General

Dear Engineering Students,
I am Shankar, did my M.Tech in Power and Control from IIT Kanpur, B.Tech from JNTU Kakinada Campus and Diploma from Andhra Polytechnic Kakinada.
I worked in General Electric, Hyderabad for 6 years in the field of renewable energy sources. At present, delivering number of lectures in the field of power electronics (since 2007) and delivered lectures in Control systems as well (in the past) especially for GATE/ESE/PSUs. This blog is to explore the various opportunities for electrical engineering students especially preparing for competitive exams. I would like to utilize this blog as platform to share information as much as I can and requesting the continuous feed back for the improvement. I am maintaining this blog after my busy schedule as part of social service and giving back something to the society. If you like it, you can also be part of it

Thanks
BNSS Shankar

Learning gives creativity, Creativity leads to thinking,Thinking provides knowledge, Knowledge makes you great
Always try to learn something from your actions
If you have any specific question to ask me, write an email to electrical.mentor@gmail.com, If you want to give the feedback, you can give it through the feedback form

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Sunday, May 8, 2016

ESE Preparation tips before exam

Dear Students,
This message will be useful for ESE 2016 aspirants.
The effective preparation and mental attitude of the student in the last week before the final exam will play a key role in the success of the candidate in any examination in general and ESE in particular. In this regard, some of the useful tips are given below to help the students to mould their last week preparation in a proper way.

Click here to read the tips before two weeks

With best wishes,
BNSS Shankar, M.Tech (IITK), MIE
Electrical Mentor


Saturday, May 7, 2016

ISRO 2016

Dear All,
ISRO released notification for Scientist/Engineer (SC) post
Number of vacancies : Electronics (216), Mechanical (109) and Computer Science (50)
Selection process:
1. Written test (on 07 - 07 - 2016)
2.  Interview
Note: Written test is only a first level screening and written test score will not be considered for final selection process. Final selection will be based on the performance of the candidates in the Interview and those who secure minimum 60% marks in the interview will be eligible for consideration for empanelment in the selection panel, in the order of merit.

For more detail: Click here to download the notification
For previous ISRO papers: Click here


With best wishes,
BNSS Shankar, M.Tech (IITK), MIE
Electrical Mentor

GATE 2016 Marks analysis

Dear Students,
I collected the following information from GATE 2016 (Electrical Engineering) candidates in my blog. This information will be useful for GATE 2017 aspirants during their preparation.
Click here to view the information on GATE marks and rank analysis


With best wishes,
BNSS Shankar, M.Tech (IITK), MIE
Electrical Mentor

Monday, April 25, 2016

Important tips for IITK interview

Dear All,
Please keep the following points in mind before going to Written test/Interview in IITK for Power engineering specialization
Concentrate more on the following topics:

From PE:
  1. DC - DC Converter analysis from my notes
  2. L and C concept explanation....especially Volt sec balance for L and Amp - sec balance for C
  3. DC - AC Converters and PWM techniques
  4. Switch classifications and realizations for various circuits
From PS:
  1. Load flow analysis
  2. Jacobian formation and its importance
  3. Stability analysis with equal are criterion
  4. Load frequency control
Few more interview questions (in general) are available in my PEQB Rev 2
If you have any specific question, feel free to ask me

With best wishes,
BNSS Shankar, M.Tech (IITK), MIE
Electrical Mentor  

Thursday, April 21, 2016

PEQB Revision 2

Dear All,
Power Electronics Question bank (PEQB - Rev2) with major changes uploaded in my blog.
Click here to download

With best wishes,
BNSS Shankar, M.Tech (IITK), MIE
Electrical Mentor 

Saturday, April 16, 2016

BARC 2016 result

Dear All,
Click here to view the result
Do remember the following points:
For BARC interview, you can prepare and select any 3 subjects to the best of your knowledge. (PE is not mandatory). They will test your knowledge in 3 aspects in the span of 45 min to 90 min.
I gave some interview questions in my PEQB. (p76 to p88) You can use them for practice if your interest matches with those questions.
  • Understanding in concepts (fundamentals)
  • Analytical skills (analysis of any given problem/issue on the spot)
  • Application of that concept in practice/industry
With best wishes,
BNSS Shankar, M.Tech (IITK), MIE
Electrical Mentor  



Thursday, April 14, 2016

CCMT 2016

Dear All,
Centralized Counseling for M.Tech./M.Arch./M.Plan. Admissions into NITs and various IIITs started.
Click here view the CCMT 2016 website
Last date for Online Choice Locking : 13 - 16 May 2016 - till 11.59 PM

With best wishes,
BNSS Shankar, M.Tech (IITK), MIE
Electrical Mentor