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ME-803 (B) RGPV B.Tech

Energy Conservation, Management & Audit (ECMA)

Previous year papers and the official syllabus are free to read, no account needed.

Previous Year Papers

4 papers, latest May 2026

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Syllabus, notes and important questions for ME-803 (B)

Syllabus units

Topics as the official RGPV syllabus lists them.

Unit 1 Energy Management 4 topics
  • Concept of energy management, energy demand and supply, economic analysis, duties and responsibilities of energy managers
  • Basic concept of energy conservation
  • Energy conservation in Household, Transportation, Agricultural, service and Industrial sectors
  • Lighting and HVAC
Unit 1 notes
Unit 2 Energy Audit 7 topics
  • Definition, need and types of energy audit
  • Energy management (audit) approach
  • Understanding energy cost, benchmarking, energy performance, matching energy use to requirement, maximizing system efficiencies, optimizing the input energy requirement
  • Fuel & energy substitution
  • Energy audit instruments
  • Energy Conservation Act
  • Duties and responsibilities of energy manager and auditors
Unit 2 notes
Unit 3 Material Energy Balance and Energy Action Planning 6 topics
  • Facility as an energy system
  • Method for preparing process flow
  • Material and energy balance diagrams
  • Key elements of Energy Action Planning
  • Force field analysis
  • Energy policy purpose, perspective, content, formulation, rectification
Unit 3 notes
Unit 4 Monitoring and Targeting & Electrical Energy Management 4 topics
  • Definition of monitoring & targeting
  • Data and information analysis
  • Energy conservation in motors, pumps and fan systems
  • Energy efficient motors
Unit 4 notes
Unit 5 Thermal Energy Management 6 topics
  • Energy conservation in boilers, steam turbine and industrial heating system
  • Application of FBC
  • Cogeneration and waste heat recovery
  • Thermal insulation
  • Heat exchangers and heat pump
  • Building Energy Management
Unit 5 notes
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Exam insights

Counted from 4 past ME-803 (B) papers.

Marks asked per paper, by unit

  • Unit 1 Energy Management 28 marks
  • Unit 2 Energy Audit 21 marks
  • Unit 3 Material energy balance 14 marks
  • Unit 4 Monitoring and Targeting 22 marks
  • Unit 5 Thermal energy management 22 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

  1. Discuss the role, duties, responsibilities and qualifications of an energy manager in industry.

    Asked 3 times: 2026, 2024, 2023

  2. Explain energy management opportunities / energy conservation methods and techniques in electric motors

    Asked 3 times: 2026, 2024, 2023

  3. Differentiate between energy conservation and energy efficiency with suitable examples.

    Asked 2 times: 2026, 2025

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