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SYLLABUS For APSC Assistant Manager Electrical (APGCL)

Assistant Manager (Electrical) in Assam Power Generation Corporation Limited (APGCL)

(ADVT. NO 11/2023 dated 25th April, 2023)

PAPER-I: Electrical Engineering

(Multiple Choice Question Type)

(Bachelor’s Degree Standard)

Full Marks: 100 Marks Time: 2-00 hours.

Section	Topic
1.Electric circuits	Network Elements: Ideal voltage and current sources, dependent sources, R, L, C, M elements, Network solution methods: KCL, KVL, Node and Mesh analysis, Network Theorems: Thevenin’s, Norton’s Superposition and Maximum Power Transfer theorem, Transient response of de and ac networks, sinusoidal steady-state analysis, resonance, two port networks, balanced three phase circuits, star-delta transformation, complex power and power factor in ac circuits.
2.Electromagnetic Fields	Coulomb’s Law, Electric Field Intensity, Electric Flux Density, Gauss’s Law, Divergence, Electric field and potential due to point, line, plane and spherical charge distributions, Effect of dielectric medium, Capacitance of simple configurations, Biot-Savart’s law, Ampere’s law, Curl, Faraday’s law, Lorentz force, Inductance, Magnetomotive force, Reluctance, Magnetic circuits, Self and Mutual inductance of simple configurations.
3.Signals and Systems	Representation of continuous and discrete time signals, shifting and scaling properties, linear time invariant and causal systems, Fourier series representation of continuous and discrete time periodic signals, sampling theorem, Applications of Fourier Transform for continuous and discrete time signals, Laplace Transform and Z transform. R.M.S. value, average value calculation for any general periodic waveform.
4.Electrical Machines	Single phase transformer: equivalent circuit, phasor diagram, open circuit and short circuit tests, regulation and efficiency, Three-phase transformers, connections, vector groups, parallel operation, Auto-transformer, Electromechanical energy conversion principles, DC DC machines, separately excited, series and shunt, motoring and generating mode of operation and their characteristics, speed control of de motors, Three-phase induction machines, Principle of operation, types, performance, torque-speed characteristics, no-load and blocked-rotor tests, equivalent circuit, starting and speed control, Operating principle of single-phase induction motors, Synchronous machines, cylindrical and salient pole machines, performance and characteristics, regulation and parallel operation of generators, starting of synchronous motors, Types of losses and efficiency calculations of electric machines.
5.Power Systems	Basic concepts of electrical power generation, ac and de transmission concepts, Models and performance of transmission lines and cables, Economic Load Dispatch (with and without considering transmission losses), Series and shunt compensation, Electric field distribution and insulators, Distribution systems, Per-unit quantities, Bus admittance matrix, Gauss-Seidel and Newton-Raphson load flow methods, Voltage and Frequency control, Power factor correction, Symmetrical components, Symmetrical and unsymmetrical fault analysis, Principles of over- current, differential, directional and distance protection, Circuit breakers, System stability concepts, Equal area criterion.
6.Control Systems	Mathematical modelling and representation of systems, Feedback principle, transfer function, Block diagrams and Signal flow graphs, Transient and Steady-state analysis of linear time invariant systems, Stability analysis using Routh-Hurwitz and Nyquist criteria, Bode plots, Root loci, Lag, Lead and Lead-Lag compensators, P. PI and PID controllers, State space model, Solution of state equations of LTI systems.
7.Electrical and Electronic Measurements	Bridges and Potentiometers, Measurement of voltage, current, power, energy and power factor, Instrument transformers, Digital voltmeters and multi-meters, Phase, Time and Frequency measurement, Oscilloscopes, Error analysis.
8.Analog and Digital Electronics	Simple diode circuits: clipping, clamping, rectifiers, Amplifiers: biasing, equivalent circuit and frequency response, oscillators and feedback amplifiers, operational amplifiers, characteristics and applications, single stage active filters, Active Filters, Sallen Key, Butterworth, VCOs and timers, combinatorial and sequential logic circuits, multiplexers, demultiplexers, Schmitt triggers, sample and hold circuits, A/D and D/A converters.
9.Power Electronics	Static V-1 characteristics and firing/gating circuits for Thyristor, MOSFET, IGBT, DC to DC conversion, Buck, Boost and Buck-Boost Converters, Single and three-phase configuration of uncontrolled rectifiers, Voltage and Current commutated Thyristor based converters, Bidirectional ac to de voltage source converters, Magnitude and Phase of line current harmonics for uncontrolled and thyristor based converters, Power factor and Distortion Factor of ac to de converters, Single-phase and three-phase voltage and current source inverters, sinusoidal pulse width modulation.

SYLLABUS

Recruitment to the post of Assistant Manager (Electrical/Human Resource) under Assam Power Generation Corporation Limited (APGCL).

(Advt. No. 11/2023 dated 25/04/2023)

PAPER-II: General Studies

(Multiple Choice Question Type)

Full Marks: 100 Marks Time: 2-00 hours

Sl. No.	Subject	Topics	No. of Questions	Marks
1	General English	Sentence Completion, sentence improvement, ordering of words in a sentence, spotting errors, synonyms and antonyms, Idioms and phrases, fill in the blanks, word groups etc.	25	25
2	General Aptitude & Emotional Intelligence	Time and distance; Series, Analogy, Statement, Direction; Verbal and non-verbal reasoning etc. Understanding Emotional Intelligence, Personality and EQ, The Ability Model of El, The Trait Model of EI, The Mixed Model of Emotional Intelligence, The Bar-On Model of Emotional Social Intelligence and the Genos. Model, Criticism of the Theoretical Foundation and Measures of Assessment of Emotional Intelligence, Emotional Intelligence, Personality Disorders, and Individuals on the Autism Spectrum, EQ and Personal Relationships, Emotional Intelligence in the Workplace, Improving your Emotional Intelligence.	50	50
3	General Knowledge	Current Affairs (National and International); Who’s Who; Sports; Books and Authors; Awards and Honours; Science Inventions and Discoveries; Abbreviations; Important Days etc.	25	25

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