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UPSC Electrical Engineering optional syllabus

Both papers of the UPSC Electrical Engineering optional. Here it is in 16 topics and 3 subtopics you can study and tick off one at a time.

Papers
two, both in Mains
Marks
250 each, 500 in all
Time
3 hours each

Contents

Paper I

  1. Engineering Mathematics for Electrical Engineering
  2. Electric Circuit Theory
  3. Electromagnetic Theory
  4. Electrical and Electronic Measurements
  5. Analog and Digital Electronics
  6. Power Electronics
  7. Control Systems Engineering
  8. Signals and Systems

Paper II

  1. Electrical Machines
  2. Power Systems
  3. Power System Protection and Switchgear
  4. Power System Analysis and Stability
  5. Microprocessors and Microcontrollers
  6. Utilization of Electrical Energy
  7. Computer Fundamentals and Programming
  8. Systems Engineering and Reliability

Paper I

Engineering Mathematics for Electrical Engineering

Electric Circuit Theory

  1. Network Theorems

Electromagnetic Theory

Electrical and Electronic Measurements

Analog and Digital Electronics

Power Electronics

Control Systems Engineering

Signals and Systems

Paper II

Electrical Machines

  1. Transformers, Motors, Generators

Power Systems

  1. Generation, Transmission, Distribution

Power System Protection and Switchgear

Power System Analysis and Stability

Microprocessors and Microcontrollers

Utilization of Electrical Energy

Computer Fundamentals and Programming

Systems Engineering and Reliability

This is Mented's breakdown of the official UPSC syllabus into study-sized subtopics. For the syllabus as notified, see the Civil Services Examination notice on upsc.gov.in.

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