ITI's which provides courses for Mechanic Radio & Television

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Mechanic Radio & Television is an electronic component vocational trade. The duration of trade is two years with four semesters of six months each. The syllabus for the trade mainly comprises topics like maintenance, testing and repair of radio and television transmitting and receiving equipment; inspecting the signal strength of transmissions, replacing defective components such as wiring, or performing equipment inspections. There are many ITIs offering trade in the country due to its employment offering nature like government, private and self-employment.

 

Mechanic Radio & Television Trade Eligibility

  • Students should be passed in 10th class examination under 10 + 2 system of education with Science as one of the subject or its equivalent form a recognised school board in the country. 

 

Mechanic Radio & Television Trade Syllabus

Syllabus of Mechanic Radio & Television trade as prescribed by various ITIs.

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Subjects of Study

 

Shop Floor Training 

1

Safety: Safety precautions, first aid and artificial respiration, Elements of fire Fighting various types of fire fighting equipments.

2

Manufacturing Techniques/ Processes: The shop floor training to be given in as many manufacturing techniques/processes as possible depending upon the facilities available in the industry concerned e.g.
i) Soldering, brazing and welding
ii) Wire stripping & forming
iii) Sheet metal working, punching & drilling
iv) Finishing processes-polishing, buffing, spray painting
v) Electrode position of metals on non-conductors
vi) Electroplating processes
vii) P.C.B. single layer-multilayer
viii) Vacuum impregnation
ix) Bakelite and plastic molding

3

General Testing:-
(a) Testing of components such as-
1. Resistors
2. Coils
3. Capacitors
4. Ferrite components
5. Transducers
6. Crystals
7. Relays
8. Micro-switches
9. Plugs and sockets
10. Active components
11. Plated metal parts
(b) Bulk Testing of Electronic Components using Test Rigs & Jigs
(c) Use of Test Instruments such as:
1. Insulator Tester
2. Megger
3. Transistor Tester
4. I.C. tester
5. Logic circuit Tester
6. Logic analyzer

4

Inspection: Step-wise and final inspection procedures and other quality control techniques. 

5

Maintenance:
1. Wiring of an electronic maintenance/test bench
2. Modern trouble shooting sequences & techniques for electronic equipments.
3. Replacement of defective components in–
a. Simple electronic circuits on chassis.
b. P.C.B. circuits
c. Hybrid circuits
4. Care and replacement of sockets for–
a. Transistors
b. I.Cs

6

Transformers & Coils:
(a) Care and maintenance of the following transformers:
1. Power
2. A.F.-Input-Driver-output
3. I.F.
4. R.F.
5. Rewinding of small transformers
6. Winding of R.F. coils, deflection coils, etc.
Shop Training in assembling, aligning, testing and servicing of the following equipment:

 

Domestic Electronics:
1. Radio Receiver (Transistor & Hybrid Versions)
2. T.V. Receiver (Transistor and Hybrid Versions) LCD/ LED
3. P.A. Systems, Stereo Amplifier Systems
4. VCD/DVD Player, Blue Ray player
5. Colour T.V. Receivers, LCD, Plasma, LED TV
6. Set Top Box, DTH Receiver

 

Civil Aviation and Navigation Electronic communication System: Manufacturing/repairing, Maintenance, operation, Installation and Testing of following equipment used in Navigation and Aeronautical System along with study of associated Measuring Instruments-
1. Radar
2. Aeronautical Equipment.
3. Navigation Equipment.
4. Satellite Based Communication
5. Global Positioning System
6. GPRS System
7. GSM & CDMA Mobile technique 

 

Telecommunication Transmission System: Manufacturing/repairing, maintenance, operation, Installation and Testing of following Telecommunication transmission Equipment along with study of associated Measuring Instrument.
1. Open wire Carrier System
2. Co-axial System
3. Analog/Digital Radio Communication System (VHF/UHF/Microwave)
4. Multiplexing: FDM, TDM Multiplexing including Higher Order Multiplexing.
5. Optical Fiber System
6. Satellite Communication

 

Telecommunication switching System: Manufacturing/repairing, maintenance, operation, Installation and Testing of following Telecommunication switching equipment along with study of associated Measuring Instrument.
1. PSTN and ISDN: Different subscribers Instruments, Intercom equipment, EPABX, Mechanical and Electronic and Digital Exchanges.
2. Mobile Communication System: Cellular, Pager, Wireless Local Loop System. Global Positioning System. etc.
3. Data Communication System.

 

Professional Electronics: Shop Training in assembling, aligning, testing and servicing of any one or more of the following equipment:
1. A.F. Signal generator, pulse generator.
2. R.F. Signal generator
3. V.T.V.M. and multi-meters
4. C.R.O. & Digital Oscilloscope
5. Power supplies and stabilizers.
6. Electronic desk calculators
7. Digital systems
8. Electronic exchanges

 

Digital Electronics:
1. Number System
2. Logic Gates
3. Sequential circuit
4. A to D & D to A Converter
5. Microprocessor & Microcontroller
6. PLC
7. Computer Hardware & Networking

Theory Related Syllabus

1

Safety at Work: Safety devices and measures in handling electrical and electronic equipment. Fire fighting equipment.

2

Small Motors: Constructional features, principle of operation and applications of fractional hours power motors and micro motors.

3

Electro Mechanical/Magnetic Devices & components:
1. Various types of relays and their applications
2. Micro switches, limit switches and other types of switches and their applications in electronic systems
3. Transformers: Input, output, power, driver, EHT & pulse transformers, their windings and applications.
4. Plugs, sockets, multipoint connectors, PCB connectors, R.F. & A.F. connectors, tube, transistor and I.C. sockets.

4

Electronics Devices:
Passive Devices - Various types of resistors, their rating and performance characteristics. Various type of coils such as A.F., R.F. and I.F. , coils, various types of capacitors such as electrolytic, paper, mica, ceramic, tantalum, polyester, sty reflex, oil filled etc. their performance ratings and applications - Ferrites : Ferrite components and their applications.
Transducers - Types of transducers and their application in electric systems.
Crystals - Types of crystals and their applications.
Insulators - Electrical properties of ceramic, plastic bakelite, mica and other insulating materials and their applications in electronic components and systems.

5

Active Components: Principle of operations and performance characteristics of devices such as vacuum tubes, gas tubes, photo-tubes, CRT (including picture tubes), semiconductor diodes (zener, rectifying, detection, tunnel, switching, diodes, gunn diodes, varactor diode and photo diodes) thermistors, VDRs, silicon and Germanium transistors, FET’S, UJT, DIAC’S, TRIAC’S etc. and integrated circuits. Application of the above components in common electronic equipment. Display devices Nixie tubes, LEDs, LCDs, etc.

6

Electronic Modules: Operating principles, testing and maintenance of electronic modules such as-
1. Rectifier
2. Amplifier modules
3. Detector modules
4. Modulator modules
5. Oscillator modules
(a) Sine Wave
(b) Square Wave
(c) Saw Tooth Wave
6. Mixer modules
7. Differentiating modules
8. Integrating modules
9. Logic circuit modules
10.Multivibrator modules
11. Multiplexer modules
12. Recorder modules
13. Timer modules
14. Voltage regulator modules

7

System Assembly: General principles of the working and block diagrams of systems such as-
1. Radio AM/FM
2. TV (Colour) / LCD’s
3. P.A. systems
4. CD/DVD players
5. LCD projectors
6. Function Generator
7. C.R.O.
8. Signal generators
9. Pulse generators
10. Recording systems
11. Analytical instruments (Electronic)

8

Testing and Calibrations: Testing procedures for domestic and professional electronic equipments Calibration standards, ISI standards for various electronic equipment Quality testing of components and systems

9

Maintenance and Servicing: Trouble shooting techniques, modern techniques etc. proper use of electronic testing instruments/equipments for servicing electronic systems. Use of test rigs & jigs, components substitution in handling of P.C.B. circuits and hybrid circuits etc.

 

Mechanic Radio & Television Trade ITIs

 

Mechanic Radio & Television Trade Required Skills

  • Students should possess problem solving and troubleshooting skills which are necessary for them.
  • Students should have good grasping ability as they have to know circuit boards, computer hardware and electronic equipment.
  • They should also have a familiarity with the right hand tools needed for the problem at hand and the manual dexterity to use them effectively.

 

How is Mechanic Radio & Television Trade Beneficial?

  • After passing trade, they can start their own service centre, to undertake repairs of audio video equipments.
  • They can take dealership of reputed electronic firm and start trading business.
  • They can have jobs related to electronic maintenance in various factories.
  • They can start their own business in software such as printing, scanning, Internet etc.
  • They can have jobs in public sector like repairing radios in service vehicles for local government or school systems.

 

Mechanic Radio & Television Trade Job Types

  • Electronics Technician
  • Radio Network Optimiser
  • System Debugger
  • Media Associate
  • Radio & Television Mechanic

 

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