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PART A

Section-A: 80 Marks

Electrical Engineering

Engineering Mathematics

Linear Algebra:

• Matrix Algebra, Systems of linear equations,
• Eigenvalues, Eigenvectors.

Calculus:

• Mean value theorems, Theorems of integral calculus,
• Evaluation of definite and improper integrals, Partial Derivatives,
• Maxima and minima, Multiple integrals, Fourier series, Vector
• Identities, Directional derivatives, Line integral, Surface integral,
• Volume integral, Stokes’s theorem, Gauss’s theorem, Green’s theorem.

Differential equations:

• First order equations (linear and nonlinear),
• Higher order linear differential equations with constant coefficients,
• Method of variation of parameters, Cauchy’s equation, Euler’s
• equation, Initial and boundary value problems, Partial Differential Equations,
• Method of separation of variables.

Complex variables:

• Analytic functions, Cauchy’s integral
• theorem, Cauchy’s integral formula, Taylor series, Laurent series, Residue
• theorem, Solution integrals.

Probability and Statistics:

• Sampling theorems, Conditional
• probability, Mean, Median, Mode, Standard Deviation, Random
• variables, Discrete and Continuous distributions, Poisson
• distribution, Normal distribution, Binomial distribution, Correlation
• analysis, Regression analysis.

Numerical Methods:

• Solutions of nonlinear algebraic equations,
• Single and Multi‐step methods for differential equations.
• Transform Theory: Fourier Transform, Laplace Transform, z‐Transform.

b) Electric Circuits

• Network graph, KCL, KVL, Node and Mesh analysis, Transient response of
• dc and ac networks, Sinusoidal steady‐state analysis, Resonance, Passive
• filters, Ideal current and voltage sources, Thevenin’s theorem, Norton’s
• theorem, Superposition theorem, Maximum power transfer theorem,
• Two‐port networks, Three phase circuits, Power and power factor in ac
• circuits.

c) Electromagnetic Fields

• Coulomb’s Law, Electric Field Intensity, Electric Flux Density, Gauss’s Law,
• Divergence, Electric field and potential due to point, line, plane and
• spherical charge distributions, Effect of dielectric medium, Capacitance of
• simple configurations, Biot‐Savart’s law, Ampere’s law, Curl, Faraday’s law,
• Lorentz force, Inductance, Magnetomotive force, Reluctance, Magnetic
• circuits,Self and Mutual inductance of simple configurations.

d) Signals and Systems

• Representation of continuous and discrete‐time signals, Shifting and scaling
• operations, Linear Time Invariant and Causal systems, Fourier series
• representation of continuous periodic signals, Sampling theorem,
• Applications of Fourier Transform, Laplace Transform and z-Transform.

e) Electrical Machines

• Single phase transformer: equivalent circuit, phasor diagram, open circuit
• and short circuit tests, regulation and efficiency; Three phase transformers:
• connections, parallel operation; Auto‐transformer, Electromechanical
• energy conversion principles, DC machines: separately excited, series and
• shunt, motoring and generating mode of operation and their
• characteristics, starting and speed control of dc motors; Three phase
• induction motors: principle of operation, types, performance, torque-speed
• characteristics, no-load and blocked rotor tests, equivalent circuit, starting
• and speed control; Operating principle of single phase induction motors;

f) Synchronous machines:

• cylindrical and salient pole machines, performance,
• regulation and parallel operation of generators, starting of synchronous
• motor, characteristics; Types of losses and efficiency calculations of electric
• machines.

f) Power Systems

• Power generation concepts, ac and dc transmission concepts, Models and
• performance of transmission lines and cables, Series and shunt
• compensation, Electric field distribution and insulators, Distribution
• systems, Per‐unit quantities, Bus admittance matrix, Gauss- Seidel and
• Newton-Raphson load flow methods, Voltage and Frequency control,
• Power factor correction, Symmetrical components, Symmetrical and
• unsymmetrical fault analysis, Principles of over‐current, differential and
• distance protection; Circuit breakers, System stability concepts, Equal area
• criterion.

g) Control Systems

• Mathematical modeling and representation of systems, Feedback principle,
• transfer function, Block diagrams and Signal flow graphs, Transient and
• Steady‐state analysis of linear time invariant systems, Routh-Hurwitz and
• Nyquist criteria, Bode plots, Root loci, Stability analysis, Lag, Lead and
• Lead‐Lag compensators; P, PI and PID controllers; State space model, State
• transition matrix.

h) Electrical and Electronic Measurements

• Bridges and Potentiometers, Measurement of voltage, current, power,
• energy and power factor; Instrument transformers, Digital voltmeters and
• multimeters, Phase, Time and Frequency measurement; Oscilloscopes,
• Error analysis.

i) Analog and Digital Electronics

• Characteristics of diodes, BJT, MOSFET; Simple diode circuits: clipping,
• clamping, rectifiers; Amplifiers: Biasing, Equivalent circuit and Frequency
• response; Oscillators and Feedback amplifiers; Operational amplifiers:
• Characteristics and applications; Simple active filters, VCOs and Timers,
• Combinational and Sequential logic circuits, Multiplexer, Demultiplexer,
• Schmitt trigger, Sample and hold circuits, A/D and D/A converters,
• 8085Microprocessor: Architecture, Programming and Interfacing.

j) Power Electronics

• Characteristics of semiconductor power devices: Diode, Thyristor, Triac,
• GTO, MOSFET, IGBT; DC to DC conversion: Buck, Boost and Buck-Boost
• converters; Single and three phase configuration of uncontrolled rectifiers,
• Line commutated thyristor based converters, Bidirectional ac to dc voltage
• source converters, Issues of line current harmonics, Power factor,
• Distortion factor of ac to dc converters, Single phase and three phase
• inverters, Sinusoidal pulse width modulation.

Part B

General Awareness and Numerical Ability :

1. i) Analytical & Numerical Ability
2. ii) General Awareness

iii) English

1. iv) Related to Telangana Culture & Movement
2. v) Computer Knowledge.

The syllabus for Assistant Engineers (Civil) is very much similar to the syllabus of their electrical counterparts. However there are a few minor differences. Candidates who wish to apply for the civil engineering post can find their syllabus enlisted below.

Civil Engineering

Section A

Engineering Mathematics

Linear Algebra:

• Matrix algebra; Systems of linear equations; Eigen values and
• Eigen vectors.

Calculus:

• Functions of single variable; Limit, continuity and differentiability;
• Mean value theorems, local maxima and minima, Taylor and Maclaurin
• series; Evaluation of definite and indefinite integrals, application of definite
• integral to obtain area and volume; Partial derivatives; Total derivative;
• Gradient, Divergence and Curl, Vector identities, Directional derivatives, Line,
• Surface and Volume integrals, Stokes, Gauss and Green s theorems

Ordinary Differential Equation (ODE):

• First order (linear and non-linear)
• equations; higher order linear equations with constant coefficients; Euler-
• Cauchy equations; Laplace transform and its application in solving linear
• ODEs; initial and boundary value problems.

Partial Differential Equation (PDE):

• Fourier series; separation of variables;
• solutions of one- dimensional diffusion equation; first and second order onedimensional
• wave equation and two-dimensional Laplace equation.

Probability and Statistics:

• Definitions of probability and sampling theorems;
• Conditional probability; Discrete Random variables: Poisson and Binomial
• distributions; Continuous random variables: normal and exponential
• distributions; Descriptive statistics – Mean, median, mode and standard
• deviation; Hypothesis testing.

Numerical Methods:

• Accuracy and precision; error analysis. Numerical
• solutions of linear and non-linear algebraic equations; Least square
• approximation, Newton s and Lagrange polynomials, numerical
• differentiation, Integration by trapezoidal and Simpson s rule, single and
• multi-step methods for first order differential equations.

CIVIL Engineering

Structural Engineering

Engineering Mechanics:

• System of forces, free-body diagrams, equilibrium
• equations; Internal forces in structures; Friction and its applications;
• Kinematics of point mass and rigid body; Centre of mass; Euler s equations of
• motion; Impulse-momentum; Energy methods; Principles of virtual work.

Solid Mechanics:

• Bending moment and shear force in statically determinate
• beams; Simple stress and strain relationships; Theories of failures; Simple
• bending theory, flexural and shear stresses, shear centre; Uniform torsion,
• buckling of column, combined and direct bending stresses.

Structural Analysis:

• Statically determinate and indeterminate structures by
• force/ energy methods; Method of superposition; Analysis of trusses, arches,
• beams, cables and frames; Displacement methods: Slope deflection and
• moment distribution methods; Influence lines; Stiffness and flexibility
• methods of structural analysis.

Construction Materials and Management:

• Construction Materials: Structural
• steel – composition, material properties and behaviour; Concrete –
• constituents, mix design, short-term and long-term properties; Bricks and
• mortar; Timber; Bitumen. Construction Management: Types of construction
• projects; Tendering and construction contracts; Rate analysis and standard
• specifications; Cost estimation; Project planning and network analysis – PERT
• and CPM.

Concrete Structures:

• Working stress, Limit state and Ultimate load design
• concepts; Design of beams, slabs, columns; Bond and development length;
• Prestressed concrete; Analysis of beam sections at transfer and service loads.
• Steel Structures: Working stress and Limit state design concepts; Design of
• tension and compression members, beams and beam- columns, column
• bases; Connections – simple and eccentric, beam-column connections, plate
• girders and trusses; Plastic analysis of beams and frames

Geotechnical Engineering

Soil Mechanics:

• Origin of soils, soil structure and fabric; Three-phase system
• and phase relationships, index properties; Unified and Indian standard soil
• classification system; Permeability – one dimensional flow, Darcy s law;
• Seepage through soils – two-dimensional flow, flow nets, uplift pressure,
• piping; Principle of effective stress, capillarity, seepage force and quicksand
• condition; Compaction in laboratory and field conditions; One- dimensional
• consolidation, time rate of consolidation; Mohr s circle, stress paths,
• effective and total shear strength parameters, characteristics of clays and sand.

Foundation Engineering:

• Sub-surface investigations – scope, drilling bore
• holes, sampling, plate load test, standard penetration and cone penetration
• tests; Earth pressure theories – Rankine and Coulomb; Stability of slopes –
• finite and infinite slopes, method of slices and Bishop s method; Stress
• distribution in soils – Boussinesq s and Westergaard s theories, pressure
• bulbs; Shallow foundations – Terzaghi s and Meyerhoff s bearing capacity
• theories, effect of water table; Combined footing and raft foundation;
• Contact pressure; Settlement analysis in sands and clays; Deep foundations –
• types of piles, dynamic and static formulae, load capacity of piles in sands
• and clays, pile load test, negative skin friction.

Water Resources Engineering

Fluid Mechanics:

• Properties of fluids, fluid statics; Continuity, momentum,
• energy and corresponding equations; Potential flow, applications of
• momentum and energy equations; Laminar and turbulent flow; Flow in pipes,
• pipe networks; Concept of boundary layer and its growth.

Hydraulics:

• Forces on immersed bodies; Flow measurement in channels and
• pipes; Dimensional analysis and hydraulic similitude; Kinematics of flow,
• velocity triangles; Basics of hydraulic machines, specific speed of pumps and
• turbines; Channel Hydraulics – Energy-depth relationships, specific energy,
• critical flow, slope profile, hydraulic jump, uniform flow and gradually varied flow

Hydrology:

• Hydrologic cycle, precipitation, evaporation, evapo-transpiration,
• watershed, infiltration, unit hydrographs, hydrograph analysis, flood
• estimation and routing, reservoir capacity, reservoir and channel routing,
• surface run-off models, ground water hydrology – steady state well hydraulics
• and aquifers; Application of Darcy s law.

Irrigation:

• Duty, delta, estimation of evapo-transpiration; Crop water
• requirements; Design of lined and unlined canals, head works, gravity dams
• and spillways; Design of weirs on permeable foundation; Types of irrigation
• systems, irrigation methods; Water logging and drainage; Canal regulatory
• works, cross-drainage structures, outlets and escapes.

Environmental Engineering

Water and Waste Water:

• Quality standards, basic unit processes and
• operations for water treatment. Drinking water standards, water
• requirements, basic unit operations and unit processes for surface water
• treatment, distribution of water. Sewage and sewerage treatment, quantity
• and characteristics of wastewater. Primary, secondary and tertiary treatment
• of wastewater, effluent discharge standards. Domestic wastewater
• treatment, quantity of characteristics of domestic wastewater, primary and
• secondary treatment. Unit operations and unit processes of domestic
• wastewater, sludge disposal.

Air Pollution:

• Types of pollutants, their sources and impacts, air pollution
• meteorology, air pollution control, air quality standards and limits.

Municipal Solid Wastes:

• Characteristics, generation, collection and
• transportation of solid wastes, engineered systems for solid waste
• management (reuse/ recycle, energy recovery, treatment and disposal).

Noise Pollution:

• Impacts of noise, permissible limits of noise pollution,
• measurement of noise and control of noise pollution.

Transportation Engineering

• Transportation Infrastructure: Highway alignment and engineering surveys;
• Geometric design of highways – cross-sectional elements, sight distances,
• horizontal and vertical alignments; Geometric design of railway track; Airport
• runway length, taxiway and exit taxiway design.
• Highway Pavements: Highway materials – desirable properties and quality
• control tests; Design of bituminous paving mixes; Design factors for flexible
• and rigid pavements; Design of flexible pavement using IRC: 37-2012; Design
• of rigid pavements using IRC: 58-2011; Distresses in concrete pavements.
• Traffic Engineering: Traffic studies on flow, speed, travel time – delay and O-D
• study, PCU, peak hour factor, parking study, accident study and analysis,
• statistical analysis of traffic data; Microscopic and macroscopic parameters of
• traffic flow, fundamental relationships; Control devices, signal design by
• Webster s method; Types of intersections and channelization; Highway
• capacity and level of service of rural highways and urban roads.

Geomatics Engineering

Principles of surveying;

• Errors and their adjustment; Maps – scale, coordinate
• system; Distance and angle measurement – Levelling and trigonometric
• levelling; Traversing and triangulation survey; Total station; Horizontal and
• vertical curves.

Photogrammetry –

• scale, flying height; Remote sensing – basics, platform and
• sensors, visual image interpretation; Basics of Geographical information
• system (GIS) and Geographical Positioning system (GPS).

Section-B:.

General Awareness and Numerical Ability:

i) Analytical & Numerical Ability

ii) General Awareness

iii) English

iv) Related to Telangana Culture & Movement

v) Computer Knowledge.