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Applied geography and geoinformatics: Unit 01

• Definition, nature, major subfields, contemporary relevance
• Space and society: Cultural regions; race; religion and language
• Population: Population growth and demographic transition theory
• World population distribution and composition (age, gender and literacy)
• Settlements: Types and patterns of rural settlements; classification of urban settlements; trends and patterns of world urbanization

Applied geography and geoinformatics: Unit 02

• Maps, types, elements and uses
• Map scale, types and application, reading distances on a map
• Map projections, criteria for choice of projections; attributes and properties of: Zenithal gnomonic polar case, zenithal stereographic polar case, cylindrical equal area, mercator’s projection, conical projection with two standard Parallel
• Bonne’s projection
• Representation of data, symbols, dots, choropleth, isopleth and flow diagrams, interpretation of thematic maps

Applied geography and geoinformatics: Unit 03

• Concepts and approaches; ecosystem, concept and structure; ecosystem functions
• Human-environment relationship in equatorial, desert, mountain and coastal regions
• Environmental problems and management: Air pollution; biodiversity; loss; solid and liquid waste
• Environmental programmes and policies: Developed countries; developing countries
• New environmental policy of India; government initiatives

Applied geography and geoinformatics: Unit 04

• Physical setting, location, structure and relief, drainage, climate
• Population, size and growth since 1901, population distribution, literacy, sex ratio
• Settlement system, rural settlement types and patterns, urban pattern
• Resource base, livestock (cattle and fisheries), power (coal, and hydroelectricity), minerals (iron ore and bauxite
• Economy, agriculture (rice, wheat, sugarcane, groundnut, cotton); industries (cotton textile, iron-steel, automobile), transportation Modes (road and rail)

Applied geography and geoinformatics: Unit 05

• Definition, approaches and fundamental concepts of economic geography; patterns of development
• Locational theories, agriculture (Von Thunen) and industrial (weber)
• Primary activities, intensive subsistence farming, commercial grain farming, plantation, commercial dairy farming, commercial fishing, and mining (iron ore, coal and petroleum)
• Secondary activities, cotton textile industry, petrochemical industry, major manufacturing region
• Tertiary and quaternary activities, modes of transportation, patterns of international trade, and information and communication technology industry

Applied geography and geoinformatics: Unit 06

• Hazards, risk, vulnerability and disasters: Definition and concepts
• Disasters in India: (a) Causes, impact, distribution and mappin-flood, landslide, drought
• Disasters in India: (b) Causes, impact, distribution and mapping-earthquake, tsunami and cyclone
• Human induced disasters: Causes, impact, distribution and mapping
• Response and mitigation to disasters: Mitigation and preparedness, NDMA and NIDM; indigenous knowledge and community-based disaster management; Do’s and Don'ts during disasters

Applied geography and geoinformatics: Unit 07

• Concepts, nature and scope; inter-relationships of tourism, recreation and leisure; geographical parameters of tourism by Robinson
• Type of tourism: Nature tourism, cultural tourism, medical tourism, pilgrimage
• Recent trends of tourism: International and regional; domestic (India); eco-tourism, sustainable tourism, meetings, incentives, conventions and exhibitions (MICE)
• Impact of tourism: Economy; environment; society
• Tourism in India: Tourism infrastructure; case studies of himalaya, desert and coastal and heritage; national tourism policy

Applied geography and geoinformatics: Unit 08

• Sustainability: Definition, components and sustainability for development
• The millennium development goals: National strategies and international experiences
• Sustainable development: Need and examples from different ecosystems
• Inclusive development: Education, health; climate change-the role of higher education in sustainability; the human right to health; poverty and disease; sustainable livelihood model; policies and global cooperation for climate change
• Sustainable development policies and programmes: Rio+20; goal-based development; financing for sustainable development; principles of good governance; national environmental policy, CDM

B.Ed: Unit 01

B.Ed: Unit 02

B.Ed: Unit 03

B.Ed: Unit 04

B.Ed: Unit 05

B.Ed: Unit 06

B.Ed. humanities and social science: Unit 01

• History
• Political science
• Geography
• Economics
• Commerce
• Home science

B.Ed. languages: Unit 01

B.Ed. languages: Unit 02

B.Ed. languages: Unit 03

B.Ed. science: Unit 01

• Botany
• Zoology
• Chemistry
• Physics
• Home science
• Computer science

B.Ed. mathematics: Unit 01

B.Ed. mathematics: Unit 02

B.Ed. mathematics: Unit 03

Commerce: Unit 01

• Definition nature and scope of economics, Marshall & Robins views
• Utility of economics, micro vs. macromedia of economics study, economic theory and business decision
• Utility analysis, consumer behavior, consumer’s equilibrium
• Traditional approach and indifference curve and analysis: Price income and substitution effects
• Some application of indifference curve techniques, elasticity of demand
• Production, equal product curves, scale of production: Input-output relationship, cost curves; variable cost conditions and law of variable proportions, producers’ equilibrium
• Product pricing-market format, perfect competition, monopoly and imperfect completion
• Pricing of factors of production, concept of marginal productivity, theories of rent, wages, theories of interest and profit

Commerce: Unit 02

• Functions significance of money, various forms of money, causes, remedies and effects of inflation, deflation and reflation Indian money market, principles methods of note issues, monetary standard, gold standard
• Bi-metallize and managed currency standard
• Meaning and significance of credit
• Factors influencing the volume of credit in country, credit creations of bank, credit control by RBI
• Functions of Commercial Bank, types of banks, unit and branch banking systems, concept of mix banking, Central Bank and its functions, Reserve Bank of India, State Bank of India, Regional Rural Banks, progress of nationalized Banks in India
• Concept of foreign exchange and exchange rate, factors causing fluctuation in exchange control meaning, objective and methods

Commerce: Unit 03

• Nature, scope and functions of management, evolution of management thought, various approaches to management, functions of a manager, introduction to corporate social responsibility
• Planning: Objective, nature and process of planning, SWOT analysis, formulation of plans, decision making process. Organizing-objectives, nature and process of organizing formal and informal organization
• Authority and responsibility, delegation and empowerment, centralization and decentralization, concept of departmentation, organization chart, line, staff and functional relationship
• Staffing: Concept, manpower planning, recruitment, selection, training and development, performance appraisal. Directing, concept and techniques of motivation and leadership. Process and barriers to communication
• Controlling: Concept, need and techniques. Controlling concepts, processes, techniques, and control; management by objectives (MBO); management by exception (MBE); essentials of effective control; and managerial effectiveness

Commerce: Unit 04

• Office: Meaning, importance, activities, emerging trends, concept of paperless office
• Office management: Meaning, functions. Office organization-definition, characteristics, types of organization, office systems and procedures, charts and manuals. Office location, layout and environment, flow of work
• Computer fundamentals: Concept, components and types of computers. Operating system-concept, functions, types. Managing files and folders. Internet basics, features, methods of access
• Computer fundamentals: Applications and benefits of computerization and internet in office. Introduction to word processing and spreadsheets, templates and creation of documents, editing and formatting, creating tables, basic applications
• Office record management: Importance, filing essentials, modern methods of filing, modern filing devices, indexing system
• Office forms: Meaning, principles, design and control of office forms
• Office supplies: Management and control of office supplies
• Office correspondence: Types, centralized and decentralized correspondence, procedure of handling inward and outward correspondence, electronic communication
• E-commerce: Concepts, types, business models, e-payment systems

Commerce: Unit 05

• Accounting an introduction: Accounting standard, national and international, partnership accounts, admission, retirement & death and dissolution of partnership firm
• Absorption, amalgamation and reconstruction of companies, liquidation of companies and preparation of a liquidator’s final statement of account
• Hire purchase and instalment accounts, royalties accounts, insolvency accounts
• Branch account: Voyage accounts, accounts of empties and packages; insurance claim for loss of stock and loss of profit

Commerce: Unit 06

• Definition, nature and scope of business, business and society, social responsibility of business, factors determining the size of business unit
• Forms of business organization, a comparative study
• Monopolistic combination, production management, rationalization & methods of remunerating labor
• Organization process, importance, principles, various aspects of organization, organization structure, departmentation, line and staff relationships, span of control, delegation of authority, decentralization
• Produce and stock exchange: Its organization and economic functions

Commerce: Unit 07

• General, the nature and scope of statistics: Definition of statistics
• Law of statistical regularity: Law of inertia of large numbers
• Probability and sampling
• Limitations of statistics
• Methods of statistical enquiry, types and characteristics of units
• Methods of collection of data; questionnaire and schedule; proximations and accuracy, errors and their effects
• Classification and tabulation, objects, general, rules for the construction of tables; statistical series
• Measure of central tendency, mean mode, median, quartile harmonic and geometric mean
• Measurement of dispersion and Skewness, range, quartile deviation, mean deviation, standard deviation and their coefficients; measures of Skewness
• Correlation analysis, graphic method, scatter diagram, Karl Pearson’s coefficient of correlation, Spearman’s ranking method, lag and lead, probable and standard error
• Regression analysis, linear regression, regression lines, regression equations
• Interpolation, assumptions, Newton's’ advancing differences, LaGrange’s’ formula; Parabolic curve method; binomial expansion method

Commerce: Unit 08

• Public finance, definition and scope; public and private finance
• Public revenue, sources of public revenue; nature and principles of taxation; classification of taxes; problems principles of equity in taxation
• Incidence of taxation; shifting of taxes
• Effects of taxation
• Requirements of a sound tax system
• Canons of taxation
• Principle of maximum social advantage
• Public expenditure, classification, effects and canons of public expenditure, public debt, external and internal debt
• Methods of debt redemption
• Capital levy, deficit financing
• Administration, budget, its preparation, legislation and execution
• Analysis of trends in Central government’s revenue, expenditure and debt
• Financing of five-year plans, deficit financing in India
• State and local finance, heads of revenue and items of expenditure and related issues

Commerce: Unit 09

• Main principles of Indian law relating to: Contract, agency, sale of goods, partnership, negotiable instruments and hundis and Consumer Protection Act 1986
• Main principles of Indian law relating to: Common carriers and carriage of goods of land and air. Foreign Exchange Management Act. 2000-definitions & main provisions

Commerce: Unit 10

• Definition, nature, scope and significance, cost unit, cost centre, elements of costs, system of ascertainment of cost, control and ascertainment of materials, labor and overhead costs, allocation, apportionment and absorption of overheads
• Single output or unit costing, contract and job costing, calculation of tender, quotation, estimated price, process and operating costing
• Marginal costing-its use in management standard costing, variance analysis
• Integrated accounts
• Reconciliation of cost and financial accounts, cost accounting/ cost control accounts, inter firm comparison

Commerce: Unit 11

• Company: Definition, classification, incorporation, memorandum of association, articles of association. Doctrine of constructive notice, doctrine of indoor management, commencement of business
• Company management: Appointment, rights and obligations of directors, managers and secretary
• Steps before issue of prospects, definition and contents of prospectus, liability for untrue statements
• Shares: Definition, share vs stock, classes of shares, voting rights, issue of shares at per, premium and discount, ESOP, bonus, rights, buyback, public shares at par, premium and discount, ESOP, bonus, rights
• Buyback, public issue, calls, forfeiture, lean and surrender, transfer and transmission, statutory restriction on transfer, borrowing power, mortgages and changes, debentures
• Secretarial practice: Duties and responsibilities of company secretary, secretarial duties relating to issue and allotment of shares, calls, for feature lien and transfer of shares
• Majority powers and minority rights, revelation of oppression and management
• Specimen of certificate of incorporation
• Certificate of commencement of business, share certificates and share warrants, dematerialization of shares
• Meeting and proceedings: Provisions relating to the company and board meetings, secretarial duties relating to meetings, notice, agenda, proxy, motion, resolution, minutes and reports

Commerce: Unit 12

• Selling: Concept, nature and role in marketing
• Personal selling: Evolving face of personal selling, nature and importance of personal selling, characteristics of a successful salesperson, sales as a career option, sale training, consumer psychology and buying Motives
• Personal selling: Selling of consumer and industrial products (goods and services)
• Selling process: Prospecting, pre-approach, approach, sales presentation and demonstration, handling objections, closing the sale, after sale service
• Effective selling techniques, role of relationship marketing in personal selling, tools of selling, motivating and remunerating sales persons
• Advertising: Concept, role, functions, scope and types, economic, social, legal and ethical aspects of advertising
• Advertising appeals: Meaning, types and methods, advertising as a persuasive communication process
• Advertising design: Characteristics and basic elements of advertising copy. Creation, production and planning of advertisements
• Advertising budget: Types, components and process of preparing. Advertising agency-functions and selection of agency
• Advertising as a component of integrated marketing communication, AIDA and DAGMAR model
• Advertising media: Types (print, outdoor, electronic and other), characteristics, merits and limitations of each media type
• Media planning: Selection of media category; their reach, frequency, impact, cost and other factors influencing media choice
• Problems in reaching rural and remote audience.
• Evaluation of advertising effectiveness: Importance, difficulties and methods of measuring advertising effectiveness

Commerce: Unit 13

• Calculus: (Problems and theorems involving trigonometrically ratios are not to be done), differentiation-partial derivatives up to second order; total differentials
• Maxima and minima cases of one variable involving second or higher order; cases of two variables involving not more than one constraint, integration as antiderivative process; standard forms
• Methods of regretting, by substitution, by parts, and by use of partial functions; definite regrating; finding areas in simple cases
• Matrices and determinants: Definition of a matrix, types of matrices; algebra of matrices; properties of determinants; calculation of values of determinants upto third order, adjoint a matrix; elementary row or column operations
• Finding inverse of matrix through adjoint and elementary row and column operations; solution of a system of linear equations having unique solution and involving not more than three variables
• Linear programming, formulation of LPP: Graphical method of solution; problems relating to two variables including the case of mixed constraints; simplex method, solution of problems up to three variables, duality, transportation problem
• Compound interest and annuities certain, different types of interest rates; concept of present value and amount of a sum; equation of payments, types of annuities; present value and amount of an annuity
• Including the case of continuous compounding; analysis of annuity; valuation of simple loans and debentures; problems relating to sinking funds

Commerce: Unit 14

• Introduction to insurance: Purpose and need of insurance, insurance as a social security tool; insurance and economic development, fundamentals/ principles of insurance. Contract of insurance
• Life insurance, principles and practice of life assurance
• Life assurance contract, their nature and characteristics, parties to the contract and their rights and duties
• Conditions and terms of policy
• Nominations and assignment practice in connection with collection of premium, revivals, loans, surrenders, claims, bonuses and annuity payments, mortality table
• Fire insurance-the basic principles of fire insurance contracts
• Fire policy, conditions, assignment of policy, claims
• Marine insurance, general principles, insurable interest and value disclosure marine policy and their conditions, premium double insurance, assignment of policy warranties the voyage, loss and abandonment
• Partial losses and particular charges; salvage; total losses and measures of indemnity, subrogation equation of payments, types of annuities; present value and amount of an annuity, including the case of continuous compounding
• Analysis of annuity; valuation of simple loans and debentures; problems relating to sinking funds
• Introduction to insurance: Purpose and need of insurance, insurance as a social security tool; insurance and economic development, fundamentals/ principles of insurance
• Contract of insurance
• Fire insurance, the basic principles of fire insurance contracts
• Partial losses and particular charges; salvage; total losses and measures of indemnity, Subrogation
• Insurance intermediaries, agents and procedure for becoming and agent, prerequisite for obtaining a license, duration of license; cancellation of license, revocation of suspension/ termination of agent appointment; code of conduct
• Unfair practices, insurance accounts, life insurance and general insurance company

Commerce: Unit 15

• Basic concepts: Income, agricultural income, casual income, assessment year previous year, gross total income, total income person. Tax evasion, avoidance and tax planning
• Basic concepts: Basic of charge; scope of total income, residence and tax liability, income which does not form part of total income. Deduction from gross total income
• Head of the income: Salaries; income from house property; profit and gains to business or profession. Capital gains; income from other sources
• Computations of total income of an individual, H.U.F and firm
• Deemed income: Aggregation of income, set-off and carry forward of losses; tax authorities; assessment procedures

Commerce: Unit 16

• Introduction: Meaning and objectives of auditing-types of audits; internal audit. Audit process-audit programmed; audit and books; working papers and evidences; consideration for commencing an audit
• Routine checking and test checking
• Internal check system: Internal control
• Audit procedure: Vouching; verification of assets and liabilities. Audit of limited companies-company auditor, appointment, powers, duties, and liabilities
• Auditing standards, appointment, power, duties and liability of auditor
• Broad outlines of company audit and auditor’s report
• Special audit, banking companies, educational institutions, insurance companies
• Investigation, audit of non-profit organization, divisible profit & dividend
• Recent trends in auditing, nature and significance of cost audit; tax audit, management audit, computerized audit

Commerce: Unit 17

• Nature of Indian economy, features of a developing economy
• Characteristics and problems of Indian economy
• Objectives of economics planning in India
• India’s five-year plans, achievements and failures
• Indian agriculture, its features and problems
• Agricultural development in planned era
• Green revaluation, agricultural marketing, rural poverty and indebtedness
• Rural industrialization
• Rural development programmed, cooperative movement
• Population growth and population explosion
• Population policy and programmed
• Problem of unemployment
• Forms of unemployment
• Employment programmed and poverty alleviation
• Large scale, small scale and cottage industries
• Industrial development during Five Year Plans
• Public sectors and private sector, industrial relations, industrial policy
• Industrial sickness, industrial finance
• Money market and capital market structure
• Capital formation, Indian money market and fiscal policies, deficit financing and its implications

Commerce: Unit 18

• Introduction: Nature and scope of marketing-importance of marketing as a business function and in the economy; marketing concepts, traditional and modern; selling vs. marketing; marketing mix; marketing environment
• Consumer behavior and market segmentation; nature, scope and significance of consumer behavior; market segmentation concept and importance; basis for market segmentation
• Promotion; methods of promotion; optimum promotion mix; advertising media, their relative merits and limitations; characteristics of an effective advertisement; personal selling; selling as a career; classification of a successful sales person
• Functions of salesman
• Product: Concept of product, consumer and industrial goods; product planning and development; packaging, role and functions; brand name and trade mark; after sales service; product life cycle concept
• Price: Importance of price in the marketing mix; factors affecting price of a product/ service; discounts and rebates
• Distribution channels, concept and role; types of distribution channels; factors affecting choice of a distribution channel; retailer and wholesale; physical distribution of goods; transportation; warehousing; inventory control; order processing

Commerce: Unit 19

• Concept, definition and scope of macro-economics, statics and dynamics, the circular flow of income
• The analysis and measurement of economic activity, national income accounting, concept and definitions of national income
• Various component of national income, methods of measurement of national income and welfare
• The consumption function, the Keynesian consumption function, relative income hypothesis, permanent income hypothesis multiplier and the process of income, propagation
• The investment function, autonomous and induced investment
• Government and the theory of income determination, government purchases and income, taxes and equilibrium level of income, tax multiplier determination of the equilibrium level of income, the simple Keynesian model
• Marginal efficiency of capital, relation between MEC and MEI
• The derivation and shift in IS and LM curves, the interaction between IS and LM curves
• The acceleration principle
• Theories of employment, Say’s law of market and classical theory of employment, saving investment analysis
• An outline of Keynesian theory of employment
• Theory of inflation, concepts of inflation, inflationary gaps demand pull and cost push inflation
• The Phillips curve, effects of inflation, anti-inflation policies, monetary and fiscal policies
• Fluctuation and growth, Hawtrey, Hayek, Sehumpeter, Samuelson, Hicks
• Theories of population, Malthusian theory and theory of optimum population

Commerce: Unit 20

• Introduction, trade its meaning and types
• Difference between internal and international trade
• Theories of international trade with particular reference to the theory of comparative cost
• Trade: Terminology and abbreviations
• India’s internal trade, characteristics and problems
• Coastal trade and trade of Uttar Pradesh
• Foreign trade of India, brief history before independence recent trends in India’s foreign trade
• Composition of imports and exports, changes during planning period
• Important items of imports and exports
• Direction of India’s foreign trade, changes in directional pattern during planning period
• India’s major trading partners
• State trading organizations, financing of India’s foreign trade role of EXIM, bank ECGC and other institutions in financing of foreign trade, STC, MMTC
• Trade policy in India, general developments during planning period
• Import substitution and export promotion
• Recent changes in trade policy, trade agreements, bilateral and multilateral trade agreements
• GATT & UNCTAD
• India’s balance of trade and balance of payments, trends during planning period
• Problems of Bot, BOP and corrective measures

Commerce: Unit 21

• Statistical system in India; Indian statistical machinery, organization at central state level, national sample survey, design and technique
• Agricultural statistics in India, nature of crop estimates, estimation of area and yield, industrial statistics, annual survey of industries
• Statistics of prices, wage, trade and transport
• Population statistics, vital statistics, computation of birth, death and survival rates
• Methods of population projection
• Population census in India
• Analysis of time series, trend measurement different method of computing seasonal indices
• Cyclical and irregular-fluctuation
• National income statistics: Methods of measuring national income and related aggregates
• Statistical quality control construction and uses of control charts

Commerce: Unit 22

• The ordinary, practice of bankers with regard to the opening and conduct of banking accounts, closing of accounts
• Banker and customer, general and special relations
• Law relating to cheques, bill of exchange and other negotiable instruments
• Discounting of bill of exchange, the practice relating to cheques bills of exchange and other negotiable instruments
• Banker’s credit, advance and overdrafts traveler cheque, letter of credit, confirmed bankers credit, unconfirmed bankers credit, acceptance credits and documentary credit
• Revolving credit, banker’s advance against marketable securities, goods & produce, debentures and life insurance policies
• Unsecured advances, guarantees, precautions/ duties of banker

Commerce: Unit 23

• Meaning, determinant and obstacles of economic development, sources and problems of rural and industrial finance
• Meaning objective, characteristics and functioning of development banks, difference between commercial and development banks
• Role of commercial banks in agricultural and industrial finance
• Terms lending operations of land development banks
• National bank for agricultural and rural development (NABARD), objectives organisation and functions
• Structure of development banks in India, progress of these banks (terms lending institutions) nd deficiencies in their working
• National level financial corporation, IFCI, IDBI, ICICI & IDBI, their objectives functions and evaluations of performance
• State level financial corporation, SFCs and SIDCs, their objectives organizations, functions and evaluations of performance
• Capital market in India & industrial growth, structure, present position, problems and steps taken by the Government to active and capital market

Commerce: Unit 24

• Economics of a fir, applications of differential calculus, cost minimization, profit maximization, price, quantity determination, elementary partial differentiation and economic application
• Partial elasticities, elementary integral calculus and economics applications
• Linear programming, meaning, application, limitation simple formulation, graphic method, simplex method duality
• Games theory, classifying payoff matrix, principle of dominance, strategy, pure strategy and mixed strategies, 2x2mx2, 2xn games
• Decision theory decision making under risk, decision making under inconsistently, maximum criterion, maximax criterion, hurvics, criterion savage criterion, laplace criterion inventory economics
• Inventory costs, various inventory models, EOQ with uniform demand, production inventory model, back-order inventory model inventory model with quantity discount, price break approach, reorder point safety stock and stock-outs
• Determining optimum safety stock levels, ABC analysis
• Input, output analysis, meaning assumption viability of system, technological co-efficient closed & open economy, determination of output labor requirement price equilibrium and value added
• Query problems, query discipline formulae for solving single-channel quiring problem

Disaster studies: Unit 01

• Constitution, fundamentals of Indian legal system, fundamentals of governance, international legal developments, laws related to disasters, human rights and sustainable development Goals (SDGs)

Disaster studies: Unit 02

• Social science perspectives of disasters, definition, concepts and theories around the key terms in disaster studies (understanding of disaster, risk, hazard, vulnerability, resilience)

Disaster studies: Unit 03

• Development and disasters, geography of disasters and GIS applications (regional imbalance, health issues, fragile areas and critically endangered zones)

Disaster studies: Unit 04

• Computer, information and communication technologies, artificial intelligence, database systems (application of modern scientific tools in early warning systems, relief, rehabilitation and appropriate measurement of damages and losses)

Disaster studies: Unit 05

• Health in emergencies and disasters, trauma and stress management (mental health and psychosocial care in disasters), first aid and emergency procedures, chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear (CBRN) disasters
• Pandemics, occupational health and safety

Disaster studies: Unit 06

• Ecology and environment (dams, pollution, climate change, effluent discharges, human consumption as cause of environmental destruction and increased vulnerability of ecosystems)

General paper: Unit 01

• English grammar
• English usage errors
• Jumbled para
• Sentence correction
• Sentence improvement
• Reading Comprehension
• Paragraph completion
• One-word substitution
• Synonyms & antonym

General paper: Unit 02

• Literature
• History
• Indian constitution
• Personalities
• Sports
• National and international economy
• Economics
• Science
• Politics
• Legal awareness
• Trade awareness
• Geography
• Culture

General paper: Unit 03

• Fundamentals of computer
• Computer abbreviations
• Computer shortcut keys
• Microsoft window
• Microsoft office
• MS word
• Types of computer
• Storage devices
• Hardware and software
• Input and output devices
• Internet
• Computer networks
• Website
• Web browser
• Computer virus
• Important computer-related terms

General paper: Unit 04

• Clocks
• Calendar
• Average
• Simplification
• Problems on ages/numbers/trai
• Lcm and hcf
• Percentage
• Profit & loss
• Partnership
• Compound interest
• Ratio & proportion
• Simple interest
• Time & work
• Pipes & cisterns
• Time & distance
• Stock & shares
• Discount/bankers discount
• Geometry & mensuration
• Sets & union
• Permutation & combination
• Mixture & allegation
• Area
• Volume and surface area

General paper: Unit 05

• Ranking test
• linear
• Arrangement
• Matrix arrangements
• Sequencing
• Statements arguments
• Cause and effects
• Statements assumptions
• Statements and conclusion
• Number series
• Blood relationship tests
• Coding and decoding
• Inferences
• Non-verbal reasoning
• Analogy test
• Symbol based problems
• Direction and distance test
• Analytical reasoning

Economics: Unit 01

• Consumer theory or behavior: Demand, utility, indifference curve, revealed preference theory, consumer surplus
• Production theory: Production function, law of variable proportions, returns to scale, cost function, types and concepts
• Price and output determination in market: Perfect and imperfect competition (monopoly, price discrimination, monopolistic, duopoly and oligopoly models) general equilibrium
• Efficiency and welfare: Equilibrium and efficiency under pure exchange and production; overall efficiency and welfare economics, externality

Economics: Unit 02

• National income account
• Income and output determination: Aggregate demand and aggregate supply, effective demand principle, classical and Keynesian theory

Economics: Unit 03

• Demand and supply of money, money multiplier and high-powered money, credit creation, role of Reserve Bank of India and Commercial Banks, quantitative theories of money, Phillips curve
• Monetary and fiscal policy of India and its role

Economics: Unit 04

• Permanent, relative and life cycle hypothesis, determinants of business fixed investment; residential investment and inventory investment, multiplier and accelerator
• Open economy models: Mundell and Fleming model (IS, LM and BP curve), balance of payments, exchange rate determination, purchasing power parity
• Economic growth: Harrod-Domar model, Solow model

Economics: Unit 05

• Mean, mode, median, dispersion, Skewness, quartile deviation, average deviation, standard deviation
• Correlation
• Simple regression model probability distribution sampling

Economics: Unit 06

• Sets and vector
• Functions of one and several real variables, single and multi-variable optimization
• Integration of functions
• Difference equations
• Determinants matrix
• Linear programming portability
• Differential equation

Economics: Unit 07

• Macro trends: National income; population; occupational structure
• Agriculture: Agrarian structure and land relations; agricultural markets and institutions, credit, commerce and technology; trends in performance and productivity; famines
• Railways and industry: Railways; the deindustrialization debate; evolution of entrepreneurial and industrial structure; nature of industrialization in the interwar period; constraints to industrial breakthrough
• Labor relations
• Economy and state in the imperial context
• The imperial priorities and the Indian economy; drain of wealth; international trade, capital
• Flows and the colonial economy, changes and continuities; government and fiscal policy
• New economic policy
• Public economics: Public and private goods, externalities, budget, deficits, public debt, fiscal Federalism in India
• Taxation: Its economic effects; deadweight loss and distortion, efficiency and equity considerations, tax incidence, optimal taxation
• International trade theories: Adam Smith, Ricardo, Heckscher-Ohlin model and New trade theories

General paper (MBA): Unit 01

• English grammar
• English usage errors
• Jumbled para
• Sentence correction
• Sentence improvement
• Reading Comprehension
• Paragraph completion
• One-word substitution
• Synonyms & antonyms
• Idioms & phrases

General paper (MBA): Unit 02

• Partnership
• Simple interest and compound interest
• Profit & loss
• Percentages
• Pipes and cisterns
• Time-speed, distance
• Problems on train
• Work and wages
• Time and work

General paper (MBA): Unit 03

• Ranking tests
• linear
• Arrangements
• Matrix arrangements
• Sequencing
• Statements arguments
• Cause and effects
• Statements assumptions
• Statements and conclusion
• Number series
• Blood relationship tests
• Coding and decoding
• Inferences
• Non verbal reasoning
• Analogy test
• Symbol based problems
• Direction and distance test

General paper (MBA): Unit 04

• Pie chart
• Bar graphs
• Tabular charts
• Mixed graph
• Data sufficiency
• Graph number system
• Tabulation
• Sets and venn diagrams

Library & Information Science: Unit 01

• Data, information, knowledge, wisdom; knowledge society, information transfer, generation, storage and dissemination of information
• Five laws of library science, historical development of libraries; types of libraries and information centers; objectives, features, functions of libraries; public relations and extension activities
• Library legislation in India; The Press and Registration of Books Act; the delivery of books and newspapers (Public Libraries) Act; Copyright Act; Right to Information Act; intellectual property rights; Information Technology Act
• Librarianship as a profession, professional ethics, national and international professional associations: ILA, IASLIC, IATLIS, IFLA, ALA, CILIP, ASLIB and SLA, role of UNESCO, UGC and RRRLF in the promotion and development of libraries

Library & Information Science: Unit 02

• Management: Concept, scope, schools of management thoughts principles and functions of management
• Acquisition of books and subscription of periodicals, technical processing, circulation methods and processes, maintenance, stock verification, shelf, rectification, binding, preservation
• Sources of library finance, estimation of library’s financial requirements, budgeting, accounting and auditing, cost Effectiveness analysis and cost benefit analysis, human resource management
• Library committee, library statistics; annual report; library rules and regulations, library building and space management

Library & Information Science: Unit 03

• Information sources, documentary and non-documentary sources, primary, secondary and tertiary sources of information, human sources of information; institutional sources
• Reference sources: Characteristics, types, usefulness, electronic sources-E-books, E-journals, ETDs, subject gateways, web portals, bulletin boards, discussion group/ forum, multimedia, resources, databases
• Reference sources: Institutional repositories, evaluation of reference sources and electronic information sources
• Reference service: Concept, purpose, types, theories, documentation services-current awareness service (CAS), selective dissemination of information (SDI), translation services, indexing and abstracting services
• Reference service: Bibliographical services, document delivery services, interlibrary loan, (ILL) service, online services, instant messaging, RSS feeds, podcasts, vodcasts, ask a librarian, mobile based library services and tools
• Collaborative services: Social networks, social bookmarking, community information services
• Information systems: Characteristics, functions, national information systems and networks-NISCAIR, NASSDOC, DESIDOC, SENDOC, ENVIS, NICNET, ERNET; national knowledge network (NKN)
• Global information systems and network: MEDLARS, AGRIS, INIS, INSPEC, BIOSIS, ERIC, patent information system (PIS), biotechnology information system (BIS), library resources sharing and consortia

Library & Information Science: Unit 04

• Universe of knowledge: Nature, attributes, subject-meaning, types (basic, compound, complex), modes of subject formation, universe of knowledge as mapped in different classification schemes (DDC, UDC, CC, LCC)
• Library classification, canons and postulates, knowledge classification and book classification, notation, call number
• Species of library classification schemes, dewey decimal classification (DDC), colon classification (CC); universal decimal classification (UDC, library of congress classification (LCC)
• Current trends simple knowledge organization systems (SKOS), automatic classification, web dewey, taxonomies, folksonomies

Library & Information Science: Unit 05

• Library catalogue, physical forms of library catalogue: Conventional and non-conventional, types of catalogues, dictionary catalogue, classified catalogue, alphabetico-classed catalogue, alphabetic, subject catalogue
• Catalogue codes, normative principles, catalogue entries according to CCC and AACR (latest editions), authority file
• Subject catalogue: Meaning, purpose, union catalogue, concept, purpose, tools and techniques for deriving subject headings, selective, simplified, cooperative and centralized cataloguing
• ISBD, CCF, RDA, FRBR and Bib frame metadata: Meaning, purpose, types, uses, MARC 21, DUBLIN CORE, TEI (text encoding initiative), METS, EAD, VRA core, MODES, standards for bibliographic interchange and communication: ISO 2709, Z39.50 and Z39.7

Library & Information Science: Unit 06

• Computers, concept, generations, types; hardware; units of computers-arithmetic and logic unit, control units; Input and output unit, memory unit
• Software: System software, operating systems, ms-windows, UNIX and LINUX; application software, ms-word, ms-excel and ms-powerpoint, introduction to character recognition, programming language
• Library automation, planning and implementation of automation in housekeeping operations, retrospective conversion, standards for library automation; library management software-proprietary, free and open source software (FOSS)
• Telecommunication, transmission channels, mode, and media, ISDN, PSDN, technologies modulation, frequency, bandwidth and multiplexing, standards and protocols, wireless communication-media, wi-fi, satellite communication, mobile communication
• Computer networks: Concept, need; topologies; types-LAN, MAN, WAN, internet, web browsers, WWW, E-mail; search engines internet protocols and standards, HTTP, FTP, SMTP, TCP/IP, URI, URL; search strategies
• Data and network security: Firewalls, cryptographic techniques, anti-virus software, anti-spyware, intrusion detection system, library networks (regional, national, international)

Masters of education: Unit 01

• Modes of education-formal, non-formal, open and MOOCS
• Aims of education
• Philosophy and education
• Meaning and scope of philosophy
• Functions of philosophy
• Relationship between education and philosophy
• Significance of philosophy of education

Masters of education: Unit 02

• Naturalism
• Idealism
• Pragmatis
• Existentialism their educational implications for aims content
• Methods of teaching and role of a teacher and concept of discipline
• Educational thinkers: M.K Gandhi, Allamah, Iqbal, John Dewey, J.J Rousseau

Masters of education: Unit 03

• Education as a sub-system of Indian society
• Education and relationship with Indian Social structure
• Social demand for education
• School as a social unit: Democracy in school life, culture and education

Masters of education: Unit 04

• Nature & meaning of psychology: Nature, meaning and functions of educational psychology
• Learning & motivation: Concept of learning & motivation, factors of influencing learning, personal & environmental
• Techniques of enhancing learners motivation: S‐R theory of learning (Thorndike), classical conditioning (Pavlov), operant conditioning, theory of learning (Skinner) and Gestalt theory of learning (Kohler et al)
• Techniques of enhancing learners motivation: Cognitive theory (Piaget), social development theory (Vygotsky)
• Behaviorism: Constructivism and eclectic approach

Masters of education: Unit 05

• Nature & meaning, measurement of intelligence: Concept of I.Q, verbal, non‐verbal & performance tests, two‐factor theory (Spearman), multifactor theory (Thurston), structure of intellect (Guilford), multiple intelligence (Gardner) personality
• Meaning & nature and development of personality: Biological & socio‐culture determinant a brief overview of Trait‐theory of personality (Allport), factor‐theory of personality (Cattell)
• Meaning & nature and development of personality: Psychoanalytic theory of personality (Freud), Maslow’s hierarchy of needs and their educational implication
• Definition, concept and importance of inclusive education
• Historical perspectives on education of children with diverse needs
• Difference between special education integrated education and inclusive education
• Advantages of inclusive education for all children

Masters of education: Unit 06

• Basis of management planning
• Organizing, control, direction and financing
• School as a unit of decentralization planning

Masters of education: Unit 07

• Case study
• Manpower surveys
• Educational management information system (EMIS)
• Nature, scope & types of guidance: Meaning and definitions of counseling, counseling as profession
• Phases of counseling process: Assessment, intervention, and termination, qualities of an effective counselor

Masters of education: Unit 08

• Objectives of elementary education (UEE)
• District primary education programmed (DPEP)
• Universalization of elementary education (UEE)
• Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan (SSA) 2002
• Right to Education Act (RTE) 2009

Masters of education: Unit 09

• Universalization of elementary education with special reference to Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan
• Education of children with special needs
• Women’s education
• Education of weaker sections

Masters of education: Unit 10

• Concept of teaching
• Characteristics & functions of teaching
• Principles & maxims of teaching
• Techniques of teacher‐preparation: Microteaching-nature & meaning, main proposition, phases, steps, merits & limitations, simulated, nature & meaning, teaching role play, advantages & limitations
• Techniques of teacher‐preparation: Programmed learning‐meaning & characteristics, learning, principles & development of the programmed instructions
• Types of merits & demerit

M.A. education: Unit 01

• Nature & meaning of education, relationship between philosophy & education

M.A. education: Unit 02

• Naturalism; idealism; pragmatism

M.A. education: Unit 03

• M. K. Gandhi: Basic education; Tagore, John Dewey-learning by doing

M.A. education: Unit 04

• Concept & dimensions of culture; relationship between culture & education with special reference to conservative and creativity roles; concept of social change and roles of education for social change

M.A. education: Unit 05

• Nature & meaning of psychology; nature, meaning and functions of educational psychology

M.A. education: Unit 06

• Concept of learning & motivation; factors of influencing learning, personal & environmental, techniques of enhancing learners motivation; S‐R theory of learning (Thorndike), classical conditioning (Pavlov)
• Operant conditioning theory of learning (Skinner) and Gestalt theory of learning (Kohler et al), cognitive theory (Piaget), social development theory (Vygotsky), behaviorism, constructivism and eclectic approach

M.A. education: Unit 07

• Concept, stages of development, role of hereditary and environment in the development of individual

M.A. education: Unit 08

• Nature & meaning, measurement of intelligence, concept of I.Q, verbal, nonverbal & performance tests; two‐factor theory (Spearman); multifactor theory (Thurston); structure of intellect (Guilford), multiple Intelligence (Gardner)

M.A. education: Unit 09

• Meaning & nature and development of personality, biological & socio‐culture determinants, a brief overview of Trait‐theory of personality (Allport), factor‐theory of personality (Cattell), psychoanalytic theory of personality (Freud)
• Maslow’s hierarchy of needs and their educational implication

M.A. education: Unit 10

• Universalization of elementary education with special reference to Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan; education of children with special needs, women’s education, education of weaker sections, Right to Education Act 2009

M.A. education: Unit 11

• Concept of teaching; characteristics & functions of teaching; principles & maxims of teaching

M.A. education: Unit 12

• Microteaching, nature & meaning, main proposition, phases, steps, merits & limitations; simulated, nature & meaning, teaching role play, advantages & limitations; programmed learning, meaning & characteristics
• Learning, principles & development of the programmed instructions, types, merits & demerits

M.A. education: Unit 13

• Bloom’s taxonomy of instructional objectives, cognitive, affective & psychomotor domains; meaning & significance of lesson planning, preparation of lesson planning, lesson plan in constructivist approach

M.A. education: Unit 14

• Play way method; project method; discussion method, Heuristic method, activity method, cooperative learning

M.A. education: Unit 15

• Basics in ICT, multimedia approach, use of ICT in teaching learning process

Mass communication and journalism: Unit 01

Mass communication and journalism: Unit 02

Mass communication and journalism: Unit 03

Mass communication and journalism: Unit 04

Mass communication and journalism: Unit 05

Mass communication and journalism: Unit 06

Physical education: Unit 01

• Physical Education and Sports in Ancient Greece, Rome and India
• Ancient Olympics Games

Physical education: Unit 02

• Philosophies of education as applied to physical education-idealism, pragmatism, naturalism and realism

Physical education: Unit 03

• Psycho-physical unity of human organism, laws of learning, their application to sports situations
• Theories of play, learning stages, motor skill learning, learning curve, transfer of training
• Sports psychology theories
• Personality and its types
• Leadership
• Concepts of motivation, stress and anxiety
• Group cohesion

Physical education: Unit 04

• Orthodoxy, customs, religion, festivals, traditions and physical education
• Socialization through physical education & sports, social conglomeration and social group, primary group and remote group
• Features and importance of culture
• Impact of culture on lifestyle

Physical education: Unit 05

• Levels of structural organization of human body
• Growth and development
• Various systems of the human body
• Skeleton system, circulatory system and blood, respiratory system, muscular system, digestive system, excretory system, endocrine system, energy system, nervous system
• Structural classification and the functions of muscles
• Movements of muscles

Physical education: Unit 06

• Nutrition
• Balanced diet
• Proteins, carbohydrates, fats, vitamins, and minerals
• Sources of nutrition and micro-nutrients
• Personal hygiene
• Environment and health
• Communicable disease

Physical education: Unit 07

• Methods of sports training
• Periodization
• Environmental factors and sports performance
• Effect of exercise on body systems
• Drugs and doping in sports

Physical education: Unit 08

• Terminology of fundamental movements; planes and axis
• Body levers
• Centre of gravity
• Equilibrium
• Newton’s laws of motion
• Force; direction and application
• Speed, acceleration, velocity and momentum
• Postural deformities
• Common sports injuries
• First aid

Physical education: Unit 09

• Types of research
• Research problem
• Review of literature
• Hypothesis
• Sampling methods
• Data collection
• Data analysis and evaluation
• Research report writing

Physical education: Unit 10

• Formative and summative evaluation; classification of test: Knowledge test, criterion for the selection test-validity, reliability, objectivity, norms and standard
• Physical fitness tests: AAHPER Youth Fitness Tests, National Physical Fitness Tests, Indiana Motor Fitness Tests, JCR Tests
• Skill tests for various games and sports

Physical education: Unit 11

• Organization and administration of games and sports
• Intramural, extramural and competitions
• Sports facilities

Physical education: Unit 12

• Modern olympics games, asian games, commonwealth games, national games
• Recent events in sports

Physical education: Unit 13

• Athletics, swimming, tennis, basketball, football, hockey, cricket, kabaddi, wrestling, kho-kho, handball, volleyball, badminton, boxing, yoga

Physical education: Unit 14

• Sports Authority of India, N.S. National Institute of Sports, N.C.T.E., N.C.E.R.T., U.G.C., L.N.I.P.E
• National Sports Association/ Federation their composition and functions
• Recent developments in Physical Education
• Institute of sports, National Education Policy

Public health: Unit 01

Public health: Unit 02

Public health: Unit 03

Public health: Unit 04

Public health: Unit 05

Sports physiology: Unit 01

• Structure and function of carbohydrate, protein, nucleic acid, fatty acids, lipids and enzymes, bioenergetics, glycolysis, gluconeogenesis, pentose phosphate pathway, citric acid cycle
• Electron transfer system, oxidative phosphorylation; metabolic regulation of glucose and glycogen, lipid biosynthesis, fatty acids catabolism, biosynthesis, oxidation and production of urea

Sports physiology: Unit 02

• Principles of inheritance, linkage & crossing over, chromosomal aberrations, mutation, extrachromosomal inheritance, replication, transcription, translation, DNA repair, transformation, transduction, conjugation and population genetics

Sports physiology: Unit 03

• Cellular physiology; exercise and energy metabolism; macronutrients, micronutrients and water, basic energy systems and their functions, drugs and doping; blood, body fluids and endocrinology
• Exercise and muscular system: Classification of muscle, physiological anatomy of skeletal muscle, motor unit and all-or-none law, muscular adaptations in response to training; exercise
• Cardiovascular system: Basic anatomy of heart and vessels, cardiac output and cardiac cycle; exercise and respiratory system-physiological anatomy of respiratory system, internal and external respiration
• Exercise and nervous system: Nervous system types, components and their functions, structure, types and functions of neuron, synaptic junction; exercise and thermoregulation; hypo and hyperthermia, mechanisms of heat exchange

Sports physiology: Unit 04

• Introduction to psychology and sport psychology; cognitive processes motivation and emotion; personality and intelligence; group dynamics; mood disorders-unipolar disorder, bipolar disorder, depression; personality disorders and schizophrenia
• Growth and development at different stages of life; learning processes; personality, motivation and emotion; coping with stress

Sports physiology: Unit 05

• Scalar and vector, force, momentum, velocity work, momentum, projectile motion, gravitation, circular motion, rotational motion, simple harmonic motion, sound waves, potential and kinetic energy, conservation of energy, elasticity
• Angular momentum, moment of inertia, radius of gyration

Sports physiology: Unit 06

• Food groups and RDA, functions, metabolism, sources and deficiency of nutrients, water, energy, CHO, proteins, fats, vitamins and minerals
• Cereals and millet, legumes and oil seeds, fruits and vegetables, flesh foods and eggs, milk and milk products, sugar and jaggery, fats and oils
• Etiology, symptoms,and dietary management in diseases of the gastrointestinal tract, metabolic disorders, kidney diseases, diseases of cardiovascular system, diet for weight management, diet for allergic conditions
• Introduction to quality control, evaluation and assurance, organization of quality control department; food laws and standards, control of food quality, evaluation of food safety
• Food adulteration- classification & detection methods of adulterants Hygiene and sanitation- issue in food safety, potable water, cleaning and washing, cleaning agents, personal hygiene of the food handlers,food contamination and its hazards

Yoga: Unit 01

Yoga: Unit 02

Yoga: Unit 03

Yoga: Unit 04

Yoga: Unit 05

Yoga: Unit 06

Hospital management: Unit 01

• Various dimensions and determinants of health, measures and indicators of health and related issues, natural history of disease and sciences, primary health care services, hospital and its role in health and diseases

Hospital management: Unit 02

• Effect of various factors like water, air, light, ventilation, noise, meteorological environment, humidity, housing, disposal of waste, excreta disposal on health and wellbeing
• Basic concepts of biological/medical entomology & insecticides, rodents & related disease, radiation, and zoonosis on public health and health administration

Hospital management: Unit 03

• Understanding the concepts in sociology of health, psychology and health, social psychology, family in health and disease in understanding health
• Cultural factors in health and disease, hospital sociology, social problems and health
• Basic health economics, social security and health of population

Hospital management: Unit 04

• Basic understanding of sources of health care waste, health care waste hazards, method of treatment and bio-medical waste management for healthcare administration

Hospital management: Unit 05

• Understanding population health and epidemiology, rates, ratios and measurement of morbidity and mortality of health and related parameters, basic statistics of association and causation in biological sciences
• Concepts of disease transmission, immunity, and immunizing agent, basic understanding of disease prevention and control in India

Hospital management: Unit 06

• Recent developments in cell biology, genetics, pharmaceutical sciences, health care information technology, nutrition sciences, diagnostics, bio-technology, vaccine development, and sanitation
• General awareness on healthcare, current happenings of healthcare and life sciences sector, population health, epidemiol

Hospital management: Unit 07

• Current happenings of healthcare and life sciences sector, population health, epidemiology, basic public health and programs of India, basic physiology and anatomy of human body, society and health
• Understanding hospital management, understanding of World Health Organization and other bodies of International Health, basic issues and challenges of healthcare business verticals such as pharmaceuticals
• Healthcare information technology, healthcare entrepreneurship, and hospital management
• Understanding of national health programs

Hospital management: Unit 08

• Types of hospitals, health system in India sub-centre, PHC, CHC, first referral units, districts hospitals, corporate hospitals and charitable trust hospitals

Hospital management: Unit 09

• Clinical departments in hospitals-basic specialization
• General medicine, surgery, ODG, pediatrics, anaesthesia super specializations and sub-specializations in hospitals, cardiology, urology, neurology etc

Hospital management: Unit 10

• CSSD, pharmacy, linen and laundry, food and beverages, dietary services in hospitals

Hospital management: Unit 11

• Heating, ventilation and air conditioning, civil, electrical, water Supply

Hospital management: Unit 12

• Process of management, principles of management, accounting and costing in hospitals

Hospital management: Unit 13

• Classification of equipments-diagnostic and therapeutic equipments, X-Ray, CT, MRI, PET CT, Cath-lab, dialysis, OT equipments, purchasing and store

Hospital management: Unit 14

• Nosocomial infections and their prevention, bio-medical waste, rules and regulations

Hospital management: Unit 15

• Consumer Protection Act, PCPNDT act, human organ transplantation committees in the hospitals, ICC committee, infection control committee, ethical issues in hospitals

Hospital management: Unit 16

• Human resources management- doctors, nurses, paramedics, recruitment, selection, training motivation, finance management, budgetization, and marketing of hospital services

Hospital management: Unit 17

• Types of disasters, disasters management team, various codes used during disaster

Ancient Indian history, culture & architecture: Unit 01

• Political history of India (circa 600 AD to 300 AD), political history of India (circa 300 AD to 750 AD), political history of North India (circa 750 AD to 1200 AD), political history of South India (circa 750 AD to 1200 AD)

Ancient Indian history, culture & architecture: Unit 02

Ancient Indian history, culture & architecture: Unit 03

Ancient Indian history, culture & architecture: Unit 04

• Vedic and pure religions jainism and buddhist

Ancient Indian history, culture & architecture: Unit 05

• From beginning to gupta period
• Early medieval India

Ancient Indian history, culture & architecture: Unit 06

Ancient Indian history, culture & architecture: Unit 07

Ancient Indian history, culture & architecture: Unit 08

• India's cultural contacts with South East Asia

Ancient Indian history, culture & architecture: Unit 09

Ancient Indian history, culture & architecture: Unit 10

Anthropology: Unit 01

• Theories of biological evolution, Lamarckism and Neo-Lamarckism, Darwinism and Neo-Darwinism, synthetic theory of evolution
• Cell structure, RNA, DNA structure and function; DNA replication; protein synthesis
• Human chromosomes; chromosomal aberrations
• Human blood group systems ABO and Rh
• Mendel’s laws linkage and crossing over, inheritance pattern
• Population genetics; evolutionary forces, mutation, genetic difference, administrative, natural selection, cell divisions; mitosis, meiosis
• General characteristics of primates
• New world monkeys and old world monkeys: Anatomical changes in becoming a biped, vertebral column and skull, pelvis and birth canal, leg, foot, arm morphological differences between apes and man
• General characteristics of early hominids, australopithecus, homo erectus, neanderthal man, archaic homo sapiens
• Human variation and adaptation: Racial classification, human skeleton, anthropometry, somatometry, osteometry, craniometry; human growth and development
• Human health and ecology
• Methods of basic data analysis, central tendency, dispersion, normal distribution, chi-square test

Anthropology: Unit 02

• Major branches of anthropology
• Social and cultural anthropology: Concept, definition and its scope, ethnology and ethnography
• Society-social group, definition and characteristics of society, social institutions, preliterate societies, complex societies
• Social stratification-age, caste, class, gender, division of labour, varna and caste system in India
• Social change-theories, factors of social change, industrialization, modernization and developments
• Marriage-forms of marriage, ways of acquiring mate, functions of marriage, endogamy, exogamy, residence after marriage, preferential forms of marriage in traditional societies
• Kinship-function, consanguineal and affinal, kinship terminology and kinship behavior, lineage, clan
• Family-nuclear, joint and extended, characteristic and functions
• Theories on origin of family, patriarchal and matriarchal family
• Religion-origin of religion, animism, animatism
• Magic or primitive science
• Types of magic-contagious, imitative, black and white magic
• Economy-hunting and gathering, subsistence economy, reciprocity, barter system, redistribution, kula ring, potlatch
• Polity-state and stateless society, chiefdom, political organization in pre-industrial society, power and dispute settlement, norms, mores and penalty measures, oath and ordeals in customary law
• Culture
• Definition and characteristics of culture, material and non-material culture, rites and rituals, rites de passage, sacred complex, sanskritization and westernization, little and great tradition, enculturation, acculturation, assimilation, cultural lag

Anthropology: Unit 03

• Social evolution, classical, neo-evolution and cultural ecology, school of diffusion, functionalism, neo-functionalism, structural-functionalism, structuralism, culture pattern, ethnocentrism, historical particularism and cultural relativism
• Contribution of social-cultural anthropologists
• E.B. Tylor, L.H. Morgan, Julian Steward, Leslie White, B. Malinowski, Radcliffe Brown, Franz Boas, Margaret Mead, Ruth Benedict, Levi Strauss, Edmund Leach, M.N. Srinivas, L.P. Vidyarthi, S.C. Dube, D.N Majumdar, N.K Bose, G.S. Ghurye
• Concept of tribe and constitutional safeguards to scheduled tribes
• Linguistic anthropology: Structure of language, phoneme, morphemes, sentence, grammar, script. Linguistic classification of Indian population
• Role of applied anthropology in administration, policy and public health
• Fieldwork tradition in social anthropology
• Fieldwork, rapport building, primary and secondary data, questionnaire and schedule, observation, case study method and interview

Anthropology: Unit 04

• History and growth; aims, scopus
• Prehistoric culture, definition and bases of classification
• Major stages, Pleistocene and Holocene, plio-pleistocene boundary; major environment and climatic changes of Pleistocene-glacial, pluvial
• Dating, relative dating-stratigraphy, pollen analysis, absolute dating methods, radiocarbon-14, potassium-argon, dendrochronology, thermoluminescence
• Limitations of relative dating and absolute dating methods
• Prehistoric lithic tool typology and technology-lower palaeolithic-pebble tools, chopper and chopping tools, hand axes and cleaver
• Middle palaeolithic, clactonian, levalloisian and mousterian flakes, scrapers, point
• Upper palaeolithic, knife, borer, burin, points; mesolithic, microlithic
• Neolithic, celt (axe, adze), ring stone, grinding stone
• Block on block or anvil technique, direct percussion or stone hammer technique, cylinder or hollow hammer technique, clactonian technique, levalloisian technique, discoid core or mousterian technique
• Blade or fluting technique, pressure flaking technique, step flaking technique, retouch, grinding and polishing
• Pleistocene and Holocene prehistoric cultures, Lower palaeolithic, pebble and acheulian tool culture (oldowan, sohan, madrasian, attirampakkam, choukoutien); middle palaeolithic
• Mousterian (Belan valley, Bhimbetka, Nevasa); Upper palaeolithic, (Birbhanpur, Bagor, Adamgarh, Sarai Nahar Rai); Mesolithic, Langhnaj & Bhimbetka; Neolithic, Burzahom, Brahmagiri, Sanganakallu, Daojali Hading
• Chalcolithic cultures in India: Distribution, habitat and economy
• Characters and antiquity of Ahar
• Indus valley Civilization- extent, features and causes of decline of Indus civilization
• Iron age in India, antiquity, stages; PGW and NBP
• Megalithic, concept and types: Menhir, avenue, dolmen, cairn, cist

Applied arts: Unit 01

Applied arts: Unit 02

Applied arts: Unit 03

Applied arts: Unit 04

Applied arts: Unit 05

Applied arts: Unit 06

Applied arts: Unit 07

Applied arts: Unit 08

Applied arts: Unit 09

Applied arts: Unit 10

Applied arts: Unit 11

Applied arts: Unit 12

Applied arts: Unit 13

Applied arts: Unit 14

Applied arts: Unit 15

Applied arts: Unit 16

Applied arts: Unit 17

Applied arts: Unit 18

Applied arts: Unit 19

Applied arts: Unit 20

Applied arts: Unit 21

Applied arts: Unit 22

Applied arts: Unit 23

Applied arts: Unit 24

Applied arts: Unit 25

Applied arts: Unit 26

Applied arts: Unit 27

Applied arts: Unit 28

Applied arts: Unit 29

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Applied arts: Unit 31

Applied arts: Unit 32

Applied arts: Unit 33

• Composition and typographical setting with layout

Applied arts: Unit 34

Applied arts: Unit 35

Applied arts: Unit 36

Applied arts: Unit 37

Applied arts: Unit 38

Arts and aesthetic: Unit 01

• Broad knowledge of the history of world art in general, and of art in South Asia, from Indus Valley civilization till the present, in particular
• Candidates should have an understanding of formal, stylistic and iconographic aspects of South Asian art and be able to place them in their literary, cultural, historical, religious and liturgical context
• In addition, a broad knowledge of the history of western art, from the renaissance to the present day, and of the history of Asian art, including Far Eastern and Islamic art, are valuable
• An awareness of current debates and new developments around art, heritage, museums and exhibitions is important, with an emphasis on the ability to critically engage with issues and themes related to art

Arts and aesthetic: Unit 02

• Broad knowledge of world cinema, film movements, digital media cultures and, film/ media Practice
• There should be awareness of film media’s status as an aesthetic practice, a mass cultural form and an instigator of public debates
• Candidates should display their knowledge of the public presence of cinema/ media and the way certain film practices get linked to political controversies, festival bans, censorship debates and vandalism at exhibition venues
• Some knowledge of the role of film criticism and writing about cinema in the popular press

Arts and aesthetic: Unit 03

• Broad knowledge of the history of theatre and dance including classical Greek theatre, Elizabethan theatre, classical Indian theatre, music, dance and performance cultures
• Bhakti performance traditions in India, modern theatre and contemporary performance practices
• Some familiarity with dance in the larger context of Indian dance history, relationship of dance and society
• Likewise, an engagement with musical traditions, both classical and popular
• Some awareness of basic concepts like rasa and catharsis, the dynamics of body, space and time in different theatrical and dance traditions, the role of the actor/performer and spectator
• Basic knowledge of the theoretical writings of Bharata, Bhatkhande, Kapila Vatsyayan, Susan Foster, Stanislavski, Brecht, Augusto Boal, Badal Sircar
• An ability to see performances critically with an awareness of their social and political contexts
• Emphasis on the capacity to describe the performances of everyday life, including festivals, rituals and ceremonies experienced at a local level within specific regional contexts

Dance: Unit 01

Dance: Unit 02

Dance: Unit 03

Dance: Unit 04

Dance: Unit 05

Dance: Unit 06

Dance: Unit 07

Dance: Unit 08

Dance: Unit 09

Dance: Unit 10

Dance: Unit 11

Dance: Unit 12

Dance: Unit 13

Dance: Unit 14

Dance: Unit 15

Development and labour studies: Unit 01

Development and labour studies: Unit 02

Development and labour studies: Unit 03

Development and labour studies: Unit 04

Development and labour studies: Unit 05

Development and labour studies: Unit 06

Development and labour studies: Unit 07

Development and labour studies: Unit 08

Development and labour studies: Unit 09

Development and labour studies: Unit 10

Fine arts: Unit 01

• European art history
• Indian art history
• Renascence in art, paintings painted during renaissance post
• Renaissance paintings
• Painters in Indian and Europe
• Biographies of European and Indian painters
• Museums and art galleries of India

Fine arts: Unit 02

• Types and expression
• Painting from memory, painting an object
• Calligraphy, types of fonts and medium

Fine arts: Unit 03

• Indian sculpture
• Iconography in Indian and European art carving
• Tools and stone
• Famous sculptures of India and Europe
• Types of paper and paper sizes

Fine arts: Unit 04

• Lithography, offset, screen printing, inkjet and other methods of printing
• Etching and methods of pattern transfer

Geography: Unit 01

• Solar system and the earth-origin of the earth: Important theories, earth's interior, geological time scale earth's materials and minerals, rocks classification and characteristics, earth surface configuration
• Solar system and the earth-origin of the earth: Order of landforms, Wegener's theory, Plate tectonics
• Endogenic processes: Folds, fault, dome and their resultant landforms, earthquakes and volcanic activities-causes, resultant landforms and world distribution
• Exogenic processes: Weathering, mass wasting and resultant landforms, formation of regolith and soil geomorphic agents and processes-fluvial, glacial, coastal, arid and karst landforms, geomorphic hazards and their effects

Geography: Unit 02

• Elements of weather and climate: Composition and structure of the atmosphere, head budget
• Atmospheric pressure: Vertical and horizontal distribution, winds and their causes of circulation, types of planetary, periodic and local winds, temperatur-factors and distribution, temperature inversion
• Atmosphere moisture: Humidity, evaporation and condensation, hydrological cycle, types, regional and seasonal distribution, monsoon
• Air masses and fronts, atmospheric disturbances: Tropical and temperate cyclones, anticyclones El Nino-Southern oscillation (ENSO), recent climatic variability phenomenon
• Climatic classification-basis of Koppen's and Thornthwaite's classification, role of climate in human life, atmospheric pollution and global warming-general causes and consequences

Geography: Unit 03

• Surface configuration of the ocean floor, hypsographic curve: Continental self, continental slope, abyssal plain, trenches and deeps, relief of atlantic, pacific, and Indian oceans
• Distribution of temperature and salinity of oceans and sea-circulation of oceanic waters, waves and currents, currents of atlantic, pacific and Indian oceans, tides-causes, types and theories
• Marine deposits-coral reefs: Types and their formation, coastal environment, ocean as storehouse.of resources for the future

Geography: Unit 04

• Biosphere: Meaning and concept, components of ecosystem and ecology-biomes-world major biomes and their characteristics
• Functions: Trophic levels, energy flows, cycles (geo-chemical, carbon, nitrogen and oxygen), food chain, food web and ecological pyramid
• Human interaction and impacts-environmental ethics, environmental hazards and disasters (global warming, urban heat island, atmospheric pollution, water pollution, land degradation)
• Environmental policies, environmental impact assessment

Geography: Unit 05

• Land of diversities, geological structure, physical features and divisions, drainage pattern, soil types and distribution, natural vegetation
• Climate: Seasons, monsoon (origin, regional and seasonal variations), distribution of temperature and rainfall, local winds
• Mineral and power resources: Major types and their potential, distribution and production, sources of non-conventional energy

Geography: Unit 06

• Nature and scope of geography-a brief historical overview of geography as a discipline, branches of geography-general characteristics and inter-relationships
• Contributions of Greek, Roman, Arab, Chinese and Indian scholars, contributors for the development of modern geography, recent trends in geography
• Dualisms in geographic studies (physical vs. human, regional vs. systematic, qualitative vs. quantitative, idiographic vs. nomothetic), paradigm shift
• Perspectives in geography (positivism, behaviouralism, humanism, structuralism, feminism and postmodernism)

Geography: Unit 07

• Division of mankind-racial groups and culture: Systems, characteristics and distribution, human adaptation to the environment, adaptation in modern society, globalization and cultural change, language, communication and belief
• Distribution and density of population: Factors, growth and distribution-population composition, population theories, health and wellbeing
• Migration: Internal and international, settlements-rural and urban, urbanization process, patterns and world distribution, population policies
• Electoral geography, frontiers and boundaries, geopolitics and world order, geopolitical conflicts

Geography: Unit 08

• Nature and components of resources, resources and environment interface, classification of resources-renewable and non-renewable, biotic and abiotic resources
• Water, forests and soil resources: Types, distribution, economic and environmental significance, problems of deforestation, soil erosion and water pollution
• Exploitation of natural resources, impact of Human activities-deforestation, mining, agriculture and industrialization on environment, population pressure and resources utilization
• Population explosion and food security environmental hazards: Pollution and its related problems, emerging environmental

Geography: Unit 09

• Sectors of economic activity: Primary, secondary and tertiary, favourable geographical conditions for different economic activities
• Agriculture: Primary crops (wheat, rice and maize), commercial crops (cotton, sugarcane, tea, coffee, rubber) distribution and production, livestock and fisheries, important fishing grounds
• Mining economy: Factors governing the exploitation of minerals, world reserves and production of iron ore, manganese, bauxite and copper
• Fuel and power resources of the world, distribution and production of coal, petroleum, hydroelectric power, atomic energy and non-conventional sources of energy
• Manufacturing industries: Factors affecting location, growth and distribution of major industries, world production and distribution
• Nature and trends in the International trade, world trade of wheat, cotton, tea, coffee, petroleum, gold, silver, gems and jew
• Transport: Relative significance of different means of transport, factors affecting land, water and air transport, world oceanic routes, important inland waterways and important canals, impact of globalization on world economy

Geography: Unit 10

• Cultural landscape: Population growth, distribution and density, population composition, settlements and urbanization
• Agriculture: Major crops, impact of green revolution, regionalization of Indian agriculture
• Industrial development, location and distribution of iron and steel, cement, cotton textile and sugar industry, industrial regions and their characteristics, industrial policies in India
• Transport networks (railways, roadways, waterways, airways and pipelines), international internal and external trade (trend, composition and direction)
• Regional development planning in India, globalisation and its impact on Indian economy, changing nature of Indian economy, socio-economic development, impact of development on environment and natural resources

Geography: Unit 11

• Elements of map science, concepts of scale and map, types of maps and scales, construction of graphic/ linear scales, enlargement and reduction of maps-methods and procedures, map compilation and generalization
• General principles and classification of projections: Construction, properties, limitations and uses of zenithal, conical and cylindrical projections
• Methods of showing relief- (hachure, shading, and contours), contour interpolation, profiles-drawing of profiles and their relevance in landforms mapping and analysis, identification of different rocks, SOI toposheets
• Interpretation of physical and cultural topographic sheets
• Methods and instruments for collection of weather data, construction of climograph and hythergraph, isotherm, isobars and isohyets, preparation of weather maps-symbols used in weather maps, interpretation of Indian daily weather maps
• Mapping techniques of population, social, economic and cultural data-dot, isopleth, and choropleth method

Geography: Unit 12

• Mapping techniques of population, social, economic and cultural data - dot, isopleth, and choropleth method Basic principles of surveying, types of surveying, surveying instruments
• Basic principles of field work, techniques in physical and socio-economic field surveys, data collection methods
• Chain and tape survey, prismatic compass survey, plane table survey, levelling techniques, electronic surveying instruments (theodolite and electronic devices)

Geography: Unit 13

• Statistical methods: Frequency distribution and histograms, measures of central tendency and dispersion, diagrammatic representation of geographical and statistical data
• Sampling techniques, tests of significance, probability distributions-normal, binomial and Poisson Parametric and nonparametric tests-correlation and regression

Geography: Unit 14

• Remote sensing principles, types of remote sensing, aerial photography, satellite images, application of remote
• Components and function of GIS spatial and non-spatial data, vector and raster format, GIS analysis, application of GIS
• Basic principles of global navigation satellite system, segments and application

History: Unit 01

• Stone age (paleolithic, mesolithic and neolithic age), chalcolithic age
• Indus Valley Civilisation, Aryan & Vedic Age, State Formation in Ancient India
• Rise of Ancient Indian Empire (Haryank, Shishunaga, Nanda Dynasty), age of religion (Buddhism & Jainism)
• Mauryan age (social, political and culture)
• Post-Mauryan period (Indo-Greeks, Sakas, Kushans, Western Kshatrapas)
• Early state and society in South India (Kharavela, Satavahanas, Tamil states of the sangam age; administration, economy, art and architecture)
• Guptas, Vakatakas and Vardhanas (administration, society and culture)
• Regional states during Gupta Era: The Kadambas, Pallavas, Chalukyas of Badami; polity and administration, literature; growth of Vaishnava and Shaiva religions
• Palas, Senas, Rashtrakutas, Paramours, polity and administration

History: Unit 02

• Major political developments in Northern India, the rise of Rajputs
• The Cholas: administration, village economy and society
• Indian feudalism; Agrarian economy and urban settlements; trade and commerce

History: Unit 03

• Establishment of Delhi-Sultanate Rule (Mamulak, Khilji and Tughlaq dynasty), administration of Delhi Sultanate (Military reform, Iqta system etc.),
• Art & architecture: Vijayanagar and Bahmani Kingdom (rise, social, economic and administration), Bhakti movement, Sufi movement
• Culture: Persian literature
• Culture: Persian literature, Establishment of Mughal Empire (administration, society, political and literature), expansion of Mughal Empire (Babar to Aurangzeb)
• Rise of Sur dynasty, decline of Mughal Empire

History: Unit 04

• Modern historiography
• Colonialism in India, British Raj & British expansion in India, imperialism, social and cultural
• Development, structure of British administration (all acts)
• Economic impact in British period (settlement), industrialization, social and religious reform movement (Ram Mohan Rai, Swami Dayanand, Jyotiba Phule etc.)
• National movement in India, mass
• Movement and British Rule
• Indian National Congress Summit, Gandhian Movement, Constitutional Development, Struggle for Freedom
• European History, French, England, American and Russian Revolution, World War First and Second

History of arts: Unit 01

History of arts: Unit 02

History of arts: Unit 03

History of arts: Unit 04

History of arts: Unit 05

History of arts: Unit 06

History of arts: Unit 07

History of arts: Unit 08

History of arts: Unit 09

History of arts: Unit 10

History of arts: Unit 11

History of arts: Unit 12

History of arts: Unit 13

History of arts: Unit 14

History of arts: Unit 15

History of arts: Unit 16

History of arts: Unit 17

History of arts: Unit 18

History of arts: Unit 19

History of arts: Unit 20

History of arts: Unit 21

History of arts: Unit 22

Home science: Unit 01

• Fundamental of food science, cookery, preservation, food adulteration
• Elementary knowledge of general, organic and inorganic chemistry and biochemistry
• Concept of nutrition, deficiency diseases, physiology of human body, human energy, B.M.R. and community nutrition
• Scientific basis for planning and preparation of therapeutic diets and diets for various physiological conditions

Home science: Unit 02

• Home management concept & principles of home management, resources, decision making, time, energy & money management, work simplification, savings, household purchases
• Concept of interior and exterior decorations of house, housing, household equipment, consumer protection and market

Home science: Unit 03

• History of costumes in India
• Selection of fabrics for various purposes
• Family clothing, its construction and storage
• Classification of textile fibers and its chemistry
• Fabric construction and its finished
• Dying and laundering of fabrics

Home science: Unit 04

• Human physiology pre-school and school hygiene
• Mortality and morbidity of children, growth and development of children, various methods of child study
• Adjustment of children, marriage and family establishment, parent's education and mental health

Home science: Unit 05

• Needs, scope and philosophy of extension educations
• Method of extension education
• Role of audio-visual aids in the teaching process
• Community development programme its objective and history in relation to rural development
• Various national and international programmes for the upliftment of women and children and society at large
• Development of educational institutions and systems, measurement and evaluation

Home science: Unit 06

• Adult education, its history and importance in literacy programme of India
• Panchayat Raj system in India
• Tools and techniques of research and elementary statistics

Carnatic music-vocal & instrumental: Unit 01

• Shankarabharanam, Mohanam, Bilahari, Kharaharapriya, Pantuvarali, Kalyani, Kedaragowla, Keeravani, Anandabhairavi. Arabhi, Vasantha, Abhogi, Hamsadhvani, Shanmukhapriya, Purvikalyani, Simhendra madhyamam
• Kanada, Suddha Saveri, Bhairavi, Saveri, Kambhoji, Madhyamavati, Suddha Dhanyasi, Purvikalyani, Todi, Dhanyasi, Goula, Varali, Natakuranji, Hindolam, Darbar, Chenchurutti, Malayamarutam, Atana
• Sourashtram, Devagandhari, Surati, Sahana, Nilambari, Asaveri, Nadanamakriya, Mayamalavagowla, Valaji, Poornachandrika, Yadukula Kamboji, Revag

Carnatic music-vocal & instrumental: Unit 02

• Nada-Ahata and Anahata Nada, varieties in Ahata Nada
• Sruti-Nyuna, Pramana & Purnasruti
• Swara-Prakriti and Vikriti swaras, swarasthanas
• Vadi, Samvadi, Anuvadi, Vivaldi
• Tala, Laya, Kalapram

Carnatic music-vocal & instrumental: Unit 03

• Raga classification-Janaka, Janya system, scheme of 72 melakarta, Varja & Vakra, Bhashanga, Upanga, Panchamantra, Daivatantya, Nishadantya
• Scheme of 35 talas, Suladi Sapta Talas, Chautala and its varieties, Shadangas, Desadi and Madhyadi talas

Carnatic music-vocal & instrumental: Unit 04

Carnatic music-vocal & instrumental: Unit 05

• Construction, tuning and playing techniques of Tambura, Vina, Violin and Mridangam

Carnatic music-vocal & instrumental: Unit 06

• Panchadasa and Dasavidha gamakas, Alankaras and its varieties, Kaku and its varieties

Carnatic music-vocal & instrumental: Unit 07

• Explanation of Melody, Polyphony, Harmony, Acoustics, Pitch, Intensity, Timbre

Carnatic music-vocal & instrumental: Unit 08

• Kings, Chieftains, Zamindars, Sabhas, Mass media, Govt. & Corporate

Carnatic music-vocal & instrumental: Unit 09

Carnatic music-vocal & instrumental: Unit 10

• Geetam, Swarajati, Varnam Kriti, Kirtana, Padam, Javali, Tillana, Ragam-Tanam-Pallavi

Carnatic music-vocal & instrumental: Unit 11

Carnatic music-vocal & instrumental: Unit 12

• Paalai, Pann, instrument

Carnatic music-vocal & instrumental: Unit 13

• Natyasastra, Brihaddeshi, Sangita Ratnakara, Swaramela Kalanidhi, Chaturdandi Prakasika, Sangita Sampradaya Pradarshini, Chilappathikaram

Carnatic music-vocal & instrumental: Unit 14

• Tyagaraja, Muthuswamy Dikshitar, Shyama Shastri Annamacharya, Kshetrajna, Narayana Tirtha R, Patnam Subramanya Iyer, Poochi Srinivasa Iyengar, Arunachala Kavirayar, Gopala Krishna Bharati, Jayadeva, Purandara Dasa, Annamacharya
• Bhadrachala Ramadasu, Narayana Tirtha, Swati Thirunal, Paidala Gurumurthy Sastry, Pachimirium Adiyappa Iah, Arunachala Kavirayar, Maha Vaidyanatha Iyer, Malaikottai Govindaswamy Pillai, Tirukkodi Kaval Krishna Iyer
• Mysore Doraiswamy Iyengar, S. Balachander, Gopala Naik, Veena Dhanammal, Mysore Vasudevachar, Karaikudi Sambasiva Iyer, Veena Kuppayyar, Chengalvaraya Sastri, Kavi Kunjara Bharati, Ghanam Krishna Iyer
• Subbaraya Shastri, Papanasam Sivan, Parur Sundaram Iyer, Mysore Chowdiah, Emani Sankara Sastry, Attoor Krishna Pisharoti, Tirupati Narayana Swamy, Pattabhiramayya, Mysore Sadasiva Rao

Carnatic music-vocal & instrumental: Unit 15

• Swami Haridas, Tansen, Amir Khusrau, Bhatkhande, Vishnu Digambar Paluskar

Carnatic music-vocal & instrumental: Unit 16

• Bach, Beethoven, Mozart

Museology: Unit 01

Museology: Unit 02

Museology: Unit 03

Museology: Unit 04

Museology: Unit 05

Museology: Unit 06

Museology: Unit 07

Museology: Unit 08

Museology: Unit 09

Hindustani music (vocal-instrumental): Unit 01

• Prescribed ragas: Bilawal, Alhaiya Bilawal, Bhairav, Kafi, Yaman, Khamaj, Asawari, Bhupali, Deshkar, Brindabani Sarang, Malkauns, Bihag, Bhimpalasi, Bageshri, Des, Jaijaiwanti, Ramkali, Hameer
• Prescribed ragas: Kedar, Kamod, Chayanat, Todi, Multani, Gaud Sarang, Patdeep, Puriya Dhanashri, Shuddha Sarang

Hindustani music (vocal-instrumental): Unit 02

• Prescribed talas: Dadra, Keharwa, Rupak, Teevra, Jhaptaal, Sultala, Ektala, Chautala, Teentala, Tilwada, Dhamar, Jhumra, Ada Chautala

Hindustani music (vocal-instrumental): Unit 03

• Nad, Shruti, Swara, Thaat, Vadi, Samvadi, Anuvadi, Vivaldi, Jati, Varna, Alankar, Sthaya, Tana, Gamak, Meend, Kan, Krintan, Soot, Zamzama, Ghaseet, Kaku, Avirbhav, Tirobhav

Hindustani music (vocal-instrumental): Unit 04

• Pitch, Intensity, Timbre, Vibration, Forced Vibration, Free Vibration, Just Intonation, Equally Tempered Scale, Harmony, Melody, Polypho

Hindustani music (vocal-instrumental): Unit 05

• Gram, Murchana, Gandharva, Gan, Nibhaddha-Anibaddha, Jati Gayan, Prabandha, Dhrupad, Dhamar, Khayal, Tarana, Tappa, Chaturang, Masitkhani Gat, Razakhani Gat, Alap, Bol-Alap, Jod- Alap, Vilambit Gat, Drut Gat, Jhala

Hindustani music (vocal-instrumental): Unit 06

• Laya-meaning, Vilambit, Madhya, Drut
• Layakari-Dungun, Tiguan Changun, Panchgun, Chegun, Ada, Kuad Biad.
• Tala-meaning, Avartan, Matra, Tali, Khali, Sam, Vibhag
• Das Pranas of tala

Hindustani music (vocal-instrumental): Unit 07

• Natya Shastra, Brihaddeshi, Sangeet Makarand, Sangeet Ratnakar, Swarm Mel Kala Nidhi, Raga, Vibodh, Raga Tarangini, Sangeet Parijat, Chaturdandi Prakashika

Hindustani music (vocal-instrumental): Unit 08

• Tansen, Amir Khusro, Jaidev, Sadarang, Adarang, Mansingh Tomar, V.N. Bhatkhande, V.D Paluskar. S.N Ratanjankar, Omkar Nath Thakur, Haddu-Hassu Khan, Bade Ghulam Ali Khan, Abdul karim Khan
• Vilayat Hussain Khan, Allauddin Khan, Mushtaq Ali Khan

Hindustani music (vocal-instrumental): Unit 09

• Classification of musical instruments: Tatta, Avnadha, Ghan, Shushir, knowledge, construction and tuning of the prominent instruments and playing techniques of Sitar Guitar, Violon, Santoor, Tanpura
• Classification of ragas: (a) Raga-Ragini classification, (b) Thaat-raga classification, (c) Ragang classification, (d) time theory of ragas at present time

Hindustani music (vocal-instrumental): Unit 10

• Detailed knowledge of V.N. Bhatkhande notation system
• Detailed knowledge of V.D Paluskar notation system
• Basic knowledge of staff notation system

Hindustani music (vocal-instrumental): Unit 11

• Gharana-meaning and importance
• Dhrupad-Vanis, Dagar, Darbhanga, Betia styles
• Vocal- Gwalior, Agra, Delhi, Kirana, Jaipur, Patiala
• Instrumental music and their prominent styles at present

Hindustani music (vocal-instrumental): Unit 12

• Tyagaraja, Muthuswamy Dikshitar, Shyama Shastri
• Bach, Beethoven, Mozart

Philosophy: Unit 01

• Proofs for existence of god
• Free will and determinism
• Self and no-self
• Consciousness
• Personal identity
• Substance and qualities
• Being and becoming
• Actuality and potentiality
• Appearance and reality
• Mind and body problem
• Universals
• Realism and idealism
• Essence and existence

Philosophy: Unit 02

• Theories of truth
• Theories of error
• Gettier problem
• Definitions of knowledge
• Knowledge by acquaintance and knowledge by description
• Sources of knowledge
• Skepticism
• Justification of knowledge: Foundationalism, anti-foundationalism, and coherentism
• Knowledge that and knowledge how
• Problem of induction
• A Priori knowledge

Philosophy: Unit 03

• Questions will be from both Indian and western philosophical perspective
• Theories of normative ethics: Utilitarianism, kantian deontology, virtue ethics, social contract theory, care ethics
• Theories of metaethics: Relativism, non-naturalism, emotivism, universal prescriptivism
• Themes of applied ethics: Abortion, euthanasia, surrogacy, capital punishment, animal
• Environment ethics
• Thoughts of Indian ethical tradition: Nature of dharma, morksa, purusharthas, rina, and themes from buddhist and jaina ethics

Philosophy: Unit 04

• Inductive logic: (a) Analogical reasoning, (b) causal reasoning, (c) probability
• Deductive logic: (a) Categorical proposition, (b) categorical syllogisms, (c) symbolic logic, (d) methods of deduction, (e) quantification logic
• Informal fallacies: Indian and western
• Types of arguments

Philosophy: Unit 05

• Theories of justice
• Liberty and equality
• Democracy
• Feminism
• Global justice
• Marginalization and discrimination
• Gandhi: Non-violence, Satyagraha, Swaraj, nationalism, state
• Ambedkar: Genesis of caste and annihilation of castes
• Tagore: Nationalism, education and religion of man
• Amartya Sen: Justice (Niti and Nyaya)

Political science: Unit 01

• Plato
• Aristotle
• Machiavelli
• Hobbes
• Locke
• Rousseau
• J.s. mill
• Karl marx
• John Rawls

Political science: Unit 02

• Ram mohan roy
• Gandhi
• Ambedkar
• Savarkar
• Kautilya

Political science: Unit 03

• Concepts of liberty
• Equality
• Justice
• Sovereignty
• Citizenship and gender
• Democracy human rights, state
• Contemporary issue
• Feminist ideology

Political science: Unit 04

• Realism & liberalism
• Cold War politics
• NAM, SAARC, UNO, ASEAN, EU
• India’s foreign policy particularly with China
• Pakistan and USA.

Political science: Unit 05

• Preamble
• Making of the Constituent Assembly
• Constitutional Provision
• Parliament
• Cabinet
• Prime minister
• President
• Fundamental rights
• Fundamental duties
• Directive principles of state policy
• Amendments
• Governor
• State government
• Federalism
• Political parties (national and regional)
• Elections
• Local government
• Judiciary
• Governance

Political science: Unit 06

• Political culture
• Political parties
• Electoral systems
• Approaches/ models
• Types of regimes

Political science: Unit 07

• Models
• Process
• Types

Political science: Unit 08

• Global justice
• Nationalism
• Climate change

Theatre: Unit 01

Theatre: Unit 02

Theatre: Unit 03

Theatre: Unit 04

Theatre: Unit 05

Theatre: Unit 06

Theatre: Unit 07

Theatre: Unit 08

Music-Percussion: Unit 01

• Tala, Matra, Tali, Khali, Vibhag, Sam, Avartan
• Theka, Kayada, Rela, Tukra, Paran, Palta, Uthan, Chakradhar and Farmaishi Chakradhar
• Gat- Dupalli, Tripalli, Chopalli, Khali Bhari ki Gat
• Sarvalaghu, Gati, Koraipu, Korvai, Saransh, Mohra, Arji, Mutapu

Music-Percussion: Unit 02

• Nad, Swar, Shruti, Saptak, Raga, Vadi, Anuvadi, Vivaldi, Tana, Pitch, Intensity, Timbre

Music-Percussion: Unit 03

• Tatta, Avanaddha, Ghana, Sushir
• Avanaddha Vadya-meaning, importance, material used in them

Music-Percussion: Unit 04

• Basic knowledge of structure of Tabla, Pakhawaj, Mridangam
• Brief knowledge of Dholak, Khanjiri, Nakkara
• Knowledge of: Bhumi Dundubhi, Dundubhi, Tripushkar, Ankik, Urdhawak, Aling yak, Panava, Darfur, Karat, Ghadas

Music-Percussion: Unit 05

• Laya-meaning, Varieties-Vilambit, Madhya
• Layakari-Dugun, Tiguan, Chaugun, Panchgun, Chegun
• Layakari-Aad, Kuad, Biad
• Notation of Layakari- 3/2, 5/4, 7/4

Music-Percussion: Unit 06

• Dasa Pranas of tala
• Jati of tala

Music-Percussion: Unit 07

• Margi tala Paddhati
• Desi tala Paddhati
• Karnatak Tala Paddhati

Music-Percussion: Unit 08

• Natya Shastra
• Sangeet ratnakar

Music-Percussion: Unit 09

• Bhatkhande taal notation system
• Karnatak tala notation system

Music-Percussion: Unit 10

• Tabla- Delhi, Ajrada, Farrukhabad, Lucknow, Banaras, Punjab
• Pakhawaj-Nana Panse,Kundan Singh, Nathdwara
• Mridangam-Tanjore, Pudukkottai, Palani, Palghat

Music-Percussion: Unit 11

• Ram Sahai, Kanthe Maharaj, Ahmad Jaan Thirakwa, Allarakha Khan, Anokhe Lal Mishra, Samta Prasad
• Kundan Singh, Nana Panse, Purushottam Das, Parwat singh, Ram Shankar Das (Pagal Dasji) Chhatrapati Singh
• Vaidyanath Iyer, Dakshinamurti Pillai,Palghat Mani Iyer, Palani Subramania pillai, Vilwadri Iyer

Music-Percussion: Unit 12

• Tyagaraja, Muthuswamy Dikshitar, Shyama Shastri
• Bach, Beethoven, Mozart

Rabindra sangeet: Unit 01

Rabindra sangeet: Unit 02

Rabindra sangeet: Unit 03

Rabindra sangeet: Unit 04

Rabindra sangeet: Unit 05

Rabindra sangeet: Unit 06

Rabindra sangeet: Unit 07

Rabindra sangeet: Unit 08

Rabindra sangeet: Unit 09

Rabindra sangeet: Unit 10

Rabindra sangeet: Unit 11

• Sangit O Bhava (music and feeling)
• Sangeet OF Kavita (music and poetry)
• Sangiter Mukti (emancipation of music)

Rabindra sangeet: Unit 12

Bauddha darshan/buddhist studies (trilingual): Unit 01

Bauddha darshan/buddhist studies (trilingual): Unit 02

Bauddha darshan/buddhist studies (trilingual): Unit 03

Bauddha darshan/buddhist studies (trilingual): Unit 04

Hindu studies (bilingual): Unit 01

Hindu studies (bilingual): Unit 02

Hindu studies (bilingual): Unit 03

Hindu studies (bilingual): Unit 04

Hindu studies (bilingual): Unit 05

Hindu studies (bilingual): Unit 06

Jain darshan: Unit 01

Jain darshan: Unit 02

Jain darshan: Unit 03

Jain darshan: Unit 04

English: Unit 01

• Major authors
• Texts
• Literary movements

English: Unit 02

• Major authors
• Texts including English translations
• History

English: Unit 03

• Allegory
• Ballad
• Blank verse
• Comedy
• Dissociation of sensibility
• Dramatic monologue
• Elegy
• Enlightenment
• Epic
• Fancy and imagination
• Imitation
• Intentional fallacy
• Motif
• Ode
• Onomatopoeia
• Paradox
• Plot
• Figures of speech
• Satire
• Soliloquy
• Sonnet
• Tragedy
• Wit, (etc)

English: Unit 04

• Fiction and nonfiction
• Life writings
• Diary
• Drama
• Essay
• Novel
• Poetry
• Prose
• Short story
• Epic
• Travelogue
• Science fiction, (etc.)

English: Unit 05

• Concept
• Theories
• Text

English: Unit 06

• Classical and modern criticism
• Marxism
• Structuralism and post-structuralism
• Feminism
• Eco-criticism
• Postcolonialist

English: Unit 07

Linguistics: Unit 01

• Human and non-human communication

Linguistics: Unit 02

• Language families and their classification, writing systems and scripts

Linguistics: Unit 03

• Word formation processes, types of morphemes and word

Linguistics: Unit 04

• Speech sounds and its properties, major Indians language & English

Linguistics: Unit 05

• Sentence structure, components and their relations, lexical relex

Linguistics: Unit 06

• Historical linguistics, sociolinguistics, linguistic typology, psycholinguistics, translation studies, pragmatics, language teaching, computational linguistics, natural language processing, forensic linguistics
• Lexicography, Indian grammatical tradition

Linguistics: Unit 07

• Books on linguistics

Arabic: Unit 01

Arabic: Unit 02

Arabic: Unit 03

Arabic: Unit 04

Arabic: Unit 05

Arabic: Unit 06

Arabic: Unit 07

Assamese: Unit 01

• A brief history of Assamese literature (from beginning to present times)
• Special authors: Sankaradeva, Madhabdev Hem Chandra Barua Lakshminath Bezbaroa, Jyotiprasad Agarwala Saurav, Kumar Chaliha Arun Sarma, Bhabendra Nath Saikia, Mamoni Raisom Goswami

Assamese: Unit 02

• A brief history of Assamese language (from beginning to present times)
• Evolution of Assamese script
• Dialectology and dialects of Assamese languages
• Assamese phonology and morphology

Assamese: Unit 03

• Assamese folklore
• Cultural history of Assam
• Fairs and festivals of Assam
• Ethnic groups of Assam and their cultural contribution

Chinese: Unit 01

Chinese: Unit 02

Chinese: Unit 03

Chinese: Unit 04

French: Unit 01

• Prepositions
• Active/ passive voice
• Direct/ indirect speech
• Adjectives, adverbs etc
• Pronouns
• Logical connectors (connecteurs logiques, cause/conséquence, but etc)
• Verb conjugations (tenses)
• Vocabulary (synonyms, antonyms, meaning of words and expressions)
• Indirect writing

French: Unit 02

• Literature-French literature from 16th to 20th century
• French society and culture
• History, geography, politics, art and monuments connected with French society

Garo: Unit 01

Garo: Unit 02

Garo: Unit 03

Garo: Unit 04

Garo: Unit 05

Garo: Unit 06

Garo: Unit 07

Garo: Unit 08

German: Unit 01

German: Unit 02

German: Unit 03

German: Unit 04

German: Unit 05

Spanish (hispanic): Unit 01

Spanish (hispanic): Unit 02

Spanish (hispanic): Unit 03

Spanish (hispanic): Unit 04

Japanese: Unit 01

Japanese: Unit 02

Japanese: Unit 03

Japanese: Unit 04

Japanese: Unit 05

Japanese: Unit 06

Japanese: Unit 07

Kannada: Unit 01

Kannada: Unit 02

Kannada: Unit 03

Kannada: Unit 04

Kannada: Unit 05

Kannada: Unit 06

Kannada: Unit 07

Kannada: Unit 08

Kannada: Unit 09

Kannada: Unit 10

Kannada: Unit 11

Kannada: Unit 12

Kannada: Unit 13

Kannada: Unit 14

Kannada: Unit 15

Khasi: Unit 01

Khasi: Unit 02

Khasi: Unit 03

Khasi: Unit 04

Khasi: Unit 05

Khasi: Unit 06

Kokborok: Unit 01

Kokborok: Unit 02

Kokborok: Unit 03

Kokborok: Unit 04

Kokborok: Unit 05

Kokborok: Unit 06

Kokborok: Unit 07

Kokborok: Unit 08

Kokborok: Unit 09

Kokborok: Unit 10

Korean: Unit 01

Korean: Unit 02

Korean: Unit 03

Korean: Unit 04

Korean: Unit 05

Odia: Unit 01

Odia: Unit 02

Odia: Unit 03

Odia: Unit 04

Odia: Unit 05

Odia: Unit 06

Pashto: Unit 01

Pashto: Unit 02

Pashto: Unit 03

Pashto: Unit 04

Pashto: Unit 05

Persian: Unit 01

Persian: Unit 02

Persian: Unit 03

Persian: Unit 04

Persian: Unit 05

Persian: Unit 06

Persian: Unit 07

Persian: Unit 08