Round

II and III (Basic and Advanced Knowledge in Domain)

The main aim of conducting online assessment for checking Basic Concepts and
Advanced Knowledge of the domain is to ensure the applicability of this
knowledge to solve real life problems. Though the mentioned curriculum
encompasses majority aspects of domain engineering, the focus of test will
always be on the use of this knowledge. The effectiveness of understanding
thus can be judged while solving the problems. As the domain of engineering is
becoming more interdisciplinary the respective domain expert will be part of the
team chosen for problem solving. It is quite likely that you may have lacuna in
one of the sub-sections of the domain but the same can be improved in sub-
sequent phases of the tests. The report will clearly indicate this aspect and
working more in that area will certainly improve the competence in the domain.
The content mentioned in the curriculum is indicative but not limited to the
exact text. The curriculum framed is based on industrial problem solving
requirements and is validated based on the inputs from various industries.

Instrumentation and Control:
Basics of measurement system, measurement of electrical parameters like
current, voltage, energy etc., Basics of fluid and thermal systems, measurement
of Temperature, Pressure, Flow, Level, Displacement, Velocity, Acceleration, PH,
Conductivity, Torque, Speed, chemical and bio sensors, SMART sensors, design,
selection, installation, and maintenance of the sensors, Transmitters, convertors,
switches, controllers (PID), electric motors and generators, pneumatic and
hydraulic components, Basic knowledge of plant operations from various
domains like manufacturing, Petrochemical, Cement, Food and Pharma, Boilers,
Reactors, Thermal power plants, packaging, analog and digital electronic
components like BJT, FET, Amplifiers, Oscillators, ADC, DAC, microcontrollers,
SCR, TRIAC, IGBTs, Basic principles of control systems, stability analysis, lead-lag
compensators, State space models, Representation of signals in Fourier, Laplace,
and Z transforms, communication protocols, PLC, SCADA, MES, Historian, DCS,
Advanced process control schemes like cascade, ratio, selective, feed forward,
adaptive, fuzzy, neural, Project engineering, Instrument symbols, FAT, SAT,
Resource planning, installation and commissioning of control systems, Cabling,
grounding, protections, safety issues in plants, environmental impact,
maintenance and trouble shooting of field instruments, control systems, and
control panels, biomedical instruments, process modeling basics, optimisation
techniques, batch processes, building automation, Interpretation of data.