Adikavi Nannaya University

Rajahmundry-533105, E.G.Dist, AP.

Advt No.4/2010 Date : 15.11.2010

ADIKAVI NANNAYA UNIVERSITY RESEARCH COMMON ENTRANCE TEST-2010 (ANURCET)

Applications are invited for Admission into Ph.D. Program (Full Time/Part-Time/Extramural) for the academic year
2010-11 in the following disciplines, on or before 29.11.2010.

 Chemistry (Organic)
 Computer Science
 English
 Earth Sciences (Geoinformatics, Geology and Geophysics)
 Life Sciences (Biotechnology, Molecular Biology and Zoology)
 Management Studies
 Mathematics (Pure & Applied)
 ADIKAVI NANNAYA UNIVERSITY: RAJAHMUNDRY

Admission Guidelines for Ph.D.

Adikavi Nannaya University offers research programmes for eligible candidates leading to the award of the degree of
Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.). Candidates admitted into the Ph.D. programme have to work under the guidance of one (Principal) or
more (joint) guides/supervisors from the faculty of the University, and/or colleges affiliated to the University and recognized
research institutions. For the award of the degree, the candidate is required to submit a thesis incorporating the results of his/her
research work, after the stipulated minimum period of training in the programme, and defend his/her results in an open seminar
and viva voce. The thesis submitted should be a positive contribution to the advancement of knowledge either by way of
postulating a new hypothesis, or presentation of new data and inferences, or a critical review of existing hypotheses or theories.

1. Categories of Admission
Candidates can register for the Ph.D. programme under full-time, Part-time or Extramural category.
i) Full-time: Candidates admitted under Full-time category need to work in the Departments/Centres of the
University for the stipulated periods under the supervision of one or more guides/supervisors on the topics
identified and allotted to them.
ii) Part-time: The following categories of candidates are eligible for admission into Part-time programme in that
order: a) teachers working in other Universities Research Centres with at least one year of experience, b)
teachers working in P.G. Colleges affiliated to the University with at least 2 years of experience, c) teachers
working in U.G. Colleges affiliated to the University with at least 3 years of experience, d) teachers working in
Junior Colleges, Polytechnics and Colleges not affiliated to this University with 5 years of experience, e) and
executives/administrators in government / quasi government/public sector undertakings with at least 10 years of
experience. Candidates admitted under this category are required to work under the guidance of one or more
teachers from the University and should spend at least two months every year, in not more than two parts
during the stipulated period of training.
iii) Extramural: Scientists/research officers working in reputed research institutions and research scholars working
in approved research projects in recognized research institutes with two years of research experience are eligible
for admission under the extramural category.
Candidate registered for Ph.D. under the extramural category carryout their research works in their parent
organizations under the supervision of 1) a Principal guide (recognized by the University) who is usually a senior
level scientist or research officer in the same organisation, and 2) an external guide from the faculty of the
University.
For the purpose of admissions into Ph.D. programme, Colleges affiliated to Nannaya University will be treated as
recognized research institutions, provided they offer post-graduate programmes and satisfy other criteria of a
research institution and obtain recognition from the University.
2. Eligibility
Candidates securing at least a second class with not less than 55% of marks (50% in the case of SC/ST) in the master’s
degree in the subject concerned or an allied subject are eligible for admission into Ph.D. programme under Full-time, Part-
time or Extramural categories.
 3. Mode of Admission
Admissions into Full-time and Part-time Ph.D. programmes are normally made once every year through advertisement.
The University shall conduct an entrance test to shortlist the candidates. Ranks shall be given to the candidates who get
qualifying marks. Admissions will be based on the qualifying rank obtained in the test. In all cases, the statutory
reservations in force will be strictly followed.
Notwithstanding anything cited above, admissions into the Ph.D. programme are made at any time of the year only for
the following cases: (a) candidates qualified in the CSIR/UGC NET, ICMR and GATE, (b) research scholars/fellows selected
to work in research projects in the University, provided such projects are sponsored by recognized funding agencies and
the selection of such research scholars/fellows is done as per the norms of the University/ funding agency, and (c) all
candidates eligible for admission under Extramural category.

4. Duration
The minimum period of research stipulated for various categories of candidates to become eligible for submission of their
theses is as follows:
Highest degree possessed by the candidate Admission Category Duration

M.A./M.Sc./M.Com./M.B.A./M.C.A./M.S. (Integrated) or an Full-time/Extramural 3 years

equivalent degree
Part-time 4 years

M.E./M.Tech./M.Phil./M.Pharm/M.D., Full-time/Extramural 2 years

or an equivalent degree Part-time 3 years

The minimum stipulated period can be relaxed by not more than six months in exceptional cases at the discretion of the
Vice-Chancellor.
If a candidate is unable to submit his/her thesis within the stipulated period for any valid reasons, extension of time by
one year up to a maximum of 2 years may be granted. If the candidate fails to submit his/her thesis even after the expiry
of the extension period of 2 years, his/her registration lapses, and the candidate is required to re-register.
5. Course work
The course work for the full-time and part-time Pre Ph.D candidates shall be as follows.
PAPER – I: Research Methodology
Paper – II: Advanced topics in the concern subject
Paper – III: Special topics concerned with dissertation work.
6. Requirements
(a) The requirements for the award of Ph.D. degree are
(i) M.Phil./M.E./M.Tech./M.Pharm./L.L.M./M.L./M.D./M.S. degree holders or successful completion of a Pre-Ph.D.
examination or exemption from Pre Ph.D. examination granted by the Vice-Chancellor in cases where the candidate
possesses at least two publications in refereed journals.
(ii) Submission of a thesis based on the research work carried out under the supervision of one or more
approved research guides wherever applicable.
(iii) Positive recommendations from the thesis adjudicators and
(iv) Successful defence of the thesis before a viva-voce committee appointed by the Vice-Chancellor.
(b) There shall be a Doctoral Committee of not less than two members including the Guide constituted by the
Principal concerned from the panel of examiner’s recommended by the guide. In cases where there is a guide
 and a co-guide, the Doctoral committee shall have at least three members. No person, who is not qualified to be
a Research Guide shall be a member of the Doctoral Committee.
7. Fee Structure for Ph.D. Programmes as detailed below

For Arts and Science streams

Degree Registration Fee Rs Library Fee Rs Examination Fee Rs

Ph.D.(Full Time)
1st year 6,000 500 1,000
2nd year 7,000 -- --
3rd year 8,000 -- --
4th year 9,000 -- --
5th year 10,000 -- --

Ph.D.(Part Time)
1st year 12,000 500 1,000
2nd year 12,000 -- --
3rd year 12,000 -- --
4th year 14,000 -- --
5th year 15,000 -- --

For Engineering Stream (Computer Science)

Degree Registration Fee Rs Library Fee Rs Examination Fee Rs
Ph.D.(Full Time)
1st year 15,000 -- 1,000
2nd year 15,000 -- --
3rd year 15,000 -- --
th
4 year 20,000 -- --
5th year 25,000 -- --

Ph.D.(Part Time)
1st year 20,000 -- 1000
2nd year 20,000 -- --
3rd year 20,000 -- --
4th year 25,000 -- --
5th year 30,000 -- --

8. All application should be sent to the following address on or before 29.11.2010

Application Fee Rs. 500/- in favour of The Registrar, Adikavi Nannaya University Payable at Rajahmundry, AP

Convener
ANURCET-2010
Adikavi Nannaya University
Jayakrishnapuram
Rajahmundry-533105
Andhra Pradesh, INDIA
Email: principal_aknu@rediffmail.com
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 Syllabus for Entrance examination of ANURCET-2010

Subject : CHEMISTRY: Test Code : 001

I. PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY

Structure: Quantum theory: principles and techniques; applications to a particle in a box, harmonic oscillator,
rigid rotor and hydrogen atom; valence bond and molecular orbital theories, Huckel approximation;
approximate techniques: variation and perturbation; symmetry, point groups; rotational, vibrational, electronic,
NMR, and ESR spectroscopy.

Equilibrium: First law of thermodynamics, heat, energy, and work; second law of thermodynamics and
entropy; third law and absolute entropy; free energy; chemical equilibrium, response of chemical equilibrium
to temperature and pressure; colligative properties; Debye-Huckel theory; thermodynamics of electrochemical
cells; standard electrode potentials: applications, molecular partition function (translational, rotational,
vibrational, and electronic).

Kinetics: Rates of chemical reactions, temperature dependence of chemical reactions; elementary,

consecutive, and parallel reactions; steady state approximation; theories of reaction rates - collision and
transition state theory, relaxation kinetics, kinetics of photochemical reactions and free radical polymerization,
homogeneous catalysis, adsorption isotherms and heterogeneous catalysis.

II. INORGANIC CHEMISTRY

Main group elements: General characteristics, allotropes, structure and reactions of simple and industrially
important compounds: boranes, carboranes, silicones, silicates, boron nitride, borazines and phosphazenes.
Hydrides, oxides and oxoacids of pnictogens (N, P), chalcogens (S, Se & Te) and halogens, xenon
compounds, pseudo halogens and interhalogen compounds. Shapes of molecules and hard- soft acid base
concept. Structure and Bonding (VBT) of B, Al, Si, N, P, S, Cl compounds. Allotropes of carbon: graphite,
diamond, C60. Synthesis and reactivity of inorganic polymers of Si and P.

Transition Elements: General characteristics of d and f block elements; coordination chemistry: structure
and isomerism, stability, theories of metal- ligand bonding (CFT and LFT), spinels, mechanisms of
substitution and electron transfer reactions of coordination complexes. Electronic spectra and magnetic
properties of transition metal complexes, lanthanides and actinides. Metal- Metal bonds and metal atom
clusters, metallocenes.

III. ORGANIC CHEMISTRY

Stereochemistry: Chirality of organic molecules with or without chiral centres. Specification of configuration
in compounds having one or more stereogenic centres. Enantiotopic and diastereotopic atoms, groups and
faces. Stereoselective and stereospecific synthesis. Conformational analysis of acyclic and cyclic
compounds. Geometrical isomerism. Configurational and conformational effects on reactivity and
selectivity/specificity.

Reaction Mechanism: Methods of determining reaction mechanisms. Nucleophilic and electrophilic

substitutions and additions to multiple bonds. Elimination reactions. Reactive intermediates- carbocations,
carbanions, carbenes, nitrenes, arynes, free radicals. Molecular rearrangements involving electron deficient
atoms, IUPAC nomenclature of organic compounds, Concepts of aromaticity.

Named Reactions: Mechanism of some name reactions: Aldol, Perkin, Benzoin, Cannizaro, Wittig, Grignard
Reactions, Reformatsky, Hoffmann, Claisen and Favorsky rearrangments. Hydroboration – openauer
oxidation, elemmensen reduction – Meerwein Pondorf and verley and Birch reductions. Stork enamine
reactions, Michael addition, Mannich Reaction, Diels – Alder reaction, Ene reaction, Bayer – Villiger Reaction,
Shapiro reaction,Chichibabin reaction,Stobbe condensation, Curtius reaction, Sandmeyer reaction, Hunds-
Diecker reaction, HVZ reaction.

Organic Synthesis: Oxidation and reduction of various functional groups, Use of compounds of Mg, Li, Cu,
B and Si in organic synthesis. Concepts in multistep synthesis- retrosynthetic analysis, disconnections,
synthons, synthetic equivalents, reactivity umpolung, selectivity, protection and deprotection of functional
groups.

Pericyclic reactions: Electrocyclic, cycloaddition and sigmatropic reactions. Orbital correlation, FMO and
PMO treatments.

Photochemistry: Basic principles. Photochemistry of alkenes, carbonyl compounds, and arenes.

Photooxidation and photoreduction. Di-π- methane rearrangement, Barton reaction.

Heterocyclic compounds: Structure, preparation, properties and reactions of Benzo furan, Benzo
thiophene, pyridine, Pyrazole, Isoxazole, Oxazole, Imidazole, Thiazole, Isothiozole, Pyridazine, Pyrazine,
Pyramidine, indole, quinoline Isoquinoline and their derivatives.

Biomolecules: Structure, properties and reactions of mono- and Di-saccharides, physicochemical properties
of amino acids, chemical synthesis of peptides, structural features of proteins, nucleic acids, steroids,
terpenoids, carotenoids, and alkaloids.

Spectroscopy: Principles and applications of UV-visible, IR, NMR and Mass spectrometry in the
determination of structures of organic molecules.

Subject : COMPUTER SCIENCE : Test Code: 002

Mathematical Logic: Propositional Logic; First Order Logic.

Probability: Conditional Probability; Mean, Median, Mode and Standard Deviation; Random Variables;
Distributions; uniform, normal, exponential, Poisson, Binomial.

Theory of Computation: Regular languages and finite automata, Context free languages and Push-down
automata, Recursively enumerable sets and Turing machines, Undesirability; NPcompleteness.

Digital Logic: Logic functions, Minimization, Design and synthesis of combinational and sequential circuits;
Number representation and computer arithmetic (fixed and floating point).

Computer Organization and Architecture: Machine instructions and addressing modes, ALU and data-path,
CPU control design, Memory interface, I/O interface (Interrupt and DMA mode), Instruction pipelining, Cache
and main memory, Secondary storage.

Programming and Data Structures: Programming in C; Functions, Recursion, Parameter passing, Scope,
Binding; Abstract data types, Arrays, Stacks, Queues, Linked Lists, Trees, Binary search trees, Binary heaps.

Algorithms: Analysis, Asymptotic notation, Notions of space and time complexity, Worst and average case
analysis; Design: Greedy approach, Dynamic programming, Divide-and-conquer; Tree and graph traversals,
Connected components, Spanning trees, Shortest paths; Hashing, Sorting, Searching.

Operating System: Processes, Threads, Inter-process communication, Concurrency, Synchronization,

Deadlock, CPU scheduling, Memory management and virtual memory, File systems, I/O systems, Protection
and security.

Databases: ER-model, Relational model (relational algebra, tuple calculus), Database design (integrity
constraints, normal forms), Query languages (SQL), File structures (sequential files, indexing, B and B+
trees), Transactions and concurrency control.
Computer Networks: ISO/OSI stack, LAN technologies (Ethernet, Token ring), Flow and error control
techniques, Routing algorithms, Congestion control, TCP/UDP and sockets, IP(v4), Application layer
protocols (icmp, dns, smtp, pop, ftp, http); Basic concepts of hubs, switches, gateways, and routers.

Subject : ENGLISH : test code: 003

1. History of Literature in English

a. British Literature from 1340-2000
b. Post colonial Literatures (South Asian, African, Australian, Caribbean, and Canadian Literatures)
c. American Literature (African American, Jewish American and other hyphenated Literatures of
America)

2. Literary Criticism & Theory

British & European (Criticism & Theory)
Indian Aesthetics

SUBJECT : Earth Sciences (Geoinformatics, Geology and Geophysics): Test Code : 004

(I). GEOLOGY

1) Mineralogy and petrology: Concept of point group, space group, reciprocal lattice, diffraction and
imaging. Concepts of crystal field theory and mineralogical spectroscopy. TEM and SEM applications.
Lattice defects (point, line and planar). Electrical, magnetic and optical properties of minerals. Bonding
and crystal structures of common oxides, sulphides, and silicates. Transformation of minerals –
polymorphism, polytypism, and polysomatism. Solid solution and exsolution. Steady-state geotherms.
Genesis, properties, emplacement and crystallization of magmas. Phase equilibrium studies of simple
systems, effect of volatiles on melt equilibria. Magma-mixing, -mingling and -immiscibility. Metamorphic
structures and textures; isograds and facies. Mineral reactions with condensed phases, solid solutions,
mixed volatile equilibria and thermobarometry. Metamorphism of pelites, mafic-ultra mafic rocks and
siliceous dolomites. Material transport during metamorphism. P-T-t path in regional metamorphic
terrains, plate tectonics and metamorphism. Petrogenetic aspects of important rock suites of India,
such as the Deccan Traps, layered intrusive complexes, anorthosites, carbonatites, charnockites,
khondalites and gondites.

2) Structural geology and geotectonics: Theory of stress and strain. Behaviour of rocks under stress.
Mohr circle. Various states of stress and their representation by Mohr circles. Different types of failure
and sliding criteria. Geometry and mechanics of fracturing and conditions for reactivation of pre-existing
discontinuities. Paleostress analyses. Common types of finite strain ellipsoids. L-, L-S-, and S-tectonic
fabrics. Techniques of strain analysis. Particle paths and flow patterns. Progressive strain history and
methods for its determination. Deformation mechanisms. Role of fluids in deformation processes.
Geometry and analyses of brittle-ductile and ductile shear zones. Sheath folds. Geometry and
mechanics of development of folds, boudins, foliations and lineations. Interference patterns and
structural analyses in areas of superposed folding. Fault-related folding. Gravity induced structures.
Major tectonic features and associated structures in extensional-, compressional-, and strike-slip-
terranes. Geological and geophysical characteristics of plate boundaries. Geodynamic evolution of
Himalaya.

3) Sedimentology and stratigraphy: Clastic sediments- gravel, sand and mud; biogenic, chemical and
volcanogenic sediments. Classification of conglomerates, sandstones and mudstones, and carbonate
rocks. Flow regimes and processes of sediment transport. Sedimentary textures and structures.
Sedimentary facies and environments, reconstruction of paleoenvironments. Formation and evolution of
sedimentary basins. Diagenesis of siliciclastic and carbonate rocks. Recent developments in
stratigraphic classification. Code of stratigraphic nomenclature – Stratotypes, Global Boundary
Stratotype Sections and Points (GSSP). Lithostratigraphic, chronostratigraphic and biostratigraphic
subdivisions. Methods of startigraphic correlation including Shaw’s Graphic correlation. Concept of
sequence stratigraphy. Rates of sediment accumulation, unconformities. Facies concept in Stratigraphy
 – Walther’s law. Methods for paleogeographic reconstruction. Earth’s Climatic History. Phanerozoic
stratigraphy of India with reference to the type areas– their correlation with equivalent formations in
other regions. Boundary problems in Indian Phanerozoic stratigraphy.

4) Marine geology and paleoceanography: Morphologic and tectonic domains of the ocean floor.
Structure, composition and mechanism of the formation of oceanic crust. Oceanic sediments: Factors
controlling the deposition and distribution of oceanic sediments; geochronology of oceanic sediments,
diagenetic changes in oxic and anoxic environments. Tectonic evolution of the ocean basins. Mineral
resources. Opening and closing of ocean gateways and their effect on circulation and climate during the
Cenozoic. Sea level processes and Sea level changes.

5) Geochemistry: Structure and atomic properties of elements, the Periodic Table; ionic substitution in
minerals; Phase rule and its applications in petrology, thermodynamics of reactions involving pure
phases, ideal and non-ideal solutions, and fluids; equilibrium and distribution coefficients. Nucleation
and diffusion processes in igneous, metamorphic and sedimentary environments, redox reactions and
Eh-pH diagrams and their applications. Mineral/mineral assemblages as ‘sensors’ of ambient
environments. Geochemical studies of aerosols, surface-, marine-, and ground waters. Radioactive
decay schemes and their application to geochronology and petrogenesis. Stable isotopes and their
application to earth system processes.

6) Economic geology: Magmatic, hydrothermal and surface processes of ore formation. Metallogeny
and its relation to crustal evolution; Active ore-forming systems, methods of mineral deposit studies
including ore microscopy, fluid inclusions and isotopic systematics; ores and metamorphism- cause and
effect relationships. Geological setting, characteristics, and genesis of ferrous, base and noble metals.
Origin, migration and entrapment of petroleum; properties of source and reservoir rocks; structural,
stratigraphic and combination traps. Methods of petroleum exploration. Petroliferous basins of India.
Origin of peat, lignite, bitumen and anthracite. Classification, rank and grading of coal; coal petrography,
coal resources of India. Gas hydrates and coal bed methane. Nuclear and non-conventional energy
resources.

7) Precambrian geology and crustal evolution: Evolution of lithosphere, hydrosphere, atmosphere,

biosphere, and cryosphere;, lithological, geochemical and stratigraphic characteristics of granite –
greenstone and granulite belts. Stratigraphy and geochronology of the cratonic nuclei, mobile belts and
Proterozoic sedimentary basins of India. Life in Precambrian. Precambrian – Cambrian boundary with
special reference to India.

8) Quaternary geology: Definition of Quaternary. Quaternary Stratigraphy – Oxygen Isotope

stratigraphy, biostratigraphy and magnetostratigraphy. Quaternary climates – glacial-interglacial cycles,
eustatic changes, proxy indicators of paleoenvironmental/ paleoclimatic changes, - land, ocean and
cryosphere (ice core studies). Responses of geomorphic systems to climate, sea level and tectonics on
variable time scales in the Quaternary,. Quaternary dating methods, –radiocarbon, Uranium series,
Luminescence, Amino-acid, relative dating methods. Quaternary stratigraphy of India– continental
records (fluvial, glacial, aeolian, palaeosols and duricrust); marine records; continental-marine
correlation of Quaternary record. Evolution of man and Stone Age cultures. Plant and animal life in
relation to glacial and interglacial cycles during Quaternary. Tectonic geomorphology, neotectonics,
active tectonics and their applications to natural hazard assessment.

9) Applied geology:

(i) Engineering Geology: Engineering properties of rocks and physical characteristics of building
stones, concretes and other aggregates. Geological investigations for construction of dams, bridges,
highways and tunnels. Remedial measures. Mass movements with special emphasis on landslides
and causes of hillslope instability. Seismic design of buildings.

(ii) Mineral Exploration: Geological, geophysical, geochemical and geobotanical methods of surface
and sub-surface exploration on different scales. Sampling, assaying and evaluation of mineral
deposits.
 (iii) Hydrogeology: Groundwater, Darcy’s law, hydrological characteristics of aquifers, hydrological
cycle. Precipitation, evapotranspiration and infiltration processes. Hydrological classification of water-
bearing formations. Fresh and salt-water relationships in coastal and inland areas. Groundwater
exploration and water pollution. Groundwater regimes in India.

(II). PHYSICAL GEOGRAPHY

1) Geomorphology: Development in geomorphology. Historical and process Geomorphology.

Landforms in relation to climate, rock type, structure and tectonics. Processes – weathering,
pedogenesis, mass movement, erosion, transportation and deposition. Geomorphic processes and
landforms – fluvial, glacial, eolian, coastal and karst. River forms and processes – stream flow,
stage-discharge relationship; hydrographs and flood frequency analysis. Submarine relief.
Geomorphology and topographic analysis including DEM, Environmental change– causes, effects
on processes and landforms. Extra-terrestrial geomorphology.

2) Bio-geography: Elements of biogeography with special reference to India; environment, habitat,

plant-animal association; zoo-geography of India; Biomes, elements of plant geography, distribution
of forests and major plant communities. Distribution of major animal communities. Conservation of
forests. Wildlife sanctuaries and parks.

3) Environmental Geography: Man-land relationship. Resources – renewable and non-renewable.

Natural and man-made hazards – droughts, floods, cyclones, earthquakes, landslides, tsunamis.
Ecological balance, environmental pollution and deterioration.

4) Geography of India: Physiography, drainage, climate, soils and natural resources – the Himalaya,
Ganga-Brahmaputra Plains, and peninsular India Precambrian shield, the Gondwana rift basins,
Deccan Plateau. Indian climatology with special reference to seasonal distribution and variation of
temperature, humidity, wind and precipitation; Climate zones of India. Agricultural geography of
India. Population – its distribution and characteristics. Urbanization and migration. Environmental
problems and issues.

(III). GEOPHYSICS

1) Signal Processing: Continuous and discrete signals; Fourier series; linear time invariant systems
with deterministic and random inputs; band limited signal and sampling theorem; discrete and Fast
Fourier transform; Z-transform; convolution; Filters: discrete and continuous, recursive, non-
recursive, optimal and inverse filters; deconvolution.

2) Field theory: Newtonian potential; Laplace and Poisson’s equations; Green’s Theorem; Gauss’
law; Continuation integral; equivalent stratum; Maxwell’s equations and electromagnetic theory;
Displacement potential, Helmhotz’s theorem and seismic wave propagation.

3) Gravity and Magnetic fields of the earth: Normal gravity field; Clairaut’s theorem; Shape of the
earth; deflection of the vertical, geoid, free-air, Bouguer and isostatic anomalies, isostatic models for
local and regional compensation. Geomagnetic field, secular and transient variations and their
theories; palaeomagnetism, construction of polar wandering curves.

4) Plate Tectonics and Geodynamics: Vine-Mathews hypothesis, marine magnetic anomalies, sea
floor spreading; mid-oceanic ridges and geodynamics; plate tectonics hypothesis; plate boundaries
and seismicity. Heat flow mechanisms, core-mantle convection and mantle plumes.

5) Seismology & Tomography: Seismometry: short period, long period, broad band and strong
motion; elements of earthquake seismology; seismic sources: faulting source, double couple
hypothesis, elastodynamics, Haskell’s function, seismic moment tensor, focal mechanism and fault
plane solutions; seismic gaps; seismotectonics and structure of the earth; Himalayan and stable
continental region earthquakes, reservoir induced seismicity; seismic hazards; earthquake
prediction.
 6) Gravity and Magnetic Methods: Gravimeters and magnetometers; data acquisition from land, air
and ship; corrections and reduction of anomalies; ambiguity; regional and residual separation;
continuation and derivative calculations; interpretation of anomalies of simple geometric bodies,
single pole, sphere, horizontal cylinder, sheet, dyke and fault.

7) Electrical and Electromagnetic Methods: Electrical profiling and sounding, typical sounding
curves, pseudo-sections; resistivity transform and direct interpretation; induced polarization
methods. Electromagnetic field techniques; elliptic polarization, in-phase and out of phase
components, horizontal and vertical loop methods; interpretation; VLF (very low frequency); AFMAG
(Audio frequency magnetic) methods; and central frequency sounding; transient electromagnetic
methods; magneto-telluric method; geomagnetic depth sounding.

8) Seismic Methods: Generalized Snell’s Law; Ray theory; reflection, refraction, diffraction;
Zoeppritz’s equation; seismic energy sources; detectors; seismic noises and noise profile analysis;
seismic data recording and telemetry devices; reduction to a datum and weathering corrections;
Interpretation of a refraction seismic data by graphical and analytical techniques; CDP/CMP; seismic
reflection data processing, velocity analysis, F-K filtering, stacking, deconvolution, migration before
and after stack; bright spot analysis; wavelet processing; attenuation studies, shear waves, AVO;
VSP; introduction to 3D seismics; seismic stratigraphy.

(IV) REMOTE SENSING AND GIS

1) Remote Sensing: Electromagnetic radiation principles; Aerial photographs and platforms: Vertical,
oblique aerial photographs, Aerial cameras, aerial photography filters, planning aerial photography
surveys, elements of visual image interpretation; Photogrammetry: Flight line and geometry of aerial
photography, Fiducial marks and principal points, Scale, height, area & stereoscopic measurements
with aerial photos, DEMs, orthophotos and planimetric features from soft copy photogrammetr;
Multispectral remote sensing Systems; Thermal infrared remote sensing; Active and passive
microwave remote sensing; Remote sensing of vegetation, water, urban landscape, soils, mineral
and geomorphology; LIDAR remote sensing.

2) GIS: Spatial data, attribute data, spatial feature and their representation in vector and raster
models; spatial data models: vector and raster data models; spatial structures: vector and raster
data structures; spatial data transformations: point-to-area, areas-to –points, areas-to-area, raster-
to-vector-raster conversions; spatial data analysis: vector data analysis, raster data analysis,
buffering and overlay operations, pattern analysis, map classification, spatial, topological and
geometrical modeling, local operations, neighbourhood operations, zonal and global operation,
surface analysis, terrain mapping and analysis, view shed analysis, path and network analysis;
spatial interpolation; geocoding and dynamic segmentation; gis models and modeling: binary, index
and regression models

Subject : Management Studies:Test Code:005

Research Methodology
General Management
Functional Areas of Management - Marketing
Human resources, operations / production management and Financial Management,
Accounting
Managerial Economics
Organizational Behaviour and
Business communication
Subject : Mathematics: Test Code: 006
SUBJECT : LIFE SCIENCES ; TEST CODE : 007

 Broad classification of the Animal Kingdom

 Origin and evolution of Metazoa-theories
 Biology and adaptive radiation in Prochordates; Cyclostomes; Chondrichthyes; Actinopterygii; Amphibia;
Reptiles; Aves and Mammals;
 Biosystematics- Introduction; Importance and applications
 ICZN-principles; interpretation and application of important rules
 Comparison of prokaryotic and Eukaryotic cells; General methods in cell biology
 Evidence of DNA as genetic material. RNA viruses-RNA as genetic material.
 Fine structure of gene
 Differences between prokaryotic and eukaryotic gene
 Replication of DNA
 Principles of genetic engineering, plasmids and vectors
 General introduction to instrumentation. Basic principles and applications in biology
 Introduction to Metabolism
 Methods to study Intermediary Metabolism
 Principles of Bioenergetics,
 Importance of ATP
 Prokaryotic & Eukaryotic Transcription
 Population ecology and interrelationships between organisms
 Dynamics of ecosystem
 Conservation Biology
 Restoration Ecology.
 Gametogenesis & Fertilization
 Introduction to animal Development
 Pattern of embryonic development;
 Basic concept of environmental stress and strain, concepts of elastic and Plastic strain stress resistance, stress
avoidance and stress tolerance.
 Adaptation, Acclimation and Acclimatization.
 Introduction to cell and tissue culture
 Components of cell culture: cell types and cell lines
 Types of culture processes
 Nobel approaches to bioreactor design, bioprocessing and control strategies; Synchronozation of cell cultures;
Ex vivo expansion of haemopoetic cells for the production of blood cells and their products;
 River systems in India, Riverine, Estuarine and Marine Fisheries of India
 Preservation and Processing, Fish products and byproducts
 EEZ
 Basic concepts and scope of Limnology
 General principles and economics of different kinds of aquaculture.
 The sea as biological environment
 Cognitive Neuroscience: Nerve cells and their network, Role of limbic System in cognition, Cognitive skills,
Learning and memory-
 Conditioning, habituation, insight learning, association learning, Reasoning, Genetic aspects of cognition,
animal models.
 Channels and Membrane Potential: Neuron – Excitability, conductivity, Resting Membrane potential
 Nerve Impulse, Action potential and its propagation. Signaling and Channels, Ion Channels and Voltage-gated
Channels.
 Sodium Channel, Potassium Channel, Calcium channel – morphological and physiological characters.
 Immunology: Immunity-Immunogens, antigens and immunoglobulins.
 Cells of immune system, Antigen-antibody reaction and antibody response.
 Immunological tests: Immunodiffusion, immunoelectrophoresis, immunofluorescence, radioimmunoassay and
enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay.