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Brochure
BITSAT-2010
A Computer Based Online Test for Admission to
Integrated
First Degree programmes of BITS, Pilani, 2010-11
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The Birla Institute of Technology and Science (BITS) Pilani is an all India Institution
declared as Deemed to be University under Section 3 of the UGC Act. Admissions
to all the Integrated First Degree programmes of BITS, Pilani, at Pilani
campus, Goa campus, and Hyderabad Campus for
the academic year 2010-11 will be made on the basis of a Computer based Online
Test conducted by BITS, Pilani. This test will be referred to as ‘BITS
Admission Test – 2010’, in short as BITSAT-2010
hereafter in this document.
1. Integrated First Degree Programmes to
which admissions will be made on the basis of BITSAT-2010:
(i) at
BITS, Pilani – Pilani Campus:
B.E.(Hons.): Chemical, Civil, Computer Science, Electrical and
Electronics, Electronics & Instrumentation, Mechanical, Manufacturing .
B.Pharm.(Hons.);
M.Sc.(Hons.): Biological Sciences, Chemistry, Economics,
Mathematics, Physics and
M.Sc.(Tech.): General
Studies, Finance, Information Systems.
(ii) at
BITS, Pilani – Goa Campus:
B.E.(Hons.): Chemical, Computer Science, Electrical and
Electronics, Electronics & Instrumentation,
Mechanical.
M.Sc.(Hons.): Biological Sciences, Chemistry, Economics,
Mathematics, Physics. and
M.Sc.(Tech.): Information Systems.
(iii) at
BITS, Pilani – Hyderabad
Campus :
B.E.(Hons.): Chemical, Civil, Computer
Science, Electronics & Communication, Electrical and Electronics,
Mechanical.
B.Pharm.(Hons.);
M.Sc.(Hons.): Biological Sciences,
Chemistry; Economics, Mathematics, Physics and
M.Sc.(Tech.): Information Systems.
Note: All students admitted to
M.Sc(Hons.) programmes are given an option to work for a second degree for one
of the B.E. (Hons.)/B.Pharm.(Hons.) programmes under the dual degree scheme,
assignment being made by competition on their performance at BITS at the end of
first year, separately in Pilani, Goa and Hyderabad
campuses. Under this scheme, a student normally requires five years to complete
both the degrees and is awarded both the degrees, namely M.Sc.(Hons.) and
B.E.(Hons.)/B.Pharm.(Hons.)
2. Eligibility:
For admission to any of the above Integrated First Degree Programmes, candidates should have passed the 12th
examination of 10+2 system from a recognized Central or State board or its
equivalent with Physics, Chemistry, and Mathematics. Further the candidate
should have obtained a minimum of aggregate 80% marks in Physics, Chemistry and
Mathematics subjects in 12th examination, with at least 60% marks in
each of the Physics, Chemistry, and Mathematics subjects and should have
adequate proficiency in English.
Students who are appearing
for 12th examination in 2010 or who have passed 12th
Examination in 2009 only are eligible to appear in the BITSAT-2010 test. If a candidate has taken
more than one attempt in 12th class or its equivalent, only his
latest performance is considered, provided this attempt has been for the full
component of subjects/courses prescribed. Students who have passed 12th
examination in 2008 or earlier are NOT eligible to appear in BITSAT-2010.
Students who are presently studying in BITS at any of its campuses are not
eligible to appear in BITSAT-2010
Admissions will be made purely
on merit. The merit position of the candidate for admission will be based on
the score obtained by the candidate in the BITSAT-2010. However, their
eligibility for admission is subject to fulfilling the requirement of minimum
marks in 12th examination, as mentioned above.
Direct Admission to Board Toppers:
In the past, admission process of the
Institute always ensured guaranteed admission to all the students who obtained
first ranks in their respective board examinations. This has given a very vital
input of highly meritorious students from all over India. First rank students of all
the central and state boards in India
for the year 2010 will be given direct admission to the program of their choice,
irrespective of their BITSAT-2010 score as per the eligibility criteria
mentioned above. Further details about this scheme will be available at BITS
website by 20th May, 2010.
3. Details of BITSAT-2010:
‘Computer Based Online test’
means the candidate sits in front of a computer and the questions are presented
on the computer monitor and the candidate answers the questions on the computer
through the use of keyboard or mouse. Each computer is connected to a server,
which prepares the question set and delivers it to the candidate on the
computer. This is unlike the traditional paper-pencil based test, which is
generally offered on a single day to all candidates. BITSAT-2010 will be
offered over a period of time and the candidate can choose the Center, the Day
and Time of his/her convenience to take the test, as described in the later
sections.
BITSAT-2010 Test Format:
BITSAT-2010 will be of total 3-hour duration
(without break). The test consists of four parts:
Part I : Physics
Part II :
Chemistry
Part III : (a) English
Proficiency and (b) Logical
Reasoning
Part IV :
Mathematics
All questions are of objective type (multiple choice questions); each
question with choice of four answers, only one being correct choice. Each
correct answer fetches 3 marks, while each incorrect answer has a penalty of 1
mark (-1mark). No marks are awarded for
questions not attempted. While the candidate can skip a question, the computer
will not allow the candidate to choose more than one option as correct answer. There
will be 150 questions in all. The number of questions in each part are as
follows:
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Subject
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No of questions
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Part
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Physics
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40
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Part
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Chemistry
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40
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Part
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(a)
English Proficiency
(b)
Logical Reasoning
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15
10
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Part
IV
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Mathematics
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45
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Total:
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150
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There is no time limit for individual parts of the test. The candidate
can go back and change any of his/her answers among the 150 questions.
If a candidate answers all the 150 questions (without skipping any
question), the candidate will have an option of attempting 12 (twelve) extra
questions, if there is still time left. These extra questions will be from
Physics, Chemistry, Mathematics only; four questions from each part. Further, once the candidate has opted for
extra questions, he cannot go back for correction of any of the earlier
answered 150 questions.
The questions are so designed that a good student will be able to answer
150 questions in 180 minutes. The extra questions (a maximum of 12) will give a
chance to highly meritorious candidates to score higher. However, candidates
should keep in mind the fact that there is negative marking for wrong answers
and any attempt to answer the questions by pure guessing of the answers is not
likely to have any advantage, but may result in a reduction in the total score.
The questions
will be selected at random from a large question bank. Different candidates
will get different question sets. An expert committee will ensure that the
question sets are of comparable difficulty level, content, question type etc. In
this matter, the decision of the expert committee will be final and binding on
the candidate.
All the questions and instructions of the test will be in English only. Candidates
should bring a pen for the purpose of rough work, signing etc. Blank sheets for
rough work will be provided, if required. Calculators and logarithmic tables
are not allowed in the test centers. Candidates are not allowed to bring any
other personal belongings such as mobiles.
Each candidate who registers for BITSAT-2010 will be instructed to
download a ‘Hall Ticket’. Candidates with the hall ticket only will be allowed
inside the Test centers. All centers are closely monitored for security and
candidates’ identity and activities will be recorded using web cameras and/or
closed circuit TV cameras. Anyone violating the rules of the test center will
not be allowed to continue with the test and will automatically be disqualified.
Syllabus:
The BITSAT-2010 test will be conducted on the basis of NCERT syllabus
for 11th and 12th class. The detailed syllabus is given
in the Annexure. Candidates may refer to the NCERT textbooks for the contents.
A sample test will be made available to the registered candidates at the BITS
website on which he/she can practice as many times as desired.
4. BITSAT
score report:
At the completion of the test, the computer will announce the result to
the candidate in terms of number of total correct answers and wrong answers,
with the score. The candidate can also check and print his score report at the
BITS website after all the tests are completed. No student will be allowed to
repeat the test in the same year.
5. Merit List for Admission:
As explained earlier, a candidate who has appeared in BITSAT-2010 will
be eligible for admission only if he/she gets the required minimum marks in the
Physics, Chemistry and Mathematics subjects of 12th examination as
per the eligibility criteria described already. All candidates who have
appeared in BITSAT-2010 and are interested in admission will be required to
submit Admission application with 12th marks and preferences to
different degree programmes offered, on or before 30th June 2010.
The merit position of such eligible candidates (i.e., those who have
appeared in BITSAT-2010 and who have submitted the application for admission in
the prescribed form with 12th marks, preferences and the required
fees) will be prepared on the basis of their scores in BITSAT-2010. The cases
of bracketing, if any, will be dealt with as described below.
When the score of two candidates are the same, first
their scores obtained in Mathematics in BITSAT will be considered for separating
them, If the tie still exists, then their scores in Physics in BITSAT will be
considered for separating them. Further tie is eliminated using their scores in
Chemistry. Finally, their PCM total marks in 12th examination will
be considered for their separation.
6. Test Centers for BITSAT-2010:
In order to facilitate a large number of students all over India to
participate in this test, apart from
Pilani, Goa and Hyderabad campuses
of BITS where it is expected that a large number of students will take the
test, the Institute is also planning to offer the tests at dedicated test
centers in several cities. The planned test centers are in the following
cities.
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1. Pilani
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2. Goa
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3. Hyderabad
City
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4.
Ahmedabad
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5. Bangalore
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6. Hyderabad
Campus of BITS
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7. Chandigarh
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8. Chennai
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9. Bhubaneswar
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10. Delhi
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11. Gurgaon
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12. Coimbatore
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13. Indore
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14. Kolkatta
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15. Lucknow
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16. Mumbai
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17. Nagpur
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18. Noida
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19. Visakhapatnam
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20. Vijayawada
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21. Gwalior
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The final list of centers and the operating days at each
center will depend on the number of applicants and their preferences and will
be announced only after all the applications are received and candidates will
be informed of the same through BITS website, so that the candidates can choose
their date for the test as per their convenience and availability of slots in
any of these centers.
7. Important dates and deadlines:
Deadline to apply for BITSAT-2010 : 30th January 2010
Test center allotment and announcement to candidates : by
15th February 2010
Candidates to reserve Test dates : 18th Feb. – 10th
March 2010
Candidates to download the Hall tickets with instructions : 10th April – 30th April 2010
BITSAT Online tests : 10th May – 10th
June 2010
Candidates to apply for admission with 12th marks and
preferences to Degree programmes : 20th May – 30th
June 2010
Admit List and Wait List announcement :
1st July 2010
8. How
to Apply:
Interested candidates should register their names for BITSAT-2010 by
applying in the prescribed application form online. Complete the application form Online at http://www.bitsadmission.com and take
the print out of the filled form. The completed application form alongwith the
prescribed fees of Rs. 1000/- (Rs. 500/- for female candidates) should be sent
to Admissions Officer, BITS, Pilani – 333 031. Details for payment of fees are
available at the website while applying online.
Special provision for Female
candidates:
The BITSAT application fee for female candidates is Rs. 500/- only instead of
Rs. 1000/-. Further, the Institute will try its best to accommodate all female
candidates at their first preference of test centers.
Application
form can also be obtained by post from the Admissions Office, BITS, Pilani by
sending a request on plain paper giving the candidate’s name and gender with complete postal address,
accompanied by a crossed demand draft for Rs. 1100/- (Rs. 600/- for Female
candidates). This amount includes the prescribed fees and Rs. 100/- towards
postal and handling charges. The form will be sent by Speed Post / Registered
Post. Requests by post will be accepted only till 21st January 2010.
Demand drafts should be drawn in favour of ‘Birla
Institute of Technology & Science’ payable at State Bank of India, Pilani
(code: 11309) Or State Bank of Bikaner & Jaipur, Pilani (Code: 10398) or
UCO Bank, Vidya Vihar, Pilani (Code: 0150) Or ICICI Bank, Jhunjhunu (Code:
0799)
Deadline to apply for BITSAT-2010
by submitting the completed form to the Admissions Office, BITS Pilani is 5.00 PM on 30th January 2010.
Those who register for the test and reserve test dates have to download
the ‘Hall ticket’, alongwith instructions, from BITS website as per the
schedule given earlier. The tests will be conducted during 10th May – 10th June
2010.
Procedure for Applying for admission:
In addition to applying for and appearing in BITSAT-2010, candidates
have to also apply for admission to BITS giving details of their 12th
marks and preferences to different degree programmes offered. The prescribed
application form for admission, the detailed application procedure and the
final list of Degree programmes offered will be available at the BITS website,
by 20th May 2010. The completed form with the required application fee
has to be submitted so as to reach the under-mentioned on or before 5.00 PM on
30th June 2010.
Completed application forms for BITSAT-2010 and for admission are to be
sent by registered post/speedpost or personally submitted to the
under-mentioned so as to reach him before the announced deadlines:
The Admissions Officer,
BITS
Pilani – 333 031
Rajasthan
Important Note:
(i)
The tests are generated
from a large question bank and different candidates will get different question
sets. An expert committee will ensure that the question sets are of comparable
difficulty level, content, question type etc. In this matter, the decision of
the expert committee will be final and binding on the candidate.
(ii)
The test assumes that the
candidate has basic familiarity with computers, keyboard and mouse operation.
It is the responsibility of the candidate to acquire these skills before
appearing in the test and the Institute cannot take responsibility for the
same.
(iii)
The Institute is planning
to operate test centers in different cities other than Pilani, Goa and Hyderabad campuses of
BITS as previously stated. The final list of centers and actual days of operation will be announced
to candidates through the BITS website www.bitsadmission.com
. The Institute cannot guarantee that test centers
will be set up in all these cities. Further, the Institute reserves the right
to cancel any test center if such a situation arises. In such cases, those
candidates allotted to these centers will be accommodated in alternate test
centers including Pilani/Goa/Hyderabad campuses of BITS.
(iv)
The candidate must fully
obey the rules of the test centers; otherwise he/she will be automatically
debarred from the test.
(v)
In all matters in the
conduct of BITSAT-2010, the decision of the Vice Chancellor of BITS will be
final.
(vi)
All disputes pertaining to
BITSAT-2010 shall fall within the jurisdiction of Pilani only.
(vii)
As already mentioned,
information on various aspects such as center allocation, Instructions, Hall
ticket downloading etc. is announced through the BITS website www.bitsadmission.com. The
candidates are advised to view the BITS website regularly for all related
information on BITSAT and BITS Admissions.
Syllabus
for BITSAT-2010
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Part I: Physics
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1. Units & Measurement
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1.1
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Units (Different systems
of units, SI units, fundamental and derived units)
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1.2
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Dimensional Analysis
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1.3
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Precision and
significant figures
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1.4
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Fundamental
measurements in Physics (Vernier calipers, screw gauge, Physical balance etc)
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2.
Kinematics
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2.1
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Properties of vectors
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2.2
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Position, velocity and acceleration vectors
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2.3
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Motion with constant acceleration
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2.4
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Projectile motion
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2.5
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Uniform circular motion
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2.6
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Relative motion
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3. Newton’s
Laws of Motion
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3.1
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Newton’s laws (free body
diagram, resolution of forces)
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3.2
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Motion on an inclined plane
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3.3
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Motion of blocks with pulley systems
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3.4
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Circular motion – centripetal force
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3.5
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Inertial and non-inertial frames
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4. Impulse and Momentum
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4.1
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Definition of impulse and momentum
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4.2
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Conservation of momentum
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4.3
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Collisions
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4.4
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Momentum of a system of
particles
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4.5
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Center of mass
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5. Work
and Energy
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5.1
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Work done by a force
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5.2
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Kinetic energy and
work-energy theorem
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5.3
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Power
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5.4
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Conservative forces and
potential energy
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5.5
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Conservation of
mechanical energy
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6. Rotational Motion
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6.1
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Description
of rotation (angular displacement, angular velocity and angular acceleration)
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6.2
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Rotational motion with
constant angular acceleration
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6.3
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Moment of inertia,
Parallel and perpendicular axes theorems, rotational kinetic energy
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6.4
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Torque and angular
momentum
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6.5
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Conservation of angular
momentum
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6.6
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Rolling motion
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7. Gravitation
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7.1
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Newton’s law of gravitation
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7.2
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Gravitational potential
energy, Escape velocity
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7.3
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Motion of planets –
Kepler’s laws, satellite motion
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8. Mechanics of
Solids and Fluids
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8.1
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Elasticity
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8.2
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Pressure, density and
Archimedes’ principle
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8.3
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Viscosity and Surface
Tension
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8.4
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Bernoulli’s theorem
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9. Oscillations
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9.1
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Kinematics of simple
harmonic motion
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9.2
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Spring mass system,
simple and compound pendulum
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9.3
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Forced & damped
oscillations, resonance
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10. Waves
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10.1
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Progressive sinusoidal
waves
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10.2
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Standing waves in
strings and pipes
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10.3
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Superposition of waves,
beats
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10.4
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Doppler Effect
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11. Heat and
Thermodynamics
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11.1
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Kinetic theory of gases
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11.2
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Thermal equilibrium and
temperature
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11.3
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Specific heat, Heat
Transfer - Conduction, convection and radiation, thermal conductivity, Newton’s law of cooling
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11.4
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Work, heat and first law
of thermodynamics
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11.5
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2nd law of thermodynamics, Carnot engine –
Efficiency and Coefficient of performance
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12. Electrostatics
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12.1
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Coulomb’s law
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12.2
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Electric field (discrete and continuous charge
distributions)
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12.3
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Electrostatic potential
and Electrostatic potential energy
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12.4
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Gauss’ law and its
applications
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12.5
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Electric dipole
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12.6
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Capacitance
and dielectrics (parallel plate capacitor, capacitors in series and parallel)
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13. Current
Electricity
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13.1
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Ohm’s
law, Joule heating
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13.2
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D.C
circuits – Resistors and cells in series and parallel, Kirchoff’s laws, potentiometer and Wheatstone bridge,
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13.3
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Electrical
Resistance (Resistivity, origin and temperature dependence of resistivity).
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14. Magnetic Effect
of Current
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14.1
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Biot-Savart’s
law and its applications
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14.2
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Ampere’s
law and its applications
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14.3
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Lorentz
force, force on current carrying conductors in a magnetic field
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14.4
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Magnetic moment of a
current loop, torque on a current loop, Galvanometer and its conversion to
voltmeter and ammeter
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15. Electromagnetic
Induction
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15.1
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Faraday’s
law, Lenz’s law, eddy currents
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15.2
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Self
and mutual inductance
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15.3
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Transformers
and generators
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15.4
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Alternating
current (peak and rms value)
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15.5
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AC
circuits, LCR circuits
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16. Optics
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16.1
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Laws
of reflection and refraction
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16.2
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Lenses
and mirrors
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16.3
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Optical
instruments – telescope and microscope
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16.4
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Interference
– Huygen’s principle, Young’s double slit experiment
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16.5
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Interference
in thin films
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16.6
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Diffraction
due to a single slit
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16.7
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Electromagnetic
waves and their characteristics (only qualitative ideas), Electromagnetic
spectrum
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16.8
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Polarization
– states of polarization, Malus’ law, Brewster’s law
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17. Modern Physics
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17.1
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Dual
nature of light and matter – Photoelectric effect, De Broglie wavelength
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17.2
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Atomic
models – Rutherford’s experiment, Bohr’s
atomic model
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17.3
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Hydrogen
atom spectrum
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17.4
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Radioactivity
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17.5
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Nuclear
reactions : Fission and fusion, binding energy
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Part II: Chemistry
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1.
States of Matter
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1.1
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Measurement:
Physical quantities and SI units, Dimensional analysis, Precision,
Significant figures.
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1.2
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Chemical reactions: Laws of
chemical combination, Dalton’s
atomic theory; Mole concept; Atomic, molecular and molar masses; Percentage
composition empirical & molecular formula; Balanced chemical equations
& stoichiometry
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1.3
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Gaseous
state: Gas Laws, Kinetic theory – Maxwell distribution of velocities,
Average, root mean square and most probable velocities and relation to
temperature, Diffusion; Deviation from ideal behaviour – Critical
temperature, Liquefaction of gases, van der Waals equation.
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1.4
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Liquid
state: Vapour pressure, surface tension, viscosity.
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1.5
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Solid
state: Classification; Space lattices & crystal systems; Unit cell –
Cubic & hexagonal systems; Close packing; Crystal structures: Simple AB and AB2 type
ionic crystals, covalent crystals – diamond & graphite, metals.
Imperfections- Point defects, non-stoichiometric crystals; Electrical,
magnetic and dielectric properties; Amorphous solids – qualitative
description.
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2. Atomic Structure
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2.1
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Introduction:
Radioactivity, Subatomic particles; Atomic number, isotopes and isobars, Rutherford’s picture of atom; Hydrogen atom spectrum and
Bohr model.
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2.2
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Quantum mechanics:
Wave-particle duality – de Broglie relation, Uncertainty principle; Hydrogen
atom: Quantum numbers and wavefunctions, atomic orbitals and their shapes (s,
p, and d), Spin quantum number.
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2.3
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Many
electron atoms: Pauli exclusion principle; Aufbau principle and the
electronic configuration of atoms, Hund’s rule.
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2.4
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Periodicity:
Periodic law and the modern periodic table; Types of elements: s, p, d, and f
blocks; Periodic trends: ionization energy, atomic and ionic radii, electron
affinity, electro negativity and valency.
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3.
Chemical Bonding &
Molecular Structure
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3.1
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Ionic
Bond: Lattice Energy and Born-Haber cycle
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3.2
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Molecular
Structure: Lewis picture & resonance structures, VSEPR model &
molecular shapes
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3.3
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Covalent
Bond: Valence Bond Theory- Orbital overlap, Directionality of bonds &
hybridistaion (s, p & d orbitals only), Resonance; Molecular orbital
theory- Methodology, Orbital energy level diagram, Bond order, Magnetic
properties for homonuclear diatomic species.
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3.4
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Metallic
Bond: Qualitative description.
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3.5
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Intermolecular
Forces: Polarity; Dipole moments; Hydrogen Bond.
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4. Thermodynamics
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4.1
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Basic
Concepts: Systems and surroundings; State functions; Intensive &
Extensive Properties; Zeroth Law and Temperature
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4.2
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First
Law of Thermodynamics: Work, internal energy, heat, enthalpy, heat
capacities; Enthalpies of formation, phase transformation, ionization,
electron gain; Thermochemistry; Hess’s Law. Bond dissociation, combustion,
atomization, sublimation, dilution
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4.3
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Second
Law: Spontaneous and reversible processes; entropy; Gibbs free energy related
to spontaneity and non-mechanical work; Standard free energies of formation,
free energy change and chemical equilibrium.
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5. Physical and Chemical Equilibria
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5.1
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Concentration
Units: Mole Fraction, Molarity, and Molality
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5.2
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Solutions: Solubility of
solids and gases in liquids, Vapour Pressure, Raoult’s law, Relative lowering
of vapour pressure, depression in freezing point; elevation in boiling point;
osmotic pressure, determination of molecular mass; solid solutions.
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5.3
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Physical Equilibrium:
Equilibria involving physical changes (solid-liquid, liquid-gas, solid-gas), Surface
chemistry, Adsorption, Physical and Chemical adsorption, Langmuir Isotherm,
Colloids and emulsion, classification, preparation, uses.
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5.4
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Chemical
Equilibria: Equilibrium constants (KP, KC),
Le-Chatelier’s principle.
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5.5
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Ionic
Equilibria: Strong and Weak electrolytes, Acids and Bases (Arrhenius, Lewis,
Lowry and Bronsted) and their dissociation; Ionization of Water; pH; Buffer
solutions; Acid-base titrations; Hydrolysis; Solubility Product of Sparingly
Soluble Salts; Common Ion Effect.
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5.6
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Factors
Affecting Equilibria: Concentration, Temperature, Pressure, Catalysts,
Significance of DG and DG0 in Chemical Equilibria.
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6.
Electrochemistry
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6.1
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Redox Reactions:
Oxidation-reduction reactions (electron transfer concept); Oxidation number;
Balancing of redox reactions; Electrochemical cells and cell reactions;
Electrode potentials; EMF of Galvanic cells; Nernst equation; Factors
affecting the electrode potential; Gibbs energy change and cell potential;
Secondary cells; Fuel cells; Corrosion and its prevention.
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6.2
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Electrolytic Conduction:
Electrolytic Conductance; Specific and molar conductivities; Kolhrausch’s Law
and its application, Faraday’s laws of electrolysis; Coulometer; Electrode
potential and electrolysis, Commercial production of the chemicals, NaOH, Na,
Al, Cl2 & F2.
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7. Chemical Kinetics
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7.1
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Aspects
of Kinetics: Rate and Rate expression of a reaction; Rate constant; Order and
molecularity of the reaction; Integrated rate expressions and half life for
zero and first order reactions.
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7.2
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Factor
Affecting the Rate of the Reactions: Concentration of the reactants, size of
particles; Temperature dependence of rate constant; Activation energy;
Catalysis, Surface catalysis, enzymes, zeolites; Factors affecting rate of
collisions between molecules.
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7.3
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Mechanism
of Reaction: Elementary reactions; Complex reactions; Reactions involving
two/three steps only.
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8.
Hydrogen and s-block elements
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8.1
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Hydrogen:
Element: unique position in periodic table, occurrence, isotopes; Dihydrogen:
preparation, properties, reactions, and uses; Molecular, saline, interstitial
hydrides; Water: Properties; Structure and aggregation of water molecules;
Heavy water; Hydrogen peroxide; Hydrogen as a fuel.
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8.2
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s-block
elements: Abundance and occurrence;
Anomalous properties of the first elements in each group; diagonal
relationships.
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8.3
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Alkali
metals: Lithium, sodium and potassium: occurrence, extraction, reactivity,
and electrode potentials; Biological importance; Reactions with oxygen,
hydrogen, halogens and liquid ammonia; Basic nature of oxides and hydroxides;
Halides; Properties and uses of compounds such as NaCl, Na2CO3,
NaHCO3, NaOH, KCl, and KOH.
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8.4
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Alkaline
earth metals: Magnesium and calcium: Occurrence, extraction, reactivity and
electrode potentials; Reactions with non-metals; Solubility and thermal
stability of oxo salts; Biological importance; Properties and uses of
important compounds such as CaO, Ca(OH)2, plaster of Paris, MgSO4,
MgCl2, CaCO3, and CaSO4; Lime and limestone,
cement.
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9.
p- d- and f-block elements
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9.1
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General:
Abundance, distribution, physical and chemical properties, isolation and uses
of elements; Trends in chemical reactivity of elements of a group;.
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9.2
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Group
13 elements: Boron; Properties and uses of borax, boric acid, boron hydrides
& halides. Reaction of aluminum with acids and alkalis;
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9.3
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Group
14 elements: Carbon: Uses, Allotropes (graphite, diamond, fullerenes),
oxides, halides and sulphides, carbides; Silicon: Silica, silicates,
silicone, silicon tetrachloride, Zeolites.
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9.4
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Group
15 elements: Dinitrogen; Reactivity and uses of nitrogen and its compounds;
Industrial and biological nitrogen fixation; Ammonia: Haber’s process,
properties and reactions; Oxides of nitrogen and their structures; Ostwald’s
process of nitric acid production; Fertilizers – NPK type; Production of phosphorus;
Allotropes of phosphorus; Preparation, structure and properties of hydrides,
oxides, oxoacids and halides of phosphorus.
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9.5
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Group
16 elements: Isolation and chemical
reactivity of dioxygen; Acidic, basic and amphoteric oxides; Preparation,
structure and properties of ozone; Allotropes of sulphur; Production of
sulphur and sulphuric acid; Structure and properties of oxides, oxoacids,
hydrides and halides of sulphur.
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9.6
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Group
17 and group 18 elements: Structure and properties of hydrides, oxides,
oxoacids of chlorine; Inter halogen compounds; Bleaching Powder; Preparation,
structure and reactions of xenon fluorides, oxides, and oxoacids.
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9.7
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d-Block
elements: General trends in the chemistry of first row transition elements;
Metallic character; Oxidation state; Ionic radii; Catalytic properties;
Magnetic properties; Interstitial compounds; Occurrence and extraction of
iron, copper, silver, zinc, and mercury; Alloy formation; Steel and some
important alloys; preparation and properties of CuSO4, K2Cr2O7,
KMnO4, Mercury halides; Silver nitrate and silver halides;
Photography.
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9.8
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f-Block
elements: Lanthanoids and actinoids; Oxidation states and chemical reactivity
of lanthanoids compounds; Lanthanide contraction; Comparison of actinoids and
lanthanoids.
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9.9
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Coordination
Compounds: Coordination number; Ligands; Werner’s coordination theory; IUPAC
nomenclature; Application and importance of coordination compounds (in
qualitative analysis, extraction of metals and biological systems e.g.
chlorophyll, vitamin B12, and hemoglobin); Bonding: Valence-bond approach,
Crystal field theory (qualitative); Stability constants; Shapes, color and
magnetic properties; Isomerism including stereoisomerisms; Organometallic
compounds.
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10.
Principles of Organic Chemistry and Hydrocarbons
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10.1
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Classification: Based on functional groups, trivial and
IUPAC nomenclature.
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10.2
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Electronic
displacement in a covalent bond:
Inductive, resonance effects, and hyperconjugation; free radicals;
carbocations, carbanion, nucleophile and electrophile; types of reactions.
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10.3
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Alkanes
and cycloalkanes: Structural isomerism
and general properties.
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10.4
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Alkenes
and alkynes: General methods of preparation and reactions, physical
properties, electrophilic and free radical additions, acidic character of
alkynes and (1,2 and 1,4) addition to dienes.
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10.5
|
Aromatic
hydrocarbons: Sources; Properties; Isomerism; Resonance delocalization;
polynuclear hydrocarbons; mechanism of electrophilic substitution reaction,
directive influence and effect of substituents on reactivity.
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10.6
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Haloalkanes
and haloarenes: Physical properties, chemical reactions. Uses and
environmental effects; di, tri, tetrachloromethanes, iodoform, freon and DDT.
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10.7
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Petroleum:
Composition and refining, uses of petrochemicals.
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11. Stereochemistry
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11.1
|
Introduction:
Chiral molecules; Optical activity; Polarimetry; R,S and D,L configurations;
Fischer projections; Enantiomerism; Racemates; Diastereomerism and meso
structures.
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11.2
|
Conformations:
Ethane conformations; Newman and Sawhorse projections.
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11.3
|
Geometrical
isomerism in alkenes
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12.
Organic Compounds with Functional Groups Containing Oxygen and
Nitrogen
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12.1
|
General:
Electronic structure, important methods of preparation, important reactions
and physical properties of alcohols, phenols, ethers, aldehydes, ketones,
carboxylic acids, nitro compounds, amines, diazonium salts, cyanides and
isocyanides.
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12.2
|
Specific:
Effect of substituents on alpha-carbon on acid strength, comparative
reactivity of acid derivatives, basic character of amines methods of
preparation, and their separation, importance of diazonium salts in synthetic
organic chemistry.
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13. Biological
, Industrial and Environmental chemistry
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13.1
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The Cell:
Concept of cell and energy cycle.
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13.2
|
Carbohydrates: Classification; Monosaccharides;
Structures of pentoses and hexoses; Anomeric carbon; Mutarotation; Simple
chemical reactions of glucose, Disaccharides: reducing and non-reducing
sugars – sucrose, maltose and lactose; Polysaccharides: elementary idea of
structures of starch, cellulose and glycogen.
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13.3
|
Proteins:
Amino acids; Peptide bond; Polypeptides; Primary structure of proteins;
Simple idea of secondary , tertiary and quarternary structures of proteins;
Denaturation of proteins and enzymes.
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13.4
|
Nucleic
Acids: Types of nucleic acids; Primary building blocks of nucleic acids
(chemical composition of DNA & RNA); Primary structure of DNA and its
double helix; Replication; Transcription and protein synthesis; Genetic code.
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13.5
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Vitamins: Classification, structure,
functions in biosystems.
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13.6
|
Polymers:
Classification of polymers; General methods of polymerization; Molecular mass
of polymers; Biopolymers and biodegradable polymers; Free radical, cationic
and anionic addition polymerizations; Copolymerization: Natural rubber;
Vulcanization of rubber; Synthetic rubbers. Condensation polymers.
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13.7
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Pollution: Environmental pollutants; soil, water and
air pollution; Chemical reactions in atmosphere; Smog; Major atmospheric
pollutants; Acid rain; Ozone and its reactions; Depletion of ozone layer and
its effects; Industrial air pollution; Green house effect and global warming;
Green Chemistry.
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13.8
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Chemicals
in medicine, health-care and food: Analgesics, Tranquilizers, antiseptics,
disinfectants, anti-microbials, anti-fertility drugs, antihistamines,
antibiotics, antacids; Preservatives, artificial sweetening agents,
antioxidants, soaps and detergents.
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14.
Theoretical Principles of Experimental Chemistry
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14.1
|
Volumetric Analysis: Principles; Standard solutions
of sodium carbonate and oxalic acid; Acid-base titrations; Redox reactions
involving KI, H2SO4, Na2SO3, Na2S2O3and
H2S; Potassium permanganate in acidic, basic and neutral media;
Titrations of oxalic acid, ferrous ammonium sulphate with KMnO4, K2
Cr2O7/Na2S2O3,
Cu(II)/Na2S2O3.
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14.2
|
Qualitative
analysis of Inorganic Salts: Principles in the determination of the cations
Pb2+, Cu2+, As3+, Mn2+, Zn2+,
Co2+, Ca2+, Sr2+, Ba2+, Mg2+,
NH4+, Fe3+, Ni2+ and the anions
CO32-, S2-, SO42-, SO32-,
NO2-, NO3-, Cl-, Br-,
I-, PO43-, CH3COO-, C2O42-.
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14.3
|
Physical Chemistry Experiments: preparation and crystallization
of alum, copper sulphate, ferrous sulphate, double salt of alum and ferrous
sulphate, potassium ferric sulphate; Temperature vs. solubility; pH
measurements; Lyophilic and lyophobic sols; Dialysis; Role of emulsifying
agents in emulsification. Equilibrium
studies involving (i) ferric and
thiocyanate ions (ii) [Co(H2O)6]2+ and
chloride ions; Enthalpy determination for (i) strong acid vs. strong base
neutralization reaction (ii) hydrogen bonding interaction between acetone and
chloroform; Rates of the reaction between (i) sodium thiosulphate and
hydrochloric acid, (ii) potassium iodate and sodium sulphite (iii) iodide vs.
hydrogen peroxide, concentration and
temperature effects in these reactions.
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14.4
|
Purification Methods: Filtration, crystallization,
sublimation, distillation, differential extraction, and chromatography.
Principles of melting point and boiling point determination; principles of
paper chromatographic separation – Rf values.
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14.5
|
Qualitative Analysis of Organic Compounds: Detection
of nitrogen, sulphur, phosphorous and halogens; Detection of carbohydrates,
fats and proteins in foodstuff; Detection of alcoholic, phenolic, aldehydic,
ketonic, carboxylic, amino groups and unsaturation.
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14.6
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Quantitative Analysis of Organic Compounds: Basic
principles for the quantitative estimation of carbon, hydrogen, nitrogen,
halogen, sulphur and phosphorous; Molecular mass determination by silver salt
and chloroplatinate salt methods; Calculations of empirical and molecular
formulae.
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14.7
|
Principles of Organic Chemistry Experiments: Preparation of iodoform, acetanilide,
p-nitro acetanilide, di-benzyl acetone, aniline yellow, beta-naphthol;
Preparation of acetylene and study of its acidic character.
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Part III: (a) English
Proficiency and (b) Logical Reasoning
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|
(a) English Proficiency
This
test is designed to assess the test takers’ general proficiency in the use of
English language as a means of
self-expression in real life situations and specifically to test the test
takers’ knowledge of basic grammar, their vocabulary, their ability to read
fast and comprehend, and also their ability to apply the elements of
effective writing.
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1. Grammar
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1.1
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Agreement,
Time and Tense, Parallel construction, Relative pronouns
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1.2
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Determiners,
Prepositions, Modals, Adjectives
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1.3
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Voice,
Transformation
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1.4
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Question
tags, Phrasal verbs
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2.
Vocabulary
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2.1
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Synonyms, Antonyms, Odd
Word, One Word, Jumbled letters,
Homophones, Spelling
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2.2
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Contextual
meaning.
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2.3
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Analogy
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3.
Reading Comprehension
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3.1
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Content/ideas
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3.2
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Vocabulary
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3.3
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Referents
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3.4
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Idioms/Phrases
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3.5
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Reconstruction
(rewording)
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4. Composition
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4.1
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Rearrangement
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4.2
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Paragraph
Unity
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4.3
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Linkers/Connectives
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(b) Logical
Reasoning
The
test is given to the candidates to judge their power of reasoning spread in
verbal and nonverbal areas. The candidates should be able to think logically
so that they perceive the data accurately, understand the relationships
correctly, figure out the missing numbers or words, and to apply rules to new
and different contexts. These indicators are measured through performance on
such tasks as detecting missing links, following directions, classifying
words, establishing sequences, and completing analogies.
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5. Verbal Reasoning
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5.1
|
Analogy
Analogy
means correspondence. In the questions based on analogy, a particular
relationship is given and another similar relationship has to be identified
from the alternatives provided.
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5.2
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Classification
Classification means to
assort the items of a given group on the basis of certain common quality they
possess and then spot the odd option out.
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5.3
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Series Completion
Here series of numbers
or letters are given and one is asked to either complete the series or find
out the wrong part in the series.
|
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5.4
|
Logical Deduction –
Reading Passage
Here a brief passage is
given and based on the passage the candidate is required to identify the
correct or incorrect logical conclusions.
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5.5
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Chart
Logic
Here
a chart or a table is given that is partially filled in and asks to complete
it in accordance with the information given either in the chart / table or in
the question.
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6. Nonverbal Reasoning
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6.1
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Pattern Perception
Here a certain pattern
is given and generally a quarter is left blank. The candidate is required to
identify the correct quarter from the given four alternatives.
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6.2
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Figure Formation and
Analysis
The candidate is
required to analyze and form a figure from various given parts.
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6.3
|
Paper Cutting
It involves the analysis
of a pattern that is formed when a folded piece of paper is cut into a
definite design.
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6.4
|
Figure Matrix
In this more than one
set of figures is given in the form of a matrix, all of them following the
same rule. The candidate is required to follow the rule and identify the
missing figure.
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6.5
|
Rule Detection
Here
a particular rule is given and it is required to select from the given sets
of figures, a set of figures, which obeys the rule and forms the correct
series.
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|
|
|
Part IV: Mathematics
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|
1. Algebra
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|
1.1
|
Complex numbers,
addition, multiplication, conjugation, polar representation, properties of
modulus and principal argument, triangle inequality, roots of complex
numbers, geometric interpretations; Fundamental theorem of algebra.
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1.2
|
Theory of Quadratic equations, quadratic
equations in real and complex number system and their solutions, relation
between roots and coefficients, nature of roots, equations reducible to
quadratic equations.
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|
1.3
|
Arithmetic,
geometric and harmonic progressions, arithmetic, geometric and harmonic
means, arithmetico-geometric series,
sums of finite arithmetic and geometric progressions, infinite
geometric series, sums of squares and cubes of the first n natural numbers.
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1.4
|
Logarithms
and their properties.
|
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1.5
|
Exponential
series.
|
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1.6
|
Permutations
and combinations, Permutations as an arrangement and combination as
selection, simple applications.
|
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1.7
|
Binomial
theorem for a positive integral index, properties of binomial coefficients.
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1.8
|
Matrices
and determinants of order two or three, properties and evaluation of
determinants, addition and multiplication of matrices, adjoint and inverse of
matrices, Solutions of simultaneous linear equations in two or three
variables, elementary row and column operations of matrices,
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1.9
|
Sets,
Relations and Functions, algebra of sets applications, equivalence relations,
mappings, one-one, into and onto mappings, composition of mappings, binary
operation, inverse of function, functions of real variables like polynomial,
modulus, signum and greatest integer.
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1.10
|
Mathematical
Induction
|
|
1.11
|
Linear
Inequalities, solution of linear inequalities in one and two variables.
|
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2. Trigonometry
|
|
2.1
|
Measurement
of angles in radians and degrees, positive and negative angles, trigonometric
ratios, functions and identities.
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|
2.2
|
Solution
of trigonometric equations.
|
|
2.3
|
Properties
of triangles and solutions of triangles
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|
2.4
|
Inverse
trigonometric functions
|
|
2.5
|
Heights
and distances
|
|
3. Two-dimensional
Coordinate Geometry
|
|
3.1
|
Cartesian
coordinates, distance between two points, section formulae, shift of origin.
|
|
3.2
|
Straight
lines and pair of straight lines: Equation of straight lines in various
forms, angle between two lines, distance of a point from a line, lines
through the point of intersection of two given lines, equation of the
bisector of the angle between two lines, concurrent lines.
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|
3.3
|
Circles
and family of circles : Equation of
circle in various form, equation of tangent, normal & chords, parametric equations of a
circle , intersection of a circle with a straight line or a circle, equation
of circle through point of intersection of two circles, conditions for two
intersecting circles to be orthogonal.
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|
3.4
|
Conic sections : parabola, ellipse and hyperbola their eccentricity, directrices &
foci, parametric forms, equations of
tangent & normal, conditions for y=mx+c to be a tangent and point of tangency.
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|
4. Three dimensional
Coordinate Geometry
|
|
4.1
|
Co-ordinate axes and co-ordinate planes, distance between two points,
section formula, direction cosines and direction ratios, equation of a
straight line in space and skew lines.
|
|
4.2
|
Angle between two lines whose direction ratios are given, shortest
distance between two lines.
|
|
4.3
|
Equation of a plane, distance of a point from a plane, condition for
coplanarity of three lines, angles between two planes, angle between a line
and a plane.
|
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5. Differential calculus
|
|
5.1
|
Domain and range of a real valued function, Limits and Continuity of the sum, difference, product and
quotient of two functions, Differentiability.
|
|
5.2
|
Derivative of different types of functions (polynomial, rational,
trigonometric, inverse trigonometric, exponential, logarithmic, implicit
functions), derivative of the sum, difference, product and quotient of two functions,
chain rule.
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5.3
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Geometric interpretation of derivative, Tangents and Normals.
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5.4
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Increasing and decreasing functions, Maxima and minima of a function.
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5.5
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Rolle’s Theorem, Mean Value Theorem and Intermediate Value Theorem.
|
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6. Integral calculus
|
|
6.1
|
Integration as the inverse process of differentiation, indefinite
integrals of standard functions.
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|
6.2
|
Methods of integration: Integration by substitution, Integration by
parts, integration by partial fractions, and integration by trigonometric identities.
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|
6.3
|
Definite integrals and their properties, Fundamental Theorem of Integral
Calculus, applications in finding
areas under simple curves.
|
|
6.4
|
Application of definite integrals to the determination of areas of
regions bounded by simple curves.
|
|
7. Ordinary Differential
Equations
|
|
7.1
|
Order and degree of a differential equation, formulation of a
differential equation whole general solution is given, variables separable
method.
|
|
7.2
|
Solution of homogeneous differential equations of first order and first
degree
|
|
7.3
|
Linear first order differential equations
|
|
8. Probability
|
|
8.1
|
Various terminology in probability, axiomatic and other approaches of
probability, addition and multiplication rules of probability, addition and
multiplication rules of probability.
|
|
8.2
|
Conditional probability, total probability and Baye’s theorem
|
|
8.3
|
Independent events
|
|
8.4
|
Discrete random variables and distributions with mean and variance.
|
|
9. Vectors
|
|
9.1
|
Direction ratio/cosines of vectors, addition of vectors, scalar
multiplication, position vector of a point dividing a line segment in a given
ratio.
|
|
9.2
|
Dot and cross products of two vectors, projection of a vector on a
line.
|
|
9.3
|
Scalar
triple products and their geometrical interpretations.
|
|
10. Statistics
|
|
10.1
|
Measures of
dispersion
|
|
10.2
|
Measures of
skewness and Central Tendency
|
|
11.Linear Programming
|
|
11.1
|
Various
terminology and formulation of linear Programming
|
|
11.2
|
Solution of
linear Programming using graphical method.
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