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PHD in ECE

The syllabus for the Ph.D. entrance examination in Electronics and Communication Engineering includes two parts: Part A covers topics such as Analog and Digital Electronics, Signals and Systems, and VLSI, while Part B focuses on Research Methodology, including research types, formulation, data collection, and report writing. Reference materials for both parts are provided, including standard textbooks and research methodology guides. The examination is structured to test both technical knowledge and research skills.

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PHD in ECE

The syllabus for the Ph.D. entrance examination in Electronics and Communication Engineering includes two parts: Part A covers topics such as Analog and Digital Electronics, Signals and Systems, and VLSI, while Part B focuses on Research Methodology, including research types, formulation, data collection, and report writing. Reference materials for both parts are provided, including standard textbooks and research methodology guides. The examination is structured to test both technical knowledge and research skills.

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SYLLABUS FOR Ph.

D ENTRANCE EXAMINATION 2025


School of Electronics and Communication Engineering

PART – A Marks 50

Analog Electronics, Digital Electronics, Linear integrated circuits, Analog and Digital Communication,

Signals and Systems, digital signal processing, Control Engineering, Microcontrollers (8051),

Computer Communication Networks, VLSI.

REFERENCES All standard books in respective domains

PART – B

RESEARCH METHODOLOGY

Research and Types of research: Meaning of Research- Objectives of Research- Motivation


in Research. Research methods vs Methodology. Types of research – Descriptive vs.
Analytical, Applied vs. Fundamental, Quantitative vs. Qualitative, Conceptual vs. Empirical.
Research Process. Criteria of good Research.

Research Formulation – Defining and formulating the research problem - Selecting the
problem - Necessity of defining the problem - Importance of literature review in defining a
problem – Literature review – Primary and secondary sources – reviews, treatise, monographs-
patents – web as a source – searching the web - Critical literature review – Identifying gap
areas from literature review - Development of working hypothesis.

Data Collection and analysis: Execution of the research - Observation and Collection of data
- Methods of data collection – Modeling, Mathematical Models for research, Sampling
Methods- Data processing and Analysis strategies. Data Analysis with Statistical Packages –
Hypothesis-testing, Generalization-and-Interpretation.

Interpretation and report writing - Techniques of interpretation - Structure and components


of

scientific reports - Different steps in the preparation - Layout, structure and language of the

report - Illustrations and tables - Types of report - Technical reports and thesis

Reference Books:

1. Garg, B.L., Karadia, R., Agarwal, F. and Agarwal, U.K., 2002. An introduction
to Research Methodology, RBSA Publishers.

2. Kothari, C.R., 1990. Research Methodology: Methods and Techniques. New Age
International. 418p.

3. Sinha, S.C. and Dhiman, A.K., 2002. Research Methodology, Ess Ess Publications. 2
volumes.

4. Anderson, T. W., An Introduction to Multivariate Statistical Analysis, Wiley Eastern


Pvt., Ltd., New Delhi
5. Sinha, S.C. and Dhiman, A.K., 2002. Research Methodology, Ess Ess Publications. 2
volumes.
6. Trochim, W.M.K., 2005. Research Methods: the concise knowledge base, Atomic Dog
Publishing. 270p.
7. Fink, A., 2009. Conducting Research Literature Reviews: From the Internet to Paper.
Sage Publications

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