AMRITA Engineering 2016 Eligibility Criteria

ELIGIBILITY FOR ADMISSION

Age – Candidates shall be born on or after 1st July 1995.

Educational Qualification – A pass in 10+2 ( Class XII ) or its equivalent securing an aggregate of 60% marks in Mathematics, Physics and Chemistry with not less than 55% marks in each of these three subjects.

( OR )

A three year Diploma in Engineering with minimum 60% marks, awarded by any State Board of Technical Education.

Note: Those who appear for the above examinations in March / April 2016 and expect to secure minimum marks as above, may also apply.

AMRITA Engineering 2016 Exam Pattern

 

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AMRITA Engineering 2016 Exam Pattern:

The duration of the Examination is 2 hours & 30 minutes.

  • There will be only one question paper containing objective type questions in Mathematics, Physics and Chemistry.
  • Each question will be followed by four answers of which only one is correct / most appropriate.
  • The question booklet will be in English language.
  • Each question carries 3 marks. Negative mark (-1) will be awarded for each wrong answer.
  • AMRITA Engineering 2016 Exam is conducted in two separate modes

a) ABOUT COMPUTER BASED TEST (CBT)

Number of questions for the test is 100.

Candidates in different slots will get different question sets.

Dates:

17th April 2016 (SUN DAY)

18th April 2016 (MON DAY) and

19th April 2016 (TUES DAY)

With multiple slots.

b) ABOUT PEN & PAPER BASED TEST (P&P)

Printed question booklets in 4 different versions are distributed among the candidates.

The question booklet contains 100 multiple choice questions.

P&P is conducted in one slot only.

Date: 23.04.2016

Time: 10.00 am to 12.30 pm

Subject Combination:

Subject Weightage Total No. of Questions Total Marks
Mathematics 40 questions 100 300
( 100 x 3 )
Physics 30 questions
Chemistry 30 questions

 

AMRITA Engineering 2016 Important Dates

Important Dates for AMRITA Engineering 2016 Entrance Exam :-

Online registration starts 2nd November, 2015 (MON DAY)
Issue of OMR application form begins 2nd November, 2015 (MON DAY)
Last date of issue of OMR Application form 19th March, 2016 (SATUR DAY)
Last date for receiving completed applications (OMR and Online) 21st March, 2016 (MON DAY)

Date of Entrance Examination

Computer Based Test (CBT)  17th (SUN), 18th (MON) and 19th (TUES) April, 2016
Paper & Pencil Based Test (P&P) 23rd (SAT) April, 2016 (Forenoon)

 

 

 

AMRITA Engineering 2016 Chemistry Syllabus

a. BASIC CONCEPTS

Atomic and molecular masses, mole concept and molar mass, percentage composition, empirical and molecular formula, chemical reactions, stoichiometry and calculations based on stoichiometry.

b. ATOMIC STRUCTURE, CHEMICAL BONDING AND MOLECULAR STRUCTURE

Bohr’s model, de Broglie’s and Heisenberg’s principles, Quantum mechanical model, Orbital concept and filling up of electrons; Bond formation and bond parameters; Valence bond and molecular orbital theory; VSEPR theory; Hybridization involving s, p and d orbital; Hydrogen bond.

c. EQUILIBRIUM AND THERMODYNAMICS

Law of chemical equilibrium and Equilibrium Constant; Homogeneous and Heterogeneous equilibria; LeChatelier’s principle, Ionic equilibrium; Acids, Bases, Salts and Buffers; Solubility product; Thermodynamic state; Enthalpy, Entropy and Gibb’s free energy; Heats of reactions; Spontaneous and nonspontaneous processes.

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d. ELECTROCHEMISTRY, KINETICS AND SURFACE CHEMISTRY

Specific, molar and equivalent conductance of weak and strong electrolytes; Kohlrausch law; Electro-chemical cells and Nernst equation; batteries, fuel cells and corrosion

Rate of a reaction and factors affecting the rate: Rate constant, order and molecularity, collision theory. Physisorption and chemisorptions; colloids and emulsions; homogeneous and heterogeneous catalysis.

e. SOLID STATE AND SOLUTIONS

Molecular, ionic, covalent and metallic solids; amorphous and crystalline solids; crystal lattices and Unit cells; packing efficiency and imperfections; electrical and magnetic properties. Normality, molarity and molality of solutions, vapour pressure of liquid solutions; ideal and non-ideal solutions, colligative proper-ties; abnormality.

f. HYDROGEN

Position of hydrogen in the periodic table; dihydrogen and hydrides- preparation and properties; water, hydrogen peroxide and heavy water; hydrogen as a fuel.

g. S – BLOCK ELEMENTS

Group 1 and 2 Alkali and Alkaline earth elements; general characteristics of compounds of the elements; anomalous behavior of the first element; preparation and properties of compounds like sodium and calcium carbonates, sodium chloride, sodium hydroxide; biological importance of sodium, potassium and calcium.

h. P – BLOCK ELEMENTS

Groups 13 to 17 elements: General aspects like electronic configuration, occurrence, oxidation states, trends in physical and chemical properties of all the families of elements; compounds of boron like borax, boron hydrides and allotropes of carbon; compounds of nitrogen and phosphorus, oxygen and sulphur; oxides and oxyacids of halogens.

i. D, F – BLOCK ELEMENTS

Electronic configuration and general characteristics of transition metals; ionization enthalpy, ionic radii, oxidations states and magnetic properties; interstitial compounds and alloy formation; lanthanides and actinoids and their applications.

j. CO-ORDINATION COMPOUNDS

Werner’s theory and IUPAC nomenclature of coordination compounds; coordination number and isomerism; Bonding in coordination compounds and metal carbonyls and stability; application in analytical methods, extraction of metals and biological systems.

k. BASIC ORGANIC CHEMISTRY AND TECHNIQUES

Tetravalence of carbon and shapes or organic compounds; electronic displacement in a covalent bond inductive and electromeric effects, resonance and hyperconjugation; hemolytic and heterolytic cleavage of covalent bond free radicals, carbocations, carbanions electrophiles and nucleophiles; methods of purification of organic compounds; qualitative and quantitative analysis.

l. HYDROCARBONS, HALOALKANES AND HALOARENES

Alkanes, alkenes,alkynes and aromatic hydrocarbons; IUPAC nomenclature, isomerism; conformation of ethane, geometric isomerism, general methods of preparation and properties, free radical mechanism of halogenations, Markownikoff’s addition and peroxide effect; benzene, resonance and aromaticity, substitution reactions; Nature of C-X bond in haloalkanes and haloarenes; mechanism of substitution reactions.

m. ALCOHOLS, PHENOLS AND ETHERS

IUPAC nomenclature, general methods of preparation, physical and chemical properties, identification of primary, secondary and tertiary alcohols, mechanism of dehydration; electrophillic substitution reactions.

n. ALDEHYDES, KETONES, CARBOXYLIC ACIDS AND AMINES

Nomenclature, general methods of preparation, physical and chemical properties of the group members; nucleophilic addition and its mechanism; reactivity of alpha hydrogen in aldehydes; mono and  icarboxylic acids-preparation and reactions; identification of primary, secondary and tertiary amines; preparation and reactions of diazonium salts and their importance in synthesis.

o. POLYMERS AND BIOMOLECULES

Natural and synthetic polymers, methods of polymerization, copolymerization, molecular weight of polymers, Polymers of commercial importance,Carbohydrates: mono, oligo and polysaccharides; Proteins Alpha amino acid, peptide linkage and polypeptides: Enzymes, Vitamins and Nucleic acids (DNA and RNA)

p. ENVIRONMENTAL CHEMISTRY

Air, water and soil pollution, chemical reactions in atmosphere, acid rain; ozone and its depletion; green house effect and global warming; pollution control.

q. CHEMISTRY IN EVERYDAY LIFE

Drugs and their interaction; chemicals as analgesics, tranquilizers, antiseptics, antibiotics, antacids and antihistamines; Chemicals in food- preservatives, artificial sweetening agents; cleansing agents – soaps and detergents.

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AMRITA Engineering 2016 Physics Syllabus

a. UNITS AND DIMENSIONS

Units for measurement, system of units, SI, fundamental and derived units, dimensions and their applications.

b. MECHANICS
Motion in straight line, uniform and non-uniform motion, uniformly accelerated motion and its applications Scalars and Vectors, and their properties; resolution of vectors, scalar and vector products; uniform circular motion and its applications, projectile motion Newton’s Laws of motion; conservation of linear momentum and its applications, laws of friction, Concept of work, energy and power; energy-kinetic and potential; conservation of energy; different forms of energy. Elastic collisions in one and two dimensions.

Center of mass of a many particle system; center of mass of a rigid body, rotational motion and torque. Angular momentum and its conservation. Moments of inertia, parallel and perpendicular axes theorem, moment of inertia for a thin rod, ring, disc and sphere.
Gravitation: Acceleration due to gravity and its properties. One and two dimensional motion under gravity. Universal law of gravitation, planetary motion, Kepler’s laws, artificial satellite-geostationary satellite, gravitational potential energy near the surface of earth, gravitational potential and escape velocity.

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c. SOLIDS AND FLUIDS

Solids: Elastic properties, Hooke’s law, Young’s modulus, bulk modulus, modulus of rigidity.Liquids: Cohesion and adhesion; surface energy and surface tension; flow of fluids, Bernoulli’s theorem and its applications; viscosity, Stoke’s Law, terminal velocity.

d. OSCILLATIONS AND WAVES

Periodic motion, simple harmonic motion and its equation, oscillations of a spring and simple pendulum. Wave motion, properties of waves, longitudinal and transverse waves, superposition of waves, Progressive and standing waves. Free and forced oscillations, resonance, vibration of strings and air columns, beats, Doppler effect.

e. HEAT AND THERMODYNAMICS

Thermal expansion of solids, liquids and gases and their specific heats, relationship between Cp and Cv for gases, first and second laws of thermodynamics , Carnot cycle, efficiency of heat engines. Transference of heat; thermal conductivity; black body radiations, Kirchoff’s law, Wein’s Law, Stefan’s law of radiation and Newton’s law of cooling.

f. ELECTROSTATICS,CURRENT ELECTRICITY AND MAGNETOSTATICS

Coloumb’s law, dielectric constant, electric field, lines of force, field due to dipole , electric flux, Gauss’s theorem and its applications; electric potential, potential due to a point charge; conductors and insulators, distribution of charge on conductors; capacitance, parallel plate capacitor, combination of capacitors, energy stored in a capacitor.

Electric current : Cells-primary and secondary, grouping of cells; resistance and specific resistivity and its temperature dependence. Ohm’s law, Kirchoff’s Law. Series and parallel circuits; Wheatstone’s Bridge and potentiometer with their applications.

Heating effects of current, electric power, concept of thermoelectricity-Seebeck effect and thermocouple; chemical
effect of current- Faraday’s laws of electrolysis. Magnetic effects: Oersted’s experiment, Biot Savert’s law, magnetic field due to straight wire, circular loop and solenoid, force on a moving charge in a uniform magnetic field(Lorentz force),forces and torques on a current carrying conductor in a magnetic field, force between current carrying wires, moving coil galvanometer and conversion to ammeter and voltmeter.

Magnetostatics: Bar magnet, magnetic field, lines of force, torque on a bar magnet in a magnetic field, earth’s magnetic field; para, dia and ferro magnetism, magnetic induction, magnetic susceptibility.

g. ELECTROMAGNETIC INDUCTION AND ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVES

Induced e.m.f., Faraday’s law, Lenz’s law, self and mutual inductance; alternating currents, impedance and reactance, power in ac; circuits with L C and R series combination, resonant circuits, transformer and AC generator. Electromagnetic waves and their characteristics; electromagnetic spectrum from gamma to radio waves.

h. RAY AND WAVE OPTICS

Reflection and refraction of light at plane and curved surfaces, total internal reflection; optical fiber; deviation and dispersion of light by a prism; lens formula, magnification and resolving power; microscope and telescope, Wave nature of light, interference, Young’s double experiment; thin films, Newton’s rings.

Diffraction: diffraction due to a single slit; diffraction grating, polarization and applications.

i. MODERN PHYSICS

Dual nature of Radiation – De Broglie relation, photoelectric effect, Alpha particle scattering experiment, atomic masses, size of the nucleus; radioactivity, alpha, beta and gamma particles/rays. Radioactive decay law, half life and mean life of radio active nuclei; Nuclear binding energy, mass energy relationship, nuclear fission and nuclear fusion.

Energy bands in solids, conductors, insulators and semiconductors, pn junction, diode, diode as a rectifier,  ransistor action, transistor as an amplifier.

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AMRITA Engineering 2016 Mathematics Syllabus

a. Complex Numbers

Complex numbers in the form a+ib and their representation in a plane. Argand diagram. Algebra of complex numbers, Modulus and argument (or amplitude) of a complex number, square root of a complex number. Cube roots of unity, triangle inequality.

b. Linear Inequalities

Linear inequalities. Algebraic solutions of linear inequalities in one variable and their representation on the number line.

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c. Permutations and Combinations

Fundamental principle of counting; Permutation as an arrangement and combination as selection, Meaning of P(n,r)and C(n,r).Simple applications.

d. Binomial Theorem

Binomial theorem for positive integral indices. Pascal’s triangle. General and middle terms in binomial expansions, simple applications.

e. Sequences and Series

Arithmetic, Geometric and Harmonic progressions. Insertion of Arithmetic, Geometric and Harmonic means between two given numbers. Relation between A.M., G.M. and H.M. Special series Σn, Σn2, Σn3. Arithmetico- Geometric Series, Exponential and Logarithmic Series.

f. Matrices and Determinants

Determinants and matrices of order two and three, Properties of determinants. Evaluation of determinants. Addition and multiplication of matrices, adjoint and inverse of matrix. Solution of simultaneous linear equations using determinants .

g. Quadratic Equations

Quadratic equations in real and complex number system and their solutions. Relation between roots and co-efficients, Nature of roots, formation of quadratic equations with given roots;

h. Relations and Functions

Definition of a relation. Domain, codomain and range of a relation. Function as special kind of relation and their domain, codomain and range. Real valued function of a real variable. Constant, identity, polynomial, rational. Modulus, signum and greatest integer functions. Sum. Difference, product and quotient of functions. Types of relations: refelexive, symmetric, transitive and equivalence relations. One to one and onto functions. Composite functions, inverse of a function.

i. Trigonometry

Trigonometrical identities and equations. Inverse trigonometric functions and their properties. Properties of triangles, including centroid, incentre, circumcentre and orthocentre, solution of triangles. Heights and distances.

j. Measures of Central Tendency and Dispersion

Calculation of Mean, Median and Mode of grouped and ungrouped data. Calculation of standard deviation, variance and mean deviation for grouped and ungrouped data.

k. Probability

Probability of an event, addition and multiplication theorems of probability and their applications; Conditional probability; Bayes’ theorem, Probability distribution of a random variate; Binomial and Poisson distributions and their properties.

l. Differential Calculus

Polynomials, rational, trigonometric, logarithmic and exponential functions. Graphs of simple functions. Limits, Continuity; differentiation of the sum, difference, product and quotient of two functions. Differentiation of trigonometric, inverse trigonometric, logarithmic, exponential, composite and implicit functions; derivatives of order upto two. Applications of derivatives: Maxima and Minima of functions one variable, tangents and normals, Rolle’s and Langrage’s Mean Value Theorems.

m. Integral Calculus

Integral as an anti derivative. Fundamental integrals involving algebraic, trigonometric, exponential and logarithmic functions. Integration by substitution, by parts and by partial fractions. Integration using trigonometric identities. Integral as a limit of sum. Properties of definite integrals. Evaluation of definite integral; Determining areas of the regions bounded by simple curves.

n. Differential Equations

Ordinary differential equations, their order and degree. Formation of differential equation. Solutions of differential equations by the method of separation of variables. Solution of Homogeneous and linear differential equations, and those of type d2y/dx2= f(x).

o. Two Dimensional Geometry

Review of Cartesian system of rectangular co-ordinates in a plane, distance formula, area of triangle, condition for the collinearity of three points, slope of a line, parallel and perpendicular lines, intercepts of a line on the coordinate axes.

p. The straight line and pair of straight lines

Various forms of equations of a line, intersection of lines, angles between two lines, conditions for concurrence of three lines, distance of a point from a line .Equations of internal and external bisectors of angles between two lines, equation of family lines passing through the point of intersection of two lines, homogeneous equation of second degree in x and y, angle between pair of lines through the origin, combined equation of the bisectors of the angles between a pair of lines, condition for the general second degree equation to represent a pair of lines, point of intersections and angles between two lines.

q. Circles and Family of Circles

Standard form of equation of a circle, general form of the equation of a circle, its radius and centre, equation of a circle in the parametric form, equation of a circle when the end points of a diameter are given, points of intersection of a line and circle with the centre at the origin and condition for a line to be tangent, equation of a family of circles through the intersection of two circles, condition for two intersecting circles to be orthogonal.

r. Conic Sections

Sections of cones, equations of conic sections ( parabola, ellipse and hyperbola) in standard forms, conditions for y = mx+c to be a tangent and point(s) of tangency.

s. Vector Algebra

Vector and scalars, addition of two vectors, components of a vector in two dimensions and three dimensional space, scalar and vector products, scalar and vector triple product. Application of vectors to plane geometry.

t. Three Dimensional Geometry

Distance between two points. Direction cosines of a line joining two points. Cartesian and vector equation of a line. Coplanar and skew lines. Shortest distance between two lines.Cartesian and vector equation of a plane. Angle between (i) two lines (ii) two planes (iii) a line and a plane Distance of a point from a plane.

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AMRITA Engineering 2015 Exam Pattern

 

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AMRITA Engineering (UG) 2015 Exam Pattern (AEEE 2015):

The duration of the Examination is 2 1/2 hours.

  • There will be only one question paper containing objective type questions in Mathematics, Physics and Chemistry.
  • Each question will be followed by four answers of which only one is correct / most appropriate.
  • The question booklet will be in English language.
  • Each question carries 3 marks. Negative mark (-1) will be awarded for each wrong answer.
  • AMRITA Engineering (UG) 2015 Exam is conducted in two separate modes

a) Computer based test (CBT)

CBT will be conducted on the following dates

Dates:

16.04.2015, Thursday

17.04.2015, Friday

18.04.2015, Saturday

Timing slots:

09.00 am to 11.30 am

12.30 pm to 03.00 pm

04.00pm to 06.00pm

b) Paper & Pencil based test (P&P)

P&P is conducted in one slot only.

Date: 25.04.2015

Time: 10.00 am to 12.30 pm

Subject Combination:

Subject Weightage Total No. of Questions Total Marks
Mathematics 40 questions 100 300
( 100 x 3 )
Physics 30 questions
Chemistry 30 questions

 

AMRITA Engineering 2015 Eligibility Criteria

AMRITA Engineering (UG) 2015 Eligibility Criteria:-

  •  Age: – Candidates shall be born on or after 1st July 1994.
  •  Educational Qualification: – A  pass in the final examination of 10+2 ( class XII ) or its equivalent securing 60% or above marks in Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry with not less than  55% mark  in each of these three subjects.

                                                                                 OR

  • A three year Diploma in Engineering with minimum 60% marks, awarded by any State Board of Technical Education.

Note: Those who appear for the above examinations in March / April 2015 and expect to secure minimum marks as above, may also apply.

 

AMRITA Engineering 2015 Important Dates

Important Dates for AMRITA Engineering 2015 :-

Online registration starts 3rd November, 2014
Issue of OMR application form begins 17th November, 2014
Last date of issue of OMR Application form 23rd March, 2015
Last date for receiving completed applications (OMR and Online) 25th March, 2015

Date of Entrance Examination

Computer Based Test (CBT) 16th-18th April, 2015
Paper & Pencil Based Test (P&P) 25th April, 2015 (Forenoon)

AMRITA Engineering (UG) 2015 Updates

AMRITA Engineering (UG) 2015 Information Updates :

  1. AMRITA Engineering (UG) 2015 OMR Sheet
  2. AMRITA Engineering (UG) 2015 General Instructions
  3. AMRITA Engineering (UG) 2015 FAQs
  4. AMRITA Engineering (UG) 2015 Important Notes
  5. AMRITA Engineering (UG) 2015 Check List

 

Click here for AMRITA Engineering Model Papers & Preparatory Course

 

AMRITA Engineering (UG) 2015 Exam Pattern

AMRITA Engineering (UG) 2015 Exam Pattern (AEEE 2015): The duration of the Examination is 2 1/2 hours.

  • There will be only one question paper containing objective type questions in Mathematics, Physics and Chemistry.
  • Each question will be followed by four answers of which only one is correct / most appropriate.
  • The question booklet will be in English language.
  • Each question carries 3 marks. Negative mark (-1) will be awarded for each wrong answer.
  • AMRITA Engineering (UG) 2015 Exam is conducted in two separate modes

a) Computer based test (CBT)

b) Paper & Pencil based test (P&P)

Subject Combination:

 

Subject Weightage Total No. of Questions Total Marks
Mathematics 40 questions 100 300
( 100 x 3 )
Physics 30 questions
Chemistry 30 questions

 

AMRITA Engineering (UG) 2015 Exam Centre

EXAMINATION CITIES FOR COMPUTER BASED TEST

TAMILNADU

CITY

CODE

CITY

CODE
Chennai 101 Coimbatore 102
Erode 105 Hosur 106
Madurai 108 Nagarcoil 109
Nammakal 110 Neyveli 111
Ooty 112 Puducherry 114
Salem 115 Tanjavur 116
Tirunelveli 117 Tiruppur 118
Trichy 119

KERALA

CITY

CODE CITY CODE
Amritapuri 202 Kannur 204
Kochi 206 Kottayam 208
Kozikode 209 Palakkad 211
Thiruvananthapuram 213 Thrissur 214

KARNATAKA

CITY

CODE CITY CODE
Belgaum 301 Bengaluru 302
Hubli 304 Mangalore 305
Mysore 306

ANDHRA PRADESH

CITY

CODE CITY CODE
Anantapur 401 Kakinada 403
Kurnool 404 Nellore 405
Tirupati 406 Vijayawada 407
Vishakhapatnam 408

TELANGANA

CITY CODE
Hyderabad 501
Karimnangar 502
Nizamabad 503
Warangal 504

ASSAM                                      

CITY CODE
Guwahati 601
Slichar 602

BIHAR

CITY CODE
Bhagalpur 603
Patna 604

CHANDIGARH

CITY CODE
Chandigarh 605

CHATTISGARH

CITY CODE
Bhilai 606
Raipur 607
DELHI
CITY CODE
Delhi 608

GOA

 
CITY CODE
Goa 609

GUJARAT

 
CITY CODE
Ahmedabad 610
Rajkot 611
Surat 612
Vadodara 613

HARYANA

CITY CODE
Faridabad 614
Gurgaon 615
Hissar 616
Kurukshetra 617

HIMACHAL PRADESH

CITY CODE
Shimla 618

JHARKHAND

CITY CODE
Bokaro 619
Dhanbad 620
Jamshedpur 621
Ranchi 622

MADHYA PRADESH

CITY CODE
Bhopal 623
Gwalior 624
Indore 625
Jabalpur 626

MAHARASHTRA

CITY CODE
Mumbai 627

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

EXAMINATION CITIES FOR PAPER &PENCIL BASED TEST

 

TAMIL NADU

CITY CODE CITY CODE
Chennai 101 Coimbatore 102
Cuddalore 103 Dindigul 104
Erode 105 Hosur 106
Karur 107 Madurai 108
Nammakal 110 Pudukottai 113
Puducherry 114 Salem 115
Tirupur 118 Trichy 119
Tuticorin 120 Vellore 121

KERALA

CITY CODE CITY CODE
Alappuzha 201 Amritapuri (Kollam) 202
Kalpetta 203 Kannur 204
Kasaragod 205 Kochi 206
Kollam 207 Kottayam 208
Kozhikode 209 Malappuram 210
Palakkad 211 Pathanamthitta 212
Thiruvananthapuram 213 Thrissur 214
Thodhupuzha 215

KARNATAKA

CITY CODE CITY CODE
Bengaluru 302 Davangere 303
Raichur 307 Shimoga 308
Udupi 309

ANDHRA PRADESH

CITY CODE CITY CODE
Anantapur 401 Cuddapah 402
Kakinada 403 Nellore 405
Tirupati 406 Vijayawada 407
Vishakhapatnam 408

TELANGANA

CITY CODE CITY CODE
Hyderabad 501 Warangal 504

AMRITA Engineering (UG) 2015 Eligibility

Details about AMRITA Engineering (UG) 2015 Eligibility :-

  •  Age: – Candidates shall be born on or after 1st July 1994.
  •  Educational Qualification: – A  pass in the final examination of 10+2 ( class XII ) or its equivalent securing 60% or above marks in Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry with not less than  55% mark  in each of these three subjects.

                                                                                 OR

  • A three year Diploma in Engineering with minimum 60% marks, awarded by any State Board of Technical Education.
  • Note: Those who appear for the above examinations in March / April 2015 and expect to secure minimum marks as above, may also apply.

AMRITA Engineering 2015 Chemistry Syllabus

AMRITA Engineering 2015 Chemistry Syllabus for Under Graduate Students :

                                                                CHEMISTRY

a. BASIC CONCEPTS

Atomic and molecular masses, mole concept and molar mass, percentage composition, empirical and molecular formula, chemical reactions, stoichiometry and calculations based on stoichiometry.

b. ATOMIC STRUCTURE, CHEMICAL BONDING AND MOLECULAR STRUCTURE

Bohr’s model, de Broglie’s and Heisenberg’s principles, Quantum mechanical model, Orbital concept and filling up of electrons; Bond formation and bond parameters; Valence bond and molecular orbital theory; VSEPR theory; Hybridization involving s, p and d orbital; Hydrogen bond.

c. EQUILIBRIUM AND THERMODYNAMICS

Law of chemical equilibrium and Equilibrium Constant; Homogeneous and Heterogeneous equilibria; LeChatelier’s principle, Ionic equilibrium; Acids, Bases, Salts and Buffers; Solubility product; Thermodynamic state; Enthalpy, Entropy and Gibb’s free energy; Heats of reactions; Spontaneous and non- spontaneous processes.

d. ELECTROCHEMISTRY, KINETICS AND SURFACE CHEMISTRY

Specific, molar and equivalent conductance of weak and strong electrolytes; Kohlrausch law; Electrochemi cal cells and Nernst equation; batteries, fuel cells and corrosion Rate of a reaction and factors affecting the rate: Rate constant, order and molecularity, collision theory. Physisorption and chemisorptions; colloids and emulsions; homogeneous and heterogeneous catalysis.

e. SOLID STATE AND SOLUTIONS

Molecular, ionic, covalent and metallic solids; amorphous and crystalline solids; crystal lattices and Unit cells; packing efficiency and imperfections; electrical and magnetic properties. Normality, molarity and molality of solutions, vapour pressure of liquid solutions; ideal and non-ideal solutions, colligative properties  abnormality.

f. HYDROGEN

Position of hydrogen in the periodic table; dihydrogen and hydrides- preparation and properties; water, hydrogen peroxide and heavy water; hydrogen as a fuel.

g. S – BLOCK ELEMENTS

Group 1 and 2 Alkali and Alkaline earth elements; general characteristics of compounds of the elements; anomalous behavior of the first element; preparation and properties of compounds like sodium and calcium carbonates, sodium chloride, sodium hydroxide; biological importance of sodium, potassium and calcium.

h. P – BLOCK ELEMENTS

Groups 13 to 17 elements: General aspects like electronic configuration, occurrence, oxidation states, trends in physical and chemical properties of all the families of elements; compounds of boron like borax, boron hydrides and allotropes of carbon; compounds of nitrogen and phosphorus, oxygen and sulphur; oxides and oxyacids of halogens.

i. D, F – BLOCK ELEMENTS

Electronic configuration and general characteristics of transition metals; ionization enthalpy, ionic radii, oxidations states and magnetic properties; interstitial compounds and alloy formation; lanthanides and actinoids and their applications.

j. CO-ORDINATION COMPOUNDS

Werner’s theory and IUPAC nomenclature of coordination compounds; coordination number and isomerism;  Bonding in coordination compounds and metal carbonyls and stability; application in analytical  methods, extraction of metals and biological systems.

k. BASIC ORGANIC CHEMISTRY AND TECHNIQUES Tetravalence of carbon and shapes or organic compounds; electronic displacement in a covalent bond-inductive  and electromeric effects, resonance and hyperconjugation; hemolytic and heterolytic cleavage of covalent bond – free radicals, carbocations, carbanions electrophiles and nucleophiles; methods of purification of organic compounds; qualitative and quantitative analysis.

l. HYDROCARBONS, HALOALKANES AND HALOARENES

Alkanes, alkenes,alkynes and aromatic hydrocarbons; IUPAC nomenclature, isomerism; conformation of ethane, geometric isomerism, general methods of preparation and properties, free radical mechanism of halogenations, Markownikoff’s addition and peroxide effect; benzene, resonance and aromaticity, substitution reactions; Nature of C-X bond in haloalkanes and haloarenes; mechanism of substitution reactions

m. ALCOHOLS, PHENOLS AND ETHERS

IUPAC nomenclature, general methods of preparation, physical and chemical properties, identification of primary, secondary and tertiary alcohols, mechanism of dehydration; electrophillic substitution reactions.

n. ALDEHYDES, KETONES, CARBOXYLIC ACIDS AND AMINES

Nomenclature, general methods of preparation, physical and chemical properties of the group members; nucleophilic addition and its mechanism; reactivity of alpha hydrogen in aldehydes; mono and dicarboxylic acids-preparation and reactions; identification of primary, secondary and tertiary amines; preparation and reactions of diazonium salts and their importance in synthesis.

o. POLYMERS AND BIOMOLECULES

Natural and synthetic polymers, methods of polymerization, copolymerization, molecular weight of polymers,  Polymers of commercial  importance, Carbohydrates: mono, oligo and polysaccharides; Proteins Alpha amino acid, peptide linkage and polypeptides: Enzymes, Vitamins and Nucleic acids (DNA and RNA)

p. ENVIRONMENTAL CHEMISTRY

Air, water and soil pollution, chemical reactions in atmosphere, acid rain; ozone and its depletion; green house effect and global warming; pollution control.

q. CHEMISTRY IN EVERYDAY LIFE

Drugs and their interaction; chemicals as analgesics, tranquilizers, antiseptics, antibiotics, antacids and antihistamines; Chemicals in food-  preservatives , artificial sweetening agents; cleansing agents – soaps and detergents.

AMRITA Engineering (UG) 2015 Physics Syllabus

PHYSICS

a. UNITS AND DIMENSIONS

Units for measurement, system of units, SI, fundamental and derived units, dimensions and their applications.

b. MECHANICS

Motion in straight line, uniform and non-uniform motion, uniformly accelerated motion and its applications Scalars and Vectors, and their properties; resolution of vectors, scalar and vector products; uniform circular motion and its applications, projectile motion Newton’s Laws of motion;  conservation of linear momentum and its applications, laws of friction, Concept of work, energy and power; energy-kinetic and potential;
conservation of energy; different forms of energy. Elastic collisions in one and two dimensions. Center of mass of a many particle system; center of mass of a rigid body, rotational motion and torque. Angular momentum and its conservation. Moments of inertia, parallel and perpendicular axes theorem,
moment of inertia for a thin rod, ring, disc and sphere.

Gravitation: Acceleration due to gravity and its properties. One and two dimensional motion under gravity. Universal law of gravitation, planetary motion, Kepler’s laws, artificial satellite-geostationary satellite, gravitational  potential energy near the surface of earth, gravitational potential and escape velocity.

c. SOLIDS AND FLUIDS
Solids: Elastic properties, Hooke’s law, Young’s modulus, bulk modulus, modulus of rigidity.Liquids: cohesion and adhesion; surface energy and surface tension; flow of fluids, Bernoulli’s theorem and its applications; viscosity, Stoke’s Law, terminal velocity.

(i) OSCILLATIONS AND WAVES

Periodic motion, simple harmonic motion and its equation, oscillations of a spring and simple pendulum. Wave motion, properties of waves, longitudinal and transverse waves, superposition of waves, Progressive and standing waves. Free and forced oscillations, resonance, vibration of strings and air columns, beats, Doppler effect.

(ii) HEAT AND THERMODYNAMICS

Thermal expansion of solids, liquids and gases and their specific heats, relationship between Cp and Cv for gases, first and second laws of  thermodynamics , Carnot cycle, efficiency of heat engines. Transference of heat; thermal conductivity; black body radiations, Kirchoff’s law, Wein’s Law, Stefan’s law of radiation and Newton’s law of cooling.

(iii) ELECTROSTATICS,CURRENT ELECTRICITY AND MAGNETOSTATICS

Coloumb’s law, dielectric constant, electric field, lines of force, field due to dipole , electric flux, Gauss’s  theorem and its applications; electric potential, potential due to a point charge; conductors and insulators, distribution of charge on conductors; capacitance, parallel plate capacitor, combination of capacitors, energy  stored in a capacitor.

Electric current : Cells-primary and secondary, grouping of cells; resistance and specific resistivity and its temperature dependence. Ohm’s law, Kirchoff’s Law. Series and parallel circuits; Wheatstone’s Bridge and potentiometer with their applications. Heating effects of current, electric power, concept of thermoelectricity-Seebeck effect and thermocouple; chemical effect of current- Faraday’s laws of electrolysis. Magnetic effects: Oersted’s experiment, Biot Savert’s law, magnetic field due to straight wire, circular loop and solenoid, force on a moving charge in a uniform magnetic field(Lorentz force),forces and torques on a current carrying conductor in a magnetic field, force between current carrying wires, moving coil galvanometer  and conversion to ammeter and voltmeter.

Magnetostatics: Bar magnet, magnetic field, lines of force, torque on a bar magnet in a magnetic field, earth’s magnetic field; para, dia and ferro magnetism, magnetic induction, magnetic susceptibility.

d. ELECTROMAGNETIC INDUCTION AND ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVES

Induced e.m.f., Faraday’s law, Lenz’s law, self and mutual inductance; alternating currents, impedance and reactance, power in ac; circuits with L C and R series combination, resonant circuits, transformer and AC generator. Electromagnetic waves and their characteristics; electromagnetic spectrum from gamma to radio waves.

e. RAY AND WAVE OPTICS
Reflection and refraction of light at plane and curved surfaces, total internal reflection; optical fiber; deviation and dispersion of light by a prism; lens formula, magnification and resolving power; microscope and telescope, Wave nature of light, interference, Young’s double experiment; thin films, Newton’s rings.

Diffraction: diffraction due to a single slit; diffraction grating, polarization and applications.

f. MODERN PHYSICS

Dual nature of Radiation – De Broglie relation, photoelectric effect, Alpha particle scattering experiment, atomic masses, size of the nucleus;  radioactivity, alpha, beta and gamma particles/rays. Radioactive decay law, half life and mean life of radio active nuclei; Nuclear binding energy, mass energy relationship, nuclear fission and nuclear fusion. Energy bands in solids, conductors, insulators and semiconductors, pn junction, diode, diode as a rectifier, transistor action, transistor as an amplifier.

AMRITA Engineering (UG) 2015 Mathematics Syllabus

MATHEMATICS

a. Complex Numbers

Complex numbers in the form a+ib and their representation in a plane. Argand diagram. Algebra of complex numbers, Modulus and argument (or  amplitude) of a complex number, square root of a complex number. Cube roots of unity, triangle inequality.

b. Linear Inequalities

Linear inequalities. Algebraic solutions of linear inequalities in one variable and their representation on the number line.

c. Permutations and Combinations

Fundamental principle of counting; Permutation as an arrangement and combination as selection, Meaning of P(n,r)and C(n,r).Simple applications.

d. Binomial Theorem

Binomial theorem for positive integral indices. Pascal’s triangle. General and middle terms in binomial expansions, simple applications.

e. Sequences and Series  

Arithmetic, Geometric and Harmonic progressions. Insertion of Arithmetic, Geometric and Harmonic means  between two given numbers. Relation between A.M., G.M. and H.M. Arithmatic  Geometric Series, Exponential and Logarithmic Series.

f. Matrices and Determinants

Determinants and matrices of order two and three, Properties of determinants. Evaluation of determinants. Addition and multiplication of matrices, adjoint and inverse of matrix. Solution of simultaneous linear equations using determinants .

g. Quadratic Equations

Quadratic equations in real and complex number system and their solutions. Relation between roots and co-efficients, Nature of roots, formation of quadratic equations with given roots;

h. Relations and Functions

Definition of a relation. Domain, codomain and range of a relation. Function as special kind of relation and their domain, codomain and range. Real valued function of a real variable. Constant, identity, polynomial, rational. Modulus, signum and greatest integer functions. Sum. Difference, product and quotient of functions.  Types of relations: refelexive, symmetric, transitive and equivalence relations. One to one and onto functions.Composite functions, inverse of a function.

i. Trigonometry

Trigonometrical identities and equations. Inverse trigonometric functions and their properties. Properties of triangles, including centroid, incentre, circumcentre and orthocentre, solution of triangles. Heights and distances.

j. Measures of Central Tendency and Dispersion 

Calculation of Mean, Median and Mode of grouped and ungrouped data. Calculation of standard deviation, variance and mean deviation for grouped and ungrouped data.

k. Probability

Probability of an event, addition and multiplication theorems of probability and their applications; Conditional probability; Bayes’ theorem, Probability distribution of a random variate; Binomial and Poisson distributions and their properties.

l. Differential Calculus

Polynomials, rational, trigonometric, logarithmic and exponential functions. Graphs of simple functions. Limits, Continuity; differentiation of the sum, difference, product and quotient of two functions. Differentiation of trigonometric, inverse trigonometric, logarithmic, exponential, composite and implicit functions; derivatives  of order upto two. Applications of derivatives: Maxima and Minima of functions one variable, tangents and normals, Rolle’s and Langrage’s Mean Value Theorems.

m. Integral Calculus

Integral as an anti derivative. Fundamental integrals involving algebraic, trigonometric, exponential and logarithmic functions. Integration by substitution, by parts and by partial fractions. Integration using trigonometric  identities. Integral as a limit of sum. Properties of definite integrals. Evaluation of definite integral; Determining areas of the regions bounded by simple curves.

n. Differential Equations

Ordinary differential equations, their order and degree. Formation of differential equation. Solutions of differential  equations by the method of separation of variables. Solution of Homogeneous and linear differential equations.

o. Two Dimensional Geometry

Review of Cartesian system of rectangular co-ordinates in a plane, distance formula, area of triangle, condition for the collinearity of three points, slope of a line, parallel and perpendicular lines, intercepts of a line on the coordinate axes.

p. The straight line and pair of straight lines

Various forms of equations of a line, intersection of lines, angles between two lines, conditions for concurence  of three lines, distance of a point from a line .Equations of internal and external bisectors of angles between two lines, equation of family lines passing through the point of intersection of two lines, homogeneous  equation of second degree in x and y, angle between pair of lines through the origin, combined equation of the bisectors of the angles between a pair of lines, condition for the general second degree equation to represent a pair of lines, point of intersections and angles between two lines.

q. Circles and Family of Circles

Standard form of equation of a circle, general form of the equation of a circle, its radius and centre, equation of a circle in the parametric form, equation of a circle when the end points of a diameter are given, points of intersection of a line and circle with the centre at the origin and condition for a line to be tangent, equation of a family of circles through the intersection of two circles, condition for two intersecting circles to be orthogonal.

r. Conic Sections

Sections of cones, equations of conic sections ( parabola, ellipse and hyperbola) in standard forms conditions for y = mx+c to be a tangent and point(s) of tangency.

s. Vector Algebra

Vector and scalars, addition of two vectors, components of a vector in two dimensions and three dimensional  space, scalar and vector products, scalar and vector triple product. Application of vectors to plane geometry.

t. Three Dimensional Geometry

Distance between two points. Direction cosines of a line joining two points. Cartesian and vector equation of a line. Coplanar and skew lines. Shortest distance between two lines.Cartesian and vector equation of a plane. Angle between (i) two lines (ii) two planes (iii) a line and a plane Distance of a point from a plane.

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