MCA (ENTRANCE)
Combined Syllabus for ALL MCA Entrance Examination of all the Universities / Institutes.
Syllabus
Part Ist (Mathematics)
Matrices & Determinants
- Matrix operation, Adjoint and inverse of a matrix, Rank of a Matrix; Cayley Hamilton Theorem, Eigen Values, Eigen Vectors, Latent Vectors, Linear System of equations, properties of determinants, Cramer’s rule.
Differential Calculus
- Continuity and Limits, Total and Partial Differentiation,Properties of continuous Functions, Rolle’s Theorem, L.M.V. Theorem, Cauchy’s generalized mean value theorem,Taylor’s and Maclaurin’s Series, Maxima and Minima,Indeterminate form, L. Hospital’s rule, Curvature,Asymptotes, Tangent & normal, Tracing of curves,Successive Differentiation, Functions of two or more variables, Applications of derivatives such as tangent and normal, rate as a measure, increasing and decreasing functions etc.
Integral Calculus
- Definite and Indefinite Integral, Evaluvation of Length, Area and Volume of Curves, Multiple Integration, Change of order, Change of Variables, Application to find Area, Volume.
Differential Equations
- Differential equations of first order and their solutions, Linear differential equations with constant coefficients, Homogenous Linear Differential Equations, Orthogonal Trajectories, Introduction to Differential Equations of Second order, Complimentary Function, Particular Integrals.
Real Analysis
- Real Number system, concept of neighbourhood and limit points, order completeness property, Archemedian Property, Sequence, Sequences of real Numbers, Bounded sequences, Covergent sequences, Cauchy Sequences, Monotonic sequences, Infinite series of positive terms and their different tests of convergence, Alternating series, Leibnitz’s test, Absolute convergence. Conditional Convergence
Algebra
- Sets, Relations, functions, Simultaneous linear equations,Quardratic Equations, Indices, Logarithms, A.P., G.P., H.P.,Inequalities, Surds, Binomial Theorem, Complex numbers, Demoivere’s Theorem, Roots of unity, Roots of a complex number,geometry of complex numbers.
Theory of Equations
- Polynomials and their characteristics, Roots of an equation, Relation between Roots and coefficients, Transformation of equations.
Co-ordinate Geometry (2D)
- Slope of a line, Different forms of a straight line, Family of lines, Pair of straight lines, Translation of Axes, Circles, Family of circles, coaxial system of circles, Parabola, Ellipse, Hyperbola, Equation of Tangent, Pair of tangents from a point, Chord of contact, Equation of chord in terms of middle point, Pole and polar of a conic, Diameter of a conic, Conjugate Diameter, Classification of curves of second degree.
Co-ordinate Geometry (3D)
- Straight Line, Plane, Sphere, Right Circular Cylinder, Cone.
Abstract Algebra
- Groups, Permutation groups, Subgroups, Lagrange’s theorem, Order of an element of a group, Normal subgroups, Quotient Groups, Homomorphism, Isomorphism, Automorphism, Endomorphism, Rings, Field, Vector spaces, Linear Dependence and Linear Independence of vectors, Basis, Dimension,Linear Transformation, Quardratic Forms, Diagonalisation of matrices.
Numerical Techniques
- Interpolation, Extrapolation, Simpson’s 1/3rd rule, Trapezoidal rule, Numerical differentiation, Numerical Integration, Use of Iterative Methods (Bisection Method, Newton- Raphson method, Gauss Method, Gauss-Jacobi Method etc.) to solve system of equations, Convergence of various iterative methods, Rate of Convergence etc.
Statistics
- Classifications of Data and Frequency distribution, Calculation of measures of Central tendency and measures of dispersion, Skewness & Kurtosis, Correlation & Regression, Index numbers, Time Series Analysis
Probability
- Permutation & combination, Probability, Random Variables & distribution functions, Mathematical Expectations & generating functions, Binomial, Poisson, Geometric, Exponential & Normal Distributions, Sampling & large sample tests, Tests of significance based on t, Chi-square and F distributions.
Trigonometry
- Trigonometric Functions, Trigonometric Identities,Trigonometric Equations, Properties of triangles, Solution of triangles, Properties of Triangle, Height and distance; Inverse trigonometric function, Applications of trigonometry in coordinate geometry.
Part II (General Aptitude and Logical Ability)
1. It includes questions on Logical deduction, Vocabulary, Simple arithmetic, interpretation of Data, Problem and Puzzle solving, Flow charts and Algorithms.
2. This test is mainly designed to test the grasping and logical ability of the candidate.
Part III (Computer Awareness)
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.
Computer Mathematics Mathematical Logic
- Venn Diagrams in logic, Logical operators, Negations, Logical Equivalence and Tautology, Flow Chart and Algorithms.
Data Representation
- Representation of characters, integers, and fractions, binary and Hexadecimal representations.
Binary Arithmetic
- Addition, subtraction, division, multiplication, single arithmetic and two complement arithmetic, floating point representation of numbers, normalized floating point representation, Boolean algebra, Truth tables, Venn diagrams.
Computer Architecture
- Block Structure of computers, communication between processor and I / O devices, Interrupts.
IIT Roorkee
MATHEMATICS
Algebra
- Set theory and its simple applications. Basic concepts of groups, fields and vector spaces.
Matrices
- Rank of a matrix. Existence and uniqueness of solution of a system of linear equation. Eigen values and Eigen vectors. Inverse of a matrix by elementary transformations.
Differential Calculus
- Differentiation, Partial differentiation, Taylor series and approximate calculations. Maxima and minima of functions of one and two variables.
Integral Calculus
- Single and multiple integration. Definite integrals, Change of order and change of variables. Application to evaluation of area, surface and volume.
Differential Equations
- First order differential equations, linear differential equations of higher order with constant coefficients.
Vector Analysis
- Vector algebra, Gradient.
Numerical Analysis
- Solution of non linear equations using iterative methods. Interpolation (Lagrange’s formula and Newtons formulae for equidistant points). Numerical differentiation and integration (Trapezoidal and Simpson rules)
Probability
- Basic concepts of probability theory. Binomial and Poisson distributions.
Linear Programming
- Formulation and its graphical solution for two variable problems.
COMPUTER AWARENESS
Elements of computers
- Number systems. Basic electronic gates. Boolean algebra. Flip-Flops. Algorithmic approach to solve problems. Fundamentals of C language.
Analytical Ability and General Awareness
Simple questions will be asked to test the analytical ability and general awareness of candidates.
NOTE
Weightages in the MCA Test Paper for Mathematics, Computer Awareness and Analytical Ability & General Awareness components will be in the ratio 4:2:1
J.N.U.
JNU MCA Entrance Exam Syllabus 2014 :-
Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) has released the notification for the syllabus of MCA. JNU MCA Entrance Exam
Syllabus consists of following subjects i.e. Mathematics, General Aptitude and Computer Science.
JNU
JNU provides education in various post graduate courses such as MCA, M.Tech, M.Sc. A large number of students waiting for syllabus for courses offered by JNU.
For every information about syllabus and eligibility for JNU entrance exam visit official website which is jnuonline.in.
Eligibility
Eligibility for MCA in Jawaharlal Nehru University: Candidates should have UG degree in Mathematics with at least 55% marks from any recognized university.
Jawaharlal Nehru University
New Mehrauli Road, Dakshinapuram,
New Delhi-110067, India.
Syllabus
MATHEMATICS
- Real series analysis
- Calculus
- Analytical geometry
- Differential equations
- Theory of Equation
- Matrix Theory
- Modern Algebra
- Numerical analysis
- Trigonometry
- Statistics and probability
General Aptitude
- Current affairs
- General Science
- History of India
Computer Science
- Representation of characters
- Binary and hexadecimal representations
- Organization of a computer
- Floating point representation of numbers
- Data structures
- Fundamentals of Computer
- Integers and fractions
- Boolean algebra
- Input/output devices
- Venn diagrams
- Computer memory
- Computer Organisation
- Central Processing Unit (CPU)
- Binary arithmetic
- C Language
- Truth tables
- Structure of instructions in CPU