Ph. D. Eligibility Test-2021 – TEST PATTERN
The eligibility test will be of 90 minutes duration and question paper consists of 100 objective (multiple choice only) type questions
SYLLABUS FOR PHD ENTRANCE TEST
1. Research Methodology: Meaning of Research, Objectives of Research, Motivation in Research, Types of Research, Research Approaches, Significance of Research, Research Methods versus Methodology.
2. Defining the Research Problem: What is a Research Problem? Selecting the Problem, Necessity of defining the Problem.
3. Research Design: Meaning of Research Design, Need for Research Design, Features of a Good Design. Sampling Design: Census and Sample Survey, Implications of a Sample Design, Steps in Sampling Design, Criteria of Selecting a Sampling Procedure
4. Aptitude: Coding and decoding, blood relations, time and distance, simple and compound interest, Permutation and combination, number system, odd man out.
Engineering and Technology (Question paper based on specializations)
COMMON FOR COMPUTER SCIENCE & ENGINEERING AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
DISCRETE MATHEMATICS: Propositional and first-order logic. Sets, relations, functions, partial orders, and lattices. Groups. Graphs: connectivity, matching, coloring. Combinatorics: counting, recurrence relations, generating functions.
PROGRAMMING &DATA STRUCTURES WITH ALGORITHMS:Programming in C. Recursion. Arrays,stack, queue, list, set, string, tree, binary search tree, heap, graph, tree and graph traversals, connected components, spanning trees, shortest paths, hashing, sorting, searching, design techniques (greedy, dynamic, divide and conquer), asymptotic analysis (best, worst, average cases) of time and space, upper and lower bounds.
DIGITAL LOGICS &COMPUTER ORGANIZATION:Boolean algebra, minimization of Boolean functions; logic gates,Synthesis of combinational and sequential circuits. Machine instructions and addressing modes, ALU and control, memory interface, I/O interface (cache, main and secondary storage. data path and hardwired), serial communication interface, cache, main and secondary storage.
OPERATING SYSTEMS: Classical concepts (concurrency, synchronization, deadlock), processes, threads and inter-process communication, CPU scheduling, memory management, file systems.
SOFTWARE ENGINEERING: Information gathering, requirement and feasibility analysis, data flow diagrams, process specifications, input/output design, process life cycle.
DATABASE MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS: Definition, relational model, database design, E-R diagrams, integrity constraints, normal forms, Relational Algebra, query languages (SQL).
DATA COMMUNICATION AND NETWORKS: ISO/OSI stack, transmission media, data encoding, multiplexing, flow and error control, LAN technologies, network devices – switches, gateways, routers, ICMP, application layer protocols – SMTP, POP3, HTTP, DNS, FTP, Telnet.
THEORY OF COMPUTATION: Finite automata, Regular expressions, Context-free grammars and push-down automata. Regular and context-free languages, pumping lemma. Turing machines and undecidability.
Signals &Systems: Continuous-time signals: Fourier series and Fourier transform representations, Laplace Transforms; sampling theorem and applications,Discrete-time signals: discrete-time Fourier transform (DTFT), DFT, Z-transform; LTI systems: definition and properties, causality, stability, impulse response, convolution.
Electronic Devices: P-N junction, Zener diode, BJT, MOS capacitor, MOSFET, LED; Integrated circuit fabrication process: oxidation, diffusion, ion implantation, photolithography and twin-tub CMOS process.
Analog circuits: Small signal equivalent circuits of diodes, BJTs and MOSFETs; Simple diode circuits: clipping, clamping and rectifiers; Single-stage BJT and MOSFET amplifiers: biasing, bias stability, mid-frequency small signal analysis and frequency response; BJT and MOSFET amplifiers: multi-stage, differential, feedback, Simple opamp circuits; Active filters; Sinusoidal oscillators: criterion for oscillation.
Digital circuits: Number systems; Combinatorial circuits: minimization of switching functions using Boolean identities and Karnaugh map, logic gates and their static CMOS implementations, arithmetic circuits, multiplexers, decoders. Sequential circuits: latches and flip‐flops, counters, shift‐registers and finite state machines; Data converters: Semiconductor memories.
Communications: Random processes: autocorrelation and power spectral density, properties of white noise, filtering of random signals through LTI systems; Analog and digital modulation schemes; matched filter receiver, calculation of bandwidth, SNR and BER for digital modulation; Timing and frequency synchronization, inter-symbol interference and its mitigation; Basics of TDMA, FDMA and CDMA.
Electromagnetics: Electrostatics; Maxwell’s equations: differential and integral forms and their interpretation, boundary conditions, wave equation, Poynting vector; Plane waves and properties: reflection and refraction, polarization, phase and group velocity, propagation through various media, skin depth; Antennas: antenna types, radiation pattern, gain and directivity, return loss, antenna arrays; Basics of radar;
Microprocessor & micro controller: 8085 & 8086 microprocessors-architecture, instruction set, addressing modes, 8051 microcontroller- architecture, modes of operation, interrupt structure, memory and I/O interfacing. Embedded systems-general purpose processors, state machine and concurrent process models, RTOs.
Networks: D.C. and A.C. circuits –R,L,C elements, KVL, KCL, loop and nodal analysis, source transformation, stardelta transformation, Superposition, Reciprocity, Thevenin’s, Norton’s, Maximum power transfer theorems, time response of circuits, complex power, resonance, steady state analysis, Transient analysis, two port networks, solution of balanced and unbalanced 3-φ circuits.
Electrical Measurements: Bridges and potentiometers; indicating instruments – PMMC, moving iron, dynamometer, electrostatic and induction type meters, ammeters and voltmeters, errors in indicating instruments; wattmeter, energy meter and other measuring instruments – measurement of power, energy and power factor and frequency, errors and compensation, Transducers.
Analog and Digital circuits: Diode circuits, clippings, Rectifiers, Amplifiers, Biasing, combinational sequential logic circuits, Multiplexers, demultiplexers, A/D and D/A converters.
Control Systems: Transfer function, block diagrams, servo and stepper motors, error constants, stability, Routh and Niquist criterion, Bode plots, root loci, lag, lead and lead-lag compensation, PD, PI & PID controllers, state space model, state transition matrix, controllability and observability.
Electrical Machines: Energy conversion principles; DC machines – types, generator characteristics, armature reaction and commutation, testing and speed control of dc motors; three phase induction motors – principles, types, performance characteristics, starting testing and speed control, single phase induction motors; synchronous machines – performance, regulation and parallel operation of generators, synchronous motor starting, characteristics and applications; single phase transformer – equivalent circuit, phasor diagram, testing, regulation and efficiency; three phase transformers.
Power Systems: Generation of electrical Power; transmission line parameters; sag calculations; insulators and cables; economic operation; AC and DC distribution systems, symmetrical components and fault analysis; load flow analysis; steady-state and transient stability analysis; load frequency control; circuit breakers and protective relays; basics of HVDC transmission and FACTS; power quality.
Power Electronics and Drives: Semiconductor power diodes and power transistors; thyristors family – SCR, Triac, GTO, MOSFET and IGBTs; SCRs – gatecharacteristics, static and dynamic characteristics, triggering circuits, phase control rectifiers, choppers, inverters, ac to ac converters; basis concepts and control of dc and ac drives; electrical traction.
Structural Analysis: Analysis of statically determinate trusses, arches, beams, cables and frames, displace- ments in statically determinate structures and analysis of statically indeterminate structures by force / energy methods, analysis by displacement methods (slope deflection and moment distribution methods), influence lines for determinate and indeterminate structures. Basic concepts of matrix methods of structural analysis.
Strength of Materials : Bending moment and shear force in statically determinate beam. Simple stress and strain relationship: Stress and strain in two dimensions, principal stresses, stress transformation, Mohr’ s circle Simple bending theory, flexural and shear stresses, unsymmetrical bending, shear centre. Thin walled pressure vessels, uniform torsion, buckling of column, combined and direct bending stresses.
Steel Structures: Analysis and design of tension and compression members, beams and beam-columns, column bases. Connections- simple and eccentric, beam-column connections, plate girders and trusses Plastic analysis of beams and frames, IS Code provisions.
Concrete Structures: Concrete Technology- properties of concrete, basics of mix design – Special Concretes – Concrete design basic working stress and limit state design concepts, analysis of ultimate load capacity and design of members subjected to flexure, shear, compression and torsion by limit state methods. Basic elements of prestressed concrete, analysis of beam sections at transfer and service loads, IS Code provisions.
Soil Mechanics: Origin of soils, soil classification, three – phase system, fundamental definitions; relationship and interrelationships, permeability and seepage, effective stress principle, consolidation, compaction, shear strength.
Foundation Engineering: Sub-surface investigations- scope, drilling bore holes, sampling, penetration test plate load test. Earth pressure theories, effect of water table, layered soils. Stability of slopes- infinite slopes finite slopes. Foundation types-foundation design requirements. Shallow foundations- bearing capacity effect of shape, water table and other factors, stress distribution, settlement analysis in sands and clays. Deep foundations – pile types, dynamic and static formulae, load capacity of piles in sands and clays, negative skin friction.
Fluid Mechanics and Hydraulics: Properties of fluids, principle of conservation of mass, momentum, energy and corresponding equations, potential flow, applications of momentum and Bernoulli’ s equation, laminar and turbulent flow, flow in pipes, pipe networks. Concept of boundary layer and its growth. Uniform flow, critical flow and gradually varied flow in channels, specific energy concept, hydraulic jump. Forces on immersed bodies, flow measurements in channels, tanks and pipes. Dimensional analysis and hydraulic modeling. Kinematics of flow, velocity triangles and specific speed of pumps and turbines.
Hydrology: Hydrologic cycle, rainfall, evaporation, infiltration, stage discharge relationships, unit hydrographs, flood estimation, reservoir capacity, reservoir and channel routing. Well hydraulics.
Irrigation: Duty, delta, estimation of evapo-transpiration. Crop water requirements. Design of: lined and unlinedcanals, waterways, head works, gravity dams and spillways. Design of weirs on permeable foundation. Types of irrigation system, irrigation methods. Water logging and drainage, sodic soils.
ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING
Water requirements: Quality standards, basic unit processes and operations for water treatment. Drinking water standards, water requirements, basic unit operations and unit processes for surface water treatment, distribution of water. Sewage and sewerage treatment, quantity and characteristics of wastewater. Primary, secondary and tertiary treatment of wastewater, sludge disposal, effluent discharge standards. Domestic wastewater treatment, quantity of characteristics of domestic wastewater, primary and secondary treatment Unit operations and unit processes of domestic wastewater, sludge disposal.
Air Pollution: Types of pollutants, their sources and impacts, air pollution meteorology, air pollution control, air quality standards and limits.
Municipal Solid Wastes: Characteristics, generation, collection and transportation of solid wastes, engineered systems for solid waste management (reuse/recycle, energy recovery, treatment and disposal).
Noise Pollution: Impacts of noise, permissible limits of noise pollution, measurement of noise and control of noise pollution.
TRANSPORTATION ENGINEERING
Highway Planning: Geometric design of highways, testing and specifications of paving materials, design of flexible and rigid pavements
Traffic Engineering: Traffic characteristics, theory of traffic flow, intersection design, traffic signs and signal design, highway capacity.
Ph. D. Eligibility Test-2021 – TEST PATTERN
The eligibility test will be of 90 minutes duration and question paper consists of 100 objective (multiple choice only) type questions
SYLLABUS FOR PHD ENTRANCE TEST
PART-A
Defining the Research Problem: What is a Research Problem? Selecting the Problem, Necessity of defining the Problem.
Research Design: Meaning of Research Design, Need for Research Design, Features of a Good Design. Sampling Design: Census and Sample Survey, Implications of a Sample Design, Steps in Sampling Design, Criteria of Selecting a Sampling Procedure.
PART-B
Pharmacy (Question paper based on specializations)
PHARMACEUTICS
(b) Physical Pharmaceutics: States of mater, Physical properties of drug molecules, pH, buffers and isotonic solution, solubility phenomena, surface tension, interfacial phenomenon, Kinetics, Rheology, Micromeretics & powder flow, Diffusion and dissolution, Colloids, Complexation and protein binding,dispersion systems
PHARMACEUTICAL CHEMISTRY
PHARMACEUTICAL ANALYSIS
PHARMACOGNOSY AND PHYTOCHEMISTRY
PHARMACOLOGY
(b) Pharmacology of Peripheral Nervous System: Neurohumoral transmission (autonomic and somatic), Parasympathomimetics, Parasympatholytics, Sympathomimetics, Adrenergic receptor and neuron blocking agents, Ganglion stimulants and blocking agents, Neuromuscular blocking Agents, Local anesthetic Agents.
(c) Pharmacology of Central Nervous System: Neurohumoral transmission in the C.N.S., General Anesthetics, Alcohols and disulfiram, Sedatives, Hypnotics, Anti-anxiety agents and Centrally acting muscle relaxants, Psychopharmacological agents (anti-psychotics), antimaniacs, and hallucinogens, Antidepressants, Anti-epileptics drugs, Anti-Parkinsonism drugs, Analgesics, Antipyretics, Narcotic analgesics and antagonists, C.N.S. stimulants, Drug Addiction and Drug Abuse.
(b) Drugs acting on urinary system: Fluid and electrolyte balance, Diuretics. Anti-diuretics; Drugs Acting on the Respiratory System: Anti-asthmatic drugs including bronchodilators, Anti-tussives and expectorants, Respiratory stimulants.
(c) Drugs acting on the Gastrointestinal Tract: Antacids, Anti-secretory and Anti-ulcer drugs, Laxatives and anti-diarrhoeal drugs, Appetite Stimulants and Suppressants, Emetics and anti-emetics, Miscellaneous: Carminatives, demulcents, protectives, adsorbents, astringents, digestants, enzymes and mucolytics.
(b) Chemotherapy: General Principles of Chemotherapy, Bacterial resistance; Sulfonamides and cotrimoxazole, Anticancer drugs, Antibiotics- Penicillins, Cephalosporins, Aminoglycosides, Chloramphenicol, Macrolides, Tetracyclines, Quinolones, fluoroquinolones and Miscellaneous antibiotics; Chemotherapy of tuberculosis, leprosy, fungal diseases, viral diseases, HIV and AIDS.