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Information Bulletin - 22-7-15 PDF
INFORMATION BULLETIN
RECRUITMENT FOR THE POSTS OF
EXAMINER OF PATENTS & DESIGNS
CONTENTS
S. No.
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CHAPTER
INTRODUCTION
1.3
Vacancies
2.1
Job Responsibilities
2.2
Distribution of Vacancies
2.3 Posting
3.1
Application Process
3.2
Eligibility Criteria
3.3
3.4
Desirable Qualification
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3.5
10
3.6
Age Limit
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3.7
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3.8
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3.9
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3.10
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Photographs Requirements
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HOW TO APPLY
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5.1
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5.2
Preliminary Examination
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5.3
Mains Examination
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5.4
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5.5
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5.6
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5.7
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5.8
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5.9
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CONTACT US
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IMPORTANT
1. Candidates to ensure their eligibility for the Examination: The Candidates applying
for the examination should ensure that they fulfill all eligibility conditions for
admission to examination. Their admission to all the stages of the examination will
be purely provisional subject to satisfying the prescribed eligibility conditions. Mere
issue of Admit Card to the candidate will not imply that his/her candidature has
been finally cleared by the competent authority.
2. CGPDTM will take up verification of eligibility conditions with reference to original
documents of candidates as per the requirements which shall be noted after the
Preliminary Examination on the mentioned websites.
3. How to Apply: Candidates are required to apply Online only through
www.recruitmentnpc.in .Refer the Information Bulletin for detailed instructions for
filling up the "Online Application Form".
4. Last Date for Receipt of Applications: The online Applications can be filled up to
24th August, 2015 upto 2400 hrs. after which the link will be disabled.
5. Admit Card: The eligible candidates shall be issued an Admit Card two weeks before
the commencement of the examination. The Admit Card will be made available in
the websites mentioned in the Information Bulletin for downloading by candidates.
No Admit Card will be sent by post/email.
6. Penalty for Wrong Answers: Candidates should note that there will be penalty
(negative marking) for wrong answers marked by a candidate in the Objective Type
Question Papers. Refer Information Bulletin for further details.
7. Facilitation Counter for Guidance of Candidates: In case of any
guidance/information/clarification regarding their applications, candidature etc,
please refer Chapter 7 in the Information Bulletin i.e. Contact Us.
8. Mobile Phones Banned:
(a) Mobile phones or any other communication devices are not allowed inside
the examination hall. Any infringement of these instructions shall entail
disciplinary action including ban from future examinations of CGPDTM.
(b) Candidates are advised in their own interest not to bring any of the banned
items including mobile phones to the venue of the examination, as
arrangement for safe-keeping cannot be assured.
9. Valuable items: Candidates are advised not to bring any valuable/costly items like
Calculator, Bags, Books, Mobile etc to the Examination Halls, as safe-keeping of
the same cannot be assured. CGPDTM will not be responsible for any loss in this
regard.
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INTRODUCTION
1. INTRODUCTION
1.1 Department of Industrial Policy & Promotion
Department of Industrial Policy & Promotion (DIPP) is responsible for formulation and
implementation of promotional and developmental measures for growth of the industrial
sector, keeping in view the national priorities and socio-economic objectives. While
individual Administrative Ministries look after the production, distribution, development
and planning aspects of specific industries allocated to them, Department of Industrial
Policy & Promotion is responsible for the overall Industrial Policy.
The Department of Industrial Policy and Promotion is the nodal Authority for the
Formulation and Implementation of Intellectual property Rights Policy. The DIPP
recognizes the importance of Intellectual Property in the day to days' global business
environment. The Department formulates and implements a comprehensive Intellectual
Property Rights policy covering Patents, Designs, Trade Marks and Geographical
Indications (GI) of Goods. Apart from this the Department works towards creating
awareness regarding IPRs by working closely with organizations such as the World
Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO).
1.3 Vacancies
CGPDTM intends to recruit 459 Examiners Patents and Designs in the scale of Rs 15,
600-39,100 (PB-3) + Rs 5,400/- (grade pay) + T.A + HRA etc. as admissible under the
Government of India rules. This is General Central Services (Group A Gazetted).
A few glimpse of office of the Controller General of Patents, Designs, & Trade Marks,
India.
Boudhik Sampada Bhavan, Dwarka, New Delhi
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Table 2. Regular Vacancies: Distribution of 410 posts subject wise and category wise
Sl. No.
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02
03
04
05
06
07
08
09
10
11
12
13
14
Subject
Chemistry
Polymer Science
Biochemistry
Biotechnology/ microbiology
Food Technology
Bio-Medical Engineering
Computer Science / Information
Technology
Physics
Electrical Engineering
Electronics & Communication
Civil Engineering
Mechanical Engineering
Metallurgical Engineering
Textile Engineering
Total
SC
10
2
NIL
2
1
2
2
ST
5
1
NIL
1
NIL
1
1
OBC
17
4
NIL
5
1
4
4
UR
32
8
NIL
8
2
7
7
TOTAL
64
15
NIL
16
4
14
14
7
5
8
2
19
1
1
4
3
4
1
10
NIL
NIL
13
9
15
3
34
1
1
25
15
28
5
63
3
3
49
32
55
11
126
5
5
62
31
111
206
410
Note: The number of vacancies given above is tentative and may be changed at any stage
by the Competent Authority. The PH Category shall be filled according to the
Government of India rules.
2.3 Posting
Candidates selected through this recruitment process are liable to be posted in any of the
office of CGPDTM.
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APPLICATION
RELATED
INFORMATION
Subject / Discipline
Chemistry
2.
Polymer Science
3.
Biochemistry
4.
Biotechnology/Micro
Biology
5.
Food Technology
6.
Bio-Medical Engineering
7.
Computer
Science
Information Technology
8.
Physics
9.
Electrical Engineering
10.
11.
12.
13.
14.
in Computer Science
Technology or equivalent
Masters Degree in Physics
Information
Note I: The candidate must hold the degree from any of Universities incorporated by an Act of
the Central or State Legislature in India or other educational institutions established by an Act of
Parliament or declared to be deemed as a University Under Section-3 of the University Grants
Commission Act, 1956, or possess an equivalent qualification.
Note II: Candidates who have appeared in the final year of examination, the passing of which
would render them eligible to fulfill the essential qualification for the CGPDTM examination
but have not been informed of the results will also be eligible for admission to the Preliminary
Examination. All candidates who are declared qualified in the main examination and called for
verification of certificates should produce proof of passing their requisite essential
qualification failing which their candidature shall be treated cancelled.
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ii.
iii.
upto a maximum of five years if a candidate had ordinarily been domiciled in the
State of Jammu & Kashmir during the period from the 1st January, 1980 to the 31st
day of December, 1989.
iv.
upto a maximum of three years in the case of Defence Services personnel disabled in
operations during hostilities with any foreign country or in a disturbed area and
released as a consequence thereof.
v.
upto a maximum of five years in the case of ECOs/SSCOs who have completed
an initial period of assignment of five years Military Service as on 1st August,
2015 and whose assignment has been extended beyond five years and in whose
case the Ministry of Defence issues a certificate that they can apply for civil
employment and that they will be released on three month notice on selection from
the date of receipt of offer of appointment.
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S.No
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2
3
Functional Classification
OA,OL,BL,OAL,BLOA
LV
PD
OA- ONE ARM, OL-ONE LEG, BL BOTH LEGS, OAL- ONE ARM ONE LEG,
BLOA - BOTH LEGS ONE ARM, LV- LOW VISION, PD- PARTIALLY DEAF
Note: The above mentioned PH Category (ies) shall be filled according to the
Government of India rules.
Note I: Candidates belonging to the Scheduled Castes and the Scheduled Tribes and the
Other Backward Classes who are also covered under any other clauses of Para 3.6 (b)
above, viz. those coming under the category of Ex-servicemen, persons domiciled in the
State of J & K, etc. will be eligible for grant of cumulative age-relaxation under both the
categories.
Note II: The term ex-servicemen will apply to the persons who are defined as exservicemen in the Ex-servicemen (Re-employment in Civil Services and Posts) Rules,
1979, as amended from time to time.
Note III: The age concession under Para 3.6 (b) (v) and (vi) will not be admissible to ExServicemen and Commissioned Officers including ECOs/SSCOs who are released on
own request.
Note IV: Notwithstanding the provision of age relaxation under Para 3.6 (b) (vii) above, a
physically disabled candidate will be considered to be eligible for appointment only if
he/she (after such physical examination as the Government or appointing authority, as the
case may be, may prescribe) is found to satisfy the requirements of physical and medical
standards for the concerned Services/posts to be allocated to the physically disabled
candidates by the Government.
Note V: A candidate will be eligible to get the benefit of community reservation only in
case the particular caste to which the candidates belong is included in the list of reserved
communities issued by the central government. If a candidate indicates in his/her
application form for engineering services examination that he/she belongs to general
category but subsequently writes to the competent authority to change his/her category to
a reserved one, such request shall not be entertained by the competent authority.
Save as provided above the age limits prescribed can in no case be relaxed.
The date of birth accepted by the Competent Authority is that entered in the Matriculation
or Secondary School Leaving Certificate or in a certificate recognized by an Indian
University as equivalent to Matriculation or in an extract from a Register of Matriculates
maintained by a University, which extract must be certified by the proper authority of the
University or in the Higher Secondary or an equivalent examination certificate.
No other document relating to age like horoscopes, affidavits, birth extracts from
Municipal Corporation, service records and the like will be accepted.
The expression Matriculation/Secondary Examination Certificate in this part of the
instruction includes the alternative certificates mentioned above.
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8. Guwahati
9. Hyderabad
10. Jaipur
11. Kolkata
12. Lucknow
13. Mumbai
14. Patna
Ahmedabad
Bengaluru
Bhopal
Bhubaneshwar
Chandigarh
Chennai
Delhi
The Main Exam will be tentatively held on 18th October, 2015 in the following 4 Cities:
1. Chennai
2. Delhi
3.Kolkata
4.Mumbai
Note: The centers and the date of holding the examination as mentioned above are liable to
be changed at the discretion of the Competent Authority. Applicants should note that there
will be a ceiling on the number of candidates allotted to each of the Centers. Allotment of
Centers will be on the "first-apply-first allot" basis, and once the capacity of a particular
Centre is attained, the same will be frozen. Applicants are, thus, advised that they may apply
early so that they could get a Centre of their choice.
NOTE: The candidates (Whether Local or Outstation) called for written test
(preliminary or main examination)/ verification of documents shall not be paid any
TA/DA or travel allowances or fare for attending the same.
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NB: Notwithstanding the aforesaid provision, Competent Authority reserves the right to
change the Centers at their discretion if the situation demands. Candidates admitted to the
examination will be informed of the time table and place or places of examination. The
candidates should note that no request for change of center will be granted.
Candidates belonging to General/OBC category are required to pay a fee of Rs. 200/(Rupees Two Hundred only) either by using net banking or by using visa/master,
credit/debit card only.
ii.
iii.
Applications without the prescribed fee (for General/ OBC category) will not be
accepted. No representation against such rejection would be entertained.
iv.
Fee once paid shall not be refunded under any circumstance nor can the fee be held in
reserve for any other examination or selection.
v.
For online net banking payment details and procedure candidates are required to refer the
website i.e., www.recruitmentnpc.in
Payment of Fees by Candidate(s):
vi.
a. Candidates can pay online using any Visa/Master Debit or Credit Card issued by any
bank/institution.
b. They can pay online using the internet banking facility of the mentioned banks in the
Information Bulletin.
c. The candidates are required to go through the website www.recruitmentnpc.in for
total details regarding the payment details.
d. All Fees quoted are in Indian Rupees.
e. We reserve the right to change the fees as per government directions.
f. Your payment will normally reach our account within two working days.
g. We are not responsible for any delay in receipt of fee payment due to incorrect
account number or incorrect personal details.
h. We also cannot accept liability if payment is refused or declined by the credit/ debit
card supplier for any reason.
i. In no event we will be liable for any damages whatsoever arising out of the use,
inability to use, or the results of use of this site, any websites linked to this site, or the
materials or information contained at any or all such sites, whether based on
warranty, contract, tort or any other legal theory and whether or not advised of the
possibility of such damages.
Terms & Condition for Internet Payment Gateway Users
Transaction Charges
For making online payment through Credit/Debit Card or Internet Banking, the candidates
will need to pay an additional processing charge as transaction charge in addition to the
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fees. The necessary transaction charge plus service tax as applicable on date, for online
payment of the service will be borne by the candidate. The charges as mentioned below will
be levied by the e-payment solution provider for giving this service.
S. No. Payment Options
1.
2.
3.
NPC will have no role in failed transactions and fraudulent use of card/net banking in
any manner. Applicants are advised to use their own debit/credit card/net banking.
Users/Applicants will be solely responsible for using debit/credit card & net banking
for payment of examination fees.
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Any fraudulent transaction/attempt will attract action as per service rules and
relevant section of Indian Penal Code (IPC). Applicants providing improper details
will not be allowed to appear in the examination and the examination fees will be
forfeited.
The user/applicant further agree and undertakes to provide correct and valid
debit/credit card / Net Banking details. In default of the above conditions, Payment
Gateway Service Provider shall be entitled to recover the amount of transaction from
the user against whom the credit/debit card/Net banking has been used.
Further, Payment Gateway service provider also reserves the right to initiate any
legal action for recovery of cost/penalty or any other punitive measure, as it may
deem fit.
For other/detailed terms and condition of examination fees, please refer to instruction
bulletin on the website i.e. www.recruitmentnpc.in
NOTE: Candidates facing the problem of deduction of application fee amount without
getting the Registration Slip generated (failed registration) are required to apply again in the
online application portal before the last date of online application. These candidates can
submit the request for refund of failed registration amount along with details separately
The photograph uploaded must be with the placard mentioning the full name and date of
photograph taken by the candidate
ii.
The candidate should upload the photograph without sunglasses, head scarf etc.
iii.
iv.
The photograph must have been taken after 1st July 2015.
v.
In the photograph, the face should occupy about 50% of the area, and with a full-face
view looking into the camera directly.
vi.
The main features of the face must not be covered by hair of the head, any cloth or any
shadow. Forehead, eyes, nose and chin should be clearly visible.
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vii.
If you normally wear spectacles, glare on glasses is not acceptable in your photo. Glare
can be avoided with a slight downward tilt of the glasses or by removing the glasses for
the photo shoot.
viii.
You must not wear spectacles with dark or tinted glasses, only clear glasses are
permitted.
Ask your photo studio to provide the image in a JPEG format and also on a standard 3.5
cm 4.5 cm (Width x Height) print.
ix.
x.
Maximum pixel resolution for JPEG: 480 640 (0.3 Mega pixel) (Ask your studio to
reduce it to this resolution if it is higher).
xi.
Minimum pixel resolution for JPEG: 240 320 (0.3 mega pixel upto 500kb)
xii.
For your own benefit it may be prudent not to intentionally change your facial features
or hair style as in the photograph until the day of the exam.
2. The maximum pixel resolution for the image is 160 560 (should be fixed upto
200kb)
3. The minimum pixel resolution for the image is 80 280.
4. Photographs of the signatures taken using mobile phone are not acceptable, and can
result in disqualification of the application without any refund of the fee.
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Photographs Not
Acceptable
Why Photographs Is
Rejected
Acceptable Photographs
For The Application
Form
Improper flash or
improper lighting
Green background
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Photographs Not
Acceptable
Why Photographs Is
Rejected
Acceptable Photographs
For The Application
Form
Shadow on face
Dark/tinted spectacles
or sunglasses
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HOW TO APPLY
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4. HOW TO APPLY
4.1 Guidelines for applying for the examination
a) Candidates are required to refer the website for details and apply online using the
website of National Productivity Council, i.e. www.recruitmentnpc.in. The applicants
are advised strictly to submit only single application.
b) Persons already in Government Service, whether in a permanent or temporary capacity
or as work charged employees other than casual or daily rated employees or those
serving under the Public Enterprises are however, required to submit an undertaking
that they have informed in writing to their Head of Office/Department that they have
applied for the Examination. Candidates should note that in case a communication is
received from their employer by the Competent Authority withholding permission to
the candidates applying for / appearing at the examination, their application will be
liable to be rejected / candidature will be liable to be cancelled.
c) While filling in his/her Application Form, the candidate should carefully decide about
his/her choice of center for the Examination. If any candidate appears at a center other
than the one indicated by the Competent Authority in his/her Admit Card, the papers of
such a candidate will not be evaluated and his/her candidature will be liable to
cancellation.
d) Candidates are not required to upload any certificate in support of their claims
regarding Age, Educational Qualifications, Scheduled Castes/ Scheduled Tribes/Other
Backward Classes and Physically disabled etc. along with their applications, which
will be verified at the time of the Main examination only.
e) The candidates applying for the examination should ensure that they fulfill all the
eligibility conditions for admission to the Examination. Their admission at all the
stages of examination for which they are admitted by the Competent Authority viz.
Preliminary Examination and Main (Written) Examination will be purely provisional,
subject to their satisfying the prescribed eligibility conditions. If on verification at any
time before or after the Preliminary Examination and Main (written) Examination, it is
found that they do not fulfill any of the eligibility conditions, their candidature for the
examination will be cancelled by the Competent Authority. If any of their claims is
found to be incorrect, they may render themselves liable to disciplinary action by the
CGPDTM.
f) Candidates are required to provide the CGPA/OGPA etc. scores wherever applicable
and convert the CGPA/OGPA etc. scores into percentage according to the rules and
regulations of issuing institutes/ universities while filling the online application form.
As the percentages/aggregate Column is mandatory to fill, Non compliance/ not filling
the percentages by the candidate while filling the online application form will lead to
disqualify the candidates application.
4.2 List of original documents required for verification
a) Matriculation/10th Standard or equivalent certificate indicating date of birth, or mark
sheet of Matriculation/10th Standard or equivalent issued by Central/State Board
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indicating Date of Birth in support of their claim of age. Where date of birth is not
available in certificate/mark sheets, issued by concerned Educational Boards, School
leaving certificate indicating Date of Birth will be considered (like in case of Tamil
Nadu & Kerala).
b) Degree/Diploma certificate along with mark sheets pertaining to all the academic
years as proof of educational qualification claimed. In the absence of Degree/Diploma
certificate, provisional certificate along with mark sheets pertaining to all the
academic years will be accepted.
c) Certificate(s) from the Head(s) of Organization(s) /Department(s) for the entire
experience claimed, clearly mentioning the duration of employment (date, month &
year) indicating the basic pay and consolidated pay, nature of duties
performed/experience obtained in the post(s) with duration(s). Only the experience in
the field relevant to the post would be considered.
d) Caste certificate in the case of candidates seeking reservation as SC/ ST/ OBC from
the competent authority indicating clearly the candidates Caste, the Act/ Order under
which the Caste is recognized as SC/ ST/ OBC and the village/ town the candidate is
ordinarily a resident of.
e) A declaration by candidate seeking reservation as OBC, that he/she does not belong to
the creamy layer on the crucial date, in addition to the community certificate (OBC).
Unless specified otherwise, the prescribed last date for receipt of Online Application
on website mentioned for the post is to be treated as crucial date certificate issuing
authority.
f)
verification that both the name/names in both the certificates belong to one and same
person.
h)
i)
Subject / Discipline
Chemistry
Subject code
CH
2.
Polymer Science
PS
3.
Biochemistry
BC
4.
BT
5.
Biotechnology/ Micro
Biology
Food Technology
6.
Bio-medical Engineering
BE
7.
Computer Science /
Information Technology
Physics
CS
8.
FT
PH
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9.
Electrical Engineering
EE
10.
EC
11.
Electronics &
Communication
Mechanical Engineering
ME
12.
Civil Engineering
CE
13.
Metallurgical Engineering
MT
14.
Textile Engineering
TE
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EXAMINATION
RELATED
INFORMATION
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1.
2.
3.
Max
Timing
Duration of Exam
Marks
PHASE I: Preliminary Examination
Preliminary Exam
150
10.00AM- 12.00PM
2 Hours
(Screening Exam)
PHASE II: Main Examination
Main Exam Paper-I 300
10.00AM- 1.00PM
3 Hours
(Scoring Exam)
Main Exam Paper-II 100
3.00PM-4.00PM
1 Hour
(Qualifying Exam)
Date
1.
2.
24thAugust, 2015
3.
4.
5.
6.
2. Precis Writing
3. Usage and Vocabulary
4. Short Essays
5.6.2. Numerical/Quantitative Aptitude
The quantitative aptitude test measures the numerical ability and accuracy in mathematical
calculations. The questions range from purely numeric calculations to problems of
arithmetic reasoning, graph and table reading, percentage analysis, categorization and
quantitative analysis.
5.6.3. Reasoning: Verbal /Logical Reasoning & Non-Verbal Reasoning
The Verbal /Logical Reasoning test involves letter sequences and tests your ability to think
logically and analytically. It is the process of using a rational, systematic series of steps
based on sound mathematical procedures and given statements to arrive at a conclusion.
Non-verbal reasoning involves the ability to understand and analyze visual information and
solve problems using visual reasoning.
5.6.4. General Science
These tests are designed to test the knowledge and competencies for scientific methodology
concepts, principles, techniques and physics, chemistry, life sciences (Biology), the
earth/space sciences, technologies etc
5.6.5. General Knowledge & Current Affairs
Current affairs are the day to day incidents and events around us. It revolves around
happenings in different field related to national, international, economy, sports, science and
technology, environment. For example national events include within its fold aspects like
economy, social, political, sports, science, environment, etc.
5.7 Sample Questions for Preliminary Examination
SPOTTING ERRORS
Direction: Each question in this section has a sentence with three underlined parts labeled
(a), (b) and (c). Read each sentence to find out whether there is any underlined part and
indicate your response in the Answer Sheet against the corresponding letter i.e. (a) or (b) or
(c). if you find no error, your response should be indicated as (d).
Q.1.
Q.2.
This morning
(b)
No error
(d)
Of the overall management of an
(b)
No error
(d)
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RECONSTRUCTING PASSAGES
Direction for the following TWO items: In the following TWO items, there are six
sentences marked S1, P, Q, R, S and S6. The position of S1 and S6 are fixed. You are
required to choose one of the four alternatives given below every passage which would be
the most logical sequence of the sentences in the passage and mark your response on the
Answer Sheet.
Q.3. S1: The open and disguised unemployment in the rural areas is often thought to be
due entirely to population growth and no doubt this is an important contributory
factor.
S6: The lack of capital can explain a low level of productivity but it cannot explain a
lack of opportunities.
P: It is said that they cannot work because they lack capital.
Q: It is the Product of human work.
R: But those who hold this view still have to explain why additional people cannot
do is capital.
S: But what is capital?
The proper sequence should be:
A. QRPS
B. RPSQ
C. SQPR
D. PRQS
Q.4. S1: Mineral oil originates from the carcasses of tiny creatures and from plants that live
in the sea.
S6: Their pressure generates heat, which transforms the marine deposits into crude
oil.
P: As a result, it prevents decompositions of the marine deposits underneath.
Q: Over millions of years, they from large deposits on the seabed, and ocean
currents cover them with a blanket of sand silt.
R: As this material hardens, it becomes sedimentary rock and thus shuts out the
oxygen.
S: The layers of sedimentary rock become thicker and thicker.
The proper sequence should be:
A. PQRS
B. QRPS
C. RSPQ
D. SRQP
ANTONYMS
Direction for the following two items: In this section each item consists of a word printed
in capital letters followed by words or phrases listed as (a), (b), (c) and (d). choose the word
or phrase which is closest to the opposite in meaning of the word in capital letters.
Q.5. OMNISCIENT
A. Subordinate
B. Ignorant
C. Ignoble
D. Weak
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Q.6. JEOPARDISE
A. Help
B. Encourage
C. Take care
D. Preserve
Q.7. Which one of the following is spread over three states?
A. Mudumalai Wildlife Sanctuary
B. National Chambal Sanctuary
C. Eravikulam National Park
D. Bandavgarh National Park
Q.8. Which one of the following became extinct in India a few decades ago and is proposed
to be re-introduced?
A. Cheetah
B. Gharial
C. Salt water crocodile
D. Snow leopard
Q.9. India is a member of:
1. Asia-pacific Economic Cooperation(APEC)
2. Asian Development Bank (ADB)
3. Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD)
4. World Trade Organization (WTO)
Select the correct answer using the code given below:
A. 1 and 3 only
B. 2 and 4 only
C. 2,3 and 4 only
D. 1,2, 3 and 4
Q.10. Which of the following are sources of methane, a greenhouse gas?
1. Domestic animals
2. Coal mining
3. Wetlands
Select the correct answer using the code given below
A. 1 and 2 only
B. 2 only
C. 1 and 3 only
D. 1, 2 and 3
Q.11. Duodenum in human body is a part of:
A. Digestive system
B. Excretory system
C. Reproductive system
D. Respiratory system
Direction: In each of the following questions, a number series is given with one term
missing. Choose the correct alternative that will continue the same pattern and replace
the question mark in the given series.
Q.12. 325, 259, 204, 160, 127, 105,?
A. 94
B. 96
C. 98
D. 100
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C. Lithium
D. Lead
Q.22. The most important ore of Aluminium is
A. Bauxite
B. Calamine
C. Calcite
D. Galena
Q.23. The element present in the largest amount in rocks and minerals is
A. Carbon
B. Silicon
C. Hydrogen
D. Aluminium
Q.24. An alloy used in making heating elements for electric heating devices is
A. Solder
B. Alloy steel
C. Nichrome
D. German Silver
Q.25. German Silver is an alloy of
A. Copper, Silver & Nickel
B. Silver, Copper & Aluminium
C. Zinc, Copper & Nickel
D. Silver, Zinc & Nickel
Q.26. Name the Director General of Defence Research and Development Organization
(DRDO), who was sacked from his post on 13 January 2015 by Union Government?
A. GS Malik
B. Avinash Chander
C. N Prabhakar
D. Satish Kumar
Q.27. Microsoft has recently tied up with which telecom company for enabling the Telcos
34 million data users to purchases apps and pay for them through monthly bills or
prepaid balances?
A. Idea
B. Airtel
C. Aircel
D. Vodafone
Q.28. Indian Space Research Organisation was recently conferred 'Space Pioneer Award' by
the National Space Society (NSS) of which country over the historic feat on
successfully sending an orbit to Martian atmosphere in its very first attempt?
A. France
B. European Union
C. China
D. USA
Q.29. Union Railway Minister Suresh Prabhu has recently flagged off the first CNG
(Compressed Natural Gas) based two trains from Rewari station in which state?
A. Bihar
B. Jammu and Kashmir
C. Haryana
D. Gujarat
Q.30. Who among the following on 13 January 2015 took charge as the first vice-chairman
of the newly-created NITI Aayog?
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A. V. K. Saraswat
B. Bibek Debroy
C. Sindhushree Khullar
D. Arvind Panagariya
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4. Supramolecular chemistry
5. Environmental chemistry
POLYMER SCIENCE
Chemistry of high polymers: Monomers, functionality, degree of polymerizations,
classification of polymers, glass ransition, melting transition, criteria for rubberiness,
polymerization methods: addition and condensation; their kinetics, metallocene polymers
and other newer techniques of polymerization, copolymerization, monomer reactivity ratios
and its significance, kinetics, different copolymers, random, alternating, azeotropic
copolymerization, block and graft copolymers, techniques for copolymerization-bulk,
solution, suspension, emulsion.
Polymer Characterization: Solubility and swelling, concept of average molecular weight,
determination of number average, weight average, viscosity average and Z-average
molecular weights, polymer crystallinity, analysis of polymers using IR, XRD, thermal
(DSC, DMTA, TGA), microscopic (optical and electronic) techniques.
Synthesis and properties: Commodity and general purpose thermoplastics: PE, PP, PS,
PVC, Polyesters, Acrylic, PU polymers. Engineering Plastics: Nylon, PC, PBT, PSU, PPO,
ABS, Fluoropolymers Thermosetting polymers: PF, MF, UF, Epoxy, Unsaturated polyester,
Alkyds. Natural and synthetic rubbers: Recovery of NR hydrocarbon from latex, SBR,
Nitrile, CR, CSM, EPDM, IIR, BR, Silicone, TPE.
Polymer blends and composites: Difference between blends and composites, their
significance, choice of polymers for blending, blend miscibility-miscible and immiscible
blends, thermodynamics, phase morphology, polymer alloys, polymer eutectics, plasticplastic, rubberplastic and rubber-rubber blends, FRP, particulate, long and short fibre
reinforced composites.
Polymer Technology: Polymer compounding-need and significance, different compounding
ingredients for rubber and plastics, crosslinking and vulcanization, vulcanization kinetics.
Polymer rheology: Flow of Newtonian and non-Newtonian fluids, different flow equations,
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BIOCHEMISTRY
Organization of life.Importance of water. Cell structure and organelles. Structure and
function of biomolecules: Amino acids, Carbohydrates, Lipids, Proteins and Nucleic acids.
Biochemical separation techniques and characterization: ion exchange, size exclusion and
affinity chromatography, electrophoresis, UV-visible, fluorescence and Mass spectrometry.
Protein structure, folding and function: Myoglobin, Hemoglobin, Lysozyme, Ribonuclease
A, Carboxypeptidase and Chymotrypsin. Enzyme kinetics including its regulation and
inhibition, Vitamins and Coenzymes.
Metabolism and bioenergetics. Generation and utilization of ATP. Metabolic pathways and
their regulation: glycolysis, TCA cycle, pentose phosphate pathway, oxidative
phosphorylation, gluconeogenesis, glycogen and fatty acid metabolism. Metabolism of
Nitrogen containing compounds: nitrogen fixation, amino acids and nucleotides.
Photosynthesis: the Calvin cycle.
Biological membranes. Transport across membranes. Signal transduction; hormones and
Neurotransmitters. DNA replication, transcription and translation. Biochemical regulation
of gene expression. Recombinant DNA technology and applications: PCR, site directed
mutagenesis and DNAmicroarray.
Immune system. Active and passive immunity. Complement system. Antibody structure,
function and diversity. Cells of the immune system: T, B and macrophages. T and B cell
activation. Major histocompatibilty complex. T cell receptor. Immunological techniques:
Immunodiffusion, immunoelectrophoresis, RIA and ELISA.
BIOTECHNOLOGY
Microbiology: Prokaryotic and eukaryotic cell structure; Microbial nutrition, growth and
control; Microbial metabolism (aerobic and anaerobic respiration, photosynthesis); Nitrogen
fixation; Chemical basis of mutations and mutagens; Microbial genetics (plasmids,
transformation, transduction, conjugation); Microbial diversity and characteristic features;
Viruses.
Biochemistry: Biomolecules and their conformation; Weak inter-molecular interactions in
biomacromolecules; Chemical and functional nature of enzymes; Kinetics of single substrate
and bi-substrate enzyme catalyzed reactions; Bioenergetics; Metabolism (Glycolysis, TCA
and Oxidative phosphorylation); Membrane transport and pumps; Cell cycle and cell growth
control; Cell signaling and signal transduction.
Molecular Biology and Genetics: Molecular structure of genes and chromosomes; DNA
replication and control; Transcription and its control; Translational processes; Regulatory
controls in prokaryotes and eukaryotes; Mendelian inheritance; Gene interaction;
Complementation; Linkage, recombination and chromosome mapping; Extrachromosomal
inheritance; Chromosomal variation; Population genetics; Transposable elements, Molecular
basis of genetic diseases and applications.
Process Biotechnology: Bioprocess technology for the production of cell biomass and
primary/secondary metabolites, such as bakers yeast, ethanol, citric acid, amino acids, exopolysacharides, antibiotics and pigments etc.; Microbial production, purification and
bioprocess application(s) of industrial enzymes; Production and purification of recombinant
proteins on a large scale; Chromatographic and membrane based bioseparation methods;
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chlorophylls, anthocyanins, tannins and myoglobin; Food flavours: Terpenes, esters, ketones
and quinones; Enzymes: Specificity, Kinetics and inhibition, Coenzymes, Enzymatic and
non-enzymatic browning; Nutrition: Balanced diet, Essential amino acids and fatty acids,
PER, Water soluble and fat soluble vitamins, Role of minerals in nutrition, Antinutrients,
Nutrition deficiency diseases.
Food Microbiology: Characteristics of microorganisms: Morphology, structure and
detection of bacteria, yeast and mold in food, Spores and vegetative cells; Microbial growth
in food: Intrinsic and extrinsic factors, Growth and death kinetics, serial dilution method for
quantification; Food spoilage: Contributing factors, Spoilage bacteria, Microbial spoilage of
milk and milk products, meat and meat products; Foodborne disease: Toxins produced by
Staphylococcus, Clostridium and Aspergillus; Bacterial pathogens: Salmonella, Bacillus,
Listeria, Escherichia coli, Shigella, Campylobacter; Fermented food: Buttermilk, yoghurt,
cheese, sausage, alcoholic beverage, vinegar, sauerkraut and soya sauce.
Food Products Technology: Processing principles: Canning, chilling, freezing,
dehydration, control of water activity, CA and MA storage, fermentation, hurdle technology,
addition of preservatives and food additives, Food packaging, cleaning in place and food
laws.; Grain products processing: Milling of rice, wheat, and maize, parboiling of paddy,
production of bread, biscuits, extruded products and breakfast cereals, Solvent extraction,
refining and hydrogenation of oil; Fruits, vegetables and plantation products processing:
Extraction, clarification concentration and packaging of fruit juice, Production of jam, jelly,
marmalade, squash, candies, and pickles, pectin from fruit waste, tea, coffee, chocolate and
essential oils from spices; Milk and milk products processing: Pasteurized and sterilized
milk, cream, butter, ghee, ice-cream, cheese and milk powder; Animal products processing:
Drying and canning of fish, post mortem changes, tenderization and freezing of meat, egg
powder.
Food Engineering: Mass and energy balance; Momentum transfer: Flow rate and pressure
drop relationships for Newtonian fluids flowing through pipe, Characteristics of nonNewtonian fluids generalized viscosity coefficient and Reynolds number, Flow of
compressible fluid, Flow measurement, Pumps and compressors; Heat transfer: Heat transfer
by conduction, convection, radiation, boiling and condensation, Unsteady state heat transfer
in simple geometry, NTUeffectiveness relationship of co-current and counter current double
pipe heat exchanger; Mass transfer: Molecular diffusion and Ficks Law, Steady state mass
transfer, Convective mass transfer, Permeability of films and laminates; Mechanical
operations: Energy requirement and rate of operations involved in size reduction of solids,
high pressure homogenization, filtration, centrifugation, settling, sieving, flow through
porous bed, agitation of liquid, solid-solid mixing, and single screw extrusion; Thermal
operations: Energy requirement and rate of operations involved in process time evaluation in
batch and continuous sterilization, evaporation of liquid foods, hot air drying of solids, spray
and freeze-drying, freezing and crystallization; Mass transfer operations: Properties of airwater vapor mixture; Humidification and dehumidification operations.
MICROBIOLOGY
Historical Perspective: Discovery of microbial world; Landmark discoveries relevant to the
field of microbiology; Controversy over spontaneous generation; Role of microorganisms in
transformation of organic matter and in the causation of diseases.
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PHYSICS
Mathematical Methods of Physics
Dimensional analysis. Vector algebra and vector calculus. Linear algebra, matrices, CayleyHamilton Theorem. Eigenvalues and eigenvectors. Linear ordinary differential equations of
first & second order, Special functions (Hermite, Bessel, Laguerre and Legendre functions).
Fourier series, Fourier and Laplace transforms. Elements of complex analysis, analytic
functions; Taylor & Laurent series; poles, residues and evaluation of integrals. Elementary
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probability theory, random variables, binomial, Poisson and normal distributions. Central
limit theorem.
Classical Mechanics
Newtons laws. Dynamical systems, Phase space dynamics, stability analysis. Central force
motions. 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. Generalized coordinates. Lagrangian and Hamiltonian formalism and equations of
motion. Conservation laws and cyclic coordinates. Periodic motion: small oscillations,
normal modes. Special theory of relativity- Lorentz transformations, relativistic kinematics
and massenergy equivalence.
Electromagnetic Theory
Electrostatics: Gausss 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 the 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. Dynamics of charged particles in
static and uniform electromagnetic fields.
Quantum Mechanics
Wave-particle duality. Schrdinger equation (time-dependent and time-independent).
Eigenvalue problems (particle in a box, harmonic oscillator, etc.). Tunneling through a
barrier. Wave-function in coordinate and momentum representations. Commutators and
Heisenberg uncertainty principle. Dirac notation for state vectors. Motion in a central
potential: orbital angular momentum, angular momentum algebra, spin, addition of angular
momenta; Hydrogen atom. Stern-Gerlach experiment. Time-independent perturbation theory
and applications. Variational method. Time dependent perturbation theory and Fermi's
golden rule, selection rules. Identical particles, Pauli exclusion principle, spin-statistics
connection.
Thermodynamic and Statistical Physics
Laws of thermodynamics and their consequences. Thermodynamic potentials, Maxwell
relations, chemical potential, phase equilibria. Phase space, micro- and macro-states. Microcanonical, canonical and grand-canonical ensembles and partition functions. Free energy and
its connection with thermodynamic quantities. Classical and quantum statistics. Ideal Bose
and Fermi gases. Principle of detailed balance. Blackbody radiation and Planck's distribution
law.
Electronics and Experimental Methods
Semiconductor devices (diodes, junctions, transistors, field effect devices, homo- and
hetero-junction devices), device structure, device characteristics, frequency dependence and
applications. Opto-electronic devices (solar cells, photo-detectors, LEDs). Operational
amplifiers and their applications. Digital techniques and applications (registers, counters,
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comparators and similar circuits). A/D and D/A converters. Microprocessor and
microcontroller basics.
Data interpretation and analysis. Precision and accuracy. Error analysis, propagation of
errors. Least squares fitting,
Mathematical Methods of Physics
Greens function. Partial differential equations (Laplace, wave and heat equations in two and
three dimensions). Elements of computational techniques: root of functions, interpolation,
extrapolation, integration by trapezoid and Simpsons rule, Solution of first order differential
equation using Runge-Kutta method. Finite difference methods. Tensors. Introductory group
theory: SU(2), O(3).
Classical Mechanics
Dynamical systems, Phase space dynamics, stability analysis. Poisson brackets and
canonical transformations. Symmetry, invariance and Noethers theorem. Hamilton-Jacobi
theory.
Electromagnetic Theory
Dispersion relations in plasma. Lorentz invariance of Maxwells equation. Transmission
lines and wave guides. Radiation- from moving charges and dipoles and retarded potentials.
Quantum Mechanics
Spin-orbit coupling, fine structure. WKB approximation. Elementary theory of scattering:
phase shifts, partial waves, Born approximation. Relativistic quantum mechanics: KleinGordon and Dirac equations. Semi-classical theory of radiation.
Thermodynamic and Statistical Physics
First- and second-order phase transitions. Diamagnetism, paramagnetism, and
ferromagnetism. Ising model. Bose-Einstein condensation. Diffusion equation. Random
walk and Brownian motion. Introduction to nonequilibrium processes.
Electronics and Experimental Methods
Linear and nonlinear curve fitting, chi-square test. Transducers (temperature,
pressure/vacuum, magnetic fields, 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.
High frequency devices (including generators and detectors).
Atomic & Molecular Physics
Quantum states of an electron in an atom. Electron spin. Spectrum of helium and alkali
atom. Relativistic corrections for energy levels of hydrogen atom, hyperfine structure and
isotopic shift, width of spectrum lines, LS & JJ couplings. Zeeman, Paschen-Bach & Stark
effects. Electron spin resonance. Nuclear magnetic resonance, chemical shift. Frank-Condon
principle. Born-Oppenheimer approximation. Electronic, rotational, vibrational and Raman
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spectra of diatomic molecules, selection rules. Lasers: spontaneous and stimulated emission,
Einstein A & B coefficients. Optical pumping, population inversion, rate equation. Modes of
resonators and coherence length.
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. Electron motion in a periodic potential,
band theory of solids: metals, insulators and semiconductors. Superconductivity: type-I and
type-II superconductors. Josephson junctions. Superfluidity. Defects and dislocations.
Ordered phases of matter: translational and orientational order, kinds of liquid crystalline
order. Quasi crystals.
Nuclear and Particle Physics
Basic nuclear properties: size, shape and charge distribution, spin and parity. Binding
energy, semi-empirical mass formula, liquid drop model. Nature of the nuclear force, form
of nucleon-nucleon potential, charge-independence and charge-symmetry of nuclear forces.
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. Fission and fusion. Nuclear reactions, reaction mechanism, compound nuclei
and direct reactions.
Classification of fundamental forces. Elementary particles and their quantum numbers
(charge, spin, parity, isospin, strangeness, etc.). Gellmann-Nishijima formula. Quark model,
baryons and mesons. C, P, and T invariance. Application of symmetry arguments to particle
reactions. Parity non-conservation in weak interaction. Relativistic kinematics.
ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING
Circuit Theory: Circuit components; network graphs; KCL, KVL; circuit analysis methods:
nodal analysis, mesh analysis; basic network theorems and applications; transient analysis:
RL, RC and RLC circuits; sinusoidal steady state analysis; resonant circuits; coupled
circuits; balanced 3-phase circuits; Two-port networks.
Signals & Systems: Representation of continuoustime and discrete-time signals &
systems; LTI systems; convolution; impulse response; time-domain analysis of LTI systems
based on convolution and differential/difference equations. Fourier transform, Laplace
transform, Z-transform, Transfer function. Sampling and recovery of signals DFT, FFT
Processing of analog signals through discrete-time systems.
E.M. Theory: Maxwells equations, wave propagation in bounded media. Boundary
conditions, reflection and refraction of plane waves. Transmission line: travelling and
standing waves, impedance matching, Smith chart.
Analog Electronics: Characteristics and equivalent circuits (large and small-signal) of
Diode, BJT, JFET and MOSFET. Diode circuits: clipping, clamping, rectifier. Biasing and
bias stability. FET amplifiers. Current mirror; Amplifiers: single and multi-stage,
differential, operational, feedback and power. Analysis of amplifiers; frequencyresponse of
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amplifiers. OPAMP circuits. Filters; sinusoidal oscillators: criterion for oscillation; singletransistor and OPAMP configurations. Function generators and wave-shaping circuits.
Linear and switching power supplies.
Digital Electronics: Boolean algebra; minimization of Boolean functions; logic gates;
digital IC families (DTL, TTL, ECL, MOS, CMOS). Combinational circuits: arithmetic
circuits, code converters, multiplexers and decoders. Sequential circuits: latches and flipflops, counters and shift-registers. Comparators, timers, multivibrators. Sample and hold
circuits, ADCs and DACs. Semiconductor memories. Logic implementation using
programmable devices (ROM, PLA, FPGA).
Energy Conversion: Principles of electromechanical energy conversion: Torque and emf in
rotating machines. DC machines: characteristics and performance analysis; starting and
speed control of motors; Transformers: principles of operation and analysis; regulation,
efficiency; 3-phase transformers. 3-phase induction machines and synchronous machines:
characteristics and preformance analysis; speed control.
Power Electronics and Electric Drives: Semiconductor power devices: diode, transistor,
thyristor, triac, GTO and MOSFETstatic characteristics and principles of operation;
triggering circuits; hase control rectifiers; bridge converters: fully-controlled and halfcontrolled; principles of thyristor choppers and inverters; DC-DC converters; Switch mode
inverter; basic concepts of speed control of DC and AC Motor drives applications of
variable-speed drives.
Analog Communication: Random variables: continuous, discrete; probability, probability
functions. Statistical averages; probability models; Random signals and noise: white noise,
noise equivalent bandwidth; signal transmission with noise; signal to noise ratio. Linear CW
modulation: Amplitude modulation: DSB, DSB-SC and SSB. Modulators and
Demodulators; Phase and Frequency modulation: PM & FM signals; narrowband FM;
generation & detection of FM and PM, Deemphasis, Preemphasis. CW modulation system:
Superhetrodyne receivers, AM receivers, communication receivers, FM receivers, phase
locked loop, SSB receiver Signal to noise ratio calculation for AM and FM receivers.
Control Systems: Elements of control systems; blockdiagram representation; open-loop &
closed-loop systems; principles and applications of feed-back. Control system components.
LTI systems: time- omain and transform-domain analysis. Stability: Routh Hurwitz
criterion, root-loci, Bodeplots and polar plots, Nyquists criterion; Design of lead-lad
compensators. Proportional, PI, PID controllers. Statevariable representation and analysis of
control systems.
Microprocessors and Microcomputers: PC organisation; CPU, instruction set, register set,
timing diagram, programming, interrupts, memory interfacing, I/O interfacing,
programmable peripheral devices.
Measurement and Instrumentation: Error analysis; measurement of current, voltage,
power, energy, power-factor, resistance, inductance, capacitance and frequency; bridge
measurement. Signal conditioning circuit; Electronic measuring instruments: multimeter,
CRO, digital voltmeter, frequency counter, Q-meter, spectrum-analyzer, distortion-meter.
Transducers: thermocouple, thermistor, LVDT, strain-gauge, piezo-electric crystal.
Power Systems: Analysis and Control: Steady-state performance of overhead transmission
lines and cables; principles of active and reactive power transfer and distribution; per-unit
quantities; bus admittance and impedance matrices; load flow; voltage control and power
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CIVIL ENGINEERING
Engineering Mechanics:
Units and Dimensions, SI Units, Vectors, Concept of Force, Concept of particle and rigid
body. Concurrent, Non Concurrent and parallel forces in a plane, moment of force, free body
diagram, conditions of equilibrium, Principle of virtual work, equivalent force system.
First and Second Moment of area, Mass moment of Inertia.
Static Friction.
Kinematics and Kinetics:
Kinematics in Cartesian Co-ordinates, motion under uniform and nonuniform acceleration,
motion under gravity. Kinetics of particle: Momentum and Energy principles, collision of
elastic bodies, rotation of rigid bodies.
Strength of Materials:
Simple Stress and Strain, Elastic constants, axially loaded compression members, Shear
force and bending moment, theory of simple bending, Shear Stress distribution across cross
sections, Beams of uniform strength.
Deflection of beams: Macaulays method, Mohrs Moment area method, Conjugate beam
method, unit load method. Torsion of Shafts, Elastic stability of columns, Eulers Rankines
and Secant formulae.
Structural Analysis:
Castiglianios theorems I and II, unit load method of consistent deformation applied to
beams and pin jointed trusses. Slope-deflection, moment distribution,
Rolling loads and Influences lines: Influences lines for Shear Force and Bending moment at
a section of beam. Criteria for maximum shear force and bending Moment in beams
traversed by a system of moving loads. Influences lines for simply supported plane pin
jointed trusses.
Arches: Three hinged, two hinged and fixed arches, rib shortening and temperature effects.
Matrix methods of analysis: Force method and displacement method of analysis of
indeterminate beams and rigid frames.
Plastic Analysis of beams and frames: Theory of plastic bending, plastic analysis, statical
method, Mechanism method.
Unsymmetrical bending: Moment of inertia, product of inertia, position of Neutral Axis and
Principle axes, calculation of bending stresses.
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Machinery for earthwork, concreting and their specific uses Factors affecting selection of
equipments operating cost of Equipments.
Construction Planning and Management:
Construction activity schedules- organization for construction industry Quality assurance
principles.
Use of Basic principles of network analysis in form of CPM and PERT their use in
construction monitoring, Cost optimization and resource allocation.
Basic principles of Economic analysis and methods.
Project profitability Basic principles of Boot approach to financial planning simple toll
fixation criterions.
Surveying and Transportation Engineering
Surveying:
Common methods and instruments for distance and angle measurement for CE work their
use in plane table, traverse survey, leveling work, triangulation, contouring and
topographical map.
Basic principles of photogrammetry and remote sensing.
Railway Engineering:
Permanent way components, types and their functions Functions and Design constituents
of turn and crossings Necessity of geometric design of track Design of station and yards.
Highway Engineering:
Principles of Highway alignments classification and geometrical design elements and
standards for Roads.
Pavement structure for flexible and rigid pavements - Design principles and methodology of
pavements.
Typical construction methods and standards of materials for stabilized soil, WBM,
Bituminous works and CC roads.
Surface and sub-surface drainage arrangements for roads - culvert structures.
Pavement distresses and strengthening by overlays.
Traffic surveys and their applications in traffic planning - Typical design features for
channelized, intersection, rotary etc signal designs standard Traffic signs and markings.
Hydrology, Water Resources and Engineering:
Hydrology:
Hydrological cycle, precipitation, evaporation, transpiration, infiltration, overland flow,
hydrograph, flood frequency analysis, flood routing through a reservoir, channel flow
routing-Muskingam method.
Ground water flow:
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Solid waste: Collection and disposal in rural and urban contexts, management of long-term
ill effects.
Environmental pollution: Sustainable development. Rawastes and disposal. Environmental
impact assessment for thermal power plants, mines, river valley projects. Air pollution.
Pollution control acts
MECHANICAL ENGINEERING
Mechanics:
Mechanics of rigid bodies: Equations of equilibrium in space and its application; first and
second moments of area; simple problems on friction; kinematics of particles for plane
motion; elementary particle dynamics.
Mechanics of deformable bodies: Generalized Hookes law and its application; design
problems on axial stress, shear stress and bearing stress; material properties for dynamic
loading; bending shear and stresses in beams;. determination of principle stresses and strains
- analytical and graphical; compound and combined stresses; bi-axial stresses - thin walled
pressure vessel; material behaviour and design factors for dynamic load; design of circular
shafts for bending and torsional load only; deflection of beam for statically determinate
problems; theories of failure.
Engineering Materials: Basic concepts on structure of solids; common ferrous and nonferrous materials and their applications; heat-treatment of steels; non-metals- plastics,
ceramics, composite materials and nano-materials.
Theory of Machines: Kinematic and dynamic analysis of plane mechanisms. Cams, Gears
and epicyclic gear trains, flywheels, governors, balancing of rigid rotors, balancing of single
and multicylinder engines, linear vibration analysis of mechanical systems (single degree of
freedom), Critical speeds and whirling of shafts.
Manufacturing Science:
Manufacturing Process: Machine tool engineering Merchants force analysis; Taylors tool
life equation; conventional machining; NC and CNC machining process; jigs and fixtures.
Non-conventional machining EDM, ECM, ultrasonic, water jet machining etc; application
of lasers and plasmas; energy rate calculations. Forming and welding processes- standard
processes. Metrology - concept of fits and tolerances; tools and gauges; comparators;
inspection of length; position; profile and surface finish.
Manufacturing Management: System design: factory location- simple OR models; plant
layout - methods based; applications of engineering economic analysis and break- even
analysis for product selection, process selection and capacity planning; predetermined time
standards. System planning; forecasting methods based on regression and decomposition,
design and balancing of multi model and stochastic assembly lines; inventory management
probabilistic inventory models for order time and order quantity determination; JIT systems;
strategic sourcing; managing inter plant logistics. System operations and control: Scheduling
algorithms for job shops; applications of statistical methods for product and process quality
control - applications of control charts for mean, range, percent defective, number of
defectives and defects per unit; quality cost systems; management of resources,
organizations and risks in projects. System improvement: Implementation of systems, such
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as total quality management, developing and managing flexible, lean and agile
organizations.
Thermodynamics, Gas Dynamics and Turbine:
Basic concept of First law and second law of Thermodynamics; concept of entropy and
reversibility; availability and unavailability and irreversibility.
Classification and properties of fluids; incompressible and compressible fluids flows; effect
of Mach number and compressibility; continuity momentum and energy equations; normal
and oblique shocks; one dimensional isentropic flow; flow or fluids in duct with frictions
that transfer.
Flow through fans, blowers and compressors; axial and centrifugal flow configuration;
design of fans and compressors; single problems compresses and turbine cascade; open and
closed cycle gas turbines; work done in the gas turbine; reheat and regenerators.
Heat Transfer:
Conduction heat transfer- general conduction equation - Laplace, Poisson and Fourier
equations; Fourier law of conduction; one dimensional steady state heat conduction applied
to simple wall, solid and hollow cylinder & spheres.
Convection heat transfer- Newtons law of convection; free and forces convection; heat
transfer during laminar and turbulent flow of an incompressible fluid over a flat plate;
concepts of Nusselt number, hydrodynamic and thermal boundary layer their thickness;
Prandtl number; analogy between heat and momentum transfer- Reynolds, Colbum,
Prandtlanalogies; heat transfer during laminar and turbulent flow through horizontal tubes;
free convection from horizontal and vertical plates.
Black body radiation - basic radiation laws such as Stefan-Boltzman, Planck distribution,
Weins displacement etc.
Basic heat exchanger analysis; classification of heat exchangers.
I .C. Engines:
Classification, thermodynamic cycles of operation; determination of break power, indicated
power, mechanical efficiency, heat balance sheet, interpretation of performance
characteristics, petrol, gas and diesel engines.
Combustion in SI and CI engines, normal and abnormal combustion; effect of working
parameters on knocking, reduction of knocking; Forms of combustion chamber for SI and CI
engines; rating of fuels; additives; emission.
Different systems of IC engines- fuels; lubricating; cooling and transmission systems.
Alternate fuels in IC engines.
Steam Engineering:
Steam generation- modified Rankine cycle analysis; Modern steam boilers; steam at critical
and supercritical pressures; draught equipment; natural and artificial draught; boiler fuels
solid, liquid and gaseous fuels. Steam turbines - principle; types; compounding; impulse and
reaction turbines; axial thrust.
Steam nozzles- flow of steam in convergent and divergent nozzle; pressure at throat for
maximum discharge with different initial steam conditions such as wet,
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saturated and superheated, effect of variation of back pressure; supersaturated flow of steam
in nozzles, Wilson line.
Rankine cycle with internal and external irreversibility; reheat factor; reheating and
regeneration, methods of governing; back pressure and pass out turbines.
Steam power plants - combined cycle power generation; heat recovery steam generators
(HRSG) fired and unfired, cogeneration plants.
Refrigeration and air-conditioning:
Vapour compression refrigeration cycle - cycle on p-H & T-s diagrams; eco-friendly
refrigerants - R134a,123; Systems like evaporators, condensers, compressor, expansion
devices. Simple vapour absorption systems.
Psychrometry - properties; processes; charts; sensible heating and cooling; humidification
and dehumidification effective temperature; air-conditioning load calculation; simple duct
design.
METALLURGICAL ENGINEERING
Thermodynamics and Rate Processes: Laws of thermodynamics, activity, equilibrium
constant, applications to metallurgical systems, solutions, phase equilibria, Ellingham and
phase stability diagrams, thermodynamics of surfaces, interfaces and defects, adsorption and
segregation; basic kinetic laws, order of reactions, rate constants and rate limiting steps;
principles of electro chemistry- single electrode potential, electro-chemical cells and
polarizations, aqueous corrosion and protection of metals, oxidation and high temperature
corrosion characterization and control; heat transfer conduction, convection and heat
transfer coefficient relations, radiation, mass transfer diffusion and Ficks laws, mass
transfer coefficients; momentum transfer concepts of viscosity, shell balances, Bernoullis
equation, friction factors.
Extractive Metallurgy: Minerals of economic importance, comminution techniques, size
classification, Flotation, gravity and other methods of mineral processing; agglomeration,
pyrohydro- and electro-metallurgical processes; material and energy balances; principles and
processes for the extraction of non-ferrous metals aluminium, copper, zinc, lead,
magnesium, nickel, titanium and other rare metals; iron and steel making principles, role
structure and properties of slags, metallurgical coke, blast furnace, direct reduction
processes, primary and secondary steel making, ladle metallurgy operations including
deoxidation, desulphurization, sulphide shape control, inert gas rinsing and vacuum reactors;
secondary refining processes including AOD, VAD, VOD, VAR and ESR; ingot and
continuous casting; stainless steel making, furnaces and refractories.
Physical Metallurgy: Crystal structure and bonding characteristics of metals, alloys,
ceramics and polymers, structure of surfaces and interfaces, nano-crystalline and amorphous
structures; solid solutions; solidification; phase transformation and binary phase diagrams;
principles of heat treatment of steels, cast iron and aluminum alloys; surface treatments;
recovery, recrystallization and grain growth; industrially important ferrous and non-ferrous
alloys; elements of X-ray and electron diffraction; principles of scanning and transmission
electron microscopy; industrial ceramics, polymers and composites; electronic basis of
thermal, optical, electrical and magnetic properties of materials; electronic and optoelectronic materials.
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TEXTILE ENGINEERING
Textile Fibres: Classification of textile fibres; Essential requirements of fibre forming
polymers; Gross and fine structure of natural fibres like cotton, wool and silk. Introduction
to important bastfibres; properties and uses of natural and man-made fibres; physical and
chemical methods of fibre and blend identification and blend analysis.
Molecular architecture, amorphous and crystalline phases, glass transition, plasticization,
crystallization, melting, factors affecting Tg and Tm; Process of viscose and acetate
preparation. Polymerization of nylon-6, nylon-66, poly (ethylene terephthalate),
polyacrylonitrile and polypropylene; Melt Spinning processes, characteristic features of
PET, polyamide and polypropylene spinning; wet and dry spinning of viscose and acrylic
fibres; post spinning operations such as drawing, heat setting, tow-to-top conversion and
different texturing methods.
Methods of investigating fibre structure e.g., Density, X-ray diffraction, birefringence,
optical and electron microscopy, I.R. absorption, thermal methods (DSC, DMA/TMA,
TGA); structure and morphology ofman-made fibres, mechanical properties of fibres,
moisture sorption in fibres; fibre structure and property correlation.
Yarn manufacture and yarn structure & properties: Principles of opening, cleaning and
mixing/blending of fibrous materials, working principle of modern opening and cleaning
equipments; the technology of carding, carding of cotton and synthetic fibres; Drafting
operation, roller and apron drafting principle, causes of mass irregularity introduced by
drafting; roller arrangements in drafting systems; principles of cotton combing, combing
cycle, mechanism and function, combing efficiency, lap preparation; recent developments in
comber; Roving production, mechanism of bobbin building, roving twist; Principle of ring
spinning, forces acting on yarn and traveler; ring & traveler designs; mechanism of cop
formation, causes of end breakages; working principle of ring doubler and two for one
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twister, single and folded yarn twist, properties of double yarns, production of core spun
yarn, compact spinning, principle of non conventional methods of yarn production such as
rotor spinning, air jet spinning, wrap spinning, twist less spinning and friction spinning.
Yarn contraction, yarn diameter, specific volume & packing coefficient; twist strength
relationship in spun yarns; fibre configuration and orientation in yarn; cause of fibre
migration and its estimation, irregularity index, properties of ring, rotor and air-jet yarns.
Fabric manufacture and Fabric Structure: Principles of cheese and cone winding
processes and machines; random and precision winding; package faults and their remedies;
yarn clearers and tensioners; different systems of yarn splicing; features of modern cone
winding machines; different types of warping creels; features of modern beam and sectional
warping machines; different sizing systems, sizing of spun and filament yarns, modern
sizing machines; principles of pirn winding processes and machines; primary and secondary
motions of loom, effect of their settings and timings on fabric formation, fabric appearance
and weaving performance; dobby and jacquard shedding; mechanics of weft insertion with
shuttle; warp and weft stop motions, warp protection, weft replenishment; functional
principles of weft insertion systems of shuttle-less weaving machines, principles of
multiphase and circular looms.
Principles of weft and warp knitting; basic weft and warp knitted structures. Classification,
production and areas of application of nonwoven fabrics.Basic woven fabric constructions
and their derivatives; crepe, cord, terry, gauze, leno and double cloth constructions. Peirces
equations for fabric geometry; elastica model of plain woven fabrics; thickness, cover and
maximum sett of woven fabrics.
Textile Testing: Sampling techniques, sample size and sampling errors. Measurement of
fibre length, fineness, crimp, strength and reflectance; measurement of cotton fibre maturity
and trash content; HVI and AFIS for fibre testing. Measurement of yarn count, twist and
hairiness; tensile testing of fibres, yarns and fabrics; evenness testing of slivers, rovings and
yarns; testing equipment for measurement test methods of fabric properties like thickness,
compressibility, air permeability, drape, crease recovery, tear strength, bursting strength and
abrasion resistance. FAST and Kawabata instruments and systems for objective fabric
evaluation.Statistical data analysis of experimental results.Correlation analysis, significance
tests and analysis of variance; frequency distributions and control charts.
Preparatory Processes: Chemistry and practice of preparatory processes for cotton, wool
and silk. Mercerization of cotton.Preparatory processes for nylon, polyester and acrylic and
polyester/cotton blends.
Dyeing: Classification of dyes. Dyeing of cotton, wool, silk, polyester, nylon and acrylic
with appropriate dye classes. Dyeing polyester/cotton and polyester/wool blends. Batchwise
and continuous dyeing machines. Dyeing of cotton knitted fabrics and machines used. Dye
fibre interaction. Introduction to thermodynamics and kinetics of dyeing.Methods for
determination of wash, light and rubbing fastness.Evaluation of fastness properties with the
help of grey scale.
Printing: Styles of printing. Printing thickeners including synthetic thickeners. Printing
auxiliaries. Printing of cotton with reactive dyes. Printing of wool, silk, nylon with acid and
metal complex dyes. Printing of polyester with disperse dyes. Methods of dye fixation after
printing. Resist and discharge printing of cotton, silk and polyester. Printing of
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BIO-MEDICAL ENGINEERING
Biomedical Engineering is a interdisciplinary field that develops and perfects tools and
techniques that extend and enhance the capability of a clinician in medical procedures, and
helps in the monitoring and control of the physiological parameters of patients. Biomedical
engineering graduates should have background knowledge of Electrical, Electronics,
Mechanics, material Science Communication and Instrumentation Engineering besides the
exposure to anatomy and physiology including clinical monitoring with safety analysis.
.Students must have sufficient knowledge in the theory and practice of Biomediol
Instrumentation. Biosignal Processing, Medical Image Processing, Rehabilitation
Engineering, Biomaterials, Medical .'vices and Biosensors.
Biomedical Instrumentation: " Introduction to Biomedical medical instrumentation,
Recording Systems, Blood pressure measurer-ent, Electrocardiograph, ECG leads, artifacts ,
vector cardiograph, Phonocardiograph , defibrillators, pacemakers, fixed, demand, heartlung machine, Electroencephalograph, Block diagram, 10-20 electrode placement , recording
of evoked potential , sensory and motor, EEG telemetry, Electromyography, Block diagram
.recording system, Hemodyalisis Machine, electrical Hazards and Safety.
Anatomy and Physiology: Skeletal system, Nervous system and special senses,
Cardiovascular system, Respiratory system, Digestive System.
Medical Physics and Biochemistry: Introduction to Biochemistry, Carbohydrate
Metabolism, Protein Metabolism, Lipid Metabolism, Nucleic and Metabolism, Vitaminswater soluble and fat soluble, Minerals - Sodium, Potasim, Calcium, Magnesium and
phosphate.
Biomedical Signal Processing: Discrete and continuous Random variables, Probability
distribution and density functions. Gaussian and Rayleigh density functions, Correlation
between random variables. Stationary random process, Ergodicity, Power special density
and autocorrelation function of random processes. Noise power spectral density analysis,
Noise bandwidth, noise figure of systems, Data Compression Techniques, Cardio logical,
Signal Processing, Adaptive Noise Canceling, neurological Signal Processing.
Medical Image Processing: Digital Image representation, steps in image processing,
Elements of Digital Image processing systems. Fundamentals: Elements of visual
perception, sampling and quantization, basic relationship between pixels. Imaging Geometry
some basic transforms, perspective transforms, Image Transform Fourier transform,
Discrete Fourier transform, Fast Fourier transform, properties of 2 - D Fourier transform,
Image Enhancement - Spatial domain methods, Frequency domain methods, Enhancement
by point processing, spatial filtering, Enhancement in the Frequency domain, Image
Restoration - Degradation model, Algebraic approach to restoration, Inverse Filtering,
Wiener Filter constraint least square1; restoration, Restoration in the spatial domain, Image
Compression-_Redundancy, Compression models, Lossy, compression, Image compression
standards, Image Segmentation - Detection of Detection of Discontinuity Edge linking
and boundary detection, Thresholding Region oriented segmentation Image representation Represent- ion schemes. Boundary descriptors, Regional descriptors, Recognition and
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interpretation - Elements of Image analysis patterns and pattern classes, Decision and
theoretic methods, structural methods, Interpretation.
Microprocessor-based Medical Instrumentation: 8086 Processor-Introduction, 8086
Architecture, Pin configuration, 8086 in min/max node, Addressing modes, Instruction set
of 8086, Assembler directive, Assembly language programming, Peripherals & interfacing
With 8086-Serial & parallel I/O (8251A and 8255), Programmable interval timer 8253,
Programmable DMA controller 8257, programmable interrupt controller 8259A, Keyboard
and display controller 8279, ADC / DAC interfacing, 80286 Processor-Features of 80286,
internal architecture of 80286, real addressing mode virtual addressing mode, privilege,
protection, basic bus operation of 80286, fetch cycles of 80286, Advance In
Microprocessors- Features of Pentium processor, Pentium - I, Pentium - II, Pentium - III,
Pentium - IV, Introduction to microcontroller 8051, architecture of 8051, Register set of
8051.
Biomaterials: Properties of Materials. Classes of materials used in medicine. Metals,
Polymers, Hydrogels Bioresorbablc and Biodegradable Materials, Ceramics, Natural
materials composites thin films, grafts, Coatings medical fibers and Biological functional
materials, Smart materials, Pyrolytic Carbon for long-term medical implants textured and
Porous materials non-fouling surfaces, Host reactions to: inflammation, Wound healing and
the Foreign body response. Systemic toxicity and Hypersensitivity. Blood coagulation and
Blood-material Interactions. Tumorigenesis, Testing biomaterials Applications of materials
in medicine, Dentistry and Biology Cardiovascular medical devices Nonthrombogenic
treatments and Strategies. Orthopedic biomaterials, Performance of drug delivery systems,
Sutures. Burn dressings and Skin substitutes Sterilization of implants and Devices implants
and Device failure. Surface properties with Biological responses. Implant retrieval and
Evaluation. Standards development and regulation of medical products using biomaterials.
Nano bio materials.
Biomechanics: Introduction to Fluid Mechanism, Basic laws governing conservation of
mass, momentum and energy, laminar flow, Coquette flow and Hager - poise Ville equation,
turbulent flow, Flow Dynamical Study of Circulating System, Heart and blood vessels,
Ventricular pressure, volume, ECG time Based cyclic, variation. Determination of
ventricular wall diastolic, systolic modules vs. stress properties and their physiological
connotation, Intra- ventricular blood, Flow analysis of velocity and pressure gradient,
Arterial impedance relating pulse pressure and flow rate, microcirculatory, flow,
transcapillary fluid movements in systemic circulation, physiological factors controlling
blood pressure, heart valves, Biomechanical stress strain model Muscle in terms of its elastic
and contractile elements parameters, Lung Mechanics Lung structure and function, methods
of determining ling pressure and volume, airway resistance and conductance.
5.9 Mains Examination (Part ii) English
This test is a qualifying test and is to be designed to assess the working English knowledge,
efficiency and expression of English and Report Writing abilities. Accordingly, the Question
paper, suggestively, may have Essay, Prcis-writing, comprehension, case analysis & Report
writing.
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