Electronic Instrumentation and Measurement — BTEUP Electronics 4th Semester Syllabus 2026-27

Electronic Instrumentation and Measurement — What This Subject Is About

To build on basic measuring tools with the principles, concepts and techniques of analog and digital electronic measurement methods — for accurate determination of process parameters in industrial applications, with data detection, acquisition, analysis and control.

Subject 4.3 (Practicum) • Total 100 Marks • 3 Credits • L 2 – P 2 • 4th Semester — Electronics Engineering • Session 2026–27

What You Will Study

Unit 1 — Basics of Measurements (4 Periods, 15%)

Measurement, Method of measurements, Types of instruments, Accuracy & Precision, Sensitivity, Resolution, Types of Errors, Sources of errors, Loading effect

What makes a measurement good: accuracy, precision, sensitivity, resolution, and the errors that creep in.

Unit 2 — AC and DC and Bridges (4 Periods, 15%)

DC Bridges –Wheatstone and Kelvin Double Bridge (Only comparative study). AC Bridges - Maxwell’s Bridge, Hay’s Bridge, Anderson Bridge, De-Sauty’s Bridge (Only comparative study)

Bridge circuits for measuring resistance and inductance precisely — Wheatstone, Kelvin, Maxwell, Hay, Anderson and De-Sauty.

Unit 3 — Measuring Instruments (7 Periods, 25%)

Permanent Magnet Moving Coil Instruments (PMMC), Moving Iron Type Instruments (MI), Electro Dynamo Type Instruments, Single Phase Energy Meter, Applications of DC Potentiometer and AC Potentiometers, Various types of Electronic Instruments.

The classic indicating instruments — PMMC, moving-iron and dynamometer types — plus energy meters and potentiometers.

Unit 4 — Oscilloscopes (7 Periods, 25%)

Cathode ray tube: probe structure (1:1,10:1), construction, operation, screens, Graticules vertical deflection system, Horizontal deflection system, Delay line, Measurement of frequency, time delay, phase angle and modulation index (trapezoidal method), Oscilloscope probe: Structure of 1:1 and 10:1probe, Multiple Trace CRO, Digital storage oscilloscope (DSO).

The oscilloscope: how a CRO works, its probes, and how to measure frequency, phase and modulation index — plus the modern digital storage oscilloscope.

Unit 5 — Transducers (6 Periods, 20%)

Classification, Selection Criteria, Characteristics, Construction, Working Principles and Application of following Transducers: RTD, Thermocouple, Thermistor, LVDT, Strain Gauge Load Cell, Piezoelectric Transducers.

Sensors that convert physical quantities into electrical signals: temperature (RTD, thermocouple, thermistor), displacement (LVDT), strain gauges and piezoelectric devices.

Practical Work

• Determine the value of unknown resistance using Wheatstone bridge.
• Measure Low resistance by Kelvin’s Double Bridge.
• Measure unknown inductance using following bridges (a) Anderson's Bridge (b) Maxwell's Bridge.
• List various standard sources & measuring UNITs. Measure DC & AC voltages, current using ammeter and voltmeter.
• Test diodes and transistors using analog and digital Multimeter.
• Study the working of Q-meter and measure Q of coils.

And more — the complete list of 14 practicals is inside the PDF.

Complete Syllabus

The full examination scheme, the complete practicals list and the reference books from the official syllabus. The unit-wise topics are in the "What You Will Study" section above.

Examination Scheme

Units at a Glance

Complete Practicals List

This is the complete list of practicals from the official syllabus.

• Determine the value of unknown resistance using Wheatstone bridge.
• Measure Low resistance by Kelvin’s Double Bridge.
• Measure unknown inductance using following bridges (a) Anderson's Bridge (b) Maxwell's Bridge.
• List various standard sources & measuring UNITs. Measure DC & AC voltages, current using ammeter and voltmeter.
• Test diodes and transistors using analog and digital Multimeter.
• Study the working of Q-meter and measure Q of coils.
• Operate front panel controls of DSO/CRO to observe various waveforms.
• Measure time, voltage, frequency, phase difference of input signals using DSO/CRO.
• Demonstrate features of digital storage oscilloscope.
• Experiment with front panel controls of various signal generators and observe output Waveform.
• Measure strain/stress using strain gauge measurement.
• Measure displacement using LVDT.
• Measure temperature using thermistor and thermocouple.
• Using a piezo resistive sensor to measure pressure variations/Using a piezoelectric sensor to measure sound vibrations.

Reference Books

As listed in the syllabus:

• Electrical & Electronic Measurement & Instruments A.K. Sawhney, Dhanpat Rai & Sons, India
• Electronic Instrument and Measurement Technique W.D. Cooper Prentice Hall International, India.
• Electronic Measurement & Instrumentation J.G. Joshi Khanna Publishing House, Delhi
• Measurement systems application and design E.O. Doebelin and D. N. Manik, Tata Mcgraw-Hill
• Electronic Measurements and Instrumentation Oliver and Cage, Tata Mcgraw-Hill
• Rahul Wadhwa, Electronic Instruments&Measurement, Asian Publishers, Muzaffarnagar. ISBN: 978-93-5502-137-3
• Basic Electrical Measurement M.B. Stout Prentice hall of India, India
• Electronic Instrumentation H. S. Kalsi ,Tata Mcgraw-Hill

Frequently Asked Questions

How many marks is Electronic Instrumentation and Measurement worth in the 4th semester?
Electronic Instrumentation & Measurement (4.3) is 100 marks. Total: 100 marks, 3 credits. The full scheme table is in the Complete Syllabus section above.

Which units carry the most weightage in Electronic Instrumentation and Measurement?
Oscilloscopes and Measuring Instruments, 25% each. The full unit-wise weightage table is in the Complete Syllabus section above.

What practical work is there in Electronic Instrumentation and Measurement?
14 practicals/experiments, including: Determine the value of unknown resistance using Wheatstone bridge.; Measure Low resistance by Kelvin’s Double Bridge.; Measure unknown inductance using following bridges (a) Anderson's Bridge (b) Maxwell's Bridge.. The complete list is in the Complete Syllabus section above.

Which books should I refer to for Electronic Instrumentation and Measurement?
The syllabus lists Electrical & Electronic Measurement & Instruments A.K. Sawhney, Dhanpat Rai & Sons, India, and Electronic Instrument and Measurement Technique W.D. Cooper Prentice Hall International, India., among others. The full list is in the Complete Syllabus section above.

Is Electronic Instrumentation and Measurement a theory subject or a practical subject?
It is assessed as practicum — see the examination scheme in the Complete Syllabus section above.

How can I download the Electronic Instrumentation and Measurement syllabus PDF?
The PDF is free to download — use the download link in the Download section below. It is prepared by KAMALDNP Academy from the official BTEUP syllabus.

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Download the complete Electronic Instrumentation and Measurement syllabus PDF below — prepared by KAMALDNP Academy, with the full topic list, practicals and reference books.

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Source: BTEUP 2nd Year curriculum (folder2627), approved in C.D.C. meeting held on 16.07.2026. Topic lists follow the official syllabus; short explanations are the author's own plain-English summaries, not syllabus text. Please confirm with your own polytechnic for any local changes.