PIEAS MS Program Written Test Structure
The duration of the written test shall be 3 hours (180 minutes). The test consists of two sections:
- General Section
- Subject-Specific Section
1. General Section
The General Section is compulsory for all candidates. It contains 50 questions with a time allocation of 90 minutes.
- Basic Physics – 20 questions
- General Mathematics – 20 questions
- English Language – 10 questions
2. Subject-Specific Section
The Subject-Specific Section is designed to meet the manpower requirements of PAEC. It contains 50 specialized questions in each entry-level discipline relevant to PIEAS postgraduate studies.
- All questions are multiple-choice (MCQ) with four options: A, B, C, D.
- No negative marking will be applied.
3. Electrical Engineering – Specialization in Electronics
3.1 Microelectronics and Digital Systems
- Microprocessors
- FPGA
- VLSI
- Digital Logic Design (DLD)
3.2 Circuit and Electronics
- Circuit Analysis
- Electronics
- Process Instrumentation
- Electrical Machines
3.3 Signals and Control
- Control Systems
- Digital Signal Processing (DSP)
- Signals and Systems
- Probability and Random Variables
- Communication Systems
4. Electrical Engineering – Specialization in Electrical Power
4.1 General Electrical Engineering
- Circuit Analysis
- Basic Electronics
- Electricity and Magnetism
- Digital Logic Design (DLD)
- Signals and Systems
- Control Systems
- Measurement and Instrumentation
4.2 Electrical Power Specialization
- High Voltage Engineering
- Power System Analysis
- Power System Protection
- Power Generation
- Power Transmission and Distribution
- Power Electronics