DDCET Syllabus & Exam Pattern

Physical quantities and units; interconversion MKS (SI) ↔ CGS; errors, estimation of error, relative & percentage error, propagation of errors; measurement with Vernier caliper and micrometer screw gauge.

Linear motion, velocity, acceleration, force, Newton's laws, linear momentum and impulse; circular motion, angular velocity & acceleration, centripetal and centrifugal force; work, energy, kinetic & potential energy, power.

Ohm's law and applications; charge, interaction of charges, Coulomb's force; electric field, potential, flux, current; resistance, conductance, resistivity, conductivity, series & parallel resistors; capacitance and parallel plate capacitors.

Modes of heat transfer; temperature scales and conversions (Kelvin–Celsius, Kelvin–Fahrenheit, Fahrenheit–Celsius); heat capacity and specific heat; thermal conductivity and linear thermal expansion.

Types of waves; frequency, wavelength, periodic time; electromagnetic waves (light, LASER) and sound waves; amplitude, intensity, phase, wave equations; reflection, refraction, Snell's law, refractive index, total internal reflection, optical fibre; reverberation, Sabine's formula, echo.

Writing and balancing chemical equations; types of reactions — combination, decomposition, displacement and double displacement.

Chemical properties of acids and bases; reaction of metallic oxides with acids; acids/bases in water solutions; importance of pH in everyday life; salts — family and pH.

Physical properties of metals and non-metals; chemical properties of metals; ionic compounds; corrosion of metals.

Basics of computer systems; introduction to the Internet and HTML; using MS Word, MS Excel and MS PowerPoint.

Ecosystem; pollution and its types; climate change; renewable energy sources — hydro, solar, wind, bio-mass, tidal and geothermal — their availability and limitations.

Determinants up to 3rd order; matrices and their types; addition, subtraction and scalar multiplication; product of two matrices; adjoint and inverse (2×2); solving simultaneous linear equations in two variables.

Units of angles (degree & radian); trigonometric functions and their periods; allied, compound, multiple and submultiple angles; sum and factor formulae.

Introduction, direction and magnitude; types of vectors; addition and subtraction; scalar (dot) and vector (cross) products; angle between two vectors.

Slope of a line; equation of a line (two-point, slope-point, intercept, general form); parallel & perpendicular lines; angle between two lines; equation of a circle, centre and radius.

Functions and simple examples; limit of a function; standard formulae of limits with simple examples.

Concept of differentiation; sum, product, quotient and chain rules; implicit & parametric functions; logarithmic and successive differentiation; applications — velocity and acceleration.

Concept of integration; integrals of standard functions; substitution and integration by parts; definite integrals (simple examples).

Logarithm as a function; laws of logarithms with simple examples.

Mean, median and mode for ungrouped data.

An unseen passage followed by 5 questions — read and answer.

Process of communication; verbal and non-verbal communication; barriers to communication.

Parts of a letter and email; types of business letters (inquiry, reply, order, complaint, adjustment); common business abbreviations.

Parts of speech; tenses; subject–verb agreement.

Word correction (correct spelling) and sentence correction (grammatically/structurally correct sentence).