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Matrices And Determinants

• Matrix and types
• Algebra of Matrices (addition, subtraction, scalar
• Multiplication and multiplication)
• Evaluation of determinants of a square matrix of order 2 and 3. Singular matrices
• Cramer’s rule for solving a system of linear equation involving 2 or 3 variables
• Adjoint and Inverse the non-singular matrices of Orders 2 and 3
• Characteristic equation and Eigen-values of a square matrix of order 2

Straight Lines

• Slope of a straight line
• Intercepts of a straight line
• Intercept form of a straight line
• The slope-intercept form of a straight line
• Slope-point form of a straight line
• Two-point form of a straight line
• The general form of a straight line
• The angle between two lines and conditions for lines to be parallel and perpendicular
• Equation of a straight line parallel to the given line
• Equation of a straight line perpendicular to the given line

Trigonometry

• Concept of angles, their measurement, Radian measure and related conversions.
• Signs of trigonometric ratios in different quadrants (ASTC rule)
• Trigonometric ratios of allied angles (definition and the table of trigonometric ratios of standard allied angles say 900±Ɵ, 1800±Ɵ, 2700±Ɵ and 3600±Ɵ)
• Trigonometric ratios of compound angles (without proof)
• Trigonometric ratios of multiple angles
• Transformation formulae

Differential Calculus And Applications

• Derivatives of continuous functions in an interval (List of formulae)
• Rules of differentiation
• Successive differentiation (up to second order)
• Applications of differentiation

Integral Calculus And Applications

• List of standard integrals and Basic rules of integration
• Evaluation of integrals of simple function and their combination
• Methods of integration
• Concept of definite integrals
• Applications of definite integrals

Statistical

Data Collection

And Types

1. Definition of data and classification(qualitative, quantitative discrete and continuous data)
2. Data collection tools i) Questionnaires. ii) Survey.  iii) Interviews.  iv) Focus group discussion
3. Data cleaning

Summarization of Data

1. Descriptive statistics i) Data tabulation (Frequency table)  i i ) Relative frequency table.
2. Grouped data i) Bar graph  ii) Pie chart  iii) Line graph  iv) Frequency polygon  v) Frequency curve  vi) Relative frequency polygon  vii) Histograms viii) Box plot
3. Leaf-stem plot

Measure of Location And Dispersion

• Determination of central tendencies
• Range, Mean, Mode, and median for the data
• Determination of absolute measures of dispersion for data like range quartile deviation,  mean deviation, standard deviation, and variance.
• Skewness and kurtosis graphs

Introduction To Python Programming

• Introduction to PYTHON.
• Syntax of PYTHON.
• Comments of PYTHON.
• Data types of PYTHON.
• Variables of PYTHON.
• If-else in PYTHON.
• Loops in PYTHON.
• Arrays and functions in PYTHON

Introduction to Basics of Coding

• Introduction to computer programming
• Algorithms –With sufficient examples
• Flowcharts – With sufficient examples
• Execute simple programs
• Introduction to Application Development
• Simple android application development

Design And Develop Web Pages

• Basic web technologies
  • Browser
  • Web –Server
  • Client-Server Model
  • URL
  • SEO techniques
  • Domain names and domain name system.
• Creating Web-pages with HTML5 – Static
  • Introduction, Editors
  • Tags, Attributes, Elements, Headings
  • Links, Images, List, Tables, Forms
  • Formatting, Layout, Iframes.
• Formatting web pages with style sheets(CSS3).
  • Introduction to CSS
  • Inline CSS, Internal CSS, Classes andIDs
  • div, Color, Floating, Positioning
  • Margins, Padding, Borders
  • Fonts, Aligning Text, Styling Links
• Creating a web page dynamic using JavaScript.
  • Dynamic web page and Introduction to JS
  • Basic syntax Functions Events
• Creating dashboards in websites.

Business Process Automation / ERP

• Introduction to business process automation.
  • Organization structure and functionscompositionProperties and applications
  • Structure
  • Types
  • Functional Units
•  Workflows
  • Introduction
  • Components
  • Use and use cases
• Enterprise resource planning
  • History
  • Evolution
  • Uses of ERP

Introduction To Cloud And IoT Concepts

• 4.1 Fundamentals of cloud
• 4.2 Cloud service models
• IaaS (Infrastructure-as-a-Service)
• PaaS (Platform-as-a-Service)
• SaaS (Software-as-a-Service)
• 4.3 Cloud deployment types
• Public,
• Private,
• Hybrid
• Community Cloud
• 4.4 Cloud services:
• Google Drive - file storage and synchronization service
• developed by Google;
• Google Docs- bring your documents to life with smart editing
• and styling tools to help you easily format text and
• paragraphs;
• Google Co-lab (Usage of Jupyter Notebook):
• Colab notebooks allow you to combine executable
• code and rich text in a single document, along with images,
• HTML, LaTeX, and more.
• Google App Engine: Google App Engine is a Platform as a
• Service and cloud computing platform for developing and
• hosting web applications in Google-managed data centers.
• Applications are sandboxed and run acrossmultiple servers.
• 4.5 Working of IoT and IoT components (Only brief
• introduction and demonstrationthrough videos)
• 4.6 Explain concept of Internet of Things with examples
• Smart home
• Smart city
• Smart farming

Cyber security And Safety

• Introduction to Cyber security and cybersafety.
• Brief awareness on cyber safety measures
• Identification of basic security issues in mobile phones and personal computers
• Installation of Antivirus software
• Firewall concepts
• Browser settings
• Importance of privacy and Password policy (Best practices).
• Common threats - Demonstration
• Phishing
• DoS attack
• Man in the middle attack
• Eavesdropping
• Spamming

Electrical Safety

• Electrical Symbols
• Electrical safety
• Identify Various types of safety signs and what they mean
• Demonstrate and practice use of PPE
• Demonstrate how to free a person from electrocution
• Administer appropriate first aid to victims, bandaging, heart attack, CPR, etc.
• Fire safety, causes, and precautionary activities.
• Use of appropriate fire extinguishers on different types of fires.
• Demonstrate rescue techniques applied during fire hazard,
• correct method to move injured people during emergency
• Inform relevant authority about any abnormal situation
• Earthing: Types

Electrical Fundamentals

• Describe the sources of electrical energy.
• Electrical current, voltage, emf, potential difference, resistance with their SI units.
• Mention the meters used tomeasure different electrical quantities.
• Identification Measuring devices
• Ammeter
• Voltmeter
• Wattmeter
• Ohmmeter
• Digital Multimeter
• Megger
• Tong tester
• Explain supply systems like AC, DC.
• Relationship between V, I and
• R. (Ohms law)
• The behavior of V, I in Series and Parallel DC circuits.
• Describe open circuit, close circuit and short circuit
• Equation to find the effective Resistances
• connected in series
• The equation to find effective resistancesconnected in parallel
• Resistances connected series and parallel combinations
• AC sine wave: Sinusoidal voltage, current, amplitude, time-period, cycle, frequency, phase, phase difference, and their units.
• Electrical work, power and powerfactor, SI units, mention the meters used to measure them.
• Electrical energy
• SI units
• Mention the meters used to measure them
• Single phase and Three phase supply.

Protective Devices And Wiring Circuits

• Protective Devices
• Necessity of Protective Devices
• Various Protective devicesand their functions fuse wire,
• Glass cartridge fuse
• HRC fuse
• Kit-kat fuse
• MCB
• MCCB
• RCCB
• ELCB
• Relay
• Different types of electrician tools and their function.
• Describe various wiring tools.
• State procedure of care and maintenance of wiring tools.
• Describe different types of wiring systems.
• Surface conduit
• concealed conduit
• PVC casing capping
• Wiring systems and their applications.
• Describe the types of wires, cables used for different current and
• voltage ratings.

Electrical Machines and Batteries and UPS

• Transformer
• working principle
• Transformation ratio
• Types and applications with their ratings
• Induction motor
• Single-phase and three-phase induction motor.
• The necessity of starters.
• Describe DOL AND STAR-DELTA starters.
• What are the different causes and remedies for the failure of the starter and induction motor?
• Battery
• Types of batteries (Lead acid battery, lithium, sealed
• maintenance-free (SMF) battery, Modular battery).
• Selection criteria of batteries for different applications.
• Ampere-Hour Capacity.
• Efficiency
• UPS
• List the types and applications
• Selection criteria of UPS
• Sizing of UPS

Introduction to Electronic Devices and Digital Electronics

• Compare Conductors, insulators and semiconductors withe xamples.
• Identification of types and values of resistors-color codes.
• PN junction diode
• Symbol
• Characteristics
• Diode as a switch.
• Types of diodes and ratings
• Applications
• Rectifier
• Need for AC to DC conversion
• Bridge rectifier with and without C filter,
• Rectifier IC.
• Transistor (BJT)
• Symbol
• Structure
• Working principle
• Comparison of analog and digital signal
• Digital systems, examples.
• Binary numbers, Boolean identities, and laws.
• Digital system building blocks: Basic logic gates, symbols
• and truth tables.
• IC-Definition and advantages.
• Sensors
• Concept
• Types: Temperature, Pressure,Water, Light, Sound,
• Smoke, proximity Sensors, Flow, humidity, voltage, vibration, IR(Principle/working, ratings/ specifications, cost, and applications)
• Actuators
• Concept
• Types and applications.
• Relay as an actuator
• Microcontroller
• As a programmable device and list of real-world applications.
• PLC and Their applications.

Introduction

• Meaning of Project
• Features of a Project
• Types of Projects
• Benefits of Project Management
• Obstacles in Project Management
• Project Management as Profession
• Project Manager and His Role
• Project Consultants
• What is Operation?
• Difference between Project and Operation.
• What is “Process” in Project Management and
• Process Groups?
• What is Scope? Difference between Project
•  Group Objectives and Project Scope.

Project Administration

• Essentials of Project Administration
• Project Team
• Project Design
• Work Breakdown Structure (WBS)
• Project Execution Plan (PEP)
• Contracting Plan
• Work Packing Plan
• Organisation Plan
• Systems and Procedure Plan
• Project Procedure Manual
• Project Diary
• Project Execution System
• Project Direction
• Communication in a Project
• Project Co-ordination
• Pre-requisites for Successful Project Implementation

Project Life cycle

• Phases of Project Life Cycle
• Project Management Life Cycle (General)
• Project Planning
• Project Execution
• Project Closure
• Project Risks
• Types of Risks: Illustrations
• Risk Assessment Techniques with Illustrations
• Project Cost Risk Analysis
• Estimating Time and Cost Overrun Risks
• Organization/Procedural/Systemic Reasonsfor
• Project Cost Overruns
• Time Overruns

Project Planning, Scheduling and Monitoring

• Nature of Project Planning
• Need for Project Planning
• Functions of Project Planning
• Steps in Project Planning
• Project Planning Structure
• Project Objectives and Policies
• Tools of Project Planning
• Project Scheduling
• Time Monitoring Efforts
• Bounding Schedules
• Scheduling to Match Availability of
• Manpower
• Scheduling to Match Release of Funds
• Problems in Scheduling Real-life Projects
• Introduction
• Situation Analysis and Problem Definition
• Setting Goals and Objectives
• Generating Structures and Strategies
• Implementation
• What is Project Evaluation?
• Why is Project Evaluation Important?
• What are the Challenges in Monitoring and
• Evaluation?

Project Control, Review and Audit

• Projected Control Purposes
• Problems of Project Control
• Gantt Charts
• Milestone Charts
• Critical Path Method (CPM)
• Construction of a Network
• Network Technique in Project Scheduling
• Crashing Project Duration through Network
• Project Review
• Initial Review
• Post Audit
• Performance Evaluation
• Abandonment Analysis
• Objectives of Project Audit
• Functions of Project Auditor
• Project Audit Programme
• Difficulties in Establishing Audit Purpose and Scope
• Digital Technology trends in Project management
• Cloud Technology, IoT, AR and VR applications
• Project management, Smart Cities

Duration of Exam

3 hours

Medium

English and Kannada

Total Marks

100

Marks Per Subject

20

Marking Scheme

• 1 mark for every correct response
• No negative marking for wrong answer