Previous year question paper for GSED (Diploma Electrical Engineering 5th)

1. Introduction to Generic Skills (02 Hrs)

1.1 Concept and importance

1.2 Local and global scenario

1.3 Concept of life-long learning (LLL)

2. Self Management and Development (07 Hrs)

2.1 Concept of Personality Development, Ethics and Moral values

2.2 Concept of Intelligence and Multiple intelligence Types viz, linguistic, mathematical

& Logical reasoning, emotional, and social intelligence (interpersonal &

intrapersonal).

2.3 Concept of Physical Development; significance of health, hygiene, body gestures &

kinesics.

2.4 Time Management concept and its importance

2.5 Intellectual Development; reading skills (systematic reading, types and SQ5R),

speaking, listening skills, writing skills (Note taking, rough draft, revision, editing

and final drafting), concept of critical Thinking and problem solving (approaches,

steps and cases).

2.6 Psychological Management; stress, emotions, anxiety and techniques to manage

these.

2.7 ICT & Presentation skills; use of IT tools for good and impressive presentations.

3. Team Management (03 Hrs)

3.1 Concept of Team Dynamics. Team related skills such as; sympathy, empathy,

leading, coordination, negotiating and synergy. Managing cultural, social and

ethnic diversity.

3.2 Effective group communication and conversations.

3.3 Team building and its various stages like forming, storming, norming, performing

and adjourning (Bruce Tuckman’s five stage Model)

4. Project Management (02 Hrs)

4.1 Concept of Management and features

4.2 Stages of Project Management; initiation, planning, execution, closing and review

(through case studies)

4.3 SWOT analysis concept. 

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5. Introduction to Entrepreneurship (02 Hrs)

5.1 Entrepreneurship, Need of entrepreneurship, and its concept, Qualities of a good

entrepreneur

5.2 Business ownerships and its features; sole proprietorship, partnership, joint stock

companies, cooperative, private limited, limited, public limited, PPP mode.

5.3 Types of industries viz, micro, small, medium and large

6. Entrepreneurial Support System (features and roles in brief) (03 Hrs)

District Industry Centres (DIC’s), State Financial Corporation’s (SFC’s), Small Industries

Service Institutes(SISI), Commercial Banks, Micro Financing Institutions, SIDBI, NABARD,

National Small Industry Corporations (NSIC), Cooperative Societies and Venture

Capitalists. Various Consultancy Organizations; HIMCON, Khadi and Gramodyog Board

(H.P.) etc.

7. Market Study and Opportunity Identification (04 Hrs)

Types of study; primary and secondary, product or service identification, assessment of

demand and supply, type of surveys and important features; qualitative, empirical,

schedules, questionnaire, interview.

8. Project Report Preparation (05 Hrs)

8.1 Preliminary Report, Techno-Economic Feasibility Report, Detailed Project Report

(DPR) and illustration of these through examples.

8.2 Exercises on writing project reports of micro and small projects