DETAILED SYLLABUS FOR THE POST OF ENGINEERING ASSISTANT (ELECTRONICS) /OVERSEER GRADE I (ELECTRONICS)
PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT (ELECTRONICS WING) (Category No:192/2019)
Kerala PSC has announced the detailed syllabus of Overseer Grade 1 Electronics/ Engineering Assistant Electronics in PWD department.
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category no : 192/2019
Date of Exam : 15/12/2021
Main Topics for Engineering Assistant Electronics
I.ELECTRONIC DEVICES AND CIRCUITS – 25 marks
II. ELECTRONIC COMMUNICATION – 25 marks
III. SATELLITE COMMUNICATION – 25 marks
IV MOBILE COMMUNICATION – 25 marks
Detailed Syllabus for Overseer Grade 1 Electronics / Syllabus for Engineering Assistant Electronics
I.ELECTRONIC DEVICES AND CIRCUITS
Diodes: Semiconductors โ PN Junction diode โ Forward and reverse bias characteristics โ specifications โ Zener diode โ construction and working principle โ characteristics โ Zener break down โ Avalanche break down โ Zener diode as a voltage regulator โ applications โ specifications.
Rectifier:Introduction โ Classification of Rectifiers โ Half Wave rectifier โ Full Wave rectifier โ Bridge rectifier โ Efficiency โ Ripple factor โ Applications โ Filters โ C, LC and PI filters.
Transistor: Transistor as an amplifier โTransistor biasing โ Fixed bias, Collector base bias, Self bias โ CB, CE, CC Configurations โ
Characteristics โ comparison between three configurations in terms if
input impedance, output impedance, current gain, voltage gain โ RC
coupled amplifier โ Load characteristic analysis โ Emitter follower and
its applications โ Negative feed back โ Transistor as a switch.
Transistor oscillator โ classifications โ condition for oscillation
(Barkhausen criterion) โ General form of LC oscillator โ Hartley
oscillator โ Colpitts oscillator โ RC phase shift oscillator , Crystal
oscillator .
Field Effect Transistor: Construction โ working principle of FET โ
Difference between FET and BJT โ characteristics of FET โ
specifications โ FET amplifier (Common source amplifier), FET as
CHOPPER, UJT โ construction โ equivalent circuit โ operation
-characteristics โ UJT as a relaxation oscillator. MOSFET โ construction
โ characteristics โ MOSFET as a switch – CMOS basic concept IGBT โ
Basic principle โ IGBT as a switch.
Opto โ Electronics Devices and Waveshaping Circuits: LDR,
LED, 7 segment LED, LCD, Opto coupler โOpto interruptor โ Infrared
transmitter and Receiver โ Laser Diode โ Solar Cell โ Avalanche
Photodiode โ Photo transistor. Diode clipper โ Types โ Clamper
circuits using diode โ Voltage doubler โ Astable, Monostable and
Bistable operations using Transistor.
Operational Amplifier : Ideal op.Amp โ Block diagram and
characteristics โ (Minus input follows Plus input and no current through
Minus and Plus input) โ Op-amp parameters- CMRR โ Slew rate โ
Virtual ground โ Applications of op-amp-Inverting amplifier โ Summing
amplifier โ Non inverting amplifier โ Voltage follower โ Comparator โ
Zero crossing detector โ Integrator โ Differentiator โ Op.Amp
specifications. 555 Timer โ Functional Block diagram โ Astable,
Monostable and Schmitt Trigger โ Sequence timer. IC voltage
regulator โ 3 pin IC regulators โ 78xx, 79xx, LM 317.
D/A Convertor: Basic concepts โ Weighted Resistor D/A convertor โ
R-2R Ladder D/A convertor โ Specification of DAC IC Sampling and
quantization โ Analog to digital conversion using Ramp method โ
Successive approximation method โ Dual slope method, simultaneous
method voltage to frequency convertor โ Frequency to voltage
convertor specification of A/D convertor.
II. ELECTRONIC COMMUNICATION
Networks: Symmetrical and asymmetrical networks, characteristic
impedance and propagation constant deviation of characteristic
impedance for T and Pi networks using Zoc and Zsc, image and iterative
impedances โ Derivation of Z11 and Z12 for assymetrical T and L Networks
using Zoc and Zsc, Derivation of iterative impedances for assymetrical T
network. Equaliser : Types, applications, constant resistance equalizer. (No
derivations)
Attenuator: types, derivations for elements of symmetrical T and Pi
networks โ application.
Filters: types and definitions โ derivations for circuit elements and cut off
frequencies of LPF and HPF only. Transmission lines (No equations and
derivations): Transmission line equivalent circuit, primary and secondary
constants, travelling and standing waves, SWR, Wave guides:
types,advantages.
Antennas & Propagation: Basic antenna principle, directive gain,
directivity, radiation pattern, broad-side and end-fire array, Yagi antenna,
Parabolic antenna. Ground wave propagation, space waves, ionospheric
propagation.
Modulation: Electromagnetic Frequency spectrum. Need for modulation,
types of modulation. Amplitude modulation: expression, AM spectrum and
side bands, types of AM โ balanced modulator. SSB generation โ phase shift
and filter methods, advantages and disadvantages of SSB, AM VSB System.
Diode detector AM Transmitter : Types of Transmitters, Block diagram โ
high level AM transmitter and low level AM transmitter. SSB transmitter, ICW
and MCW principles . AM receiver: TRF receiver, superheterodyne radio
receiver – explanations of individual stages โ AGC types, SSB receiver
Frequency modulation: Expression, wave forms, frequency spectrum ,
effects of noise in FM, comparison of AM and FM, varactor diode modulator.
FM detectors โ slope detector, phase discriminator, ratio detector (no
derivation)
FM Transmitters : Direct and Indirect methods โ stereophonic FM
transmitter.
FM Receiver : Block Diagram โ AFC โ Stereophonic FM receiver
Phase modulation: Principles, Phase modulator circuit, comparison
between FM and PM
Pulse modulation: Types, Sampling Theorem, Generation and detection of
PAM, PWM and PPM, PCM โ transmitter, receiver, quantizing noise โ
companding.
Microphones: Construction and performances of the following microphones:
carbon, condenser, peizo electric, moving coil and velocity ribbon.
Loud Speakers: Constructional details of dynamic cone type, Horn type and
electrostatic loud speakers, woofer, midrange and tweeter ; cross over
network, surround โ sound systems
Audio recording and reproduction: Magnetic system – Compact Disc
system โ MP3 system โ DVD System โ stereophonic system โ Hi-Fi- system
principles โDolby โ DTS.
Monochrome Television : Scanning principles aspect ratio โ composite
video signal โ TV standards. TV transmitter โ TV receiver.
Colour TV : Principles of Colour Transmission and reception โcolor CCD
camera. PAL colour TV receiver (IC details not required) Digital Colour TV
receiver LCD display unit โ plasma display โ principles of Handy Cam , LCD
projector principles of CCTV and Cable TV.
Radar: Fundamentals Basic Radar System โ Applications โ Radar range
equation โ factors influencing maximum range โ Target properties โ Pulsed
Systems โ Basic Pulsed Radar System โ Bloc Diagram โ Display methods โ PPI
display – Automatic target detection. Radio aids to navigation โ Direction
finding โ Radio ranges โ Radio Compass – Radio Telemetry โ Instrument
landing system โ Ground controlled approach system.
Telephone System : Public Telephone Network โPrivate Telephone
Network โ Electronic switching System โBlock Diagram โโ Cordless Phone โ
Block diagram โ Video Phone โ Block Diagram- ISDN โ Architecture โ Features.
Facsimile Communication System: Introduction โ facsimile sender โ
Cyllindrical scanning โ Tape scanning – facsimile receiver โ synchronisation โ
phasing โ Index of Co-operation (IOC) โ photographic recording โ Direct
recording.
Digital Communication: Fundamental Block Diagram and Basic elements
of digital communication system โ Advantages, disadvantages of digital
communication โ characteristics of data transmission circuits โ Band Width
requirements โ speed โ Baud rate โ Noise โ Cross Talk โ Distortion โ Equalizers
โ Echo Compressors.
Digital Codes : Baudot Code โ ASCII Code โ EBCDIC Code โ Error detection
codes โ Parity check codes โ Redundant Codes โ Constant Ratio Codes โ Error
correction codes โ Retransmission, forward error correcting code – Hamming
Code.
Digital modulation techniques : ASK modulation /demodulation โ FSK
modulation / Demodulation โ PSK modulation / demodulation โ only block
diagram and operation.
Data sets and interconnection: Classification of Modems โ Modem
interfacing โ serial interface standard.
Optical communication: Optical communication System โ Block Diagram โ
Need and advantages of optical fibers โ principles of light transmission in a
fibre using Ray theory โ Single mode fibers โ multimode fibers โ step index
fibers โgraded index fibers (Fabrication details not required) -Attenuation in
optical fibers โ Absorption losses, scattering losses, bending losses, core and
cladding losses, Dispersion โ material dispersion, Wave guide Dispersion,
Intermodal dispersion โ optical sources โ LED โ semi conductor LASER โ
principles โ optical detectors โ PIN and APD diodes โ connectors and splices
Optical cables โ couplers โ optical transmitter โ Block diagram using laser feed
back control circuit โ optical receiver โ Block diagram using APD โ Applications
of optical fibers โ civil, Industry and Military applications (with descriptive block
diagram)
III. SATELLITE COMMUNICATION
Satellite System โ Keplerโs I, II, II Laws โ Orbits โtypes โ Geostationary
synchronous satellites โ Advantages โ LEO, MEO โ Advantages โ Apogee โ
Perigee โ Active and Passive satellite โ Earth Eclipse of Satellite โ Launching
Orbit โ Parabolic reflector antenna โ cassegrain antenna. Space segment โ
power supply โ Attitude control โ station keeping โ Transponders โ TT and C
subsystem โ Thermal control โ Antenna subsystem. Earth segment โ Receive
only Home TV system โ Block Diagram โ Transmit receive earth station โ Block
Diagram . Satellite Services โ INTELSAT โ GPS โ MSAT
IV MOBILE COMMUNICATION
Cellular Telephone โ Evolution โ Fundamental concepts โ simplified cellular
telephone system โ frequency reuse โ Interference โCo โ Channel interference
โ Adjacent channel Interference โ Improving coverage and capacity in cellular
systems โ cell splitting โ sectoring โ Roaming and Handoff. Satellite multiple
access techniques โ TDMA, FDMA, CDMA
Digital Cellular System โ Global system for mobile communications (GSM) โ
GSM services โ GSM System Architecture โ Radio subsystem.
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