2 parts in the test:

Part 1: Grammar: 10 objective type questions of 1 mark each = 10 marks (no negative marking)

Part 2: Composition / Writing Skill (10+20=30 marks):

Sub-Part A of Part 2 (10 marks): Write an appreciation of a given literary piece within 200 words.

Sub-Part B of Part 2 (20 marks): Express views on a given topic within 400 words.

Note:- Part 2 (Composition) will only be graded if a candidate meets the Part 1 cut-off (The cut-off will be determined by the Department and will be announced along with the written test results)

50 MCQ questions each carrying 2 marks. 1 mark will be deducted for each wrong answer

Syllabus: Indices, AP, GP, Infinite Series, Matrix, Determinant, Binomials, Complex Number, Theory of equation, Permutation, Combination, Vector Algebra, 2D and 3D geometry, Trigonometry, Set, Relation, Mapping, Real Numbers, Limit, Continuity, Differentiation, Integration, Differential equation, Application of Calculus, Probability Theory

Calculators are not allowed.

a) Higher Secondary / equivalent Mathematics (30 marks)

Syllabus: Sets, relation and functions; Permutations and combinations; Limits, Continuity and Differentiability; Derivatives; Integration; Vector Algebra; Basic concepts of Probability. Calculators are not allowed.

b) English essay writing (20 marks)

25 MCQ type questions of 2 marks with possibly multiple correct options. No negative marking. Candidates should select the correct choice(s). No credit for incomplete or partly correct choice(s)

Syllabus: IX-XII level: State of matter - liquid and gas; Thermodynamics; Equilibrium; Solid state; Solutions; Electrochemistry; Chemical kinetics; General Organic chemistry (Some Basic Principles); Hydrocarbons; Haloalkanes and Haloarenes; Alcohols, Phenols and Ethers; Aldehydes, Ketones and Carboxylic Acids; Organic Compounds - Containing Nitrogen; Biomolecules; Some basic concepts of Chemistry; Structure of atom; Classification of elements and periodicity in properties; Chemical bonding and molecular structure; Redox reactions; S-block elements; Some p-block elements; Environmental Chemistry (basic concepts only); P-block elements; d- and f-block elements; Coordination chemistry

Scientific non-programmable calculators are allowed.

25 questions: MCQ (25 questions each carrying 2 marks. 1 mark will be deducted for each wrong answer

Syllabus (H.S/equivalent level): Science of life; Taxonomy and Systematic; Classification of Living Organisms; Structural Organisation in Plants; Structural Organisation in Animals; Cell and Tissue; Chemical constituents of living cell; Cell Division; Nutrition in plants; Respiration; Photosynthesis; Plant Growth and Development; Digestion and Absorption; Body Fluids and Circulation; Excretory Products and their Elimination; Neural control and coordination; Chemical Coordination and Regulation; Reproduction in Organisms; Sexual Reproduction in Flowering Plants; Human Reproduction; Reproductive Health; Heredity and Variation; Molecular Basis of Inheritance; Evolution; Health and Diseases; Improvement in Food Production; Microbes in Human Welfare; Biotechnology and its Application; Ecology & Environment; Population; Ecosystem; Biodiversity and Conservation; Environmental Issues

Calculators are not allowed.

30 MCQ questions each carrying 2 marks. 0.5 marks will be deducted for each wrong answer

Syllabus (H.S/equivalent level): Definition and concept of Biodiversity; Taxonomy and Systematics; Classification of living organisms; Structural organization in plants and animals; Cell biology; Plant Physiology; Immunology and Human Disease; Human Physiology; Reproduction in organisms; Genetics and Evolution; Biology and Human Welfare; Biotechnology and its applications; Ecology, Environment and Population

Scientific non-programmable calculators are allowed.

25 questions of 2 marks each (not MCQ)

Syllabus (at +2 level): Physical world and measurements; Kinematics (motion in a straight line, motion in a plane); Laws of motion; Work energy power; System of particle and rotational motion; Gravitation; Mechanical properties of solids; Mechanical properties of fluids; Thermal properties of matter; Kinetic theory of gases; Thermodynamics; Oscillations; Waves; Current electricity (electric current and electric cell, electric network rules and electrical measurements); Magnetic effect of current and magnetism (concept and laws of magnetic field, force on a charge and current, magnetic dipole and earth’s magnetism); Electromagnetic induction and Alternating currents; Optics (Refraction of light, optical instruments); Wave optics (propagation principle of wavefront interference of light, diffraction of light); Dual nature of matter and radiation (particle nature of radiation, wave nature of matter); Atoms and Nuclei; Semiconductor electronics

Scientific non-programmable calculators are allowed.