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- 25 Mar 2022:
LPU NEST 2022 Exam Date released!
- 18 Jun 2021:
LPUNEST 2021 exam schedule 4 released. Apply before June 25.
- 05 Apr 2021:
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About LPU NEST 2022
LPUNEST 2022 - Lovely Professional University (LPU) has declared the result for the April session on April 20 and has also commenced the round 1 counselling from April 20 to 24, 2022. Round 2 of the counselling will be held from April 26 to 30, 2022. Moreover, the authorities have announced the LPUNEST 2022 exam date for B.Tech. The last date of admission for the January schedule (Round 1 and Round 2) has been extended to April 30. Moreover, the exam dates for April and May schedule are available at nest.lpu.in. As per the dates, LPUNEST 2022 online registration started on March 10 for the April schedule. The last date for LPUNEST 2022 application form filling was April 10. LPUNEST 2022 B.Tech exam date was April 5 to 15 for the April schedule.
The online registration for LPUNEST 2022 May schedule has begun on April 11. The last date of application form filling for the May schedule is May 10. LPUNEST B.Tech exam for May schedule will be conducted from May 15 to 31. Counselling round 1 will be commenced from June 6 to 9, 2022 and counselling round 2 from June 11 to 15, 2022.
LPUNEST is conducted separately for each course in the online mode. After applying, candidates are required to book slots following which admit cards will be issued by the conducting body. The link to download the LPUNEST 2022 admit card will be sent to candidates’ registered email ID.
LPUNEST 2022 result for the April session has been declared on April 20 while the result for the May session will be declared on June 6. Earlier, LPUNEST 2022 result for the January session was declared on February 5. Candidates who qualify the entrance exam will be eligible to participate in the counselling and admission portal. LPUNEST counselling 2022 for the April session has commenced on April 20 while May session counselling will begin from June 6.
What is LPUNEST?
LPUNEST is conducted by Lovely Professional University (LPU). LPUNEST is held to admit candidates for the various courses available in the university. Some of the major courses offered by Lovely Professional University include B.Tech, Law, Agriculture, Design, Hotel Management, and MBA.
The university has also introduced a new course B.Tech in Robotics and Automation and Diploma in Library Science and Information from the upcoming academic session. Candidates securing equal to or more than the cutoff marks will be able to take part in the counselling process of LPUNEST 2022. Candidates will be admitted to specific courses on the basis of their ranking and course preference.
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LPU NEST 2022 Highlights
Full Exam Name | Lovely Professional University National Entrance and Scholarship Test |
Short Exam Name | LPU NEST |
Conducting Body | Lovely Professional University |
Frequency of Conduct | 4 times a year |
Exam Level | University Level Exam |
Languages | English |
Mode of Application | Online |
Application Fee (General) | 1000 Rs [Online] +1 More |
Mode of Exam | Online |
Mode of Counselling | Online |
Participating Colleges | 7 |
LPU NEST B.Tech - Duration | 2 Hours 30 Minutes+5 More |

LPU NEST 2022 Important Dates
LPU NEST Design (Session 2022)
Upcoming Dates and Events
02 May, 2022
Counselling - April schedule-result of allotment (round 2) | Mode: Online Today
02 May, 2022 - 08 May, 2022
Counselling - April schedule-date of admission (round 2) | Mode: Online Ongoing
11 Apr, 2022 - 10 May, 2022
Application - May schedule | Mode: Online Ongoing
15 May, 2022 - 31 May, 2022
Exam - May schedule | Mode: Offline
06 Jun, 2022
Result - May schedule | Mode: Online
06 Jun, 2022 - 09 Jun, 2022
Counselling - May schedule-filling of online preference (round 1) | Mode: Online
11 Jun, 2022
Counselling - May schedule-result of allotment (round 1) | Mode: Online
11 Jun, 2022 - 15 Jun, 2022
Counselling - May schedule-date of admission (round 1) | Mode: Online
11 Jun, 2022 - 15 Jun, 2022
Counselling - May schedule-filling of online preference (round 2) | Mode: Online
17 Jun, 2022
Counselling - May schedule-result of allotment (round 2) | Mode: Online
17 Jun, 2022 - 22 Jun, 2022
Counselling - May schedule-date of admission (round 2) | Mode: Online
Past Dates and Events
26 Apr, 2022 - 30 Apr, 2022
Counselling - April schedule-date of admission (round 1) | Mode: Online
26 Apr, 2022 - 30 Apr, 2022
Counselling - April schedule-filling of online preference (round 2) | Mode: Online
26 Apr, 2022
Counselling - April schedule-result of allotment (round 1) | Mode: Online
25 Apr, 2022
Slot Booking - May schedule - Start Date | Mode: Online
20 Apr, 2022 - 24 Apr, 2022
Counselling - April schedule-filling of online preference (round 1) | Mode: Online
20 Apr, 2022
Result - April schedule | Mode: Online
05 Apr, 2022 - 15 Apr, 2022
Exam - April schedule | Mode: Online
26 Mar, 2022 - 15 Apr, 2022
Counselling - March schedule-date of admission (round 2) | Mode: Online
17 Feb, 2022 - 15 Apr, 2022
Counselling - January schedule-date of admission (round 2) | Mode: Online
19 Mar, 2022 - 15 Apr, 2022
Counselling - March schedule-date of admission (round 1) | Mode: Online
10 Feb, 2022 - 15 Apr, 2022
Counselling - January schedule-date of admission (round 1) | Mode: Online
10 Mar, 2022 - 10 Apr, 2022
Application - April schedule | Mode: Online
26 Mar, 2022
Counselling - March schedule-result of allotment (round 2) | Mode: Online
19 Mar, 2022 - 24 Mar, 2022
Counselling - March schedule-filling of online preference (round 2) | Mode: Online
19 Mar, 2022
Counselling - March schedule-result of allotment (round 1) | Mode: Online
14 Mar, 2022 - 17 Mar, 2022
Counselling - March schedule-filling of online preference (round 1) | Mode: Online
14 Mar, 2022
Result - March schedule | Mode: Online
10 Mar, 2022
Slot Booking - April schedule - Start Date | Mode: Online
01 Mar, 2022 - 10 Mar, 2022
Exam - March schedule | Mode: Online
26 Jan, 2022 - 05 Mar, 2022
Application - March schedule | Mode: Online
17 Feb, 2022
Counselling - January schedule-result of allotment (round 2) | Mode: Online
10 Feb, 2022 - 15 Feb, 2022
Counselling - January schedule-filling of online preference (round 2) | Mode: Online
10 Feb, 2022
Counselling - January schedule-result of allotment (round 1) | Mode: Online
05 Feb, 2022 - 08 Feb, 2022
Counselling - January schedule-filling of online preference (round 1) | Mode: Online
05 Feb, 2022
Result - January schedule | Mode: Online
15 Jan, 2022 - 31 Jan, 2022
Exam - January schedule | Mode: Online
26 Jan, 2022
Slot Booking - March schedule - Start Date | Mode: Online
07 Dec, 2021 - 25 Jan, 2022
Application - January schedule | Mode: Online
20 Dec, 2021
Slot Booking - January schedule - Start Date | Mode: Online
LPU NEST Law (Session 2022)
Upcoming Dates and Events
02 May, 2022
Counselling - April schedule round 1 - Result of allotment - Start Date | Mode: Online Today
02 May, 2022 - 08 May, 2022
April schedule round 2 - date of Admission | Mode: Online Ongoing
11 Apr, 2022 - 10 May, 2022
Application - May schedule (test centre based exam) | Mode: Online Ongoing
15 May, 2022 - 31 May, 2022
Exam - May schedule (test centre based exam) | Mode: Online
06 Jun, 2022
Result - May schedule | Mode: Online
06 Jun, 2022 - 09 Jun, 2022
Counselling - May schedule - filling of online preference (round 1) | Mode: Online
11 Jun, 2022
Counselling - May schedule round 1 - result of allotment - Start Date | Mode: Online
11 Jun, 2022 - 15 Jun, 2022
Counselling - May schedule round 1 - date of admission | Mode: Online
11 Jun, 2022 - 15 Jun, 2022
Counselling - May schedule -filling of online preference (round 2) | Mode: Online
17 Jun, 2022
Counselling - May schedule round 2 - Result of allotment - Start Date | Mode: Online
17 Jun, 2022 - 22 Jun, 2022
Counselling - May schedule round 2 - Date of admission | Mode: Online
Past Dates and Events
26 Apr, 2022 - 30 Apr, 2022
Counselling - April schedule -filling of online preference (round 2) | Mode: Online
26 Apr, 2022 - 30 Apr, 2022
April schedule round 1 - date of admission | Mode: Online
26 Apr, 2022
Counselling - April schedule round 1 - Result of allotment - Start Date | Mode: Online
25 Apr, 2022
Slot Booking - May schedule-slot booking for online examination - Start Date | Mode: Online
20 Apr, 2022 - 24 Apr, 2022
Counselling - April schedule - filling of online preference (round 1) | Mode: Online
20 Apr, 2022
Result - April schedule | Mode: Online
17 Feb, 2022 - 15 Apr, 2022
Counselling - January schedule-date of admission (round 2) | Mode: Online
26 Mar, 2022 - 15 Apr, 2022
Counselling - March schedule-date of admission (round 2) | Mode: Offline
10 Feb, 2022 - 15 Apr, 2022
Counselling - January schedule-date of admission (round 1) | Mode: Online
19 Mar, 2022 - 15 Apr, 2022
Counselling - March schedule-date of admission (round 1) | Mode: Offline
05 Apr, 2022 - 15 Apr, 2022
Exam - April schedule (remotely proctored exam) | Mode: Online
10 Mar, 2022 - 10 Apr, 2022
Application - April schedule | Mode: Online
26 Mar, 2022
Counselling - March schedule-result of allotment (round 2) | Mode: Online
19 Mar, 2022 - 24 Mar, 2022
Counselling - March schedule-filling of online preference (round 2) | Mode: Online
19 Mar, 2022
Counselling - March schedule-result of allotment (round 1) | Mode: Online
14 Mar, 2022 - 17 Mar, 2022
Counselling - March schedule-filling of online preference (round 1) | Mode: Online
14 Mar, 2022
Result - March schedule | Mode: Online
01 Mar, 2022 - 10 Mar, 2022
Exam - March schedule | Mode: Online
06 Mar, 2022
Slot Booking - April schedule-slot booking for online examination - Start Date | Mode: Online
26 Jan, 2022 - 05 Mar, 2022
Application - March schedule | Mode: Online
17 Feb, 2022
Counselling - January schedule-result of allotment (round 2) | Mode: Online
10 Feb, 2022 - 15 Feb, 2022
Counselling - January schedule-filling of online preference (round 2) | Mode: Online
10 Feb, 2022
Counselling - January schedule-seat allotment (round 1) | Mode: Online
05 Feb, 2022 - 08 Feb, 2022
Counselling - January schedule-filling of online preference (round 1) | Mode: Online
05 Feb, 2022
Result - January schedule | Mode: Online
15 Jan, 2022 - 31 Jan, 2022
Exam - January schedule | Mode: Online
26 Jan, 2022
Slot Booking - March schedule-slot booking for online examination - Start Date | Mode: Online
07 Dec, 2021 - 25 Jan, 2022
Application - January schedule | Mode: Online
20 Dec, 2021
Slot Booking - January schedule-slot booking for online examination - Start Date | Mode: Online
LPU NEST B.Tech (Session 2022)
Upcoming Dates and Events
02 May, 2022
Counselling - April schedule-result of allotment (round 2) | Mode: Online Today
02 May, 2022 - 08 May, 2022
Counselling - April schedule-date of admission (round 2) | Mode: Online Ongoing
11 Apr, 2022 - 10 May, 2022
Application - May schedule (test centre based exam option only) | Mode: Online Ongoing
15 May, 2022 - 31 May, 2022
Exam - May schedule | Mode: Online
06 Jun, 2022
Counselling - May schedule-online counselling and seat allocation - Start Date | Mode: Online
06 Jun, 2022
Result - May schedule | Mode: Online
06 Jun, 2022 - 09 Jun, 2022
Counselling - May schedule-filling of online preference (round 1) | Mode: Online
11 Jun, 2022
Counselling - May schedule-result of allotment (round 1) | Mode: Online
11 Jun, 2022 - 15 Jun, 2022
Counselling - May schedule-filling of online preference (round 2) | Mode: Online
11 Jun, 2022 - 15 Jun, 2022
Counselling - May schedule-date of admission (round 1) | Mode: Online
17 Jun, 2022
Counselling - May schedule-result of allotment (round 2) | Mode: Online
17 Jun, 2022 - 22 Jun, 2022
Counselling - May schedule-date of admission (round 2) | Mode: Online
Past Dates and Events
10 Feb, 2022 - 30 Apr, 2022
Counselling - January schedule-date of admission (round 1) | Mode: Online
26 Apr, 2022 - 30 Apr, 2022
Counselling - April schedule-filling of online preference (round 2) | Mode: Online
19 Mar, 2022 - 30 Apr, 2022
Counselling - March schedule-date of admission (round 1) | Mode: Online
26 Apr, 2022 - 30 Apr, 2022
Counselling - April schedule-date of admission (round 1) | Mode: Online
17 Feb, 2022 - 30 Apr, 2022
Counselling - January schedule-date of Admission (round 2) | Mode: Online
26 Mar, 2022 - 30 Apr, 2022
Counselling - March schedule-date of Admission (round 2) | Mode: Online
26 Apr, 2022
Counselling - April schedule-result of allotment (round 1) | Mode: Online
25 Apr, 2022
Slot Booking - May schedule-slot booking for online examination - Start Date | Mode: Online
20 Apr, 2022 - 24 Apr, 2022
Counselling - April schedule-filling of online preference (round 1) | Mode: Online
20 Apr, 2022
Counselling - April schedule-online counselling and seat allocation - Start Date | Mode: Online
20 Apr, 2022
Result - April schedule | Mode: Online
05 Apr, 2022 - 15 Apr, 2022
Exam - April schedule | Mode: Online
10 Mar, 2022 - 10 Apr, 2022
Application - April schedule (remotely proctored exam from home) | Mode: Online
26 Mar, 2022
Counselling - March schedule-result of allotment (round 2) | Mode: Online
19 Mar, 2022 - 24 Mar, 2022
Counselling - March schedule-filling of online preference (round 2) | Mode: Online
19 Mar, 2022
Counselling - March schedule-result of allotment (round I) | Mode: Online
14 Mar, 2022 - 17 Mar, 2022
Counselling - March schedule-filling of online preference (round 1) | Mode: Online
14 Mar, 2022
Counselling - March schedule-online counselling and seat allocation - Start Date | Mode: Online
14 Mar, 2022
Result - March schedule | Mode: Online
10 Mar, 2022
Slot Booking - April schedule-slot booking for online examination - Start Date | Mode: Online
01 Mar, 2022 - 10 Mar, 2022
Exam - March schedule | Mode: Online
26 Jan, 2022 - 05 Mar, 2022
Application - March schedule | Mode: Online
17 Feb, 2022
Counselling - January schedule-result of allotment (round 2) | Mode: Online
10 Feb, 2022 - 15 Feb, 2022
Counselling - January schedule-filling of online preference (round 2) | Mode: Online
10 Feb, 2022
Counselling - January schedule-seat allotment (round 1) | Mode: Online
05 Feb, 2022 - 08 Feb, 2022
Counselling - January schedule-filling of online preference (round 1) | Mode: Online
05 Feb, 2022
Counselling - January schedule-online counselling and seat allocation - Start Date | Mode: Online
05 Feb, 2022
Result - January schedule | Mode: Online
15 Jan, 2022 - 31 Jan, 2022
Exam - January schedule | Mode: Online
26 Jan, 2022
Slot Booking - March schedule-slot booking for online examination - Start Date | Mode: Online
07 Dec, 2021 - 25 Jan, 2022
Application - January schedule | Mode: Online
20 Dec, 2021
Slot Booking - January schedule-slot booking for online examination - Start Date | Mode: Online
LPU NEST Hotel Management (Session 2022)
Upcoming Dates and Events
02 May, 2022
Counselling - April schedule-result of allotment (round 2) | Mode: Online Today
02 May, 2022 - 08 May, 2022
Counselling - April schedule-date of admission (round 2) | Mode: Online Ongoing
11 Apr, 2022 - 10 May, 2022
Application - May schedule | Mode: Online Ongoing
15 May, 2022 - 31 May, 2022
Exam - May schedule | Mode: Online
06 Jun, 2022
Result - May schedule | Mode: Online
06 Jun, 2022 - 09 Jun, 2022
Counselling - May schedule-filling of online preference (round 1) | Mode: Online
11 Jun, 2022
Counselling - May schedule-result of allotment (round 1) | Mode: Online
11 Jun, 2022 - 15 Jun, 2022
Counselling - May schedule- date of admission (round 1) | Mode: Online
11 Jun, 2022 - 15 Jun, 2022
Counselling - May schedule-filling of online preference (round 2) | Mode: Online
17 Jun, 2022
Counselling - May schedule-result of allotment (round 2) | Mode: Online
17 Jun, 2022 - 22 Jun, 2022
Counselling - May schedule-date of admission (round 2) | Mode: Online
Past Dates and Events
19 Mar, 2022 - 30 Apr, 2022
Counselling - March schedule-date of admission(round 1) | Mode: Online
26 Mar, 2022 - 30 Apr, 2022
Counselling - March schedule-date of admission (round 2) | Mode: Online
26 Apr, 2022 - 30 Apr, 2022
Counselling - April schedule-filling of online preference (round 2) | Mode: Online
26 Apr, 2022 - 30 Apr, 2022
Counselling - April schedule-date of admission (round 1) | Mode: Online
26 Apr, 2022
Counselling - April schedule-result of allotment (round 1) | Mode: Online
25 Apr, 2022
Slot Booking - May schedule-slot booking for online examination - Start Date | Mode: Online
20 Apr, 2022 - 24 Apr, 2022
Counselling - April schedule-filling of online preference (round 1) | Mode: Online
20 Apr, 2022
Result - April schedule | Mode: Online
05 Apr, 2022 - 15 Apr, 2022
Exam - April schedule | Mode: Online
17 Feb, 2022 - 15 Apr, 2022
Counselling - January schedule-date of admission (round 2) | Mode: Online
10 Mar, 2022 - 10 Apr, 2022
Application - April schedule | Mode: Online
26 Mar, 2022
Counselling - March schedule-result of allotment (round 2) | Mode: Online
19 Mar, 2022 - 24 Mar, 2022
Counselling - March schedule-filling of online preference (round 2) | Mode: Online
19 Mar, 2022
Counselling - March schedule-result of allotment (round I) - Start Date | Mode: Online
14 Mar, 2022 - 17 Mar, 2022
Counselling - March schedule-filling of online preference (round 1) | Mode: Online
14 Mar, 2022
Result - March schedule | Mode: Online
10 Feb, 2022 - 10 Mar, 2022
Counselling - January schedule-date of admission (round 1) | Mode: Online
01 Mar, 2022 - 10 Mar, 2022
Exam - March schedule | Mode: Online
10 Mar, 2022
Slot Booking - April schedule-slot booking for online examination - Start Date | Mode: Online
26 Jan, 2022 - 05 Mar, 2022
Application - March schedule | Mode: Online
17 Feb, 2022
Counselling - January schedule-result of allotment (round 2) - Start Date | Mode: Online
10 Feb, 2022 - 15 Feb, 2022
Counselling - January schedule-filling of online preference (round 2) | Mode: Online
10 Feb, 2022
Counselling - January schedule-result of allotment (round 1) | Mode: Online
05 Feb, 2022 - 08 Feb, 2022
Counselling - January schedule-filling of online preference (round 1) | Mode: Online
05 Feb, 2022
Result - January schedule | Mode: Online
15 Jan, 2022 - 31 Jan, 2022
Exam - January schedule | Mode: Online
26 Jan, 2022
Slot Booking - March schedule-slot booking for online examination - Start Date | Mode: Online
07 Dec, 2021 - 25 Jan, 2022
Application - January schedule | Mode: Online
20 Dec, 2021
Slot Booking - January schedule-slot booking for online examination - Start Date | Mode: Online
LPU NEST Agriculture (Session 2022)
Upcoming Dates and Events
02 May, 2022
Counselling - April schedule-result allotment (round 2) | Mode: Online Today
02 May, 2022 - 08 May, 2022
Counselling - April schedule-admission dates (round 2) | Mode: Online Ongoing
11 Apr, 2022 - 10 May, 2022
Application - May schedule | Mode: Online Ongoing
15 May, 2022 - 31 May, 2022
Exam - May schedule | Mode: Online
06 Jun, 2022
Result - May schedule | Mode: Online
06 Jun, 2022
Counselling - May schedule-seat allocation - Start Date | Mode: Online
06 Jun, 2022 - 09 Jun, 2022
Counselling - May schedule-choice filling preferences (round 1) | Mode: Online
11 Jun, 2022
Counselling - May schedule-result allotment (round 1) | Mode: Online
11 Jun, 2022 - 15 Jun, 2022
Counselling - May schedule-choice filling preferences (round 2) | Mode: Online
11 Jun, 2022 - 15 Jun, 2022
Counselling - May schedule-admission dates (round 1) | Mode: Online
17 Jun, 2022
Counselling - May schedule-result allotment (round 2) | Mode: Online
17 Jun, 2022 - 22 Jun, 2022
Counselling - May schedule-admission dates (round 2) | Mode: Online
Past Dates and Events
26 Apr, 2022 - 30 Apr, 2022
Counselling - April schedule-filling of online preferences (round 2) | Mode: Online
26 Apr, 2022 - 30 Apr, 2022
Counselling - April schedule-admission dates (round 1) | Mode: Online
26 Apr, 2022
Counselling - April schedule-result allotment (round 1) | Mode: Online
25 Apr, 2022
Slot Booking - May schedule-slot booking for online examination - Start Date | Mode: Online
20 Apr, 2022 - 24 Apr, 2022
Counselling - April schedule-filling of online preferences (round 1) | Mode: Online
20 Apr, 2022
Result - April schedule | Mode: Online
20 Apr, 2022
Counselling - April schedule-seat allocation - Start Date | Mode: Online
19 Mar, 2022 - 15 Apr, 2022
Counselling - March schedule - dates of admission (round 1) | Mode: Online
26 Mar, 2022 - 15 Apr, 2022
Counselling - March schedule - dates of admission (round 2) | Mode: Online
05 Apr, 2022 - 15 Apr, 2022
Exam - April schedule | Mode: Online
17 Feb, 2022 - 15 Apr, 2022
Counselling - January schedule-date of admission (round 2) | Mode: Online
10 Feb, 2022 - 15 Apr, 2022
Counselling - January schedule-date of admission (round 1) | Mode: Online
10 Mar, 2022 - 10 Apr, 2022
Application - April schedule | Mode: Online
26 Mar, 2022
Counselling - March schedule - result allotment (round 2) - Start Date | Mode: Online
19 Mar, 2022 - 24 Mar, 2022
Counselling - March schedule - filling preferences (round 2) | Mode: Online
19 Mar, 2022
Counselling - March schedule - result allotment (round 1) - Start Date | Mode: Online
14 Mar, 2022 - 17 Mar, 2022
Counselling - March schedule - filling preferences (round 1) | Mode: Online
14 Mar, 2022
Result - March schedule | Mode: Online
14 Mar, 2022
Counselling - March schedule - seat allotment - Start Date | Mode: Online
10 Mar, 2022
Slot Booking - April schedule-slot booking for online examination - Start Date | Mode: Online
01 Mar, 2022 - 10 Mar, 2022
Exam - March schedule | Mode: Online
26 Jan, 2022 - 05 Mar, 2022
Application - March schedule | Mode: Online
17 Feb, 2022
Counselling - January schedule-result of allotment (round 2) | Mode: Online
08 Feb, 2022 - 11 Feb, 2022
Counselling - January schedule-filling of preference (round 2) | Mode: Online
10 Feb, 2022
Counselling - January schedule-seat allotment (round 1) | Mode: Online
05 Feb, 2022 - 08 Feb, 2022
Counselling - January schedule-filling of online preference (round 1) | Mode: Online
05 Feb, 2022
Result - January schedule | Mode: Online
15 Jan, 2022 - 31 Jan, 2022
Exam - January schedule | Mode: Online
26 Jan, 2022
Slot Booking - March schedule - Start Date | Mode: Online
07 Dec, 2021 - 25 Jan, 2022
Application - January schedule | Mode: Online
20 Dec, 2021
Slot Booking - January schedule-slot booking for online examination - Start Date | Mode: Online
LPU NEST M.B.A (Session 2022)
Upcoming Dates and Events
10 May, 2022
April schedule-admission last date - Start Date | Mode: Online
11 Apr, 2022 - 10 May, 2022
Application - May schedule (centre based exam) | Mode: Online Ongoing
15 May, 2022 - 31 May, 2022
Exam - May schedule | Mode: Online
06 Jun, 2022
Result - May schedule | Mode: Online
06 Jun, 2022 - 10 Jun, 2022
Slot Booking - May schedule-slot booking for interview | Mode: Online
10 Jun, 2022 - 15 Jun, 2022
Interview - May schedule | Mode: Online
17 Jun, 2022
Result - May schedule-interview result | Mode: Online
25 Jun, 2022
May schedule-admission last date - Start Date | Mode: Online
Past Dates and Events
01 May, 2022
Result - April schedule-interview result | Mode: Online
24 Apr, 2022 - 29 Apr, 2022
Interview - April schedule | Mode: Online
25 Apr, 2022
Slot Booking - May schedule-slot booking for online examination - Start Date | Mode: Online
20 Apr, 2022 - 24 Apr, 2022
Slot Booking - April schedule-slot booking for interview | Mode: Online
20 Apr, 2022
Result - April schedule | Mode: Online
05 Apr, 2022 - 15 Apr, 2022
Exam - April schedule | Mode: Online
31 Jan, 2022 - 15 Apr, 2022
January schedule-admission last date | Mode: Online
10 Mar, 2022 - 10 Apr, 2022
Application - April schedule (remotely proctored exam) | Mode: Online
31 Mar, 2022
March schedule-admission last date - Start Date | Mode: Online
24 Mar, 2022
Result - March schedule-interview result | Mode: Online
19 Mar, 2022 - 23 Mar, 2022
Interview - March schedule | Mode: Online
14 Mar, 2022 - 17 Mar, 2022
Slot Booking - March schedule-slot booking for interview | Mode: Online
14 Mar, 2022
Result - March schedule | Mode: Online
10 Mar, 2022
Slot Booking - April schedule-slot booking for online examination - Start Date | Mode: Online
01 Mar, 2022 - 10 Mar, 2022
Exam - March schedule | Mode: Online
26 Jan, 2022 - 05 Mar, 2022
Application - March schedule | Mode: Online
28 Feb, 2022
February schedule-admission last date - Start Date | Mode: Online
18 Feb, 2022
Result - February schedule-interview result | Mode: Online
10 Feb, 2022 - 15 Feb, 2022
Interview - February schedule | Mode: Online
05 Feb, 2022 - 10 Feb, 2022
Slot Booking - February schedule-slot booking for interview | Mode: Online
05 Feb, 2022
Result - February schedule | Mode: Online
15 Jan, 2022 - 31 Jan, 2022
Exam - February schedule | Mode: Online
26 Jan, 2022
Slot Booking - March schedule-slot booking for online examination - Start Date | Mode: Online
16 Dec, 2021 - 25 Jan, 2022
Application - February schedule | Mode: Online
15 Jan, 2022
Result - January schedule-interview result | Mode: Online
06 Jan, 2022 - 10 Jan, 2022
Interview - January schedule | Mode: Online
24 Dec, 2021 - 05 Jan, 2022
Slot Booking - January schedule-slot booking for interview | Mode: Online
24 Dec, 2021
Result - January schedule | Mode: Online
20 Dec, 2021
Slot Booking - February schedule-slot booking for online examination - Start Date | Mode: Online
15 Dec, 2021 - 20 Dec, 2021
Exam - January schedule | Mode: Online
14 Oct, 2021 - 10 Dec, 2021
Application - January schedule | Mode: Online
01 Dec, 2021
Slot Booking - January schedule-slot booking for online examination - Start Date | Mode: Online
LPU NEST 2022 Eligibility Criteria
LPU NEST B.Tech Eligibility Criteria
Nationality: Indian citizens can apply for LPUNEST B.Tech course
Qualifying Examination: Candidates must have passed or appearing in Class 12 (10+2 scheme) Board examination from Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE)/ Council for Indian School Certificate Examination (ICSE)/ State Board/ other councils, institution, college, etc. recognized by CBSE, New Delhi or other concerned apex bodies will fulfill the LPUNEST 2022 B.Tech eligibility criteria
Marks required : Candidates have to secure a minimum aggregate of 60 percent in 10+2 or equivalent exam (with Physics, Mathematics, and English) provided they have qualified LPUNEST (B.Tech.)/ JEE Main.
Subjects required:
For Biotechnology, Food Technology, Biomedical Engineering: Physics, Chemistry, English and Maths/ Biology/ Biotechnology
The subjects required for Chemical Engineering and Petroleum include Physics, Chemistry, Mathematics and English
LPU NEST Law Eligibility Criteria
The eligibility criteria for LPUNEST Law 2022 for For LL.B. mention that the candidates must have passed graduation in any stream.
For LL.M., candidates have to pass LL.B with an aggregate of 60 per cent in LL.B, along with a valid score in LPUNEST (LAW).
LPU NEST Agriculture Eligibility Criteria
The eligibility criteria of LPUNEST Agriculture 2022 is as follows:
Nationality: Indian citizens
Qualifying Examination: Candidates must have passed or appeared in Class 12 (10+2 scheme) from CBSE/ Council for Indian School Certificate Examination (CISCE)/ State Board/ other Council, Institution, college etc. recognised by Council of Boards of School Education (COBSE), New Delhi or other apex bodies.
Marks required: Candidates must pass with 60% aggregate marks in 10+2 or Intermediate (with English, Physics, Chemistry, Maths or Biology or Forestry) OR 10+2 or Intermediate (Agriculture) OR 2 yrs. Diploma in Agriculture after 10th or equivalent.
LPU NEST Design Eligibility Criteria
Nationality: Candidates must be Indian citizens in order to be eligible to apply for LPUNEST (Design)
Qualifying Examination: Candidates should have passed or appeared in class 12 board exam from CBSE/ Council for Indian School Certificate Examination (CISCE)/ State Board/ other Council, Institution, college, etc. that is recognised by Council of Boards of School Education (COBSE), New Delhi or other apex bodies.
Required marks: Candidates must have secured an aggregate of 60 percent in 10+2 (with English). Candidates with 70 percent or more in class 12 (10+2 scheme) will be exempted from appearing in LPUNEST and/ or UCEED. Such candidates are eligible to apply directly for admission.
LPU NEST Hotel Management Eligibility Criteria
The eligibility criteria of LPUNEST 2022 : Hotel Management
Nationality: Only Indian citizens can apply for LPUNEST (Hotel Management)
Qualifying Examination: Candidates must have passed class 12 board exam (10+2 scheme) with aggregate 50% subject to qualifying LPUNEST (Hotel Management). Candidates must have English in 10+2 to be eligible for LPUNEST (Hotel Management). Candidates having secured 70% or above in class 12 exam are exempted from appearing in the entrance exam and may directly apply for admission.
LPU NEST M.B.A Eligibility Criteria
The eligibility criteria of LPUNEST MBA 2022
Nationality: Only Indian citizens
Qualifying Examination: Candidates must have completed or appearing in the final semester of bachelor’s degree with minimum aggregate of 55 per cent from university, institution, college etc. recognized by University Grants Commission (UGC). Candidate must have completed Completed Chartered Accountancy (CA) from Institute of Chartered Accountants of India or Completed Company Secretary (CS) from Institute of Company Secretaries of India (ICSI) or Completed Cost & Management Accountancy (CMA) from Institute of Cost Accountants of India (ICAI).
LPU NEST 2022 Application Process
Mode of Application : Online
The application form of LPUNEST 2022 has been released by Lovely Professional University (LPU). Candidates can fill the application form online mode. The steps to apply online for LPUNEST 2022 are given below.
1st Step: Registration – Candidates can register by entering a name, email ID, gender, and valid mobile number after which registration ID will be generated and sent to their registered email ID.
2nd Step: Payment of Application Fees – Having successfully registered for the exam, candidates will need to pay the requisite fee. Payment of fee can be made online or offline as shown below
Mode of Payment | Category of candidates | Amount |
Online | Application form and Soft copy of LPUNEST Kit (Boys) | Rs 1000 |
Application form and Soft copy of LPUNEST Kit (Girls) | Rs 500 | |
Application form and hard copy of LPUNEST Kit (Boys) | Rs 1500 | |
Application form and hard copy of LPUNEST Kit (Girls) | Rs 1000 | |
Offline | Boys | Rs 1500 |
Girls | Rs 1000 |
3rd Step: Filling of Online Application Form – Candidates must fill all required details in the online application form after payment of the fee including candidates’ personal, academic, and contact information. Candidates should scrutinize all details provided in the application form as incomplete form or incorrect information will be rejected.
4th Step: Uploading of Scanned Documents – After filling the details in the application form, candidates will need to upload scanned copies of the photograph, birth certificate/ Aadhaar card, and certificate of the qualifying exam as per the requirements mandated by the university.
5th Step: Submission of Application Form – After successfully uploading the required documents, candidates have to submit the application form of LPUNEST 2022. Candidates must print a copy of the filled application form for future reference.
Application Fees
Category | Quota | Mode | Gender | Amount |
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ST, OBC, SC, General | Online | Male | ₹ 1000 | |
ST, OBC, SC, General | Online | Female | ₹ 500 | |
ST, OBC, SC, General | Offline | Male | ₹ 1500 | |
ST, OBC, SC, General | Offline | Female | ₹ 1000 |
LPU NEST B.Tech Application Details
Mode of Payment : Net Banking | Credit Card | Debit Card | Other
LPU NEST Hotel Management Application Details
Mode of Payment : Net Banking | Credit Card | Debit Card | NEFT | Demand Draft
LPU NEST 2022 Syllabus
LPU NEST B.Tech Syllabus
Physics
Motion |
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Laws of motion: Force and inertia, Newton's first law of motion; momentum, Newton's second law of motion; impulse; Newton's third law of motion. Law of conservation of linear momentum and its applications; equilibrium of concurrent forces |
Laws of motion: Static and kinetic friction, laws of friction, rolling friction. Dynamics of uniform circular motion: Centripetal force and its applications |
Work, energy, and power: Work done by a constant force and a variable force; kinetic and potential energies, work energy theorem, power. Potential energy of a spring, conservation of mechanical energy, conservative and non-conservative forces |
Work, energy, and power: Elastic and inelastic collisions in one and two dimensions |
Rotational motion: Centre of mass of a two-particle system, centre of mass of a rigid body; basic concepts of rotational motion; moment of a force, torque, angular momentum, conservation of angular momentum and its applications |
Rotational motion: Moment of inertia, radius of gyration. Values of moments of inertia for simple geometrical objects, parallel and perpendicular axes theorems, and their applications. Rigid body rotation, equations of rotational motion |
Kinematics, gravitation, and oscillations |
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Physics and measurement: Physics, technology, and society, SI units, fundamental and derived units. Least count, accuracy and precision of measuring instruments, errors in measurement, dimensions of physical quantities |
Physics and measurement: Dimensional analysis and its applications |
Kinematics: Frame of reference. Motion in a straight line: Position-time graph, speed and velocity. Uniform and non-uniform motion, average speed and instantaneous velocity, uniformly accelerated motion, velocity- time, position-time graphs |
Kinematics: Frame of reference. Relations for uniformly accelerated motion. Scalars and vectors, vector addition and subtraction, zero vector, scalar and vector products, unit vector, resolution of a vector. Relative velocity, motion in a plane |
Kinematics: Frame of reference. Projectile motion, uniform circular motion |
Gravitation: The universal law of gravitation. Acceleration due to gravity and its variation with altitude and depth. Kepler's laws of planetary motion. Gravitational potential energy; gravitational potential. Escape velocity |
Gravitation: Orbital velocity of a satellite. Geostationary satellites |
Oscillations and waves: Periodic motion-period, frequency, displacement as a function of time. Periodic functions. Simple harmonic motion (S.H.M.) and its equation; phase; Oscillations of a spring-restoring force and force constant |
Oscillations and waves: Energy in S.H.M.-kinetic and potential energies; simple pendulum-derivation of expression for its time period; free, forced, and damped oscillations, resonance; wave motion; longitudinal and transverse waves, speed of a wave |
Oscillations and waves: Displacement relation for a progressive wave; principle of superposition of waves, reflection of waves standing waves in strings and organ pipes, fundamental mode and harmonics, beats, Doppler effect in sound |
Thermal physics |
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Properties of solids and liquids: Elastic behaviour, stress-strain relationship, Hooke's Law, Young's modulus, bulk modulus, modulus of rigidity. Pressure due to a fluid column; Pascal's law and its applications. Viscosity, Stokes' law, terminal velocity |
Properties of solids and liquids: Streamline and turbulent flow, Reynolds number. Bernoulli's principle and its applications. Surface energy and surface tension, angle of contact, application of surface tension-drops, bubbles and capillary rise |
Properties of solids and liquids: Heat, temperature, thermal expansion; specific heat capacity, calorimetry; change of state, latent heat. Heat transfer conduction, convection and radiation, Newton's law of cooling |
Thermodynamics: Thermal equilibrium, zeroth law of thermodynamics, concept of temperature. Heat, work, and internal energy. First law of thermodynamics. Second law of thermodynamics: Reversible and irreversible processes. Carnot engine and its efficiency |
Kinetic theory of gases: Equation of state of a perfect gas, work done on compressing a gas. Kinetic theory of gases-assumptions, concept of pressure. Kinetic energy and temperature: RMS speed of gas molecules; degrees of freedom |
Kinetic theory of gases: Law of equipartition of energy, applications to specific heat capacities of gases; mean free path, Avogadro's number |
Electricity magnetism |
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Electrostatics: Electric charges-conservation of charge, Coulomb's law-forces between two point charges, forces between multiple charges; superposition principle and continuous charge distribution. Electric field: Electric field due to a point charge |
Electrostatics: Electric field-electric field lines, electric dipole, electric field due to a dipole, torque on a dipole in a uniform electric field. Electric flux |
Electrostatics: Gauss's law and its applications to find field due to infinitely long uniformly charged straight wire, uniformly charged infinite plane sheet and uniformly charged thin spherical shell |
Electrostatics: Electric potential and its calculation for a point charge, electric dipole and system of charges; equipotential surfaces, electrical potential energy of a system of two point charges in an electrostatic field. Conductors and insulators |
Electrostatics: Dielectrics and electric polarization, capacitor, combination of capacitors in series and in parallel, capacitance of a parallel plate capacitor with and without dielectric medium between the plates, energy stored in a capacitor |
Current electricity: Electric current, drift velocity, Ohm's law, electrical resistance, resistances of different materials, V-I characteristics of Ohmic and non-Ohmic conductors, electrical energy and power, electrical resistivity |
Current electricity: Colour code for resistors; series and parallel combinations of resistors; temperature dependence of resistance. Electric cell and its internal resistance, potential difference and EMF of a cell |
Current electricity: Combination of cells in series and in parallel. Kirchhoff's laws and their applications. Wheatstone bridge, metre bridge. Potentiometer-principle and its applications |
Magnetic effects of current and magnetism: Biot-Savart law and its application to current carrying circular loop. Ampere's law and its applications to infinitely long current carrying straight wire and solenoid |
Magnetic effects of current and magnetism: Force on a moving charge in uniform magnetic and electric fields. Cyclotron. Force on a current-carrying conductor in a uniform magnetic field. Force between two parallel current-carrying conductors |
Magnetic effects of current and magnetism: Definition of ampere. Torque experienced by a current loop in uniform magnetic field; moving coil galvanometer, its current sensitivity and conversion to ammeter and voltmeter |
Magnetic effects of current and magnetism: Current loop as a magnetic dipole and its magnetic dipole moment. Bar magnet as an equivalent solenoid, magnetic field lines; earth's magnetic field and magnetic elements |
Magnetic effects of current and magnetism: Para-, dia-, and ferro-magnetic substances. Magnetic susceptibility and permeability, hysteresis, electromagnets and permanent magnets |
Atomic structure and optics |
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Atoms and nuclei: Alpha-particle scattering experiment; Rutherford's model of atom; Bohr model, energy levels, hydrogen spectrum. Composition and size of nucleus, atomic masses, isotopes, isobars; isotones |
Atoms and nuclei: Radioactivity-alpha, beta, and gamma particles/ rays and their properties; radioactive decay law. Mass-energy relation, mass defect; binding energy per nucleon and its variation with mass number, nuclear fission and fusion |
Dual nature of matter and radiation: Dual nature of radiation. Photoelectric effect, Hertz and Lenard's observations; Einstein's photoelectric equation; particle nature of light. Matter waves-wave nature of particle, De Broglie relation |
Dual nature of matter and radiation: Davisson-Germer experiment |
Optics: Reflection and refraction of light at plane and spherical surfaces, mirror formula, total internal reflection and its applications, deviation and dispersion of light by a prism, lens formula, magnification, power of a lens |
Optics: Combination of thin lenses in contact, microscope and astronomical telescope (reflecting and refracting) and their magnifying powers |
Wave optics: Wavefront and Huygens' principle, laws of reflection and refraction using Huygen's principle. Interference, Young's double slit experiment and expression for fringe width. Diffraction due to a single slit, width of central maximum |
Wave optics: Resolving power of microscopes and astronomical telescopes, polarisation, plane polarized light; Brewster's law, uses of plane polarized light and polaroids |
Electrical and electronics |
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Electromagnetic induction and alternating currents: Electromagnetic induction; Faraday's law, induced EMF and current; Lenz's law, Eddy currents. Self and mutual inductance. Alternating currents, peak and rms value of alternating current/ voltage |
Electromagnetic induction and alternating currents: Reactance and impedance; LCR series circuit, resonance; quality factor, power in AC circuits, wattless current. AC generator and transformer |
Electromagnetic waves: Electromagnetic waves and their characteristics. Transverse nature of electromagnetic waves. Electromagnetic spectrum (radio waves, microwaves, infrared, visible, ultraviolet, X-rays, gamma rays). Applications of E.M. waves |
Electronic devices: Semiconductors; semiconductor diode: I-V characteristics in forward and reverse bias; diode as a rectifier; I-V characteristics of LED, photodiode, solar cell and Zener diode; Zener diode as a voltage regulator. Junction transistor |
Electronic devices: Transistor action, characteristics of a transistor; transistor as an amplifier (common emitter configuration) and oscillator. Logic gates (OR, AND, NOT, NAND, and NOR). Transistor as a switch |
Electronic devices: Communication systems-propagation of electromagnetic waves in the atmosphere; sky and space wave propagation, need for modulation, amplitude and frequency modulation, bandwidth of signals, bandwidth of transmission medium |
Electronic devices: Basic elements of a communication system |
Mathematics
Algebra |
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Sets, relations, and functions: Sets and their representation; union, intersection, and complement of sets and their algebraic properties; power set; relation, types of relations, equivalence relations; functions |
Sets, relations, and functions: One-one, into, and onto functions, composition of functions |
Complex numbers and quadratic equations: Complex numbers as ordered pairs of reals, representation of complex numbers in the form a+ib and their representation in a plane, Argand diagram, algebra of complex numbers |
Complex numbers and quadratic equations: Modulus and argument (or amplitude) of a complex number, square root of a complex number, triangle inequality, quadratic equations in real and complex number system and their solutions |
Complex numbers and quadratic equations: Relation between roots and coefficients, nature of roots, formation of quadratic equations with given roots |
Sequences and series: Arithmetic and geometric progressions, insertion of arithmetic, geometric means between two given numbers. Relation between A.M. and G.M. sum upto n terms of special series: Geometric progression |
Matrices, vectors, and reasoning |
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Matrices and determinants: Matrices, algebra of matrices, types of matrices, determinants and matrices of order two and three, adjoint, transpose, symmetric and skew symmetric matrices, properties of determinants, evaluation of determinants |
Matrices and determinants: Area of triangles using determinants. Evaluation of inverse of a square matrix using determinants and elementary transformations |
Matrices and determinants: Test of consistency and solution of simultaneous linear equations in two or three variables using determinants and matrices |
Vector algebra: Vectors and scalars, addition of vectors, components of a vector in two dimensions and three dimensional space, scalar and vector products, scalar and vector triple product |
Mathematical reasoning: Statements, logical operations and, or, implies, implied by, if and only if. Understanding of tautology, contradiction, converse and contrapositive |
Permutation-combination and binomial theorem |
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Permutations and combinations: Fundamental principle of counting, permutation as an arrangement and combination as selection, meaning of P (n, r) and C (n, r), simple applications |
Mathematical induction: Principle of mathematical Induction and its simple applications |
Binomial theorem and its simple applications: Binomial theorem for a positive integral index, general term and middle term, properties of binomial coefficients and simple applications |
Limit, integration, and differentiation |
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Limit, continuity, and differentiability: Real valued functions, algebra of functions, polynomials, rational, trigonometric, logarithmic and exponential functions, inverse functions. Graphs of simple functions |
Limit, continuity, and differentiability: Differentiation of the sum, difference, product, and quotient of two functions. Differentiation of trigonometric, inverse trigonometric, logarithmic, exponential, composite and implicit functions |
Limit, continuity, and differentiability: Derivatives of order upto two. Rolle's and Lagrange's mean value theorems. Applications of derivatives: Rate of change of quantities, monotonic increasing and decreasing functions |
Limit, continuity, and differentiability: Maxima and minima of functions of one variable, tangents and normals |
Integral calculus: Integral as an anti derivative. Fundamental integrals involving algebraic, trigonometric, exponential and logarithmic functions. Integration by substitution, by parts and by partial fractions. Integration using trigonometric identities |
Integral calculus: Integral as limit of a sum. Fundamental theorem of calculus. Properties of definite integrals. Evaluation of definite integrals, determining areas of the regions bounded by simple curves in standard form |
Integral calculus: Differential equations-ordinary differential equations, their order and degree. Formation of differential equations. Solution of differential equations by the method of separation of variables |
Integral calculus: Solution of homogeneous and linear differential equations of the type: dy/dx + p(x)y = q(x) |
Geometry |
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Coordinate geometry: Cartesian system of rectangular coordinates in a plane, distance formula, section formula, locus and its equation, translation of axes, slope of a line, parallel and perpendicular lines, intercepts of a line on the coordinate axes |
Straight lines: Various forms of equations of a line, intersection of lines, angles between two lines, conditions for concurrence of three lines, distance of a point from a line, equations of internal and external bisectors of angles between two lines |
Straight lines: Coordinates of centroid, orthocentre and circumcentre of a triangle, equation of family of lines passing through the point of intersection of two lines |
Circles, conic sections: Standard form of equation of a circle, general form of the equation of a circle, its radius and centre, equation of a circle when the end points of a diameter are given |
Circles, conic sections: Points of intersection of a line and a circle with the centre at the origin and condition for a line to be tangent to a circle, equation of the tangent. Sections of cones |
Circles, conic sections: Equations of conic sections (parabola, ellipse, and hyperbola) in standard forms, condition for y=mx + c to be a tangent and point (s) of tangency |
Three dimensional geometry: Coordinates of a point in space, distance between two points, section formula, direction ratios and direction cosines, angle between two intersecting lines. Skew lines, the shortest distance between them and its equation |
Three dimensional geometry: Equations of a line and a plane in different forms, intersection of a line and a plane, coplanar lines |
Probability and trigonometry |
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Statistics and probability: Measures of dispersion-calculation of mean, median, mode of grouped and ungrouped data calculation of standard deviation, variance and mean deviation for grouped and ungrouped data |
Probability: Probability of an event, addition and multiplication theorems of probability, Baye's theorem, probability distribution of a random variate, Bernoulli trials and binomial distribution |
Probabilty and trigonometry |
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Trigonometry: Trigonometrical Identities and equations, trigonometrical functions, inverse trigonometric function: Definition, domain, range, elementary properties of inverse trignometric functions, heights and distances |
Chemistry
Atomic structure, states of matter, and thermodynamics |
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Some basic concepts in chemistry: Matter and its nature, Dalton's atomic theory; concept of atom, molecule, element and compound; physical quantities and their measurements in chemistry, precision and accuracy, significant figures, S.I. units |
Some basic concepts in chemistry: Dimensional analysis; laws of chemical combination; atomic and molecular masses, mole concept, molar mass, percentage composition, empirical and molecular formulae; chemical equations and stoichiometry |
States of matter: Classification of matter into solid, liquid, and gaseous states |
Gaseous state: Measurable properties of gases; gas laws-Boyle's law, Charle's law, Graham's law of diffusion, Avogadro's law, Dalton's law of partial pressure; concept of absolute scale of temperature; ideal gas equation; kinetic theory of gases |
Gaseous state: Concept of average, root mean square and most probable velocities; real gases, deviation from ideal behaviour, compressibility factor and Van der Waals equation, liquefaction of gases, critical constants |
Liquid State: Properties of liquids-vapour pressure, viscosity and surface tension and effect of temperature on them (qualitative treatment only) |
Solid state: Classification of solids-molecular, ionic, covalent and metallic solids, amorphous and crystalline solids (elementary idea); Bragg's law and its applications; unit cell and lattices, packing in solids (fcc, bcc, and hcp lattices), voids |
Solid State: Calculations involving unit cell parameters, imperfection in solids; electrical, magnetic, and dielectric properties |
Atomic structure: Discovery of sub-atomic particles (electron, proton, and neutron), Thomson and Rutherford atomic models and their limitations; nature of electromagnetic radiation, photoelectric effect; spectrum of hydrogen atom |
Atomic structure: Bohr model of hydrogen atom-its postulates, derivation of the relations for energy of the electron and radii of the different orbits, limitations of Bohr's model; dual nature of matter, De-Broglie's relationship |
Atomic structure: Heisenberg uncertainty principle. Elementary ideas of quantum mechanics, quantum mechanical model of atom, its important features, concept of atomic orbitals as one electron wave functions |
Atomic structure: Variation of Ψ and Ψ2 , with r for 1s and 2s orbitals; various quantum numbers (principal, angular momentum and magnetic quantum numbers) and their significance; shapes of s, p, and d-orbitals, electron spin and spin quantum number |
Atomic structure: Rules for filling electrons in orbitals-Aufbau principle, Pauli's exclusion principle and Hund's rule, electronic configuration of elements, extra stability of half-filled and completely filled orbitals |
Chemical bonding and molecular structure: Kossel-Lewis approach to chemical bond formation, concept of ionic and covalent bonds. Ionic bonding: Formation of ionic bonds, factors affecting the formation of ionic bonds; calculation of lattice enthalpy |
Covalent bonding: Concept of electronegativity, Fajan's rule, dipole moment; valence shell electron pair repulsion (VSEPR) theory and shapes of simple molecules |
Quantum mechanical approach to covalent bonding: Valence bond theory-its important features, concept of hybridization involving s, p, and d orbitals; resonance |
Molecular orbital theory: Its important features, LCAOs, types of molecular orbitals (bonding, antibonding), sigma and pi-bonds, molecular orbital electronic configurations of homonuclear diatomic molecules, concept of bond order |
Molecular orbital theory: Bond length and bond energy. Elementary idea of metallic bonding. Hydrogen bonding and its applications |
Chemical thermodynamics: Fundamentals of thermodynamics-system and surroundings, extensive and intensive properties, state functions, types of processes |
First law of thermodynamics: Concept of work, heat internal energy and enthalpy, heat capacity, molar heat capacity; Hess's law of constant heat summation; enthalpies of bond dissociation, combustion, formation, atomization, sublimation, phase transition |
First law of thermodynamics: Hydration, ionization and solution |
Second law of thermodynamics: Spontaneity of processes; ∆S of the universe and ∆G of the system as criteria for spontaneity, ∆G0 (standard Gibbs energy change) and equilibrium constant |
Solutions, chemical kinetics, and surface chemistry |
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Solutions: Different methods for expressing concentration of solution-molality, molarity, mole fraction, percentage (by volume and mass both), vapour pressure of solutions and Raoult's Law-ideal and non-ideal solutions, vapour pressure-composition |
Solutions: Plots for ideal and non-ideal solutions; colligative properties of dilute solutions-relative lowering of vapour pressure, depression of freezing point, elevation of boiling point and osmotic pressure |
Solutions: Determination of molecular mass using colligative properties; abnormal value of molar mass, Van't Hoff factor and its significance |
Equilibrium: Meaning of equilibrium, concept of dynamic equilibrium |
Equilibria involving physical processes: Solid-liquid, liquid-gas, and solid-gas equilibria, Henry's law, general characteristics of equilibrium involving physical processes |
Equilibria involving chemical processes: Law of chemical equilibrium, equilibrium constants (Kp and Kc) and their significance, significance of ∆G and ∆Go in chemical equilibria, factors affecting equilibrium concentration, pressure, temperature |
Equilibria involving chemical processes: Effect of catalyst; Le Chatelier's principle |
Ionic equilibrium: Weak and strong electrolytes, ionization of electrolytes, various concepts of acids and bases (Arrhenius, Bronsted-Lowry, and Lewis) and their ionization, acid-base equilibria (including multistage ionization) and ionization constants |
Ionic equilibrium: Ionization of water, pH scale, common ion effect, hydrolysis of salts and pH of their solutions, solubility of sparingly soluble salts and solubility products, buffer solutions |
Redox reactions and electrochemistry: Electronic concepts of oxidation and reduction, redox reactions, oxidation number, rules for assigning oxidation number, balancing of redox reactions. Electrolytic and metallic conduction |
Redox reactions and electrochemistry: Conductance in electrolytic solutions, specific and molar conductivities and their variation with concentration: Kohlrausch's law and its applications |
Electrochemical cells: Electrolytic and galvanic cells, different types of electrodes, electrode potentials including standard electrode potential, half-cell and cell reactions, EMF of a galvanic cell and its measurement |
Electrochemical cells: Nernst equation and its applications; relationship between cell potential and Gibbs' energy change; dry cell and lead accumulator; fuel cells; corrosion and its prevention |
Chemical kinetics: Rate of a chemical reaction, factors affecting the rate of reactions: Concentration, temperature, pressure and catalyst; elementary and complex reactions, order and molecularity of reactions, rate law, rate constant and its units |
Chemical kinetics: Differential and integral forms of zero and first order reactions, their characteristics and half-lives, effect of temperature on rate of reactions-Arrhenius theory, activation energy and its calculation |
Chemical kinetics: Collision theory of bimolecular gaseous reactions (no derivation) |
Surface chemistry: Adsorption-physisorption and chemisorption and their characteristics, factors affecting adsorption of gases on solids-Freundlich and Langmuir adsorption isotherms, adsorption from solutions. Catalysis-homogeneous and heterogeneous |
Surface chemistry: Activity and selectivity of solid catalysts, enzyme catalysis and its mechanism |
Colloidal state: Distinction among true solutions, colloids and suspensions, classification of colloids-lyophilic, lyophobic; multi molecular, macromolecular and associated colloids (micelles) |
Colloidal state: Preparation and properties of colloids-Tyndall effect, Brownian movement, electrophoresis, dialysis, coagulation and flocculation; emulsions and their characteristic |
Hydrogen and s-block elements |
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Classification of elements and periodicity in properties: Modern periodic law and present form of the periodic table, s, p, d, and f block elements, periodic trends in properties of elements atomic and ionic radii, ionization enthalpy |
Classification of elements and periodicity in properties: Electron gain enthalpy, valence, oxidation states and chemical reactivity |
General principles and processes of isolation of metals: Modes of occurrence of elements in nature, minerals, ores |
General principles and processes of isolation of metals: Steps involved in the extraction of metals-concentration, reduction (chemical and electrolytic methods) and refining with special reference to the extraction of Al, Cu, Zn, and Fe |
General principles and processes of isolation of metals: Thermodynamics and electrochemical principles involved in the extraction of metals |
Hydrogen: Position of hydrogen in periodic table, isotopes, preparation, properties, and uses of hydrogen; physical and chemical properties of water and heavy water; structure, preparation, reactions, and uses of hydrogen peroxide |
Hydrogen: Classification of hydrides-ionic, covalent and interstitial, hydrogen as a fuel |
s-block elements (alkali and alkaline earth metals) Group-1 and 2 elements: General introduction, electronic configuration and general trends in physical and chemical properties of elements, anomalous properties of the first element of each group |
s-block elements (alkali and alkaline earth metals) Group-1 and 2 elements: Diagonal relationships. Preparation and properties of some important compounds-sodium carbonate, sodium chloride, sodium hydroxide and sodium hydrogen carbonate |
s-block elements (alkali and alkaline earth metals) Group-1 and 2 elements: Industrial uses of lime, limestone, plaster of Paris and cement; biological significance of Na, K, Mg, and Ca |
p, d, and f-block elements and environmental chemistry |
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p-block elements: Group-13 to Group-18 elements-general Introduction-electronic configuration and general trends in physical and chemical properties of elements across the periods and down the groups; unique behaviour of the first element in each group |
p-block elements: Group-13 to Group-18 elements-Groupwise study of the p-block elements |
p-block elements: Group-13-preparation, properties, and uses of boron and aluminium; structure, properties, and uses of borax, boric acid, diborane, boron tri- fluoride, aluminium chloride and alums |
p-block elements: Group-14-tendency for catenation; structure, properties, and uses of allotropes and oxides of carbon, silicon tetrachloride, silicates, zeolites and silicones |
p-block elements: Group-15-properties and uses of nitrogen and phosphorus; allotrophic forms of phosphorus; preparation, properties, structures, and uses of ammonia, nitric acid, phosphine and phosphorus halides, (PCl₃, PCl₅) |
p-block elements: Group-15-structures of oxides and oxoacids of nitrogen and phosphorus |
p-block elements: Group-16-preparation, properties, structures, and uses of dioxygen and ozone; allotropic forms of sulphur; preparations, properties, structures, and uses of sulphur dioxide, sulphuric acid (including its industrial preparation) |
p-block elements: Group-16-structures of oxoacids of sulphur |
p-block elements: Group-17-preparation, properties, and uses of hydrochloric acid; trends in the acidic nature of hydrogen halides; structures of interhalogen compounds and oxides and oxoacids of halogens |
p-block elements: Group-18-occurrence and uses of noble gases; structures of fluorides and oxides of xenon |
d-and f-block elements: Transition elements-general introduction, electronic configuration, occurrence and characteristics, general trends in properties of the first row transition elements-physical properties, ionization enthalpy, oxidation states |
d-and f-block elements: Transition elements-general trends in properties of the first row transition elements-atomic radii, colour, catalytic behaviour, magnetic properties, complex formation, interstitial compounds, alloy formation |
d-and f-block elements: Transition elements-preparation, properties, and uses of K₂Cr₂O₇ and KMnO₄ |
Inner transition elements: Lanthanoids-electronic configuration, oxidation states, chemical reactivity and lanthanoid contraction. Actinoids-electronic configuration and oxidation states |
Coordination compounds: Introduction to coordination compounds, Werner's theory; ligands, coordination number, denticity, chelation; IUPAC nomenclature of mononuclear coordination compounds, isomerism |
Coordination compounds: Bonding-valence bond approach and basic ideas of crystal field theory, colour and magnetic properties; Importance of coordination compounds (in qualitative analysis, extraction of metals, and in biological systems) |
Environmental chemistry: Environmental pollution-atmospheric, water, and soil |
Tropospheric pollutants: Gaseous pollutants-oxides of carbon, nitrogen and sulphur, hydrocarbons; their sources, harmful effects and prevention; green house effect and global warming; acid rain; particulate pollutants: Smoke, dust, smog, fumes, mist |
Tropospheric pollutants: Gaseous pollutants-their sources, harmful effects and prevention |
Stratospheric pollution: Formation and breakdown of ozone, depletion of ozone layer-its mechanism and effects. Water pollution-major pollutants such as, pathogens, organic wastes and chemical pollutants; their harmful effects and prevention |
Stratospheric pollution: Soil pollution-major pollutants such as: Pesticides (insecticides, herbicides, and fungicides), their harmful effects and prevention. Strategies to control environmental pollution |
Basic concepts of organic chemistry |
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Purification and characterization of organic compounds: Purification-crystallization, sublimation, distillation, differential extraction and chromatography-principles and their applications |
Qualitative analysis: Detection of nitrogen, sulphur, phosphorus, and halogens |
Quantitative analysis (basic principles only): Estimation of carbon, hydrogen, nitrogen, halogens, sulphur, phosphorus. Calculations of empirical formulae and molecular formulae; numerical problems in organic quantitative analysis |
Some basic principles of organic chemistry: Tetravalency of carbon; shapes of simple molecules-hybridization (s and p) |
Some basic principles of organic chemistry: Classification of organic compounds based on functional groups: - C = C -, - C ≡ C - and those containing halogens, oxygen, nitrogen and sulphur; homologous series; isomerism-structural and stereoisomerism |
Nomenclature (trivial and IUPAC) covalent bond fission: Homolytic and heterolytic-free radicals, carbocations and carbanions; stability of carbocations and free radicals, electrophiles and nucleophiles |
Electronic displacement in a covalent bond: Inductive effect, electromeric effect, resonance and hyperconjugation. Hydrocarbons: Classification, isomerism, IUPAC nomenclature, general methods of preparation, properties, and reactions |
Common types of organic reactions: Substitution, addition, elimination, and rearrangement |
Alkanes: Conformations-Sawhorse and Newman projections (of ethane); mechanism of halogenations of alkanes |
Alkenes: Geometrical isomerism; mechanism of electrophilic addition: Addition of hydrogen, halogens, water, hydrogen halides (Markownikoff's and peroxide effect); ozonolysis, oxidation and polymerization |
Alkynes: Acidic character; addition of hydrogen, halogens, water and hydrogen halides; polymerization |
Aromatic hydrocarbons: Nomenclature, benzene-structure and aromaticity; mechanism of electrophilic substitution: Halogenations, nitration, Friedel-Craft's alkylation and acylation, directive influence of functional group in mono-substituted benzene |
Organic compounds containing halogens: General methods of preparation, properties and reactions; nature of C-X bond; mechanisms of substitution reactions. Uses; environmental effects of chloroform and iodoform, freons and DDT |
Oxygen, nitrogen, polymer, and biomolecules |
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Organic compounds containing oxygen: General methods of preparation, properties, reactions, and uses |
Alcohols: Identification of primary, secondary, and tertiary alcohols; mechanism of dehydration |
Phenols: Acidic nature, electrophilic substitution reactions: Halogenations, nitration and sulphonation, Reimer-Tiemann reaction |
Ethers: Structure |
Aldehyde and ketones: Nature of carbonyl group; nucleophilic addition to >C=O group, relative reactivities of aldehydes and ketones; important reactions such as-nucleophilic addition reactions (addition of HCN, NH3, and its derivatives), Grignard reagent |
Aldehyde and ketones: Oxidation; reduction (Wolff Kishner and Clemmensen); acidity of-hydrogen, aldol condensation, Cannizzaro reaction, Haloform reaction; chemical tests to distinguish between aldehydes and Ketones |
Carboxylic acids: Acidic strength and factors affecting it |
Organic compounds containing nitrogen: General methods of preparation, properties, reactions, and uses |
Amines: Nomenclature, classification, structure, basic character and identification of primary, secondary, and tertiary amines and their basic character |
Diazonium salts: importance in synthetic organic chemistry |
Polymers: General introduction and classification of polymers, general methods of polymerization-addition and condensation, copolymerization; natural and synthetic rubber and vulcanization |
Polymers: Some important polymers with emphasis on their monomers and uses-polythene, nylon, polyester and bakelite |
Biomolecules: General introduction and importance of biomolecules |
Carbohydrates: Classification: aldoses and ketoses; monosaccharides (glucose and fructose) and constituent monosaccharides of oligosacchorides (sucrose, lactose, and maltose) and polysaccharides (starch, cellulose, glycogen) |
Proteins: Elementary idea of amino acids, peptide bond, polypeptides; proteins: Primary, secondary, tertiary, and quaternary structure (qualitative idea only), denaturation of proteins, enzymes |
Vitamins: Classification and functions |
Nucleic acids: Chemical constitution of DNA and RNA. Biological functions of nucleic acids |
Chemistry in everyday life: Chemicals in medicines-analgesics, tranquilizers, antiseptics, disinfectants, antimicrobials, antifertility drugs, antibiotics, antacids antihistamines-their meaning and common example |
Chemicals in food: Preservatives, artificial sweetening agents-common examples |
Cleansing agents: Soaps and detergents, cleansing action |
Practical chemistry: Chemistry involved in the preparation of the following-inorganic compounds: Mohr's salt, potash alum. Organic compounds: Acetanilide, pnitroacetanilide, aniline yellow, iodoform |
Practical chemistry: Chemistry involved in the titrimetric exercises-acids bases and the use of indicators, oxalic-acid vs. KMnO₄, Mohr's salt vs. KMnO₄ |
Practical chemistry: Chemical principles involved in the qualitative salt analysis-cations- Pb²+ , Cu²+, AI³+, Fe³+, Zn²+, Ni²+, Ca²+, Ba²+, Mg²+, NH⁴+. Anions- CO₃²¯, S²¯-, SO₄²¯, NO₂¯, NO₃¯, CI¯, Br¯, I¯, (insoluble salts excluded) |
Biology
Oxygen, nitrogen, polymer, and biomolecules |
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Practical chemistry: Enthalpy of solution of CuSO₄. Enthalpy of neutralization of strong acid and strong base |
Diversity and structural organisation |
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What is living?, biodiversity; need for classification; three domains of life; taxonomy and systematics; concept of species and taxonomical hierarchy; binomial nomenclature; tools for study of taxonomy-museums, zoos, herbaria, botanical gardens |
Five kingdom classification: Salient features and classification of monera; protista and fungi into major groups; lichens; viruses and viroids |
Five kingdom classification: Salient features and classification of plants into major groups-algae, bryophytes, pteridophytes, gymnosperms and angiosperms; angiosperms-classification up to class, characteristic features and examples |
Five kingdom classification: Salient features and classification of animals-nonchordate up to phyla level and chordate up to classes level |
Structural organisation in animals and plants: Morphology and modifications; tissues; anatomy and functions of different parts of flowering plants: Root, stem, leaf, inflorescence-cymose and recemose, flower, fruit and see, animal tissues |
Structural organisation in animals and plants: Morphology, anatomy, and functions of different systems (digestive, circulatory, respiratory, nervous, and reproductive) of an insect (cockroach) |
Cell structure and function: Cell theory and cell as the basic unit of life; structure of prokaryotic and eukaryotic cell; plant cell and animal cell; cell envelope, cell membrane, cell wall; cell organelles-structure and function |
Cell structure and function: Endomembrane system-endoplasmic reticulum, golgi bodies, lysosomes, vacuoles; mitochondria, ribosomes, plastids, micro bodies; cytoskeleton, cilia, flagella, centrioles (ultra structure and function) |
Cell structure and function: Nucleus-nuclear membrane, chromatin, nucleolus. Chemical constituents of living cells: Biomolecules-structure and function of proteins, carbodydrates, lipids, nucleic acids; enzymes-types, properties, enzyme action |
Cell division: Cell cycle, mitosis, meiosis, and their significance |
Plant physiology |
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Transport in plants: Movement of water, gases and nutrients; cell to cell transport-diffusion, facilitated diffusion, active transport; plant-water relations-imbibition, water potential, osmosis, plasmolysis |
Transport in plants: Long distance transport of water-absorption, apoplast, symplast, transpiration pull, root pressure and guttation; transpiration-opening and closing of stomata |
Transport in plants: Uptake and translocation of mineral nutrients-transport of food, phloem transport, mass flow hypothesis; diffusion of gases |
Mineral nutrition: Essential minerals, macro and micronutrients and their role; deficiency symptoms; mineral toxicity; elementary idea of hydroponics as a method to study mineral nutrition; nitrogen metabolism-nitrogen cycle, biological nitrogen fixation |
Photosynthesis: Photosynthesis as a means of autotrophic nutrition; site of photosynthesis take place; pigments involved in photosynthesis (elementary idea); photochemical and biosynthetic phases of photosynthesis |
Photosynthesis: Cyclic and non cyclic and photophosphorylation; chemiosmotic hypothesis; photorespiration C3 and C4 pathways; factors affecting photosynthesis |
Respiration: Exchange gases; cellular respiration-glycolysis, fermentation (anaerobic), TCA cycle and electron transport system (aerobic); energy relations-number of ATP molecules generated; amphibolic pathways; respiratory quotient |
Plant growth and development: Seed germination; phases of plant growth and plant growth rate; conditions of growth; plant growth and development: Seed germination; conditions of growth; differentiation, dedifferentiation, and redifferentiation |
Plant growth and development: Sequence of developmental process in a plant cell; growth regulators-auxin, gibberellin, cytokinin, ethylene, ABA; seed dormancy; vernalisation; photoperiodism |
Human physiology |
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Digestion and absorption: Alimentary canal and digestive glands; role of digestive enzymes and gastrointestinal hormones; peristalsis, digestion, absorption and assimilation of proteins, carbohydrates and fats; caloric value of proteins |
Digestion and absorption: Carbohydrates and fats; egestion; nutritional and digestive disorders-PEM, indigestion, constipation, vomiting, jaundice, diarrhea |
Breathing and respiration: Respiratory organs in animals; respiratory system in humans; mechanism of breathing and its regulation in humans-exchange of gases, transport of gases and regulation of respiration, respiratory volumes |
Breathing and respiration: Disorders related to respiration-asthma, emphysema, occupational respiratory disorders |
Body fluids and circulation: Composition of blood, blood groups, coagulation of blood; composition of lymph and its function; human circulatory system-structure of human heart and blood vessels; cardiac cycle, cardiac output, ECG, double circulation |
Body fluids and circulation: Regulation of cardiac activity; disorders of circulatory system-hypertension, coronary artery disease, angina pectoris, heart failure |
Excretory products and their elimination: Modes of excretion-ammonotelism, ureotelism, uricotelism; human excretory system-structure and function; urine formation, osmoregulation; regulation of kidney function-renin-angiotensin, atrial natriuretic factor |
Excretory products and their elimination: ADH and diabetes insipidus; role of other organs in excretion; disorders; uraemia, renal failure, renal calculi, nephritis; dialysis and artificial kidney |
Locomotion and Movement: Types of movement-ciliary, fiagellar, muscular; skeletal muscle-contractile proteins and muscle contraction; skeletal system and its functions; joints |
Locomotion and movement: Disorders of muscular and skeletal system-myasthenia gravis, tetany, muscular dystrophy, arthritis, osteoporosis, gout |
Neural control and coordination: Neuron and nerves; nervous system in humans-central nervous system, peripheral nervous system and visceral nervous system; generation and conduction of nerve impulse; reflex action; sense organs |
Neural control and coordination: Elementary structure and function of eye and ear |
Chemical coordination and regulation: Endocrine glands and hormones; human endocrine system-hypothalamus, pituitary, pineal, thyroid, parathyroid, adrenal, pancreas, gonads; mechanism of hormone action; role of hormones as messengers and regulators |
Chemical coordination and regulation: Hypo-and hyperactivity and related disorders (common disorders e.g. dwarfism, acromegaly, cretinism, goitre, exopthalmicgoiter, diabetes, Addison's disease) |
Reproduction, genetics, and evolution |
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Reproduction in organisms: Reproduction, a characteristic feature of all organisms for continuation of species; modes of reproduction-asexual and sexual; asexual reproduction; modes-binary fission, sporulation, budding, gemmule, fragmentation |
Reproduction in organisms: Vegetative propagation in plants |
Sexual reproduction in flowering plants: Flower structure; development of male and female gametophytes; pollination-types, agencies and examples; outbreeding devices; pollen-pistil interaction; double fertilization |
Sexual reproduction in flowering plants: Post fertilization events-development of endosperm and embryo, development of seed and formation of fruit; special modes-apomixis, parthenocarpy, polyembryony; significance of seed and fruit formation |
Human reproduction: Male and female reproductive systems; microscopic anatomy of testis and ovary; gametogenesis-spermatogenesis and oogenesis; menstrual cycle; fertilisation, embryo development upto blastocyst formation, implantation |
Human reproduction: Pregnancy and placenta formation; parturition; lactation |
Reproductive health: Need for reproductive health and prevention of sexually transmitted diseases (STD); birth control-need and methods, contraception and medical termination of pregnancy (MTP); amniocentesis |
Reproductive health: Infertility and assisted reproductive technologies-IVF, ZIFT, GIFT |
Genetics and evolution: Heredity and variation-Mendelian inheritance; deviations from Mendelism-incomplete dominance, co-dominance, multiple alleles and inheritance of blood groups, pleiotropy; elementary idea of polygenic inheritance |
Genetics and evolution: Chromosome theory of inheritance; chromosomes and genes; sex determination-in humans, birds, honey bee; linkage and crossing over; sex linked inheritance-haemophilia, colour blindness; Mendelian disorders in humans-thalassemia |
Genetics and evolution: Chromosomal disorders in humans; Down's syndrome, Turner's and Klinefelter's syndromes |
Molecular basis of inheritance: Search for genetic material and DNA as genetic material; structure of DNA and RNA; DNA packaging; DNA replication; central dogma; transcription, genetic code, translation; gene expression and regulation-lac operon |
Molecular basis of Inheritance: Genome and human genome project; DNA finger printing |
Evolution: Origin of life; biological evolution and evidences for biological evolution from palaeontology, comparative anatomy, embryology and molecular evidence; Darwin's contribution, modern synthetic theory of evolution |
Evolution: Mechanism of evolution-variation (mutation and recombination) and natural selection with examples, types of natural selection; gene flow and genetic drift; Hardy-Weinberg's principle; adaptive radiation; human evolution |
Biology, biotechnology, and human welfare |
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Health and disease: Pathogens; parasites causing human diseases (malaria, filariasis, ascariasis typhoid, pneumonia, common cold, amoebiasis, ring worm); basic concepts of immunology-vaccines; cancer, HIV and AIDS; adolescence, drug, and alcohol abuse |
Improvement in food production: Plant breeding, tissue culture, single cell protein, biofortification; apiculture and animal husbandry |
Microbes in human welfare: In household food processing, industrial production, sewage treatment, energy generation and as biocontrol agents and biofertilizers |
Biotechnology and its applications: Principles and process of biotechnology: Genetic engineering (recombinant DNA technology) |
Application of biotechnology in health and agriculture: Human insulin and vaccine production, gene therapy; genetically modified organisms-Bt crops; transgenic animals; biosafety issues-biopiracy and patents |
Ecology and environment |
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Organisms and environment: Habitat and niche; population and ecological adaptations; population interactions-mutualism, competition, predation, parasitism; population attributes-growth, birth rate and death rate, age distribution |
Ecosystem: Patterns, components; productivity and decomposition; energy flow; pyramids of number, biomass, energy; nutrient cycling (carbon and phosphorous); ecological succession; ecological services-carbon fixation, pollination, oxygen release |
Biodiversity and its conservation: Concept of biodiversity; patterns of biodiversity; importance of biodiversity; loss of biodiversity; biodiversity conservation; hotspots, endangered organisms, extinction, red data book, biosphere reserves |
Biodiversity and its conservation: National parks and sanctuaries |
Environmental issues: Air pollution and its control; water pollution and its control; agrochemicals and their effects; solid waste management; radioactive waste management; greenhouse effect and global warning; ozone depletion; deforestation |
Environmental issues: Any three case studies as success stories addressing environmental issues |
English
Grammar |
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Parts of speech-noun, pronoun, adjective, adverb, verb, preposition, conjunction, interjection; tenses-present, past, and future tense in active and passive form; modal verbs-can, could, may, might, should, will, would |
Associate language skills |
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Vocabulary-antonyms, synonyms, one word substitution, word analogies, idioms and phrases |
Common errors |
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Sentence correction and error finding exercises |
Comprehension passages |
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Closed and open paragraphs, identifying key ideas or theme |
LPU NEST Law Syllabus
LL.B.-English
Grammar |
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Parts of speech-noun, pronoun, adjective, adverb, verb, preposition, conjunction, interjection; tenses-present, past, and future tense in active and passive form; modal verbs-can, could, may, might, should, will, would |
Associative language skills |
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Vocabulary-antonyms, synonyms, one word substitution, word analogies, idioms and phrases |
Common errors |
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Sentence correction and error finding exercises |
Comprehension passages |
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Closed and open paragraphs, identifying key ideas or theme |
LL.B.-Quantitative and logical aptitude
Elementary mathematics |
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Real numbers; average; percentage; ratio; time, speed, and distance; time and work |
Logical reasoning |
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Pattern identification, logical links and rectifying illogical arguments, syllogisms, logical sequences, analogies, etc |
LL.B.-Legal reasoning
Legal awareness |
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Legal terms |
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Legal GK |
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Legal maxims |
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Important treaties and conventions |
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Constitution of India |
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Historical background, features, preamble, fundamental rights, directive principles of state policy, emergency and special provisions of the Indian constitutions, Indian parliament, supreme court of India |
Distribution of power between centre and the state, president and vice-president of India, prime minister |
Legal propositions and a set of facts to which the said proposition has to be applied |
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LL.B.-General awareness
Current affairs (National and international) |
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Indian history |
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Indian politics |
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Indian economy |
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Who is who |
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Sports events |
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Awards and honours |
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Abbreviations |
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Important days and weeks |
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International and national organizations |
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Awareness of social and cultural connection with design history of the designed artefact |
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Socially responsible and environmentally sustainable design responses |
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History of art, sculpture, and literature |
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LL.M.-English
Grammar |
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Parts of speech-noun, pronoun, adjective, adverb, verb, preposition, conjunction, interjection; tenses-present, past, and future tense in active and passive form; modal verbs-can, could, may, might, should, will, would |
Associative language skills |
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Vocabulary-antonyms, synonyms, one word substitution, word analogies, idioms and phrases |
Common errors |
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Sentence correction and error finding exercises |
Comprehension passages |
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Closed and open paragraphs, identifying key ideas or theme |
LL.M.-Constitutional law
Preamble |
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Nature |
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Citizenship |
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Fundamental rights |
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Fundamental duties |
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Union and state executives |
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Judiciary |
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Tribunal |
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Elections |
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Emergency and amendment of constitution |
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LL.M.-Jurisprudence
Nature |
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Administration of justice |
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Sources |
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Legal concepts |
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Rights |
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Ownership |
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Possession |
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Person |
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Titles |
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Liability law of property and obligation |
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LL.M.-Other law subjects
Law of torts |
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Family law |
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Labour law |
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Public international law |
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Indian penal code |
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Law of contracts |
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Intellectual property rights (IPR) |
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Company law |
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Cyber law and environment law |
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LPU NEST Agriculture Syllabus
Physics
Motion |
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Laws of motion: Force and inertia, Newton's first law of motion; momentum, Newton's second law of motion; impulse; Newton's third law of motion. Law of conservation of linear momentum and its applications; equilibrium of concurrent forces |
Laws of motion: Static and kinetic friction, laws of friction, rolling friction. Dynamics of uniform circular motion: Centripetal force and its applications |
Work, energy, and power: Work done by a constant force and a variable force; kinetic and potential energies, work energy theorem, power. Potential energy of a spring, conservation of mechanical energy, conservative and non-conservative forces |
Work, energy, and power: Elastic and inelastic collisions in one and two dimensions |
Rotational motion: Centre of mass of a two-particle system, centre of mass of a rigid body; basic concepts of rotational motion; moment of a force, torque, angular momentum, conservation of angular momentum and its applications |
Rotational motion: Moment of inertia, radius of gyration. Values of moments of inertia for simple geometrical objects, parallel and perpendicular axes theorems, and their applications. Rigid body rotation, equations of rotational motion |
Kinematics, gravitation, and oscillations |
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Physics and measurement: Physics, technology, and society, SI units, fundamental and derived units. Least count, accuracy and precision of measuring instruments, errors in measurement, dimensions of physical quantities |
Physics and measurement: Dimensional analysis and its applications |
Kinematics: Frame of reference. Motion in a straight line: Position-time graph, speed and velocity. Uniform and non-uniform motion, average speed and instantaneous velocity, uniformly accelerated motion, velocity- time, position-time graphs |
Kinematics: Frame of reference. Relations for uniformly accelerated motion. Scalars and vectors, vector addition and subtraction, zero vector, scalar and vector products, unit vector, resolution of a vector. Relative velocity, motion in a plane |
Kinematics: Frame of reference. Projectile motion, uniform circular motion |
Gravitation: The universal law of gravitation. Acceleration due to gravity and its variation with altitude and depth. Kepler's laws of planetary motion. Gravitational potential energy; gravitational potential. Escape velocity |
Gravitation: Orbital velocity of a satellite. Geostationary satellites |
Oscillations and waves: Periodic motion-period, frequency, displacement as a function of time. Periodic functions. Simple harmonic motion (S.H.M.) and its equation; phase; Oscillations of a spring-restoring force and force constant |
Oscillations and waves: Energy in S.H.M.-kinetic and potential energies; simple pendulum-derivation of expression for its time period; free, forced, and damped oscillations, resonance; wave motion; longitudinal and transverse waves, speed of a wave |
Oscillations and waves: Displacement relation for a progressive wave; principle of superposition of waves, reflection of waves standing waves in strings and organ pipes, fundamental mode and harmonics, beats, Doppler effect in sound |
Thermal physics |
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Properties of solids and liquids: Elastic behaviour, stress-strain relationship, Hooke's Law, Young's modulus, bulk modulus, modulus of rigidity. Pressure due to a fluid column; Pascal's law and its applications. Viscosity, Stokes' law, terminal velocity |
Properties of solids and liquids: Streamline and turbulent flow, Reynolds number. Bernoulli's principle and its applications. Surface energy and surface tension, angle of contact, application of surface tension-drops, bubbles and capillary rise |
Properties of solids and liquids: Heat, temperature, thermal expansion; specific heat capacity, calorimetry; change of state, latent heat. Heat transfer conduction, convection and radiation, Newton's law of cooling |
Thermodynamics: Thermal equilibrium, zeroth law of thermodynamics, concept of temperature. Heat, work, and internal energy. First law of thermodynamics. Second law of thermodynamics: Reversible and irreversible processes. Carnot engine and its efficiency |
Kinetic theory of gases: Equation of state of a perfect gas, work done on compressing a gas. Kinetic theory of gases-assumptions, concept of pressure. Kinetic energy and temperature: RMS speed of gas molecules; degrees of freedom |
Kinetic theory of gases: Law of equipartition of energy, applications to specific heat capacities of gases; mean free path, Avogadro's number |
Electricity magnetism |
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Electrostatics: Electric charges-conservation of charge, Coulomb's law-forces between two point charges, forces between multiple charges; superposition principle and continuous charge distribution. Electric field: Electric field due to a point charge |
Electrostatics: Electric field-electric field lines, electric dipole, electric field due to a dipole, torque on a dipole in a uniform electric field. Electric flux |
Electrostatics: Gauss's law and its applications to find field due to infinitely long uniformly charged straight wire, uniformly charged infinite plane sheet and uniformly charged thin spherical shell |
Electrostatics: Electric potential and its calculation for a point charge, electric dipole and system of charges; equipotential surfaces, electrical potential energy of a system of two point charges in an electrostatic field. Conductors and insulators |
Electrostatics: Dielectrics and electric polarization, capacitor, combination of capacitors in series and in parallel, capacitance of a parallel plate capacitor with and without dielectric medium between the plates, energy stored in a capacitor |
Current electricity: Electric current, drift velocity, Ohm's law, electrical resistance, resistances of different materials, V-I characteristics of Ohmic and non-Ohmic conductors, electrical energy and power, electrical resistivity |
Current electricity: Colour code for resistors; series and parallel combinations of resistors; temperature dependence of resistance. Electric cell and its internal resistance, potential difference and EMF of a cell |
Current electricity: Combination of cells in series and in parallel. Kirchhoff's laws and their applications. Wheatstone bridge, metre bridge. Potentiometer-principle and its applications |
Magnetic effects of current and magnetism: Biot-Savart law and its application to current carrying circular loop. Ampere's law and its applications to infinitely long current carrying straight wire and solenoid |
Magnetic effects of current and magnetism: Force on a moving charge in uniform magnetic and electric fields. Cyclotron. Force on a current-carrying conductor in a uniform magnetic field. Force between two parallel current-carrying conductors |
Magnetic effects of current and magnetism: Definition of ampere. Torque experienced by a current loop in uniform magnetic field; moving coil galvanometer, its current sensitivity and conversion to ammeter and voltmeter |
Magnetic effects of current and magnetism: Current loop as a magnetic dipole and its magnetic dipole moment. Bar magnet as an equivalent solenoid, magnetic field lines; earth's magnetic field and magnetic elements |
Magnetic effects of current and magnetism: Para-, dia-, and ferro-magnetic substances. Magnetic susceptibility and permeability, hysteresis, electromagnets and permanent magnets |
Atomic structure and optics |
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Atoms and nuclei: Alpha-particle scattering experiment; Rutherford's model of atom; Bohr model, energy levels, hydrogen spectrum. Composition and size of nucleus, atomic masses, isotopes, isobars; isotones |
Atoms and nuclei: Radioactivity-alpha, beta, and gamma particles/ rays and their properties; radioactive decay law. Mass-energy relation, mass defect; binding energy per nucleon and its variation with mass number, nuclear fission and fusion |
Dual nature of matter and radiation: Dual nature of radiation. Photoelectric effect, Hertz and Lenard's observations; Einstein's photoelectric equation; particle nature of light. Matter waves-wave nature of particle, De Broglie relation |
Dual nature of matter and radiation: Davisson-Germer experiment |
Optics: Reflection and refraction of light at plane and spherical surfaces, mirror formula, total internal reflection and its applications, deviation and dispersion of light by a prism, lens formula, magnification, power of a lens |
Optics: Combination of thin lenses in contact, microscope and astronomical telescope (reflecting and refracting) and their magnifying powers |
Wave optics: Wavefront and Huygens' principle, laws of reflection and refraction using Huygen's principle. Interference, Young's double slit experiment and expression for fringe width. Diffraction due to a single slit, width of central maximum |
Wave optics: Resolving power of microscopes and astronomical telescopes, polarisation, plane polarized light; Brewster's law, uses of plane polarized light and polaroids |
Electrical and electronics |
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Electromagnetic induction and alternating currents: Electromagnetic induction; Faraday's law, induced EMF and current; Lenz's law, Eddy currents. Self and mutual inductance. Alternating currents, peak and rms value of alternating current/ voltage |
Electromagnetic induction and alternating currents: Reactance and impedance; LCR series circuit, resonance; quality factor, power in AC circuits, wattless current. AC generator and transformer |
Electromagnetic waves: Electromagnetic waves and their characteristics. Transverse nature of electromagnetic waves. Electromagnetic spectrum (radio waves, microwaves, infrared, visible, ultraviolet, X-rays, gamma rays). Applications of E.M. waves |
Electronic devices: Semiconductors; semiconductor diode: I-V characteristics in forward and reverse bias; diode as a rectifier; I-V characteristics of LED, photodiode, solar cell and Zener diode; Zener diode as a voltage regulator. Junction transistor |
Electronic devices: Transistor action, characteristics of a transistor; transistor as an amplifier (common emitter configuration) and oscillator. Logic gates (OR, AND, NOT, NAND, and NOR). Transistor as a switch |
Electronic devices: Communication systems-propagation of electromagnetic waves in the atmosphere; sky and space wave propagation, need for modulation, amplitude and frequency modulation, bandwidth of signals, bandwidth of transmission medium |
Electronic devices: Basic elements of a communication system |
Mathematics
Algebra |
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Sets, relations, and functions: Sets and their representation; union, intersection, and complement of sets and their algebraic properties; power set; relation, types of relations, equivalence relations; functions |
Sets, relations, and functions: One-one, into, and onto functions, composition of functions |
Complex numbers and quadratic equations: Complex numbers as ordered pairs of reals, representation of complex numbers in the form a+ib and their representation in a plane, Argand diagram, algebra of complex numbers |
Complex numbers and quadratic equations: Modulus and argument (or amplitude) of a complex number, square root of a complex number, triangle inequality, quadratic equations in real and complex number system and their solutions |
Complex numbers and quadratic equations: Relation between roots and coefficients, nature of roots, formation of quadratic equations with given roots |
Sequences and series: Arithmetic and geometric progressions, insertion of arithmetic, geometric means between two given numbers. Relation between A.M. and G.M. sum upto n terms of special series: Geometric progression |
Matrices, vectors, and reasoning |
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Matrices and determinants: Matrices, algebra of matrices, types of matrices, determinants and matrices of order two and three, adjoint, transpose, symmetric and skew symmetric matrices, properties of determinants, evaluation of determinants |
Matrices and determinants: Area of triangles using determinants. Evaluation of inverse of a square matrix using determinants and elementary transformations |
Matrices and determinants: Test of consistency and solution of simultaneous linear equations in two or three variables using determinants and matrices |
Vector algebra: Vectors and scalars, addition of vectors, components of a vector in two dimensions and three dimensional space, scalar and vector products, scalar and vector triple product |
Mathematical reasoning: Statements, logical operations and, or, implies, implied by, if and only if. Understanding of tautology, contradiction, converse and contrapositive |
Permutation-combination and binomial theorem |
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Permutations and combinations: Fundamental principle of counting, permutation as an arrangement and combination as selection, meaning of P (n, r) and C (n, r), simple applications |
Mathematical induction: Principle of mathematical Induction and its simple applications |
Binomial theorem and its simple applications: Binomial theorem for a positive integral index, general term and middle term, properties of binomial coefficients and simple applications |
Limit, integration, and differentiation |
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Limit, continuity, and differentiability: Real valued functions, algebra of functions, polynomials, rational, trigonometric, logarithmic and exponential functions, inverse functions. Graphs of simple functions |
Limit, continuity, and differentiability: Differentiation of the sum, difference, product, and quotient of two functions. Differentiation of trigonometric, inverse trigonometric, logarithmic, exponential, composite and implicit functions |
Limit, continuity, and differentiability: Derivatives of order upto two. Rolle's and Lagrange's mean value theorems. Applications of derivatives: Rate of change of quantities, monotonic increasing and decreasing functions |
Limit, continuity, and differentiability: Maxima and minima of functions of one variable, tangents and normals |
Integral calculus: Integral as an anti derivative. Fundamental integrals involving algebraic, trigonometric, exponential and logarithmic functions. Integration by substitution, by parts and by partial fractions. Integration using trigonometric identities |
Integral calculus: Integral as limit of a sum. Fundamental theorem of calculus. Properties of definite integrals. Evaluation of definite integrals, determining areas of the regions bounded by simple curves in standard form |
Integral calculus: Differential equations-ordinary differential equations, their order and degree. Formation of differential equations. Solution of differential equations by the method of separation of variables |
Integral calculus: Solution of homogeneous and linear differential equations of the type: dy/dx + p(x)y = q(x) |
Geometry |
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Coordinate geometry: Cartesian system of rectangular coordinates in a plane, distance formula, section formula, locus and its equation, translation of axes, slope of a line, parallel and perpendicular lines, intercepts of a line on the coordinate axes |
Straight lines: Various forms of equations of a line, intersection of lines, angles between two lines, conditions for concurrence of three lines, distance of a point from a line, equations of internal and external bisectors of angles between two lines |
Straight lines: Coordinates of centroid, orthocentre and circumcentre of a triangle, equation of family of lines passing through the point of intersection of two lines |
Circles, conic sections: Standard form of equation of a circle, general form of the equation of a circle, its radius and centre, equation of a circle when the end points of a diameter are given |
Circles, conic sections: Points of intersection of a line and a circle with the centre at the origin and condition for a line to be tangent to a circle, equation of the tangent. Sections of cones |
Circles, conic sections: Equations of conic sections (parabola, ellipse, and hyperbola) in standard forms, condition for y=mx + c to be a tangent and point (s) of tangency |
Three dimensional geometry: Coordinates of a point in space, distance between two points, section formula, direction ratios and direction cosines, angle between two intersecting lines. Skew lines, the shortest distance between them and its equation |
Three dimensional geometry: Equations of a line and a plane in different forms, intersection of a line and a plane, coplanar lines |
Probability and trigonometry |
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Statistics and probability: Measures of dispersion-calculation of mean, median, mode of grouped and ungrouped data calculation of standard deviation, variance and mean deviation for grouped and ungrouped data |
Probability: Probability of an event, addition and multiplication theorems of probability, Baye's theorem, probability distribution of a random variate, Bernoulli trials and binomial distribution |
Probabilty and trigonometry |
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Trigonometry: Trigonometrical Identities and equations, trigonometrical functions, inverse trigonometric function: Definition, domain, range, elementary properties of inverse trignometric functions, heights and distances |
Chemistry
Atomic structure, states of matter, and thermodynamics |
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Some basic concepts in chemistry: Matter and its nature, Dalton's atomic theory; concept of atom, molecule, element and compound; physical quantities and their measurements in chemistry, precision and accuracy, significant figures, S.I. units |
Some basic concepts in chemistry: Dimensional analysis; laws of chemical combination; atomic and molecular masses, mole concept, molar mass, percentage composition, empirical and molecular formulae; chemical equations and stoichiometry |
States of matter: Classification of matter into solid, liquid, and gaseous states |
Gaseous state: Measurable properties of gases; gas laws-Boyle's law, Charle's law, Graham's law of diffusion, Avogadro's law, Dalton's law of partial pressure; concept of absolute scale of temperature; ideal gas equation; kinetic theory of gases |
Gaseous state: Concept of average, root mean square and most probable velocities; real gases, deviation from ideal behaviour, compressibility factor and Van der Waals equation, liquefaction of gases, critical constants |
Liquid State: Properties of liquids-vapour pressure, viscosity and surface tension and effect of temperature on them (qualitative treatment only) |
Solid state: Classification of solids-molecular, ionic, covalent and metallic solids, amorphous and crystalline solids (elementary idea); Bragg's law and its applications; unit cell and lattices, packing in solids (fcc, bcc, and hcp lattices), voids |
Solid State: Calculations involving unit cell parameters, imperfection in solids; electrical, magnetic, and dielectric properties |
Atomic structure: Discovery of sub-atomic particles (electron, proton, and neutron), Thomson and Rutherford atomic models and their limitations; nature of electromagnetic radiation, photoelectric effect; spectrum of hydrogen atom |
Atomic structure: Bohr model of hydrogen atom-its postulates, derivation of the relations for energy of the electron and radii of the different orbits, limitations of Bohr's model; dual nature of matter, De-Broglie's relationship |
Atomic structure: Heisenberg uncertainty principle. Elementary ideas of quantum mechanics, quantum mechanical model of atom, its important features, concept of atomic orbitals as one electron wave functions |
Atomic structure: Variation of Ψ and Ψ2 , with r for 1s and 2s orbitals; various quantum numbers (principal, angular momentum and magnetic quantum numbers) and their significance; shapes of s, p, and d-orbitals, electron spin and spin quantum number |
Atomic structure: Rules for filling electrons in orbitals-Aufbau principle, Pauli's exclusion principle and Hund's rule, electronic configuration of elements, extra stability of half-filled and completely filled orbitals |
Chemical bonding and molecular structure: Kossel-Lewis approach to chemical bond formation, concept of ionic and covalent bonds. Ionic bonding: Formation of ionic bonds, factors affecting the formation of ionic bonds; calculation of lattice enthalpy |
Covalent bonding: Concept of electronegativity, Fajan's rule, dipole moment; valence shell electron pair repulsion (VSEPR) theory and shapes of simple molecules |
Quantum mechanical approach to covalent bonding: Valence bond theory-its important features, concept of hybridization involving s, p, and d orbitals; resonance |
Molecular orbital theory: Its important features, LCAOs, types of molecular orbitals (bonding, antibonding), sigma and pi-bonds, molecular orbital electronic configurations of homonuclear diatomic molecules, concept of bond order |
Molecular orbital theory: Bond length and bond energy. Elementary idea of metallic bonding. Hydrogen bonding and its applications |
Chemical thermodynamics: Fundamentals of thermodynamics-system and surroundings, extensive and intensive properties, state functions, types of processes |
First law of thermodynamics: Concept of work, heat internal energy and enthalpy, heat capacity, molar heat capacity; Hess's law of constant heat summation; enthalpies of bond dissociation, combustion, formation, atomization, sublimation, phase transition |
First law of thermodynamics: Hydration, ionization and solution |
Second law of thermodynamics: Spontaneity of processes; ∆S of the universe and ∆G of the system as criteria for spontaneity, ∆G0 (standard Gibbs energy change) and equilibrium constant |
Solutions, chemical kinetics, and surface chemistry |
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Solutions: Different methods for expressing concentration of solution-molality, molarity, mole fraction, percentage (by volume and mass both), vapour pressure of solutions and Raoult's Law-ideal and non-ideal solutions, vapour pressure-composition |
Solutions: Plots for ideal and non-ideal solutions; colligative properties of dilute solutions-relative lowering of vapour pressure, depression of freezing point, elevation of boiling point and osmotic pressure |
Solutions: Determination of molecular mass using colligative properties; abnormal value of molar mass, Van't Hoff factor and its significance |
Equilibrium: Meaning of equilibrium, concept of dynamic equilibrium |
Equilibria involving physical processes: Solid-liquid, liquid-gas, and solid-gas equilibria, Henry's law, general characteristics of equilibrium involving physical processes |
Equilibria involving chemical processes: Law of chemical equilibrium, equilibrium constants (Kp and Kc) and their significance, significance of ∆G and ∆Go in chemical equilibria, factors affecting equilibrium concentration, pressure, temperature |
Equilibria involving chemical processes: Effect of catalyst; Le Chatelier's principle |
Ionic equilibrium: Weak and strong electrolytes, ionization of electrolytes, various concepts of acids and bases (Arrhenius, Bronsted-Lowry, and Lewis) and their ionization, acid-base equilibria (including multistage ionization) and ionization constants |
Ionic equilibrium: Ionization of water, pH scale, common ion effect, hydrolysis of salts and pH of their solutions, solubility of sparingly soluble salts and solubility products, buffer solutions |
Redox reactions and electrochemistry: Electronic concepts of oxidation and reduction, redox reactions, oxidation number, rules for assigning oxidation number, balancing of redox reactions. Electrolytic and metallic conduction |
Redox reactions and electrochemistry: Conductance in electrolytic solutions, specific and molar conductivities and their variation with concentration: Kohlrausch's law and its applications |
Electrochemical cells: Electrolytic and galvanic cells, different types of electrodes, electrode potentials including standard electrode potential, half-cell and cell reactions, EMF of a galvanic cell and its measurement |
Electrochemical cells: Nernst equation and its applications; relationship between cell potential and Gibbs' energy change; dry cell and lead accumulator; fuel cells; corrosion and its prevention |
Chemical kinetics: Rate of a chemical reaction, factors affecting the rate of reactions: Concentration, temperature, pressure and catalyst; elementary and complex reactions, order and molecularity of reactions, rate law, rate constant and its units |
Chemical kinetics: Differential and integral forms of zero and first order reactions, their characteristics and half-lives, effect of temperature on rate of reactions-Arrhenius theory, activation energy and its calculation |
Chemical kinetics: Collision theory of bimolecular gaseous reactions (no derivation) |
Surface chemistry: Adsorption-physisorption and chemisorption and their characteristics, factors affecting adsorption of gases on solids-Freundlich and Langmuir adsorption isotherms, adsorption from solutions. Catalysis-homogeneous and heterogeneous |
Surface chemistry: Activity and selectivity of solid catalysts, enzyme catalysis and its mechanism |
Colloidal state: Distinction among true solutions, colloids and suspensions, classification of colloids-lyophilic, lyophobic; multi molecular, macromolecular and associated colloids (micelles) |
Colloidal state: Preparation and properties of colloids-Tyndall effect, Brownian movement, electrophoresis, dialysis, coagulation and flocculation; emulsions and their characteristic |
Hydrogen and s-block elements |
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Classification of elements and periodicity in properties: Modern periodic law and present form of the periodic table, s, p, d, and f block elements, periodic trends in properties of elements atomic and ionic radii, ionization enthalpy |
Classification of elements and periodicity in properties: Electron gain enthalpy, valence, oxidation states and chemical reactivity |
General principles and processes of isolation of metals: Modes of occurrence of elements in nature, minerals, ores |
General principles and processes of isolation of metals: Steps involved in the extraction of metals-concentration, reduction (chemical and electrolytic methods) and refining with special reference to the extraction of Al, Cu, Zn, and Fe |
General principles and processes of isolation of metals: Thermodynamics and electrochemical principles involved in the extraction of metals |
Hydrogen: Position of hydrogen in periodic table, isotopes, preparation, properties, and uses of hydrogen; physical and chemical properties of water and heavy water; structure, preparation, reactions, and uses of hydrogen peroxide |
Hydrogen: Classification of hydrides-ionic, covalent and interstitial, hydrogen as a fuel |
s-block elements (alkali and alkaline earth metals) Group-1 and 2 elements: General introduction, electronic configuration and general trends in physical and chemical properties of elements, anomalous properties of the first element of each group |
s-block elements (alkali and alkaline earth metals) Group-1 and 2 elements: Diagonal relationships. Preparation and properties of some important compounds-sodium carbonate, sodium chloride, sodium hydroxide and sodium hydrogen carbonate |
s-block elements (alkali and alkaline earth metals) Group-1 and 2 elements: Industrial uses of lime, limestone, plaster of Paris and cement; biological significance of Na, K, Mg, and Ca |
p, d, and f-block elements and environmental chemistry |
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p-block elements: Group-13 to Group-18 elements-general Introduction-electronic configuration and general trends in physical and chemical properties of elements across the periods and down the groups; unique behaviour of the first element in each group |
p-block elements: Group-13 to Group-18 elements-Groupwise study of the p-block elements |
p-block elements: Group-13-preparation, properties, and uses of boron and aluminium; structure, properties, and uses of borax, boric acid, diborane, boron tri- fluoride, aluminium chloride and alums |
p-block elements: Group-14-tendency for catenation; structure, properties, and uses of allotropes and oxides of carbon, silicon tetrachloride, silicates, zeolites and silicones |
p-block elements: Group-15-properties and uses of nitrogen and phosphorus; allotrophic forms of phosphorus; preparation, properties, structures, and uses of ammonia, nitric acid, phosphine and phosphorus halides, (PCl₃, PCl₅) |
p-block elements: Group-15-structures of oxides and oxoacids of nitrogen and phosphorus |
p-block elements: Group-16-preparation, properties, structures, and uses of dioxygen and ozone; allotropic forms of sulphur; preparations, properties, structures, and uses of sulphur dioxide, sulphuric acid (including its industrial preparation) |
p-block elements: Group-16-structures of oxoacids of sulphur |
p-block elements: Group-17-preparation, properties, and uses of hydrochloric acid; trends in the acidic nature of hydrogen halides; structures of interhalogen compounds and oxides and oxoacids of halogens |
p-block elements: Group-18-occurrence and uses of noble gases; structures of fluorides and oxides of xenon |
d-and f-block elements: Transition elements-general introduction, electronic configuration, occurrence and characteristics, general trends in properties of the first row transition elements-physical properties, ionization enthalpy, oxidation states |
d-and f-block elements: Transition elements-general trends in properties of the first row transition elements-atomic radii, colour, catalytic behaviour, magnetic properties, complex formation, interstitial compounds, alloy formation |
d-and f-block elements: Transition elements-preparation, properties, and uses of K₂Cr₂O₇ and KMnO₄ |
Inner transition elements: Lanthanoids-electronic configuration, oxidation states, chemical reactivity and lanthanoid contraction. Actinoids-electronic configuration and oxidation states |
Coordination compounds: Introduction to coordination compounds, Werner's theory; ligands, coordination number, denticity, chelation; IUPAC nomenclature of mononuclear coordination compounds, isomerism |
Coordination compounds: Bonding-valence bond approach and basic ideas of crystal field theory, colour and magnetic properties; Importance of coordination compounds (in qualitative analysis, extraction of metals, and in biological systems) |
Environmental chemistry: Environmental pollution-atmospheric, water, and soil |
Tropospheric pollutants: Gaseous pollutants-oxides of carbon, nitrogen and sulphur, hydrocarbons; their sources, harmful effects and prevention; green house effect and global warming; acid rain; particulate pollutants: Smoke, dust, smog, fumes, mist |
Tropospheric pollutants: Gaseous pollutants-their sources, harmful effects and prevention |
Stratospheric pollution: Formation and breakdown of ozone, depletion of ozone layer-its mechanism and effects. Water pollution-major pollutants such as, pathogens, organic wastes and chemical pollutants; their harmful effects and prevention |
Stratospheric pollution: Soil pollution-major pollutants such as: Pesticides (insecticides, herbicides, and fungicides), their harmful effects and prevention. Strategies to control environmental pollution |
Basic concepts of organic chemistry |
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Purification and characterization of organic compounds: Purification-crystallization, sublimation, distillation, differential extraction and chromatography-principles and their applications |
Qualitative analysis: Detection of nitrogen, sulphur, phosphorus, and halogens |
Quantitative analysis (basic principles only): Estimation of carbon, hydrogen, nitrogen, halogens, sulphur, phosphorus. Calculations of empirical formulae and molecular formulae; numerical problems in organic quantitative analysis |
Some basic principles of organic chemistry: Tetravalency of carbon; shapes of simple molecules-hybridization (s and p) |
Some basic principles of organic chemistry: Classification of organic compounds based on functional groups: - C = C -, - C ≡ C - and those containing halogens, oxygen, nitrogen and sulphur; homologous series; isomerism-structural and stereoisomerism |
Nomenclature (trivial and IUPAC) covalent bond fission: Homolytic and heterolytic-free radicals, carbocations and carbanions; stability of carbocations and free radicals, electrophiles and nucleophiles |
Electronic displacement in a covalent bond: Inductive effect, electromeric effect, resonance and hyperconjugation. Hydrocarbons: Classification, isomerism, IUPAC nomenclature, general methods of preparation, properties, and reactions |
Common types of organic reactions: Substitution, addition, elimination, and rearrangement |
Alkanes: Conformations-Sawhorse and Newman projections (of ethane); mechanism of halogenations of alkanes |
Alkenes: Geometrical isomerism; mechanism of electrophilic addition: Addition of hydrogen, halogens, water, hydrogen halides (Markownikoff's and peroxide effect); ozonolysis, oxidation and polymerization |
Alkynes: Acidic character; addition of hydrogen, halogens, water and hydrogen halides; polymerization |
Aromatic hydrocarbons: Nomenclature, benzene-structure and aromaticity; mechanism of electrophilic substitution: Halogenations, nitration, Friedel-Craft's alkylation and acylation, directive influence of functional group in mono-substituted benzene |
Organic compounds containing halogens: General methods of preparation, properties and reactions; nature of C-X bond; mechanisms of substitution reactions. Uses; environmental effects of chloroform and iodoform, freons and DDT |
Oxygen, nitrogen, polymer, and biomolecules |
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Organic compounds containing oxygen: General methods of preparation, properties, reactions, and uses |
Alcohols: Identification of primary, secondary, and tertiary alcohols; mechanism of dehydration |
Phenols: Acidic nature, electrophilic substitution reactions: Halogenations, nitration and sulphonation, Reimer-Tiemann reaction |
Ethers: Structure |
Aldehyde and ketones: Nature of carbonyl group; nucleophilic addition to >C=O group, relative reactivities of aldehydes and ketones; important reactions such as-nucleophilic addition reactions (addition of HCN, NH3, and its derivatives), Grignard reagent |
Aldehyde and ketones: Oxidation; reduction (Wolff Kishner and Clemmensen); acidity of-hydrogen, aldol condensation, Cannizzaro reaction, Haloform reaction; chemical tests to distinguish between aldehydes and Ketones |
Carboxylic acids: Acidic strength and factors affecting it |
Organic compounds containing nitrogen: General methods of preparation, properties, reactions, and uses |
Amines: Nomenclature, classification, structure, basic character and identification of primary, secondary, and tertiary amines and their basic character |
Diazonium salts: importance in synthetic organic chemistry |
Polymers: General introduction and classification of polymers, general methods of polymerization-addition and condensation, copolymerization; natural and synthetic rubber and vulcanization |
Polymers: Some important polymers with emphasis on their monomers and uses-polythene, nylon, polyester and bakelite |
Biomolecules: General introduction and importance of biomolecules |
Carbohydrates: Classification: aldoses and ketoses; monosaccharides (glucose and fructose) and constituent monosaccharides of oligosacchorides (sucrose, lactose, and maltose) and polysaccharides (starch, cellulose, glycogen) |
Proteins: Elementary idea of amino acids, peptide bond, polypeptides; proteins: Primary, secondary, tertiary, and quaternary structure (qualitative idea only), denaturation of proteins, enzymes |
Vitamins: Classification and functions |
Nucleic acids: Chemical constitution of DNA and RNA. Biological functions of nucleic acids |
Chemistry in everyday life: Chemicals in medicines-analgesics, tranquilizers, antiseptics, disinfectants, antimicrobials, antifertility drugs, antibiotics, antacids antihistamines-their meaning and common example |
Chemicals in food: Preservatives, artificial sweetening agents-common examples |
Cleansing agents: Soaps and detergents, cleansing action |
Biology
Diversity and structural organisation |
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What is living?, biodiversity; need for classification; three domains of life; taxonomy and systematics; concept of species and taxonomical hierarchy; binomial nomenclature; tools for study of taxonomy-museums, zoos, herbaria, botanical gardens |
Five kingdom classification: Salient features and classification of monera; protista and fungi into major groups; lichens; viruses and viroids |
Five kingdom classification: Salient features and classification of plants into major groups-algae, bryophytes, pteridophytes, gymnosperms and angiosperms; angiosperms-classification up to class, characteristic features and examples |
Five kingdom classification: Salient features and classification of animals-nonchordate up to phyla level and chordate up to classes level |
Structural organisation in animals and plants: Morphology and modifications; tissues; anatomy and functions of different parts of flowering plants: Root, stem, leaf, inflorescence-cymose and recemose, flower, fruit and see, animal tissues |
Structural organisation in animals and plants: Morphology, anatomy, and functions of different systems (digestive, circulatory, respiratory, nervous, and reproductive) of an insect (cockroach) |
Cell structure and function: Cell theory and cell as the basic unit of life; structure of prokaryotic and eukaryotic cell; plant cell and animal cell; cell envelope, cell membrane, cell wall; cell organelles-structure and function |
Cell structure and function: Endomembrane system-endoplasmic reticulum, golgi bodies, lysosomes, vacuoles; mitochondria, ribosomes, plastids, micro bodies; cytoskeleton, cilia, flagella, centrioles (ultra structure and function) |
Cell structure and function: Nucleus-nuclear membrane, chromatin, nucleolus. Chemical constituents of living cells: Biomolecules-structure and function of proteins, carbodydrates, lipids, nucleic acids; enzymes-types, properties, enzyme action |
Cell division: Cell cycle, mitosis, meiosis, and their significance |
Plant physiology |
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Transport in plants: Movement of water, gases and nutrients; cell to cell transport-diffusion, facilitated diffusion, active transport; plant-water relations-imbibition, water potential, osmosis, plasmolysis |
Transport in plants: Long distance transport of water-absorption, apoplast, symplast, transpiration pull, root pressure and guttation; transpiration-opening and closing of stomata |
Transport in plants: Uptake and translocation of mineral nutrients-transport of food, phloem transport, mass flow hypothesis; diffusion of gases |
Mineral nutrition: Essential minerals, macro and micronutrients and their role; deficiency symptoms; mineral toxicity; elementary idea of hydroponics as a method to study mineral nutrition; nitrogen metabolism-nitrogen cycle, biological nitrogen fixation |
Photosynthesis: Photosynthesis as a means of autotrophic nutrition; site of photosynthesis take place; pigments involved in photosynthesis (elementary idea); photochemical and biosynthetic phases of photosynthesis |
Photosynthesis: Cyclic and non cyclic and photophosphorylation; chemiosmotic hypothesis; photorespiration C3 and C4 pathways; factors affecting photosynthesis |
Respiration: Exchange gases; cellular respiration-glycolysis, fermentation (anaerobic), TCA cycle and electron transport system (aerobic); energy relations-number of ATP molecules generated; amphibolic pathways; respiratory quotient |
Plant growth and development: Seed germination; phases of plant growth and plant growth rate; conditions of growth; plant growth and development: Seed germination; conditions of growth; differentiation, dedifferentiation, and redifferentiation |
Plant growth and development: Sequence of developmental process in a plant cell; growth regulators-auxin, gibberellin, cytokinin, ethylene, ABA; seed dormancy; vernalisation; photoperiodism |
Human physiology |
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Digestion and absorption: Alimentary canal and digestive glands; role of digestive enzymes and gastrointestinal hormones; peristalsis, digestion, absorption and assimilation of proteins, carbohydrates and fats; caloric value of proteins |
Digestion and absorption: Carbohydrates and fats; egestion; nutritional and digestive disorders-PEM, indigestion, constipation, vomiting, jaundice, diarrhea |
Breathing and respiration: Respiratory organs in animals; respiratory system in humans; mechanism of breathing and its regulation in humans-exchange of gases, transport of gases and regulation of respiration, respiratory volumes |
Breathing and respiration: Disorders related to respiration-asthma, emphysema, occupational respiratory disorders |
Body fluids and circulation: Composition of blood, blood groups, coagulation of blood; composition of lymph and its function; human circulatory system-structure of human heart and blood vessels; cardiac cycle, cardiac output, ECG, double circulation |
Body fluids and circulation: Regulation of cardiac activity; disorders of circulatory system-hypertension, coronary artery disease, angina pectoris, heart failure |
Excretory products and their elimination: Modes of excretion-ammonotelism, ureotelism, uricotelism; human excretory system-structure and function; urine formation, osmoregulation; regulation of kidney function-renin-angiotensin, atrial natriuretic factor |
Excretory products and their elimination: ADH and diabetes insipidus; role of other organs in excretion; disorders; uraemia, renal failure, renal calculi, nephritis; dialysis and artificial kidney |
Locomotion and Movement: Types of movement-ciliary, fiagellar, muscular; skeletal muscle-contractile proteins and muscle contraction; skeletal system and its functions; joints |
Locomotion and movement: Disorders of muscular and skeletal system-myasthenia gravis, tetany, muscular dystrophy, arthritis, osteoporosis, gout |
Neural control and coordination: Neuron and nerves; nervous system in humans-central nervous system, peripheral nervous system and visceral nervous system; generation and conduction of nerve impulse; reflex action; sense organs |
Neural control and coordination: Elementary structure and function of eye and ear |
Chemical coordination and regulation: Endocrine glands and hormones; human endocrine system-hypothalamus, pituitary, pineal, thyroid, parathyroid, adrenal, pancreas, gonads; mechanism of hormone action; role of hormones as messengers and regulators |
Chemical coordination and regulation: Hypo-and hyperactivity and related disorders (common disorders e.g. dwarfism, acromegaly, cretinism, goitre, exopthalmicgoiter, diabetes, Addison's disease) |
Reproduction, genetics, and evolution |
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Reproduction in organisms: Reproduction, a characteristic feature of all organisms for continuation of species; modes of reproduction-asexual and sexual; asexual reproduction; modes-binary fission, sporulation, budding, gemmule, fragmentation |
Reproduction in organisms: Vegetative propagation in plants |
Sexual reproduction in flowering plants: Flower structure; development of male and female gametophytes; pollination-types, agencies and examples; outbreeding devices; pollen-pistil interaction; double fertilization |
Sexual reproduction in flowering plants: Post fertilization events-development of endosperm and embryo, development of seed and formation of fruit; special modes-apomixis, parthenocarpy, polyembryony; significance of seed and fruit formation |
Human reproduction: Male and female reproductive systems; microscopic anatomy of testis and ovary; gametogenesis-spermatogenesis and oogenesis; menstrual cycle; fertilisation, embryo development upto blastocyst formation, implantation |
Human reproduction: Pregnancy and placenta formation; parturition; lactation |
Reproductive health: Need for reproductive health and prevention of sexually transmitted diseases (STD); birth control-need and methods, contraception and medical termination of pregnancy (MTP); amniocentesis |
Reproductive health: Infertility and assisted reproductive technologies-IVF, ZIFT, GIFT |
Genetics and evolution: Heredity and variation-Mendelian inheritance; deviations from Mendelism-incomplete dominance, co-dominance, multiple alleles and inheritance of blood groups, pleiotropy; elementary idea of polygenic inheritance |
Genetics and evolution: Chromosome theory of inheritance; chromosomes and genes; sex determination-in humans, birds, honey bee; linkage and crossing over; sex linked inheritance-haemophilia, colour blindness; Mendelian disorders in humans-thalassemia |
Genetics and evolution: Chromosomal disorders in humans; Down's syndrome, Turner's and Klinefelter's syndromes |
Molecular basis of inheritance: Search for genetic material and DNA as genetic material; structure of DNA and RNA; DNA packaging; DNA replication; central dogma; transcription, genetic code, translation; gene expression and regulation-lac operon |
Molecular basis of Inheritance: Genome and human genome project; DNA finger printing |
Evolution: Origin of life; biological evolution and evidences for biological evolution from palaeontology, comparative anatomy, embryology and molecular evidence; Darwin's contribution, modern synthetic theory of evolution |
Evolution: Mechanism of evolution-variation (mutation and recombination) and natural selection with examples, types of natural selection; gene flow and genetic drift; Hardy-Weinberg's principle; adaptive radiation; human evolution |
Biology, biotechnology, and human welfare |
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Health and disease: Pathogens; parasites causing human diseases (malaria, filariasis, ascariasis typhoid, pneumonia, common cold, amoebiasis, ring worm); basic concepts of immunology-vaccines; cancer, HIV and AIDS; adolescence, drug, and alcohol abuse |
Improvement in food production: Plant breeding, tissue culture, single cell protein, biofortification; apiculture and animal husbandry |
Microbes in human welfare: In household food processing, industrial production, sewage treatment, energy generation and as biocontrol agents and biofertilizers |
Biotechnology and its applications: Principles and process of biotechnology: Genetic engineering (recombinant DNA technology) |
Application of biotechnology in health and agriculture: Human insulin and vaccine production, gene therapy; genetically modified organisms-Bt crops; transgenic animals; biosafety issues-biopiracy and patents |
Ecology and environment |
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Organisms and environment: Habitat and niche; population and ecological adaptations; population interactions-mutualism, competition, predation, parasitism; population attributes-growth, birth rate and death rate, age distribution |
Ecosystem: Patterns, components; productivity and decomposition; energy flow; pyramids of number, biomass, energy; nutrient cycling (carbon and phosphorous); ecological succession; ecological services-carbon fixation, pollination, oxygen release |
Biodiversity and its conservation: Concept of biodiversity; patterns of biodiversity; importance of biodiversity; loss of biodiversity; biodiversity conservation; hotspots, endangered organisms, extinction, red data book, biosphere reserves |
Biodiversity and its conservation: National parks and sanctuaries |
Environmental issues: Air pollution and its control; water pollution and its control; agrochemicals and their effects; solid waste management; radioactive waste management; greenhouse effect and global warning; ozone depletion; deforestation |
Environmental issues: Any three case studies as success stories addressing environmental issues |
English
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Parts of speech-noun, pronoun, adjective, adverb, verb, preposition, conjunction, interjection; tenses-present, past, and future tense in active and passive form; modal verbs-can, could, may, might, should, will, would |
Associate language skills |
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Vocabulary-antonyms, synonyms, one word substitution, word analogies, idioms and phrases |
Common errors |
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Sentence correction and error finding exercises |
Comprehension passages |
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Closed and open paragraphs, identifying key ideas or theme |
Crop production
Livestock production |
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Scope and importance: (a) Importance of livestock in agriculture and industry, white revolution in India, (b) important breeds Indian and exotic, distribution of cows, buffaloes and poultry in India |
Care and management: (a) Systems of cattle and poultry housing, (b) principles of feeding, feeding practices, (c) balanced ration-definition and ingredients |
Care and management: (d) management of calves, bullocks, pregnant and milch animals as well as chicks crockrels and layers, poultry |
Care and management: (e) signs of sick animals, symptoms of common diseases in cattle and poultry, rinderpest, black quarter, foot and mouth, mastitis and haemorrhagic septicaemia coccidiosis, fowl pox and Ranikhet disease, their prevention and control |
Artificial insemination: Reproductive organs, collection, dilution and preservation of semen and artificial insemination, role of artificial insemination in cattle improvement. Livestock products: Processing and marketing of milk and milk products |
Crop production |
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Introduction: (a) Targets and achievements in foodgrain production in India since independence and its future projections, sustainable crop production, commercialization of agriculture and its scope in India |
Introduction: (b) Classification of field crops based on their utility-cereals, pulses, oils seeds, fibre, sugar and forage crops |
Soil, soil fertility, fertilizers and manures: (a) Soil, soil pH, soil texture, soil structure, soil organisms, soil tilth, soil fertility and soil health, (b) essential plant nutrients, their functions and deficiency symptoms |
Soil, soil fertility, fertilizers and manures: (c) soil types of India and their characteristics, (d) organic manure, common fertilizers including straight, complex, fertilizer mixtures and biofertilizers; integrated nutrient management system |
Irrigation and drainage: (a) Sources of irrigation (rain, canals, tanks, rivers, wells, tubewells), (b) scheduling of irrigation based on critical stages of growth, time interval, soil moisture content and weather parameters |
Irrigation and drainage: (c) Water requirement of crops, (d) methods of irrigation and drainage |
Irrigation and drainage: (e) watershed management weed Control: Principles of weed control, methods of weed control (cultural, mechanical, chemical, biological, and integrated weed management) |
Crops: Seed bed preparation, seed treatment, time and method of sowing/ planting, seed rate; dose, method and time of fertilizer application, irrigation, interculture and weed control; common pests and diseases, caused by bacteria |
Crops: Fungi virus and nematode and their control, integrated pest management, harvesting, threshing, post-harvest technology: storage, processing and marketing of major field crops-rice, wheat, maize, sorghum, pearl millet, groundnut, mustard, pigeon-pea |
Crops: Processing and marketing of major field crops-gram, sugarcane, cotton and berseem |
Horticulture
Area and production of various horticultural crops and current status |
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Importance of fruits and vegetables in human diets, crops diversification and processing industries |
Orchard-location, layout, ornamental gardening and kitchen garden |
Planting system, training, pruning, intercropping, protection from frost and sunburn |
Trees, shrubs, climbers, annuals, perennials |
Propagation by seeds, cutting, budding, layering and grafting |
Cultivation practices, processing and marketing of |
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Fruits-mango, papaya, banana, guava, citrus, grapes |
Vegetables-radish, carrot, potato, onion, cauliflower, brinjal, tomato, spinach and cabbage |
Flowers-gladiolus, canna, chrysanthemums, roses and marigold |
Principles and methods of fruit and vegetable preservation |
Preparation of jellies, jams, ketchup, chips and their packing |
LPU NEST Design Syllabus
Communication ability
Grammar |
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Parts of speech-noun, pronoun, adjective, adverb, verb, preposition, conjunction, interjection; tenses-present, past, and future tense in active and passive form; modal verbs-can, could, may, might, should, will, would |
Associate language skills |
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Vocabulary-antonyms, synonyms, one word substitution, word analogies, idioms and phrases |
Common errors |
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Sentence correction and error finding exercises |
Comprehension passages |
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Closed and open paragraphs, identifying key ideas or theme |
General awareness
Current affairs (National and international) |
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Indian history |
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Indian politics |
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Indian economy |
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Who is who |
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Sports events |
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Awards and honours |
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Abbreviations |
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Important days and weeks |
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International and national organizations |
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Awareness of social and cultural connection with design history of the designed artefact |
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Socially responsible and environmentally sustainable design responses |
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History of art |
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Sculpture and literature |
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Design thinking
Visualization and spatial ability |
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Natural and geometrical form, 2D and 3D visualisation, transformation and/ or manipulation of 2D shapes and 3D objects, spatial relationships between different 2D or 3D shapes, Knowledge of practical and everyday mechanical and scientific concepts |
Use of measurements, scale and proportions, foreshortening and perspective |
Observation and design sensitivity |
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Design awareness, creative thinking, elements and principles of design, detecting concealed properties in ordinary things, people, situations, and events and thinking critically about them |
Discerning subtle differences in visual properties and aesthetic outcomes |
Analytical and logical reasoning |
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Story pictures, motifs, discerning patterns within qualitative or quantitative information, weighing opinions, arguments or solutions against appropriate criteria, use of logic and structured thinking from the passage |
Design thinking and problem solving |
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Analysis and usage of visual analogies and metaphors, imagination and doodling, analysis and usage of signs and symbols, generate alternatives, evaluate options and select solutions for a given problem |
Colour, its principles and theory |
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Understanding light and shade, colour terminology, mood, theme and colour inter-relationship, colour psychology, colour, pattern and texture, optical illusion, usage of colour in compositions |
LPU NEST Hotel Management Syllabus
English
Grammar |
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Parts of speech-noun, pronoun, adjective, adverb, verb, preposition, conjunction, interjection; tenses-present, past, and future tense in active and passive form; modal verbs-can, could, may, might, should, will, would |
Associate language skills |
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Vocabulary-antonyms, synonyms, one word substitution, word analogies, idioms and phrases |
Common errors |
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Sentence correction and error finding exercises |
Comprehension passages |
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Closed and open paragraphs, identifying key ideas or theme |
Quantitative aptitude
Elementary mathematics |
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Real numbers; average; percentage; ratio; time, speed and distance; time and work |
Reasoning and logical ability
Verbal series |
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Non verbal series |
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Analogies |
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Classification |
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Coding and decoding |
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Blood relationships |
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Alphabet test |
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Direction sense test |
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Analytical reasoning |
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Linear arrangements |
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Problems based on symmetry |
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Problems based on visual ability |
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Ordering and sequencing |
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Service aptitude
Attitude |
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External awareness |
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Customer experience |
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Communication |
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Influence |
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Interpersonal skills |
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Stress management |
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Adaptability |
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Accountability |
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Leadership |
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Results oriented |
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Conflict resolution |
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Initiative |
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Customer acquisition |
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Creative thinking |
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Professionalism |
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Change management |
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General awareness
Indian history |
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Indian politics |
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Indian economy |
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Financial and economic news |
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Budget and five years plan |
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Who is who |
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Sports events |
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Books and authors |
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Awards and honours |
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Science invention and discoveries |
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Organisation |
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Current national and international affairs |
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Abbreviations |
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Important days and weeks |
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International and national legal development |
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LPU NEST M.B.A Syllabus
English
Grammar |
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Parts of speech-noun, pronoun, adjective, adverb, verb, preposition, conjunction, interjection; tenses-present, past, and future tense in active and passive form; modal verbs-can, could, may, might, should, will, would |
Associate language skills |
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Vocabulary-antonyms, synonyms, one word substitution, word analogies, idioms and phrases |
Common errors |
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Sentence correction and error finding exercises |
Comprehension passages |
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Closed and open paragraphs, identifying key ideas or theme |
General aptitude
Numbers |
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Percentage |
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Profit |
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Loss and discount |
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Ratio and proportion |
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Simple and compound interest |
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Permutation and combination, and probability |
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Time and distance |
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Boats and streams |
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Races and games |
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Time and work |
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Pipes and cistern |
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Calendar and clocks |
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Area |
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Series completion and coding-decoding, and alphabet test |
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Direction sense test and blood relations, and arrangements |
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Syllogism |
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Number |
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Ranking and time sequence test |
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Arithmetical reasoning |
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Inserting the missing character |
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Data sufficiency |
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Cubes and dice |
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Non-verbal reasoning |
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General awareness
Indian history |
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Indian politics |
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Indian economy |
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Financial and economic news |
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Budget and national plan |
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Who is who |
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Sports events |
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Books and authors |
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Awards and honours |
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Science invention and discoveries |
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Abbreviations |
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Important days and weeks |
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International and national organizations |
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Current national and international affairs |
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LPU NEST 2022 Preparation Tips
Plan Strategically
Candidates must plan their routine in such a way that they cover all topics required for the exam well in advance.
Through revision
After covering all topics of the exam, candidates can proceed to the revision part. Thorough revision is necessary to evoke one’s memory of the topics they have covered.
Basic knowledge of topics
Candidates having basic knowledge of the topics required for the exam will score better in the exam as it will help them solve certain questions with ease and therefore save time on questions that are time consuming.
Solve Previous Years’ Question Papers
To score better in the exam, candidates must regularly solve previous years’ question papers as it will help them pinpoint the topics that have consistently been asked in previous years. Also, solving question papers of previous years will help candidates solve questions more efficiently and effectively manage their time during the test.
Attempt easy questions first
It is preferable that candidates first attempt those questions that are easier to solve and less time consuming. This will leave them with more time to solve the questions that consumes more time or difficult.
LPU NEST 2022 Exam Pattern
LPU NEST B.Tech Exam Pattern
The exam pattern of LPUNEST 2022 B.Tech is as follows:
Subjects | No. of questions | Marks ( per q uestion ) | Total mark |
Physics | 30 | 4 | 120 Marks |
Chemistry | 30 | 120 Marks | |
Mathematics / Biology | 30 | 120 Marks | |
English | 30 | 2 | 60 Marks |
Total | 420 |
LPU NEST Law Exam Pattern
LPUNEST Law 2022 Exam Pattern For LL.B.
Subjects | No. of questions | Marks per q uestion | Maximum Marks per subject |
English | 20 | 2.5 | 50 |
Quantitative and Logical Aptitude | 20 | 2.5 | 50 |
Legal Reasoning | 20 | 2.5 | 50 |
General Awareness | 20 | 2.5 | 50 |
LPUNEST Law 2022 Exam Pattern f or LL.M.
Subjects | No. of questions | Marks per Question | Maximum Marks per subject |
English | 40 | 1 mark | 40 |
Constitutional Law | 40 | 40 | |
Jurisprudence | 40 | 40 | |
Other Law subjects | 40 | 40 |
LPU NEST Agriculture Exam Pattern
LPUNEST Agriculture 2022 Exam Pattern
Subjects | No. of questions | Marks per Question | Maximum Marks per subject |
Physics | 30 (25 MCQ and 5 Fill in the blanks with numerical value) | 4 | 120 |
Chemistry | 30 (25 MCQ and 5 Fill in the blanks with numerical value) | 4 | 120 |
Mathematics/ Biology | 30 (25 MCQ and 5 Fill in the blanks with numerical value)/30 (All MCQ) | 4 | 120 |
English | 30 (All MCQ) | 2 | 60 |
OR | |||
Crop Production | 60 | 4 | 240 |
Horticulture | 30 | 4 | 120 |
English | 30 | 2 | 60 |
LPU NEST Design Exam Pattern
LPU NEST Exam Pattern
Subjects | No. of Questions | Marks per Question | Maximum Marks per subject |
Communication Ability | 25 | 2 | 50 |
General Awareness | 25 | 2 | 50 |
Design Thinking | 50 | 2 | 100 |
LPU NEST Hotel Management Exam Pattern
Subjects | No. of questions | Marks per Question | Maximum Marks per subject |
English | 30 | 2 | 60 |
Service Aptitude | 15 | 30 | |
General Awareness | 25 | 50 | |
Quantitative Aptitude | 15 | 30 | |
Reasoning and Logical Ability | 15 | 30 |
LPU NEST M.B.A Exam Pattern
Subjects | No. of questions | Marks per Question | Marks per subject |
English | 40 | 3 | 120 |
General Awareness | 20 | 60 | |
General Aptitude | 40 | 120 | |
Total | 100 | 300 |
LPU NEST 2022 Admit Card
LPUNEST admit card 2022 will be issued to candidates who have booked their slots for the exam. Candidates will be able to download the online admit card immediately after booking their slots. The admit card of LPUNEST 2022 will contain candidates’ information including name, course, exam venue, date and time, and exam day guidelines. Candidates failing to produce the admit card on the day of the exam will not be allowed to appear in the examination.
Steps to download LPUNEST Admit Card 2022:
- Book slots as per preference
- Admit card will be generated immediately after slot booking
- Check to admit card for the discrepancy
- Download and print copy of admit card
LPU NEST 2022 Slot Booking
Candidates who have successfully applied for LPUNEST 2022 will be able to book slots for to appear in the exam as per their preference. The option for slot booking will be available online. Candidates must book slots to appear in the exam failing which admit cards will not be issued to such candidates. Slots will be provided to candidates on a first come first serve basis.
Browse Law Colleges by Locations:
LPU NEST 2022 Exam Centers
LPU NEST B.Tech Exam Centers
State | City |
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Andhra Pradesh | Anantapur |
Guntur | |
Kurnool | |
Nellore | |
Ongole | |
Rajahmundry | |
Tirupati | |
Vijayawada | |
Visakhapatnam | |
Eluru | |
Kadapa | |
Kakinada | |
Srikakulam | |
Vizianagaram | |
Assam | Guwahati |
Dibrugarh | |
Jorhat | |
Silchar | |
Bihar | Begusarai |
Bhagalpur | |
Gaya | |
Patna | |
Chapra | |
Darbhanga | |
Muzaffarpur | |
Purnia | |
Siwan | |
Chandigarh | Chandigarh |
Chhattisgarh | Bhilai |
Bilaspur | |
Raipur | |
Korba | |
Rajnandgaon | |
Goa | Margao |
Panjim | |
Gujarat | Ahmedabad |
Gandhidham | |
Rajkot | |
Surat | |
Vadodara | |
Haryana | Ambala |
Bhiwani | |
Faridabad | |
Gurugram | |
Hisar | |
Jagadhri | |
Karnal | |
Kurukshetra | |
Panipat | |
Rohtak | |
Sonipat | |
Yamuna Nagar | |
Sirsa | |
Himachal Pradesh | Bilaspur |
Hamirpur | |
Mandi | |
Palampur | |
Shimla | |
Dharamshala | |
Solan | |
Chamba | |
Jammu and Kashmir | Jammu |
Srinagar | |
Jharkhand | Dhanbad |
Jamshedpur | |
Ranchi | |
Bokaro | |
Hazaribagh | |
Karnataka | Bengaluru |
Mangalore | |
Mysore | |
Belgaum | |
Bellary | |
Kerala | Aluva |
Kochi | |
Ernakulam | |
Kannur | |
Kottayam | |
Kozhikode | |
Malappuram | |
Thiruvananthapuram | |
Thrissur | |
Kollam | |
Palakkad | |
Madhya Pradesh | Bhopal |
Gwalior | |
Indore | |
Jabalpur | |
Ratlam | |
Rewa | |
Satna | |
Singrauli | |
Vidisha | |
Maharashtra | Aurangabad |
Kolhapur | |
Mumbai | |
Nagpur | |
Nashik | |
Navi Mumbai | |
Pune | |
Sangli | |
Thane | |
Jalgaon | |
Manipur | Imphal |
Meghalaya | Shillong |
Mizoram | Aizawl |
Nagaland | Dimapur |
Kohima | |
Delhi | Delhi |
Odisha | Berhampur |
Cuttack | |
Rourkela | |
Balasore | |
Bhubaneshwar | |
Keonjhar | |
Sambalpur | |
Puducherry | Puducherry |
Pondicherry | |
Punjab | Amritsar |
Bathinda | |
Jalandhar | |
Ludhiana | |
Mohali | |
Pathankot | |
Patiala | |
Sangrur | |
Abohar | |
Rajasthan | Ajmer |
Alwar | |
Bikaner | |
Jaipur | |
Jodhpur | |
Kota | |
Udaipur | |
Sikar | |
Sri Ganganagar | |
Tamil Nadu | Chennai |
Coimbatore | |
Madurai | |
Nagercoil | |
Salem | |
Tirunelveli | |
Tiruchirappalli | |
Erode | |
Vellore | |
Telangana | Hyderabad |
Khammam | |
Nalgonda | |
Nizamabad | |
Secunderabad | |
Warangal | |
Karimnagar | |
Tripura | Agartala |
Uttar Pradesh | Agra |
Allahabad | |
Amroha | |
Bareilly | |
Ghaziabad | |
Gorakhpur | |
Greater Noida | |
Kanpur | |
Lucknow | |
Meerut | |
Moradabad | |
Muzaffarnagar | |
Noida | |
Saharanpur | |
Varanasi | |
Aligarh | |
Azamgarh | |
Bijnor | |
Faizabad | |
Gonda | |
Jaunpur | |
Jhansi | |
Mathura | |
Raebareli | |
Shahjanpur | |
Sitapur | |
Uttarakhand | Dehradun |
Haldwani | |
Haridwar | |
Rudrapur | |
Roorkee | |
West Bengal | Durgapur |
Kolkata | |
Siliguri | |
Asansol | |
Kharagpur | |
Malda | |
Andaman and Nicobar Islands | Port Blair |
Arunachal Pradesh | Itanagar |
Sikkim | Gangtok |
LPU NEST Law Exam Centers
State | City |
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Punjab | Jalandhar |
LPU NEST Agriculture Exam Centers
State | City |
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Punjab | Jalandhar |
LPU NEST Design Exam Centers
State | City |
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Punjab | Jalandhar |
LPU NEST Hotel Management Exam Centers
State | City |
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Punjab | Jalandhar |
LPU NEST M.B.A Exam Centers
State | City |
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Punjab | Jalandhar |
Documents Required at Exam
- Two copies of LPU NEST 2022 admit card
- One copy of application form
- ID card issued by school/college
- Permanent driving license
- Passport
- Pan card
- Government-issued id containing photograph and signature
LPU NEST 2022 Result
LPUNEST 2022 result date of the January session for the B.Tech exam was February 5. The result of LPUNEST 2022 of the April session was announced on April 20, 2022 and for May session will be announced on June 6, 2022 by Lovely Professional University (LPU). The result will be declared individually for each phase of the exam. LPUNEST 2022 result will provide the scores secured by candidates in the exam on the basis of which they will be allotted ranks. Based on these ranks, candidates will be called to participate in the counselling process.
Steps to Check LPUNEST 2022 Result
- Enter user ID and password
- The result will be displayed on the screen
- Download and a print copy of result for future use
- LPUNEST 2022 result will also be sent to candidates’ registered email ID
LPU NEST 2022 Cutoff
LPU NEST Design Cutoff
Lovely Professional University will release the cut off and scholarship details for the undergraduate and postgraduate students to get enroll in the institution under UCEED and CEED. The details for scholarship and eligibility for cutoff are divided into three categories which are mentioned below in the table.
Scholarship details and Cutoff for Eligibility - Previous Year
Name of the exam | Scholarship Details | Cutoff for eligibility | ||
LPUNEST score more than or equal to Category I cut-off (for 50% Scholarship) Or 95% or above aggregate marks | LPUNEST score more than or equal to Category II cut-off (for 40% Scholarship) Or 90% - 94.9% aggregate marks | LPUNEST score more than or equal to Category III cut-off (for 30% Scholarship) Or 80% – 89.9% aggregate marks | ||
UCEED | Rank 1 - 500 | Rank 501 - 1000 | Rank 1001 - 2000 | UCEED Qualified |
CEED | Rank 1 - 200 | Rank 201 - 400 | Rank 401 - 600 | NA |
LPU NEST 2022 Counselling
Mode of Counselling: Online
The counselling of LPUNEST 2022 for each phase of the exam is conducted in three rounds in online mode. For each round, seats will be allotted separately. Candidates will be allotted seats on the basis of rank and preferred course and/ or programme. After seat allotment, selected candidates must download the allotment letter and pay an initial fee of Rs. 15,000 to confirm the seats allocated to them.
At this stage, candidates will need to fill the admission form and upload requisite documents. Documents submitted along with the admission form will need to be verified on the dates specified by the conducting body as well as deposit the balance fee.
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Documents Required at Counselling
- Class 10 certificate
- Pan card
- Aadhaar card
- 10+2 pass certificate
General Information
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
Question:Which is the entrance exam of LPU?
Answer:
Candidates who are planning to take admission in Lovely Professional University can give the entrance exam NEST i.e. National Eligibility and Scholarship Test.
Question:Can a foreign candidate apply for LPUNEST B.Tech?
Answer:
As per the eligibility criteria of LPU NEST B.Tech 2022, only Indian Nationals are allowed to take up the exam.
Question:When is the last date to fill LPU NEST B.Tech application form 2022?
Answer:
The application form of LPU NEST B.Tech 2022 has been released online mode. The closing date of LPU NEST B.Tech 2022 registration was April session was April 10, 2022 and for May session is May 10, 2022.
Question:How much fees does a candidates needs to pay for MBA programme?
Answer:
Selected candidates will be required to pay Rs. 1,45,000 per semester for the MBA programme for MBA, MBA (Hospital & Healthcare Management, Tourism and Hospitality and International Business) and Rs. 1,90,000 for MBA (Hons.), MBA (Supply Chain & Logistics), MBA (Financial Markets).
Question:Candidates are judged on evaluated on which factors in the interview round?
Answer:
In the Personal Interview rounds, candidates are mainly evaluated on communication skills, career orientation, goals as well as general awareness related parameters.
Question:How many questions will be asked in LPUNEST 2022 exam?
Answer:
The LPUNEST question paper will consist of a total of 75 questions.
Question:Will the LPUNEST 2022 registration process reopens after each phase?
Answer:
Yes, The authorities will begin the LPUNEST 2022 registration portal for each phase.
Question:Can I submit the LPU NEST 2022 application form in offline mode?
Answer:
Yes, candidates will be able to submit the LPUNEST application form 2022 in online mode.
Question:How to download the LPUNEST admit card 2022?
Answer:
Candidates need to complete the LPUNEST 2022 slot booking process to download the admit card.
Question:Is there any negative marking in the LPUNEST 2022 exam?
Answer:
There is no negative marking for LPU NEST 2022.
Questions related to LPU NEST
hows d placement of Aerospace engineering
Good Evening ,
As per your mentioned query , candidates who opt aerospace engineering have lots of fields as placement in india as well as abroad.
I would like to tell you that most of the aerospace engineering are hired by the ISRO ( Indian Space Research Organisation). Aspirants are also offered jobs in reputable companies like Hindustan aeronautics limited , National aeronautical laboratory , civil aviation department , Defence research and so on.
Jobs are also available with the national as well as international airlines services as well as aircraft manufacturing.
For more detailing , kindly refer to this link:
https://www.careers360.com/courses/aerospace-engineering-course
I hope this will be helpful.
Revert back for further query.
Good luck !!
My result of LPUNEST April phase is out. what is further procedure for counselling. from where I can apply?
Hi there, congratulations, you qualified the lpunest exam. The university officials will let you know about the next step soon. They will guide you how to go about counselling and other procedures. Hope this helps. Good Luck
what is further procedure after we clear LPUNEST exam? for btech (CSE)
After the result announcement of LPU NEST, qualified candidates must have to apply for the counselling/ interview procedure. The seat will be allotted to the candidates on the basis of the merit list.
Hope this helps you.
All the best
BBA syllabus for LPU NEST 2022
Hi there, all the information pertaining to lpunest such as syllabus, question papers etc is given on lpunest webiste. You can visit the website for further information.
lpu is an engineering university
Times Higher education impact ranking 2022 ranks LPU 74th amongst the Top Universities Globally.
- Engineering school has been ranked 66 th among the top Engineering Universities and colleges LPU of India.
- LPU Engineering Program ranked 10th by World University Rankings 2022 #thinkbig. Achievements. Computer Science Engineering. Engineering At LPU. Times Higher Education. World University Rankings 2022.
Engineering Programs at LPU are in the same league as BITS Pilani & many of IITs.
As per the world ranking 2022 LPU has been ranked 10th amongst top universities of India in engineering subject.
LPU has one of the best placement records in the whole of India and that is why students want to join LPU to get placed. Right from Google to Microsoft, LPU alumni are working with the top brands at the package of 1 crore and above. Annually, more than 450 brands come to LPU to recruit the students, where 90% of them are MNCs. Moreover, 80+ companies that recruit from IITs and NITs also recruit from LPU. Over the last three years, Cognizant alone has recruited 1900+ students from LPU campus and has been titled with the “Most Employable Students” consecutively twice in a row by the India's top talent company “Aspiring Minds”. Barring few names in south, there are hardly any college which can boast of such tall records.