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COGJET - 2020: Date Event

COGJET is a joint entrance exam for admission to post-graduate programs in cognitive science in India. It will be used for admission consideration at several universities. The exam consists of two parts testing general aptitude and conceptual understanding of topics in cognitive science. It will be held on February 15th, 2020 in several cities across India. The syllabus covers foundations of psychology, neuroscience, linguistics, philosophy, mathematics, statistics, and computer science.

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COGJET - 2020: Date Event

COGJET is a joint entrance exam for admission to post-graduate programs in cognitive science in India. It will be used for admission consideration at several universities. The exam consists of two parts testing general aptitude and conceptual understanding of topics in cognitive science. It will be held on February 15th, 2020 in several cities across India. The syllabus covers foundations of psychology, neuroscience, linguistics, philosophy, mathematics, statistics, and computer science.

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COGJET – 2020

Introduction

COGJET is a joint entrance test for admission into a large number of post-graduate programs in
cognitive science in India.
• Any student who has completed their 3yr-4yr UG degree, or is expected to finish their
degree by June 2020 is eligible for writing the COGJET exam.
• COGJET 2020 will be used as a selection criterion for admissions to MS/MSc programs in
Cognitive Science at CBCS Allahabad, Chandigarh University, IIIT Hyderabad, IIT Delhi,
IIT Kanpur and Panjab University and the PhD program at IIT Kanpur.
• COGJET is an enabling exam, it does not ensure admission in any Cognitive Science PG
program. A valid COGJET score will be necessary, but not sufficient, for admission into
these programs.
• Institutes participating in the COGJET exam will use the COGJET score candidates receive,
to shortlist them for selection to their respective programs.
• Eligibility criteria for admission to PG programs in different Institutes are available at their
respective websites.
• Registration for COGJET does not equate application to any of the programs. Applicants
must apply to the institutions separately, as advised in program-specific application
instructions.

Test Details

Important dates

Date Event
21st November 2019 00:00 COGJET-2020 registration portal* opens
31st December 2019 23:59 Last data for submitting applications
rd
3 February 2020 00:00 Download admit card

Test date: Saturday, 15th February, 2020, 1000-1300


Test fee: Rs 500/- for SC/ST, OBC(NCL), female, PwD; Rs 750/- for all others. The test fee is non-
refundable.
Test venues: Delhi, Mumbai, Chennai, Kolkata, Hyderabad, Bengaluru, Guwahati, Chandigarh,
Kanpur, Allahabad
Test structure: (3 hours, MCQ-based)
The test wil contain two parts, as detailed below, with equal weightage for both parts. Both parts
will have negative marking.
 Part A (General aptitude): Quantitative, reasoning, reading comprehension and data
interpretation
 Part B(Conceptual understanding): Basic undergraduate level mathematics, statistics and
algorithms concepts, foundational principles of psychology, neuroscience, linguistics and
philosophy
For each candidate, separate scores will be reported for Part A and Part B. The policies used by each
institute for shortlisting or admitting candidates will be announced on the websites of each
institution during the admission process.

Syllabus

Part I questions will be approximately at the same level as the CAT entrance exam for IIMs and the
erstwhile CSAT in UPSC.

The syllabus and references for Part II are given below. The resources in the references are
indicative. They typically contain much more material than required by the syllabus.

Math and programming

Basics of sets, relations, recurrences, simple combinatorial problems

Matrices and basic matrix algebra

Calculus: limits, extrema, simple differentiation and integration, integration as area under a curve

Probability: conditional, marginal and joint probabilities, Bayes theorem, random variables, simple
distributions, expectation, mean, variance, median, percentiles

Basic Boolean algebra, number representation and conversion

Programming: variables, types, declarations, assignments, conditionals, iteration, recursion,


functions.

Familiarity with programming is required, but knowledge of specific programming languages will
not be needed to solve the exam's questions.

Elementary data structures

Basic algorithms: search, sort, HCF, LCM, prime sieves etc.


Psych/neuro/life sciences

Psychophysics: absolute and difference thresholds, Weber's law, Fechner's Law.Learning:


Associative and non-associative learning, Pavlovian conditioning, Hebbian learning.Memory:
modal model of memory, working memory, phonological loop; Long-term memory: encoding,
retrieval, forgetting.Visual perception and attention: basics of colour, depth and motion perception,
perceptual constancy, and principles of perceptual organization, early and late selection.Basics of
hypothesis testing (e.g. t-test, chi-square, ANOVA), significance, p-value, error types, power and
size effects.

Basic neuroanatomy. Physical layout of the brain, names of important components and their
functions, e.g. cortex, cerebellum, brainstem etc.

Neuron structure and function: components, action potential, synaptic transmission,


neurotransmitters
Nervous system: nerves, receptors, neurotransmission, neuroregulation

Genetics: Mendelian, heredity, traits, selection, eusociality

Molecular genetics: DNA, RNA, genes, coding, regulation

Philosophy of mind: qualia, behaviorism, materialism, dualism, free-will and related concepts
Linguistics: Morphology, Syntax, Semantics, Phonetics, Phonology, Language acquisition
References:

For mathematics, any class 12 mathematics book used by CBSE.

For basics of computation, any class 11 and 12 book used by CBSE. No specific programming
language is needed.

Charles Stangor, (2010). MIT –Introduction to Psychology (Open Source –free to download on the
internet)

B H Cohen, (2014) Explaining Psychological Statistics. 4th Ed. John Wiley & Sons.

S K Mangal, (2004) Statistics in Psychology and Education. 2nd Ed. Prentice Hall India.

Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy, plato.stanford.edu

Thomas Jessell, Siegelbaum, S., & Hudspeth, A. J. (2000). Principles of neural science(Vol. 4, pp.
1227-1246).E. R. Kandel, J. H. Schwartz, & T. M. Jessell (Eds.). New York: McGraw-hill.

Verma, P. S., Agarwal, V. K., & Verma, P. S. (2007). Cell biology, genetics, molecular biology,
evolution and ecology. S. Chand & Company Limited.

Fromkin, V., Rodman, R., & Hyams, N. (2018). An introduction to language. Cengage Learni

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