BBT-Bio-Sciences & Bio-Technology

Biophysics
Levels of structures in Biological macromolecules. basic strategies in biophysics. Forces that
determine protein and nucleic acid structure, Prediction of proteins structure nucleic acids,
Properties of lipid bilayers, Biochemical Kinetics studies, unimolecular reactions, methods of
determining macromolecular structures inclusive of the spectroscopic techniques like UV-vis
absorption, lR absorption, circular dichroism fluoresence NMR and X-ray and neutron
diffraction techniques.

Biochemistry
Structure and properties, Amino acids, peptides, proteins and conjugated proteins, protein
hydration, coagulation, denaturation - gelation, protein-protein interactions, cytosolic and
membrane properties, purines, pyrimidines, nucleosides, nucleotides, polynucleotides,
Ribonucleic acids and deoxyribonucleic acids, TCA cycle, glycolysis, pentose phosphate
pathway, Embden Meyerhof pathway, urea cycle, metabolic regulation, respiratory chain, TP
cycle, energy rich compounds, integrated metabolism, Carbohydrates - linear and branched
carbohydrates, N containing carbohydrates, cell wall carbohydrates, metabolism of
carbohydrates, Fats and oils-structure and properties of saturated and unsaturated fatty
acids, glycerolipids, phospholipids, sphingolipids, glycolipids, steroids, Vitamins and minerals-
types, structure and functional properties of vitamins, utility of essential minerals sources and
trace elements.

Biotechnology
Importance and economics of downstream processing in biotechnology process-problems and
requirements of bioproduct purification, process design criteria, primary separation and recovery
process, membrane based separations, precipitation methods, different types of purification and
chromatographic techniques. Types of reactors - ideal reactors, integral method of analysis for
reactions, simultaneous, consecutive and combined reactions, models for non-ideal flow.
Industrial biotechnology -isolation, preservation and improvement of industrial microbes for
overproduction of primary and secondary metabolites, economics of modern industrial processes,
fermentation processes and biological waste treatment processes.

Cell Structure and Function of the Organelles
Eukaryotic and Prokaryotic cells, cell division, mitosis & meiosis cell cycle and molecules that
control cell cycle, endocytosis and Exocytosis. Ultrastructure of cellular organelles, viz.
Mitochondria, ER, Golgi, Chloroplast, plasma membrane, centriole, nuclear and membrane
bound receptors, Signal Transduction, Techniques of propagation of prokaryotic and Eukayotic
cells, Autocrine, Paracrine and Endocrine models of action, Cell line, generation of cell lines.

Molecular Biology
Structure of DNA and histone molecules, Replication of. eukaryotic chromosomes, nucleoid the
complex replication apparatus, process of transcription and, Structure of tRNA, mRNA, rRNA,
Deciphering of the genetic code, Translation, Mutation. General principles of cloning.








Recombinant DNA
Genetic elements that control gene expression, method of creating recombinant DNA molecules
creating transgenic animals, plants microbes, safety guidelines of creating recombinant DNA
research, restriction enzymes and mapping of DNA, plasmid and phage and other vectors.
Construction of genomic and cDNA libraries, methods of nucleic acid. Patents and methods of
application of patents, legal implications bioremediation.

Environmental Sciences
Ecosystems, energy flow, ecological succession, pollution. Conventional and Non conventional
sources of energy. Biogeo chemical cycles. Biodiversity and wild life conservation. Social issues
and the environment.

Immunology
Innate Immunity, Adaptive Immunity, Cell mediated Immunity, Phagocyte, cells B and T cells -
structure and function of Antibody molecules, Antigen processing and presentation, Monoclonal
antibody, Autoimmunity and hypersensitivity.

Genetics
Mendelian genetics. Types of genetic disorders- chromosomal disorders, single gene disorders,
multifactorial disorders, mitochondrial disorders, Pedigree analysis, Human chromosomal
syndromes- variation in chromosome number, Variation in chromosome structure, Molecular
basis of inborn error of metabolism, Molecular basis of cancer. Prenatal diagnosis
and genetic counseling. Eugenics. Population genetics.

Microbiology
Basic concepts of Microbiology and classification, Bacteriology, Virology, Micology,
Parasitology

Biomedical Engineering

Anatomy & Physiology / Biochemistry:
Anatomical terminology Homeostasis - Basic Embryology - Osteology - Joints and Myology.
Action potential and its measurements Hodgkin Huxley model Functioning of skeletal
muscles and measurement of heat production during contraction Blood and lymph circulation
Bio molecules Carbohydrate - Structure and properties of mono, di, oligo and polysaccharides
Classification of lipids - physical and chemical properties of fats and oils - phospholipids
fatty acids steroids - essential fatty acids - prostaglandin Structure and properties of amino
acids proteins nucleic acids vitamins and minerals metabolism of carbohydrate - lipids
and proteins.





Biomedical Instrumentation:Basics of measurement theory- Categories of measurement-
Signals and noise- Transient signals Sampled signals- Signal to noise ratio- Noise reduction
strategies Electrode electrolyte interface- Ag/AgCl electrode-equivalent circuit of electrode-
medical surface electrodes-internal electrodeselectrode arrays-microelectrodes-Radiation
thermometry- optical measurements-optical filtersradiation sensors. Electroencephalograph,
Electromyography & their Interpretation, Thermography, computer applications in magnetic
field ultrasonic equipments- Measurement of Blood Pressure, Blood flow, Doppler flow
measurement, Electrocardiography, Phonocardiography, Plethysmography- Bio-telemetry,
Electrical Safety.

Biomaterials:
Definition Biomaterials, Biomedical devices, Bio functionality, Biocompatibility Properties
of Biomaterials, Bulk properties, Surface properties, characterization, Stainless steel, Titanium,
Alloys, Dental metals, and corrosion of Bio-metals. Bio-Ceramics: Bio inert ceramics, Bio
active ceramics, Biodegradable ceramics, Alumina, Zirconia, Hydroxy Apatite.Polymeric
Biomaterials Types of polymers, Sterilisation, Structure Bio- compatibility relationship,
Stability, Examples of polymers used in medicine Composite Bio-materials Fibres composites,
Particulate composites, Examples.Nano Bio-materials Properties, preparation, characterisation,
applications. Bio-material Toxicology Requirement, Test for bio- compatibility

Signal Processing:
Origin, nature and acquisition of bio-signals Examples of biomedical signals-EEG, EMG,ECG,
VAG, evoked potentials, etc. Noise processes - Random noise, structured noise, and
Physiological interference Statistical signal processing -Finite time estimation of mean,
variance and correlation. Time domain filtering Synchronous averaging, Moving average
filters, Frequency domain filters Design of Butterworth filters- optimal filtering, Adaptive
noise cancellation-LMS and RLS algorithms in adaptive filtering Application of these
techniques in removal of artifacts in bio-signals.

Medical Imaging and Processing:
Introduction to biomedical imaging, History of biomedical imaging, Radiography and CT: X-
rays: Interaction of X-ray Beam with Tissue, X-ray Detectors Fourier transforms, Computed
tomography principles, Data acquisition in CT, Image reconstruction, Spiral CT, MRI principle,
T1 and T2 imaging, Ultrasound imaging, application of Doppler effect in ultrasound imaging,
Nuclear medicine imaging, SPECT and PET, Biological effects of radiation. Image
representation, sampling and Quantization Principles, Gray level Transformation-Image
negatives, Image subtraction, Contrast Enhancement, Histogram techniques. Filtering- Low pass
and High pass filters in Spatial and Frequency Domain, Derivative and Homomorphic filters.

Microcontrollers:
Overview of 8 bit, 16 bit Microcontrollers Intel - Motorola, CISC & RISC Processors Harvard &
Von Neumann Architecture, overview of the 8051 family 8051 Architecture Registers and
Memory Organization. 8051 Assembly Language Programming Instruction Set Jump
Logical Instructions & Programs Arithmetic instructions and Programs Logic Instructions &
Programs single bit instruction and programming -I/O port programming -addressing modes.




Physiological monitoring Microprocessor/ microcontroller based ECG Machines. Holter
monitoring. Exercise systems. Digital central monitoring systems for patient monitoring. Design
concepts. Advanced Computer based arrhythmia detection system-software design protocols. -
Communication and training Aids for the differently disabled People-Prosthetics.

Rehabilitation Engineering:
Engineering Concepts in Sensory Rehabilitation; Engineering Concepts in Motor Rehabilitation:
Engineering Concepts in Communication Disorders Orthopedic prosthetics and orthotics in
Rehabilitation: Basics and Fundamentals in rehabilitation and its applications. Knowledge of
disability act 1995 for physically disabled, visually impaired, hearing impaired and others.
Interfaces in Compensation for visual perception. Improvement of orientation and mobility.
Computer-assisted lip reading. Brain-computer interfaces. Computer-Aided Engineering
incustomized component design.


BST - Centre for BioSeparation Technology (CBST)

Basics of Biochemistry, Proteins and Enzymology, Bio-Separation, Bioprocess,
Molecular Biology, Immunology and immunotechnology, diagnostic tools, Metabolic
Disorders










Chemistry
Physical Chemistry:
1. Basic principles and applications of quantum mechanics hydrogen atom, angular
Momentum.
2. Variational and perturbational methods.
3. Basics of atomic structure, electronic configuration, shapes of orbitals, hydrogen atom spectra.
4. Theoretical treatment of atomic structures and chemical bonding.
5. Chemical applications of group theory.
6. Basic principles and application of spectroscopy rotational, vibrational, electronic, Raman,
ESR, NMR.
7. Chemical thermodynamics.
8. Phase equilibria.
9. Statistical thermodynamics.
10. Chemical equilibria.
11. Electrochemistry Nernst equation, electrode kinetics, electrical double layer, Debye-Hckel
theory.
12. Chemical kinetics empirical rate laws, Arrhenius equation, theories of reaction rates,
determination of reaction mechanisms, experimental techniques for fast reactions.
13. Concepts of catalysis.
14. Polymer chemistry. Molecular weights and their determinations. Kinetics of chain
polymerization.
15. Solids - structural classification of binary and ternary compounds, diffraction techniques,
bonding, thermal, electrical and magnetic properties
16. Colloids and surface phenomena.
17. Data analysis.
Inorganic Chemistry
1. Chemical periodicity
2. Structure and bonding in homo- and heteronuclear molecules, including shapes of molecules.
3. Concepts of acids and bases.
4. Chemistry of the main group elements and their compounds. Allotropy, synthesis, bonding
and structure.
5. Chemistry of transition elements and coordination compounds bonding theories, spectral and
magnetic properties, reaction mechanisms.
6. Inner transition elements spectral and magnetic properties, analytical applications.
7. Organometallic compounds - synthesis, bonding and structure, and reactivity. Organometallics
in homogenous catalysis.
8. Cages and metal clusters.
9. Analytical chemistry- separation techniques. Spectroscopic electro- and thermoanalytical
methods.
10. Bioinorganic chemistry photosystems, porphyrines, metalloenzymes, oxygen transport,
electron- transfer reactions, nitrogen fixation.
11. Physical characterisation of inorganic compounds by IR, Raman, NMR, EPR,Mssbauer,
UV-, NQR, MS, electron spectroscopy and microscopic techniques.
12. Nuclear chemistry nuclear reactions, fission and fusion, radio-analytical techniques
and activation analysis.





Organic Chemistry
1. IUPAC nomenclature of organic compounds.
2. Principles of stereochemistry, conformational analysis, isomerism and chirality.
3. Reactive intermediates and organic reaction mechanisms.
4. Concepts of aromaticity.
5. Pericyclic reactions.
6. Named reactions.
7. Transformations and rearrangements.
8. Principles and applications of organic photochemistry. Free radical reactions.
9. Reactions involving nucleophilic carbon intermediates.
10. Oxidation and reduction of functional groups.
11. Common reagents (organic, inorganic and organometallic) in organic synthesis.
12. Chemistry of natural products such as steroids, alkaloids, terpenes, peptides, carbohydrates,
nucleic acids and lipids.
13. Selective organic transformations chemoselectivity, regioselectivity, stereoselectivity,
enantioselectivity. Protecting groups.
14. Chemistry of aromatic and aliphatic heterocyclic compounds.
15. Physical characterisation of organic compounds by IR, UV-, MS, and NMR.

Interdisciplinary topics
1. Chemistry in nanoscience and technology.
2. Catalysis and green chemistry.
3. Medicinal chemistry.
4. Supramolecular chemistry.
5. Environmental chemistry.

Commerce
UNIT I

Accounting for financial decisions
Managerial accounting analysis of financial statements ratio analysis budgetary control
marginal costing inventory valuation.

UNIT II

Business Research Methodology
Business research methods development of research methodology research plan data
collection sampling techniques qualitative research quantitative analysis report writing.

UNIT III

Banking and Insurance
Central banking commercial banks development banks non-banking financial institutions




modern banking development of insurance risk management and role of insurance legal
aspects types of insurance products customers services marketing and distribution.

UNIT IV

Marketing Management
Foundations of marketing selection of markets product decisions pricing decisions
distribution decisions communication decisions impact of competition on strategy
reaching consumers directly analyzing markets.

UNIT V

Human Resource and Organizational Behaviour
Human resource planning training development and career management motivation
perspectives managing ethical issues in HRM organizational behaviour individual
perspective group dynamics dynamics of organization.

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CO2 RESEARCH AND GREEN TECHNOLOGIES CENTER

ENTRANCE EXAMINATION SYLLABUS FOR SELECTING PHD STUDENTS - 2013

Physicochemical, Biological Principles and Processes
Chemical reactions- Chemical equilibrium and thermodynamics, Process kinetics- Biochemistry;
Biological compounds enzymes, coenzymes and amino acids, Microbiological concepts; Cells,
classification and characteristics of living organisms- Metabolism, Microbial growth kinetics.
Applications of Microbiological principles to environmental engineering; assimilation of wastes,
engineered systems, Concepts and Principles of carbon oxidation, Nitrification, Denitrification,
Methanogenasis, etc., Concepts of quantization of degradable pollutants.

Renewable Energy Technologies
Renewable energy sources - Estimation of solar radiation - Solar air heating systems and
applications Concepts on solar drying, cooking, desalination, solar ponds and solar cooling -
Passive heating and cooling of buildings Basics of solar concentrators and types - Solar
thermal power generation - Physics of solar cells Cell types and manufacture PV applications
- Characteristics of cells and module - Biomass to energy conversion processes Anaerobic
digestion, process parameters, biogas composition, digester types, high rate anaerobic conversion
systems Alcohol from biomass Biodiesel: preparation, characteristics and application -
Biomass combustion and power generation Briquetting Gasification: Process, types of
gasifiers, applications Waste to energy technologies- Importance of hydrogen as a future
energy carrier Thermodynamic and thermophysical properties - Chemical

Hydrogen and Fuel Cells
Production of hydrogen Steam reforming, thermal decomposition etc. - Purification -
Desulfurization, removal of CO2, CO, etc. - Electrolytic hydrogen production Electrolyzer
configurations - Thermolytic hydrogen production Direct dissociation of water, chemical
dissociation of water, photolytic hydrogen production, photobiological hydrogen production

Alternative Fuels
Fossil fuels and their availability - Potential alternative liquid and gaseous fuels - Merits and
demerits of various alternative fuels - Engine requirements Production and properties of CNG,
LPG, biogas and producer gas - Performance and emission in SI/CI engines - Storage,
distribution and safety aspects Sources of Hydrogen - Properties - Production of hydrogen -
Transportation, storage and safety aspects - Performance and emission characteristics
Adaptability - Fuel cell - Hybrid vehicles Various vegetables oils - Properties - Esterification -
Performance and emission characteristics - Bio-diesel: Feed stock, characteristics, preparation
(lab and commercial), storage, applications, environmental impacts Utilization of CO2 for
organic transferring reaction Heterogenous catalysis for Biodiesel.

Bio-Energy Technology
Biogas production - Types of substrates Process parameters - Digester design - Operational
problems Biogas kinetics Biomass combustion reactions Combustion systems Wood stoves
and industrial combustion systems Fluidized bed combustion systems Phase theory -




Densification Types of devices Performance parameters Feed preparation Properties of
densified fuels Applications Pyrolysis - Slow and fast pyrolysis Biomass gasification Types
of gasifiers - Fluidized bed gasification - Equilibrium and kinetic considerations Waste and its
characteristics Waste generation, collection, separation, treatment and storage Waste
management Waste conversion technologies

Application of Bio-Technology In Environmental Engineering
Microorganisms and Environment Microbial cell and enzyme technology- adapted
microorganisms, bioremoval of nutrients, micro-algal biotechnology; Interaction of mixed
microbial population and its applications in bioprocessing of wastes, role of extracellular
polymers, bioremediation of environmental problems Problems of toxic chemicals- sources and
categories, halogenated and non-halogenated, petroleum hydrocarbons, metals, human health
effects caused by toxic chemical pollutions; Biodegradation of toxic pollutants, mechanisms of
detoxification- oxidation reactions, dehalogenation, biotransformation of metals; Production of
proteins, Biotransformation of waste into biofertilizers, biogas and electrical energy, affecting
physical, chemical and microbiological factors, health risk, odor management, technological
advances; Environmental effects and ethics of microbial technology.

Wind Energy Technology
Wind resource Types of wind mills principles of blade design Actual power from a turbine
electric generators its types power generation and transmission - grid interface power
evacuation capacity utilization factor - drive train oscillation - effect of speed on generation -
other electrical characteristics of turbines.

Bioprocess plant design
Effect of scale on oxygenation, mixing, sterilization, pH, temperature, inoculum development,
nutrient availability and supply; Bioreactor scale-up based on constant power consumption per
volume, mixing time, impeller tip speed (shear), mass transfer coefficients. Scaleup of
downstream processes: Adsorption (LUB method); Chromatography (constant resolution etc.);
Filtration (constant resistance etc.); Centrifugation (equivalent times etc.); Extractors (goemetry
based rules). Scale-down related aspects.

Environmental Biotechnology
Degradation of xenobiotic compounds - Simple aromatics, aliphatics, Chlorinated polyaromatic
compounds, petroleum products, pesticides and surfactants. Wastewater management
Wastewater characteristics, biological wastewater treatment, unit operations, design and
modelling of activated sludge process, design and modelling of trickling filter. Treatment of
industrial wastes Dairy, pulp, leather, petrochemicals, distilleries, Solid waste management.
Microbial diversity, Biofouling, biocorrosion, Bioleaching, acid mine drainage.









Computer Science and Engineering


ENGINEERING MATHEMATICS
Sets, relations and functions, algebra of matrices and determinants, algebraic structures, Boolean
algebra and applications, order relations and structures, logic and combinatorics. Mathematical
logic: Normal forms, Statement Calculus, Predicate Calculus, Inference theory for the predicate
calculus. Graph Theory: Directed graphs, paths and circuits, Trees, cut sets, cut vertices.
Coloring, planarity and isomorphism.

COMPUTER ARCHITECTURE
Machine instructions and addressing modes, Register Transfer Language, hardware and micro
programmed control, memory interface, RAM, ROM, I/O interface (Interrupt and DMA modes),
serial communication interface, instruction pipelining, Cache, main and secondary memory
storage Micro processors
Interfacing and memory addressing, parallel architectures.

COMPILERS
Compiler, Interpreter, Assembler, Linker, Loader, Macros; Compiler design: Lexical analysis,
parsing, syntax directed translation, runtime environment, symbol table, code optimization, code
generation.

THEORETICAL COMPUTER SCIENCE
Formal language and automata theory: Regular languages and finite automata,
context free languages and push down automata, recursively enumerable sets and Turing
machines, undecidability.


OPERATING SYSTEMS
Process management, Threads, IPC, CPU scheduling, Deadlocks, Memory management, Paging,
Segmentation, virtual memory, device management, File systems, Protection and Security,
Distributed Operating System concepts.

DATA STRUCTURES AND ALGORITHMS
Stacks, Queues, Lists, Strings, Tree, Binary Search Trees, Heap, Splay Trees, Dynamic Trees,
Red Black Trees, Data compression techniques, Applications of data structures. Asymptotic
Analysis (Best, worst, average case) of time and space, upper and lower bounds on the
complexity of specific problems, NP-Completeness parallel algorithm design. Tree traversals,
Spanning trees, Shortest path, Design paradigms: Divide and Conquer, Greedy, Dynamic
programming.

SOFTWARE ENGINEERING
Software project MANAGEMENT, Life cycle of software development, Software design and
testing, Software quality and reliability, Formal specifications.





DATABASE SYSTEMS MANAGEMENT
Data dictionary, schema, RDBMS, DDL, DML, SQL, B* Trees, Transactions and Concurrency
control, Database Design, Tuning, Distributed databases, Data warehousing.

COMPUTER NETWORKS & DATA COMMUNICATIONS
Analog vs Digital communication, modems multiplexing techniques, serial vs parallel
communication, simplex, duplex and half duplex communication, synchronous and
asynchronous communication, ISO / OSI model, TCP/IP model, error detection / correction
methods, data link control protocols, CSMA protocols, LAN / WAN /
Internet technologies, network management and network security.

CI CIVIL ENGINEERING ENGINEERING MATHEMATICS

Linear Algebra
Matrix algebra, Systems of linear equations, Eigen values and eigenvectors.

Calculus
Functions of single variable, Limit, continuity and differentiability, Mean value theorems,
Evaluation of definite and improper integrals, Partial derivatives, Total derivative, Maxima and
minima, Gradient, Divergence and Curl, Vector identities, Directional derivatives, Line, Surface
and Volume integrals, Stokes, Gauss and Greens theorems.

Differential equations
First order equations (linear and nonlinear), Higher order linear differential equations with
constant coefficients, Cauchys and Eulers equations, Initial and boundary value problems,
Laplace transforms, Solutions of one dimensional heat and wave equations and Laplace equation.

Complex variables
Analytic functions, Cauchys integral theorem, Taylor and Laurent series.

Probability and Statistics
Definitions of probability and sampling theorems, Conditional probability, Mean, median, mode
and standard deviation, Random variables, Poisson, Normal and Binomial distributions.

Numerical Methods
Numerical solutions of linear and non-linear algebraic equations Integration by trapezoidal and
Simpsons rule, single and multi-step methods for differential equations.

STRUCTURAL ENGINEERING
Mechanics
Bending moment and shear force in statically determinate beams. Simple stress and strain
relationship Stress and strain in two dimensions, principal stresses, stress transformation, Mohrs
circle. Simple bending theory, flexural and shear stresses, unsymmetrical bending, shear centre.
Thin walled pressure vessels, uniform torsion, buckling of column, combined and direct bending
stresses.




Structural Analysis
Analysis of statically determinate trusses, arches, beams, cables and frames, displacements in
statically determinate structures and analysis of statically indeterminate structures by force/
energy methods, analysis by displacement methods (slope deflection method), influence lines for
determinate and indeterminate structures. Basic concepts of matrix methods of structural
analysis.

Concrete Structures
Concrete Technology- properties of concrete, basics of mix design. Concrete design-basic
working stress and limit state design concepts, analysis of ultimate load capacity and design of
members subjected to flexure, shear, compression and torsion by limit state methods. Basic
elements of prestressed concrete, analysis of beam sections at transfer and service loads.

Steel Structures
Analysis and design of tension and compression members, beams and beam columns, column
bases.Connections- simple and eccentric, beam-column connections, plate girders and trusses.
Plastic analysis of beams and frames.


GEOTECHNICAL ENGINEERING

Soil Mechanics
Origin of soils, soil classification, three - phase system, fundamental definitions, relationship and
interrelationships, permeability and seepage, effective stress principle, consolidation,
compaction,shear strength.

Foundation Engineering
Sub-surface investigations- scope, drilling bore holes, sampling, penetration tests, plate load test.
Earth pressure theories, effect of water table, layered soils. Stability of slopes-infinite slopes,
finite slopes. Foundation types- foundation design requirements. Shallow foundations-bearing
capacity, effect of shape, water table and other factors, stress distribution, settlement analysis in
sands and clays. Deep foundations - pile types, dynamic and static formulae, load capacity of
piles in sands and clays, negative skin friction.

WATER RESOURCES ENGINEERING

Fluid Mechanics and Hydraulics
Properties of fluids, principle of conservation of mass, momentum, energy and corresponding
equations, potential flow, applications of momentum and Bernoullis equation, laminar and
turbulent flow, flow in pipes, pipe networks. Concept of boundary layer and its growth. Uniform
flow, critical flow and gradually varied flow in channels, specific energy concept, hydraulic
jump. Forces on immersed bodies, flow measurements in channels, tanks and pipes. Dimensional
analysis and hydraulic modeling. Kinematics of flow, velocity triangles and specific speed of
pumps and turbines.





Hydrology
Hydrologic cycle, rainfall, evaporation, infiltration, stage discharge relationships, unit
hydrographs, flood estimation, reservoir capacity, reservoir and channel routing. Well
hydraulics.

Irrigation
Duty, delta, .estimation of evapo-transpiration. Crop water requirements. Design of lined and
unlined canals, waterways, head works, gravity dams and spillways. Design of weirs on
permeable foundation. Types of irrigation system, irrigation methods. Water logging and
drainage, sodic soils.

ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING

Water requirements
Quality standards, basic unit processes and operations for water treatment. Drinking water
standards, water requirements, basic unit operations and unit processes for surface water
treatment, distribution of water. Sewage and sewerage treatment, quantity and characteristics of
wastewater. Primary, secondary and tertiary treatment of wastewater, sludge disposal, effluent
discharge standards. Domestic wastewater treatment, quantity of characteristics of domestic
wastewater, primary and secondary treatment Unit operations and unit processes of domestic
wastewater, sludge disposal.

Air Pollution
Types of pollutants, their sources and impacts, air pollution meteorology, air pollution control,
air quality standards and limits.

Municipal Solid Wastes
Characteristics, generation, collection and transportation of solid wastes, engineered systems for
solid waste management (reuse/ recycle, energy recovery, treatment and disposal).
Noise Pollution
Impacts of noise, permissible limits of noise pollution, measurement of noise and control of
noise pollution.

TRANSPORTATION ENGINEERING

Highway Planning
Geometric design of highways, testing and specifications of paving materials, design of flexible
and rigid pavements.

Traffic Engineering
Traffic characteristics, theory of traffic flow, intersection design, traffic signs and signal design,
highway capacity.







DISASTER MITIGATION AND MANAGEMENT

Disasters-Basic concepts - Global problem - Geological hazards; Earth Quake and Landslides -
hydrological hazards - Cyclone - Flood - Epidemics - Sea level rise - Forest fire Indian
Disaster Scenario Disaster Management Cycle.

Natural Disasters - Geologically related disasters : Earthquakes, Tsunami, Landslides and
Mudflows, Volcanic hazards, Dam Failures and Mine Fires - Water and Climate related
disasters: Floods and Drainage Management, Cyclones, Tornadoes and Hurricanes, Hailstorm,
Cloud Burst, Heat Wave and Cold Wave, Snow Avalanches, Droughts, Sea Erosion, Thunder
and Lighting Biologically related disasters - Biological Disaster and Epidemics , Pest Attacks,
Cattle Epidemics, Food Poisoning.

Man-made disasters: Chemical, Industrial and Nuclear related disasters - Accident related
disasters: Forest Fires, Urban Fires, Mine Flooding, Oil Spill, Major Building Collapse, Serial
Bomb Blasts, Festival Disasters and Fires, Electrical Disasters and Fires, Air, Road and Rail
Accidents, Boat Capsizing, Village Fire.

Vulnerability and Risk Assessment : Principles of mitigation measures - Need of preparedness -
Hazard zoning - Warning Building code provisions - Planning and regulation for functional
changes - Risk assessment - Vulnerability analysis - Ground water monitoring and artificial
recharge Integrated coastal zone management.

Prevention and Mitigation: Personal mitigation- knowing and avoiding unnecessary risks -
assessment of possible risks to personal/family health and to personal property. Structural
Mitigation- proper layout of buildings, disasters resistant structures. Non- Structural
Mitigationmeasures taken other than improving the structure of building.


Disaster Preparedness : Definition Emergency- difference between an emergency and a
disasterrole of politics play in emergency management planning- precautions can be taken to
prevent during disasters - Role of a Community Emergency Response Team- surveillance
techniques - conduct a disaster assessment - role of the emergency operations center in a
communitydeveloping emergency operations plan- individual or community plan for
emergenciesemergency support functions- use of internet used in preparedness- roles do the
media plan in disaster Management.

Rescue: Characteristics, operations and logistics for response and recovery - Medical
emergencies - Post disaster review - Disaster Legislation - Resources and Utilization - Cost
reduction and effective analysis.

Rehabilitation and reconstruction - Training public awareness and research.







ECE ELECTRONICS & COMMUNICATION ENGINEERING

Vector Algebra :
Algebra of Matrices, Inverse, Rank, System of linear equations, Symmetric, Skew Symmetric
and Orthogonal matrices, Hermitian and Unitary matrices, Eigen values and Eigen vectors,
Diagonalisation of matrices. Gradient, Divergence and Curl, Vector identities, Directional
derivatives, Line, Surface and Volume integrals, Strokes, Gauss and Greens theorems and
applications.

Complex variables :
Analytic functions, Cauchy Reimann equations and its applications, Cauchys integral theorem
and integral formula, Taylors and Laurent series, Residue theorem and its applications.

Differential Equations:
First order differential equations(linear and nonlinear), Second order linear differential equations
with variable coefficients, Variation of parameters method, higher order linear differential
equations with constant coefficients, Cauchy Eulers equations, power series solutions, partial
differential equations: separation of variables method, Laplace equation.

Probability and statistics:
Definition of probability and simple theorems, conditional probability, Bayes theorem, random
variables, continuous and discrete distributions, Binomial , Poisson and normal distributions,
correlation and regression analysis.

Networks:
Nodal and mesh analysis. Network theorems: superposition, Thevenin and Nortons maximum
power transfer, Star-Delta transformation. Steady state sinusoidal analysis using phasors. Linear
constant coefficient differential equations; time domain analysis of simple RLC circuits, Solution
of network equations using Laplace transform: frequency domain analysis of RLC circuits. 2-
port network parameters: driving point and transfer functions. State equations for networks.

Electronic Devices:
Basics of semiconductors -energy bands in silicon, intrinsic and extrinsic silicon. Carrier
transport in silicon: diffusion current, drift current, mobility, and resistivity. Generation and
recombination of carriers. Hall Effect, p-n junction diode, different types of diodes and their
characteristics, BJT, MOS capacitor, MOSFET. Basics of Lasers. Device technology: integrated
circuits fabrication process, oxidation, diffusion, ion implantation, photolithography, and
CMOSProcess.

Analog Circuits:
Small Signal Equivalent circuits of diodes, BJT, MOSFET and analog CMOS. Simple diode
circuits, clipping, clamping, rectifier. Biasing and bias stability of transistor and FET, MOSFET
amplifiers. Amplifiers: single-and multi-stage, differential and operational, feedback, and power
amplifiers. Frequency response of amplifiers. Simple op-amp circuits, filters, Oscillators.
Function generators and wave-shaping circuits, 555 Timers. Power supplies.




Digital circuits:
Boolean algebra, minimization of Boolean functions, logic gates; digital IC families ( TTL, ECL,
MOS,CMOS,PMOS,NMOS).Combinational circuits: arithmetic circuits, code converters,
multiplexers, decoders, EPROMs and PLAs. Sequential circuits: latches and flip-flops, counters
and shift-registers. Sample and hold circuits, ADCs, DACs. Semiconductor memories,
Microprocessor (8086): architecture, programming, memory and I/O interfacing,
Microcontrollers (8051) architecture and Programming

Signals and Systems:
Continuous-time and discrete-time Fourier series, continuous-time and discrete-time Fourier
Transform, DFT and FFT, z-transform. Sampling Theorem. Linear Time- Invariant (LTI)
Systems: definitions and properties; causality, stability, impulse response, convolution, poles and
zeros, parallel and cascade structure, frequency response, group delay, phase delay. Signal
transmission through LTI systems.

Control Systems:
Basic control system components; block diagrammatic description, reduction of block diagrams.
Open loop and closed loop (feedback) systems and stability analysis of these systems. Signal
flow graphs and their use in determining transfer functions of systems; transient and steady state
analysis of LTI control systems and frequency response. Tools and techniques for LTI control
system analysis: root loci, Routh-Hurwitz criterion, Bode and Nyquist plots. Control system
compensators: elements of lead and lag compensation, elements of Proportional-Integral-
Derivative (PID) control.

Communications:
Basic information theory. Analog communication systems: Amplitude modulation and
demodulation systems, Frequency modulation and demodulation Systems spectral analysis of
these operations, Transmitters and Receivers; signal-to-noise ratio (SNR) calculations for
amplitude modulation (AM) and frequency modulation (FM) for low noise conditions. Digital
communication systems: pulse code modulation (PCM), differential pulse code modulation
(DPCM), digital modulation schemes: amplitude, phase and frequency shift keying schemes
(ASK, PSK, FSK), matched filter receivers, bandwidth consideration and probability of error
calculations for these schemes. Basics of TDMA, FDMA and CDMA and GSM, OFDM, Spread
spectrum analysis. Optical Communication: in free space and fiber optic; Propagation of signals
at HF, VHF, UHF and microwave frequency; Satellite Communication.

Electromagnetics:
Elements of vector calculus: divergence and curl; Gauss and Stokes theorems, Maxwells
equations: differential and integral forms. Wave equation, poynting vector. Plane waves:
propagation through various media; reflection and refraction; phase and group velocity; skin
depth. Transmission lines: characteristic impedance; impedance transformation; Smith chart;
impedance matching; S parameters, pulse excitation. Waveguides: modes in rectangular
waveguides; boundary conditions; cut-off frequencies; dispersion relations. Basics of
propagation in dielectric waveguide, Basics of Antennas: Dipole antennas; antenna gain.
Radiation patterns.





Economics
UNIT I

Micro Economic Analysis
Theory of Demand Elasticity of Demand Indifference Curve Analysis. Consumers
equilibrium Theory of Production Laws of production Production Function Economies of
Scale.

UNIT - II

Micro Economic Analysis
Theory of cost Different concepts of costs short run long run behavior of cost. Market
structure and pricing Different types of Market characteristics - Pricing in different
markets.

UNIT - II

Macro Economic Analysis
Theories of consumption Multiplier Accelerator Four sector model. National Income
Analysis. Goods and Money markets IS LM curves.

UNIT IV

Macro Economic Analysis
Theories Inflation causes consequences of inflation Demand for money Supply of
money Determinants of money supply. - Fiscal policy Public Revenue Public Expenditure
Public Debt. Deficit financing.

UNIT V

International Economic Analysis
Structure of Indias Exports Imports Balance of payments Tariff Terms of Trade
Protection
Free trade Foreign Exchange Rate Mechanism. Nature, structure and characteristics of
Indian Economy.

REFERENCE BOOKS
1. Shapiro Edward, Macroeconomic Analysis, 5th Edition (Galgotia Publication (P) Ltd., New
Delhi),
p.489.
2. Ackley, G, Macroeconomics: Theory and Policy (Macmillian, New York, 1978), Chennai
15.
3. Laidler., D.E.W.and J.M.Parkin, Inflation a Survey, Economic Journal, Dec, 1975.
4.Baumol, Willaim J., Economic Theory and Operations Analysis, 4th Edition. (Prentice Hall




Of India, New Delhi, 1985)
5. Salvatore, D., Managerial Economics (McGraw Hill, 2001), 4th Edition.



SYLLABUS FOR THE Ph.D. ENTRANCE TEST (EEE)

GROUP 1: ENGINEERING MATHEMATICS
Linear Algebra: Matrix Algebra, Systems of linear equations, Eigen values and eigen
vectors.
Calculus: Mean value theorems, Theorems of integral calculus, Evaluation of definite and
improper integrals, Partial Derivatives, Maxima and minima, Multiple integrals, Fourier
series. Vector identities, Directional derivatives, Line, Surface and Volume integrals,
Stokes, Gauss and Greens theorems.
Differential equations: First order equation (linear and nonlinear), Higher order linear
differential equations with constant coefficients, Method of variation of parameters,
Cauchys and Eulers equations, Initial and boundary value problems, Partial Differential
Equations and variable separable method.
Complex variables: Analytic functions, Cauchys integral theorem and integral formula,
Taylors and Laurent series, Residue theorem, solution integrals.
Probability and Statistics: Sampling theorems, Conditional probability, Mean, median,
mode and standard deviation, Random variables, Discrete and continuous distributions,
Poisson, Normal and Binomial distribution, Correlation and regression analysis.
Numerical Methods: Solutions of non-linear algebraic equations, single and multi-step
methods for differential equations.
Transform Theory: Fourier transform, Laplace transform, Z-transform

GROUP II: ELECTRIC CIRCUITS
Network graph, KCL, KVL, node and mesh analysis, transient response of dc and ac
networks; sinusoidal steady-state analysis, resonance, basic filter concepts; ideal current
and voltage sources, Thevenins, Nortons and Superposition and Maximum Power
Transfer theorems, two-port networks, three phase circuits.

GROUP III: ELECTRICAL MACHINES
Single phase transformer - equivalent circuit, phasor diagram, tests, regulation and
efficiency; three phase transformers - connections, parallel operation; autotransformer;
energy conversion principles; DC machines - types, windings, generator characteristics,
armature reaction and commutation, starting and speed control of motors; three phase
induction motors - principles, types, performance characteristics, starting and speed
control; single phase induction motors; synchronous machines - performance, regulation
and parallel operation of generators, motor starting, characteristics and applications;
servo and stepper motors.







GROUP IV: CONTROL SYSTEMS AND INSTRUMENTATION
Principles of feedback; transfer function; block diagrams; steady-state errors; Routh and
Niquist techniques; Bode plots; root loci; lag, lead and lead-lag compensation; state space
model; state transition matrix, controllability and observability. Classification of
Instruments, Moving iron, Moving Coil, Permanent magnet, and Dynamometer types.
Thermal, Electrostatic Rectifier Instruments, Instrument transformers, CT, PT, Power
measuring instruments, power factor, frequency meters and synchroscope. Measurement
of low, medium and high resistances, AC and DC measuring bridges, Magnetic
measurement. General Transducers voltage, current, phase angle, optical, Hall effect and
Industrial transducers.

GROUP V: ANALOG AND DIGITAL ELECTRONICS
Characteristics of diodes, BJT, FET; amplifiers - biasing, equivalent circuit and
frequency response; oscillators and feedback amplifiers; operational amplifiers -
characteristics and applications; simple active filters; VCOs and timers; combinational
and sequential logic circuits; multiplexer; Schmitt trigger; multi-vibrators; sample and
hold circuits; A/D and D/A converters; 8-bit microprocessor basics, architecture,
programming and interfacing.

GROUP VI: POWER ELECTRONICS AND DRIVES
Characteristics and ratings of different thyristor family devices, their turn on and turn off
methods with their protection, series and parallel connection of SCRs and their derating,
Controlled single phase and three phase rectifiers for different types of load viz. R, R-L,
R-L-E, single phase and three phase voltage source and current source inverter,
cycloconverter, choppers, PWM techniques, Characteristics and principle of AC and DC
machines, Methods of conventional controls and application of static controls and
microprocessor based controls for AC and DC machines. Basic concepts of adjustable
speed dc and ac drives.

GROUP VII: POWER SYSTEM
Transmission line parameters; Representation of short, medium, and long transmission
lines ABCD parameters; Circle Diagram; Per Unit representation; 3- system; Short
Circuit Studies; Sequence Networks; Load-flow Studies Gauss Seidel method, Newton-
Raphson Method; Automatic Generation Control; Load-Frequency Control; Automatic
Voltage Regulator; Power System Stability Equal area criteria; Swing Equation;
Optimal Load dispatch in Power System. Protection Schemes for Transformer,
Generators and Transmission Lines.












SCHOOL OF SOCIAL SCIENCES AND LANGUAGES :
Poetry
Chaucer : Prologue to the Canterbury Tales
Spenser : Faerie Queene - Book-I
Spenser : Prothalamion and Epithalamion
Wyatt, Surrey: Selections in Peacock's English verse, Vol-I
Ballads : Peacock - Vol-II
Donne : Canonisation, The Ecstasie
Milton : Paradise Lost, Book-IX
Pope : The Rape of the Lock.
Milton : Samson Agonistes
Gray, Collins & Blake: Peacock's English Verse - Vol-III
Herbert : 1. Affliction 2. The Pulley
Wordsworth : Immortality Ode, Tintern Abbey
Coleridge : Ode to Dejection, Kubla Khan
Keats : Ode on a Grecian Urn, Ode to Autumn.
Shelley : Ode to the West Wind
Wordsworth : Prelude - Book-I
Shelley : Adonais
Arnold : Dover Beach, The Scholar Gypsy
Browning : Andrea Del Sarto
Tennyson : Morte D' Arthur
W.B.Yeats : Byzantium
Eliot : The Waste land
Hopkins : The Wreck of the Deutschland
The selections from
(i) Owen (ii) W.H.Auden (iii) Stephen Spender in the Faber Book of Modern Verse.
Arnold : Dover Beach, The Scholar Gypsy
Browning : Andrea Del Sarto
Tennyson : Morte D' Arthur
W.B.Yeats : Byzantium
Eliot : The Waste land
Hopkins : The Wreck of the Deutschland
The selections from
(i) Owen (ii) W.H.Auden (iii) Stephen Spender in the Faber Book of Modern Verse.
Walt Whitman : Out of the Cradle Endlessly Rocking
Emily Dickinson : Because I could not Stop for Death
Robert Frost : Mending Wall, Birches, West Running Brook.
Sylvia Plath : Daddy
Walt Whitman : Passage to India
E.E.Cummings : The Cambridge Ladies
Hart Crane : Poem: To Brooklyn Bridge.
Tagore : Gitanjali
Aurobindo : Thought the Paraclete
Poems of Sarojini Naidu and Toru Dutt from the Golden Treasury of Indian Poetry.




Poems of A.K.Ramanujam, R. Parthasarathy, Kamala Das and Nissim Ezekiel from
Ten Twentieth Century Indian Poets ed. R.Parthasarathy.
2
Prose
Bacon - Essays - Of Truth, Of Adversity, Of Studies,
Of Revenge, Of Ambition, Of Friendship
Sidney : Apologie For Poetrie
The Bible : The Book of Job.
Johnson : Life of Milton
Bunyan : The Pilgrim's Progress
Fielding : Tom Jones
Lamb : Essays of Elia
Christ's Hospital, The South Sea House, Dream children,
New Year's Eve
Hazlitt : My First Acquaintance with Poets.
Shelley : A Defence of Poetry
Wordsworth : Preface to the Lyrical Ballads (1850)
Carlyle : The Hero as a Man of Letters
(from On Heroes and Hero Worship)
Mathew Arnold: The Study of Poetry
T.S.Eliot : Tradition and Individual Talent
Emerson : The American Scholar
Faulkner : Nobel Prize Acceptance Speech.
Thoreau : Walden
James Thurcer : The Owl in the Attic
Ananda Commarasamy Aurobindo:The Dance of Shiva (The Title Essay)
Nehru : An Autobiography
Chinua Achebe : The Novelist as Teacher
Drama
Marlowe : Dr. Faustus
Kyd : The Spanish Tragedy
Ben Jonson : The Alchemist
Dryden : All for Love
Sheridan : The School for Scandal
Congreve : The way of the World
Goldsmith : She stoops to conquer
Macbeth, The Tempest
HenryIV Part-I: Measure for Measure
Antony and Cleopatra
A general knowledge of the other plays, poems and sonnets of Shakespeare is expected
of the candidates.
Eugene O Neil : The Hairy Ape
Arthur Miller : The Death of a Salesman
Tennesse Williams : A Street Car named Desire
Edward Albee : Whos Afraid of Virginia Woolf?




Tagore : Muktha Dhara
Girish Karnad : Tughlaq
Wole Soyinka : The Lion and the Jewel
Douglas Stewart : Ned Kelly
3
Fiction
Jane Austen : Emma
Emily Bronte: Wuthering Heights
Dickens : Great Expectations
George Elliot : Middle March
Hardy : Jude the Obscure
Virginia Woolf : To the Light House
Graham Greene : The Power and the Glory
Mark Twain : The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
Melville : Moby Dick
Hemingway : The Old Man and the Sea
Mulk Raj Anand : Coolie
Raja Rao : Kantapura
R.K. Narayan : The English Teacher
Kamala Markandaya: A Handful of Rice.
Chinua Achebe : Things Fall Apart
Alan Paten : Cry, the Beloved Country
E.J. Pratt : The Dying Eagle
Judith Wright : Fire in the Murdering Hut, The Cedars
Wole Soyinka : The Telephone conversation
Abioseh Nicoll : The Meaning of Africa
A.D.Hope : Australia
APPROACHES TO LITERATURE
Five Approaches to Literature
HISTORY OF THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE
The following topics
Place of English in the Indo-European family
General Characteristics of Old and Middle English
The rise and growth of Modern English
Growth of Vocabulary Greek, Latin, French, Italian, Scandinavian and other foreign
influences Word Formation.
Change of Meaning
Characteristics of Modern English
Books for reference:
F.T.Wood : An outline History of the English Language
A.C.Baugh : A History of the English Language
LINGUISTICS
The following topics
Definitions The Nature and Scope of linguistics,
Speech and Writing,




Form and Meaning
Words, Clause and Phrase Concord Government Sentence Pattern
Phonology
4
Morphology
Idiolect, Dialect
Transformational Generative Grammar
Books for Study
Frank Plalee : Grammar, ELBS
John Lyons : An introduction to Theoretical linguistics
PRINCIPLES OF LITERARY CRITICISM
The following topics
Dryden : Essay of Dramatic Poesy
Coleridge : Biographia Literaria Ch.XIV and Ch.XVII
T.S.Elliot : Metaphysical poets
I.A.Richards : Four kinds of Meaning
Northrop Frye : The Archetypes of Literature


GEOLOGY AND GEOPHYSICS

Common to Geology and Geophysics
Earth and Planetary system, size, shape, internal Structure and composition of the earth;
atmosphere and greenhouse effect; isostasy; elements of seismology; physical properties of the
interior of the earth; continents and continental processes; physical oceanography; geomagnetism
and paleomagnetism, continental drift, plate tectonics.

Weathering; soil formation; action of river, wind, glacier and ocean; earthquakes, volcanism and
orogeny. Basic structural geology, mineralogy and petrology. Geological time scale and
geochronology; stratigraphic principles; major stratigraphic divisions of India. Engineering
properties of rocks and soils. Ground water geology. Geological and geographical distribution of
ore, coal and petroleum resources of India.

Introduction to remote sensing. Physical basis and applications of gravity, magnetic, electrical,
electromagnetic, seismic and radiometric prospecting for oil, mineral and ground water;
introductory well logging.

Geology
Crystal symmetry, forms, twinning; crystal chemistry; optical mineralogy, classification of
minerals, diagnostic physical and optical properties of rock forming minerals.
Igneous rocks - classification, forms and textures, magmatic differentiation; phase diagrams and
trace elements as monitors of magma evolutionary processes; mantle melting models and
derivation and primary magmas. Metamorphism; controlling factors, metamorphic facies, grade
and basic types; metamorphism of pelitic, mafic and impure carbonate rocks; Igneous and
metamorphic provinces of India; structure and petrology of sedimentary rocks; sedimentary




processes and environments, sedimentary facies, basin analysis; association of igneous,
sedimentary and metamorphic rocks with tectonic setting.

Stress, strain and material response; brittle and ductile deformation; primary and secondary
structures; geometry and genesis of folds, faults, joints, unconformities; cleavage, schistosity and
lineation; methods of projection, tectonites and their significance; shear zone; superposed
folding; basement cover relationship.

Morphology, classification and geological significance of important invertebrates, vertebrates,
microfossils and palaeoflora; stratigraphic principles and Indian stratigraphy.
Geomorphic processes and agents; development and evolution of landforms; slope and drainage;
processes on deep oceanic and near-shore regions; quantitative and applied geomorphology.

Ore mineralogy and optical properties of ore minerals; ore forming processes vis-a-vis ore-rock
association (magmatic, hydrothermal, sedimentary and metamorphogenic ores); ores and
metamorphism; fluid inclusions as an ore genetic tool; prospecting and exploration of economic
minerals; sampling, ore reserve estimation, geostatistics, mining methods. Coal and petroleum
geology; origin and distribution of mineral and fuel deposits in India; marine geology and ocean
resources; ore dressing and mineral economics.

Cosmic abundance; meteorites; geochemical evolution of the earth; geochemical cycles;
distribution of major, minor and trace elements; elements of geochemical thermodynamics,
isotope geochemistry; geochemistry of waters including solution equilibria and water rock
interaction.

Engineering properties of rocks and soils; rocks as construction materials; role of geology in the
construction of engineering structures including dams, tunnels and excavation sites; natural
hazards. Ground water geology exploration, well hydraulics and water quality. Basic principles
of remote sensing - energy sources and radiation principles, atmospheric absorption, interaction
of energy with earth's surface, air-photo interpretation, multispectral remote sensing in visible,
infrared, thermal IR and microwave regions, digital processing of satellite images. GIS - basic
concepts, raster and vector mode operation.

Geophysics
The earth as a planet; different motions of the earth; gravity field of the earth, Clairaut's theorem,
size and shape of earth; geochronology; seismology and interior of the earth; variation of density,
velocity, pressure, temperature, electrical and magnetic properties of the earth; earthquakes
causes and measurements, magnitude and intensity, focal mechanisms, earthquake
quantification, source characteristics, seismotectonics and seismic hazards; digital seismographs,
geomagnetic field, paleomagnetism; oceanic and continental lithosphere; plate tectonics; heat
flow; upper and lower atmospheric phenomena.

Scalar and vector potential fields; Laplace, Maxwell and Helmholtz equations for solution of
different types of boundary value problems in Cartesian, cylindrical and spherical polar
coordinates; Green's theorem; Image theory; integral equations in potential theory; Eikonal




equation and Ray theory. Basic concepts of forward and inverse problems of geophysics.

'G' and 'g' units of measurement, absolute and relative gravity measurements; land, airborne, ship
borne and borehole gravity surveys; various corrections in gravity data reduction - free air,
Bouguer and isostatic anomalies; density estimates of rocks; regional and residual gravity
separation; principle of equivalent stratum; upward and downward continuation; wavelength
filtering; preparation and analysis of gravity maps; gravity anomalies and their interpretation -
anomalies due to geometrical and irregular shaped bodies, depth rules, calculation of mass.

Earth's magnetic field - elements, origin and units of measurement, magnetic susceptibility of
rocks and measurements, magnetometers, land, airborne and marine magnetic surveys,
corrections, preparation of magnetic maps, upward and downward continuation, magnetic
anomalies-geometrical shaped bodies, depth estimates, Image processing concepts in processing
of magnetic anomaly maps; Interpretation of processed magnetic anomaly data.

Conduction of electricity through rocks, electrical conductivities of metals, non-metals, rock
forming minerals and different rocks, concepts of D.C. resistivity measurement, various
electrode configurations for resistivity sounding and profiling, application of filter theory,
Typecurves over multi-layered structures, Dar-Zarrouck parameters, reduction of layers,
coefficient of anisotropy, interpretation of resistivity field data, equivalence and suppression, self
potential and its origin, field measurement, Induced polarization, time and frequency domain IP
measurements; interpretation and applications of IP, ground-water exploration, environmental
and engineering applications.

Basic concept of EM induction, Origin of electromagnetic field, elliptic polarization, methods of
measurement for different source-receiver configuration, components in EM measurements.
Skin-depth, interpretation and applications; earth's natural electro-magnetic field, tellurics,
magneto-tellurics; geomagnetic depth sounding principles, electromagnetic profiling, methods of
measurement, processing of data and interpretation. Geological applications including
groundwater, mining and hydrocarbon exploration.


Seismic methods of prospecting; Elastic properties of earth materials; Reflection, refraction and
COP surveys; land and marine seismic sources, generation and propagation of elastic waves,
velocity - depth models, geophones, hydrophones, recording instruments (DFS), digital formats,
field layouts, seismic noises and noise profile analysis, optimum geophone grouping, noise
cancellation by shot and geophone arrays, 20 and 3D seismic data acquisition, processing and
interpretation; COP stacking charts, binning, filtering, dip-moveout, static and dynamic
corrections, Digital seismic data processing, seismic deconvolution and migration methods,
attribute analysis, bright and dim spots, seismic stratigraphy, high resolution seismics, VSP,
AVO. Reservoir geophysics.

Geophysical signal processing, sampling theorem, aliasing, Nyquist frequency, Fourier series,
periodic waveform, Fourier and Hilbert transform, Z-transform and wavelet transform; power
spectrum, delta function, auto correlation, cross correlation, convolution, deconvolution,




principles of digital filters, windows, poles and zeros.

Principles and techniques of geophysical well-logging. SP, resistivity, induction, gamma ray,
neutron, density, sonic, temperature, dip meter, caliper, nuclear magnetic, cement bond logging,
micro-logs. Quantitative evaluation of formations from well logs; well hydraulics and application
of geophysical methods for groundwater study; application of bore hole geophysics in ground
water, mineral and oil exploration.

Radioactive methods of prospecting and assaying of minerals (radioactive and non radioactive)
deposits, half-life, decay constant, radioactive equilibrium, G M counter, scintillation detector,
semiconductor devices, application of radiometric for exploration and radioactive waste disposal.

Geophysical inverse problems; non-uniqueness and stability of solutions; quasi-linear and
nonlinear methods including Tikhonov's regularization method, Backus-Gilbert method,
simulated annealing, genetic algorithms and artificial neural network.



Hindi

I History of Hindi Literature (Hindi Sahitya ka Itihas)

A) Ancient and Medival Period (Aadikal aur Madyakaal)
i. Kaal vibhajan seema Nirdharan Namakaran
ii. Aadikaal- Sidh aur Nadh Sahitya Raso Kavya.
iii. Poorva Madyakaal (Bhaktikaal) pramukh nirgun santh kavi aur unka avadan soofi
kavi aur kavyagangh- Ram aur Krishna kavya pramukh kavi aur unke rachana
iv. Uttarmadyakaal (Reethikaal) - Kaal vibhajan Namakaran reethikaleen sahitya ki
vibinnu dharayemn (reethibadh, reethisisidh aur reethimukth) prathinidhi rachanakar
aur rachanayemn.
B) Modern Period (Adhunik Kaal)
i. Bharathendu yug- pramuk sahityakar,rachanayemn
ii. Dwivedi yug - pramuk sahityakar,rachanayemn
iii. Hindi swachaanthadavadi chethana ka vikas chayavadi kavya pramuk
sahityakar,rachanayemn
iv. Uttar chayavadi kavya pragathivad prayogvad- nayi kavitha, samakaleen kavitha
v. Hindi gadya ki pramukh vidhaomn kahani, upanayas, natak, nibhandh, samamaran,
rekhachitr, jeevani , aathmakatha
vi. Hindi alochana pramuk alochak aur rachanayemn

II Origin and Development of Hindi language and grammatical structure of Hindi

i. Pracheen bharatheeya aryabhashayemn- vedic thatha loukik sanskriti- madyakaleen
bhaatheeya aryabhashayemn pali, prakrit- sourseni- apabramsh
ii. Hindi ke upbhashayemn pashchimi Hindi, Poorvi Hindi, Rajasthani, Bihari thatha




pahadi aur unki boliyamn- braj, avadhi aur khariboli
iii. Hindi ka bhashik swaroop hindi sabdh rachna- upasarg, prathaya aur
samasrooprachana- ling, vachan aur karak

III Theory of literature ( Literary criticism) - Indian and Western
A) Bharatheey kavyasastra
i. Ras sidhanth ras ka swaroop- ras nishpathi -ras ka angu
ii. Alankar sidhanth reethi sidhanth- vakrokti sidhanth dwani sidhanth
pramukh sthapaneyemn
B) Paschathaya Kavyasastra
i. Plato- Arastoo ka anukaran sidhanth- Lomjayins- Traiden Wordsworth ke kavya
bhasa aur sidhanth Mathew Arnold- alochana ka swaroop T.A.Elliot-
I.A.Richards
ii. Sidhanth aur vaad- Abhijatyavad, swachandathavaad, Abhivyanjajavad, Marxvaad,
Asthitwavad
iii. Adhunik Sameekska ki visistu pravarthiyamn- samrachanavad, sylivijnan, Uttar
adhunikadavad


IV Official language Hindi and Functional Hindi
i. Development of Hindi language as official language- Rajbhasa adhiniyam 1963-
Rajbhasa Niyam 1976.
ii. Functional Hindi Hindi ke vibhinu roop- sarjanatmak Bhasha, Sanchar Bhasa, Raj
Bhasa, Paribhashik sabdhavali
V Journalism (Patrakarita)
Patrakarita vibhinna prakar- Hindi patrakarita ka sankshipta Ithihas
VI Linguistics
Phonology- phoneme and allophone, syntax structure.

SITE - School of Information Technology & Engineering

Mathematical Logic & Foundations
Mathematical Logic, Preposition, Connectives, Truth tables; Well-formed formulas, Tautology,
Contradiction, Equivalence of Formulas, Duality, Normal Forms, Theory of inference, Predicate
Calculus. Measuring Central Tendency and Dispersion of Data, Correlation Analysis, Regression
Analysis, Analysis of Variance, Hypothesis Testing, Probability and Distributions - Sample
Space and Events, Types of Events, Addition and Multiplication Rules, Conditional Probability
and Bayes Theorem

Computer Arithmetic
Digital logic, Logic functions, Minimization, Design and synthesis of combinational and
sequential circuits; Number representation and computer arithmetic (fixed and floating point).







Computer Organization and Architecture
Computer Organization and Architecture: Machine instructions and addressing modes, ALU and
data-path, CPU control design, Memory interface, I/O interface (Interrupt and DMA mode),
Instruction pipelining, Cache and main memory, Secondary storage.

Theory of Computation
Regular languages and finite automata, Context free languages and Push-down automata,
Recursively enumerable sets and Turing machines, Undecidability.

Analysis of Algorithms
Asymptotic Notations for Complexity, Best, Average and Worst Case Analyses, Searching and
Sorting, Design Techniques: Divide-and-Conquer Approach, Dynamic Programming, Greedy
Techniques. Spanning trees, Shortest paths.

Data Structures
Linear Data Structures: Array, Linked-Lists, Stack, Queue. Non-Linear Data Structures: Tree
and Graph, Hashing and Tables. File Structures: Fields, Records and Files; Sequential, Direct,
Index-Sequential and Relative Files, Inverted Lists and Multi-Lists. Linear Data Structures:
Array, Linked-Lists, Stack, Queue. Non-Linear Data Structures: Tree and Graph.

Programming
Object oriented programming, Object, Inheritance, Polymorphism, and Overloading;
Constructors and Destructors; Virtual Functions, Templates and Exception Handling.

Operating Systems
Operating Systems and its Types, OS Structure, Components and Services. Memory
Management Swapping, Memory Allocation, Paging and Segmentation; IPC, Deadlocks and
Security.

Database Management Systems
ER-model, Relational model (relational algebra, tuple calculus), Database design (integrity
constraints, normal forms), Query languages (SQL), File structures (sequential files, indexing, B
and B+ trees), Transactions and concurrency control.

Networks
Network Fundamentals, LAN, MAN, WAN, Network Topologies, Reference Models: OSI and
TCP/IP Models, Transmission Media, Flow and error control techniques, Routing algorithms,
Congestion control, TCP/UDP and sockets, IP(v4), Application layer protocols (icmp, dns, smtp,
pop, ftp, http); Basic concepts of hubs, switches, gateways, and routers. Network security basic
concepts of public key and private key cryptography.

Software Engineering
System Development Life Cycles (SDLC): Steps. Water fall model, Prototypes, Spiral model.
Software Metrics: Software Project Management Software Design: System design, detailed
design, function oriented design, object oriented design, user interface design, design level




metrics. Coding and Testing: Testing level metrics. Software quality and reliability, Clean room
approach, software reengineering.

Mathematics
UNIT 1

Analysis: Elementary set theory, finite, countable and uncountable sets, Real number
system as a complete ordered field, Archimedean property, supremum,

infimum. Sequences and series, convergence, limsup, liminf.

Bolzano Weierstrass theorem, Heine Borel theorem.

Continuity, uniform continuity, differentiability, mean value theorem. Sequences and series of
functions, uniform convergence.

Riemann sums and Riemann integral, Improper Integrals.

Monotonic functions, types of discontinuity, functions of bounded variation, Lebesgue measure,
Lebesgue integral.

Functions of several variables, directional derivative, partial derivative, derivative as a linear
transformation.

Metric spaces, compactness, connectedness. Normed Linear Spaces. Spaces of Continuous
functions as examples.

Linear Algebra: Vector spaces, subspaces, linear dependence, basis, dimension,
algebra of linear transformations.

Algebra of matrices, rank and determinant of matrices, linear equations.

Eigenvalues and eigenvectors, Cayley-Hamilton theorem.

Matrix representation of linear transformations. Change of basis, canonical forms, diagonal
forms, triangular forms, Jordan forms.

Inner product spaces, orthonormal basis.

Quadratic forms, reduction and classification of quadratic forms.

UNIT 2
Complex Analysis: Algebra of complex numbers, the complex plane, polynomials,
Power series, transcendental functions such as exponential, trigonometric and hyperbolic
functions.





Analytic functions, Cauchy-Riemann equations.

Contour integral, Cauchys theorem, Cauchy s integral formula, Liouvilles theorem, Maximum
modulus principle, Schwarz lemma, Open mapping theorem.

Taylor series, Laurent series, calculus of residues.

Conformal mappings, Mobius transformations.


Algebra: Permutations, combinations, pigeon-hole principle, inclusionexclusion
principle, derangements.

Fundamental theorem of arithmetic, divisibility in Z, congruences, Chinese Remainder Theorem,
Eulers - function, primitive roots.

Groups, subgroups, normal subgroups, quotient groups, homomorphisms, cyclic groups,
permutation groups, Cayleys theorem, class equations, Sylow theorems.

Rings, ideals, prime and maximal ideals, quotient rings, unique factorization domain, principal
ideal domain, Euclidean domain.

Polynomial rings and irreducibility criteria.

Fields, finite fields, field extensions.

UNIT 3

Ordinary Differential Equations (ODEs):
Existence and Uniqueness of solutions of initial value problems for first order ordinary
differential equations, singular solutions of first order ODEs, system of first order ODEs.
General theory of homogenous and non-homogeneous linear ODEs, variation of parameters,
Sturm-Liouville boundary value problem, Greens function.

Partial Differential Equations (PDEs):
Lagrange and Charpit methods for solving first order PDEs, Cauchy problem for first
order PDEs.

Classification of second order PDEs, General solution of higher order PDEs with
constant coefficients, Method of separation of variables for Laplace, Heat and Wave
equations.







Numerical Methods:
Numerical solutions of algebraic equations, Method of iteration and Newton-Raphson
method, Rate of convergence, Solution of systems of linear algebraic equations using
Gauss elimination and Gauss-Seidel methods, Finite differences, Lagrange, Hermite and
spline interpolation, Numerical differentiation and integration, Numerical solutions of
ODEs using Picard, Euler, modified Euler and Runge-Kutta methods.

Calculus of Variations:
Variation of a functional, Euler-Lagrange equation, Necessary and sufficient conditions
for extrema. Variational methods for boundary value problems in ordinary and partial
differential equations.

Linear Integral Equations:
Linear integral equation of the first and second kind of Fredholm and Volterra type,
Solutions with separable kernels. Characteristic numbers and eigenfunctions, resolvent
kernel.

Classical Mechanics:
Generalized coordinates, Lagranges equations, Hamiltons canonical equations,
Hamiltons principle and principle of least action, Two-dimensional motion of rigid
bodies, Eulers dynamical equations for the motion of a rigid body about an axis, theory
of small oscillations.


UNIT 4

Descriptive statistics, exploratory data analysis.
Sample space, discrete probability, independent events, Bayes theorem. Random variables and
distribution functions (univariate and multivariate); expectation and moments. Independent
random variables, marginal and conditional distributions.
Characteristic functions. Probability inequalities (Tchebyshef, Markov, Jensen). Modes
of convergence, weak and strong laws of large numbers, Central Limit theorems (i.i.d.
case).


Markov chains with finite and countable state space, classification of states,
limiting behaviour of n-step transition probabilities, stationary distribution.

Standard discrete and continuous univariate distributions. Sampling distributions.
Standard errors and asymptotic distributions, distribution of order statistics and range.

Methods of estimation. Properties of estimators. Confidence intervals. Tests of hypotheses: most
powerful and uniformly most powerful tests, Likelihood ratio tests. Analysis of discrete data and
chi-square test of goodness of fit. Large sample tests. Simple nonparametric tests for one and two
sample problems, rank correlation and test for independence. Elementary Bayesian inference.





Gauss-Markov models, estimability of parameters, Best linear unbiased estimators,
tests for linear hypotheses and confidence intervals. Analysis of variance and
covariance. Fixed, random and mixed effects models. Simple and multiple linear
regression. Elementary regression diagnostics. Logistic regression.

Multivariate normal distribution, Wishart distribution and their properties. Distribution
of quadratic forms. Inference for parameters, partial and multiple correlation coefficients
and related tests. Data reduction techniques: Principle component analysis, Discriminant
analysis, Cluster analysis, Canonical correlation.

Simple random sampling, stratified sampling and systematic samp ling.
Probability proportional to size sampling. Ratio and regression methods.

Completely randomized, randomized blocks and Latin-square designs. Connected,
complete and orthogonal block designs, BIBD. 2 K factorial experiments: confounding
and construction.

Series and parallel systems, hazard function and failure rates, censoring and
life testing.

Linear programming problem. Simplex methods, duality. Elementary queuing and
inventory models. Steady-state solutions of Markovian queuing models: M/M/1, M/M/1
with limited waiting space, M/M/C, M/M/C with limited waiting space, M/G/1.


ME MECHANICAL ENGINEERING
Engineering Mathematics

Geometry Equations of straight line, common normal between straight lines in space; Equations
of circles, ellipse, etc.; parametric representation.

Linear Algebra
Matrix algebra, Systems of linear equations, Eigen values and eigenvectors.

Calculus
Functions of single variable, Limit, continuity and differentiability, Mean value theorems,
Evaluation of definite and improper integrals, Partial derivatives, Total derivative, Maxima and
minima, Gradient, Divergence and Curl, Vector identities, Directional derivatives,

Differential equations
First order equations (linear and nonlinear), Higher order linear differential equations with
constant coefficients, Cauchys and Eulers equations, Initial and boundary value problems,
Laplace transforms, Solutions of one dimensional heat and wave equations and Laplace equation.





Control Theory
Open and closed loop systems; Laplace transforms; Transfer function; Block Diagram analysis;
Concepts of stability; Input signals and system response; Nyquist stability criterion; Bode plot.

Probability and Statistics
Definitions of probability and sampling theorems, Conditional probability, Mean, median, mode
and standard deviation, Permutations and combinations, Random variables, Poisson, Normal and
Binomial distributions. Properties of normal curve; Statistical quality control

APPLIED MECHANICS AND DESIGN

Engineering Mechanics
Free body diagrams and equilibrium; trusses and frames; virtual work; kinematics and dynamics
of particles and of rigid bodies in plane motion, including impulse and momentum (linear and
angular) and energy formulations; impact.

Strength of Materials
Stress and strain, stress-strain relationship and elastic constants, Mohrs circle for plane stress
and plane strain, thin cylinders; shear force and bending moment diagrams; bending and shear
stresses; deflection of beams; thermal stresses.

Theory of Machines
Displacement, velocity and acceleration analysis of plane mechanisms; dynamic analysis of
slider-crank mechanism; flywheels.

Vibrations
Free and forced vibration of single degree of freedom systems; effect of damping; vibration
isolation; resonance, critical speeds of shafts.

Technical drafting
Engineering drawing practice; Indian standards for technical drawing. Machine Elements Basic
concepts of machine elements and their design; Stress concentration factor; Fatigue Strength and
S-N curve; failure theories.


FLUID MECHANICS AND THERMAL SCIENCES

Fluid Mechanics
Fluid properties; viscous flow of incompressible fluids; fluid statics, manometry, buoyancy;
control-volume analysis of mass, momentum and energy; fluid acceleration; differential
equations of continuity and momentum; Bernoullis equation; flow through pipes, head losses in
pipes, bends etc.







Heat-Transfer
Modes of heat transfer; one dimensional heat conduction, fins; dimensionless parameters in free
and forced convective heat transfer, radiative heat transfer, black and grey surfaces, shape
factors; heat exchanger performance, LMTD and NTU methods.

Thermodynamics
Zeroth, First and Second laws of thermodynamics; thermodynamic system and processes; Carnot
cycle. irreversibility and availability; behaviour of ideal and real gases, properties of pure
substances, calculation of work and heat in ideal processes; analysis of thermodynamic cycles
related to energy conversion.

Applications Power Engineering
Steam Tables, Rankine, Brayton cycles with regeneration and reheat. I.C. Engines air-standard
Otto, Diesel cycles. Sterling cycle.

Refrigeration and air-conditioning
Vapour refrigeration cycle, heat pumps, gas refrigeration, Reverse Brayton cycle; moist air
psychrometric chart, basic psychrometric processes.

Turbo machinery
Pelton-wheel, Francis and Kaplan turbines, impulse and reaction principles, velocity diagrams.


MANUFACTURING AND INDUSTRIAL ENGINEERING

Engineering Materials
Structure and properties of engineering materials, heat treatment, stress-strain diagrams for
engineering materials.

Metal Casting
Design of patterns, moulds and cores; solidification and cooling; riser and gating design, design
considerations.

Forming
Load estimation for bulk (forging, rolling, extrusion, drawing) and sheet (shearing, deep
drawing, bending) metal forming processes; principles of powder metallurgy.

Joining
Physics of welding, brazing and soldering; adhesive bonding;

Machining and Machine Tool Operations
Mechanics of machining, single and multi-point cutting tools, tool geometry and materials, tool
life and wear; economics of machining; principles of non-traditional machining processes;
principles of work holding, principles of design of jigs and fixtures.





Metrology and Inspection
Limits, fits and tolerances; linear and angular measurements; comparators; gauge design;
interferometry; form and finish measurement; alignment and testing methods; tolerance analysis
in manufacturing and assembly.

Production Planning and Control
Forecasting models, aggregate production planning, scheduling, materials requirement
planning.
Inventory Control
Deterministic and probabilistic models; safety stock inventory control systems.

Operations Research
Linear programming, simplex and duplex method, transportation, assignment, network flow
models, simple queuing models, PERT and CPM.

SOME CURRENT TRENDS IN DESIGN AND MANUFACTURING

Mechatronics System Design
Pneumatic and hydraulic systems; Eletro-pneumatic and electro-hydraulic systems; Pneumatic,
hydraulic and electric motors and actutators; Concepts of microcontrollers, Feedback devices;
Point-to-point, continuous-path and servo control; Types of CNC machines and robots.
Programmable logic controllers; CNC and robot programming. Some current developments in
modern machine tools, robotics, mechatronics; Basic topics related to micro-electro mechanical
systems (MEMS).

Computer Integrated Manufacturing
Basic concepts of CAD/CAM and their integration tools. Exchange of product design and
manufacturing data; CNC and robot programming methods. CAD/CAM Software and Virtual
Product Development; Rapid Manufacturing Technologies; Concepts of Machine vision and
Jigless manufacturing;

Computer Aided Engineering
Finite Element Methods; Computational Fluid Dynamics; Mechanical Systems Simulation;
Tools for conventional mechanisms and MEMS design.

Automotive Engineering
Development in Bio-fuels, other alternative fuels and hydrogen as future fuel; Emission
standards; Electronic injection systems; Passenger comfort and safety devices; Indian auto
industry and Automotive vehicles in Indian market.























CENTER FOR NANOBIOTECHNOLOGY

PHD ENTERANCE EXAMINATION SYLLABUS 2013

Biophysics
Levels of structures in Biological macromolecules.Basic strategies in biophysics. Forces that
determine protein and nucleic acid structure, Prediction of proteins structure nucleic acids,
Properties of lipid bilayers,

Cell Structure and Function of the Organelles
Eukaryotic and Prokaryotic cells, cell division, mitosis & meiosis cell cycle and molecules
that control cell cycle, endocytosis and Exocytosis. Ultrastructure of cellular organelles, viz.
Mitochondria, ER, Golgi, Chloroplast, plasma membrane, centriole, nuclear and membrane
bound receptors, Signal Transduction, Techniques of propagation of prokaryotic and
Eukayotic cells, Autocrine, Paracrine and Endocrine models of action, Cell line, generation of
cell lines.

Molecular Biology
Structure of DNA and histone molecules, Replication of eukaryotic chromosomes, nucleoid
the complex replication apparatus, process of transcription and, Structure of tRNA, mRNA,
rRNA, Deciphering of the genetic code, Translation, Mutation. General principles of cloning.

Genetics
Classical genetics, Mendels genetics, crossing over, linkage, Chromosome maps, chromosomal
theory of heredity, cytoplasmic inheritance, Sex determination, sex linked inheritance, microbial
genetics, population genetics, polyploidy, pedigree analysis, eugenics, mutation.

Microbiology
Basic concepts of Microbiology, classification, morphology, anatomy, physiology of bacteria,
viruses, fungi, parasite. Microbes of various plant and animal diseases. Industrial microbiology,
Microbial biotechnology, Mircrobial diversity and ecology.

Immunology
Basic concepts of immunology, types of immunity, biotechnological applications; organs of
immune, response Innate and adaptive immunity, clonal selection theory, hypersensitivity,
vaccine development, epitope mapping and immunomics, immunological tolerance and
transplantation biotechnology.

Chemical Sciences
Concepts of acids and bases: Hard-Soft acid base concept; Analytical chemistry: separation,
spectroscopic methods; Bioinorganic chemistry: photosystems, porphyrins, metalloenzymes,
oxygen transport, electron- transfer reactions; nitrogen fixation, metal complexes in medicine;
Characterization of organic and inorganic compounds by IR, Raman, NMR, EPR, UV-vis, MS,
electron spectroscopy and microscopic techniques; Chemical kinetics: Empirical rate laws and




temperature dependence, steady state approximation, determination of reaction mechanisms,
enzyme kinetics, salt effects, photochemical reactions; Colloids and surfaces: Stability and
properties of colloids, isotherms and surface area, heterogeneous catalysis; Chemistry of natural
products: Carbohydrates, proteins and peptides, fatty acids, nucleic acids, terpenes, steroids and
alkaloids.

Nanobiosciences
Definition of Nanoscale; Physical and Chemical Properties of Materials in the Nanoscale;
Biological systems at Nanoscale; synthesis of nanomaterials: top down and bottom up approach;
Optical Properties: Absorption and Fluorescence; Surface Plasmon resonance, and SERS;
Microscopy measurements: SEM, TEM, AFM, STM; nano-emulsion and applications
;Nanoparticle-interactions with cells, biomolecules, immune system; cytotoxicity and cellular
responses; biocompatibility; reducing nanotoxicity; Ecotoxicology and environmental impacts.

Center for Nanotechnology Research
Syllabus for Ph.D. Entrance Examinations 2013

Quantum Physics: Basics of Quantum Physics, de Broglies wavelength, Heisenbergs
uncertainty Principle, Quantum Mechanical Eigen Value Equation, Quantum Mechanical
Operators and Time Dependent and Time Independent Schrodinger Wave Equations .

Electromagnetics and EM Waves: Coulombs law, Lorentz Force and motion of charged
particles in electric and magnetic fields. Maxwells equations. Eigen value representation of
Maxwell Equation, TM, TE and TEM waves.

Solid State Physics: Crystal structure, Bravais lattices and other basics, Miller indices, free
electron theory of metals. Fermi energy and density of states, origin of energy bands, concept
of effective mass of holes and electrons. Energy levels in One Dimension, Fermi-Dirac and
Bose-Einstein Distributions and effect of Temperature in these. Concept of Chemical
Potential. II-IV, III-V and Group IV semiconducting materials.

Semiconductor and Photonic Devices: Characteristics of p-n-p, n-p-n devices, bi-polar
devices, FETs, Tunnel Diodes. Concepts of leakage and Threshold currents. I-V
characteristic, Transistor circuits in CB, CE, CC modes. Amplifier circuits with transistors.
Operational amplifiers. OR, AND, NOR and NAND gates. ``Concept of MEMS and Sensors,
Photonic devices,PIN, Avalanche Photo detectors, LEDs and Lasers, Optical Fiber.

Nanostructures and Fabrication: Nanoparticles, changes in characteristics bulk to nanoscales,
Concepts of synthesis of Carbon Nanotubes, Metal nanoparticles, Q-Dots, Nanowires
Thin film synthesis- Chemical Vapor Deposition, Physical Vapor Depostion, Self-Assembly,
Lithography- Optical & Electron Beam Lithography.

Characterisation: Electron microscopes, scanning electron microscopes, transmission
electron microscopes, scanning probe microscopy, atomic force microscopy, scanning
tunneling microscope, Spectroscopy- FTIR, UV-Vis, Raman, NMR .





School of Advanced Sciences

Syllabus for M.Phil / Ph.D Entrance Examination June 2013

Pharmaceutical Chemistry
Medicinal Chemistry :
Structure, nomenclature, classification, synthesis, SAR and metabolism of the following category
of drugs, which are official in Indian Pharmacopoeia and British Pharmacopoeia. Introduction to
drug design. Stereochemistry of drug molecules. Hypnotics and Sedatives, Analgesics, NSAIDS,
Neuroleptics, Antidepressants, Anxiolytics, Anticonvulsants, Antihistaminics, Local
Anaesthetics, Cardio Vascular drugs - Antianginal agents Vasodilators, Adrenergic &
Cholinergic drugs, Cardiotonic agents, Diuretics, Anti- hypertensive drugs, Hypoglycemic
agents, Antilipedmic agents, Coagulants, Anticoagulants, Antiplatelet agents. Chemotherapeutic
agents - Antibiotics, Antibacterials, Sulphadrugs. Antiprotozoal drugs, Antiviral, Antitubercular,
Antimalarial, Anticancer, Antiamoebic drugs. Diagnostic agents. Preparation and storage and
uses of official Radiopharmaceuticals, Vitamins and Hormones. Eicosanoids and their
Application.

Pharmaceutical Analysis : Principles, instrumentation and applications of the following:.
Fluorimetry, Flame photometry, Potentiometry. Conductometry and Polarography and X-ray
diffraction analysis. Principles and instrumentation of Absorption spectroscopy (UV, visible &
IR), 1H NMR, 13C NMR and Mass spectroscopy, Interpretation of drug molecules based on
spectral data. Chromatographic Techniques:Principle and application of column
chromatographysize exclusion, ion-exchange, hydrophobic interaction, affinity and counter-
current chromatography, principle, instrumentation and application of HPLC, GC, SFC and
various electrophoretic techniques.

Organic and Process Chemistry:
Stereochemistry-Definition, principle, various nomenclature systems of Geometrical,
Conformation and optical isomerism, Rearrangement reactions - pinacol-pinacolone, Favorskii,
Wolff, Fries, Claisen, Mannich and cope rearrangement, Heterocyclics-Synthesis, reactions and
examples of drug molecules of pyrimidines, imidazoles, quinolines, isoquinolines, purine and
phenothiazine, Process chemistry- Approaches to process development, selection of reactions,
inprocess control, purification of products-tools and techniques, scale-up of processbatch
reactions, continuous and semi-continuous reactions.

Natural Products :
Pharmacognosy & Phytochemistry - Chemistry, tests, isolation, characterization and
estimation of phytopharmaceuticals belonging to the group of Alkaloids, Glycosides,
Terpenoids, Ster oids, Bioflavanoids, Purines, Guggul lipids. Pharmacognosy of crude drugs that
contain the above constituents. Standardization of raw materials and herbal products. WHO
guidelines. Quantitative microscopy including modern techniques used for evaluation.
Biotechnological principles and techniques for plant development, Tissue culture.







Quality Control and Quality Assurance:
Concept of GMP, GLP, TQM, SOP, ISO-9000, ISO14000, quality audit., Regulatory
aspects of pharmaceutics, In-process quality control on various dosage forms-sterile and
non-sterile, quality control of packaging material and finished products.

Pharmaceutics :
Definition and classification of pharmaceutical dosage forms, vehicles, adjuvents with examples.
Formulation of liquids and elixirs, tablets and capsules. Classification, preparation, advantages
and limitations of parenterals. Types of drug delivery systems-Sustained, Controlled-release,
targeted, transdermal and floating drug delivery systems.

Intellectual Property Rights:
IPR laws, Trademarks and copyrights, The current global IPR snapshot, global patent ownership,
The patenting process, patenting systems, Rights of Patentee, Biopyracy, intellectual property
protection of living species, Recent changes in IPR laws impacting pharmaceutical industries.

School of Advanced Sciences
Syllabus for M.Phil / Ph.D Entrance Examinations June 2013
Physics

I. Mathematical Methods of Physics
Dimensional analysis; Vector algebra and vector calculus; Linear algebra, matrices, Cayley
Hamilton theorem, eigenvalue problems; Linear differential equations; Special functions
(Hermite, Bessel, Laguerre and Legendre); Fourier series, Fourier and Laplace transforms;
Elements of complex analysis: Laurent series-poles, residues and evaluation of integrals;
Elementary ideas about tensors; Introductory group theory, SU(2), O(3); Elements of
computational techniques: roots of functions, interpolation, extrapolation, integration by
trapezoid and Simpsons rule, solution of first order differential equations using Runge-Kutta
method; Finite difference methods; Elementary probability theory, random variables, binomial,
Poisson and normal distributions.

II. Classical Mechanics
Newtons laws; Phase space dynamics, stability analysis; Central-force motion; Two-body
collisions, scattering in laboratory and centre-of-mass frames; Rigid body dynamics, moment of
inertia tensor, non-inertial frames and pseudoforces; Variational principle, Lagrangian and
Hamiltonian formalisms and equations of motion; Poisson brackets and canonical
transformations; Symmetry, invariance and conservation laws, cyclic coordinates; Periodic
motion, small oscillations and normal modes; Special theory of relativity, Lorentz
transformations, relativistic kinematics and massenergy equivalence.

III. Electromagnetic Theory
Electrostatics: Gauss Law and its applications; Laplace and Poisson equations, boundary value
problems; Magnetostatics: Biot-Savart law, Ampere's theorem, electromagnetic induction;




Maxwell's equations in free space and linear isotropic media; boundary conditions on fields at
interfaces; Scalar and vector potentials; Gauge invariance; Electromagnetic waves in free space,
dielectrics, and conductors; Reflection and refraction, polarization, Fresnels Law, interference,
coherence, and diffraction; Dispersion relations in plasma; Lorentz invariance of Maxwells
equations; Transmission lines and wave guides; Dynamics of charged particles in static and
uniform electromagnetic fields; Radiation from moving charges, dipoles and retarded potentials.

IV. Quantum Mechanics
Wave-particle duality; Wave functions in coordinate and momentum representations;
Commutators and Heisenberg's uncertainty principle; Matrix representation; Diracs bra and ket
notation; Schroedinger equation (time-dependent and time-independent); Eigenvalue problems
such as particle-in-a-box, harmonic oscillator, etc.; Tunneling through a barrier; Motion in a
central potential; Orbital angular momentum, Angular momentum algebra, spin; Addition of
angular momenta; Hydrogen atom, spin-orbit coupling, fine structure; Time-independent
perturbation theory and applications; Variational method; WKB approximation; Time
dependent perturbation theory and Fermi's Golden Rule; Selection rules; Semi-classical theory
of radiation; Elementary theory of scattering, phase shifts, partial waves, Born approximation;
Identical particles, Pauli's exclusion principle, spin-statistics connection; Relativistic quantum
mechanics: Klein Gordon and Dirac equations.

V. Thermodynamic and Statistical Physics
Laws of thermodynamics and their consequences; Thermodynamic potentials, Maxwell
relations; Chemical potential, phase equilibria; Phase space, micro- and macrostates;
Microcanonical, canonical and grand-canonical ensembles and partition functions; Free Energy
and connection with thermodynamic quantities; First- and second-order phase transitions;
Classical and quantum statistics, ideal Fermi and Bose gases; Principle of detailed balance;
Blackbody radiation and Planck's distribution law; Bose-Einstein condensation; Random walk
and Brownian motion; Introduction to nonequilibrium processes; Diffusion equation.

VI. Electronics
Semiconductor device physics, including diodes, junctions, transistors, field effect devices,
homo and heterojunction devices, device structure, device characteristics, frequency
dependence and applications; Optoelectronic devices, including solar cells, photodetectors, and
LEDs; High-frequency devices, including generators and detectors; Operational amplifiers and
their applications; Digital techniques and applications (registers, counters, comparators and
similar circuits); A/D and D/A converters; Microprocessor and microcontroller basics.

VII. Experimental Techniques and data analysis
Data interpretation and analysis; Precision and accuracy, error analysis, propagation of errors,
least squares fitting, linear and nonlinear curve fitting, chi-square test; Transducers (temperature,
pressure/vacuum, magnetic field, vibration, optical, and particle detectors), measurement and
control; Signal conditioning and recovery, impedance matching, amplification (Op-amp based,
instrumentation amp, feedback), filtering and noise reduction, shielding and grounding; Fourier




transforms; lock-in detector, box-car integrator, modulation techniques. Applications of the
above experimental and analytical techniques to typical undergraduate and graduate level
laboratory experiments.

VIII. Atomic & Molecular Physics
Quantum states of an electron in an atom; Electron spin; Stern-Gerlach experiment; Spectrum of
Hydrogen, helium and alkali atoms; Relativistic corrections for energy levels of hydrogen;
Hyperfine structure and isotopic shift; width of spectral lines; LS & JJ coupling; Zeeman,
Paschen Back & Stark effect; X-ray spectroscopy; Electron spin resonance, Nuclear magnetic
resonance, chemical shift; Rotational, vibrational, electronic, and Raman spectra of diatomic
molecules; Frank Condon principle and selection rules; Spontaneous and stimulated emission,
Einstein A & B coefficients; Lasers, optical pumping, population inversion, rate equation;
Modes of resonators and coherence length.

IX. Condensed Matter Physics
Bravais lattices; Reciprocal lattice, diffraction and the structure factor; Bonding of solids; Elastic
properties, phonons, lattice specific heat; Free electron theory and electronic specific heat;
Response and relaxation phenomena; Drude model of electrical and thermal conductivity; Hall
effect and thermoelectric power; Diamagnetism, paramagnetism, and ferromagnetism;
Electron motion in a periodic potential, band theory of metals, insulators and semiconductors;
Superconductivity, type I and type - II superconductors, Josephson junctions; Defects and
dislocations; Ordered phases of matter, translational and orientational order, kinds of liquid
crystalline order; Conducting polymers; Quasicrystals.

X. Nuclear and Particle Physics
Basic nuclear properties: size, shape, charge distribution, spin and parity; Binding energy,
semiempirical mass formula; Liquid drop model; Fission and fusion; Nature of the nuclear force,
form of nucleon-nucleon potential; Charge-independence and charge-symmetry of nuclear
forces; Isospin; Deuteron problem; Evidence of shell structure, single- particle shell model, its
validity and limitations; Rotational spectra; Elementary ideas of alpha, beta and gamma decays
and their selection rules; Nuclear reactions, reaction mechanisms, compound nuclei and direct
reactions; Classification of fundamental forces; Elementary particles (quarks, baryons, mesons,
leptons); Spin and parity assignments, isospin, strangeness; Gell-Mann-Nishijima formula; C, P,
and T invariance and applications of symmetry arguments to particle reactions, parity
nonconservation in weak interaction; Relativistic kinematics.