Group A
Electronics
Semiconductor materials, intrinsic and
extrinsic semiconductors. p-n junction diodes, rectifiers-;half wave, full
wave, capacitive filters, Zener diodes, their operation, characteristics and
applications.
Transistors-p-n-p and n-p-n
transistors, transistor as amplifier-CE, transistor characteristics, blasting
and biasing stability, small signal equivalent circuits. Field effect
devices-MOSFET -characteristics and applications. BJT -characteristics.
Amplifiers-Hybrid parameter equivalent
circuits for common emitter configuration, current and voltage gain, .
input-output impedance, frequency response_ concepts of feedback amplifiers,
regenerative feedback and conditions for oscillation.
Thyristors-characteristics and
applications. Triacs and GTOs.
Integrated circuits: IC devices. OP
AMP applications. Analogue to, Digital Conversion (ADC), Digital to Analogue
Conversion(DAC).
Group B
Instrumentation
Indicating instruments. Moving coil,
moving iron, rectifier and dynamometer type meters for measurement of voltage,
current, resistance and power. Integrating meters.
Electronic voltmeters-peak, r.m.s. and
average reading type voltmeters. CROfunctional block diagram, operation and
application.
Electronic instruments. Q-meters,
distortion meters, spectrum analyzers, audio oscillators and RF signal
generators, introduction to digital voltmeters; digital display devices.
Sensors and transducers. Resistive,
inductive and capacitive pick ups for non electrical quantities. Analogue and
digital data acquisition and transmission systems.
