Tancet 2014 Syllabus for ME EEE - TANCET 2013-2014

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TANCET 2013 SYLLABUS FOR ME/M.TECH

Tancet 2013 Syllabus for ME EEE - TANCET 2013-2014

M.E./ M.Tech./ M.Arch./ M.Plan                       TIME DURATION-2 Hours  

The question paper will have three parts.

Part-I and Part-II are compulsory and under Part-III the candidates

have to choose any one section out of 14 based on his/her

specialisation.    

PART 1 ENGINEERING MATHEMATICS (Common to all Candidates) CLICK HERE
PART 2 BASIC ENGINEERING & SCIENCES (Common to all Candidates) 

To Download BASIC ENGINEERING & SCIENCES Syllabus CLICK HERE

PART 3 ELECTRICAL & ELECTRONICS ENGINEERING AND INSTRUMENTATION ENGINEERING 

i)   Electrical Circuits and Fields : KCL, KVL, Nodal & Mesh analysis, transient response of D.C and A.C 

networks; sinusoidal steady-state analysis; resonance in electrical circuits; concepts of ideal voltage and 

current sources, network theorems, driving point admittance and transfer functions of two port network, 

three phase circuits; Fourier series and its application; Gauss theorem, electric field intensity and 

potential due to point, line, plane and spherical charge distribution, dielectric, capacitance calculations for 

simple configurations; Ampere’s and Biot-Savart’s law, inductance calculations for simple configurations. 

ii)   Electrical machines : Single phase transformer-equivalent circuit, phasor diagram, tests, regulation 

and efficiency; three phase transformer-connections; auto transformer; principles of energy conversion, 

windings of rotating machines: D.C generators and motors-characteristics, starting and speed control, 

armature reaction and commutation; three phase induction motors-performance characteristics, starting 

and speed control; single-phase induction motors;  synchronous generators- performance, regulation; 

synchronous motors-starting characteristics, applications, synchronous condensers; fractional horse 

power motors; permanent magnet and stepper motors. 

iii) Power Systems : Electric power generation – thermal, hydro, nuclear; transmission line parameters; 

steady-state performance of overhead transmission lines and cables and surge propagation; distribution 

system, insulators, bundle conductors, corona and radio interferences  effects; per-unit quantities; bus 

admittance and impedence matrices; load flow; voltage control and power factor correction; economic 13

operation; symmetrical components, analysis of symmetrical and unsymmetrical faults; principle of over 

current, differential and distance protections; concepts and solid state relays and digital protection; circuit 

breakers; principles of system stability-swing curves and equal area criterion. 

iv)  Control systems :  Principles of feedback; transfer function; block diagram; steady-state errors; 

stability-Routh and Nyquist criteria; Bode plots; compensation; root loci; elementary state variable 

formulation; state transition matrix and response for Linear time Invariant systems. 

v)   Power Electronics and Drives :  Semiconductor power devices-diodes, transistors, thyristors, 

triacs, GTO, MOSFETs and IGBTs-static characteristic  and principles of operation; triggering circuits; 

phase control rectifiers; bridge converters-fully controlled and half controlled; principles of choppers and 

inverters, basic concepts of adjustable speed dc and ac drives.

vi) Digital Electronics : Digital Logic Theory: Number systems-Combinational logic circuits-Minimisation 

of Boolean functions-IC families-Arithmetic circuits, Multiplexer & decoders-Sequential circuits-Flip flops, 

counters, shift registers, Schmitt trigger, timers and multivibrators. 

Microprocessor : General 8 bit microprocessor Architcture-8085, 8086 processor – Architecture, Memory, 

I/O interfacing, Instruction set, Addressing modes, Timing diagram & delays, Machine cycles, Interrupts, 

counters, Assembly language programming. 

Microcontrollers:  8 bit microcontroller – 8051 architecture, bus configuration, Instruction sets, 

programming & applications. 

vii)  Digital Signal Processing : Analog signals-sampling & Aliasing-Discrete time signals & systems- 

LTI systems- Convolution sum-Difference equation representation-Z Transform  & its Inverse-Discrete 

Fourier series & Fourier transform-Radix 2 FFT – Decimation in me and frequency-  Inverse DFT using 

FFT-Analog Butterworth & Chebyshev filter design-IIR & FIR filter design and Realisation. 

viii)   Computer Control of Processes, Networks : State models and state equations-controllability & 

observability-pole assignment-discrete data system – state space representation-stability-data hold, Z & 

modified Z transform – Pulse transfer function-programmable logic controllers. 

Data networks-switching OSI, Data link control, Media access protocol-BISYNC, SDLC, HDLC, CSMA/CD, 

TCP/IPBridges, routers, gateways, Ethernet and Arcnet configuration. 

ix)  Communication Engineering :  Modulation and demodulation systems – Types of transmission 

lines – losses – standing waves – Ground wave and space wave propagation – Digital communication 

concepts – Data Communication codes, serial and  parallel interface – Network protocol – Types of 

satellites – Advantages of optical fibre communication.  

x) Measurements, Instrumentation and  Transducers :  Measurement of R, L and C-Bridges, 

potentiometers & galvanometers- Measurement of voltage, current, power, power factor and energyInstrument transformers, Q meter, Waveform Analysers – Digital voltmeter, multimeter-Time, phase and 

frequency measurements-Oscilloscope – display and  recording devices – Noise and interference in 

Instrumentation. 

xi)  Industrial Instrumentation : Measurement of displacement, stress, strain, force, torque, velocity, 

Acceleration, Shock, vibration, humidity, viscosity & density- Pressure, temperature, flow & level 

measurement. 

xii)  Analytical Instrumentation : Spectro Photometers-Spectral methods of analysis-source detectors 

and applications – Ion conductivity-sampling systems, ion selective electrodes, conductivity and pH 

meters- Analysers – Chromatography – NMR & X ray spectroscopy – GM and proportional counters-Mass 

spectrometer. 

Units and standards-Calibration methods-Errors-Transducer classification, static characteristics, 

mathematical mode, zero, I and II order transducers – Response to different inputs-variable Resistance, 

Inductance and capacitance transducers-Piezo electric, Magnetostrictive, IC and smart sensors- Digital, 

Fibre optic, Hall effect and feedback transducers.