Supreet Gulati: Rank 2 CSE-2007 About Electrical Engineering

This is what The 2nd Topper of CSE-2007, Mr. Supreet Gulati says about EE as an optional:

Don't opt for it unless IES is your backup!! or you are already an IES topper. But don't drop it if you are already on your way ahead with it.

Circuits: A. Chakrabarti (Dhanpat Rai) Circuit Analysis and Synthesis covers the entire syllabus well.
Signals and Systems: I had Oppenheim and Willsky. The only thing missing was handling initial conditions in z-transform. Any Indian author book that has this can be used as a supplement.

Power Electronics: PS Bhimbra is enough. Stick to syllabus, prepare notes for this topic. They'll be quite handy.Machines: Nagrath-Kothari or Ashfaq Hussain is enough. I had Ashfaq.

EMTheory: Follow any standard book. K D Prasad is considered The Bible for this topic of the exam.
Communication(Analog/Digital):Whatever the book followed in college, supplemented by Singh/Sapre (TMH) should be enough.

Measurements: Sawhney is the only book. Solve IES EE papers for this topics (a must). Questions are repeated.

Power System and Power System Protection: Ashfaq hussain and Wadhwa for Power Systems. Bardriram-Vishwakarma for PSP. Again IES papers are a must.

Controls: Kuo is good even though I haven't read it. I read Nagrath-Gopal.

Digital Electronics: Any book that covers the syllabus.Analog Electronics: I followed Boylestad though I wasn't happy with it. Sedra-Smith goes too much into depth that isn't needed for this exam. I also had Millman-Grabel.

Sociology Recommended Books

Paper-I
1.Herton and Hunt, Sociology, Mcgraw- Hill International, Singapore 1984
2.Abrahamson Mark, Urban Sociology, Prentice-Hall Inc, Englewood Cliffs, N.J., 1980
3.Haris C. C., The Sociology Enterprises : A Disscussion of Fundamental Concept, St. Martin Press Inc., New York, 1980
4.Wilson John, Introduction to Social Movements, Basic Books, NY , 1998.
5.Hamilton , Malcom, B. The Sociology of Religion, Routledge, London , 1995.
6.Williams, Malcom, Science and Social Science : An Introduction, Routledge, London , 2000.
7.D.K.S. Roy, Social Development and the Empowerment of Mariginalised Groups: Perspectives and Strategies, Sage, New Delhi - 2001
8.Harris C.C., The Family, Allen and Unwin, London - 1977
9.Andreas Hess, Concept of Social Stratification, European and American Models, Palgrave, Houndmills, NY , 2001
10.Gddens, Anthony, Capitalisation and Modern Social Theory, University Press Cambridge, 1971
11.Smelser, N.J.The Sociology of Economic Life, Prentice Hall, New Delhi - 1988.
12.Haralombos, M, and Heald, R,M. Sociology : Themes and Perspectives, Oxford. Delhi - 1980.
13.Randall Collins, Theoretical Sociology, Harcourt Brace and Company, Florida, 1996.
14.Bottomore. T.B. Sociology : A GFuide of problem and Literature Allen and Unwin, London - 1972.
15.Etzioni, Amitali, Modern Organization, Prentice Hall, NY, 1995
16.Cuff, Sharrock, and Francis, Perrspective in Sociology, Routledge, NY 1995
Paper - II
1.Mandelbaum, David, Society in India, University of California, Press Berkreley, 1970
2.Srivnivas M N Caste in Modern India and Other Essays, Asia Publishing House, Bombay -1962
3.Srinivas M N Social Change in Modern India, Berkeley,University of California Press 1966.
4.Srinivas and Shah, The Myth of the self sufficiency of the Indian Village, The Economic weekly, 12:1375-1378
5.Beteille Andre Sociology, Oxford, New Delhi - 2002
6.Beteille Andre, The idea of Natural, Inequality and other Essays, Oxford, Delhi - 1987.
7.Beteille Andre, Essay in Contemporary Sociology, Oxford, Delhi - 1987.
8..Beteille Andre, Social Inequality of Indian Penguine, London, 1978.
9.Singh Yogender Cultural Change in India, Rawat, Jaipur, 2002.
10.Singh Yogender, Modernization of Indian Tradition, Thompson Press, New Delhi - 1973.
11.Unnithan T K , Indra Dev and Singh, Y, (eds) Towards a Sociology of Culture in India, Prentice Hall, new Delhi - 1965.
12.Gupta, Dipasnkar, Interrograting Caste, Penguine, New Delhi - 2000.
13.Shah A M Family in Contempory India, Orient Longman, New Delhi - 2001.
14.Chandrani and Chandrani, Essay in Rural Sociology, Rawat, Jaipur -2000.
15.Desai, Neera, and Krishnaraj, Women and Society in India,New Delhi - 1990.
16.Singer Milton and Cohen B.S. Structure and chasnge in Indian Society, Weener Grin Foundation for Anthropological Research 1968.
17.Sharma K L (ed) Sociolo Inequilities in Indian , Profiles of Caste Class, Power and Sociol Mobility, Rawat, Jaipur 19945.
18.Gallenter Masrc, Competing, Inequalities, Oxford, NY 1998.
19.Joshi, P C Sociol Science and Development: Quest for Relevence, Hasr-Anand Publication, Delhi 1995.

Geography Recommended Books

PAPER - I : SECTION A: PHYSICAL GEOGRAPHY
1.Geomorphology :Physical Geography by Strahler & Strahler Principles of Geomorphology by W.D. ThornburyPhysical Geography - Made Simple, Rupa PublisherPhysical Geography in Diagrams by BunnettPhysical Geography by Savindra SinghGeomorphology by Savindra Singh
2.Climatology :Climatology by D.S.LalGeneral Climatology by CritchfieldPhysical Geography - Made Simple, Rupa PublisherPhysical Geography by Strahler & Strahler
3.Oceanography :Oceanography by Sharma & Vatal, NCERTPhysical Geography by Savindra Singh
4.Biogeography :Physical Geography - Made Simple, Rupa PublisherPhysical GEography by Strahler & Strahler
SECTION -B : HUMAN GEOGRAPHY
1.Perspectives in Human Geography :Evolution of Geographic Thought by Majid Husain
2.Economic Geography :Economic Geography by Hertshorn & AlexanderEconomic and Social Geography - Made Simple by Rupa PublisherAgricultural Geography by Masjid Husain
3.Population Settlement Geography :Human Geography by Majid HusainUrbanization & Urban Systems in India by RamachandranEconomic and Social Geography - Made Simple, Rupa PublishersA Geography by Population by R.C. Chandna
4.Regional Planning:Regional Planning - by Chand & Puri
5.Environmental Geography: Environmental Geography by Savindra SinghEnvironmental Awareness by R.C.ChandnaEnvironmental Geography by Saxena
6.Models, Theories and Laws in Human Geography :Economic and Social Geography - Made Simple, Rupa PublisherPolitical Geography by R.D.Dixit
MAP QUESTIONS - Any School level atlas and the maps given in the above mentioned books.

PAPER - II : GEOGRAPHY OF INDIA
Section A
1.Physical Setting :Economic and Commercial Geography of India by Sharma & CoutinhoEconomic and Commercial Geography of India by C.B. MamoriaA Geography of India by Gopal Singh
2.ResourcesEconomical Geography - A Study of Resources by Guha and Chattoraj (NCERT books)
3.AgricultureAgriculture Geography by Majid HusainIndian Economy by Dutt and SundaramIndia Year Book, published by Ministry of Information and BroadcastingHindu's Survey on Agriculture.
4.Industry Economical and Commercial Geography of India by C.B. MamoriaEconomical and Commercial Geography by Sharma & CoutinhoIndian Economy by Dutt and SundaramHindu's Survey on Industry
5.Transport, Communication and TradeEconomical and Commercial Geography of India by C.B. MamoriaEconomical and Commercial Geography of India by Sharma & CoutinhoIndia Year Book published by Ministry of Information and BroadcastingIndian Economy by Dutt and Sundaram
Section B:
1.Cultural Setting :Human Geography by Majid HusainGeography of Population by R.C.ChandnaNCERT Books
2.Settlements :Human Geography by Majid HusainUrbanization and Urban Systems in India by Ramachandran
3.Regional Development and Planning Regional Planning and Development by Chand and PuriIndia Year BookIndian Economy by Dutt and Sundaram
4.Political AspectsModern Political Geography of India by B.L. Sukhwal.
5.Contemporary Issues :Environmental Geography by Savinder SinghIndia disasters - ReportEnvironmental Awareness by R.C.ChandnaEnvironmental Geography by Saxena
Map Questions for paper II : Any School level Atlas & the maps in the above mentioned books.
NOTE : Current Articles on various syllabus topics in different magazines and newspapers will be quite useful for Paper - II.
PAPER - II : GEOGRAPHY OF INDIA
Section A
1.Physical Setting :Economic and Commercial Geography of India by Sharma & CoutinhoEconomic and Commercial Geography of India by C.B. MamoriaA Geography of India by Gopal Singh
2.ResourcesEconomical Geography - A Study of Resources by Guha and Chattoraj (NCERT books)
3.AgricultureAgriculture Geography by Majid HusainIndian Economy by Dutt and SundaramIndia Year Book, published by Ministry of Information and BroadcastingHindu's Survey on Agriculture.
4.Industry Economical and Commercial Geography of India by C.B. MamoriaEconomical and Commercial Geography by Sharma & CoutinhoIndian Economy by Dutt and SundaramHindu's Survey on Industry
5.Transport, Communication and TradeEconomical and Commercial Geography of India by C.B. MamoriaEconomical and Commercial Geography of India by Sharma & CoutinhoIndia Year Book published by Ministry of Information and BroadcastingIndian Economy by Dutt and Sundaram
Section B:
1.Cultural Setting :Human Geography by Majid HusainGeography of Population by R.C.ChandnaNCERT Books
2.Settlements :Human Geography by Majid HusainUrbanization and Urban Systems in India by Ramachandran
3.Regional Development and Planning Regional Planning and Development by Chand and PuriIndia Year BookIndian Economy by Dutt and Sundaram
4.Political AspectsModern Political Geography of India by B.L. Sukhwal.
5.Contemporary Issues :Environmental Geography by Savinder SinghIndia disasters - ReportEnvironmental Awareness by R.C.ChandnaEnvironmental Geography by Saxena
Map Questions for paper II : Any School level Atlas & the maps in the above mentioned books.
NOTE : Current Articles on various syllabus topics in different magazines and newspapers will be quite useful for Paper - II.
GEOGRAPHY (PRELIMINARY)
1.Cartography Topic :Laboratory Techniques and Fieldwork (NCERT)Fundamentals in Cartography by R.P. Mishra and A.Ramesh.Cartography by R.L.Singh
Section A,B,D & E Consult the recommended books for Main Examinations.Section C :Geography of the World:World Regional Geography by Wheeler and KostbadeSection F :Techniques of Geographical AnalysisSee Cartography Topic
School level AtlasPhysical Geography by Goh Cheng LeongHuman & Economic Geography by Leong & Morgan

Public Administration Recommended Books

Paper-I
Chapter-I: Introduction Mohit Bhattacharya: New Horizons of Public AdministrationNicholas Henry : Public Administration and Public AffairsSpecial Issues of Indian Journal of Public Administration
Chapter-II: Theories of Administration D. Ravindra Prasad, V.S. Prasad and P. Satyanarayana : Administrative ThinkersD. Gvishiani Organisation and Management: A Critique of Western Theories.
Chapter-III: Structure of Public Organisations : R.K. Jain : Public Sector Undertakings; andMohit Bhattacharya : New Horizons of Public Administration
Chapter-IV: Administrative BehaviourPaul Hersey : Organisational BehaviourORStephen P. Robbin : Organisational Behaviour
Chapter-V: Accountability and Control: Mohit Bhattacharya : New Horizons of Public AdministrationSpecial Issues of Indian Journal of Public Administration on Accountability
Chapter-VI: Administrative Law:Massey :Administrative Law ORM.P. Jain :Administrative Law
Chapter-VII: Administrative Reforms:P.R. Dubbashi : Administrative ReformsG.E. Gaiden :Administrative Reforms
Chapter-VIII: Comparative Public Administration:Ferrel Heady : Public Administration-A Comparative PerspectiveORR.K. Arora : Comparative Public Administration
Chapter-IX: Development Administration:Ferrel Heady : Public Administration - A Comparative PerspectiveORR.K. Arora : Comparative Public Administration
Chapter-X: Public Policy :IGNOU Lessons on Public PolicyR. K. Sapra : Public Policy
Chapter-XI: Personnel Administration:O Glenn :Stahl : Public Personnel AdministrationS. L. Goel : Personnel Administration in India.
Chapter-XII: Financial AdministrationM. J. K. Thavaraj :Public Financial AdministrationORG.S. Lal :Financial Administration in IndiaIGNOU Lessons on Financial Administration



PAPER II
Indian Administration
Chapter-I: Evolution of Indian AdministrationB.N. Puri Administrative History of India (Vol. I, II and III)
Chapter-II: Constitutional Framework D. D. Basu An Introduction to the Constitution of India
Chapter-III: Union Government and AdministrationA. Avasthi Central Administration
Chapter-IV: State Government and AdministrationJ.D. Shukla State Administration
Chapter-V: District AdministrationT.N. Chaturvedi District Administration; andSpecial Issue of Indian Journal of Public Administration on District Administration
Chapter-VI: Local GovernmentS.R. Maheswari Local Government in India
Chapter-VII: Public Sector in IndiaR. K. Jain Public Sector UndertakingsAnnual Survey on Public Sector of Department of Public Enterprises
Chapter-VIII: Public ServicesS.L. Goel Personnel Administration in India
Chapter-IX: Control of Public ExpenditureM. J. K. Thavaraj Financial AdministrationIGNOU Lessons on Financial Administration
Chapter-X: Administrative ReformsP.R. Dubbashi Administrative ReformsS. R. Maheswari Administrative ReformsSpecial Issue of Indian Journal of Public Administration on Administrative Reforms
Chapter-XI: Machinery for PlanningA. Avasthi Central Administration
Chapter-XII: Administration of Law and OrderK. K. Sharma Law and Order Administration in IndiaK. J. Guha Roy, District Policing
Chapter-XIII: Welfare AdministrationAnnual Reports of Department of Social Welfare
Chapter-XIV: Major Issues in Indian AdministrationSpecial Issue of Indian Journal Public Administration on Indian Administration, Retrospect and Prospect and on Good Governance.

Geograpgy a good optional for CSE

Geography as an optional subject has become very popular since the introduction of new scheme in 1979 for Civil Services Examination. The subject has a scientific flavour and is objective and analytic. It is this scientific nature of subject which has made geography a very popular optional. The past performance of candidates clearly reveals that the subject is highly scoring and reliable. Also, unlike common belief, the subject is not vast and can be easily prepared in 2-3 months time if worked systematically.The syllabus for the Mains examination has two papers : Paper-I deals with the Principles of Geography whereas Paper-II encompasses Geography of India. Very often, these two papers are taught or studied in isolation, which is a wrong approach. In fact, the two papers are intricately related. In Paper I fundamental principles of Geography are to be learnt and in Paper-II the fundamental principles learnt in Paper I are to be applied in the context of India. Thus, Paper I is concerned with understanding of concepts and Paper II seeks the application of those concepts. Prepared this way, the subject becomes objective, analytic, less time-consuming, very little or no mugging is required, and gives advantage over all other subjects of humanities and social science.Geography can be taken as an optional by any candidate who has a scientific temper and average level of intelligence. Elementary understanding of concepts of everyday science is an asset. It is specially recommended to Science and Social Science graduates and also for those who do not have very good command over language.Like any other subject, guidance by properly trained subject experts, i.e. Geographers; specially those teaching in universities and who have a feel of Civil Services Examination system can greatly help students in the preparation and getting best and of limited time. Fortunately, proper guidance in geography is available in most of the major cities of India. But students must take guidance from the right persons, otherwise guidance from untrained, self-proclaimed geography expects can even harm their interest.Besides understanding the concepts, more important from the point of view of Civil Services examination is writing answers and, if possible, getting them properly evaluated.
Paper 1
Five questions are to be attempted; out of which two questions are compulsory�one on map and the second on short notes. Three full length questions to be attempted � two from one section and one from the other section. For question on map, the student is given the option of World or India map. If you have familiarity with world, then you may opt for World map otherwise concentrate on India. For question on map, students should practice map filling on blank maps. Try to learn using proper symbols for map filling. Also, one has to write in 10 words about the location asked. For this, one should write the most salient feature of the location.For other four questions students should first understand all the basic concepts given in the syllabus and then focus on the more important concepts that can be found out from past years question papers or from a proper guide.Three full length questions are to be attempted. Students should try to attempt two questions from Section A (Physical Geography) as these questions are comparatively more scoring. The important topics are Geomorphology, Climatology, Eco-System, Settlement Geography and Economic Geography. Some questions on Political Geography and Human Geography are also very scoring.
Paper 2
As mentioned earlier, Paper II is to be taken as the case study of India i.e. application of the geographical concepts in Indian context. Thus, students should try to examine and explain the spatial patterns in India with the help of concepts learnt in Paper I.Traditional Geography books on India are far from satisfactory; specially with respect to socio-economic aspects as books on Geography of India have narrow and limited vision and data are not recent. The students need to develop a holistic view and here a proper guidance can help a lot. In Paper II, for getting high score, a holistic approach plays a very important role. Also, students should understand and study any one region of India in detail as many questions ask to write your answer with reference to any region with which you have familiarity.The important topics in Paper II (keeping in view scoring as well) are Physical aspect, Resources, Agriculture, Industry, Regional Development and Planning.
Book List
Basic Reading
1. Strahler, A.N. or Strahler & Strahler : Modern Physical Geography.2. NCERT�11th and 12th class Geography books.3. Geography Made Simple series by Rupa publications.4. Rama Chandran�Urbanization and urban systems in India.5. Five Year Plan document.6. Yojna/Kurukshetra/Employment News.Further Reading1. Small, R.J.�Study of Landforms.2. Eyre�Soil, Vegetation and Climate.3. Trewartha, G.T.�An Introduction to Climate.4. Sharma & Vatal�Occanography for Geographers.5. Adhikari, S.�Fundamentals of Geographical Thought6. Dikshit, R.D.�Political Geography7. Northern�Urban Geography8. Hurst, M.E.�Geography of Economic Behaviour.9. Symons or Moryan & Mutton�Agricultural Geography10. Leong, G.S. & Morgen�Human & Economic Geography11. Sharma & Continho�Economic & Commercial Geography of India12. Chand, Mahesh & Puri�Regional Planning in India.13. Leong, G.S. Certificate to Physical Geography14. Critch field, Elements of Climatology15. Singh G., Geography of IndiaKey Points1.(a) Subject is Scoring, reliable.(b) Subject has Scientific Flavour(c) Subject is not lengthy(d) Time required for preparation�2-3 months.2.(a) Paper-I is understanding of fundamental concepts.(b) Paper II is application of fundamental concepts(c) In paper I, two full length question to be attempted from section A.(d) For Paper II, holistic view needs to be developed.(e) Question on Map in both papers, quite moving3. (a) Guidance should be seeked from only trained Geographers.(b) Prefereably by Geographers teaching in Universities with a feel of Civil Services Examination system.(c) Guidance must not be sought from untrained, self proclaimed geography expects as it may prove harmful.4. (a) Write answers of important questions that have come in the past, get the answers properly evaluated.(b) Rewrite your answer in the light of comments from evaluation and get reevaluated.