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Duration of test: 60 minutes (50 Questions)

GENERAL INFORMATION REGARDING PhD ENTRANCE TEST & INTERVIEW

The entrance examination will be of one hour duration and each question shall carry 1 mark and 1/4th

mark will be

deducted for each wrong answer.

Syllabus for the Ph.D entrance examination

1 School of Management and Social Sciences

Ph.D. in Psychology

1.General Psychology: Nature of Psychology, psychophysics, learning, perception,

memory, emotion, motivation, thinking and problem solving, personality

intelligence and creativity

2.Social Psychology: Introduction, leadership, attitude, prejudice, stereotypes and

discrimination, social cognition, interpersonal attraction, aggression and violence,

prosocial behavior, social influence through social interaction and social identity.

3.Research Method: Types of research, variables, problem, hypotheses, designs,

tools of data collection, sampling techniques.

4.Statistics: Parameter and statistics: description and inferential, normal and skewed

distributions, hypothesis testing: t-test, analysis of variance, chi-square, correlation.5.Psychopathology and Clinical Psychology: Concept of abnormality, models of

abnormal behavior, classification of mental disorders (DSM IV and ICD-ID),

anxiety based, unipolar and bipoplar disorders, psychoanalytic, behavioristic,

cognitive and humanistic existential therapies.

6. Organization Behavior: Accident, fatigue, selection and training, work motivation, organization structure,

development and change, organizational climate and leadership in organizations.

2 School of Physics and Materials Science

Mathematical Physics

Special functions (Hermite, Bessel, Laguerre and Legendre); Fourier series, Fourier transforms; Elements of

complex analysis: Laurent series-poles, residues and evaluation of integrals; Introductory group theory,

Classical Mechanics

Central-force motion; Two-body collisions, scattering in laboratory and centre-of-mass frames; Rigid body

dynamics, moment of inertia tensor, non-inertial frames and pseudoforces; Variational principle, Lagrangian and

Hamiltonian formalisms and equations of motion

Electromagnetic Theory

Electrostatics: boundary value problems; Magnetostatics, Maxwell's equations in free space and linear isotropic

media; boundary conditions on fields at interfaces; Scalar and vector potentials; Gauge invariance; Electromagnetic

waves in free space, dielectrics, and conductors; Reflection and refraction, polarization, Transmission lines and

wave guides; Dynamics of charged particles in static electromagnetic fields; Radiation from moving charges,

dipoles and retarded potentials.

Quantum Mechanics

Matrix representation; Diracs bra and ket notation; Schroedinger equation (time-dependent and time-

independent); Eigenvalue problems such as particle-in-a-box, harmonic oscillator, etc.; Tunneling through a

barrier; Motion in a central potential; Orbital angular momentum, Angular momentum algebra, spin; Addition of

angular momenta; Hydrogen atom, spin-orbit coupling, fine structure; Time-independent perturbation theory andapplications;

Statistical Physics

Phase space, micro- and macrostates; Microcanonical, canonical and grand-canonical ensembles and partition

functions; Free Energy and connection with thermodynamic quantities; First- and second-order phase transitions;

Classical and quantum statistics, ideal Fermi and Bose gases; Bose-Einstein condensation.

Electronics


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Semiconductor device physics, device structure, device characteristics, frequency dependence and applications;

Optoelectronic devices, including solar cells, photodetectors, and LEDs; Operational amplifiers and their

applications; Digital techniques and applications.

Atomic & Molecular Physics

Spectrum of Hydrogen, helium and alkali atoms; Relativistic corrections for energy levels of hydrogen; Hyperfine

structure and isotopic shift; width of spectral lines; LS & JJ coupling; chemical shift; Rotational, vibrational,electronic, and Raman spectra of diatomic molecules;

Nuclear and Particle Physics

Basic nuclear properties: Liquid drop model; Fission and fusion; Nature of the nuclear force, form of nucleon-

nucleon potential; Charge-independence and charge-symmetry of nuclear forces; Deuteron problem; Evidence of

shell structure, single- particle shell model, its validity and limitations; Nuclear reactions, reaction mechanisms,

compound nuclei and direct reactions; Classification of fundamental forces; Elementary particles Spin and parity

assignments, isospin, strangeness; C, P, and T invariance

Condensed Matter Physics & Materials science

Bravais lattices; Reciprocal lattice, X-ray diffraction, structure determination, Bonding of solids; Bond energy, bond

type and bond length, primary and secondary bonding, Elastic properties, phonons, lattice specific heat; Free

electron theory and electronic specific heat; Response and relaxation phenomena; Drude model of electrical and

thermal conductivity; Hall effect and thermoelectric power; Diamagnetism, paramagnetism, and ferromagnetism;

Electron motion in a periodic potential, band theory of metals, insulators and semiconductors; Conductor and

resistors, dielectric materials, Superconductivity, Ordered phases of matter, translational and orientational order,

kinds of liquid crystalline order; Conducting polymers; Quasicrystals, Structure of solids, covalent solids, metals and

alloys, ionic solids, structure of silica and silicate, polymers, classification of polymers, structure of long chain

polymers, crystallinity of long chain polymers, Crystal Defects, point defects, line defects and surface defects,

Phase diagrams; phase rule, single component system, binary phase diagram (isomorphous, eutectic and

peritectic), Diffusion in solids, Ficks first and 2nd

law of diffusion, Kirkendall effect, atomic model of diffusion,

plastic deformations, tensile stress strain curve, plastic deformation mechanism (slip and twinning), work

hardening, strengthening mechanism, creep and its mechanism, ductile and brittle fractures.

3 School of Chemistry and Bio-Chemistry

Physical Chemistry:

1. Basic principles and applications of quantum mechanics hydrogen atom, angular momentum.

2. Variational and perturbational methods.3. Basics of atomic structure, electronic configuration, shapes of orbitals, hydrogen atom spectra.

4. Theoretical treatment of atomic structures and chemical bonding.

5. Chemical applications of group theory.

6. Basic principles and application of spectroscopy rotational, vibrational, electronic, Raman, ESR, NMR.

7. Chemical thermodynamics.

8. Phase equilibria.

9. Statistical thermodynamics.

10. Chemical equilibria.

11. Electrochemistry Nernst equation, electrode kinetics, electrical double layer, Debye-Hckel theory.

12. Chemical kinetics empirical rate laws, Arrhenius equation, theories of reaction rates, determination of

reaction mechanisms, experimental techniques

for fast reactions.

13. Concepts of catalysis.

14. Polymer chemistry. Molecular weights and their determinations. Kinetics of chain polymerization.

15. Solids - structural classification of binary and ternary compounds, diffraction techniques, bonding, thermal,

electrical and magnetic properties

16. Collids and surface phenomena.

17. Data analysis.

Inorganic Chemistry

1. Chemical periodicity


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2. Structure and bonding in homo- and heteronuclear molecules, including shapes of molecules.

3. Concepts of acids and bases.

4. Chemistry of the main group elements and their compounds. Allotropy, synthesis, bonding and structure.

5. Chemistry of transition elements and coordination compounds bonding theories, spectral and magnetic

properties, reaction mechanisms.

6. Inner transition elements spectral and magnetic properties, analytical applications.

7. Organometallic compounds - synthesis, bonding and structure, and reactivity. Organometallics in homogenouscatalysis.

8. Cages and metal clusters.

9. Analytical chemistry- separation techniques. Spectroscopic electro- and thermoanalytical methods.

10. Bioinorganic chemistry photosystems, porphyrines, metalloenzymes, oxygen transport, electron- transfer

reactions, nitrogen fixation.

11. Physical characterisation of inorganic compounds by IR, Raman, NMR, EPR, Mssbauer, UV-, NQR, MS, electron

spectroscopy and microscopic techniques.

12. Nuclear chemistry nuclear reactions, fission and fusion, radio-analytical techniques and activation analysis.

Organic Chemistry

1. IUPAC nomenclature of organic compounds.

2. Principles of stereochemistry, conformational analysis, isomerism and chirality.

3. Reactive intermediates and organic reaction mechanisms.

4. Concepts of aromaticity.

5. Pericyclic reactions.

6. Named reactions.

7. Transformations and rearrangements.

8. Principles and applications of organic photochemistry. Free radical reactions.

9. Reactions involving nucleophotic carbon intermediates.

10. Oxidation and reduction of functional groups.

11. Common reagents (organic, inorganic and organometallic) in organic synthesis.

12. Chemistry of natural products such as steroids, alkaloids, terpenes, peptides, carbohydrates, nucleic acids and

lipids.

13. Selective organic transformations chemoselectivity, regioselectivity, stereoselectivity, enantioselectivity.

Protecting groups.

14. Chemistry of aromatic and aliphatic heterocyclic compounds.15. Physical characterisation of organic compounds by IR, UV-, MS, and NMR.

1. Chemistry in nanoscience and technology.

Interdisciplinary topics

2. Catalysis and green chemistry.

3. Medicinal chemistry.

4. Supramolecular chemistry.

5. Environmental chemistry.

4 SCHOOL OF MATHEMATICS AND COMPUTER APPLICATIONS

Ph.D (Computer Applications)

Number Representation and Computer Arithmetic.

Computer Organization : Machine instructions and addressing modes, ALU and data-paths, hardwired and micro-

programmed control pipelining , memory interface, I/O interfaces, serial communication interface, parallelprocessing, memory management

Structured and object oriented programming concepts (with reference to C/ C++):

Program control, functions, recursion, scope, binding, parameter passing, pointers, array handling, structures and

unions, file handling, concepts of Object Oriented Programming.

Data Structures: Notion of abstract data types, stacks, queues, linked lists, trees, heap,graphs, Tree and graph

traversals, hashing, sorting, searching.


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Operating Systems: Definition and significance of OS, OS as resource manager, Classical concepts processes,

concurrency, synchronization, deadlock, threads and inter-process communication, CPU scheduling, memory

management, file systems, I/O systems, protection and security, DOS, UNIX and windows.

Database Management Systems: Relational model, ER diagram, relational algebra, database design, normalization,

SQL, transactions management and concurrency control.

Computer Networks: OSI reference model, sliding window protocols, LAN technologies (Ethernet, Token ring),

TCP/UDP, IP, , Networking addresses, transmission medias, Networking devices-Hub, switches. gateways and routers.

Software Engineering: Basics of s/w engineering, Software Process models, software project planning and

management.

Ph.D Mathematics

Differential Equations: Ordinary differential equations of first order and their solutions, Linear differential

equations of higher order with constant coefficients, Classification of partial differential equations, Partial

differential equations of first order, Lagranges solution, Charpits method. Special Functions

Analysis: Riemann integral, Integrability of continuous and monotonic functions, Mean value theorems of integral

calculus, Infinite series and their convergence, Demoivres theorem and its applications, Functions of complex

variables, Analytic function, C-R equations.

Abstract Algebra: Groups, Subgroups and their properties, Lagranges theorem, Rings, Subrings, Integral domain

and Field, Vector spaces, Subspaces and their properties, Inner product spaces, Orthogonal vectorsStatistics and Probability :Measures of central tendency, Dispersion, Skewness and kurtosis, Correlation andregression, Basic concepts of probability, Conditional probability, Bayes theorem, Discrete and continuousdistributions ( Binomial , Poisson and Normal),.

Metric spaces: Open and Closed Sets, Interior, Closure and limit points of a set, Subspaces, Continuous functions

on metric spaces. Convergence in a metric space, Complete metric spaces, Compact metric spaces, Compactness

and uniform continuity, Connected metric spaces.

Topological Spaces: Definition and examples of topological spaces, Topology induced by a metric, closed set,

closure, Dense subsets, Neighborhood, Interior, Exterior, boundary and Accumulation points and derived sets,

Bases and subbases, Topology generated by subbases, subspaces and relative topology, Lindelof spaces, Separable

spaces, Second countability and separability, separation Axioms, 43210 ,,,, TTTTT spaces and their

characterization and basic properties, Compact spaces and their basic properties,Laplace Transform: Review of Laplace transform, Applications of Laplace transform in initial and boundary value

problems

Fourier Series Definition, properties, Fourier integral theorem, Convolution theorem and Inversion theorem.

Functional analysis : Normed Linear space: Normed Linear spaceBanach space and examples, Quotient spaces,

equivalent norms, Bounded linear transformations, Normed linear spaces of bounded linear transformations,

Hilbert Spaces: Inner product spaces Hilbert spaces, orthogonality, Orthonormal sets, Bessels inequality, Parsevals

theorem, orthogonal complement and projection theorem,, , Operators: Adjoint operators, Self-adjoint operators,

positive operators, normal and unitary operators, projections.

Numerical Techniques: Number systems,Solution of non-linear equations,

Solution of system of linear equations, curve fitting, interpolation,

Numerical differentiation and integration, solutions of IVP.Optimization Techniques: Linear Programming: Graphical method, Simplex method,

Duality Theory and Sensitivity Analysis. Transportation and Assignment Problem:Initial Basic Feasible Solutions of

Balanced and Unbalanced Problems, Optimal Solutions. Network Analysis: Shortest Path problem. Minimum

Spanning Tree Problem. Maximum Flow Problem. Minimum Cost Flow Problem.

5 Department of Computer Science & Engineering

Analytical and Logical reasoning, Discrete Mathematical structures, Data structures, Operating systems, Object

Oriented Programming, Computer System Architecture, Computer Networks, Programming Languages, System


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Analysis and Design, Database Management Systems, Software Engineering, Algorithm Analysis and Design,

Software Project Management, Web Technologies, System Software, Compiler Construction, Computer Graphics,

Artificial Intelligence

6 Department ofElectronics and Communication Engineering

Discrete Time Signal Processing, Optical Communication Networks, Information and Communication Theory,

Antenna Systems, Advanced Communication Systems, Embedded Systems, RF Devices and Circuits, Advanced

Wireless Communication Systems, Soft Computing, Passive Optical Networks, Audio and Speech Processing,

Advanced Wireless Networks, Fractional Transforms and Applications, VLSI Signal Processing, Detection and

Estimation Theory, Advanced Computer Networks and Protocols, Microstrip Antennas, Advanced Optical

Technologies, Video and Image Processing, Error Coding Theory, Space-Time Wireless Communication, Wireless

Broadband Networks, Optoelectronics, IP over WDM, Adaptive Signal Processing, Wireless Sensor Networks, Next

Generation Wireless Systems and Networks, Digital Signal Processors, Logic Synthesis using HDLs, Physics of

Semiconductor Devices, IC Fabrication Technology, Digital VLSI Design, CAD Systems Environment, Analog IC

Design, VLSI Architectures, Physical Design Automation, VLSI Subsystem Design, ASICs and FPGAs, VLSI Testing and

Verification, MOS Device Modeling, Memory Design and Testing, Mixed Signal Circuit Design and High Speed VLSI

Design.

7 Department of Chemical Engineering

Process Calculations and Thermodynamics: Laws of conservation of mass and energy; degree offreedom analysis, first and second laws of thermodynamics and their applications, phase equilibria;

chemical reaction equilibrium.

Fluid Mechanics and Mechanical Operations. Fluid statistics, bernoulli equation, macroscopic friction factors,

dimensional analysis, flow through pipeline systems, flow meters pumps and compressors, packed and fluidized beds,

size reduction and size separation.

Heat Transfer: Conduction, convection, radiation, heat exchangers, evaporators.

Mass Transfer: Ficks law, molecular diffusion in fluids, distillation, absorption and drying.

Chemical Reaction Engineering: Kinetics of homogeneous reactions, interpretation of kinetic data, residence time,

kinetics of heterogeneous catalytic reactions; diffusion effects in catalysis. Instrumentation and Process Control:

Dynamics of simple systems, controller modes (P, PI and PID).

Plant Design and Economics: Design and sizing of chemical engineering equipment, principles of process economics and

cost estimation.

Chemical Technology: Inorganic chemical industries; sulfuric acid, NaOH, fertilizers (Ammonia, Urea, SSP and TSP);

organic chemical industries (Pulp and Paper, Sugar, Oil and Fats); petroleum refining and petrochemicals: polymerization

industries; polypropylene, PVC and polyester synthetic fibers.,

Process Modeling and Simulation: Equation of continuity, momentum, energy, CSTR, exchangers, distillation.

Mathematics: Algebra, calculus, and differential equations: first order (linear and nonlinear).

Numerical Methods: Numerical solutions of linear and non linear algebraic equations,

integration by trapezoidal and Simpsons rule, single and multi-step methods of differential equations

Probability and Statistics: Mean, median, mode and standard deviation, random variables, Poisson,

normal and binominal distributions.

Chemistry: Kinetics, spectroscopy, colligative properties, organic synthesis

Biotechnology: Biochemical kinetics, bioreactors, transport phenomena in bioprocess systems

Environment: The physical environment: land, water, air and climate environments, sustainability, analysis of natural

resource base management practices, analysis of agricultural and industrial systemsEnergy Technology: Primary and secondary fuels, solar, wind, biomass, geothermal and nuclear energy.

8 Department ofElectrical and Instrumentation Engineering

a) Electrical EngineeringIntroduction to circuits and networks analysis of circuits; Fundamentals of AC: single phase, 3phase; Network

Analysis and synthesis; Basic electronics (Diode, Transistor, FETs, Op-Amp); Elements of power systems:

Transmission line, modeling and performance, Load flow analysis , fault analysis, ALFC and AVR control, Switchgear

and protection, HVDC transmission; Electrical machines: construction and working of DC machines, induction and


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synchronous machines, fractional horse power machine, Generalized theory of electrical machines; Control

Engineering : Open loop and closed loop control, signal flow graphs, stability, controllers, state space

representation; Power Electronics : Power electronic devices and their applications; AC and DC drives;

Fundamentals of instrumentation; Fundamentals of computer programming; Intelligent techniques.

b) Electronic Instrumentation and Control Engineering:

Fundamentals of Measurement and Instrumentation systems, Static and dynamic characteristics of Measurement

Systems, Measurement of various physical quantities; Introduction to circuits and networks analysis; DigitalElectronics: Boolean functions and their minimization, Combinational and Sequential circuits, IC families, A/D , D/A;

Microprocessors and Microcontrollers; Analog Electronics: Characteristics of diode, BJT, JFET and MOSFET, Op-

Amp and its applications; Digital signal processing techniques; Analytical, Optical and Biomedical Instrumentation:

Spectrometry, X-ray and nuclear radiation measurements, Laser, fiber optics, Elements of Biomedical instruments,

EEG, ECG and EMG. Clinical measurements; Control Engineering : Feedback principles, Transient Response, Steady-

state-errors, Stability, Routh and Nyquist criteria, Bode plot, Root locus, State space representation, PID

controllers; Intelligent Algorithms: Fuzzy Systems, Artificial Neural Networks, Genetic Algorithm, Hybrid Systems;

Power Electronics and Drives: Power electronic devices and their applications; AC and DC drives.

9 Department of Civil Engineering.

Mechanics: Bending moments and shear forces in statically determinate beams -- simple stress and strain:

relationship -- stress and strain in two dimensions, principal stresses, stress transformation, Mohrs circle -- simple

bending theory -- flexural shear stress -- thin-walled pressure vessels -- uniform torsion.

Specialization: STRUCTURES

Structural Analysis: Analysis of statically determinate trusses, arches and frames -- displacements in statically

determinate structures and analysis of statically indeterminate structures by force/energy methods -- analysis by

displacement methods (slope-deflection and moment-distribution methods) -- influence lines for determinate and

indeterminate structures -- basic concepts of matrix methods of structural analysis.

Concrete Structures: Basic working stress and limit states design concepts -- analysis of ultimate load capacity and

design of members subject to flexure, shear, compression and torsion (beams, columns isolated footings) -- basic

elements of prestressed concrete: analysis of beam sections at transfer and service loads.

Steel Structures: Analysis and design of tension and compression members, beams and beam-columns, column

bases -- connections - simple and eccentric, beam-column connections, plate girders and trusses -- plastic analysis

of beams and frames.

Soil Mechanics: Origin of soils -- soil classification -- three-phase system, fundamental definitions, relationship and

inter-relationships -- permeability and seepage -- effective stress principle: consolidation, compaction -- shear

strength.

Specialization: GEOTECHNICAL ENGINEERING

Foundation Engineering: Sub-surface investigation - scope, drilling bore holes, sampling, penetrometer tests, plate

load test -- earth pressure theories, effect of water table, layered soils -- stability of slopes - infinite slopes, finite

slopes -- foundation types - foundation design requirements -- shallow foundations -- bearing capacity, effect of

shape, water table and other factors, stress distribution, settlement analysis in sands and clays -- deep foundations

- pile types, dynamic and static formulae, load capacity of piles in sands and clays.

Highway planning -- Geometric design of Highways -- Testing and specifications of paving materials -- Design of

flexible and rigid pavements. Pavement Evaluation and Pavement Management Systems.

Specialization: HIGHWAY AND TRANSPORTATION ENGINEERING

Fluid Mechanics and Hydraulics: Hydrostatics applications of Bernoulli equation, Laminar and turbulent flow in

pipes, pipe networks -- concept of boundary layer and its growth -- uniform flow, critical flow and gradually varied

flow in channels, specific energy concept, hydraulic jump -- forces on immersed bodies -- flow measurement in

channels -- tanks and pipes -- dimensional analysis and hydraulic modeling. Applications of Momentum equation,

Potential flow, Kinematics of f low -- Velocity triangles and specific speed of pumps and turbines.

Specialization: WATER RESOURCES AND HYDRAULICS

Hydrology: Hydrologic cycle -- Rainfall -- evaporation infiltration, unit hydrographs, flood estimation, reservoir

design, reservoir and channel routing, well hydraulics.


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Irrigation: Duty, delta, Estimation of evapo-transpiration -- crop water requirements -- design of lined and unlined

canals -- waterways -- head works, Gravity dams, Ogee spillways, Earth dams. Designs of weirs on permeable

foundation, Irrigation methods

10 Department of Mechanical Engineering

Section A

Solid Mechanics, Machine Design, Theory of Machines, Mechanical Vibrations, Machine Drawing, CAD CAM and

Robotics, Computer Programming, Finite Element MethodSection B

Thermodynamics, Steam Engineering, IC Engines and Gas Turbines, Turbo Machines, Fluid Mechanics and

Machinery, Refrigeration and Air Conditioning, Heat and Mass Transfer, Power Plant Engineering, Non-

conventional Source of Energy, Computational Fluid Dynamics

Section C

Industrial Engineering, Plant layout, Production Management, Work Study, Inspection and Quality Control,

Manufacturing Processes/Technologies, Machining Science, Measurement Techniques, Industrial Automation,

Material Science and Metallurgy.

11 Department of Biotechnology and Environmental Sciences

Biotechnology

Biochemistry: Atoms, Molecules and chemical bonds; Structure and function of biomolecules, biophysical

chemistry Bioenergetics, biological energy transducers, oxidative phosphorylation ; Enzymes and enzyme kinetics;proteins conformations, structures and functions; conformation of nucleic acids, metabolism of carbohydrates,

fats, amino acids, nucleotides and vitamins.

Cell structure and Organization: Membrane structure and function; organization and function of intracellular

organelles; genetic information; Cell division and cell cycle; Microbial physiology.

Fundamental Life processes: DNA replication, repair and recombination; RNA synthesis and processing; Protein

synthesis and processing; Control of gene expression at transcription and translation level

Cellular Communications: Host parasite interaction; Cell signaling; Cancer and Immune responses (innate and

adaptive)

Developmental Biology of Animal and Plant systems: Concepts of development, gametogenesis; fertilization;

morphogenesis and organogenesis; Programmed Cell death and aeging.

Plant and Animal Physiology: Photosynthesis; Respiration and photorespiration; Nitrogen metabolism; Plant

hormones; Solute transport and photoassimilate translocation; Secondary metabolites; Stress physiology. Blood

and circulation; Cardiovascular System, Respiratory system ; Nervous system; Sense organs; Excretory system;

Thermoregulation; Stress and adaptation; Digestive system: Endocrinology and reproduction

Heredity and Genetics: Mendelian principles; Concept of gene; Extensions of Mendelian principles; Gene mapping

methods; Extra chromosomal inheritance; Microbial genetics; Quantitative genetics; Mutation: Structural and

numerical alterations of chromosomes; recombination

Biodiversity: Principles and methods of taxonomy Levels of structural organization Outline classification of plants,

animals and microorganisms; Organisms of health and agricultural importance

Ecology and Molecular Evolution: the Environment; Habitat and niche; Population ecology; Species interactions;

Community ecology; Ecological succession; Ecosystem geography; Applied ecology; Conservation biology;

Molecular Evolution

Applied Biology: Microbial fermentation products, vaccines and diagnostics; genomics; biodiversity applications;

plant and animal breeding marker assisted selection; Bioremediation; phytoremediation and biosensors

Methods in biology: Molecular biology and recombinant DNA methods; Histochemical and immunotechniques;Statistical Methods: Biophysical methods; Radiolabeling techniques; Microscopic techniques; computational

methods

Environmental Sciences

Interactions between humans and environment; The physical environment- land water, and climate; Resources

and their management- Natural, Technological and Human; Concept of sustainability- Natural ecosystems and

sustainability; Agricultural and Industrial systems from the angles of environment protection; Environmental


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Chemistry- Analytical Techniques and instrumentation; Atmospheric Chemistry; Basic Microbiology- nature and

extent of microbial world; growth and energetics, Microbiology of water and wastewater; Microbial Corrosion and

biofouling; Quantity of Water- per capita demand, factor affecting the demand; Quality of water- physical,

chemicals and biological characteristics, Treatment of water- Sedimentation, Coagulation; filtration; Chlorination;

absorption; adsorption, and Miscellaneous methods; Sewage and sewerage systems; Primary and Secondary

treatment of sewage- aerobic and anaerobic processes and their applications in the wastewater treatment.

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Research Aptitude

Research: Meaning, ethics &characteristics Type of research Methods of research

Verbal Reasoning

Verbal Speed Test- Spelling and Grammar Verbal Power Test- Critical Reasoning

Reading Comprehension

A passage to be set with questions to be answered with emphasis on major functional areas ofmanagement

Logical Reasoning

Arguments, deductive & inductive research Logical & Venn diagram Inferences Analogies

Data Interpretation

Interpretation of data

Mapping analysis of data Analysis & Tools for data analysis Quantitative &qualitative research


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Model questions

1. The decreasing order of the first ionization energy of the following elements is

(A) He > H > Be > B

(B) Be > B > H > He

(C) H > He > Be > B

(D) B > Be > He > H

2. The solubility products (Ksp) for three salts MX, MY2 and MZ3 are 1108

, 4109

and 27108

, respectively. The solubilities of these salts follow the order

(A) MX > MY2 > MZ3

(B) MZ3 > MY2 > MX

(C) MZ3 > MX > MY2

(D) MY2 > MX > MZ3

3. The rate of nitration of following aromatic compounds decreases in the order

(i) benzene (ii) pyridine (iii) thiophene (iv) toluene

(A) (iv) > (i) > (iii) > (ii)

(B) (iii) > (iv) > (i) > (ii)

(C) (iii) > (ii) > (i) > (iv)

(D) (ii) > (i) > (iv) > (iii)

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