IIT Madras BS Degree Qualifier Exam - Detailed Syllabus
Mathematics
- Numbers and types of numbers
- Polynomials and rational expressions
- Linear equations and inequalities
- Quadratic equations and functions
- Functions and their graphs
- Sets and Venn Diagrams
- Exponents and logarithms
- Sequences and series
- Geometry basics
- Coordinate geometry basics
Statistics
- Types of data: categorical, numerical
- Frequency distribution
- Measures of central tendency: Mean, Median, Mode
- Measures of spread: Range, Variance, Standard Deviation
- Visualizing data: Histograms, Boxplots
- Introduction to probability
- Independent and dependent events
- Conditional probability and Bayes' Theorem (basic)
- Applications in real-world scenarios
Computational Thinking
- Problem-solving strategies
- Flowcharts and Pseudocode
- Algorithms (basic logic development)
- Number systems (binary, decimal conversions)
- Logic gates (basic understanding)
- Introduction to programming (Python-like logic)
- Variables, expressions, control flow (if-else, loops)
- Functions and scope
- Searching and sorting (basic conceptual understanding)
English
- Reading comprehension (passages, inference, tone)
- Vocabulary: Synonyms, antonyms, word usage
- Grammar:
- Subject-verb agreement
- Tenses
- Prepositions, conjunctions
- Sentence correction
- Para jumbles and sentence ordering
- Error spotting
- Cloze tests (fill in the blanks)