EX-304 RGPV B.Tech
Network Analysis (NA)
Previous year papers and the official syllabus are free to read, no account needed.
Previous Year Papers
6 papers, latest Dec 2025
- EX-304 paper, Dec 2025
- EX-304 paper, Dec 2024
- EX-304 paper, Jun 2024
- EX-304 paper, Dec 2023
- EX-304 paper, Jun 2023
- EX-304 paper, Nov 2022
Syllabus, notes and important questions for EX-304
Syllabus units
Topics as the official RGPV syllabus lists them.
Unit 1 Circuit Elements and Basic Analysis 6 topics
- Introduction to circuit elements R, L, C and their characteristics (linearity, time dependence)
- Voltage and current sources (controlled and uncontrolled)
- Kirchhoff's Current Law (KCL) and Kirchhoff's Voltage Law (KVL) analysis
- Nodal analysis
- Mesh analysis
- Analysis of magnetically coupled circuits
Unit 2 Transient and Steady‑State Analysis 5 topics
- Transient analysis in RL, RC, and RLC circuits
- Initial conditions and time constants
- Steady‑state analysis using phasors and vectors
- Impedance and admittance
- Series and parallel resonance
Unit 3 Network Topology and Graph Theory 5 topics
- Network topology concepts
- Network graph, trees, branches and links
- Incidence matrix, cut‑set and tie‑set matrices
- Dual networks and dot convention
- Coupling coefficient and tuned circuits
Unit 4 Network Theorems 8 topics
- Thevenin and Norton equivalent theorems
- Superposition theorem
- Reciprocity theorem
- Compensation and substitution theorems
- Maximum power transfer theorem
- Millman’s theorem
- Tellegen’s theorem
- Analysis with dependent and independent sources
Unit 5 Frequency Domain and Laplace Transform 4 topics
- Laplace transform solution of integro‑differential equations
- Transform of step, ramp, gate and sinusoidal waveforms
- Initial and final value theorems
- Network theorems in the transform domain
Unit 6 Fourier Series and Signal Spectra 4 topics
- Signal spectra and Fourier series coefficients
- Symmetry properties of Fourier coefficients
- Trigonometric form of Fourier series
- Exponential form of Fourier series
Unit 7 Two‑Port Networks and Network Functions 5 topics
- Complex frequency and network/transfer functions for one‑port and two‑port networks
- Poles and zeros, driving‑point conditions
- Two‑port parameters Z, Y, ABCD, hybrid and image parameters
- Parameter interrelationships
- Interconnection of two‑port networks and terminated two‑port networks
Exam insights
Counted from 6 past EX-304 papers.
Marks asked per paper, by unit
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Unit 1 Introduction to circuit elements and Steady state analysis 40 marks
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Unit 2 Network Theorems 22 marks
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Unit 3 Frequency domain analysis 18 marks
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Unit 4 Fourier Analysis 10 marks
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Unit 5 Network function & Two port networks 20 marks
Average marks of the questions from each unit in one paper. You answer only some of them, so the total is more than the paper’s maximum.
Asked again and again
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Define and explain basic network topology concepts such as graph, oriented graph, tree, co-tree, twigs, links, branch, tie-set, cut-set and dual networks with examples
Asked 5 times: 2025, 2024, 2023
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Obtain the Z-parameters of the given two-port network.
Asked 5 times: 2024, 2023, 2022, 2018
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Determine the trigonometric Fourier series expansion for a given periodic waveform.
Asked 5 times: 2023, 2022, 2020, 2018