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UPSC Combined Medical Services Examination India Exam 2011

noreply@blogger.com (Anuj Kothari) — Sat, 11 Sep 2010 17:36:00 +0000

The Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) will hold the Combined Medical Services Examination, 2010 on16th January, 2011. The examination will be held at various centres across the country.

Salient features about the examination are published herein for general information of candidates. For details regarding eligibility conditions, syllabus and scheme of the examination, centres of examination, guidelines for filling up the application form etc aspirants must consult the detailed notice of the examination published in the employment news/rozgar samachar dated 11th September, 2010

Eligibility conditions

Age limits: Must not have attained the age of 32 years on 1st January, 2011

The upper age limit is relaxable for SC/ST/OBC/PwD and certain other categories of candidates to the extent specified in the notice

Educational qualification: A candidate must have passed the written and practical parts of final MBBS examination

How to apply: Candidates may apply online by using the website http://www.upsconline.nic.in. Detailed instructions for filling up online applications are available on the above mentioned website

Candidates may also apply offline the common application form devised by the commission for its examinations, which can be purchased from the designated head post offices/post offices (specified in appendix-III of the notice published in the employment news dated 11.09.2010) throughout the country against cash payment of Rs 20/- (Rs twenty only). Each such form can be used only once and only for one examination

In case of any difficulty in obtaining application forms from the designated HPOs/Pos, the candidates should immediately contact the concerned post master or UPSC’s forms supply monitoring cell over Tele 011-23389366/ Fax 011-23387310

Fee: Candidates applying online are required to pay a reduce fee of Rs 50/- (Rs fifty only) either by remitting the money in any branch of SBI by cash, or by using net banking facility of SBI or by using Visa/Master credit/debit card

Candidates applying offline (through common application form) are required to pay a fee of Rs 100/- (Rs one hundred only) through central recruitment fee stamp only

All female candidates/SC/ST/PwD candidates are exempted from payment of fee (OBC candidates are required to pay full fee)

Address and last date for receipt of applications

Online: The online applications can be filled up to 04th October, 2010 till 11.59 p.m. after which the link will be disabled

Common application form: All offline applications must reach the controller of examinations, union public service commission, Dholpur House, Shahjahan Road, New delhi-110069 either by hand or by post/speed post or by courier, on or before the 11th October, 2010

However, in respect of candidates residing abroad or in certain remote areas specified in the notice published in the employment news dated 11.09.2010, the last date for receipt of applications by post/ speed post only (not by hand or by courier) is 18th October, 2010

Facilitation counter and website for guidance of candidates: In case of any guidance/information/ clarification regarding their applications, candidature etc candidates can contact UPSCs facilitation counter near ‘C’ gate of its campus in person or over telephone 011-23385271/011-23381125/011-23098543 on working days between 10.00 hours and 17.00 hours

The commission also has a website at address http://www.upsc.gov.in over which the candidates can obtain details of the examination as well as information about registration of their applications, venue of the examination and results

GATE 2011 Application | GATE 2011 Form | GATE 2011 Application Form

noreply@blogger.com (Anuj Kothari) — Sat, 11 Sep 2010 09:31:00 +0000

GATE 2011 Application | GATE 2011 Form | GATE 2011 Application Form

Candidates can submit Application Form in two different modes : Online and Offline. The preferred mode of application process is Online

Application	Category	Application Fee
Online	General/OBC	Rs.800/-
Online	SC/ST/PD	Rs.400/-
Offline	General/OBC	Rs.1,000/-
Offline	SC/ST/PD	Rs.500/-

OFFLINE APPLICATION PROCESS

Step 1: Procurement of Application Form

Candidate can obtain a packet containing:

Offline Application Form
Information Brochure
Envelope

from:
A. Designated Bank Branches corresponding to each zone on cash payment.
B. Over the counter from Zonal GATE Office after handing over Demand Draft for appropriate amount.

Step 2: Obtain SC/ST/PD Certificate (if applicable) Authorities empowered to issue Certificates

Step 3: Fill in the Application Form
Candidates must follow the instructions provided in GATE 2011 information brochure.

Step 4:

Paste your recent photograph (3 cm X 4 cm) in the designated place of OMR sheet.
Sign at the designated places of OMR sheet.
Write the examination city first choice code, paper code and the address of the Institute on the envelope.
Step 5: Post/Submission

Duly filled-in Application Form with appropriate enclosures must be sent by Registered or Speed post to The Chairman, GATE of the Zone, where the candidate prefers (corresponding to the 1st Choice of Examination City) to appear for the examination, so as to reach on or before Tuesday, November 02, 2010
OR
It can be handed over personally to respective Zonal GATE Office.

GATE 2011 Pattern | GATE Exam Pattern

noreply@blogger.com (Anuj Kothari) — Sat, 11 Sep 2010 09:29:00 +0000

GATE 2011 Pattern | GATE Exam Pattern

The GATE examination consists of a single paper of 3 hours duration which contains 65 questions carrying a maximum of 100 marks. The question paper will consist of only objective questions. In all papers other than AE and TF, all the questions are of multiple choice type. In AE and TF papers, the question paper will consist of 60 questions of multiple choice type and 5 questions of numerical answer type. For multiple choice type questions, each question will have four choices for the answer. For numerical answer type questions, each question will have a number as the answer. Click here to view the pattern of question papers. The examination for the papers with codes AE, GG, MN and TF will be carried out ONLINE using computers where the candidates will be required to enter the answer for each question using keyboard/mouse. For all other papers, the candidates will have to mark the correct choice on an Optical Response Sheet (ORS) by darkening the appropriate bubble against each question. There will be negative marking for each wrong answer, except for the numerical answer type questions.

Each GATE paper shall have a General Aptitude (GA) component carrying 15 marks.

GATE 2011 Eligibility | GATE exam Eligibility

noreply@blogger.com (Anuj Kothari) — Sat, 11 Sep 2010 09:26:00 +0000

GATE 2011 Eligibility | GATE exam Eligibility

The following categories of candidates are eligible to appear in GATE :

Bachelor degree holders in Engineering/Technology/Architecture (4 years after 10+2) and those who are in the final or pre-final year of such programmes.
Master degree holders in any branch of Science/Mathematics/Statistics/Computer Applications or equivalent and those who are in the final or pre-final year of such programmes.
Candidates in the second or higher year of the Four-year Integrated Master degree programme (Post-B.Sc.) in Engineering/Technology or in the third or higher year of Five-year Integrated Master degree programme and Dual Degree programme in Engineering/Technology.
Candidates with qualifications obtained through examinations conducted by professional societies recognised by UPSC/AICTE (e.g. AMIE by IE(I), AMICE(I) by the Institute of Civil Engineers (India)-ICE(I)) as equivalent to B.E./B.Tech. Those who have completed section A or equivalent of such professional courses are also eligible.

GATE 2011 Result | GATE Results 2011

noreply@blogger.com (Anuj Kothari) — Sat, 11 Sep 2010 09:24:00 +0000

GATE 2011 Result | GATE Results 2011

GATE 2011 results will be announced on March 15, 2011 at 10:00 hrs. at GATE offices of IISc and seven IITs. GATE 2011 results will also be available on the websites of GATE offices GATE 2011 score is valid for TWO YEARS from the date of announcement of the GATE 2011 results. GATE 2011 results may be made available on payment basis to interested organizations (educational institutions, R & D laboratories, industries, etc.) in India and abroad based on a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) between IIT Madras and the requesting organization. Details in this regard can be obtained from the Chairman, GATE, IIT Madras. The machine-gradable Optical Response Sheets (ORS) are graded and scrutinized with extreme care. There is no provision for regrading and retotalling. No photocopies of the machine-gradable Optical Response Sheets (ORS) will be made available. No correspondence in this regard will be entertained.

GATE 2011 | GATE Exam 2011 | IIT GATE 2011

noreply@blogger.com (Anuj Kothari) — Sat, 11 Sep 2010 09:07:00 +0000

The Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering (GATE) is an all-India examination administered and conducted in eight zones across the country by the GATE Committee comprising faculty from Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore and seven Indian Institutes of Technology on behalf of the National Coordinating Board - GATE, Department of Education, Ministry of Human Resources Development (MHRD), Government of India.

Admission to post graduate programmes with MHRD and some other government scholarship/assistantship at engineering colleges/institutes in the country are open to those who qualify through GATE. GATE qualified candidates with Bachelor degree in Engineering/ Technology/ Architecture/ Pharmacy or Master degree in any branch of Science/Mathematics/Statistics/Computer Applications are eligible for Master/Doctoral programmes in Engineering/ Technology/Architecture/Pharmacy as well as for Doctoral programmes in relevant branches of Science. To avail the scholarship, the candidate must additionally secure admission to such a postgraduate programme, as per the prevailing procedure of the admitting institution. GATE qualification, however, is not required for candidates with Master degree in Engineering/ Technology/ Architecture/ Pharmacy who may be seeking scholarship/assistantship for relevant doctoral programmes.

The overall coordination and responsibility of conducting GATE 2011 lies with Indian Institute of Technology Madras , designated as the Organizing Institute for GATE 2011.

GATE 2011 application forms will be available from 21.09.2010 to 29.10.2010

Commencement of online application/sale of information brochure and application form: Tuesday, 21st September, 2010

Last date for issue of information brochure and application form: at bank counters, Wednesday, 27th October, 2010; at GATE office counters, Friday, 29th October, 2010

Last date for submission online (website closure): Wednesday, 27th October, 2010

Receipt of completed online/offline application form at respective zonal GATE office: Tuesday, 02nd November, 2010

Examination online: Sunday, 30th January, 2011

Offline examination: Sunday, 13th February, 2011

More on GATE 2011

CAT 2010 Form, CAT Form 2010, CAT 2010 Forms

noreply@blogger.com (Anuj Kothari) — Mon, 23 Aug 2010 19:53:00 +0000

CAT 2010 Form/How and when to apply for CAT 2010

The CAT 2010 vouchers can be obtained from selected Axis Bank branches between Monday, 30 August - Monday, 27 September 2010 for Rs. 1400/- (Rs. 700/- for SC/ST candidates)

You don't need to buy the CAT Bulliten from any bank, but a prospective candidate can buy a scratch-voucher from the designated bank branches, and, later registers online for CAT 2010.Also See CAT 2010 Exam Date

Voucher once sold cannot be refunded under any circumstance including but not limited to loss of voucher, inability to read voucher number due to mishandling of the voucher by candidate, candidate being ineligible for taking CAT, CAT not being a pre-requisite for a programme, and rejection of candidate registration due to incomplete and/or wrong information. If the voucher is lost, voucher number is not readable due to mishandling of the voucher by candidate, and/or candidate thinks he/she has made mistake(s) in filling-out information during the online registration, then the candidate can purchase a new voucher and re-register online

Axis Bank branches: Visit the website www.catiim.in for exact locations of Axis bank branches and their associated outlets where voucher sale is arranged.

Registration for CAT: On purchasing the CAT 2010 voucher, prospective candidates must log on to the website www.catiim.in to register for CAT 2010.

CAT 2010 Date, CAT Dates 2010, IIM CAT 2010 Date

noreply@blogger.com (Anuj Kothari) — Mon, 23 Aug 2010 19:50:00 +0000

CAT 2010 IMPORTANT DATES

Sale of CAT Vouchers : Monday, 30 August 2010 - Monday, 27 September 2010

Registration for CAT 2010 : Monday, 30 August 2010 - Thursday, 30 September 2010

CAT Test Dates : Wednesday, 27 October 2010 - Wednesday, 24 November 2010

CAT 2010 Result will be declared on Wednesday 12 January 2011

Read Full CAT 2010 Notification Here: CAT Exam 2010, CAT Exam, CAT Notification 2010

CAT Exam 2010, CAT Exam, CAT Notification 2010

noreply@blogger.com (Anuj Kothari) — Mon, 23 Aug 2010 19:43:00 +0000

CAT Exam 2010 Notification

Indian Institute of Management (IIM) will be conducting the CAT in 2010 and CAT Advertisement appeared in leading newspapers on August 22 2010.

The Indian Institutes of Management will conduct Common Admission Test (CAT) from CAT 2010 will be held in a 20 day window, between October 27 and November 23, 2010 . CAT is conducted by IIMs as a pre-requisite for admission to various management programmes of IIMs. These programmes are

a. Post Graduate Programmes in Management
• IIM Ahmedabad PGP, PGP-ABM and PGP-PMP
• IIM Bangalore PGP, PGSEM and PGPPM
• IIM Calcutta PGP-PGDM and PGP-PGDCM
• IIM Indore PGP and EPGP
• IIM Kozhikode PGP
• IIM Lucknow PGP and PGP-ABM
• RGIIM Shillong PGP

b. Fellow Programmes in Management (FPM) [equivalent to Ph.D.] of IIM Ahmedabad, IIM Bangalore, IIM Calcutta, IIM Indore, IIM Kozhikode, and IIM Lucknow

How and when to apply for CAT 2010

The CAT 2010 vouchers can be obtained from selected Axis Bank branches between Monday, 30 August - Monday, 27 September 2010 for Rs. 1400/- (Rs. 700/- for SC/ST candidates)

You don't need to buy the CAT Bulliten from any bank, but a prospective candidate can buy a scratch-voucher from the designated bank branches, and, later registers online for CAT 2010.Also See CAT 2010 Exam Date

Voucher once sold cannot be refunded under any circumstance including but not limited to loss of voucher, inability to read voucher number due to mishandling of the voucher by candidate, candidate being ineligible for taking CAT, CAT not being a pre-requisite for a programme, and rejection of candidate registration due to incomplete and/or wrong information. If the voucher is lost, voucher number is not readable due to mishandling of the voucher by candidate, and/or candidate thinks he/she has made mistake(s) in filling-out information during the online registration, then the candidate can purchase a new voucher and re-register online

Axis Bank branches: Visit the website www.catiim.in for exact locations of Axis bank branches and their associated outlets where voucher sale is arranged.

Registration for CAT: On purchasing the CAT 2010 voucher, prospective candidates must log on to the website www.catiim.in to register for CAT 2010.

CAT 2010 IMPORTANT DATES

Sale of CAT Vouchers : Monday, 30 August 2010 - Monday, 27 September 2010

Registration for CAT 2010 : Monday, 30 August 2010 - Thursday, 30 September 2010

CAT Test Dates : Wednesday, 27 October 2010 - Wednesday, 24 November 2010

CAT 2010 Result will be declared on Wednesday 12 January 2011

CAT Eligibility

The candidate must hold a Bachelor’s Degree, with at least 50% marks or equivalent CGPA [45% in case of the candidates belonging to Scheduled Caste (SC), Scheduled Tribe (ST) and Differently Abled (DA)categories], awarded by any of the Universities incorporated by an act of the central or state legislature in India or other educational institutions established by an act of Parliament or declared to be deemed as a University under Section 3 of the UGC Act, 1956, or possess an equivalent qualification recognized by the Ministry of HRD, Government of India.

The percentage of marks obtained by the candidate in the bachelor’s degree would be calculated based on the practice followed by the university/institution from where the candidate has obtained the degree. In case the candidates are awarded grades/CGPA instead of marks, the conversion of grades/CGPA to percentage of marks would be based on the procedure certified by the university/ institution from where they have obtained the bachelor's degree. In case the university/ institution does not have any scheme for converting CGPA into equivalent marks, the equivalence would be established by dividing the candidate’s CGPA by the maximum possible CGPA and multiplying the result with 100.

Candidates appearing for the final year of bachelor’s degree/equivalent qualification examination and those who have completed degree requirements and are awaiting results can also apply. IIMs may verify eligibility at various stages of the selection process, the details of which are provided at Selection Process of IIMs.

Prospective candidates must maintain a valid and unique email account throughout the selection process.

CAT 2010 ONLINE EXAM DATES
Test Duration and Pattern

The duration of the test is 2 hours and 30 minutes including initial 15 minute tutorial. No breaks will be given during the test. The test consists of questions that evaluate a candidate’s quantitative, verbal, and logical & data interpretation abilities. Therefore, there are a total of three sections in the test. There will be about 60 questions in the test.

At the test venue, each candidate will be seated at a desk with a computer terminal and he/she will be provided with a scratch paper for calculations. After the test, candidate must leave the scratch paper at the desk. Rough work cannot be done on any other paper/sheet, as nothing will be allowed inside the testing room.
CAT 2010 Results

CAT score: A candidate’s CAT score card will be available to the candidate at the website www.catiim.in
CAT 2010 Result will be declared on Wednesday 12 January 2011. Candidates must retain a print-out of their score card.

Information sources

Cat website www.catiim.in, IIM Ahmedabad www.iimahd.ernet.in, IIM Bangalore www.iimb.ernet.in, IIM Calcutta www.iimcal.ac.in, IIM Indore www.iimidr.ac.in, IIM Kozhikode www.iimk.ac.in, IIM Lucknow www.iiml.ac.in, RGIIM Shillong www.rgiim.ac.in

IIFT India, IIFT 2010 Exam

noreply@blogger.com (Anuj Kothari) — Sat, 17 Jul 2010 17:58:00 +0000

The Indian Institute of Foreign Trade (IIFT) is an autonomous organization set up in 1963 by the government of India to help professionalize the country's foreign trade management and increase exports by developing human resources, generating, analyzing and disseminating data, and conducting research. Today it is more known as a business school.

IIFT is a deemed university and it conducts an autonomous entrance examination across various centers in India. In 2009 an estimated 65000 candidates took the entrance exam for Full Time MBA (IB) course having 180 seats, making it one of the toughest schools to get into in India.

ELIGIBILITY

Bachelor’s degree of minimum 3 years duration in any discipline. Candidate appearing for a qualifying examination can also apply subject to submission of proof of requisite qualification by 7th October 2011.

No age limit.

RESERVATION

Seats are reserved as per Government of India rules. The reservations are subject to candidates meeting the admission requirement of the Institute under different categories.

For Foreign Nationals / NRI / Children of NRIs:

Seats are reserved for foreign nationals, NRIs and children of NRIs and the admission is considered on the basis of General Management Aptitude Test (GMAT) score of which should not have been declared before 1st January 2009 and should be received by the Institute latest by 31st March 2011.

MODE OF ADMISSION

Selection will be on the basis of Written Test, Group Discussion, Essay Writing and Interview. Written Test will be held on SUNDAY 28th November 2010 during 10.00 a.m – 12.00 noon at Ahmedabad, Allahabad, Bangalore, Bhubeneshwar, Chandigarh, Chennai, Coimbatore, Dehradun, Delhi, Guwahati, Hydrabad, Indore, Jaipur, Jamshedpur, Kochi, Kolkata, Lucknow, Mumbai, Nagpur and Visakhapatnam. Based on the marks of Written Test, a limited number of candidates will be invited for second phase of selection process comprising Group Discussion, Essay Writing and Interview to be held at Bangalore, Chennai, Delhi, Hyderabad, Kolkata, Lucknow and Mumbai. IIFT reserves the right to add/delete any centre, if required.

IMPORTANT DATES

Last date for sale of prospectus by post	20^th August 2010
Last date for sale of prospectus across the IIFT counter	3^rd September 2010
Last date for receipt of completed applications	3^rd September 2010
Last date for obtaining prospectus & receipt of applications for foreign nationals/NRIs/Children of NRIs	15^th February 2011

WIRELESS NETWORKS Semester 7 Mumbai University

noreply@blogger.com (Anuj Kothari) — Mon, 03 May 2010 20:47:00 +0000

Mumbai University-Fourth / Final Year -Semester VII Information Technology Syllabus (Revised)Final Year WIRELESS NETWORKS

Elective – I : WIRELESS NETWORKS
CLASS B.E. ( INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY) SEMESTER VII
HOURS PER WEEK	LECTURES	:	04
TUTORIALS	:	--
PRACTICALS	:	02
	HOURS	MARKS
EVALUATION SYSTEM:	THEORY		3	100
PRACTICAL		--	--
ORAL		--	25
TERM WORK		--	25
Prerequisite: Networking Technology for Digital Devices, Convergence Technology for Networking in communication, C/C++/Java
Objective: The main objective of this course is to get acquainted of Wireless Communication Systems and their Applications through today’s technologies.

1. Introduction to Wireless Networks: Evolution of Wireless Networks, Challenges, Overview of various Wireless Networks.

2. Wireless Communications Principles and Fundamentals: Introduction, The Electromagnetic Spectrum, The Cellular Concept, The Ad Hoc and Semi Ad Hoc Concepts, Wireless Services, Data Delivery Approaches, Overview of Basic Techniques and Interactions Between the Different Network Layers

3. First Generation (1G) Cellular Systems: Introduction, Advanced Mobile Phone System (AMPS), Nordic Mobile Telephony (NMT).

4. Second Generation (2G) Cellular Systems: Introduction, D-AMPS, cdmaOne (IS-95), GSM, IS-41, Data Operations, Cordless Telephony (CT).

5. Third Generation (3G) Cellular Systems: Introduction, 3G Spectrum Allocation, Third Generation Service Classes and Applications, Third Generation Standards.

6. Fourth Generation (4G): Introduction, Design Goals for 4G and Beyond and Related Research Issues, 4G Services and Applications, Challenges.

7. Satellite Networks: Introduction, Satellite Systems, VSAT Systems, Examples of Satellite-based Mobile Telephony Systems, Satellite based Internet Access.

8. Fixed Wireless Access Systems: Wireless Local Loop versus Wired Access, Wireless Local Loop, Wireless Local Loop Subscriber Terminals (WLL), Wireless Local Loop Interfaces to the PSTN, IEEE 802.16 Standards.

9. Wireless Local Area Networks: Introduction, Wireless LAN Topologies, Wireless LAN Requirements, The Physical Layer, The Medium Access Control (MAC) Layer, Latest Developments.

10. Wireless ATM and Ad Hoc Routing: Introduction, Wireless ATM Architecture, HIPERLAN 2: An ATM Compatible WLAN, Routing in Wireless Ad Hoc Networks.

11. Personal Area Networks (PANs): Introduction to PAN Technology and Applications, Commercial Alternatives: Bluetooth, Commercial Alternatives: HomeRF.

12. Security Issues in Wireless Systems: The Need for Wireless Network Security, Attacks on Wireless Networks, Security Services, Wired Equivalent Privacy (WEP) Protocol, Mobile IP, Weaknesses in the WEP Scheme, Virtual Private Network (VPN).

13. Economics of Wireless Networks: Introduction, Economic Benefits of Wireless Networks, The Changing Economics of the Wireless Industry, Wireless Data Forecast, Charging Issues.

14. Case Studies on Simulation of Wireless Network Systems: Performance Evaluation of IEEE 802.11 WLAN Configurations Using Simulation, Simulation Analysis of the QoS in IEEE 802.11 WLAN System, Simulation Comparison of the TRAP and RAP Wireless LANs Protocols, Simulation Modeling of Topology Broadcast Based on Reverse-Path Forwarding (TBRPF) Protocol Using an 802.11 WLAN-based MONET Model.

Text Book: “Wireless Networks”, P. Nicopolitidis, M. S. Obaidat, G. I. Papadimitriou, A. S. Pomportsis, John Wiley & Sons, Ltd. References:

1. “Wireless Communications Principles and Practices”, T. S. Rappaport, Pearson Education.

2. “Wireless Communications and Networks”, William Stallings, Pearson Education.

3. “Wireless and Mobile Network Architectures”, Yi-BaNG Lin and Imrich Chlamtac, Wiley.

4. “Wireless and Mobile Communication”, Sanjeev Kumar, New Age International Publications.

5. “Wireless Network Evoving :2G to 3G”, Garg, Pearson Education.

6. “Mobile Communication System”, Y. C. Lee.

7. “Guide to Wireless Network Security”, John R. Vacca, Springer.

8. “The Wireless Application Protocol”, Steve Mann, Scott Sbihli, Wiley.

9. “Mobile Communications”, Jochen Schiller, Pearson, Second Edition.

10. “Mobile Computing- Technology, Applications and Service Creation”, A. K. Talukder, R.R. Yavagal, TMH.

1. Study and analysis of wireless device and product specifications.

2. Implementation of spread spectrum techniques like DSSS and FHSS.

3. Use simulation tools like ANSim to study and simulate Ad-Hoc Network.

4. Implementation of MACA as RTS/CTS communication.

5. Study the wireless markup language and develop small application using it.

6. Study and implementation of wireless access and wireless application protocol.

7. Study and implementation of security issues in wireless network.

8. Case study implementation given in the syllabus.

Mumbai University-Fourth Year -Semester 7 VII Information Technology Syllabus (Revised) 2010

noreply@blogger.com (Anuj Kothari) — Mon, 03 May 2010 20:13:00 +0000

Click to enlarge.

Fourth Year -Semester 7 VII Information Technology Subjects in Detail

Data Warehousing, Mining & Business Intelligence
Image processing
Simulation and Modeling
Software testing & Quality Assurance
Elective – I
1. Wireless Network
2. Multimedia Systems
3. Evolutionary Algorithms
4. IT in Construction
5. Nanotechnology
6. Geographical Information Systems
7. Artificial Intelligence
Project - I

Scheme of Instructions	Scheme of Examinations
Sr. No	Subjects	Lect/ Week	Pract/ Week	Tuto/ Week	Theory	T/W	Practical	Oral	Total
Hours	Marks	Marks	Marks	Marks	Marks
1	Data Warehousing, Mining & Business Intelligence	4	2	--	3	100	25	--	25	150
2	Image processing	4	2	--	3	100	25	--	25	150
3	Simulation and Modeling	4	2	--	3	100	25	25	--	150
4	Software testing & Quality Assurance	4	2	--	3	100	25	--	25	150
5	Elective – I	4	2	--	3	100	25	--	25	150
6	Project - I	--	4	--	--	--	25	--	25	50
	TOTAL	20	14	2	3	500	150	25	125	800

Final Year PROJECT Semester 7 Mumbai University

noreply@blogger.com (Anuj Kothari) — Mon, 03 May 2010 20:11:00 +0000

Mumbai University-Fourth / Final Year -Semester VII Information Technology Syllabus (Revised)Final Year PROJECT Semester 7 Mumbai University

PROJECT – I
CLASS B.E. ( INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY) SEMESTER VII
HOURS PER WEEK	LECTURES	:	--
TUTORIALS	:	--
PRACTICALS	:	04
	HOURS	MARKS
EVALUATION SYSTEM:	THEORY		--	--
PRACTICAL		--	--
ORAL		--	25
TERM WORK		--	25
Objective: The Project work enables students to develop further skills and knowledge gained during the programme by applying them to the analysis of a specific problem or issue, via a substantial piece of work carried out over an extended period. For students to demonstrate proficiency in the design of a research project, application of appropriate research methods, collection and analysis of data and presentation of results.

Guidelines:

1. Project Topic:

• To proceed with the project work it is very important to select a right topic. Project can be undertaken on any subject addressing IT programme. Research and development projects on problems of practical and theoretical interest should be encouraged.

• Project work must be carried out by the group of at least two students and maximum three and must be original.

• Students can certainly take ideas from anywhere, but be sure that they should evolve them in the unique way to suit their project requirements.

• The project work can be undertaken in a research institute or organization/company/any business establishment.

• Student must consult internal guide along with external guide (if any) in selection of topic. Out of the total projects 35 percent may be allowed as to be industry projects, 65 percent projects must be in house.

• Head of department and senior staff in the department will take decision regarding projects.

• Student has to submit weekly progress report to the internal guide and where as internal guide has to keep track on the progress of the project and also has to maintain attendance report. This progress report can be used for awarding term work marks.

• In case of industry projects, visit by internal guide will be preferred.

• Make sure that external project guides are BE graduates.

2. Project Report Format:

At the end of semester a project report should preferably contain at least following details:-

• Abstract

• Introduction

• Aims and objectives

• Literature Surveyed

• Existing system (if any)

• Problem Statement

• Scope

• Proposed System

• Methodology (your approach to solve the problem)

• Analysis

• Details of Hardware & Software

• Design details

• Implementation Plan for next semester

3. Term Work:

Distribution of marks for term work shall be as follows:

Weekly Attendance on Project Day 05 Marks Project Report (Spiral Bound) 10 Marks Term End Presentation (Internal) 10 Marks The final certification and acceptance of TW ensures the satisfactory performance on the above three aspects.

4. Final Assessment:

Project – I examination should be conducted by two examiners appointed by university. Students have to give demonstration and seminar on the Project – I.

ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE

noreply@blogger.com (Anuj Kothari) — Mon, 03 May 2010 20:10:00 +0000

Mumbai University-Fourth / Final / Final Year -Semester VII Information Technology Syllabus (Revised) ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE

ELECTIVE – I : ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE
CLASS B.E. ( INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY) SEMESTER VII
HOURS PER WEEK	LECTURES	:	04
TUTORIALS	:	--
PRACTICALS	:	02
	HOURS	MARKS
EVALUATION SYSTEM:	THEORY		3	100
PRACTICAL		--	--
ORAL		--	25
TERM WORK		--	25
Prerequisite: programming language like JAVA or Python
Objective: This course will introduce the basic ideas and techniques underlying the design of intelligent computer systems. Students will develop a basic understanding of the building blocks of AI as presented in terms of intelligent agents. This course will attempt to help students understand the main approaches to artificial intelligence such as heuristic search, game search, logical inference, decision theory, planning, machine learning, neural networks and natural language processing. Students will be able to recognize problems that may be solved using artificial intelligence and implement artificial intelligence algorithms for hands-on experience

1. Artificial Intelligence: Introduction to AI, History of AI, Emergence Of Intelligent Agents

2. Intelligent Agents: PEAS Representation for an Agent, Agent Environments, Concept of Rational Agent, Structure of Intelligent agents, Types of Agents.

3. Problem Solving: Solving problems by searching, Problem Formulation, Uninformed Search Techniques- DFS, BFS, Iterative Deepening, Comparing Different Techniques, Informed search methods – heuristic Functions, Hill Climbing, Simulated Annealing, A*, Performance Evaluation.

4. Constrained Satisfaction Problems: Constraint Satisfaction Problems like, map Coloring, Crypt Arithmetic, Backtracking for CSP, Local Search.

5. Adversarial Search: Games, Minimax Algorithm, Alpha Beta pruning.

6. Knowledge and Reasoning: A knowledge Based Agent, Introduction To Logic, Propositional Logic, Reasoning in Propositional logic, First Order Logic: Syntax and Semantics, Extensions and Notational Variation, Inference in First Order Logic, Unification, Forward and backward chaining, Resolution.

7. Knowledge Engineering: Ontology, Categories and Objects, Mental Events and Objects.

8. Planning: Planning problem, Planning with State Space Search, Partial Order Planning, Hierarchical Planning, Conditional Planning.

9. Uncertain Knowledge and Reasoning: Uncertainty, Representing knowledge in an Uncertain Domain, Overview of Probability Concepts, Belief Networks, Simple Inference in Belief Networks.

10. Learning: Learning from Observations, General Model of Learning Agents, Inductive learning, learning Decision Trees, Introduction to neural networks, Perceptrons, Multilayer feed forward network, Application of ANN, Reinforcement learning: Passive & Active Reinforcement learning.

11. Agent Communication: Communication as action, Types of communicating agents, A formal grammar for a subset of English

Text Book:

1. Stuart Russell and Peter Norvig, Artificial Intelligence: A Modern Approach, 2nd Edition, Pearson Publication.

Reference Books:

1. George Lugar, “AI-Structures and Strategies for Complex Problem Solving”, 4/e, 2002, Pearson Educations

2. Robert J. Schalkolf, Artificial Inteilligence: an Engineering approach, McGraw Hill, 1990.

3. Patrick H. Winston, Artificial Intelligence, 3rd edition, Pearson.

4. Nils J. Nilsson, Principles of Artificial Intelligence, Narosa Publication.

5. Dan W. Patterson, Introduction to Artificial Intelligence and Expert System, PHI.

6. Efraim Turban Jay E.Aronson, "Decision Support Systems and Intelligent Systems” PHI.

7. M. Tim Jones, Artificial Intelligence – A System Approach, Infinity Science Press -Firewall Media.

8. Christopher Thornton and Benedict du Boulay, “Artificial Intelligence – Strategies, Applications, and Models through Search, 2nd Edition, New Age International Publications.

9. Elaine Rich, Kevin Knight, Artificial Intelligence, Tata McGraw Hill, 1999.

10. David W. Rolston, Principles of Artificial Intelligence and Expert System Development, McGraw Hill, 1988.

1. Problem Formulation Problems

2. Programs for Search

3. Constraint Satisfaction Programs

4. Game Playing Programs

5. Assignments on Resolution

6. Building a knowledge Base and Implementing Inference

7. Assignment on Planning and reinforcement Learning

8. Implementing Decision Tree Learner

9. Neural Network Implementation

10. Bayes’ Belief Network (can use Microsoft BBN tool)

11. Assignment on Agent Communication – Grammar Representation For Simple Domains

ORAL EXAMINATION

Oral examination is to be conducted based on the above syllabus.

GEOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION SYSTEMS

noreply@blogger.com (Anuj Kothari) — Mon, 03 May 2010 20:08:00 +0000

Mumbai University-Fourth / Final Year -Semester VII Information Technology Syllabus (Revised) GEOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION SYSTEMS

Elective – I: GEOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION SYSTEMS
CLASS B.E. ( INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY) SEMESTER VII
HOURS PER WEEK	LECTURES	:	04
TUTORIALS	:	--
PRACTICALS	:	02
	HOURS	MARKS
EVALUATION SYSTEM:	THEORY		3	100
PRACTICAL		--	--
ORAL		--	25
TERM WORK		--	25
Prerequisite: Computer Graphics
Objective: To understand fundamental concepts and principles of Geographical Information Systems.

1. Fundamentals of GIS: Introduction, Definition of GIS, Evolution of GIS, Roots of GIS, Four M’s, Definition, GIS Architecture, Models of GIS, Framework for GIS, GIS Categories, Map as a Model, Spatial Referencing System, Map Projections, Commonly Used Map Projections, Grid Systems, Cartographic Symbolization, Types of Maps, Typography, Map Design, Map Productions, Map Applications.

2. Data Management, Models and Quality Issues: Conceptual Models, Geographical Data Models, Data Primitives, Data Types - Raster and Vector Approach, Digital Terrain Modeling , Approaches to digital terrain data modeling , Acquisition of digital terrain data, Data Modeling and Spatial Analysis, Sources of Geographical Data, Data Collectors and Providers, Creating Digital Data Sets, Data Presentation, Data Updating, Data Storage, Spatial Data Costs, Quality of GIS Output, Sources of Errors in Spatial Data, Factors affecting Reliability of Spatial Data, Faults from Assumptions, spatial autocorrelation, Quadrat counts and Nearest – Neighbour analysis, Trend surface analysis, Gravity models.

3. GIS Data Processing, Analysis and Visualization: Raster based GIS data processing, Vector based GIS data processing, Human computer interaction and GIS, Visualization of geographic information, principles of cartographic design in GIS, Generation of information product, Image Classification and GIS, Visual Image Interpretation, Types of Pictorial Data Products, Image Interpretation Strategy, Image Interpretation Process, Overview of Image Interpretation Equipments.

4. Terrain Mapping, Geocoding and Segmentation: Interpolation, Visualization of Continuous Surfaces, Data Sources for Interpolations, Methods for Interpolations, Global Interpolation, Local Deterministic Methods, Comparison of Global and Local Method, Optimal Interpolation Using Geo Statistics – Kriging, Variogram, Geocoding, Applications of Geocoding, Dynamic Segmentation, Applications of Dynamic Segmentation.

5. Remote Sensing Fundamentals: Remote Sensing - Basic Principles, Electromagnetic Remote Sensing, Energy Sources, Energy Interactions with Earth’s Surface Materials, Microwave Remote Sensing, The Radar Principle, Factors Affecting Microwave Measurements, Radar Wavebands, SLAR Systems, Sar, Interpreting Sar Images, Geometrical Characteristics, Remote Sensing, Platform and Sensors, Satellite System Parameters, Sensor Parameters, Imaging Sensor Systems, Earth Resources Satellites, Meteorological Satellites.

6. GIS Project Design and Management: Software engineering as applied to GIS, GIS project planning, System analysis and study of user requirement, Geographic database design methodology, GIS application software design methodology, system implementation, system maintenance and support.

7. Issues and Applications in GIS: Changes in Technology, Data Supply and Users, Role of Satellite Imagery and Data Sets, Trends in GIS, GIS users, Urban and Municipal Applications, Other Applications.

Reference Books:

1. Peter A Burrough and McDonell, “Principles of Geographical Information Systems”, Oxford University Press, 1998.

2. M. N. DeMers, “Fundamentals of Geographic Information Systems”, 3rd edition, Wiley.

3. M. Anji Reddi, “Remote Sensing and Geographical Information Systems”, B. S. Publications, Second Edition, 2001.

4. George B Korte, “The GIS Book”, Onword press, Thomson Learning, 5th Edition, 2003.

5. Kang-tsung Chang, “Introduction to Geographical Information Systems”, Tata McGraw Hill, Third Edition, 2003.

6. Tor Bernhardsen, “Geographic Information Systems – An Introduction”, 3rd edition, Wiley.

7. Ian Heywood, Sarah Cornelius & etal., “An Introduction to Geographical Information Systems”, 2nd Edition, Pearson Education.

NANOTECHNOLOGY Sem 7 IT Mumbai University

noreply@blogger.com (Anuj Kothari) — Mon, 03 May 2010 20:07:00 +0000

Mumbai University-Fourth / Final Year -Semester VII Information Technology Syllabus (Revised) NANOTECHNOLOGY

Elective I - NANOTECHNOLOGY
CLASS B.E. ( INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY) SEMESTER VII
HOURS PER WEEK	LECTURES	:	04
TUTORIALS	:	--
PRACTICALS	:	02
	HOURS	MARKS
EVALUATION SYSTEM:	THEORY		3	100
PRACTICAL		--	--
ORAL		--	25
TERM WORK		--	25
Prerequisite: -
Objective: Students are expected to learn both some basic science and technology and at the same time, some techniques for understanding the social and cultural significance, role, and possible effects of this emerging science.

1. Introduction to Physics of the Solid States: Structure, energy bands, localized particles.

2. Methods of Measuring Properties: Introduction, structures, microscopy, spectroscopy.

3. Properties of Individual Nanoparticles: Introduction, metal nanoclusters, semiconducting nanoparticles, rare gas and molecular clusters, methods of synthesi.

4. Mechanical & Magnetic Properties: Strength of nano crystalline SiC, preparation for strength measurements, mechanical properties, magnetic properties. Super-paramagnetism, material preparation, magnetization of nano particles of magnetite, Mossbauer data of nano particles of magnetite, ESR spectroscopy, small angle neutron scattering.

5. Electrical & Optical Properties: Switching glasses with nanoparticles, Electronic conduction with nano particles. Optical properties, special properties and the coloured glasses.

6. Investigating and Manipulating materials in the Nanoscale: Electron microscopics, scanning probe microscopics, optical microscopics for nano science and technology, X-ray diffraction.

7. Optics and Electronics: Light energy, its capture, and photovoltaics, light production, light transmission, light control and manipulation, electronics, carbon nano tubes, soft molecule electronics, memories, gates & switches, architectures.

8. NanoTechnology-Enabled Sensor: Possibilities, relentless integration, advances in processing, diverse nanomaterials, new tools, realities, intensified design problems, the risk of commercialization, diverse applications.

9. Microelectronics: Introduction, nano manufacturing product strategy, considering future impacts, identifying potential synergies, existing technologies, future nano electronic device technologies, photonics.

10. Smarter Computers, Faster Internet, Cheaper Energy: Building a better Digital brain, routing information at the speed of light, nano flying electronics, getting energy and a cleaner environment with nanotech.

11. Nano Medicens: Developing of Nanomedicens, Nanosytems in use, Protocols for nanodrug Administration, Nanotechnology in Diagnostics applications, materials for used in Diagnostics and Therapeutic applications, Molecular Nanomechanics, Molecular devices, Nanotribology, studying tribology at nanoscale, Nanotribology applications.

12. Nanobusiness: Boom, Bust, and nanotechnology:- the next industrial revolution?, nanobusiness today, high tech, bio tech, nanotech.

13. Nanotechnology and You: Nanotechnology:- here and now, the nature of ethics, ethics of individual behavior, nano ethics, converging technologies, practical responses, promise of nanotechnology.

Reference Books:

1. “Introduction to Nanotechnology”, C. P. Poole and F. J. Owens, Wiley.

2. “Nano Materials”, A. K. Bandyopadhyay, New Age International Publishers.

3. “Nano Essentials”, T. Pradeep, TMH.

4. “Nanotechnology: A Gentle Introduction to the Next Big Idea”, M. Ratner and D. Ratner, Pearson Education.

5. “Nanotechnology – Science, Innovation, and Opportunity”, L. E. Foster, Pearson Eduction.

6. “Nanotechnology – the fun and easy way to explore the science of mater’s smallest particles”, Richard Booker and Earl Boysen, Wiley.

7. Nanotechnology: Content and Context, Christopher Kelty and Kristen Kulinowski.

Term Work: Term work shall consist of at least 10 experiments covering all topics and one written test. Distribution of marks for term work shall be as follows: Attendance (Theory and Practical) 05 Marks Laboratory work (Experiments and Journal) 10 Marks Test (at least one) 10 Marks The final certification and acceptance of TW ensures the satisfactory Performance of laboratory Work and Minimum Passing in the term work. Suggested Experiment list A group of maximum three students should be formed to carry out the research in various application areas of nano technology as mentioned in the syllabus. As a term work they need to submit a report of maximum five pages on each application they explored on top of the syllabus.

EVOLUTIONARY ALGORITHMS

noreply@blogger.com (Anuj Kothari) — Mon, 03 May 2010 20:05:00 +0000

Mumbai University-Fourth / Final Year -Semester VII Information Technology Syllabus (Revised) EVOLUTIONARY ALGORITHMS

Elective – I : EVOLUTIONARY ALGORITHMS
CLASS B.E. ( INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY) SEMESTER VII
HOURS PER WEEK	LECTURES	:	04
TUTORIALS	:	--
PRACTICALS	:	02
	HOURS	MARKS
EVALUATION SYSTEM:	THEORY		3	100
PRACTICAL		--	--
ORAL		--	25
TERM WORK		--	25
Prerequisite: Data Structures and Algorithms, Knowledge of Programming Language / Tool (c / c++ / Java).
Objective: The objective of the course is to understand the working of Evolutionary algorithms such as Genetic Algorithm, Genetic Programming, Evolutionary Algorithms and Evolutionary Programming with their application is the various aspects of Computer engineering.

1. Evolutionary Computation (EC): The Historical Development of EC, Principles of Darwinian natural selection, Overview of Genetic Algorithms (GA), Genetic Programming (GP), Evolutionary Strategies (ES), Evolutionary Programming (EP), Features of Evolutionary Computation, Genes and Population Genetics, The Genotype/Phenotype Dichotomy, Broad Applicability, Hybridization with Other Methods, Parallelism, Applications of Evolutionary Computation.

2. Genetic Algorithms (GA): Overview of Conventional Optimization and Search Techniques, Simple Genetic Algorithm, Comparison with Other Optimization Techniques, Application of GA (Data analysis and prediction, Genetic algorithms in financial markets, GA in search, optimization, and machine learning), GA Terminologies: Individual, Genes, Fitness, Population, Encoding, Breeding, Termination Implicit Parallism, Case Study of Traveling Salesman Problem.

3. Advanced Operators in GA: Diploidy, Dominance and Abeyance, Multiploid, Inversion and Reordering, Niche and Speciation, Micro-operators, Non-binary Representation, Multi-objective Optimization, Combinatorial Optimization, GA classifications: SGA, Parallel GA, Hybrid GA.

4. Genetic Programming (GP): Introduction, Comparison with GA, Primitives of GP, Attributes, Terminals, Function set, Operators in GP, Steps in GP, Improving genetic programming with statistics, Genetic programming with tree genomes, linear genomes, and graph genomes, Implementation of genetic programming , GP Applications. Case study of Santa-Fe-trial, Case study of John Muir Trail.

5. Foundations of Evolutionary Algorithms: Schemas and the two-armed bandit problem, Mathematical models for simple genetic algorithms, Where to use evolutionary algorithms? Theoretical advantages and disadvantages of evolutionary algorithms over alternative methods (hill-climbing, simulated annealing, etc.), Co-evolutionary Algorithms: Cooperative co-evolution, Competitive co-evolution, Swarm intelligence and ant colony optimization.

6. Evolutionary Strategies (ES): Introduction, Comparison with GA & GP, Operators, Gaussian Mutation Operator, Intermediate Recombination Operator, Application of ES for Image Enhancement.

7. Evolutionary Programming (EP): Introduction, Comparison with GA, GP & ES. Selection mechanism, Applications of ES.

8. Multi-Objective Evolutionary Optimization: Pareto optimality, Multi-objective evolutionary algorithms. Learning Classifier Systems: Basic ideas and motivations, Main components and the main cycle. Theoretical Analysis of Evolutionary Algorithms: Schema theorems, Convergence of EAs, Computational time complexity of EAs, No free lunch theorem.

9. Application of Genetic Algorithm to Image Processing: Designing Texture Filters with Genetic Algorithms, Genetic Algorithm Based Knowledge Acquisition on Image Processing, Object Localization in Images Using Genetic Algorithm, Problem Description, Image Preprocessing, The Proposed Genetic Algorithm Approach.

Text Book:

1. Sivanandam, Deepa “Introduction to Genetic Algorithm”, Springer.

2. Melanie Mitchell: “An Introduction to Genetic Algorithm”, PHI.

Reference Books:

1. D. E. Goldberg, “Genetic Algorithms in Search, Optimisation and Machine Learning”, Addison-Wesley.

2. Zbigniew Michalewics, "Genetic Algorithms + Data Structures = Evolution Programs", Springer Verlag, 1997.

3. Goldberg, “Genetic Algorithms”, Pearson Eduction.

4. T. Back, D. B. Fogel and Michalewicz, "Evolutionary Computation1: Basic Algorithms and Operators", 2000.

5. A. E. Eiben and J.E. Smith, “Introduction to Evolutionary Computing”, Springer, 2003.

6. W. Banzhaf et al. Morgan Kaufmann, “Genetic Programming: An Introduction”, 1999.

7. J. R. Koza, “Genetic Programming: On the Programming of Computers by Means of Natural Selection”, 1992

8. Vose Michael D, “The Simple Genetic Algorithm — Foundations And Theory”, Phi.

9. Rajasekaran S. , Pai G.A. Vijayalakshmi , “Neural Networks, Fuzzy Logic, and Genetic Algorithms: Synthesis and Applications”, Phi.

10. Reeves, C. R. and Rowe, J. E., “Genetic Algorithms - Principles and Perspectives: A Guide to GA Theory”, 2003.

11. Falkenauer. E., “Genetic Algorithms and Grouping Problems”, 1998.

A mini-project based on the following (not Restricted to) topic:

• Flow Shop Scheduling Problem.

• Traveling Sales-person Problem.

• Santa-Fe-trial.

• John Muir Trail.

• Designing Texture Filters with Genetic Algorithm.

• Knowledge Acquisition on Image Processing.

• Object Localization in Images Using Genetic Algorithm.

• Finite Automata Construction Using Genetic Algorithm.

• Russian Roulette

MULTIMEDIA SYSTEMS Sem 7 It Mumbai University

noreply@blogger.com (Anuj Kothari) — Mon, 03 May 2010 20:04:00 +0000

Mumbai University-Fourth / Final Year -Semester VII Information Technology Syllabus (Revised) MULTIMEDIA SYSTEMS

Elective – I: MULTIMEDIA SYSTEMS
CLASS B.E. ( INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY) SEMESTER VII
HOURS PER WEEK	LECTURES	:	04
TUTORIALS	:	--
PRACTICALS	:	02
	HOURS	MARKS
EVALUATION SYSTEM:	THEORY		3	100
PRACTICAL		--	--
ORAL		--	25
TERM WORK		--	25
Prerequisite: Computer Graphics
Objective: Students will be able to understand the relevance and underlining infrastructure of multimedia system. The purpose of the course for the students is to apply contemporary theories of multimedia learning to the development of multimedia products. Analyze instructional and informational media (audio/ visual materials, web based materials, games and simulations etc).

1. Multimedia Basics, Multimedia Authoring and Tools: What is Multimedia?, Multimedia and Hypermedia, World Wide Web, Overview of Multimedia Software Tools, Further Exploration, Multimedia Authoring, Some Useful Editing and Authoring Tools, VRML.

2. Graphics and Image Data Representation: Graphics/Image Data Types 60, Popular File Formats.

3. Concepts in Video and Digital Audio: Color Science, Color Models in Images, Color Models in Video. Types of Video Signals, Analog Video, Digital Video, Digitization of Sound, MIDI: Musical Instrument Digital Interface, Quantization and Transmission of Audio.

4. Lossless & Lossy Compression Algorithms: Introduction, Basics of Information Theory, Run-Length Coding, Variable-Length Coding, Dictionary-Based Coding, Arithmetic Coding, Lossless Image Compression. Distortion Measures, The Rate-Distortion Theory, Quantization, Transform Coding, Wavelet-Based Coding, Wavelet Packets, Embedded Zerotree of Wavelet Coefficients, Set Partitioning in Hierarchical Trees (SPIHT).

5. Image Compression Standards: The JPEG Standard, The JPEG2000 Standard, The JPEG-LS Standard, Bilevel Image Compression Standards.

6. Basic Video Compression Techniques: Introduction to Video Compression, Video Compression Based on Motion Compensation, Search for Motion Vectors, H.261, H.263 303.

7. MPEG Video Coding: Overview, MPEG-1, MPEG-2, Object-Based Visual Coding in MPEG-4, Synthetic Object Coding in MPEG, MPEG-4 Object types, Profiles and Levels, MPEG-4 Part10/H.264, MPEG-7.

8. Basic Audio & MPEG Audio Compression Techniques: ADPCM in Speech Coding, G.726 ADPCM, Vocoders, Psychoacoustics, MPEG Audio, Other Commercial Audio Codecs, future: MPEG-7 and MPEG-2.

9. Computer and Multimedia Networks: Basics of Computer and Multimedia Networks, Multiplexing Technologies, LAN and WAN, Access Networks, Common Peripheral Interfaces.

10. Multimedia Network Communications and Applications: Quality of Multimedia Data Transmission, Multimedia over IP, Multimedia over ATM Networks, Transport of MPEG-4, Media-on-Demand (MOD), Multimedia over Wireless Networks.

11. Content-Based Retrieval in Digital Libraries: How Should We Retrieve Images?, C-BIRD— A Case Study, Synopsis of Current Image Search Systems, Relevance Feedback. Quantifying Results, Querying on Videos, Querying on Other Formats, Outlook for Content-Based Retrieval.

12. Image Databases: Raw Images, Compress Image Presentations, Image Processing Segmentation, Similarity- Based Retrieval, Alternating Image DB Paradigms, Representing Image DBs with Relations and R Trees, Retrieving Images by Special Layout, Implementations, Selected Commercial Systems.

13. Text/Document Databases: Precision and Recall, Stop Lists, Word Stems and Frequency tables, Latent Semantic Indexing, TV-Trees, Other Retrieval Techniques, Selected Commercial Systems.

14. Video & Audio Databases: Organizing content of a Single video, Querying content of Video Libraries, Video Segmentation, Video Standard and Selected Commercial Systems. A general Model of Audio Data, Capturing Audio Content through Discrete Transformation, Indexing Audio Data and Selected Commercial Systems.

15. Multimedia Databases: Design and Architecture of a Multimedia Database, Organizing Multimedia Data based on the Principal of Uniformity, Media Abstractions, Query Languages for Retrieving Multimedia Data , Indexing SMDSs with Enhanced Inverted Indices, Query Relaxation/ Expansion, Conclusions and Selected Commercial Systems.

Text Books:

1. Ze-Nian Li and M. S. Drew, “Fundamental of Multimedia”, Pearson Education.

2. V. S. Subrahmanian, “Principles of Multimedia Database Systems”, Morgan Kaufmann Punlication.

Reference Books:

1. K. R. Rao, Zoran S. Bojkovic, D. A. Milovanovic, “Introduction to Multimedia Communications”, Wiley.

2. R. Steinmetz and K. Nahrstedt “Multimedia: Computing, Communication & Applications, Pearson Education.

3. Buford, “Multimedia Systems”, Pearson Education.

4. C. T. Bhunia, “Multimedia and multimedia Communications”, New Age International Publishers.

5. Prabhat K. Andheigh, Kiran Thakrar, “Multimedia Systems design’, PHI.

6. Koegel Buford, “Multimedia Systems”, Pearson Eduaction.

7. J. D. Gibson, ‘Multimedia Communications: Directions and Innovations’, Academic Press, Hard-court India.

8. Free Halshal, ‘Multimedia Communications’, PEA.

1. Study of multimedia I/O devices.

2. Calculator for blind

3. Media player application

4. Design advertisement using flash/macromedia

5. Design a web application using dream viewer and fireworks

6. Create multimedia database for student ID card preparation

7. Study and use of different MPEG file formats.

8. Construction of website using pictures, videos, audio etc with proper layout.

9. Implementation Huffman algorithm for six character long string.

10. Edit the movie clip using adobe premiere.

11. Record a speech and perform compression and decompression.

12. Design a game/application in flash.

13. Convert BMP file to JPG file using any programming language.

SOFTWARE TESTING & QUALITY ASSURANCE

noreply@blogger.com (Anuj Kothari) — Mon, 03 May 2010 20:01:00 +0000

Mumbai University-Fourth / Final Year -Semester VII Information Technology Syllabus (Revised) SOFTWARE TESTING & QUALITY ASSURANCE

SOFTWARE TESTING &QUALITY ASSURANCE
CLASS B.E. ( INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY) SEMESTER VII
HOURS PER WEEK	LECTURES	:	04
TUTORIALS	:	--
PRACTICALS	:	02
	HOURS	MARKS
EVALUATION SYSTEM:	THEORY		3	100
PRACTICAL		--
ORAL		--	25
TERM WORK		--	25
Prerequisite: Software Engineering
Objective: This course equips the students with a solid understanding of: • Practices that support the production of quality software • Software testing techniques • Life-cycle models for requirements, defects, test cases, and test results • Process models for units, integration, system, and acceptance testing • Quality Models

1. Introduction: Software Quality, Role of testing, verification and validation, objectives and issues of testing, Testing activities and levels, Sources of Information for Test Case Selection, White-Box and Black-Box Testing , Test Planning and Design, Monitoring and Measuring Test Execution, Test Tools and Automation, Test Team Organization and Management .

2. Unit Testing: Concept of Unit Testing , Static Unit Testing , Defect Prevention , 3.4 Dynamic Unit Testing , Mutation Testing , Debugging , Unit Testing in eXtreme Programming

3. Control Flow Testing: Outline of Control Flow Testing, Control Flow Graph, Paths in a Control Flow Graph, Path Selection Criteria, All-Path Coverage Criterion , Statement Coverage Criterion, Branch Coverage Criterion, Predicate Coverage Criterion, Generating Test Input, Examples of Test Data Selection.

4. Data Flow Testing: Data Flow Anomaly,. Overview of Dynamic Data Flow Testing, Data Flow Graph, Data Flow Terms, Data Flow Testing Criteria, Comparison of Data Flow Test Selection Criteria, Feasible Paths and Test Selection Criteria, Comparison of Testing Techniques.

5. System Integration Testing: Concept of Integration Testing, Different Types of Interfaces and Interface Errors, Granularity of System Integration Testing, System Integration Techniques, Software and Hardware Integration, Test Plan for System Integration, Off-the-Shelf Component Integration, Off-the-Shelf Component Testing, Built-in Testing

6. System Test Categories: Basic Tests, Functionality Tests, Robustness Tests, Interoperability Tests, Performance Tests, Scalability Tests, Stress Tests, Load and Stability Tests, Reliability Tests, Regression Tests, Documentation Tests.

7. Functional Testing: Equivalence Class Partitioning, Boundary Value Analysis, Decision Tables, Random Testing, Error Guessing, Category Partition.

8. System Test Design: Test Design Factors, Requirement Identification, Characteristics of Testable Requirements, Test Design Preparedness Metrics, Test Case Design Effectiveness

9. System Test Planning And Automation: Structure of a System Test Plan, Introduction and Feature Description, Assumptions, Test Approach, Test Suite Structure, Test Environment, Test Execution Strategy, Test Effort Estimation, Scheduling and Test Milestones, System Test Automation, Evaluation and Selection of Test Automation Tools, Test Selection Guidelines for Automation, Characteristics of Automated Test Cases, Structure of an Automated Test Case, Test Automation Infrastructure

10. System Test Execution: Preparedness to Start System Testing, Metrics for Tracking System Test, Metrics for Monitoring Test Execution, Beta Testing, First Customer Shipment, System Test Report, Product Sustaining, Measuring Test Effectiveness.

11. Acceptance Testing: Types of Acceptance Testing, Acceptance Criteria, Selection of Acceptance Criteria, Acceptance Test Plan, Acceptance Test Execution, Acceptance Test Report, Acceptance Testing in eXtreme Programming.

12. Software Quality: Five Views of Software Quality, McCall’s Quality Factors and Criteria, Quality Factors Quality Criteria, Relationship between Quality Factors and Criteria, Quality Metrics, ISO 9126 Quality Characteristics, ISO 9000:2000 Software Quality Standard ISO 9000:2000 Fundamentals, ISO 9001:2000 Requirements

Text Book

1. “Software Testing and Quality Assurance: Theory and Practice”, Sagar Naik, University of Waterloo, Piyu Tripathy, Wiley , 2008

References:

1. “Effective methods for Software Testing “William Perry, Wiley.

2. “Software Testing - A Craftsman’s Approach”, Paul C. Jorgensen, CRC Press, 1995.

3. “The Art of Creative Destruction”, Rajnikant Puranik, SPD.

4. “Software Testing”, Srinivasan Desikan and Gopalaswamy Ramesh - Pearson Education 2006.

5. “Introducing to Software Testing”, Louis Tamres, Addison Wesley Publications, First Edition.

6. “Software Testing”, Ron Patton, SAMS Techmedia Indian Edition, Pearson Education 2001.

7. “The Art of Software Testing”, Glenford J. Myers, John Wiley & Sons, 1979.

8. “Testing Object-Oriented Systems: Models Patterns and Tools”, Robert V. Binder, Addison Wesley, 2000.

9. “Software Testing Techniques”, Boris Beizer, 2nd Edition, Van Nostrand Reinhold, 1990.

10. “Software Quality Assurance”, Daniel Galin, Pearson Education.

Term Work: Term work shall consist of at least 10 experiments covering all topics and one written test.

Distribution of marks for term work shall be as follows: Attendance (Theory and Practical) 05 Marks Laboratory work (Experiments and Journal) 10 Marks Test (at least one) 10 Marks The final certification and acceptance of TW ensures the satisfactory Performance of laboratory Work and Minimum Passing in the term work.

SIMULATION AND MODELING Sem 7 IT

noreply@blogger.com (Anuj Kothari) — Mon, 03 May 2010 19:57:00 +0000

Mumbai University-Fourth / Final Year -Semester VII Information Technology Syllabus (Revised) SIMULATION AND MODELING

SIMULATION AND MODELING
CLASS B.E. ( INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY) SEMESTER VII
HOURS PER WEEK	LECTURES	:	04
TUTORIALS	:	--
PRACTICALS	:	02
	HOURS	MARKS
EVALUATION SYSTEM:	THEORY		3	100
PRACTICAL		--	25
ORAL		--	--
TERM WORK		--	25
Prerequisite: Probability and Statistics
Objective: The objective of this course is to teach students methods for modeling of systems using discrete event simulation. Emphasis of the course will be on modeling and on the use of simulation software. The students are expected to understand the importance of simulation in IT sector, manufacturing, telecommunication, and service industries etc. By the end of the course students will be able to formulate simulation model for a given problem, implement the model in software and perform simulation analysis of the system.

1. Introduction to Simulation and Modeling: Simulation – introduction, appropriate and not appropriate, advantages and disadvantage, application areas, history of simulation software, an evaluation and selection technique for simulation software, general – purpose simulation packages. System and system environment, components of system, type of systems, model of a system, types of models and steps in simulation study.

2. Manual Simulation of Systems: Simulation of Queuing Systems such as single channel and multi channel queue, lead time demand, inventory system, reliability problem, time-shared computer model, job-shop model.

3. Discrete Event Formalisms: Concepts of discrete event simulation, model components, a discrete event system simulation, simulation world views or formalisms, simulation of single channel queue, multi channel queue, inventory system and dump truck problem using event scheduling approach.

4. Statistical Models in Simulation: Overview of probability and statistics, useful statistical model, discrete distribution, continuous distribution, empirical distribution and Poisson process.

5. Queueing Models: Characteristics of queueing systems, queueing notations, long run measures of performance of queueing systems, Steady state behavior of Markovian models (M/G/1, M/M/1, M/M/c) overview of finite capacity and finite calling population models, Network of Queues.

6. Random Number Generation: Properties of random numbers, generation of true and pseudo random numbers, techniques for generating random numbers, hypothesis testing, various tests for uniformity (Kolmogorov-Smirnov and chi-Square) and independence (runs, autocorrelation, gap, poker).

7. Random Variate Generation: Introduction, different techniques to generate random variate:- inverse transform technique, direct transformation technique, convolution method and acceptance rejection techniques.

8. Input Modeling: Introduction, steps to build a useful model of input data, data collection, identifying the distribution with data, parameter estimation, suggested estimators, goodness of fit tests, selection input model without data, covariance and correlation, multivariate and time series input models.

9. Verification and Validation of Simulation Model: Introduction, model building, verification of simulation models, calibration and validation of models:- validation process, face validity, validation of model, validating input-output transformation, t-test, power of test, input output validation using historical data and Turing test.

10. Output Analysis: Types of simulations with respect to output analysis, stochastic nature of output data, measure of performance and their estimation, output analysis of terminating simulators, output analysis for steady state simulation.

11. Case Studies: Simulation of manufacturing systems, Simulation of Material Handling system, Simulation of computer systems, Simulation of super market, Cobweb model, and any service sectors.

Text Book: Banks J., Carson J. S., Nelson B. L., and Nicol D. M., “Discrete Event System Simulation”, 3rd edition, Pearson Education, 2001. Reference Books:

1. Gordon Geoffrey, “System Simulation”, 2nd edition, PHI, 1978.

2. Law A. M., and Kelton, W. D., “Simulation Modeling and Analysis”, 3rd edition, McGraw-Hill, 2000.

3. Narsing Deo, “System Simulation with Digital Computer”, PHI.

4. Frank L. Severance, “System Modeling and Simulation”

5. Trivedi K. S., “Probability and Statistics with Reliability, Queueing, and Computer Science Applications”, PHI, 1982.

6. Wadsworth G. P., and Bryan, J. G., “Introduction to Probability and Random Variables”, McGraw-Hill, 1960.

7. Donald W. Body, “System Analysis and Modeling”, Academic Press Harcourt India.

8. Bernard, “Theory Of Modeling and Simulation”

9. Levin & Ruben, “Statistics for Management”.

10. Aczel & Sounderpandian, “Business Statistics”.

The final certification and acceptance of TW ensures the satisfactory Performance of laboratory Work and Minimum Passing in the term work. Suggested Experiment list The experiments should be implemented using Excel, simulation language like GPSS and/or any simulation packages. Case studies from the reference book can be used for experiment.

1. Single Server System

2. Multi serve system like Able – Baker

3. (M, N) - Inventory System

4. Dump Truck Problem

5. Job-Shop Model

6. Manufacturing System

7. Cafeteria

8. Telecommunication System

9. Uniformity Testing

10. Independence Testing

DATA WAREHOUSING AND MINING & BUSINESS INTELLIGENCE

noreply@blogger.com (Anuj Kothari) — Mon, 03 May 2010 19:50:00 +0000

Mumbai University-Fourth / Final Year -Semester VII Information Technology Syllabus (Revised) DATA WAREHOUSING AND MINING & BUSINESS INTELLIGENCE

DATA WAREHOUSING AND MINING & BUSINESS INTELLIGENCE
CLASS B.E. ( INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY) SEMESTER VII
HOURS PER WEEK	LECTURES	:	04
TUTORIALS	:	--
PRACTICALS	:	02
	HOURS	MARKS
EVALUATION SYSTEM:	THEORY		3	100
PRACTICAL		--	--
ORAL		--	25
TERM WORK		--	25
Prerequisite: Data Base Management System
Objective: Today is the era characterized by Information Overload – Minimum knowledge. Every business must rely extensively on data analysis to increase productivity and survive competition. This course provides a comprehensive introduction to data mining problems concepts with particular emphasis on business intelligence applications. The three main goals of the course are to enable students to: 1. Approach business problems data-analytically by identifying opportunities to derive business value from data. 2. know the basics of data mining techniques and how they can be applied to extract relevant business intelligence.

1. Introduction to Data Mining: Motivation for Data Mining, Data Mining-Definition & Functionalities, Classification of DM systems, DM task primitives, Integration of a Data Mining system with a Database or a Data Warehouse, Major issues in Data Mining.

2. Data Warehousing – (Overview Only): Overview of concepts like star schema, fact and dimension tables, OLAP operations, From OLAP to Data Mining.

3. Data Preprocessing: Why? Descriptive Data Summarization, Data Cleaning: Missing Values, Noisy Data, Data Integration and Transformation. Data Reduction:-Data Cube Aggregation, Dimensionality reduction, Data Compression, Numerosity Reduction, Data Discretization and Concept hierarchy generation for numerical and categorical data.

4. Mining Frequent Patterns, Associations, and Correlations: Market Basket Analysis, Frequent Itemsets, Closed Itemsets, and Association Rules, Frequent Pattern Mining, Efficient and Scalable Frequent Itemset Mining Methods, The Apriori Algorithm for finding Frequent Itemsets Using Candidate Generation, Generating Association Rules from Frequent Itemsets, Improving the Efficiency of Apriori, Frequent Itemsets without Candidate Generation using FP Tree, Mining Multilevel Association Rules, Mining Multidimensional Association Rules, From Association Mining to Correlation Analysis, Constraint-Based Association Mining.

5. Classification & Prediction: What is it? Issues regarding Classification and prediction:

• Classification methods: Decision tree, Bayesian Classification, Rule based

• Prediction: Linear and non linear regression

Accuracy and Error measures, Evaluating the accuracy of a Classifier or Predictor.

6. Cluster Analysis: What is it? Types of Data in cluster analysis, Categories of clustering methods, Partitioning methods – K-Means, K-Mediods. Hierarchical Clustering- Agglomerative and Divisive Clustering, BIRCH and ROCK methods, DBSCAN, Outlier Analysis

7. Mining Stream and Sequence Data: What is stream data? Classification, Clustering Association Mining in stream data. Mining Sequence Patterns in Transactional Databases.

8. Spatial Data and Text Mining: Spatial Data Cube Construction and Spatial OLAP, Mining Spatial Association and Co-location Patterns, Spatial Clustering Methods, Spatial Classification and Spatial Trend Analysis. Text Mining Text Data Analysis and Information Retrieval, Dimensionality Reduction for Text, Text Mining Approaches.

9. Web Mining: Web mining introduction, Web Content Mining, Web Structure Mining, Web Usage mining, Automatic Classification of web Documents.

10. Data Mining for Business Intelligence Applications: Data mining for business Applications like Balanced Scorecard, Fraud Detection, Clickstream Mining, Market Segmentation, retail industry, telecommunications industry, banking & finance and CRM etc.

Text Books:

1. Han, Kamber, "Data Mining Concepts and Techniques", Morgan Kaufmann 2nd Edition

2. P. N. Tan, M. Steinbach, Vipin Kumar, “Introduction to Data Mining”, Pearson Education

Reference Books:

1. MacLennan Jamie, Tang ZhaoHui and Crivat Bogdan, “Data Mining with Microsoft SQL Server 2008”, Wiley India Edition.

2. G. Shmueli, N.R. Patel, P.C. Bruce, “Data Mining for Business Intelligence: Concepts, Techniques, and Applications in Microsoft Office Excel with XLMiner”, Wiley India.

3. Michael Berry and Gordon Linoff “Data Mining Techniques”, 2nd Edition Wiley Publications.

4. Alex Berson and Smith, “Data Mining and Data Warehousing and OLAP”, McGraw Hill Publication.

5. E. G. Mallach, “Decision Support and Data Warehouse Systems", Tata McGraw Hill.

6. Michael Berry and Gordon Linoff “Mastering Data Mining- Art & science of CRM”, Wiley Student Edition

7. Arijay Chaudhry & P. S. Deshpande, “Multidimensional Data Analysis and Data Mining Dreamtech Press

8. Vikram Pudi & Radha Krishna, “Data Mining”, Oxford Higher Education.

9. Chakrabarti, S., “Mining the Web: Discovering knowledge from hypertext data”,

10. M. Jarke, M. Lenzerini, Y. Vassiliou, P. Vassiliadis (ed.), “Fundamentals of Data Warehouses”, Springer-Verlag, 1999.

Term Work: Term work shall consist of at least 10 experiments covering all topics Term work should consist of at least 6 programming assignments and one mini project in Business Intelligence and two assignments covering the topics of the syllabus. One written test is also to be conducted. Distribution of marks for term work shall be as follows: Attendance (Theory and Practical) 05 Marks Laboratory work (Experiments and Journal) 10 Marks

Test (at least one) 10 Marks The final certification and acceptance of TW ensures the satisfactory Performance of laboratory Work and Minimum Passing in the term work. Suggested Experiment List

1. Students can learn to use WEKA open source data mining tool and run data mining algorithms on datasets.

2. Program for Classification – Decision tree, Naïve Bayes using languages like JAVA

3. Program for Clustering – K-means, Agglomerative, Divisive using languages like JAVA

4. Program for Association Mining using languages like JAVA

5. Web mining

6. BI projects: any one of Balanced Scorecard, Fraud detection, Market Segmentation etc.

7. Using any commercial BI tool like SQLServer 2008, Oracle BI, SPSS, Clementine, and XLMiner etc.

ORAL EXAMINATION An oral examination is to be conducted based on the above syllabus.

The Know The Signs “Breathalyzer” iPhone Application

noreply@blogger.com (Anuj Kothari) — Tue, 12 Jan 2010 18:01:00 +0000

This is a Sponsored Post written by me on behalf of Heineken. All opinions are 100% mine.

Recently I had a situation when going to a party. A friend of mine had drunk a bit more than he could handle. Well, it’s kind of an awkward situation when you have to tell your friend that he has drunk too much. Not that you can’t tell him normally but he’s drunk! Another friend of mine had a cool app for the exact situation. He told this person to blow in his iphone. The iphone acted like an actual breath analyzer. And we were shell shocked!

It was actually an iphone application from Heineken. What has to be done is you feed in the level you want to show, tell your friend to blow in, and it will display the same level. So it’s not an actual breath analyzer, but a moral stimulator kind of thing where a person can be told that he has drunk too much. To check it out Download the Heineken Breathalyzer iPhone app.

What’s cool in this app is that you can do a lot more things like tag your friend as one of the characters defined by Heineken which normally people turn into after drinking more. You can share it at places and tell your friends more clearly about their facts.

They have also got a nice website where you can try and identify the different characters your friends might turn into after one too many to drink. Visit The Heineken Know The Signs website.

The important fact here to understand is the effort Heineken is taking to spread the message. They tried the same before in a similar campaign “Know The Signs - Enjoy Heineken Responsibly” before and achieved a great success. This time they have come only to take the message even further. Based on their research and opinion from the people they have made the campaign even better than before. They have added some new characters to their old ones.

It is a positive move by them which we should definitely support. Knowing the facts that the number of deaths due to alcoholism has raised twofold in the last 15years. Over 17,000 people in the U.S. die in alcohol-related motor vehicle crashes each year, representing 41% of all traffic-related deaths (NHTSA). Approximately 1.5 million drivers are arrested every year for driving under the influence of alcohol or narcotics.

The KnowTheSigns campaign videos have reached over 750,000 views within one week. Hopefully these large numbers will contribute to an interactive responsible drinking message. With these videos and tools, the users can explore the impact ‘one too many to drink’ can have on people around them. It also enables Heineken to develop a conversation between friends with the iPhone “Breathalyzer” and the social network application ‘Tag of Shame’.

CBSE Class 12 DateSheet 2010

noreply@blogger.com (Anuj Kothari) — Tue, 29 Dec 2009 16:06:00 +0000

The Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) has announced the dates for the next Standard X and XII examinations beginning from March 3, 2010. The time-table for both exams will be released by December-end. This will be the last Class X board exam to be conducted by CBSE before a total ban on exams comes into effect and a grading system takes its place.

CBSE Class 12 DateSheet 2010

Central Board of Secondary Education Date Sheet

DATE-SHEET SENIOR SCHOOL EXAMINATION, 2010

DAY,DATE AND TIME SUBJECT NAME AND SUB-C

Wednesday, 03rd March, 2010 - 10:30 AM
PHYSICS 042
RADIO ENG.&AUD.SYS 635
M PROD TPT &M COOP 640
POST HARV TECH&PRD 644
OPTICS 658
CLINICAL BIO-CHEM. 661
COMM. HEALTH NURII 664
RADIOGRAPHY-I GENL 667
DESG & PAT MAKING 685
DYEING & PRINTING 688
ACCOMODAT. SERVICE 691
TRAVEL TRADE MGMT 694
CONFECTIONERY 698
CLSFN.& CATLOGUING 703
POULTRY PDTS& TECH 717
H EDN.& PUB HELATH 728

Thursday, 04th March, 2010 - 10:30 AM
BUSINESS STUDIES 054

Friday, 05th March, 2010 - 10:30 AM
FASHION STUDIES 053

Saturday, 06th March, 2010 - 10:30 AM
POLITICAL SCIENCE 028

Monday, 08th March, 2010 - 10:30 AM
CHEMISTRY 043
CONS BEHV & PROTCN 615
MGMT OF BANK OFFCE 621
APPLIED PHYSICS 625
MECH. ENGINEERING 626
FABRICATN.TECH-III 631
TV & VIDEO SYSTEMS 636
ELECTRICAL ENGG. 637
MILK & MILK PRODS. 639
B THERAPY &H DR-II 654
BIOLOGY-OPTHALMIC 657
LAB. MEDICINE 660
FUND OF NURSING II 663
RADIATION PHYSICS 666
ADVANCE FOOD PREP 675
CLOTHING CONST 686
BASIC DESIGN 687
FOOD PREPARATION 690
INDIA-TOURIST DEST 693
FOOD SCI.& HYGIENE 696
I T SYSTEMS 699
LIB. ADMN & MGMT. 702
PRIN &PRA-LIFE INS 705
POULTRY NUTR & PHY 716
INT TO FINANCL MKT 723
B CONCEPT-H &MED T 729

Wednesday, 10th March, 2010 - 10:30 AM
ENGLISH ELECTIVE 001
FUNCTIONAL ENGLISH 101
ENGLISH CORE 301

Friday, 12th March, 2010 - 10:30 AM
HISTORY 027
BIOTECHNOLOGY 045
SECT PRAC & ACCNTG 605
STORE KEEPING 617
CASH MGMT & H-KEEP 619
ELECT APPLIANCES 624
AUTOSHOP REP& PRAC 628
CIVIL ENGINEERING 629
FABRICATN.TECH-II 630
AC & REFRGTN-III 632
ELN.DEV.& CIRCUITS 634
D E MICROPROCESSOR 638
OPHTHALMIC TECH. 659
MICROBIOLOGY 662
MAT.&CHILD H.NURII 665
RADIOGRAPHY-II SPL 668
BAKERY SCIENCE 697
TPT. SYSTEMS &MGMT 712
POULTRY DISE & CNT 718
ACTG FOR BUSINESS 722
FIRST AID &MEDCL C 730

Saturday, 13th March, 2010 - 10:30 AM
DANCE-KATHAK 056
DANCE-BHARATNATYAM 057
DANCE-KUCHIPUDI 058
DANCE-ODISSI 059
DANCE-MANIPURI 060
DANCE-KATHAKALI 061
DANCE-MOHINIYATTAM 062
MULTIMEDIA & WEB T 067

Monday, 15th March, 2010 - 10:30 AM
URDU ELECTIVE 003
AGRICULTURE 068
CR WRTNG TR STUDY 069
GRAPHIC DESIGN 071
PUNJABI 104
BENGALI 105
TAMIL 106
TELUGU 107
SINDHI 108
MARATHI 109
GUJARATI 110
MANIPURI 111
MALAYALAM 112
ORIYA 113
ASSAMESE 114
KANNADA 115
PORTUGUESE 119
GERMAN 120
RUSSIAN 121
NEPALI 124
LIMBOO 125
LEPCHA 126
BHUTIA 195
SPANISH 196
KASHMIRI 197
MIZO 198
URDU CORE 303
MARKETING 613
LENDING OPERATIONS 620
COMPUTER& LIFE I A 706

Wednesday, 17th March, 2010 - 10:30 AM
BIOLOGY 044
OFFCE PRAC & SECT 604
ESTB & MGMT OF FSU 677
DTP CAD & MULTIMED 701

Thursday, 18th March, 2010 - 10:30 AM
ECONOMICS 030

Saturday, 20th March, 2010 - 10:30 AM
PHYSICAL EDUCATION 048

Monday, 22nd March, 2010 - 10:30 AM
MATHEMATICS 041
FLORICULTURE 643
COSMETIC CHEMISTRY 655
TEXTILE SCIENCE 684
(C) SuccessCDs.net

Tuesday, 23rd March, 2010 - 10:30 AM
PSYCHOLOGY 037
STENOGRAPHY-ENG 608
STENOGRAPHY-HINDI 610
Thursday, 25th March, 2010 - 10:30 AM
INFORMATICS PRAC. 065
COMPUTER SCIENCE 083
OFF. COMMUNICATION 606
ELE.COST A/C & AUD 612
SALESMANSHIP 614
ELECTRIC MACHINES 623
AUTO ENGINEERING 627
AC & REFRGTN-IV 633
DAIRY PLANT INSTRU 641
VEGETABLE CULTURE 642
YOGA ANATOMY &PHYS 656
MEAL PLNG & SERVIC 676
TOUR MGMT & MP PLN 695
REFERENCE SERVICE 704
B P O SKILLS 724
Saturday, 27th March, 2010 - 10:30 AM
HINDI ELECTIVE 002
TIBETAN 117
FRENCH 118
PERSIAN 123
HINDI CORE 302
Monday, 29th March, 2010 - 10:30 AM
ACCOUNTANCY 055
STORE ACCOUNTING 618
ENGINEERING SCI. 622
FOOD & BEV SERVICE 692
Tuesday, 30th March, 2010 - 10:30 AM
SANSKRIT ELECTIVE 022
SANSKRIT CORE 322
Wednesday, 31th March, 2010 - 10:30 AM
ENTREPRENEURSHIP 066
Thursday, 01st April, 2010 - 10:30 AM
GEOGRAPHY 029
Monday, 05th April, 2010 - 10:30 AM
HOME SCIENCE 064
ARABIC 116
FINANCIAL ACCNTG 611
BUSINESS DATA PRO. 700
Tuesday, 06th April, 2010 - 10:30 AM
MUSIC CAR.VOCAL 031
MUSIC CAR.INS.MEL. 032
MUSIC CAR.INS.PER. 033
MUSIC HIND.VOCAL 034
MUSIC HIND.INS.MEL 035
MUSIC HIND.INS.PER 036
PHILOSOPHY 040
TYPEWRITING-ENG 607
TYPEWRITING-HINDI 609

Wednesday, 07th April, 2010 - 10:30 AM
SOCIOLOGY 039
ENGG. DRAWING 046
Thursday, 08th April, 2010 - 10:30 AM
PAINTING 049
GRAPHICS 050
SCULPTURE 051
COMMERCIAL ART 052

BITS Pilani Syllabus | BITS Syllabus 2010

noreply@blogger.com (Anuj Kothari) — Fri, 18 Dec 2009 07:31:00 +0000

BITSAT 2010 Syllabus:

The BITSAT-2010 test will be conducted on the basis of NCERT syllabus for 11th and 12th class. The detailed syllabus is given in the Annexure. Candidates may refer to the NCERT text books for the contents. A sample test will be made available to the registered candidates at the BITS website on which he/she can practice as many times as desired.

BITSAT Online Test Syllabus

BITSAT 2010 Mathematics Syllabus

1. Algebra

1. Complex numbers, addition, multiplication, conjugation, polar representation, properties of modulus and principal argument, triangle inequality, roots of complex numbers, geometric interpretations.

2. Theory of Quadratic equations, quadratic equations in real and complex number system and their solutions, relation between roots and coefficients, nature of roots, equations reducible to quadratic equations.

3. Logarithms and their properties.

4. Arithmetic, geometric and harmonic progressions, arithmetic, geometric and harmonic means, arithmetico-geometric series, sums of finite arithmetic and geometric progressions, infinite geometric series, sums of squares and cubes of the first n natural numbers.

5. Exponential series.

6. Permutations and combinations, Permutations as an arrangement and combination as selection, simple applications.

7. Binomial theorem for a positive integral index, properties of binomial coefficients.

8.Matrices and determinants of order two or three, properties and evaluation of determinants, addition and multiplication of matrices, adjoint and inverse of matrices, Solutions of simultaneous linear equations in two or three variables.

9. Sets, Relations and Functions, algebra of sets applications, equivalence relations, mappings, one-one, into and onto mappings, composition of mappings.

10. Mathematical Induction

11. Linear Inequalities, solution of linear inequalities in one and two variables.

2. Trigonometry

1. Trigonometric ratios, functions and identities.

2. Solution of trigonometric equations.

3. Properties of triangles and solutions of triangles

4. Inverse trigonometric functions

5. Heights and distances

3. Two-dimensional Coordinate Geometry

1. Cartesian coordinates, distance between two points, section formulae, shift of origin.

2. Straight lines and pair of straight lines: Equation of straight lines in various forms, angle between two lines, distance of a point from a line, lines through the point of intersection of two given lines, equation of the bisector of the angle between two lines, concurrent lines.

3. Circles and family of circles : Equation of circle in various form, equation of tangent, normal & chords, parametric equations of a circle , intersection of a circle with a straight line or a circle, equation of circle through point of intersection of two circles, conditions for two intersecting circles to be orthogonal.

4. Conic sections: parabola, ellipse and hyperbola their eccentricity, directrices & foci, parametric forms, equations of tangent & normal, conditions for y=mx+c to be a tangent and point of tangency.

4. Three dimensional Coordinate Geometry

1. Direction cosines and direction ratios, equation of a straight line in space and skew lines.

2. Angle between two lines whose direction ratios are given

3. Equation of a plane, distance of a point from a plane, condition for coplanarity of three lines.

5. Differential calculus

1. Domain and range of a real valued function, Limits and Continuity of the sum, difference, product and quotient of two functions, Differentiability.

2. Derivative of different types of functions (polynomial, rational, trigonometric, inverse trigonometric, exponential, logarithmic, implicit functions), derivative of the sum, difference, product and quotient of two functions, chain rule.

3. Geometric interpretation of derivative, Tangents and Normals.

4. Increasing and decreasing functions, Maxima and minima of a function.

5. Rolle's Theorem, Mean Value Theorem and Intermediate Value Theorem.

6. Integral calculus

1. Integration as the inverse process of differentiation, indefinite integrals of standard functions.

2. Methods of integration: Integration by substitution, Integration by parts, integration by partial fractions, and integration by trigonometric identities.

3. Definite integrals and their properties, Fundamental Theorem of Integral Calculus and its applications.

4. Application of definite integrals to the determination of areas of regions bounded by simple curves.

7. Ordinary Differential Equations

1. Variables separable method.

2. Solution of homogeneous differential equations.

3. Linear first order differential equations

8. Probability

1. Addition and multiplication rules of probability.

2. Conditional probability

3. Independent events

4. Discrete random variables and distributions

9. Vectors

1. Addition of vectors, scalar multiplication.

2. Dot and cross products of two vectors.

3. Scalar triple products and their geometrical interpretations.

10. Statistics

1. Measures of dispersion

2. Measures of skewness and Central Tendency

11. Linear Programming

1. Formulation of linear Programming

2. Solution of linear Programming, using graphical method.

BITSAT 2010 Physics Syllabus

1. Units & Measurement

1. Units (Different systems of units, SI units, fundamental and derived units)

2. Dimensional Analysis

3. Precision and significant figures

4. Fundamental measurements in Physics (Vernier calipers, screw gauge, Physical balance etc)

2. Kinematics

1. Properties of vectors

2. Position, velocity and acceleration vectors

3. Motion with constant acceleration

4. Projectile motion

5. Uniform circular motion

6. Relative motion

3. Newton's Laws of Motion

1. Newton's laws (free body diagram, resolution of forces)

2. Motion on an inclined plane

3. Motion of blocks with pulley systems

4. Circular motion - centripetal force

5. Inertial and non-inertial frames

4. Impulse and Momentum

1. Definition of impulse and momentum

2. Conservation of momentum

3. Collisions

4. Momentum of a system of particles

5. Center of mass

5. Work and Energy

1. Work done by a force

2. Kinetic energy and work-energy theorem

3. Power

4. Conservative forces and potential energy

5. Conservation of mechanical energy

6. Rotational Motion

1. Description of rotation (angular displacement, angular velocity and angular acceleration)

2. Rotational motion with constant angular acceleration

3. Moment of inertia, Parallel and perpendicular axes theorems, rotational kinetic energy6.4 Torque and angular momentum

4. Conservation of angular momentum

5. Rolling motion

7. Gravitation

1. Newton's law of gravitation

2. Gravitational potential energy, Escape velocity

3. Motion of planets - Kepler's laws, satellite motion

8. Mechanics of Solids and Fluids

1. Elasticity

2. Pressure, density and Archimedes' principle

3. Viscosity and Surface Tension

4. Bernoulli's theorem

9. Oscillations

1. Kinematics of simple harmonic motion

2. Spring mass system, simple and compound pendulum

3. Forced & damped oscillations, resonance

10. Waves

1. Progressive sinusoidal waves

2. Standing waves in strings and pipes

3. Superposition of waves beats

11. Heat and Thermodynamics

1. Kinetic theory of gases

2. Thermal equilibrium and temperature

3. Specific heat

4. Work, heat and first law of thermodynamics

5. 2nd law of thermodynamics, Carnot engine - Efficiency and Coefficient of performance

12. Electrostatics

1. Coulomb's law

2. Electric field (discrete and continuous charge distributions)

3. Electrostatic potential and Electrostatic potential energy

4. Gauss' law and its applications

5. Electric dipole

6. Capacitance and dielectrics (parallel plate capacitor, capacitors in series and parallel)

13. Current Electricity

1. Ohm's law, Joule heating

2. D.C circuits - Resistors and cells in series and parallel, Kirchoff's laws, potentiometer and Wheatstone bridge,

3. Electrical Resistance (Resistivity, origin and temperature dependence of resistivity).

14. Magnetic Effect of Current

1. Biot-Savart's law and its applications

2. Ampere's law and its applications

3. Lorentz force, force on current carrying conductors in a magnetic field

4. Magnetic moment of a current loop, torque on a current loop, Galvanometer and its conversion to voltmeter and ammeter

15. Electromagnetic Induction

1. Faraday's law, Lenz's law, eddy currents

2. Self and mutual inductance

3. Transformers and generators

4. Alternating current (peak and rms value)

5. AC circuits, LCR circuits

16. Optics

1. Laws of reflection and refraction

2. Lenses and mirrors

3. Optical instruments - telescope and microscope

4. Interference - Huygen's principle, Young's double slit experiment

5. Interference in thin films

6. Diffraction due to a single slit

7. Electromagnetic waves and their characteristics (only qualitative ideas), Electromagnetic spectrum

8. Polarization - states of polarization, Malus' law, Brewster's law

17. Modern Physics

1. Dual nature of light and matter - Photoelectric effect. De Broglie wavelength

2. Atomic models - Rutherford's experiment, Bohr's atomic model

3. Hydrogen atom spectrum

4. Radioactivity

5. Nuclear reactions: Fission and fusion, binding energy

BITSAT 2010 Chemistry Syllabus

1. States of Matter

1. Measurement: Physical quantities and SI units, Dimensional analysis, Precision, Significant figures.

2. Chemical reactions: Laws of chemical combination, Dalton's atomic theory; Mole concept; Atomic, molecular and molar masses; Percentage composition & molecular formula; Balanced chemical equations & stoichiometry

3. Gaseous state: Kinetic theory - Maxwell distribution of velocities, Average, root mean square and most probable velocities and relation to temperature, Diffusion; Deviation from ideal behaviour - Critical temperature, Liquefaction of gases, van der Waals equation.

4. Liquid state: Vapour pressure, surface tension, viscosity.

5. Solid state: Classification; Space lattices & crystal systems; Unit cell - Cubic & hexagonal systems; Close packing; Crystal structures: Simple AB and AB2 type ionic crystals, covalent crystals - diamond & graphite, metals. Imperfections- Point defects, non-stoichiometric crystals; Electrical, magnetic and dielectric properties; Amorphous solids - qualitative description.

2. Atomic Structure

1. Introduction: Subatomic particles; Rutherford's picture of atom; Hydrogen atom spectrum and Bohr model.

2. Quantum mechanics: Wave-particle duality - de Broglie relation, Uncertainty principle; Hydrogen atom: Quantum numbers and wavefunctions, atomic orbitals and their shapes (s, p, and d), Spin quantum number.

3. Many electron atoms: Pauli exclusion principle; Aufbau principle and the electronic configuration of atoms, Hund's rule.

4. Periodicity: Periodic law and the modern periodic table; Types of elements: s, p, d, and f blocks; Periodic trends: ionization energy, atomic and ionic radii, electron affinity, and valency.

5. Nucleus: Natural and artificial radioactivity; Nuclear reactions, Artificial transmutation ofelements.

3. Chemical Bonding & Molecular Structure

1. Ionic Bond: Lattice Energy and Born-Haber cycle

2. Molecular Structure: Lewis picture & resonance structures, VSEPR model & molecular shapes

3. Covalent Bond: Valence Bond Theory- Orbital overlap, Directionality of bonds & hybridistaion (s & p orbitals only), Resonance; Molecular orbital theory- Methodology, Orbital energy level diagram, Bond order, Magnetic properties for homonuclear diatomic species.

4. Metallic Bond: Qualitative description.

5. Intermolecular Forces: Polarity; Dipole moments; Hydrogen Bond.

4. Thermodynamics

1. Basic Concepts: Systems and surroundings; State functions; Intensive & Extensive Properties; Zeroth Law and Temperature

2. First Law of Thermodynamics: Work, internal energy, heat, enthalpy, heat capacities; Enthalpies of formation, phase transformation, ionization, electron gain; Thermochemistry; Hess's Law.

3. Second and Third Laws: Spontaneous and reversible processes; entropy; Gibbs free energy related to spontaneity and non-mechanical work; Standard free energies of formation, free energy change and chemical equilibrium; Third Law and Absolute Entropies.

5. Physical and Chemical Equilibria

1. Concentration Units: Mole Fraction, Molarity, and Molality

2. Solutions: Solubility of solids and gases in liquids, Vapour Pressure, Raoult's law, Relative lowering of vapour pressure, depression in freezing point; elevation in boiling point; osmotic pressure, determination of molecular mass.

3. Physical Equilibrium: Equilibria involving physical changes (solid-liquid, liquid-gas, solid-gas), Adsorption, Physical and Chemical adsorption, Langmuir Isotherm.

4. Chemical Equilibria: Equilibrium constants (KP, KC), Le-Chatelier's principle.

5. Ionic Equilibria: Strong and Weak electrolytes, Acids and Bases (Arrhenius, Lewis, Lowry and Bronsted) and their dissociation; Ionization of Water; pH; Buffer solutions; Acid-base titrations; Hydrolysis; Solubility Product of Sparingly Soluble Salts; Common Ion Effect.

6. Factors Affecting Equilibria: Concentration, Temperature, Pressure, Catalysts, Significance of DG and DG0 in Chemical Equilibria.

6. Electrochemistry

1. Redox Reactions: Oxidation-reduction reactions (electron transfer concept); Oxidation number; Balancing of redox reactions; Electrochemical cells and cell reactions; Electrode potentials; EMF of Galvanic cells; Nernst equation; Gibbs energy change and cell potential; Concentration cells; Secondary cells; Fuel cells; Corrosion and its prevention.

2. Electrolytic Conduction: Electrolytic Conductance; Specific, equivalent and molar conductivities; Kolhrausch's Law and its application, Faraday's laws of electrolysis; Electrode potential and electrolysis, Commercial production of the chemicals, NaOH, Na, Al, C12, & F2

7. Chemical Kinetics

1. Aspects of Kinetics: Rate and Rate expression of a reaction; Rate constant; Order of reaction; Integrated rate expressions for zero and first order reactions; Half-life; Determination of rate constant and order of reaction

2. Factor Affecting the Rate of the Reactions: Temperature dependence of rate constant; Activation energy; Catalysis, Surface catalysis, enzymes, zeolites; Factors affecting rate of collisions between molecules; Effect of light.

3. Mechanism of Reaction: Elementary reactions; Complex reactions; Reactions involving two/three steps only; Photochemical reactions; Concept of fast reactions.

4. Radioactive isotopes: Half-life period; Radiochemical dating.

8. Hydrogen and s-block elements

1. Hydrogen: Element: unique position in periodic table, occurrence, isotopes; Dihydrogen: preparation, properties, reactions, and uses; Molecular, saline, interstitial hydrides; Water: Properties; Structure and aggregation of water molecules; Hard and soft water; Heavy water; Hydrogen peroxide.

2. s-block elements: Abundance and occurrence; Anomalous properties of the first elements in each group; diagonal relationships.

3. Alkali metals: Lithium, sodium and potassium: occurrence, extraction, reactivity, and electrode potentials; Reactions with oxygen, hydrogen, halogens and liquid ammonia; Basic nature of oxides and hydroxides; Halides; Properties and uses of compounds such as NaCl, Na2CO3, NaHCO3, NaOH, KCl, and KOH.

4. Alkaline earth metals: Magnesium and calcium: Occurrence, extraction, reactivity and electrode potentials; Reactions with non-metals; Solubility and thermal stability of oxo salts; Properties and uses of important compounds such as CaO, Ca(OH)2, plaster of Paris, MgSO4, MgCl2, CaCO3, and CaSO4; Lime and limestone, cement.

9. p- d- and f-block elements

1. General: Abundance, distribution, physical and chemical properties, isolation and uses of elements; Trends in chemical reactivity of elements of a group; Extraction and refining of metals.

2. Group 13 elements: Boron; Properties and uses of borax, boric acid, boron hydrides & halides. Reaction of aluminum with acids and alkalis;

3. Group 14 elements: Carbon: Uses, Allotropes (graphite, diamond, fullerenes), oxides, halides and sulphides, carbides; Silicon: Silica, silicates, silicones; Tin and lead: Extraction, halides and oxides.

4. Group 15 elements: Dinitrogen; Reactivity and uses of nitrogen and its compounds; Industrial and biological nitrogen fixation; Ammonia: Haber's process, properties and reactions; Oxides of nitrogen and their structures; Ostwald's process of nitric acid production; Fertilizers - NPK type; Production of phosphorus; Allotropes of phosphorus; Preparation, structure and properties of hydrides, oxides, oxoacids and halides of phosphorus.

5. Group 16 elements: Isolation and chemical reactivity of dioxygen; Acidic, basic and amphoteric oxides; Preparation, structure and properties of ozone; Allotropes of sulphur; Production of sulphur and sulphuric acid; Structure and properties of oxides, oxoacids, hydrides and halides of sulphur.

6. Group 17 and group 18 elements: Structure and properties of hydrides, oxides, oxoacids of chlorine; Inter halogen compounds; Bleaching Powder; Preparation, structure and reactions of xenon fluorides, oxides, and oxoacids.

7. d-block elements: General trends in the chemistry of first row transition elements; Metallic character; Oxidation state; Ionic radii; Catalytic properties; Magnetic properties; Interstitial compounds; Occurrence and extraction of iron, copper, silver, zinc, and mercury; Alloy formation; Steel and some important alloys; preparation and properties of CuSO4, K2Cr2O7, KMnO4, Mercury halides; Silver nitrate and silver halides; Photography.

8. f-block elements: Lanthanides and actinides; Oxidation states and chemical reactivity of lanthanide compounds; Lanthanide contraction; Comparison of actinides and lanthanides.

9. Coordination Compounds: Coordination number; Ligands; Werner's coordination theory; IUPAC nomenclature; Application and importance of coordination compounds (in qualitative analysis, extraction of metals and biological systems e.g. chlorophyll, vitamin B12, and hemoglobin); Bonding: Valence-bond approach, Crystal field theory (qualitative); Stability constants; Shapes, color and magnetic properties; Isomerism including stereoisomerisms; Organometallic compounds.

10. Principles of Organic Chemistry and Hydrocarbons

1. Classification: Based on functional groups, trivial and IUPAC nomenclature.

2 Electronic displacement in a covalent bond: Inductive, resonance effects, and hyperconjugation; free radicals; carbocations, carbanion, nucleophile and electrophile; types of reactions.

3. Alkanes and cycloalkanes: Structural isomerism and general properties.

4. Alkenes and alkynes: General methods of preparation and reactions, physical properties, electrophilic and free radical additions, acidic character of alkynes and (1,2 and 1,4) addition to dienes.

5. Aromatic hydrocarbons: Sources; Properties; Isomerism; Resonance delocalization; polynuclear hydrocarbons; mechanism of electrophilic substitution reaction, directive influence and effect of substituents on reactivity.

6. Haloalkanes and haloarenes: Physical properties, chemical reactions.

7. Petroleum: Composition and refining, uses of petrochemicals.

11. Stereochemistry

1. Introduction: Chiral molecules; Optical activity; Polarimetry; R,S and D,L configurations; Fischer projections; Enantiomerism; Racemates; Diastereomerism and meso structures.

2. Conformations: Ethane, propane, n-butane and cyclohexane conformations; Newman and sawhorse projections.

3. Geometrical isomerism in alkenes

12. Organic Compounds with Functional Groups Containing Oxygen and Nitrogen

1. General: Electronic structure, important methods of preparation, important reactions and physical properties of alcohols, phenols, ethers, aldehydes, ketones, carboxylic acids, nitro compounds, amines, diazonium salts, cyanides and isocyanides.

2. Specific: Effect of substituents on alpha-carbon on acid strength, comparative reactivity of acid derivatives, basic character of amines and their separation, importance of diazonium salts in synthetic organic chemistry

13. Biological, Industrial and Environmental chemistry

1. The Cell: Concept of cell and energy cycle.

2. Carbohydrates: Classification; Monosaccharides; Structures of pentoses and hexoses; Anomeric carbon; Mutarotation; Simple chemical reactions of glucose, Disaccharides: reducing and non-reducing sugars – sucrose, maltose and lactose; Polysaccharides: elementary idea of structures of starch and cellulose.

3. Proteins: Amino acids; Peptide bond; Polypeptides; Primary structure of proteins; Simple idea of secondary , tertiary and quarternary structures of proteins; Denaturation of proteins and enzymes.

4. Nucleic Acids: Types of nucleic acids; Primary building blocks of nucleic acids (chemical composition of DNA & RNA); Primary structure of DNA and its double helix; Replication; Transcription and protein synthesis; Genetic code.

5. Lipids, Hormones, Vitamins: Classification, structure, functions in biosystems.

6. Polymers: Classification of polymers; General methods of polymerization; Molecular mass of polymers; Biopolymers and biodegradable polymers; Free radical, cationic and anionic addition polymerizations; Copolymerization: Natural rubber; Vulcanization of rubber; Synthetic rubbers. Condensation polymers.

7. Pollution: Environmental pollutants; soil, water and air pollution; Chemical reactions in atmosphere; Smog; Major atmospheric pollutants; Acid rain; Ozone and its reactions; Depletion of ozone layer and its effects; Industrial air pollution; Green house effect and global warming; Green Chemistry.

8. Chemicals in medicine, health-care and food: Analgesics, Tranquilizers, antiseptics, disinfectants, anti-microbials, anti-fertility drugs, antihistamines, antibiotics, antacids; Cosmetics: Creams, perfumes, talcum powder, deodorants; Preservatives, artificial sweetening agents, antioxidants, and edible colours.

9. Other Industrial Chemicals: Dyes: Classification with examples – Indigo, methyl orange, aniline yellow, alizarin, malachite green; Advanced materials: Carbon fibers, ceramics, micro alloys; Detergents; Insect repellents, pheromones, sex attractants; Rocket Propellants.

14. Theoretical Principles of Experimental Chemistry

1. Volumetric Analysis: Principles; Standard solutions of sodium carbonate and oxalic acid; Acid-base titrations; Redox reactions involving KI, H2SO4, Na2SO3, Na2S2O3and H2S; Potassium permanganate in acidic, basic and neutral media; Titrations of oxalic acid, ferrous ammonium sulphate with KMnO4, K2 Cr2O7/Na2S2O3, Cu(II)/Na2S2O3

2. Qualitative analysis of Inorganic Salts: Principles in the determination of the cations Pb2+, Cu2+, As3+, Mn2+, Zn2+, Co2+, Ca2+, Sr2+, Ba2+, Mg2+, NH4+, Fe3+, Ni2+ and the anions CO32-, S2-, SO42-, SO32-, NO2-, NO3-, Cl-, Br-, I-, PO43-, CH3COO-, C2O42-.

3. Physical Chemistry Experiments: crystallization of alum, copper sulphate, ferrous sulphate, double salt of alum and ferrous sulphate, potassium ferric sulphate; Temperature vs. solubility; pH measurements; Lyophilic and lyophobic sols; Dialysis; Role of emulsifying agents in emulsification. Equilibrium studies involving (i) ferric and thiocyanate ions (ii) [Co(H2O)6]2+ and chloride ions; Enthalpy determination for (i) strong acid vs. strong base neutralization reaction (ii) hydrogen bonding interaction between acetone and chloroform; Rates of the reaction between (i) sodium thiosulphate and hydrochloric acid, (ii) potassium iodate and sodium sulphite (iii) iodide vs. hydrogen peroxide, concentration and temperature effects in these reactions;

4. Purification Methods: Filtration, crystallization, sublimation, distillation, differential extraction, and chromatography. Principles of melting point and boiling point determination; principles of paper chromatographic separation – Rf values.

5. Qualitative Analysis of Organic Compounds: Detection of nitrogen, sulphur, phosphorous and halogens; Detection of carbohydrates, fats and proteins in foodstuff; Detection of alcoholic, phenolic, aldehydic, ketonic, carboxylic, amino groups and unsaturation.

6. Quantitative Analysis of Organic Compounds: Basic principles for the quantitative estimation of carbon, hydrogen, nitrogen, halogen, sulphur and phosphorous; Molecular mass determination by silver salt and chloroplatinate salt methods; Elementary idea of mass spectrometer for accurate molecular mass determination; Calculations of empirical and molecular formulae.

7. Principles of Organic Chemistry Experiments: Preparation of iodoform, acetanilide, p-nitro acetanilide, di-benzyl acetone, aniline yellow, beta-naphthol; Preparation of acetylene and study of its acidic character.

BITSAT 2010 Biology Syllabus

1. Diversity in Living World

1. Biology - its meaning and relevance to mankind

2. What is living; Taxonomic categories and aids; Systematics and Binomial system of nomenclature.

3. Introductory classification of living organisms (Two-kingdom system, Five-kingdom system);

4. Plant kingdom - Salient features of major groups (Algae to Angiosperms);

5. Animal kingdom - Salient features of Nonchordates up to phylum, and Chordates up to class level.

2. Cell: The Unit of Life; Structure and Function

1. Cell wall; Cell membrane; Endomembrane system (ER, Golgi apparatus/Dictyosome, Lysosomes, Vacuoles); Mitochondria; Plastids; Ribosomes; Cytoskeleton; Cilia and Flagella; Centrosome and Centriole; Nucleus; Microbodies.

2. Structural differences between prokaryotic and eukaryotic, and between plant and animal cells.

3. Cell cycle (various phases); Mitosis; Meiosis.

4. Biomolecules - Structure and function of Carbohydrates, Proteins, Lipids, and Nucleic acids.

5. Enzymes - Chemical nature, types, properties and mechanism of action.

3. Genetics and Evolution

1. Mendelian inheritance; Chromosome theory of inheritance; Gene interaction; Incomplete dominance; Co-dominance; Complementary genes; Multiple alleles;

2. Linkage and Crossing over; Inheritance patterns of hemophilia and blood groups in humans.

3. DNA -its organization and replication; Transcription and Translation;

4. Gene expression and regulation; DNA fingerprinting.

5. Theories and evidences of evolution, including modern Darwinism.

4. Structure and Function - Plants

1. Morphology of a flowering plant; Tissues and tissue systems in plants; Anatomy and function of root, stem (including modifications), leaf, inflorescence, flower (including position and arrangement of different whorls, placentation), fruit and seed; Types of fruit; Secondary growth;

2. Absorption and movement of water (including diffusion, osmosis and water relations of cell) and of nutrients; Translocation of food; Transpiration and gaseous exchange; Mechanism of stomatal movement.

3. Mineral nutrition - Macro- and micro-nutrients in plants including deficiency disorders; Biological nitrogen fixation mechanism.

4. Photosynthesis - Light reaction, cyclic and non-cyclic photophosphorylation; various pathways of carbon dioxide fixation; Photorespiration; Limiting factors.

5. Respiration - Anaerobic, Fermentation, Aerobic; Glycolysis, TCA cycle; Electron transport system; Energy relations.

5. Structure and Function - Animals

1. Human Physiology - Digestive system - organs, digestion and absorption; Respiratory system - organs, breathing and exchange and transport of gases.

2. Body fluids and circulation - Blood, lymph, double circulation, regulation of cardiac activity; Hypertension, Coronary artery diseases.

3. Excretion system - Urine formation, regulation of kidney function

4. Locomotion and movement - Skeletal system, joints, muscles, types of movement.

5. Control and co-ordination - Central and peripheral nervous systems, structure and function of neuron, reflex action and sensory reception; Role of various types of endocrine glands; Mechanism of hormone action.

6. Reproduction, Growth and Movement in Plants

1. Asexual methods of reproduction;

2. Sexual Reproduction - Development of male and female gametophytes; Pollination (Types and agents); Fertilization; Development of embryo, endosperm, seed and fruit (including parthenocarpy and elminth).

3. Growth and Movement - Growth phases; Types of growth regulators and their role in seed dormancy, germination and movement;

4. Apical dominance; Senescence; Abscission; Photo- periodism; Vernalisation;

5. Various types of movements.

7. Reproduction and Development in Humans

1. Male and female reproductive systems;

2. Menstrual cycle; Gamete production; Fertilisation; Implantation;

3. Embryo development;

4. Pregnancy and parturition;

5. Birth control and contraception.

8. Ecology and Environment

1. Meaning of ecology, environment, habitat and niche.

2. Ecological levels of organization (organism to biosphere); Characteristics of Species, Population, Biotic Community and Ecosystem; Succession and Climax. Ecosystem - Biotic and abiotic components; Ecological pyramids; Food chain and Food web;

3. Energy flow; Major types of ecosystems including agroecosystem.

4. Ecological adaptations - Structural and physiological features in plants and animals of aquatic and desert habitats.

5. Biodiversity and Environmental Issues - Meaning, types and conservation strategies (Biosphere reserves, National parks and Sanctuaries), Air and Water Pollution (sources and major pollutants); Global warming and Climate change; Ozone depletion; Noise pollution; Radioactive pollution; Methods of pollution control (including an idea of bioremediation); Deforestation; Extinction of species (Hot Spots).

9. Biology and Human Welfare

1. Animal husbandry - Livestock, Poultry, Fisheries; Major animal diseases and their control. Pathogens of major communicable diseases of humans caused by fungi, bacteria, viruses, protozoans and elminthes, and their control.

2. Cancer; AIDS.

3. Adolescence and drug/alcohol abuse;

4. Basic concepts of immunology.

5. Plant Breeding and Tissue Culture in crop improvement.

10. Biotechnology and its Applications

1. Microbes as ideal system for biotechnology;

2. Microbial technology in food processing, industrial production (alcohol, acids, enzymes, antibiotics), sewage treatment and energy generation.

3. Steps in recombinant DNA technology - restriction enzymes, NA insertion by vectors and other methods, regeneration of recombinants

4. Applications of R-DNA technology in human health -Production of Insulin, Vaccines and Growth hormones, Organ transplant, Gene therapy.

5. Applications in Industry and Agriculture - Production of expensive enzymes, strain improvement to scale up bioprocesses, GM crops by transfer of genes for nitrogen fixation, herbicide-resistance and pest-resistance including Bt crops.

English Proficiency and Logical Reasoning

English Proficiency

This test is designed to assess the test takers’ general proficiency in the use of English language as a means of self-expression in real life situations and specifically to test the test takers’ knowledge of basic grammar, their vocabulary, their ability to read fast and comprehend, and also their ability to apply the elements of effective writing.

1. Grammar

1. Agreement, Time and Tense, Parallel construction, Relative pronouns

2. Determiners, Prepositions, Modals, Adjectives

3. Voice, Transformation

4. Question tags, Phrasal verbs

2. Vocabulary

1. Synonyms, Antonyms, Odd Word, One Word, Jumbled letters,

Homophones, Spelling

2. Contextual meaning.

3. Analogy

3. Reading Comprehension

1. Content/ideas

2. Vocabulary

3. Referents

4. Idioms/Phrases

5. Reconstruction (rewording)

4. Composition

1. Rearrangement

2. Paragraph Unity

3. Linkers/Connectives

Logical Reasoning

The test is given to the candidates to judge their power of reasoning spread in verbal and nonverbal areas. The candidates should be able to think logically so that they perceive the data accurately, understand the relationships correctly, figure out the missing numbers or words, and to apply rules to new and different contexts. These indicators are measured through performance on such tasks as detecting missing links, following directions, classifying words, establishing sequences, and completing analogies.

Verbal Reasoning

1. Analogy

Analogy means correspondence. In the questions based on analogy, a particular relationship is given and another similar relationship has to be identified from the alternatives provided.

2. Classification

Classification means to assort the items of a given group on the basis of certain common quality they possess and then spot the odd option out.

3. Series Completion

Here series of numbers or letters are given and one is asked to either complete the series or find out the wrong part in the series.

4. Logical Deduction – Reading Passage

Here a brief passage is given and based on the passage the candidate is required to identify the correct or incorrect logical conclusions.

5. Chart Logic

Here a chart or a table is given that is partially filled in and asks to complete it in accordance with the information given either in the chart / table or in the question.

6. Nonverbal Reasoning

1. Pattern Perception

Here a certain pattern is given and generally a quarter is left blank. The candidate is required to identify the correct quarter from the given four alternatives.

2. Figure Formation and Analysis

The candidate is required to analyze and form a figure from various given parts.

3. Paper Cutting

It involves the analysis of a pattern that is formed when a folded piece of paper is cut into a definite design.

4. Figure Matrix

In this more than one set of figures is given in the form of a matrix, all of them following the same rule. The candidate is required to follow the rule and identify the missing figure.

5. Rule Detection

Here a particular rule is given and it is required to select from the given sets of figures, a set of figures, which obeys the rule and forms the correct series.

BITS Pilani Form | BITS admission Form 2010 | BITS Application Form 2010

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Interested candidates should register their names for BITSAT-2010 by applying in the prescribed application form online. Complete the application form Online at http://www.bitsadmission.com and take the print out of the filled form. The completed application form alongwith the prescribed fees of Rs. 1000/- (Rs. 500/- for female candidates) should be sent to Admissions Officer, BITS, Pilani – 333 031. Details for payment of fees are available at the website while applying online.

Special provision for Female candidates: The BITSAT application fee for female candidates is Rs. 500/- only instead of Rs. 1000/-. Further, the Institute will try its best to accommodate all female candidates at their first preference of test centers.

Application form can also be obtained by post from the Admissions Office, BITS, Pilani by sending a request on plain paper giving the candidate’s name and gender with complete postal address, accompanied by a crossed demand draft for Rs. 1100/- (Rs. 600/- for Female candidates). This amount includes the prescribed fees and Rs. 100/- towards postal and handling charges. The form will be sent by Speed Post / Registered Post. Requests by post will be accepted only till 21st January 2010. Demand drafts should be drawn in favour of ‘Birla Institute of Technology & Science’ payable at State Bank of India, Pilani (code: 11309) Or State Bank of Bikaner & Jaipur, Pilani (Code: 10398) or UCO Bank, Vidya Vihar, Pilani (Code: 0150) Or ICICI Bank, Jhunjhunu (Code: 0799)

Deadline to apply for BITSAT-2010 by submitting the completed form to the Admissions Office, BITS Pilani is 5.00 PM on 30th January 2010.

Those who register for the test and reserve test dates have to download the ‘Hall ticket’, alongwith instructions, from BITS website as per the schedule given earlier. The tests will be conducted during 10th May – 10th June 2010.

Procedure for Applying for admission:
In addition to applying for and appearing in BITSAT-2010, candidates have to also apply for admission to BITS giving details of their 12th marks and preferences to different degree programmes offered. The prescribed application form for admission, the detailed application procedure and the final list of Degree programmes offered will be available at the BITS website, by 20th May 2010. The completed form with the required application fee has to be submitted so as to reach the under-mentioned on or before 5.00 PM on 30th June 2010.

Completed application forms for BITSAT-2010 and for admission are to be sent by registered post/speedpost or personally submitted to the under-mentioned so as to reach him before the announced deadlines:
The Admissions Officer,
BITS
Pilani – 333 031
Rajasthan

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