Birla Institute of Technology ( BIT ) Entrance Exam

Birla Institute of Technology and Science ( BITS ), Pilani is a premier Institution of scientific and technological studies in India having a status of Deemed University under the UGC Act. The institute offers various Integrated First Degree programmes at its Pilani, Goa and Hyderabad campuses. For admission into these programmes BITS, Pilani conducts an all-India entrance test popularly known as BITS Admission Test ( BITSAT ) every year. BITSAT is a computer based online entrance test and first of its kind in India.

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Birla Institute of Technology ( BIT ) MCA Entrance Examination Syllabus – 2015 :

Section A: Mathematics ( 60 questions – objective type )

Algebra:

Fundamental operations in Algebra, expansion, factorization, quadratic equations, indices, logarithms, arithmetic, geometric and harmonic progressions, binomial theorem, permutations and combinations, surds

Set Theory:

Sets and subsets, operations on sets, sequences, properties of integers, relations and functions

Matrix Algebra:

Elementary transformations, inverse of a matrix, rank, solution of simultaneous linear equations, eigenvalues and eigenvectors, quadratic forms

Co-ordinate Geometry:

Rectangular Cartesian co-ordinates, equations of a line, midpoint, intersections etc., equations of a circle, distance formulae, pair of straight lines, parabola, ellipse and hyperbola, simple geometric transformations such as translation,rotation, scaling.

Calculus:

Limit of functions, continuous functions, differentiation of function(s), tangents and normals, simple examples of maxima and minima, integration of function by parts,by substitution and by partial fraction, definite integral application to volumes and surfaces of frustums of a sphere, cone, cylinder, Taylor Series.

Differential Equations:

Differential equations of first order and their solutions, linear differential equations with constant coefficients, homogenous linear differential equations.

Vectors:

Position vector, addition and subtraction of vectors, scalar and vector products and their applications to simple geometrical problems and mechanics.

Trigonometry:

Simple identities, trigonometric equations, properties of triangles, solution of triangles, height and distance, inverse function
Probability and Statistics:

Basic concepts of probability theory, averages, dependent and independent events, frequency distributions, and measures of dispersions, skewness and kurtosis, random variable and distribution functions, mathematical expectations, binomial, Poisson, normal distributions, curve fitting, and principle of least squares, correlation and regression

Linear Programming:

Formulation of simple linear programming problems, basic concepts of graphical and simplex methods, revised simplex method, transportation and assignment problems, duality and integer programming

Section B: Analytical Ability and Logical Reasoning: (20 questions – objective type)

Questions in this section will test logical reasoning, quantitative reasoning, and visio-spatial reasoning.

Section C: Computer Awareness: (20 questions – objective type)

Computer Basics :

Organization of a computer, Central Processing Unit (CPU),Structure of instructions in CPU, input / output devices, computer memory, memory organization, back-up devices

Data Representation:

Representation of characters, integers, and fractions, binary and hexadecimal representations, Binary Arithmetic: Addition, subtraction, division, multiplication, 1’s and 2’s complement arithmetic, floating point representation of numbers, normalized floating point representation, Boolean algebra, truth tables, Venndiagrams

Computer Architecture:

Block structure of computers, communication between processor and I / O devices, interrupts

Computer Language:

Assembly language and high-level language, Multiprogramming and time-sharing operating systems, Computer Programming in C.

Flow chart and Algorithms

Operating Systems:

Evolution of operating systems, types of operating systems, functions of an operating system, modern operating systems.

Section D: English: (20 questions – objective type)

Use of articles and prepositions (fill in the blanks or correct use)

Idioms and phrases

Synonyms

Reading comprehension