Important Information - About Computer Based Test (CBT) The computer based test (CBT) is scheduled to be held on Sunday, 21 st January,2018 for the following streams only i. FTPA: BSC Chemistry/Microbiology/Biotechnology ii. FTPA: Diploma Chemical Engineering/Petroleum Refining iii. FTRA: M-Tech Chemical Engineering Chemical Engineering/Petroleum Refining & Petrochemicals iv. FTRA: M-Tech Mechanical Engineering Solar (CSP)/ Energy Studies / Energy Storage/ Batteries/Biomass conversions/computational Fluid Dynamics Modelling Admit card with venue details and other instructions shall be sent to the candidates after review of the application, subject to the meeting of eligibility criteria. The admit card shall be sent to the registered e-mail id and has to be brought to the test centre. Candidates are required to download admit card online as no separate physical copy of the admit card will be dispatched.
Syllabus for Fixed Term Project Assistants 1. BSC Chemistry Exam Syllabus Inorganic Chemistry Physical Chemistry Organic Chemistry Chemical periodicity, Structure and bonding in homo- and heteronuclear molecules, VSEPR Theory, Concepts of acids and bases, Main group elements and their compounds: synthesis, structure and bonding, Transition elements and coordination compounds, spectral and magnetic properties, Organometallic compounds: synthesis, bonding and structure, reactivity and catalysis, Analytical chemistry- separation, spectroscopic, electro- and thermoanalytical methods, Characterisation of inorganic compounds by IR, Raman, NMR, EPR, UV-vis, MS, electron spectroscopy and microscopic techniques, Nuclear chemistry: nuclear reactions, fission and fusion, radioanalytical techniques Basic principles of quantum mechanics: Postulates; operator algebra; particlein-a-box, harmonic oscillator, hydrogen atom, tunneling; Atomic structure and spectroscopy; MO and VB theories; Chemical applications of group theory; symmetry elements; point groups, Molecular spectroscopy: Rotational, vibrational spectra; electronic spectra; IR and Raman Spectra selection rules; magnetic resonance, Chemical thermodynamics: Laws, state and path functions; Maxwell s relations; spontaneity and equilibria; Le Chatelier principle; phase equilibria and phase rule; thermodynamics of gases, and solutions. Statistical thermodynamics: Boltzmann distribution; kinetic theory of gases; Electrochemistry, Chemical kinetics: Empirical rate laws, temperature dependence; steady state approximation; determination of reaction mechanisms; collision and transition state theories, enzyme kinetics, Colloids and surfaces; isotherms and surface area; heterogeneous catalysis Solid state: Crystal structures; Bragg s law; Polymer chemistry, Data analysis: Mean and standard deviation; absolute and relative errors IUPAC nomenclature, stereochemistry: Configurational and conformational isomerism; stereogenicity, stereoselectivity, enantioselectivity, diastereoselectivity and asymmetric induction. Aromaticity, Organic reactive intermediates: carbocations, carbanions, free radicals, carbenes, benzynes and nitrenes: Organic reaction mechanisms: addition, elimination and substitution reactions with electrophilic, nucleophilic or radical species. Common named reactions and rearrangements. Organic transformations: Functional group interconversion; common catalysts and reagents, Chemo, regio and stereoselective transformations. Asymmetric synthesis,substrate, reagent and catalyst controlled reactions; enantiomeric resolution optical and kinetic; Pericyclic reactions; photochemical reactions, heterocyclic compounds; Chemistry of natural products: Carbohydrates, proteins and peptides, fatty acids, nucleic acids, terpenes, steroids and alkaloids, structure determination by IR, UV-Vis, 1H & 13C NMR and Mass spectroscopic techniques.
2. BSC Microbiology/Biotechnology Exam Syllabus Microbiology/Biotechnology Microbial Identification, Microbial Nutrition, Microbial growth, Microbial Metabolite production, Microbial enzymes, Biodegradation, Bioremediation, Role of Microbiology in effluent treatment, use of Biosensors for environmental applications, Analytical instrumentation techniques (Chromatography, HPLC, GC, Spectrophotometry), 2 G Biofuels, Bioprocess optimization. Fermentations, Biotransformations, Product purification. 3. Diploma Chemical Engineering and Petroleum Refining Exam Syllabus Process Calculations and Thermodynamics Fluid Mechanics and Mechanical Operations Steady and unsteady state mass and energy balances including multiphase, multicomponent, reacting and non-reacting systems. Use of tie components; recycle, bypass and purge calculations; Gibb s phase rule and degree of freedom analysis. First and Second laws of thermodynamics. Applications of first law to close and open systems. Second law and Entropy. Thermodynamic properties of pure substances: Equation of State and residual properties, properties of mixtures: partial molar properties, fugacity, excess properties and activity coefficients; phase equilibria: predicting VLE of systems; chemical reaction equilibrium. Fluid statics, Newtonian and non-newtonian fluids, shell-balances including differential form of Bernoulli equation and energy balance, Macroscopic friction factors, dimensional analysis and similitude, flow through pipeline systems, flow meters, pumps and compressors, elementary boundary layer theory, flow past immersed bodies including packed and fluidized beds, Turbulent flow: fluctuating velocity, universal velocity profile and pressure drop.
Heat Transfer Mass Transfer Chemical Reaction Engineering Instrumentation and Process Control Plant Design and Economics Particle size and shape, particle size distribution, size reduction and classification of solid particles; free and hindered settling; centrifuge and cyclones; thickening and classification, filtration, agitation and mixing; conveying of solids. Steady and unsteady heat conduction, convection and radiation Thermal boundary layer and heat transfer coefficients Boiling, condensation and evaporation Types of heat exchangers and evaporators and their process calculations, cooling towers, furnace calculations. Design of double pipe, shell and tube heat exchangers, and single and multiple effect evaporators. Fick s laws, molecular diffusion in fluids, mass transfer coefficients, film, penetration and surface renewal theories; momentum, heat and mass transfer analogies; Stage-wise and continuous contacting and stage efficiencies; HTU & NTU concepts Design and operation of equipment for distillation (flash, multi-component distillation etc), absorption and stripping, leaching, liquidliquid extraction, drying, membrane separation, humidification, dehumidification and adsorption. Theories of reaction rates Kinetics of homogeneous reactions, interpretation of kinetic data, single and multiple reactions in ideal reactors, non-ideal reactors Development of rate laws, Non-isothermal reactors Measurement of process variables Sensors, transducers and their dynamics Process modeling and linearization Transfer functions and dynamic responses of various systems, systems with inverse response, process reaction curve, controller modes (P, PI, and PID) Control valves; analysis of closed loop systems including stability, frequency response, controller tuning, cascade and feed forward control. Principles of process economics and cost estimation including depreciation and total annualized cost, cost indices, rate of return, payback period, discounted cash flow, Interest
Chemical Technology and investment costs, taxes and insurance, material selection and equipment fabrication Computer aided design, Optimization in process design and sizing of chemical engineering equipments such as compressors, heat exchangers, multistage contactors, reactors etc. Inorganic chemical industries (sulfuric acid, phosphoric acid, chlor-alkali industry) Fertilizers (Ammonia, Urea, SSP and TSP) Natural products industries (Pulp and Paper, Sugar, Oil, and Fats) Petroleum refining and petrochemicals Polymerization industries (polyethylene, polypropylene, PVC and polyester synthetic fibers).
Syllabus for Fixed Term Research Associates 1. M.Tech Chemical Engineering Exam Syllabus Process Calculations and Thermodynamics Fluid Mechanics and Mechanical Operations Heat Transfer Mass Transfer Chemical Reaction Engineering Steady and unsteady state mass and energy balances including multiphase, multicomponent, reacting and non-reacting systems. Use of tie components; recycle, bypass and purge calculations; Gibb s phase rule and degree of freedom analysis. First and Second laws of thermodynamics. Applications of first law to close and open systems. Second law and Entropy. Thermodynamic properties of pure substances: Equation of State and residual properties, properties of mixtures: partial molar properties, fugacity, excess properties and activity coefficients; phase equilibria: predicting VLE of systems; chemical reaction equilibrium. Fluid statics, Newtonian and non-newtonian fluids, shell-balances including differential form of Bernoulli equation and energy balance, Macroscopic friction factors, dimensional analysis and similitude, flow through pipeline systems, flow meters, pumps and compressors, elementary boundary layer theory, flow past immersed bodies including packed and fluidized beds, Turbulent flow: fluctuating velocity, universal velocity profile and pressure drop. Particle size and shape, particle size distribution, size reduction and classification of solid particles; free and hindered settling; centrifuge and cyclones; thickening and classification, filtration, agitation and mixing; conveying of solids. Steady and unsteady heat conduction, convection and radiation Thermal boundary layer and heat transfer coefficients Boiling, condensation and evaporation Types of heat exchangers and evaporators and their process calculations, cooling towers, furnace calculations. Design of double pipe, shell and tube heat exchangers, and single and multiple effect evaporators. Fick s laws, molecular diffusion in fluids, mass transfer coefficients, film, penetration and surface renewal theories; momentum, heat and mass transfer analogies; Stage-wise and continuous contacting and stage efficiencies; HTU & NTU concepts Design and operation of equipment for distillation (flash, multi-component distillation etc), absorption and stripping, leaching, liquid-liquid extraction, drying, membrane separation, humidification, dehumidification and adsorption. Theories of reaction rates Kinetics of homogeneous reactions, interpretation of kinetic data, single and multiple reactions in ideal reactors, non-ideal reactors
Instrumentation and Process Control Plant Design and Economics Chemical Technology Transport Phenomena Development of rate laws, Residence time distribution, single parameter model Non-isothermal reactors Catalysis and catalytic reactions, catalyst deactivation and regeneration, Kinetics of heterogeneous catalytic reactions Diffusion effects in catalysis. Different type of industrial reactors - Fixed bed, fluidized bed, trickle bed, slurry bed Measurement of process variables Sensors, transducers and their dynamics Process modeling and linearization Transfer functions and dynamic responses of various systems, systems with inverse response, process reaction curve, controller modes (P, PI, and PID) Control valves; analysis of closed loop systems including stability, frequency response, controller tuning, cascade and feed forward control. Principles of process economics and cost estimation including depreciation and total annualized cost, cost indices, rate of return, payback period, discounted cash flow, Interest and investment costs, taxes and insurance, material selection and equipment fabrication Computer aided design, Optimization in process design and sizing of chemical engineering equipments such as compressors, heat exchangers, multistage contactors, reactors etc. Inorganic chemical industries (sulfuric acid, phosphoric acid, chlor-alkali industry) Fertilizers (Ammonia, Urea, SSP and TSP) Natural products industries (Pulp and Paper, Sugar, Oil, and Fats) Petroleum refining and petrochemicals Polymerization industries (polyethylene, polypropylene, PVC and polyester synthetic fibers). Transport of momentum, heat and mass by molecular motion Newton s law of viscosity, Fourier s law of heat conduction and Fick s law Transport properties Viscosity, Thermal conductivity and Mass diffusivity. One-dimensional mathematical models for transfer processes using shell balance of momentum, heat and mass. Development of general differential equations for transfer of momentum, heat and mass and their applications in solving one-dimensional steady and unsteady problems Boundary layer theories. Turbulent transport and Interphase transport.
2. M.Tech Mechanical Engineering Exam Syllabus Engineering Mathematics Applied Mechanics and Design Fluid Mechanics and Thermal Sciences Linear Algebra: Matrix algebra, systems of linear equations, eigenvalues and eigenvectors. Calculus: Functions of single variable, limit, continuity and differentiability, mean value theorems, indeterminate forms; evaluation of definite and improper integrals; double and triple integrals; partial derivatives, total derivative, Taylor series (in one and two variables), maxima and minima, Fourier series; gradient, divergence and curl, vector identities, directional derivatives, line, surface and volume integrals, applications of Gauss, Stokes and Green s theorems. Differential equations: First order equations (linear and nonlinear); higher order linear differential equations with constant coefficients; Euler-Cauchy equation; initial and boundary value problems; Laplace transforms; solutions of heat, wave and Laplace's equations. Complex variables: Analytic functions; Cauchy-Riemann equations; Cauchy s integral theorem and integral formula; Taylor and Laurent series. Probability and Statistics: Definitions of probability, sampling theorems, conditional probability; mean, median, mode and standard deviation; random variables, binomial, Poisson and normal distributions. Numerical Methods: Numerical solutions of linear and non-linear algebraic equations; integration by trapezoidal and Simpson s rules; single and multistep methods for differential equations. Engineering Mechanics: Free-body diagrams and equilibrium; trusses and frames; virtual work; kinematics and dynamics of particles and of rigid bodies in plane motion; impulse and momentum (linear and angular) and energy formulations, collisions. Mechanics of Materials: Stress and strain, elastic constants, Poisson's ratio; Mohr s circle for plane stress and plane strain; thin cylinders; shear force and bending moment diagrams; bending and shear stresses; deflection of beams; torsion of circular shafts; Euler s theory of columns; energy methods; thermal stresses; strain gauges and rosettes; testing of materials with universal testing machine; testing of hardness and impact strength. Theory of Machines: Displacement, velocity and acceleration analysis of plane mechanisms; dynamic analysis of linkages; cams; gears and gear trains; flywheels and governors; balancing of reciprocating and rotating masses; gyroscope. Vibrations: Free and forced vibration of single degree of freedom systems, effect of damping; vibration isolation; resonance; critical speeds of shafts. Machine Design: Design for static and dynamic loading; failure theories; fatigue strength and the S-N diagram; principles of the design of machine elements such as bolted, riveted and welded joints; shafts, gears, rolling and sliding contact bearings, brakes and clutches, springs. Fluid Mechanics: Fluid properties; fluid statics, manometry, buoyancy, forces on submerged bodies, stability of floating bodies; control-volume analysis of mass, momentum and energy; fluid acceleration; differential equations of continuity and momentum; Bernoulli s equation; dimensional analysis; viscous
Materials, Manufacturing and Industrial Engineering flow of incompressible fluids, boundary layer, elementary turbulent flow, flow through pipes, head losses in pipes, bends and fittings. Heat-Transfer: Modes of heat transfer; one dimensional heat conduction, resistance concept and electrical analogy, heat transfer through fins; unsteady heat conduction, lumped parameter system, Heisler's charts; thermal boundary layer, dimensionless parameters in free and forced convective heat transfer, heat transfer correlations for flow over flat plates and through pipes, effect of turbulence; heat exchanger performance, LMTD and NTU methods; radiative heat transfer, Stefan-Boltzmann law, Wien's displacement law, black and grey surfaces, view factors, radiation network analysis. Thermodynamics: Thermodynamic systems and processes; properties of pure substances, behaviour of ideal and real gases; zeroth and first laws of thermodynamics, calculation of work and heat in various processes; second law of thermodynamics; thermodynamic property charts and tables, availability and irreversibility; thermodynamic relations. Applications: Power Engineering: Air and gas compressors; vapour and gas power cycles, concepts of regeneration and reheat. I.C. Engines: Air-standard Otto, Diesel and dual cycles. Refrigeration and air-conditioning: Vapour and gas refrigeration and heat pump cycles; properties of moist air, psychrometric chart, basic psychrometric processes. Turbomachinery: Impulse and Engineering Materials: Structure and properties of engineering materials, phase diagrams, heat treatment, stress-strain diagrams for engineering materials. Casting, Forming and Joining Processes: Different types of castings, design of patterns, moulds and cores; solidification and cooling; riser and gating design. Plastic deformation and yield criteria; fundamentals of hot and cold working processes; load estimation for bulk (forging, rolling, extrusion, drawing) and sheet (shearing, deep drawing, bending) metal forming processes; principles of powder metallurgy. Principles of welding, brazing, soldering and adhesive bonding. Machining and Machine Tool Operations: Mechanics of machining; basic machine tools; single and multi-point cutting tools, tool geometry and materials, tool life and wear; economics of machining; principles of nontraditional machining processes; principles of work holding, design of jigs and fixtures. Metrology and Inspection: Limits, fits and tolerances; linear and angular measurements; comparators; gauge design; interferometry; form and finish measurement; alignment and testing methods; tolerance analysis in manufacturing and assembly. Computer Integrated Manufacturing: Basic concepts of CAD/CAM and their integration tools. Production Planning and Control: Forecasting models, aggregate production planning, scheduling, materials requirement planning. Inventory Control: Deterministic models; safety stock inventory control systems. Operations Research: Linear programming, simplex method, transportation, assignment, network flow models, simple queuing models, PERT and CPM.