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Nepal Telecom
Nepal Doorsanchar Company Ltd.
Syllabus

Paper First : General Module

(Common subject for Electronics & Communications, Computer, Electrical, Mechanical
and Civil Engineer Level 7 Tech. Open Competition)

Time: 2 hours Full Marks: 100

Pass Marks: 40
All the Questions are Compulsory
Section Number Total
Types of Section Remarks
A of Marks Marks
question B
questions
Objective 20 10 30 1 30 1/4 marks will be
Questions deducted for each
incorrect answer
Short 6 4 10 4 40
Questions
Long 2 1 3 10 30
Questions
Total 100

Use of non-programmable calculator is permitted in the examination hall.

Section "A" (Technical)

1 Mathematics and Statistics: (Weightage 5% -15%)

Function and Limit, Maxima and Minima, Differentiation and Integration and their
interpretation, Equations of straight lines, circle, parabola, hyperbola, spheres,
cylinders and cones, Linear differential equations (up to second order), Fourier
series, Fourier Transforms, Fourier integral, inverse Fourier integral formula, odd
and even function, Laplace transforms, Line, surface and volume integral, Tayler
series, Zeros and Poles, Z-transforms
Introduction of statistics and descriptive statistics, Mean, Mode, Variance,
Dispersion, Probability, Discrete random variables and probability distribution,
continuous random variables and probability distributions, Samples, Sampling
theorems, Linear regression, Population mean & sample mean and accuracy, pi
& bar diagrams, error functions.

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2 Applied Mechanics and Thermodynamics (Weightage 15%-25%)
Concept of equilibrium of particles, Force and position vectors, Conditions for
equilibrium of a particles and a rigid body, Free body diagram, Moment of force
and couple, Laws of friction, Simple trusses, Center of Gravity and Centroid,
Moments of Inertia, Newtons laws and equation of motion, Translation, pure
rotation and general plane motion of rigid body.Boyles and Charles law of gases,
Zeroth, First and second law of thermodynamics, Introduction to Entropy and
enthalpy, Viscosity, specific gravity, specific volume, bulk modulus, Turbulent and
laminar flow, Configurations and characteristics of centrifugal pumps and
blowers, Viscous flow, The Bernoulli energy equation, the momentum equation
and their applications. Internal combustion Engine, Refrigeration Systems, Heat
transfer, Types of heat transfer.

3 Basic Electricity and Electronics (Weightage 15%-25%)

Circuit elements, series & parallel circuits, resistance, resistivity, Ohms laws,
Kirchoffs laws, Single phase & three phase circuit analysis, Measurement of
current, voltage, power, energy, insulation resistance, Primary & Secondary cells,
Cells in series & parallel, star & delta connections, Fundamentals of
transformers, Generators and Induction motors, Electrical shock hazards,
Earthing and shielding techniques for telecom equipments, Lightning protections.
Diode, Zener diode, LEDs, Transistors, PNP, NPN, FET, MOSFETS, Op-Amps,
Integrated circuits, NMOS, CMOS, MOSFET amplifiers, Junction field effect
transistor, quadratic characteristics, JFET Amplifiers, The bipolar transistor and
its configurations, Load line biasing in CE configuration, Number systems, power
supplies & voltage regulators, Half wave rectifier, full wave rectifier, Bridge
rectifier, Logic gates: AND, OR, NOT, NAND, NOR

4 Information and Communications Technology Basics(Weightage 10%-20%)

Computer architecture, Microprocessor fundamentals, Microcomputer systems:
Bus structure, Memory systems (main, auxiliary, virtual, cache, I/O devices,
parallel and serial interfaces, RS-232 standards, Flow charts, algorithms,
variables, constants, data types, arithmetic expression, arrays, Concept of ROM,
RAM., MS-DOS, windows, MS-office packages, basic concept on internet and e-
mail.

Communication systems: Amplitude Modulation, Frequency Modulation, Phase

Shift Keying, Frequency Shift Keying, Data transmission over radio.
(End of Section "A")

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 Section "B" (Management, Finance & Rules Regulation)

1 Project Management (Weightage 5%-15%)

Definitions, the project life cycle, Setting project objectives & goals, Network
model: CPM & PERT, Gant chart, Project scheduling, Resource leveling,
Systems of Project control, Cost control, Preparation of operational budget,
Introduction to budgetary control, Planning the quality, time & cost dimensions,
Negotiating for Materials, Supplies & Services, Bringing the project to a
Successful conclusion.

2 Economics and General Accounting Principles (Weightage 5%-15%)

Essential business & accounting terminology, Cost classification & analysis,
Interest & time value of money, Basic methodology of engineering economic
studies, cost and benefit analysis, risk analysis, investment decisions, demand
analysis and sales forecasting, Basic knowledge of trial balance & Balance
sheet, income statements, revenue and capital expenditure, budgeting and
capitalization, depreciation and subsidy, Procurement procedures (FOB, CIF,
Liquidated Damage, Letter of Credit, Insurance, Invoice, Bid security,
performance bond), Competitive bidding.

3 Management Concepts (Weightage 3%-7%)

Vision, Mission, Goal, Objectives, Targets, Strategies, Organization structure,
Authority and Power delegation, Leadership, Motivation, Group dynamics, Time
management, Conflict Management, MIS, Customer care, Decision support
system, Out sourcing, Inventory control, Job description, training, service port
folio and tariff structure of Nepal Telecom.

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Nepal Telecom
Nepal Doorsanchar Company Ltd.
Syllabus
Part II: (Specialized subject for Electronics and Communications Engineers
Level 7 Tech.-Free and Internal competition)
Time: 2 hours Full Marks: 100
Pass Marks: 40
Part II (Specialized Module) All the Questions are Compulsory
Types of question Number of Marks Total Remarks
questions Marks
Objective Questions 30 1 30 1/4 marks will be
deducted for each
incorrect answer
Short Questions 10 4 40
Long Questions 3 10 30
100
Use of non-programmable calculator is permitted in the examination hall.

1. Electronic Devices and circuit (Weightage 5%-15%)

Bipolar transistors switching characteristics, MOS transistor switching
characteristics, TTL logic circuits, NMOS/CMOS logic circuits, Memory: RAM,
DRAM, PROM, EPROM, Operational amplifiers, Butterworth and Chebysev
filters, A/D Converters, Adders, Arithmetic operations, Digital comparators,
Parity check generator, Multiplexer & Demultiplexers, Flipflops, Shift register,
Counters, Sequence generators, Power electronics: Thyristor, Controlled rectifier
circuits, 7 segment display, Untuned amplifier, Push-pull amplifier, tuned power
amplifiers, Feed back amplifiers, bode plot analysis, Wien bridge oscillators,
tuned LC oscillators, resonant circuits, crystal oscillator.

2. Electromagnetic field and waves (Weightage 5%-15%)

Coulombs law and Electric field intensity, Electric Flux Density and Gauss law,
Maxwells first equation and application, divergence theorem, energy & potential,
Laplace equation and Poisson equation, Biot-Svarts law, Amperes circuital law,
Curl, Wave motion in free space, Perfect dielectric and losses, Wave medium,
Skin effect, Impedance matching, Antenna fundamental, Polarizations, Radiation
from dipole antenna, wave guides and mixtures.

3. Control system (Weightage 3%-7%)

Open loop and closed loop control system, System Stability and Sensitivity,
System transfer functions and responses, Poles and Zeros locations and their
significance, Root locus method, Frequency response method.

Part II - Specialized subject for Electronic and Communication Engineer 1

4. Signal Analysis and Processing (Weightage 5%-15%)
Information theory, Shannon-Hartley law, Transmission of signals, Impulse
response and convolution, Fourier series, Fourier Transform, Unit step, Delta,
Sinc & Signum function, Helbert transform, LTI system, System described by
Differential & Difference equations, FIR & IIR Filters, Discrete Fourier
Transforms, IDFT, FFT, Circular convolutions, Parsevals theorem, Energy &
power and auto correlation, Z transform.

5 Basic Analog and Digital Communications (Weightage 15%-25%)

Difference between analog and digital communications, Basic communications
elements, Signal and noise in communication system, AM, DSC-SC, SSB-SC,
PM, FM, Super heterodyne AM and FM receiver, Digital to analog and analog to
digital conversion, Sampling theorem, Sample & hold Circuit, A law, -law,
Quantizer, Coding: NRZ/HDB3/AMI,Error detection and correction,
PCM/ADPCM, Digital Modulation: ASK/PSK/FSK /QPSK /MSK / QAM,
Modulation and demodulation circuits, Frequency converter and Mixers, Phase
locked loop

6 Telecommunications and advanced communications (Weightage 15%-25%)

Evolution of telecommunications, Telecommunication network, Transmission
media, transmission lines, characteristic impedance, Return loss, transformer and
hybrid circuit, signal and noise measurements, echo & singing,
space/time/frequency/wave length division multiplexing, Erlang B formula,
Queuing theorem, Data communication and computer networking basics, Packet,
Message and circuit switching, X.25 Protocol, Frame relay, TCP/IP Protocol, OSI
layers, Telephony, Functions of switching, electromechanical switches, Stored
Programmed Controlled switch, TS/ST/TST/STS switching, No 5 and No 7
signaling, ISDN, BISDN, ATM, PDH/SDH, DSL, Radar system, Navigational
systems, Numbering, Routing and charging plans.
UMTS, IMT-2000, NGN (Next Generation Network), MPLS, Real time protocol,
Voice over IP, IP/PSTN Platform, Introduction to IN(Intelligent Network), basics
of GIS (Geographical Information System).

7. Optical Communication (Weightage 5%-15%)

Total internal reflection, Snell's law, Optical Fiber types and properties, optical
transmission, Optical transmitters and receivers, Interconnected and switched;
splices, connectors & coupling, Fiber Optics Networks, Optical switching,
Submarine cable.

8 Wireless Communications (10%-20%)

Evolution from 1G to 3G, Propagation theory, LOS (Line of Sight) & Non-LOS
model, Okumura and Hata Model, GMSK, OQPSK, BPSK,
FDMA/TDMA/CDMA technologies (DECT, GSM, CDMA 2000-1x),
Fundamental of satellite communication, stabilization, tracking, satellite orbit and
radio spectrum, satellite wave propagation and satellite antennas, Digital satellite
communication systems, earth stations, Keplers laws of orbital motion, signal to
noise ratio, interference between different wireless systems.

Part II - Specialized subject for Electronic and Communication Engineer 2