Electrical Engineering is a program that focuses on in-depth knowledge of circuits and electrical devices used in a variety of real-world applications. The course covers a wide range of basic electrical systems and principles, as well as their applications in real-world circumstances. Students who have finished this course are eligible for a wide range of work options in today's cutting-edge technological era. Graduates are mostly employed in the automotive, electronics, robotics, heavy machine manufacturing, and research industries.
The Electrical Engineering syllabus mainly includes subjects like control systems, power electronics, sensor and measurement devices, and signal processing. The four parts into which the curriculum is divided incorporate the subjects that build the foundation of the course in the starting semesters, core subjects combined with lab practicals and industrial projects are included in the remaining semesters.
The syllabus of Electrical Engineering is not concrete and varies from one college to another. The syllabus recommended by the All India Council for Technical Education for the course of Electrical Engineering is mentioned in this piece.
Given below is the year-wise subject list included in the syllabus of the Electrical Engineering degree:
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Given below is the semester-wise subject list of the Electrical Engineering course :
Candidates can check the semester-wise syllabus for BTech Electrical Engineering from the following.
The table below highlights the BTech Electrical Engineering syllabus for semesters 1 and 2.
Semester 1 | Semester 2 |
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Engineering Chemistry | Basic Electrical and Electronics |
Environmental Science | Chemistry 3 |
Professional Communication Skills | Chemistry Laboratory |
Physics | Physics 2 |
Engineering Drawing Laboratory | Professional Communication Skills |
Introduction to Computing | Physics Laboratory |
Engineering Mathematics 1 | Engineering Mathematics 2 |
Engineering Graphics | Basic Electrical and Electronics Laboratory |
The table below highlights the BTech Electrical Engineering syllabus for semesters 3 and 4.
Semester 3 | Semester 4 |
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Applied Electrical Engineering | Control Systems |
Electrical Measurement & Measuring Instrumentals | Signals and System |
Electrical Machines | Electrical Machines 2 |
Engineering Mathematics 3 | Microcontrollers and Microprocessors |
Network and Analysis | Instrumentation and Process Control |
Engineering Thermodynamics and Hydraulics | Engineering Mathematics 4 |
Electrical Machines Laboratory | Microcontrollers |
Electrical Measurement & Measurement Instruments Laboratory | Instrumentation Laboratory |
The table below highlights the BTech Electrical Engineering syllabus for semesters 5 and 6.
Semester 5 | Semester 6 |
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Power Systems 1 | Power Systems 2 |
Digital Signal Processing | Electromagnetic Field Theory |
Electric Drives | Computer-Aided Design |
Communication Systems | Design of Electrical Machines |
Electronics Circuit Design | Basic Robotics |
Power Electronics Laboratory | Advanced Simulation Laboratory |
Electric Drives Laboratory | Power Systems Laboratory |
The table below highlights the BTech Electrical Engineering syllabus for semesters 7 and 8.
Semester 7 | Semester 8 |
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Advanced Control Systems | Management Principles and Concepts |
Switchgear and Protection | Elective Subject |
Engineering Economy and Financial Management | Elective Subject |
Elective Subject | Industrial Engineering and Operation Research |
Elective Subject | Project |
Summer Internship | Industrial Management and Economics |
If you are an aspirant of MTech Electrical Engineering Course, you can check them from the table below.
The table below highlights the M. Tech Electrical Engineering syllabus for semesters 1 and 2.
Semester 1 | Semester 2 |
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Advanced Control System | Advanced Microcontroller Lab |
Power System Operation and Control | Advanced Instrumentation Control |
Advanced Control System Lab | Microcontroller and Its Applications |
Department Elective 1 | Department Elective 3 |
Department Elective 2 | Department Elective 4 |
Advanced Power System Lab | Department Elective 5 |
- | Seminar 1 |
The table below highlights the MTech Electrical Engineering syllabus for semesters 3 and 4.
Semester 3 | Semester 4 |
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Seminar 2 | Dissertation- Final |
Dissertation | - |
Candidates can check the diploma in electrical engineering syllabus semester-wise from the following tables.
The table below highlights the Diploma Electrical Engineering syllabus for semesters 1 and 2.
Semester 1 | Semester 2 |
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Engineering Graphics I | Communication English II |
Engineering Physics I (Practical) | Applied Mathematics |
Communication English I | Engineering Mathematics II |
Engineering Chemistry I (Practical) | Engineering Physics II |
Engineering Mathematics I | Engineering Physics II (Practical) |
Engineering Physics I | Engineering Chemistry II (Practical) |
Engineering Chemistry I | - |
Workshop | - |
The table below highlights the Diploma Electrical Engineering syllabus for semesters 3 and 4.
Semester 3 | Semester 4 |
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Electrical Circuit Theory | Measurements and Instruments |
Electrical Machines-I | Electric Machines-II |
Electrical Circuits and Machines (Practical) | Digital Electronics & Linear Integrated |
Computer Applications | Communication and Life Skills Practice |
Electronic Devices and Circuits (Practical) | Circuits (Practical) |
- | Transducers and Signal Conditioners |
- | Digital Electronics |
The table below highlights the Diploma Electrical Engineering syllabus for semesters 5 and 6.
Semester 5 | Semester 6 |
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Elective Theory-I | Computer Hardware and Networks |
Programmable Logic Controller | Elective Theory-II |
Elective Practical-I | Electrical Estimation and Energy Auditing |
Special Electrical Machines | Computer Hardware and Networks |
Electrical Machine Controller | Elective Practical-II |
MicroController | - |
Given below is a list of all the core subjects included in the syllabus of the Electrical Engineering course:
Electrical Engineering Core Subjects | Sub topics |
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Electrical Machines |
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Control Systems |
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Power Systems |
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Microprocessors |
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Signals and Systems |
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Given below is a list of all the elective subjects included in the syllabus of the Electrical Engineering Course:
Electrical Engineering Elective Subjects | Sub topics |
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Fibre Optic Sensors |
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Smart Grid Technology |
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Electric Power Quality |
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Semiconductor Devices |
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Electric Drives |
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Computer Vision |
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Given below is a list of all the lab subjects included in the syllabus of the Electrical Engineering course :
If you are an aspirant willing to pursue Electrical Engineering through distance learning, you can check the following tables.
Semester 1 | Semester 2 |
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Engineering Mathematics I | Engineering Mathematics II |
Communication English I | Communication English II |
Engineering Chemistry I | Engineering Physics II |
Engineering Physics I | Applied Mathematics |
Engineering Physics I (Practical) | Engineering Physics II (Practical) |
Engineering Graphics I | Engineering Graphics II |
Engineering Chemistry I (Practical) | Engineering Chemistry II (Practical |
Workshop | – |
Semester 3 | Semester 4 |
Electrical Machines-I | Measurements and Instruments |
Electrical Circuit Theory | Electric Machines-II |
Electrical Circuits and Machines (Practical) | Transducers and Signal Conditioners |
Electronic Devices and Circuits | Digital Electronics |
Computer Applications | Digital Electronics & Linear Integrated Circuits (Practical) |
Electronic Devices and Circuits (Practical) | Electrical Machines and Instrumentation (Practical) |
- | Communication and Life Skills Practice |
Semester V | Semester VI |
MicroController | Electrical Estimation and Energy Auditing |
Power System-I | Power System-II |
Elective Theory-I | Elective Practical-II |
Special Electrical Machines | Elective Theory-II |
Electrical Machine Controller | Computer Hardware and Networks |
Programmable Logic Controller | |
Elective Practical-I | – |
The qualifying conditions for the aforementioned examinations are entirely reliant on the conducting organization, and so vary. To give you a heads up, there is a regular pattern that can be deduced by examining popular entrance exams:
The table below highlights the Electrical Engineering Syllabus for UPSC.
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Candidates can check the Delhi Technological University Syllabus for Electrical Engineering from the table below.
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Semester 3 | Semester 4 |
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The Electrical Engineering course is composed of core and elective subjects. In the first year, essential engineering disciplines are covered and the course is divided into eight semesters. The course emphasizes engineering, physics, and mathematics. Aspirants will be introduced to electrical core disciplines and will be able to select electives based on their specialty and areas of interest. At the end of the VIII semester, they will be required to present research-based practical projects. The course structure is as follows:\
For an effective preparation of electrical engineering, candidates should check whether they can find the best book from the market/ these days many books are available that are not authentic and are published by some unknown source. Therefore, it is very important for the candidates to chekc whether the books are written by some authorised author, contains factual information and covers the entire syllabus of Electrical Engineering.
Subject | Book name | Author/Publisher |
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Fundamental Textbooks | Electrical Engineering: Principles and Applications | Allan R. Hambley |
Electric Circuits | James W. Nilsson and Susan Riedel | |
Fundamentals of Electric Circuits | Charles K. Alexander and Matthew N.O. Sadiku | |
Power Systems and Electronics | Power System Analysis and Design | J. Duncan Glover, Mulukutla S. Sarma, and Thomas Overbye |
Power Electronics: Converters, Applications, and Design | Ned Mohan, Tore M. Undeland, and William P. Robbins | |
Control Systems | Modern Control Engineering | Katsuhiko Ogata |
Control Systems Engineering | Norman S. Nise | |
Electromagnetics | Elements of Electromagnetics | Matthew N.O. Sadiku |
Engineering Electromagnetics | William H. Hayt and John A. Buck | |
Signals and Systems | Signals and Systems | Alan V. Oppenheim, Alan S. Willsky, and S. Hamid Nawab |
Linear Systems and Signals | B.P. Lathi | |
Additional Reference Books on Electrical Engineering | ||
Microelectronic Circuits | Adel S. Sedra and Kenneth C. Smith | |
Digital Design: With an Introduction to the Verilog HDL | M. Morris Mano and Michael D. Ciletti | |
Renewable and Efficient Electric Power Systems | Gilbert M. Masters | |
The Art of Electronics | Paul Horowitz and Winfield Hill |
Control Systems, Power Systems, Electrical Machines, Signals and Systems, and, Microprocessors are some of the core Electrical Engineering subjects.
Electrical Engineering can be aggregated into other sub topics that include digital computers, radio-frequency engineering, electronics, power engineering, control systems, signal processing, telecommunications, instrumentation, and microelectronics.
Physics, Engineering Maths, Professional communication skills, and introduction to Computing, are some of the first year Electrical Engineering subjects.
Control Systems, Power Systems, Electrical Machines, Signals and Systems, and, Microprocessors are some of the subjects in the Electrical Engineering Course.