ISM JRF Entrance Exam Syllabus

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As you are looking for the ISM JRF Entrance Exam syllabus, here I am providing the Chemical Engineering syllabus.

1. Engineering Streams
1.1 Chemical Engineering (Code: CHE)
Fluid Mechanics: Fundamental concepts of fluid flow, mechanism of compressible and non
compressible fluid flow. Transportation of fluids, reciprocating and centrifugal pumps, pump
characteristics. Fluidization, aggregate and particulate fluidization, incipient fluidization,
minimum fluidization velocity, entrainment in fluidization, operating characteristics of gas –
solid, liquid – solid and liquid – gas and gas – solid – liquid (three phase) fluidized beds.

Chemical Process Calculation: Steady-state and dynamic processes; lumped and
distributed processes; single and multi-phase systems; intensive and extensive variables;
equilibrium relations; rate laws; correlations for physical and transport properties; behavior
of ideal gases and gaseous mixtures; vapor pressure; humidity and saturation; phase
equilibrium; non-reacting single-phase systems; systems with recycle, bypass and purge;
processes involving vaporization and condensation; enthalpy; heat of reaction;
thermochemistry; fuel calculations;

Heat transfer: Basic modes of heat transfer and its application.
Mechanical Operation: Types of Mechanical Operations, Characteristics of particulate
solids: sampling techniques, specification and screen analysis, particle size distribution.
Principles of size reduction: Specific properties of solids for size reduction. Energy required
for size reduction. Crushing and grinding efficiency. Laws of crushing, pulverization and
ultrafine grinding.
. Filtration: classification of filters, theory of filtration.

Material Science and Technology: Classification of engineering materials, Elastic
deformation, Plastic deformation, Creep, Visco-elastic deformation, Different types of
fracture.
Annealing, Normalizing, Hardening, Martempering, Austempering, Hardenability,
Quenching, Tempering, Carburising, Cyaniding, Nitriding, Flame hardening.
Ferrous metals, Non ferrous metals and alloys, Ceramic materials, Polymorphism, Smart
materials, biomaterials, nanomaterials, polymers and composites.

Thermodynamics: Basic concepts: work, energy, heat, internal energy, extensive and
intensive properties, state and path functions, First law of thermodynamics, energy balance
for closed systems, equilibrium, the reversible process, constant-v and constant-p
processes, enthalpy, heat capacity, energy balances for steady-state flow processes.
Thermodynamic Properties of Fluids.

Energy: Coal analysis, Coal classification, Coal preparation, Coal washing and coal
blending, Coal carbonization, Coal gasification, liquid fuel synthesis from coal, coke oven
gas, blast Furnace gas, CBM. Petroleum crude, Types of crude, emergence of petroleum
products as energy, Gaseous Fuels: Natural gas, Water gas, producer gas, L.P.G., LNG,
CNG, GTL Technology (gas to liquid).
Fuel cell , Bio energy etc.

Mass Transfer: Fundamentals of Mass Transfer: Molecular diffusion, mass transfer
coefficient and interface mass transfer, steady and unsteady state theories of mass transfer.
Single Stage Distillation, Differential distillation, Flash vaporization, Vacuum, molecular and

steam distillation, Multistage contact operations, Absorption and Stripping, Humidification
and Dehumidification, Drying, Crystallization, Membrane separation process.

Chemical Reaction Engineering: Chemical equilibria - Free energy and chemical
reactions, feasibility of chemical reaction, calculation of free energy of homogeneous
reactions, equilibrium constants and evaluation from thermodynamic data, effect of different
variables on reaction equilibria, calculation of equilibrium composition for single and multiple
reactions, equilibria of heterogeneous reactions. Kinetics of homogeneous reactions,
Design of single homogeneous reactors, Multiple reactor systems, Multiple reaction
systems.
Transport Phenomena: Development of mass, momentum and energy balance equations
Application of momentum, heat and mass transfer in transport systems.

1.2 Computer Science and Engineering (Code: CSE)
Programming Skill: Programming proficiency in C/C++/Java

Discrete Mathematics: Counting Techniques, Generating Functions, Recurrence
Relations, Formal Logic, Propositional and Predicate Calculus, Boolean Algebra.

Computer Organization and Architecture: Logic Functions, Minimization, Design and
Synthesis of Combinational and Sequential Circuits, Data Representation, Machine
Instructions, Addressing Modes, ALU, CPU, Control Unit Design, Cache and Main Memory,
I/O Interface, Pipelining Multiprocessors.

Data Structures and Algorithms: Arrays, Stacks, Queues, Linked Lists, Binary Trees,
Height Balanced Trees, Graphs, Sorting, Searching, Algorithm Analysis, Space and Time
Complexity, Algorithm Design: Divide and Conquer, Greedy Approach, Dynamic
Programming, Back Tracking, Complexity Classes: P, NP-hard and NP-complete.

Operating Systems: Processes, Threads, Inter-Process Communication, Synchronization,
Deadlocks, CPU Scheduling, Memory Management, File Systems, I/O Systems.

Database: ER-Model, Relational Algebra, Tuple Calculus, Database Design, Query
Languages, Transactions and concurrency Control.

Compiler Design: Lexical Analysis, Parsing, Syntax Directed Translation, Runtime
Environments, Intermediate Code Generation, Code Optimization, Code Generation.

Computer Networks and Security: OSI and TCP/IP Architectures, Flow and Error Control,
MAC Algorithms, Routing Algorithms, TCP and UDP, Sockets, Application Layer Protocols:
SMTP, HTTP, DNS, WWW; Security: Symmetric and Asymmetric-Key Cryptography,
Authentication, Hash Functions, SSL / TLS.

Software Engineering: Software Development Life Cycle, Software Requirement
Specifications, System Design, Coding, Testing, Software Project Management.

1.3 Civil Engineering (Code: CVE)
Structural Engineering: Bending moment and shear force in statically determinate beams.
Simple stress and strain relationship: Stress and strain in two dimensions, principal
stresses, stress transformation, Mohr's circle. Simple bending theory, flexural and shear
stresses, shear centre. Analysis of statically determinate trusses, arches, beams, cables
and frames, displacements in statically determinate structures and analysis of statically
indeterminate structures by force/ energy methods, analysis by displacement methods
(slope deflection and moment distribution methods), influence lines for determinate and
indeterminate structures.

Concrete Structures: Concrete Technology- properties of concrete, basics of mix design.
Concrete design- basic working stress and limit state design concepts, analysis of ultimate
load capacity and design of members subjected to flexure, shear, compression and torsion
by limit state methods. Basic elements of prestressed concrete.

Steel Structures: Analysis and design of tension and compression members, beams and
beam- columns, column bases. Connections- simple and eccentric, beam-column
connections, plate girders and trusses.

Geotechnical Engineering: Origin of soils, soil classification, three-phase system,
fundamental definitions, relationship and interrelationships, permeability & seepage,
effective stress principle, consolidation, compaction, shear strength. Sub-surface
investigations- scope, drilling bore holes, sampling, penetration tests, plate load test. Earth
pressure theories, effect of water table, layered soils. Stability of slopes. Foundation typesfoundation
design requirements. Shallow foundations-bearing capacity, effect of shape,
water table and other factors.

Water Resources Engineering: Properties of fluids, principle of conservation of mass,
momentum, energy and corresponding equations, potential flow, applications of momentum
and Bernoulli's equation, laminar and turbulent flow, flow in pipes, pipe networks. Concept
of boundary layer and its growth. Uniform flow, critical flow and gradually varied flow in
channels, specific energy concept, hydraulic jump. Forces on immersed bodies, flow
measurements in channels, tanks and pipes. Dimensional analysis and hydraulic modeling.
Hydrologic cycle, rainfall, evaporation, infiltration, stage discharge relationships, unit
hydrographs, reservoir capacity. Duty, delta, estimation of evapo-transpiration. Crop water
requirements. Types of irrigation system, irrigation methods. Water logging and drainage,
sodic soils.

Environmental Engineering: Quality standards, basic unit processes and operations for
water treatment. Drinking water standards, water requirements, basic unit operations and
unit processes for surface water treatment, distribution of water. Sewage and sewerage
treatment, quantity and characteristics of wastewater. Primary, secondary and tertiary
treatment of wastewater, sludge disposal, effluent discharge standards. Domestic
wastewater treatment, quantity of characteristics of domestic wastewater, primary and
secondary treatment Unit operations and unit processes of domestic wastewater, sludge
disposal. Types of air pollutants, their sources and impacts, air pollution meteorology, air
pollution control, air quality standards and limits. Characteristics, generation, collection and
transportation of solid wastes, engineered systems for solid waste management (reuse/
recycle, energy recovery, treatment and disposal). Impacts of noise, permissible limits of
noise pollution, measurement of noise and control of noise pollution.

Transportation Engineering: Geometric design of highways, testing and specifications of
paving materials, design of flexible and rigid pavements. Traffic characteristics, theory of
traffic flow, intersection design, traffic signs and signal design, highway capacity.

Surveying: Importance of surveying, principles and classifications, mapping concepts,
coordinate system, map projections, measurements of distance and directions, leveling,
theodolite traversing, Total Station, errors and adjustments, curves.

1.4 Electronics Engineering (Code: ECE)
Networks: Network graphs: matrices associated with graphs; incidence, fundamental cut
set and fundamental circuit matrices. Solution methods: nodal and mesh analysis. Network
theorems: superposition, Thevenin and Nortons maximum power transfer, Wye-Delta
transformation. Steady state sinusoidal analysis using phasors. Linear constant coefficient
differential equations; time domain analysis of simple RLC circuits, Solution of network
equations using Laplace transform: frequency domain analysis of RLC circuits. 2-port
network parameters: driving point and transfer functions. State equations for networks.

Electronic Devices: Energy bands in silicon, intrinsic and extrinsic silicon. Carrier transport
in silicon: diffusion current, drift current, mobility, and resistivity. Generation and
recombination of carriers. p-n junction diode, Zener diode, tunnel diode, BJT, JFET, MOS
capacitor, MOSFET, LED, p-I-n and avalanche photo diode, Basics of LASERs. Device
technology: integrated circuits fabrication process, oxidation, diffusion, ion implantation,
photolithography, n-tub, p-tub and twin-tub CMOS process.

Analog Circuits: Small Signal Equivalent circuits of diodes, BJTs, MOSFETs and analog
CMOS. Simple diode circuits, clipping, clamping, rectifier. Biasing and bias stability of
transistor and FET amplifiers. Amplifiers: single-and multi-stage, differential and
operational, feedback, and power. Frequency response of amplifiers. Simple op-amp
circuits. Filters. Sinusoidal oscillators; criterion for oscillation; single-transistor and op-amp
configurations. Function generators and wave-shaping circuits, 555 Timers. Power supplies.
Digital circuits: Boolean algebra, minimization of Boolean functions; logic gates; digital IC
families (DTL, TTL, ECL, MOS, CMOS). Combinatorial circuits: arithmetic circuits, code
converters, multiplexers, decoders, PROMs and PLAs. Sequential circuits: latches and flipflops,
counters and shift-registers. Sample and hold circuits, ADCs, DACs. Semiconductor
memories. Microprocessor(8085): architecture, programming, memory and I/O interfacing.

Signals and Systems: Definitions and properties of Laplace transform, continuous-time
and discrete-time Fourier series, continuous-time and discrete-time Fourier Transform, DFT
and FFT, z-transform. Sampling theorem. Linear Time-Invariant (LTI) Systems: definitions
and properties; causality, stability, impulse response, convolution, poles and zeros, parallel
and cascade structure, frequency response, group delay, phase delay. Signal transmission
through LTI systems.

Control Systems: Basic control system components; block diagrammatic description,
reduction of block diagrams. Open loop and closed loop (feedback) systems and stability
analysis of these systems. Signal flow graphs and their use in determining transfer
functions of systems; transient and steady state analysis of LTI control systems and
frequency response. Tools and techniques for LTI control system analysis: root loci, Routh-
Hurwitz criterion, Bode and Nyquist plots. Control system compensators: elements of lead
and lag compensation, elements of Proportional-Integral-Derivative (PID) control. State
variable representation and solution of state equation of LTI control systems.

Communications: Random signals and noise: probability, random variables, probability
density function, autocorrelation, power spectral density. Analog communication systems:
amplitude and angle modulation and demodulation systems, spectral analysis of these
operations, superheterodyne receivers; elements of hardware, realizations of analog
communication systems; signal-to-noise ratio (SNR) calculations for amplitude modulation
(AM) and frequency modulation (FM) for low noise conditions. Fundamentals of information
theory and channel capacity theorem. Digital communication systems: pulse code
modulation (PCM), differential pulse code modulation (DPCM), digital modulation schemes:
amplitude, phase and frequency shift keying schemes (ASK, PSK, FSK), matched filter
receivers, bandwidth consideration and probability of error calculations for these schemes.

Basics of TDMA, FDMA and CDMA and GSM.

Electromagnetics: Elements of vector calculus: divergence and curl; Gauss and Stokes
theorems, Maxwells equations: differential and integral forms. Wave equation, Poynting
vector. Plane waves: propagation through various media; reflection and refraction; phase
and group velocity; skin depth. Transmission lines: characteristic impedance; impedance
transformation; Smith chart; impedance matching; S parameters, pulse excitation.
Waveguides: modes in rectangular waveguides; boundary conditions; cut-off frequencies;
dispersion relations. Basics of propagation in dielectric waveguide and optical fibers. Basics
of Antennas: Dipole antennas; radiation pattern; antenna gain.

Instrumentation and Measurements: Principle of measurements and error analysis.
Instruments: DC & AC voltage and current meters, power and energy meters, meter for
measuring speed, potentiometer and bridges; estimation of instrument ranges. Amplifiers in
instrumentation, Digital display in instruments. Principle of oscilloscope and recorders,
Passive (resistive, inductive, capacitive) and active (thermoelectric, piezoelectric,
photoelectric etc.) transducers.

1.5 Electrical Engineering (Code: ELE)
Electric Circuits and Fields: Network graph, KCL, KVL, node and mesh analysis, transient
response of DC and AC networks; sinusoidal Steady-state analysis, resonance, basic filter
concepts; ideal current and voltage sources, Thevenin’s, Norton’s and Superposition and
Maximum Power Transfer theorems, two-port networks, three phase circuits; Gauss
Theorem, electric field and potential due to point, plane and spherical charge distributions;
Ampere’s and Biot-Savart’s laws; inductance; dielectrics; capacitance.

Signals and Systems: Representation of continuous and discrete-time signals; shifting and
scaling operation; liner, time-invariant and casual system; Fourier series representation of
continuous periodic signals; sampling theorem; Fourier, Laplace and Z transforms.

Electrical Machines: Single phase transformer- equivalent circuit, phasor diagram, tests,
regulation and efficiency; three phase transformers – connections, parallel operation; autotransformer;
energy conversion principles; DC machines – type, winding, generator
characteristics, armature reaction and commutation, stating and speed control of motors;
three phase induction motor – principles, types, performance characteristics, starting and
speed control; single phase induction motors; synchronous machines – performance,
regulation and parallel operation of generators, motor starting, characteristics and
applications; servo and stepper motors.

Power Systems: Basic power generation concepts; transmission line models and
performance; cable performance, insulation; corona and radio interference; distribution
systems; per-unit quantities; bus impedance and admittance matrices; load flow; voltage
control; power factor correction; economic operation; symmetrical components; fault
analysis; principles of over-current. Differential and distance protection; solid state relay and
digital protection; circuit breakers; systems stability concepts, swing curves and equal area
criterion; HVDC transmission and FACTS concepts.

Control Systems: Principles of feedback; transfer function; block diagrams; steady-state
errors; Routh and Nyquist techniques; Bode plots; root loci; lag, lead-lag compensation;
state space model; state transition matrix, controllability and observability.

Electrical and Electronic Measurements: Bridges and potentiometers; PMMC, moving
iron, dynamometer and induction type instruments; measurements of voltage, current,
power, energy and power factor; instrument transformers; digital voltmeters and
multimeters; phase, time and frequency measurement; Q-meters; oscilloscopes;
potentiometric recorders; error analysis.

Analog and Digital Electronics: Characteristics of diodes, BJT, FET; amplifier-biasing,
equivalent circuit and frequency response; oscillators and feedback amplifiers; operational
amplifier characteristics and application; simple active filter; VCOs and timers;
combinational and sequential logic circuits; multiplexer; Schmitt trigger; multi-vibrators;
sample and hold circuits; A/D and D/A converters; 8-bit microprocessor basics, architecture,
programming and interfacing.

Power Electronics and Drives: Semiconductor power diodes, transistors, thyristors, triacs,
GTOs, MOSFETs and IGBTs – static characteristics and principles of operation; triggering
circuits; phase control rectifiers; bridge converters – fully controlled and half controlled;
principles of choppers and inverters; basic concepts of adjustable speed dc and ac drives.

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