Syllabus – APSC APGCL Junior Manager 2026 – Instrumentation


About the APSC APGCL Junior Manager Syllabus 2026

The Assam Public Service Commission (APSC) has released the official Paper-I: Instrumentation Syllabus for the Screening Test for recruitment to the post of Junior Manager in Assam Power Generation Corporation Limited (APGCL) under Advertisement No. 10/2026.


APSC APGCL Junior Manager Exam Pattern

ParticularsDetails
Recruiting OrganizationAssam Public Service Commission (APSC)
OrganizationAssam Power Generation Corporation Limited (APGCL)
Post NameJunior Manager
Advertisement No.10/2026
PaperPaper-I
SubjectInstrumentation
Question TypeMultiple Choice Questions (MCQ)
Total Questions100
Full Marks100 Marks
Exam Duration2 Hours
Syllabus Release Date18 August 2026

APSC APGCL Junior Manager Paper-I Syllabus

Sl. No.Subject / TopicKey Topics
1Electrical CircuitsVoltage and Current Sources: Independent, Dependent, Ideal and Practical
V-I Relationships of Resistor, Inductor, Mutual Inductor and Capacitor
Transient Analysis of RLC Circuits with DC Excitation
Kirchhoff’s Laws, Mesh and Nodal Analysis
Superposition, Thevenin, Norton, Maximum Power Transfer and Reciprocity Theorems
Peak, Average and RMS Values of AC Quantities
Apparent, Active and Reactive Powers
Phasor Analysis, Impedance and Admittance
Series and Parallel Resonance, Locus Diagrams
Realization of Basic Filters with R, L and C Elements
One-Port and Two-Port Networks
Driving Point Impedance and Admittance
Open and Short Circuit Parameters
2Signals and SystemsPeriodic, Aperiodic and Impulse Signals
Laplace, Fourier and Z-Transforms
Transfer Function
Frequency Response of First and Second Order Linear Time Invariant Systems
Impulse Response of Systems
Convolution and Correlation
Discrete Time System
Impulse Response, Frequency Response and Pulse Transfer Function
DFT and FFT
Basics of IIR and FIR Filters
3Control SystemsFeedback Principles
Signal Flow Graphs
Transient Response
Steady-State Errors
Bode Plot
Phase and Gain Margins
Routh and Nyquist Criteria
Root Loci
Design of Lead, Lag and Lead-Lag Compensators
State-Space Representation of Systems
Time-Delay Systems
Mechanical, Hydraulic and Pneumatic System Components
Synchro Pair, Servo and Stepper Motors
Servo Valves
On-Off, P, P-I, P-I-D, Cascade, Feed Forward and Ratio Controllers
4Analog ElectronicsCharacteristics and Applications of Diode, Zener Diode, BJT and MOSFET
Small Signal Analysis of Transistor Circuits
Feedback Amplifiers
Characteristics of Operational Amplifiers
Applications of Opamps
Difference Amplifier, Adder, Subtractor, Integrator and Differentiator
Instrumentation Amplifier
Precision Rectifier
Active Filters and Other Circuits
Oscillators
Signal Generators
Voltage Controlled Oscillators
Phase Locked Loop
5Digital ElectronicsCombinational Logic Circuits
Minimization of Boolean Functions
IC Families: TTL and CMOS
Arithmetic Circuits
Comparators
Schmitt Trigger
Multi-Vibrators
Sequential Circuits
Flip-Flops
Shift Registers
Timers and Counters
Sample and Hold Circuit
Multiplexer
Analog to Digital Converters: Successive Approximation, Integrating, Flash and Sigma-Delta
Digital to Analog Converters: Weighted R, R-2R Ladder and Current Steering Logic
Characteristics of ADC and DAC: Resolution, Quantization, Significant Bits, Conversion/Settling Time
Basics of Number Systems
8-Bit Microprocessor and Microcontroller
Applications, Memory and Input-Output Interfacing
Basics of Data Acquisition Systems
6MeasurementsSI Units
Systematic and Random Errors in Measurement
Expression of Uncertainty
Accuracy and Precision Index
Propagation of Errors
PMMC, MI and Dynamometer Type Instruments
DC Potentiometer
Bridges for Measurement of R, L and C
Q-Meter
Measurement of Voltage, Current and Power in Single and Three Phase Circuits
AC and DC Current Probes
True RMS Meters
Voltage and Current Scaling
Instrument Transformers
Timer/Counter
Time, Phase and Frequency Measurements
Digital Voltmeter
Digital Multimeter
Oscilloscope
Shielding and Grounding
7Sensors and Industrial InstrumentationResistive, Capacitive, Inductive, Piezoelectric and Hall Effect Sensors
Associated Signal Conditioning Circuits
Transducers for Industrial Instrumentation
Displacement: Linear and Angular
Velocity, Acceleration, Force, Torque, Vibration and Shock
Pressure Measurement Including Low Pressure
Flow Measurement: Differential Pressure, Variable Area, Electromagnetic, Ultrasonic, Turbine and Open Channel Flow Meters
Temperature Measurement: Thermocouple, Bolometer, RTD (3/4 Wire), Thermistor, Pyrometer and Semiconductor
Liquid Level Measurement
pH Measurement
Conductivity Measurement
Viscosity Measurement
8Communication and Optical InstrumentationAmplitude and Frequency Modulation and Demodulation
Shannon’s Sampling Theorem
Pulse Code Modulation
Frequency and Time Division Multiplexing
Amplitude, Phase, Frequency and Pulse Shift Keying for Digital Modulation
Optical Sources and Detectors
LED, Laser, Photo-Diode and Light Dependent Resistor and Their Characteristics
Interferometer
Applications in Metrology
Basics of Fiber Optic Sensing

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