Syllabus for AE - Electrical

The topics to be covered in the recruitment examination are listed below. Please note that the level of
the questions will be commensurate to the B.E. level syllabus in each of these topics as per the
Visvesvaraya Technological University (VTU) curriculum.
List of topics:
1. Engineering Mathematics
2. Engineering Physics
3. Engineering Chemistry
4. Introduction to Computer Programming
5. Basic Electronics
6. Electronic Circuits
7. Electric Power Generation
8. Electrical and Electronic Measurements and Instrumentation
9. Network Analysis
10. Logic Design
11. Microcontrollers
12. Control Systems
13. Field Theory
14. Power Electronics
15. Transformers and Induction Machines
16. Signals and Systems
17. Transmission and Distribution
18. DC machines and Synchronous Machines
19. Linear ICs and Applications
20. Control Theory
21. Power System Analysis and Stability
22. Switchgear and Protection
23. Electrical Machine Design
24. Digital Signal Processing
25. Computer Aided Electrical Drawing
26. Computer Techniques in Power System Analysis
27. Electrical Power Utilization
28. High Voltage Engineering
29. Industrial Drives and Applications
30. Electrical Design, Estimation and Costing
31. Power System Operation and Control
32. Reactive Power Management
33. Data Base Management Systems
34. Renewable Energy Sources
35. Energy Auditing & Demand Side Management
36. Electrical Power Quality
37. Electrical Distribution Systems
38. HVDC Transmission
39. Artificial Neural Networks
40. Digital System Design with VHDL
41. Power System Planning
42. Computer Control of Electrical Drives
43. VLSI Circuits and Design
44. Electromagnetic Compatibility

Sample Questions for AE - Electrical

1. The core of a coil has a length of 10 cm and the self-inductance is 8 mH. What is the value of the
self-inductance if the core length is doubled, while all other quantities remain the same?
a. 32mH
b. 16mH
c. 4mH
d. None of these
Answer-c
2. Consider a sample of germanium and a sample of silicon having the same impurity density and are
kept at room temperature. Which of the following is true?
a. resistivity of germanium will be higher than that of
b. resistivity of silicon will be higher than that of
c. both will have equal value of resistivity
d. none of these
Answer-b
3. Which of the following statements is true in a Y-Y source/load configuration?
a. phase current, the line current, and the load current are all equal in each phase
b. phase current, the line current, and the load current are 120 out of phase
c. phase current and the line current are in phase, and both are 120 out of phase with the load
current
d. line current and the load current are in phase, and both are out of phase with the phase
current
Answer-a
4. When the cross-sectional area of a magnetic field increases while the flux remains the same, the
flux density
a. Increases
b. Decreases
c. remains the same
d. reaches zero
Answer-b
5. When the speed at which a conductor is moved through a magnetic field is increased, the induced
voltage
a. Increases
b. Decreases
c. remains the same
d. becomes zero
Answer-a

GENERAL APTITUDE
1. O.01 is what percent of 0.1?
a. 0.01
b. 0.1
c. 10
d. 100
Answer - c
2. Indian Green Revolution is the most successful in which of the following crops?
a. Potato
b. Jowar
c. Rice
d. Coffee
Answer - c
3. Which of the following would lead to the elimination of wars?
a. Cold War
b. Disarmament
c. Civil War
d. Total War
Answer - b
4. Honour killing relates to which of the following statements?
a. Domestic Violence
b. Physical Assault
c. Condemning couples for marrying outside their caste and making them embrace death$
d. Communal Violence
Answer - c
5. Which state in India (from the list given below) produces the maximum amount of coffee in a
year?
a. Karnataka
b. Tamil Nadu
c. Andhra Pradesh
d. Kerala
Answer - a