Guys,

All of us know that It takes a wherewithal to take technical optional. As most of you have
already made your mind to go with it, It is time to move forward. Technical optionals come
with their own opportunities and challenges. Though It may take huge time to cover syllabus,
yet it is one of the most rewarding optional in terms of Marks.

How should you approach it?

We are publishing a 11 week plan which will let you cover whole syllabus of Electrical
Engineering before Mains 2017 Exam. Idea is that try to complete topics and practice
questions, then try to solve Sectional tests published here. If you are reading electrical
engineering seriously for first time, it is going to be a hard nut to crack. But, if you have done
even 50% justice to engineering, you will sail through this plan. It may also happen that you
may have already gone through such type of questions, but it is all it requires. In most of the
optionals, Variety of questions and patterns are very academic and static in nature. With good
amount of practice, you can even predict your optional paper.

On every weekend try to revise what have you read in last 5 days. Try to write sectional tests
in exam like conditions, Detailed solutions will be provided.

What will be the sources?

We will try to cover various type of question patterns from many sources like CSE, ESE and
GATE previous year questions and unsolved problems of various standard books, which will
cover most important concepts of topics. We will try to make them error free, but if you find
any, do notify.

Features of 11 week Plan

Whole plan is divided into 11 weeks(16 July to 1 Oct)
Plan provides 5 days for study, Revision on Saturdays, and Sectional test on Sundays.
Sectional Test will consist of 20 questions of mentioned topics.
Detailed solutions of all sectional tests will help to analyse problems and approach to
solve them
All technical subjects are arranged in logical order to interrelate concepts of various
topics
Week 1-(17-23 July)

KCL, KVL; circuit analysis methods: nodal

Day 1 analysis, mesh analysis; basic network
theorems and applications;

Transient analysis: RL, RC and RLC

Day 2
circuits;

Sinusoidal steady state analysis; resonant

Day 2 circuits; coupled circuits; balanced 3-phase
circuits;

Day 4 Two-port networks, network graphs

Boolean algebra, Number System, logic

Day 5
gates, K-map Realisation

Day 6 Revision + Previous Year Question

Day 7 Sectional Test 1

Week 2-(24-30 July)

Characteristics of Diode, Diode Circuits,

Day 1
BJT, FETS, MOSFET

BJT biasing, Thermal Stability and run

Day 2 away, Compensation, Current Source, FET
and MOSFET Biasing

Hybrid Model BJT and FET Amplifier,

Their Frequency Response Power Amplifier,
Day 2
Differential Amplifier, Feedback
Configurations

Day 4 Opamp and Its Circuits

Oscillators, Signal and Waveform Shaping

Day 5 Circuits like Schmitt Trigger, Comparator,
Multi-vibrator

Day 6 Revision + Previous Year Question

Day 7 Sectional Test 2

Week 3-(31 July-6 Aug)

Day 1 Combinational Circuits

Day 2 Sequential Circuits, Registers and Counters

ADCs and DACs,Semiconductor memories,

Day 2 Digital IC families (DTL, TTL, ECL, MOS,
CMOS

8085 organisation, Signal Diagram,

Day 4 interrupts, memory interfacing, I/O
interfacing,

Instruction set, register set, timing diagram,

Day 5 programming,programmable peripheral
devices.

Day 6 Revision + Previous Year Question

Day 7 Sectional Test 3

Week 4-(7 -13 Aug)

Basics control systems; Signal flow graph

Day 1 and blockdiagram representation; Time
response analysis, Error Analysis

Day 2 Stability: Routh Hurwitz criterion, root-loci

Bodeplots and polar plots,

Nyquistscriterion,Design of lead-lad
Day 2
compensators. Proportional, PI, PID
controllers

State-variable analysis, Mathematical

Day 4
Modelling of Mechanical System

Day 5 Measurement: Error Anaysis

Day 6 Revision + Previous Year Question

Day 7 Sectional Test 4

Week 5-(14-20 Aug)

PMMC, Moving Iron, Rectifier Type,

Day 1 Electro-Static, Wattmeter type meters, Q
meter

Measurement of Power, CT, and PT, Energy

Day 2
Meter

Day 2 Bridge Measurement and Phasor Diagram

CRO: Construction, Deflection Sensitivity,

Day 4
Basic CRO Circuits, Lissajous Diagrams

Transducers Characteristics, LVDT, Strain

Day 5 Guage, Thermister, RTD, Piezo-electric
transducers

Day 6 Revision + Previous Year Question

Day 7 Sectional Test 5

Week 6-(21-27 Aug)

Day 1 Basics of Signal and Systems

Fourier Series and Fourier Transform,

Day 2
SamplinfTherorem

Day 2 Laplace and Z transform

Day 4 Discreet Transform and Filters

Day 5 Amplitude and Angle Modulation

Day 6 Revision + Previous Year Question

Day 7 Sectional Test 6

Week 7-(28-3 Sep)

Pulse Modulation, PCM, DPCM, DM,

Day 1
ADM, Noise Analysis

ASK, FSK, PSK, Error Control and

Day 2 Correction, Random Variable

Day 2 EMT-Vector Calculus

Day 4 Electrostatics and Magnetostatics

Time Varying Mangnetic Field and

Day 5
Electromagnetic Waves

Day 6 Revision + Previous Year Question

Day 7 Sectional Test 7

Week 8-(4-10 Sep)

Day 1 Transmission Lines, Smith Chart

Machines-Magnetic Circuit and

Day 2 Transformers-principles of operation and
analysis; regulation, efficiency

Torque and emf in rotating machines, DC

Day 2
Machines

Day 4 Synchronous Machines

Day 5 Induction Machines

Day 6 Revision + Previous Year Question

Day 7 Section Test 8

Week 9-(11-17 Sep)

Semiconductor power devices: diode,

transistor, thyristor, triac, GTO and
Day 1
MOSFETstatic characteristics and
principles of operation

Day 2 Diode and Phase Controlled Rectifiers

Day 2 Commutation Techniques and Choppers

Day 4 Inverters

Basic concepts of speed control of DC and

Day 5 AC Motor drives applications of variable-
speed drives.

Day 6 Revision + Previous Year Question

Day 7 Section Test 9

Week 10-(18-24 Sep)

Performance of Transmission Lines,

Day 1
Inductance and Capacitance, Corona

Reactive Power Compensation, Static VAR

Day 2
system, Voltage Control,

Per Unit System ,Fault analysis, Z Bus

Day 2
algorithms

Day 4 Power Plant Generating Stations, Optimal

 Economic Operation

Concept of system stability: swing curves

Day 5
and equal area criterion.

Day 6 Revision + Previous Year Question

Day 7 Section Test 10

Week -11 (25-01 Oct)

Day 1 Y bus Formulation and Load Flow Studies

Day 2 Cables and Insulators

Basics of Circuit breakers, Ratings,

Day 2
Chopping, Types

Principles of overcurrent, differential and

Day 4 distance protection,ine bus, generator,
transformer protection; numeric relays

Concept of solid state relays. Computer

Day 5
aided protection

Day 6 Revision + Previous Year Question

Day 7 Section Test 11