ISRO Syllabus of Scientist/Engineer for Electronics Engineering

ISRO Syllabus of Scientist/Engineer for Electronics Engineering

Syllabus for ISRO EC Branch:

Electronics

Physical Electronics, Electron Devices, and ICs

• Power Switching Devices such as SCRs 

• GTOs 

• Power MOSFETs 

• Basics of ICs-bipolar 

• MOS and CMOS Types: Basic and Optoelectronics. 

• Electrons and Holes in semiconductors 

• Carner Statistics 

• Mechanism of Current Flow in a Semiconductor 

• Hall effect

• Junction Theory 

• Different Types of Diodes and their Characteristics 

• Bipolar Junction Transistor 

• Field-Effect Transistors

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Signals and Systems

• Random Signals and Probability 

• Correlation Functions 

• Spectral Density 

• Response of Linear system to random inputs 

• Classification of Signals and systems 

• System Modeling in terms of differential and difference equations

• State Variable Representation 

• Fourier Series 

• Fourier Transforms and their application to system analysis 

• Laplace Transforms and their application to system analysis 

• Convolution and superposition integrals and their applications 

• Z-Transforms and their applications to the analysis and characterization of discrete-time systems

Network Theory

• Network Analysis Techniques 

• Network Theorems 

• Transient Response 

• Steady-State Sinusoidal Response 

• Network Graphs and their Applications in network analysis

• Tellegen's theorem 

• Two port networks; Z, Y, h, and transmission parameters 

• Combination of two ports, analysis of common Two ports 

• Network Functions: Parts of Network Functions, Obtaining a Network Function from a given part 

• Transmission Criteria: Delay and Rise Time 

• Elmore's and other Definitions effect of Cascading 

• Elements of Network Synthesis

Analog Electronic Circuits

• Transistor Biasing and Stabilization

• Small Signal Analysis 

• Power Amplifiers 

• Frequency Response 

• Wide Banding Techniques 

• Feedback Amplifiers 

• Tuned Amplifiers 

• Oscillators, Rectifiers, and Power Supplies 

• Op Amp, PLL, Other linear integrated circuits and Applications 

• Pulse Shaping Circuits and Waveform generators

Digital Electronic Circuits

• Transistor as a Switching element 

• Boolean Algebra 

• Simplification of Boolean Function: Karnaugh map and Applications 

• IC Logic Gates and their Characteristics 

• IC Logic Families: DTL, TTL, ECL, NMOS, PMOS, and CMOS gates, and their comparison 

• Combinational Logic Circuits: Half Adder, Full Adder, Digital comparator, Multiplexer, De-multiplexer, 

• ROM and Their Applications 

• Flip-Flops: R-S, J-K, D, and T flip tops 

• Different Types of Counters and Registers 

• Waveform Generators 

• A/D and D/A Converters 

• Semiconductor Memories

Electromagnetic Theory

• Analysis of Electrostatic and Magneto-static fields 

• Laplace's and Poisson's equations 

• Boundary Value Problems and their solutions 

• Maxwell's equations 

• Application to Wave propagation in bounded and unbounded media • Transmission Lines: Basic Theory, Standing waves, Matching

applications, Microstrip lines 

• Basics of Wave Guides and Resonators 

• Elements of Antenna Theory

Communication Systems

• Basic Information theory 

• Modulation and Detection in Analogue and Digital systems 

• Sampling and Data Reconstructions 

• Quantization and Coding 

• Time Division and Frequency Division Multiplexing 

• Equalization 

• Optical Communication: In Free space and fiber optic 

• Propagation of signals at HF, VHF, UHF, and microwave frequency

• Satellite Communication

Control Systems

• Transient and Steady-State Response of Control systems 
• Effect of Feedback on Stability and sensitivity 
• Root Locus Techniques 
• Frequency Response Analysis 
• Concepts of Gain and Phase Margins 
• Constant-M and Constant-N Nichol's Chart 
• Approximation of Transient response from Constant-N Nichol's Chart 
• Approximation of Transient Response from Closed-loop Frequency response 
• Design of Control Systems 
• Compensators
• Industrial controllers

Microwave Engineering

• Microwave Tubes and solid state devices 
• Microwave generation and amplifiers 
• Waveguides and other Microwave Components and Circuits 
• Microstrip circuits  
• Microwave Antennas  
• Microwave Measurements 
• Masers, Lasers 
• Microwave propagation
• Microwave Communication Systems: Terrestrial and Satellite-based 
• Number Systems

Computer Engineering

• Data representation 

• Programming 

• Elements of a High-level programming language PASCAL/C 

• Use of Basic Data Structures 

• Fundamentals of Computer Architecture 

• Processor Design 

• Control Unit Design 

• Memory organization, I/o System Organization 

• Microprocessors: Architecture and instruction set of Microprocessor's 8085 and 8086 

• Assembly language Programming 

• Microprocessor Based system Design: Typical examples 

• Personal Computers and Their Typical uses 

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