APPLICATION NO.

INFORMATION BULLETIN
AND
APPLICATION FORM
ELIGIBILITY TEST FOR LNGS -THOTA SUBBARAO FELLOWSHIP
PROGRAMME , STANDARD REFERENCE BOOKS PROGRAMME AND
FACULITY RECRUITMENT PROGRAMME .
CSIR ASPIRANTS ENCOURAGING ELIGIBILITY TEST (CAEET) ,
OCTOBER ,2014
LNG CHEMICAL SCIENCES , KANIGIRI .
Price : Rs. 150/- for all Categories.
INDEX
S.No Description Page No
1 INTRODUCTION 01
2 THE CSIR ASPIRANTS ENCOURAGING , ELIGIBILITY TEST (CAEET), JUNE , 2013. 01
3 SUBJECTS OF THE TEST 01
4 ACADAMIC ELIGIBILITY AND EDUCATIONAL QUALIFICATION 01
5 AGE LIMITS AND RELAXATION 02
6 DATE AND SCHEME OF THE TEST 02
7 EXAMINATION CENTRES & CODES 02
8 HOW TO GET APPLICAION FORM AND INFORMATION BULLETIN 02
9 THE LAST DATE FOR SUBMISSION OF APPLICATION FORM 02
10 IMPORTANT POINTS 03
11 OTHER GENERAL INFORMATION 03
APPENDICES
APPENDIX - I INTRODUCTION AND SYLLABUS PAPERS OF CSIR, GATE , APSET , 04-13
IISC , PCU , JNU AND TIFR.
APPENDIX -II PREVIOUS YEARS CUT-OFF MARKS OF CSIR, GATE , APSET , 14
IISC , PCU , JNU AND TIFR.
APPENDIX -III IMPORTANT DATES OF VARIOUS FELLOWSHIP /Ph.D/GOVT. EXAMINATIONS 15
APPENDIX -IV REFERENCE BOOKS FOR CSIR , UGC NET , GATE , APSET , 16
IISC , PCU , JNU AND TIFR
SAMPLE ENCLOSURES 16
Application form
Answer sheet
DUPLICATE ADMIT CARD FOR CSIR ASPIRANTS ENCOURGING ELIGIBILTY TEST 17
(CAEET) ,JUNE 2013
OTHER IMPORTANT ENCLOSURES
1 Applicaion form for the CSIR ASPIRANTS ENCOURAGING ELIGIBILITY TEST (CAEET) June 2013
2 Envelop with LNGS address (for submission of duly filled in application form).
INTORDUCTION
ABOUT THE LNGS THOTA SUBBARAO FELLOWSHIPS
A special Higher Education , Research, encouraging fellowship namely LNGSTHOTASUBBA RAO FELLOWSHIP Introduced
By LNG CHEMICAL SCIENCES from the year 2013.The main objective of this fellowship is to encourage the students those
who studying and completed their M.Sc ., Chemistry and wants to go for HIGHER EDUCATION , RESEARCH PROGRAMME i.e.,
Ph.D (by appearing CSIR - UGC NET , GATE or any other nationalised Fellowship Entrance Exams ) by coducting an entrance
exam namely CSIR ASPIRANTS ENCOURAGING ELIGIBILITY TEST to select the eligible candiates for the following three
programmes.
1. LNGS -THOTA SUBBARAO FELLOWSHIP PROGRAMME ,
2. STANDARD REFERENCE BOOKS PROGRAMME
3. FACULITY RECRUITMENT PROGRAMME
1.LNGS -THOTA SUBBARAO FELLOWSHIP PROGRAMME :- This LTF programme is only for the candidates those
who are applying for CSIR June 2014 exam & M Sc., appearing (2013,2014 Enrolled Batches) candidates.This is intially
conferred for a period of 6 months for CSIR aspirants, (3,000/- per month), 5 months for M Sc., 2013 Enrolled Batches(1,000/
- per month) & 10 Months for 2014 enrolled batches(1,000/- per month).
2. STANDARD REFERENCE BOOKS PROGRAMME :- This SRB programme is only for M.Sc. , studying
candiates. In this programme we are ready to give the standard Inorganic , Organic , Physical Chemistry books .
Which are prefered by IITs & CSIR .
3. FACULITY RECRUITMENT PROGRAMME :- This FRE programme is only for M.Sc., completed candiates
those who are takes place top 3 positions in our merit list.
Note : Faculty Recruitment Programme will be made on our necessity .
THE JOINT LNGS-TSR TEST FOR LTF , SRB AND FRE PROGRAMMES ,
CSIR ASPIRANTS ENCOURAGING ELIGIBILTY TEST(CAET) JUNE- 2013
1. Lng Chemical Sciences will hold the above fellowship test on 19 th OCT- 2014 for Encouraging the M.Sc., studying and
completed candiates to go for Higher education , Research programme i.e., Ph.D and to take the award of Junior
Research Fellowship (JRF) NET and for determining eligibility for Lectureship (LS) NET by appearing CSIR -UGC
NET exam .
1.1 A candiate may apply either for LNGS -THOTA SUBBA RAO FELLOWSHIP PROGRAMME (LTFP) or for Standared
Reference Books Programme (SRBP) or for Faculity Requirment Eligibility Programme (FREP) only . He / She may
indicate his/her preference in the OMR application form , as the case may be .
1.2 Three separate merit lists , one comprising the candidates qualifying for the award of LNGS -THOTA SUBBA RAO
FELLOWSHIP PROGRAMME (LTFP) ,the second comprising the candidates qualifying for the award of Standared
Reference Books Programme (SRBP) and the third comprising the candidates to take them as a faculity of LNG
CHEMICAL SCIENCES , will be made on the basis of their performance in the above test candidates qualifying for LTF
Programme, will also be eligibile for FRE Programme subject to fullfilling the eligibility criteria laid down by LNG. How
ever the FRE programme eligibile candidates will not be eligible for LTF Programme .
1.3 The final result of the single MCQ Test will be declared on OCT 27th ,2014 and fellowship to sucessful candiates
could be awarded after the declaration of CSIR-UGC NET Exam June 22nd, 2014 .
2 SUBJECTS OF THE TEST
The test will be held in the subject CHEMICAL SCIENCES only .
2.1 ACADAMIC ELIGIBILITY AND EDUCATIONAL QUALIFICATION
For LTF Programme :- M.Sc 2nd year candidates and M.Sc., completed candidates (2010,2011,2012,2013,2014
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M.Sc.,enrollment batches ) are only eligibile for this programme .
For SRB Programme :- M.Sc 1st year candidates(2014 M.Sc., enrollment) only eligible for this programme.
For FRE Programme :- M.Sc., completed candidates (2010,2011,2012 M.Sc., enrollment batches) only are
eligibile for this programme .
Note : -
i) For LTF programme candidates those who are applying for CSIR June 2014 exam ,M Sc., appearing
(2013,2014 batches) are only Eligible .
ii) For SRB, FRE programmes candidates are need not to applying for CSIR June 2013 Exam .
iii) For FRE Programme there is no acadamic year limit.
How ever the final selection of the candidates for LTF , FRE programme will be based on personal interview by
LNG commitee.
2.2 AGE LIMIT AND RELAXATION
For LTF Programme :- Maximum 28 years as on 01.01.2013.
For SRB Programme :- Maximum 28 years as on 01.01.2013.
For FRE Programme :- No upper age limit .
Note : There is no age limit in the case of M.Sc. freshers .
3. DATE AND SCHEME OF THE TEST
The single paper MCQ based test will be held on Sunday , the 30th June 2013 as under
Subject Marks Timings Duration
Chemical Sciences 200 9.00 AM -12.00 Noon 3 Hours
3.1 SYLLABUS OF THE TEST
Syllabus & Scheme of exam of single MCQ paper as per CSIR . The Syllabus paper is given in the information
bulletin for this test .
4. EXAMINATION CENTRES AND CODES
The test will be held at 7 centres .
Ongole (01) ,Chirala (02), Tenali (03), Guntur (04), Eluru (05), Rajamahundry(06) Kovvuru
(07),Kandukuru(08),Kakinada (09).If sufficient number of candidates do not opt for any of the above
Centres, that particular Centre may stand deleted from the above list OR otherwise also, the concerned
candidates may be allotted another Centre nearest to their place of residence,at the discretion of LNG.
No TA/DA will be admissible to any candi date for attending the test, in any circumstances.
5. HOW TO Apply & APPLICATION FEE.
5.1 OPTION-I : FOR LNG CHEMICAL SCIENCES BOOK HOLDERS
The Application fee of these CSIR ASPIRANT ENCOURAGING ELIGIBILITY TEST (CAET) is Relaxed
(No examination fee) for the candidates those who are purchases the LNG CHEMICAL SCIENCES hand book .
(They must Pay 50/- rupees only at the time of Examination.)
5.2 OPTION-II : FOR OTHER CANDIDATES
The Application fee for Otherthan LNG CHEMIACAL SCIENCES BOOK HOLDERS an amount Rs. 150/-.
All the candidates must pay this amount through our SBI Account (G. Naresh Babu, A/c No : 30356636005)
State Bank of India (SBI) , Kanigiri Branch . (IFSC : SBIN0000959) and send the receipt with date and time
to the following e-mail address lngchems12@gmail.com.
6. Candidates seeking admission to the Test through Information Bulletin must apply only in the prescribed applica
-tion formsupplied along with the Information Bulletin for this test only. Please handle this form carefully while
filling it up. Thecompleted Application Form should be sent only Ordinary post, as the case may be, in the pre
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scribed envelope supplied withInformation Bulletin.Candidate should check that the Serial number printed on the
Information Bulletin, Application form, Certificate of Postage cardand on the envelope are the same. The applica
-tion form should be filled-in by the candidate legibly and carefully, in his/her ownhandwriting with Black Ink
pen. Candidate should super-scribe the SUBJECT CODE, APPLICATION FORM NO.,Medium of Exam a n d
CENTRE CODE in the boxes provided on the envelope containing the application form (withenclosures).
7. THE LAST DATE FOR SUBMISSION OF APPLICATION FORM:
The application form duly completed with requisite enclosure should be sent by Ordinary post to the LNG
CHEMICAL SCIENCES , CHEMICAL SCIENCES , D.No :9-16 , Jawaharlal Street , Kothapeta , Kanigiri, Prakasam
District , Andhra Pradesh , 523230.
The candidates are advised in their own interest to apply early enough to ensure timely receipt of their applications
by theExamination Unit on or before the closing date. LNGS shall not be responsible for any postal delay/loss
in transit of theapplication.
APPLICATION FORM RECEIVED AFTER CLOSING DATE WILL BE SUMMARILY REJECTED.
8. IMPORTANT POINTS:
1. While applying for this test, please ensure that you fulfill all the eligibility conditions and follow all the laid
down procedures/guidelines for this test.
2. Purchase the Information Bulletin from the LNG Chemical Sciences early enough to avoid any last minute rush.
3. Admission Certificates to all the registered candidates will be dispatched three weeks before the test. If anycandidate
does not receive the same by 30th June, 2013, he/she must take the acknowledgement card from LNG CHEMICAL
SCIENCES by sending an e-mail request to lngchems12@gmail.com
4. The Question Booklet for this test will be printed in English Version only .
5. Candidates enrolled for M.Sc or having completed 10+2+3 years of the required qualifying Exam may apply
under Result Awaited (RA) category & submit attestation format as given on the reverse of the application form.
6. Candidate should exercise due care in filling up the application form. No change in the entries made in the
original application form will be allowed under any circumstances at later stage.
7. No relevant column of the application form should be left blank. Incomplete or defective applications shall be
summarily rejected.
8. Candidates are not allowed to carry Question Booklet & Answer Sheet (OMR Sheet) after the Examination.
9. Candidate should check that the serial number printed on the Information Bulletin, Application Form,
Certificate of Posting & on the envelope are the same.
10. A photocopy of the hard copy sent to Exam Unit must be retained by the candidate.
9. OTHER GENERAL INFORMATION:
(i) The candidates are advised to go through this notification and also terms & conditions given in Information
Bulletin forthis test. The candidate must satisfy themselves regarding their eligibility for this test before applying
for this test.
(ii) Candidates must read the terms and conditions for LNG Fellowships /FRE /SRB programme.
(iii) Candidates applying through O.M.R. Application form must use only the form supplied with Information
Bulletin andpurchased from LNG CHEMICAL SCIENCES.
(iv) Candidates should ensure that the signatures appended by them in all the places viz. In their application form,
Attendance Sheet etc. and in all the correspondence with the LNG , should be identical and there should be no
variation of any kind..
(v) The Center and date of the Test are liable to be changed at the discretion of LNG. No TA/DA will be paid to the
candidates by the LNG.
(vi) Candidates should note that their candidature is strictly provisional till their joining. No candidate will be
admitted to the Test unless he/she holds the admission Certificate to the Test. The mere fact that an Admission
Certificate has been issued to a candidate will not imply that the Council has finally accepted his/her candidature.
(vii) The candidates declared successful will be required to submit a copy of their Admit Card, matriculation
certificate/mark sheet, required degree certificate/mark sheet, at interview venue.
(viii) Candidates may note that the verification of essential eligibility conditions of a candidate with reference
to the documents as may be called for, will be taken up only after the candidate has qualified in the Test. The
candidate should note that their candidature is strictly provisional till their joining.
(ix) Candidates may please note that all communications to LNG should invariably contain the following particulars,
failing which no response is possible:
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(a) Name of the candidate (in full and in BLOCK LETTERS)
(b) Date of Birth
(c) Application form No.
(d) Subject
(e) Medium of Exam
(f) Centre for Examination
(x) Please note that no correspondence will be entertained for any matter for which last date has been expired.
(xi) In all matters the decision of the LNG as to the eligibility or otherwise of a candidate for admission to theTest
or his/her subsequent qualifying in the Test shall be final.
(xii) Any attempt on the part of a candidate to obtain support for his / her candidature by any means maydisqualify
him/her for admission to the examination.
(xiii) A candidate who is found guilty of impersonation or of submitting fabricated documents or documents which
have been tampered with or of making statements which are incorrect or false or of suppressing material
information or otherwise resorting to any other irregular or improper means for obtaining admission to the
examination, or of using or attempting to use unfair means or of misbehavior in the examination
hall, may, in addition to rendering himself liable to criminalprosecution:
(a) Be debarred by the LNG from this test and future tests also.
(xiv) All disputes pertaining to the CAEET Examination shall fall within the jurisdiction of KANIGIRI only.
(xv) LNG will not be responsible for any printing error in this Advertisement.
APPENDIX - I
INTRODUCTION AND SYLLABUS PAPERS OF CSIR, GATE , APSET , IISC , PCU , JNU AND TIFR.
ABOUT CSIR
ABOUT THE CSIR/UGC FELLOWSHIPS
The CSIR and UGC provide CSIR/UGC Research Fellowship to bright young men and women for training inmethods of
research under expert guidance of faculty members/scientists working in University Departments/National Laboratories
and Institutions in various fields of Science & Technology.
The CSIR/UGC fellowships are tenable in Universities/IITs/Post Graduate Colleges/Govt. Research Establishmentsincluding
those of the CSIR, Academy of Scientific & Innovative Research (AcSIR), Research & Developmentestablishments of
recognized public or private sector industrial firms and other recognized institutions. However,CSIR reserves right to determine
the place best suited to provide necessary facilities in the area of science and technology in which the awardees are to
specialize.
The CSIR/UGC Fellowship is tenable in India. Only bonafide Indian citizen residing in India are eligible for the award of
Junior Research fellowships. The program is aimed at National Science & Technology Human ResourceDevelopment.
A certain number of JRFs are awarded each year by CSIR/UGC to those holding the required degree, with aminimum 55%
marks (50% for SC/ST candidates and PH/VH candidates [Para 3.2]), who qualify the Joint CSIRUGCTest for Junior Research
Fellowship and Eligibility for Lectureship- National Eligibility Test (NET) conductedby CSIR twice in a year.
This Test also determines the eligibility of candidates (i.e. it is eligibility criteria only) for Lectureship positions in Indian
Universities/Colleges. Those who qualify for JRF are eligible for Lectureship also, subject to fulfilling theeligibility criteria
laid down by UGC. Some aspirants besides JRF are declared eligible for Lectureship (NET)category only, based on their
performance in the test. The award of CSIR/UGC Fellowship is for fixed tenure and does not imply any assurance or
guarantee for subsequentemployment by CSIR/UGC to the beneficiary.
VALUE OF JUNIOR RESEARCH FELLOWSHIP (NET)
Candidates qualifying for the award of JRF (NET) will receive fellowship either from CSIR or UGC as per their assignment
or from the Schemes with which they may find association. A list showing various CSIR Laboratories/Institutes with their
area of specialization is given on page 2-3. (I) The value of the JRF (NET) fellowship, at present, is Rs. 16,000/- (Rupees
Sixteen thousand only) per month. Thefellowship will be governed by terms and conditions of CSIR, UGC or Research
Scheme, as applicable.
(ii) The number of fellowships for each subject is limited. SC/ST applicants will be given such special considerationsas may
be decided by the Co-ordination Committee as per policy guidelines.
(iii) The duration of fellowship will be initially for 2 (two) years carrying a monthly stipend of Rs. 16,000/-. On completionof two
years as JRF (NET), the stipend of a fellow may be increased to Rs. 18,000/- p.m. for the 3rd year on thebasis of assessment
of candidates research progress/ achievements through interview by the prescribed ExpertCommittee and Ph.D registration.
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Upon such a recommendation, the fellow will be called SRF (NET). The total tenure as JRF (NET) plus SRF (NET) shall not
exceed 5 (five) years.
SYLLABUS PAPER OF CSIR
Inorganic Chemistry
1. Chemical periodicity
2. Structure and bonding in homo- and heteronuclear molecules, including shapes of molecules (VSEPR Theory).
3. Concepts of acids and bases, Hard-Soft acid base concept, Non-aqueous solvents.
4. Main group elements and their compounds: Allotropy, synthesis, structure and bonding, industrial importance of the
compounds.
5. Transition elements and coordination compounds: structure, bonding theories, spectral and magnetic properties, reaction
mechanisms.
6. Inner transition elements: spectral and magnetic properties, redox chemistry, analytical applications.
7. Organometallic compounds: synthesis, bonding and structure, and reactivity. Organometallics in homogeneous catalysis.
8. Cages and metal clusters.
9. Analytical chemistry- separation, spectroscopic, electro- and thermoanalytical methods.
10. Bioinorganic chemistry: photosystems, porphyrins, metalloenzymes, oxygen transport, electron- transfer reactions;
nitrogen fixation, metal complexes in medicine.
11. Characterisation of inorganic compounds by IR, Raman, NMR, EPR, Mssbauer, UV-vis, NQR, MS, electron spectroscopy
and microscopic techniques.
12. Nuclear chemistry: nuclear reactions, fission and fusion, radio-analytical techniques and activation analysis.
Physical Chemistry:
1. Basic principles of quantum mechanics: Postulates; operator algebra; exactly- solvable systems: particle-in-a-box, harmonic
oscillator and the hydrogen atom, including shapes of atomic orbitals; orbital and spin angular momenta; tunneling.
2. Approximate methods of quantum mechanics: Variational principle; perturbation theory up to second order in energy;
applications.
3. Atomic structure and spectroscopy; term symbols; many-electron systems and antisymmetry principle.
4. Chemical bonding in diatomics; elementary concepts of MO and VB theories; Huckel theory for conjugated - electron
systems.
5. Chemical applications of group theory; symmetry elements; point groups; character tables; selection rules.
6. Molecular spectroscopy: Rotational and vibrational spectra of diatomic molecules; electronic spectra; IR and Raman
activities selection rules; basic principles of magnetic resonance.
7. Chemical thermodynamics: Laws, state and path functions and their applications; thermodynamic description of various
types of processes; Maxwells relations; spontaneity and equilibria; temperature and pressure dependence of thermodynamic
quantities; Le Chatelier principle; elementary description of phase transitions; phase equilibria and phase rule;
thermodynamics of ideal and non-ideal gases, and solutions.
8. Statistical thermodynamics: Boltzmann distribution; kinetic theory of gases; partition functions and their relation to
thermodynamic quantities calculations for model systems.
9. Electrochemistry: Nernst equation, redox systems, electrochemical cells; Debye-Huckel theory; electrolytic conductance
Kohlrauschs law and its applications; ionic equilibria; conductometric and potentiometric titrations.
10. Chemical kinetics: Empirical rate laws and temperature dependence; complex reactions; steady state approximation;
determination of reaction mechanisms; collision and transition state theories of rate constants; unimolecular reactions;
enzyme kinetics; salt effects; homogeneous catalysis; photochemical reactions.
11. Colloids and surfaces: Stability and properties of colloids; isotherms and surface area; heterogeneous catalysis.
12. Solid state: Crystal structures; Braggs law and applications; band structure of solids.
13. Polymer chemistry: Molar masses; kinetics of polymerization.
14. Data analysis: Mean and standard deviation; absolute and relative errors; linear regression; covariance and correlation
coefficient.
Organic Chemistry
1. IUPAC nomenclature of organic molecules including regio- and stereoisomers.
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2. Principles of stereochemistry: Configurational and conformational isomerism in acyclic and cyclic compounds;
stereogenicity, stereoselectivity, enantioselectivity, diastereoselectivity and asymmetric induction.
3. Aromaticity: Benzenoid and non-benzenoid compounds generation and reactions.
4. Organic reactive intermediates: Generation, stability and reactivity of carbocations, carbanions, free radicals, carbenes,
benzynes and nitrenes.
5. Organic reaction mechanisms involving addition, elimination and substitution reactions with electrophilic, nucleophilic or
radical species. Determination of reaction pathways.
6. Common named reactions and rearrangements applications in organic synthesis.
7. Organic transformations and reagents: Functional group interconversion including oxidations and reductions; common
catalysts and reagents (organic, inorganic, organometallic and enzymatic). Chemo, regio and stereoselective transformations.
8. Concepts in organic synthesis: Retrosynthesis, disconnection, synthons, linear and convergent synthesis, umpolung of
reactivity and protecting groups.
9. Asymmetric synthesis: Chiral auxiliaries, methods of asymmetric induction substrate, reagent and catalyst controlled
reactions; determination of enantiomeric and diastereomeric excess; enantio-discrimination. Resolution optical and kinetic.
10. Pericyclic reactions electrocyclisation, cycloaddition, sigmatropic rearrangements and other related concerted reactions.
Principles and applications of photochemical reactions in organic chemistry.
11. Synthesis and reactivity of common heterocyclic compounds containing one or two heteroatoms (O, N, S).
12. Chemistry of natural products: Carbohydrates, proteins and peptides, fatty acids, nucleic acids, terpenes, steroids and
alkaloids. Biogenesis of terpenoids and alkaloids.
13. Structure determination of organic compounds by IR, UV-Vis, 1H & 13C NMR and Mass spectroscopic techniques.
Interdisciplinary topics
1. Chemistry in nanoscience and technology.
2. Catalysis and green chemistry.
3. Medicinal chemistry.
4. Supramolecular chemistry.
5. Environmental chemistry.
About GATE
Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering (GATE) is an all India examination that primarily tests the comprehensive understanding
of various undergraduate subjects in Engineering and Technology. The GATE score of a candidate reflects a relative
performance of a candidate. The score is used for admissions to post-graduate engineering programmes (eg. M.E., M.Tech,
direct Ph.D.) in Indian higher education institutes with financial assistance provided by MHRD and other Government agencies.
The score may also used by Public sector units for employment screening purposes.
Financial Assistance
A valid GATE score is essential for obtaining a financial assistance during Masters programmes and in some cases during
direct Doctoral programmes in Engineering/Technology/Architechture, and Doctoral programs in relevant branches of Science
in an Institution supported by the MHRD or other Government organizations. To avail the financial assistance (scholarship),
the candidate must first secure admission to a programme in these Institutes, by a procedure that could be different for each
institute. Qualification in GATE is also a minimum requirement to apply for various fellowships awarded by many Government
organizations.However, candidates with a Masters degree in Engineering/Technology/Architecture may seek admission to
relevant Doctoral programmes with scholarship/assistantship without appearing in the GATE examination.
Administration
GATE is administered and conducted jointly by the Indian Institute of Science and seven Indian Institutes of Technology on
behalf of the National Coordination Board (NCB) GATE, Department of Higher Education, Ministry of Human Resource
Development (MHRD), Government of India. The GATE Committee, which comprises of representatives from the administering
institutes, is the sole authority for conducting the examination and declaring the results.
GATE is conducted through the constitution of eight zones. The zones and the corresponding administrative institutes are:
Zone-1: Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore
Zone-2: Indian Institute of Technology Bombay
Zone-3: Indian Institute of Technology Delhi
Zone-4: Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati
Zone-5: Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur
Zone-6: Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur
Zone-7: Indian Institute of Technology Madras
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Zone-8: Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee
SYLLABUS PAPER OF GATE
PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY
Structure: Quantum theory: principles and techniques; applications to a particle in a box, harmonic oscillator, rigid rotor and
hydrogen atom; valence bond and molecular orbital theories, Hckel approximation; approximate techniques: variation and
perturbation; symmetry, point groups; rotational, vibrational, electronic, NMR, and ESR spectroscopy
Equilibrium: Kinetic theory of gases; First law of thermodynamics, heat, energy, and work; second law of thermodynamics
and entropy; third law and absolute entropy; free energy; partial molar quantities; ideal and non-ideal solutions; phase
transformation: phase rule and phase diagrams one, two, and three component systems; activity, activity coefficient,
fugacity, and fugacity coefficient; chemical equilibrium, response of chemical equilibrium to temperature and pressure;
colligative properties; Debye-Hckel theory; thermodynamics of electrochemical cells; standard electrode potentials:
applications corrosion and energy conversion; molecular partition function (translational, rotational, vibrational, and
electronic).
Kinetics: Rates of chemical reactions, temperature dependence of chemical reactions; elementary, consecutive, and parallel
reactions; steady state approximation; theories of reaction rates collision and transition state theory, relaxation kinetics,
kinetics of photochemical reactions and free radical polymerization, homogeneous catalysis, adsorption isotherms and
heterogeneous catalysis.
INORGANIC CHEMISTRY
Main group elements: General characteristics, allotropes, structure and reactions of simple and industrially important
compounds: boranes, carboranes, silicones, silicates, boron nitride, borazines and phosphazenes. Hydrides, oxides and
oxoacids of pnictogens (N, P), chalcogens (S, Se & Te) and halogens, xenon compounds, pseudo halogens and interhalogen
compounds.Shapes of molecules and hard- soft acid base concept. Structure and Bonding (VBT) of B, Al, Si, N, P, S, Cl
compounds. Allotropes of carbon: graphite, diamond, C
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. Synthesis and reactivity of inorganic polymers of Si and P.
Transition Elements: General characteristics of d and f block elements; coordination chemistry: structure and isomerism,
stability, theories of metal- ligand bonding (CFT and LFT), mechanisms of substitution and electron transfer reactions of
coordination complexes. Electronic spectra and magnetic properties of transition metal complexes, lanthanides and actinides.
Metal carbonyls, metal- metal bonds and metal atom clusters, metallocenes; transition metal complexes with bonds to
hydrogen, alkyls, alkenes and arenes; metal carbenes; use of organometallic compounds as catalysts in organic synthesis.
Bioinorganic chemistry of Na, K. Mg, Ca, Fe, Co, Zn, Cu andMo.
Solids: Crystal systems and lattices, miller planes, crystal packing, crystal defects; Braggs Law, ionic crystals, band theory,
metals and semiconductors, Different structures of AX, AX
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compounds, spinels.
Instrumental methods of analysis: Atomic absorption and emission spectroscopy including ICP-AES, UV- visible
spectrophotometry, NMR, mass, Mossbauer spectroscopy (Fe and Sn), ESR spectroscopy, chromatography including GC
and HPLC and electro-analytical methods (Coulometry, cyclic voltammetry, polarography amperometry, and ion selective
electrodes).
ORGANIC CHEMISTRY
Stereochemistry: Chirality of organic molecules with or without chiral centres. Specification of configuration in compounds
having one or more stereogeniccentres. Enantiotopic and diastereotopic atoms, groups and faces. Stereoselective and
stereospecific synthesis. Conformational analysis of acyclic and cyclic compounds. Geometrical isomerism. Configurational
and conformational effects on reactivity and selectivity/specificity.
Reaction mechanism: Methods of determining reaction mechanisms. Nucleophilic and electrophilic substitutions and
additions to multiple bonds. Elimination reactions. Reactive intermediates- carbocations, carbanions, carbenes, nitrenes,
arynes, free radicals. Molecular rearrangements involving electron deficient atoms.
Organic synthesis: Synthesis, reactions, mechanisms and selectivity involving the following- alkenes, alkynes, arenes,
alcohols, phenols, aldehydes, ketones, carboxylic acids and their derivatives, halides, nitro compounds and amines. Use
of compounds of Mg, Li, Cu, B and Si in organic synthesis. Concepts in multistep synthesis- retrosynthetic analysis,
disconnections, synthons, synthetic equivalents, reactivity umpolung, selectivity, protection and deprotection of functional
groups.
Pericyclic reactions: Electrocyclic, cycloaddition and sigmatropic reactions. Orbital correlation, FMO and PMO treatments.
Photochemistry: Basic principles. Photochemistry of alkenes, carbonyl compounds, and arenes. Photooxidation and
photoreduction. Di-- methane rearrangement, Barton reaction.
Heterocyclic compounds: Structure, preparation, properties and reactions of furan, pyrrole, thiophene, pyridine, indole and
their derivatives.
Biomolecules: Structure, properties and reactions of mono- and di-saccharides, physicochemical properties of amino
acids, chemical synthesis of peptides, structural features of proteins, nucleic acids, steroids, terpenoids, carotenoids, and
alkaloids.
Spectroscopy: Principles and applications of UV-visible, IR, NMR and Mass spectrometry in the determination of structures
of organic molecules.
ABOUT AP-SET
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The Government of India as per its New Educational Policy, 1986 envisaged that in order to maintain uniform standards of
teaching in the country the candidates besides possessing minimum academic qualifications are required to qualify in a
comprehensive test specifically conducted for the purpose of obtaining eligibility for appointment as Lecturers/Assistant
Professors. Accordingly UGC, New Delhi has been conducting the UGCNET Examination regularly. It was felt that an
eligibility test at the national level may not be completely able to represent the subjects which are regional in their character.
Moreover, there was a demand from the aspiring candidates to appear for the test in their own mother tongue, wherever
applicable. Therefore, the State Governments and Union Territories were given an option of conducting their own test for
eligibility for Lecturership at the state level. Thus was born the concept of State Eligibility Test, which will be conducted both
in English and the vernacular.
2. The State Eligibility Test (SET) is based on the pattern of the National Eligibility Test (CSIR/UGCNET)conducted by UGC/
CSIR. The State Governments and Union Territories, who wish to conduct the SET are supposed to obtain accreditation
from UGC from time to time.
As the State Governments were given an option to conduct their own State Level Eligibility Test (SLET), the Andhra Pradesh
College Service Commission was identified as the Nodal Agency to conduct SLET for eligibility for Lectureship in colleges
in Andhra Pradesh. Accordingly, APCSE conducted SLET thrice from February, of 1997 to February, 1998. Later, the Government
of Andhra Pradesh abolished the APCSE and subsequently UGC has withdrawn accreditation in 2005. Now, the Andhra
Pradesh Government has decided to conduct SET Examination in the interest of large number of aspirants for recruitment
as Assistant Professors/Lecturers through direct recruitment or by promotions in universities and degree colleges in the
State and also to facilitate the candidates to appear for the test in Telugu medium, wherever applicable. After careful
consideration of the matter, the UGC, New Delhi has identified the Osmania University as the State Agency for Andhra
Pradesh to conduct the State Eligibility Test (SET) in Andhra Pradesh for 24 subjects for the year 2012.
2. Scheme of Examination:
The APSET will be conducted in objective mode. The test will consist of three papers. All the three papers will consist of
multiple choice questions and will be held on the day of examination in two separate sessions as under:
Session Paper Number of Questions Marks Duration
First I 60 out of which 50 questions are to be attempted
50x2=100 1 Hours (09.30 am to
10.45 am
First II 50 questions all of which are compulsory 50x2=100 1 Hours (10.45 am to
12.00 noon)
Second III 75 questions all of which are compulsory 75x2=150 2 Hours (01.30 pm to
04.00 pm)
Paper-I: General paper on Teaching and Aptitude This paper shall be of general nature intended to assess the teaching/
research aptitude of the candidate. It will be primarily designed to test reasoning ability, comprehension, divergent thinking
and general awareness of the candidate. There will be sixty (60) multiple-choice questions of two marks each of out of
which the candidate will be required to answer any fifty (50). In the event of the candidate attempting more than fifty
questions, the first fifty questions attempted by the candidate will be evaluated.
Paper-II: Subject Paper
This paper consists of multiple- choice questions based on the subject selected by the candidates .The paper will consists
of fifty (50) multiple choice questions. The candidates will have to answer all the 5o. questions. The candidates will have to
mark their response for each question on the computer coded optical mark reader (OMR) answer sheet provided along with
the test booklet
Paper-III: Subject Paper (in depth questions)
This paper consists of multiple choice questions based on the syllabus of the subject selected by the candidates. The
paper will consist of seventy-five (75) multiple-choice questions. The candidates will be required to answer all the questions
and have to mark their response for each question on the computer coded optical mark reader(OMR)answer sheet provided
along with the test booklet.
Paper-III of all the subjects covers all the specializations of that subject in which SET is conducted. For example Paper-III of
Chemical Sciences covers all specializations such as Analytical Chemistry, Inorganic Chemistry, Organic Chemistry, Physical
Chemistry, Marine Chemistry, Medicinal Chemistry, Applied Chemistry, Nuclear Chemistry, & Bio-inorganic Chemistry.
Similarly,
A candidate who does not appear for Paper-I and Paper-II will not be permitted for Paper-III.
There will be No negative Marking
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The candidates are required to obtain minimum marks separately in Paper-I, Paper-II and Paper-III as given below:
Category Minimum marks (%) to be obtained.
Paper-I Paper-II Paper-III
General 40 (40%) 40 (40%) 75 (50%)
BC 35 (35%) 35 (35%) 67.5 (45%) rounded off to 68
PH/VH/SC/ST 35 (35%) 35(35%) 60(40%)
2.1 Only such candidates who obtain the minimum required marks in each paper, separately as mentioned above,
will be considered for the final preparation of results.
2.2 However, the qualifying criteria and eligibility for Lectureship shall be decided by the Moderation Committee of
APSET. The syllabus of Paper-I, Paper-II and Paper-III will be the same as UGCCSIR and UGC-NET.
2.3 The candidates will be allowed to carry a carbon printout of the OMR Response Sheets with them on conclusion
of examinations.
3. ELIGIBILITY CONDITIONS:
3.1 Only those candidates who have completed or are pursuing the final year of PG degree in related subjects are
eligible to appear APSET. Others need not apply.
3.2 Candidates who have secured atleast 55% marks (without grace or rounding off) in the Masters degree ( for OC
&BC) and 50% marks (without grace or rounding off) for Scheduled Caste (SC)/Scheduled Tribes (ST)/Physically
Challanged (PH)/VH category candidates are eligible for this examination.
3.3 Candidates who have appeared (or) will be appearing at the qualifying Masters Degree examination and whose
result is still awaited (or) candidates whose examinations have been delayed may also apply for this test. However,
such candidates will be admitted provisionally and shall be considered eligible for award of Lectureship eligibility
only after they have passed their Masters Degree examination (or) equivalent with atleast 55% marks (50% in
case of SC/ST/PH/VH candidates). Such candidates must obtain their P.G degree mark sheet within one year from
the date of SET with the required percentage of marks, failing which they will be treated as disqualified.
3.4 Ph.D. degree holders whose Masters level examination has been completed (irrespective of date of declaration
of result) shall be eligible for relaxation of 5% of marks from 55% to 50% to appear in the APSET Examination.
3.5 Candidates have to appear for AP-SET in the subject of their Post-Graduation only. In case the subject of a
candidate is not included in the list of SET subjects, the candidate may appear in UGC-NET / UGC-CSIR NET
which is held twice a year.
3.6 The candidates who qualify in the test are eligible to apply for the post of Asst. Professors /Lecturers in various
universities and degree colleges of higher education in Andhra Pradesh. They will be given a pass-certificate and
the validity period of certificate is forever.
3.7 Candidates other than general category are required to mention of their social status (BC/SC/ST/VH) in the online
application form. The candidates in their own interest must satisfy themselves about their eligibility for the test. In
case their ineligibility is detected by the Agency at any stage, their candidature will be cancelled and they shall be
liable for legal action.
3.8 Candidates may note that the verification of eligibility conditions with reference to the documents (PG qualification
certificates, caste certificates and certificates related to PH/VH) as may be called for will be taken up only after the
candidate has qualified in the test. If in the event of the candidate being found ineligible at any stage for the award
due to any reason, the award may be withdrawn by APSET.
3.9 Candidates should note that their candidature is provisional. The mere fact that an admission card has been
issued to a candidate will not imply that the university has finally accepted his/her candidature. Candidates may
note that their candidature will be deemed final upon verification of eligibility conditions.
3.10. The candidates will not be given any mark sheet from the APSET office whether they have qualified or not
qualified. No revaluations of papers are allowed for SET Examination. The SET agency will issue certificates to
the qualified candidates only after careful verification of the concerned certificates of the candidate.
3.11. The same photograph of the candidate which is printed on the hall ticket will also be
Printed on the certificate to be issued by the Office of the AP-SET.
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4. AGE LIMIT: No upper age limit.
5. NUMBER OF CHANCES: A candidate can avail any number of chances.
6. EXEMPTION (ELIGIBILITY FOR LECTURESHIP):
6.1 AP-SET shall remain the minimum eligibility condition for recruitment and appointment of Assistant Professors in
universities/ colleges/institutions. However, the candidates, who have been awarded a Ph. D. Degree in accordance with
the University Grants Commission (Minimum Standards and Procedure for Award of Ph.D. Degree) Regulations, 2009,
shall be exempted from the requirement of the minimum eligibility condition of AP-SET for recruitment and appointment of
Assistant Professor or equivalent positions in universities/ colleges/ institutions.
6.2 For AP- SET Candidates: The candidates who have cleared the State Eligibility Test (AP-SET) accredited by UGC for
eligibility for Lectureship held prior to 1st June 2002, are exempted from appearing in NET, being eligible to apply for
Lectureship anywhere in India. For AP- SET held from 1st June 2002 onwards, the qualified candidates are eligible to apply
for the post of Lecturer only in the universities/ colleges belonging to the state from where they have cleared their AP-SET.
7. FEE STRUCTURE AND MODE OF PAYMENT:
CATEGORY FEE
OC 700/-
BC 500/-
SC/ST/PH/VH 250/-
The Registration fee/late fee has to be paid through bank challan only, which is provided along with the online
application form in the AP-SET website. Candidates are to be required to take the printout of the prescribed bank challan
from the AP-SET website and after the payment of fee it has to be enclosed with the printed filled in online application
form.
8. EXAMINATION DATE:
8.1 The AP-SET examination will be held on 27th July 2012 (Friday) 9.30 am to 4.30 pm
8.2 Visually Challenged Candidates shall be provided 30 minutes extra time separately for Paper-l and Paper-ll. For
Paper-lll, 45 minutes extra time shall be provided. They will also be provided with a scribe who should be a graduate in a
subject other than candidates subject.
9. AP-SET SYLLABUS:
As per the UGC guidelines the CSIR/UGC-NET syllabus has been adopted for the conduct of APSET for all the 24
subjects for which accreditation is given by UGC
Question paper for Paper-I is common for all subjects in which SET is conducted and it will be bi-lingual (English and
Telugu). Paper-ll and Paper-lll of certain subjects will also be bi-lingual and details are furnished below. The syllabus for
Paper-l, Paper-ll and Paper-lll will not be sent to the candidates by the university. The candidates can download the
syllabus of their subjects from the university website: www.apset.org or www.osmania.ac.in.
ABOUT IISC
The Indian Institute of Science (IISc) was conceived as a Research Institute or University of Research by Jamsetji
Nusserwanji Tata, in the final years of the 19th century. A long period of almost thirteen years was to elapse from the initial
conception in 1896 to the birth of the institute on May 27, 1909. The early history of the Institute is a fascinating chapter in the
story of higher education and scientific research in India. The cast of characters in the drama that led to the establishment
of the Institute includes, in addition to its charismatic and generous founder J.N. Tata, figures from the pages of Indian
history. There is Swami Vivekananda, whom J.N. Tata befriended on his famous voyage to the United States, the Maharaja
of Mysore, Shri Krishnaraja Wodeyar IV and his mother then acting on his behalf, and Lord Curzon the Viceroy of India,
whose first task on arrival on December 31, 1898 was to receive a draft proposal prepared by the Provisional Committee set
up to plan the establishment of the Institute. The plan was shepherded through many difficult years by Burjorji Padshah, a
close associate of J.N. Tata. Unfortunately, J.N. Tata died in 1904 unaware that his vision would indeed be realized a few
years later. When the British Government fi nally issued the Vesting Order in 1909, an unmatched experiment in higher
education and research was launched in India. IISc is truly the first example of a public-private partnership in this country;
an institution, whose evolution over a century is testimony to the robustness of its foundations.
The Institute occupies nearly 400 acres of prime land in Bangalore, generously donated by the Maharaja of Mysore in
March 1907. Indeed, the contribution from the princely state of Mysore was the decisive element in determining the
location of J.N. Tatas proposed institution. Remarkably, in a gesture unmatched in the annals of private philanthropy
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in India, Tata did not wish his name to be associated with the Institute. His dream was to create an institution that
would contribute to the development of India. The name, Indian Institute of Science, which was finally chosen, reflects
in every way the wishes of J.N. Tata. Visitors to Bangalore who seek out IISc still have to ask local residents for
directions to the Tata Institute, a clear recognition that Jamsetji Tatas act of generosity has remained undimmed in
public memory, despite the passage of a century.
The Institute began with only two departments: General and Applied Chemistry and Electro-Technology. The first
Director, Morris W Travers began the task of organizing the Institute shortly after his arrival in India at the end of 1906.
Travers began the construction of the main building, which is one of Bangalores landmarks today. The Departments
of Organic Chemistry and Biochemistry were among the earliest to be established. The Physics department came
into being in 1933, when C.V. Raman became the first Indian Director of the Institute. In the century that has passed
since its inception, IISc has grown to become Indias premier centre for research and postgraduate education in
science and engineering. The evolution of the Institute over the past one hundred years has mirrored the development
of science and technology in India. A long history, a
strong tradition of academic research and an ambience that favours scholarly activity have been important elements in
making the Institute a most attractive place for students and faculty. As the Institute has grown, several new areas of
research have been established, many of them for the first time in India. The Institutes departments in fields ranging
from Biochemistry to Aerospace Engineering have served to nucleate research and development in both the public and
private sectors. The faculty and alumni of the Institute have been responsible for establishing
and spearheading many new institutions and programs across the country, reflecting in a real sense, a major contribution
of this centre of learning to national growth and development. Homi Bhabha conceived the idea of the Tata Institute of
Fundamental Research (TIFR) and an Atomic Energy Program while working in the Department of Physics. Vikram
Sarabhai, the founder of Indias space program was an alumnus. Following his premature death, the Indian
Space Research Organization (ISRO) was built by the farsighted leadership of Satish Dhawan, who simultaneously
held the position of the Director of the Institute with the greatest distinction. The first Indian Institute of Technology (IIT)
at Kharagpur was established by J.C. Ghosh, who was the Director of IISc in the critical period 1939-48, during which
much of the activity in engineering was initiated at the Institute. Many of Indias most distinguished scientists have
been associated with the Institute as students or faculty. Notable among them are G.N. Ramachandran, Harish
Chandra, S. Ramaseshan, A. Ramachandran, C.N.R. Rao and R. Narasimha. Alumni of the Institute head many major
organizations in India and abroad.
The Institute offers a variety of Masters degree programs in Engineering, an integrated Ph.D. (post-B.Sc.) program in
Sciences and Ph.D. programs in a wide spectrum of disciplines in science and engineering. Last year the Institute
launched a 4-year undergraduate program leading to a B.S. degree, with an opportunity for students to obtain a broad
foundation in science, including an exposure to research. The research laboratories at the Institute are extremely well
equipped. Many national facilities are housed at the Institute. The library and computational facilities at the Institute
are amongst the best in India. A major program for modernizing laboratories is underway. The Institute hosts hundreds
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of visitors from India and abroad every year and is the venue for many major national and international academic
events.
The face of science and engineering research has been changing very rapidly over the past few years. In approaching
the second century of the Institute many new activities have been initiated. Notable among them are the interdisciplinary
Ph.D. programs in Mathematical Sciences and Nanoscience and Engineering. A new program in Bioengineering has
been launched this year. These programs are intended to blur the traditional boundaries between disciplines, thereby
promoting cross-disciplinary research. An M.Tech. program in Transportation Engineering was introduced in 2010
and a Masters program in Management with a focus on Technology Management and Business Analytics was
started last year. New centres in the areas of Earth Sciences, Climate Change and Neuroscience have been established
in the last few years. The Institute hopes to foster collaborative and interdisciplinary research in a vigorous fashion in
the years to come. The Institute is also committed to promoting post-doctoral research in the areas of science and
engineering.
ABOUT PCU
A central University, established through an Act of Parliament in 1985, has just completed its 25th year of existence. The
campus is spread over 780 acres of land with lush green tropical vegetation; and its entire campus is Wi-Fi enabled. It has
emerged as Indias fastest expanding Central University crossing growth mark of 300% during the last four years and has
about 5000 students now representing 33 states of the country and abroad, and over 450 highly qualified faculty from
across the country. It has a state of the art Library with remote access to over 31,000 digital information resources through
a dedicated library portal (www.pondiuni.edu.in).
The University has modern laboratories equipped with sophisticated analytical instruments, facilities for sports and fitness,
24 hours medical facility and a host of other amenities that make the campus self-contained and provide an ambience for
academic pursuit.The University offers 157 Masters, Doctoral and Diploma programmes in 34 Departments, 10 Centres
and two Chairs under the umbrella of 15 Schools. It has a Community College and Directorate of Distance Education
offering Business Management programmes. Besides a two-year Masters, this University offers 5 years Integrated
programmes in Physics, Chemistry, Applied Geology, Mathematics, Statistics, Computer Science and Economics.The
University also has two campuses at Karaikal (150 Kms. south of Pondicherry) and at Port Blair offering Post-Graduate &
Doctoral programmes. As an affiliating University, it has 5 Medical colleges, 16 Engineering Colleges, 30 Colleges of
Education and 19 Arts and Science Colleges. Over 37,000 students are enrolled in these affiliated colleges. Pondicherry
University was the first University to adopt the CBCS and Semester system which easily facilitates the mobility of students
with credit transfer both in India and abroad. The University is growing with a cardinal principle of Expansion with Excellence
and Equity and remains connected globally. More than 27 MoUs have been signed with International Universities and
National institutions for exchange of faculty and students.
ABOUT JNU
Young at forty two years, as universities go, what has lent strength and energy to Jawaharlal Nehru University is the vision
that ideas are a field for adventure, experimentation and unceasing quest and diversity of opinions its chief premise. In the
early 1970s, when JNU opened its doors to teachers and students, frontier disciplines and new perspectives on old
disciplines were brought to the Indian university system. The excellent teacher-student ratio at 1:10, a mode of instruction
which encouraged students to explore their own creativity instead of reproducing received knowledge, and an exclusively
internal evaluation were a new experiment on the Indian academic landscape; these have stood the test of time. The very
Nehruvian objectives embedded in the founding of the University, national integration, social justice, secularism, the
democratic way of life, international understanding and scientific approach to the problems of society had built into it
constant and energetic endeavour to renew knowledge through self-questioning. The once rugged terrain of the Aravali hill
range, where the 1000 -acre campus is housed is now lush green. Parts of it host dense forests, sustaining a birdwatchers
paradise and some forms of wild life. The JNU campus is a microcosm of the Indian nation, drawing students from every
nook and corner of the country and from every group and stratum of society. To make sure that this is so, annual admission
tests are simultaneously held at 37 centres spread across the length and breadth of the country, and special care is taken
to draw students from the underprivileged castes and ethic groups by reserving 22.5 per cent of seats for them. Overseas
students form some 10 percent of the annual intake. Students hostels and blocks of faculty residences are interspersed
with one another, underlining the vision of a large Indian family. Even as class room teaching and, work in the library and the
laboratories have their share in the mode of instruction, personal interaction between students and teachers and among
students themselves form an extremely important and lively medium of generation and transmission of knowledge.
Sometimes high decibel disputes about the validity of theoretical premises or cultural substructures of a particular scientific
or economic thesis do spill over from the class and hostel rooms onto the middle of the campus roads, at times causing
traffic bottlenecks. Happily, these have never caused a road accident! The annual Students Union elections are conducted
entirely by students. Fierce poster and cartoon wars, verbal duels and competitive yet peaceful group meetings are a
viewers delight during the elections. Violence is the only alien on the campus. Several Centres in these Schools have been
declared by the UGC to be Centres of Excellence. These are Centre for Historical Studies, Centre for the Study of Social
Systems, Centre for Political Studies, Centre for Economic Studies and Planning, Centre for the Study of Regional
Development, all in the School of Social Sciences. In addition three Science SchoolsSchool of Physical Sciences, School
of Life Sciences and School of Environmental Sciences have also received the UGC recognition as Centers for Excellence.
ABOUT TIFR
The Tata Institute of Fundamental Research is a National Centre of the Government of India, under the umbrella of the
Department of Atomic Energy, as well as a deemed University awarding degrees for masters and doctoral programs. At
TIFR, we carry out basic research in physics, chemistry, biology, mathematics, computer science and science education.
Our main campus is located in Mumbai, but we have additional campuses in Pune, Bangalore and Hyderabad.
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APPENDIX -II
PREVIOUS YEARS CUT-OFF MARKS OF CSIR, GATE , APSET , IISC , PCU , JNU AND TIFR.
Organisation
/
Year /Session
Junior Research Fellowship (NET) Junior Research Fellowship (NET)
GENERAL /OBC
(%)
SC/ST/ PD (%) GENERAL /OBC
(%)
SC/ST/ PD (%)
CSIR Dec-2011 45 35 40 30
CSIR Jun- 2012 47 37 42 32
CSIR Dec-2012 43.5 33.5 38.5 28.5
Organisation Year /Session GENERAL OBC SC/ST/PD PD
GATE 2010 30.56 27.53 20.39
GATE 2011 25 22.5 16.67
GATE 2012 28.81 25.93 19.2
GATE 2013 27.39 24.65 18.26
APSET 2012 59 58 51 55
IISC 2011 50 50 35 35
PCU (Marks) 2012 218, 186 177,175 135 (Sc),116 (ST) 129
JNU (Marks) 2012 64 57 38 38
(1st Rank ,2nd Rank) (5th Rank,6th Rank) (41 Rank, 71 Rank) (49 Rank)
Various Ph.D Entrance Examinations
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
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10
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S.No S.No Entrance Exam Name Notification Time Exam Time Fellowship
CSIR-UGC NET
csirhrdg.res.in
GATE
www.gate.iitb.ac.in
AP SET Exam
www.apset.org
University of Hydrabad
www.uohyd.ac.in
Pondicherry Central University
www.pondiuni.edu.in
JNU Delhi
www.jnu.ac.in
TIFR
http://univ.tifr.res.in
Andhra University
www.andhrauniversity.info
Acharya Nagarjuna University
www.nagarjunauniversity.ac.in
Osmania University Ph.D
Eligibility common Entrance test
www.osmania.ac.in
ONGC
IISC
www.iisc.ernet.in
DRDO
http://drdo.gov.in
BARC
www.barc.ernet.in
University of Kerala
www.keralauniversity.ac.in
Every year August, February
Second(or) Third Week
(Yearly Twise) (05.02. 2013)
Every year Sep12 on wards
(yearly once) (01.09.2012)
Every year April/ May,january/Feb
(Yearly Twise) (03.05.2012)
Every year Dec last week
(yearly once)
Every year March
(yearly once) (15.03.2013)
Every year March
(yearly once)
Every year Aug/Sep
(yearly once)(24.09.2012)
March Ending
(Two yearly once)
March Ending
(Two yearly once )
Yearly once
February first week
(Yearly once) (04.02.2013)
August
(yearly once)
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Every Year June,
Dec third Sunday
(23.06. 2013)
Every year Feb
second Sunday
(20.01.2013)
Every June /
July(27.07.2012)
Every year Feb
third - fourth week
Every May Third
week(24.05.2013)
Every May
Third week
Every year
December second
week (09.12.2012)
May
May
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April last Sunday
(28.04.2013)
Octomber
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Above 8,000/-
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Above 5,000/-
Above 5,000/-
As per CSIR Norms
Above 5,000/-
Above 5,000/-
10,000/-
L S only
above 8,000/-
JRF 16,000/- +HRA
SRF 18,000/- +HRA
APPENDIX -III
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APPENDIX -IV
REFERENCE BOOKS FOR CSIR , UGC NET , GATE , APSET , IISC , PCU , JNU AND TIFR
INORGANIC CHEMISTRY BOOKS
1) Inorganic chemistry by Shriver & Atkins
2) Inorganic chemistry by Catherine E. Housecroft
3) Inorganic chemistry by Miessler
4) Inorganic chemistry: Principles of structure and reactivity by James E. Huheey
5) Advanced inorganic chemistry: a comprehensive text By Frank Albert Cotton, Geoffrey Wilkinson.
6) chemistry of the Transition metals Fourth edition, Robert h. Crabtree, Yale university, new haven, Connecticut.
7) NMR, NQR, EPR & MOSSBAUER Spectroscopy in inorganic chemistry by R.V.Parish
8) Biological inorganic chemistry: An introduction by Robert R.Chrichton
9) Bioinorganic chemistry: A short course by Rosette M. Roat-Malone
ORGANIC CHEMISTRY BOOKS
1) Organic chemistry by L.G.Wade, JR
2) Modern methods of organic synthesis by William Carruthers & Iain Coldham
3) Organic chemistry by Clayden, Greeves, Warren & Wothers
4) Organic chemistry by John McMurry
5) Named organic reactions by Thomas laue & Andreas Plagens
6) Introduction to organic photochemistry by John D. Coyle
7) Modern organic synthesis: An introduction by Michael H. Nantz
8) Advanced organic chemistry by J March
9) Pericyclic reactions by Ian Fleming
10) Advanced organic chemistry (Part A & B) by Francis A. Carey & Richard J. Sundberg
11) Spectrometric identification of organic compounds by Robert M. Silverstein
PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY BOOKS
1) Physical chemistry by op tandon
2) Physical chemistry by Ira N. Levine
3) Physical chemistry by P.W. Atkins & Julio De Paula
4) Physical chemistry by Robert G. Mortimer
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