Important Information - About Computer Based Test (CBT)

The computer based test (CBT) is scheduled to be held on Sunday, 21st January,2018 for the following
streams only
i. FTPA: BSC
Chemistry/Microbiology/Biotechnology
ii. FTPA: Diploma
Chemical Engineering/Petroleum Refining
iii. FTRA: M-Tech Chemical Engineering
Chemical Engineering/Petroleum Refining & Petrochemicals
iv. FTRA: M-Tech Mechanical Engineering
Solar (CSP)/ Energy Studies / Energy Storage/ Batteries/Biomass conversions/Computational
Fluid Dynamics Modelling

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of the application, subject to the meeting of eligibility criteria.
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 Candidates are required to download admit card online as no separate physical copy of the admit
card will be dispatched.
 Syllabus for Fixed Term Project Assistants
1. BSC Chemistry Exam Syllabus

Inorganic Chemistry Chemical periodicity, Structure and bonding in homo- and heteronuclear
molecules, VSEPR Theory, Concepts of acids and bases, Main group elements
and their compounds: synthesis, structure and bonding, Transition elements
and coordination compounds, spectral and magnetic properties,
Organometallic compounds: synthesis, bonding and structure, reactivity and
catalysis, Analytical chemistry- separation, spectroscopic, electro- and
thermoanalytical methods, Characterisation of inorganic compounds by IR,
Raman, NMR, EPR, UV-vis, MS, electron spectroscopy and microscopic
techniques, Nuclear chemistry: nuclear reactions, fission and fusion, radio-
analytical techniques
Physical Chemistry Basic principles of quantum mechanics: Postulates; operator algebra; particle-
in-a-box, harmonic oscillator, hydrogen atom, tunneling; Atomic structure and
spectroscopy; MO and VB theories; Chemical applications of group theory;
symmetry elements; point groups, Molecular spectroscopy: Rotational,
vibrational spectra; electronic spectra; IR and Raman Spectra – selection rules;
magnetic resonance, Chemical thermodynamics: Laws, state and path
functions; Maxwell’s relations; spontaneity and equilibria; Le Chatelier
principle; phase equilibria and phase rule; thermodynamics of gases, and
solutions. Statistical thermodynamics: Boltzmann distribution; kinetic theory
of gases; Electrochemistry, Chemical kinetics: Empirical rate laws, temperature
dependence; steady state approximation; determination of reaction
mechanisms; collision and transition state theories, enzyme kinetics, Colloids
and surfaces; isotherms and surface area; heterogeneous catalysis Solid state:
Crystal structures; Bragg’s law; Polymer chemistry, Data analysis: Mean and
standard deviation; absolute and relative errors
Organic Chemistry IUPAC nomenclature, stereochemistry: Configurational and conformational
isomerism; stereogenicity, stereoselectivity, enantioselectivity,
diastereoselectivity and asymmetric induction. Aromaticity, Organic reactive
intermediates: carbocations, carbanions, free radicals, carbenes, benzynes and
nitrenes: Organic reaction mechanisms: addition, elimination and substitution
reactions with electrophilic, nucleophilic or radical species. Common named
reactions and rearrangements. Organic transformations: Functional group
interconversion; common catalysts and reagents, Chemo, regio and
stereoselective transformations. Asymmetric synthesis,substrate, reagent and
catalyst controlled reactions; enantiomeric resolution – optical and kinetic;
Pericyclic reactions; photochemical reactions, heterocyclic compounds;
Chemistry of natural products: Carbohydrates, proteins and peptides, fatty
acids, nucleic acids, terpenes, steroids and alkaloids, structure determination
by IR, UV-Vis, 1H & 13C NMR and Mass spectroscopic techniques.
 2. BSC Microbiology/Biotechnology Exam Syllabus

Microbiology/Biotechnology Microbial Identification, Microbial Nutrition,

Microbial growth, Microbial Metabolite
production, Microbial enzymes, Biodegradation,
Bioremediation, Role of Microbiology in effluent
treatment, use of Biosensors for environmental
applications, Analytical instrumentation
techniques (Chromatography, HPLC, GC,
Spectrophotometry), 2 G Biofuels, Bioprocess
optimization. Fermentations, Bio-
transformations, Product purification.

3. Diploma Chemical Engineering and Petroleum Refining Exam Syllabus

Process Calculations and Thermodynamics Steady and unsteady state mass and energy
balances including multiphase, multicomponent,
reacting and non-reacting systems.
Use of tie components; recycle, bypass and purge
calculations; Gibb’s phase rule and degree of
freedom analysis.
First and Second laws of thermodynamics.
Applications of first law to close and open
systems.
Second law and Entropy.
Thermodynamic properties of pure substances:
Equation of State and residual properties,
properties of mixtures: partial molar properties,
fugacity, excess properties and activity
coefficients; phase equilibria: predicting VLE of
systems; chemical reaction equilibrium.

Fluid Mechanics and Mechanical Operations Fluid statics, Newtonian and non-Newtonian
fluids, shell-balances including differential form
of Bernoulli equation and energy balance,
Macroscopic friction factors, dimensional analysis
and similitude, flow through pipeline systems,
flow meters, pumps and compressors,
elementary boundary layer theory, flow past
immersed bodies including packed and fluidized
beds,
Turbulent flow: fluctuating velocity, universal
velocity profile and pressure drop.
 Particle size and shape, particle size distribution,
size reduction and classification of solid particles;
free and hindered settling; centrifuge and
cyclones; thickening and classification, filtration,
agitation and mixing; conveying of solids.
Heat Transfer Steady and unsteady heat conduction, convection
and radiation
Thermal boundary layer and heat transfer
coefficients
Boiling, condensation and evaporation
Types of heat exchangers and evaporators and
their process calculations, cooling towers,
furnace calculations.
Design of double pipe, shell and tube heat
exchangers, and single and multiple effect
evaporators.
Mass Transfer Fick’s laws, molecular diffusion in fluids, mass
transfer coefficients, film, penetration and
surface renewal theories; momentum, heat and
mass transfer analogies;
Stage-wise and continuous contacting and stage
efficiencies; HTU & NTU concepts
Design and operation of equipment for
distillation (flash, multi-component distillation
etc), absorption and stripping, leaching, liquid-
liquid extraction, drying, membrane separation,
humidification, dehumidification and adsorption.
Chemical Reaction Engineering Theories of reaction rates
Kinetics of homogeneous reactions,
interpretation of kinetic data, single and multiple
reactions in ideal reactors, non-ideal reactors
Development of rate laws, Non-isothermal
reactors
Instrumentation and Process Control Measurement of process variables
Sensors, transducers and their dynamics
Process modeling and linearization
Transfer functions and dynamic responses of
various systems, systems with inverse response,
process reaction curve, controller modes (P, PI,
and PID)
Control valves; analysis of closed loop systems
including stability, frequency response, controller
tuning, cascade and feed forward control.
Plant Design and Economics Principles of process economics and cost
estimation including depreciation and total
annualized cost, cost indices, rate of return,
payback period, discounted cash flow, Interest
 and investment costs, taxes and insurance,
material selection and equipment fabrication
Computer aided design, Optimization in process
design and sizing of chemical engineering
equipments such as compressors, heat
exchangers, multistage contactors, reactors etc.
Chemical Technology Inorganic chemical industries (sulfuric acid,
phosphoric acid, chlor-alkali industry)
Fertilizers (Ammonia, Urea, SSP and TSP)
Natural products industries (Pulp and Paper,
Sugar, Oil, and Fats)
Petroleum refining and petrochemicals
Polymerization industries (polyethylene,
polypropylene, PVC and polyester synthetic
fibers).
 Syllabus for Fixed Term Research Associates

1. M.Tech Chemical Engineering Exam Syllabus

Process Calculations Steady and unsteady state mass and energy balances including multiphase,
and multicomponent, reacting and non-reacting systems.
Thermodynamics Use of tie components; recycle, bypass and purge calculations; Gibb’s phase
rule and degree of freedom analysis.
First and Second laws of thermodynamics.
Applications of first law to close and open systems.
Second law and Entropy.
Thermodynamic properties of pure substances: Equation of State and residual
properties, properties of mixtures: partial molar properties, fugacity, excess
properties and activity coefficients; phase equilibria: predicting VLE of systems;
chemical reaction equilibrium.
Fluid Mechanics and Fluid statics, Newtonian and non-Newtonian fluids, shell-balances including
Mechanical differential form of Bernoulli equation and energy balance,
Operations Macroscopic friction factors, dimensional analysis and similitude, flow through
pipeline systems, flow meters, pumps and compressors, elementary boundary
layer theory, flow past immersed bodies including packed and fluidized beds,
Turbulent flow: fluctuating velocity, universal velocity profile and pressure
drop.
Particle size and shape, particle size distribution, size reduction and
classification of solid particles; free and hindered settling; centrifuge and
cyclones; thickening and classification, filtration, agitation and mixing;
conveying of solids.
Heat Transfer Steady and unsteady heat conduction, convection and radiation
Thermal boundary layer and heat transfer coefficients
Boiling, condensation and evaporation
Types of heat exchangers and evaporators and their process calculations,
cooling towers, furnace calculations.
Design of double pipe, shell and tube heat exchangers, and single and multiple
effect evaporators.
Mass Transfer Fick’s laws, molecular diffusion in fluids, mass transfer coefficients, film,
penetration and surface renewal theories; momentum, heat and mass transfer
analogies;
Stage-wise and continuous contacting and stage efficiencies; HTU & NTU
concepts
Design and operation of equipment for distillation (flash, multi-component
distillation etc), absorption and stripping, leaching, liquid-liquid extraction,
drying, membrane separation, humidification, dehumidification and
adsorption.
Chemical Reaction Theories of reaction rates
Engineering Kinetics of homogeneous reactions, interpretation of kinetic data, single and
multiple reactions in ideal reactors, non-ideal reactors
 Development of rate laws, Residence time distribution, single parameter
model
Non-isothermal reactors
Catalysis and catalytic reactions, catalyst deactivation and regeneration,
Kinetics of heterogeneous catalytic reactions
Diffusion effects in catalysis.
Different type of industrial reactors - Fixed bed, fluidized bed, trickle bed,
slurry bed
Instrumentation and Measurement of process variables
Process Control Sensors, transducers and their dynamics
Process modeling and linearization
Transfer functions and dynamic responses of various systems, systems with
inverse response, process reaction curve, controller modes (P, PI, and PID)
Control valves; analysis of closed loop systems including stability, frequency
response, controller tuning, cascade and feed forward control.
Plant Design and Principles of process economics and cost estimation including depreciation
Economics and total annualized cost, cost indices, rate of return, payback period,
discounted cash flow, Interest and investment costs, taxes and insurance,
material selection and equipment fabrication
Computer aided design, Optimization in process design and sizing of chemical
engineering equipments such as compressors, heat exchangers, multistage
contactors, reactors etc.
Chemical Inorganic chemical industries (sulfuric acid, phosphoric acid, chlor-alkali
Technology industry)
Fertilizers (Ammonia, Urea, SSP and TSP)
Natural products industries (Pulp and Paper, Sugar, Oil, and Fats)
Petroleum refining and petrochemicals
Polymerization industries (polyethylene, polypropylene, PVC and polyester
synthetic fibers).
Transport Transport of momentum, heat and mass by molecular motion – Newton’s law
Phenomena of viscosity, Fourier’s law of heat conduction and Fick’s law
Transport properties – Viscosity, Thermal conductivity and Mass diffusivity.
One-dimensional mathematical models for transfer processes using shell
balance of momentum, heat and mass.
Development of general differential equations for transfer of momentum, heat
and mass and their applications in solving one-dimensional steady and
unsteady problems
Boundary layer theories.
Turbulent transport and Interphase transport.
 2. M.Tech Mechanical Engineering Exam Syllabus
Engineering Linear Algebra: Matrix algebra, systems of linear equations, eigenvalues and
Mathematics eigenvectors.
Calculus: Functions of single variable, limit, continuity and differentiability,
mean value theorems, indeterminate forms; evaluation of definite and
improper integrals; double and triple integrals; partial derivatives, total
derivative, Taylor series (in one and two variables), maxima and minima,
Fourier series; gradient, divergence and curl, vector identities, directional
derivatives, line, surface and volume integrals, applications of Gauss, Stokes
and Green’s theorems.
Differential equations: First order equations (linear and nonlinear); higher
order linear differential equations with constant coefficients; Euler-Cauchy
equation; initial and boundary value problems; Laplace transforms; solutions
of heat, wave and Laplace's equations.
Complex variables: Analytic functions; Cauchy-Riemann equations; Cauchy’s
integral theorem and integral formula; Taylor and Laurent series.
Probability and Statistics: Definitions of probability, sampling theorems,
conditional probability; mean, median, mode and standard deviation; random
variables, binomial, Poisson and normal distributions.
Numerical Methods: Numerical solutions of linear and non-linear algebraic
equations; integration by trapezoidal and Simpson’s rules; single and multi-
step methods for differential equations.
Applied Mechanics Engineering Mechanics: Free-body diagrams and equilibrium; trusses and
and Design frames; virtual work; kinematics and dynamics of particles and of rigid bodies
in plane motion; impulse and momentum (linear and angular) and energy
formulations, collisions.
Mechanics of Materials: Stress and strain, elastic constants, Poisson's ratio;
Mohr’s circle for plane stress and plane strain; thin cylinders; shear force and
bending moment diagrams; bending and shear stresses; deflection of beams;
torsion of circular shafts; Euler’s theory of columns; energy methods; thermal
stresses; strain gauges and rosettes; testing of materials with universal testing
machine; testing of hardness and impact strength.
Theory of Machines: Displacement, velocity and acceleration analysis of plane
mechanisms; dynamic analysis of linkages; cams; gears and gear trains;
flywheels and governors; balancing of reciprocating and rotating masses;
gyroscope.
Vibrations: Free and forced vibration of single degree of freedom systems,
effect of damping; vibration isolation; resonance; critical speeds of shafts.
Machine Design: Design for static and dynamic loading; failure theories;
fatigue strength and the S-N diagram; principles of the design of machine
elements such as bolted, riveted and welded joints; shafts, gears, rolling and
sliding contact bearings, brakes and clutches, springs.
Fluid Mechanics Fluid Mechanics: Fluid properties; fluid statics, manometry, buoyancy, forces
and Thermal on submerged bodies, stability of floating bodies; control-volume analysis of
Sciences mass, momentum and energy; fluid acceleration; differential equations of
continuity and momentum; Bernoulli’s equation; dimensional analysis; viscous
 flow of incompressible fluids, boundary layer, elementary turbulent flow, flow
through pipes, head losses in pipes, bends and fittings.
Heat-Transfer: Modes of heat transfer; one dimensional heat conduction,
resistance concept and electrical analogy, heat transfer through fins; unsteady
heat conduction, lumped parameter system, Heisler's charts; thermal
boundary layer, dimensionless parameters in free and forced convective heat
transfer, heat transfer correlations for flow over flat plates and through pipes,
effect of turbulence; heat exchanger performance, LMTD and NTU methods;
radiative heat transfer, Stefan-Boltzmann law, Wien's displacement law, black
and grey surfaces, view factors, radiation network analysis.
Thermodynamics: Thermodynamic systems and processes; properties of pure
substances, behaviour of ideal and real gases; zeroth and first laws of
thermodynamics, calculation of work and heat in various processes; second
law of thermodynamics; thermodynamic property charts and tables,
availability and irreversibility; thermodynamic relations.
Applications: Power Engineering: Air and gas compressors; vapour and gas
power cycles, concepts of regeneration and reheat. I.C. Engines: Air-standard
Otto, Diesel and dual cycles. Refrigeration and air-conditioning: Vapour and
gas refrigeration and heat pump cycles; properties of moist air, psychrometric
chart, basic psychrometric processes. Turbomachinery: Impulse and
Materials, Engineering Materials: Structure and properties of engineering materials,
Manufacturing and phase diagrams, heat treatment, stress-strain diagrams for engineering
Industrial materials.
Engineering Casting, Forming and Joining Processes: Different types of castings, design of
patterns, moulds and cores; solidification and cooling; riser and gating design.
Plastic deformation and yield criteria; fundamentals of hot and cold working
processes; load estimation for bulk (forging, rolling, extrusion, drawing) and
sheet (shearing, deep drawing, bending) metal forming processes; principles of
powder metallurgy. Principles of welding, brazing, soldering and adhesive
bonding.
Machining and Machine Tool Operations: Mechanics of machining; basic
machine tools; single and multi-point cutting tools, tool geometry and
materials, tool life and wear; economics of machining; principles of non-
traditional machining processes; principles of work holding, design of jigs and
fixtures.
Metrology and Inspection: Limits, fits and tolerances; linear and angular
measurements; comparators; gauge design; interferometry; form and finish
measurement; alignment and testing methods; tolerance analysis in
manufacturing and assembly.
Computer Integrated Manufacturing: Basic concepts of CAD/CAM and their
integration tools.
Production Planning and Control: Forecasting models, aggregate production
planning, scheduling, materials requirement planning.
Inventory Control: Deterministic models; safety stock inventory control
systems.
Operations Research: Linear programming, simplex method, transportation,
assignment, network flow models, simple queuing models, PERT and CPM.