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Electronics & Communication Engineering

B-Tech · Semester 7

6 MonthsDuration 8Subjects 39Chapters OnlineTests & result
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Your roadmap · आपका रोडमैप

  1. 1
    Admission & first meetingप्रवेश और पहली मुलाकात

    Enquire at your nearest NDSS centre, meet the teacher, fix the batch time and get your study material.

  2. 2
    Semester 7 — subject classesसेमेस्टर 7 — विषयवार कक्षाएँ

    Every theory subject of the term, unit by unit, with notes, numericals and doubt classes.

    Optical CommunicationWireless and Mobile CommunicationEmbedded System DesignQuality ManagementRural Development - Administration and Planning
  3. 3
    Labs, practicals & project workलैब, प्रैक्टिकल और प्रोजेक्ट

    Experiments / jobs / project work as in the syllabus, with practical file and viva preparation.

    Optical Communication LabMini Project or Internship Assessment-IIIProject-I
  4. 4
    Unit tests & mid-termयूनिट टेस्ट और मिड-टर्म

    A test after every unit and a mid-term in the university / board pattern.

  5. 5
    Semester 7 mock testमॉक टेस्ट

    A full mock test of all subjects before the exam, with analysis.

  6. 6
    Semester 7 exam (university / board)सेमेस्टर / वार्षिक परीक्षा

    Previous papers, important questions and full revision.

  7. 7
    Online tests & resultऑनलाइन टेस्ट और रिज़ल्ट

    Take the tests online; your marks and result show in your student login and at the centre.

Syllabus · पाठ्यक्रम

8 subjects · 39 chapters · 170 topics

Optical Communication5 chapters · 6 Months Subject page →
01Unit 1: Optical Fibre Waveguides 5 topics
  1. Evolution and advantages of optical fibre communication
  2. Total internal reflection, acceptance angle and NA
  3. Step-index and graded-index fibres
  4. Modes, V-number and single-mode condition
  5. Fibre materials and fabrication
02Unit 2: Signal Degradation in Fibres 5 topics
  1. Absorption and scattering losses
  2. Bending losses
  3. Attenuation in dB/km and low-loss windows
  4. Intermodal and intramodal (chromatic) dispersion
  5. Dispersion-shifted fibres
03Unit 3: Optical Sources 4 topics
  1. Direct and indirect band gap materials
  2. LED structures and characteristics
  3. Laser diode principle, threshold current
  4. DFB lasers and modulation of sources
04Unit 4: Photodetectors and Receivers 4 topics
  1. PIN photodiode
  2. Avalanche photodiode
  3. Quantum efficiency and responsivity
  4. Receiver noise and sensitivity
05Unit 5: Fibre-Optic Links and Networks 5 topics
  1. Splices, connectors and couplers
  2. Power budget and rise-time budget
  3. Wavelength division multiplexing
  4. Optical amplifiers: EDFA
  5. SONET/SDH basics
Wireless and Mobile Communication5 chapters · 6 Months Subject page →
01Unit 1: Cellular Concept 6 topics
  1. Evolution of mobile communication (1G to 5G)
  2. Frequency reuse and cluster size
  3. Co-channel and adjacent channel interference
  4. Handoff strategies
  5. Trunking and grade of service
  6. Cell splitting and sectoring
02Unit 2: Mobile Radio Propagation 5 topics
  1. Free-space propagation and path loss
  2. Log-distance path loss model
  3. Reflection, diffraction and scattering
  4. Small-scale fading: Rayleigh and Rician
  5. Doppler shift, coherence time and coherence bandwidth
03Unit 3: Multiple Access and Diversity 5 topics
  1. FDMA, TDMA and CDMA
  2. Spread spectrum and processing gain
  3. OFDM and OFDMA
  4. Equalisation and diversity (space, frequency, time)
  5. RAKE receiver
04Unit 4: GSM and CDMA Systems 5 topics
  1. GSM architecture: MS, BSS, NSS
  2. GSM channels, frame structure and TDMA
  3. Authentication and SIM
  4. IS-95 CDMA: forward and reverse channels
  5. Power control and soft handoff
05Unit 5: 3G, 4G LTE and 5G 4 topics
  1. UMTS / WCDMA
  2. LTE architecture, OFDMA and SC-FDMA
  3. MIMO
  4. 5G NR: eMBB, URLLC, mMTC, mmWave and massive MIMO
Embedded System Design5 chapters · 6 Months Subject page →
01Unit 1: Introduction to Embedded Systems 5 topics
  1. Definition and characteristics
  2. Classification and applications
  3. Design metrics: cost, power, size, time-to-market
  4. Von Neumann and Harvard architectures
  5. Hardware-software co-design
02Unit 2: Embedded Processors 4 topics
  1. 8051 microcontroller architecture and memory
  2. RISC and CISC
  3. ARM architecture and modes
  4. Memory types: ROM, flash, SRAM, EEPROM
03Unit 3: Interfacing and Communication 5 topics
  1. GPIO, timers and counters
  2. Interrupts and watchdog timer
  3. ADC and DAC interfacing
  4. UART, SPI and I2C
  5. CAN and USB basics
04Unit 4: Real-Time Operating Systems 4 topics
  1. Tasks, states and context switching
  2. Pre-emptive and rate-monotonic scheduling
  3. Semaphores, mutex and message queues
  4. Priority inversion and priority inheritance
05Unit 5: Embedded Software Development 4 topics
  1. Cross-compiler, assembler and linker
  2. Simulators and emulators
  3. JTAG debugging
  4. Case studies: digital camera, smart meter, automotive ECU
Quality Management5 chapters · 6 Months Subject page →
01Unit 1: Quality Concepts 4 topics
  1. Definitions of quality (Juran, Crosby, Deming)
  2. Garvin's dimensions of quality
  3. Quality of design and quality of conformance
  4. Cost of quality: prevention, appraisal, internal and external failure
02Unit 2: Total Quality Management 5 topics
  1. TQM principles and customer focus
  2. Deming's 14 points and PDCA cycle
  3. Juran trilogy and Crosby's absolutes
  4. Kaizen, 5S and quality circles
  5. Employee involvement and leadership
03Unit 3: Statistical Quality Control 5 topics
  1. Seven QC tools: check sheet, histogram, Pareto, cause-and-effect, scatter, stratification, control chart
  2. Control charts for variables: X-bar and R
  3. Control charts for attributes: p and c
  4. Process capability: Cp and Cpk
  5. Acceptance sampling basics
04Unit 4: Quality Systems and Standards 5 topics
  1. ISO 9000 family and ISO 9001:2015
  2. ISO 14001 and ISO 45001
  3. Documentation and quality manual
  4. Internal and external quality audits
  5. Quality awards
05Unit 5: Six Sigma, Lean and Quality Tools 5 topics
  1. Six Sigma concepts and DMAIC
  2. Lean manufacturing and waste
  3. Failure mode and effects analysis (FMEA)
  4. Quality function deployment (QFD)
  5. Benchmarking and Taguchi's loss function
Rural Development - Administration and Planning5 chapters · 6 Months Subject page →
01Unit 1: Rural Development - Concepts and Problems 4 topics
  1. Meaning, scope and importance of rural development
  2. Rural economy and agriculture
  3. Problems: poverty, unemployment, migration and illiteracy
  4. Approaches to rural development
02Unit 2: Rural Development Programmes 5 topics
  1. MGNREGA
  2. Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana (PMGSY)
  3. Pradhan Mantri Awaas Yojana - Gramin
  4. DAY-National Rural Livelihoods Mission
  5. Swachh Bharat Mission (Gramin) and Jal Jeevan Mission
03Unit 3: Panchayati Raj and Rural Administration 5 topics
  1. Balwant Rai Mehta and Ashok Mehta committees
  2. 73rd Constitutional Amendment Act 1992
  3. Gram Sabha, Gram Panchayat, Kshetra Panchayat and Zila Panchayat
  4. Eleventh Schedule and devolution of functions
  5. Rural administration: block and district level
04Unit 4: Rural Planning 5 topics
  1. Decentralised and multi-level planning
  2. Participatory Rural Appraisal (PRA)
  3. Gram Panchayat Development Plan (GPDP)
  4. District planning
  5. Rural infrastructure planning: roads, water, sanitation
05Unit 5: Rural Finance and Institutions 5 topics
  1. NABARD and Regional Rural Banks
  2. Cooperative credit
  3. Self Help Groups and SHG-bank linkage
  4. Microfinance and Kisan Credit Card
  5. Role of NGOs
Optical Communication Lab4 chapters · 6 Months Subject page →
01Experiments 1: Fibre Characterisation 3 topics
  1. Numerical aperture by far-field spot method
  2. Bending loss
  3. Study of fibre types and connectors
02Experiments 2: Attenuation and Losses 2 topics
  1. Propagation loss by cut-back method
  2. Connector and splice loss
03Experiments 3: Sources and Detectors 3 topics
  1. V-I and P-I characteristics of LED
  2. P-I characteristic and threshold of a laser diode
  3. Characteristics of a photodiode / phototransistor
04Experiments 4: Optical Links 3 topics
  1. Analog link: transmission of a sine / voice signal
  2. Digital link: transmission of TTL data
  3. Time division multiplexing over fibre
Mini Project or Internship Assessment-III5 chapters · 6 Months Subject page →
01Topic or Internship Selection 3 topics
  1. Identifying an interest area and a guide / industry mentor
  2. Choosing a feasible mini project topic or internship organisation
  3. Getting departmental approval
02Synopsis and Planning 4 topics
  1. Problem statement and objectives
  2. Literature / product survey
  3. Methodology, tools and resources
  4. Timeline (Gantt chart) and expected outcomes
03Execution of Work / Training 4 topics
  1. Carrying out design, coding, fabrication, survey or site work
  2. Daily diary / log book
  3. Weekly review with guide or mentor
  4. Testing, observations and results
04Report Writing 4 topics
  1. Report format as per university guidelines
  2. Certificate, acknowledgement, abstract and contents
  3. Chapters: introduction, work done, results, conclusion
  4. References and plagiarism check
05Presentation and Viva 4 topics
  1. Preparing a 10 - 15 minute presentation
  2. Demonstration of model / software / photographs
  3. Answering viva questions
  4. Final assessment by the departmental committee
Project-I5 chapters · 6 Months Subject page →
01Milestone 1: Topic Selection and Team Formation 4 topics
  1. Forming the project group and getting a guide allotted
  2. Identifying problem areas from industry, society and research
  3. Feasibility check: time, cost, equipment and software
  4. Finalising the project title with the guide
02Milestone 2: Literature Survey 5 topics
  1. Searching IEEE, Springer, Elsevier, Google Scholar and NPTEL resources
  2. Reading and summarising research papers
  3. Studying relevant IS codes / standards / datasets
  4. Identifying the research gap
  5. Referencing styles (IEEE, APA) and plagiarism rules
03Milestone 3: Synopsis Preparation 5 topics
  1. Problem statement and objectives
  2. Proposed methodology and block diagram / flow chart
  3. Tools, materials, software and hardware required
  4. Work plan with Gantt chart
  5. Expected outcomes and budget
04Milestone 4: Preliminary Design and Work 4 topics
  1. System design / structural or mechanical design calculations
  2. Circuit design, simulation or software modules
  3. Survey, data collection or lab testing as needed
  4. Maintaining the project diary and weekly guide meetings
05Milestone 5: Report and Mid-term Viva 4 topics
  1. Report format: certificate, abstract, chapters, references
  2. Preparing the presentation slides
  3. Mid-term seminar before the departmental panel
  4. Answering viva questions and acting on feedback

About this course

You will be able to

  • Complete Optical Communication syllabus with regular tests
  • Complete Wireless and Mobile Communication syllabus with regular tests
  • Complete Embedded System Design syllabus with regular tests
  • Complete Quality Management syllabus with regular tests
  • Complete Rural Development - Administration and Planning syllabus with regular tests
  • Complete Optical Communication Lab syllabus with regular tests
  • Complete Mini Project or Internship Assessment-III syllabus with regular tests
  • Complete Project-I syllabus with regular tests

Who it is for

  • B.Tech Electronics & Communication Engineering students of Semester 7 (AKTU)
  • B.Tech EE / EI students who take this subject as an elective
  • Students preparing for GATE ECE who want to revise this subject

What you need

  • Electromagnetic field theory and analog / digital communication
  • Semiconductor device basics
Online tests & result Practice and unit tests online; marks and result show in your student login and at the centre. Student login →

Questions

Which syllabus does the Optical Communication course follow?

It follows the current AKTU B.Tech (ECE) scheme, Semester 7. If your university or college uses a different scheme, the centre follows your own university syllabus.

Do you cover numericals and previous year questions?

Yes. Each unit is taught with solved numericals and AKTU previous-year questions.

Which syllabus does the Wireless and Mobile Communication course follow?

It follows the current AKTU B.Tech (ECE) scheme, Semester 7. If your university or college uses a different scheme, the centre follows your own university syllabus.

Which syllabus does the Embedded System Design course follow?

It follows the current AKTU B.Tech (ECE) scheme, Semester 7. If your university or college uses a different scheme, the centre follows your own university syllabus.

Do you include programming examples?

Yes, 8051 / ARM C examples for timers, ADC and serial communication are explained.

Which syllabus is followed?

The current AKTU (Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam Technical University, Lucknow) B.Tech syllabus of Quality Management (Semester 7 open elective). If your university or college follows a different syllabus, the centre teaches from your own university syllabus.

Are numericals included?

Yes. Control charts, process capability and FMEA risk numbers are practised.

Will it help in jobs?

Yes. TQM, ISO and Six Sigma concepts are asked in interviews for production, QA / QC and project roles.

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