Syllabus for Diploma in Engineering (Regular & Evening) Entrance Test
There shall be one paper containing three sections viz Physic, Chemistry & Maths. All questions will be objective type
as expected in the Secondary School Examination. The distribution of marks for Physics, Chemistry and Mathematics
portions shall be 30%, 30% and 40% respectively.
PHYSICS: Distance and displacement, Scalar and Vector quantities, addition and subtraction of Vectors, resolution of
Vector. Speed and velocity, uniform and non-uniform motion, circular motion, mass and weight; momentum, impulse, laws
of motion, conservation of momentum; work, power and energy, conservation of energy. Characteristics of sound waves,
longitudinal and transverse waves, v =n relation.
Spherical mirror, mirror formulae, laws of reflection and refraction, refraction through a glass slab and prism, total internal
reflection, dispersion of light. Lens formulae, power of a lens. Microscope and Telescope.
Coulomb’s law, electric current, electric potential and potential difference; Ohm’s law. Law of resistance in series and
parallel. Heating effect of current -electric energy, electric power. Chemical effect of current - electroplating and
electrolysis. Magnetic effect of current-electric motor, generator- A.C. and D.C. Nuclear Fission and Fusion, chain
reaction.
CHEMISTRY: Atomic and molecular mass, mole concept, Avogadro’s Number, Avogadro’s law, ideal gas, gas laws,
ideal gas equation, diffusion, STP. Fundamental particles, isotopes and isobars in an atom, cathode rays, Rutherford’s
experiment, Postulates of Bohr’s theory, Electronic configuration of first twenty elements. Periodic classification
of elements and gradation of properties (atomic size, ionization energies, electron affinities, electro-negativities and
metallic character etc.) Electrovalent, covalent and co-ordinate bonds. Chemical equation. True solution, colloids and
suspension. Strong and weak electrolytes. Acids, bases and salts. pH of a solution. Rate of the reaction and factors
affecting the rate of the reaction. Oxidation and reduction.
Metallurgical process. Manufacture & chemical properties of Sodium Carbonate and Ammonia. Properties of
halogens & alkali metals. Properties of sulphur compounds (H2S, H2SO4 and SO2). Allotropes of Sulphur, Phosphorus
and Carbon. Hydrocarbons: saturated and unsaturated, homologous series, functional group. Combustion of hydrocarbons.
MATHEMATICS: System of Linear equations in two variables and their solution by algebraic method. Application
of linear equations in two variables in solving simple problems. Quadratic equations and their solutions by factorisation
and quadratic formula. Applications of quadratic equations in solving simple problems. General terms of an A.P., sum to
n-terms of an A.P. and simple problems. Instalment payment and instalment buying.
Surface area and volume of a cuboid, cube, cone and sphere. Theorems and problems based upon vertically opposite
angles, congruence of triangles (SAS, ASA, SSS and RHS). Theorems and problems on similar triangles. Pythagorus
theorem and problems based on it. Circle through three points, problems based upon equal chords, angle subtended at
centre by an arc / chord of a circle, angle in semicircle and segments. Trigonometrical ratios of angles (Sin, Cos, & Tan
for 0, 30, 45, 60 and 90). Simple height and distance problems. Collection and presentation of data, frequency
distribution, mean of grouped data and bar chart. Co- ordinates of points, distance between two points, section formula and its
application.
