July - 2020: VIT Research Entrance Examination

Research Admissions - July - 2020
VIT Research Entrance Examination

July - 2020
Syllabus for Research Programmes
Syllabus 1
COMMON SYLLABUS FOR ALL SUBJECTS FOR PHD

ENGLISH COMMUNICATION (15 QUESTIONS)
1. Grammar
Subject – Verb Agreement
Tense forms
Voices
Ar cles and Preposi on
Use of Conjunc ons
2. Wri ng Technical Instruc ons
3. Wri ng Memos & Wri ng Minutes
4. Transcoding
5. Preparing Ques onnaire
6. Proof Reading
STATISTICS & PROBABILITY (15 QUESTIONS)

Unit 1: Statistics
Defini ons, Scope and Limita ons - Sampling methods - Collec on of data-Classifica on and Tabula on - Frequency
distribu on - Diagramma c and graphical representa on - Measures of Central Tendency - Mean, median, mode Par -
on values (Median, quar le, Deciles and percen les)- Measures of Dispersion- Coefficient of varia on- Skewness and
Kurtosis.
Unit 2: Correlation- and regressions
Sca er diagram-Coefficient of correla on – Rank correla on- Lines of linear regression – Par al correla on-mul ple
correla on - Mul ple linear regressions.
Unit 3: Probability
Events - Addi on Law of probabili es – Condi onal Probabili es-Mul plica on Law of probabili es - Baye’s Theorem –
random variable – Discrete-con nuous-cumula ve distribu on func on-probability mass func on-probability density
func on - mathema cal expecta on. Binomial and Poisson’s distribu ons. Tests of hypothesis- small and large
samples tests- chi-square test- Analysis of variance (ANOVA).
SUBJECT SYLLABUS FOR ENTRANCE EXAMINATION FOR PHD ADMISSION

BBT—BIO SCIENCES AND BIO-TECHNOLOGY
Biophysics and Biochemistry
Structural elucida on of biological macromolecules (Carbohydrates and lipids). Forces that determine protein and nu-
cleic acid structure, Predic on of proteins structure, nucleic acids, Proper es of lipid bilayers, Biochemical Kine cs
studies, unimolecular reac ons, methods of determining macromolecular structures inclusive of the spectroscopic
techniques like UV-vis absorp on, lR absorp on, circular dichroism fluoresence NMR and X-ray and neutron diffrac on
techniques.
Structure and proper es Amino acids, pep des, proteins and conjugated proteins, protein hydra on, coagula on, de-
natura on - gela on, protein-protein interac ons, cytosolic and membrane proper es, purines, pyrimidines, nucleo-
sides, nucleo des, polynucleo des, Ribonucleic acids and deoxyribonucleic acids, TCA cycle, glycolysis, pentose phos-
phate pathway, urea cycle, metabolic regula on, respiratory chain, TP cycle, energy rich compounds, integrated me-
tabolism, Carbohydrates - linear and branched carbohydrates, N containing carbohydrates, cell wall carbohydrates,
metabolism of carbohydrates, Fats and oils-structure, proper es of saturated and unsaturated fa y acids, glycerolipids,
phospholipids, sphingolipids, glycolipids, steroids, Vitamins and minerals types, structure and func onal proper es of
vitamins, u lity of essen al minerals sources and trace elements.
Syllabus 2
Biotechnology
Industrial biotechnology – Isola on; preserva on and strain improvement for the overproduc on of primary and sec-
ondary metabolites. Medium formula on, op miza on and steriliza on; biological waste treatment processes. Biopro-
cess-Types of reactors; volumetric oxygen mass transfer coefficient and its es ma on; models for ideal and non-ideal
flow. Downstream processing-Unit opera ons in downstream processing, cell disrup ons method, solid liquid separa-
on methods, precipita on methods, extrac on methods, membrane based separa on methods, different types of
purifica on and chromatographic techniques.
Culture of animal cells: Primary culture: Isola on of mouse and chick embryos, human biopsies, methods for
primary culture, nomenclature of cell lines, sub culture and propaga on and rou ne maintenance. Cell charac-
teriza on: cytotoxicity assays, cell quan ta on, cell culture contamina on: monitoring and eradica on, cryopres-
erva on, confocal microscopy. Stem cell culture and its applica ons.
Molecular Biology and Cell Structure & Func on of the Organelles
Eukaryo c and Prokaryo c cells, cell division, mitosis & meiosis cell cycle and molecules that control cell cycle, endocy-
tosis and Exocytosis. Ultrastructure of cellular organelles, viz. Mitochondria, ER, Golgi, Chloroplast, plasma membrane,
centriole, nuclear and membrane bound receptors, Signal Transduc on, Techniques of propaga on of prokaryo c and
Eukaryo c cells, Autocrine, Paracrine and Endocrine models of ac on, Cell line, genera on of cell lines.
Structure of DNA and histone molecules, Replica on of eukaryo c chromosomes, nucleoid the complex replica on ap-
paratus, process of transcrip on and, Structure of tRNA, mRNA, rRNA, Deciphering of the gene c code, Transla on,
Muta on. Reverse transcrip on, Methods for analysis of gene expression at RNA and protein level, micro array, DNA
chips. PCR, RFLP, Southern and Northern blo ng, AFLP techniques, Real- me PCR. In situ localiza on, FISH and GISH.
Gene cs and Recombinant DNA
Mendelian gene cs. Types of gene c disorders- chromosomal disorders, single gene disorders, mul factorial disorders,
mitochondrial disorders, Pedigree analysis, Human chromosomal syndromes- varia on in chromosome number, Varia-
on in chromosome structure, Molecular basis of inborn error of metabolism, Molecular basis of cancer. Prenatal diag-
nosis and gene c counseling. Eugenics. Popula on gene cs.
General principles of cloning, Gene c elements that control gene expression, method of crea ng recombinant DNA
molecules crea ng transgenic animals, plants microbes, safety guidelines of crea ng recombinant DNA research, re-
stric on enzymes and mapping of DNA, plasmid and phage and other vectors. Construc on of genomic and cDNA li-
braries, methods of nucleic acid extrac on. Transforma on, Patents and methods of applica on of patents.
Environmental Sciences
Ecosystems, energy flow, ecological succession, pollu on. Bioremedia on, Conven onal and Non conven onal sources
of energy. Biogeo chemical cycles. Biodiversity and wild life conserva on. Social issues and the environment.
Immunology
Innate Immunity, Adap ve Immunity, Cell mediated Immunity, Phagocyte, cells B and T cells - structure and func on of
An body molecules, An gen processing and presenta on, Monoclonal an body, Autoimmunity and hypersensi vity.
Microbiology:
Basic concepts of Microbiology and classifica on, Bacteriology, Virology, Mycology, Parasitological, Recombina on.
Bioinforma cs:
Biological databases, File formats, sequence alignment, Database searches, phylogene c tree construc on and valida-
on, Homology modeling, Drug discovery, DNA mapping and sequencing, sequence assembly and gene predic on,
molecular predic ons with DNA strings, Visualiza on tolls.
BME—BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING
Unit 1: Basics of Circuits
Kirchoff ’s laws, mesh and nodal Analysis. Circuit theorems. One port and two-port Network Func ons. Sta c and dy-
namic characteris cs of Measurement Systems. Error and uncertainty analysis. Sta s cal analysis of data and curve
fi ng.
Syllabus 3
Unit 2: Transducers and Measurement

Resis ve, Capaci ve, Induc ve and piezoelectric transducers. Measurement of displacement, velocity and accelera on
(transla onal and rota onal), force, torque, vibra on and shock.
Unit 3: Analog Electronics
Characteris cs of diode, BJT, JFET and MOSFET. Diode circuits. Transistors at low and high frequencies, Amplifiers, sin-
gle and mul -stage. Feedback amplifiers. Opera onal amplifiers, characteris cs and circuit configura ons. Instrumen-
ta on amplifier. Precision rec fier. V-to-I and I-to-V converter. Op-Amp based ac ve filters. Oscillators and signal gen-
erators.
Unit 4: Digital Electronics
Combina onal logic circuits, minimiza on of Boolean func ons. IC families, TTL, MOS and CMOS. Arithme c circuits.
Comparators, Schmi trigger, mers and mono-stable mul -vibrator. Sequen al circuits, flip-flops, counters, shi reg-
isters. Mul plexer, S/H circuit. Analog-to-Digital and Digital-to-Analog converters. Basics of number system. Micropro-
cessor applica ons, memory and input-output interfacing. Microcontrollers.
Unit 5: Signals, Systems and Communica ons
Periodic and aperiodic signals. Impulse response, transfer func on and frequency response of first- and second order
systems. Convolu on, correla on and characteris cs of linear me invariant systems. Discrete me system, impulse
and frequency response. Pulse transfer func on. IIR and FIR filters. Amplitude and frequency modula on
and demodula on. Sampling theorem, pulse code modula on. Frequency and me division mul plexing. Amplitude
shi keying, frequency shi keying and pulse shi keying for digital modula on.
Unit 6: Electrical and Electronic Measurements
Bridges and poten ometers, measurement of R, L and C. Measurements of voltage, current, power, power factor and
energy. A.C & D.C current probes. Extension of instrument ranges. Q-meter and waveform analyzer. Digital voltmeter
and mul meter. Time, phase and frequency measurements. Cathode ray oscilloscope. Serial and parallel communica-
on. Shielding and grounding.
Unit 7: Analy cal, Op cal and Biomedical Instrumenta on
Mass spectrometry. UV, visible and IR spectrometry. X-ray and nuclear radia on measurements. Op cal sources and
detectors, LED, laser, photo-diode, photo-resistor and their characteris cs. Interferometers, applica ons in metrolo-
gy. Basics of fiber op cs. EEG, ECG and EMG, Clinical measurements, Ultrasonic transducers and Ultrasonogra-
phy. Principles of Computer Assisted Tomography.
Unit 8: Mathema cs
Linear algebra, calculus, differen al equa ons, numerical methods, probability .theory
CEE—CHEMICAL ENGINEERING
Unit 1: PROCESS CALCULATIONS AND THERMODYNAMICS
Laws of conserva on of mass and energy; use of e components; recycle, bypass and purge calcula ons; degree of
freedom analysis. First and Second laws of thermodynamics. First law applica on to close and open systems. Second
law and Entropy. Thermodynamic proper es of pure substances: equa on of state and departure func on, proper es
of mixtures: par al molar proper es, fugacity, excess proper es and ac vity coefficients; phase equilibria: predic ng
VLE of systems; chemical reac on equilibria.
Unit 2: FLUID MECHANICS AND MECHANICAL OPERATIONS
Fluid sta cs, Newtonian and non-Newtonian fluids, Bernoulli equa on, Macroscopic fric on factors, energy balance,
dimensional analysis, shell balances, flow through pipeline systems, flow meters, pumps and compressors, packed and
fluidized beds, elementary boundary layer theory, size reduc on and size separa on; free and hindered se ling; centri-
fuge and cyclones; thickening and classifica on, filtra on, mixing and agita on; conveying of solids
Syllabus 4
Unit 3: HEAT TRANSFER

Conduc on, convec on and radia on, heat transfer coefficients, steady and unsteady heat conduc on, boiling, con-
densa on and evapora on; types of heat exchangers and evaporators and their design.
Unit 4: MASS TRANSFER
Fick’s laws, molecular diffusion in fluids, mass transfer coefficients, Theories of mass transfer; stage wise and con nu-
ous contac ng and stage efficiencies; HTU & NTU concepts design and opera on of equipment for dis lla on, absorp-
on, leaching, liquid-liquid extrac on, drying, humidifica on, dehumidifica on and adsorp on.
Unit 5: CHEMICAL REACTION ENGINEERING
Theories of reac on rates; kine cs of homogeneous reac ons, interpreta on of kine c data, single and mul ple reac-
ons in ideal reactors, non ideal reactors; residence me distribu on, single parameter model; non-isothermal reac-
tors; kine cs of heterogeneous cataly c reac ons; diffusion effects in catalysis.
Unit 6: INSTRUMENTATION AND PROCESS CONTROL
Measurement of process variables; sensors, transducers and their dynamics, transfer func ons and dynamic responses
of simple systems, process reac on curve, controller modes (P, PI, and PID); control valves; analysis of closed loop sys-
tems including stability, frequency response and controller tuning, cascade, feed forward control.
Unit 7: PLANT DESIGN AND ECONOMICS
Process design and sizing of chemical engineering equipment such as compressors, heat exchangers, mul stage contac-
tors; principles of process economics and cost es ma on including total annualized cost, cost indexes, rate of return,
payback period, discounted cash flow, op miza on in design.
Unit 8: CHEMICAL TECHNOLOGY
Inorganic chemical industries; sulfuric acid, NaOH, fer lizers (Ammonia, Urea, SSP and TSP); natural products
industries (Pulp and Paper, Sugar, Oil, and Fats); petroleum refining and petrochemicals; polymeriza on in-
dustries; polyethylene, polypropylene, PVC and polyester synthe c fibers
CHY—CHEMISTRY
Unit 1: Physical Chemistry
Hydrogen atom, angular Momentum. Vibra onal and perturba onal methods. Basics of atomic structure, electronic
configura on, shapes of orbitals, hydrogen atom spectra, Theore cal treatment of atomic structures and chemical
bonding, Chemical applica ons of group theory, Basic principles and applica on of spectroscopy – rota onal, vibra-
onal, electronic, Raman, ESR, NMR. Chemical thermodynamics, Phase equilibria, Sta s cal thermodynamics, Chemical
equilibria, Electrochemistry – Nernst equa on, electrode kine cs, electrical double layer, Debye-Hückel theory, Chemi-
cal kine cs – empirical rate laws, Arrhenius equa on, theories of reac on rates, determina on of reac on mecha-
nisms, experimental techniques for fast reac ons, Concepts of catalysis, Polymer chemistry. Molecular weights and
their determina ons. Kine cs of chain polymeriza on, Solids - structural classifica on of binary and ternary com-
pounds, diffrac on techniques, bonding, thermal, electrical and magne c proper es, Colloids and surface phenomena,
Data analysis.
Unit 2: Inorganic Chemistry
Chemical periodicity, Structure and bonding in homo- and heteronuclear molecules, including shapes of molecules,
Concepts of acids and bases, Chemistry of the main group elements and their compounds. Allotropy, synthesis, bond-
ing and structure, Chemistry of transi on elements and coordina on compounds – bonding theories, spectral and mag-
ne c proper es, reac on mechanisms, Inner transi on elements – spectral and magne c proper es, analy cal applica-
ons, Organometallic compounds - synthesis, bonding and structure, and reac vity. Organometallics in homogenous
catalysis, Cages and metal clusters, Analy cal chemistry- separa on techniques. Spectroscopic electro and thermoana-
ly cal methods, Bioinorganic chemistry – photosystems, porphyrines, metalloenzymes, oxygen transport, electron-
transfer reac ons, nitrogen fixa on, Physical characterisa on of inorganic compounds by IR, Raman, NMR,
EPR,Mössbauer, UV-Visible, NQR, MS, electron spectroscopy and microscopic techniques, Nuclear chemistry – nuclear
reac ons, fission and fusion, radio-analy cal techniques and ac va on analysis.
Unit 3: Organic Chemistry
IUPAC nomenclature of organic compounds, Principles of stereochemistry, conforma onal analysis, isomerism and chi-
rality, Reac ve intermediates and organic reac on mechanisms, Concepts of aroma city, Pericyclic reac ons, Named
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reac ons, Transforma ons and rearrangements, Principles and applica ons of organic photochemistry. Free radical
reac ons, Reac ons involving nucleophilic carbon intermediates, Oxida on and reduc on of func onal groups, Com-
mon reagents (organic, inorganic and organometallic) in organic synthesis, Chemistry of natural products such as ster-
oids, alkaloids, terpenes, pep des, carbohydrates, nucleic acids and lipids, Selec ve organic transforma ons –
chemoselec vity, regioselec vity, stereoselec vity, enan oselec vity. Protec ng groups, Chemistry of aroma c and
alipha c heterocyclic compounds, Physical characterisa on of organic compounds by IR, UV-Visible, Mass, and NMR.
Unit 4: Interdisciplinary topics
Chemistry in nanoscience and technology, Catalysis and green chemistry, Medicinal chemistry, Supramolecular chem-
istry, Environmental chemistry.
CMA—COMMERCE & ACCOUNTANCY

Unit 1: Accoun ng for financial decisions
Managerial accoun ng – analysis of financial statements – ra o analysis – budgetary control – marginal cos ng – in-
ventory valua on.
Unit 2: Business Research Methodology
Business research methods – development of research methodology – research plan – data collec on – sampling tech-
niques – qualita ve research – quan ta ve analysis – report wri ng.
Unit 3: Banking and Insurance
Central banking – commercial banks – development banks – non-banking financial ins tu ons – modern banking –
development of insurance – risk management and role of insurance – legal aspects – types of insurance products –
customers services – marke ng and distribu on.
Unit 4: Marke ng Management
Founda ons of marke ng – selec on of markets – product decisions – pricing decisions – distribu on decisions – com-
munica on decisions – impact of compe on on strategy – reaching consumers directly – analyzing markets.
Unit 5: Human Resource and Organiza onal Behaviour
Human resource planning – training development and career management – mo va on perspec ves – managing ethi-
cal issues in HRM – organiza onal behaviour – individual perspec ve – group dynamics – dynamics of organiza on.
CIE—Computation & Information Engineering

Engineering Mathema cs
Mathema cal Logic : Syntax of First Order Logic, Seman cs of First Order Logic, a Sequent Calculus, the Complete-
ness Theorem, the Limita ons of First Order Logic.
Differen al and Integral Calculus : Limit, Con nuity, Differen ability, Leibniz theorem, Mean Value Theorems, Taylor’s
theorem, Integrals, Improper integrals, Total Differen a on, Par al deriva ves ,Maxima and Minima, vector calculus,
Linear differen al equa ons.
Probability and Sta s cs : Probability, condi onal probability, Baye’s theorem, means, median, mode, moments,
standard devia on. Random variables, Uniform, Binomial, Poisson, normal distribu ons, Correla on and regression,
Sampling and Tests of significance.
Numerical Methods : Solu ons to algebraic and transcendental equa ons (Bisec on and Newton Raphson’s meth-
ods), simultaneous linear algebraic equa ons (Gauss elimina on, Crout’s, Gauss seidel and relaxa on), Interpola on
methods (forward, backward and central), numerical integra on (Trapezoidal, Simpson’s and Weddle’s) eigenvalues
and eigenvectors, Numerical solu ons to ordinary (Euler, modified Euler, Runga Ku a 4th order) and par al differen-
al (parabolic, ellip c and Hyperbolic) equa ons.
Linear Algebra and Transforms : linear vector space, determinants, matrices, eigen values, eigen vectors, elements
of complex analysis, Laplace transforms, Fourier analysis.
Algebra and Complex Analysis: Algebra of matrices, rank and determinant of matrices, linear equa ons. Eigenvalues
and eigenvectors, Cayley-Hamilton theorem. Matrix representa on of linear transforma ons. Canonical forms, diago-
nal forms, triangular forms, Quadra c forms, reduc on and classifica on of quadra c forms Analy c func ons, Cauchy
-Riemann equa ons. Contour integral, Cauchy’s theorem, Cauchy’s integral formula, Taylor series, Laurent series, cal-
culus of residues. Conformal mappings, Mobius transforma ons—Fourier series—harmonics.
Calculus and its Applica ons : Linear ordinary differen al equa ons (ODEs), varia on of parameters, Sturm-Liouville
problem. Par al differen al equa ons (PDEs) - Classifica on of second order PDEs, General solu on of higher order
PDEs with constant coefficients, Method of separa on of variables for Laplace, Heat and Wave equa ons. Transfor-
Syllabus 6
ma on techniques—Laplace transforma on—Fourier transforms—z—transforma on to solve differen al and differ-

ence equa ons.
Numerical Methods: Numerical solu ons of algebraic and transcendental equa ons itera on methods and New-
ton—Raphson method, Solu on of systems of linear algebraic equa ons using Gauss elimina on and Gauss-Seidel
methods-Numerical differen a on and integra on, Numerical solu ons of ODEs and PDEs.
Descrip ve sta s cs, Exploratory Data Analysis: Sample space, discrete probability, independent events, Bayes theo-
rem. Random variables and distribu on func ons (univariate and mul variate) - expecta on and moments. Independ-
ent random variables, marginal and condi onal distribu ons. Characteris c func ons. Standard discrete and con nu-
ous univariate distribu ons. Correla on and simple and mul ple linear regression. Test of hypotheses—Large and small
sample tests confidence intervals. Chi-square test goodness of fit. Simple non parametric tests for one and two sample
problems, rank correla on and test for independence. ANOVA.
Discrete Mathema cs : Sets, rela ons and func ons, algebra of matrices and determinants, algebraic structures,
Boolean algebra and applica ons, order rela ons and structures, graph theory, logic and combinatorics.
Theory of Computa on: Regular languages and finite automata, context free languages and Push down automata,
recursively enumerable sets and Turing machines, undecidability.
Programming Language Processors : Compiler, Interpreter, assembler, Linker, Loader, Macro processors, phases of
compilers, Lexical analysis, parsing, Top-down parsing and bo om up parsing, syntax directed transla on, run me en-
vironment, Symbol table, type checking, intermediate Code genera on, Code op miza on, code genera on.
Algorithmic Analysis and Data Structures
Analysis of Algorithms and Computa onal Complexity : Asympto c analysis ( best , worst, average case) of me and
space, Upper and lower bounds on the complexity of specific problems, NP-completeness, code and query tuning tech-
niques, numerical analysis, power analysis & resiliency, intractable problems.
Algorithms for Problem Solving : Tree and graph traversal, connected components, spanning trees, shortest paths,
hashing, sor ng, searching, design paradigms (Greedy, dynamic programming, divide and conquer).
Data Structures : No on of abstract data types, stack, Queue, List, set, string, Tree, binary search trees, heap, graph.
Computer Architecture & Organiza on and Opera ng Systems
Electronics : Network analysis, semiconductor devices, bipolar transistors, FET’s, Power supplies, amplifier, Oscilla-
tors, Opera onal amplifiers, elements of digital electronics, logic circuits.
Digital Logic : Number systems and codes, Gates, TTL circuits, Boolean algebra and Karnaugh maps, Arithme c logic
units, Flip flops, registers and counters, Memories, Combina onal and sequen al logic circuits .
Computer Architecture and Organiza on : Machine instruc ons and addressing modes, ALU and data path, Register
Transfer Language , hardware and micro programmed control, memory interface, RAM, ROM I/O interface ( Interrupt
and DMA modes), serial communica on interface, instruc on pipe-lining, Cache , main and secondary memory storage,
organiza on and structure of disk drives, RAID architectures Microprocessors: 8085, 8086, Interfacing and memory ad-
dressing.
Opera ng Systems : Memory management, page faults, overlay, processor management, device management, dead-
locks, Process, thread and inter process communica on, CPU scheduling, file systems, I/O systems, protec on and se-
curity.
So ware Engineering and Programming
System & Program Development Methodology : So ware paradigms, principles of programming in any language,
documenta on, system analysis and design methodologies, User Interface Design (UID), so ware construc on, so -
ware tes ng, so ware quality, Object Oriented Analysis and Design (OOAD) concepts.
Programming Methodology : Introduc on to programming, pointers, arrays, control structures, Itera onal control
structures, func ons, recursion, tes ng, debugging, code review, structures, files (C, C++, JAVA).
Computer Networks & Data Communica ons: Analog versus Digital communica on, modems, mul plexers, and con-
centrators, serial versus parallel communica on, simplex, duplex, and half duplex communica on, synchronous and
asynchronous communica on, Error detec on/correc on methods, data link control protocols, balanced and unbal-
anced interfaces, communica on media, ISO/OSI stack, Sliding window protocol, LAN Technologies (Ethernet, Token
ring) , TCP/UDP, IP, switches, gateways, and routers.
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Compu ng Technologies : Client server compu ng, Logical layers in client server architecture, Two- er versus Three-
er, Distributed compu ng, Middle-ware, Mobile Compu ng, Cloud Compu ng.
Databases Management Systems: Data, database and DBMS, Data dic onary/directory, schema, descrip on of data-
base structure, forms of DBMS systems, Hierarchical, network and RDBMS, DDL, DML , stored data structure language
and query language, Recent trends in database management systems, Memory management techniques used in com-
puters, query languages (SQL), file structures ( sequen al files, indexing, B* trees) Transac ons and concurrency con-
trol, Basic concepts of transac on processing , ACID proper es of transac ons, serializability of transac ons, concur-
rency control, recovery, OLAP.
CVL—CIVIL ENGINEERING
Unit 1: STRENGTH OF MATERIALS
Analysis of sta cally determinate trusses, arches, beams, cables and frames, displacements in sta cally determinate
structures and analysis of sta cally indeterminate structures by force/ energy methods, analysis by displacement
methods (slope deflec on method), influence lines for determinate and indeterminate structures. Bending moment
and shear force in sta cally determinate beams. Simple stress and strain rela onship Stress and strain in two dimen-
sions, principal stresses, stress transforma on, Mohr’s circle. Simple bending theory, flexural and shear stresses, un-
symmetrical bending, shear centre.
Unit 2: REINFORCED CONCRETE STRUCTURES
Concrete Technology- proper es of concrete, basics of mix design. Concrete design-basic working stress and limit state
design concepts, analysis of ul mate load capacity and design of members subjected to flexure, shear, compression
and torsion by limit state methods. Basic elements of pre-stressed concrete, analysis of beam sec ons at transfer and
service loads.
Unit 3: STEEL STRUCTURES
Analysis and design of tension and compression members, beams and beam columns, column bases. Connec ons sim-
ple and eccentric, beam-column connec ons, plate girders and trusses. Plas c analysis of beams and frames.
Unit 4: GEOTECHNICAL ENGINEERING
Soil classifica on, three - phase system, fundamental defini ons, rela onship and interrela onships, permeability and
seepage, effec ve stress principle, consolida on, compac on, shear strength. Sub-surface inves ga ons- scope, drill-
ing bore holes, sampling, penetra on tests, plate load test. Earth pressure theories, effect of water table, layered soils.
Founda on types founda on design requirements. Shallow founda ons bearing capacity, effect of shape, water table
and other factors, stress distribu on, se lement analysis in sands and clays. Deep founda ons - pile types, dynamic
and sta c formulae, load capacity of piles in sands and clays, nega ve skin fric on.
Unit 5: WATER RESOURCES ENGINEERING
Proper es of fluids, principle of conserva on of mass, momentum, energy and corresponding equa ons, poten al
flow, applica ons of momentum and Bernoulli’s equa on, laminar and turbulent flow, flow in pipes, pipe networks.
Concept of boundary layer and its growth. Uniform flow, cri cal flow and gradually varied flow in channels, specific
energy concept, hydraulic jump. Forces on immersed bodies, flow measurements in channels, tanks and pipes. Dimen-
sional analysis and hydraulic modeling. Kinema cs of flow, velocity triangles and specific speed of pumps and turbines.
Hydrologic cycle, rainfall, evapora on, infiltra on, stage discharge rela onships, unit hydrographs, flood es ma on,
reservoir capacity, reservoir and channel rou ng. Well hydraulics. Duty, delta, es ma on of evapo-transpira on. Crop
water requirements. Types of irriga on system, irriga on methods.
Unit 6: ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING
Quality standards, basic unit processes and opera ons for water treatment. Drinking water standards, water require-
ments, basic unit opera ons and unit processes for surface water treatment, distribu on of water. Primary, secondary
and ter ary treatment of wastewater, sludge disposal, effluent discharge standards. Air pollutants – Types, their
sources and impacts. Air pollu on meteorology, air pollu on control, air quality standards and limits. Municipal Solid
Wastes -Characteris cs, genera on, collec on and transporta on of solid wastes, engineered systems for solid waste
management. Noise Pollu on - impacts of noise, permissible limits of noise pollu on, measurement of noise and con-
trol of noise pollu on.
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Unit 7: TRANSPORTATION ENGINEERING

Highway Planning - Geometric design of highways, tes ng and specifica ons of paving materials, design of flexible and
rigid pavements. Traffic Engineering - Traffic characteris cs, theory of traffic flow, intersec on design, traffic signs and
signal design, highway capacity.
ECE—ELECTRONICS ENGINEERING
Unit 1: ENGINEERING MATHEMATICS
Linear Algebra: Matrix Algebra, Systems of linear equa ons, Eigen values and eigen vectors.
Calculus: Mean value theorems, Theorems of integral calculus, Evalua on of definite and improper integrals, Par al
Deriva ves, Maxima and minima,
Mul ple integrals, Fourier series. Vector iden es, Direc onal deriva ves, Line, Surface and Volume integrals, Stokes,
Gauss and Green’s theorems.
Differen al equa ons: First order equa on (linear and nonlinear), Higher order linear differen al equa ons with
constant co-efficient, Method of varia on of parameters, Cauchy’s and Euler’s equa ons, Ini al and boundary Value
problems, Par al Differen al Equa ons and variable separable method.
Complex variables: Analy c func ons, Cauchy ’s integral theorem and integral formula, Taylor’s and Laurent’ series,
Residue theorem, solu on integrals.
Numerical Methods: Numerical differen a on and integra on using interpola on polynomials and Trapezoidal,
single and mul -step methods for ordinary differen al equa ons.
Probability and Sta s cs: Basic coun ng techniques, defini ons of probability, condi onal probability, Bayes’ Theo-
rem, random variables, special distribu ons, joint and sampling distribu ons, transforma ons, descrip ve sta s cs,
es ma on and tes ng of hypothesis.
Unit 2: NETWORK THEORY
Network graphs: Matrices associated with graphs; incidence, fundamental cut set and fundamental circuit matrices.
Solu on methods; nodal and mesh analysis. Network theorems; superposi on, Thevenin and Nortan’s, maximum pow-
er transfer, wye-delta transforma on, steady state sinusoidal analysis using phasors, fourier series, linear constant co-
efficient differen al and difference equa ons; me domain analysis of simple RLC circuits. Laplace and Z transforms:
frequency domain analysis of RLC circuits, convolu on, 2-port network parameters, driving point and transfer func-
ons, state equa on for networks.
Unit 3: ELECTRONIC DEVICES AND CIRCUITS
ELECTRONIC DEVICES:
Intrinsic and extrinsic Semiconductors, energy band diagram, direct and indirect semiconductors, carrier transport,
semiconductor diodes, bipolar junc on transistors (PNP and NPN), early effect, hybrid π and h parameter model, mul -
emi er transistor, field effect transistors (JFET and MOSFET), channel length modula on, special semiconductor devic-
es (FINFET, PINFET, CNTFET), power and display devices (UJT, SCR, Diac, Triac, LED, LCD, CCD).
ANALOG CIRCUITS: Characteris cs and equivalent circuits (large and small signal) of diodes, BJT, JFETs and MOSFET
simple diode circuits: clipping, clamping, rec fier, biasing and bias stability of transistor and FET amplifiers. Amplifiers:
single and mul -stage, differen al, opera onal, feedback and power. Analysis of amplifiers; frequency response of am-
plifiers. Simple op-amp circuits. Filters. Sinusoidal oscillators: criterion for oscilla on; single-transistor and op-amp con-
figura ons. Func on generators and waveshaping circuits, Power supplies.
DIGITAL CIRCUITS
Boolean algebra; minimiza on of Boolean func ons; logic gates; digital IC families (DTL, TTL, ECL, MOS, CMOS). Combi-
na onal circuits: arithme c circuits, code converters, mul plexers and decoders. Sequen al circuits: latches and flip-
flops, counters and shi - registers. Comparators, mers, mul vibrators. Sample and hold circuits, ADCs and DACs. Sem-
iconductor memories. Microprocessor (8085): architecture, programming, memory and I/O interfacing
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Unit 4: CONTROL SYSTEMS

Basic control system components; block diagramma c descrip on, reduc on of block diagrams, proper es of systems:
linearity, me-invariance, stability, causality. Open loop and closed loop (feedback) systems. Special proper es of line-
ar me-invariance (LTI) systems- transfer func on, impulse response, poles, zeros, their significance and stability analy-
sis of these systems. Signal flow graphs and their use in determining transfer func ons of systems; transient and
steady state analysis of LTI system 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 compensa ons, elements of propor onal-integral- Deriva ve
(PID) control. State variable representa on and solu on of state equa on for LTI systems.
Unit 5: COMMUNICATION SYSTEMS
Signals and System’s: Con nuous- me and Discrete me classifica on of signals and systems, Laplace transform analy-
sis of signals and systems, me-invariant systems (difference and differen al equa ons, block diagrams, system func-
ons, poles and zeros, convolu on, impulse and step responses, frequency responses), Discrete me Fourier trans-
form, Z- Transform analysis of recursive and non-recursive systems, Digital filter design techniques.
Fourier analysis of signals - amplitude, phase and power spectrum, auto-correla on and cross-correla on and their
Fourier trans-forms. Signal transmission through linear me-invariant (LTI) systems, impulse response and frequency
response, group delay, phase delay. Analog modula on systems-amplitude and angle modula on and demodula on
systems, spectral analysis of these opera ons, super-heterodyne receivers, elements of hardware’s realiza ons of ana-
log communica on systems. Basic sampling theorems. Pulse code modula on (PCM), differen al pulse code modula-
on (DPCM), delta modula on (DM). Digital modula on schemes: amplitude, phase and frequency shi keying
schemes (ASK, PSK, FSK). Mul plexing - me division and frequency division. Addi ve Gaussian noise; characteriza on
using correla on, probability density func on (PDF), power spectral density (PSD). Signalto-noise ra o (SNR) calcula-
ons for amplitude modula on (AM) and frequency modula on (FM) for low noise condi ons.
Unit 6: ELECTROMAGNETICS
Elements of vector calculus: gradient, divergence and curl; Gauss and strokes theorems, maxwells equa on: differen-
al and integral forms. Wave equa on. Poyn ng vector. Plane waves: propaga on through various media; reflec on
and refrac on; phase and group velocity; skin depth Transmission lines: Characteris c impedence; impedence transfor-
ma on; smith chart; impedence matching pulse excita on. Wave guides: modes in rectangular waveguides; boundary
condi ons; cut-off frequencies; dispersion rela ons. Antennas; Dipole antennas; antenna arrays; radia on pa ern;
reciprocity theorem, antenna gain.
ELE—ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING
Linear Algebra: Matrix Algebra, Systems of linear equa ons, Eigen values and eigenvectors. Calculus: Mean value
theorems, Theorems of integral calculus, Evalua on of definite and improper integrals, Par al Deriva ves, Maxima and
minima, Mul ple integrals, Fourier series. Vector iden es, Direc onal deriva ves, Line, Surface and Volume integrals,
Stokes, Gauss and Green’s theorems. Differen al equa ons: First order equa on (linear and nonlinear), Higher order
linear differen al equa ons with constant coefficients, Method of varia on of parameters, Cauchy’s and Euler’s equa-
ons, Ini al and boundary value problems, Par al Differen al Equa ons and variable separable method. Complex vari-
ables: Analy c func ons, Cauchy’s integral theorem and integral formula, Taylor’s and Laurent’ series, Residue theo-
rem, solu on integrals. Probability and Sta s cs: Sampling theorems, Condi onal probability, Mean, median, mode
and standard devia on, Random variables, Discrete and con nuous distribu ons, Poisson, Normal and Binomial distri-
bu on, Correla on and regression analysis.
Numerical Methods: Solu ons of non-linear algebraic equa ons, single and mul -step methods for differen al equa-
ons. Transform Theory: Fourier transform, Laplace transform, Z-transform
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, Thevenin’s, Norton’s and Superposi on
and Maximum Power Transfer theorems, two-port networks, three phase circuits.
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Electrical Machines
Single phase transformer - equivalent circuit, phasor diagram, tests, regula on and efficiency; three phase transform-
ers - connec ons, parallel opera on; autotransformer; energy conversion principles; DC machines - types, windings,
generator characteris cs, armature reac on and commuta on, star ng and speed control of motors; three phase in-
duc on motors - principles, types, performance characteris cs, star ng and speed control; single phase induc on mo-
tors; synchronous machines - performance, regula on and parallel opera on of generators, motor star ng, character-
is cs and applica ons; servo and stepper motors.
Control Systems and Instrumenta on
Principles of feedback; transfer func on; block diagrams; steady-state errors; Routh and Niquist techniques; Bode
plots; root loci; lag, lead and lead-lag compensa on; state space model; state transi on matrix, controllability and ob-
servability. Classifica on of Instruments, Moving iron, Moving Coil, Permanent magnet, and Dynamometer types.
Thermal, Electrosta c Rec fier 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, Magne c measurement. General Transducers voltage, current, phase angle, op cal, Hall effect and Industrial
transducers.
Analog and Digital Electronics
Characteris cs of diodes, BJT, FET; amplifiers - biasing, equivalent circuit and frequency response; oscillators and feed-
back amplifiers; opera onal amplifiers - characteris cs and applica ons; simple ac ve filters; VCOs and mers; combi-
na onal and sequen al logic circuits; mul plexer; Schmi trigger; mul vibrators; sample and hold circuits; A/D and D/
A converters; 8-bit microprocessor basics, architecture, programming and interfacing.
Power Electronics and Drives
Characteris cs and ra ngs of different thyristor family devices, their turn on and turn off methods with theirprotec-
on, series and parallel connec on of SCRs and their dera ng, Controlled single phase and three phase rec fiers for
different types of load viz. R, R-L, R-L-E, single phase and three phase voltage source and current source inverter, cy-
cloconverter, choppers, PWM techniques, Characteris cs and principle of AC and DC machines, Methods of conven-
onal controls and applica on of sta c controls and microprocessor based controls for AC and DC machines. Basic
concepts of adjustable speed dc and ac drives.
Power System
Transmission line parameters; Representa on of short, medium, and long transmission lines – ABCD parameters; Cir-
cle Diagram; Per Unit representa on; 3-_ system; Short Circuit Studies; Sequence Networks; Load-flow Studies – Gauss
Seidel method, Newton- Raphson Method; Automa c Genera on Control; Load-Frequency Control; Automa c Volt-
age Regulator; Power System Stability – Equal area criteria; Swing Equa on; Op mal Load dispatch in Power System.
Protec on Schemes for Transformer, Generators and Transmission Lines.
Microelectronics
MOSFET, Double and Mul gate MOSFETs, Device/IC Fabrica on processes, low power VLSI design, VLSI Interconnects,
Lithography processes, ALD, CVD and Anodiza on techniques, op cal processes, Ultrafast Lasers, noise, temperature,
stress, delay and power calcula ons in device and circuits, photonics and optoelectronics.
ECO—Economics
UNIT – I: Micro Economic Analysis: U lity Analysis - Law of Diminishing Marginal U lity -Law of Equi-Marginal U lity -
Theory of Demand – Law of Demand - Indifference Curve Analysis - Marginal Rate of Subs tu on - Consumers equilib-
rium – Income effect - Price effect and Subs tu on effect (Hicks Allen Eugene Slutsky method).
UNIT - II: Micro Economic Analysis: Theory of Produc on – Law of Variable Propor ons and Returns to Scale; Produc-
ers equilibrium, Elas city of subs tu on - Produc on func on: Linear-Homogenous produc on func on, Cobb – Doug-
las Produc on func on; Theory of cost – Different concepts of costs – short run – long run behavior of cost; Revenue
concepts: Average, Marginal and Total Revenue, revenue curves under different market condi ons; Market structure
and pricing – Different types of Market – characteris cs - Pricing and output under different forms of markets.
UNIT - III: Macro Economic Analysis: Na onal Income Analysis - Four sector model - Determina on of output and em-
ployment - Classical approach and Keynesian approach - Theories of consump on – Mul plier – Accelerator.
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UNIT – IV: Macro Economic Analysis: Theories Infla on – causes – consequences of infla on – Demand for money –
Supply of money – Determinants of money supply - High-powered money, Money mul plier - Macroeconomic Equilib-
rium - Rela ve roles of monetary and fiscal policies.
UNIT – V: Interna onal Economic Analysis: Theories of Interna onal trade - Mercan lism - Absolute Advantage of
trade, Compara ve Advantage theory & Heckscher-Ohlin theory - Structure of India’s Exports – Imports – Balance of
payments – Tariff – Terms of Trade – Protec on – Free trade – Foreign Exchange Rate Mechanism - Trade Policy and
Reforms in India.
ENG—English
Unit 1: Poetry
Keats, (Nigh ngale, Grecian Urn), Tennyson (Ulysses, Lotos Eaters), Eliot (Waste Land), Emily Dickinson (Because I
Could Not Stop for Death, Success is Counted Sweetest), Kamala Das (My Grandmother’s House).
Unit 2: Drama
Shakespeare’s Tragedies, Theatre and poli cal struggle: Trends in Apartheid South African Drama - Athol Fugard (The
Blood Knot, Master Harold and the Boys)
Unit 3: Fic on
R.K.Narayan (The Guide), Amitav Ghosh - (The Shadow Lines), Science Fic on - H.G Wells (The Time Machine, The In-
visible Man), Fantasy Fic on - J.K. Rowling (Harry Po er and the Sorceress’ Stone).
Unit 4: Literary Cri cism
Ma hew Arnold (Study of Poetry), T.S.Eliot (Tradi on and Individual Talent), Literary Forms, Literary Terms (A Glossary
of Literary Terms - M.H. Abrams), Literary Forms and Literary Movements.
Unit 5: Language
Grammar, History of English Language (F.T.Wood), ELT - Approaches and Methods, Language Acquisi on and Learning,
Basic Concepts of Tes ng and Assessment, Computer Assisted Language Learning (CALL), Communica ve Language
Teaching (CLT).
HIN—HINDI
Unit 1: History of Hindi Literature (Hindi Sahitya ka I has)
Ancient and Medival Period (Aadikal aur Madyakaal)
i. Kaal vibhajan – seema Nirdharan – Namakaran, ii. Aadikaal- Sidh aur Nadh Sahitya – Raso Kavya, iii. Poorva
Madyakaal (Bhak kaal) –pramukh nirgun santh kavi aur, unka avadan – soofi kavi aur kavyagangh- Ram aur Krishna
kavya – pramukh kavi aur unke rachana, iv. U armadyakaal (Reethikaal) - Kaal vibhajan –Namakaran – reethikaleen
sahitya ki vibinnu dharayemn (reethibadh, reethisisidh, aur reethimukth) – prathinidhi rachanakar aurrachanayemn.
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. U ar 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 ra-
chanayemn.
Unit 2: Origin and Development of Hindi language and gramma cal structure of Hindi
i. Pracheen bharatheeya aryabhashayemn- vedic thatha loukik sanskri - madyakaleen, bhaatheeya aryabhashayemn –
pali, prakrit- sourseni- apabramsh, ii. Hindi ke upbhashayemn – pashchimi Hindi, Poorvi Hindi, Rajasthani, Bihari tha-
tha, pahadi aur unki boliyamn- braj, avadhi aur khariboli, iii. Hindi ka bhashik swaroop – hindi sabdh rachna- upasarg,
prathaya aur samasrooprachana-ling, vachan aur karak.
Unit 3: Theory of literature ( Literary cri cism) - Indian and Western
A) Bharatheeykavyasastra
i. Ras sidhanth – ras ka swaroop- ras nishpathi -ras ka angu, ii. Alankar sidhanth – reethi sidhanth- vakrok sidhanth –
dwani sidhanth – pramukh sthapaneyemn
B) Paschathaya Kavyasastra
i. Plato-Arastoo ka anukaran sidhanth- Lomjayins- Traiden – Wordsworth ke kavya bhasa aur sidhanth – Mathew Ar-
nold-alochana ka swaroop – T.A.Elliot-I.A.Richards, ii. Sidhanth aur vaad-Abhijatyavad, swachandathavaad, Abhivyanja-
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javad, Marxvaad, Asthitwavad, iii. Adhunik Sameekska ki visistu pravarthiyamn-samrachanavad, sylivijnan, U ar

adhunikadavad.
Unit 4: Official language Hindi and Func onal Hindi

i. Development of Hindi language as official language-Rajbhasa adhiniyam 1963-Rajbhasa Niyam 1976, ii. Func onal
Hindi – Hindi ke vibhinu roop- sarjanatmak Bhasha, Sanchar Bhasa, Raj Bhasa, Paribhashiksabdhavali
Unit 5: Journalism (Patrakarita)
Patrakarita –vibhinna prakar- Hindi patrakarita ka sankshipta Ithihas.
Unit 6: Linguis cs
Phonology- phoneme and allophone, syntax – structure.
LAW—LAW
Unit 1: Legal Research Methodology
Legal research Methods - Sociological Research methods - Empirical research in Law Theory - Hypothesis-Null hypothe-
sis - Research Plan-Research proposal- Research problem.
Unit 2: Cons tu onal Law
Important aspects of the Cons tu onal Law including leading cases on Cons tu onal Law.
Unit 3: Jurisprudence
Different Schools of Law - Cri cal analysis of law.
Unit 4: Criminal Law
General Principles of Criminal law.
Unit 5: Tort law
Remedies available under Tort law with leading cases.
Unit 6: Emerging issues in Law
IPR, Cyber Law, Interna onal Law, Contracts, Jus ce Educa on, Jus ce Administra on, Labour and Industrial law, Per-
sonal and Administra ve Law.
MAT—MATHEMATICS
Module – 1 Algebra : Permuta ons, combina ons, pigeon-hole principle, inclusion exclusion principle, derange-
ments. Fundamental theorem of arithme c, divisibility in Z, congruence’s, Chinese Remainder Theorem, Euler’s -
func on, primi ve roots. Groups, subgroups, normal subgroups, quo ent groups, homeomorphisms, cyclic groups,
permuta on groups.
Matrices, rank and determinant of matrices, linear equa ons. Eigen values and Eigen vectors, Cayley-Hamilton theo-
rem. Matrix representa on of linear transforma ons. Canonical forms, diagonal forms, triangular forms, Quadra c
forms, reduc on and classifica on of quadra c forms
Module – 2 Analysis : Sequences and series of func ons, uniform convergence- Riemann sums and Riemann integral,
Improper Integrals. Monotonic func ons, types of discon nuity, func ons of bounded varia on, Lebesgue measure,
Lebesgue integral. Func ons of several variables, direc onal deriva ve, par al deriva ve, deriva ve as a linear trans-
forma on Metric spaces, compactness, connectedness
Analy c func ons, Cauchy-Riemann equa ons-harmonic func ons-Taylor series, Laurent series, Poles-Singulari es-
residues-Contour integral, Cauchy’s theorem, Cauchy’s Integral formula Evalua on of definite real integrals-Conformal
mappings, Mobius transforma ons.
Module-3 Differen al and Difference Equa ons:
Linear Ordinary Differen al Equa ons (ODEs), varia on of parameters, Sturm-Liouville problem. Par al Differen al
Equa ons (PDEs)-Classifica on of second order PDEs General solu on of higher order PDEs with constant coefficients,
Difference equa ons
Module-4 Transforma on techniques – Laplace transforma on – Fourier series – harmonics-Fourier transforms-z-
transforma on-
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Module – 5 Numerical Methods: Numerical solu ons of algebraic and transcendental equa ons itera on methods,
Solu on of systems of linear algebraic equa ons using Gauss elimina on and Gauss – Seidel methods-Numerical differ-
en a on and integra on, Numerical solu ons of ODEs and PDEs
Model-6 Descrip ve sta s cs:
Sample space, discrete probability, independent events, Bayes theorem. Random variables and distribu on func ons
(univariate and mul variate)-expecta on and moments. Independent random variables, marginal and condi onal dis-
tribu ons. Characteris c func on. Standard discrete and con nuous univariate distribu ons. Correla on and Simple
and mul ple linear regressions.
Module-7 Sampling Theory: Tes ng of hypotheses – Large and small sample tests- confidence intervals. Chi-square
test -goodness of fit. Simple nonparametric tests for one and two sample problems, rank correla on and test for inde-
pendence. ANOVA.
Module-8 Linear Programming: Forma on of LPP – Simplex methods, duality. Elementary queuing and inventory
models. Steady-state solu ons of Markovian queuing models: M/M/1, M/M/1 with limited wai ng space, M/M/C, M/
M/C with limited wai ng space, M/G/1.g
MEE—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING
Unit 1: Engineering Mathema cs: Geometry Equa ons of straight line, common normal between straight lines in space;
Equa ons of circles, ellipse, etc.; parametric representa on.
Unit 2: Linear Algebra: Matrix algebra, Systems of linear equa ons, Eigen values and eigenvectors.
Unit 3: Calculus: Func ons of single variable, Limit, con nuity and differen ability, Mean value theorems, Evalua on of
definite and improper integrals, Par al deriva ves, Total deriva ve, Maxima and minima, Gradient, Divergence and
Curl, Vector iden es, Direc onal deriva ves.
Unit 4: Differen al equa ons: First order equa ons (linear and nonlinear), Higher order linear differen al equa ons
with constant coefficients, Cauchy’s and Euler’s equa ons, Ini al and boundary value problems, Laplace transforms,
Solu ons of one dimensional heat and wave equa ons and Laplace equa on.
Unit 5: Control Theory: Open and closed loop systems; Laplace transforms; Transfer func on; Block Diagram analysis;
Concepts of stability; Input signals and system response; Nyquist stability criterion; Bode plot.
Unit 6: Probability and Sta s cs: Defini ons of probability and sampling theorems, Condi onal probability, Mean, me-
dian, mode and standard devia on, Permuta ons and combina ons, Random variables, Poisson, Normal and Binomial
distribu ons. Proper es of normal curve; Sta s cal quality control
Unit 7: Engineering Mechanics: Free body diagrams and equilibrium; trusses and frames; virtual work; kinema cs and
dynamics of par cles and of rigid bodies in plane mo on, including impulse and momentum (linear and angular) and
energy formula ons; impact.
Unit 8: Strength of Materials: Stress and strain, stress-strain rela onship and elas c constants, Mohr’s circle for plane
stress and plane strain, thin cylinders; shear force and bending moment diagrams; bending and shear stresses; deflec-
on of beams; thermal stresses.
Unit 9: Theory of Machines: Displacement, velocity and accelera on analysis of plane mechanisms; dynamic analysis of
slider-crank mechanism; flywheels.
Unit 10: Vibra ons: Free and forced vibra on of single degree of freedom systems; effect of damping; vibra on isola-
on; resonance, cri cal speeds of sha s.
Unit 11: Technical dra ing: Engineering drawing prac ce; Indian standards for technical drawing. Machine Elements
Basic concepts of machine elements and their design; Stress concentra on factor; Fa gue Strength and S-N curve; fail-
ure theories.
Unit 12: Fluid Mechanics: Fluid proper es; viscous flow of incompressible fluids; fluid sta cs, manometry, buoyancy;
control-volume analysis of mass, momentum and energy; fluid accelera on; differen al equa ons of con nuity and
momentum; Bernoulli’s equa on; flow through pipes, head losses in pipes, bends etc.
Unit 13: Heat-Transfer: Modes of heat transfer; one dimensional heat conduc on, fins; dimensionless parameters in
free and forced convec ve heat transfer, radia ve heat transfer, black and grey surfaces, shape factors; heat exchanger
performance, LMTD and NTU methods.
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Unit 14: Thermodynamics: Zeroth, First and Second laws of thermodynamics; thermodynamic system and processes;
Carnot cycle. irreversibility and availability; behaviour of ideal and real gases, proper es of pure substances, calcula-
on of work and heat in ideal processes; analysis of thermodynamic cycles related to energy conversion.
Unit 15: Applica ons Power Engineering: Steam Tables, Rankine, Brayton cycles with regenera on and reheat. I.C. En-
gines air-standard O o, Diesel cycles. Sterling cycle.
Unit 16: Refrigera on and air-condi oning: Vapour refrigera on cycle, heat pumps, gas refrigera on, Reverse Brayton
cycle; moist air psychrometric chart, basic psychrometric processes.
Unit 17: Turbo machinery: Pelton-wheel, Francis and Kaplan turbines, impulse and reac on principles, velocity dia-
grams.
Unit 18: Engineering Materials: Structure and proper es of engineering materials, heat treatment, stress-strain dia-
grams for engineering materials.
Unit 19: Metal Cas ng: Design of pa erns, moulds and cores; solidifica on and cooling; riser and ga ng design, design
considera ons.
Unit 20: Forming: Load es ma on for bulk (forging, rolling, extrusion, drawing) and sheet (shearing, deep drawing,
bending) metal forming processes; principles of powder metallurgy.
Unit 21: Joining: Physics of welding, brazing and soldering; adhesive bonding.
Unit 22: Machining and Machine Tool Opera ons: Mechanics of machining, single and mul -point cu ng tools, tool
geometry and materials, tool life and wear; economics of machining; principles of non-tradi onal machining process-
es; principles of work holding, principles of design of jigs and fixtures.
Unit 23: Metrology and Inspec on: Limits, fits and tolerances; linear and angular measurements; comparators; gauge
design; interferometry; form and finish measurement; alignment and tes ng methods; tolerance analysis in manufac-
turing and assembly.
Unit 24: Produc on Planning and Control: Forecas ng models, aggregate produc on planning, scheduling, materials
requirement planning.
Unit 25: Inventory Control: Determinis c and probabilis c models; safety stock inventory control systems.
Unit 26: Opera ons Research: Linear programming, simplex and duplex method, transporta on, assignment, network
flow models, simple queuing models, PERT and CPM.
Unit 27: Mechatronics System Design: Pneuma c and hydraulic systems; Eletro-pneuma c and electro-hydraulic sys-
tems; Pneuma c, hydraulic and electric motors and actutators; Concepts of microcontrollers, Feedback devices; Point-
to-point, con nuous-path and servo control; Types of CNC machines and robots. Programmable logic controllers; CNC
and robot programming. Some current developments in modern machine tools, robo cs, mechatronics; Basic topics
related to micro-electro mechanical systems (MEMS).
Unit 28: Computer Integrated Manufacturing: Basic concepts of CAD/CAM and their integra on tools. Exchange of
product design and manufacturing data; CNC and robot programming methods. CAD/CAM So ware and Virtual Prod-
uct Development; Rapid Manufacturing Technologies; Concepts of Machine vision and Jigless manufacturing;
Unit 29: Computer Aided Engineering: Finite Element Methods; Computa onal Fluid Dynamics; Mechanical Systems
Simula on; Tools for conven onal mechanisms and MEMS design.
Unit 30: Automo ve Engineering: Development in Bio-fuels, other alterna ve fuels and hydrogen as future fuel; Emis-
sion standards; Electronic injec on systems; Passenger comfort and safety devices; Indian auto industry and Automo-
ve vehicles in Indian market.
MGT—MANAGEMENT
Unit 1: Economics
Demand and Supply – Produc on and Cost decisions – Pricing (policies and strategies in different market structure) –
Measurement of Na onal Income – Fiscal and Monetary Policy – Economic Reforms since 1991 – Infla on and Defla-
on – Money and Capital market, Indian Financial markets and Regulatory Bodies, Reforms in Indian Financial Markets
- FDI - Business cycles.
Unit 2: Organiza onal Behavior and Human Resource Management
Personality - Learning Mo va on- Emo ons at workplace- Group Dynamics, Organiza onal Climate- Culture Change &
Development – Leadership – Managing Conflicts – Organiza onal Development– Human Resource Development - HR
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Planning- Recruitment- Selec on- Training and Development - Performance and Poten al appraisals—Career and Suc-
cession Planning.
Unit 3: Informa on Technology
Founda ons of Informa on Systems- IT Applica ons in Business- ERP- CRM- SCM and E-Commerce.
Unit 4: Accoun ng & Financial Management

Financial Accounts- Financial Statement Analysis and Ra o Analysis- Fund flow and cash flow Statements - Cos ng-
Budgetary Control. Goals of Financial Management- Capital budge ng- Capital Structure- Leverage- Cost of Capital-
Working Capital Policy.
Unit 5: Sta s cs, Produc on and Opera on Research
Measures of Central tendency and Dispersion- Correla on & Regression Analysis—Linear Programming Problem-
Transporta on and Assignment Problem- Project Management - Produc on Planning- MRP- Inventory Management-
Quality Concepts- Lean Management- Just in Time (JIT).
Unit 6: Business Research Methods
Types of Research- Research Design- Sampling Design: Sampling Methods and Determina on of Sample size – Data
Collec on Design: Levels of Measurement and Scaling- Primary and Secondary data, Instrument Design - Data Analysis:
Univariate, Bivariate and Mul variate Data Analysis – Report Prepara on.
Unit 7: Marke ng
Consumer Markets and Business Markets- Segmenta on- targe ng and Posi oning- Marke ng Mix 4P’s- Product life
cycle – Services Marke ng: Addi onal Ps – Customer Rela onship Management, Digital and Social Media Marke ng –
Brand Management – Retailing on the net.
Unit 8: Strategy
Strategic Management- Vision- Mission- Objec ves- Environmental analysis- Strategy formula on- Corporate Level-
SBU Level- Func onal Strategies- Strategy implementa on.
Corporate Governance: Procedures and Principles, Governance Reforms in India - Business Ethics: Ethics and Manage-
ment System; Ethical issues and Analysis in Management; Value based organisa ons; Personal framework for ethical
choices; Ethical pressure on individual in organisa ons; Gender issues; Ecological consciousness; – Corporate Social
Responsibility.
Unit 9: Interna onal Business
Modes of Interna onal Business-Liberaliza on – Globaliza on - Priva za on – Entry Strategies and FDI in Interna onal
Business – Interna onaliza on process of mul na on enterprises - Cross culture management - EXIM Policy – World
Trade Organiza on.
Unit 10: Entrepreneurship
Entrepreneurship and the Entrepreneurial Mind-Set - Entrepreneurial Inten ons and Corporate Entrepreneurship -
Entrepreneurial Strategy: Genera ng and Exploi ng New Entries - Crea vity and the Business Idea - Iden fying and
Analyzing Domes c and Interna onal Opportuni es - Intellectual Property and Other Legal Issues for the Entrepreneur
- The Business Plan -The Marke ng Plan - The Organiza onal Plan - The Financial Plan - Sources of Capital - Strategies
for Growth and Managing the Implica on of Growth - Quali es required for future Entrepreneurs.
PHY—PHYSICS
Unit 1: Mathematical Methods of Physics
Dimensional analysis; Vector algebra and vector calculus; Linear algebra, matrices, Cayley Hamilton theorem, eigenval-
ue problems; Linear differen al equa ons; Special func ons (Hermite, Bessel, Laguerre and Legendre); Fourier series,
Fourier and Laplace transforms; Elements of complex analysis: Laurent series-poles, residues and evalua on of inte-
grals; Elementary ideas about tensors; Introductory group theory, SU(2), O(3); Elements of computa onal techniques:
roots of func ons, interpola on, extrapola on, integra on by trapezoid and Simpson’s rule, solu on of first order
differen al equa ons using Runge-Ku a method; Finite difference methods; Elementary probability theory, random
variables, binomial, Poisson and normal distribu ons.
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Unit 2: Classical Mechanics

Newton’s laws; Phase space dynamics, stability analysis; Central-force mo on; Two-body collisions, sca ering in labor-
atory and centre-of-mass frames; Rigid body dynamics, moment of iner a tensor, non-iner al frames and pseudoforc-
es; Varia onal principle, Lagrangian and Hamiltonian formalisms and equa ons of mo on; Poisson brackets and canon-
ical transforma ons; Symmetry, invariance and conserva on laws, cyclic coordinates; Periodic mo on, small oscilla-
ons and normal modes; Special theory of rela vity, Lorentz transforma ons, rela vis c kinema cs and mass–energy
equivalence.
Unit 3: Electromagne c Theory
Electrosta cs: Gauss’ Law and its applica ons; Laplace and Poisson equa ons, boundary value problems; Magneto-
sta cs: Biot-Savart law, Ampere's theorem, electromagne c induc on; Maxwell's equa ons in free space and linear
isotropic media; boundary condi ons on fields at interfaces; Scalar and vector poten als; Gauge invariance; Electro-
magne c waves in free space, dielectrics, and conductors; Reflec on and refrac on, polariza on, Fresnel’s Law, inter-
ference, coherence, and diffrac on; Dispersion rela ons in plasma; Loentz invariance of Maxwell’s equa ons; Trans-
mission lines and wave guides; Dynamics of charged par cles in sta c and uniform electromagne c fields; Radia on
from moving charges, dipoles and retarded poten als.
Unit 4: Quantum Mechanics
Wave-par cle duality; Wave func ons in coordinate and momentum representa ons; Commutators and Heisenberg's
uncertainty principle; Matrix representa on; Dirac’s bra and ket nota on; Schroedinger equa on ( me-dependent and
me-independent); Eigenvalue problems such as par cle-in-a-box, harmonic oscillator, etc.; Tunneling through a barri-
er; Mo on in a central poten al; Orbital angular momentum, Angular momentum algebra, spin; Addi on of angular
momenta; Hydrogen atom, spin-orbit coupling, fine structure; Time-independent perturba on theory and applica ons;
Varia onal method; WKB approxima on; Time dependent perturba on theory and Fermi's Golden Rule; Selec on
rules; Semi-classical theory of radia on; Elementary theory of sca ering, phase shi s, par al waves, Born approxima-
on; Iden cal par cles, Pauli's exclusion principle, spin-sta s cs connec on; Rela vis c quantum mechanics: Klein
Gordon and Dirac equa ons.
Unit 5: Thermodynamic and Sta s cal Physics
Laws of thermodynamics and their consequences; Thermodynamic poten als, Maxwell rela ons; Chemical poten al,
phase equilibria; Phase space, micro- and macrostates; Microcanonical, canonical and grand-canonical ensembles and
par on func ons; Free Energy and connec on with thermodynamic quan es; First- and second-order phase transi-
ons; Classical and quantum sta s cs, ideal Fermi and Bose gases; Principle of detailed balance; Blackbody radia on
and Planck's distribu on law; Bose-Einstein condensa on; Random walk and Brownian mo on; Introduc on to
nonequilibrium processes; Diffusion equa on.
Unit 6: Electronics
Semiconductor device physics, including diodes, junc ons, transistors, field effect devices, homo and heterojunc on
devices, device structure, device characteris cs, frequency dependence and applica ons; Optoelectronic devices, in-
cluding solar cells, photodetectors, and LEDs; High-frequency devices, including generators and detectors; Opera onal
amplifiers and their applica ons; Digital techniques and applica ons (registers, counters, comparators and similar cir-
cuits); A/D and D/A converters; Microprocessor and microcontroller basics.
Unit 7: Experimental Techniques and data analysis
Data interpreta on and analysis; Precision and accuracy, error analysis, propaga on of errors, least squares fi ng, line-
ar and nonlinear curve fi ng, chi-square test; Transducers (temperature, pressure/vacuum, magne c field, vibra on,
op cal, and par cle detectors), measurement and control; Signal condi oning and recovery, impedance matching, am-
plifica on (Op-amp based, instrumenta on amp, feedback), filtering and noise reduc on, shielding and grounding;
Fourier transforms; lock-in detector, box-car integrator, modula on techniques. Applica ons of the above experi-
mental and analy cal techniques to typical undergraduate and graduate level laboratory experiments.
Unit 8: Atomic & Molecular Physics
Quantum states of an electron in an atom; Electron spin; Stern-Gerlach experiment; Spectrum of Hydrogen, helium and
alkali atoms; Rela vis c correc ons for energy levels of hydrogen; Hyperfine structure and isotopic shi ; width of spec-
tral lines; LS & JJ coupling; Zeeman, Paschen Back & Stark effect; X-ray spectroscopy; Electron spin resonance, Nuclear
magne c resonance, chemical shi ; Rota onal, vibra onal, electronic, and Raman spectra of diatomic molecules; Frank
Syllabus 17
– Condon principle and selec on rules; Spontaneous and s mulated emission, Einstein A & B coefficients; Lasers, op -
cal pumping, popula on inversion, rate equa on; Modes of resonators and coherence length.
Unit 9: Condensed Matter Physics
Bravais la ces; Reciprocal la ce, diffrac on and the structure factor; Bonding of solids; Elas c proper es, phonons,
la ce specific heat; Free electron theory and electronic specific heat; Response and relaxa on phenomena; Drude
model of electrical and thermal conduc vity; Hall effect and thermoelectric power; Diamagne sm, paramagne sm,
and ferromagne sm; Electron mo on in a periodic poten al, band theory of metals, insulators and semiconductors;
Superconduc vity, type – I and type - II superconductors, Josephson junc ons; Defects and disloca ons; Ordered phas-
es of ma er, transla onal and orienta onal order, kinds of liquid crystalline order; Conduc ng polymers; Quasicrys-
tals.
Unit 10: Nuclear and Particle Physics
Basic nuclear proper es: size, shape, charge distribu on, spin and parity; Binding energy, semiempirical mass formula;
Liquid drop model; Fission and fusion; Nature of the nuclear force, form of nucleon-nucleon poten al; Charge-
independence and charge-symmetry of nuclear forces; Isospin; Deuteron problem; Evidence of shell structure, single-
par cle shell model, its validity and limita ons; Rota onal spectra; Elementary ideas of alpha, beta and gamma decays
and their selec on rules; Nuclear reac ons, reac on mechanisms, compound nuclei and direct reac ons; Classifica on
of fundamental forces; Elementary par cles (quarks, baryons, mesons, leptons); Spin and parity assignments, isospin,
strangeness; Gell-Mann-Nishijima formula; C, P, and T invariance and applica ons of symmetry arguments to par cle
reac ons, parity non-conserva on in weak interac on; Rela vis c kinema cs.
PSY—PSYCHOLOGY
UNIT-I: Introduc on to Psychology- Defini on, Nature and Scope of psychology; Historical perspec ve; sub-fields and
applica ons, methods of psychology; Schools of Psychology.
UNIT-II: Sensa on and Percep on, Learning, Memory Building, Cogni on Process, Intelligence, Mo va on and Emo-
on, Personality and its Types, Individual Differences and the impact of the process of Socializa on, Environmental in-
fluences and Counseling therapy.
UNIT-III: Psychological theories- Learning theories, Models of Memory, Cogni ve Strategies, Mo va on theories, Cur-
rent theories of emo on, Existen al and humanis c theories of personality, Stress and coping Strategies.
UNIT IV: Research Methodology – Meaning, Aims, characteris cs and types, Research Process, types of Research De-
sign, Sampling, types and uses, Research Hypothesis, Methods of Data Collec on, Tools and Techniques of data collec-
on, Psychological Scaling, Sources of bias in Psychological tes ng , Data Analysis and Report wri ng.
UNIT V:Sta s cs: Introduc on, Importance, Scope, Func on and Limita ons. Research Designs: Correla onal, factorial,
randomized block, matched group, quasi experimental, me series design, ANOVA: Randomized and repeated,
Measures of Central tendency, Measures of Dispersion, Correla onal analysis:, Par al, mul ple and regression analy-
sis, Factor analysis and Chi Square Analysis.
SOY—SOCIAL SCIENCES
UNIT 1 Introduc on to Sociology - Origin and Development of Sociology, Meaning of Sociology, Nature and Scope, Soci-
ology as a Science, Rela onship with other Social Sciences.
UNIT II Basic Concepts – Group, Associa on, Organiza on, Community, Society, Ins tu on, Socializa on, Social Pro-
cesses, Social Structure, Social Control, Social Stra fica on, Social Mobility, and Social Change.
UNIT III Sociological Perspec ves – Evolu onalism, Structuralism, Func onalism, Marxism, Interac onism, Phenome-
nology and Ethinomethodology, Post Modernism, Neo Marxism, Neo structuralism.
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UNIT IV Research Methodology – Social Research and its types, Research Process, types of Research Design, Sampling –
types and uses, Research Hypothesis, Methods of data collec on, Tools and Techniques of data collec on, Data analy-
sis and Report wri ng.
UNIT V Social Sta s cs: Importance, Func on and Limita ons, Measures of Central tendency: Mean, Median, Mode.
Measures of Dispersion: Range, Quar le Devia on, Mean Devia on and Standard Devia on. Correla on: Karl Pearson’s
Coefficient of Correla on and Rank Correla on. Associa on of A ributes, Regression and Chi-Square.
FTY—FASHION TECHNOLOGY
Module 1: Tex le fibres - fibres and filament, classifica on - natural and manmade, fibres and filament manufacturing,
characteris cs and proper es of tex le fibres, tes ng of fibres, applica ons of fibres; Yarn Manufacturing – ginning to
spinning, spinning systems, doubling, fancy yarn, yarn numbering system, characteris cs and proper es of yarn, tes ng
of yarn; Fabric manufacturing – classifica on, process and mechanism - woven, knit, nonwoven and braided fabrics,
mul layer fabrics, 2D to 3D fabrics, fabric structures – woven and kni ed characteris cs and proper es fabrics, fabric
tes ng, comfort and applica on; Wet processing – singeing to finishing - singeing, scouring, bleaching, dyeing, prin ng,
other finishes; Advance tex le machineries – spinning, weaving, kni ng and wet processing.
Module 2: Origin of fashion, Evolu on of fashion, fashion in different eras, concepts of fashion design, fashion fore-
cas ng, analysis, trend se ng, fashion terminologies, fashion theories, fashion promo on, colour science, elements
and principles of fashion design, fashion psychology, embellishments - embroidery, surface ornamenta on, trims and
accessories.
Module 3: Anthropometrics, sizing systems, body measurements, pa ern making principles, dra ing and draping
methods, spreading, cu ng, seams and s tches, machine elements for sewing, special a achments and machines for
func onal purpose, func onal purpose - dart and dart manipula on, pleats, flares, gather, bias, pa ern altera on; Gar-
ment components and construc on - children’s, women’s and men’s wear; Garment inspec on - system and quality
standards; CAD in apparel industry - pa ern making, sewing, embroidery and robo c systems.
Module 4: Business concepts and pa ern in apparel - export house, buyer, trading, buying agencies, sourcing, concepts
of merchandising - me and ac on plan, merchandise plans, plant layout, specifica on and cost control; Produc on
systems, work sta on, work measurement and opera onal breakdown; Apparel cos ng, export documenta on and
policies, sta s cal process control; Merchandising and marke ng – classifica on, marke ng mix, market research and
market strategy.
Module 5: Specialty Tex le - fibres, yarns, fabrics and garments; Smart tex le - smart clothes, wearable electronics;
Tex le and apparel waste management, sustainable prac ces in fashion and apparel industries, recycling tex le and
apparel products, recycling tex le waste water, energy conserva on management; standards and cer fica on for tex-
le and apparel industry, quality control and assurance.
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GEO - GEOLOGY
EARTH, ATMOSPHERIC, OCEAN AND PLANETARY SCIENCES
The Earth and the Solar System: Milky Way and the solar system. Modern theories on the origin of the Earth and other
planetary bodies. Earth’s orbital parameters, Kepler’s laws of planetary mo on, Geological Time Scale; Space and me
scales of processes in the solid Earth, atmosphere and oceans. Radioac ve isotopes and their applica ons. Meteorites
Chemical composi on and the Primary differen a on of the earth. Basic principles of stra graphy. Theories about the
origin of life and the nature of fossil record. Earth’s gravity and magne c fields and its thermal structure: Concept of
Geoid and, spheroid; Isostasy.
Interior of the Earth, Deforma on and Tectonics: Basic concepts of seismology and internal structure of the Earth.
Physico-chemical and seismic proper es of Earth’s interior. Concepts of stress and strain. Behaviour of rocks under
stress; Folds, joints and faults. Earthquakes – their causes and measurement. Interplate and intraplate seismicity. Pale-
omagne sm, sea floor spreading and plate tectonics.
Earth Materials, Surface Features and Processes: Gross composi on and physical proper es of important minerals and
rocks; proper es and processes responsible for mineral concentra ons; nature and distribu on of rocks and minerals
in different units of the earth and different parts of India. Physiography of the Earth; weathering, erosion, transporta-
on and deposi on of Earth’s material; forma on of soil, sediments and sedimentary rocks; energy balance of the
Earth’s surface processes; physiographic features and river basins in India
Oceans and Atmosphere: Hypsography of the con nents and ocean floor –con nental shelf, slope, rise and abyssal
plains. Physical and chemical proper es of sea water and their spa al varia ons. Residence mes of elements in sea
water. Ocean currents, waves and des, important current systems, thermohaline circula on and the oceanic conveyor
belt. Major water masses of the world’s oceans. Biological produc vity in the oceans. Mo on of fluids, waves in at-
mospheric and oceanic systems. Atmospheric turbulence and boundary layer. Structure and chemical composi on of
the atmosphere, lapse rate and stability, scale height, geopoten al, greenhouse gases and global warming. Cloud for-
ma on and precipita on processes, air- sea interac ons on different space and me scales. Insola on and heat budget,
radia on balance, general circula on of the atmosphere and ocean. Clima c and sea level changes on different me
scales. Coupled ocean-atmosphere system, El Nino Southern Oscilla on (ENSO). General weather systems of India, -
Monsoon system, cyclone and jet stream, Western disturbances and severe local convec ve systems, distribu on of
precipita on over India. Marine and atmospheric pollu on, ozone deple on.
Environmental Earth Sciences: Proper es of water; hydrological cycle; water resources and management. Energy re-
sources, uses, degrada on, alterna ves and management; Ecology and biodiversity. Impact of use of energy and land
on the environment. Exploita on and conserva on of mineral and other natural resources. Natural hazards. Elements
of Remote Sensing.
Paleontology and its applica ons: Theories on origin of life. Organic evolu on – Punctuated Equilibrium and Phyle c
Gradualism models. Mass ex nc ons and their causes. Applica on of fossils in age determina on and correla on. Pale-
oecology, Life habitats and various ecosystems, Paleobiogeography. Modes of preserva on of fossils and taphonomic
considera ons. Types of microfossils. Environmental significance of fossils and trace fossils. Use of microfossils in inter-
preta on of sea floor tectonism. Applica on of micropaleontology in hydrocarbon explora on. Oxygen and Carbon iso-
tope studies of microfossils and their use in paleoceanographic and paleoclima c interpreta on. Important inverte-
brate fossils, vertebrate fossils, plant fossils and microfossils in Indian stra graphy.
Sedimentology and stra graphy: Classifica on of sediments and sedimentary rocks ; elas c, volcanoclas c and chemi-
cal. Classifica on of elas c rocks. Flow regimes and processes of sediment transport. Sedimentary textures and struc-
tures. Sedimentary facies and environments, reconstruc on of paleoenvironments. Forma on and evolu on of sedi-
mentary basins. Lithostra graphic, chronostra graphic and biostra graphic subdivisions. Methods of star graphic cor-
rela on including Shaw’s Graphic correla on. Concept of sequence stra graphy. Rates of sediment accumula on, un-
conformi es. Facies concept in Stra graphy – Walther’s law. Methods for paleogeographic reconstruc on. Earth’s Cli-
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ma c History. Phanerozoic stra graphy of India with reference to the type areas– their correla on with equivalent for-
ma ons in other regions. Boundary problems in Indian Phanerozoic stra graphy.
Remote Sensing and GIS: Elements of photogrammetry, elements of photo-interpreta on, electromagne c spectrum,
emission range, film and imagery, sensors, geological interpreta ons of air photos and imageries. Global posi oning
systems. GIS- data structure, a ribute data, thema c layers and query analysis.
Engineering Geology: Engineering proper es of rocks and physical characteris cs of building stones, concretes and
other aggregates. Geological inves ga ons for construc on of dams, bridges, highways and tunnels. Remedial
measures. Mass movements with special emphasis on landslides and causes of hillslope instability. Seismic design of
buildings.
Hydrogeology: Groundwater, Darcy’s law, hydrological characteris cs of aquifers, hydrological cycle. Precipita on,
evapotranspira on and infiltra on processes. Hydrological classifica on of water-bearing forma ons. Fresh and salt-
water rela onships in coastal and inland areas. Groundwater explora on and water pollu on. Groundwater regimes in
India.
Geomorphology: Concepts in geomorphology. Historical and process Geomorphology. Landforms in rela on to cli-
mate, rock type, structure and tectonics. Processes – weathering, pedogenesis, mass movement, erosion, transporta-
on and deposi on. Geomorphic processes and landforms – fluvial, glacial, eolian, coastal and karst. River forms and
processes – stream flow, stagedischarge rela onship; hydrographs and flood frequency analysis. Submarine relief. Geo-
morphology and topographic analysis including DEM, Environmental change– causes, effects on processes and land-
forms. Extra-terrestrial geomorphology.
Geography of India: Physiography, drainage, climate, soils and natural resources – the Himalaya, Ganga-Brahmaputra
Plains, and peninsular India Precambrian shield, the Gondwana ri basins, Deccan Plateau. Indian climatology with spe-
cial reference to seasonal distribu on and varia on of temperature, humidity, wind and precipita on; Climate zones of
India. Agricultural geography of India. Popula on – its distribu on and characteris cs. Urbaniza on and migra on. En-
vironmental problems and issues.
TAM—TAMIL
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EIE - Instrumenta on Engineering

Sensors & signal condi oning: Resis ve, Capaci ve, induc ve, Hall Effect, Magnetostric ve, MEMS sensors, self-
genera ng, Electromagne c, Op cal, Digital Biosensors, and Intelligent sensors associated with signal condi oning
units.
Transducers for industrial instrumenta on: Low & High pressure, Flow, Level, Temperature, pH, Viscosity, Velocity,
Accelera on, Force and Torque measurements
Control system: Feedback principles, Transient and steady state, Bode plot, Routh and Nyquist criteria, state space
representa on, P, PI, PID, Cascade Feed forward and Ra o controllers, DCS, PLC & SCADA. Linear and Non-linear pro-
cess control, Model predic ve controls and intelligent controllers.
Circuits and VLSI: Circuit analysis, Fundamental of Logic designs, MOS Transistor Principles and CMOS Inverter, Basic
analog & digital CMOS Circuits, Sequen al logic circuits, Arithme c Building Blocks and Memory Architectures, Inter-
connect and Clocking Strategies.
Devices: Crystal structure basis, basic quantum mechanics, electrons in solids, energy band theory, charge carriers in
semiconductors, dri -diffusion theory, p-n junc ons, MOS capacitors, field-effect transistors, bipolar junc on transis-
tors, LEDs and solar cells.
Communica on and Signal Processing: Analog and Digital Communica ons-Modula on techniques, Signal representa-
on, Quan za on, Power and bandwidth considera ons, Data compression techniques - Probability of error in digital
communica ons. Signal Processing-Representa on of signals on orthogonal basis - Discrete systems- a ributes, Z-
Transform - Analysis of LSI systems, Frequency analysis, Inverse Systems, - Discrete Fourier Transform (DFT) - Fast Fou-
rier Transform algorithm -Design of FIR Digital filters, Design of IIR Digital filters.
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Syllabus 22
COMMON SYLLABUS FOR ALL SUBJECTS FOR INTEGRATED PH.D.
ENGLISH COMMUNICATION (20 QUESTIONS)

1. Grammar
Subject – Verb Agreement
Tense forms
Voices
Ar cles and Preposi on
Use of Conjunc ons
2. Wri ng Technical Instruc ons
3. Wri ng Memos & Wri ng Minutes
4. Transcoding
5. Preparing Ques onnaire
6. Proof Reading
SUBJECT SYLLABUS FOR ENTRANCE EXAMINATION FOR INTEGRATED PH.D.

CH – CHEMISTRY
Atomic Structure: Planck’s quantum theory - wave par cle duality - Heisenberg’s principle - Schrodinger wave equa-
on – par cle in a box and hydrogen atom - VB and MO theories.
Spectroscopy: Ro ta onal and vi bra onal s pectra - harmonic a nharmonic oscillator and Rigid Rotor - selec on
rules - fundamentals, overtones and combina onal bands - calcula on of force constants (diatomic molecules) - Group
frequencies - electronic spectroscopy - poten al energy diagram – term symbols - selec on rules – L-S and J-J coupling
– Frank Condon principle - oscillator’s strength - effect of solvents on spectra.
Thermodynamics: Laws of thermodynamics – First law - second law - third law (terms and their rela ons). Chemical
kine cs and equilibrium. Rate constant of chemical reac ons, temperature dependence, collision and transi on state
theories - consecu ve and parallel reac ons - chemical equilibrium and response of chemical equilibrium to tempera-
ture and pressure.
d and f block elements: General characteris cs of d and f block elements; Coordina on chemistry; structure and
isomerism; stability; theories of metal-ligand bonding (CFT and LFT); mechanisms of subs tu on and electron transfer
reac ons of coordina on complexes. Electronic spectra and magne c proper es of transi on metal complexes, lan-
thanides and ac nides. Metal carbonyls, metal- metal bonds and metal atom clusters, metallocenes; transi on metal
complexes with bonds to hydrogen, alkyls, alkenes and arenes; metal carbenes; use of organometallic compounds as
catalysts in organic synthesis. Bioinorganic chemistry of Na, K, Mg, Ca, Fe, Co, Zn, Cu and Mo.
Solid State: Crystal systems and la ces, Miller planes, crystal packing, crystal defects; Bragg’s law, ionic crystals, band
theory, metals and semiconductors, different structures of AX, AX2, AX3 compounds, spinels.
Instrumental methods of analysis: Atomic absorp on and emission spectroscopy including ICP-AES, UV-Visible spectro-
photometry, NMR, Mass, Mossbauer spectroscopy (Fe and Sn), ESR spectroscopy, chromatography including GC and
HPLC, electroanaly cal methods (coulomet r y, cyclic voltammetry, polarography - amperometry, and ion selec ve
electrodes). Structural determina on of organic and inorganic compounds using UV-Visible, IR, NMR and mass spec-
troscopy.
Stereochemistry: Chirality of organic molecules with or without chiral centres. Specifica on of configura on in com-
pounds having one or more stereogenic centres. Enan otopic and dias tereotopic at oms, groups and faces . Stere-
ospecific synthesis. Conforma onal analysis of acyclic and cyclic compounds. Geometrical isomerism. Configura onal
and co nforma onal effects on reac vity and selec vity / specificity.
Reac on Mechanism: Electrophilic and Nucleophilic subs tu on reac ons in alipha c and aroma c compounds and
their mechanisms - Addi on and Elimina on reac ons and their mechanisms - Reac on intermediates carboca ons,
carbanions, carbenes, nitrenes and free radicals.
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Organic synthesis: Synthesis, reac ons, mechanisms and selec vity involving the following - alkenes, alkynes,
arenes, alcohols, phenols, aldehydes, ketones, carboxylic acids and their deriva ves, halides, nitro compounds and
amines. Use of compounds of Mg, Li, Cu, B and Si in organic synthesis. Concepts in mul step synthesis - retrosynthe c
analysis, disconnec ons, synthons, sy nthe c equivalents, umpolung in chemis tr y, selec vity, protec on and
deprotec on of func onal groups.
Heterocyclic compounds: Structure and reac ons of furan, pyrrole, thiophene, pyridine, indole and their deriva ves.
Biomolecules Structure, proper es and reac ons of mono- and disaccharides, physicochemical proper es of amino
acids, chemical synthesis of pep des, structural features of proteins, nucleic acids, steroids, terpenoids, carotenoids,
and alkaloids.
CI – CIVIL ENGINEERING
STRENGTH OF MATERIALS & STRUCTURAL ANALYSIS
Strength of Materials: Bending moment and shear fo rce in s ta c ally determinate beams. Simple s t ress and
s t rain rela onship Stress and strain in two dimensions, principal stresses, stress transforma on, Mohr’s circle. Sim-
ple 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 sta cally determinate trusses, arches, beams, cables and frames, displacements in sta -
cally determinate structures and analysis of sta cally indeterminate structures by force / energy methods, analysis by
displacement methods (slope deflec on method), influence lines for determinate and indeterminate structures. Basic
concepts of matrix methods of structural analysis.
Reinforced Concrete Structures: Concrete Technology- proper es of concrete, basics of mix design. Concrete design-
basic working stress and limit state design concepts, analysis of ul mate load capacity and design of members subject-
ed to flexure, shear, compression and torsion by limit state methods. Basic elements of pre-stressed concrete, analysis
of beam sec ons at transfer and service loads.
Steel Structures
Analysis and design of tension and compression members, beams and beam columns, column bases. Connec ons sim-
ple and eccentric, beam-column connec ons, plate girders and trusses. Plas c analysis of beams and frames.
GEOTECHNICAL ENGINEERING
Soil Mechanics
Origin of soils, soil classifica on, three - phase system, fundamental defini ons, rela onship and interrela on-
ships, permeability and seepage, effec ve stress principle, consolida on, compac on, shear strength.
Founda on Engineering
Sub-surface inves ga ons- scope, drilling bore holes, sampling, penetra on tests, plate load test. Earth pressure theo-
ries, effect of water table, layered soils. Stability of slopes-infinite slopes, finite slopes. Founda on types founda on
design requirements. Shallow founda ons bearing capacity, effect of shape, water table and other factors, stress distri-
bu on, se lement analysis in sands and clays. Deep founda ons - pile types, dynamic and sta c formulae, load
capacity of piles in sands and clays, nega ve skin fric on.
WATER RESOURCES ENGINEERING
Fluid Mechanics and Hydraulics
Proper es of fluids, principle of conserva on of mass, momentum, energy and corresponding equa ons, pote n al
flow, applica ons of momentum and Bernoulli’s equa on, laminar and turbulent flow, flow in pipes, pipe networks.
Concept of boundary layer and its growth. Uniform flow, cri cal 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. Kinema cs of flow, velocity triangles and specific speed of pumps and
turbines.
Hydrology
Hydrologic cycle, rainfall, evapora on, infiltra on, stage discharge rela onships, unit hydrographs, flood es ma on,
reservoir capacity, reservoir and channel rou ng. Well hydraulics.
Irriga on: Duty, delta, es ma on of evapo-transpira on. Crop water requirements. Design of lined and unlined ca-
nals, waterways, head works, gravity dams and spillways. Design of weirs on permeable founda on. Types of irriga on
system, irriga on methods. Water logging and drainage, sodic soils.
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ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING
Water requirements: Quality standards, basic unit processes and opera ons for water treatment. Drinking water
standards, water requirements, basic unit opera ons and unit processes for surface water treatment, distribu on of
water. Sewage and sewe rage treatment, quan ty and characteris cs of wastewater. Primary, secondary and ter-
ary treatment of wastewater, sludge disposal, effluent discharge standards. Domes c wastewater treatment, quan ty
of characteris cs of domes c wastewater, primary and secondary treatment Unit opera ons and unit processes of do-
mes c wastewater, sludge disposal.
Air Pollu on: Types of pollutants, their sources and impacts, air pollu on meteorology, air pollu on control, air qual-
ity standards and limits.
Municipal Solid Wastes: Characteris cs, genera on, collec on and transporta on of solid wastes, engineered sys-
tems for solid waste management (reuse/ recycle, energy recovery, treatment and disposal).
Noise Pollu on: Impacts of noise, permissible limits of noise pollu on, measurement of noise and control of noise pol-
lu on.
TRANSPORTATION ENGINEERING
Highway Planning: Geometric design of highways, tes ng and specifica ons of paving materials, design of flex-
ible and rigid pavements.
Traffic Engineering: Traffic characteris cs, theory of traffic flow, intersec on design, traffic signs and signal design, high-
way capacity.
LS – LIFE SCIENCES
Biophysics: Levels of structures in Biological macromolecules. Basic strategies in biophysics. Forces that determine
protein and nucleic acid structure, Predic on of proteins structure nucleic acids, Proper es of lipid bilayers, Biochemi-
cal Kine cs studies, unimolecular reac ons, methods of determining macromolecular structures inclusive of the spec-
troscopic techniques like UV-vis absorp on, IR absorp on, circular dichroism fluoresence NMR and X-ray and neu-
tron diffrac on techniques.
Biochemistry: Structure and proper es, Amino acids, pep des, proteins and conjugated proteins, protein hydra on,
coagula on, denatura on - gela on, protein-protein interac ons, cytosolic and membrane proper es, purines, pyrim-
idines, nucleosides, nucleo des, polynucleo des, Ri bonucleic acids and deoxyribonucleic acids, TCA cycle, glycolysis,
pentose phosphate pathway, urea cycle, metabolic regula on, respiratory chain, TP cycle, energy rich compounds, inte-
grated metabolism, Carbohydrates - linear and branched carbohydrates, N containing carbohydrates, cell wall carbohy-
drates, metabolism of carbohydrates, Fats and oils-structure and proper es of saturated and unsaturated fa y acids,
glycerolipids, phospholipids, sphingolipids, glycolipids, steroids, Vitamins and mineral-types, structure and func onal
proper es of vitamins, u lity of essen al minerals sources and trace elements.
Biotechnology: Industrial biotechnology – Isola on; preserva on and strain improvement for the overproduc on of
primary and secondary metabolites. Medium formula on, op miza on and steriliza on; biological waste treatment
processes. Bioprocess- Types of reactors; volumetric oxygen mass transfer coefficient and its es ma on; models for
ideal and non-ideal flow. Downstream processing-Unit opera ons in downstream processing, cell disrup ons method,
solid liquid separa on methods, precipita on methods, extrac on methods, membrane based separa on methods,
different types of purifica on and chromatographic techniques.
Bioinforma cs : Biological databases, File formats, sequence alignment, Database searches, phylogene c tree con-
struc on and valida on, Homology modeling, Drug discovery, DNA mapping and sequencing, sequence assembly and
gene predic on, molecular predic ons with DNA strings, Visualiza on tolls.
Cell Structure and Func on of the Organelles: Eukaryo c and Prokaryo c cells, cell division, mitosis & meiosis cell
cycle and molecules that control cell cycle, endocytosis and Exocytosis. Ultrastructure of cellular organelles, viz. Mito-
chondria, ER, Golgi, Chloroplast, plasma membrane, centriole, nuclear and membrane bound receptors, Signal Trans-
duc on, Signal Amplifica on Techniques of propaga on of prokaryo c and Eukayo c cells, Autocrine, Paracrine and
Endocrine models of ac on, Cell line, genera on of cell lines.
Molecular Biology: Structure of DNA and histone molecules, Replica on of eukaryo c chromosomes, nucleoid the
complex replica on apparatus, process of transcrip on and, Structure of tRNA, mRNA, rRNA, Deciphering of the ge-
ne c code, Transla on, Muta on. General principles of cloning.
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Recombinant DNA: Gene c elements that control gene expression, method of crea ng recombinant DNA molecules
crea ng transgenic animals, plants microbes, safety guidelines of crea ng recombinant DNA research, restric on en-
zymes and mapping of DNA, plasmid and phage and other vectors. Construc on of genomic and cDNA libraries, meth-
ods of nucleic acid. Patents and methods of applica on of patents, legal implica ons bioremedia on.
Ecosystems, energy flow, ecological succession, pollu on. Conven onal and Non conven onal sources of energy. Bio-
geo chemical cycles. Biodiversity and wild life conserva on. Social issues and the environment.
Gene cs: Classical gene cs, Mendel’s gene cs, crossing over, linkage, Chromosome maps, chromosomal theory of
heredity, cytoplasmic inheritance, Sex determina on, sex linked inheritance, microbial gene cs, popula on gene cs,
polyploidy, pedigree analysis, eugenics, muta on.
Microbiology: Basic concepts of Microbiology, classifica on, morphology, anatomy, physiology of bacteria, viruses,
fungi, parasite. Microbes of various plant and animal diseases. Industrial microbiology, Microbial biotechnology, Micro-
bial diversity and ecology.
Immunology: Basic concepts of immunology, types of immunity, biotechnological applica ons; organs of immune, res
ponse Innate and adap ve immunity, clonal selec on theory, hypersensi vity, hybridoma technology, vaccine de-
velopment, epitope mapping and immunomics, immunological tolerance and transplanta on biotechnology.
Plant Sciences: Taxonomy and systema c botany, Plant structure and development, morphology and anatomy, embryo-
genesis of mono and dicots. Phytohormones, respira on, nutri on, transpira on. Photosynthesis, C3 and C4, & CAM
plants, photoperiodism, concepts of ecosystems and energy flow in biosphere.
ME – MECHANICAL ENGINEERING
MATHEMATICAL FUNDAMENTALS
and eigenvectors, Cayley-Hamilton theorem. Matrix representa on of linear transforma ons. Canonical forms, diagonal
forms, triangular forms, Quadra c forms, reduc on and classifica on of quadra c forms Analy c func ons, Cauchy-
Riemann equa ons. Contour integral, Cauchy’s theorem, Cauchy’s integral formula, Taylor series, Laurent series, calcu-
lus of residues. Conformal mappings, Mobius transforma ons—Fourier series—harmonics.
ence equa ons.
Numerical Methods: Numerical solu ons of algebraic and transcendental equa ons itera on methods and Newton—
Raphson method, Solu on of systems of linear algebraic equa ons using Gauss elimina on and Gauss-Seidel methods-
Numerical differen a on and integra on, Numerical solu ons of ODEs and PDEs.
Descrip ve sta s cs, Exploratory Data Analysis: Sample space, discrete probability, independent events, Bayes theo-
rem. Random variables and distribu on func ons (univariate and mul variate) - expecta on and moments. Independ-
ent random variables, marginal and condi onal distribu ons. Characteris c func ons. Standard discrete and con nuous
univariate distribu ons. Correla on and simple and mul ple linear regression. Test of hypotheses—Large and small
sample tests confidence intervals. Chi-square test goodness of fit. Simple non parametric tests for one and two sample
problems, rank correla on and test for independence. ANOVA.
APPLIED MECHANICS AND DESIGN
Engineering Mechanics: Free body diagrams and equilibrium; trusses and frames; virtual work; kinema cs and dy-
namics of par cles and of rigid bodies in plane mo on, including impulse and momentum (linear and angular) and ener-
gy formula ons; impact.
Strength of Materials: Stress and strain, stress-strain rela onship and elas c constants, Mohr ’s circle for plane stress
and plane strain, thin cylinders; shear force and bending moment diagrams; bending and shear stresses; deflec on of
beams; thermal stresses; Stress concentra on factor; Fa gue Strength and S-N curve; failure theories.
Theory of Machines Displacement, velocity and accelera on analysis of plane mechanisms; dynamic analysis of slider-
crank mechanism; flywheels.
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Vibra ons: Free and forced vibra on of single degree of freedom sys tems; effect of damping; vi bra on isola on;
resonance, cri cal speeds of sha s.
Technical dra ing: Engineering drawing prac ce; Indian standards for technical drawing. Machine Elements Basic
concepts of machine elements and their design;
FLUID MECHANICS AND THERMAL SCIENCES
Fluid Mechanics: Fluid proper es; viscous flow of incompressible fluids; fluid sta cs, manometry, buoyancy; control
-volume analysis of mass, momentum and energy; fluid accelera on; differen al equa ons of con nuity and momen-
tum; Bernoulli’s equa on; flow through pipes, head losses in pipes, bends etc.
Heat-Transfer Modes of heat transfer; one dimensional heat conduc on, fins; dimensionless parameters in free and
forced convec ve heat transfer, radia ve heat transfer, black and grey surfaces, shape factors; heat exchanger perfor-
mance, 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, proper es of pure substances, calcula on of
work and heat in ideal processes; analysis of thermodynamic cycles related to energy conversion.
Power Engineering: Steam Tables, Rankine, Bray ton cycles with regenera on and reheat. I.C. Engines, air-
standard O o, Diesel cycles. S rling cycle.
Refrigera on and air-condi oning: Vapour refrigera on cycle, heat pumps, gas refrigera on, Re ve rse Bray ton cy-
cle; moist air, psychrometric chart, basic psychrometric processes.
Turbo machinery: Pelton-wheel, Francis and Kaplan turbines, impulse and reac on principles, velocity diagrams.
MANUFACTURING AND INDUSTRIAL ENGINEERING
Engineering Materials: Structure and proper es of engineering materials, heat treatment, stress-strain diagrams for
engineering materials.
Metal Cas ng: Design of pa erns, moulds and cores; solidifica on and cooling; riser and ga ng design, design con-
sidera ons.
Forming: Load es ma on 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 Opera ons
Mechanics of machining, single and mul -point cu ng tools, tool geometry and materials, tool life and wear; eco-
nomics of machining; principles of non-tradi onal machining processes; principles of work holding, principles of de-
sign of jigs and fixtures.
Metrology and Inspec on: Limits, fits and tolerances; linear and angular measurements; Comparators; gauge design;
interferometry; form and finish measurement; alignment and tes ng methods; tolerance analysis in manufacturing
and assembly.
Produc on Planning and Control: Forecas ng models, aggregate produc on planning, scheduling, materials require-
ment planning.
Inventory Control: Determinis c and probabilis c models; safety stock inventory control systems.
Opera ons Research: Linear programming, simplex and duplex method, transporta on, assignment, network flow
models, simple queuing models, PERT and CPM.
SOMECURRENT TRENDS IN DESIGN AND MANUFACTURING
Mechatronics System Design: Pneuma c and hydraulic systems; Eletro-pneuma c and electro-hydraulic systems;
Pneuma c, hydraulic and electric motors and actutators; Concepts of microcontrollers, Feedback devices; Point-to-
point, con nuous-path and servo control; Types of CNC machines and robots. Programmable logic controllers; CNC
and robot programming. Some current developments in modern machine tools, robo cs, mechatronics; Basic
topics related to micro-electro mechanical systems (MEMS).
Computer Integrated Manufacturing: Basic concepts of CAD/CAM and their integra on tools. Exchange of product
design and manufacturing data; CNC and robot programming methods. CAD/CAM So ware and Virtual Product De-
velopment; Rapid Manufacturing Technologies; Concepts of Machine vision and Jigless manufacturing;
Computer Aided Engineering: Finite Element Methods; Computa onal Fluid Dynamics; Mechanical Systems Simula-
on; Tools for conven onal mechanisms and MEMS design.
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Automo ve Engineering: Development in Bio-fuels, other alterna ve fuels and hydrogen as future fuel; Emission
standards; Electronic injec on systems; Passenger comfort and safety devices; Indian auto industry and Automo ve
vehicles in Indian market.
EE – ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONICS ENGINEERING

ENGINEERING MATHEMATICS
Deriva ves, Maxima and minima, Mul ple integrals, Fourier series. Vector iden es, Direc onal deriva ves, Line,
Surface and Volume integrals, Stokes, Gauss and Green’s theorems.
Differen al equa ons: First order equa on (linear and nonlinear), Higher order linear differen al equa ons with con-
stant coefficients, Method of varia on of parameters, Cauchy’s and Euler’s equa ons, Ini al and boundary value
problems, Par al Differen al Equa ons, Method of separa on of variables.
Analysis of complex variables: Analy c func ons, Cauchy ’s integral theorem and integral formula, Taylor’s and
Laurent’ series, Residue theorem, solu on of integrals.
Probabi lity and Sta s cs: Sampling theorems, Condi onal probability, Mean, median, mode and standard
devia on, Random variables, Discrete and con nuous distribu ons, Poisson, Normal and Binomial distribu ons, Corre-
la on and regression analysis.
Numerical Methods: Matrix inversion, solu ons of non-linear algebraic equa ons, itera ve methods for solving differ-
en al equa ons, numerical integra on, regression and correla on analysis.
Transform Theor y: Fourier transform, Laplace transform, Z-transform.
ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING
Electric Circuits: Voltage and current sources: independent, dependent, ideal and prac cal; v-I rela onships of resis-
tor, inductor, mutual inductor and capacitor; transient analysis of RLC circuits with dc excita on. Kirchoff’s laws, mesh
and nodal analysis, superposi on, Thevenin, Norton, maximum power transfer and reciprocity theorems. Peak-, aver-
age– and rms values of ac quan es; apparent-, ac ve– and reac ve powers; phasor analysis, impedance and ad-
mi ance; series and parallel resonance, locus diagrams, realiza on of basic filters with R, L and C elements. One-port
and two-port networks, driving point impedance and admi ance, open-, and short circuit parameters, Three phase
circuits, Power and power factor in ac circuits.
Signals and Systems: Representa on of con nuous and discrete- me signals, Shi ing and scaling opera ons, Linear
Time Invariant and Causal systems, Fourier series representa on of con nuous periodic signals, Sampling theorem,
Applica ons of Fourier Transform, Laplace Transform and z-Transform.
Electromagne c Fields: Coulomb's Law, Electric Field Intensity, Electric Flux Density, Gauss's Law, Divergence, Elec-
tric field and poten al due to point, line, plane and spherical charge distribu ons, Effect of dielectric medium, Capaci-
tance of simple configura ons, Biot-Savart’s law, Ampere’s law, Curl, Faraday’s law, Lorentz force, Inductance, Magne-
tomo ve force, Reluctance, Magne c circuits, Self and Mutual inductance of simple configura ons.
Electrical Machines: Single phase transformer: equivalent circuit, phasor diagram, open circuit and short circuit
tests, regula on and efficiency; Three phase transformers: connec ons, parallel opera on; Auto-transformer, Electro-
mechanical energy conversion principles, DC machines: separately excited, series and shunt, motoring and genera ng
mode of opera on and their characteris cs, star ng and speed control of dc motors; Three phase induc on motors:
principle of opera on, types, performance, torque-speed characteris cs, no-load and blocked rotor tests, equivalent
circuit, star ng and speed control; Opera ng principle of single phase induc on motors; Synchronous machines: cylin-
drical and salient pole machines, performance, regula on and parallel opera on of generators, star ng of synchro-
nous motor, characteris cs; Types of losses and efficiency calcula ons of electric machines.
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Power Systems: Power genera on concepts, ac and dc transmission concepts, Models and performance of transmis-
sion lines and cables, Series and shunt compensa on, Electric field distribu on and insulators, Distribu on systems,
Per-unit quan es, Bus admi ance matrix, Gauss-Seidel and Newton-Raphson load flow methods, Voltage and Fre-
quency control, Power factor correc on, Symmetrical components, Symmetrical and unsymmetrical fault analysis,
Principles of over-current, differen al and distance protec on; Circuit breakers, System stability concepts, Equal area
criterion.
Control Systems: Mathema cal modeling and representa on of systems, Feedback principles, transfer func on, Block
diagrams and signal flow graphs, transient response, steady-state-errors, Bode plot, phase and gain margins, Routh
and Nyquist criteria, root loci, design of lead, lag and lead-lag compensators, state-space representa on of systems;
me-delay systems; mechanical, hydraulic and pneuma c system components, synchro pair, servo and stepper mo-
tors, servo valves; on-off, P, P-I, P-I-D, cascade, feed forward, and ra o controllers.
Electrical and Electronic Measurements: Bridges and Poten ometers, Measurement of voltage, current, power, energy
and power factor; Instrument transformers, Digital voltmeters and mul meters, Phase, Time and Frequency measure-
ment; Oscilloscopes, Error analysis.
Analog and Digital Electronics: Characteris cs of diodes, BJT, MOSFET; Simple diode circuits: clipping, clamping, rec -
fiers; Amplifiers: Biasing, Equivalent circuit and Frequency response; Oscillators and Feedback amplifiers; Opera onal
amplifiers: Characteris cs and applica ons; Simple ac ve filters, VCOs and Timers, Combina onal and Sequen al logic
circuits, Mul plexer, Demul plexer, Schmi trigger, Sample and hold circuits, A/D and D/A converters, 8085Micropro-
cessor: Architecture, Programming and Interfacing.
Power Electronics and Drives: Characteris cs of semiconductor power devices: Diode, Thyristor, Triac, GTO, MOSFET,
IGBT; DC to DC conversion: Buck, Boost and Buck-Boost converters; Single and three phase configura on of uncon-
trolled rec fiers, Line commutated thyristor based converters, Bidirec onal ac to dc voltage source converters, Issues
of line current harmonics, Power factor, Distor on factor of ac to dc converters, Single phase and three phase invert-
ers, Sinusoidal pulse width modula on.
EI – INSTRUMENTATION ENGINEERING
Deriva ves, Maxima and minima, Mul ple integrals, Fourier series. Vector iden es, Direc onal deriva ves, Line, Sur-
face and Volume integrals, Stokes, Gauss and Green’s theorems.
stant coefficients, Method of varia on of parameters, Cauchy’s and Euler’s equa ons, Ini al and boundary value
problems, Par al Differen al Equa ons and variable separable method.
Complex variables: Analy c func ons, Cauchy ’s integral theorem and integral formula, Taylor’s and Laurent’
series, Residue theorem, solu on integrals.
Probabi lity and Sta s cs: Sampling theorems, Condi onal probability, Mean, median, mode and standard
devia on, Random variables, Discrete and con nuous distribu ons, Poisson, Normal and Binomial distribu on, Correla-
on and regression analysis.
Numerical Methods: Solu ons of non-linear algebraic equa ons, single and mul -s tep me thods fo r differen al
equa ons.
Transform Theor y : Fourier transform, Laplace transform, Z-transform.
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INSTRUMENTATION ENGINEERING
Basics of Circuits and Measurement Systems: K irchoff ’s laws, mesh and nodal Analysis. Circuit theorems.
Oneport and two-port Network Func ons. Sta c and dynamic characteris cs of Measurement Systems. Error and
uncertainty analysis. Sta s cal analysis of data and curve fi ng.
Transducers, Mechanical Measurement and Industrial Instrumenta on: Resis ve, Capaci ve, Induc ve and piezoelectric
transducers and their signal condi oning. Measurement of dis placement, ve locity and accelera on
(transla onal and rota onal), force, torque, vibra on and shock. Measurement of pressure, flow, temperature and
liquid level. Measurement of pH, conduc vity, viscosity and humidity.
Analog Electronics: Characteris cs of diode, BJT, JFET and MOSFET. Diode circuits. Transistors at low and high frequen-
cies, Amplifiers, single and mul -s tage . Feed back amplifiers. Opera onal amplifiers,characteris cs and
circuit co nfigura ons. Instrumenta on amplifier. Precision rec fier. V-to-I and I-to-V c o nverte r. Op-Amp based
ac ve fi lters . Oscillators and signal generators.
Digital Electronics: Combina onal logic circuits, minimiza on of Boolean func ons. IC families, TTL, MOS and
CMOS. Arithme c circuits. Comparators, Schmi trigger, mers and mono-stable mul -vibrator. Sequen al circuits, flip
-flops, counters, shi registers. Mul plexer, S/H circuit. Analog-to-Digital and Digitalto- Analog co nverters. Basics of
number sys t em. Microprocessor applica ons, memory and input-output interfacing. Microcontrollers.
Signals, Systems and Communica ons: Periodic and aperiodic signals. Impulse response, transfer func on and fre-
quency response of first- and second order systems. Convolu on, correla on and characteris cs of linear me in-
variant systems. Discrete me system, impulse and frequency response. Pulse transfer func on. IIR and FIR fil-
ters. Amplitude and frequency modula on and demodula on. Sampling theorem, pulse code modula on. Frequen-
cy and me division mul plexing. Amplitude shi keying, frequency shi keying and pulse shi keying for digital
modula on.
Electrical and Electronic Measurements: Bridges and poten omete rs, measurement of R, L and C. Measure-
ments of voltage, current, power, power factor and energy. A.C & D.C current probes. Extension of instrument ranges. Q-
meter and waveform analyzer. Digital voltmeter and mul meter. T ime, phase and frequency measurements. Cath-
ode ray oscilloscope. Serial and parallel communica on. Shielding and grounding.
Control Systems and Process Control: Feedback principles. Signal flow graphs. Transient Response, steadystate-
errors. Routh and Nyquist critera. Bode plot, root loci. Time delay systems. Phase and gain margin. State s pace
representa on of sys tems. Mechanical, hydraulic and pneuma c sys t em components. Synchro pair, servo
and step motors. On- off, cascade, P, P-I, P-I-D, feed forward and deriva ve controller, Fuzzy controllers.
Analy cal, Op cal and Biomedical Instrumenta on: Mass spectrometry. UV, visible and IR spectrometry. X- ray and
nuclear radia on measurements. Op cal sources and detectors, LED, laser, photo-diode, photo-resistor and their
characteris cs. Interferometers, applica ons in metrology. Basics of fiber op cs.
Biomedical instruments, EEG, ECG and EMG. Clinical measurements. Ultrasonictransducers and Ultrasonogra-
phy. Principles of Computer Assisted Tomography.
EC – ELECTRONICS ENGINEERING
Calculus: Mean value theorems, Theorems of integral calculus, Evalua on of definite and improper integrals, Par al De-
riva ves, Maxima and minima, Mul ple integrals, Fourier series. Vector iden es, Direc onal deriva ves, Line, Sur-
face and Volume integrals, Stokes, Gauss and Green’s theorems.
stant coefficients, Method of varia on of parameters, Cauchy’s and Euler’s equa ons, Ini al and boundar y Value
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problems, Par al Diffe re n al Equa ons and variable separable method.
Complex variables: Analy c func ons, Cauchy ’s integral theorem and integral formula, Taylor’s and Laurent’ se-
ries, Residue theorem, solu on integrals.
Numerical Methods: Solu ons of non-linear algebraic equa ons, single and mul -s tep methods fo r differen al
equa ons.
Transform Theor y: Fourier transform, Laplace transform, Z-transform.
NETWORK
Network graphs: Matrices associated with graphs; incidence, fundamental cut set and fundamental circuit matrices.
Solu on methods; nodal and mesh analysis. Network theorems; superposi on, Thevenin and Nortan’s, maximum
po wer transfe r, wye-delta transforma on, steady state sinusoidal analysis using phasors, fourier series, linear con-
stant coefficient differen al and difference equa ons; me domain analysis of simple RLC circuits. Laplace
and Z transforms: frequency domain analysis of RLC circuits, convolu on, 2-port network parameters, driving point and
transfer func ons, state equa on for networks.
ANALOG CIRCUITS: Characteris cs and equivalent circuits (large and small signal) of diodes, BJT, JFETs and MOSFET
simple diode circuits: clipping, clamping, rec fier, biasing and bias stability of transistor and FET amplifiers. Amplifi-
ers: single and mul -s tage, differen al, opera onal, feedback and power. Analysis of amplifiers; frequency response
of amplifiers. Simple op-amp circuits. Filters. Sinusoidal oscillators: criterion for osci lla on; single-transis tor and
op-amp configura ons. Func on generators and waveshaping circuits, Power supplies.
DIGITAL CIRCUITS: Boolean algebra; minimiza on of Boolean func ons; logic gates; digital IC families (DTL, TTL,
ECL, MOS, CMOS). Combina onal circuits: arithme c circuits, code converters, mul plexers and decoders. Sequen al
circuits: latches and flip-flops, counters and shi - registers. Comparators, mers, mul vibrators. Sample and hold
circuits, ADCs and DACs. Semiconductor memories. Microprocessor (8085): architecture, programming,
memory and I/O interfacing
CONTROL SYSTEMS: Basic control system components; block diagramma c descrip on, reduc on of block diagrams,
proper es of systems: linearity, me-invariance, stability, causality. Open loop and closed loop (feedback) systems. Spe-
cial proper es of linear me-invariance (LTI) systems- transfer func on, impulse response, poles, zeros, their signifi-
cance and stability analysis of these systems. Signal flow graphs and their use in determining transfer func ons of sys-
tems; transient and steady state analysis of LTI system and frequency response. Tools and techniques for LTI con-
trol system analysis: Root, loci, Routh_Hurwitz criterion, Bode and Nyquist plots; Control system compensators:
elements of lead and lag compensa ons, elements of propor onal-integral- Deriva ve (PID) control. State variable
representa on and solu on of state equa on for LTI systems.
COMMUNICATION SYSTEMS: Fourier analysis of signals - amplitude, phase and power spectrum, auto-correla on and
cross-correla on and their Fourier transforms. Signal transmission through linear me-invariant (LTI) systems, im-
pulse response and frequency response, group delay phase delay. Analog modula on systems-amplitude and
angle modula on and demodula on systems, spectral analysis of these opera ons, super-hete rodyne
receivers, elements of hardware’s realiza ons of analog communica on systems. Basic sampling theorems. Pulse
code modula on (PCM), differen al pulse code modula on (DPCM), delta modula on (DM). Digital modula on
schemes: amplitude, phase and frequency shi keying schemes (ASK, PSK, FSK). Mul plexing - me division and frequen-
cy division. Addi ve Gaussian noise; characteriza on using correla on, probability density func on (PDF), power
spectral density (PSD). Signalto- noise ra o (SNR) calcula ons for amplitude modula on (AM) and frequency modula-
on (FM) for low noise condi ons.
ELECTROMAGNETICS: Elements of vector calculus: gradient, divergence and curl; Gauss and strokes theorems, max-
wells equa on: differen al and integral forms. Wave equa on. Poyn ng vector. Plane waves: propaga on
through various media; reflec on and refrac on; phase and group velocity; skin depth Transmission lines: Char-
acteris c impedence; impedence transforma on; smith chart; impedence matching pulse excita on. Wave guides:
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modes in rectangular waveguides; boundary condi ons; cut-off frequencies; dispersion rela ons. Antennas; Dipole
antennas; antenna arrays; radia on pa ern; reciprocity theorem, antenna gain.
IT – INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY, COMPUTER & COMMUNICATION ENGINEERING
Mathema cal Logic : Syntax of First Order Logic, Seman cs of First Order Logic, a Sequent Calculus, the Completeness
Theorem, the Limita ons of First Order Logic.
Differen al and Integral Calculus : Limit, Con nuity, Differen ability, Leibniz theorem, Mean Value Theorems, Taylor’s
theorem, Integrals, Improper integrals, Total Differen a on, Par al deriva ves ,Maxima and Minima, vector calculus,
Linear differen al equa ons.
Probability and Sta s cs : Probability, condi onal probability, Baye’s theorem, means, median, mode, moments, stand-
ard devia on. Random variables, Uniform, Binomial, Poisson, normal distribu ons, Correla on and regression, Sam-
pling and Tests of significance.
Numerical Methods : Solu ons to algebraic and transcendental equa ons (Bisec on and Newton Raphson’s methods),
simultaneous linear algebraic equa ons (Gauss elimina on, Crout’s, Gauss seidel and relaxa on), Interpola on meth-
ods (forward, backward and central), numerical integra on (Trapezoidal, Simpson’s and Weddle’s) eigenvalues and
eigenvectors, Numerical solu ons to ordinary (Euler, modified Euler, Runga Ku a 4th order) and par al differen al
(parabolic, ellip c and Hyperbolic) equa ons.
Linear Algebra and Transforms : linear vector space, determinants, matrices, eigen values, eigen vectors, elements of
complex analysis, Laplace transforms, Fourier analysis.
and eigenvectors, Cayley-Hamilton theorem. Matrix representa on of linear transforma ons. Canonical forms, diago-
nal forms, triangular forms, Quadra c forms, reduc on and classifica on of quadra c forms Analy c func ons, Cauchy-
Riemann equa ons. Contour integral, Cauchy’s theorem, Cauchy’s integral formula, Taylor series, Laurent series, calcu-
lus of residues. Conformal mappings, Mobius transforma ons—Fourier series—harmonics.
ence equa ons.
Numerical Methods: Numerical solu ons of algebraic and transcendental equa ons itera on methods and Newton—
Raphson method, Solu on of systems of linear algebraic equa ons using Gauss elimina on and Gauss-Seidel methods-
Numerical differen a on and integra on, Numerical solu ons of ODEs and PDEs.
Descrip ve sta s cs, Exploratory Data Analysis: Sample space, discrete probability, independent events, Bayes
theorem. Random variables and distribu on func ons (univariate and mul variate) - expecta on and mo-
ments. Independent random variables, marginal and condi onal distribu ons. Characteris c func ons.
Standard discrete and con nuous univariate distribu ons. Correla on and simple and mul ple linear re -
gression. Test of hypotheses—Large and small sample tests confidence intervals. Chi-square test good-
ness of fit. Simple non parametric tests for one and two sample problems, rank correla on and test for
independence. ANOVA.
Discrete Mathema cs : Sets, rela ons and func ons, algebra of matrices and determinants, algebraic structures, Boole-
an algebra and applica ons, order rela ons and structures, graph theory, logic and combinatorics.
Theory of Computa on: Regular languages and finite automata, context free languages and Push down automata, re-
cursively enumerable sets and Turing machines, undecidability.
Programming Language Processors : Compiler, Interpreter, assembler, Linker, Loader, Macro processors, phases of
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compilers, Lexical analysis, parsing, Top-down parsing and bo om up parsing, syntax directed transla on, run me en-
vironment, Symbol table, type checking, intermediate Code genera on, Code op miza on, code genera on.
Algorithmic Analysis and Data Structures
Analysis of Algorithms and Computa onal Complexity : Asympto c analysis ( best , worst, average case) of me and
space, Upper and lower bounds on the complexity of specific problems, NP-completeness, code and query tuning tech-
niques, numerical analysis, power analysis & resiliency, intractable problems.
Algorithms for Problem Solving : Tree and graph traversal, connected components, spanning trees, shortest paths,
hashing, sor ng, searching, design paradigms (Greedy, dynamic programming, divide and conquer).
Data Structures : No on of abstract data types, stack, Queue, List, set, string, Tree, binary search trees, heap, graph.
Computer Architecture & Organiza on and Opera ng Systems
Electronics : Network analysis, semiconductor devices, bipolar transistors, FET’s, Power supplies, amplifier, Oscillators,
Opera onal amplifiers, elements of digital electronics, logic circuits.
Digital Logic : Number systems and codes, Gates, TTL circuits, Boolean algebra and Karnaugh maps, Arithme c logic
units, Flip flops, registers and counters, Memories, Combina onal and sequen al logic circuits .
Computer Architecture and Organiza on : Machine instruc ons and addressing modes, ALU and data path, Register
Transfer Language , hardware and micro programmed control, memory interface, RAM, ROM I/O interface ( Interrupt
and DMA modes), serial communica on interface, instruc on pipe-lining, Cache , main and secondary memory stor-
age, organiza on and structure of disk drives, RAID architectures Microprocessors: 8085, 8086, Interfacing and
memory addressing.
Opera ng Systems : Memory management, page faults, overlay, processor management, device management, dead-
locks, Process, thread and inter process communica on, CPU scheduling, file systems, I/O systems, protec on and se-
curity.
So ware Engineering and Programming
System & Program Development Methodology : So ware paradigms, principles of programming in any language, docu-
menta on, system analysis and design methodologies, User Interface Design (UID), so ware construc on, so ware
tes ng, so ware quality, Object Oriented Analysis and Design (OOAD) concepts.
Programming Methodology : Introduc on to programming, pointers, arrays, control structures, Itera onal control struc-
tures, func ons, recursion, tes ng, debugging, code review, structures, files (C, C++, JAVA).
Computer Networks & Data Communica ons: Analog versus Digital communica on, modems, mul plexers, and concen-
trators, serial versus parallel communica on, simplex, duplex, and half duplex communica on, synchronous and asyn-
chronous communica on, Error detec on/correc on methods, data link control protocols, balanced and unbalanced
interfaces, communica on media, ISO/OSI stack, Sliding window protocol, LAN Technologies (Ethernet, Token ring) ,
TCP/UDP, IP, switches, gateways, and routers.
Compu ng Technologies : Client server compu ng, Logical layers in client server architecture, Two- er versus Three- er,
Distributed compu ng, Middle-ware, Mobile Compu ng, Cloud Compu ng.
Databases Management Systems: Data, database and DBMS, Data dic onary/directory, schema, descrip on of database
structure, forms of DBMS systems, Hierarchical, network and RDBMS, DDL, DML , stored data structure language and
query language, Recent trends in database management systems, Memory management techniques used in comput-
ers, query languages (SQL), file structures ( sequen al files, indexing, B* trees) Transac ons and concurrency control,
Basic concepts of transac on processing , ACID proper es of transac ons, serializability of transac ons, concurrency
control, recovery, OLAP.
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PH – PHYSICS
Mathema cal Physics: Fourier series - Fourier transform - proper es – convolu on theorem - Applica on to solve
differen al equa ons - Laplace ‘s transform - proper es -applica on to ordinar y and par al differen al
equa ons-Cayley Hamilton Theorem - Eigen value problems
Classical Mechanics: Conserva on laws; Varia onal principle; Lagrange’s and Hamilton’s formalisms; equa on of mo on,
poisson bracket; special theory of rela vity – Larentz transforma ons, rela vis c kinema cs, mass – energy equivalence.
Spectroscopy: Atomic and Molecular Physics: Spectra of one – and many – electron atoms; LS and jj coupling; hy-
perfine structure; Zeeman and Stark effects; electric; electric dipole transi ons and selec on rules; X-ray spectra; ro
ta onal and vibra onal spectra of diatomic molecules; electronic transi on in diatomic molecules, Franck-
Condon principle; Raman effect; NMR and ESR
Electro Magne c Theory: Faraday’s laws of induc on - Maxwell’s displacement current - Maxwell’s equa ons - vector
and scalar poten als - Gauge invariance - wave equa on and plane wave solu ons - Coulomb and Lorentz Gauges - ener-
gy and momentum of the field - Poyn ng’s theorem.
Quantum Mechanics: Time Independent and Time Dependant Schrodinger wave equa ons, Jus fica on of Schrodinger
equa on – the Schrodinger receipe - probabili es and normaliza on - Applica ons - par cle in a box - simple harmonic
oscillator – Dirac rela vis c equa ons.
Sta s cal Mechanics: Equa on of state - gas degeneracy - Bose-Einstein condensa on - thermal proper es of Bose-
Einstein gas -liquid Helium-Tisza’s two fluid model-Landau’s theory of liquid Helium II-Black body radia on- pho-
nons- Einstein and Debye models for la ce specific heat.
Experimental Design: Measurement of fundamental constants e, h, c - Measurement of High & Low Resistances, L
and C - Detec on of X-rays, Gamma rays, charged par cles, neutrons etc - Ioniza on chamber - propor onal
counter - GM counter - Scin lla on detectors - Solid State detectors - Measurement of Magne c field - Hall effect,
magneto resis tance - X-ray and neutron diffrac on - Vacuum Techniques - basic idea of conductance, pumping
speed etc - Pumps - Mechanical pump - Diffusion pump - Gauges Thermocouple - Penning - Pirani - Hot Cathode -
Low Temperature - Cooling a sample over a range upto 4 K and measurement of temperature.
Lasers: Ruby laser - Nd - YAG laser - colour centre lasers – Helium - Neon laser - Carbondioxide laser - excimer la-
sers – liquid dye laser - semiconductor lasers - Homojunc on laser - Heteorjunc on laser - Quantum well laser.
Nonlinear Fiber Op cs: Introduc on - Second harmonic genera on (SHG) - op cal mixing - phase matching - Third
harmonic genera on (THG) - parametric genera on of light - Op cal parametric oscillator - self-focussing of light.
Solid State Physics: Types of la ces - Miller indices - Simple crystal structures - Crystal diffrac on - Bragg’s law - Recip-
rocal La ce (BCC, FCC) - Brillouin zone - Structure factor – Atomic form factor - Cohesive energy of ionic crystals –
Madelung constant - Types of crystal binding.
Materials Science: Phase diagram - phase rule - single component system - binary phase diagram - microstructural chang-
es during cooling - Lever rule - Magnesia - Alumina system – Copper - Z inc sy s tem -Iron - Carbon system -
Applica ons of phase diagram.
Electronics: Semiconductor devices; Bipolar junc on Transistors, Field effect Transistors, amplifier and oscillator cir-
cuits; opera onal amplifier, nega ve feedback circuits, ac ve fillers and oscillators; basic digital logic circuits, sequen-
al circuits, flip-flops, counters, registers, A/D and D/A Conversion.
MA - MATHEMATICS
Linear Algebra: Finite dimensional vector spaces; Linear transforma ons and their matrix representa ons, rank;
systems of linear equa ons, eigen values and eigen vectors, minimal polynomial, Cayley-Hamilton theroem, diagonalisa on,
Hermi an, Skew-Hermi an and unitary matrices; F inite dimensional inner product spaces, Gram- Schmidt orthonor-
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maliza on process, self-adjoint operators.
Complex Analysis: Analy c func ons, conformal mappings, bi linear transforma ons; complex integra on: Cau-
chy’s integral theorem and formula; Liouville’s theorem, maximum modulus principle Taylor and Laurent ’s series; res-
idue theorem and applica ons for evalua ng real integrals.
Real Analysis: Sequences and series of func ons, uniform convergence, power series, Fourier series, func ons of sever-
al variables, maxima, minima; Riemann integra on, mul ple integrals, line, surface and volume integrals, theorems of
Green’s, Stokes and Gauss. Metric spaces, completeness, Weierstrass approxima on theorem, compactness; Lebes-
gue measure, measurable func ons; Lebesgue integral, Fatou’s lemma, dominated convergence theorem.
Ordinary Differen al Equa ons: First order ordinary differen al equa ons, existence and uniqueness theorems, sys-
tems of linear first order ordinary differen al equa ons, linear ordinary differen al equa ons of higher order with con-
stant coefficients; linear second order ordinary differen al equa ons with variable coefficients; method of Laplace transforms
for solving ordinary differen al equa ons, series solu ons; Legendre and Bessel func ons and their orthogonality.
Algebra: Normal subgroups and homomorphism theorems, automorphisms; Group ac ons, Sylow’s theorems and their
applica ons; Euclidean domains, Principle ideal domains and unique factoriza on domains. Prime ideals and
maximal ideals in commuta ve rings; Fields, finite fields.
Func onal Analysis: Banach spaces, Hahn-Banach extension theorem, open mapping and closed graph theorems, princi-
ple of uniform boundedness; Hilbert spaces, orthonormal bases, Riesz representa on theorem, bounded linear opera-
tors.
Analysis: Numerical solu on of algebraic and transcendental equa ons: bisec on, secant method, Newton-
Raphson method, fixed point itera on; interpola on: error of polynomial interpola on, Lagrange, Newton inter-
pola ons Numerical differen a on; numerical integra on: Trapezoidal and Simpsons’s rules, Gauss Legendre quad-
rature, method of undetermined parameters; least square polynomial approxima on; numerical solu on of systems of
linear equa ons: direct methods (Gauss elimina on, LU decomposi on); itera ve methods (Jacobi and Gauss-Seidel);
matrix eigenvalue problems: power method. N umerical solu on of ordinary differen al equa ons: ini al value prob-
lems, Taylor series methods, Euler’s method, Runge-Ku a methods.
Par al Differen al Equa ons: Linear and quasilinear first order par al differen al equa ons, method of characteris cs;
second order linear equa ons in two variables and their classifica on; Cauchy, Dirichlet and Neumann problems; solu ons
of Laplace, wave and diffusion equa ons in two variables; Fourier series and Fourier transform and Laplace transform meth-
ods of solu ons for the above equa ons.
Mechanics: Virtual work, Lagrange’s equa ons for holonomic systems, Hamiltonian equa ons.
Topology: Basic concepts of topology, product topology, connectedness, compactness, countabi lity and separa on axi-
oms, Urysohn’s Lemma.
Probabi lity and St a s cs: Probability s pace,condi onal probability, Bayes theorem, independence, random variables,
joint and condi onal distribu ons, standard probability distribu ons and their proper es, expecta on, condi onal expecta-
on, moments; Weak and strong law of large numbers, central limit theorem sampling distribu ons, UMVU es mators, maxi-
mum likelihood es mators, tes ng of hypotheses, standard parametric tes t s based on normal, c 2 , t, F- distribu ons;
Linear regression; Interval es ma on.
Linear programming: Linear programming problems and its formula on, convex sets and their proper es, graphical meth-
od, basic feasible solu on, simplex method, big-M and two phase methods; infeasible and unbounded LPP’s, alternate op -
ma Dual problem and duality theorems, dual simplex method and its applica on in post op mality analysis; Balanced
and unbalanced transporta on problems, Hungarian method for solving assignment problems.
Calculus of Varia on and Integral Equa ons: Varia on problems with fixed boundaries; Sufficient condi ons for extremum,
linear integral equa ons of Fredholm and Volterra type, their itera ve solu ons.
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