Unit No. |
Topics Covered |
01 |
Basic mathematics used in physics, vectors, Units, Dimensions and
Measurement |
02 |
Motion in One dimension, Motion in Two Dimension (Projectile
Motion & Circular Motion) |
03 |
Laws of motion and friction, Work, Energy, Power and Conservation
laws,Centre of mass |
04 |
Electrostatics, Capacitors |
05 |
Current electricity,Thermal and Chemical effects of current |
06 |
Magnetic effect of current and Magnetism |
07 |
Electromagnetic Induction (EMI),Electromagnetic Waves (EMW) |
08 |
Alternating current (AC) and LC Oscillations |
09 |
Rotational Motion |
10 |
Kinetic theory of gases, Heat and thermodynamics, Mode of Heat
Transfer, Thermometry, Thermal Expansion, Humidity, Dew point |
11 |
Ray optics and optical Instruments |
12 |
Wave optics (Interference, Diffraction & Polarisation), Nature of
Light, Photometry |
13 |
Atomic and Nuclear Physics |
14 |
Elasticity, Surface Tension, Viscosity and Hydraulics |
15 |
Digital Electronics (Logic Gates), Vaccum Tube Electronics,
Semiconductor Electronics |
16 |
Principle of Communication |
17 |
Gravitation, The Universe |
18 |
Oscillations (SHM, damped oscillations, forced oscillation& Resonance) |
19 |
Wave Motion, Doppler's Effect |
CHEMISTRY |
Unit No. |
Topics Covered |
01 |
Organic Chemistry-some Basic Principle, Nomenclature, Isomerism,
Classification of Organic Compounds, Reaction Mechanism |
02 |
Alkane, Alkene, Alkyne, Aromatic Hydrocarbon, Halogen
Derivatives |
03 |
Atom, Molecule and Chemical Arithmatic (Some basic concept of
chemistry) |
04 |
Atomic Structure, Nuclear Chemistry |
05 |
Chemical Thermodynamics and Energetics |
06 |
Mono, Di & Tri Hydric alc., Phenol, Ether, Carbonyl Compound,
Carboxylic acid & its Derivatives |
07 |
Amine, Aniline, Nitro Benzene, Nitro Alkane, Cyanides, Isocyanides, |
08 |
Environmental Chemistry, Biological process, Polymers, Chemistry
in action, Purification of Organic Compounds, Chemistry in
everyday life. |
09 |
Chemical Equillibrium |
10 |
Ionic Equilibrium, Acid-Base (Concepts), pH-Buffer Solution,
Indicators |
11 |
Periodic Table & Periodicity in Properties |
12 |
Heavier Metals occurance and Extraction |
13 |
Chemical Bonding |
14 |
Hydrogen and its Compound |
15 |
Redox Reactions |
16 |
d Block Elements, Coordination Chemistry, f-Block Elements,
Organo Metalic Compounds. |
17 |
s Block ElementsChemistry of Lighter Elements |
18 |
p-Block Elements |
19 |
State of Matter (Solid State, Liquid and Gaseous State), |
20 |
Electrochemistry |
21 |
Surface Chemistry |
22 |
Chemical Kinetics |
BIOLOGY |
Unit No. |
Topics Covered |
01 |
UNITY OF LIFE : Cell structure, Cell division |
02 |
PROTOPLASM : Small molecules and Macro molecules. |
03 |
(I & II) DIVERSITY OF PLANT LIFE : Scientific Nomenclature, Binomial System, ICBN, Trinomial System, Taxonomic Hierarchy (taxon), Species concept, Types of Classification, Botanical Gardens and Herbaria, History of Plant Taxonomy, Two Kingdom, Four Kingdom and Five Kingdom Systems of Classification, Diagnostic Characters of Procaryotes, Bacteria, Virus, Mycoplasma Diagnostic Characters of Thallophyta (Algae and Fungi), Lichen and Mycorrhiza, Diagnostic Characters of Bryophyta, Diagnostic Characters of Pteridophyta, Diagnostic Characters of Spermatophyta, Branches of Botany |
04 |
DIVERSITY OF ANIMAL LIFE : Classification of Animals (Protozoa to chordata upto Mammalia). |
05 |
Brief knowledge of Plasmodium, Earthworm, Cockroach & Frog. |
06 |
ORGANISMS AND ENVIRONMENT : Origin and concept of species, population; interaction between environment and populations, community.
Biotic community, interaction between different species, biotic stability, changes in the community, succession. Ecosystem; Interaction between
biotic and abiotic components; major ecosystems, man made ecosystem-Agroecosystem. Biosphere; flow of energy, trapping of solar energy,
energy pathway, food chain, food web, biogeochemical cycles, calcium and sulphur, ecological imbalance and its consequences. Conservation of
natural resources; renewable and non-renewable (in brief ). Water and land management, wasteland development. Wild life and forest
conservation; causes for the extinction of some wild life, steps taken to conserve the remaining species, concept of endangered species-Indian
Examples, conservation of forest; Indian forests, importance of forests, hazards of deforestation, afforestation, Environmental pollution; air and
water pollution, sources, major pollutants of big cities of our country, their effects and methods of control, pollution due to nuclear fallout and
waste disposal, effect and control, noise pollution; sources and effects. Ecological adaptations Hydrophytes and Xerophytes. |
07 |
Plant tissues, Primary Structure of Root, Stem and Leaves, Anomalous Pri. Structure, Sec. growth. |
08 |
Morphology of Angiosperms - Families of Angiosperms, Important Characters and Economic Importance of Cruciferae, Malvaceae, Solanaceae, Leguminosae, Liliaceae, Gramineae, Compositae, Cucurbitaceae and Rubiaceae. |
09 |
Reproduction and Development of Angiosperms (Life History of Angiosperms). Seed dormancy and Seed Germination. |
10 |
Medicinal Plants. |
11 |
Photosynthesis, Mineral and Water relation of Plants, Mineral Nutrition, Respiration, Enzymes, Growth, Growth Hormones, Plant Movements. |
12 |
Animal Tissues. |
13 |
MAMMALIAN SYSTEMS - Digestive System, Vitamins, Nutritional Imbalance and Deficiency Diseases, Limb Muscles, Excretory System,
Reproductive System, Embryology. |
14 |
MAMMALIAN SYSTEMS- Integumentary System,Respiratory System, Circulatory System, Skeletal System. |
15 |
MAMMALIAN SYSTEM- Endocrine Glands, Nervous System, Eye and Ear. |
16 |
CONTINUITY OF LIFE : HEREDITY AND VARIATION : Introduction Mendel's Experiment with pea and idea of factors, Mendel's law of inheritance
incomplete dominance/Co-dominance extranuclear gene (Cytoplasmic inheritance) viral genes linkage (genetic) map. Sex determination and
sex linkage, gene manipulation (Genetic Engineering) Viral gene, Bacterial chromosome, Plasmid. Gene expression (Lac operon), gene regulation
molecular basis of differentation, gene intereaction, polygenic inheritance multiple allel/Lethal gene/special type of gene, paedigree analysis,
cloning, PCR technology, DNA fingerprinting population genetics,Genetic material and it's replication, genetic code transcription and translation. |
17 |
THE LIVING WORLD : Nature and scope of Biology . Methods of Biology. Our place in the universe. Laws that govern the universe and life. Level of
organisation. Cause and effect relationship.
Being alive.
What does it mean ? Present approach to understand life processes molecular approach; life as an expression of energy; steady state
and homeostasis; self duplication and survival; adaptation; death as a positive part of life. An attempt to define life in the above.
Origin of life and its maintenance. Origin and diversity of life. Physical and chemical principles that maintain life processes, the living crust and interdependence. The positive and negative aspects of progress in biological sciences. The future of the living world, identification of human
responsibility in shaping our future. |
18 |
ORIGIN AND EVOLUTION OF LIFE : Living and non-living, chemical evolution, organic evolution; Oparin ideas, Miller-Urey experiments. Interrelationship among living organisms and evidences of evolution : fossil records including geological time scale, Morphological evidencehomology,
vestigial organs, embryological similarities and biogeographical evidence.
Darwin's two major contributions. Common origin of living organisms and recombination as sources of variability, selection acts upon variation,
adaptation (Lederberg's replica plating experiment for indirect selection of bacterial mutants), reproductive isolation, speciation. Role of
selection change and drift in determining genetic composition of population. Selected examples : industrial melanism; drug resistance, mimicry,
malaria in relation to G-6-PD deficiency and sickle cell disease. Human evolution : Paleontological evidence, man's place among mammals. Brief
idea of Dryopithecus, Australopithecus, Homo erectus, H.neanderthalensis, Cromagnon man and Homo sapiens. Human chromosomes,
similarity in different racial groups. Comparison with chromosomes of nonhuman primates to indicate common origin; Cultural vs. biological
evolution.
MUTATION- Their role in speciation. Their origin in speciation,their origin in organisms . |
19 |
APPLICATION OF BIOLOGY-I- Introduction, Role of Biology in the amelioration of human problems. Domestication of plant- a historical account, improvement of crop plants; Principles of plant breeding and plant introduction. Use of fertilizers and economic and ecological aspects.
Use of pesticides : advantages and hazards. Biological methods of pest control. Crops today, Current concerns, gene pools and genetic
conservation. Underutilized crops with potential uses of oilseeds, medicines, beverages, spices, fodder, New crops-Leucaena (Subabul), Jojoba,
Guayule, winged bean, etc. Bio-fertilisers-green manure, crop residues and nitrogen fixation (symbiotic, non symbiotic). Applications of tissue
culture and genetic engineering in crops. |
20 |
Domestication and introduction of animals, Livestock, poultry, fisheries (fresh water, marine, aquaculture). Improvement of animals : principles of
animal breeding. Major animal diseases and their control. Insects and their products (silk, honey, wax and lac). |
21 |
APPLICATION OF BIOLOGY-II : Bioenergy-biomass, wood (combustion, gasification, ethanol). Cow dung cakes, gobar gas, plants as sources of
hydrocarbons for producing petroleum, ethanol from starch and lignocellulose, Biotechnology, a brief historical account-manufacture of cheese,
yoghurt, alcohol yeast, vitamins, organic acids, antibiotics, steroids, dextrins. Scaling up laboratory findings to Industrial production. Production
of insulin, human growth hormones, interferon. |
22 |
Communicable diseases including STD and diseases spread through 'blood transfusion (hepatities, AIDS, etc) Immune response, vaccines and
antisera. Allergies and Inflammations. Inherited diseases and dysfunctions, sex-linked diseases, genetic incompatibilities, and genetic
counselling. Cancer-major types, causes, diagnosis and treatment Tissue and organ transplantation. Community health services and measures.
Blood banks, Mental health, smoking, alcoholism and drug addiction-physiological symptoms and control measures. Industrial wastes, toxicology,
ollution-related diseases. Biomedical engineering-spare parts for man, instruments for diagnosis of diseases and care. Human population related
diseases. Human population growth problems and control, inequality between sexes, control measures; test-tube babies, amniocentesis, Growth,
Repair and Ageing. |