Indian Engineering Services

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Indian Engineering ServicesIndian Engineering Services Examination (IES) is conducted by UPSC, India every year. It is conducted for the recruitmentto the engineering categories in government services like Civil Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, ElectricalEngineering and Electronics & Tele Communication Engineering. Those who clear IES can join in good grades and theyhave a faster career progression in government sector. Those who are looking for a stable government job in engineeringcadre, IES is the exam you need to watch out for. IES exam is usually conducted in June and it is an exam spread over

three years. The notification of the exam commences on the month of January and applications.

IES exam has some sections like objective type papers in engineering subject areas subjective papers different based ondifferent engineering streams. IES is relatively a tough exam as it has a broader syllabus covering the specific engineeringstream in depth.

Structure and Pattern of IES

Selection process of the candidates is based on Written Test and Personality Test. Only those candidates who get qualifiedfor written test can attend personality test.

Written Test

Paper I (Objective type) - General Ability Test(Part A: General English)(Part B: General Studies)200 Marks each

Papers II & III (Objective type)

Civil Engineering/Mechanical Engineering/Electrical Engineering/Electronics & Tele-Communication Engineering200 Marks each

Papers IV & V (Descriptive)Civil Engineering/Mechanical Engineering/Electrical Engineering/Electronics & Tele-communication Engineering200 Marks each

Total marks for written exam - 1000 Marks

Personality TestPersonality test is the personal interview conducted by UPSC. The total marks for interview is 200.

Syllabus of IES

General Ability Test - Paper I

Part A-General English: It covers English grammar. It helps in understanding the knowledge of candidates inglobal language.

Part B- General Studies: It covers current affairs, Indian history and Geography.

Civil Engineering

Paper I - Building Materials

Paper II - Fluid Mechanics, Hydraulic Machines and Hydropower, Hydrology, Water Resources Engineering,

Environmental Engineering

Mechanical Engineering Syllabus

Paper I Thermodynamics, Heat transfer and Refrigeration and Air- Conditioning, Fluid Mechanics, FluidMachinery and Steam Generators

Paper II - Theory of Mechanics, Machine Design, Strength of Materials, Engineering Materials, ProductionEngineering, Industrial Engineering

Electrical Engineering

Paper I - EM Theory, Electrical Materials, Electrical Circuits, Measurements and Instrumentation, Control

Systems

Paper II - Electrical Machines and Power Transformers, Power Systems, Analog and Digital Electronics and

Circuits, Micro processors, Communication Systems, Power Electronics

Electronics & Tele-communication Engineering

Paper I - Materials and Components, Physical Electronics, Electron Devices and ICs, Signals and Systems,Network Theory, Electromagnetic Theory, Electronic Measurements and Instrumentation

Paper II - Analog Electronic Circuits, Digital Electronic Circuits, Control Systems, Communication Systems,Microwave Engineering, Computer Engineering

Qualification Criteria for IES

Candidates must have Engineering degree ( BE/Btech) from a recognized university or equivalent. Those students


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appearing for final semester exam are also allowed to appear for this subjected to them submitting the degree certificatesat the time of recruitment. Candidates who have qualified MSc degree or equivalent in areas like WirelessCommunications, Electronics, Radio Physics or Radio Engineering can also apply for IES exam. Applicants should be of agegroup 21 to 30.

Application Procedure for IES

Electronically scanned application forms along with the information brochure can be obtained from the designated HeadPost Offices/ Post Offices throughout the country. Information on these post offices can be obtained in the notification

issued by UPSC. Notifications are issues in the months of January and February usually. The duly filled application formhas to be sent to - Secretary, Union Public Service Commission, Dholpur House, New Delhi 110011. UPSCs notificationwill be issued in almost all major national and local newspapers.

Official Inquiries on IESAddress: Union Public Service Commission, Dholpur House, New Delhi 110011.Phone Nos: 011- 23098543/23385271Website URL: http://www.upsc.gov.in/

UPSC -IES SYLLABUS -GENERAL ABILITY

Part A: General English. The question paper in General English will be designed to test thecandidates understanding of English and workmanlike use of words.

Part B: General Studies: The paper in General Studies will include knowledge of currentevents and of such matters as of everyday observation and experience in their scientific

aspects as may be expected of an educated person. The paper will also include questions onHistory of India and Geography of a nature which candidates should be able to answer

without special study.

UPSC - IES SYLLABUS - CIVIL ENGINEERING PAPERI

(For both objective and conventional type papers)

1. BUILDING MATERIALS

Timber : Different types and species of structural timber, density-moisture relationship,

strength in different directions, defects, influence of defects on permissible stress,preservation, dry and wet rots, codal provisions for design, Plywood.

Bricks : Types, Indian Standard classification, absorption, saturation factor, strength inmasonry, influence of morter strength on masonry strength.

Cement : Compounds of, different types, setting times, strength.

Cement Mortar : Ingredients, proportions, water demand, mortars for plastering and

masonry.

Concrete : Importance of W/C Ratio, Strength, ingredients including admixtures,

workability, testing for strength, elasticity, non-destructive testing, mix design methods.

2. SOLID MECHANICS

Elastic constants, stress, plane stress, Mohrs circle of stress, strains, plane strain, Mohrscircle of strain, combined stress; Elastic theories of failure; Simple bending, shear; Torsion


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of circular and rectangular sections and simple members.

3. STRUCTURAL ANALYSIS

Analysis of determinate structures - different methods including graphical methods.

Analysis of indeterminate skeletal frames - moment distribution, slope-deflection, stiffness

and force methods, energy methods, Muller-Breslau principle and application.

Plastic analysis of indeterminate beams and simple frames - shape factors.

4. DESIGN OF STEEL STRUCTURES

Principles of working stress method. Design of connections, simple members, Built-up

sections and frames, Design of Industrial roofs. Principles of ultimate load design. Design ofsimple members and frames.

5. DESIGN OF CONCRETE AND MASONRY STRUCTURES

Limit state design for bending, shear, axial compression and combined forces. Codal

provisions for slabs, beams, walls and footings. Working stress method of design of R.C.members.

Principles of prestressed concrete design, materials, methods of prestressing, losses. Designof simple members and determinate structures. Introductions to prestressing of

indeterminate structures.

Design of brick masonry as per I.S. Codes.

6. CONSTRUCTION PRACTICE, PLANNING AND MANAGEMENT

Concreting Equipment:

Weight Batcher, Mixer, vibrator, batching plant, concrete pump.

Cranes, hoists, lifting equipment.

Earthwork Equipment :

Power shovel, hoe, dozer, dumper, trailers and tractor, rollers, sheep foot rollers, pumps.

Construction, Planning and Management :

Bar chart, linked bar chart, work-break down structures, Activity - on - arrow diagrams.

Critical path, probabilistic activity durations; Event-based networks.

PERT network: Time-cost study, crashing; Resource allocation.

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1. (a) FLUID MECHANICS, OPEN CHANNEL FLOW, PIPE FLOW:

Fluid Properties, Pressure, Thrust, Buoyancy; Flow Kinematics; Integration of flowequations; Flow measurement; Relative motion; Moment of momentum; Viscosity,

Boundary layer and Control, Drag, Lift; dimensional Analysis, Modelling; Cavitation; Flowoscillations; Momentum and Energy principles in Open channel flow, Flow controls, Hydraulic

jump, Flow sections and properties; Normal flow, Gradually varied flow; Surges; Flowdevelopment and losses in pipe flows, Measurements; Siphons; Surges and Water hammer;

Delivery of Power Pipe networks.

(b) HYDRAULIC MACHINES AND HYDROPOWER:

Centrifugal pumps, types, performance parameters, scaling, pumps in parallel;Reciprocating pumps, air vessels, performance parameters; Hydraulic ram; Hydraulic

turbines, types, performance parameters, controls, choice; Power house, classification andlayout, storage, pondage, control of supply.

2. (a) HYDROLOGY :

Hydrological cycle, precipitation and related data analyses, PMP, unit and synthetic

hydrographs; Evaporation and transpiration; Floods and their management, PMF; Streamsand their gauging; River morphology; Routing of floods; Capacity of Reservoirs.

(b) WATER RESOURCES ENGINEERING :

Water resources of the globe: Multipurpose uses of Water: Soil-Plant-Water relationships,

irrigation systems, water demand assessment; Storages and their yields, ground water yieldand well hydraulics; Waterlogging, drainage design; Irrigation revenue; Design of rigid

boundary canals, Laceys and Tractive force concepts in canal design, lining of canals;Sediment transport in canals; Non-Overflow and overflow sections of gravity dams and their

design, Energy dissipators and tailwater rating; Design of headworks, distribution works,

falls, cross-drainage works, outlets; River training.

ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING

3. (a) WATER SUPPLY ENGINEERING :

Sources of supply, yields, design of intakes and conductors; Estimation of demand; Waterquality standards; Control of Water-borne diseases; Primary and secondary treatment,

detailing and maintenance of treatment units; Conveyance and distribution systems oftreated water, leakages and control; Rural water supply; Institutional and industrial water

supply.

(b) WASTE WATER ENGINEERING:

Urban rain water disposal; Systems of sewage collection and disposal; Design of sewers and


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sewerage systems; pumping; Characteristics of sewage and its treatment, Disposal ofproducts of sewage treatment, streamflow rejuvenation Institutional and industrial sewage

management; Plumbing Systems; Rural and semi-urban sanitation.

(c) SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT

Sources, classification, collection and disposal; Design and Management of landfills.

(d) AIR AND NOISE POLLUTION AND ECOLOGY:

Sources and effects of air pollution, monitoring of air pollution; Noise pollution andstandards; Ecological chain and balance, Environmental assessment.

4 (a) SOIL MECHANICS:

Properties of soils, classification and interrelationship; Compaction behaviour, methods of

compaction and their choice; Permeability and seepage, flow nets, Inverted filters;Compressibility and consolidation; Shearing resistance, stresses and failure; soil testing in

laboratory and in-situ; Stress path and applications; Earth pressure theories, stressdistribution in soil; soil exploration, samplers, load tests, penetration tests.

(b) FOUNDATION ENGINEERING :

Types of foundations, Selection criteria, bearing capacity, settlement, laboratory and field

tests; Types of piles and their design and layout, Foundations on expansive soils, swellingand its prevention, foundation on swelling soils.

5. (a) SURVEYING :

Classification of surveys, scales, accuracy; Measurement of distances - direct and indirect

methods; optical and electronic devices; Measurement of directions, prismatic compass,local attraction; Theodolites - types; Measurement of elevations - Spirit and trigonometric

levelling; Relief representation; Contours; Digital elevation modelling concept;Establishment of control by triangulations and traversing - measurements and adjustment of

observations, computation of coordinates; Field astronomy, Concept of global positioningsystem; Map preparation by plane tabling and by photogrammetry; Remote sensing

concepts, map substitutes.

(b) TRANSPORTATION ENGINEERING :

Planning of highway systems, alignment and geometric design, horizontal and verticalcurves, grade separation; Materials and construction methods for different surfaces and

maintenance: Principles of pavement design; Drainage.

Traffic surveys, Intersections, signalling: Mass transit systems, accessibility, networking.

Tunnelling, alignment, methods of construction, disposal of muck, drainage, lighting and


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ventilation, traffic control, emergency management.

Planning of railway systems, terminology and designs, relating to gauge, track, controls,

transits, rolling stock, tractive power and track modernisation; Maintenance; Appurtenant

works; Containerisation.

Harbours - layouts, shipping lanes, anchoring, location identification; Littoral transport witherosion and deposition; sounding methods; Dry and Wet docks, components and operational

Tidal data and analyses.

Airports - layout and orientation; Runway and taxiway design and drainage management;

Zoning laws; Visual aids and air traffic control; Helipads, hangers, service equipment.

UPSC - IES SYLLABUS - MECHANICAL ENGINEERING PAPERI


1. Thermodynamics, Cycles and IC Engines, Basic concepts, Open and Closed systems. Heat

and work. Zeroth, First and Second Law, Application to non-Flow and Flow processes.Entropy, Availability, Irreversibility and Tds relations. Claperyron and real gas equations,

Properties of ideal gases and vapours. Standard vapour, Gas power and Refrigeration cycles.Two stage compressor. C-I and S.I. Engines. Pre-ignition, Detonation and Diesel-knock, Fuel

injection and Carburation, Supercharging. Turbo-prop and Rocket engines, Engine Cooling,Emission & Control, Flue gas analysis, Measurement of Calorific values. Conventional and

Nuclear fuels, Elements of Nuclear power production.

2. Heat Transfer and Refrigeration and Airconditioning. Modes of heat transfer. One

dimensional steady and unsteady conduction. Composite slab and Equivalent Resistance.

Heat dissipation from extended surfaces, Heat exchangers, Overall heat transfer coefficient,Empirical correlations for heat transfer in laminar and turbulent flows and for free and forcedConvection, Thermal boundary layer over a flat plate. Fundamentals of diffusive and

connective mass transfer, Black body and basic concepts in Radiation, Enclosure theory,Shape factor, Net work analysis. Heat pump and Refrigeration cycles and systems,

Refrigerants. Condensers, Evaporates and Expansion devices, Psychrometry, Charts andapplication to air conditioning, Sensible heating and cooling, Effective temperature, comfort

indices, Load calculations, Solar refrigeration, controls, Duct design.

3. Fluid Mechanics.

Properties and classification of fluids, Manometry, forces on immersed surfaces, Center of

pressure, Buoyancy, Elements of stability of floating bodies. Kinematics and Dynamics.

Irrotational and incompressible. Inviscid flow. Velocity potential, Pressure field and Forceson immersed bodies. Bernoullis equation, Fully developed flow through pipes, Pressure drop

calculations, Measurement of flow rate and Pressure drop. Elements of boundary layertheory, Integral approach, Laminar and tubulent flows, Separations. Flow over weirs and

notches. Open channel flow, Hydraulic jump. Dimensionless numbers, Dimensional analysis,Similitude and modelling. One-dimensional isentropic flow, Normal shock wave, Flow


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through convergent - divergent ducts, Oblique shock-wave, Rayleigh and Fanno lines.

4. Fluid Machinery and Steam Generators.

Performance, Operation and control of hydraulic Pump and impulse and reaction Turbines,Specific speed, Classification. Energy transfer, Coupling, Power transmission, Steam

generators Fire-tube and water-tube boilers. Flow of steam through Nozzles and Diffusers,Wetness and condensation. Various types of steam and gas Turbines, Velocity diagrams.

Partial admission. Reciprocating, Centrifugal and axial flow Compressors, Multistagecompression, role of Mach Number, Reheat, Regeneration, Efficiency, Governance.

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5. THEORY OF MACHINES:

Kinematic and dynamic analysis of planer mechanisms. Cams. Gears and gear trains.

Flywheels. Governors. Balancing of rigid rotors and field balancing. Balancing of single andmulticylinder engines, Linear vibration analysis of mechanical systems. Critical speeds and

whirling of shafts Automatic controls.

6. MACHINE DESIGN :

Design of Joints : cotters, keys, splines, welded joints, threaded fasteners, joints formed byinterference fits. Design of friction drives : couplings and clutches, belt and chain drives,

power screws.

Design of Power transmission systems : gears and gear drives shaft and axle, wire ropes.

Design of bearings : hydrodynamics bearings and rolling element bearings.

7. STRENGTH OF MATERIALS

Stress and strain in two dimensions, Principal stresses and strains, Mohrs construction,linear elastic materials, isotropy and anisotropy, stress-strain relations, uniaxial loading,

thermal stresses. Beams : Bending moment and shear force diagram, bending stresses anddeflection of beams. Shear stress distribution. Torsion of shafts, helical springs. Combined

stresses, thick-and thin-walled pressure vessels. Struts and columns. Strain energyconcepts and theories of failure.

8. ENGINEERING MATERIALS :

Basic concepts on structure of solids. Crystalline maferials. Detects in crystalline materials.

Alloys and binary phase diagrams. Structure and properties of common engineeringmaterials. Heat treatment of steels. Plastics, Ceramics and composite materials. Common


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applications of various materials.

9. PRODUCTION ENGINEERING :

Metal Forming : Basic Principles of forging, drawing and extrusion; High energy rateforming; Powder metallurgy.

Metal Casting : Die casting, investment casting, Shall Moulding, Centrifugal Casting, Gating

& Riser design; melting furnaces.

Fabrication Processes : Principles of Gas, Arc, Shielded arc Welding; Advanced WeldingProcesses, Weldability: Metallurgy of Welding.

Metal Cutting : Turning, Methods of Screw Production, Drilling, Boring, Milling, GearManufacturing, Production of flat surfaces, Grinding & Finishing Processes. Computer

Controlled Manufacturing Systems-CNC, DNC, FMS, Automation and Robotics.

Cutting Tools Materials, Tool Geometry, Mechanism of Tool Wear, Tool Life & Machinability;

Measurement of cutting forces. Economics of Machining. Unconventional MachiningProcesses. Jigs and Fixtures. Fits and tolerances, Measurement of surface texture,

Comparators Alignment tests and reconditioning of Machine Tools.

10. INDUSTRIAL ENGINEERING :

Production Planning and Control : Forecasting - Moving average, exponential smoothing,Operations, scheduling; assembly line balancing, Product development, Break-even analysis,

Capacity planning, PERT and CPM.

Control Operations : Inventory control ABC analysis, EOQ model, Materials requirementplanning. Job design, Job standards, Work measurement, Quality Management - Qualityanalysis and control. Operations Research : Linear Programming - Graphical and Simplex

methods, Transportation and assignment models. Single server queueing model.

Value Engineering : Value analysis for cost/value.

11. ELEMENTS OF COMPUTATION :

Computer Organisation, Flow charting, Features of Common computer Languages -

FORTRAN, d Base III, Lotus 1-2-3, C and elementary Programming.

UPSC - IES SYLLABUS - ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING PAPER I

(For both objective and conventional types papers)

1. EM Theory

Electric and magnetic fields. Gausss Law and Amperes Law. Fields in dielectrics, conductors


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and magnetic materials. Maxwells equations. Time varying fields. Plane-Wave propagatingin dielectric and conducting media. Transmission lines.

2. Electrical Materials

Band Theory, Conductors, Semi-conductors and Insulators. Super-conductivity. Insulators

for electrical and electronic applications. Magnetic materials. Ferro and ferri magnetism.Ceramics, Properties and applications. Hall effect and its applications. Special semi

conductors.

3. Electrical Circuits

Circuits elements. Kirchoffs Laws. Mesh and nodal analysis. Network Theorems andapplications. Natural response and forced response. Transient response and steady state

response for arbitrary inputs. Properties of networks in terms of poles and zeros. Transferfunction. Resonant circuits. Threephase circuits. Two-port networks. Elements of two-

element network synthesis.

4. Measurements and Instrumentation

Units and Standards. Error analysis, measurement of current, Voltage, power, Power-factorand energy. Indicating instruments. Measurement of resistance, inductance, Capacitance

and frequency. Bridge measurements. Electronic measuring instruments. Digital Voltmeterand frequency counter. Transducers and their applications to the measurement of non-

electrical quantities like temperature, pressure, flow-rate displacement, acceleration, noise

level etc. Data acquisition systems. A/D and D/A converters.

5. CONTROL SYSTEMS.

Mathematical modelling of physical systems. Block diagrams and signal flow graphs and

their reduction. Time domain and frequency domain analysis of linear dynamical system.Errors for different type of inputs and stability criteria for feedback systems. Stability

analysis using Routh-Hurwitz array, Nyquist plot and Bode plot. Root locus and Nicols chartand the estimation of gain and phase margin. Basic concepts of compensator design. State

variable matrix and its use in system modelling and design. Sampled data system andperformance of such a system with the samples in the error channel. Stability of sampled

data system. Elements of non-linear control analysis. Control system components,electromechanical, hydraulic, pneumatic components.

UPSC - IES SYLLABUS - ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING PAPERII

(For both objective and conventional types papers)

1. Electrical Machines and Power Transformers

Magnetic Circuits - Analysis and Design of Power transformers. Construction and testing.

Equivalent circuits. Losses and efficiency. Regulation. Auto-transformer, 3-phase


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transformer. Parallel operation.

Basic concepts in rotating machines. EMF, torque, basic machine types. Construction and

operation, leakage losses and efficiency.

B.C. Machines. Construction, Excitation methods. Circuit models. Armature reaction and

commutation. Characteristics and performance analysis. Generators and motors. Startingand speed control. Testing, Losses and efficiency.

Synchronous Machines. Construction. Circuit model. Operating characteristics and

performance analysis. Synchronous reactance. Efficiency. Voltage regulation. Salient-pole

machine, Parallel operation. Hunting. Short circuit transients.

Induction Machines. Construction. Principle of operation. Rotating fields. Characteristics and

performance analysis. Determination of circuit model. Circle diagram. Starting and speedcontrol.

Fractional KW motors. Single-phase synchronous and induction motors.

2. Power systems

Types of Power Stations, Hydro, Thermal and Nuclear Stations. Pumped storage plants.

Economics and operating factors.

Power transmission lines. Modeling and performance characteristics. Voltage control. Loadflow studies. Optimal power system operation. Load frequency control. Symmetrical short

circuit analysis. ZBus formulation. Symmetrical Components. Per Unit representation. Faultanalysis. Transient and steady-state stability of power systems. Equal area criterion.

Power system Transients. Power system Protection Circuit breakers. Relays. HVDCtransmission.

3. ANALOG AND DIGITAL ELECTRONICS AND CIRCUITS

Semiconductor device physics, PN junctions and transistors, circuit models and parameters,FET, Zener, tunnel, Schottky, photo diodes and their applications, rectifier circuits, voltage

regulators and multipliers, switching behavior of diodes and transistors.

Small signal amplifiers, biasing circuits, frequency response and improvement, multistageamplifiers and feed-back amplifiers, D.C. amplifiers, Oscillators. Large signal amplifiers,

coupling methods, push pull amplifiers, operational amplifiers, wave shaping circuits.Multivibrators and flip-flops and their applications. Digital logic gate families, universal

gates-combination circuits for arithmetic and logic operational, sequential logic circuits.Counters, registers, RAM and ROMs.

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Microprocessor architecture-Instruction set and simple assembly language programming.Interfacing for memory and I/O. Applications of Micro-processors in power system.

5. COMMUNICATION SYSTEMS

Types of modulation; AM, FM and PM. Demodulators. Noise and bandwidth considerations.

Digital communication systems. Pulse code modulation and demodulation. Elements ofsound and vision broadcasting. Carrier communication. Frequency division and time division

multiplexing, Telemetry system in power engineering.

6. POWER ELECTRONICS

Power Semiconductor devices. Thyristor. Power transistor, GTOs and MOSFETS.Characteristics and operation. AC to DC Converters; 1-phase and 3-phase DC to DC

Converters; AC regulators. Thyristor controlled reactors; switched capacitor networks.

Inverters; single-phase and 3-phase. Pulse width modulation. Sinusoidal modulation withuniform sampling. Switched mode power supplies.

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1. Materials and Components :

Structure and properties of Electrical Engineering materials; Conductors, Semiconductors

and Insulators, magnetic, Ferroelectric, Piezoelectric, Ceramic, Optical and Super-conductingmaterials. Passive components and characteristics Resistors, Capacitors and Inductors;Ferrites, Quartz crystal Ceramic resonators, Electromagnetic and Electromechanical

components.

2. Physical Electronics, Electron Devices and ICs:

Electrons and holes in semiconductors, Carrier Statistics, Mechanism of current flow in asemiconductor, Hall effect; Junction theory; Different types of diodes and their

characteristics; Bipolar Junction transistor; Field effect transistors; Power switching deviceslike SCRs, GTOs, power MOSFETS; Basics of ICs - bipolar, MOS and CMOS types; basic of

Opto Electronics.

3. Signals and Systems

Classification of signals and systems: System modelling in terms of differential anddifference equations; State variable representation; Fourier series; Fourier transforms and

their application to system analysis; Laplace transforms and their application to systemanalysis; Convolution and superposition integrals and their applications; Z-transforms and

their applications to the analysis and characterisation of discrete time systems; Randomsignals and probability, Correlation functions; Spectral density; Response of linear system to


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random inputs.

4. Network theory

Network analysis techniques; Network theorems, transient response, steady state sinusoidalresponse; Network graphs and their applications in network analysis; Tellegens theorem.

Two port networks; Z, Y, h and transmission parameters. Combination of two ports, analysisof common two ports. Network functions : parts of network functions, obtaining a network

function from a given part. Transmission criteria : delay and rise time, Elmores and otherdefinitions effect of cascading. Elements of network synthesis.

5. Electromagnetic Theory

Analysis of electrostatic and magnetostatic fields; Laplaces and Poissons equations;

Boundary value problems and their solutions; Maxwells equations; application to wavepropagation 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.

6. Electronic Measurements and instrumentation

Basic concepts, standards and error analysis; Measurements of basic electrical quantities

and parameters; Electronic measuring instruments and their principles of working : analogand digital, comparison, characteristics, application. Transducers; Electronic measurements

of non electrical quantities like temperature, pressure, humidity etc; basics of telemetry for

industrial use.

UPSC - IES SYLLABUS - ELECTRONICS & TELECOMMUNICATION ENGINEERING PAPER II


1. 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.

2. Digital Electronic Circuits :

Transistor as a switching element; Boolean algebra, simplification of Boolean functions,

Karnaguh 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 Demulti-plexer; ROM an

their applications. Flip flops. R-S, J-K, D and T flip-flops; Different types of counters andregisters Waveform generators. A/D and D/A converters. Semiconductor memories.

3. Control Systems :


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Transient and steady state response of control systems; Effect of feedback on stability andsensitivity; Root locus techniques; Frequency response analysis. Concepts of gain and phase

margins: Constant-M and Constant-N Nichols Chart; Approximation of transient responsefrom Constant-N Nichols Chart; Approximation of transient response from closed loop

frequency response; Design of Control Systems, Compensators; Industrial controllers.

4. Communication Systems :

Basic information theory; Modulation and detection in analogue and digital systems;Sampling and data reconstructions; Quantization & coding; Time division and frequency

division multiplexing; Equalization; Optical Communication : in free space & fiber optic;

Propagation of signals at HF, VHF, UHF and microwave frequency; Satellite Communication.

5. 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.

6. Computer Engineering :

Number Systems. 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 organisation, I/o SystemOrganisation. Microprocessors : Architecture and instruction set of Microprocessors 8085

and 8086, Assembly language Programming. Microprocessor Based system design : typicalexamples. Personal computers and their typical uses.

Engineering Services Examination (Overview)

(A) Tentative Schedule

(i) Notification of Examination January/February

(ii) Conduct of Examination June/July

(B) Categories of which recruitment is made through the

Examination

i. Civil Engineering


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ii. Mechanical Engineering

iii. Electrical Engineering

iv. Electronics & Tele-communication Engineering

(C) Age-limits 21-30 years on 1st August of the year of Examination.

certain categories of persons including departmentalcandidates as specified in the Commission's Noticeas published in the Employment News/RozgarSamachar are elgible for age relaxation.

(D) Educational Qualifications

A degree in Engineering from a recognised university orequivalent. M.Sc degree or its equivalent with WirelessCommunications, Electronics, Radio Physics or RadioEngineering as special subjects also acceptable for certainServices/posts only.

Candidates appearing at their engineering degree or equivalentexamination are also eligible to compete. Candidates qualifyingon the result of the written part of the Examination will be

required to submit the proof of passing the requisite examinationalong with their detailed application form to be filled up at thatstage.

(E) Scheme ofExamination

Written Examination

Paper I (Objective type)

General Ability Test(Part A: GeneralEnglish)(Part B: GeneralStudies)

200 Marks


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Papers II & III (Objectivetype)

CivilEngineering/MechanicalEngineering/ElectricalEngineering/Electronics& Tele-Communication

Engineering

200 Marks for eachpaper

Papers IV & V(ConventionalType)

CivilEngineering/MechanicalEngineering/ElectricalEngineering/Electronics& Tele-communicationEngineering

200 Marks for eachpaper

Total marks for writtenExamination

1000 Marks

Personality Test 200 Marks

NOTE: For further details, please refer to the Commissions Notice forthe Examination when it is published in the Employment News andsome of the daily newspapers.

Syllabus of CSAT The Government has approved the proposal for introduction of Civil Services Aptitude Test (CSAT) in place o f Civil Services(Preliminary) Examination. In CSAT, one of optional subjects which a candidate could have chosen out of 23 optional has been replaced with commonpaper on aptitude test. The syllabus of CSAT is being worked out.

As per the decision of Government of India, there shall be change in the syllabus and pattern of the Preliminary Examination

from 2011 in the scheme of the Civil Services Examination.

The Preliminary Examination shall now comprise of two compulsory Papers of 200 marks each and of two hours duration each.

Detailed below is the new syllabus and pattern of the Preliminary Examination, which is brought to the notice of the prospective

candidates intending to appear at the Civil Services Examination (CSE) in 2011 onwards:

Paper I - (200 marks) Duration: Two hours

Current events of national and international importance

History of India and Indian National Movement

Indian and World Geography - Physical, Social, Economic geography of India and the World.

Indian Polity and Governance Constitution, Political System, Panchayati Raj, Public Policy, Rights Issues, etc.

Economic and Social Development Sustainable Development, Poverty, Inclusion, Demographics, Social Sector Initiatives, etc.

General issues on Environmental ecology, Bio-diversity and Climate Change - that do not require subject specialization

General Science.


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Paper II- (200 marks) Duration: Two hours

Comprehension

Interpersonal skills including communication skills;

Logical reasoning and analytical ability

Decision making and problem solving

General mental ability

Basic numeracy (numbers and their relations, orders of magnitude etc.) (Class X level), Data interpretation (charts, graphs,

tables, data sufficiency etc. -Class X level)

English Language Comprehension skills (Class X level).

Questions relating to English Language Comprehension skills of Class X level (last item in the Syllabus of Paper-II) will be

tested through passages from English language only without providing Hindi translation thereof in the question paper.

The questions will be of multiple choice, objective type.

Recruitment for these Services/posts

(i) Indian Administrative Service.

(ii) Indian Foreign Service.

(iii) Indian Police Service.

(iv) Indian P & T Accounts & Finance Service, Group A.

(v) Indian Audit and Accounts Service, Group A.

(vi) Indian Revenue Service (Customs and Central Excise), Group A.

(vii) Indian Defence Accounts Service, Group A.

(viii) Indian Revenue Service (I.T.), Group A.

(ix) Indian Ordnance Factories Service, Group A (Assistant Works Manager, Administration).(x) Indian Postal Service, Group A.

(xi) Indian Civil Accounts Service, Group A.

(xii) Indian Railway Traffic Service, Group A.

(xiii) Indian Railway Accounts Service, Group 'A'.

(xiv) Indian Railway Personnel Service, Group A.

(xv) Post of Assistant Security Commissioner in Railway Protection Force, Group A

(xvi) Indian Defence Estates Service, Group A.

(xvii) Indian Information Service (Junior Grade), Group A.

(xviii) Indian Trade Service, Group 'A' (Gr. III).

(xix) Indian Corporate Law Service, Group "A".

(xx) Armed Forces Headquarters Civil Service, Group B (Section Officers Grade).

(xxi) Delhi, Andaman & Nicobar Islands, Lakshadweep, Daman & Diu and Dadra &

Nagar Haveli Civil Service, Group 'B'.

(xxii) Delhi, Andaman & Nicobar Islands, Lakshadweep, Daman & Diu and Dadra &

Nagar Haveli Police Service, Group 'B'.

(xxiii) Pondicherry Civil Service, Group 'B'.

(xxiv) Pondicherry Police Service, Group 'B'

Minimum Educational Qualifications

Minimum Educational Qualifications


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The candidate must hold a degree of any of Universities incorporated by an Act of the Central or State Legislature in India or other educational

institutions established by an Act of Parliament or declared to be deemed as a University Under Section-3 of the University Grants Commission Act,

1956, or possess an equivalent qualification.

NOTE I :

Candidates who have appeared at an examination the passing of which would render them educationally qualified for the Commissions examination

but have not been informed of the results as also the candidates who intend to appear at such a qualifying examination will also be eligible for

admission to the Preliminary Examination. All candidates who are declared qualified by the Commission for taking the Civil Services (Main)

Examination will be required to produce proof of passing the requisite examination with their application for the Main Examination failing which such

candidates will not be admitted to the Main Examination. The applications for the Main Examination will be called sometime in the month of

July/August, 2011.

NOTE II :

In exceptional cases the Union Public Service Commission may treat a candidate who has not any of the foregoing qualifications as a qualified

candidate provided that he/ she has passed examination conducted by the other Institutions, the standard of which in the opinion of the Commission

justifies his/her admission to the examination.

NOTE III :

Candidates possessing professional and technical qualifications which are recognised by Government as equivalent to professional and technical

degree would also be eligible for admission to the examination.

NOTE IV :

Candidates who have passed the final professional M.B.B.S. or any other Medical Examination but have not completed their internship by the time of

submission of their applications for the Civil Services (Main) Examination, will be provisionally admitted to the Examination provided they submit along

with their application a copy of certificate from the concerned authority of the University/Institution that they had passed the requisite final professional

medical examination. In such cases, the candidates will be required to produce at the time of their interview original Degree or a certificate from the

concerned competent authority of the University/Institution that they had completed all requirements (including completion of internship) for the award

of the Degree.

Age Limits

(ii) Age Limits :

(a) A candidate must have attained the age of 21 years and must not have attained the age of 30 years on 1st August, 2011, i.e. he/she must have


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been born not earlier than 2nd August, 1981 and not later than 1st August, 1990.

(b) The upper age limit prescribed above will be relaxable :

(i) upto a maximum of five years if a candidate belongs to a Scheduled Caste or a Scheduled Tribe.

(ii) upto a maximum of three years in the case of candidates belonging to Other Backward Classes who are eligible to avail of reservation applicable to

such candidates.

(iii) upto a maximum of five years if a candidate had ordinarily been domiciled in the State of Jammu & Kashmir during the period from the 1st

January, 1980 to the 31st day of December, 1989.

(iv) upto a maximum of three years in the case of Defence Services personnel disabled in operations during hostilities with any foreign country or in a

disturbed area and released as a consequence thereof.

(v) upto a maximum of five years in the case of ex-servicemen including Commis-

Number of attempts

Number of attempts :

Every candidate appearing at the examination who is otherwise eligible, shall be permitted four attempts at the examination. Provided that this

restriction on the number of attempts will not apply in the case of Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes candidates who are otherwise eligible.

Provided further that the number of attempts permissible to candidates belonging to Other Backward Classes, who are otherwise eligible shall be

seven. The relaxation will be available to the candidates who are eligible to avail of reservation applicable to such candidates.

Provided further that a physically handicapped will get as many attempts as are available to other non-physically handicapped candidates of his or her

community, subject to the condition that a physically handicapped candidate belonging to the General Category shall be eligible for seven attempts.

The relaxation will be available to the physically handicapped candidates who are eligible to avail of reservation applicable to such candidates.

NOTE :

(i) An attempt at a Preliminary Examination shall be deemed to be an attempt at the Examination.

(ii) If a candidate actually appears in any one paper in the Preliminary Examination, he/she shall be deemed to have made an attempt at the

Examination.

(iii) Notwithstanding the disqualification/ cancellation of candidature, the fact of appearance of the candidate at the examination will count as an

attempt.

(v) Restrictions on applying for the examination


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A candidate who is appointed to the Indian Administrative Service or the Indian Foreign Service on the results of an earlier examination and continues

to be a member of that service will not be eligible to compete at this examination.

In case such a candidate is appointed to the IAS/IFS after the Preliminary Examination of Civil Services Examination, 2011 is over and he/she

continues to be a member of that service, he/she shall not be eligible to appear in the Civil Services (Main) Examination, 2011 notwithstanding his/her

having qualified in the Preliminary Examination, 2011.

Also provided that if such a candidate is appointed to IAS/IFS after the commencement of the Civil Services (Main) Examination, 2011 but before the

result thereof and continues to be a member of that service, he/she shall not be considered for appointment to any service/post on the basis of the

result of this examination viz. Civil Services Examination, 2011.

Documents

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