SYLLABUS FOR E-5 RECRUITMENT STREAM: TELECOM/IT

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ENGINEERING MATHEMATICS:

Mathematical Logic: Propositional Logic, First Order Logic, Probability, Conditional Probability, Mean, Median, Mode and Standard Deviation, Random Variables, Distributions, uniform, normal, exponential, Poisson, Binomial Set Theory & Algebra: Sets, Relations, Functions, Groups, Partial Orders, Lattice, Boolean Algebra, Combinatorics: Permutations, Combinations, Counting, Summation, generating functions, recurrence relations, asymptotics. Graph Theory: Connectivity, spanning trees, Cut vertices & edges, covering, matching, independent sets, Colouring, Planarity, Isomorphism. Linear Algebra: Algebra of matrices, determinants, systems of linear equations, Eigen values and Eigen vectors. Numerical Methods: LU decomposition for systems of linear equations, numerical solutions of non-linear algebraic equations by Secant, Bisection and NewtonRaphson Methods, Numerical integration by trapezoidal and Simpson's rules. Calculus: Limit, Continuity & differentiability, Mean value Theorems, Theorems of integral calculus, evaluation of definite & improper integrals, Partial derivatives, Total derivatives, maxima & minima.
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ELECTRONIC DEVICES AND CIRCUITS:

Materials, Components and ICs: Structure and properties of Electrical Engineering materials, Conductors, Semiconductors and Insulators, magnetic, Ferroelectric, Piezoelectric, Ceramic, Optical and Superconducting materials. Passive components and characteristics Resistors, Capacitors and Inductors, Ferrites, Quartz crystal Ceramic resonators, Electromagnetic and Electromechanical components, Microwave Tubes and solid state devices, Microwave generation and amplifiers, Waveguides and other Microwave Components and Circuits, Micro strip circuits, Masers, lasers. Electrons and holes in semiconductors, Carrier 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, Power switching devices like SCRs, GTOs, power MOSFETS, Basics of ICs-bipolar, MOS and CMOS types, basic of Opto Electronics. 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 functions, Karnaguh map and
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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 flipflops, Different types of counters and registers, A/D and D/A converters. Semiconductor memories. 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: analog and digital, comparison, characteristics, application, Microwave Measurements, Transducers, Electronic measurements of nonelectrical quantities like temperature, pressure, humidity. Basics of telemetry for industrial use.
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TELECOMMUNICATION SYSTEMS AND TECHNOLOGIES:

Fundamental of Telecommunications: Transmission media: Guided and Unguided, Twisted pair cable (STP & UTP), Coaxial cable, fiber optic cable, radio waves, infrared, microwaves links & Satellite Communication. Propagation of signals at HF, VHF, UHF and microwave frequencies, Access- WILL/RILL, DECT, FITL, WAN-Frame Relay, ATM. Analog and Digital Communications: Fundamentals of signals, signal transmission and media, modulation & demodulation in analogue and digital systems, Sampling and data reconstructions, Quantization & coding, Time division and frequency division multiplexing, Basic information theory, Equalisation, amplification, crosstalk, attenuation. Digital Signal Processing: Discrete time signals and systems Ztransforms. Structures for digital filters. Frequency Transformations: Linear phase design. Introduction to DFT. Errors in digital filtering. Wireless / Wireline Networks: Introduction to Personal Communication Services (PCS): PCS architecture, Mobility management, Networks signaling. Global system for Mobile Communication (GSM) system overview: Global System for Mobile Communication Architecture, Mobility Management, Network signaling, General Packet Radio services (GPRS), Third Generation (3G) Mobile Services, Introduction to International Mobile Telecommunications 2000 (IMT 2000) vision, Wideband Code Division Multiple Access (WCDMA) and CDMA 2000, Quality of services in 3G. Wireless local Loop (WLL): Introduction to WLL architecture, WLL technologies and Wi-Max, IP MPLS, architecture working of dial up connection, role of internet service provider (ISP) and working of ISDN and Broadband internet connection etc, E-commerce, Web enabled systems, virtual reality, and multimedia applications over Internet. Application Layer protocol: DNS, HTTP, FTP, TELNET.
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Protocol Engineering: Principles, stages, specification formalisms (UML, SDL, ASN.1) of telecom protocol design, protocol software development process, and computer aided protocol engineering, verification, object and testing of protocols oriented techniques in protocol development.

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INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY FOR MANAGERS:

Computer Hardware and Number System: Number Systems, Data representation, Fundamentals of computer architecture, Processor design, Control unit design, Memory Organisation, I/O System Organisation. Microprocessors: Architecture and instruction set of Microprocessors 8085 and 8086, Microprocessor Based system design. Personal computers and their typical uses. Computer Software: Application and System Software, Programming language and their classification, Assemblers, Compliers and Interpreters. Elements of a high level PASCAL/C, assembly language Programming. Use of basic data structures, Operating Systems, types of Operating Systems. DBMS: Database & database users. LAN and Networking: Introduction computer networks, reference models: OSI model, TCP/IP model, Data Link Layer, LAN Technologies: Traditional Ethernet, Fast Ethernet, Giga bit Ethernet , IEEE 802.4, IEEE 802.5, IEEE 802.11, Working of repeater, hub, bridge and switch, switching principles, SS7, Network Layer concepts and routing algorithms, IPV6 and IPV4, Subnetting and Subnet masking, working of routers in LAN. Concept of Virtual LAN. Encryption and compression of data, Network security issues, internetworking security mechanisms, IPSEC Internet Protocol security. Information Systems Management: Meaning and Role of Information Systems. Types of Information Systems: Operations Support Systems, Management Support Systems, Expert Systems, and Knowledge Management Systems. Information Systems for Strategic Management: Competitive Strategy Concepts, Strategic Role of Information Systems. Integrating Information Systems with Business Strategy, Strategic Information Systems Framework. Risks in Information Systems. Emerging Concepts and Issues in Information Systems: Supply Chain Management, Customer Relationship Management, ERP. Introduction to Data Warehousing, Data Mining and its Applications, Emerging Concepts in Information System Design and Application.
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TELECOMMUNICATION FOR MANAGERS:

Telecommunications System Management: Telecom Technology Systems Evolution: Telecommunication Management network (TMN), Teletraffic Theoryand Network analysis, Network planning and
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design. Recent Developments in Telecom Industry, Regulation & Liberalization policy. Technomanagerial aspects of telecommunication, role of the telecommunication managers in a dynamic environment. The business of telecommunication, telecommunication as a facilitating infrastructure for economic development of the country, technical survey of the ways and means that voice, data and video traffic are moved long distances, data network, the

telephone system. Issues of the monopolization and deregulation of telecom, national telecom policy, various institutions/ organizations like telecom regulatory authority etc, conveyance. Telecom service costing, economic evaluation of telecom projects, telecom project financing. International Scenario in Telecommunication: Historical development and evolution of telecom, Patterns of Transaction in international telecom management, managing the market growth. Structure of the Telecommunications sector of developed and developing in select countries, trends in privatization, liberalization and deregulation. Role of telecommunications in socioeconomic development, new technologies and services for international telecommunications, business application of global networks. Regional prospectus on development of Telecom. Current issues and implications for the industry, Indian markets, policy issues, skill formation for ITM, problems, challenges of growth. Telecom Dispute and Settlement: Types of disputes, agency for settlement. .

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