Sunday, January 1, 2012

AIPMT 2012 Exam Pattern

AIPMT 2012 Exam Pattern

CBSE Delhi, would be holding the All India Pre-Medical/Pre-Dental Entrance Examination, 2012. This entrance examination is being conducted exclusively for the 15% merit positions for the Medical/Dental Colleges of India as specified in the directive of the court and will be governed by the rules and regulations specified for the same by the Government of India, Ministry of Health and Family Welfare from time to time.

The entrance examination consists of the following two levels:
  • Preliminary Examination: The Preliminary Examination would consist of one paper containing 200 objective type questions (four options with single correct answer) from Physics, Chemistry and Biology (Botany & Zoology) to be answered on the specially designed machine-gradable sheet using Ball Point Pen only. The duration of paper would be 3 hours.
  • Final Examination: (Only for those who qualify in the Preliminary Examination). The Final Examination would consist of one paper containing 120 objective type questions (four options with single correct answer) from Physics, Chemistry and Biology (Botany & Zoology) to be answered on the specially designed machine-gradable sheet using Ball Point Pen only. The duration of paper would be 3 hours.

Schedule of the Examination:

  • Preliminary Examination : 01-04-2012 (Sunday)
  • Final Examination : 13-05-2012 (Sunday)

Language Of The Question Paper

Candidates can opt for Question Papers either in English or in Hindi. This option should be exercised while filling in the Application Form. It cannot be changed later. Candidates opting for English would be provided Test Booklet in English only and the candidates opt for Hindi would be provided Test Booklet in
both Hindi and English, i.e., Bilingual.

Following constitutes the essential information related to the pattern of the exam:

  • There will be four alternatives for each of the question numbering 001 to 200 in Preliminary Examination and 001 to 120 in Final Examination. The candidate will indicate his/her response to the question by darkening the appropriate circle completely with Ball Point Pen.
  • The candidates must fully satisfy themselves about the accuracy of the answer before darkening the appropriate circle as no change in answer once marked is allowed. Use of eraser or white fluid on the Answer Sheet is not permissible as the Answer Sheets are machine gradable and it may lead to wrong evaluation.

  • SCORING AND NEGATIVE MARKING
    (a) Each item carries 4 marks. For each correct response the candidate will get 4 marks. For each incorrect response one mark will be deducted from the total score. No deduction from the total score will, however, be made if no response is indicated for an item in the answer sheet. The candidates are advised not to attempt such item in answer sheet, if they are not sure of the correct response. More than one answer indicated a question will be deemed as incorrect response and will be negatively marked.

    (b) For the purpose of evaluation, the Test Booklet code as printed in the Answer Sheet on side-2 will be accepted as final.
  • The Central Board of Secondary Education will prepare the lists of successful candidates of Preliminary Examination and Final Examination on the basis of the eligibility criteria provided by the Medical Council of India.
  • In case of two or more candidates obtaining equal marks in the Final Examination, the inter-se-merit of such candidates shall be determined in order of preference as follows:
    (a) Candidates obtaining higher marks in Biology (Botany & Zoology) in the entrance examination.
    (b) Candidates obtaining higher marks in Chemistry in the entrance examination.
    (c) Candidates securing higher marks in Preliminary Examination will be preferred.
    (d) Candidates older in age to be preferred.
  • The Central Board of Secondary Education will conduct the AIPMT Preliminary and Final Examination, evaluate the Answer Sheets and declare the result as per following details:

    (i) The result of Preliminary Examination will be declared by the IIIrd week of April, 2012 and the same will be hosted on Board’s website. Candidates qualified for the Final Examination need to download a separate admit card indicating new roll number and other relevant details from the website.

    (ii) The result of Final Examination will be declared by 1st week of June, 2012 and the same will be hosted on Board’s website. Board will prepare the merit list/ wait list as per the directives of the Hon’ble Supreme Court of India, DGHS and MCI. There will be no separate result list of SC/ST candidates. As soon as the result is ready, CBSE will host the results on the website and thereafter candidates placed in merit/wait list may download the Rank letters.
  • Pattern For Both Preliminary & Final Examinations

    (i) Fifteen minutes before the commencement of the Test each candidate will be given sealed Test Booklet.

    (ii) Immediately on receipt of the Test Booklet the candidates will fill in the required particulars on the cover page of the Test Booklet with Ball Point Pen only. He/She will not open the Test Booklet until asked to do so by the invigilator.

    (iii) Five minutes before the commencement of the Test, the candidate will be asked to break/ open the seal of the Test Booklet. He/She will take out the Answer Sheet carefully. The candidate should check carefully that the Test Booklet Code printed on Side-2 of the Answer Sheet is the same as printed on Test Booklet. In case of discrepancy, the candidate should immediately report the matter to the invigilator for replacement of both the Test Booklet and the Answer Sheet.

    (iv) Candidate will then write particulars with ball point pen on both the sides. After completing this step the candidate will wait for the signal by the invigilator.

    (v) After completing the Test and before handing over the Answer Sheet, the candidate should check again that all the particulars required in the Answer Sheet have been correctly written and marked.

  • Pattern For Filling Answer Sheet

    (i) The Answer Sheet will be found placed inside the sealed Test Booklet. The seal will be broken/ opened by the candidate on the announcement by the invigilator and only then the Answer Sheet shall be taken out. Do not open/break the seal before the announcement.

    (ii) Side-2 of each Answer Sheet will have a pre-printed Test Booklet Code A, B, C and D. The candidates are required to check that the Test Booklet code pre-printed on SIDE-2 of the Answer Sheet is the same as printed on the Test Booklet.

    (iii) The format of the Answer Sheet will be found placed inside the Test Booklet.

    (iv) The Answer Sheet used will be of special type which will be scanned on Optical Scanner. There will be two sides of the Answer Sheet:

    (a) Side 1 This side of the Answer Sheet contains the following columns which are to be filled in neatly and accurately by the candidate with Blue/Black ball point pen only. Use of pencil on OMR sheet is not allowed. OMR sheet filled in with pencil would be summarily rejected for evaluation.
    (i) Roll Number
    (ii) Name of the candidate
    (iii) Father’s Name
    (iv) Centre Number
    (v) Name of the Examination Centre
    (vi) Signature of the candidate

    (b) Side 2 This side of the Answer Sheet contains the following columns which are also to be filled in by the candidate with Blue/Black Ball Point Pen only:
    (i) Roll Number
    (ii) Centre Number
    (iii) Test Booklet Number
    (iv) Question 001 to 200/Question 001 to 120
    Each column corresponds to the serial number of question given in the Test Booklet. With each column there are four circles which correspond to the four alternative responses, one of which is correct or most appropriate.
    (v) WRITING OF PARTICULARS AND RESPONSES ON SIDE-2 WITH BLUE/ BLACK BALL POINT PEN ONLY.

AIPMT 2012 Medical College Lists

AIPMT 2012 Medical College Lists

National Network of Education (NNE) has compiled the statewise list of Medical Colleges under AIPMT (All India Pre-Medical Test) 2012. These college offer MBBS - Bachelor of Medicine & Bachelor of Surgery Program.:-

AIPMT 2012 List of MBBS Colleges in ASSAM
  • AS 1 Assam Medical College, Dibrugarh
  • AS 2 Guwahati Medical College, Guwahati
  • AS 3 Silchar Medical College, Silchar

AIPMT 2012 List of MBBS Colleges in BIHAR
  • BI 1 AN Magadh Medical College, Gaya
  • BI 2 Darbhanga Medical College, Laheriasarai
  • BI 3 Jawahar Lal Nehru Medical College, Bhagalpur
  • BI 4 Nalanda Medical College, Patna
  • BI 5 Patna Medical College, Patna
  • BI 6 SK Medical College, Muzaffarpur

AIPMT 2012 List of MBBS Colleges in CHANDIGARH

  • CH 1 Govt. Medical College, Chandigarh

AIPMT 2012 List of MBBS Colleges in CHHATTISGARH
  • CT 1 Pt. JNM Medical College, Raipur

AIPMT 2012 List of MBBS Colleges in DELHI

  • DL 1 Lady Hardinge Medical College, New Delhi (for
  • Girls only)
  • DL 2 Maulana Azad Medical College, New Delhi
  • DL 3 University College of Medical Science, Delhi
  • DL-4 V M Medical College & Safdarjung Hosp., New Delhi
 
AIPMT 2012 List of MBBS Colleges in GOA

  • GO 1 Goa Medical College, Panaji

AIPMT 2012 List of MBBS Colleges in GUJARAT
  • GU 1 B.J. Medical College, Ahmedabad
  • GU 2 Government Medical College, Surat
  • GU 3 NHL Municipal Medical College, Ahmedabad
  • GU 4 Medical College, Baroda
  • GU 5 M.P. Shah Medical College, Jamnagar
  • GU 6 Pandit DDU Medical College, Rajkot
  • GU 7 Govt. Medical College, Bhavnagar.

AIPMT 2012 List of MBBS Colleges in HARYANA

  • HA 1 Pt. Bhagwat Dayal Sharma Medical College, Rohtak

AIPMT 2012 List of MBBS Colleges in HIMACHAL PRADESH
  • HP 1 Indira Gandhi Medical College, Shimla
  • HP2 Dr. R P G Medical College, Tanda

AIPMT 2012 List of MBBS Colleges in JHARKHAND
  • JH 1 MGM Medical College, Jamshedpur
  • JH 2 Rajendra Medical College, Ranchi
  • JH 3 Patliputra Medical College, Dhanbad

AIPMT 2012 List of MBBS Colleges in KARNATAKA
  • KA 1 Bangalore Medical College, Bangalore
  • KA 2 Vijaynagar Institute of Medical Science, Bellary
  • KA 3 Karnataka Institute of Medical Science, Hubli
  • KA 4 Mysore Medical College, Mysore

AIPMT 2012 List of MBBS Colleges in KERALA
  • KE 1 Calicut Medical College, Calicut
  • KE 2 Government Medical College, Trivandrum
  • KE 3 T.D. Medical College, Alleppey (Allappuzha)
  • KE 4 Government Medical College, Trichur
  • KE 5 Medical College, Kottayam
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AIPMT 2012 List of MBBS Colleges in MAHARASHTRA
  • MA 1 B.J. Medical College, Pune
  • MA 2 Dr. V.M. Medical College, Sholapur
  • MA 3 Govt. Medical College, Aurangabad
  • MA 4 Govt. Medical College, Nagpur
  • MA 5 Grant Medical College, Mumbai
  • MA 6 Indira Gandhi Medical College, Nagpur
  • MA 7 L.T.M. Medical College, Mumbai
  • MA 8 Miraj Medical College, Miraj
  • MA 9 Seth G.S. Medical College, Mumbai
  • MA 10 SRTR Medical College, Ambajogai
  • MA 11 T.N. Medical College, Mumbai
  • MA 12 Govt. Medical College, Nanded
  • MA 13 Shri Vasant Rao Naik Medical College, Yavatmal
  • MA 14 Shri B.H. Govt. Medical College, Dhule
  • MA 15 R.G.M.C. & Chap. S.M. Hospital, Thane
  • MA 16 R.S.C.S.M. GMC, Kolhapur

AIPMT 2012 List of MBBS Colleges in MADHYA PRADESH
  • MP 1 Gandhi Medical College, Bhopal
  • MP 2 Netaji SCB Medical College, Jabalpur
  • MP 3 G.R. Medical College, Gwalior
  • MP 4 M.G.M. Medical College, Indore
  • MP 5 S.S. Medical College, Rewa
  • AIPMT 2011 List of MBBS Colleges in ORISSA
  • OR 1 MKCG Medical College, Berhampur, Ganjam
  • OR 2 SCB Medical College, Cuttack
  • OR 3 V.S.S. Medical College, Burla Distt, Sambalpur

AIPMT 2012 List of MBBS Colleges in PUDUCHERRY
  • PO 1 Jawaharlal Institute of Post Graduate Medical
  • Education & Research, Puducherry

AIPMT 2012 List of MBBS Colleges in PUNJAB
  • PU 1 Govt. Medical College, Patiala
  • PU 2 Guru Govind Singh Medical College, Faridkot
  • PU 3 Govt. Medical College, Amritsar

AIPMT 2012 List of MBBS Colleges in RAJASTHAN

  • RA 1 Dr. S.N. Medical College, Jodhpur
  • RA 2 JLN Medical College, Ajmer
  • RA 3 SMS Medical College, Jaipur
  • RA 4 S.P. Medical College, Bikaner
  • RA 5 R.N.T. Medical College, Udaipur
  • RA 6 Govt. Medical College, Kota

AIPMT 2012 List of MBBS Colleges in TAMILNADU

  • TN 1 Chengapattu Medical College, Chengalpattu
  • TN 2 Coimbatore Medical College, Coimbatore
  • TN 3 Kilpauk Medical College, Chennai
  • TN 4 Madras Medical College & Research Institute, Chennai
  • TN 5 Madurai Medical College, Madurai
  • TN 6 Stanley Medical College, Chennai
  • TN 7 Thanjavur Medical College, Thanjavur
  • TN 8 Tirunelveli Medical College, Tirunelveli
  • TN 9 Govt. MKMM Medical College, Selam
  • TN10 K A P V G Medical College, Tiruchurapalli

AIPMT 2012 List of MBBS Colleges in UTTAR PRADESH
  • UP 1 BRD Medical College, Gorakhpur
  • UP 2 GSV Memorial Medical College, Kanpur
  • UP 3 King George’s M University, Lucknow
  • UP 4 LLR Memorial Medical College, Meerut
  • UP 5 Rani Lakshmi Bai Medical College, Jhansi
  • UP 6 MLN Medical College, Allahabad
  • UP 7 S.N. Medical College, Agra

AIPMT 2012 List of MBBS Colleges in WEST BENGAL
  • WB 1 Bankura Sammilani Medical College Bankura
  • WB 2 Burdwan Medical College, Burdwan
  • WB 3 Kolkatta National Medical College, Kolkatta
  • WB 4 Medical College, Kolkatta
  • WB 5 NRS Medical College, Kolkatta
  • WB 6 North Bengal Medical College, P.O. Sushrutanagar Darjeeling
  • WB 7 R.G. KAR Medical College, Kolkatta
Note: Medical/Dental Colleges may be added/deleted depending upon the status of approval from the MCI / Ministry of Health & Family Welfare (Government of India)

AIPMT 2012 Exam Pattern

AIPMT 2012 Exam Pattern

CBSE Delhi, would be holding the All India Pre-Medical/Pre-Dental Entrance Examination, 2012. This entrance examination is being conducted exclusively for the 15% merit positions for the Medical/Dental Colleges of India as specified in the directive of the court and will be governed by the rules and regulations specified for the same by the Government of India, Ministry of Health and Family Welfare from time to time.

The entrance examination consists of the following two levels:
  • Preliminary Examination: The Preliminary Examination would consist of one paper containing 200 objective type questions (four options with single correct answer) from Physics, Chemistry and Biology (Botany & Zoology) to be answered on the specially designed machine-gradable sheet using Ball Point Pen only. The duration of paper would be 3 hours.
  • Final Examination: (Only for those who qualify in the Preliminary Examination). The Final Examination would consist of one paper containing 120 objective type questions (four options with single correct answer) from Physics, Chemistry and Biology (Botany & Zoology) to be answered on the specially designed machine-gradable sheet using Ball Point Pen only. The duration of paper would be 3 hours.

Schedule of the Examination:

  • Preliminary Examination : 01-04-2012 (Sunday)
  • Final Examination : 13-05-2012 (Sunday)

Language Of The Question Paper

Candidates can opt for Question Papers either in English or in Hindi. This option should be exercised while filling in the Application Form. It cannot be changed later. Candidates opting for English would be provided Test Booklet in English only and the candidates opt for Hindi would be provided Test Booklet in
both Hindi and English, i.e., Bilingual.

Following constitutes the essential information related to the pattern of the exam:

  • There will be four alternatives for each of the question numbering 001 to 200 in Preliminary Examination and 001 to 120 in Final Examination. The candidate will indicate his/her response to the question by darkening the appropriate circle completely with Ball Point Pen.
  • The candidates must fully satisfy themselves about the accuracy of the answer before darkening the appropriate circle as no change in answer once marked is allowed. Use of eraser or white fluid on the Answer Sheet is not permissible as the Answer Sheets are machine gradable and it may lead to wrong evaluation.

  • SCORING AND NEGATIVE MARKING
    (a) Each item carries 4 marks. For each correct response the candidate will get 4 marks. For each incorrect response one mark will be deducted from the total score. No deduction from the total score will, however, be made if no response is indicated for an item in the answer sheet. The candidates are advised not to attempt such item in answer sheet, if they are not sure of the correct response. More than one answer indicated a question will be deemed as incorrect response and will be negatively marked.

    (b) For the purpose of evaluation, the Test Booklet code as printed in the Answer Sheet on side-2 will be accepted as final.
  • The Central Board of Secondary Education will prepare the lists of successful candidates of Preliminary Examination and Final Examination on the basis of the eligibility criteria provided by the Medical Council of India.
  • In case of two or more candidates obtaining equal marks in the Final Examination, the inter-se-merit of such candidates shall be determined in order of preference as follows:
    (a) Candidates obtaining higher marks in Biology (Botany & Zoology) in the entrance examination.
    (b) Candidates obtaining higher marks in Chemistry in the entrance examination.
    (c) Candidates securing higher marks in Preliminary Examination will be preferred.
    (d) Candidates older in age to be preferred.
  • The Central Board of Secondary Education will conduct the AIPMT Preliminary and Final Examination, evaluate the Answer Sheets and declare the result as per following details:

    (i) The result of Preliminary Examination will be declared by the IIIrd week of April, 2012 and the same will be hosted on Board’s website. Candidates qualified for the Final Examination need to download a separate admit card indicating new roll number and other relevant details from the website.

    (ii) The result of Final Examination will be declared by 1st week of June, 2012 and the same will be hosted on Board’s website. Board will prepare the merit list/ wait list as per the directives of the Hon’ble Supreme Court of India, DGHS and MCI. There will be no separate result list of SC/ST candidates. As soon as the result is ready, CBSE will host the results on the website and thereafter candidates placed in merit/wait list may download the Rank letters.
  • Pattern For Both Preliminary & Final Examinations

    (i) Fifteen minutes before the commencement of the Test each candidate will be given sealed Test Booklet.

    (ii) Immediately on receipt of the Test Booklet the candidates will fill in the required particulars on the cover page of the Test Booklet with Ball Point Pen only. He/She will not open the Test Booklet until asked to do so by the invigilator.

    (iii) Five minutes before the commencement of the Test, the candidate will be asked to break/ open the seal of the Test Booklet. He/She will take out the Answer Sheet carefully. The candidate should check carefully that the Test Booklet Code printed on Side-2 of the Answer Sheet is the same as printed on Test Booklet. In case of discrepancy, the candidate should immediately report the matter to the invigilator for replacement of both the Test Booklet and the Answer Sheet.

    (iv) Candidate will then write particulars with ball point pen on both the sides. After completing this step the candidate will wait for the signal by the invigilator.

    (v) After completing the Test and before handing over the Answer Sheet, the candidate should check again that all the particulars required in the Answer Sheet have been correctly written and marked.

  • Pattern For Filling Answer Sheet

    (i) The Answer Sheet will be found placed inside the sealed Test Booklet. The seal will be broken/ opened by the candidate on the announcement by the invigilator and only then the Answer Sheet shall be taken out. Do not open/break the seal before the announcement.

    (ii) Side-2 of each Answer Sheet will have a pre-printed Test Booklet Code A, B, C and D. The candidates are required to check that the Test Booklet code pre-printed on SIDE-2 of the Answer Sheet is the same as printed on the Test Booklet.

    (iii) The format of the Answer Sheet will be found placed inside the Test Booklet.

    (iv) The Answer Sheet used will be of special type which will be scanned on Optical Scanner. There will be two sides of the Answer Sheet:

    (a) Side 1 This side of the Answer Sheet contains the following columns which are to be filled in neatly and accurately by the candidate with Blue/Black ball point pen only. Use of pencil on OMR sheet is not allowed. OMR sheet filled in with pencil would be summarily rejected for evaluation.
    (i) Roll Number
    (ii) Name of the candidate
    (iii) Father’s Name
    (iv) Centre Number
    (v) Name of the Examination Centre
    (vi) Signature of the candidate

    (b) Side 2 This side of the Answer Sheet contains the following columns which are also to be filled in by the candidate with Blue/Black Ball Point Pen only:
    (i) Roll Number
    (ii) Centre Number
    (iii) Test Booklet Number
    (iv) Question 001 to 200/Question 001 to 120
    Each column corresponds to the serial number of question given in the Test Booklet. With each column there are four circles which correspond to the four alternative responses, one of which is correct or most appropriate.
    (v) WRITING OF PARTICULARS AND RESPONSES ON SIDE-2 WITH BLUE/ BLACK BALL POINT PEN ONLY.

AIPMT Syllabus For Physics 2012

AIPMT Syllabus For Physics 2012

Unit : 1 Introduction and Measurement
What is Physics? Scope and excitement; Physics in relation to science, society and technology; Need for measurement of physical quantities, units for measurement, systems of units-SI : fundamental and derived units. Dimensions of physical quantities. Dimensional analysis and its applications. Orders of magnitude, Accuracy and errors in measurement – random and instrumental errors, Significant figures and rounding off the numbers.

Graphs, Trigonometric functions, Concepts of differentiation and integration.
Unit : 2 Description of Motion in One Dimension
Objects in motion in one dimension, Motion in straight line, Uniform and non-uniform motion, its graphical representation and formulae, speed and velocity, relative velocity, average speed and instantaneous velocity. Uniformly accelerated motion, velocity-time graph, position-time graph and their formulae. Relations for uniformly accelerated motion with examples. Acceleration in one dimensional motion.
Unit : 3 Description of Motion in Two and Three Dimensions
Vectors and scalars quantities, vectors in two and three dimensions, vector addition and multiplication by a real number, null-vector and its properties. Resolution of a vector in a plane, rectangular components. Scalar and vector products. Motion in two dimensions, cases of uniform velocity and uniform acceleration-projectile motion, general relation among position-velocity-acceleration for motion in a plane and uniform circular motion. Motion of objects in three dimensional space (elementary ideas).

Unit : 4 Laws of Motion


Force and inertia, first law of motion. Momentum, second law of motion, impulse, examples of different kinds of forces in nature. Third law of motion, conservation of momentum, rocket propulsion. Equilibrium of concurrent forces. Static and kinetic frictions, laws of friction, rolling friction, lubrication, Inertial and non-inertial frames (elementary ideas).

Unit : 5 Work, Energy and Power


Work done by a constant force and by a variable force, unit of work, energy and power. Work Energy Theorem. Elastic and in-elastic collisions in one and two dimensions. Notions of potential energy, conservation of mechanical energy : gravitational potential energy, and its conversion to kinetic energy, potential energy of a spring. Conservative forces. Different forms of energy, mass-energy equivalence, conservation of energy.

Unit : 6 Rotational Motion

Centre of mass of a two-particle system, momentum conservation and centre of mass motion. Centre of mass of rigid body, general motion of a rigid body, nature of rotational motion, rotational motion of a single particle in two dimensions only, torque, angular momentum and its geometrical and physical meaning, conservation of angular momentum, examples of circular motion (car on a level circular road, car on banked road, pendulum swinging in a vertical plane). Moment of inertia, its physical significance, moment inertia of uniform bodies with simple geometrical shapes, parallel axis and perpendicular axis theorem (statements only), Comparison between translatory (linear) and rotational motion.

Unit : 7 Gravitation

Acceleration due to gravity, one and two dimensional motion under gravity. Universal law of gravitation, inertial and gravitational mass, variations in the acceleration due to gravity of the earth, statement of Kepler’s laws of planetary motion, orbital velocity, geostationary satellites, gravitational potential, gravitational potential energy near the surface of earth, escape velocity, weightlessness.

Unit : 8 Heat and Thermodynamics

Thermal equilibrium and temperature ( zeroth law of thermodynamics). Heat, work and internal energy. Specific heat, specific heat at constant volume and constant pressure of ideal gas and relation between them. First law of thermodynamics. Thermodynamic state, equation of state and isothermals, pressure-temperature phase diagram. Thermodynamic processes (reversible, irreversible, isothermal, adiabatic). Carnot cycle, second law of thermodynamics, efficiency of heat engines. Entropy. Transferof heat : conduction, convection and radiation. Newton ’s law of cooling. Thermal conductivity. Black body radiation, Wien’s law, Solar constant and surface temperature of the sun, Stefan’s law.

Unit : 9 Oscillations

Periodic and oscillatory motions. Simple harmonic motion (S.H.M.) and its equation of motion. Oscillations due to a spring, kinetic energy and potential energy in S.H.M., Simple pendulum, physical concepts of forced oscillations, resonance and damped oscillations; Simple examples.

Unit : 10 Waves

Longitudinal and transverse waves and wave motion, speed of progressive wave. Principle of superposition of waves; reflection of waves, harmonic waves (qualitative treatment only), standing waves. Normal modes and its graphical representation. Beats, Doppler effect.

Unit : 11 Electrostatics

Frictional electricity, charges and their conservation, unit of charge, Coulomb’s law, dielectric constant, electric field, electric field due to a point charge, electric potential – its physical meaning, potential due to a di-pole, di-pole field and behaviour of dipole in a uniform (2-dimensional) electric field. Flux, Statement of Gauss’s theorem and its applications to find electric field due to uniformly charged simple systems. Conductors and insulators, presence of free charges and bound charges inside a conductor, Capacitance (parallel plate), Dielectric material and its effect on capacitance (concept only), capacitances in series and parallel, energy of a capacitor. Van de Graff generator.

Unit : 12 Current Electricity


Introduction (flow of current), sources of e.m.f., cells : simple, secondary, chargeable, combinations of cells in series and parallel. Electric current, resistance of different materials, temperature dependence, thermistor, specific resistivity, colour code for carbon resistors. Ohm’s law and its limitation. Superconductors (elementary ideas). Kirchoff’s laws, resistances in series and parallel, Wheatstone’s bridge, measurement of resistance. Potentiometer – measurement of e.m.f. and internal resistance of a cell.

Unit : 13 Thermal and Chemical Effects of Currents

Electric power, heating effects of current and Joule’s law. Thermoelectricity: Seebeck effect, measurement of temperature using thermocouple. Chemical effects and Faraday’s laws of electrolysis.

Unit : 14 Magnetic Effect of Currents

Oersted’s observation, Biot-Savart’s law (magnetic field due to an element of current), magnetic field due to a straight wire, circular loop and solenoid. Force on a moving charge in a uniform magnetic field (Lorentz force), cyclotron (simple idea), forces and torques on currents in a magnetic field, forces between two currents, definition of ampere, moving coil galvanometer, ammeter and voltmeter. Conversion of galvanometer into voltmeter/ammeter.

Unit : 15 Magnetism


Bar magnet (comparison with a solenoid), magnetic lines of force, torque on a bar magnet in a magnetic field, earth’s magnetic field as a bar magnet, tangent galvanometer, vibration magnetometer. Para, dia and ferromagnetic substances with examples (simple idea). Electromagnets and permanent magnets.

Unit : 16 Electromagnetic Induction and Alternating Currents

Faraday’s Law of electromagnetic induction, Lenz’s Law, induced emf, self and mutual inductance. Alternating current, and voltage, impedance and reactance; A.C. circuits containing inductance, capacitance and resistance; phase relationships, and power in a.c. circuits, L.C oscillations. Electrical machines and devices (transformer, induction coil, generator, simple motors, choke and starter), eddy current.

Unit : 17 Electromagnetic Waves (Qualitative Treatment)

Electromagnetic oscillations, brief history of electromagnetic waves (Maxwell, Hertz, Bose, Marconi). Electromagnetic spectrum (radio, micro-waves, infra-red, optical, ultraviolet, X-rays, gamma rays) including elementary facts about their uses, propagation of electromagnetic waves in atmosphere.

Unit : 18 Ray Optics and Optical Instruments


Ray optics as a limiting case of wave optics. Phenomena of reflection, refraction, and total internal reflection. Optical fibre. Curved mirrors, lenses; mirror and lens formulae. Dispersion by a prism. Spectrometer. Absorption and emission spectra. Scattering and formation of rainbow. Telescope (astronomical), microscope, their magnifications and resolving powers.

Unit : 19 Electrons and Photons

Discovery of electron, e/m for an electron, electrical conduction in gases, photoelectric effect, particle nature of light, Einstein’s photoelectric equation, photocells. Matter waves – wave nature of particles, de-Broglie relation, Davison and Germer experiment.

Unit : 20 Atoms, Molecules and Nuclei


Rutherford model of the atom, Bohr model, energy quantization. Hydrogen spectrum. Composition of nucleus, atomic masses, binding energy per nucleon of a nucleus, its variation with mass number, isotopes, size of nucleus. Radioactivity : properties of a, b and g rays. Mass energy relation, nuclear fission and fusion.

Unit : 21 Solids and Semiconductor Devices

Crystal structure-Unit cell; single, poly and liquid crystals (concepts only). Energy bands in solids, difference between conductors, insulators and semi-conductors using band theory. Intrinsic and extrinsic semiconductors, p-n junction, semiconductor diodes, junction transistor, diode as rectifier, solar cell, photo diode, LED, Zener diode as a voltage regulator, transistor as an amplifier and oscillator. Combination of gates. Elementary ideas about IC

AIPMT Biology Syllabus 2012

AIPMT Biology Syllabus 2012


Unit : 1 Diversity in Living World

Biology – its meaning and relevance to mankind
-What is living; Taxonomic categories and aids (Botanical gardens, herbaria, museums, zoological parks); Systematics and Binomial system of nomenclature.
-Introductory classification of living organisms (Two-kingdom system, Five-kingdom system); Major groups of each kingdom alongwith their salient features (Monera, including Archaebacteria and Cyanobacteria, Protista, Fungi, Plantae, Animalia); Viruses; Lichens
-Plant kingdom – Salient features of major groups (Algae to Angiosperms);
-Animal kingdom – Salient features of Nonchordates up to phylum, and Chordates up to class level.

Unit : 2 Cell : The Unit of Life ; Structure and Function

-Cell wall; Cell membrane; Endomembrane system (ER, Golgi apparatus/Dictyosome, Lysosomes, Vacuoles); Mitochondria; Plastids; Ribosomes; Cytoskeleton; Cilia and Flagella; Centrosome and Centriole; Nucleus; Microbodies.
-Structural differences between prokaryotic and eukaryotic, and between plant and animal cells. Cell cycle (various phases); Mitosis; Meiosis.
-Biomolecules – Structure and function of Carbohydrates, Proteins, Lipids, and Nucleic acids.
-Enzymes – Chemical nature, types, properties and mechanism of action.

Unit : 3 Genetics and Evolution

-Mendelian inheritance; Chromosome theory of inheritance; Gene interaction; Incomplete dominance; Co-dominance; Complementary genes; Multiple alleles;
-Linkage and Crossing over; Inheritance patterns of hemophilia and blood groups in humans.
-DNA –its organization and replication; Transcription and Translation; Gene expression and regulation;DNA fingerprinting.
-Theories and evidences of evolution, including modern Darwinism.

Unit : 4 Structure and Function – Plants


-Morphology of a flowering plant; Tissues and tissue systems in plants
-Anatomy and function of root, stem(including modifications), leaf, inflorescence, flower (including position and arrangement of different whorls, placentation), fruit and seed; Types of fruit; Secondary growth
-Absorption and movement of water (including diffusion, osmosis and water relations of cell) and of nutrients; Translocation of food; Transpiration and gaseous exchange; Mechanism of stomatal movement.
-Mineral nutrition – Macro- and micro-nutrients in plants including deficiency disorders; Biological nitrogen fixation mechanism.
-Photosynthesis – Light reaction, cyclic and non-cyclic photophosphorylation; Various pathways of carbon dioxide fixation; Photorespiration; Limiting factors .
-Respiration – Anaerobic, Fermentation, Aerobic; Glycolysis, TCA cycle; Electron transport system; Energy relations.

Unit : 5 Structure and Function - Animals

-Tissues;
-Elementary knowledge of morphology, anatomy and functions of different systems of earthworm, cockroach and frog.
-Human Physiology – Digestive system - organs, digestion and absorption; Respiratory system – organs, breathing and exchange and transport of gases. Body fluids and circulation – Blood, lymph, double circulation, regulation of cardiac activity; Hypertension, Coronary artery diseases.
-Excretion system – Urine formation, regulation of kidney function
-Locomotion and movement – Skeletal system, joints, muscles, types of movement.
-Control and co-ordination – Central and peripheral nervous systems, structure and function of neuron, reflex action and sensory reception; Role of various types of endocrine glands; Mechanism of hormone action.

Unit : 6 Reproduction, Growth and Movement in Plants


-Asexual methods of reproduction; Sexual Reproduction - Development of male and female
gametophytes; Pollination (Types and agents); Fertilization; Development of embryo, endosperm, seed
and fruit (including parthenocarpy and apomixis).
-Growth and Movement – Growth phases; Types of growth regulators and their role in seed dormancy,
germination and movement; Apical dominance; Senescence; Abscission; Photo- periodism;
Vernalisation; Various types of movements.

Unit : 7 Reproduction and Development in Humans


Male and female reproductive systems; Menstrual cycle; Gamete production; Fertilisation; Implantation; Embryo development; Pregnancy and parturition; Birth control and contraception.

Unit : 8 Ecology and Environment

-Meaning of ecology, environment, habitat and niche.
-Ecological levels of organization (organism to biosphere); Characteristics of Species, Population, Biotic Community and Ecosystem; Succession and Climax.
-Ecosystem – Biotic and abiotic components; Ecological pyramids; Food chain and Food web; Energy flow; Major types of ecosystems including agroecosystem.
-Ecological adaptations – Structural and physiological features in plants and animals of aquatic and desert habitats.
-Biodiversity – Meaning, types and conservation strategies (Biosphere reserves, National parks and Sanctuaries)
-Environmental Issues – Air and Water Pollution (sources and major pollutants); Global warming and Climate change; Ozonedepletion; Noise pollution; Radioactive pollution; Methods of pollution control (including an idea of bioremediation); Deforestation; Extinction of species (Hot Spots).

Unit : 9 Biology and Human Welfare


-Animal Husbandry – Livestock, Poultry, Fisheries; Major animal diseases and their control. Pathogens of major communicable diseases of humans caused by fungi, bacteria, viruses, protozoans and helminths, and their control.
-Cancer; AIDS.
-Adolescence and drug/alcohol abuse;
-Basic concepts of immunology.
-Plant Breeding and Tissue Culture in crop improvement.
-Biofertilisers (green manure, symbiotic and free-living nitrogen-fixing microbes, mycorrhizae);
-Biopesticides (micro-organisms as biocontrol agents for pests and pathogens); Bioherbicides;
Microorganisms as pathogens of plant diseases with special reference to rust and smut of wheat, bacterial leaf blight of rice, late blight of potato, bean mosaic, and root - knot of vegetables.
-Bioenergy – Hydrocarbon - rich plants as substitute of fossil fuels.

Unit : 10 Biotechnology and its Applications


-Microbes as ideal system for biotechnology;
-Microbial technology in food processing, industrial production (alcohol, acids, enzymes, antibiotics), sewage treatment and energy generation.
-Steps in recombinant DNA technology – restriction enzymes, DNA insertion by vectors and other methods, regeneration of recombinants.
-Applications of R-DNA technology. In human health –Production of Insulin, Vaccines and Growth hormones, Organ transplant, Gene therapy. In Industry – Production of expensive enzymes, strain improvement to scale up bioprocesses. In Agriculture – GM crops by transfer of genes for nitrogen fixation, herbicide-resistance and pest-resistance including Bt crops.