

3. Drilling Engineering Well Completion, Drilling Fluids, Cementations, Well Control, Drill String Basics, Basic

Components of Rigs

4. Well Testing Drill Stem Test, Wireline Formation Tester, Pressure Build UP

5. Petroleum Formation Evaluation Types of Logs, Applications of Electrical Logs, Radioactive Logs, Acoustic Logs

6. Unconventional Hydrocarbon Resources: Basics Knowledge of CBM, Shale Gas & Gas Hydrates

Aerospace

Introduction to Flight

THE STANDARD ATMOSPHERE AND AIRFLOW: Standard Atmosphere, relation between

Geopotential and Geometric Altitudes, Pressure, Temperature and Density Altitudes. Relation for Stratosphere and Troposphere. Stability of Atmosphere, Aero-Thermodynamics. Measurement of Air-speed: True Airspeed, Indicated Airspeed and Equivalent Airspeed, Airspeed Indicator

AERODYNAMIC DRAG: Cause of Drag, it's effects, Types of Drag and affecting factors. Drag Polar, Compressibility Drag, Design for Minimum Drag, Estimation of Drag of Complete Airplane, Terminal Velocity.

AERODYNAMIC CHARACTERISTICS: Force and Moments Coefficients from Dimensional Analysis. Pressure Distribution over 2D Airfoil, Variation with Angle of Attack, Center of Pressure, Aerodynamic Center, Problems connected with Them. Lift, Drag and Moment Coefficients; Relations between Lift and Drag. Estimation of these characteristics from Measured Pressure Distributions, Variation of Aerodynamic Coefficients with Reynold's Number and Mach number.

PRINCIPLES OF FLIGHT MECHANICS: Airfoil Stalling, Finite Span Wing, Induced Drag. Wing Planform Variations,Forward & Aft Swept Wings, High Coefficient of Lift Devices, use of Control Surfaces, Elementary Ideas about Stability & Control of Airplanes. Hovercraft,Helicopter & Space Vehicles

PRINCIPLES OF AEROSPACE PROPULSIONS: Classification of Propulsive Units & their features; Fixed & Variable Pitch Air Screws, Piston Prop Engine, Turbo Prop Engine, Turbo Jet Engines & its Variations, Ramjet, Pulse Jet, Rockets Engines; Solid & liquid Propellant Engine, the concept of Staging of Rockets.

AEROSPACE VEHICLE STRUCTURE: Importance of Strength/Weight Ratio, Introduction to Loads on different parts of the Vehicle, detailed description of the Fuselage, Wing & Tail Surfaces, Wing Surfaces, Wing Fuselage Jointing Methods, different types of Under Carriages, Structural Design Philosophy of Manned & Unmanned Space Vehicles

NAVIGATION & COMMUNICATION SYSTEM:Different Navigation Methods, Dead Reckoning, Astronavigation, Ratio Aids, Positive Fixing, Related modern instruments. Instruments landing system, HF & vHF System, Simple Description of Communication Systems using Earth Station & Satellites, Networks Communication System

Fundamental of Aerodynamics

INTRODUCTION: Continuum and Free Molecular Flows, Invisid and Viscous Flows, Incompressible and Compressible Flows. Newtonian and Non-Newtonian Flows. Pitot Static Tube, Measurement of Air-Speed, Pressure Coefficient. Aerodynamic Force and Moments. Dimensional Analysis, Non-Dimensional Parameters, M, Re, Fr etc., Flow Similarity.

DESCRIPTION OF FLUID MOTION: Lagrangian and Eulerian Methods, Description of Properties in a Moving Fluid, Local and Material Rate of Change. Equation of Conservation of Mass for Control Volume, Special Form of Equation of Conservation of Mass, Differential Form of Equation of Conservation of Mass. Streamlines, Pathlines, Streaklines, Vorticity and Circulation. Laws of Vortex Motion. Translation, Rotation and Rate of Deformation of Fluid Particles.

EQUATION OF FLUID MOTION: Euler's and Navier-Stoke Equations. Derivation of Bernaulli's Equation for Invisid and Viscous Flow Fields. Momentum Equation and Angular Momentum Equation in Integral Form.

INVISID-INCOMPRESSIBLE FLOW:Condition on Velocity for Incompressible Flow. Laplace's Equations. Potential Function, Stream Function. Basic Elementary Flows: Uniform Flows, Source Flow, Doublet Flow and Vortex Flow. Superimposition of Elementary Flows. Non Lifting and Lifting Flow over a Circular Cylinder, comparison with Real Flow Over Circular Cylinder. Kutta-Jaukowski Theorem, Generation of Lift.

INTRODUCTION TO VISCOUS FLOW:Qualitative Aspects of Viscous Flows, Viscosity and Thermal Conductivity. Phenomenon of separation. Navier-Stokes Equation; Viscous Flow Energy Equation. Some exact solutions to Navier-Stokes Equations: Couette Flow, Poiseuille Flow and Hele-Shaw Flow.

INTRODUCTION TO INCOMPRESSIBLE BOUNDARY LAYER: BL concept, BL Properties, Derivation of Prandtl's BL Equations, Blasius Solution, Karman's Integral Equation. Turbulent BL over a Plate, Skin Friction Drag, BL Control.

ELEMENTS OF COMPRESSIBLE FLOW: Compressible Flow Properties: Total Enthalpy, Total Temperature, Temperature and Pressure Ratios as a function of Mach No., Mass Flow Parameter (MFP). Isentropic Area Ratio (A/A*), Velocity-Area variations, 2D Small Amplitude Wave Propagation. Adiabatic Steady Flow Ellipse, description of Flow Regimes. Introduction to Normal and Oblique Shock Waves. Working out solutions through Gas Tables/Charts.

Book: Fundamentals of Aerodnamics by John. D. Anderson, McGraw Hill, 3rd Edition

PROPULSION II

STEADY 1D GAS DYNAMICS

Basics, Simple Flows: Nozzle Flow, Nozzle Design, Nozzle Operating characteristics for

Isentropic Flow, Nozzle Flow and Shock Waves. Nozzle characteristics for some Operational

Engines. Rayleigh Flow and Fanno Flow. Effect of Frictional Duct Length in Subsonic Flow and

Supersonic Flow, Numerical Problems in 1D Flow.

INLETS, NOZZLES AND COMBUSTION CHAMBERS

Subsonic Inlets: Pressure Recovery, Inlet Sizing Drag Flow Distortion. Supersonic Inlets: Total

and Sonic State Points, A/A* Normal Shock based Internal Compression Inlets, Design Sizing

and Performance. Exhaust Nozzle, C-D Nozzle, Engine Back Pressure Control, Exit Area Ratio,

Exhaust Nozzle System Performance in details. Combustion Systems, Burners, Ignition, Flame

Stability. After Burners: System Design, Flame Stability, Pressure Losses etc.

PARAMETRIC CYCLE ANALYSIS OF IDEAL ENGINES

Steps of Engine Parametric Cycle Analysis, Basic Assumptions. Applications to

Ideal Ramjet

Ideal Turbojet with and without afterburner

Ideal Turbofan engine, optimum BPR and afterburning

Ideal Turnoprop engine, and

Ideal Turboshaft engine.

PARAMETRIC CYCLE ANALYSIS OF REAL ENGINES

Cycle Analysis of Turbojet, Turbojet with after Burner, Turbofan and Turboprop.

AXIAL FLOW COMPRESSOR

Euler’s Turbo Machinery Equations. Axial Flow Compressor Analysis, Cascade Action, Flow

Field. Euler’s Equation, Velocity Diagrams, Flow Annulus Area Stage Parameters. Degree of

Reaction, Cascade Airfoil Nomenclature and Loss Coefficient, Diffusion Factor, Stage Loading

and Flow Coefficient, Stage Pressure Ratio, Blade Mach No., Repeating Stage, Repeating Row,

Mean Line Design. Flow Path Dimensions, No. of Blades Per Stage. Radial Variation, Design

Process, Performance.

AXIAL FLOW TURBINE

Introduction to Turbine Analysis, Mean Radius Stage Calculations, Stage Parameters, Stage

Loading and Flow Coefficients Degree of Reaction, Stage Temperature Ratio and Pressure

Ratio, Blade Spacing, Radial Variation, Velocity Ratio. Axial Flow Turbine, Stage Flow Path,

Dimensional Stage Analysis. Multistage Design; Steps of Design: Single Stage and two Stages.

Turbine Performance. Blade Cooling.

Health, Safety & Environment

Probability and Reliability - random variable, special distributions, sampling, curve fitting, time

series analysis, reliability, computer programming and software, safety in chemical industry -

concept of safety and safety auditing, hazardous chemicals-precuations in handling, tolerance

limits of industrial emissions, carcinogens-health hazards of insecticides, drinking water standards

- computer aided hazards analysis, hazard, risk issues and hazard assessment, instrumentation,

testing, risk analysis - environmental pollution control and industrial hygiene, EIA, impact

assessment and documentation - industrial safety and hazards management - fire and explosion,

relief systems, toxicology, leaks and leakages - process simulators - safety in engineering industry

- metals and wood working machines, gaurding, welding and gas cutting, cold forming and hot

working, finishing, inspection and testing - regulations for health, safety and environment - safety

management - construction - safety in material handling - noise and vibration controls - electrical

safety - air pollution control - fire and explosive control and transport phenomena.

Process Calculations and Thermodynamics - Fluid Mechanics and Mechanical Operations - Heat

Transfer - Mass Transfer - Chemical Reaction Engineering - Instrumentation and Process Control

- Plant Design and Economics - Chemical Technology. Environmental Science - Unit operations

and processes in Environmental Technology - Biological Wastewater Treatment - Separation

Processes in Environmental Applications - Air Pollution Control - Solid and Hazardous Waste

Management - Modeling of Environmental Systems. Basic concepts of electricity. Structural

analysis. Basics of Electrical safety. Fire safety codes. Industrial safety codes

Computer

core CSE subjects like automata, compiler, Computer system Architecture Computer

networks, SPM

Infrastructure

Solid Mechanics: Bending moment and shear force in statically determinate beams; Simple stress

and strain relationships; Theories of failures; Simple bending theory, flexural and shear stresses,

shear centre; Uniform torsion, 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;

Concrete Structures: Working stress, Limit state and Ultimate load design concepts; Design of

beams, slabs, columns; Bond and development length; Steel Structures: Limit state design

concepts; Design of tension and compression members, beams and beam- columns, column

bases; Connections - simple and eccentric, beam-column connections.

Soil Mechanics: Origin of soils, soil structure and fabric; Three-phase system and phase

relationships, index properties; Unified and Indian standard soil classification system;

Permeability - one dimensional flow, Darcy’s law; Seepage through soils - two-dimensional flow,

flow nets, uplift pressure, piping; Principle of effective stress, capillarity, seepage force and

quicksand condition; Compaction in laboratory and field conditions; One dimensional

consolidation, time rate of consolidation; Mohr’s circle, stress paths, effective and total shear

strength parameters, characteristics of clays and sand.

Foundation Engineering: Sub-surface investigations - scope, 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, method of slices and Bishop’s method;

Stress distribution in soils - Boussinesq’s and Westergaard’s theories, 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 - types of piles, dynamic and static formulae, load capacity of piles in sands

and clays, pile load test, negative skin friction.

Fluid Mechanics: Properties of fluids, fluid statics; Continuity, momentum, energy and

corresponding equations; Potential flow, applications of momentum and energy equations;

Laminar and turbulent flow; Flow in pipes, pipe networks; Concept of boundary layer and its

growth. Hydraulics: Forces on immersed bodies; Flow measurement in channels and pipes;

Dimensional analysis and hydraulic similitude; Kinematics of flow, velocity triangles; Channel

Hydraulics - Energy-depth relationships, specific energy, critical flow, slope profile, hydraulic

jump, uniform flow and gradually varied flow

Hydrology: Hydrologic cycle, precipitation, evaporation, evapo-transpiration, watershed,

infiltration, unit hydrographs, hydrograph analysis,

Irrigation Duty, delta, estimation of evapo-transpiration; Crop water requirements; Design of

lined and unlined canals, head works, gravity dams and spillways; Design of weirs on permeable

foundation; Types of irrigation systems, irrigation methods; Water logging and drainage; Canal

regulatory works, cross-drainage structures, outlets and escapes.

Environmental Engineering Water and Waste Water: Quality standards, basic unit processes and

operations for water treatment. Drinking water standards, water requirements, basic unit

operations and unit processes for surface water treatment, distribution of water.

Sewage and sewerage treatment, quantity and characteristics of wastewater. Primary,

secondary and tertiary treatment of wastewater, effluent discharge standards. Domestic

wastewater treatment, quantity of characteristics of domestic wastewater, primary and

secondary treatment. Unit operations and unit processes of domestic wastewater, sludge

disposal.

Transportation Engineering Transportation Infrastructure: Highway alignment and engineering

surveys; Geometric design of highways - cross-sectional elements, sight distances, horizontal and

vertical alignments. Highway Pavements: Highway materials - desirable properties and quality

control tests; Design of bituminous paving mixes; Design factors for flexible and rigid pavements;

Design of flexible pavement and rigid pavements.

Construction Materials and Management: Construction Materials: Structural steel -

composition, material properties and behaviour; Concrete - constituents, mix design, short-term

and long-term properties; Bricks and mortar; Bitumen. Construction Management: Types of

construction projects; Cost estimation; Project planning and network analysis - PERT and CPM.

Earth Science

Introduction to Petroleum Geology , Introduction to Sedimentology , Sedimentary Geochemistry ,

Sandstones and Sandstone Reservoirs , Carbonate Sediments , Shales, Silica Deposits and Evaporites , 7

Stratigraphy , Sequence Stratigraphy, Seismic Stratigraphy and Basin Analysis , Subsurface Water and

Fluid Flow in Sedimentary Basins , The Structure and Hydrocarbon Traps of Sedimentary Basins ,

Compaction of Sedimentary Rocks Including Shales, Sandstones and Carbonates , Source Rocks and

Petroleum Geochemistry , Petroleum Migration , .Well Logs: A Brief Introduction

Mechanical

Strength of Materials : Simple stresses & strains, Strain energy, Elastic constants, Pure bending, Struts

& columns, Torsion of shafts, SFD & BMD etc., centroid & moment of Inertia,

Heat Transfer processes, Conduction, Convection, Radiation, Heat exchangers etc.

Machine Design & theory of Machines: Material selections , Mechanical Properties of Materials ,Gears ,

Riveted & welded Joints, Shaft , keys & coupling design, Belt, Brakes Machines & Mechanisms, Degree

of Freedom , Governors, Gyroscope and applications , Flywheel, balancing of rotating & reciprocating

Masses, firing order etc.

Manufacturing Technology: Welding, Casting processes, Metal cutting operation, forming process, Advanced Manufacturing Processes, Computer controlled Machine Tools

Thermal Engineering: First law, Second Law, Heat Engine, Refrigeration & heat pump, Carnot cycle, COP,

etc., applications , properties of steam, steam turbines, Gas power cycles; Engine Terminology, Otto/

Diesel/ Dual etc. , reciprocating compressor etc., gas turbines, air conditioning systems, dry & wet bulb

temperatures, psychometric chart etc.

Fluid Mechanics: Euler equation, Energy equation, Fluid statics & Dynamics, Pipe flow, Laminar &

turbulent flow etc.

I.C. Engines: classification, SI & CI engines, construction, combustion models, ignition delay, knocking,

Engine Emission and control technologies

Chemical

Section 1: Engineering Mathematics Linear Algebra: Matrix algebra, Systems of linear

equations, Eigen values and eigenvectors. Calculus: Functions of single variable, Limit,

continuity and differentiability, Taylor series, Mean value theorems, Evaluation of definite and

improper integrals, Partial derivatives, Total derivative, Maxima and minima, Gradient,

Divergence and Curl, Vector identities, Directional derivatives, Line, Surface and Volume

integrals, Stokes, Gauss and Green’s theorems. Differential equations: First order equations

(linear and nonlinear), Higher order linear differential equations with constant coefficients,

Cauchy’s and Euler’s equations, Initial and boundary value problems, Laplace transforms,

Solutions of one dimensional heat and wave equations and Laplace equation. Complex

variables: Complex number, polar form of complex number, triangle inequality. Probability and

Statistics: Definitions of probability and sampling theorems, Conditional probability, Mean,

median, mode and standard deviation, Random variables, Poisson, Normal and Binomial

distributions, Linear regression analysis. Numerical Methods: Numerical solutions of linear and

non-linear algebraic equations. Integration by trapezoidal and Simpson’s rule. Single and multi-

step methods for numerical solution of differential equations.

Section 2: Process Calculations and Thermodynamics Steady and unsteady state mass and

energy balances including multiphase, multicomponent, 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.

Section 3: Fluid Mechanics and Mechanical Operations Fluid statics, Newtonian and non-

Newtonian fluids, shell-balances including differential form of Bernoulli equation and energy

balance, Macroscopic friction factors, dimensional analysis and similitude, flow through

pipeline systems, 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.

Section 4: Heat Transfer 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.

Section 5: 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.

Section 6: Chemical Reaction Engineering Theories of reaction rates; kinetics of homogeneous

reactions, interpretation of kinetic data, single and multiple reactions in ideal reactors, non-

ideal reactors; residence time distribution, single parameter model; non-isothermal reactors;

kinetics of heterogeneous catalytic reactions; diffusion effects in catalysis.

Section 7: Instrumentation and Process Control Measurement of process variables; sensors,

transducers and their dynamics, 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; analysis of closed loop systems including

stability, frequency response, controller tuning, cascade and feed forward control.

Section 8: Plant Design and Economics Principles of process economics and cost estimation

including depreciation and total annualized cost, cost indices, rate of return, payback period,

discounted cash flow, optimization in process design and sizing of chemical engineering

equipments such as compressors, heat exchangers, multistage contactors.

Section 9: 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).

ECE/ Power

Electronics Devices & Circuits Unit I: FEEDBACK AMPLIFIERS Principle of Feedback Amplifier, Positive and Negative Feedback, Properties of Negative Feedback, Amplifier Topologies, Negative Feedback Types: Voltage series, Voltage Shunt, Current series, Current Shunt, Advantage of Negative Feedback, Ideal Feedback amplifier, Effect of feedback on amplifier Bandwidth and stability. Unit II: Operational Amplifiers and its Application Ideal op-amp characteristics, 741 op-amp IC Specification, Inverting and Non Inverting amplifier, OP-amp as adder, Subtractor, Differentiator, Integrator Circuit, Differential Amplifier, Active load, Level Shifter, Current Mirror, I-V and V-I Conversion(CCVS, VCCS, VCVS), Peak detector, Comparator circuit, Sample and Hold Circuit, Schmitt Trigger, Precision rectifier, Signal Generator: Square Wave Generator, Pulse Generator, Triangular Wave Generator, Saw Tooth Wave generator, Instrumentation Amplifier, Log and Antilog Amplifier, Active Filters: Introduction to filtering: Frequency response, Characteristics and terminology, Active versus passive filter, first and Second order low pass active filter, Higher order filters. High pass active filter, Band pass filter, Band reject filter, higher order filters Unit III: OSCILLATORS Sinusoidal oscillator: Phase shift oscillators, Wien Bridge oscillator: Resonant circuit oscillators: LC Colpitt & LC Hartley, Amplitude Frequency and phase stability analysis of all Oscillators, Crystal oscillator. Unit IV: Applications of Op-Amp Timer and Regulator: IC-555 Timer, Internal Circuit, IC-555 Timer as A stable Multivibrator and Monostable Multivibrator Voltage Regulators: OP-AMP Regulators, IC Regulators, Fixed Voltage Regulators (78/79, XX), 723, Characteristics and Applications, SMPS.

Unit V: Analog and Digital conversions and applications Analog and Digital interface circuits: A/D, D/A Converters and types, S/H circuits and multiplexers and demultiplexers Switches, OTA, 556 PLL IC, PLL Fundamentals, PLL Applications Unit VI: POWER AMPLIFIERS Power Amplifiers: Harmonic Distortion in Amplifiers, Power Amplifiers and types, Voltage verses Power Amplifier, Class A, B, AB, C, Push Pull Amplifiers Text Books

1. Robert L. Boylestad, Louis Nashelsky (2009) Electronics Devices & Circuits, Pearson- R.L Boylstad. ISBN: 978-8131727003

Reference Books

1. Paul R. Gray, Paul J. Hurst, Stephen H. Lewis, Robert G. Meyer (2017) Analysis and Design of Analog Integrated Circuits, Wiley. ISBN:978-1118078891

Communication System

Unit – I Analog Communication techniques Communication system, Need for modulation, Baseband and Pass band signals, Types of Modulation, Amplitude Modulation, Modulation Index, Different types of Amplitude Modulation system: bandwidth, power, efficiency; Representation of FM & PM signals, Bandwidth calculation; FM transmitter and reception; Super Heterodyne receiver; Comparison of AM and FM;

Unit – II Digital Transmission Techniques Sampling theorem, quantization, companding, A-Law and µ -Law Delta modulation, Adaptive delta modulation; Signal-to-Noise Ratio calculations of PCM and DM, Comparison of PCM and DM; Time Division Multiplexing.

UNIT – III Digital Modulation Techniques Fundamentals of Binary ASK, PSK and FSK, generation and detection of BASK, BPSK and BFSK; Fundamentals of QPSK and DPSK, generation and detection of QPSK and DPSK, generation and detection of QPSK and DPSK, MSK, M-Ary PSK Bandwidth and Error Probability of Various digital modulation Technique.

UNIT – IV Fiber Optic Communication system Basic Fiber Optic Communication System, Benefits and disadvantages of Fiber Optics. Transmission Windows. Transmission Through Optical Fiber, Basic lawas, Reflection of light from optical surfaces, Refraction of light from optical interfaces, The Numerical Aperture (NA), The Optical Fiber, Types of Fiber; Attenuation and losses in optical fiber, Material absorption losses, linear and nonlinear scattering losses, fiber bend loss, dispersion viz inter modal dispersion and

intra modal dispersion, overall fiber dispersion and polarization, Dispersion shifted and dispersion flattened fibers, attenuation and dispersion limits in fibers.

UNIT – IV Satellite Communication system Origin of Satellite Communications, Frequency allocations for Satellite Services, Applications, Orbital Mechanics of satellite in conjuction with Kepler laws, , Look Angle determination, Basic transmission theory, system noise temperature and G/T ratio, Design of down links, up link design, Design of satellite links for specified C/N, System design example, Multiple access in satellite communication, FDMA, TDMA, DAMA, India satellite series.

Network Theory

UNIT I- Network Theorems (Application in AC networks)

Superposition theorem, Thevenin’s Theorem ,Norton Theorem, Maximum Power Transfer

Theorem, Nodal analysis, Milliman Theorem, Tellegan theorem, Reciprocity Theorem.

UNIT II- Two Port Networks

Introduction, z parameters, y- parameters, hybrid (h) parameter, ABCD parameters, condition of

reciprocity and symmetry in two-port parameter presentation. conversion of parameters like

ABCD to h etc., Interrelationship between parameters of two port networks, Expression of input

and output impedance in terms of two port parameter, ladder network, lattice network, Image

impedance.

UNIT III- Network functions

Introduction, Driving Point Impedance and Admittance Transfer function, Voltage and Current

Transfer Ratio, concepts of pole and zeros, time domain analysis using pole zero diagram,

Concept of Stability of a System from Pole Zero Concept , Necessary condition of Stability of a

Network Function, Hurwitz Polynomial, Properties of Hurwitz Polynomials,

UNIT IV- Network Graph Theory

Introduction, Concept of Network Graph, Terminology Used in Network Graph, Properties of Tree

in a Graph, Formation of Incidence Matrix, Properties of Incidence Matrix, Number of Tree in a

Graph, Fundamental Cut set Matrix and its properties, Fundamental tie set Matrix and its

properties,

UNIT V- Synthesis of Passive Networks

(a) Positive Real Function, Concept and properties of LC RC and RL network, LC & RC and RL

Network Synthesis by Foster form I and II and Cauer form I and II

(b) Filters- Introduction to passive filters, classification of filters, constant K and m-derived

filters like LPF, HPF, Band pass filter and stop band filter.

(c) Control System Engineering Syllabus

(d)

(e) 1 CONTROL SYSTEM MODELLING: System concept, differential equations and transfer

functions. Modelling of electric systems, translational and rotational mechanical systems,

Simple electromechanical systems. Block diagram representation of systems – Block

diagram reduction methods – Closed loop transfer function, determination of signal flow

graph. Mason’s gain formula – Examples. Mathematical modeling of: Stepper motors –

AC servo motor – DC servo motor – Synchros – sensors and encoders – DC and AC tacho

generator

(f) 2 TIME DOMAIN ANALYSIS: Test signals – time response of first order and second order

systems – time domain specifications – types and order of systems – generalized error

coefficients – steady state errors – concepts of stability –

(g) 3 FREQUENCY DOMAIN ANALYSIS: Introduction – correlation between time and

frequency response – stability analysis using Routh-Hurwitz criteria – Root locus. Bode

plots, Polar plots,

(h) Nichols chart and Nyquist stability criterion – Gain margin – phase margin.

(i) 4 CONTROLLER MODES ON/OFF controller, Multiposition controllers, P, PI and PID

controllers, Realization of controller modes, Introduction to digital control, Mathematical

modeling of sampling process, Modeling discrete-time systems by pulse transfer function

(j) 5 COMPENSATORS Realization of basic compensators – cascade compensation in time

domain and frequency domain and feedback compensation – design of lag, lead, lag-lead

compensator using Bode plot and Root locus. State Space Analysis of Continuous System:

Review of state variable representation of continuous system, conversion of state

variable models to transfer function and vice-versa, solution of state equations and state

transition matrix, controllability and observability

PhD (Legal Studies)

Constitutional Law of India

Preamble , Fundamental Rights and Duties, Directive Principles of State Policy, Judiciary,

Executive , Union State Legislative Relations, Emergency Provisions, Ámendment of the

Constitution Writ Jurisdiction

Legal Theory

Nature and Sources of Law, Positivism, Natural Law Theory, Sociological ,

Jurisprudence, Theories of Punishment, Rights and Duties , Concepts of Possession

and Ownership

Public International Law

Nature of International Law and its relationship with Municipal Law, Sources of International

Law, Recognition of States and Governments, United Nations, Settlement of International

Disputes, Human Rights

Family Law

Concepts in Family Law , Sources of Family Law in India, Marriage and Dissolution of

Marriage

Law of Contracts

General Principles, Essentials of a valid contract, Offer, acceptance and consideration

Capacity to Contract—Minor's contract, Elements vitiating contract—mistake, fraud,

misrepresentation, public policy, coercion, undue influence, frustration of contract

Remedies for breach of contract—Damages.

Law of Torts

Foundation of Tortuous Liability , General Defences to an action of Tort, Vicarious Liability Remoteness of Damages Contributory Negligence Absolute and Strict Liability

Law of Crimes

General Principles Nature and Definition of

Offence

General Exceptions

Common Intention and Common Object

Criminal Attempt, Conspiracy and Abetment

Offences against Women

Labour Law

Concepts—Industry, Industrial Dispute and Workman

Trade Unions-Rights and Immunities of Registered Trade Union; Registration and its

advantages

Methods for Settlement of Industrial Disputes under Industrial Disputes Act, 1947

Strike and Lockout as Instruments of Collective Bargaining

Retrenchment, Lay-off and Closures

Miscellaneous

Unit—I

Essential Features of Indian Constitution

Distribution of Legislative Powers between Union and States

Fundamental Rights, Fundamental Duties and Directive Principles of State

Policy

Judiciary

Parliament and State Legislatures

Amending Process of the Constitution

Role of Election Commission in Democratic Process

Unit—Il

Nature, Scope and Importance of Administrative Law

Principles of Natural Justice

Administrative Discretion and its control

Judicial Review of Administrative Action—Writ Jurisdiction

Lokpal and Lokayukta

Nature and Sources of Law

Legal Concepts—Right, Duty, Ownership, Possession and Person

Judicial Process—Application of Doctrine of Precedent of India

Judicial Contribution in Bringing Social Changes

Law and Morality

General Principles of Criminal Law—meaning, nature, essentials and stages of

offence

Joint Liability; Abetment and Criminal Conspiracy

Offences against Human Body

Offences against Property

Defamation

Unit—V

Environmental Pollution—Meaning of Environment and Environmental Pollution;

Kinds of Pollution

Legislative Measures for Prevention and Control of Environmental Pollution in

India—Air and Water Pollution and General Protection of Environment

International Development for protection of Environmental Pollution

Remedies for Environmental Protection—Civi1, Criminal and Constitutional

Importance of Forest and Wildlife in protecting environment

Environmental impact assessment and control of Hazardous wastes

Unit—VI

Nature of International Law and its sources

Concept of sovereignty and its relevance today

Recognition of State and Goverments

Extradition, Asylum, Nationality and Status of Refugees

International Court of Justice

UNO and its organs

Global Trade Regime under International Law

Marriage

Divorce

Adoption and Guardianship

Maintenance

Matrimonial Remedies

Uniform Civil Code

Unit—VIll

Concept and Development of Human Rights

Contribution of United Nations in the development and implementation of Human

Rights

Implementation of Human Rights in India—Role of National Human Rights

Commission

Protection of Marginalised Groups—Women, Children, Minorities and Refugees

Unit—1X

Nature and definition of Tort

General Principles of Tortuous Liability

Specific Torts—Negligence, Nuisance and Defamation

Absolute Liability—Emerging trends in India

Consumer Protection—Evolution of Consumer Rights and Redressal of Consumer

Grievances

Unit—X

Partnership Act—Nature and essentials of partnership mutual rights and liabilities of

partners, advantages of registration of firms

Sales of Goods Act

Negotiable Instruments Act

Company Law—Role of Directors, Doctrines of Indoor Management and Ulfra Vires