The optional syllabus for Electrical Engineering generally covers the following topics:
Paper-I:
- Engineering Mathematics:
- Linear Algebra
- Calculus
- Differential equations
- Complex variables
- Probability and Statistics
- Numerical Methods
- Electrical Engineering:
- Electrical Circuits
- Electromagnetic Fields
- Signals and Systems
- Electrical Machines
- Power Systems
- Control Systems
- Electrical and Electronic Measurements
- Analog and Digital Electronics
Paper-II:
- Electrical Materials:
- Electrical Engineering Materials
- Crystal Structure
- Conducting materials
- Insulating materials
- Magnetic materials
- Superconducting materials
- Electricity and Magnetism:
- Electrostatics
- Magnetostatics
- Electromagnetic Theory
- Maxwell’s Equations
- Electromagnetic waves
- Transmission lines
- Waveguides
- Analog and Digital Electronics:
- Characteristics and Applications of Diodes, Transistors, and FET
- Amplifiers
- Oscillators
- Voltage regulators
- Digital circuits
- Microprocessor (8085)
- Network Theory:
- Network graphs
- Network theorems
- Two-port networks
- Three-phase circuits
- Fourier series
- Laplace transforms
- Network functions
- State-space analysis
- Control Systems:
- Principles of feedback
- Transfer function
- Time response
- Frequency response
- Root locus techniques
- Stability analysis
- Controllers and compensators
It’s important to go through the detailed syllabus provided by UPSC and study the recommended textbooks for each topic.
