| GPSC AE Electrical Syllabus - Topic-wise |
| Subject |
Syllabus |
| Part I: General Studies |
| General Studies |
- Geography of India (with special reference to Gujarat)
- Cultural Heritage of India and Gujarat
- History of India and Gujarat
- Indian Economy and Planning
- Indian Polity and Constitution
- General Mental Ability
- General Science, Environment, and ICT
- Current events (regional, national, international, including sports)
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| Part II: Electrical Engineering |
| Basic Electrical Engineering |
DC circuits, AC circuits, Transformers, Electrical Machines, Power Converters, Electrical Installations, and related scientific laws. |
| Electrical Circuit Analysis |
Network Theorems, Solution of First and Second Order Networks, Sinusoidal Steady State Analysis, Electrical Circuit Analysis Using Laplace Transforms, Two Port Networks and Network Functions, Analog Electronic Circuits.
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| Electrical Machines |
Magnetic fields and magnetic circuits, Electromagnetic force and torque: DC machines, DC machine-motoring and generation, Transformers, Fundamentals of AC machine windings, Pulsating and revolving magnetic fields, Induction Machines, Single-phase induction motors, Synchronous machines. |
| Electromagnetic Fields |
Review of Vector Calculus, Static Electric Field, Conductors, Dielectrics and Capacitance, Static Magnetic Fields, Magnetic Forces, Materials and Inductance, Time Varying Fields and Maxwell's Equations, Electromagnetic Waves. |
| Digital Electronic |
Fundamentals of Digital Systems and logic families, Cornbinational Digital Circuits: Sequential circuits and systems, AID and DIA Converters, Semiconductor memories and Programmable logic devices. |
| Power Electronics |
Power switching devices, Thyristor rectifiers, DC-DC buck converter, DC-DC boost converter, Single-phase voltage source inverter, Three-phase voltage source inverter. |
| Signals and Systems |
Introduction to Signals and Systems, Behavior of continuous and discrete time LTI systems, Fourier, Laplace, and z-transforms, Sampling and Reconstruction. |
| Power Systems |
Basic Concepts, Generation, Power System Components, Transformers, Synchronous Machines, Over-voltages and Insulation Requirements, Generation of over-voltages, Fault Analysis and Protection Systems, Switchgear, Introduction to DC Transmission and Renewable Energy Systems, Power Flow Analysis, Stability Constraints in synchronous grids, Control of Frequency and Voltage, Monitoring and Control, Power System Economics and Management.
Power System Protection: Introduction and Components of a Protection System, Faults and Over-current Protection, Equipment Protection Schemes, Digital Protection, Modeling and Simulation of Protection Schemes, System Protection.
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| Control Systems |
Introduction to Control Systems, Feedback Control, Time Response Analysis, Concept of Stability, Frequency-response analysis, Introduction to Controller Design, State Variable Analysis, Introduction to Optimal Control, and Non-linear Control. |
| Microprocessors |
Fundamentals of Microprocessors, the 8051 Architecture, Instruction Set and Programming, Addressing modes, Memory and I/O Expansion Buses, Control Signals, Memory wait states, Interfacing of peripheral devices, such as General Purpose I/O, ADC, DAC, Timers, Counters, and Memory Devices. |
| HVdC Transmission Systems |
DC Transmission Technology, Analysis of Line Commulated and Voltage Source Converters, Control of HvdC Converters, Components of HVdC Systems, Stability Enhancement using HVdC Control, MTdC Links. |
| Electrical Energy Conservation and Auditing |
Energy Scenario, Basics of Energy and its various forms, Energy Management and Audit, Energy Efficiency in Electrical and Industrial Systems, Energy Wheeling and Energy Banking. |
| Industrial Electrical Systems |
Electrical System Components, Residential and Commercial Electrical Distribution and Wiring Systems, Illumination Systems, Industrial Electrical Systems I and II and automation. |
| Non-Conventional Sources of Energy |
Non-Conventional Energy Sources, Bureau of Energy Efficiency, Gujarat Energy Development Agency, Gujarat Solar Power Policy-2021, Gujarat Waste to Energy Policy-2022, Gujarat Wind Power Policy-2016, Gujarat Wind Solar Hybrid Power Policy 2018-19, Gujarat Small Hydel Power Policy-2016, Gujarat Renewable Energy Policy-2023. |
| Electricity Acts and Rules |
Electricity Act 2003, Indian Electricity Rules 1956, Gujarat Electricity Industry (Reorganization and Regulation) Act 2003, Tariff and Functions of Electricity Regulatory Commission, IS 732, IS 3043, Energy Conservation Act 2001, as amended from time to time. |
| General Engineering |
Electromechanical Systems: Lift and escalators, HVAC Systems in Buildings, NBC 2016: Lift Energy Power Emergency power systems, Lightning Protection, Fire Safety, DG set, Electrical Safety. ELV Commercial Systems: CCTV camera, BMS system, Auto-video system, Computer networking, NEC 2023, Fire Fighting System, Fire Alarm System, Street Lighting, Pumping. |
| Miscellaneous |
Current Trends and Recent Advancements in the Field of Electrical Engineering |
