SLIET 2021 Exam Pattern

Exam Syllabus SET-II for Sant Longowal Institute of Engineering and Technology ( SLIET ) All India SLIET Entrance test ( SET )-2015

For Two Year Diploma ( SET-II ):

English, General Knowledge, Aptitude Syllabus

1. General Science

2. Idioms and Phrases

3. Events of National & International Importance

4. Fill in the blanks with suitable words/prepositions

5. Correction of sentences

6. Change of Voice

7. Current Affairs

8. Indian National Movement

9. History of India

10. Mental Aptitude

Mathematics Syllabus:

Algebra : Solution of quardratic equations, relationship between their roots and coefficients. Equations reducible to quadratic form. Symmetric Functions of roots. Formation of a quadratic equation with given roots. Arithmetic progression, Geometric progression and Arithmetico-Geometric series. Series of natural numbers ( ∑n, ∑n2, ∑n3 ). Mathematical induction.

Permutations and Combinations, Binomial theorem for any index. Complex numbers. Algebra of complex numbers. Modulus and argument of a complex number. Conjugate of a complex number. Triangle inequality, representation of complex number in ARGAND‟s Diagram, polar form & exponential form. Square Root of a complex number. Cube roots of unity. De-Moivre‟s Theorem with simple applications. Vectors, their Scalar product and cross product. Scalar triple product and its applications.

Trigonometry: Trigonometric ratios and their relations. Trigonometric Identities. T-ratios of allied angles. Addition and Subtraction formulae. Transformation of product into sum or difference and vice-versa. T-ratios of multiple and sub-multiple angles. Inverse trigonometric functions. Solution of trigonometric equations. Relations between sides & Trigonometric ratios of the angles of a triangle. Solution of triangles. Heights and distances.

Matrices and Determinants: Determinants of order 2 and 3, their elementary properties. Cramer‟s rule. Definition of a matrix. Types of matrices. Equality of matrices. Operations on matrices. Symmetric & Skew Symmetric matrices. Singular and non-singular matrices. Minors and cofactors. Adjoint and inverse of a matrix. Application of matrices in solving simultaneous linear equations in 2 and 3 variables.

Coordinate Geometry : Rectangular Cartesian co-ordinates. Distance between two points. Section formulae. Locus of a point. Equation of a straight line in various forms. Angle between two given lines. Condition for two lines to be parallel or perpendicular.

Distance of a point from a line. Line through point of intersection of two given lines. Concurrency of lines. Equation of a circle in various forms. Intersection of a circle with a straight line. Equations of tangent and normal to a circle. Intersection of two circles. Parametric representation of equation of a circle. Equations of the parabola, ellipse and hyperbola in the standard forms & parametric form. Condition for y = mx + c to be a tangent and point of contact.

Calculus : Function, its domain and range. Limit, continuity and differentiability of a function. Derivative of sum, difference, product and quotient of two functions. Derivative of algebraic, trigonometric, exponential, logarithmic, hyperbolic and Inverse trigonometric functions. Chain rule. Derivative of functions expressed in implicit and parametric forms. Logarithmic differentiation. Tangents and Normals. Rate measure & error. Maximum and Minimum values of a function. Integration as the inverse process of differentiation. Integration by parts, by substitution and by partial fractions. Integration of rational and irrational functions. Definite integral and its application for the determination of area ( simple cases ). Trapezoidal & Simpson Rules.

Physics Syllabus:

Units and dimensions, SI Units, displacement, velocity, acceleration. Projectiles, circular motion, concepts of relative motion; Newton‟s Law of motion, concepts of uniformly accelerated frames, momentum, frictional force and gravitational force, work, energy, power, conservation of momentum and energy.

Universal law of gravitation, gravitational potential and fields, acceleration due to gravity. Angular momentum, torque, equilibrium of rigid bodies. Hook‟s Law, Young‟s modulus, shear and bulk moduli, Bernoulli‟s theorem and its applications.

Simple concept of amplitude, frequency and phase, longitudinal and transverse waves, harmonic and wave motions, superposition of waves, progressive and stationary waves, vibration of strings and aircolumns, resonance, beats. Velocity of sound, Echoes, Doppler effect.

Thermal expansion of solids, liquids and gases. Kinetic theory of gases, specific heats, Isothermal and adiabatic process, laws of thermodynamics & their applications, Stefans law and Newton‟s law of cooling, Coulombs law, electric fields and electric potentials, lines of forces.

Capacitance, dielectric constant, parallel plate capacitor, capacitor in series and parallel, energy stored in capacitor, charging and discharging of capacitors. Electric current, Ohm‟s law, series and parallel arrangements of resistances and cells. Kirchoffs law and its applications to network, heating effects of current. Biot-Savart‟s law and its application. Force on a moving charge and on a current carrying wire in magnetic field. Magnetic moment of a current loop, effect of a uniform magnetic field on current loop, moving coil glavanometer, voltmeter, ammeter.

Electromagnetic induction, Faraday‟s and Lenz‟s law, definitions of self and mutual-inductance. Rectilinear propagation of light. Reflection and refraction at plane and curved surface, total internal reflection and critical angles.

Deviation and dispersion of light by a prism.Thin lens, combinations of mirror and lens, magnifications, microscope, telescope. Wave nature of light, interference, diffraction and polarization, Radioactivity, alpha, beta and gamma radiations, laws of radioactivity, decay constant, half life and mean life.

Photoelectric effect. Bohr‟s theory of hydrogen like atoms, x-rays production and properties. Atomic nucleus, binding energy and its calculation. Fission and fusion processes. Elementary concepts of thermionic emission and work function, diode valve as a rectifier, Elementary ideas of conductor, semi-conductor and insulator, intrinsic and extrinsic semi-conductor, P-N junctions as a rectifier.

Chemistry Syllabus:

Atomic Structure & Classification of Elements : Rutherford‟s Model, spectra of hydrogen atom, Bohr‟s model, quantum numbers, Pauli‟s exclusion principle, Hund‟s rule, Aufbau‟s principle, electronic configuration of elements, shapes of s, p and d orbitals. Periods and groups, classification of elements with respect to s, p and d-block, periodicity in properties, namely atomic and ionic radii, ionization energy, electronegativity and oxidation states.

Stoichiometry : Calculations involving common oxidation reduction, neutralization and displacement reactions, use of mole concept.

Behaviour of Gases : Avogadro‟s Law, equation of state and ideal gas, Vander waal‟s equation, diffusion of gases, kinetic theory of gases, average, root mean square and most probable velocity and their relation with temperature, Gay Lussac‟s Law.

Solutions : Expressing concentration in terms of mole fraction, molality, molarity and normality, Raoult‟s Law and molecular weight determination from lowering of vapour pressure.

Chemical Equilibrium, Kinetics and Energetics : Law of mass action, equilibrium constants Kc, Kp and their relationships, Le-Chatelier‟s principle and its applications, ionic equilibria in aqueous solutions, solubility product, common ion effect, acid-base theories ( Bronsted and Lewis ), hydrolysis of salts, pH, buffer solutions. Rate of reaction, order of reaction, molecularity, rate constant and half-life period of first order reaction, variations of rate constant with temperature ( Arrhenius equation ). Heat of formation, heat of combustion and heat of reaction, Hess‟s Law, bond energy.

Electrochemistry : Faraday‟s Law of electrolysis, galvanic cells, cell reactions, Nernst equation, standard potential, and electrochemical series, e.m.f. of cells involving the following electrodes only : Zn / Zn++, Fe++ / Fe+++, Sn / Sn++, (Pt)H2/H+, Cl2 (Pt).

Ores and Minerals : Commercially important ores of iron, tin, silicon, aluminum, lead, iron, copper, silver and zinc with their extractive metallurgy ( chemical principles and reactions only, industrial details excluded ). i) Carbon reduction method ( iron and tin ); ii) Self reduction method ( copper and lead ); iii) Electrolytic reduction method ( magnesium and aluminum ); iv) Cyanide process ( silver ).

Transition elements ( only the first series ) definition, general characteristics properties viz. variable oxidation states, colour [ details of electronic transition excluded ], paramagnetism, [ formation of complexes, stereochemistry excluded ].

Preparation and Properties of the following Compounds : Oxides, hydroxides, carbonates, bicarbonates, chlorides and alums, oxides and chlorides of tin and lead, ferrous sulphate, Mohr‟s salt, ferric oxide and ferric chloride, copper sulphate, oxide and sulphate of zinc, silver nitrate and silver bromide. Hydrogen peroxide, carbon oxides and carbides, silicones and silicone carbides, nitrogen and phosphorous, oxides and oxy acids of ammonia, fertilizers, sulphur oxides, sulphurous and sulphuric acids, sodium thiosulphate and hydrogen sulphide, halogens, oxyacids of chlorine, bleaching powder.

Isolation, Preparation and Properties of Non-Metals : Silicon, nitrogen, phosphorous, oxygen, sulphur, fluorine, chlorine, bromine and iodine ( properties of allotropes of carbon, preparation and properties of ozone included ).

Alkanes, Alkenes, Alkynes and Benzene : Preparation of alkanes ( Wurtz reaction and decarboxylation reaction ), substitution reaction of alkanes ( including mechanism ). Preparation by dehydrohalogenation of respective alkyl halides and by dehydration of alcohols, addition reactions ( Markownikoff‟s and anti-Markownikoff‟s rule including mechanism, ozonolysis ). Benzene structure, properties, nitration, sulphonation, halogenation, acylation and alkylation reactions, effect of o-, p-and m- directing groups in monosubstituted benzenes.

Characteristics Reactions of following Organic Compounds : Alcohols ( esterification, dehydration, oxidation, reactions with sodium, phosphorous halides and zinc-chloride / conc.HCl ), phenols ( halogenation, nitration, sulphonation and Reimer-Teimann reaction ), aldehydes and ketones ( oxidation, reduction, oxime and hydrazone formation, aldol condensation, Cannizaro‟s reaction, haloform and Grignard reactions ).

Please visit Official website for more details:

sliet.net.in/pdf/Information%20Brochure.pdf