Amrita University Btech Handbook 2016

CONTENTS

1. Introduction 02

2. Campuses & B.Tech. Programmes 03

3. Eligibility for Admission 04

4. Mode of Entrance Exam - 2016 04

5. Application for AEEE - 2016 05

6. Printed OMR Application - Details 06

7. GuidelinesforfillingtheApplicationForm 07

8. Submissionoffilled-inApplication 09

9. HallTicketandIdentification 09

10. Admission Enquiries 10

11. Examination Cities and City Codes 10

12. At the Examination Centre 10

13. About the Entrance Examination 11

14. QuestionBooklet&AnswerSheet 11

15. EntriesontheOMRAnswerSheet 12

16. OpeningQuestionBooklet 13

17. Examination Time Schedule 13

18. Evaluation&NegativeMarks 13

19. PublicationofRankList 14

20. Counselling & Admission 14

21. Withdrawalfromtheprogrammeandrefundoffees 15

22. FAQonB.Tech.Admission2016 16

23. Preventive Measures against Ragging 17

24. Dates to remember 17

25. Important Notes 18

26. CheckList 19

27. FeeStructure 31

28. Scholarship 32

AnnexureI-ListofCBTandP&PExamcities 20

AnnexureII-ListofStates/UnionTerritorieswithCodeNumber 23

Annexure III - Syllabus for Entrance Examination 24

Annexure IV - Instructions on Printed Question Paper 30

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2AMRITA ENTRANCE EXAMINATION - ENGINEERING 2016

(FOR ADMISSION TO B.TECH. PROGRAMMES)

HANDBOOK

1. INTRODUCTION

AmritaVishwaVidyapeethamisaUniversityestablishedundersection3oftheUGCAct1956.

TheUniversityfocusesonhighereducationandresearchintheareasofEngineering,Medicine,

Management,Arts&Sciences,Education,MassCommunicationandSocialWork.TheUniversity

hasfivecampusesatAmritapuri(Kollam),Bengaluru,Coimbatore,KochiandMysuru.

AmritaVishwaVidyapeetham is conductingEntranceExaminationeveryyearonanall India

basis for admission to the 4 year B.Tech. Degree programmes offered in the three campuses

atAmritapuri(Kollam),BengaluruandEttimadai(Coimbatore).Thisexaminationisreferredto

as Amrita Entrance Examination - Engineering, in short as AEEE.Candidateswhosatisfy

theeligibilitycriteriawillbeadmittedtothefirstyearofB.Tech.programmes(2016-20)through

counselling,basedontheirranksintheAEEE-2016.

ThishandbookcontainsgeneralinformationandrulesrelatingtotheAmritaEntranceExamination

Engineering2016(AEEE-2016)andotherrelevantdetailsaboutB.Tech.programmes,fee

structure,modesofexamination,examcentres,syllabus,applicationforms,conductofexamination,

counsellingetc.Candidatesarerequiredtogothroughthehandbookthoroughlyandacquaint

themselveswith thedetails relating to theentranceexamination and subsequent admission.

Thecontentsofthehandbookaresubjecttomodificationasmaybedeemednecessarybythe

University.

32. CAMPUSES & B.TECH. PROGRAMMES

ThevariousB.Tech.programmesofferedinthethreeSchoolsofEngineeringarelistedbelow:

Amritapuri Campus

Computer Science & Engineering

Electrical & Electronics Engineering

Electronics & Communication Engineering

Mechanical Engineering

Bengaluru Campus




Electronics & Instrumentation Engineering


Coimbatore Campus

Aerospace Engineering

Chemical Engineering

Civil Engineering




Electronics & Instrumentation Engineering


Note : Applications are processed at Coimbatore campus. Hence all B.Tech. applications shall be sent to the

Coimbatore Campus only.

For admission enquiries : 0422 - 2685 169 / 170 ( between 09:00 AM and 04:00 PM on working days )

43. ELIGIBILITY FOR ADMISSION

3.1 Age Candidates shall be born on or after 1st July 1995.

3.2 Educational Qualification A pass in 10+2 ( class XII ) or its equivalent securing an aggregate of60%marks inMathematics, Physics andChemistrywith not less than 55%marks in each of these three

subjects.

( OR )

AthreeyearDiplomainEngineeringwithminimum60%marks,awardedbyanyStateBoardofTechnicalEducation.

Note:Those who appear for the above examinations in March / April 2016 and expect to secure minimum marks as above, may also apply.

4. MODE OF ENTRANCE EXAMINATION (AEEE - 2016)

4.1 TheAEEE-2016isconductedintwoseparatemodes a)ComputerBasedTest(CBT) b)Pen&PaperBasedTest(P&P)

Candidates can choose either CBT or P&P as per their choice. BUT NOT BOTH. If they mark both modes, their applications will become invalid and will be rejected.

4.2 DurationofExam:2 hours

4.3 Schedule of Examination

4.3.1ComputerBasedTest(CBT) [Fordetailsvisitwww.amrita.edu]

CBTwillbeconductedonthefollowingdates: Dates: 17.04.2016, Sunday 18.04.2016, Monday 19.04.2016, Tuesday

with multiple slots Candidatesshallmarktheirfirst,secondandthirdpreferenceofdatesintheapplication.Thenumberofoperating

slotswilldependonthenumberofcandidatesregisteredineachcentre. CBT exam cities,arelistedinAnnexure I.Candidatescanmarktheir1st,2ndand3rdpreferenceofcitiesin

theapplicationform.(Ref.4.6.1,7.14&11)

Theallotmentofslots/dateswillbeonfirstcomefirstservedbasis.Ifacandidatedoesnotexercisehis/her option,he/sheshallbeassignedaslot/dateaspertheavailabilityofthesame.

4.3.2Pen&PaperBasedTest(P&P)

P&Pisconductedinoneslotonlyasbelow: Date: 23.04.2016, Saturday Time: 10 :00 AM to 12:30 PMForoptingP&P exam cities,refersection4.6.2,7.16,11and Annexure I

54.4 ABOUT COMPUTER BASED TEST (CBT)

Itisassumedthatthecandidatehasabasicknowledgeaboutthecomputer,useofkeyboardand mouse. CandidateshouldacquiretheseskillsbeforeappearingforCBT.

Thecandidatesitsinfrontoftheallottedcomputerwhichisconnectedtotheserver.Thetestsoftware presents multiple choice questions on the monitor. Number of questions for the test is 100.

Thecandidateanswersthequestionsinpreferredsequence.

Candidatesindifferentslotswillgetdifferentquestionsets.Beforefinalisingthequestionsets,anexpert committeewillensurethatthequestionsetsareofcomparablestandardswithrespecttocontent,nature ofquestionsanddifficultylevel.Thedecisionoftheexpertcommitteeinthismatterwillbefinaland binding on the candidates.

4.5 ABOUT PEN & PAPER BASED TEST (P&P)

Printedquestionbookletsin4differentversionsaredistributedamongthecandidates.Thequestion

bookletcontains100multiplechoicequestions.TheanswersaretobemarkedinprintedOMRanswer

sheet. AnexpertcommitteewillensurethatthequestionsetofP&Pisofcomparablestandardwith respecttocontent,natureofquestionsanddifficultylevelwhencomparedwiththequestionsetsofcomputer

basedtest.Thedecisionoftheexpertcommitteeinthismatterwillbefinalandbindingonthecandidates.

4.6 Test Centres for CBT and P&P 4.6.1 CBT Centres (See also 7.14, 11, Annexure I) Sincelargenumberofstudentsaretakingthetest,theUniversityoffersCBTin67 centres(Annexure-I).AcandidateappearingforCBTcangivethreepreferencesoftest centres.He/shewillbeallottedoneoutofthethree,preferablythefirstchoice.Thefinallist ofcentresandtheoperatingdaysandslotsateachcentrewilldependonthenumberofapplicants and their preferences.

ThepreferencesgivenbythecandidateareonlyindicativeandaretoguidetheUniversityfor decidingthenumberofcentres.TheUniversitywilltryitsbesttoaccommodatecandidatesat theirfirstpreference,butthiscannotbeguaranteed.Ifitisnotpossibletoallotanyofthethree preferencesgiven,theUniversityreservestherighttoallotanyothercity.

4.6.2 P&P Exam Centres (See also 7.16, 11, Annexure I) P&Pisconductedin36cities.ThesecitiesarelistedinAnnexureI.Candidatescanmarktheir firstandsecondpreferencebychoosingtwocitiesfromthislist.Candidatewillnormallybe allottedtooneofthesetwochoices.Ifexaminationcannotbeconductedinthesetwocities, candidatewillbeallottedtoanothercityatthediscretionoftheUniversity.

5. APPLICATION FOR AEEE - 2016

5.1 Computer Based Test :ApplicationcanbesubmittedeitheronlineorusingprintedOMR applicationform.

5.2 Pen & Paper Based Test :ApplicationcanbesubmittedeitheronlineorusingprintedOMRapplicationform.

5.3 Application Fee:Rs.1000/-forCBTaswellasP&P.Applicationfeeoncepaidwillnotberefunded.

5.4 Where to get Application Form:

5.4.1 ONLINE APPLICATION

Refer to the University website www.amrita.edu for details and instructions.

6 5.4.2. PrintedOMRApplicationFormsofAEEE-2016canbeobtainedasgivenbelow:

a) Fromsaleoutlets(PostOffice,DhanlaxmiBankandFederalBank)onpaymentofRs.1000/-.

(FordetailsvisittheUniversityWebsitewww.amrita.edu)

OR

b) Bypost,fromtheAdmissionCo-ordinatorsofAmritaSchoolsofEngineeringatAmritapuri, BengaluruandCoimbatore,onawrittenrequestindicatingtheirfullcommunication

addresstogetherwithaDemandDraftforRs.1000/-drawninfavourofAmrita School of Engineering payable at Coimbatore. (See Front Cover inside for campus addresses)

OR

c) DirectfromtheUniversitycounterofAmritaSchoolsofEngineeringatAmritapuri,Bengaluru

andCoimbatoreonproducingademanddraftforRs.1000/-asabove.

Note: When a demand draft is used, candidate should write on the back of the Demand Draft, B.Tech Application, his / her Name and mobile number. Please keep a photocopy of the filled

in application and Demand Draft with you for future reference.

6. PRINTED OMR APPPLICATION - DETAILS

Relevantdetailsabouttheprinted/codedOMRapplicationaregivenbelow.

6.1 TheapplicationformwillbeprocessedbycomputerbasedOpticalMarkReader.HenceuseHBPencilandBlackBall Point Pen as per the instructions in section 6 and 7.

6.2 Markyourresponse,onlywithinthespaceprovidedforthepurpose.Responsemarkedoutsidethespacewillnotbe read by the machine.

6.3 ApplicationformshouldbefilledinEnglishonly.Usingblackballpointpenwriteincapital letterstherequiredinformation intheboxes(whereverprovided)abovethebubbles(ovals).Thencompletelydarkenthebubbles

undereachletter/numberusingHBPencil.

6.4 DonotmakeanystraymarkonthecodedApplicationForm.

6.5 Donotencloseanycertificatealongwithfilled-inapplication&dontgetattestationintheapplication.

6.6 Candidatesmustuseonlytheoriginalcodedform;photocopyofthecodedformwillnotbeaccepted.

6.7 Handlethecodedsheetverycarefully.Do not staple, pin, wrinkle, tear or wet the coded sheet. Tampered application is liable to be rejected.

6.8 CodedApplicationFormistobefoldedinthesamemannerasitissupplied.Nonewfoldshouldbemade.

6.9 Incompleteapplicationformswillbesummarilyrejectedandnocommunicationwillbesentinthisregard.

6.10 CodedApplicationFormisenclosedinapre-addressedspecialenvelope.Theapplicantsshoulddespatchthefilled-informinthesamepre-addressedenvelopetothe Admissions Co-ordinator (see section 8.2).

6.11 Request for change or correction of any information given in the application form will not be entertained under any circumstance.

6.12 Candidate shall submit only one application.

77. GUIDELINES FOR FILLING EACH ITEM IN THE CODED APPLICATION FORM

The coded Application Form contains 19 items. Please fill up all the items carefully as per the

guidelines below.

Use black ball point penforwritinginsidetherectangle boxes .

Use HB pencil forfillingupthebubbles(ovals).

IfyoudesiretocorrectanyentrymadewithHBpencil,youhavetocompletelyerasethewrongentrywithoutdamagingthepaperandleavinganysmudge,sinceapartiallyerasedmarkleadstowrongreadingbytheOptical

MarkReadingmachine.

Candidatesshouldtakeextremecarewhilewritinginsidetheboxesusingblackballpointpen.Incaseanyletterisenteredwrongly,strikeouttheletterandwriteaboveitcorrectly.Correction fluid should not be used.

7.1 Name of the Candidate (Item 1)

7.1.1 Withintherectangularboxes,writeyournameinCAPITALlettersas in the 10th class certificate using Black Ball Point Pen

7.1.2 Leaveoneboxvacantbetweenthenamesandtheinitialsas,

A N I L V A R M A P K

7.1.3 DarkenthecorrespondingbubblesfullywithHBpencil.

7.2 Category (Item 2)

7.2.1 Fourcategoriesareindicated,namelyScheduledCaste(SC),ScheduledTribe(ST),OBCand Others.Darkentheappropriatebubble.

7.2.2 Communitycertificateshall not be enclosed withtheapplicationform,butshallbeproducedin original during counselling.

7.3 Gender (Item 3)

DarkentheappropriatebubbleagainstMaleorFemale.

7.4 Date of Birth (Item 4)

FillinthedateofbirthinChristianeraintheboxesasbelowanddarkentheappropriatebubbles.

16th August 1995

Date Month Year

1 6 0 8 9 5

7.5 State/Union Territory/Foreign country from where you have completed 12th class / diploma (Item 5)

ThecodenumbersfortheStates/UnionTerritories/othercountriesaregiveninAnnexure II. Write the appropriate codenumberintherectangularboxprovided.Darkenthecorrespondingbubbles.Thecodedenotesthestatewhere

thecandidatehaspassed12th/Pre-degree.Applicationwillnotbeprocessedifthestatecodeisnotcorrectly

entered.

Yourstateeligibilitywillbedecidedbythestatewhereyoucompletedthe12thclass,andnotbyyourplaceof

birth.

87.6 Nationality (Item 6)

Darkentheappropriatebubble.

7.7 Mobile Phone Number (Item 7)

Indicateyourmobilephonenumberbywritingintherectangularboxanddarkeningthebubbles.

9 8 9 4 5 0 9 2 1 7

7.8 Full name and complete postal address of the candidate (Item 8)

Theaddresswritteninthisboxwillbescannedassuchandusedforcorrespondence.Inordertoensurepromptdeliveryofletter,the full name and address of the candidate should be written legibly in CAPITAL letters using black ball point pen. TheaddressshouldcontainHouseNo.,HouseName,Road/Street,PostOffice,Districtetc.Thewritingshouldnottouchorcrosstheborderofthebox.Stateclearlyyourcontacttelephonenumber

withSTDcode.Writethemobilenumber.WritetheEmailaddress,in CAPITAL letters for clarity. If your hand writingisnotclear,ortheaddressisincomplete,theletterssentareliabletobereturnedbythepostalauthorities

andtheUniversitywillnotberesponsibleinthisregard.

7.9 Photograph (Item 9)

7.9.1 Affixagoodqualitypassportsizecolourphotograph(size3.5X4.5cm)takenwithinthelastthree months. Do not make any attestation in the photograph. Do not staple or pin the photograph. The photographshallnotbelargerthanthespace(box)providedforaffixingit.

7.9.2 Thecandidatesareadvisedtokeepwiththemsixcopiesofthephotographforsubsequentuse duringcounselling/admission.

7.10 Signature of the Candidate (Item 10)

Your signature establishes your identity. Put your usual signature using black ball point pen within theboxprovided. The signature should not touch or cross the border of the box. The signatures in item number 10 and item number 18 shall be identical.

7.11 Name of Parent / Guardian (Item 11)

WritethenameofparentinCAPITALlettersintherectangularboxprovided.Ifboththeparentsarenotalive,

writethenameoftheguardian.

Leaveoneboxvacantbetweenthenamesandtheinitialsas,

K R I S H N A K U M A R C K

Writethenameusingblackballpointpen.

7.12 Academic details(Item12)

UsingblackballpointpenwriteincapitalletterstheNameofschoollastattended,Address,Post,City,District,State and Pincode.

7.13 Mode of Entrance Exam Opted (Item 13)

Entrance Exam is conducted in 2 modes. Youcanchooseoneofthefollowingmodes:

1)ComputerBasedTest(CBT)-Conductedin67citieson17th,18thand19thApril2016.

2)PenandPaperModeTest(P&P)-Conductedin36citieson23rdApril2016.

Mark your choice in Item 13 by filling the oval against ONE mode ONLY. If you mark both the ovals, your

application becomes invalid and will be rejected.

97.14 Choice of Exam City - FOR CBT APPLICANTS ONLY (Item 14)

67citieswhereCBTisconductedarelistedinAnnexureI.

In Item 14 you can mark your city option for CBT as 1st, 2nd, and 3rd preference.

YouhavetochoosethreecitiesfromAnnexure-I.Writethecitycodeasperyourchoiceandfillthecorrespondingbubbles.

7.15 Date of Entrance Exam (Item 15)

CBTisplannedtobeconductedon17th,18thand19thApril2016.ThosewhooptCBTcanmarktheir1st,2nd

and 3rd preferences of date in Item 15.

7.16 Choice of City - FOR P&P APPLICANTS ONLY (Item 16)

Candidates opting for P&P shall choose their two preferred cities from Annexure -I, write the city codes and darken the bubbles in Item 16. P&P is conducted on 23rd April 2016, and hence there is no choice of date for P&P.

7.17 Declaration (Item 17)

Candidateandtheparent/guardianshouldreadandunderstandthedeclarationcarefully.

7.18 Signature of the Candidate (Item 18)

Useblackballpointpenandputthesignaturewithinthebox,nottouchingorcrossingthesides.

7.19 Signature of the Parent / Guardian (Item 19)

Bysigningthedeclaration,thecandidateandtheparent/guardianundertaketheresponsibilityforthecorrectness

ofallthestatementsintheapplication.Sotheyshallascertainthetruth/correctnessofthestatements.Signature

shallbewithblackballpointpenonly.ApplicationwithoutthesignatureofthecandidateandParent/Guardian

willberejected.Writetheplaceanddateinthespacemarkedforthepurpose.

8. SUBMISSION OF THE FILLED-IN APPLICATION

8.1 Please note down the Application number in your personal record and keep a photocopy of the filled-in

application for future reference and correspondence.

8.2 Dulyfilled-inapplicationformshallbesentinthepre-addressedcovertothe following address ONLY:

The Admissions Co-ordinator Amrita School of Engineering, Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham,

(P.O) Amritanagar, Ettimadai , Coimbatore 641 112, Tamil Nadu. Phone: 0422 - 2685169 / 170 .

9. HALL TICKET & IDENTIFICATION

9.1 Inordertoprovetheiridentitycandidatesshouldproduceanyofthefollowing:

01. Voter ID Card 02. Aadhaar Card 03. ID Card issued by the school last attended

04.Anyotherauthenticdocumentwhichprovesidentity.

9.2 NocandidatewillbeallowedtoappearfortheEntranceExaminationwithoutvalidhallticket.IntheExamination

hall,candidateshouldproducethehallticketwhendemandedbytheinvigilator.

9.3 TheHallTicketgeneratedbythesoftwarewillcontaintheNameandRegistrationNumberofthecandidate,DateofExam,AddressoftheExamCentreallottedtothecandidateetc.

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9.4Hall Ticket can be downloaded from the University website by entering Application Number and Date of Birth. Hall Ticket will not be sent by post.

9.5 Intheexaminationhall,eachcandidateshallsigntheattendancesheet.ThissignatureshallbeidenticalwiththesignaturesontheApplicationFormandtheHallTicket.Duringtheexamination,thecandidateslefthandthumb

impressionalsowillbetakenforidentification.Thumbimpressionwillbetakenagainatthetimeofadmissionfor

comparison.

9.6 Candidates shall retain their hall tickets used in the examination hall having the signature of the invigilator and produce the same at the time of counselling failing which the candidate will not be allowed for counselling.

10. ADMISSION ENQUIRIES

For all enquiries related to the Entrance Examination, and admission based on the Entrance Examination, please call 0422 2685 169 / 170 between 9:00 AM - 4:00 PM on working days.

11. EXAMINATION CITIES & CITY CODES

Entranceexamination(eitherComputerBasedTestorPen&PaperBasedtest)willbeconductedinmajorcities/townsthroughoutIndia.Thenamesofthosecities/townsarelistedinAnnexure I alongwiththecitycode.Examinationwillbeconductedinacentreonlyiftherearesufficientcandidates.Ifexamcannotbeconductedat

thefirstchoice,ofacandidatehe/shewillbeallottedtosecond/thirdchoiceasapplicable.

THE INSTRUCTIONS FROM 12 TO 17 BELOW PERTAIN TO PEN & PAPER MODE EXAM.

FOR INSTRUCTIONS ON CBT, VISIT THE UNIVERSITY WEBSITE.

12. AT THE EXAMINATION CENTRE

12.1 Theexaminationisfrom10:00AMto12:30PM.Candidatesshallbepresentattheexaminationcentre30minutesbeforethecommencementoftheexamination.Candidateswillnotbeallowedtoappearfortheexaminationwithout

producingtheHallTicket.

12.2 Any malpractice or attempt to commit malpractice in the examination hall or any violation of the rules will lead to disqualification of the candidate.

12.3 Candidatesmustbringblackballpointpen,HBpencils,pencilsharpeneranderaser.

12.4 Candidatesshalloccupytheirrespectiveallottedseatsat9:35AM.

12.5 Candidates will not be admitted to the examination hall 30 minutes after the commencement of examination.

12.6 Candidateswillnotbeallowedtocarryanytextualmaterial,printedorwrittenbitsofpaper,MathematicalandPhysicaltables,electronicgadgetslikecalculator,cellphoneetc.intotheexaminationhall.

12.7 Readcarefullytheinstructionsonthequestionbookletandthecodedanswersheetbeforeansweringthequestionsandfilluptherequireddetailsonthequestionbookletandanswersheet.

12.8 HandletheOMRanswersheetcarefully;nospareanswersheetwillbegiven.

12.9 Candidateswillnotbeallowedtoleavetheexaminationhallbeforetheendoftheexamination.

12.10 Candidatesshouldhandovertheanswersheetandthequestionbooklettotheinvigilatoratthestrokeofthelongbellat12:30PM.

12.11IfacandidatedoesnotreturntheQuestionBooklethis/heranswersheetwillnotbevalued.

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12.12 After handing over the answer sheet and question booklet to the invigilator, each candidate shall remain in his / her seat and affix his / her left hand thumb impression in the attendance sheet. The answer sheet

of a candidate will not be valued if he / she has not affixed his / her thumb impression.

13. ABOUT THE ENTRANCE EXAMINATION

13.1 Entrance Examination Pattern (Pen & Paper Mode): The duration of the Examination is 2 hours

(10:00 AM to 12:30 PM). Therewillbeonlyonequestionpapercontainingobjectivetypequestionsin

Mathematics,PhysicsandChemistry.Eachquestionwillbefollowedbyfouranswersofwhichonlyoneiscorrect

/mostappropriate.Thequestionbooklet willbe inEnglish.Each correct answer will fetch 3 marks, each incorrect answer has a penalty (-1 mark).

13.2 Subject Combination:

Distribution of questions and marks is as below :

Subject Weightage Marks Total No. of Questions Total Marks

Mathematics 40 questions 120

Physics 30questions 90 100 300

Chemistry 30questions 90

14. QUESTION BOOKLET & ANSWER SHEET

14.1 Question Booklet

Sealedquestionbookletwillbein4versionsA,B,C&D.Theversioncodeofthequestionbooklet,thenumberofpagesandquestionbookletnumberwillbeprintedonthefrontpageofthequestionbooklet.

Using black ball point pen, candidate shall write his / her name, registration number and signature in the

spaces provided on the front page of the question booklet.

14.2 Answer sheet

AnswersaretobemarkedonOMRanswersheet.

14.3 Distribution of Question Booklet and Answer Sheet

Questionbookletandcodedanswersheetwillbedistributedintheexaminationhall15minutesbeforetheactualtimeofcommencementofexamination,sothatthecandidatesshallhavesufficienttimetoreadtheinstructions

andfilluptherequiredinformationonquestionbookletandanswersheet.

14.4 Important Points to note

Thecandidateshouldnotdoanyroughworkontheanswersheet.Allroughworkshouldbedoneinthespaceprovidedforthepurposeinthequestionbooklet.

Extracareisneededwhilehandlingthecodedanswersheetinthefollowingrespects.

DO NOT: (i) pin or staple (ii) punch or tag (iii) make hole anywhere (iv) wet or soil (v) tear or mutilate

(vi) wrinkle or fold the coded answer sheet.

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15. ENTRIES ON THE OMR ANSWER SHEET

DATA PART of the coded answer sheet

The coded answer sheet has provision for entering the following data:

Registration Number

Questionbookletversioncode

Questionbookletnumber

Signature of the Candidate

Name of the Candidate

Signature of the Invigilator

Name of the Invigilator

Before you start answering, write the details using black ball point pen and darken the bubbles using HB pencil or black ball pen as per the instructions below:

15.1 Registration Number:Ontheanswersheet,writetheregistrationnumberwithintherectangular boxprovidedasgivenintheHallTicketanddarkenthecorrespondingbubbles.Theregistration

numbershouldbewrittenwithoutanycorrectionoroverwriting.

15.2 Question booklet version code:ThequestionbookletgiventoyouhasaversioncodeA,B,CorD. Writethiscodeintherectangularboxanddarkentheappropriatebubble.

15.3 Question booklet number:Thisnumberisprintedonthefrontpageofthequestionbooklet.Copy thisnumberintherectangularboxontheanswersheetanddarkentheappropriatebubbles.

15.4 Signature of the candidate:Thecandidatehastosigninthespaceindicatedanditshould matchwiththesignatureintheApplicationandHallTicket.

15.5 Name of the candidate:Write the name as given in the Hall Ticket in CAPITAL letters correctly and legibly.

15.6 Signature and name of the invigilator: Theinvigilatorwillmaketheseentries.

15.7 Correcting entries in the answer sheet: IfanywritinginINKintheboxeshappenstobewrong, strikeoffthesameandwritecorrectlyinthenearbyspace.DONOTusecorrectionfluidonthe

answer sheet.Ifanybubbledarkenedbypencilhappenstobeincorrect,erasethesamecarefully

without leavinganysmudgeanddarkenthecorrectbubble.Ifthebubblesaredarkenedwithballpoint

pen,itcannotbecorrected,hencetobedonecarefully.

ANSWER PART of the coded sheet (Use HB pencil or black ball point pen)

Thisportionisintendedformarkingtheanswerstothequestions.

Foreachquestion,fouralternativeanswersandcorrespondingfourbubblesaregiven.

Selectthecorrectormostappropriateanswer,andshadethecorrespondingbubbleusingHB pencil or black ball point pen.eg.,Iftheanswertothequestion 2 is C, the bubble C has to be darkened as shown below.

Question No. Answers

1. A B C D

2. A B C D

3. A B C D

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Mark / shadeonly onebubbleagainst eachquestion in theanswer sheet.Thebubble shouldbedarkenedcompletely.YoucanuseHBpencilorblackballpointpenasperyourchoice.

In case a candidate, after a second thought, wishes to change the choice already darkened with HB pencil, he / she may erase the marking completely with a good eraser and thereafter darken the alternative bubble afresh. While erasing, extreme care should be taken to see that there is no damage to the sheet or no smudge left, as it will affect the evaluation. Bubbles darkened with the ball point pen cannot be altered and hence a firm decision should be taken before marking with pen.

16. OPENING THE QUESTION BOOKLET16.1 Twominutesbeforethecommencementoftheexamination,theinvigilatorwillannouncetoopenthequestion

booklet.Donotopen/breakthesealbeforetheannouncement.

16.2 Immediatelyafteropeningthequestionbooklet,thecandidateshouldcheckthefollowing:

a. Whetherthequestionbookletandallthepagesareingoodcondition.

b. Whether it has the exact number of pages mentioned on the front page.

c. Whetheritcontains100questionsnumberedinserialorder.Ifthequestionbookletisnotintact, report the matter to the invigilator.

17. EXAMINATION TIME SCHEDULE DurationoftheExamination 10:00AM-12:30PM

EntrytotheExaminationhall 9:35AM(LongBell)

DistributionofQuestionbookletandOMRanswersheet 9:45AM(ShortBell)

Filling-uptheentriesinthequestionbookletandanswersheet 9:45-9:58AM

Openingthequestionbooklet 9:58AM(ShortBell)

Examiningofthequestionbooklet 9:58-10:00AM

CommencementoftheExamination 10:00AM(ShortBell)

Lateentryofcandidatestothehallpermittedtill 10:30AM

WarningBell 12:20PM(ShortBell)

EndoftheExamination 12:30PM(LongBell)

Submissionofanswersheet&questionbooklet 12:30PM

Affixingthelefthandthumbimpression 12:30PM-12:40PM

18. EVALUATION AND NEGATIVE MARKS

18.1 Threemarkswillbeawardedforeverycorrectanswer.For every incorrect answer, one mark will be deducted from the total score.Ifnoresponseisindicatedintheanswersheetagainstaquestion,nomarks,positiveornegativewillbeawarded.Ifmorethanoneanswerisindicatedagainstaquestion,itwillbetreatedasincorrect

answerandnegativemarkwillbeawarded.Youareadvisedtomarkanansweronlyifyouaresurethatit is

correct/themostappropriate.

18.2 The answer sheets are machine graded and scrutinized with precision. Hence request for revaluation, rechecking or retotalling will not be entertained.

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19. PUBLICATION OF RANK LIST

RankListwillbepreparedbasedonthescoreintheEntranceExamination2016.

RanklistwillbepublishedintheUniversitywebsitewithintwoweeksofthelastexamination.

20. COUNSELLING AND ADMISSION

20.1 CounsellingforadmissionwillbeinMay/June2016.CounsellingschedulewillbepublishedintheUniversity

websitealongwithranklistoftheEntranceExam.Candidatesrankaswellascounsellingcallletterwillnotbe

sentbypost.CandidatesareadvisedtogothroughthewebsitefortheinformationduringthefirstweekofMay.

20.2 Beforeattendingthecounsellingcandidateshallascertainhis/hereligibilityforadmissionwithrespecttoage

andPlusTwomarks.TheseatallotmentisbasedonrankinAEEE-2016andeligibilityaspersection3ofthe

Handbook.Ifanycandidateadmittedisfoundtobeineligibleatalaterdate,his/heradmissionwillbecancelled.

20.3 Counsellingwillbearrangedsimultaneouslyinthethreecampuses.Candidatecanappearforcounsellinginany

oneofthethreecampusesandoptabranchinanycampusaccordingtohis/herpreferenceandavailabilityof

seat.

20.4 Acertainpercentageofseatsineachcampuswillbeearmarkedforthecandidateswhopassed12th class from

therespectiveStatesinwhichtheUniversitycampusissituated.Inordertoensureadmissiontocandidatesfrom

allStates,themaximumintakefromanystatewillbesuitablyrestricted.Statefromwherethecandidatestudied

andpassedPlusTwo/HigherSecondarywillbethecriterionforallotmentofStatebasedquotaofseatsand

scholarship.

20.5 Candidatemustbephysicallypresentforcounselling.Parent/Guardianshallaccompanythecandidate.

20.6 AtthetimeofCounselling,candidatesshallproduceoriginalsofthefollowing:

10thclasscertificatetoproveDateofBirth,

MarksstatementofclassXIItoproveeligibilityregardingmarks,

HallticketsofclassXIIExamination&AmritaEntranceExaminationEngg.2016,

TransferCertificatefromtheschoollastattendedtoprovetheStatewherehe/shestudiedPlusTwo.

CommunitycertificateincaseofSC/ST,

Othertestimonialsasspecifiedinthecallletter.

20.7 Iftheoriginalcertificatesarenotproducedbyacandidate,he/shewillnotbepermittedtoattendthecounselling.

20.8 Whenacandidateacceptstheseatallotment,his/heroriginalcertificateswillberetainedbytheUniversity,unless

otherwisedecidedbycompetentauthority.

20.9 EachcandidateshallpayRs.5000/-byDemandDraftascounsellingchargeswhichisnon-refundable.

20.10 Beforeseatallotment,eachcandidatehastopayRs.50,000/-bydemanddraftaspartoftuitionfees.Candidates

arerequiredtopaythebalancefeesandcompleteallotherformalitieswithinthetimelimitprescribedintheSeat

AllotmentOrder.Requestforextensionoftimeforpaymentoffeeswillnotbeentertained.Ifacandidatefailsto

remitthefeesonorbeforethestipulateddatehis/herseatallotmentwillgetautomaticallycancelledwithout

notice.

20.11 The candidate shall attend the counselling in neat formal dress.

20.12 Counselling does not guarantee admission to the B.Tech. programme. Candidates are advised to note the seat

availabilityfromourwebsitebeforecomingtoattendthecounselling.

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21.WITHDRAWAL FROM THE PROGRAMME AND REFUND OF FEES

21.1 RefundoffeeswillbemadeaspertheregulationsoftheUniversity.

21.2 IfastudentadmittedtotheB.Tech.programmewithdrawsfromtheprogrammebeforethestartingoftheclasses,

thefeescollectedfromthestudentwillberefundedafterdeductingaprocessingfeeofRs.1000/-

21.3 Ifastudentleavesafterstartingtheclasses,butbeforeclosingtheadmission,andiftheseatconsequentlyfalling

vacantisfilledbyanothercandidatebeforethelastdateofadmission,theUniversitywillreturnthefeescollected

withproportionatedeductionsofmonthlyfees.Ifthevacancyisnotfilledupasabove,thefeewillnotberefunded.

21.4 Inanycasegivenabove(21.2&21.3),counsellingchargewillnotberefunded.

21.5 Norefundwillbegiventoastudentleavingaftertheclosingadmissions.

21.6 ThedateofclosingofadmissionswillbeannouncedbytheUniversityonorbeforethecounsellingdate.

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22. FAQ ON B.TECH. ADMISSION 2016

Qn.-1. WhatistheproceduretogetadmissionforB.Tech.inAmritaUniversity?

Ans: Acandidateshouldhaveapassin10+2(classXII)oritsequivalentsecuringanaggregateof60%marks

inMathematics,PhysicsandChemistrywithnotlessthan55%marksineachofthesethreesubjects(or)

athreeyearDiplomainengineeringwithminimum60%marks,awardedbyanyStateBoardofTechnical

Education and also should appear for Amrita Entrance Exam to be eligible to get admission based on his

/herrankintheentranceexam.Agerestrictionsapply.Seesection3.1&3.2ofthisHandbook.

Qn.2. BasedontherankinaNationalorStateentranceexam,canacandidategetdirectadmissioninAmrita?

Ans: No.OnlycandidateswhoappearedforAmritaEntranceExam2016areeligibleforadmissionbasedontheir

rank.

Qn.3. HowistheaccrediationstatusofAmritaVishwaVidyapeetham?

Ans: Amri ta Vishwa Vidyapeetham is a Universi ty establ ished under sec 3 of UGC Act 1956.

T h e U n i v e r s i t y i s r e c o g n i z e d b y UGC a n d M i n i s t r y o f HRD , G o v t . o f I n d i a .

TheUniversityisaccreditedbyNationalAssessmentandAccreditationCouncil(NAAC)withAGradein

2009and2014.TheHRDMinistrysPanelReport(2010)onDeemedUniversitieshasgradedAmritain

CategoryA.

Qn.4.HowisAmritaB.Tech.programmedesigned?

Ans:Choicebasedcreditsystemwithcontinuousevaluationisfollowedinsemesterpattern.

Qn.5.IscampustransferpossibleafterjoiningtheB.Tech.programmeinanyoneoftheAmritacampuses?

Ans: No.Thereisnoprovisionforcampustransfer.

Qn.6.Whatisfacultystudentratiofortheengineeringprogrammes?

Ans: 1:12approximately.

Qn.7. WhereshouldIattendthecounsellingforB.Tech.admission?

Ans: Youcanattendthecounsellinginanyoneofthethreecampusesatyourconvenienceandoptanybranch

in any one of the three campuses according to the availability of seat at the time of your counselling.

Qn.8. HowdoIknowthedateofmycounselling?

CounsellingschedulewillbepublishedintheUniversitywebsitealongwiththeranklist.Candidatesshall

findfromthewebsitetheirdateandtimeofcounselling.

Qn.9. Atthetimeofcounselling,isthepresenceofcandidatecompulsory?

Ans: Yes,thecandidatealongwithhisparentorguardianshallbepresentatthecounsellingdesk.

Qn.-10.Atthetimeofcounselling,isitenoughtoproducePhotostatcopiesofthecertificates?

Ans: Sorry.Originalcertificatesaretobeproduced(seesection20inthisHandbook.)

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Qn.11.InXIIclassexammyaveragemarksforPhysics,ChemistryandMathematicsisabove60%butinoneofthe

subjectsthescoreislessthan55%.CanIattendthecounselling?

Ans: No.Youshouldget55%ormoreseparatelyinMathematics,PhysicsandChemistryeach,togetherwith

60%aggregateinthesethreesubjects.

Qn.12.Afteradmission,ifonewantstowithdrawfromtheprogramme,whatabouttherefundoffees?

Ans: Refertosection21inthishandbook.RefundwillbegivenaspertheregulationsoftheUniversity.

23. PREVENTIVE MEASURES AGAINST RAGGINGAsper the orders of theCentral andStateGovernments and the directives of theHonbleSupremeCourt of India,

precautionarystepsaretakentopreemptragginginthecampus,includingthehostels.Thestudentsarewarnedthatthey

wouldbeexpelledfromtheinstitutionwithareferencetotheiroffenceintheirTransferCertificatesandifrequired,theywould

behandedovertothelocalpolice.Postersaredisplayedwarningthemofthefar-reachingconsequencesofindulgingin

ragging.Undertakingsfromtheseniorstudentsaretaken,countersignedbytheirparentsthattheywouldnotindulgeinsuch

activities. Counselling is given to the second year students by the Dean - Engineering and the Prof.of Students Welfare.

Departmentalanti-raggingcommitteeswithstaffandstudentsasmembersareformedtoprevent,tofindoutandpunish

thewrong-doers.Thenonteachingstaffworkinginmostoftheserviceoutletsandutilitiesandinthesportsgroundsinthe

campusandhostelsareaskedtobeonthelookoutandinformofanysignofraggingorteasing.

TheaffectedstudentscanreportinconfidencetotheChairman-CouncilofWardensandtotheProfessor-StudentsAffairs.

StudyinginAmmasinstitutions,thestudentshaveaningrainedsenseofdignity,andrespectforfellowstudentsandthis

is responsible for the incident - free student life in our campuses.

24. DATES TO REMEMBER

Online Registration Starts : 02.11.2015, Monday

Issue of OMR application form begins : 02.11.2015, Monday

Last date of issue of OMR application form : 19.03.2016, Saturday

Last date of receiving completed applications (OMR & Online) : 21.03.2016, Monday

Date of Entrance Examination

Computer Based Test : 17th , 18th and 19th April 2016 (Sunday,Monday&Tuesday)

Pen & Paper Based Test : 23rd April 2016 FN (Saturday)

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25. IMPORTANT NOTES

Please go throughthefollowinggeneralinformation:

1. Please ensure that you are using the correct application form intended for Amrita Entrance

Examination Engineering 2016.

2. NRI candidates shall give their address in India for correspondence.

3. Ensurethatyoufulfillalltheeligibilitycriteriagiveninsection3oftheInformationHandbook.

4. Submit only one application form before the last date prescribed and the application must be complete

inallrespects.Incompleteapplicationsareliabletoberejected.

5. Applicationformswillbemachineprocessed.Themachinewillreadonlyfullydarkenedbubbles.

Pleaseseesection6&7oftheInformationHandbookbeforefillingtheapplicationform.

6. Options once selected in the application cannot be changed at a later date.

7. Completed application form shall be sent only to the address given in section 8 of the Information

Handbook.

8. The application fee and the counselling charge are not refundable.

9. TheHonblecourtsatCoimbatoreonlyshallhavethejurisdictiontosettleanddecideallmatters

and disputes related to Amrita Entrance Examination - Engineering 2016.

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26. CHECK LISTBefore mailing the application, please ensure that

. yournameiswrittenasperthe10th class records.

. full&correctmailingaddressiswritten.(NRIsshallgivetheiraddressinIndia)

. yourcontactphonenumber(landphone&mobilephone)&EmailIDarewrittencorrectly.

. youhavewrittentheaddressoftheschoollastattended.

. youhaveusedblackballpointpentowriteandHBpenciltodarkenthebubbles.

. youhavecorrectlymarkedyouroptionofCBTorP&P.

. youhavementionedcorrectlythecitycodeoftheexaminationcentre,first,secondandthirdchoiceinthecase

ofCBT;firstandsecondinthecaseofP&P.

. youhavementionedcorrectlytheStatecodefromwhereyouhavecompletedyour12th class.

. youhaveaffixedarecentpassportsizecolourphotographofgoodqualityinthespaceprovided.

. your photograph is not attested.

. youhavesignedinthespaceprovidedonthefirstpageandsecondpageoftheApplicationForm.

. yourparent/guardianhassignedthedeclaration.

. you have not used any pin or staple on the application.

. youhaveretainedaphotocopyofthefilled-inapplicationformandDDforfuturereference.

. your application is to be despatched in the pre-addressed cover intended for sending the same

andisaddressedto:

The Admissions Co-ordinatorAmrita School of EngineeringAmrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham

(P.O) Amritanagar, Ettimadai, Coimbatore 641 112.Tamil Nadu.

Phone: 0422 2685169 / 170

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ANNEXURE - I

CITIES AND CITY CODES FOR COMPUTER BASED TEST (CBT) AND PEN & PAPER BASED TEST (P&P)

State City City Code Mode of Exam

ANDAMAN&NICOBARISLAND Port Blair 01 CBT

ANDHRAPRADESH

Anantapur 02 CBT

Kakinada 03 CBT

Kurnool 04 CBT

Nellore 05 CBT

Tirupati 06 CBT

Vijayawada 07 CBT

Visakhapatnam 08 CBT

ASSAM Guwahati 09 CBT

BIHAR Patna 10 CBT

CHANDIGARH Chandigarh 11 CBT

CHHATTISGARHBhilai 12 CBT

Raipur 13 CBT

DELHI Delhi 14 CBT

GOA Goa(Panaji) 15 CBT

GUJARAT

Ahmedabad 16 CBT

Rajkot 17 CBT

Surat 18 CBT

Vadodara 19 CBT

HARYANA Gurgaon 20 CBT

HIMACHALPRADESH Shimla 21 CBT

JHARKHAND

Dhanbad 22 CBT

Jamshedpur 23 CBT

Ranchi 24 CBT

KARNATAKA

Bengaluru 25 CBT P&P

Davangere 26 P&P

Hubli 27 CBT

Mangalore 28 CBT

Mysore 29 CBT

Raichur 30 P&P

Shimoga 31 P&P

Udupi 32 P&P

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KERALA

Alappuzha 33 P&PAmritapuri(Kollam) 34 CBT P&PKalpetta 35 P&PKannur 36 CBT P&PKasaragod 37 P&PKochi 38 CBT P&PKollam 39 P&PKottayam 40 CBT P&PKozhikode 41 CBT P&PMalappuram 42 P&PPalakkad 43 CBT P&PPathanamthitta 44 P&PThiruvananthapuram 45 CBT P&PThodupuzha 46 P&PThrissur 47 CBT P&P

MADHYAPRADESHBhopal 48 CBT Gwalior 49 CBT

MAHARASHTRA

Mumbai 50 CBT Nagpur 51 CBT Pune 52 CBT

ODISHA Bhubaneswar 53 CBT PUNJAB Amritsar 54 CBT

RAJASTHANJaipur 55 CBT Kota 56 CBT

TAMILNADU

Chennai 57 CBT P&PCoimbatore 58 CBT P&PCuddalore 59 P&PDindigul 60 P&PErode 61 CBT P&PHosur 62 CBT P&PKarur 63 P&PMadurai 64 CBT P&PNagercoil 65 CBT Namakkal 66 CBT P&POoty 67 CBT Puducherry 68 CBT P&PPudukkottai 69 P&PSalem 70 CBT P&PThanjavur 71 CBT Tirunelveli 72 CBT Tiruppur 73 P&PTrichy 74 CBT P&PTuticorin 75 P&PVellore 76 P&P

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State City City Code Mode of Exam

TELANGANA Hyderabad 77 CBT Nizamabad 78 CBT Warangal 79 CBT

UTTARPRADESH Agra 80 CBT Allahabad 81 CBT Lucknow 82 CBT Varanasi 83 CBT

UTTARAKHAND Dehradun 84 CBT WESTBENGAL Kolkata 85 CBT

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ANNEXURE - IILIST OF STATES / UNION TERRITORIES WITH CODE NUMBER

(Seeitem5inApplicationForm)

State Code

Andhra PradeshArunachal PradeshAssamBiharChhattisgarhGoaGujarat

Haryana

HimachalPradesh

JammuandKashmir

Jharkhand

Karnataka

Kerala&Mahe

Madhya PradeshMaharashtraManipurMeghalayaMizoram

NagalandOdishaPunjab

Rajasthan

Sikkim

TamilNadu&Puducherry(UT)

TelanganaTripuraUttarPradesh

Uttarakhand

West Bengal

10111213141516171819

20212223242526272829

303132333435363738

UNION TERRITORIES

Andaman and Nicobar IslandsChandigarhDadraandNagarHaveli

Daman and DiuLakshadweep

Delhi

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4041424344

Countries other than India 50

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ANNEXURE - III

SYLLABUS FOR ENTRANCE EXAMINATION

( See university website for model questions )

MATHEMATICS a. Complex Numbers

Complex numbers in the form a+ib and their representation in a plane. Argand diagram. Algebra of complex

numbers,Modulusandargument(oramplitude)ofacomplexnumber,squarerootofacomplexnumber.

Cuberootsofunity,triangleinequality.

b. LinearInequalities

Linearinequalities.Algebraicsolutionsoflinearinequalitiesinonevariableandtheirrepresentationonthe

number line.

c. Permutations and Combinations

Fundamentalprincipleofcounting;Permutationasanarrangementandcombinationasselection,Meaning

ofP(n,r)andC(n,r).Simpleapplications.

d. Binomial Theorem

Binomialtheoremforpositiveintegralindices.Pascalstriangle.

Generalandmiddletermsinbinomialexpansions,simpleapplications.

e. Sequences and Series

Arithmetic,GeometricandHarmonicprogressions.InsertionofArithmetic,GeometricandHarmonicmeans

betweentwogivennumbers.RelationbetweenA.M.,G.M.andH.M.Specialseriesn,n2,n3. Arithmetico-

GeometricSeries,ExponentialandLogarithmicSeries.

f. Matrices and Determinants

Determinantsandmatricesofordertwoandthree,Propertiesofdeterminants.Evaluationofdeterminants.

Additionandmultiplicationofmatrices,adjointandinverseofmatrix.Solutionofsimultaneouslinearequations

using determinants .

g. Quadratic Equations

Quadraticequationsinrealandcomplexnumbersystemandtheirsolutions.Relationbetweenrootsand

co-efficients,Natureofroots,formationofquadraticequationswithgivenroots;

h. RelationsandFunctions

Definitionofarelation.Domain,codomainandrangeofarelation.Functionasspecialkindofrelationand

theirdomain,codomainandrange.Realvaluedfunctionofarealvariable.Constant,identity,polynomial,

rational.Modulus,signumandgreatestintegerfunctions.Sum.Difference,productandquotientoffunctions.

Types ofrelations:refelexive,symmetric,transitiveandequivalencerelations.Onetooneandontofunctions.

Compositefunctions,inverseofafunction.

i. Trigonometry

Trigonometrical identities and equations. Inverse trigonometric functions and their properties. Properties of

triangles,includingcentroid,incentre,circumcentreandorthocentre,solutionoftriangles.Heightsanddistances.

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j. MeasuresofCentralTendencyandDispersion

CalculationofMean,MedianandModeofgroupedandungroupeddata.Calculationofstandarddeviation,

variance and mean deviation for grouped and ungrouped data.

k. Probability

Probabilityofanevent,additionandmultiplicationtheoremsofprobabilityandtheirapplications;Conditional

probability;Bayestheorem,Probabilitydistributionofarandomvariate;BinomialandPoissondistributions

and their properties.

l. Differential Calculus

Polynomials,rational,trigonometric,logarithmicandexponentialfunctions.Graphsofsimplefunctions.

Limits,Continuity;differentiationofthesum,difference,productandquotientoftwofunctions.Differentiation

oftrigonometric,inversetrigonometric,logarithmic,exponential,compositeandimplicitfunctions;derivativesof

orderuptotwo.Applicationsofderivatives:MaximaandMinimaoffunctionsonevariable,tangentsand

normals,RollesandLangragesMeanValueTheorems.

m. Integral Calculus

Integralasanantiderivative.Fundamentalintegralsinvolvingalgebraic,trigonometric,exponentialand

logarithmicfunctions.Integrationbysubstitution,bypartsandbypartialfractions.Integrationusingtrigonometric

identities.Integralasalimitofsum.Propertiesofdefiniteintegrals.Evaluationofdefiniteintegral;

Determining areas of the regions bounded by simple curves.

n. Differential Equations

Ordinarydifferentialequations,theirorderanddegree.Formationofdifferentialequation.Solutionsof

differentialequationsbythemethodofseparationofvariables.SolutionofHomogeneousandlineardifferential

equations,andthoseoftyped2y/dx2= f(x).

o. TwoDimensionalGeometry

ReviewofCartesiansystemofrectangularco-ordinatesinaplane,distanceformula,areaoftriangle,

conditionforthecollinearityofthreepoints,slopeofaline,parallelandperpendicularlines,interceptsofa

line on the coordinate axes.

p. The straight line and pair of straight lines

Variousformsofequationsofaline,intersectionoflines,anglesbetweentwolines,conditionsforconcurrence

ofthreelines,distanceofapointfromaline.Equationsofinternalandexternalbisectorsofanglesbetweentwo

lines,equationoffamilylinespassingthroughthepointofintersectionoftwolines,homogeneousequationof

seconddegreeinxandy,anglebetweenpairoflinesthroughtheorigin,combinedequationofthebisectorsof

theanglesbetweenapairoflines,conditionforthegeneralseconddegreeequationtorepresentapairoflines,

pointofintersectionsandanglesbetweentwolines.

q. CirclesandFamilyofCircles

Standardformofequationofacircle,generalformoftheequationofacircle,itsradiusandcentre,equation

ofacircleintheparametricform,equationofacirclewhentheendpointsofadiameteraregiven,points

ofintersectionofalineandcirclewiththecentreattheoriginandconditionforalinetobetangent,equation

ofafamilyofcirclesthroughtheintersectionoftwocircles,conditionfortwointersectingcirclestobeorthogonal.

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r. Conic Sections

Sectionsofcones,equationsofconicsections(parabola,ellipseandhyperbola)instandardforms,conditions

for y = mx+ctobeatangentandpoint(s)oftangency.

s. Vector Algebra

Vectorandscalars,additionoftwovectors,componentsofavectorintwodimensionsandthreedimensional

space,scalarandvectorproducts,scalarandvectortripleproduct.Applicationofvectorstoplanegeometry.

t. Three Dimensional Geometry

Distancebetweentwopoints.Directioncosinesofalinejoiningtwopoints.Cartesianandvectorequationofa

line.Coplanarandskewlines.Shortestdistancebetweentwolines.Cartesianandvectorequationofaplane.

Anglebetween(i)twolines(ii)twoplanes(iii)alineandaplaneDistanceofapointfromaplane.

PHYSICSa. UNITSANDDIMENSIONS

Unitsformeasurement,systemofunits,SI,fundamentalandderivedunits,dimensionsandtheirapplications.

b. MECHANICS

Motioninstraightline,uniformandnon-uniformmotion,uniformlyacceleratedmotionanditsapplicationsScalars

andVectors,andtheirproperties;resolutionofvectors,scalarandvectorproducts;uniformcircularmotionand

itsapplications,projectilemotionNewtonsLawsofmotion;conservationoflinearmomentumanditsapplications,

lawsoffriction,Conceptofwork,energyandpower;energy-kineticandpotential;conservationofenergy;different

formsofenergy.Elasticcollisionsinoneandtwodimensions.

Centerofmassofamanyparticlesystem;centerofmassofarigidbody,rotationalmotionandtorque.Angular

momentumanditsconservation.Momentsofinertia,parallelandperpendicularaxestheorem,momentofinertia

forathinrod,ring,discandsphere.

Gravitation:Accelerationduetogravityanditsproperties.Oneandtwodimensionalmotionundergravity.Universal

lawofgravitation,planetarymotion,Keplerslaws,artificialsatellite-geostationarysatellite,gravitationalpotential

energynearthesurfaceofearth,gravitationalpotentialandescapevelocity.

c. SOLIDSANDFLUIDS

Solids:Elasticproperties,Hookeslaw,Youngsmodulus,bulkmodulus,modulusofrigidity.Liquids:Cohesionand

adhesion;surfaceenergyandsurfacetension;flowoffluids,Bernoullistheoremanditsapplications;viscosity,

StokesLaw,terminalvelocity.

d. OSCILLATIONSANDWAVES

Periodicmotion,simpleharmonicmotionanditsequation,oscillationsofaspringandsimplependulum.

Wavemotion,propertiesofwaves,longitudinalandtransversewaves,superpositionofwaves,Progressiveand

standingwaves.Freeandforcedoscillations,resonance,vibrationofstringsandaircolumns,beats,Dopplereffect.

e. HEATANDTHERMODYNAMICS

Thermalexpansionof solids, liquidsandgasesand their specificheats, relationshipbetweenCpandCv for

gases,firstandsecondlawsofthermodynamics,Carnotcycle,efficiencyofheatengines.Transferenceofheat;

thermalconductivity;blackbodyradiations,Kirchoffslaw,WeinsLaw,StefanslawofradiationandNewtonslaw

of cooling.

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f. ELECTROSTATICS,CURRENTELECTRICITYANDMAGNETOSTATICS

Coloumbslaw,dielectricconstant,electricfield,linesofforce,fieldduetodipole,electricflux,Gaussstheorem

anditsapplications;electricpotential,potentialduetoapointcharge;conductorsandinsulators,distributionof

chargeonconductors;capacitance,parallelplatecapacitor,combinationofcapacitors,energystoredinacapacitor.

Electriccurrent:Cells-primaryandsecondary,groupingofcells;resistanceandspecificresistivityanditstemperature

dependence.Ohmslaw,KirchoffsLaw.Seriesandparallelcircuits;WheatstonesBridgeandpotentiometerwith

their applications.

Heatingeffectsofcurrent,electricpower,conceptofthermoelectricity-Seebeckeffectandthermocouple;chemical

effectofcurrent-Faradayslawsofelectrolysis.

Magneticeffects:Oerstedsexperiment,BiotSavertslaw,magneticfieldduetostraightwire,circularloopand

solenoid,forceonamovingchargeinauniformmagneticfield(Lorentzforce),forcesandtorquesonacurrentcarrying

conductorinamagneticfield,forcebetweencurrentcarryingwires,movingcoilgalvanometerandconversionto

ammeter and voltmeter.

Magnetostatics:Barmagnet,magneticfield,linesofforce,torqueonabarmagnetinamagneticfield,earths

magneticfield;para,diaandferromagnetism,magneticinduction,magneticsusceptibility.

g. ELECTROMAGNETICINDUCTIONANDELECTROMAGNETICWAVES

Induced e.m.f., Faradays law, Lenzs law, self andmutual inductance; alternating currents, impedance and

reactance,powerinac;circuitswithLCandRseriescombination,resonantcircuits,transformerandACgenerator.

Electromagneticwavesandtheircharacteristics;electromagneticspectrumfromgammatoradiowaves.

h. RAY AND WAVE OPTICS

Reflectionand refractionof lightatplaneandcurvedsurfaces, total internal reflection;opticalfiber;deviation

and dispersion of light by a prism; lens formula, magnification and resolving power; microscope and

telescope,Wave nature of light, interference, Youngs double experiment; thin films, Newtons rings.

Diffraction:diffractionduetoasingleslit;diffractiongrating,polarizationandapplications.

i. MODERNPHYSICS

DualnatureofRadiation-DeBroglierelation,photoelectriceffect,Alphaparticlescatteringexperiment,atomic

masses,sizeofthenucleus;radioactivity,alpha,betaandgammaparticles/rays.Radioactivedecaylaw,halflife

andmeanlifeofradioactivenuclei;Nuclearbindingenergy,massenergyrelationship,nuclearfissionandnuclear

fusion.

Energybandsinsolids,conductors,insulatorsandsemiconductors,pnjunction,diode,diodeasarectifier,transistor

action,transistorasanamplifier.

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CHEMISTRY a. BASIC CONCEPTS

Atomicandmolecularmasses,moleconceptandmolarmass,percentagecomposition,empiricaland

molecularformula,chemicalreactions,stoichiometryandcalculationsbasedonstoichiometry.

b. ATOMICSTRUCTURE,CHEMICALBONDINGANDMOLECULARSTRUCTURE

Bohrsmodel,deBrogliesandHeisenbergsprinciples,Quantummechanicalmodel,Orbitalconceptand

fillingupofelectrons;Bondformationandbondparameters;Valencebondandmolecularorbitaltheory;

VSEPRtheory;Hybridizationinvolvings,panddorbital;Hydrogenbond.

c. EQUILIBRIUMANDTHERMODYNAMICS

LawofchemicalequilibriumandEquilibriumConstant;HomogeneousandHeterogeneousequilibria;

LeChateliersprinciple,Ionicequilibrium;Acids,Bases,SaltsandBuffers;Solubilityproduct;

Thermodynamicstate;Enthalpy,EntropyandGibbsfreeenergy;Heatsofreactions;Spontaneousand

nonspontaneous processes.

d. ELECTROCHEMISTRY,KINETICSANDSURFACECHEMISTRY

Specific,molarandequivalentconductanceofweakandstrongelectrolytes;Kohlrauschlaw;Electrochemi

calcellsandNernstequation;batteries,fuelcellsandcorrosion

Rateofareactionandfactorsaffectingtherate:Rateconstant,orderandmolecularity,collisiontheory.

Physisorption and chemisorptions; colloids and emulsions; homogeneous and heterogeneous catalysis.

e. SOLIDSTATEANDSOLUTIONS

Molecular,ionic,covalentandmetallicsolids;amorphousandcrystallinesolids;crystallatticesandUnitcells;

packingefficiencyandimperfections;electricalandmagneticproperties.Normality,molarityand molalityof

solutions,vapourpressureofliquidsolutions;idealandnon-idealsolutions,colligativeproper-ties;abnormality.

f. HYDROGEN

Positionofhydrogenintheperiodictable;dihydrogenandhydrides-preparationandproperties;water,

hydrogenperoxideandheavywater;hydrogenasafuel.

g. S-BLOCKELEMENTS

Group1and2AlkaliandAlkalineearthelements;generalcharacteristicsofcompoundsoftheelements;

anomalousbehaviorofthefirstelement;preparationandpropertiesofcompoundslikesodiumandcalcium

carbonates,sodiumchloride,sodiumhydroxide;biologicalimportanceofsodium,potassiumandcalcium.

h. P-BLOCKELEMENTS

Groups13to17elements:Generalaspectslikeelectronicconfiguration,occurrence,oxidationstates,trendsin

physicalandchemicalpropertiesofallthefamiliesofelements;compoundsofboronlikeborax,boronhydrides

andallotropesofcarbon;compoundsofnitrogenandphosphorus,oxygenandsulphur;oxidesandoxyacidsof

halogens.

i. D,F-BLOCKELEMENTS

Electronicconfigurationandgeneralcharacteristicsoftransitionmetals;ionizationenthalpy,ionicradii,

oxidations states and magnetic properties; interstitial compounds and alloy formation; lanthanides and actinoids

and their applications.

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j. CO-ORDINATIONCOMPOUNDS

WernerstheoryandIUPACnomenclatureofcoordinationcompounds;coordinationnumberandisomerism;

Bondingincoordinationcompoundsandmetalcarbonylsandstability;applicationinanalyticalmethods,

extraction of metals and biological systems.

k. BASICORGANICCHEMISTRYANDTECHNIQUES

Tetravalence of carbon and shapes or organic compounds; electronic displacement in a covalent bond inductive

andelectromericeffects,resonanceandhyperconjugation;hemolyticandheterolyticcleavageofcovalent

bondfreeradicals,carbocations,carbanionselectrophilesandnucleophiles;methodsofpurificationoforganic

compounds; qualitative and quantitative analysis.

l. HYDROCARBONS,HALOALKANESANDHALOARENES

Alkanes,alkenes,alkynesandaromatichydrocarbons;IUPACnomenclature,isomerism;conformationof

ethane,geometricisomerism,generalmethodsofpreparationandproperties,freeradicalmechanismof

halogenations,Markownikoffsadditionandperoxideeffect;benzene,resonanceandaromaticity,substitution

reactions;NatureofC-Xbondinhaloalkanesandhaloarenes;mechanismofsubstitutionreactions.

m. ALCOHOLS,PHENOLSANDETHERS

IUPACnomenclature,generalmethodsofpreparation,physicalandchemicalproperties,identificationof

primary,secondaryandtertiaryalcohols,mechanismofdehydration;electrophillicsubstitutionreactions.

n. ALDEHYDES,KETONES,CARBOXYLICACIDSANDAMINES

Nomenclature,generalmethodsofpreparation,physicalandchemicalpropertiesofthegroupmembers;

nucleophilic addition and its mechanism; reactivity of alpha hydrogen in aldehydes; mono and dicarboxylic

acids-preparationandreactions;identificationofprimary,secondaryandtertiaryamines;preparationand

reactionsofdiazoniumsaltsandtheirimportanceinsynthesis.

o. POLYMERSANDBIOMOLECULES

Naturalandsyntheticpolymers,methodsofpolymerization,copolymerization,molecularweightofpolymers,

Polymersofcommercialimportance,Carbohydrates:mono,oligoandpolysaccharides;ProteinsAlphaamino

acid,peptidelinkageandpolypeptides:Enzymes,VitaminsandNucleicacids(DNAandRNA)

p. ENVIRONMENTALCHEMISTRY

Air,waterandsoilpollution,chemicalreactionsinatmosphere,acidrain;ozoneanditsdepletion;green

houseeffectandglobalwarming;pollutioncontrol.

q. CHEMISTRYINEVERYDAYLIFE

Drugsandtheirinteraction;chemicalsasanalgesics,tranquilizers,antiseptics,antibiotics,antacidsand

antihistamines;Chemicalsinfood-preservatives,artificialsweeteningagents;cleansingagentssoaps

and detergents.

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ANNEXURE - IV

INSTRUCTIONS ON QUESTION PAPER

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27.B.TECH. PROGRAMME FEE STRUCTURE FOR ACADEMIC YEAR 2016 17

SL. NO.

HEADFEES (In Rupees)

TERM AMRITAPURI BENGALURU COIMBATORE

1 TutionFee Annual 1,65,000 1,95,000 2,20,000

2 Caution Deposit One time 5,000 5,000 5,000

Total 1,70,000 2,00,000 2,25,000

HOSTEL FEES (2016-17)

SL. NO. HEAD

FEES (In Rupees)

TERM AMRITAPURI BENGALURU COIMBATORE

1 Room Rent + Establishment Charges Annual 22,000 29,000 32,000

2 Mess Charges Annual 36,000 41,000 44,000

3 Caution Deposit One time 5,000 5,000 5,000

ONE TIME COUNSELLING CHARGE (2016-17)

Sl. No. HEADFEES -(In Rupees)

AMRITAPURI BENGALURU COIMBATORE

1 One time counselling charge(Non-refundable) 5,000 5,000 5,000

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28.SCHOLARSHIP SCHEME FOR B.TECH. PROGRAMME 2016 - 17

A. FEES WAIVER BASED ON RANK IN AMRITA ENTRANCE EXAMINATION - ENGINEERING 2016

10%ofstudentsadmittedineachbranchareeligibleforscholarshipinthefirstyearofB.Tech.studyineachofthethree

campusesbasedonmerit.ThiswillberenewedinsubsequentyearsaspertheUniversityrules.Itisawardedaswaiverof

tuitionfeesrangingfrom90%to25%dependingontherankintheAmritaEntranceExamination-Engineering(AEEE)2016.

NumberofScholarshipsawardedunderthisschemewillbeasbelow:

Amritapuri Campus : 48 Numbers

Bengaluru Campus : 54 Numbers

Coimbatore Campus : 102 Numbers

Total : 204 Numbers

If a scholarship holder under this scheme (A) withdraws after the admission, the next rank holder would be eligible for the scholarship.

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B.Inadditiontotheabove,FEES WAIVER BASED ON HIGH RANKS IN STATE BOARD EXAMS

AND CBSE / ICSE EXAMS 2016.

Thefirst3rankholdersofallState Board Examinationsareeligiblefor90%waiverofTuitionFeesinallthe3campuses.

Thefirst10AllIndiaRankHoldersofCBSEandthefirst10AllIndiaRankHoldersofICSEarealsoeligiblefor90%waiverofTuitionFeesinallthe3campuses.

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Inordertocontinuethefeeswaiver inthesubsequentyearsunderall theaboveschemes(A&B),thestudentshould

maintainGradePointAverage(GPA)of7.00ineachsemesterandsatisfytherulesframedbytheUniversityforthepurpose.

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Amrita University Btech Handbook 2016