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UC25A01 Life Skills for Engineers – I – Semester I – ECE / Civil / Agri / Geo / Env / Civil(Env) / EST / Mech / Aero / Auto / Mfg / IEM / Marine / Mechatronics / MechAuto / Robotics / Aerospace / Mech(Auto) / Mech(Smart) / RAI / VLSI / ElecComp / BME / MedElec / EEE / EEE(Comp) / EIE / ICE / Chem / ChemElec / Petrol / Petrochem / Biotech / Pharma / Food / Plastics / Textile / Fashion / Handloom – R-2025

Subject Code & Name: UC25A01 – Life Skills for Engineers – I

Regulation: R-2025

Semester: I (First Semester)

Branch: B.E. Electronics and Communication Engineering (ECE)

Credits / L-T-P: 1 Credit | L-T-P: 1-0-2

Course Objectives

  • To equip engineering students with essential life skills encompassing personal and emotional development, effective management of time and stress, financial literacy, digital safety, and civic responsibility.
  • To enhance self-awareness, interpersonal skills, and resilience to prepare students for the professional and personal challenges of engineering careers and life beyond academics.

Full Unit-wise Syllabus

Unit I – Personal and Emotional Development

Self-Awareness & Personality, Emotional Intelligence & Empathy, Positive thinking, Right attitude, Stress & Anger Management, Goal-Setting & Time Management, Growth Mindset & Resilience.

Activities: Personality tests (MBTI, DISC), reflection journals, Empathy circle, role-playing difficult conversations, Guided mindfulness sessions, stress relief toolkit creation, Vision board creation, weekly time audit and planner, Group challenge scenarios, resilience journal.

Unit II – Management Skills

Financial Literacy: Budgeting & Saving, Nutrition, Health, and Hygiene, Digital Literacy & Online Safety, Civic Responsibility & Ethics.

Activities: Create a monthly budget, financial simulation game, Meal planning workshop, physical wellness challenge, Social media audit, privacy and safety scenarios, Community service, values debate.

Course Outcomes (COs)

CO Description
CO1 Understand personality traits and emotional intelligence, in interpersonal interactions.
CO2 To work and execute as a team through successful implementation of set goals.
CO3 Develop and implement best practices in day-to-day life, in terms of planning and execution.

Assessment Pattern (Quick Note)

  • Weightage: Continuous Assessment 100%
  • Internal methodology: Assignments (20%), Flipped Class & Worksheets (10%), Practical (30%), Internal Examinations (40%)

Source: Official Anna University – B.E. ECE R-2025 Syllabus

Last Updated: September 2026

CY25C01 Applied Chemistry – I – Semester I – ECE / Civil / Agri / Geo / Env / Civil(Env) / EST / Mech / Aero / Auto / Mfg / IEM / Marine / Mechatronics / MechAuto / Robotics / Aerospace / Mech(Auto) / Mech(Smart) / RAI / VLSI / ElecComp / BME / MedElec / EEE / EEE(Comp) / EIE / ICE / Chem / ChemElec / Petrol / Petrochem / Biotech / Pharma / Food / Plastics / Textile / Fashion / Handloom – R-2025

Subject Code & Name: CY25C01 – Applied Chemistry – I

Regulation: R-2025

Semester: I (First Semester)

Branch: B.E. Electronics and Communication Engineering (ECE)

Credits / L-T-P: 3 Credits | L-T-P: 2-0-2

Course Objectives

  • To provide students with a solid understanding of the chemical principles for engineering applications.
  • To introduce the chemical properties of materials and how these properties influence the selection and use of materials in engineering systems.
  • To impart practical applications of chemistry in commonly used engineering devices.

Full Unit-wise Syllabus

Unit I – Water Technology

Water quality parameters and standards. Industrial feed water – Remediation. Municipal water treatment. Desalination.

Practical: Analysis of alkalinity, hardness and dissolved oxygen.

Activity: Coagulation of water sample using Alum.

Unit II – Nano-chemistry

Classification, Size-dependent properties. Preparation of nanomaterials – Top-down and Bottom-Up approaches, Applications (Flipped classroom).

Practical: Preparation of nanoparticles by Sol-Gel method.

Unit III – Electrochemistry

Electrochemical cell – Electrode potential – Redox reaction. Conductivity of electrolytes – Factors.

Practical: Conductometric titrations.

Activity: Electrochemical cell demonstration.

Unit IV – Corrosion & Control

Chemical and electrochemical corrosions, galvanic series, factors influencing corrosion, Electrochemical protection. Organic and Inorganic coating.

Practical: Corrosion study by weight loss and salt spray method. Potentiometry/UV-visible spectrophotometer.

Activities: Case Study on Corrosion in Pipelines and Electronics, Control measures for a corroded metal.

Unit V – Batteries

Conventional, Contemporary and Emerging battery storage technologies, Primary & Secondary Batteries, Battery Pack, Battery Materials, Performance Parameters, Testing, Safety aspects.

Practical: Measurement of EMF, Internal Resistance, Charge and Discharge Characteristics.

Activities: Demonstration of battery pack in e-vehicles.

Course Outcomes (COs)

CODescription
CO1Understand the importance of chemistry applications with underlying mechanisms.
CO2Apply the chemistry concepts in widely used devices.
CO3Analyse the effect of various chemical parameters on performance of engineering systems.
CO4Perform experimentations as a group and interpret the results.
CO5Communicate findings through case studies and reports.

Assessment Pattern (Quick Note)

  • Weightage: Continuous Assessment 50% | End Semester Examination 50%
  • Internal methodology: Quiz (5%), Assignments (20%), Flipped Class (5%), Practical (30%), Internal Examinations (40%)

Source: Official Anna University – B.E. ECE R-2025 Syllabus

Last Updated: September 2026

PH25C01 Applied Physics – I – Semester I – ECE / Civil / Agri / Geo / Env / Civil(Env) / EST / Mech / Aero / Auto / Mfg / IEM / Marine / Mechatronics / MechAuto / Robotics / Aerospace / Mech(Auto) / Mech(Smart) / RAI / VLSI / ElecComp / BME / MedElec / EEE / EEE(Comp) / EIE / ICE / Chem / ChemElec / Petrol / Petrochem / Biotech / Pharma / Food / Plastics / Textile / Fashion / Handloom – R-2025

Subject Code & Name: PH25C01 – Applied Physics – I

Regulation: R-2025

Semester: I (First Semester)

Branch: B.E. Electronics and Communication Engineering (ECE)

Credits / L-T-P: 3 Credits | L-T-P: 2-0-2

Course Objectives

  • To impart knowledge and expose the essentials of physics in various engineering applications.

Full Unit-wise Syllabus

Unit I – Properties of Matter

Elasticity, Cantilever – Young’s modulus (non-uniform bending), Girders: Bridges and buildings, Viscosity: Stokes method – Surface tension: drop weight method, Thermal expansion, Thermal stress, Bimetallic strips, Expansion joints.

Practical: Non-Uniform bending, Young’s modulus of the material, Torsional pendulum, Rigidity modulus of the wire and moment of inertia of the disc.

Activities: Virtual demonstration of thermal stress.

Unit II – Oscillations

Simple Harmonic motion, Torsional pendulum, Couple per unit twist, Damped and Forced Oscillation.

Unit III – Waves

Waves on a stretched string, Energy and Power, standing waves, Ultrasonics, piezo-electric method, Acoustic grating, Electromagnetic waves: Maxwell equation, Production of EM waves by dipole antenna, Propagation of EM waves in free space, wave equation, Cell phone reception.

Practical: Melde’s string experiment, Frequency of an electrically vibrating metal tip.

Activities: Virtual demonstration of propagation of EM waves.

Unit IV – Quantum Mechanics

Black body radiation, Photoelectric effect, de Broglie hypothesis – Schrodinger Wave equation, Particle in a box (infinite potential well, three-dimensional box), Barrier penetration and quantum tunnelling.

Practical: Photo-electric effect – Determination of Planck’s constant.

Activities: Virtual demonstration of Scanning Transmission Electron Microscope.

Unit V – Applied Optics

Interference: Air wedge, Michelson’s Interferometer, Fiber optics: Structure of a fiber – Fiber Optic Communication System – Fiber Sensors (Virtual demo) – Displacement, pressure sensor and Temperature sensor – Einstein Co-efficient – Nd:YAG laser, CO2 laser (construction, functioning and applications), dye laser.

Practical: Ruling width of Compact disc using Laser, Thickness of a thin sheet/wire using Air wedge Method.

Activities: Demonstration of sensors and applications of Lasers.

Course Outcomes (COs)

CODescription
CO1Explain the physics concepts in various applications.
CO2Apply the principles of wave optics and laser physics in practical systems.
CO3Analyse the behaviour of materials under different conditions.
CO4Conduct experiments in groups and interpret the data.

Assessment Pattern (Quick Note)

  • Weightage: Continuous Assessment 50% | End Semester Examination 50%
  • Internal methodology: Quiz (5%), Assignments (20%), Flipped Class (5%), Practical (30%), Internal Examinations (40%)

Source: Official Anna University – B.E. ECE R-2025 Syllabus

Last Updated: September 2026

UC25H01 Heritage of Tamils – Semester I – ECE / Civil / Agri / Geo / Env / Civil(Env) / EST / Mech / Aero / Auto / Mfg / IEM / Marine / Mechatronics / MechAuto / Robotics / Aerospace / Mech(Auto) / Mech(Smart) / RAI / VLSI / ElecComp / BME / MedElec / EEE / EEE(Comp) / EIE / ICE / Chem / ChemElec / Petrol / Petrochem / Biotech / Pharma / Food / Plastics / Textile / Fashion / Handloom / Arch / BDes – R-2025

Subject Information

Subject Code & Name: UC25H01 – Heritage of Tamils

Regulation: R-2025

Semester: I (First Semester)

Branch: B.E. Electronics and Communication Engineering (ECE)

Credits / L-T-P: 1 Credit | L-T-P: 1-0-0

Full Unit-wise Syllabus

Unit I – Language and Literature

Language Families in India, Dravidian Languages, Tamil as a Classical Language, Classical Literature in Tamil, Secular Nature of Sangam Literature, Distributive Justice in Sangam Literature, Management Principles in Thirukural, Tamil Epics and Impact of Buddhism & Jainism in Tamil Land, Bakthi Literature Azhwars and Nayanmars, Forms of minor Poetry, Development of Modern literature in Tamil, Contribution of Bharathiyar and Bharathidhasan.

Unit II – Heritage – Rock Art Paintings to Modern Art – Sculpture

Hero stone to modern sculpture, Bronze icons, Tribes and their handicrafts, Art of temple car making, Massive Terracotta sculptures, Village deities, Thiruvalluvar Statue at Kanyakumari, Making of musical instruments, Mridhangam, Parai, Veenai, Yazh and Nadhaswaram, Role of Temples in Social and Economic Life of Tamils.

Unit III – Folk and Martial Arts

Therukoothu, Karagattam, Villu Pattu, Kaniyan Koothu, Oyillattam, Leather puppetry, Silambattam, Valari, Tiger dance, Sports and Games of Tamils.

Unit IV – Thinai Concept of Tamils

Flora and Fauna of Tamils & Aham and Puram Concept from Tholkappiyam and Sangam Literature, Aram Concept of Tamils, Education and Literacy during Sangam Age, Ancient Cities and Ports of Sangam Age, Export and Import during Sangam Age, Overseas Conquest of Cholas.

Unit V – Contribution of Tamils to Indian National Movement and Indian Culture

Contribution of Tamils to Indian Freedom Struggle, The Cultural Influence of Tamils over the other parts of India, Self-Respect Movement, Role of Siddha Medicine in Indigenous Systems of Medicine, Inscriptions & Manuscripts, Print History of Tamil Books.

Source: Official Anna University – B.E. ECE R-2025 Syllabus

Last Updated: September 2026

EN25C01 English Essentials – I – Semester I – ECE / Civil / Agri / Geo / Env / Civil(Env) / EST / Mech / Aero / Auto / Mfg / IEM / Marine / Mechatronics / MechAuto / Robotics / Aerospace / Mech(Auto) / Mech(Smart) / RAI / VLSI / ElecComp / BME / MedElec / EEE / EEE(Comp) / EIE / ICE / Chem / ChemElec / Petrol / Petrochem / Biotech / Pharma / Food / Plastics / Textile / Fashion / Handloom – R-2025

Subject Code & Name: EN25C01 – English Essentials – I

Regulation: R-2025

Semester: I (First Semester)

Branch: B.E. Electronics and Communication Engineering (ECE)

Credits / L-T-P: 2 Credits | L-T-P: 2-0-0

Course Objectives

  • Enhance learners’ listening and speaking skills to understand and deliver speeches effectively
  • Equip students with the skills to write clear, coherent, and grammatically correct texts for various purposes
  • Strengthen the ability to comprehend, interpret, and analyse written English across diverse contexts

Full Unit-wise Syllabus

Unit I – Speaking Skills

Self-Introduction (Tenses, Adjectives), Expressing opinions (Subject-Verb Agreement), Participating in Conversations (Speech Acts – agreeing & disagreeing – synonyms and antonyms).

Suggested Activities: Self-Introduction, Just a Minute (JAM) Video recording, Situational role plays, Spell Bee, Word Substitution, Usage of Apps.

Unit II – Listening Skills

Listening to Simple Conversations (Understanding tone and intent), Short Speeches / Stories, Extracting information, Pronunciation, Listening to Various Accents.

Suggested Activities: Listening and Repeating, Gap fill exercises, Note-taking.

Unit III – Reading Skills

Reading Strategies – (Skimming, scanning, predicting) intensive reading – short passages and long passages on suggested themes (Sentence Patterns, Prefixes and suffixes, idioms and phrases).

Activities: Reading – newspaper and digital articles, Cloze, Reading comprehension, note making and summarising.

Unit IV – Writing Skills

Word Substitution, Sentence Formation, Hints Development (Guided Writing), Writing Different Types of Paragraphs – (Sentence Structure) – Letter Writing / Emails (Informal).

Activities: Error Detection, Picture and poster description, Descriptive, Narrative and Comparative paragraphs, Brainstorming and Mind Mapping – Informal letters/Emails.

Course Outcomes (COs)

CODescription
CO1Listen and comprehend spoken English, take and draft notes.
CO2Apply vocabulary and grammar appropriately to communicate in written and spoken forms.
CO3Analyze texts in different contexts using appropriate reading strategies.
CO4Communicate thoughts and ideas in real life situations.
CO5Develop communication skills relevant to engineering and technology.

Assessment Pattern (Quick Note)

  • Weightage: Continuous Assessment 40% | End Semester Examination 60%
  • Internal methodology: Quiz (10%), Assignments (20%), Speaking Task (10%), Reading Task (10%), Writing Task (10%), Internal Examinations (40%)

Source: Official Anna University – B.E. ECE R-2025 Syllabus

Last Updated: September 2026

ANNA UNIVERSITY | SYLLABUS | UNIVERSITY QUESTION PAPER | NOTES

EE25C04 Basic Electronics and Electrical Engineering – Semester I – ECE / VLSI / ElecComp / BME / MedElec – R-2025

Subject Code & Name: EE25C04 – Basic Electronics and Electrical Engineering

Regulation: R-2025

Semester: I (First Semester)

Branch: B.E. Electronics and Communication Engineering (ECE)

Credits / L-T-P: 3 Credits | L-T-P: 2-1-0

Course Objectives

  • Students will understand the fundamentals and evolution of electronics, electrical systems

Full Unit-wise Syllabus

Unit I – Basic Electronics

Passive and active components – Resistors, Capacitors, Inductors – Types, features and specification, Energy band diagram of conductors, semiconductor, insulator – Intrinsic & extrinsic semiconductor – types. PN junction diode – zener diode.

Activities: VI characteristics of PN junction and Zener diode.

Unit II – Electrical Machines

Construction, Principle of Operation, Basic Equations and Applications – DC Generators, DC Motors, Single Phase Transformer, Single phase Induction Motor, Three phase Induction Motor, Three phase Alternator, Stepper and BLDC motors.

Activities: Demonstration of Electrical Machines.

Unit III – Measurements and Instrumentation

Functional elements of an instrument, Standards and calibration, Operating Principle, types – Moving Coil and Moving Iron meters, Measurement of three phase power, Energy Meter, Instrument Transformers – CT and PT, DSO – Block diagram – Data acquisition.

Activities: Demonstration of measuring equipment’s.

Unit IV – Basics of Power Systems

Power system structure – Generation, Transmission and distribution, Various voltage levels, Earthing – methods of earthing, protective devices – switch fuse unit – Miniature circuit breaker – moulded case circuit breaker – earth leakage circuit breaker, safety precautions and First Aid.

Activities: Demonstration of Earthing and safety precautions in electrical circuits.

Unit V – Sensors and Transducers

Solenoids, electro-pneumatic systems, proximity sensors, limit switches, piezoelectric, hall effect, photo sensors, Strain gauge, LVDT, piezo electric crystals, differential pressure transducer, optical and digital transducers, Smart sensors, Thermal Imagers.

Course Outcomes (COs)

CODescription
CO1Understand and explain basic electrical and electronic concepts.
CO2Apply and analyse electrical circuits in real-time applications.
CO3Identify and utilise key electrical and electronic devices used in engineering applications.

Assessment Pattern (Quick Note)

  • Weightage: Continuous Assessment 40% | End Semester Examination 60%
  • Internal methodology: Quiz (10%), Assignments (40%), Internal Examinations (50%)

Source: Official Anna University – B.E. ECE R-2025 Syllabus

Last Updated: September 2026

MA25C01 Applied Calculus – Semester I – ECE / Civil / Agri / Geo / Env / Civil(Env) / EST / Mech / Aero / Auto / Mfg / IEM / Marine / Mechatronics / MechAuto / Robotics / Aerospace / Mech(Auto) / Mech(Smart) / RAI / VLSI / ElecComp / BME / MedElec / EEE / EEE(Comp) / EIE / ICE / Chem / ChemElec / Petrol / Petrochem / Biotech / Pharma / Food / Plastics / Textile / Fashion / Handloom – R-2025


MA25C01 Applied Calculus – Semester I – ECE – R-2025

Subject Code & Name: MA25C01 – Applied Calculus

Regulation: R-2025

Semester: I (First Semester)

Branch: B.E. Electronics and Communication Engineering (ECE)

Credits / L-T-P: 4 Credits | L-T-P: 3-1-0


Course Objectives

  • To build technical competence in modelling engineering problems using calculus.
  • To apply calculus concepts to solve engineering problems using analytical methods and computational tools.

Full Unit-wise Syllabus

Unit I – Differential Calculus

Functions, graph of functions, new functions from old functions, limit of a function, continuity, limits at infinity, derivative as a function, maxima and minima of functions of a single variable, mean value theorem, effect of derivatives on the shape of a graph.

Activities: Visualization of functions; maxima and minima using open-source software; solving competitive exam questions (e.g. GATE).

Unit II – Functions of Several Variables

Partial derivatives, chain rule, total derivative, maxima and minima of functions of two variables, method of Lagrange’s multipliers, application problems in engineering.

Activities: Partial derivatives with two or three variables; maxima and minima using open-source software; solving competitive exam questions (e.g. GATE).

Unit III – Integral Calculus

Fundamental theorem of calculus, indefinite integrals and the Net Change Theorem, improper integrals, arc length, area of a region, area of a surface of revolution.

Activities: Definite and indefinite integrals; determination of area; solving competitive exam questions (e.g. GATE).

Unit IV – Multiple Integrals

Iterated integrals and Fubini’s theorem, evaluation of double integrals, change of order of integration, change of variables between Cartesian and polar coordinates, evaluation of triple integrals, change of variables between Cartesian and cylindrical and spherical coordinates.

Activities: Double and triple integrals using open-source software; solving competitive exam questions (e.g. GATE).


Course Outcomes (COs)

CODescription
CO1Explain the meaning of derivative, integral, and their geometric and physical interpretations.
CO2Apply differentiation and integration techniques to compute maxima, minima, and area.
CO3Analyze the behavior of single and multivariable functions using derivatives and partial derivatives.
CO4Utilize modern computational software and online platforms to deepen understanding, perform complex calculations, and visualize mathematical concepts.

Assessment Pattern (Quick Note)

  • Weightage: Continuous Assessment 40% | End Semester Examination 60%
  • Internal methodology: Assignments (20%), software-based application problems (20%), GATE-style questions (20%), internal examinations (40%)

Source: Official Anna University – B.E. ECE R-2025 Syllabus

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