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Indian Institute of Technology, Joint Entrance Examination

Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) conduct a Joint Entrance Examination (JEE) every year for the admission to its B-Tech, M-Tech and other courses offered at the IIT Bombay, IIT Kanpur, IIT Delhi, IIT Madras, IIT Kharaghpur, IIT Guwahati, IIT Roorkee, Newly made IITs, IT Varanasi and ISM Dhanbad.

JOINT ENTRANCE EXAMINATION 2010

(JEE-2010) Application for the examination can be submitted through on-line or offline. Information brochure for IIT JEE 2010 can be downloaded from Official websites of IITs.

Apply Off-line:

Sale of OMR application (Off-line) form and Information Brochure will start from 10:00 AM (IST) on November 16, 2009 and close at 5.00 PM (IST) on December 15, 2009. The application material  can be obtained from any of the designated bank branches in each zone listed.

The cost of application material including the examination fee is Rs 1000/- for GE/OBC/DS candidates while it is Rs 500/-for Female/SC/ST/PD candidates

Apply On-line:

Candidates can apply On-line, if they have access to computer, printer and Internet at home or elsewhere, by logging on to JEE website. The site has been designed in a ‘user friendly’ way to help candidates to apply On-line in a step-by-step fashion. On-line application portal will be open from 8:00 AM (IST) on November 1, 2009 to 5:00 PM (IST) on December 7, 2009. The examination fee is Rs 900/- for GE/OBC/DS candidates and Rs 450/- for SC/ST/PD and female candidates. Candidates can make payment On-line with credit/debit cards of major banks. Payment can also be made through challans of designated banks.

Examination schedule for JEE-2010:

Date Time Paper
11 April 2010 09.00-12.00 hrs Paper – 1
14.00-17.00 hrs Paper – 2


Type of Examination

There will be two question papers, each of three hours duration. Both the question papers will consist of three separate sections on Chemistry, Mathematics and Physics. Questions in these papers will be of objective type. The answers for each of the questions are to be recorded on a separate specially designed machine-gradable sheet of paper (ORS – Optical Response Sheet). While answering each of the questions the candidate is expected to darken the bubble against correct answer(s) using hard black (HB) pencils only. In some sections, incorrect answers may be awarded negative marks.

Important dates for the IIT-JEE 2010 examination:

Sale at selected bank’s branches and at all IITs Nov. 16, 2009  to Dec. 15 ,2009
Online Application Date and Time 8:00 AM (IST) of 1st November 2008 to 5:00 PM (IST) of 7th December 2009
Last date for the submission of completed application 19 December 2009
Declaration of Results 26 May 2010

Syllabus of the Main Examination. The detailed syllabus will be available in the Information Brochure.

List of the Banks for purchase of the Application Material:

IIT DELHI ZONE: Union Bank of India:

NEW-DELHI: Connaught Place, Karol Bagh (Arya Samaj Road), Nehru Place, Model Town-2, Rajouri Garden, S.D.A., Shahdara, Shalimar Bagh;
HARYANA: Faridabad, Gurgaon;
HIMACHAL PRADESH: Kangra, Mandi, Mehatpur, Shimla;
JAMMU AND KASHMIR: Jammu, Srinagar;
MADHYA PRADESH: Gwalior;
PUNJAB: Amritsar, Bhatinda, Jalandhar, Ludhiana, Moga, Paihankoi, Patiala;
UTTAR PRADESH: Agra, Gautam Budh Nagar, Ghaziabad, Mathura.

IIT Kanpur Zone: State Bank of India:
UTTAR PRADESH: Allahabad, Amethi, Ajamgarh, Ballia, Banda, Etawah, Faizabad, Gonda, Gorakhpur, Hardoi, Jhansi, Kanpur, Luck now, Raeibareli, Sitapur, Sultanpur;
UTTARAKHAND: Alrriora, Haldwani, Nainital, Pantnagar.

IIT Rookree Zone: Punjab National Bank:
CHANDIGARH
HARYANA: Ambala, Hissar, Kurukshetra, Panipat, Rohtak, Yamuna Nagar;
UTTARAKHAND: Dehradun, Hardwar, Roorkee, Srinagar, Garhwal Uttarkashi;
UTTAR PRADESH: Aligarh, Bareilly, Bijnor, Meerut, Moradabad, Muzaffarnagar, Saharanpur Varanasi.

IIT websites

Websites of IIT

Following are the websites and IVRS for IIT JEE

Institute

Website

IVRS

STD Code

Number

IIT Bombay IIT Bombay 022 25767062
IIT Delhi IIT Delhi 011 26582002
IIT Guwahati IIT Guwahati 0361 2690788
IIT Kanpur IIT Kanpur 0512 2597236
IIT Kharagpur IIT Kharagpur 03222 281881
278241
IIT Madras IIT Madras 044 22578098
IIT Roorkee IIT Roorkee 01332 279805
279806

Contact Addresses

Zone

Address

Phone

IIT Bombay Chairman, JEE, IIT Bombay, Powai
Mumbai 400076
(022) 25722601
IIT Delhi Chairman, JEE, IIT Delhi, Hauz Khas,
NewDelhi 110016
(011) 26591735
IIT Guwahati Chairman, JEE, IIT Guwahati, North Guwahati, 781039 (0361) 2690795
(0361) 2582180
IIT Kanpur Chairman, JEE, IIT Kanpur
Kanpur 208016
(0512) 2597335
IIT Kharagpur Chairman, JEE, IIT Kharagpur
IIT Kharagpur 721302
(03222) 282102
IIT Madras Chairman, JEE, IIT Madras
Chennai 600036
(044) 22578095
IIT Roorkee Chairman, JEE, IIT Roorkee
Roorkee 247667
(01332) 276469
(01332) 285224

JEE syllabus

Complete IIT JEE Syllabus

  1. JEE Mathematic Syllabus
  2. JEE Physics Syllabus
  3. JEE Chemistry Syllabus
  4. JEE Aptitude Test in B. Arch., B. Des.

JEE Mathematics Syllabus

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

Quadratic equations with real coefficients, relations between roots and coefficients, formation of quadratic equations with given roots, symmetric functions of roots.

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

Logarithms and their properties.

Permutations and combinations, Binomial theorem for a positive integral index, properties of binomial coefficients.

Matrices as a rectangular array of real numbers, equality of matrices, addition, multiplication by a scalar and product of matrices, transpose of a matrix, determinant of a square matrix of order up to three, inverse of a square matrix of order up to three, properties of these matrix operations, diagonal, symmetric and skew-symmetric matrices and their properties, solutions of simultaneous linear equations in two or three variables.

Addition and multiplication rules of probability, conditional probability, independence of events, computation of probability of events using permutations and combinations.

Trigonometry

Trigonometric functions, their periodicity and graphs, addition and subtraction formulae, formulae involving multiple and sub-multiple angles, general solution of trigonometric equations.

Relations between sides and angles of a triangle, sine rule, cosine rule, half-angle formula and the area of a triangle, inverse trigonometric functions (principal value only).

Analytical geometry

Two dimensions: Cartesian coordinates, distance between two points, section formulae, shift of origin.

Equation of a straight line in various forms, angle between two lines, distance of a point from a line. Lines through the point of intersection of two given lines, equation of the bisector of the angle between two lines, concurrency of lines, centroid, orthocentre, incentre and circumcentre of a triangle.

Equation of a circle in various forms, equations of tangent, normal and chord.

Parametric equations of a circle, intersection of a circle with a straight line or a circle, equation of a circle through the points of intersection of two circles and those of a circle and a straight line.

Equations of a parabola, ellipse and hyperbola in standard form, their foci, directrices and eccentricity, parametric equations, equations of tangent and normal.

Locus Problems.

Three dimensions: Direction cosines and direction ratios, equation of a straight line in space, equation of a plane, distance of a point from a plane.

Differential calculus

Real valued functions of a real variable, into, onto and one-to-one functions, sum, difference, product and quotient of two functions, composite functions, absolute value, polynomial, rational, trigonometric, exponential and logarithmic functions.

Limit and continuity of a function, limit and continuity of the sum, difference, product and quotient of two functions, l’Hospital rule of evaluation of limits of functions.

Even and odd functions, inverse of a function, continuity of composite functions, intermediate value property of continuous functions.

Derivative of a function, derivative of the sum, difference, product and quotient of two functions, chain rule, derivatives of polynomial, rational, trigonometric, inverse trigonometric, exponential and logarithmic functions.

Derivatives of implicit functions, derivatives up to order two, geometrical interpretation of the derivative, tangents and normals, increasing and decreasing functions, maximum and minimum values of a function, applications of Rolle’s Theorem and Lagrange’s Mean Value Theorem.

Integral calculus

Integration as the inverse process of differentiation, indefinite integrals of standard functions, definite integrals and their properties, application of the Fundamental Theorem of Integral Calculus.

Integration by parts, integration by the methods of substitution and partial fractions, application of definite integrals to the determination of areas involving simple curves.

Formation of ordinary differential equations, solution of homogeneous differential equations, variables separable method, linear first order differential equations.

Vectors

Addition of vectors, scalar multiplication, scalar products, dot and cross products, scalar triple products and their geometrical interpretations.

JEE Chemistry Syllabus

Physical chemistry

General topics: The concept of atoms and molecules; Dalton’s atomic theory; Mole concept; Chemical formulae; Balanced chemical equations; Calculations (based on mole concept) involving common oxidation-reduction, neutralisation, and displacement reactions; Concentration in terms of mole fraction, molarity, molality and normality.

Gaseous and liquid states: Absolute scale of temperature, ideal gas equation; Deviation from ideality, van der Waals equation; Kinetic theory of gases, average, root mean square and most probable velocities and their relation with temperature; Law of partial pressures; Vapour pressure; Diffusion of gases.

Atomic structure and chemical bonding: Bohr model, spectrum of hydrogen atom, quantum numbers; Wave-particle duality, de Broglie hypothesis; Uncertainty principle; Quantum mechanical picture of hydrogen atom (qualitative treatment), shapes of s, p and d orbitals; Electronic configurations of elements (up to atomic number 36); Aufbau principle; Pauli’s exclusion principle and Hund’s rule; Orbital overlap and covalent bond; Hybridisation involving s, p and d orbitals only; Orbital energy diagrams for homonuclear diatomic species; Hydrogen bond; Polarity in molecules, dipole moment (qualitative aspects only); VSEPR model and shapes of molecules (linear, angular, triangular, square planar, pyramidal, square pyramidal, trigonal bipyramidal, tetrahedral and octahedral).

Energetics: First law of thermodynamics; Internal energy, work and heat, pressure-volume work; Enthalpy, Hess’s law; Heat of reaction, fusion and vapourization; Second law of thermodynamics; Entropy; Free energy; Criterion of spontaneity.

Chemical equilibrium: Law of mass action; Equilibrium constant, Le Chatelier’s principle (effect of concentration, temperature and pressure); Significance of DG and DGo in chemical equilibrium; Solubility product, common ion effect, pH and buffer solutions; Acids and bases (Bronsted and Lewis concepts); Hydrolysis of salts.

Electrochemistry: Electrochemical cells and cell reactions; Electrode potentials; Nernst equation and its relation to DG; Electrochemical series, emf of galvanic cells; Faraday’s laws of electrolysis; Electrolytic conductance, specific, equivalent and molar conductance, Kohlrausch’s law; Concentration cells.

Chemical kinetics: Rates of chemical reactions; Order of reactions; Rate constant; First order reactions; Temperature dependence of rate constant (Arrhenius equation).

Solid state: Classification of solids, crystalline state, seven crystal systems (cell parameters a, b, c, a, b, g), close packed structure of solids (cubic), packing in fcc, bcc and hcp lattices; Nearest neighbours, ionic radii, simple ionic compounds, point defects.

Solutions: Raoult’s law; Molecular weight determination from lowering of vapor pressure, elevation of boiling point and depression of freezing point.

Surface chemistry: Elementary concepts of adsorption (excluding adsorption isotherms); Colloids: types, methods of preparation and general properties; Elementary ideas of emulsions, surfactants and micelles (only definitions and examples).

Nuclear chemistry: Radioactivity: isotopes and isobars; Properties of a, b and g rays; Kinetics of radioactive decay (decay series excluded), carbon dating; Stability of nuclei with respect to proton-neutron ratio; Brief discussion on fission and fusion reactions.

Inorganic Chemistry

Isolation/preparation and properties of the following non-metals: Boron, silicon, nitrogen, phosphorus, oxygen, sulphur and halogens; Properties of allotropes of carbon (only diamond and graphite), phosphorus and sulphur.

Preparation and properties of the following compounds: Oxides, peroxides, hydroxides, carbonates, bicarbonates, chlorides and sulphates of sodium, potassium, magnesium and calcium; Boron: diborane, boric acid and borax; Aluminium: alumina, aluminium chloride and alums; Carbon: oxides and oxyacid (carbonic acid); Silicon: silicones, silicates and silicon carbide; Nitrogen: oxides, oxyacids and ammonia; Phosphorus: oxides, oxyacids (phosphorus acid, phosphoric acid) and phosphine; Oxygen: ozone and hydrogen peroxide; Sulphur: hydrogen sulphide, oxides, sulphurous acid, sulphuric acid and sodium thiosulphate; Halogens: hydrohalic acids, oxides and oxyacids of chlorine, bleaching powder; Xenon fluorides; Fertilizers: commercially available (common) NPK type.

Transition elements (3d series): Definition, general characteristics, oxidation states and their stabilities, colour (excluding the details of electronic transitions) and calculation of spin-only magnetic moment; Coordination compounds: nomenclature of mononuclear coordination compounds, cis-trans and ionisation isomerisms, hybridization and geometries of mononuclear coordination compounds (linear, tetrahedral, square planar and octahedral).

Preparation and properties of the following compounds: Oxides and chlorides of tin and lead; Oxides, chlorides and sulphates of Fe2+, Cu2+ and Zn2+; Potassium permanganate, potassium dichromate, silver oxide, silver nitrate, silver thiosulphate.

Ores and minerals: Commonly occurring ores and minerals of iron, copper, tin, lead, magnesium, aluminium, zinc and silver.

Extractive metallurgy: Chemical principles and reactions only (industrial details excluded); Carbon reduction method (iron and tin); Self reduction method (copper and lead); Electrolytic reduction method (magnesium and aluminium); Cyanide process (silver and gold).

Principles of qualitative analysis: Groups I to V (only Ag+, Hg2+, Cu2+, Pb2+, Bi3+, Fe3+, Cr3+, Al3+, Ca2+, Ba2+, Zn2+, Mn2+ and Mg2+); Nitrate, halides (excluding fluoride), sulphate, sulphide and sulphite.

Organic Chemistry

Concepts: Hybridisation of carbon; Sigma and pi-bonds; Shapes of molecules; Structural and geometrical isomerism; Optical isomerism of compounds containing up to two asymmetric centers, (R,S and E,Z nomenclature excluded); IUPAC nomenclature of simple organic compounds (only hydrocarbons, mono-functional and bi-functional compounds); Conformations of ethane and butane (Newman projections); Resonance and hyperconjugation; Keto-enol tautomerism; Determination of empirical and molecular formula of simple compounds (only combustion method); Hydrogen bonds: definition and their effects on physical properties of alcohols and carboxylic acids; Inductive and resonance effects on acidity and basicity of organic acids and bases; Polarity and inductive effects in alkyl halides; Reactive intermediates produced during homolytic and heterolytic bond cleavage; Formation, structure and stability of carbocations, carbanions and free radicals.

Preparation, properties and reactions of alkanes: Homologous series, physical properties of alkanes (melting points, boiling points and density); Combustion and halogenation of alkanes; Preparation of alkanes by Wurtz reaction and decarboxylation reactions.

Preparation, properties and reactions of alkenes and alkynes: Physical properties of alkenes and alkynes (boiling points, density and dipole moments); Acidity of alkynes; Acid catalysed hydration of alkenes and alkynes (excluding the stereochemistry of addition and elimination); Reactions of alkenes with KMnO4 and ozone; Reduction of alkenes and alkynes; Preparation of alkenes and alkynes by elimination reactions; Electrophilic addition reactions of alkenes with X2, HX, HOX and H2O (X=halogen); Addition reactions of alkynes; Metal acetylides.

Reactions of benzene: Structure and aromaticity; Electrophilic substitution reactions: halogenation, nitration, sulphonation, Friedel-Crafts alkylation and acylation; Effect of o-, m- and p-directing groups in monosubstituted benzenes.

Phenols: Acidity, electrophilic substitution reactions (halogenation, nitration and sulphonation); Reimer-Tieman reaction, Kolbe reaction.

Characteristic reactions of the following (including those mentioned above): Alkyl halides: rearrangement reactions of alkyl carbocation, Grignard reactions, nucleophilic substitution reactions; Alcohols: esterification, dehydration and oxidation, reaction with sodium, phosphorus halides, ZnCl2/conc.-HCl, conversion of alcohols into aldehydes and ketones; Aldehydes and Ketones: oxidation, reduction, oxime and hydrazone formation; aldol condensation, Perkin reaction; Cannizzaro reaction; haloform reaction and nucleophilic addition reactions (Grignard addition); Carboxylic acids: formation of esters, acid chlorides and amides, ester hydrolysis; Amines: basicity of substituted anilines and aliphatic amines, preparation from nitro compounds, reaction with nitrous acid, azo coupling reaction of diazonium salts of aromatic amines, Sandmeyer and related reactions of diazonium salts; carbylamine reaction; Haloarenes: nucleophilic aromatic substitution in haloarenes and substituted haloarenes – (excluding Benzyne mechanism and Cine substitution).

Carbohydrates: Classification; mono and di-saccharides (glucose and sucrose); Oxidation, reduction, glycoside formation and hydrolysis of sucrose.

Amino acids and peptides: General structure (only primary structure for peptides) and physical properties.

Properties and uses of some important polymers: Natural rubber, cellulose, nylon, teflon and PVC.

Practical organic chemistry: Detection of elements (N, S, halogens); Detection and identification of the following functional groups: hydroxyl (alcoholic and phenolic), carbonyl (aldehyde and ketone), carboxyl, amino and nitro; Chemical methods of separation of mono-functional organic compounds from binary mixtures.

JEE Physics Syllabus

General: Units and dimensions, dimensional analysis; least count, significant figures; Methods of measurement and error analysis for physical quantities pertaining to the following experiments: Experiments based on using vernier calipers and screw gauge (micrometer), Determination of g using simple pendulum, Young’s modulus by Searle’s method, Specific heat of a liquid using calorimeter, focal length of a concave mirror and a convex lens using u-v method, Speed of sound using resonance column, Verification of Ohm’s law using voltmeter and ammeter, and specific resistance of the material of a wire using meter bridge and post office box.

Mechanics: Kinematics in one and two dimensions (Cartesian coordinates only), projectiles; Circular motion (uniform and non-uniform); Relative velocity.

Newton’s laws of motion; Inertial and uniformly accelerated frames of reference; Static and dynamic friction; Kinetic and potential energy; Work and power; Conservation of linear momentum and mechanical energy.

Systems of particles; Centre of mass and its motion; Impulse; Elastic and inelastic collisions.

Law of gravitation; Gravitational potential and field; Acceleration due to gravity; Motion of planets and satellites in circular orbits.

Rigid body, moment of inertia, parallel and perpendicular axes theorems, moment of inertia of uniform bodies with simple geometrical shapes; Angular momentum; Torque; Conservation of angular momentum; Dynamics of rigid bodies with fixed axis of rotation; Rolling without slipping of rings, cylinders and spheres; Equilibrium of rigid bodies; Collision of point masses with rigid bodies.

Linear and angular simple harmonic motions.

Hooke’s law, Young’s modulus.

Pressure in a fluid; Pascal’s law; Buoyancy; Surface energy and surface tension, capillary rise; Viscosity (Poiseuille’s equation excluded), Stoke’s law; Terminal velocity, Streamline flow, Equation of continuity, Bernoulli’s theorem and its applications.

Wave motion (plane waves only), longitudinal and transverse waves, Superposition of waves; progressive and stationary waves; Vibration of strings and air columns. Resonance; Beats; Speed of sound in gases; Doppler effect (in sound).

Thermal physics: Thermal expansion of solids, liquids and gases; Calorimetry, latent heat; Heat conduction in one dimension; Elementary concepts of convection and radiation; Newton’s law of cooling; Ideal gas laws; Specific heats (Cv and Cp for monatomic and diatomic gases); Isothermal and adiabatic processes, bulk modulus of gases; Equivalence of heat and work; First law of thermodynamics and its applications (only for ideal gases). Blackbody radiation: absorptive and emissive powers; Kirchhoff’s law, Wien’s displacement law, Stefan’s law.

Electricity and magnetism: Coulomb’s law; Electric field and potential; Electrical Potential energy of a system of point charges and of electrical dipoles in a uniform electrostatic field, Electric field lines; Flux of electric field; Gauss’s law and its application in simple cases, such as, to find field due to infinitely long straight wire, uniformly charged infinite plane sheet and uniformly charged thin spherical shell.

Capacitance; Parallel plate capacitor with and without dielectrics; Capacitors in series and parallel; Energy stored in a capacitor.

Electric current: Ohm’s law; Series and parallel arrangements of resistances and cells; Kirchhoff’s laws and simple applications; Heating effect of current.

Biot-Savart law and Ampere’s law, magnetic field near a current-carrying straight wire, along the axis of a circular coil and inside a long straight solenoid; Force on a moving charge and on a current-carrying wire in a uniform magnetic field.

Magnetic moment of a current loop; Effect of a uniform magnetic field on a current loop; Moving coil galvanometer, voltmeter, ammeter and their conversions.

Electromagnetic induction: Faraday’s law, Lenz’s law; Self and mutual inductance; RC, LR and LC circuits with d.c. and a.c. sources.

Optics: Rectilinear propagation of light; Reflection and refraction at plane and spherical surfaces; Total internal reflection; Deviation and dispersion of light by a prism; Thin lenses; Combinations of mirrors and thin lenses; Magnification.

Wave nature of light: Huygen’s principle, interference limited to Young’s double-slit experiment.

Modern physics: Atomic nucleus; Alpha, beta and gamma radiations; Law of radioactive decay; Decay constant; Half-life and mean life; Binding energy and its calculation; Fission and fusion processes; Energy calculation in these processes.

Photoelectric effect; Bohr’s theory of hydrogen-like atoms; Characteristic and continuous X-rays, Moseley’s law; de Broglie wavelength of matter waves.

JEE Syllabus for Aptitude Test in B. Arch. & B. Des.

Freehand drawing: This would comprise of simple drawing depicting the total object in its right form and proportion, surface texture, relative location and details of its component parts in appropriate scale. Common domestic or day-to-day life usable objects like furniture, equipment, etc., from memory.

Geometrical drawing: Exercises in geometrical drawing containing lines, angles, triangles, quadrilaterals, polygons, circles etc. Study of plan (top view), elevation (front or side views) of simple solid objects like prisms, cones, cylinders, cubes, splayed surface holders etc.

Three-dimensional perception: Understanding and appreciation of three-dimensional forms with building elements, colour, volume and orientation. Visualization through structuring objects in memory.

Imagination and aesthetic sensitivity: Composition exercise with given elements. Context mapping. Creativity check through innovative uncommon test with familiar objects. Sense of colour grouping or application.

Architectural awareness: General interest and awareness of famous architectural creations – both national and international, places and personalities (architects, designers etc. ) in the related domain.

IIT Books

Books For IIT

I suggest following books for IIT JEE preparation:

Physics

  • MECHANICS
    1. Physics by H.C. Verma
    2. Problems in physics by I.E. Irodov
    3. Resnick and Halliday
  • ELECRICITY AND MAGNETISM
      1. Resnick and Halliday
      2. Circuits devices and systems by R.J. Smith
      3. Problems in physics by I.E. Irodov
      • OPTICS
          1. Physics by H.C. Verma
          • MODERN PHYSICS
              1. Physics by H.C. Verma
              2. Problems in Physics by I.E. Irodov
              • HEAT AND WAVES
                  1. Physics by H.C. Verma
                  2. Resnick and Halliday

                  Chemistry

                  • ORGANIC CHEMISTRY
                      1. Morrison & Boyd
                      2. Solutions to Morrison Boyd
                      3. Reaction mechanism in Organic Chemistry by Parmar ∓ Chawla
                      • INORGANIC CHEMISTRY
                          1. NCERT Inorganic Chemistry
                          2. Concise Inorganic Chemistry by J.D. Lee
                          3. IIT Chemistry by O.P. Aggarwal
                          • GENERAL CHEMISTRY
                              1. J.D. Lee
                              2. O.P. Aggarwal
                              3. R.C.Mukerjee

                              Maths

                              • ALGEBRA
                                  1. High school mathematics by Hall and Knight
                                  2. IIT Maths by M.L. Khanna
                                  • CALCULUS amp; ANALYTIC GEOMETRY
                                      1. G.N.Berman
                                      2. Calculus and analytic geometry by Thomas and Finney
                                      3. Coordinate geometry by Loney
                                      • IIT Maths by M.L. Khanna
                                      • I.A.Maron
                                    • VECTORS
                                        1. IIT Maths by M.L. Khanna

                                        Eligibility Criteria

                                        ELIGIBILITY FOR JEE-2010

                                        Candidates must make sure that they satisfy all the eligibility conditions given below for appearing in JEE-2010:

                                        1. Date of Birth

                                        The date of birth of candidates belonging to GE, OBC and DS categories should be on or after October 1, 1985; whereas the date of birth of those belonging to SC, ST and PD categories should be on or after October 1, 1980. The date of birth as recorded in the high school/first Board/ Pre-University certificate will be accepted.  If the certificate does not mention the date of birth, a candidate must submit along with the application, an authenticated document indicating the date of birth.

                                        2. Year of passing Qualifying Examination (QE)

                                        A candidate must have passed the QE for the first time, after October 1, 2008 or in the year 2009 or will be appearing in 2010. Those who are going to appear in the QE later than

                                        October 1, 2010 are not eligible to apply for JEE-2010. The qualifying examinations (QE) are listed below:

                                        i) The final examination of the 10+2 system, conducted by any recognized central / state Board, such as Central Board of Secondary Education, New Delhi; Council for Indian School Certificate Examination, New Delhi; etc.

                                        ii) Intermediate or two-year Pre-University examination conducted by a recognized Board / University.

                                        iii) Final examination of the two-year course of the Joint Services Wing of the National Defence Academy.

                                        iv) General Certificate Education (GCE) examination (London / Cambridge / Sri Lanka) at the advanced (A) level.

                                        v) High School Certificate Examination of the Cambridge University or International Baccalaureate Diploma of the International Baccalaureate Office, Geneva.

                                        vi) Any Public School/Board/University examination in India or in any foreign country recognized as equivalent to the 10+2 system by the Association of Indian Universities (AIU).

                                        vii) H.S.C. vocational examination.

                                        viii) Senior Secondary School Examination conducted by the National Institute of Open Schooling with a minimum of five subjects.

                                        ix) 3 or 4 year Diploma recognized by AICTE or a state Board of technical education.

                                        In case the relevant qualifying examination is not a public examination, the candidate must have passed at least one public (Board or Pre-University) examination at an earlier level.

                                        Minimum Percentage of Marks in QE

                                        Candidates belonging to GE, OBC and DS categories must secure at least 60% marks in aggregate in their QE. Whereas, those belonging to SC, ST and PD categories must secure at least 55% marks in aggregate in the QE. The percentage of marks awarded by the Board will be treated as final. If the Board does not award the percentage of marks, it will be calculated based on the marks obtained in all subjects listed in the mark sheet. If any Board awards only letter grades without providing an equivalent percentage of marks on the grade sheet, the candidate should obtain a certificate from the Board specifying the equivalent marks, and submit it at the time of counselling/ admission. In case such a certificate is not provided then the final decision rests with  the Joint Implementation Committee of JEE-2010

                                        Physical Fitness

                                        All qualified candidates will have to submit a Physical Fitness certificate from a Registered Medical Practitioner in a prescribed format that will be made available to them at an appropriate time. They will be admitted only if they are physically fit for pursuing a course of study at the participating Institutes.

                                        Special Requirements for Mining Engineering and Mining Machinery Courses

                                        Candidates opting for these courses should make sure that they are free from colour blindness. They will be required to submit a certificate from a Registered Medical Practitioner to this effect at the time of counselling. The standard of visual acuity with or without glasses will be adhered strictly for candidates seeking admission in Mining as per DGMS Circular 14 of 1972. Persons with one-eyed vision are not permitted to work underground. Candidates with above limitations are not allowed to opt for admission to Mining Engineering or Mining Machinery Engineering.

                                        Women Candidates for Mining Courses

                                        Section 46(1) of the Mines Act, 1952 states that ”No woman shall, notwithstanding anything contained in any other law, be employed (a) in any part of a mine which is below ground, (b) in any mine above ground except between the hours 6 a.m. and 7 p.m.”. The programmes of Mining Engineering and Mining Machinery at ISM Dhanbad do not admit women candidates, whereas, IIT Kharagpur and IT-BHU Varanasi have no such restriction.

                                        Analysis of JEE

                                        An Analysis of the IIT-JEE

                                        The complexity of the IIT-JEE arises from the fact that the questions are always unique in their context, and solving them often requires a combination of concepts from across different chapters. Nonetheless, some basic data analysis can be quite revealing and could give some important insights into how one should go about preparing for each subject. Such analyses form the basis of our understanding of the JEE. The section-wise breakup of marks in the past four years (2001-2004) JEE Screening has been given below for your reference.

                                        PHYSICS
                                        ‘Electrostatics and Current Electricity’, and ‘Electromagnetism’-each of these topics has contributed about 15% to the total marks in the past four years. Students should devote about 30% of their preparation time to the coverage of Electromagnetism and Electrostatics; because together they constitute almost one-third of the total marks and can be more scoring as the degree of difficulty when compared to Mechanics is relatively low.

                                        ‘Optics’ too contributes approximately 13% to the IIT-JEE Screening test. Though this trend does not conform strongly to the 1999 JEE (which only had one test- JEE Screening was introduced in 2000). Within Optics, it has been observed that problems on Physical optics are more frequent than that on Geometrical optics. Students should take care to devote about 10% of time on Optics for robust preparation.

                                        In the past four years, approximately 20% of the total marks pertain to Mechanics. Within Mechanics, the favorite topics seem to be ‘Rigid Body Rotation’ and ‘Motion on a Plane’. Topics like ‘Simple Harmonic Motion’ and ‘Work and Energy’, on the other hand, have been accorded relatively less priority for these years. Apparently, students have to be thoroughly prepared with Mechanics as it forms almost one-fifth of the whole JEE Screening paper. It is important for students to realize that Mechanics though important, takes relatively more time for preparation. Thus, they should restrict their preparation of Mechanics to about 30% of the total time. The next important topics are ‘Modern Physics’ and ‘Thermal Physics’, each commanding a share of about 12% of the total marks. These topics can be covered thoroughly in a relatively less time (10% of total time can be allocated to each topic); therefore, a student should look at exhaustively preparing for these topics.]

                                        The last but not the least, ‘Mechanical Waves’ (sound) has accounted for approximately 12% of the total marks. Students can prepare for Wave Motion by restricting their total time spent on this particular topic to about 10%.

                                        CHEMISTRY
                                        ‘Organic Chemistry’ has the highest weightage with mean marks of 36%. Topics like ‘Isomerism’ and ‘Name Reactions’, and ‘Stability of reaction intermediates’ should be thoroughly covered. It is easier to remember the reactions and conversions involving aromatic compounds and a considerable percentage of questions from organic chemistry are based on this part. An understanding of directive influence of substituent groups, resonance and mechanism of reactions definitely helps in cracking the problems of organic chemistry.

                                        ‘Physical Chemistry’ is a close second with a mean weightage of 33%. In fact, questions on physical chemistry are all numerical in nature. Problems on topics like ‘Electrochemistry’, ‘Kinetics’, and ‘Chemical and Ionic Equilibrium’ are always asked either directly or along with some other topic. Students are advised to cover all the topics of physical chemistry. This is an area in which students can be sure of hundred percent score, provided they have a clear understanding of the concepts and a good practice of solving problems within recommended time.

                                        ‘Inorganic Chemistry’ and ‘General Chemistry’ account for 21% and 10% of the total marks. Inorganic Chemistry should be prepared by studying the group properties and periodicity. Lots of emphasis has to be given to Exceptions. Questions are asked from these topics invariably. The properties of some important compounds are also asked in the form of reactions. Remembering the reactions involved in qualitative analysis is of great advantage. Questions asked in General Chemistry mostly include that from ‘Stoichiometry’ and ‘Chemical Bonding’.

                                        MATHEMATICS
                                        ‘Calculus’ accounts for about 30% of the total marks in JEE Screening. Students can score a high percentage of marks by firmly grasping the fundamentals of Calculus. More emphasis should be given in preparing ‘Functions’, ‘Increasing/Decreasing Functions’, and ‘Maxima/ Minima of Functions’.

                                        In Integral Calculus, students must practice problems on ‘Definite Integral’ with a proper understanding of the use of their properties for evaluation.

                                        In ‘Area of Regions Bounded by Curves’, students should take care to draw figures for obtaining the limits of the integrals to be evaluated.

                                        ‘Algebra’ has a weightage of about 23% of the total marks. Students should emphasize practicing only those topics that have been well understood by them. Since problems on Algebra are trickier, students must practice solving as many different types of problems as they can.

                                        ‘Analytical Geometry’ has a weightage of about 20% of the total marks. It is also a conceptual topic. Before solving a problem, students must draw figures of the given curves to understand the problem.

                                        The topics of ‘Vectors and 3-D Geometry’ and ‘Probability’ have a weightage of approximately 6% each. These also have to be thoroughly prepared.

                                        ‘Trigonometry’ carries a weightage of about 9%. It has been observed that this weightage was as high as 17% in JEE Screening 2001 and as low as 4% in JEE Screening 2003. Students, anyways, must be thorough with the topics of ‘Inverse functions’, ‘Solutions of Trigonometric Equations’, and ‘Solution of Triangles’. The formulae and standard results of trigonometry must be learnt by heart in order to do well in the Mathematics paper.

                                        Please note that the JEE is not about scoring 100% in a subject or the examination. Your aim should be to attain an optimal score in each subject, depending on your strengths and weaknesses.

                                        Introduction of AIEEE

                                        Programme of Action (PoA), 1992 under the National Policy on Education (NPE), 1986 envisaged conduct of a common entrance examination on all India basis for admission to professional and technical programmes in the country. For admission to Engineering and Architecture/Planning programmes, Government of India vide Resolution dated 18th October 2001 has laid down a Three – Exam Scheme (JEE and AIEEE at the National Level and the State Level Engineering Entrance Examinations (SLEEE) for State Level Institutions – with an option to join AIEEE). This takes care of varying admission standards in these programmes and helps in maintenance of professional standards. This also solves problems of overlaps and reduces physical, mental and financial burden on students and their parents due to multiplicity of entrance examinations.

                                        The eighth All India Engineering Entrance Examination (AIEEE) was held on 26th April’ 2009. 9,62,119 candidates appeared, out of 10,10,061 candidates registered, for the examination at 1,460 centres located in 85 cities. Approximately, 23,676 seats for B E/B.Tech and 855 seats for B.Arch/ B. Planning in various institutions, namely National Institutes of Technology, Deemed Universities, Technical Institutions and other Govt. funded Institutions were offered through this examination. A centralized counselling had been organized for filling up the All India seats.
                                        The States/Institutes listed below used AIEEE-2009 ranks to fill seats through their own counselling:- West Bengal, Himachal Pradesh, Haryana, Uttarakhand, Punjab University, Chandigarh, Punjab Engineering College, Chandigarh, Dhirubhai Ambani Institute of Information and Communication Technology, Gandhinagar, Army Institute of Technology, Pune, 15% all India quota for D C E/ N.S.I.T, Delhi under Delhi University.

                                        Keeping in view greater variety of subjects offered by different School Boards at the 10+2 (Class – XII) level, more subject combinations in qualifying examination (10+2) would now be possible. For the convenience of candidates, provision for on-line submission of Application Form has also been made.

                                        This year many other institutions are expected to admit students through AIEEE. Decision in this regard will be taken by the Central Counselling Board to be constituted by MHRD and a list of tentative institutions joining the CCB will be placed on the website of CCB i.e. www.ccb.nic.in.

                                        Eligibility for AIEEE

                                        The minimum academic qualification for admission through AIEEE 2010 is a pass in the final examination of 10+2 (Class XII) or its equivalent referred to as the qualifying examination. Those appearing in 10+2 (Class XII) final or equivalent examination may also appear in AIEEE 2010 for consideration of provisional admission. Those appearing in 10+2 (Class 12) in 2011 are not eligible to appear in AIEEE-2010.

                                        List of Qualifying Exams

                                        • The +2 level examination in the 10+2 pattern of examination of any  recognized Central/State Board of Secondary Examination, such as Central Board of Secondary Education, New Delhi, and Council for Indian School Certificate Examination, New Delhi.
                                        • Intermediate or two-year Pre-University Examination conducted by a recognized Board/University.
                                        • Final Examination of the two-year course of the Joint Services Wing of the National Defence Academy.
                                        • Any Public School/Board/University Examination in India or in foreign countries recognized by the Association of Indian Universities as equivalent to 10+2 system.
                                        • H.S.C. Vocational Examination.
                                        • A pass grade in the Senior Secondary School Examination conducted by the National Open School with a minimum of five subjects.
                                        • 3 or 4-year diploma recognized by AICTE or a State Board of Technical Education

                                        The number of attempts which a candidate can avail at All India Engineering/Architecture Entrance Examination shall be limited to 03(three) uniformly for all the candidates in consecutive years. The candidates passed +2 to exam in 2008, 2009 or appearing in +2 in 2010 are only eligible to appear in AIEEE-2010. Candidates passed +2 in 2007 or before or appearing in 2011 are not eligible to appear in AIEEE-2010.

                                        DATE of Birth
                                        Only those candidates whose date of birth falls on or after October 01, 1985 are eligible. However, in the case of Scheduled Caste (SC), Scheduled Tribe (ST) and Physically Handicapped (PH) candidates, upper age limit is relaxed by 5 years, i.e. SC, ST and PH candidates who were born on or after October 01, 1980 are eligible. Date of birth as recorded in the Secondary Education Board/University certificate only will be taken as authentic

                                        Important Information for AIEEE

                                        Important Information of AIEEE

                                        1.a. Date of Examination 25.04.2010
                                        b. Sale of AIEEE Information Bulletin containing Application Form 01.12.2009 to 31.12.2009
                                        c. Online submission of application on website http://www.aieee.nic.in 16.11.2009 to 31.12.2009
                                        2. Last date for
                                        a. Receipt of request for Information Bulletin and Application Form  by Post at AIEEE Unit,CBSE,PS1-2,Institutional Area,IP Extension,Patparganj,Delhi-110092 10.12.2009
                                        b. Sale of Information Bulletin at designated branches of Syndicate Bank, Regional Offices of the CBSE and designated institutions 31.12.2009
                                        c. Online submission of applications 31.12.2009
                                        d. Receipt of complete applications “by post” including Registration Forms with Bank Draft at AIEEE Unit, CBSE, PS1-2,Institutional Area,IP Extension,Patparganj,Delhi-110092 5.01.2010
                                        3 Date of dispatch of Admit Card 10.03.2010 to 31.03.2010
                                        4 Issue/dispatch of duplicate admit card(on request only with fee of Rs. 50/- + postal charges of Rs. 30/- extra for out station candidate. 10.04.2010 to 25.04.2010 (By Hand)10.04.2010 to 20.04.2010 (By Post)
                                        5 Dates of Examination PAPER – 1   25.04.2010 (0930-1230 hrs)
                                        PAPER – 2   25.04.2010 (1400-1700 hrs)

                                        6 Centre of Examination As indicated on the Admit Card
                                        7 Declaration of Results On or before 07.06.2010
                                        8 Dispatch of Score Cards 12.06.2010 to 27.06.2010
                                        9 Issue/Dispatch of duplicate score cards (on request only with fee of Rs. 50/-. Postal charges of Rs. 30/- extra for outstation candidate) 09.07.2010 to 31.08.2010
                                        10 Materials to be brought on the day of examination Admit Card and Ball Point Pen of good quality. For Aptitude Test in Architecture, the candidates are advised to bring their own card Board, geometry box set, pencils, erasers and colour pencils or crayons.
                                        11 Rough work All rough work is to be done in the Test Booklet only. The candidate should NOT do any rough work or put stray mark on the Answer Sheet.

                                        Subject Combinations in Qualifying Examinations

                                        Course Compulsory Subjects Any One of the Optional Subjects
                                        B.E./B.Tech.* Physics & Mathematics Chemistry
                                        Bio-Technology
                                        Computer Science
                                        Biology
                                        B. Arch./B. Planning** Mathematics with 50% marks in aggregate at 10+2 level

                                        Reservation in JEE 2010

                                        RESERVATION OF SEATS

                                        As per Government of India rules candidates belonging to certain categories are admitted to seats reserved for them based on relaxed criteria. These categories are:

                                        • Scheduled Castes (SC)
                                        • Scheduled Tribes (ST)
                                        • Other Backward Castes (OBC) if they belong to Non-Creamy Layer (NCL)
                                        • Persons with Physical Disability (PD)

                                        Benefit of reservation shall be given only to those castes/ tribes which are recognized by the Government of India and are included in the respective central list published by the Department of Personnel and Training.

                                        1.  SC/ST Candidates

                                        For the SC and ST categories, respectively 15% and 7.5% seats are reserved in all IITs, IT-BHU, Varanasi and ISM, Dhanbad.  Candidates belonging to these categories are admitted on the basis of a relaxed criterion. In case all the reserved seats are not filled, a limited number of candidates are admitted to a Preparatory Course of one-year duration on the basis of a further relaxation.  This course attempts to prepare the students in Chemistry, Mathematics and Physics. On successful completion of the course, the students will be ffered a direct admission to the undergraduate programmes in July 2011, against the unfilled reserved seats for JEE-2010. Candidates belonging to SC/ST categories, will be required to produce the original caste/ tribe certificate issued by a competent authority in the prescribed format. Certificates in any other format will not be accepted. These documents must be produced at the time of counselling, failing which they will not be considered for admission. Seats remaining vacant in these categories shall not be filled by candidates belonging to any other category.

                                        2. OBC Candidates

                                        For the purpose of reservation of seats in JEE-2010, a candidate will be considered as OBC only if  he/she belongs to the non-creamy layer of this category. Those belonging to the creamy layer of OBC are not entitled for reservation. For candidates belonging to OBC (non-creamy layer), 27% of the seats are reserved in all IITs, IT-BHU, Varanasi and ISM, Dhanbad and are allotted based on a relaxed criterion. In case any of the reserved seats in this category are not filled, they can be filled by candidates belonging to GE category.

                                        The OBC candidates (non-creamy layer) will be required to produce the original caste certificate issued on or after January 1, 2010 by a competent authority in the prescribed format Certificates in any other format will not be accepted. The certificate must be produced at the time of counselling, failing which they will NOT be considered for admission in the OBC category.

                                        3. Persons with Disability (PD)

                                        For PD, including leprosy-cured candidates, who are otherwise fit to pursue the course, and qualify JEE with relaxed norms relevant to this category, 3% seats are reserved in each of the categories (namely, GE, OBC, SC, & ST) as specified by the Government of India.   Incase all the reserved seats are not filled, a limited number of candidates are admitted to a Preparatory Course of one-year duration on the basis of a further relaxation. For any category of disability (viz., locomotor, visual, speech, and/or hearing) benefit would be given to those who have at least 40% physical impairment. The candidates in this category will be required to be certified by a medical board constituted by IIT during counselling. The decision of medical board is final.

                                        Important Points for JEE 2010

                                        Important Points to note

                                        (i) One can attempt JEE only twice, in consecutive years. That means one should have attempted JEE for the first time in 2009 or will be appearing in 2010.

                                        (ii) Those who have accepted admission after qualifying in JEE in earlier years by paying full fees at any of the IITs, IT-BHU, Varanasi or ISM, Dhanbad, are NOT ELIGIBLE to write JEE at all irrespective of whether or not they joined in any of the programmes.

                                        (iii) The year of passing the Qualifying Examination is the year in which the candidate has passed, for the first time, any of the examinations listed above, irrespective of  the minimum percentage marks secured.

                                        (iv) The offer of admission is subject to verification of original certificates/ documents at the time of admission. If any candidate is found ineligible at a later date even after admission to an Institute, his/ her admission will be cancelled automatically.

                                        (iv) If a candidate is expecting the results of the QE in 2010, his/her admission will only be provisional until he/she submits the relevant documents. The admission stands cancelled if the documents are not submitted in original to the concerned institute

                                        before September 30, 2010.

                                        (v) If a candidate has passed any of the examinations,listed and before October 1, 2008, he/she is not eligible to appear in JEE-2010.

                                        (vi) If a Board invariably declares the results of the QE late (only after September 30, every year), the candidate is advised to attempt JEE in 2011 or later.

                                        (vii) The decision of the Joint Admission Board of JEE- 2010 regarding the eligibility of any applicant shall be final.

                                        How to Apply

                                        Application forms can be obtained

                                        from the designated branches of Post Offices on cash payment of Rs.750/-. Details available in the VIT website: www.vit.ac.in

                                        by sending a Demand Draft for Rs.750/- drawn in favour of “VIT University”, payable at Vellore, to the Admissions Officer with a

                                        request letter containing the full address of the applicant

                                        by handing over a DD for Rs.750/- in person at VIT University, Vellore (or) at Chennai Administrative Office.

                                        Website : www.vit.ac.in

                                        Courses Offered and Eligibility

                                        B.Tech. Programmes Offered at Vellore Campus

                                        1. Bioinformatics

                                        2. Bio-Medical Engineering

                                        3. Biotechnology

                                        4. Civil Engineering

                                        5. Computer Science & Engineering

                                        6. Electronics & Communication Engineering

                                        7. Electrical & Electronics Engineering

                                        8. Electronics & Instrumentation Engineering

                                        9. Information Technology

                                        10. Mechanical Engineering

                                        11. Mechanical (Spec. in Chemical Process Engg.)

                                        12. Mechanical (Spec. in Energy Engg.)

                                        B.Tech. Programmes Offered at Proposed Chennai Campus

                                        1. Civil Engineering

                                        2. Computer Science & Engineering

                                        3. Electronics & Communication Engineering

                                        4. Electrical & Electronics Engineering

                                        5. Mechanical Engineering

                                        Eligibility:

                                        Candidates born on or after 1st July 1988 are eligible to apply for VITEEE-2010. They should have studied in regular, full-time, formal stream in the school.

                                        A pass in 10+2 or its equivalent with a minimum average of 60% of marks in Physics, Chemistry & Mathematics or Biology (PCM/PCB).

                                        A pass in 10+2 or its equivalent with 50% average marks in Physics, Chemistry & Mathematics or Biology (PCM/PCB) for

                                        • Candidates belonging to SC / ST.
                                        • Students hailing from Jammu & Kashmir and from the North Eastern States of Assam, Meghalaya, Manipur, Tripura, Sikkim, Nagaland, Mizoram and Arunachal Pradesh.

                                        Physics, Chemistry & Mathematics (PCM) candidates are eligible for all the programmes.

                                        Physics, Chemistry & Biology (PCB) candidates are eligible only for B.Tech. Bioinformatics, Bio-Medical Engg. & Biotechnology programmes.

                                        Candidates appearing for the 10+2 examination in March / April 2010 are also eligible to apply.

                                        Admission Dates for VITEEE

                                        VITEEE B.TECH. ADMISSION CALENDAR
                                        Date of Advertisement December 14, 2009
                                        Date of Issuing the Application Forms December 14, 2009
                                        Last Date for Submitting the Forms February 20, 2010
                                        VITEEE-2010 April 17, 2010
                                        Commencement of Classes July 1st week, 2010

                                        Candidates can obtain the application form in person from the VIT University at Vellore (or) from the Administrative Office, New No. 6, (Old No. W-73), Second Street (Opposite Towers Club), Anna Nagar, Chennai – 600 040 (Phone: 044-42016555, 65480555, Fax: 044-26222555), by handing over a Demand Draft for Rs.750/- drawn in favour of “VIT University”, payable at Vellore.

                                        Candidates can also obtain the application form through post by sending a Demand Draft for Rs.750/-drawn in favour of “VIT University”, payable at Vellore, with a covering letter addressed to “Admissions Officer”, VIT UniversityVellore- 632 014, requesting for the application form and indicating their complete postal address. On receipt of the DD, the application form with the enclosures will be sent by post. The postal charges will be borne by the Institute. Candidates should write their name and address on the reverse of the DD.

                                        Details of BITSAT Exam

                                        Details of BITSAT-2009:

                                        ‘Computer Based Online test’ means the candidate sits in front of a computer and the questions are presented on the computer monitor and the candidate submits the answers through the use of keyboard or mouse. Each computer is connected to a server, which prepares the question set and delivers it to the candidate on the computer. This is unlike the traditional paper-pencil based test, which is generally offered on a single day to all candidates. BITSAT-2009 will be offered over a period of time and the candidate can choose the center, the day and time of his/her convenience to take the test, as described in the later sections.

                                        BITSAT-2009 Test Format:

                                        BITSAT-2009 will be of total 3-hour duration (without break). The test consists of four parts:

                                        Part I                 :        Physics

                                        Part II       :        Chemistry

                                        Part III      :        (a) English Proficiency and           (b) Logical Reasoning

                                        Part IV      :        Mathematics

                                        All questions are of objective type (multiple choice questions); each question with choice of four answers, only one being correct choice. Each correct answer fetches 3 marks, while each incorrect answer has a penalty of 1 mark.  No marks are awarded for not attempted questions. While the candidate can skip a question, the computer will not allow the candidate to choose more than one option as correct answer.

                                        There will be 150 questions in all. The number of questions in each part is as follows:

                                        Subject No of questions
                                        Part I Physics 40
                                        Part II Chemistry 40
                                        Part III (a) English Proficiency

                                        (b) Logical Reasoning

                                        15

                                        10

                                        Part IV Mathematics 45
                                        Total: 150

                                        There is no time limit for individual parts of the test. The candidate can go back and change any of his/her answers among the 150 questions.

                                        If a candidate answers all the 150 questions (without skipping any question), the candidate will have an option of attempting 12 (twelve) extra questions, if there is still time left. These extra questions will be from Physics, Chemistry, Mathematics only; four questions from each part.  Further, once the candidate has opted for extra questions, he cannot go back for correction of any of the earlier answered 150 questions.

                                        The questions are so designed that a good student will be able to answer 150 questions in 180 minutes. The extra questions (a maximum of 12) will give a chance to highly meritorious candidates to score higher. However, candidates should keep in mind the fact that there is negative marking for wrong answers and any attempt to answer the questions by pure guessing of the answers is not likely to have any advantage, but may result in a reduction in the total score.

                                        The questions will be selected at random from a large question bank. Different candidates will get different question sets. An expert committee will ensure that the question sets are of comparable difficulty level, content, question type etc. In this matter, the decision of the expert committee will be final and binding on the candidate.

                                        All the questions and instructions of the test will be in English only.

                                        Each candidate who registers for BITSAT-2009 will be instructed to download a ‘Hall Ticket’. Candidates with the hall ticket only will be allowed inside the test centers. Candidates should bring a pen for the purpose of rough work, signing etc. Blank sheets for rough work will be provided, if required. Calculators and logarithmic tables are not allowed in the test centers. Candidates are not allowed to bring any other personal belongings such as mobiles.

                                        All centers are closely monitored for security and candidates’ identity and activities will be recorded using web cameras and/or closed circuit TV cameras. Anyone violating the rules of the test center will not be allowed to continue with the test and will be automatically disqualified.

                                        Syllabus:

                                        The BITSAT-2009 test will be conducted on the basis of NCERT syllabus for 11th and 12th class. The detailed syllabus is given in the Annexure. Candidates may refer to the NCERT textbooks for the contents. A sample test will be made available to the registered candidates at the BITS website on which he/she can practice as many times as desired

                                        Important Dates for BITSAT

                                        Important dates and deadlines:

                                        Deadline to apply for BITSAT-2009                                          :        31st January 2009

                                        Test center allotment and announcement to candidates     :        by 15th February 2009

                                        Candidates to reserve Test dates                                                 :        18th Feb. – 10th March 2009

                                        Candidates to download the Hall tickets                                 : 20th – 31st March 2009

                                        BITSAT Online tests                                                                      :        9th May – 12th June 2009

                                        Candidates to apply for admission with 12th marks

                                        and preferences to Degree programmes                                   :        20th May – 30th June 2009

                                        Admit List and Wait List announcement                                 :        1st July 2009