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About Assam AHSEC 2024
Assam Higher Secondary Education Council (AHSEC) conducts the Higher Secondary examination for class 12 students, every year. As per AHSEC 12th eligibility criteria, students must have a minimum of 75% attendance in their 12th class.
More about Assam Higher Secondary Educational Council Examination 2024
- Assam Board has announced the Assam HS result 2024 for arts, science, and commerce streams on May 9, 2024. Last year, the result was released on June 6, 2023. Students who cleared the Assam HS exams 2024 will be able to be admitted to UG programs in various colleges and institutes.
- Assam HS time table 2024 for the final examination was released on December 7, 2023.
- The Assam board final HS exams (theory) were conducted from February 12 to March 13, 2024.
- Students should complete the Assam AHSEC syllabus 2024 at least 1 month before the Assam HS exams 2024 to obtain good marks.
- The exam was conducted in two shifts i.e. morning shift (9:00 am to 12:00 noon) and afternoon shift (1:30 pm to 4:30 pm) across various test centres in the state.
Assam AHSEC 2024 Highlights
Full Exam Name | Assam Higher Secondary Educational Council Examination |
Short Exam Name | Assam AHSEC |
Conducting Body | Assam Higher Secondary Education Council |
Frequency of Conduct | Once a year |
Exam Level | Intermediate |
Languages | Arabic, English +2 More |
Mode of Application | Offline |
Application Fee (General) | 200 Rs [Offline] |
Mode of Exam | Offline |
Exam Duration | 3 Hours |
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Assam AHSEC 2024 Important Dates
Past Dates and Events
09 May, 2024
Result | Mode: Online
13 Mar, 2024
Exam - Multimedia and Web Technology | Mode: Offline
12 Mar, 2024
Exam - Home Science, Computer Science and Application | Mode: Offline
11 Mar, 2024
Exam - Anthropology / Sociology / Salesmanship & Advertising | Mode: Offline
09 Mar, 2024
Exam - Vocational Elective paper-VI and Logic & Philosophy / Finance / Psychology | Mode: Offline
07 Mar, 2024
Exam - Business Mathematics & Statistics / Geography / Geology | Mode: Offline
06 Mar, 2024
Exam - Statistics | Mode: Offline
05 Mar, 2024
Exam - Vocational paper-II / Vocational Elective paper-V & Swadesh Adhyayan | Mode: Offline
04 Mar, 2024
Exam - Economics | Mode: Offline
02 Mar, 2024
Exam - Advance Languages / Arabic / Persian / Sanskrit | Mode: Offline
01 Mar, 2024
Exam - Fine Arts & Economic Geography / Biotechnology | Mode: Offline
29 Feb, 2024
Exam - Biology / Insurance / History | Mode: Offline
27 Feb, 2024
Exam - Mathematics | Mode: Offline
23 Feb, 2024
Exam - Music (Group C) & IT / ITeS / Retail Trade / Agriculture (Dairy- Farmer /Floriculturist) / Health Care / Private Security / Tourism & Hospitality / Beauty & Wellness / Electronics / Automotive | Mode: Offline
22 Feb, 2024
Exam - Entrepreneurship Development & Advance Sanskrit | Mode: Offline
21 Feb, 2024
Exam - Modern Indian Language/ Alternate English | Mode: Offline
19 Feb, 2024
Exam - Physics / Accountancy / Education / General Foundation Course-II | Mode: Offline
17 Feb, 2024
Exam - Music (Group B), Vocational paper I & Vocational Elective paper IV | Mode: Offline
16 Feb, 2024
Exam - Chemistry / Business Studies / Political Science | Mode: Offline
13 Feb, 2024
Exam - Music (Group A) & Bihu | Mode: Offline
12 Feb, 2024
Exam - English | Mode: Offline
24 Jan, 2024 - 08 Feb, 2024
Exam - Practical Exams | Mode: Offline
Assam AHSEC 2024 Eligibility Criteria
To appear for Assam AHSEC exams 2024, students have to fulfill the following eligibility norms -
- A student must have studied class 12 in an institution affiliated with AHSEC.
- Students have to obtain 75% attendance during the period of study in class 12.
- They must clear all dues of the current academic year.
- Students must fill out the application form, pay the exam fee, and submit the form to their respective schools before the deadline.
- Students whose forms are accepted by the board will be issued admit cards, after which they can appear for the Assam HS exams 2024.
Assam AHSEC 2024 Application Process
Mode of Application : Offline
Mode of Payment : Other
Students studying in class 12 in an institution affiliated to AHSEC can obtain the examination form from there schools/ colleges. They have to pay the required examination fee as directed by the school authority and submit the filled form along with specified documents to the school itself. The board will issue Assam AHSEC admit cards to students whose forms are accepted.
Application Fees
Category | Quota | Mode | Gender | Amount |
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ST, General, SC, OBC | Offline | Male, Female, Transgender | ₹ 200 |
Assamese
Prose |
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Poetry |
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Adolescence education and value education |
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Grammar |
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Essay writing |
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Bengali
Prose |
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Poetry |
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Adolescence education and value education |
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Grammar |
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Essay writing and composition |
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Bodo
Prose |
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Poetry |
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Adolescence education and value education |
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Grammar |
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Essay writing |
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Garo
Prose |
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Poetry |
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Essay |
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Composition |
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Hindi
Nepali
Prose |
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Poetry |
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Adolescence education and value education |
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Grammar |
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Essay writing |
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Urdu
Prose |
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Poetry |
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Biographies and grammar |
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Translation from english to urdu |
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Essay writing |
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Khasi
Prose |
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Poetry |
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Grammer |
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Essay writing |
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Mizo
Prose |
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Poetry |
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Fiction |
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Drama |
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Grammar and composition |
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Manipuri
Prose |
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Adolescence education and need for value education |
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Poetry |
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Grammar |
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Essay writing |
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Hmar
Prose |
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Poetry |
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Grammar and composition |
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Essay writing |
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Alternative english
Prose |
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Testament of a Walker: R.K. Narayan |
The scarecrow: Satyajit Ray |
The gift of the magi: O’Henry |
Poetry |
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Ozymandias of Egypt: Percy Bysshe Shelley |
La Belle Dame Sans Merci: John Keats |
Village Song: Sarojini Naidu |
Grammar |
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Transformation of sentences (affirmative, interrogative, negative) |
Question tags |
Use of Prepositions |
Composition |
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Sanskrit
Poetry |
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Drama and prose |
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Grammar |
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Composition |
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Arabic
Literature |
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Prose |
Poetry |
Language |
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Grammar (applied) |
Writing skills |
Reading skills |
Persian
Language |
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Advanced reading skill |
Advanced writing skills: (i) Letter and application writing, (ii) summary writing of a lesson in Persian/ English/ Assamese/ Bengali |
Applied grammar: (i) Definition of the following terms with example-(a) noun (Ism), (b) pronoun (zamir), (c) prepositions (ezafe), (d) verb (f’eil), (ii) Formation of the following: (a) Imperatives (a’mar) (b) aorists (muzare) |
Applied grammar: (iii) Conjugation of verbs in different tenses, (iv) translation into Persian from English/ Assamese/ Bengali |
Literature |
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Prose |
Poetry |
English
Reading skills |
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Reading unseen passage: (a) Factual passages example instructions, descriptions, reports. (b) Discursive passage involving opinion example argumentative, persuasive or interpretative text |
Reading unseen passage: (c) Literary passage example extract from fiction, drama, poetry, essay or biography |
Advanced writing skills |
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Short compositions: Advertisement and notices |
A report or a factual description based on verbal input provided |
Letter: (a) Business or official letters (for making enquiries, registering complaints, asking for and giving information, placing orders and sending replies), (b) application for a job |
Grammar |
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Narration: direct and indirect |
Voice |
Tenses |
Preposition |
Flamingo-Prose |
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The last lesson: Alphonse Daudet |
Lost spring: Anees Jung |
Indigo: Louis Fischer |
Flamingo-Poetry |
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My mother at sixty six: Kamala Das |
Keeping quiet: Pablo Neruda |
A thing of beauty: John Keats |
Vistas |
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The enemy: Pearl S. Buck |
On the face of it: Susan Hill |
Magh bihu or maghar domahi: Dr. Prafulla Dutta Goswami |
Psychology
Variations in psychological attributes |
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Individual differences in human functioning, assessment of psychological attributes, intelligence: Theories of intelligence-theory of multiple intelligence, planning, attention arousal and simultaneous-successive model of intelligence |
Individual difference in Intelligence, culture and intelligence, emotional intelligence, special abilities |
Self and personality |
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Concept of self, cognitive behavioural aspects of self-self esteem, self-efficacy, and self-regulation |
Culture and self, concept of personality |
Major approaches to the study of personality-type approach, trait approach, five factor model of personality, psychodynamic approach, behavioural approach, cultural approach, humanistic approach, healthy personality, assessment of personality |
Meeting life challenges |
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Nature, types, and sources of stress, coping with stress, promoting positive health and well-being |
Psychological disorders |
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Concept of abnormality and psychological disorders, classifications of psychological disorders, factors underlying abnormal behavior, major psychological disorders |
Therapeutic approaches |
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Nature and process of psychotherapy, types of therapies, rehabilitation of the mentally ill |
Attitude and social cognition |
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Explaining social behaviour, natural and components of attitudes, attitude formation, prejudice and discrimination, strategies for handling prejudice, social cognition, impression formation and explaining, behaviour of others through attribution |
Behaviour in presence of others, prosocial behavior |
Social influences and group process |
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Nature and promotion of groups, types of groups, influence of group an individual behavior, conformity, compliance, and obedience |
Psychology and life |
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Human environment relationship, environmental effects on human behaviour pollution, crowding, natural disasters, promoting pro-environmental behavior |
Psychology and social concerns: Poverty and discrimination, aggression, violence, and peace, Mahatma Gandhi on non-violence, health |
Developing psychological skills |
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Developing an effective psychologist, general skills, specific skills, counselling skills |
Education
Secondary education in India and Assam (post independence period) |
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Mudaliar commission: Defects of education, aims of education |
Kothari commission: Aims of education, structural pattern, vocationalisation of secondary education |
Secondary education in Assam in post independence period: Problems of secondary education in Assam |
Non-formal education |
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Distance education-meaning, definition objective, nature, and importance, open education-meaning, objective, merits, and demerits, open university-meaning, objective, and development of open university |
Current trends in education |
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Environmental education: Concept, objective, and scope, need and importance, principles of environmental education, environmental education in educational institutions |
Population education: Concept, objectives, and characteristics, need and importance, population education in educational institutions |
Value education: Meaning and characteristics, need and importance, value education in educational institutions |
Learning |
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Meaning, nature, and characteristics, factors of learning, methods of learning-trial and error, learning by conditioning, insightful learning |
Memory, forgetting, attention, and interest |
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Memory and forgetting: Meaning and characteristics of memory, the process of memorization, meaning of forgetting, causes of forgetting, role of teacher in improvement of memory |
Attention and interest: Meaning and characteristics of attention, determinants (conditions) of attention, types of attention, Interest-meaning and types, relation between attention and interest, educational significance of attention and interest |
Mental health and hygiene |
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Mental health: Meaning and characteristics, characteristics of a mentally healthy person |
Mental hygiene: Meaning, objective, and scope, functions of mental hygiene, home environment and mental health, mental health and school |
Educational statistics |
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Concept of statistics, uses of statistics in education and psychology |
Measures of central tendency: Meaning and uses, various measures of central tendency (mean, median, and mode)-their meaning, uses, merits and demerits |
Measures of central tendency: Calculation of mean, median, and mode-from grouped and ungrouped data (in case of mean both long and short method) |
Measures of variability: Meaning and uses, range-meaning, uses, merits-demerits and calculation, quartile deviation-meaning, uses, merits-demerits and calculation |
Logic and philosophy-logic
Induction |
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Its kinds-scientific induction |
Grounds of induction |
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Formal ground and material ground, paradox of induction |
Hypothesis and its kinds |
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Conditions of valid hypothesis |
Mill's methods of experimental enquiry |
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Logic and philosophy-philosophy
Realism |
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Scientific realism |
Idealism |
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Subjective idealism and objective idealism |
Ethics |
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Its meaning and nature |
Religion |
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Its meaning and nature |
Economics-introductory microeconomics
Introduction |
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What is microeconomics?, central problems of an economy, production possibility curve, and opportunity cost |
Consumer behaviour and demand |
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Consumer’s equilibrium: Meaning and attainment of equilibrium through utility approach-one commodity cases |
Demand: Concept of demand, determinants of demand, demand schedule, demand curve, market demand, movement along and shifts in demand curve, measurement of price elasticity of demand-percentage, total expenditure and geometric methods |
Demand: Total expenditure and geometric methods |
Producer behaviour and supply |
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Production function: Returns to factor |
Supply: Market supply, determinants of supply, supply schedule, supply curve, movement along and shifts in supply curve, price elasticity of supply, measurement of price elasticity of supply-percentage |
Cost and revenue: Concepts of costs, short-run cost curves (fixed and variable costs; total, average, and marginal costs); concepts of revenue-total, average and marginal revenue and their relationship |
Forms of market and price determination |
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Forms of market: Perfect competition-their meaning and features |
Price determination under perfect competition: Equilibrium price, effects of shifts in demand and supply |
Simple applications of tools of demand and supply curves |
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Change in cost conditions and its impact on the form’s and market supply |
Geometric method to determine the elasticity of supply |
Effects of taxation: Per unit tax, lump sum tax |
Economics-introductory macroeconomics
National income and related aggregates-basic concepts and measurement |
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Macroeconomics: Meaning |
Circular flow of income, concepts of GDP, GNP, NDP, NNP (at market price and factor cost) |
Determination of income and employment |
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Aggregate demand, aggregate supply, and their components |
Propensity to consume and propensity to save (average and marginal) |
Meaning of involuntary unemployment and full employment |
Determination of income and employment: Two sector model |
Concept of investment multiplier and its working |
Measures to correct excess and deficient demand-availability of credit |
Money and banking |
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Money: Meaning, evolution, and functions |
Central bank: Meaning and functions |
Commercial banks: Meaning and functions |
Recent significant reforms and issues in Indian banking system: Privatisation and modernization |
Government budget and the economy |
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Government budget-meaning and its components |
Objectives of government budget |
Classification of receipts-revenue and capital; classification of expenditure-revenue and capital, plan and non-plan and developmental and non-developmental |
Balanced budget, surplus budget and deficit budget: Meaning and implications |
Revenue deficit, fiscal deficit, and primary deficit: Meaning and implications; measures to contain different deficits |
Downsizing the role of government: Meaning and implications |
The introduction of GST in the Indian economy |
Balance of payments |
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Foreign exchange rate-merits and demerits; determination through demand and supply |
Balance of payments accounts-components |
Political science-contemporary world-politics
Cold war era in world politics |
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Emergence of two power blocs after the second world war |
Arenas of the cold war |
Challenges to bipolarity: Non aligned movement, quest for new international economic order |
Disintegration of the ‘second world’ and the collapse of bipolarity |
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Russia, Balkan states and Central Asian states, introduction of democratic politics and capitalism in post-communist regimes |
India's relations with Russia |
US dominance in world politics |
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Growth of unilateralism: Afghanistan, first Gulf war, response to 9/ 11 and attack on Iraq |
India's renegotiation of its relationship with the USA |
Alternative centers of economic and political power |
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Creation and expansion of European union, ASEAN |
India's changing relations with China |
South Asia in the post-cold war era |
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Democratization and its reversals in Pakistan and Nepal |
Ethnic conflict in Sri Lanka |
Impact of economic globalization on the region |
India's relations with its neighbours |
International organizations in a unipolar world |
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Restructuring and the future of the UN |
India's position in the restructured UN |
Rise of new international across: New international economic organizations, NGOs |
Security in contemporary world |
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Traditional concerns of security and politics of disarmament |
Non-traditional or human security: Global poverty, health, and education |
Issues of human rights and migration |
Environment and natural resources in global politics |
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Environment movement and evolution of global environmental norms |
Rights of indigenous people |
India's stand in global environmental debates |
Globalization and its critics |
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Economic, cultural and political manifestations |
India as an arena of globalization and struggles against it |
Political science-Politics in India since independence
Era of One-party dominance |
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Nature of congress dominance at the national level, uneven dominance at the state level, coalitional nature of congress |
Major opposition parties |
Nation-building and its problems |
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Legacy of partition; challenge of ‘refugee’ resettlement, the Kashmir problem |
Organization and reorganization of states; political conflicts over language |
Politics of planned development |
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Five year plans, expansion of state sector and the rise of new economic interests |
Green revolution and its political fallouts |
India’s external relations |
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Sino-Indian War of 1962, Indo-Pak War of 1965 and 1971 |
India’s nuclear programme and shifting alliance in world politics |
Challenge to and restoration of congress system |
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Non-congressism and electoral upset of 1967, congress split and reconstitution, congress victory in 1971 elections |
Crisis of the constitutional order |
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Search for ‘committed’ bureaucracy and judiciary |
Navnirman movement in Bihar movement |
Emergency; context, constitutional and extra-constitutional dimensions, resistance to emergency |
1977 elections and the formation of Janata Party |
Rise of civil liberties organizations |
Regional aspirations and conflicts |
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Rise of regional parties |
The Kashmir situation |
Challenges and responses in the North East |
Rise of new social movements |
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Farmers’ movements, women’s movement, environment and development-affected people’s movements |
Democratic upsurge and coalition politics |
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Participatory upsurge in 1990s |
Rise of the JD and the BJP |
Increasing role of regional parties and coalition politics |
Recent issue and challenges |
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Challenge of and responses to globalization: New economic policy and its opposition |
Rise of obcs in north indian politics |
Dalit politics in electoral and non-electoral arena |
History-archaeology, ancient India and Assam through the ages
The story of the first cities |
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Political and economic history |
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Social histories: using the Mahabharata |
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A history of buddhism: Sanchi stupa |
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History-Medieval India
Agrarian Relations: The Ain-i-Akbari |
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The Mughal court: Reconstructing |
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New architecture: Hampi |
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Religions histories: The bhakti-sufi tradition |
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Medieval society through travellers’ account |
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History-Modern India
Colonialism and rural society: evidence from official reports |
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Representations of 1857 |
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Colonialism and Indian towns: town plans and municipal reports |
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Mahatma Gandhi through contemporary eyes |
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Partition through oral sources |
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The making of the constitution |
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Map work |
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Sociology-Indian society
Structure of Indian society |
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Introducing Indian society: Colonialism, nationalism, class and community, demographic structure, rural-urban linkages and divisions |
Social institutions: Continuity and change |
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Tribal society, the market as a social institutions |
Social inequality and exclusion |
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Caste prejudice, scheduled castes and other backward classes |
Marginalization of tribal communities, the protection of religious minorities |
The challenges of unity in diversity |
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Problems of communalism, regionalism, casteism and patriarchy, role of the state in a plural and unequal society, what we share |
Sociology-changes and development in India
Process of social change in India |
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Process of structural change: Colonisation, industrialization, urbanization, process of cultural change: Modernization, sanskritisation |
Social Reform Movements and Laws |
Social change and the polity |
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The constitution as an instrument of social change, parties, pressure groups and democratic politics |
Social change and the economy |
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The green revolution and agrarian society, from planned industrialization to liberalization, changes in the class structure |
New areas of social change |
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Media and social change |
Social movements |
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Class-based movements: Workers, peasants, caste-based movements: Dalit movement, backward castes, trends in upper caste responses, women’s movements in independent India, environmental movements |
Geography-fundamentals of human geography
Human geography |
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Nature and Scope |
People |
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Population of the world-distribution, density and growth |
Age-sex ratio; rural-urban composition |
Human development-concept; selected indicators, international comparisons |
Human activities |
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Primary activities-concept and changing trends; gathering, pastoral, mining, subsistence agriculture, modern agriculture; people engaged in agriculture and allied activities-some examples from selected countries |
Secondary activities-concept; manufacturing: Agro-processing, household, small scale, large scale; people engaged in secondary activities-some examples from selected countries |
Tertiary activities-concept; trade, transport, and communication; services; people engaged in tertiary activities-some examples from selected countries |
Quaternary activities-concept; knowledge based industries; people engaged in quaternary activities-some examples from selected countries |
Transport, communication, and trade |
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Land transport-roads, railways-rail network, water transport-major ocean routes; air transport-intercontinental air routes; oil and gas pipelines; satellite communication and cyberspace |
International trade-basis and changing patterns; ports as gateways of international trade, role of WTO in international trade |
Human settlements |
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Settlement types-rural and urban; morphology of cities (case study); distribution of mega cities; problems of human settlements in developing countries |
Geography-India: People and economy
People |
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Population-distribution, density and growth; composition of population: Linguistic and religious; rural-urban population change through time-regional variations; occupation; migration: International, national-causes and consequences |
Human development-selected indicators and regional patterns |
Human settlements |
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Rural settlements-types and distribution; urban settlements-types, distribution and functional classification |
Resources and development |
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Land resources-general land use; agricultural land use-major crops; agricultural development and problems, common property resources |
Water resources-availability and utilization-irrigation, domestic, industrial and other uses; scarcity of water and conservation methods |
Mineral and energy resources-metallic and non-metallic minerals and their distribution; conventional and non-conventional energy sources |
Industries-types and distribution; industrial location and clustering; changing pattern of selected industries-iron and steel, cotton textiles, sugar, petrochemicals and knowledge based industries |
Planning in India-target area planning; idea of sustainable development |
Transport, communication, and international trade |
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Transport and communication-roads, railways, waterways and airways; oil and gas pipelines; national electric grids; communication networking's-radio, television, satellite and internet |
International trade-changing pattern of India’s foreign trade; sea ports and their hinterland and airports |
Geographical perspective on selected issues and problems |
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Environmental pollution; urban-waste disposal; urbanization-rural-urban migration; problem of slums; land degradation |
Geography-Assam-land, people, and economy
Physiography, drainage climate |
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People: Composition, distribution, density |
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Economy: Agriculture and industrial base and development |
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Transport and communication |
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Anthropology
Physical anthropology (ii) |
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Preliminary knowledge of human genetics |
Mendel’s laws of heredity monohybrid and dihybrid ratio |
Definition of race and racial criteria, significance of skin colour, eye form and colour, head form, and ABa blood groups as racial criteria |
Distinctive physical features of the major racial groups of man: Caucasoid, Mongoloid, Negroid and Australoid |
Prehistoric archaeology (ii) |
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Tool making: Techniques of manufacturing core and flake tools, primary and secondary flaking, pressure flaking, grinding, and polishing |
Materials used in making prehistoric tools |
Tool families: Pebble tools, hand axe, cleaver, scrapers, microliths, points, blades, awl, graver, Celts, sickles, spear-head, arrow-head and bone tools |
Prehistoric cultures: A brief outline of the following prehistoric cultures of the Paleolithic, Mesolithic and Neolithic periods |
Material culture and economic anthropology |
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Economic life: Meaning and aspects, characteristic features of primitive or simple economic system |
Subsistence economy: Domestication of animals-pastoralism, agriculture-shifting cultivation, horticulture, terrace cultivation and plough cultivation |
Social anthropology and ethnography |
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Social anthropology: (i) Family-definition, forms and types: Nuclear family, joint family, family of orientation, family of procreation, monogamous and polygamous (polygynous and polyandrous). (ii) Functions of family, social nature of family |
Ethnography: (i) A brief outline of the land and people of north-east India. (ii) Study of material culture and economic life of the following communities-the garo: Shifting or jhum cultivation. The mishing: Plough cultivation |
Ecology |
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Meaning and definition of ecology and environment |
Man as the main agent to disturb the ecological balance |
Statistics
Calculus of finite difference |
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Operators A and E |
Construction of diagonal difference tables |
Estimation of missing values, idea of interpretation |
Statements and applications of Newton's forward, backward, and Lagrange's interpolation formula |
Theory of probability |
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Basic concepts of random experiment, sample point, sample space and event occurrence of an event, union and intersection of events |
Complement of an event |
Certain and null events |
Exhaustive, mutually exclusive, and equally likely events |
Probability of an event |
Classical (without introducing idea of measure theory) |
Unconditional probability, conditional probability, dependent and independent events |
Addition rule of probability |
Statements and application of multiplication rule of probabilities |
Random variable and distribution: Random variable; discrete and continuous distribution of a random variable, PMJ. and PDF, density function. Mathematical expectation of a random variable. Mathematical expectation of the function of a random variable |
Random variable and distribution: Theorems on expectation of the sum and product of random variables-only application (without derivation). Idea of Bernoulli trials; binomial distribution; mathematical form, occurrence of the distribution |
Derivation of the distribution, calculation of mean and variance. Mathematical form, occurrence of the distribution, calculation of mean and variance. Normal distribution, mathematical form (without proof). Important properties and their applications |
Elementary theory of sampling and test of significance |
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Sample and sampling |
Random sampling, parameter and statistic |
Sampling distribution |
Unbiased estimate of a parameter |
Standard error of sampling mean and sample preparation for random sampling (without derivation)-simple applications |
Statistical hypothesis-null hypothesis alternative hypothesis, level of significance |
Test (only two tailed test) for a hypothetical population mean on the basis of information supplied by a random sample drawn from a normal having known standard deviation (application only) |
An assumed mean (examples only) |
Sample survey |
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Sample survey and complete enumeration |
Basic principles of sample survey, validity of optimization |
Principal steps in a survey, errors in a survey |
Sampling and non sampling errors |
Advantage of sample survey over complete enumeration |
Simple random sampling with and without replacement, estimation population mean and total, use of formula-mean and estimated population total |
Limitations of SRS |
Idea of stratified random sampling |
Mathematics
Relations and Functions |
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Relations and functions: Types of relations-reflexive, symmetric, transitive and equivalence relations. One to one and onto functions |
Inverse trigonometric functions: Definition, range, domain, principal value branches. Elementary properties of inverse trigonometric functions |
Algebra |
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Matrices: Concept, notation, order, equality, types of matrices, zero matrix, transpose of a matrix, symmetric and skew symmetric matrices. Addition, multiplication and scalar multiplication of matrices, simple properties of addition |
Matrices: Simple properties of multiplication and scalar multiplication. Non-commutativity of multiplication of matrices and existence of non-zero matrices whose product is the zero matrix (restrict to square matrices of order 2) |
Matrices: Proof of the uniqueness of inverse; if it exists; (here all matrices will have real entries) |
Determinants: Determinant of a square matrix (up to 3 × 3 matrices), properties of determinants, minors, cofactors and applications of determinants in finding the area of a triangle. Adjoint and inverse of a square matrix |
Determinants: Solving system of linear equations in two or three variables (having unique solution) using inverse of a matrix |
Calculus |
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Continuity and differentiability: Continuity and differentiability, derivative of composite functions, chain rule, derivatives of inverse trigonometric functions, derivative of implicit function |
Continuity and differentiability: Concept of exponential and logarithmic functions and their derivatives. Logarithmic differentiation. Derivative of functions expressed in parametric forms. Second order derivatives |
Application of derivatives: Applications of derivatives-rate of change, tangents and normals. Simple problems (that illustrate basic principles and understanding of the subject as well as real-life situations) |
Integrals: Integration as inverse process of differentiation. Integration of a variety of functions by substitution, by partial fractions, and by parts, only simple integrals of the type |
Integrals: Basic properties of definite integrals and evaluation of definite integrals |
Applications of the integrals: Applications in finding the area under simple curves, especially lines, arcs of circles/ parabolas/ ellipses (in standard form only), area between the two above said curves (the region should be clearly identifiable) |
Differential equations: Definition, order and degree, general and particular solutions of a differential equation. Formation of differential equation whose general solution is given. Solution of differential equations by method of separation of variables |
Vectors and three-dimensional geometry |
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Vectors: Vectors and scalars, magnitude and direction of a vector. Direction cosines/ ratios of vectors. Types of vectors (equal, unit, zero, parallel and collinear vectors), position vector of a point, negative of a vector, components of a vector |
Vectors: Addition of vectors, multiplication of a vector by a scalar, position vector of a point dividing a line segment in a given ratio. Scalar (dot) product of vectors, projection of a vector on a line. Vector (cross) product of vectors |
Three-dimensional geometry: Direction cosines/ ratios of a line joining two points. Cartesian and vectors equation of a line, coplanar, and skew lines, shortest distance between two lines. Cartesian and vector equation of a plane |
Three-dimensional geometry: Angle between-(i) two lines, (ii) two planes |
Linear programming |
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Introduction, related terminology such as constraints, objective function, optimization, different types of linear programming (LP) problems, mathematical formulation of LP problems, graphical method of solution for problems in two variables |
Feasible and infeasible regions, feasible and infeasible solutions, optimal feasible solutions (up to three non-trivial constraints) |
Probability |
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Multiplication theorem on probability |
Conditional probability, independent events, total probability, Bayes theorem |
Random variable and its probability distribution, mean and variance of haphazard variable |
Home science
Know little children |
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Concept of prenatal period: Concept; stages of prenatal development characteristics of babyhood |
Some specific characteristics: Physical development height, weight, body proportions; motor development during 0-3 months, 3-6 months, 6-9 months, 9-12 months and 1-3 years (milestones only); social and emotional developments recognition of people around |
Some specific characteristics: Socialization, expression of emotions; cognitive development; stages of cognitive development |
Protection from preventable diseases: Definition of disease, different types of childhood diseases and how they spread, immunity and immunization-concept and types (natural and acquired) |
Protection from preventable diseases: Breast feeding (one of the ways to develop natural immune) immunization chart symptoms of childhood diseases-TB, DPT, polio, measles, cholera, diarrhoea |
Special needs of disadvantaged and disabled children: Concept different needs of children causes, type of disabilities (handicap)-physical neurological, social maladjustment defect characteristics and needs |
Substitute care at little children: Concept, different needs of children kinds of substitute child care, ICDS-objective and functions |
Nutrition for self and family |
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Planning meals for the family: Meaning and importance of meal planning principles and factors affecting meal planning, planning meals for the family; keeping in mind the needs of individual members, including children |
Planning meals for the family: Members suffering from fever and diarrhoea; role and preparation of ORS |
Ways to ensure good health for the family: Water for health, function, qualities, household method of making water safe for drinking-chemical, physical, mechanical |
Ways to ensure good health for the family: Food adulteration-definition and meaning of food adulteration as given by PFA common adulterants of different food stuff |
Ways to ensure good health for the family: Simple test for detection of the adulteration ill effects of some of the adulterants present in the food, Kesari dal, metanil yellow, argemone seed |
Money management and consumer education |
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Family finance/ management of family finance and consumer education |
Family income: Definition, types, sources of family income supplementing family income need and ways |
Management of family income: Planning family budget-objectives, importance, steps in planning budget. Types of budget, record keeping-meaning, needs and importance procedure |
Savings and Investment: Meaning and importance of savings, investment-institutions for savings and investment banks, post-office, LIC, units, PPF., PF;-basis for selection of method of investment-risk, security, profit, tax saving |
Consumer protection and education: Meaning, rights duties and responsibilities, problems faced by consumer, consumer aids; labels, standardization marks, advertising, guide books/ leaflets, consumer redressal forum |
Our apparel |
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Clothing and its relation to personality: Elements of design-line, form, colour, texture, light; principles of design: Balance, rhythm, proportion, harmony emphasis; factors influencing selection of clothe-personality, age, climate, occupation, figure |
Clothing and its relation to personality: Occasion, fashion; purchase of fabrics-purpose, quality, cost, season and reliable shops (buying place) |
Selection of readymade garments: Quality of garment and good workmanship. Fabric, drape, design, seams, hem plackets and pleats, fasteners etc |
Care of clothes: General principles and methods of removing stains, finishing, cleaning, agents: Soap and detergent. Water-importance, general rules and methods |
Home science: Its applications |
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Knowledge of home science and its application in everyday life-application of skill learnt through home science for supplementing family income-needs and way |
Home science related vocations and careers |
Home science as a subject in schools, college and institute-high school level, higher secondary level, college level, university, institute provide certificate and diploma ITI and Institution providing through distance education |
Physics
Electrostatics |
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Electric charges and their conservation |
Coulomb’s law-force between two point charges, forces between multiple charges; superposition principle and continuous charge distribution |
Electric field, electric field due to a point charge, electric dipole, electric field due to dipole; torque on a dipole in a uniform electric field |
Electric field lines; electric flux, Statement of Gauss’s theorem and its applications to find field due to infinitely long straight wire, uniformly charged infinite plane sheet |
Electric potential, potential difference, electric potential due to a point charge, a dipole and system of charges; equipotential surfaces, electrical potential energy of a system of charges and of electric dipoles in an electrostatic field |
Conductors and insulators, free charges and bound charges inside a conductor |
Dielectrics and electric polarization, capacitors and capacitance, combination of capacitors in series and in parallel, capacitance of a parallel plate capacitor with and without dielectric medium between the plates, energy stored in a capacitor |
Van De Graaff generator |
Current electricity |
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Electric current, flow of electric charges in a metallic conductor, drift velocity and mobility, and their relation with electric current; Ohm’s law, electrical resistance, V-I characteristics (linear and nonlinear), electrical energy and power |
Electrical resistivity and conductivity |
Temperature dependence of resistance |
Internal resistance of a cell, potential difference and emf of a cell, combination of cells in series and in parallel |
Kirchhoff’s laws and simple applications |
Wheatstone bridge, meter bridge |
Potentiometer-principle and applications to measure potential difference, and for comparing EMF of EMFs cell’s; measurement of internal resistance of a cell |
Magnetic effects of current and magnetism |
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Concept of magnetic field, Ørsted's experiment |
Biot-Savart law and its applications to current carrying circular loop (both at centre and at axial point), finite straight conductor |
Ampere’s law and its applications to infinitely long straight wire, straight and toroidal solenoids |
Force on a moving charge in uniform magnetic and electric fields |
Force on a current-carrying conductor in a uniform magnetic field |
Force between two parallel current carrying conductors-definition of one ampere current |
Torque experienced by a current loop in a uniform magnetic field; moving coil galvanometer-its current sensitivity and voltage sensitivity and conversion to ammeter and voltmeter |
Current loop as a magnetic dipole and its magnetic dipole moment |
Magnetic dipole moment of a revolving electron |
Bar magnet as an equivalent solenoid, magnetic field lines; earth’s magnetic field and magnetic elements |
Permanent magnets |
Electromagnetic induction and alternating currents |
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Faraday’s expt, magnetic flux, electromagnetic induction; growth and decay of currents in DC LR, RC circuits, Faraday’s law, induced EMF and current; Lenz’s Law, Eddy currents |
Self and mutual inductance |
Alternating currents voltage, peak and rms value of alternating current/ voltage power; reactance and impedance; LC oscillations (qualitative treatment only), LCR series circuit resonance power in AC circuits |
AC generator and transformer |
Electromagnetic waves |
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Electromagnetic waves and their characteristics (qualitative ideas only) |
Transverse nature of electromagnetic waves |
Electromagnetic spectrum (radio waves, microwaves, infrared, visible, ultraviolet, X-rays, gamma rays) including elementary facts about their uses |
Optics |
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Refraction of light, total internal reflection and its applications, optical fibers, refraction at spherical surfaces, lenses, thin lens formula, lensmaker’s formula |
Magnification, power of a lens, combination of thin lenses in contact |
Refraction and dispersion of light through a prism |
Optical instruments: Human eye, image formation and accommodation, correction of eye defects (myopia, hypermetropia, presbyopia and astigmatism) using lenses |
Microscopes and astronomical telescopes (reflecting and refracting) and their magnifying powers |
Wave optics: Wave front and Huygens’ principle, reflection and refraction of plane wave at a plane surface using wave fronts |
Proof of laws of reflection and refraction using Huygens’ principle |
Interference, Young’s double slit experiment and expression for fringe width, coherent sources and sustained interference of light |
Diffraction due to a single slit, width of central maximum |
Dual nature of matter and radiation |
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Photoelectric effect, Hertz and Lenard’s observations; Einstein’s photoelectric equation-particle nature of light |
Matter waves-wave nature of particles, de Broglie relation |
Atoms and nuclei |
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Alpha-particle scattering experiment; Rutherford’s atomic model; Bohr model, energy levels, hydrogen spectrum |
Composition and size of a nucleus, atomic masses, isotopes, isobars; isotones |
Mass-energy relation, mass defect; nuclear fission and fusion |
Electronic devices |
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Semiconductors; semiconductor diode-I-V characteristics in forward and reverse bias, diode as a rectifier; I-V characteristics of LED, photodiode, solar cell |
Junction transistor, transistor action, characteristics of a transistor, transistor as an amplifier (common emitter configuration) and oscillator |
Logic gates (OR, AND, NOT, NAND, and NOR) |
Transistor as a switch |
Communication system |
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Elements of a communication system (block diagram only); bandwidth of signals (speech, TV and digital data); bandwidth of transmission medium |
Propagation of electromagnetic waves in the atmosphere, sky and space wave propagation |
Need for modulation |
Production and detection of an amplitude-modulated wave |
Chemistry
Solid state |
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Classification of solids based on different binding forces: Molecular, ionic, covalent and metallic solids, amorphous and crystalline solids (elementary idea), unit cell in two dimensional and three dimensional lattices |
Calculation of density of unit cell, packing in solids, voids, number of atoms per unit cell in a cubic unit cell, point defects |
Solutions |
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Types of solutions, expression of concentration of solutions of solids in liquids, solubility of gases in liquids, solid solutions, colligative properties-relative lowering of vapour pressure, elevation of boiling point, depression of freezing point |
Osmotic pressure, determination of molecular masses using colligative properties |
Electrochemistry |
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Redox reactions; conductance in electrolytic solutions, specific and molar conductivity variations of conductivity with concentration, Kohlrausch’s law, electrolysis, galvanic cells; lead accumulator, EMF of a cell, standard electrode potential |
Nernst equation and its application to chemical cells |
Chemical kinetics |
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Rate of a reaction (average and instantaneous), factors affecting rates of reaction: Concentration, temperature, catalyst; order and molecularity of a reaction; rate law and specific rate constant |
Integrated rate equations and half life (only for zero and first order reactions) |
Surface chemistry |
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Adsorption: Physisorption and chemisorption; factors affecting adsorption of gases on solids; colloidal state: Distinction between true solutions, colloids, and suspensions; lyophilic, lyophobic multimolecular and macromolecular colloids |
Properties of colloids; Tyndall effect, Brownian movement, electrophoresis, coagulation |
General principles and processes of isolation of elements |
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Principles and methods of extraction: Concentration, occurrence and principles of extraction of aluminium, copper, zinc, and iron |
P-block elements |
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Group 15 elements: General introduction, electronic configuration, occurrence, oxidation states, trends in physical and chemical properties; nitrogen-preparation, properties and uses |
Group 15 elements: Compounds of nitrogen-preparation and properties of ammonia and nitric acid, oxides of nitrogen (structure only); halides (PCl₃, PCl₅) and oxoacids (elementary idea only) |
Group 16 elements: General introduction, electronic configuration, oxidation states, occurrence, trends in physical and chemical properties; dioxygen: Preparation, properties and uses; simple oxides; ozone. Sulphur-allotropic forms |
Group 16 elements: Compounds of sulphur preparation, properties and uses of sulphur dioxide; sulphuric acid: Industrial process of manufacture, properties and uses |
Group 17 elements: General introduction, electronic configuration, oxidation states, occurrence, trends in physical and chemical properties; compounds of halogens: Preparation, properties and uses of chlorine and hydrochloric acid |
Group 17 elements: Compounds of halogens-interhalogen compounds, oxoacids or halogens (structures only) |
Group 18 Elements: General introduction, electronic configuration, occurrence, trends in physical and chemical properties, uses |
D and f block elements |
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General introduction, electronic configuration, occurrence and characteristics of transition metals, general trends in properties of the first row transition metals-metallic character, ionization enthalpy, oxidation states, ionic radii, colour |
Catalytic property, magnetic properties, interstitial compounds, alloy formation |
Lanthanoids: Electronic configuration, oxidation states |
Coordination compounds |
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Coordination compounds: Introduction, ligands, coordination number, colour, magnetic properties and shapes, IUPAC nomenclature of mononuclear coordination compounds, bonding; Werner’s theory, VBT, CFT; isomerism |
Haloalkanes and Haloarenes |
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Haloalkanes: Nomenclature, nature of C-X bond, physical and chemical properties, mechanism of substitution reactions |
Haloarenes: Nature of C-X bond, substitution reactions (directive influence of halogen for monosubstituted compounds only) |
Uses and environmental effects of-dichloromethane, trichloromethane, tetrachloromethane, iodoform, freons, DDT |
Alcohols, phenols, and ethers |
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Alcohols: Nomenclature, methods of preparation, physical and chemical properties (primary alcohols only); identification of primary, secondary and tertiary alcohols; mechanism of dehydration of alcohol uses, some important compounds-methanol and ethanol |
Phenols: Nomenclature, methods of preparation, physical and chemical properties, acidic nature of phenols, electrophilic substitution reactions, uses of phenols |
Ethers: Nomenclature, methods of preparation, physical and chemical properties, uses |
Aldehydes, ketones, and carboxylic acids |
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Aldehydes and ketones: Nomenclature, nature of carbonyl group, methods of preparation, physical and chemical properties, and mechanism of nucleophilic addition, reactivity of alpha hydrogen in aldehydes; uses |
Carboxylic Acids: Nomenclature, acidic nature, methods of preparation, physical and chemical properties; uses |
Organic compounds containing nitrogen |
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Amines: Nomenclature, classification, structure, methods of preparation, physical and chemical properties, uses, identification of primary, secondary and tertiary amines |
Cyanides and isocyanides will be mentioned at relevant places in context |
Biomolecules |
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Carbohydrates: Classification (aldoses and ketoses), monosaccharides (glucose and fructose) |
Proteins: Elementary idea of a-amino acids, peptide bond, polypeptides, proteins, primary structure, secondary structure, tertiary structure and quaternary structure (qualitative idea only), denaturation of proteins |
Hormones-elementary idea (excluding structures). Nucleic acids : DNA and RNA |
Polymers |
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Classification: natural and synthetic, methods of polymerization (addition and condensation), copolymerization. Some important polymers: natural and synthetic like polythene, nylon, polyesters, Bakelite, rubber |
Chemistry in everyday life |
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Chemicals in medicines-analgesics, tranquilizers, antiseptics, disinfectants, antimicrobials, antifertility drugs, antibiotics, antacids, antihistamines |
Biology-Botany
Reproduction |
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Sexual reproduction in flowering plants: (I) Flower-a fascinating organ of angiosperms; (ii) pre-fertilization: Structures and events; (iii) double fertilization; (iv) post-fertilization: Structures and events; (v) apomixis and polyembryony |
Human reproduction: (i) The male reproductive system; (ii) the female reproductive system; (iii) gametogenesis; (iv) menstrual cycle; (v) fertilization and implantation; (vi) pregnancy and embryonic development; (vii) parturition and lactation |
Reproductive health: (i) Reproductive health-problems and strategies; (ii) population explosion and birth control; (iii) medical termination of pregnancy; (iv) sexually transmitted diseases; (v) infertility |
Genetics and evolution |
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Principles of inheritance and variation: (i) Mendel’s laws of inheritance; (ii) inheritance of one gene; (iii) inheritance of two genes; (iv) sex determination; (v) mutation; (vi) genetic disorders |
Molecular basis of inheritance: (i) The DNA; (ii) the search for genetic material; (iii) RNA world; (iv) replication; (v) transcription; (vi) genetic code; (vii) translation; (viii) regulation of gene expression; (ix) human genome project |
Molecular basis of Inheritance: (x) DNA fingerprinting |
Evolution: (i) Origin of life; (ii) evolution of life forms-a theory; (iii) evidences for evolution; (iv) adaptive radiation; (v) biological evolution; (vi) mechanism of evolution; (vii) Hardy-Weinberg principle |
Biology and human welfare |
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Human health and diseases: (i) Common diseases in humans; (ii) immunity; (iii) aids; (vi) cancer; (v) drugs and alcohol abuse |
Strategies for enhancement in food production: (i) Animal husbandry |
Microbes in human welfare: (I) Microbes in household products; (ii) microbes in industrial products; (iii) microbes in sewage treatment; (iv) microbes in production of biogas; (v) microbes as biocontrol agents; (vi) microbes as biofertilizers |
Biotechnology |
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Biotechnology; principles and processes: (I) Principles of biotechnology; (ii) tools of recombinant DNA technology; (iii) processes of recombinant DNA technology |
Biotechnology and its application: (i) Biotechnological applications in agriculture; (ii) biotechnological applications in medicine; (iii) transgenic animals; (iv) ethical issues |
Ecology |
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Organisms and populations: (I) Organism and its environment; (ii) populations |
Ecosystems: (i) Ecosystem-structure and function; (ii) productivity; (iii) decomposition; (iv) energy flow; (v) ecological pyramids; (vi) ecological succession; (vii) nutrient cycling; (viii) ecosystem services |
Biodiversity and conservation: (I) Biodiversity; (ii) biodiversity conservation; (iii) national park and sanctuaries of Assam with special reference to conservation of endangered species |
Bioresearches of Assam: (i) Medicinal and timber yielding plants |
Environmental issues: (i) Air pollution and its control; (ii) water pollution and its control; (iii) solid wastes; (iv) agrochemicals and their effects; (v) radioactive wastes; (vi) greenhouse effect and global warming |
Environmental issues: (vii) Ozone depletion in the stratosphere; (viii) degradation by improper resource utilization and maintenance; (ix) deforestation |
Biology-Zoology
Reproduction |
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Sexual reproduction in flowering plants: (I) Flower-a fascinating organ of angiosperms; (ii) pre-fertilization: Structures and events; (iii) double fertilization; (iv) post-fertilization: Structures and events; (v) apomixis and polyembryony |
Human reproduction: (i) The male reproductive system; (ii) the female reproductive system; (iii) gametogenesis; (iv) menstrual cycle; (v) fertilization and implantation |
Reproductive health: (i) Reproductive health-problems and strategies; (ii) medical termination of pregnancy; (iii) sexually transmitted diseases |
Genetics and evolution |
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Principles of inheritance and variation: (i) Mendel’s laws of inheritance; (ii) inheritance of one gene; (iii) inheritance of two genes; (iv) sex determination; (v) mutation; (vi) genetic disorders |
Molecular basis of inheritance: (i) The DNA; (ii) the search for genetic material; (iii) replication; (iv) transcription; (v) genetic code; (vi) translation; (vii) human genome project |
Evolution: (i) Origin of life; (ii) evolution of life forms-a theory; (iii) evidences for evolution; (iv) adaptive radiation; (v) biological evolution; (vi) mechanism of evolution; (vii) Hardy-Weinberg principle; (viii) a brief account of evolution |
Evolution: (ix) Origin and evolution of man |
Biology and human welfare |
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Human health and diseases: (i) Common diseases in humans; (ii) immunity; (iii) AIDS; (vi) cancer; (iv) drugs and alcohol abuse |
Strategies for enhancement in food production: (i) Plant breeding; (ii) single cell protein; (iv) tissue culture |
Microbes in human welfare: (I) Microbes in household products; (ii) microbes in industrial products; (iii) microbes in sewage treatment; (iv) microbes in production of biogas; (v) microbes as biocontrol agents; (vi) microbes as biofertilizers |
Biotechnology |
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Biotechnology; principles and processes: (I) Principles of biotechnology; (ii) tools of recombinant DNA technology; (iii) processes of recombinant DNA technology |
Biotechnology and its application: (i) Biotechnological applications in agriculture; (ii) biotechnological applications in medicine; (iii) transgenic animals |
Ecology |
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Organisms and populations: (I) Organism and its environment; (ii) populations |
Biodiversity and conservation: (I) Biodiversity; (ii) biodiversity conservation; (iii) national park and sanctuaries of Assam with special reference to conservation of endangered species |
Bioresearches of Assam: (i) Medicinal and timber yielding plants; (ii) cervicogenic resources (muga and eri) |
Environmental issues: (i) Air pollution and its control; (ii) water pollution and its control; (iii) solid wastes |
Geology
Petrology |
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Rocks, its definition, and types (igneous, sedimentary and metamorphic), their distinguishing characters |
Igneous: Its definition and composition, forms of igneous rock. Differentiation of magma. Texture and structure of igneous rock. Structure (columnar, flow, pillow, vesicular, sheet, amygdaloidal) |
Igneous: Classification of igneous rocks on the basis of texture, mineralogical composition and color. Study of the following rocks with respect to their mineralogical composition and texture: Granite, pegmatite, rhyolite, gabbro, dolerite, basalt |
Sedimentary: Texture and structure of sedimentary rocks. Processes of formation of sedimentary rocks. Study of the following rocks: Sandstone, limestone |
Metamorphic: Definition, agents and types of metamorphism. Study of the following rocks with respect to their mineralogical composition and texture and structure: Schist, gneiss, and quartzite |
Indian stratigraphy |
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Precambrian of NE India |
Precambrian of Vindhyan |
An outline of the tertiary stratigraphy of the NE with emphasis on its lithology, paleontology, and economic importance |
Economic geology |
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Definition of ore |
Elementary idea of the processes of formation of mineral deposits |
Origin and mode of occurrence of coal and petroleum |
Mode of occurrence, distribution in India and uses of the following in the NE-coal, petroleum |
Groundwater and engineering geology |
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Ground water: Definition, elementary idea of hydrologic cycle, porosity, permeability, aquifers, water table |
Engineering geology: Selection of dam site, flood-its geological causes, prevention with a view to proper utility |
Palaeontology |
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Fossil: Definition, mode of preservation, uses |
A brief morphological study of the phylum/ class brachiopoda, and gastropoda |
Business studies-principles and functions of management
Nature and significance of management |
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Management-concept, objectives, importance |
Nature of management; management as science, art, profession |
Management functions-planning, organizing, staffing, directing, and controlling |
Coordination-nature and importance |
Principles of management |
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Principles of management-meaning, nature, and significance |
Fayol’s principle of management |
Taylor’s scientific management-principles |
Business environment |
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Business environment-meaning and importance |
Dimensions of business environment-social, technological, political, and legal |
Economic environment in India: Impact of government policy changes on business and industry with special reference to adoption of the policies of liberalization |
Planning |
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Meaning, features, importance, limitations |
Planning process |
Organizing |
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Meaning and importance |
Steps in the process of organizing |
Delegation: Meaning, elements and importance |
Decentralization: Meaning and importance, _x0099_difference between delegation and decentralization |
Staffing |
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Meaning, need, and importance of staffing |
Steps in staffing process |
Recruitment-meaning and sources |
Selection-meaning and process |
Training and development-meaning, need, methods-on the job and off the job methods of training |
Directing |
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Meaning, importance, and principles |
Elements of direction: Supervision-meaning and importance. Motivation-meaning and importance; financial and non-financial incentives, leadership-meaning, importance, qualities of a good leader |
Elements of direction: Communication-meaning and importance, formal and informal communication |
Controlling |
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Meaning and importance |
Steps in the process of control |
Business finance |
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Business finance-meaning of financial management |
Business studies-business finance and marketing
Business finance |
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Financial planning-meaning and importance |
Capital structure-meaning |
Fixed and working capital-meaning and factors affecting their requirements |
Financial markets |
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Concept of financial market: Money market-nature, instruments; capital market: Nature and types-primary and secondary market |
Distinction between capital market and money market |
Stock exchange-meaning, functions, securities, and exchange board of India (SEBI)-functions |
Marketing |
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Marketing-meaning, functions, role |
Distinction between marketing and selling |
Marketing mix-concept and elements: Product-nature, classification, branding, labeling, and packaging, promotion-meaning and role, promotion mix, role of advertising and personal selling; price: Factors influencing pricing |
Consumer protection |
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Importance of consumer protection |
Consumer rights |
Consument responsibilities |
Way and means of consumer protection-consumer awareness |
Entrepreneurship development |
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Accountancy-accounting for not-for-profit organizations and partnership firms
Accounting for nor not-for profit organizations |
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Meaning, characteristics and accounting records of not-for-profit organization |
Receipts and payments account: Meaning and preparation |
Income and expenditure account: Meaning, special terms used in not-for-profit organizations, treatment of some peculiar items in income and expenditure account, concept of fund based and non-fund based accounting |
Income and expenditure account: Preparation of income and expenditure account and balance sheet from a receipts and payments account and additional information and from a given trial-balance |
Accounting of partnership |
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Basic concepts, characteristics of partnership, partnership deed, contents of partnership deed |
Maintenance of capital accounts of partners: Fixed and fluctuating capital, distribution of profit among partners, interest on capital, drawings |
Interest on drawings, interest on partner’s loan to a firm, salary/ commission to a partner |
Preparation of final accounts of partnership firm |
Reconstitution of partnership firm-admission of a partner |
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Modes of reconstruction of partnership firm |
Admission of new partner: Matters relating to admission of a new partner, new profit sharing ratio, sacrificing ratio |
Goodwill: Nature, needs, factors affecting and methods of valuation: Average profits, super profits, accounting treatment of goodwill on admission of a partner |
Treatment of accumulated profits and losses, revaluation of assets and reassessment of liabilities |
Reconstitution of partnership firm-retirement/ death of a partner |
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Ascertaining the amount due to retiring/ deceased partner |
Matters requiring attention at the time of retirement: New profit sharing ratio, gaining ratio, treatment of goodwill, revaluation of assets and reassessment of liabilities, adjustment of accumulated profits/reserve and losses |
Disposal of amount due to retiring partner |
Adjustment of partners capital |
Dissolution of partnership firm |
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Meaning, dissolution of partnership, dissolution of a firm |
Settlement of accounts: Preparation of realization accounts and other related accounts; (excluding piecemeal distribution, insolvency of a partner and sale to a company) |
Accountancy-company accounts and analysis of financial statements
Accounting for share capital |
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Company: Meaning and definitions, features, and types |
Share capital: Meaning, classifications, nature and class of shares |
Accounting for issue and allotment of equity and preference shares, oversubscription-proportionate allotment, under subscription, calls-in-arrears, calls-in-advance, issue of share at par, at a premium and at a discount |
Accounting for forfeiture of shares and re-issue of forfeited shares |
Issue and redemption of debentures |
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Debentures: Meaning and types |
Accounting for issue of debentures: Issue of debentures at par, at a premium, at a discount, oversubscription |
Terms of issue of debentures |
Redemption of debentures: By payment in lump-sum |
Financial statements of a company |
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Financial statement: Meaning, nature, objectives, types, uses and importance, limitations |
Income statement: Form and contents |
Balance sheet: Form and contents |
Analysis of financial statements |
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Meaning, significance, objectives, tools of financial statements: Comparative statement, common size statements, trend analysis, limitations of analysis of financial statements |
Accounting ratios |
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Meaning of accounting ratios |
Ratio analysis: Objectives, advantages, limitations and types-activity (turnover) ratios |
Cash flow statements |
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Meaning, nature, and objectives of cash flow statements |
Accountancy-computerized accounting system
Overview of computerized accounting system |
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Concept and types of computerized accounting system (CAS) |
Features of a computerized accounting system |
Structure of a computerized accounting System |
Using computerized accounting system |
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Steps in installation of CAS |
Preparation of chart of accounts, codification and hierarchy of account heads |
Data entry, date validation, and data verification |
Adjusting entries |
Preparation of financial statements |
Closing entries and opening entries, security features generally available in cas (students are expected to understand and practice the entire accounting process) |
Accounting using database management system (dbms) |
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Concept of DBMS |
Objective of DBMS: Tables, queries, forms, reports |
Creating data tables for accounting |
Accounting applications of electronic spreadsheet |
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Concept of an electronic spreadsheet (ES) |
Features offered by electronic spreadsheet (ES) |
Computer science and application
Object oriented programming in c++ |
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Object oriented programming: Concept of object oriented programming-data hiding, data encapsulation, class and object, abstract class and concrete class, polymorphism (implementation of polymorphism using Function overloading as an example in C++) |
Object oriented programming: Inheritance, advantages of object oriented programming over earlier programming methodologies |
Implementation of object oriented programming concepts in C++: Definition of a class, member of a class-data members and member functions (methods), using private and public visibility modes, default visibility mode (private) |
Implementation of object oriented programming concepts in C++: Member function definition-inside class definition and outside class definition using scope resolution operator (::); declaration of objects as instances of a class |
Implementation of object oriented programming concepts in C++: Accessing members from object (s), objects as function arguments-pass by value and pass by reference |
Constructor and destructor: Constructor-special characteristics, declaration and definition of a constructor, default constructor, overloaded constructors, copy constructor, constructor with default arguments |
Destructor: Special characteristics, declaration and definition of destructor |
Inheritance (extending classes): Concept of inheritances, base class, derived classes, protected visibility mode; single level inheritance, multilevel inheritance and multiple inheritance, privately derived, publicly derived and protected derived class |
Inheritance (extending classes): Accessibility of members from objects and within derived class (es) |
Data file handling: Need for a data file |
Binary file: Modification of data in a file, header file-fstream classes |
Pointers: Introduction to pointer, declaration and initialization of pointer; dynamic memory allocation/ deallocation operators: New, delete; pointers and arrays: Array of pointers, pointer to an array (1 dimensional array), function returning a pointer |
Pointers: Reference variables and use of alias; function call by reference. pointer to structure: de-reference/dereference operator: *, ->; self referential structure |
Data structures |
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Introduction to data structure, primitive and non-primitive data structure, linear and non-linear structure, static and dynamic data structure |
Arrays: One and two dimensional arrays-sequential allocation and address calculation; one dimensional array: Traversal, searching (linear, binary search), insertion of an element in an array, deletion of an element from an array |
Arrays: Sorting (insertion, selection) two-dimensional arrays-ttraversal finding sum/ difference of two nxm arrays containing numeric values, interchanging row and column elements in a two dimensional array |
Stack (array and linked implementation of stack): Introduction to stack (LIFO_Last in First Out operations) operations on stack (PUSH and POP) and its Implementation in C++ |
Stack (array and linked implementation of stack): Converting expressions from INFIX to POSTFIX notation and evaluation of POSTFIX expression |
Queue: (circular array and linked implementation): Introduction to queue (FIFO-first in first out operations) |
Database Management System And Sql |
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Database concepts: Introduction to database concepts and its need |
Relational data model: Concept of domain, tuple, relation, key, primary key, alternate key, candidate key |
Structured query language: General concepts-advantages of using SQL, data definition language and data manipulation language; data types: Number/ decimal, character/ varchar/ varchar2, date |
Structured query language: SQL commands-create table, drop table, alter table, update ….set…., insert, delete; select, distinct, from, where, in, between, groupby, having, orderby |
Structured query language: SQL commands-SQL; functions: SUM, AVG, COUNT, MAX AND MIN; obtaining results (select query) from 2 tables using equi-join, Cartesian product and union |
Boolean algebra |
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Role of logical operations in computing |
Binary-valued quantities, Boolean variable, Boolean constant and Boolean operators: AND, OR, NOT; truth tables; closure property, commutative law, associative law, identity law, inverse law, principle of duality, idempotent law, distributive law |
Absorption law, involution law, DeMorgan's law and their applications; obtaining sum of product (SOP) and product of sum (POS) form from the truth table, reducing Boolean expression SOP and POS) to its minimal form |
Use of Karnaugh map for minimization of Boolean expressions (up to 4 variables) |
Networking and open source software |
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Evolution of networking: ARPANET, internet, interspace different ways of sending data across the network with reference to switching techniques (circuit and packet switching) |
Data communication terminologies: Concept of channel, bandwidth (Hz, KHz, MHz) and data transfer rate (bps, kbps, mbps, gbps, tbps) |
Transmission media: Twisted pair cable, coaxial cable, optical fiber, infrared, radio link, microwave link and satellite link |
Network devices: Modem, RJ45 connector, ethernet card, router, switch, gateway, wifi card |
Network topologies and types: Bus, Star, Tree, LAN, WAN, MAN |
Network protocol: TCP/ IP, file transfer protocol (FTP), PPP, remote login (telnet), internet wireless/ mobile communication protocol such as GSM, CDMA, GPRS, WLL |
Mobile telecommunication technologies: 1G, 2G, 3G, and 4G electronic mail protocols such as SMTP, POP3 protocols for chat and video conferencing VOIP wireless protocols such as Wi-Fi and WiMax |
Network security concepts: Threats and prevention from viruses, worms, trojan horse, spams use of cookies, protection using firewall; India IT act, cyber law, cyber crimes, IPR issues, hacking |
Introduction to web services: WWW, hyper text markup language (HTML), extensible markup language (XML); hypertext transfer protocol (HTTP); domain names; URL; website, web browser, web servers; web hosting |
Banking
Commercial banking in India |
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Growth of banking in India, presidency banks, imperial banks, state bank of India |
Classification of banks, scheduled and non scheduled banks, private and public sector banks |
Banking system, branch system, branch banking vs. unit banking |
Reserve bank of India |
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Organization, management of RBI, its functions, RBI as the controller of money and credit and banks |
Financial market |
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Meaning and types of financial markets, money and capital market, definition of money market |
Features of Indian money market and capital market |
Stock exchange, functions of stock exchange |
Non-bank financial institutions |
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Development banks: SFCI, NABARD, SIDC, etc. LICI, GICI |
International financial institutions-IBRD, IMF, IDA, IFC, ADB etc. their meaning and purpose |
Negotiable instruments |
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Meaning of negotiable instrument, features of bill of exchange, promissory note, cheque and their differences, meaning of holder |
Endorsement, significance of different kinds of endorsement |
Cheque-collection and payment of cheque |
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Bearer and order cheque, open and crossed cheque, types of crossing and their significance, not negotiable and account payee crossing |
Payment of cheque, proper form of cheque, date, amount |
Condition for dishonor of cheques |
Employment of fund |
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Significance of liquidity, cash balance, cash reserves, statutory liquidity ratio, overdraft, cash credit, loans and advance |
Insurance-fire insurance
General insurance act |
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General insurance business (nationalization) act 1972 organization and its working GICI and its subsidiaries |
Fundamental principles of fire insurance |
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Introduction-definition-meaning and causes of fire, functions of fire insurance |
Fundamental principles-utmost good faith, insurable interest, indemnity and subrogation |
Distinction between fire insurance and life insurance |
Fire insurance policies |
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Procedure for taking out a fire insurance policy; renewal of policy, cancellation, and assignment of a fire insurance policy |
Proposal form |
Procedure of claims |
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Procedure for recovering claim under fire policy |
Effects of more than one fire and one policy on claim |
Insurance-marine insurance
Fundamental principles of marine insurance |
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Meaning and definition of marine insurance contract |
Subject matter of marine insurance policy |
Principles of marine insurance policy |
Types of marine insurance policy |
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Different types of marine insurance policy, clauses in a marine insurance policy |
Marine losses and claims |
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Types of marine losses-total loss |
Procedure for making a claim under marine policy |
Distinction between actual and constructive total loss |
Miscellaneous insurance and classes of miscellaneous insurance |
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Personal accidental insurance, definition and feature of personal accidental insurance |
Motor vehicle insurance, burglary insurance, credit insurance, mediclaim |
Engineering drawing
Pictorial drawing, isometric sketching, isometric projection of solids |
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Pictorial drawing (isometric sketching) of cubes, rectangles (simple variation), circles and irregular curves, objects having planes all parallel to the corresponding pictorial planes, objects in planes which are not parallel to them |
Corresponding pictorial planes, cylindrical feature or rounded corners, dimensioning |
Graphical representation of information |
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Graphical representation of information: Rectilinear chart, triangular chart, polar charts, semi-log and log-log graphs, nomography, concurrency charts, alignment charts, BIS and ISO conversion |
Orthographic projection |
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Orthographic projection: Orthographic projection of standard machine elements. Conversion of pictorial views into orthographic views and vice-versa (1st and 3rd angle projection systems) |
Thread profiles |
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Thread profiles for (i) for power transmission, for fastenings (ii) ISO metric screw thread profile IS 4218, (iii) BSW, BSF, BSP, BA (iv) IS-2643, IS 554, etc. (v) unified thread |
Screwed fastenings |
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Screwed fastenings: (I) Sectional representation of external and internal threaded assembly (IS 696), (ii) different types of bolts and nuts as used in practical fields and screw head |
Rivets |
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Rivets: (i) Sanap head, pan head, flat countersunk head (60), (ii) joints lap, butt, double riveted double strap butt joint, (iii) zigzag riveting offset full section, (iv) proportions |
Free hand sketch of bearing rod-joint pipe joint couplings, pulleys, keys, gears, screw jack |
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Free hand sketch of bearing, rod-joint, pipe-joint couplings, pulleys, keys, gears, screw jack |
Multimedia and web technology
Advanced computer system |
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Database terminology: Data, record/ tuple, table, database, concept of keys: Candidate key, primary key, alternate key, and foreign key; Introduction to RDBMS: Various types or RDBMS, introduction to SQL, creation of database, tables and views |
Introduction to stored procedures, and triggers, backup and restoring of database, introduction of replications, connecting to a back end database using connection string and other ways |
Advanced networking |
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Internet protocol (IP): IP classes, IPV4, lPV6 |
Mobile computing/ communication, GSM, SMS, chat, video conferencing |
Network security concepts: Firewall, cyber law, encryption/ decryption |
Advanced web technology |
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Web-server: Internet information server (IIS)/ personal web server (PWS)/ apache server, active server pages (ASP): Concept of ASP, features of ASP; constants: String and numeric; Data types: integer, floating point (single, double), string, date, Boolean |
Data types: Currency, variant, object; variables: Explicit and implicit declaration; operators: Arithmetic: +, - (unary and binary), *, /, \ (integer division) mod, ^; Comparison: <, >, <=, >=, <>, =; logical: AND, OR, NOT, XOR, EQV, IMP |
String operator: & or + (for concatenation); functions: Conversion functions: Abs(), CBool(),, CByte(), Clnt(), CStr(), String manipulation functions: UCase(), LCase(), Len(), Left(), Right(), Mid(), LTrim(); time and date functions: Date(), day(), hour() |
Time and date functions: Month(), month name() |
Arrays: Declaration and use of 1 dimensional arrays; controls: IF..THEN, IF..THEN..ELSE..END IF, IF..THEN..ELSEIF..THEN..END IF, SELECT..CASE..END SELECT, FOR..NEXT, FOR EACH..NEXT, DO WHILE..LOOP, DO..LOOP WHILE, DO UNTIL. LOOP |
Procedures and functions, passing parameters/ arguments; concept of object model structure (client to server and server to client); types of objects: Response, request, application, session, server, ASP Error; response object: Write method, add header |
Response object: appendtolog, binary write, using shortcuts <%=value/ expr%>, controlling information: Buffer, flush clear, end; request object: Request object collection-query string, form, server variables, cookies, client certificate |
Application: Contents, lock, unlock, remove, remove all; ASP components: AD rotator, content rotator, counter, page counter, permission checker; Text files: Open and read content from a text file; connecting with databases: Creation of DSN, using OLEDB |
Working on database: Inserting, retrieving, modifying/ updation of records from tables in databases using server objects (ADODB. connection, ADODB. record set); server variables: HTTP_user_agent, REMOTE_ADDER, REMOTE_HOST, SERVER_NAME |
Multimedia authoring tools |
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Movie file formats: AVI, MPEG, SWF, MOV, DAT; movie frames: Concept or frame, frame buffer and frame rate; authoring tools; making animation, embedding audio/ video, and embedding on the web page |
Multimedia authoring using macromedia flash: Making of simple flash movie, setting properties, frame rate, dimensions, and background color; scene: Concept of scene, duplicate scone, add scene, delete scene, and navigating between scenes |
Multimedia authoring using macromedia flash: Layers-concept of layer, layer properties, layer name, show/ hide/ lock layers, type of layer-adding/ deleting a layer; frame-creating a keyframe, inserting text into the frame |
Multimedia authoring using macromedia flash: Inserting graphical elements into the frame, converting text/ graphics to symbol, inserting symbol into the frame, |
Multimedia authoring using macromedia flash: Inserting blank frame, inserting blank keyframe, inserting keyframe into the blank frame, selecting all/ specific frames of a layer copying/ pasting selected frames, special effects: Motion tweening |
Multimedia authoring using macromedia flash: Special effects-shape tweening, color effect, inserting sound layer; testing a scene and movie; import/ export (movie/sound and other multimedia objects), publishing: Publishing a flash movie |
Multimedia authoring using macromedia flash: SWF (flash movie), HTML page, GIF image, JPEG image (*jpg), PNG image, windows projector (*.exe), quicktime (*mov), real player (*smil) |
Biotechnology
Protein engineering and bioinformatics |
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Protein based products, proteins, proteomics: An introduction, introduction to bioinformatics, information sources, analysis using bioinformatics tools |
Genetic engineering and genomics |
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Recombinant DNA technology-definition and tools, making recombinant DNA, construction of DNA library: Genomic and CDNA, cloning vectors, polymerase chain reaction (PCR), genomics: An introduction |
Environmental biotechnology and bioethics |
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Bioremediation of oil pollution reducing environmental impact of chemical, biofertilizers-definition and uses |
Biofuels: Definition and application, genetically modified organisms, intellectual property rights |
Microbial technology |
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Microbial culture techniques, measurement of microbial growth, strain isolation and isolation of microbial products |
Plant cell culture technology |
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Introduction; plant cell and tissue culture techniques, and media, application of plant tissue culture, gene transfer methods in plants |
Animal cell culture technology |
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Introduction, animal cell culture technology and media, characterization of cell lines, application of animal cell culture |
Entrepreneurship Development
Importance and launching of an enterprise |
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Identification of the project |
Enterprise planning and business module formulation |
Preparation of detailed project report (DPR) |
Project implementation |
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Sources of assistance available: (i) Promotional (ii) financial (iii) technical (iv) marketing |
Project funding, registration, licensing and other legal formalities |
Managing enterprise |
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Financial management: (i) Term finance (ii) short term finance (iii) cost of production and pricing |
Marketing management: (i) Channel of distribution (ii) sales promotion technique |
Record and account management |
Taxation (income tax/ VAT, CST, excise duty, etc) |
Review of government policies and act |
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Industrial policies (since liberalization, 1991) |
MSME act 2006 |
Retail trade
IT/ ITES
Salesmanship and advertising-fundamentals of salesmanship
Sales organization |
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Methods of sales, selling through own organization or agents, their control, organization of sales department, sales routine, other departments, control of salesman, sales reports, its analysis and utility |
Selection of salesman |
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Methods of selection, traits |
Salesman’s authority/ consumer protection |
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Limits, allocation of territory, fixation of quota, sales conference |
Consumer rights, responsibilities, ways and means of consumer protection |
Consumer awareness and legal redressal with special reference to consumer protection act |
Remuneration |
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Remuneration of salesman |
Agriculture |
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Problems of soil erosion, soil conservation, cultivation of rice, wheat, tea, coffee, jute, and cotton |
Salesmanship and advertising-publicity and advertising
Preparation of advertising |
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Definition of copy, its theme, essentials, size, feature, classification of lay-out |
Organization |
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Organization of advertising department, functions, publicity programme, media selection, planning and policy, budget, market research, stock for sale, adequacy of finance, object |
Appeal in advertising |
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Study of buying motive, their uses |
Market research |
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Meaning importance and needs |
Publicity and advertising-market research |
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Identification of target groups in relation to a product |
Economic geography-India
Introduction |
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Physiography, climate, population, forest, fishing |
Agriculture |
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Concept of green revolution |
Resource |
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Mineral resources available in India |
Manufacturing industries |
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Industries and industrial regions, textile, iron and steel, cement, fertilizer and oil refining |
Trade-export and import |
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External trade-its features, major items of export and import |
Transport-railways, roadways, inland waterways |
Major ports in India |
North east India with special reference to Assam |
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Topography-climate, forest, agriculture, mining industries and transport |
Problems of flood and erosion |
Transport, tea industry, oil and gas, sericulture |
Economic geography-other countries
USA |
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Agriculture, iron and steel industry, cotton textile industry |
China |
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Agriculture, industries and industrial regions |
Japan |
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Agriculture, fishing, iron and steel industry |
Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, and Pakistan |
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Climate, natural vegetation, agriculture |
Commercial mathematics and statistics-commercial mathematics
Simple and compound interest |
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Simple and compound interest |
Linear inequalities |
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Permutation and combination (elementary ideas and simple problems), binomial theorem for positive integral index (omit binomial coefficient) |
Set theory |
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Elementary ideas, elements, types of sets, subsets (proper and improper), union, intersection and difference of set, complement of set, Venn diagram, application of sets (simple problems) |
Determinants |
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Upto 3rd order, meaning, properties and simple problems, solution of equation by Cramer's rule |
Matrices |
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Definition and type of matrices, equality of matrices, addition, subtraction, scalar multiplication and matrix multiplication, (adjoint and inverse matrices should be excluded) |
Commercial mathematics and statistics-statistics
Statistical average |
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Meaning, purpose, measures, median, mode (for all series), their uses, merits and demerits, essential qualities of a good average |
Positional measures |
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Quartiles |
Measures of dispersion (variation) |
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Meaning, objects and function-measures: Range, quartile deviation, mean deviation, standard deviation (all series), essential qualities of a good measure of dispersion, coefficient of variation |
Probability |
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Meaning, definition (mathematical or classical approach), event, trial, random experiment, equally likely events, mutually exclusive events, favourable cases to an event |
Addition and multiplication theorem on probability should be excluded |
Correlation |
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Meaning, types, Karl Pearson’s and its significance |
Assam AHSEC 2024 Preparation Tips
Students can go through the following preparation tips to qualify for Assam HS exams 2024.
- Prepare a timetable keeping an equal time slot for each paper. Also, keep a time slot for solving AHSEC sample papers and previous years’ question papers.
- Download the Assam HS time table 2024 and paste it near your study table to avoid missing the important dates.
- Go through each topic in the syllabus and do not leave out any topic. If a topic is difficult, keep that for later and clarify your doubts by talking to teachers.
- Make a habit of maintaining short notes while studying. This way, while revising for the Assam HS exams 2024, students will not be required to read the entire textbook or notes all over again.
- To make the study time less tedious and to improve concentration level, take short breaks in between the study schedule.
Assam AHSEC 2024 Exam Pattern
- Assam HS Final Examination 2024 will tentatively be held in March 2024.
- Students must score a minimum of 30% on both the theory and practical subjects of the AHSEC exam in order to pass.
- Moreover, the aggregate score must be at least 30% across all subjects in the theory part and 40% in practical exams. A failure to meet these requirements will result in failure to pass the exam.
Students need to qualify for both the theory part and the practical part separately to pass the Assam HS exams 2024.
- Knowing the Assam AHSEC exam pattern helps students to be familiar with the subject-wise marking scheme, the number, and types of questions asked in the exam.
- This, in turn, helps students to prepare for their exams in an effective manner.
- Students who are appearing for the Assam AHSEC exams 2024 should practice previous years’ question papers, which will help them boost their time management skills and accuracy.
List of Modern Indian Language (MIL) Subjects:
- Assamese
- Bengali
- Bodo
- Hindi
- Nepali
- Urdu
- Khasi
- Garo
- Mizo
- Manipuri
- Hmar
List of Elective Subjects (Science Stream)
- Physics
- Chemistry
- Mathematics
- Biology
- Geology or Geography
- Statistics
- Anthropology
- Computer Science & Application
- Home Science
- Economics
- Logic & Philosophy
- Engineering Drawing
- Multimedia & Web Technology
- Biotechnology
- Entrepreneurship Development
- Sanskrit
- The board has provided the last year's Assam HS papers on its website, ahsec.assam.gov.in/
- Students appearing for the Assam HS exams 2024 must practice the previous year's question papers or sample papers to understand the exam pattern better.
- It also helps in increasing speed, and hands-on experience for the actual exam day.
Documents Required at Exam
- Admit Card
- School Id-card
Assam Board has declared the Assam HS result 2024 on May 9, 2024. Last year, the result was released on June 6, 2023. After the result declaration, students can collect their original mark sheets from their respective schools in person. The result of the Assam AHSEC exams 2024 comprises of candidate’s name, roll number, subject-wise marks, overall score, and qualifying status.
Steps to check the Assam 12th result-
Step 1: Visit the official website ahsec.assam.gov.in, to access the Assam HS result 2024.
Step 2: Click on the link to check Assam HS result 2024.
Step 3: Enter the roll number and captcha in the spaces provided on the login page
Step 4: Click on ‘Submit’. The result will be displayed on the screen.
Step 5: Download and take a printout of the provisional result. Retain the same until original mark sheets are issued.
General Information
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
Question:When will the AHSEC exams 2024 be commenced?
Answer:
Assam AHSEC exam 2024 were held from February 12 to March 13, 2024.
Question:When will the Assam AHSEC date sheet 2024 be released?
Answer:
Assam 12th date sheet 2024 was released for final exams on December 7, 2023.
Question:Can I apply for Assam HS exams individually?
Answer:
No, students can not apply for Assam HS exams as applications are accepted in online mode via schools only.
Question:What should I do after passing Assam HS 2024 exams?
Answer:
After passing class 12 Assam HS exams, students should choose an undergraduate or diploma course among the courses after 12th to pursue higher studies.
Questions related to Assam AHSEC
I have paased my class 12 from Assam (AHSEC). I didnt get required percentage to be eligible for any engineering entrance exam. I want to improve my percentage. Do i need to reappear in all subjects to be eligible?
Hello,
The eligibility for engineering candidates are 1) they must have scored at least 60% in class 12. 2) Candidates must have completed their 12th in science stream with maths, physics and chemistry as a part of their subjects.
You do not need to reappear for all the exams. You can appear only for the subjects that are main in the eligibility for engineering. The main subjects are Physics, Chemistry and Maths. You can appear for these examinations only and also if you are sure that these subjects plus the other subjects included will give you a percentage of more than 60% then you don't have to give any other exam.
I hope this helps,
All the best
Will we have more optional questions this year?
Dear aspirant !
Hope you are doing great ! As i came to know from your profile that you were a science student ,so i am assuming that you are asking for jee mains , otherwise complete your question and ask again ,so let's come to the point ,this year I think no change will be there in question paper ,you will have 30 question out of which 25 are to be attempted by you ,so no major changes is expect ,however the official news regarding dates and exam is yet to be declared . Till then ,make your schedule and do work hard.
For more information about jee ,visit the link given below -
Hope it helps you !!
Thanking you
Ive a question on the basis of upcoming pre-final tests routine.The question is that,can you just change the routine of 21st December.Because were having two subjects exam in the same day(Sociology and political science)Many students are facing problems with that and Im one of them!!Kind reqst!
Hey candidate,
Sorry you have not mentioned the complete information regarding your query . Kindly mention the details as what you want to ask and in which field you are talking about the pre - final test's so that i will give you the solution for this.
Hope you understand.
Revert if any query.
Thank you!!
syllabus for 2022 final HS exam
Hi Aspirant!
Syllabus for class 12 (Assam)
Unit name | Important topics | Marks |
Solid State | unit cell in two-dimensional and three-dimensional lattices, calculation of the density of unit cell, packing in solids, voids, number of atoms per unit cell in a cubic unit cell, etc. | 4 |
Solutions |
| 5 |
Electrochemistry |
| 5 |
Chemical kinetics | catalyst; order and molecularity of a reaction; rate law and specific rate constant, integrated rate equations and half-life, etc. | 5 |
Surface chemistry | homogeneous and heterogeneous, activity and selectivity: enzyme catalysis; colloidal state: the distinction between true solutions, colloids and suspensions, etc. | 4 |
General principles and processes of Isolation of Elements | Principles and methods of extraction: concentration, oxidation, reduction electrolytic method and refining; occurrence and principles of extraction of aluminium, copper, zinc and iron, etc. | 3 |
Coordination Compounds | coordination number, colour, magnetic properties and shapes, IUPAC nomenclature of mononuclear coordination compounds, etc. | 3 |
Haloalkanes and Haloarenes | Nomenclature, nature of C-X bond, physical and chemical properties, mechanism of substitution reactions, etc. | 4 |
Alcohols, Phenols and Ethers | Nomenclature, methods of preparation, physical and chemical properties, acidic nature of phenols, electrophilic substitution reactions, uses of phenols, etc. | 4 |
Aldehydes, Ketones and Carboxylic acids | Nomenclature, acidic nature, methods of preparation, physical and chemical properties, etc. | 6 |
Organic Compounds containing Nitrogen | Nomenclature, classification, structure, methods of preparation, physical and chemical properties, etc. | 4 |
Biomolecules | Elementary idea of a-amino acids, peptide bond, polypeptides, proteins, primary structure, secondary structure, tertiary structure and quaternary structure (qualitative idea only), denaturation of proteins, etc. | 4 |
Polymers | Natural and synthetic, methods of polymerization (addition and condensation), copolymerization, etc. | 3 |
Chemistry in Everyday life |
| 3 |
p-Block Elements | General introduction, electronic configuration, oxidation states, occurrence, trends in physical and chemical properties, etc. | 8 |
d- and f-Block Elements | interstitial compounds, alloy formation. Preparation |
Unit name | Important Topics | Marks |
Sexual Reproduction | Asexual Reproduction, Sexual Reproduction, Apomisix and Polyembryony, etc. | 6 |
Biotechnology and its application |
| 12 |
Ecology |
| 5 |
Genetics and Evolution |
| 5 |
Biology and Human Welfare |
| 7 |
Reproduction |
| 5 |
Genetics and Evolution |
| 15 |
Ecology |
| 9 |
Biology and Human Welfare | Common Diseases in Humans, Drugs and Alcohol Abuse, Single Cell Protein, etc. | 5 |
Biotechnology and its Application | Biotechnological Applications in Agriculture, Transgenic Animals, Ethical Issues, etc. | 1 |
Unit name | Important Topics | Marks |
Relations and Functions |
| 10 |
Algebra | Matrices Concept of a matrix and its notation and order, etc. | 13 |
Probability | Multiplication theorem on probability. Conditional probability, independent events, total probability, Bayes theorem, etc. | 10 |
Calculus | Continuity and Differentiability, Application of Derivatives, Integrals, etc. | 44 |
Vectors Algebra and Three-Dimensional Geometry | Vectors and scalars, magnitude and direction of a vector, Cartesian and vector equation of a plane, etc, etc. | 17 |
Linear Programming | Introduction, related terminology such as constraints, objective function, optimization, different types of linear programming, etc. | 06 |
2021 r krone syllabus reduced korise kintu xdiboror kisu man ako final exam r jitu syllabus dise tato ase kio?
Hi Mohsina,
I am not really able to understand your question, because of the language issues. I think it's your native language, however I am not able to comprehend it. If you could resend the question in English or Hindi, I would be able to help you better.
Feel free to ask any queries you may have.