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CHEMISTRY
Physical chemistry
General topics
Concept of atoms and molecules; Daltons atomic theory; Mole concept; Chemical formulae;
Balanced chemical equations; Calculations (based on mole concept) involving common oxidation-
reduction, neutralisation, and displacement reactions; Concentration in terms of mole fraction,
molarity, molality and normality.

Gaseous and liquid states

Absolute scale of temperature, ideal gas equation; Deviation from ideality, van der Waals equation;
Kinetic theory of gases, average, root mean square and most probable velocities and their relation
with temperature; Law of partial pressures; Vapour pressure; Diffusion of gases.

Atomic structure and chemical bonding

Bohr model, spectrum of hydrogen atom, quantum numbers; Wave-particle duality, de Broglie
hypothesis; Uncertainty principle; Qualitative quantum mechanical picture of hydrogen atom, shapes
of s, p and d orbitals; Electronic configurations of elements (up to atomic number 36); Aufbau
principle; Paulis exclusion principle and Hunds rule; Orbital overlap and covalent bond;
Hybridisation involving s, p and d orbitals only; Orbital energy diagrams for homonuclear diatomic
species; Hydrogen bond; Polarity in molecules, dipole moment (qualitative aspects only); VSEPR
model and shapes of molecules (linear, angular, triangular, square planar, pyramidal, square
pyramidal, trigonal bipyramidal, tetrahedral and octahedral).

Energetics
First law of thermodynamics; Internal energy, work and heat, pressure-volume work; Enthalpy, Hesss
law; Heat of reaction, fusion and vapourization; Second law of thermodynamics; Entropy; Free
energy; Criterion of spontaneity.

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Chemical equilibrium
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Equilibrium constant, Le Chateliers principle (effect of concentration,
temperature and pressure); Significance of G and G0 in chemical equilibrium; Solubility product,
common ion effect, pH and buffer solutions; Acids and bases (Bronsted and Lewis concepts);
Hydrolysis of salts.

Electrochemistry
Electrochemical cells and cell reactions; Standard electrode potentials; Nernst equation and its
relation to G; Electrochemical series, emf of galvanic cells; Faradays laws of electrolysis; Electrolytic
conductance, specific, equivalent and molar conductivity, Kohlrauschs law; Concentration cells.

Chemical kinetics
Rates of chemical reactions; Order of reactions; Rate constant; First order reactions; Temperature
dependence of rate constant (Arrhenius equation).

Solid state
Classification of solids, crystalline state, seven crystal systems (cell parameters a, b, c, , , ), close
packed structure of solids (cubic), packing in fcc, bcc and hcp lattices; Nearest neighbours, ionic
radii, simple ionic compounds, point defects.

Solutions
Raoults law; Molecular weight determination from lowering of vapour pressure, elevation of boiling
point and depression of freezing point.

Surface chemistry
Elementary concepts of adsorption (excluding adsorption isotherms); Colloids: types, methods of
preparation and general properties; Elementary ideas of emulsions, surfactants and micelles (only
definitions and examples).

Nuclear chemistry
Radioactivity: isotopes and isobars; Properties of , and rays; Kinetics of radioactive decay (decay
series excluded), carbon dating; Stability of nuclei with respect to proton-neutron ratio; Brief
discussion on fission and fusion reactions.

Inorganic Chemistry

Isolation/preparation and properties of the following non-metals

Boron, silicon, nitrogen, phosphorus, oxygen, sulphur and halogens; Properties of allotropes of
carbon (only diamond and graphite), phosphorus and sulphur.

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Preparation 2018 of the following compounds
and properties
Oxides, peroxides, hydroxides, carbonates, bicarbonates, chlorides and sulphates of sodium,
potassium, magnesium and calcium; Boron: diborane, boric acid and borax; Aluminium: alumina,
aluminium chloride and alums; Carbon: oxides and oxyacid (carbonic acid); Silicon: silicones, silicates
and silicon carbide; Nitrogen: oxides, oxyacids and ammonia; Phosphorus: oxides, oxyacids
(phosphorus acid, phosphoric acid) and phosphine; Oxygen: ozone and hydrogen peroxide; Sulphur:
hydrogen sulphide, oxides, sulphurous acid, sulphuric acid and sodium thiosulphate; Halogens:
hydrohalic acids, oxides and oxyacids of chlorine, bleaching powder; Xenon fluorides.

Transition elements (3d series)

Definition, general characteristics, oxidation states and their stabilities, colour (excluding the details
of electronic transitions) and calculation of spin-only magnetic moment; Coordination compounds:
nomenclature of mononuclear coordination compounds, cis-trans and ionisation isomerisms,
hybridization and geometries of mononuclear coordination compounds (linear, tetrahedral, square
planar and octahedral).

Preparation and properties of the following compounds:

Oxides and chlorides of tin and lead; Oxides, chlorides and sulphates of Fe2+, Cu2+ and Zn2+;
Potassium permanganate, potassium dichromate, silver oxide, silver nitrate, silver thiosulphate.

Ores and minerals

Commonly occurring ores and minerals of iron, copper, tin, lead, magnesium, aluminium, zinc and
silver.

Extractive metallurgy
Chemical principles and reactions only (industrial details excluded); Carbon reduction method (iron
and tin); Self reduction method (copper and lead); Electrolytic reduction method (magnesium and
aluminium); Cyanide process (silver and gold).

Principles of qualitative analysis:

Groups I to V (only Ag+, Hg2+, Cu2+, Pb2+, Bi3+, Fe3+, Cr3+, Al3+, Ca2+, Ba2+, Zn2+, Mn2+ and Mg2+);
Nitrate, halides (excluding fluoride), sulphate and sulphide.

Organic Chemistry

Concepts
Hybridisation of carbon; and -bonds; Shapes of simple organic molecules; Structural and
geometrical isomerism; Optical isomerism of compounds containing up to two asymmetric centres,

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(R,S and E,Z nomenclature excluded); IUPAC nomenclature of simple organic compounds (only
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mono-functional and bi-functional compounds); Conformations of ethane and
butane (Newman projections); Resonance and hyperconjugation; Keto-enoltautomerism;
Determination of empirical and molecular formulae of simple compounds (only combustion
method); Hydrogen bonds: definition and their effects on physical properties of alcohols and
carboxylic acids; Inductive and resonance effects on acidity and basicity of organic acids and bases;
Polarity and inductive effects in alkyl halides; Reactive intermediates produced during homolytic and
heterolytic bond cleavage; Formation, structure and stability of carbocations, carbanions and free
radicals.

Preparation, properties and reactions of alkanes

Homologous series, physical properties of alkanes (melting points, boiling points and density);
Combustion and halogenation of alkanes; Preparation of alkanes by Wurtz reaction and
decarboxylation reactions.

Preparation, properties and reactions of alkenes and alkynes

Physical properties of alkenes and alkynes (boiling points, density and dipole moments); Acidity of
alkynes; Acid catalysed hydration of alkenes and alkynes (excluding the stereochemistry of addition
and elimination); Reactions of alkenes with KMnO4 and ozone; Reduction of alkenes and alkynes;
Preparation of alkenes and alkynes by elimination reactions; Electrophilic addition reactions of
alkenes with X2, HX, HOX and H2O (X=halogen); Addition reactions of alkynes; Metal acetylides.

Reactions of benzene
Structure and aromaticity; Electrophilic substitution reactions: halogenation, nitration, sulphonation,
Friedel-Crafts alkylation and acylation; Effect of o-, m- and p-directing groups in monosubstituted
benzenes.

Phenols
Acidity, electrophilic substitution reactions (halogenation, nitration and sulphonation); Reimer-
Tieman reaction, Kolbe reaction.

Characteristic reactions of the following (including those mentioned above)

Alkyl halides: rearrangement reactions of alkyl carbocation, Grignard reactions, nucleophilic
substitution reactions; Alcohols: esterification, dehydration and oxidation, reaction with sodium,
phosphorus halides, ZnCl2/concentrated HCl, conversion of alcohols into aldehydes and ketones;
Ethers: Preparation by Williamsons Synthesis; Aldehydes and Ketones: oxidation, reduction, oxime
and hydrazone formation; aldol condensation, Perkin reaction; Cannizzaro reaction; haloform
reaction and nucleophilic addition reactions (Grignard addition); Carboxylic acids: formation of
esters, acid chlorides and amides, ester hydrolysis; Amines: basicity of substituted anilines and
aliphatic amines, preparation from nitro compounds, reaction with nitrous acid, azo coupling

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reaction of diazonium salts of aromatic amines, Sandmeyer and related reactions of diazonium salts;
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reaction; Haloarenes: nucleophilic aromatic substitution in haloarenes and substituted
haloarenes (excluding Benzyne mechanism and Cine substitution).

Carbohydrates
Classification; mono- and di-saccharides (glucose and sucrose); Oxidation, reduction, glycoside
formation and hydrolysis of sucrose.

Amino acids and peptides

General structure (only primary structure for peptides) and physical properties.

Properties and uses of some important polymers

Natural rubber, cellulose, nylon, teflon and PVC.

Practical organic chemistry:

Detection of elements (N, S, halogens); Detection and identification of the following functional
groups: hydroxyl (alcoholic and phenolic), carbonyl (aldehyde and ketone), carboxyl, amino and
nitro; Chemical methods of separation of mono-functional organic compounds from binary
mixtures.

MATHEMATICS
Algebra
Algebra of complex numbers, addition, multiplication, conjugation, polar representation, properties
of modulus and principal argument, triangle inequality, cube roots of unity, geometric
interpretations.
Quadratic equations with real coefficients, relations between roots and coefficients, formation of
quadratic equations with given roots, symmetric functions of roots.
Arithmetic, geometric and harmonic progressions, arithmetic, geometric and harmonic means, sums
of finite arithmetic and geometric progressions, infinite geometric series, sums of squares and cubes
of the first n natural numbers.
Logarithms and their properties.
Permutations and combinations, binomial theorem for a positive integral index, properties of
binomial coefficients.
Matrices as a rectangular array of real numbers, equality of matrices, addition, multiplication by a
scalar and product of matrices, transpose of a matrix, determinant of a square matrix of order up to
three, inverse of a square matrix of order up to three, properties of these matrix operations,
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diagonal, symmetric and skew-symmetric matrices and their properties, solutions of simultaneous
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equations in two or three variables.
Addition and multiplication rules of probability, conditional probability, Bayes Theorem,
independence of events, computation of probability of events using permutations and
combinations.

Trigonometry
Trigonometric functions, their periodicity and graphs, addition and subtraction formulae, formulae
involving multiple and sub-multiple angles, general solution of trigonometric equations.
Relations between sides and angles of a triangle, sine rule, cosine rule, half-angle formula and the
area of a triangle, inverse trigonometric functions (principal value only).

Analytical geometry
Two dimensions: Cartesian coordinates, distance between two points, section formulae, shift of
origin.
Equation of a straight line in various forms, angle between two lines, distance of a point from a line;
Lines through the point of intersection of two given lines, equation of the bisector of the angle
between two lines, concurrency of lines; Centroid, orthocentre, incentre and circumcentre of a
triangle.
Equation of a circle in various forms, equations of tangent, normal and chord.
Parametric equations of a circle, intersection of a circle with a straight line or a circle, equation of a
circle through the points of intersection of two circles and those of a circle and a straight line.
Equations of a parabola, ellipse and hyperbola in standard form, their foci, directrices and
eccentricity, parametric equations, equations of tangent and normal.
Locus problems.
Three dimensions: Direction cosines and direction ratios, equation of a straight line in space,
equation of a plane, distance of a point from a plane.

Differential calculus
Real valued functions of a real variable, into, onto and one-to-one functions, sum, difference,
product and quotient of two functions, composite functions, absolute value, polynomial, rational,
trigonometric, exponential and logarithmic functions.
Limit and continuity of a function, limit and continuity of the sum, difference, product and quotient
of two functions, LHospital rule of evaluation of limits of functions.
Even and odd functions, inverse of a function, continuity of composite functions, intermediate value
property of continuous functions.
Derivative of a function, derivative of the sum, difference, product and quotient of two functions,
chain rule, derivatives of polynomial, rational, trigonometric, inverse trigonometric, exponential and
logarithmic functions.
Derivatives of implicit functions, derivatives up to order two, geometrical interpretation of the

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derivative, tangents and normals, increasing and decreasing functions, maximum and minimum
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Rolles theorem and Lagranges mean value theorem.

Integral calculus
Integration as the inverse process of differentiation, indefinite integrals of standard functions,
definite integrals and their properties, fundamental theorem of integral calculus.
Integration by parts, integration by the methods of substitution and partial fractions, application of
definite integrals to the determination of areas involving simple curves.
Formation of ordinary differential equations, solution of homogeneous differential equations,
separation of variables method, linear first order differential equations.

Vectors
Addition of vectors, scalar multiplication, dot and cross products, scalar triple products and their
geometrical interpretations.

PHYSICS
General
Units and dimensions, dimensional analysis; least count, significant figures; Methods of
measurement and error analysis for physical quantities pertaining to the following experiments:
Experiments based on using Vernier calipers and screw gauge (micrometer), Determination of g
using simple pendulum, Youngs modulus by Searles method, Specific heat of a liquid using
calorimeter, focal length of a concave mirror and a convex lens using u-v method, Speed of sound
using resonance column, Verification of Ohms law using voltmeter and ammeter, and specific
resistance of the material of a wire using meter bridge and post office box.

Mechanics
Kinematics in one and two dimensions (Cartesian coordinates only), projectiles; Uniform circular
motion; Relative velocity.
Newtons laws of motion; Inertial and uniformly accelerated frames of reference; Static and dynamic
friction; Kinetic and potential energy; Work and power; Conservation of linear momentum and
mechanical energy.
Systems of particles; Centre of mass and its motion; Impulse; Elastic and inelastic collisions.
Law of gravitation; Gravitational potential and field; Acceleration due to gravity; Motion of planets
and satellites in circular orbits; Escape velocity.
Rigid body, moment of inertia, parallel and perpendicular axes theorems, moment of inertia of
uniform bodies with simple geometrical shapes; Angular momentum; Torque; Conservation of

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angular momentum; Dynamics of rigid bodies with fixed axis of rotation; Rolling without slipping of
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spheres; Equilibrium of rigid bodies; Collision of point masses with rigid bodies.
Linear and angular simple harmonic motions.
Hookes law, Youngs modulus.
Pressure in a fluid; Pascals law; Buoyancy; Surface energy and surface tension, capillary rise; Viscosity
(Poiseuilles equation excluded), Stokes law; Terminal velocity, Streamline flow, equation of
continuity, Bernoullis theorem and its applications.
Wave motion (plane waves only), longitudinal and transverse waves, superposition of waves;
Progressive and stationary waves; Vibration of strings and air columns; Resonance; Beats; Speed of
sound in gases; Doppler effect (in sound).

Thermal physics
Thermal expansion of solids, liquids and gases; Calorimetry, latent heat; Heat conduction in one
dimension; Elementary concepts of convection and radiation; Newtons law of cooling; Ideal gas
laws; Specific heats (Cv and Cp for monoatomic and diatomic gases); Isothermal and adiabatic
processes, bulk modulus of gases; Equivalence of heat and work; First law of thermodynamics and its
applications (only for ideal gases); Blackbody radiation: absorptive and emissive powers; Kirchhoffs
law; Wiens displacement law, Stefans law.

Electricity and magnetism

Coulombs law; Electric field and potential; Electrical potential energy of a system of point charges
and of electrical dipoles in a uniform electrostatic field; Electric field lines; Flux of electric field;
Gausss law and its application in simple cases, such as, to find field due to infinitely long straight
wire, uniformly charged infinite plane sheet and uniformly charged thin spherical shell.
Capacitance; Parallel plate capacitor with and without dielectrics; Capacitors in series and parallel;
Energy stored in a capacitor.
Electric current; Ohms law; Series and parallel arrangements of resistances and cells; Kirchhoffs laws
and simple applications; Heating effect of current.
BiotSavarts law and Amperes law; Magnetic field near a current-carrying straight wire, along the
axis of a circular coil and inside a long straight solenoid; Force on a moving charge and on a current-
carrying wire in a uniform magnetic field.
Magnetic moment of a current loop; Effect of a uniform magnetic field on a current loop; Moving
coil galvanometer, voltmeter, ammeter and their conversions.
Electromagnetic induction: Faradays law, Lenzs law; Self and mutual inductance; RC, LR and LC
circuits with d.c. and a.c. sources.

Optics
Rectilinear propagation of light; Reflection and refraction at plane and spherical surfaces; Total
internal reflection; Deviation and dispersion of light by a prism; Thin lenses; Combinations of mirrors
and thin lenses; Magnification.

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Wave nature of light: Huygens principle, interference limited to Youngs double-slit experiment.
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Modern physics
Atomic nucleus; , and radiations; Law of radioactive decay; Decay constant; Half-life and mean
life; Binding energy and its calculation; Fission and fusion processes; Energy calculation in these
processes.
Photoelectric effect; Bohrs theory of hydrogen-like atoms; Characteristic and continuous X-rays,
Moseleys law; de Broglie wavelength of matter waves.

ARCHITECTURE APTITUDE TEST

Freehand drawing
This would comprise of simple drawing depicting the total object in its right form and proportion,
surface texture, relative location and details of its component parts in appropriate scale. Common
domestic or day-to-day life usable objects like furniture, equipment, etc., from memory.

Geometrical drawing
Exercises in geometrical drawing containing lines, angles, triangles, quadrilaterals, polygons, circles,
etc. Study of plan (top view), elevation (front or side views) of simple solid objects like prisms, cones,
cylinders, cubes, splayed surface holders, etc.

Three-dimensional perception
Understanding and appreciation of three-dimensional forms with building elements, colour, volume
and orientation. Visualization through structuring objects in memory.

Imagination and aesthetic sensitivity

Composition exercise with given elements. Context mapping. Creativity check through innovative
uncommon test with familiar objects. Sense of colour grouping or application.

Architectural awareness
General interest and awareness of famous architectural creations both national and international,
places and personalities (architects, designers, etc.) in the related domain.

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