ANNEXURE - II

SYLLABI FOR ENTRANCE TESTS IN ENGINEERING COURSES

611 - 6 -Year B. Tech + M. Tech Dual Degree Programmes

MATHEMATICS
ALGEBRA
a) Functions: Types of functions – Definitions - Inverse functions and Theorems - Domain, Range, Inverse of real
valued functions.

b) Mathematical Induction: Principle of Mathematical Induction & Theorems - Applications of Mathematical

Induction - Problems on divisibility.

c) Matrices: Types of matrices - Scalar multiple of a matrix and multiplication of matrices - Transpose of a matrix -
Determinants - Adjoint and Inverse of a matrix - Consistency and inconsistency of Equations- Rank of a matrix -
Solution of simultaneous linear equations.
d) Complex Numbers: Complex number as an ordered pair of real numbers- fundamental operations -
Representation of complex numbers in the form a+ib - Modulus and amplitude of complex numbers –Illustrations -
Geometrical and Polar Representation of complex numbers in Argand plane- Argand diagram. Multi-conceptual
Problem on the above concepts
e) De Moivre’s Theorem: De Moivre’s theorem- Integral and Rational indices - nth roots of unity-Geometrical
Interpretations – Illustrations.
f) Quadratic Expressions: Quadratic expressions, equations in one variable - Sign of quadratic expressions – Change
in signs – Maximum and minimum values - Quadratic inequations.

g) Theory of Equations: The relation between the roots and coefficients in an equation - Solving the equations when
two or more roots of it are connected by certain relation - Equation with real coefficients, occurrence of complex
roots in conjugate pairs and its consequences - Transformation of equations - Reciprocal Equations.
h) Permutations and Combinations: Fundamental Principle of counting – linear and circular permutations-
Permutations of ‘n’ dissimilar things taken ‘r’ at a time - Permutations when repetitions allowed - Circular
permutations - Permutations with constraint repetitions - Combinations-definitions, certain theorems and their
applications.
i) Binomial Theorem: Binomial theorem for positive integral index - Binomial theorem for rational Index (without
proof) - Approximations using Binomial theorem.
j) Partial fractions: Partial fractions of f(x)/g(x) when g(x) contains non –repeated linear factors - Partial fractions of
f(x)/g(x) where both f(x) and g(x) are polynomials and when g(x) contains repeated and/or non-repeated linear
factors - Partial fractions of f(x)/g(x) when g(x) contains irreducible factors.
TRIGONOMETRY
a) Trigonometric Ratios upto Transformations: Graphs and Periodicity of Trigonometric functions - Trigonometric
ratios and Compound angles - Trigonometric ratios of multiple and sub- multiple angles - Transformations - Sum and
Product rules.

b) Trigonometric Equations: General Solution of Trigonometric Equations - Simple Trigonometric Equations –

Solutions.

c) Inverse Trigonometric Functions: To reduce a Trigonometric Function into a bijection - Graphs of Inverse
Trigonometric Functions - Properties of Inverse Trigonometric Functions.

d) Hyperbolic Functions: Definition of Hyperbolic Function – Graphs - Definition of Inverse Hyperbolic Functions –
Graphs - Addition formulae of Hyperbolic Functions.

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e) Properties of Triangles: Relation between sides and angles of a Triangle - Sine, Cosine, Tangent and Projection
rules - Half angle formulae and areas of a triangle – Incircle and Excircle of a Triangle.

VECTOR ALGEBRA
a) Addition of Vectors : Vectors as a triad of real numbers - Classification of vectors - Addition of vectors - Scalar
multiplication - Angle between two non zero vectors - Linear combination of vectors - Component of a vector in
three dimensions - Vector equations of line and plane including their Cartesian equivalent forms.

b) Product of Vectors : Scalar Product - Geometrical Interpretations - orthogonal projections - Properties of dot
product - Expression of dot product in i, j, k system - Angle between two vectors - Geometrical Vector methods -
Vector equations of plane in normal form - Angle between two planes - Vector product of two vectors and properties
- Vector product in i, j, k system - Vector Areas - Scalar Triple Product - Vector equations of plane in different forms,
skew lines, shortest distance and their Cartesian equivalents. Plane through the line of intersection of two planes,
condition for coplanarity of two lines, perpendicular distance of a point from a plane, angle between line and a
plane. Cartesian equivalents of all these results - Vector Triple Product – Results.

MEASURES OF DISPERSION AND PROBABILITY

a) Measures of Dispersion - Range - Mean deviation - Variance and standard deviation of ungrouped/grouped data -
Coefficient of variation and analysis of frequency distribution with equal means but different variances. For
Ungrouped Data- For Grouped Data

b) Probability : Random experiments and events - Classical definition of probability, Axiomatic approach and addition
theorem of probability - Independent and dependent events - conditional probability- multiplication theorem and
Baye’s theorem.

c) Random Variables and Probability Distributions: Random Variables - Theoretical discrete distributions – Binomial
and Poisson Distributions.

COORDINATE GEOMETRY
a) Locus: Definition of locus – Illustrations - To find equations of locus - Problems connected to it.

b) Transformation of Axes: Transformation of axes - Rules, Derivations and Illustrations - Rotation of axes -
Derivations – Illustrations.

c) The Straight Line: Revision of fundamental results - Straight line - Normal form – Illustrations - Straight line -
Symmetric form - Straight line - Reduction into various forms - Intersection of two Straight Lines - Family of straight
lines - Concurrent lines - Condition for Concurrent lines - Angle between two lines - Length of perpendicular from a
point to a Line - Distance between two parallel lines - Concurrent lines - properties related to a triangle.

d) Pair of Straight lines: Equations of pair of lines passing through origin - angle between a pair of lines - Condition
for perpendicular and coincident lines, bisectors of angles - Pair of bisectors of angles - Pair of lines - second degree
general equation - Conditions for parallel lines - distance between them, Point of intersection of pair of lines -
Homogenizing a second degree equation with a first degree equation in x and y.
e) Circle : Equation of circle -standard form-centre and radius equation of a circle with a given line segment as
diameter & equation of circle through three non collinear points - parametric equations of a circle - Position of a
point in the plane of a circle – power of a point-definition of tangent-length of tangent - Position of a straight line in
the plane of a circle-conditions for a line to be tangent – chord joining two points on a circle – equation of the
tangent at a point on the circle- point of contact-equation of normal - Chord of contact - pole and polar-conjugate
points and conjugate lines - equation of chord in term of its midpoint - Relative position of two circles- circles
touching each other externally, internally- common tangents –centers of similitude- equation of pair of tangents
from an external point.
f) System of circles: Angle between two intersecting circles - Radical axis of two circles- properties- Common chord
and common tangent of two circles – radical centre - Intersection of a line and a Circle.

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g) Parabola: Conic sections –Parabola- equation of parabola in standard form-different forms of parabola-
parametric equations - Equations of tangent and normal at a point on the parabola ( Cartesian and parametric) -
conditions for straight line to be a tangent.

h) Ellipse: Equation of ellipse in standard form- Parametric equations - Equation of tangent and normal at a point on
the ellipse (Cartesian and parametric) - condition for a straight line to be a tangent.

i) Hyperbola: Equation of hyperbola in standard form- Parametric equations - Equations of tangent and normal at a
point on the hyperbola (Cartesian and parametric) - conditions for a straight line to be a tangent- Asymptotes.
j) Three Dimensional Coordinates: Coordinates - Section formulae - Centroid of a triangle and tetrahedron.

k) Direction Cosines and Direction Ratios: Direction Cosines - Direction Ratios.

l) Plane: Cartesian equation of Plane - Simple Illustrations.

CALCULUS
a) Limits and Continuity: Intervals and neighbourhoods – Limits - Standard Limits – Continuity.

b) Differentiation: Derivative of a function - Elementary Properties - Trigonometric, Inverse Trigonometric,

Hyperbolic, Inverse Hyperbolic Function – Derivatives - Methods of Differentiation - Second Order Derivatives.

c) Applications of Derivatives: Errors and approximations - Geometrical Interpretation of a derivative - Equations of

tangents and normals - Lengths of tangent, normal, sub tangent and sub normal - Angles between two curves and
condition for orthogonality of curves - Derivative as Rate of change - Rolle’s Theorem and Lagrange’s Mean value
theorem without proofs and their geometrical interpretation - Increasing and decreasing functions - Maxima and
Minima.
d) Integration : Integration as the inverse process of differentiation- Standard forms -properties of integrals -
Method of substitution- integration of Algebraic, exponential, logarithmic, trigonometric and inverse trigonometric
functions - Integration by parts – Integration by Partial fractions method – Reduction formulae.

e) Definite Integrals: Definite Integral as the limit of sum - Interpretation of Definite Integral as an area -
Fundamental theorem of Integral Calculus (without proof) – Properties - Reduction formulae - Application of Definite
integral to areas.

f) Differential equations: Formation of differential equation-Degree and order of an ordinary differential equation -
Solving differential equation by i) Variables separable method, ii) Homogeneous differential equation, iii) Non -
Homogeneous differential equation, iv) Linear differential equations.

PHYSICS
UNITS AND MEASUREMENTS
Introduction, The international system of units, Measurement of Length, Measurement of Large Distances,
Estimation of Very Small Distances, Size of a Molecule, Range of Lengths, Measurement of Mass, Range of Masses,
Measurement of time, Accuracy, precision of instruments and errors in measurement, Systematic errors, random
errors, least count error, Absolute Error, Relative Error and Percentage Error, Combination of Errors, Significant
figures, Rules for Arithmetic Operations with Significant Figures, Rounding off the Uncertain Digits, Rules for
Determining the Uncertainty in the Results of Arithmetic Calculations, Dimensions of Physical Quantities,
Dimensional Formulae and dimensional equations, Dimensional Analysis and its Applications, Checking the
Dimensional Consistency of Equations, Deducing Relation among the Physical Quantities.

MOTION IN A STRAIGHT LINE

Position, path length and displacement, average velocity and average speed, instantaneous velocity and speed,
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acceleration, kinematic equations for uniformly accelerated motion, relative velocity.
MOTION IN A PLANE
Introduction, Scalars and vectors, position and displacement vectors, equality of vectors, multiplication of vectors by
real numbers, addition and subtraction of vectors - graphical method, resolution of vectors, vector addition -
analytical method, motion in a plane, position vector and displacement, velocity, acceleration, motion in a plane with
constant acceleration, relative velocity in two dimensions, projectile motion, equation of path of a projectile, time of
maximum height, maximum height of a projectile, horizontal range of projectile, uniform circular motion.

LAWS OF MOTION
Introduction, Aristotle’s fallacy, The law of inertia, Newton’s first law of motion, Newton’s second law of motion,
momentum, Impulse, Newton’s third law of motion, Conservation of momentum, Equilibrium of a particle, Common
forces in mechanics, friction, types of friction, static, kinetic and rolling frictions, Circular motion, Motion of a car on
a level road, Motion of a car on a banked road, solving problems in mechanics.

WORK, ENERGY AND POWER

Introduction, The Scalar Product, Notions of work and kinetic energy, The work-energy theorem, Work, Kinetic
energy, Work done by a variable force, The work-energy theorem for a variable force, The concept of Potential
Energy, The conservation of Mechanical Energy, The Potential Energy of a spring, Various forms of energy, Heat,
Chemical Energy, Electrical Energy, The Equivalence of Mass and Energy, Nuclear Energy, The Principle of
Conservation of Energy, Power, Collisions, Elastic and Inelastic Collisions, Collisions in one dimension, Coefficient of
Restitution and its determination, Collisions in Two Dimensions.

SYSTEMS OF PARTICLES AND ROTATIONAL MOTION

Introduction, Rigid body motion, Centre of mass, Centre of Gravity, Motion of centre of mass, Linear momentum of a
system of particles, Vector product of two vectors, Angular velocity and its relation with linear velocity, Angular
acceleration, Kinematics of rotational motion about a fixed axis, Moment of force (Torque), Angular momentum of
particle, Torque and angular momentum for a system of a particles, conservation of angular momentum, Equilibrium
of a rigid body, Principle of moments, Moment of inertia, Theorems of perpendicular and parallel axes, Dynamics of
rotational motion about a fixed axis, Angular momentum in case of rotation about a fixed axis, Rolling motion,
Kinetic Energy of Rolling Motion.

OSCILLATIONS
Introduction, Periodic and oscillatory motions, Period and frequency, Displacement, Simple harmonic motion
(S.H.M.), Simple harmonic motion and uniform circular motion, Velocity and acceleration in simple harmonic motion,
Force law for Simple harmonic Motion, Energy in simple harmonic motion, Some systems executing Simple Harmonic
Motion, Oscillations due to a spring, The Simple Pendulum, Damped simple harmonic motion, Forced oscillations and
resonance.
GRAVITATION
Introduction, Kepler’s laws, Universal law of gravitation, central forces, the gravitational constant, Acceleration due
to gravity of the earth, Acceleration due to gravity below and above the surface of earth, Gravitational potential
energy, Escape speed, Orbital Speed, Earth satellites, Energy of an orbiting satellite, Geostationary and polar
satellites, Weightlessness.

MECHANICAL PROPERTIES OF SOLIDS

Introduction, Elastic behaviour of solids, Stress and strain, Hooke’s law, Stress-strain curve, Elastic moduli, Young’s
Modulus, Determination of Young’s Modulus of the Material of a Wire, Shear Modulus, Bulk Modulus, Poisson’s
Ratio, Elastic Potential Energy in a Stretched wire, Applications of elastic behaviour of materials.

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MECHANICAL PROPERTIES OF FLUIDS
Introduction, Pressure, Pascal’s Law, Variation of Pressure with Depth, Atmospheric Pressure and Gauge Pressure,
Hydraulic Machines, Archimedes’ Principle, Streamline flow, Bernoulli’s principle, Speed of Efflux, Torricelli’s Law,
Venturi- meter, Blood Flow and Heart Attack, Dynamic Lift, Viscosity, Variation of Viscosity of fluids with
temperature, Stokes’ Law, Reynolds number, Critical Velocity, Surface tension and Surface Energy, Angle of Contact,
Drops and Bubbles, Capillary Rise, Detergents and Surface Tension.

THERMAL PROPERTIES OF MATTER

Introduction, Temperature and heat, Measurement of temperature, Ideal-gas equation and absolute temperature,
Thermal expansion, Specific heat capacity, Calorimetry, Change of state, Triple Point, Regelation, Latent Heat, Heat
transfer, Conduction, Convection, Radiation, Black body Radiation, Greenhouse Effect, Newton’s law of cooling and
its experimental verification.

THERMODYNAMICS
Introduction, Thermal equilibrium, Zeroth law of thermodynamics, Heat, Internal Energy and work, First law of
thermodynamics, Specific heat capacity, Specific heat capacity of water, Thermodynamic state variables and
equation of State, Thermodynamic processes, Quasi-static process, Isothermal Process, Adiabatic Process, Isochoric
Process, Isobaric process, Cyclic process, Heat engines, Refrigerators and heat pumps, Second law of
thermodynamics, Reversible and irreversible processes, Carnot engine, Carnot’s theorem.

KINETIC THEORY
Introduction, Molecular nature of matter, Behaviour of gases, Boyle’s Law, Charles’ Law, Kinetic theory of an ideal
gas, Pressure of an Ideal Gas, Kinetic interpretation of temperature, Law of equipartition of energy, Specific heat
capacity, Monatomic Gases, Diatomic Gases, Polyatomic Gases, Specific Heat Capacity of Solids, Specific Heat
Capacity of Water, Mean free path.

WAVES
Introduction, Transverse and longitudinal waves, displacement relation in a progressive wave, amplitude and phase,
wavelength and angular wave number, period, angular frequency and frequency, the speed of a travelling wave,
speed of a transverse wave on stretched string, speed of a longitudinal wave (speed of sound), the principle of
superposition of waves, reflection of waves, standing waves and normal modes, beats, Doppler effect: source
moving and observer stationary, observer moving and source stationary, both source and observer moving.
RAY OPTICS AND OPTICAL INSTRUMENTS
Introduction, Reflection of light by spherical mirrors, sign convention, focal length of spherical mirrors, the mirror
equation, refraction, total internal reflection, total internal reflection in nature and its technological applications,
refraction at spherical surfaces and by lenses, power of a lens, combination of thin lenses in contact, refraction
through a prism, dispersion by a prism, some natural phenomena due to sunlight, the rainbow, scattering of light,
optical instruments, the eye, the simple and compound microscopes, refracting telescope and Cassegrain reflecting
telescope.
WAVE OPTICS
Introduction, Huygens principle, refraction and reflection of plane waves using Huygens principle, refraction in a
rarer medium (at the denser medium boundary), reflection of a plane wave by a plane surface, the Doppler effect,
coherent and incoherent addition of waves, interference of light waves and Young‘s experiment, diffraction, the
single slit diffraction, resolving power of optical instruments, the validity of ray optics, polarisation, polarisation by
scattering, polarisation by reflection.

ELECTRIC CHARGES AND FIELDS

Introduction, Electric charge, conductors and insulators, charging by induction, basic properties of electric charges,
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 additivity of charges, conservation of charge, quantization of charge, Coulomb’s law, forces between multiple
charges, electric field, electric field due to a system of charges, physical significance of electric field, electric field
lines, electric flux, electric dipole, the field of an electric dipole for points on the axial line and on the equatorial
plane, physical significance of dipoles, dipole in a uniform external field, continuous charge distribution, Gauss’s law,
applications of Gauss’s law, field due to an infinitely long straight uniformly charged wire, field due to a uniformly
charged infinite plane sheet, field due to a uniformly charged thin spherical shell.

ELECTROSTATIC POTENTIAL AND CAPACITANCE

Introduction, Electrostatic potential, potential due to a point charge, potential due to an electric dipole, potential
due to a system of charges, equipotential surfaces, relation between field and potential, potential energy of a system
of charges, potential energy in an external field, potential energy of a single charge, potential energy of a system of
two charges in an external field, potential energy of a dipole in an external field, electrostatics of conductors,
electrostatic shielding, dielectrics and polarisation, electric displacement, capacitors and capacitance, the parallel
plate capacitor, effect of dielectric on capacitance, combination of capacitors, capacitors in series, capacitors in
parallel, energy stored in a capacitor, Van de Graaff generator.

CURRENT ELECTRICITY
Introduction, Electric current, electric current in conductors, Ohm’s law, drift of electrons and the origin of resistivity,
mobility, limitations of Ohm’s law, resistivity of various materials, colour code of resistors, Temperature dependence
of resistivity, electrical energy, power, combination of resistors – series and parallel. Cells, EMF, internal resistance,
cells in series and in parallel, Kirchhoff’s rules, Wheatstone Bridge, Meter Bridge, Potentiometer.

MOVING CHARGES AND MAGNETISM

Introduction, Magnetic force, sources and fields, magnetic field, Lorentz force, magnetic force on a current carrying
conductor, motion in a magnetic field, helical motion of charged particles, motion in combined electric and magnetic
fields, velocity selector, Cyclotron, magnetic field due to a current element, Biot – Savart’s law, Magnetic field on the
axis of a circular current loop, Ampere’s circuital law, the solenoid and the toroid, force between two parallel current
carrying conductors, the ampere (UNIT), torque on current loop, magnetic dipole, torque on a rectangular current
loop in a uniform magnetic field, circular current loop as a magnetic dipole, the magnetic dipole moment of a
revolving electron, the Moving Coil Galvanometer; conversion into ammeter and voltmeter.

MAGNETISM AND MATTER

Introduction, The bar magnet, the magnetic field lines, bar magnet as an equivalent solenoid, The dipole in a uniform
magnetic field, the electrostatic analog, Magnetism and Gauss’s Law, The Earth’s magnetism, magnetic declination
and dip, magnetisation and magnetic intensity, susceptibility, magnetic properties of materials; Diamagnetism,
Paramagnetism, Ferromagnetism, Hysteresis loop, permanent magnets and electromagnets.
ELECTROMAGNETIC INDUCTION
Introduction, The experiments of Faraday and Henry, magnetic flux, Faraday’s Law of induction, Lenz’s law and
conservation of energy, motional electromotive force, energy consideration - a quantitative study, Eddy currents,
inductance, mutual inductance, self inductance, AC generator.
ALTERNATING CURRENT
Introduction, AC voltage applied to a resistor, representation of AC current and voltage by rotating vectors - Phasors,
AC voltage applied to an inductor, AC voltage applied to a capacitor, AC voltage applied to a series LCR circuit, Phasor
– diagram solution, analytical solution, resonance, sharpness of resonance, power in AC circuit, the power factor, LC
oscillations, transformers.
ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVES
Introduction, Displacement current, Maxwell’s equations, electromagnetic waves, sources of electromagnetic waves,
nature of electromagnetic waves, electromagnetic spectrum: radio waves, microwaves, infrared waves, visible rays,

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ultraviolet rays, X-rays, gamma rays.

DUAL NATURE OF RADIATION AND MATTER

Introduction, Electron emission, Photoelectric Effect, Hertz’s observations, Hallwachs and Lenard’s observations,
experimental study of photoelectric effect, effect of intensity of light on photocurrent, effect of potential on
photoelectric current, effect of frequency of incident radiation on stopping potential, Photoelectric effect and Wave
theory of Light, Einstein’s Photoelectric equation, Energy Quantum of Radiation, particle nature of light, the photon,
wave nature of matter, photocell, Davisson and Germer experiment.

ATOMS
Introduction, Alpha particle scattering and Rutherford’s nuclear model of atom, alpha particle trajectory, electron
orbits, atomic spectra, spectral series, Bohr model of the hydrogen atom, energy levels, Franck – Hertz experiment,
the line spectra of the hydrogen atom, de Broglie’s explanation of Bohr’s second postulate of quantization, LASER
light.

NUCLEI
Atomic masses and composition of nucleus, discovery of neutron, size of the nucleus, Mass - Energy and Nuclear
Binding Energy, Nuclear Force, Radioactivity, Law of radioactive decay, Alpha decay, Beta decay, Gamma decay,
Nuclear Energy, Fission, Nuclear reactor, nuclear fusion, energy generation in stars, controlled thermonuclear fusion.

SEMICONDUCTOR ELECTRONICS: MATERIALS, DEVICES AND SIMPLE CIRCUITS

Introduction, Classification of metals, conductors, and semiconductors on the basis of conductivity and energy
bands, Band theory of solids, Intrinsic semiconductor, Extrinsic semiconductor, p-type semiconductor, n-type
semiconductor, p-n junction formation, semiconductor diode, p-n junction diode under forward bias, p-n junction
diode under reverse bias, Application of junction diode as a rectifier, special purpose p-n junction diodes, Zener
diode, Zener diode as voltage regulator, Optoelectronic junction devices, Photodiode, light emitting diode, solar cell.
Junction transistor, structure and action, Basic transistor circuit configurations and transistor characteristics,
transistor as a switch and as an amplifier (CE – Configuration), Feedback amplifier and transistor oscillator, Digital
Electronics and Logic gates, NOT, OR, AND, NAND and NOR Gates, Integrated circuits.

COMMUNICATION SYSTEMS
Introduction, Elements of a Communication system, basic terminology used in electronic communication systems,
bandwidth of signals, bandwidth of transmission medium, propagation of electromagnetic waves, ground waves, sky
waves, space wave, modulation and its necessity, size of the antenna or aerial, effective power radiated by an
antenna, mixing up of signals from different transmitters, amplitude modulation, production of amplitude
modulated wave, detection of amplitude modulated wave.

CHEMISTRY

ATOMIC STRUCTURE
Sub- atomic particles; Atomic models –Rutherford’s Nuclear model of atom; Developments to the Bohr’s model of
atom; Nature of electromagnetic radiation; Particle nature of electromagnetic radiation- Planck’s quantum theory;
Bohr’s model for Hydrogen atom; Explanation of line spectrum of hydrogen; Limitations of Bohr’s model; Quantum
mechanical considerations of sub atomic particles; Dual behaviour of matter; Heisenberg’s uncertainty principle;
Quantum mechanical model of an atom. Important features of Quantum mechanical model of atom; Orbitals and
quantum numbers; Shapes of atomic orbitals; Energies of orbitals; Filling of orbitals in atoms. Aufbau Principle,
Pauli’s exclusion Principle and Hund’s rule of maximum multiplicity; Electronic configurations of atoms; Stability of
half filled and completely filled orbitals.

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CLASSIFICATION OF ELEMENTS AND PERIODICITY IN PROPERTIES
Need to classify elements; Genesis of periodic classification; Modern periodic law and present form of the periodic
table; Nomenclature of elements with atomic number greater than 100; Electronic configuration of elements and
the periodic table; Electronic configuration and types of elements s,p,d.and f blocks; Trends in physical properties:
(a) Atomic radius, (b) Ionic radius (c) Variation of size in inner transition elements, (d) Ionization enthalpy,(e) Electron
gain enthalpy, (f) Electro negativity; Periodic trends in chemical properties: (a) Valence or Oxidation states, (b)
Anomalous properties of second period elements - diagonal relationship; Periodic trends and chemical reactivity.
CHEMICAL BONDING AND MOLECULAR STRUCTURE
Kossel - Lewis approach to chemical bonding, Octet rule, Representation of simple molecules, formal charges,
limitations of octet rule; Ionic or electrovalent bond - Factors favourable for the formation of ionic compounds-
Crystal structure of sodium chloride, General properties of ionic compounds; Bond Parameters - bond length, bond
angle, and bond enthalpy, bond order, resonance-Polarity of bonds dipole moment-Fajan rules; Valence Shell
Electron Pair Repulsion (VSEPR) theory; Predicting the geometry of simple molecules; Valence bond theory-Orbital
overlap concept-Directional properties of bonds-overlapping of atomic orbitals-types of overlapping and nature of
covalent bonds-strength of sigma and pi bonds-Factors favouring the formation of covalent bonds; Hybridisation-
different types of hybridization involving s, p and d orbitals- shapes of simple covalent molecules; Coordinate bond -
definition with examples; Molecular orbital theory - Formation of molecular orbitals, Linear combination of atomic
orbitals (LCAO)-conditions for combination of atomic orbitals - Energy level diagrams for molecular orbitals -Bonding
in some homo nuclear diatomic molecules- H2, He2, Li2, B2, C2, N2 and O2; Hydrogen bonding-cause of formation of
hydrogen bond - Types of hydrogen bonds-inter and intra molecular-General properties of hydrogen bonds.

STATES OF MATTER: GASES AND LIQUIDS

Intermolecular forces; Thermal Energy; Intermolecular forces Vs Thermal interactions; The Gaseous State; The Gas
Laws; Ideal gas equation; Graham’s law of diffusion - Dalton’s Law of partial pressures; Kinetic molecular theory of
gases; Kinetic gas equation of an ideal gas (No derivation) deduction of gas laws from Kinetic gas equation;
Distribution of molecular speeds - rms, average and most probable speeds-Kinetic energy of gas molecules;
Behaviour of real gases - Deviation from Ideal gas behaviour - Compressibility factor Vs Pressure diagrams of real
gases; Liquefaction of gases; Liquid State - Properties of Liquids in terms of Inter molecular interactions - Vapour
pressure, Viscosity and Surface tension (Qualitative idea only. No mathematical derivation).

STOICHIOMETRY
Some Basic Concepts - Properties of matter - uncertainty in Measurement-significant figures, dimensional analysis;
Laws of Chemical Combinations - Law of Conservation of Mass, Law of Definite Proportions, Law of Multiple
Proportions, Gay Lussac’s Law of Gaseous Volumes, Dalton’s Atomic Theory, Avogadro Law, Examples; Atomic and
molecular masses- mole concept and molar mass. Concept of equivalent weight; Percentage composition of
compounds and calculations of empirical and molecular formulae of compounds; Stoichiometry and stoichiometric
calculations-limiting reagent; Methods of Expressing concentrations of solutions-mass percent, mole fraction,
molarity, molality and normality; Redox reactions-classical idea of redox reactions, oxidation and reduction
reactions-redox reactions in terms of electron transfer; Oxidation number concept; Types of Redox reactions-
combination, decomposition, displacement and disproportionation reactions; Balancing of redox reactions -
oxidation number method Half reaction (ion-electron) method; Redox reactions inTitrimetry.

THERMODYNAMICS
Thermodynamic Terms; The system and the surroundings; Types of systems and surroundings; The state of the
system; The Internal Energy as a State Function. (a) Work (b) Heat (c) The general case, the first law of
Thermodynamics; Applications; Work; Enthalpy, H- a useful new state function; Extensive and intensive properties;
Heat capacity; The relationship between Cp and Cv; Measurement of ∆U and ∆H: Calorimetry; Enthalpy change, ∆rH
of reactions - reaction Enthalpy (a) Standard enthalpy of reactions, (b) Enthalpy changes during transformations, (c)
Standard enthalpy of formation, (d) Thermo chemical equations (e) Hess’s law of constant Heat summation;
Enthalpies for different types of reactions. (a) Standard enthalpy of combustion (∆cHθ), (b) Enthalpy of atomization
(∆aHθ), phase transition, sublimation and ionization, (c) Bond Enthalpy (∆ bondHθ ), (d) Enthalpy of solution (∆solHθ) and
dilution-lattice enthalpy; Spontaneity. (a) Is decrease in enthalpy a criterion for spontaneity? (b) Entropy and
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spontaneity, the second law of thermodynamics, (c) Gibbs Energy and spontaneity; Gibbs Energy change and
equilibrium; Absolute entropy and the third law of thermodynamics.

CHEMICAL EQUILIBRIUM AND ACIDS-BASES

Equilibrium in Physical process; Equilibrium in chemical process - Dynamic Equilibrium; Law of chemical Equilibrium -
Law of mass action and Equilibrium constant; Homogeneous Equilibria, Equilibrium constant in gaseous systems.
Relationship between KP and Kc; Heterogeneous Equilibria; Applications of Equilibrium constant; Relationship
between Equilibrium constant K, reaction quotient Q and Gibbs energy G; Factors affecting Equilibria.-Le-chatlier
principle application to industrial synthesis of Ammonia and Sulphur trioxide; Ionic Equilibrium in solutions; Acids,
bases and salts- Arrhenius, Bronsted-Lowry and Lewis concepts of acids and bases; Ionisation of Acids and Bases -
Ionisation constant of water and its ionic product- pH scale-ionisation constants of weak acids-ionisation of weak
bases-relation between Ka and Kb-Di and poly basic acids and di and poly acidic Bases-Factors affecting acid strength-
Common ion effect in the ionization of acids and bases-Hydrolysis of salts and pH of their solutions; Buffer solutions-
designing of buffer solution-Preparation of Acidic buffer; Solubility Equilibria of sparingly soluble salts. Solubility
product constant Common ion effect on solubility of Ionic salts.

HYDROGEN AND ITS COMPOUNDS

Position of hydrogen in the periodic table; Dihydrogen-Occurence and Isotopes; Preparation of Dihydrogen;
Properties of Dihydrogen; Hydrides: Ionic, covalent, and non-stiochiometric hydrides; Water: Physical properties;
structure of water, ice. Chemical properties of water; hard and soft water, Temporary and permanent hardness of
water; Hydrogen peroxide: Preparation; Physical properties; structure and chemical properties; storage and uses;
Heavy Water; Hydrogen as a fuel.

THE s - BLOCK ELEMENTS (ALKALI AND ALKALINE EARTH METALS)

Group 1 Elements : Alkali metals; Electronic configurations; Atomic and Ionic radii; Ionization enthalpy; Hydration
enthalpy; Physical properties; Chemical properties; Uses; General characteristics of the compounds of the alkali
metals: Oxides; Halides; Salts of oxo Acids; Anomalous properties of Lithium: Differences and similarities with other
alkali metals, Diagonal relationship; similarities between Lithium and Magnesium; Some important compounds of
Sodium: Sodium Carbonate; Sodium Chloride; Sodium Hydroxide; Sodium hydrogen carbonate; Biological
importance of Sodium and Potassium.
Group 2 Elements: Alkaline earth elements; Electronic configuration; Ionization enthalpy; Hydration enthalpy;
Physical properties, Chemical properties; Uses; General characteristics of compounds of the Alkaline Earth Metals:
Oxides, hydroxides, halides, salts of oxoacids (Carbonates; Sulphates and Nitrates); Anomalous behavior of
Beryllium; its diagonal relationship with Aluminium; Some important compounds of calcium: Preparation and uses of
Calcium Oxide; Calcium Hydroxide; Calcium Carbonate; Plaster of Paris; Cement; Biological importance of Calcium
and Magnesium.

p- BLOCK ELEMENTS GROUP 13 (BORON FAMILY)

General introduction - Electronic configuration, Atomic radii, Ionization enthalpy, Electro negativity; Physical &
Chemical properties; Important trends and anomalous properties of boron; Some important compounds of boron -
Borax, Ortho boric acid,diborane; Uses of boron, aluminium and their compounds.

p-BLOCK ELEMENTS - GROUP 14 (CARBON FAMILY)

General introduction - Electronic configuration, Atomic radii, Ionization enthalpy, Electro negativity; Physical &
Chemical properties; Important trends and anomalous properties of carbon; Allotropes of carbon; Uses of carbon;
Some important compounds of carbon and silicon - carbonmonoxide, carbon dioxide, Silica, silicones, silicates and
zeolites.

ENVIRONMENTAL CHEMISTRY
Definition of terms: Air, Water and Soil Pollutions; Environmental Pollution; Atmospheric pollution; Tropospheric
Pollution; Gaseous Air Pollutants (Oxides of Sulphur; Oxides of Nitrogen; Hydrocarbons; Oxides of Carbon (CO, CO 2).
Global warming and Green house effect; Acid Rain- Particulate Pollutants- Smog; Stratospheric Pollution: Formation
and breakdown of Ozone- Ozone hole- effects of depletion of the Ozone Layer; Water Pollution: Causes of Water
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day-to-day life; Dry cleaning of clothes; Bleaching of paper; Synthesis of chemicals.

ORGANIC CHEMISTRY-SOME BASIC PRINCIPLES AND TECHNIQUES AND HYDROCARBONS

General introduction; Tetravalency of Carbon: shapes of organic compounds; Structural representations of organic
compounds; Classification of organic compounds; Nomenclature of organic compounds; Isomerism; Fundamental
concepts in organic reaction mechanisms; Fission of covalent bond; Nucleophiles and electrophiles; Electron
movements in organic reactions; Electron displacement effects in covalent bonds: inductive effect, resonance,
resonance effect, electromeric effect, hyper conjugation; Types of Organic reactions; Methods of purification of
organic compounds; Qualitative elemental analysis of organic compounds; Quantitative elemental analysis of
organic compounds.
HYDROCARBONS
Classification of Hydrocarbons; Alkanes - Nomenclature, isomerism (structural and conformations of ethane only);
Preparation of alkanes; Properties - Physical properties and chemical Reactivity, Substitution reactions -
Halogenation(free radical mechanism), Combustion, Controlled Oxidation, Isomerisation, Aromatization, reaction
with steam and Pyrolysis; Alkenes- Nomenclature, structure of ethene, Isomerism (structural and geometrical);
Methods of preparation; Properties- Physical and chemical reactions: Addition of Hydrogen, halogen, water,
sulphuric acid, Hydrogen halides (Mechanism- ionic and peroxide effect, Markovnikov’s, antiMarkovnikov’s or
Kharasch effect). Oxidation, Ozonolysis and Polymerization; Alkynes - Nomenclature and isomerism, structure of
acetylene. Methods of preparation of acetylene; Physical properties, Chemical reactions- acidic character of
acetylene, addition reactions- of hydrogen, Halogen, Hydrogen halides and water. Polymerization; Aromatic
Hydrocarbons: Nomenclature and isomerism, Structure of benzene, Resonance and aromaticity; Preparation of
benzene. Physical properties. Chemical properties: Mechanism of electrophilic substitution. Electrophilic substitution
reactions- Nitration, Sulphonation, Halogenation, Friedel-Craft’ alkylation and acylation; Directive influence of
functional groups in mono substituted benzene, Carcinogenicity and toxicity.

SOLID STATE
General characteristics of solid state; Amorphous and crystalline solids; Classification of crystalline solids based
on different binding forces (molecular, ionic, metallic and covalent solids); Probing the structure of solids: X-ray
crystallography; Crystal lattices and unit cells. Bravais lattices primitive and centred unit cells; Number of atoms
in a unit cell (primitive, body centred and face centred cubic unit cell); Close packed structures: Close packing in
one dimension, in two dimensions and in three dimensions- tetrahedral and octahedral voids- formula of a
compound and number of voids filled- locating tetrahedral and octahedral voids; Packing efficiency in simple
cubic, bcc and in hcp, ccp lattice; Calculations involving unit cell dimensions-density of the unit cell; Imperfections
in solids-types of point defects-stoichiometric and non-stoichiometric defects; Electrical properties-conduction of
electricity in metals, semiconductors and insulators- band theory of metals; Magnetic properties.

SOLUTIONS
Types of solutions; Expressing concentration of solutions - mass percentage, volume percentage, mass by volume
percentage, parts per million, mole fraction, molarity and molality; Solubility: Solubility of a solid in a liquid,
solubility of a gas in a liquid, Henry’s law; Vapour pressure of liquid solutions: vapour pressure of liquid- liquid
solutions. Raoult’s law as a special case of Henry’s law -vapour pressure of solutions of solids in liquids; Ideal and
non-ideal solutions; Colligative properties and determination of molar mass-relative lowering of vapour pressure-
elevation of boiling point-depression of freezing point-osmosis and osmotic pressure-reverse osmosis and water
purification; Abnormal molar masses-van’t Hoff factor.

ELECTROCHEMISTRY AND CHEMICAL KINETICS

ELECTROCHEMISTRY: Electrochemical cells; Galvanic cells: measurement of electrode potentials; Nernst equation-
equilibrium constant from Nernst equation- electrochemical cell and Gibbs energy of the cell reaction; Conductance
of electrolytic solutions- measurement of the conductivity of ionic solutions-variation of conductivity and molar
conductivity with concentration-strong electrolytes and weak electrolytes-applications of Kohlrausch’s law;
Electrolytic cells and electrolysis: Faraday’s laws of electrolysis-products of electrolysis; Batteries: primary
batteries and secondary batteries; Fuel cells; Corrosion of metals-Hydrogen economy.

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CHEMICAL KINETICS: Rate of a chemical reaction; Factors influencing rate of a reaction: dependance of rate on
concentration- rate expression and rate constant- order of a reaction, molecularity of a reaction; Integrated rate
equations-zero order reactions-first order reactions- half life of a reaction; Pseudo first order reaction; Temperature
dependence of the rate of a reaction -effect of catalyst;Collision theory of chemical reaction rates.
SURFACE CHEMISTRY
Adsorption : Distinction between adsorption and absorption-mechanism of adsorption-types of adsorption-
characteristics of physisorption-characteristics of chemisorptions-adsorption isotherms-adsorption from solution
phase-applications of adsorption; Catalysis: Catalysts, promoters and poisons-auto catalysis- homogeneous and
heterogeneous catalysis-adsorption theory of heterogeneous catalysis-important features of solid catalysts:
(a)activity (b)selectivity-shape-selective catalysis by zeolites-enzyme catalysis-characteristics and mechanism-
catalysts in industry; Colloids; Classification of colloids: Classification based on physical state of dispersed phase and
dispersion medium- classification based on nature of interaction between dispersed phase and dispersion medium-
classification based on type of particles of the dispersed phase- multi molecular, macromolecular and associated
colloids- cleansing action of soaps-preparation of colloids-purification of colloidal solutions-properties of colloidal
solutions: Colligative properties, Tyndal effect, colour, Brownian movement-charge on colloidal particles,
electrophoresis; coagulation-precipitation methods-coagulation of lyophilic sols and protection of colloids-
Emulsions; Colloids around us- application of colloids.
GENERAL PRINCIPLES OF METALLURGY
Occurrence of metals; Concentration of ores-levigation, magnetic separation, froth floatation, leaching; Extraction
of crude metal from concentrated ore-conversion to oxide, reduction of oxide to the metal; Thermodynamic
principles of metallurgy – Ellingham diagram-limitations-applications-extraction of iron, copper and zinc from their
oxides; Electrochemical principles of metallurgy; Oxidation and reduction; Refining of crude metal-distillation,
liquation poling, electrolytic refining, zone refining and vapour phase refining; Uses of aluminium, copper, zinc and
iron.
p-BLOCK ELEMENTS
GROUP-15 ELEMENTS : Occurrence- electronic configuration, atomic and ionic radii, ionisation enthalpy,
electronegativity, physical and chemical properties; Dinitrogen-preparation, properties and uses; Compounds of
nitrogen-preparation, properties and uses of ammonia; Oxides of nitrogen; Preparation and properties of nitric acid;
Phosphorous-allotropic forms; Phosphine-preparation, properties and uses; Phosphorous halides; Oxoacids of
phosphorous
GROUP-16 ELEMENTS: Occurrence- electronic configuration, atomic and ionic radii, ionisation enthalpy, electron
gain enthalpy, electronegativity, physical and chemical properties; Dioxygen-preparation, properties and
uses; Simple oxides; Ozone-preparation, properties, structure and uses; Sulphur-allotropic forms; Sulphur
dioxide-preparation, properties and uses; Oxoacids of sulphur; Sulphuric acid- manufacture, properties and uses.
GROUP-17 ELEMENTS: Occurrence, electronic configuration, atomic and ionic radii, ionisation enthalpy, electron
gain enthalpy, electronegativity, physical and chemical properties; Chlorine- preparation, properties and uses;
Hydrogen chloride- preparation, properties and uses; Oxoacids of halogens; Interhalogen compounds- preparation,
properties and uses.
GROUP-18 ELEMENTS : Occurrence, electronic configuration, ionization enthalpy, atomic radii, electron gain
enthalpy, physical and chemical properties(a) Xenon-fluorine compounds- XeF2,XeF4 and XeF6 -preparation,
hydrolysis and formation of fluoro anions-structures of XeF2, XeF4 and XeF6 (b) Xenon-oxygen compounds XeO3
and XeOF4 - their formation and structures-uses of noble gases.

d AND f BLOCK ELEMENTS & COORDINATION COMPOUNDS

d AND f BLOCK ELEMENTS : Position in the periodic table; Electronic configuration of the d-block elements; General
properties of the transition elements (d-block) -physical properties, variation in atomic and ionic sizes of transition
series, ionisation enthalpies, oxidation states, trends in the M²+/M and M³+/M²+ standard electrode potentials,
trends in stability of higher oxidation states, chemical reactivity and Eθ values, magnetic properties, formation
of coloured ions, formation of complex compounds, catalytic properties, formation of interstitial compounds,
alloy formation; Some important compounds of transition elements-oxides and oxoanions of metals-preparation,
properties and uses of potassium dichromate and potassium permanganate-structures of chromate, dichromate,
manganate and permanganate ions; Inner transition elements(f-block)-lanthanoids- electronic configuration-atomic
and ionic sizes-oxidation states- general characteristics; Actinoids-electronic configuration atomic and ionic sizes,
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elements.
COORDINATION COMPOUNDS: Werner’s theory of coordination compounds; Definitions of some terms used in
coordination compounds; Nomenclature of coordination compounds-IUPAC nomenclature; Isomerism in
coordination compounds- (a)Stereo isomerism-Geometrical and optical isomerism (b)Structural isomerism-linkage,
coordination, ionisation and hydrate isomerism; Bonding in coordination compounds. (a)Valence bond theory -
magnetic properties of coordination compounds-limitations of valence bond theory (b) Crystal field theory (i) Crystal
field splitting in octahedral and tetrahedral coordination entities (ii) Colour in coordination compounds- limitations
of crystal field theory; Bonding in metal carbonyls; Stability of coordination compounds; Importance and
applications of coordination compounds.

POLYMERS
Classification of Polymers -Classification based on source, structure, mode of polymerization, molecular
forces and growth polymerization; Types of polymerization reactions-addition polymerization or chain growth
polymerization-ionic polymerization, free radical mechanism-preparation of addition polymers-polythene, teflon
and polyacrylonitrile-condensation polymerization or step growth polymerization-polyamides-preparation of
Nylon 6,6 and nylon 6-poly esters-terylene-bakelite, melamine-formaldehyde polymers; copolymerization- Rubber-
natural rubber-vulcanisation of rubber-Synthetic rubbers-preparation of neoprene and buna-N; Molecular mass of
polymers-number average and weight average molecular masses- poly dispersity index(PDI); Biodegradable
polymers-PHBV, Nylon 2-nylon 6; Polymers of commercial importance-polypropene, polystyrene, polyvinylchloride
(PVC), urea-formaldehyde resin, glyptal and bakelite - their monomers, structures and uses.

BIOMOLECULES
Carbohydrates - Classification of carbohydrates- Monosaccharides: preparation of glucose from sucrose and
starch- Properties and structure of glucose- D,L configurations and (+), (-) notations of glucose-Structure of
fructose; Disaccharides: Sucrose- preparation, structure; Invert sugar- Structures of maltose and lactose-
Polysaccharides: Structures of starch, cellulose and glycogen- Importance of carbohydrates; Proteins-
Aminoacids: Natural aminoacids-classification of aminoacids - structures and D and L forms-Zwitter ions; Proteins:
Structures, classification, fibrous and globular- primary, secondary, tertiary and quarternary structures of proteins-
Denaturation of proteins; Enzymes: Enzymes, mechanism of enzyme action; Vitamins: Explanation-names-
classification of vitamins - sources of vitamins-deficiency diseases of different types of vitamins; Nucleic acids:
chemical composition of nucleic acids, structures of nucleic acids, DNA finger printing biological functions of
nucleic acids; Hormones: Definition, different types of hormones, their production, biological activity, diseases due
to their abnormal activities.

CHEMISTRY IN EVERYDAY LIFE

Drugs and their classification: (a) Classification of drugs on the basis of pharmocological effect (b) Classification of
drugs on the basis of drug action (c) Classification of drugs on the basis of chemical structure (d) Classification of
drugs on the basis of molecular targets; Drug-Target interaction-Enzymes as drug targets (a) Catalytic action of
enzymes (b) Drug-enzyme interaction, receptors as drug targets; Therapeutic action of different classes of drugs:
antacids, antihistamines, neurologically active drugs: tranquilizers, analgesics-non-narcotic, narcotic analgesics,
antimicrobials-antibiotics, antiseptics and disinfectants- antifertility drugs; Chemicals in food-artificial sweetening
agents, food preservatives, antioxidants in food; Cleansing agents-soaps and synthetic detergents – types and
examples.

HALOALKANES AND HALOARENES

Classification and nomenclature; Nature of C-X bond; Methods of preparation: Alkyl halides and aryl halides-
from alcohols, from hydrocarbons (a) by free radical halogenation (b) by electrophilic substitution (c) by
replacement of diazonium group(Sandmeyer reaction) (d) by the addition of hydrogen halides and halogens
to alkenes-by halogen exchange reactions; Physical properties-melting and boiling points, density and solubility;
Chemical reactions: Reactions of haloalkanes (i)Nucleophilic substitution reactions (a) SN² mechanism (b) SN¹
mechanism (c) stereochemical aspects of nucleophilic substitution reactions-optical activity (ii) Elimination reactions
(iii) Reaction with metals-Reactions of haloarenes: (i) Nucleophilic substitution (ii)Electrophilic substitution and (iii)
Reaction with metals; Polyhalogen compounds: Uses and environmental effects of dichloro methane,
trichloromethane triiodomethane, tetrachloro methane, freons and DDT.
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ORGANIC COMPOUNDS CONTAINING C, H AND O (Alcohols, Phenols, Ethers, Aldehydes, Ketones and
Carboxylic acids)
ALCOHOLS, PHENOLS AND ETHERS
Alcohols, phenols and ethers -classification; Nomenclature: (a)Alcohols, (b)phenols and (c) ethers; Structures of
hydroxy and ether functional groups; Methods of preparation: Alcohols from alkenes and carbonyl compounds,
from Grignard reagents; Phenols from haloarenes, benzene sulphonic acid, diazonium salts, cumene; Physical
propertics of alcohols and phenols; Chemical reactions of alcohols and phenols (i) Reactions involving cleavage of O-
H bond in alcohols-Acidity of alcohols and phenols, esterification (ii) Reactions involving cleavage of C- O bond-
reactions with HX, PX3, dehydration and oxidation (iii) Reactions of phenols- electrophilic aromatic substitution,
Kolbe’s reaction, Reimer - Tiemann reaction, reaction with zinc dust, oxidation; Commercially important alcohols
(methanol,ethanol); Ethers-Methods of preparation: By dehydration of alcohols, Williamson synthesis- Physical
properties-Chemical reactions: Cleavage of C-O bond and electrophilic substitution of aromatic ethers (anisole).
ALDEHYDES AND KETONES
Nomenclature and structure of carbonyl group; Preparation of aldehydes and ketones-(1) by oxidation of
alcohols (2) by dehydrogenation of alcohols (3) from hydrocarbons -Preparation of aldehydes (1) from acyl
chlorides (2) from nitriles and esters(3) from hydrocarbons-Preparation of ketones(1) from acyl chlorides (2)from
nitriles (3)from benzene or substituted benzenes; Physical properties of aldehydes and ketones; Chemical reactions
of aldehydes and ketones-nucleophilic addition, reduction, oxidation, reactions due to α-
Hydrogen and other reactions (Cannizzaro reaction,electrophilic substitution reaction); Uses of aldehydes and ketones.
CARBOXYLIC ACIDS
Nomenclature and structure of carboxylgroup; Methods of preparation of carboxylic acids (1)from primary
alcohols and aldehydes (2) from alkylbenzenes(3)from nitriles and amides (4)from Grignard reagents (5) from
acyl halides and anhydrides (6) from esters; Physical properties; Chemical reactions: (i) Reactions involving
cleavage of O-H bond-acidity, reactions with metals and alkalies (ii) Reactions involving cleavage of C-OH bond-
formation of anhydride, reactions with PCl 5, PCl3, SOCl2, esterification and reaction with ammonia (iii) Reactions
involving-COOH group-reduction, decarboxylation (iv) Substitution reactions in the hydrocarbon part -
halogenation and ring substitution; Uses of carboxylicacids.

ORGANIC COMPOUNDS CONTAINING NITROGEN

AMINES Structure of amines; Classification; Nomenclature; Preparation of amines: reduction of nitro
compounds, ammonolysis of alkyl halides, reduction of nitriles, reduction of amides, Gabriel phthalimide synthesis
and Hoffmann bromamide degradation reaction; Physical properties; Chemical reactions: basic character of
amines, alkylation, acylation, carbyl amine reaction, reaction with nitrous acid, reaction with aryl sulphonyl
chloride, electrophilic substitution of aromatic amines (aniline)-bromination, nitration and sulphonation.
DIAZONIUM SALTS
Methods of preparation of diazonium salts (by diazotization) Physical properties; Chemical reactions: Reactions
involving
displacement of Nitrogen; Sandmeyer reaction, Gatterman reaction, replacement by i) iodiode and fluoride
ions ii)
hydrogen, hydroxyl and Nitro groups; reactions involving retention of diazo group; coupling reactions;
Importance of
diazonium salts in synthesis of aromatic compounds.
CYANIDES AND ISOCYANIDES
Structure and nomenclature of cyanides and isocyanides; Preparation, physical properties and chemical reactions of
cyanides and isocyanides.

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 MODEL QUESTION PAPER

Time: 90 Min Max. Marks: 100

The test paper consists of 3 parts. Each part contains 30 multiple choice questions. Answer all questions
in each part.

Part - A: Mathematics (40 marks)

4) The variance of 30 observations is 3. If each of the observations is multiplied by 3, then the variance of
the resulting observations is :

1) 3 2) 9 3) 27 4) 81

Part - B: Physics (30 marks)

3. 5 bulbs each of 100 W are connected across 220 V power supply for domestic application. If each unit costs
Rs. 4 then the cost per day in Rs. Is

(1) 48 (2) 24 (3) 96 (4) 12

Part - C: Chemistry (30 marks)

1. Which one of the following has stable electronic configuration?

(1) N (2) C (3) F (4) Al

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ENGINEERING ENTRANCE TEST (AUEET) – 2021
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