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ANNEXUREI

SYLLABIFORTHEENTRANCETEST
PARTI
ENGINEERINGMATHEMATICS(CommontoallCandidates)
i)DeterminantsandMatrices:SolvingsystemofequationsRankoftheMatrix
EigenvaluesandeigenvectorsReductionofquadraticformtocanonicalform.
ii)CalculusandDifferentialEquations:PartialderivativesJacobiansTaylors
expansionMaximaandMinima.Linearordinarydifferentialequationswithconstant
coefficientsSimultaneousfirstorderlinearequationswithconstantcoefficients.
Formationofpartialdifferentialequation(PDE)SolutionoffirstorderPDESolution
oflinearhigherorderPDEwithconstantcoefficients.
iii)VectorCalculus:DoubleandtripleintegrationsandtheirapplicationsGradient,
Divergence,CurlandLaplacianGreens,GaussdivergenceandStrokestheorem.
iv)FunctionsofComplexVariablesandComplexIntegration:Analyticfunctions
ConformalMappingBilineartransformationCauchysintegraltheoremandintegral
formulaTaylorandLaurentSeriesSingularitiesResiduesResiduetheoremand
itsapplications.
v)Transforms:LaplaceTransformInversetransformsApplicationtosolutionof
linearordinarydifferentialequationswithconstantcoefficients.Fourierintegraltheorem
FouriertransformpairSineandCosinetransforms.transformInverseZ
transformSolutionofdifferenceequationsusingZtransform.
vi)NumericalMethods:Solutionoflinearsystembydirectanditerativemethods
InterpolationandapproximationNumericalDifferentiationandIntegrationSolving
OrdinaryDifferentialEquations.
vii)AppliedProbability:ProbabilityandRandomvariablesStandardDiscreteand
ContinuousdistributionMomentsMomentgeneratingfunctionandtheirproperties.
TwoDimensionalRandomVariablesCovarianceCorrelationandRegression.
ARTII
BASICENGINEERING&SCIENCES(CommontoallCandidates)
i)AppliedMechanics:LawofMechanicsLamestheoremForces,Momentsand
CouplesDisplacement,velocityandAccelerationFrictionMomentofInertia.
ii)MechanicalEngineering:LawsofthermodynamicsOpenandclosedsystems
EquationofstateHeatandWork.
iii)Physics:SoundLaticesUltrasonicflawdetectorXrayradiography
InterferenceFringesPlancksquantumtheoryLaserandFibreOptics.
iv)MaterialScience:FractureMagneticandDielectricmaterialsConductorand
SemiconductormaterialsCeramicandSuperconductormaterials.
v)CivilEngineering:FluidStaticsandDynamicsBoundaryLayerPumpsand
TurbinesEnvironmentalPollution.

vi)ElectricalEngineering:OhmslawKirchoffslawA.C.circuitsD.C.machines
TransformersSynchronousmachinesInstrumentation.
vii)Computers:ComputerorganisationArchitectureArraysPointersUser
definedfunctionCprogram.
viii)Chemistry:AdsorptionChromatographyChemicalkineticsElectrochemistry
SpectroscopyFuelsandCombustion
MECHANICALENGINEERING
i)Mechanics:StaticsofParticles,EquilibriumofRigidBodies,PropertiesofSurfaces
andSolids,DynamicsofParticles,FrictionandElementsofRigidBodyDynamics
BasicsofMechanisms,KinematicsofLinkageMechanisms,KinematicsofCam
Mechanisms,GearsandGearTrains,Friction,ForceAnalysis,BalancingandVibration.
ii)StrengthofMaterialsandDesign:Stress,StrainandDeformationofSolids,
TransverseLoadingonBeamsandStressesinBeams,DeflectionofBeams,Energy
Principles,ThincylindersandsphericalresellsTorsionFundamentalsofDesignfor
StrengthandStiffnessofMachineMembers,DesignofShaftsandCouplings,Designof
FastenersandWeldedJoints,DesignofSpringsandEngineParts,DesignofEngine
parts,BearingsandFlywheels,DesignofTransmissionSystemsforFlexibleElements,
SpurGearsandParallelAxisHelicalGears,Bevel,WormGearsandCrossedHelical
Gears,DesignofGearBoxes,DesignofCam,ClutchesandBrakes.
iii)MaterialScienceandMetallurgy:ConstitutionofAlloysandPhaseDiagrams,
HeatTreatment,FerrousandNonferrousMetals,NonMetallicMaterials,Mechanical
PropertiesandTesting,CrystalDefectsandStrengtheningofMaterialsConductingand
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SemiconductingMaterials,MagneticandDielectricMaterials,NuclearPhysics,
SuperconductingandNewEngineeringMaterials.
iv)Thermodynamics:BasicConceptsandFirstLaw,SecondLaw,Entropyand
Availability,PropertiesofSteam,Psychrometry,IdealandRealGasesand
ThermodynamicRelations,FuelsandCombustion,GasPowerCycles,Stream
Turbines,InternalCombustionEngines,InternalCombustionEnginesTestingand
Performance,GasTurbines,SteamNozzle,AirCompressor,RefrigerationandAir
Conditioning,Boilers,CogenerationandWasteHeatRecovery.
v)HeatTransfer:Conduction,PhaseChangeHeatTransferandHeatExchangers,
Radiation,MassTransferRefrigerationCycle,Refrigerants,SystemComponentsand
Balancing,Psychrometry,AirConditioningSystems,UnconventionalRefrigeration
Cycles.
vi)ProductionTechnology:FoundryTechnology,Hot&ColdWorking,Forging,
AdvancesinFormingProcess,PrinciplesandApplicationsofJoiningProcesses,Theory
ofMetalCutting,CentreLatheandspecialPurposeLathes,ReciprocatingMachines,
MillingMachinesandGearCutting,AbrasiveProcess,Broaching,CNCMachineTools
andPartProgramming.

vii)AutomotiveEngines:EngineConstructionandOperation,SIEngineFuelSystem,
CoolingandLubricationSystem,CombustionandCombustionChambers,TwoStroke
Engines,DieselEngineBasicTheory,FuelInjectionSystem,AirMotion,Combustion
andCombustionChambers,SuperchargingandTurbocharging,DieselEngineTesting
andPerformance