Syllabus and Pattern

Annamalai University 2018 Syllabus

Candidates appearing for Annamalai University 2018 Examination are advised to take note of the syllabus for all subjects given below.

Subject I – Chemistry

Candidates appearing for AUEEE 2018 Examination may consult the detailed list for AUEEE 2018 Chemistry Syllabus given below:

Atomic and Molecular Masses

• Topics: Basic Concepts of atomic and molecular masses; Chemical Equation and Stoichiometry

States of Matter

• Topics: Gaseous State: Liquefaction, Critical Phenomena; Liquid State and Solid state. Atomic Structure: Electronic Configuration; Bonding: hybridization, ionic, covalent and coordinate covalent bonds, bonding in solid state, MO theory, bond order and magnetic properties of H₂, O₂, N₂, F₂.

• Laws & Principles: Gas laws, Avogadro's hypothesis and gas equations; Kinetic Theory of Gases; Bohr's Model; de Broglie equation; Quantum Mechanical Model; Aufbau’s Principle, Pauli's Exclusion Principles, Hund's Rule, Lewis structure, SEPR theory

Solutions

• Topics: Types, Units of concentration, colligative properties, abnormal molecular weights

• Laws & Principles: Raoult's Law

Chemical Energetics and Thermodynamics

• Topics: Internal Energy, Enthalpy, entropy, free energy; spontaneity of a chemical reaction

• Laws & Principles: Hess's Law, First & Second Laws of thermodynamics & applications

Chemical Kinetics & Chemical Equilibrium

• Topics: Rate and orders of a reaction; activation energy; catalyst; physical & chemical equilibria; acid base equilibrium; acids and bases; pH; buffers; solubility product

• Laws & Principles: Rate law; Le Chatelier’s principle

Redox Reactions, Electrochemistry & Surface Chemistry

• Topics: Electron Transfer Concepts of Oxidation and reduction; Electrochemical cells; emf; Molar conductivity; Fuel Cells; Corrosion. Physical & Chemical adsorption isotherms; Colloids: Preparation & properties; Homogenous and Heterogeneous Catalysis; Enzymes

• Laws & Principles: Nernst Equation; Kohlrausch's Law

Periodic Properties, Chemical Families, Chemistry of Non Metals & Metals

• Topics: Chemistry of s and p block elements; Alkali metals, Alkaline Earth metals, Boron, Carbon, Nitrogen, Oxygen Halogen and Noble gases families; Hydrogen: Position, Ortho para, Isotopes, hybrids; Oxygen, Water, Hydrogen peroxide, Hard & Soft water; Ammonia, Nitrogen oxides, Nitric acid; Boron, Boric Acid, Borax, Carbides, Allotropy of Carbon; Sodium, Magnesium, Copper, Silver, Zinc, Transition Metals, and Lanthanides: Extraction, properties and uses; Ionization Energy, Electron Affinity, Atomic Radii, Valency, Trends in Groups and periods.

• Laws & Principles: Modern Periodic Law

Co-Ordination Chemistry

• Topics: Nomenclature, isomerism and bonding in coordination compounds

• Laws & Principles: Werner's Theory

Nuclear Chemistry

• opics: Radioactivity, Radioactive series, Artificial Transmutation, Nuclear reactions, Radiocarbon dating

Organic Chemistry Fundamentals

• Topics: Structural and Stereoisomerisms, Free radicals, Carbocations and carbanions; Substitution, addition, elimination and rearrangement reactions. Purification; detection and estimation of elements; Empirical and Molecular formulae, Classification, Functional Groups, IUPAC Nomenclature, Hemolytic and Heterolytic Bond Fissions,

Hydrocarbons & Halo Alkanes & Halo Alkenes

• Topics: Aromatic Hydrocarbons: Benzene, Structure, Resonance, and Substitution in Benzene. Petroleum: Cracking, reforming, Octane number. Alkanes, Alkenes and Alkynes, Halo alkanes & Halo alkenes: Preparation, properties and uses

Organic Compounds Containing Oxygen, Nitrogen

• Topics: Cyanides, isocyanides, nitro compounds and amines, Preparation properties and uses of Aromatic and aliphatic alcohols, Polyhydric alcohols, ethers, aldehydes, ketones, carboxylic acids and their derivatives

Synthetic and Natural Polymers & Biomolecules

• Topics: Carbohydrates, amino acids and peptides, Nucleic Acids, lipids, Natural and Synthetic polymers; Teflon, PVC, Polystyrene, Nylon 66 Terylene, and Bakelite

Chemistry in Action & Environmental Chemistry

• Topics: Ozone Hole, Green House Effect, Global Warming Industrial Pollution, Dyes, Medicines (Antipyretics, Analgesics and Antibiotics), Rocket Propellants; Acid Rain
   

Subject II - Mathematics

Candidates appearing for AUEEE 2018 Examination may consult the detailed list for AUEEE 2018 Mathematics Syllabus given below:

Complex Numbers

• Topics: Cube roots of unity, triangle inequality. Algebra of complex numbers, modulus and argument (or amplitude) of a complex number, square root of a complex number

Matrices and Determinants

• Topics: Solution of simultaneous linear equations using determinants. Determinants and matrices of order two and three - properties of determinants, evaluation of determinants, addition and multiplication of matrices, ad joint and inverse of a matrix.

Quadratic Equations

• Topics: Relation between roots and coefficients, nature of roots, Quadratic equations and their solutions, formation of quadratic equations with given roots.

Permutations and Combinations

• Topics: Permutation as an arrangement and combination as a selection, meaning of P (n, r) and C (n, r), simple applications

• Laws & Theorems: Fundamental principle of counting

Sequences and Series

• Topics: Arithmetico-Geometric series, exponential and logarithmic series, Arithmetic, Geometric and Harmonic progressions. Relation between A.M., G.M. and H.M. Special series’ n, n2, n3

Vector Algebra

• Topics: scalar and vector products, scalar and vector triple products, Application of vectors to plane geometry, Vectors and scalars, addition of two vectors, components of a vector in two and three dimensional space

Trigonometry

• Topics: Properties of triangles including centroid, in centre, circumcentre and orthocentre; Solution of triangles; Heights and distances; Trigonometrical identities and equations; Inverse trigonometric functions and their properties

Measures of Central Tendency and Dispersion

• Topics: variance and mean deviation for grouped and ungrouped data, Calculation of mean, median and mode, standard deviation.

Probability

• Topics: Probability of an event, Conditional probability; Probability distribution of a random variate- Binomial and Poisson distributions and their properties.

• Laws & Theorems: Addition and Multiplication Theorems of Probability and their Applications, Bayes’ theorem.

Differential Calculus

• Topics: Graphs of simple functions; Limits, continuity and differentiation of the sum, difference, product and quotient of two functions; Differentiation of trigonometric, inverse trigonometric, logarithmic, exponential, composite and implicit functions; derivatives of order up to two; Polynomial, rational, trigonometric, logarithmic and exponential functions; Applications of derivatives-maxima and minima of functions of one variable, tangents and normals.

• Laws & Theorems: Rolle’s and Lagrange’s mean value theorems.

Integral Calculus

• Topics: Integration by substitution, by parts and by partial fractions; Integration using trigonometric identities; Integral as a limit of sum. Integral as an anti derivative, fundamental integrals involving algebraic, trigonometric, exponential and logarithmic functions; Properties of definite integrals; Evaluation of definite integral, determining areas of the regions bounded by simple curves.

Differential Equations

• Topics: Solutions of first order differential equations - the method of separation of variables, homogeneous and linear differential equations; Formation of differential equations.

Two Dimensional Geometry

• Topics: Area of a triangle, condition for the co linearity of three points, slope of a line, parallel and perpendicular lines, and intercepts of a line on the coordinate axes.

• Laws & Theorems: Review of Cartesian system of rectangular co-ordinates in a plane, distance formula.

The Straight Line and Pair of Straight Lines

• Topics: Equations of internal and external bisectors of angles between two lines, equation of a family of lines passing through the point of intersection of two lines, point of intersections and angles between two lines; Various forms of equations of a line, intersection of lines, angles between two lines, conditions for concurrence of three lines, distance of a point from a line; Pair of straight lines- condition for the general second degree equation to represent a pair of lines, point of intersection and angle between pair of lines through the origin, combined equation of the bisectors of the angles between a pair of lines.

Circles and Family of Circles

• Topics: Radius and centre of a circle, points of intersection of a line and a circle; Equation of a circle- standard form, general form, parametric form, equation of a circle when the end points of a diameter are given; Condition for a line to be tangent, equation of a family of circles through the intersection of two circles, condition for two intersecting circles to be orthogonal.

Conic Sections

• Topics: Conditions for a line to be a tangent and point(s) of tangency; Sections of cones; Equations of conic sections (parabola, ellipse and hyperbola) in standard forms.
   

Subject III - Physics

Candidates appearing for AUEEE 2018 Examination may consult the detailed list for AUEEE 2018 Physics Syllabus given below:

Physics: Modern Physics, Magnetic Effects of Current, Gravitation, Units and Measurement, Laws of Motion, Properties of Matter, Optics, Heat and Thermodynamics, Oscillations, Harmonic Motion, Sound, Wave Motion, Electronics, Magnetism
 

Pattern

The entrance examination will be based on the syllabi prescribed for Second year of the Tamil Nadu 10 + 2 Academic Course.

Admission will be determined on the basis of the marks obtained in the qualifying examination and in the entrance examination. A weightage of 200 marks will be given to the 10 + 2 examination and 100 to the entrance examination.
 

Courses Offered

Engineering

Bachelor of Engineering:

• Civil

• Civil & Structural

• Mechanical

• Manufacturing

• Electrical & Electronics

• Electronics & Instrumentation

• Chemical Engineering

• Computer Science & Engineering

• Information Technology

• Electronics & Communication
   

Agriculture

Bachelor of Science:

• Agriculture

• Horticulture
   

AUEEE 2018 Application Form

Candidates can purchase the AUEEE 2018 Application form along with the prospectus from 1^st week of May 2018 onwards on payment of requisite fee at the given address:           

The Registrar,
Annamalai University,
Annamalai Nagar – 608 002.

Candidates may send a Demand Draft on or after first week of May 2018 issued from any bank and drawn in favor of “The Registrar, Annamalai University, Annamalai Nagar” payable at Chennai. Candidates must send the following along with the Demand Draft:

• Candidates are required to send a Thick Kraft envelope of size 31 cm x 15cm. The envelope should be stamped and self addressed. Use stamps of Rs. 25 for speed post.

• Candidates must write the name of the Program boldly on the envelope.