SET Syllabus 2016

STATE
ELIGIBILITY TEST
SYLLABUS
LBS
Centre for Science and Technology
(A Government of Kerala Undertaking)
Palayam, Nandavanam, Thiruvananthapuram
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INDEX
Paper I
General Knowledge and
Teaching Aptitude ......................................................................................................................... 1-4
Paper II
Subjects .................................................................................................................................... 5 -121
01. Anthroplogy........................................... 5 19. Latin .................................................... 77
02. Arabic.................................................. 10 20. Malayalam ........................................... 79
03. Botany ................................................. 11 21. Mathematics ........................................ 83
04. Chemistry ............................................ 19 22. Music .................................................. 85
05. Commerce ........................................... 25 23. Philosophy........................................... 89
06. Economics ........................................... 26 24. Physics ................................................ 92
07. English ................................................ 29 25. Political Science .................................. 94
08. French ................................................. 34 26. Psychology .......................................... 97
09. Gandhian Studies ................................. 35 27. Russian .............................................. 102
10. Geography ........................................... 37 28. Sanskrit ............................................. 104
11. Geology ............................................... 40 29. Social Work ....................................... 105
12. German................................................ 47 30. Sociology .......................................... 107
13. Hindi ................................................... 49 31. Statistics ............................................ 108
14. History................................................. 51 32. Syriac ................................................ 112
15. Home Science ...................................... 55 33. Tamil ................................................. 114
16. Islamic History .................................... 64 34. Urdu .................................................. 115
17. Journalism ........................................... 67 35. Zoology ............................................. 116
18. Kannada .............................................. 72

LBS Centre for Science & Technology
Paper I
General Knowledge and
Teaching Aptitude
Unit I Module 2.
General Studies Environmental Issues, Movements, Treaties
Module 1. and Legislations -National and International.
General Science Mathematics, Statistics,
Module 3.
Physics, Chemistry and Biology (Basics
UN and Global Affairs
Class X Level)
Module 4.
Module 2.
Institutions of Higher Learning and
Social Science -Economics, History,
Research, Scholarships and New Initiatives
Geography and Indian Polity (Basics Class
(National and State level )
X Level)
Module 5.
Module 3.
Humanities- Literature (Classics and Indian Constitution and Politics and Recent
Masterpieces of World and Indian Legislations Right to Information and Right
Literature), Art (Major art forms of India) and to Education
Culture (Life and Society in India) Module 6.
Module 4. Events, Persons and Awards
Kerala Studies Social reforms, National Module 7.
Movements, Kerala Model of Development, Sports and Games
Literature, Art and Culture
Module 8.
Unit II Culture (Films, Literature, Music and
Language and Reasoning Performing Arts)
Module 1. Unit IV
Comprehension and Vocabulary Foundations of education
Module 2. Module 1. Philosophical Foundations
Basic English Grammar Educational Philosophy - Relationship
Module 3. between Philosophy and Education - Major
Logical Reasoning and Analytical Ability Philosophical divisions and its impact on
aims, curriculum, and methods of teaching -
Module 4.
Concept of teacher, freedom and Discipline
Numeracy Skills - Pattern Recognition and
Major philosophical systems in the East
Orders of Magnitude
Six Schools of Indian philosophy, Buddhism,
Unit III Jainism, and Islamic thought
Current Affairs Major philosophical systems in the West
Module 1. Idealism, Naturalism, Pragmatism,
Technology Inventions, Innovations and Humanism and Realism, Democracy and
Discoveries Critical Pedagogy

Eminent thinkers in Education Gandhiji, Guidance and Counselling, life skills

Tagore, Vivekananda, Plato, Rousseau, education etc.
Montessori, Frobel, John Dewey, Paulo Freire Personality- Approaches- Psychoanalytic,
Value education Classification of values, Behaviouristic, Humanistic, Trait approaches.
Significance of value education, Religious Motivation- Intrinsic and extrinsic.
and moral education and development of Approaches to motivation- behavioral,
values, Value crisis. humanistic, cognitive, and socio-cultural.
Intelligence- Factor theories, Multiple
Module 2. Sociological Foundations
intelligence. Measurement of intelligence-
Relation between education and sociology, -
Binet, Wechsler. Creativity
Meaning and scope of education and
sociology, and sociology of Education, Social and Cognitive development- Erikson,
Interactive role of education and society, The Piaget, Vygotsky, Language- structure and
relationship between education and culture. development. Memory and forgetting
Social functions of education- Various Adolescent characteristics- Cognitive,
functions of education in society, functions Emotional and Motivational aspects. Peer
of society towards education. Functions of influence. Parenting difficulties
education with regard to Culture Module 4. History & policies of Education
Preservation, Transformation and History of Education in Kerala and India.
Transmission. Early education history of India, introduction
Social change and education - Social Change of modern English Education, Governments
Factors influencing social changes- Role of role in pre-Independence India, major
Education . Social mobility. Factors hinder reports & documents on education.
positive changes in the society, Important personalities in Education in India
Characteristics of Indian Society class, and Kerala.
religion, ethnicity, language. Major changes Reports and Policies on Education in post
occurred in Indian society Corruption, independence period NPE -first, second &
Terrorism, Antinational activities, Violence third, BPEGEL, IEDSS
against women, Drug abuse and Alcoholism
Acts and Bills Relevant to higher education:
etc. Role of education to curb Social evils. Major Bills and Acts on Higher education
Education and social institutions Major promulgated by the Parliament of India and
social institutions, Role of various social the Legislative Assembly of Kerala
institutions to inculcate values connected Programmes for Universalisation of
with Democracy and Secularism, National
Education - Saakshar Bharat, RTE, DPEP,
Integration, Concept of global village
SSA, RMSA, RUSA ,
Education and socialization Factors Institutions of Education at National and
influencing socialization, education and
state level- MHRD, UGC, NCTE NCERT,
socialization process, Acculturation, value
NUEPA, SCERT, DIET, CTE, SIET, etc.
orientation- Teacher as a Change agent and
Nation builder, Cultural lag, cultural inertia, Unit V
Cultural diffusion
Teaching, Learning
Module 3. Psychological Foundations and Evaluation
Educational Psychology- Meaning, scope,
Module 1. Teaching Aptitude
fields of psychology- Educational
Psychology, School Psychology, Clinical Teaching aptitude Teacher characteristics,
Csychology. Applications of Psychology- Teaching as a profession, Skill based

theoretical knowledge, Teacher competency Applications of learning theories- Mastery

and teacher accountability, learning, reinforcement, situated learning,
Administrative aptitude Administrative problem-based learning, Building on students
models, administrative roles of teachers, thinking, activity and constructing knowledge,
obligations to students, parents and society scaffolding, assisted learning, concept learning,
Reflective practices components in setting learning objectives, etc.
reflective practice, innovative teaching, Learner characteristics- Heredity,
mechanisms of feedback to learners, self personality, intelligence, SES, culture,
assessment. gender, experience, motivation, goal
Professional development Needs for orientation, cognitive styles, learning styles
professional development, technological
Learning environment- Class room climate,
advancement, professional associations, Pre-
home environment. Teachers personality.
service and in-service training, cluster
Individual learning and group learning.
training, teacher rating & grading
Group dynamics. Sociometry
Teacher Characteristics Essential characters
Learners with special needs - Students with
for a quality teacher, professional qualities,
mental retardation, learning disabilities,
teacher as an agent of social reformation.
learning difficulties, behavioral problems,
Module 2. Teaching Methods emotional problems; communication, visual
Teaching skills Essential teaching skills, and hearing impairments, under achievers.
quality teaching and teaching skills, Strategies- inclusive classroom, strategy
Microteaching. training. Gifted students
Methods of teaching Analysis of Major
methods of teaching. Module 4. Evaluation
Techniques and approaches to teaching Tools and techniques for evaluation Paper
Individualized instruction, Group pencil Tests, Achievement and diagnostic
instruction, peer teaching, mentoring, tests, Performance tests, Cumulative records,
facilitated instruction, Distance and online Rating scale, Observation, Characteristics of
teaching, a good test
Instructional models of teaching Continuous Evaluation Measures for
Significance of Models of teaching Concept continuous evaluation- Unit test,
attainment, Advance organizer, cognitive Assignments, Seminar, Collection, Project,
growth, group investigation models of Experiments, Portfolio etc.
teaching. Terminal evaluation Teacher made tests
Teaching & Learning resources and standardized tests, Public examination,
Classification of Audio-visual aids, Dales Type of test items, Entrance examination,
cone of experience, Community resources, Online tests, Interview
Web resources. Improvisation of aids, Grading Principles of grading, types of
Effective use of learning resources grading, Absolute grading & relative
Module 3. Learning grading, grading procedure, Merits and
Learning theories- Behaviorist theories, demerits of grading
cognitive learning, Constructivist view. Feedback and remediation Feedback to
Classroom learning. Approaches of students, feedback to teachers, Institutional
Vygotsky, Piaget, Gagne, Bruner, Ausubel, mechanism for feedback collection, Remedial
& Bloom measures

Unit VI Module 3. Research in Education

Communication, Technology Research Basic aspects of educational research
and Educational Administration Meaning & Scope of research in education,
Steps in educational research, Uses of
Module 1. Communication
statistics in educational research
Communication and Education Meaning,
Types of research- Historical, Descriptive
concept & scope, Communication as a major
and Experimental, Quantitative and
life skill, Effective interaction in classrooms.
Basic principles of communication qualitative
Components of communication, Methods, Tools & techniques of research
Communication cycle, communication Surveys, Case study, Experimental,
process, sources of communication Document analysis, Questionnaire, Scales,
Types of communication Oral, written, Interview, Observation.
interpersonal, Non-verbal communication Action research steps in action research,
Barriers in communication Major barriers, significance of action research at school level
Interaction analysis, procedure for analysis Reporting of research steps in writing
Classroom application of communication research report, APA style, Plagiarism, ethics
Communication and effective teaching, in educational research.
meaningful learning, and proper application.
Module 4. Educational Administration
Module 2. Computer and ICT Planning and administration at national level
Basics of Computer Knowledge: Basic parts National Curriculum Frameworks,
of a computer - I/O Devices Memory -
National policy on education, Planning
Storage Devices - Operating System
commission and education, National pattern
Database FOSS Common Computer
Abbreviations and Terminologies. of Education system. NUEPA
Computer Networks &Internet: Basics of Organisational structure of education in the
Computer Networks Types of Networks state Structure of School education, Higher
Internet WWW Browsers Search secondary level education, Higher education
Engines E-mail Virus Anti-Virus system, Kerala State Higher Education
Software Cyber Security Cyber Law - Council, SIEMAT
India IT Act 2000. School administration Role and functions
Office Tools: Word Processing Editing & of Head of the institution, school council,
Formatting Document Printing Inserting subject councils, school parliament, PTA,
Tables & Pictures Spreadsheet Creating MPTA, School management committee
Worksheets Working with Formula Bar Management & governance - Management
PowerPoint Creating & Designing slides of resources at various levels, Provisions for
Insertion of objects and functions.
equal educational opportunities (free
ICT Enabled Learning: e-Learning e-
textbooks, free uniform, mid day meal, etc.),
Content Portals Video Conferencing
e-governance
Interactive Educational Tools MOOC
Moodle Smart Class Room - IT@School International agencies and education UN
Project. and goals of education in India, Progrmmes
General Applications: e-Commerce e- for universal education in tune with
Governance e-banking Mobile Apps - international developments in the field of
Social Networking Apps Green Computing education. Privatization and education at
Supercomputing - Cloud storage. various levels.

Paper II
Subjects
01. Anthroplogy 11. Geology 21. Mathematics 31. Statistics
02. Arabic 12. German 22. Music 32. Syriac
03. Botany 13. Hindi 23. Philosophy 33. Tamil
04. Chemistry 14. History 24. Physics 34. Urdu
05. Commerce 15. Home Science 25. Political Science 35. Zoology
06. Economics 16. Islamic History 26. Psychology
07. English 17. Journalism 27. Russian
08. French 18. Kannada 28. Sanskrit
09. Gandhian Studies 19. Latin 29. Social Work
10. Geography 20. Malayalam 30. Sociology
Culture Perspectives: Ethnocentrism,

01. Anthroplogy Cultural Relativism, Emic and Etic.
Unit I Module 4. Family
Social and Cultural Concept, definitions, functions and
universality; Family and household
Anthropology
Typology of family - nuclear, joint, extended
Module 1. Meaning and scope of social and and others.
cultural anthropology Residence patterns matrilocal, patrilocal,
Social-Cultural Anthropology: Nature, Scope neolocal, bilocal and others.
and Subject matter. Stages of development of the family
Branches of Anthropology. Joint family system in India; changing trends
Relation with other Social Sciences in family.
Economics, History, Sociology, Psychology, Module 5. Marriage
Archaeology, Linguistics, etc. Possibility of a universal definition.
Emerging trends and specializations in Forms and types of marriage.
Anthropology. Marriage regulations: Incest, Exogamy,
Uniqueness and Perspectives in Endogamy, Hypergamy and Hypogamy.
Anthropology Holism and Fieldwork. Marriage payments- Dowry and Bride price;
Module 2. Basic concepts Wealth and its relation to marriage stability.
Culture, Society and Community Mate Selection- Cross cultural perspectives.
Institution, Group and Association Module 6. Kinship
Social structure and Social Organization Concept of Kinship and its place in Social
Status and Role structure.
Module 3. Nature and Configuration of Kinship system- Classificatory and
Culture Descriptive.
Rules of descent and residence.
Culture- Explicit and Implicit, Structure,
Kin groups - Lineage, Clan, Phratry, Moiety
Attributes and paradoxes
and Tribe.
Culture Processes- Enculturation,
Kinship Behaviour- Joking and avoidance
Acculturation, Diffusion, Cultural Pluralism
behaviour, Couvade.

Kinship Terminology - Eskimo, Omaha, Unit II - Biological and Archaeological

Hawaiian, Crow, Iroquois, Sudanese. Anthropology
Module 7. Political Organization and Social Module 1. Meaning and scope of Biological
Control Anthropology
Types of political organization, Concepts of Concept, history, development and scope
power, authority and legitimacy. Important branches and its relation to other
Patterns of leadership in simple societies: subfields of anthropology and medical
Band, tribe, age-grade, chiefdom, rank- sciences
societies.
Social control: Mechanisms of social control. Module 2. Mans place in the animal kingdom
Law and justice in simple societies; Principles of taxonomy
Customary and codified law. Classification, distribution and features of
State and Stateless societies: The rise of State. living non-human primates (functional and
adaptation significances)
Module 8. Social Stratification Anatomical comparison between human and
Principles and bases. Estate, Class and Caste non-human primates (with reference to erect
Social stratification and mobility in and posture and bipedalism)
outside the caste
Approaches to the study of social Module 3. Introduction to human evolution
stratification in India - functional and Man as a primate
anthropological approach. Bio-cultural evolution of humans
Module 9. Religious Organization Module 4. Theories of Organic evolution
Anthropological approaches to the study of Historical overview of emergence of
religion: Evolutionary, psychological, and evolutionary thought
functional. Lamarckism and Neo-Lamarckism
Ritual, Myth, Belief: Sacred and profane; Darwinism and Neo Darwinism
sacred complex; religion and life-cycle Mendalian laws of heredity
rituals. Modern synthetic theory
Forms of religion in tribal and peasant Module 5. Emergence of man-fossil evidence
societies- animism, animatism, naturism and Pongids and Hominids
totemism. Australopithecines
Magico-religious functionaries: Priest, Pithecanthropines (Homo erectus)
shaman, sorcerer, witch. Homo sapiens Neanderthalensis
Distinction between magic religion and Homo sapiens sapiens
science.
Module 6. Biological Basis of Life, Heredity
Module 10. Economic Organization and Variation
Tribal, peasant and other economies. Cell structure and functions
Ownership and property concepts in simple Cell divisions-mitosis and meiosis and
societies genetic significance
Modes of exchange: Reciprocity, Distribution Importance of genetics in evolution and
and Redistribution - Kula Ring and Potlatch. recent developments in human genome
Market economy.
Hunting-gathering, pastoral, shifting Module 7. Human genetics - basic concepts
cultivation, agricultural and industrial and principles
economies. Chromosomes and genes
Economic change and adaptation in societies. Autosomal, dominant, recessive and Co-
dominant

Sex linked, sex limited and sex influenced Linguistic diversity and language cultures of
Multiple alleles and polygenic inheritance India.
(ABO blood groups, colour blindness,
Module 5. Social Disabilities
albinism, brachydactyly, Alkaptonuria)
The Problem of untouchability
Module 8. Concept of Race, ethnicity and Social Reform Movements
populations Sree Narayana Movement
Racial criteria and major divisions of man
Module 6. Approaches to the study of Indian
kind
culture and civilization
Concept of Racism
Folk-Urban Continuum
Debate on ethnic groups and ethnicity
Little and Great Traditions; Universalisation
Module 9. Biological anthropology in the and Parochialisation
service of human society Sacred Complex. Tribe-Caste Continuum.
Family welfare and genetic counseling Nature-Man Spirit Complex
Module 10. Applications of Biological Module 7. Processes of Social Change
anthropology Modernisation, Industrialisation,
In Industry, medico-legal problems, defense Urbanization, Westernisation
services, public health and nutrition Sanskritisation; Concept of Dominant Caste;
Pecuniarisation
Unit III
Module 8. The Tribes of India
Indian Society and Culture
Major Tribes of India and Tribes of Kerala
Module 1. Culture, Society and Civilization Transformation of Tribes; Theories of
Concepts of culture, society and civilization transformation: Verrier Elwin to K.S Singh;
Theories of Civilisations Emergence Tribal movements.
Hydraulic theory, Trade Networks theory, Tribal issues: Forest, land alienation,
Environmental and Social Circumscription Indebtedness, Poverty, Illiteracy,
theory, and Religion theory Displacement.
Indian culture: tribal, folk, peasant and urban
Module 9. Aesthetic and Creative Aspects of
dimensions
Indian Culture
Module 2. Hindu religious and philosophical Introduction to aesthetic and creative aspects
tradition of Indian culture
Sacred books of India Architecture, Sculpture, Theatre, Folk art,
Indian social system: Purusharthas and Music, Dance, Indian Cinema
Varnashramadharma
Module 10. Changing Village India
Varna System, Caste System; Caste Fission,
Changes in Indian Village Communities
and Caste Fusion;
Study of a selected cultural region in India
Mobility in Caste System
Module 3. Indian Education System Unit IV
Evolution of Indian education system: Pre- Methodology of
British, British and Post-independence Anthropological Research
Contemporary educational pattern
Non-formal education. Module 1. Science and Scientific Research
Science, Objectivity, validity, testability
Module 4. Composition of Indian Population Relation between theory and fact
Racial/ethnic elements and demographic Social science, value, subjectivity, Inter
composition of Indian population. subjective objectivity

Social science research, Ethical, Experimental Classification, tabulation and presentation

and Epistemological problems. Frequency distribution, Graphs and Histograms
Measures of central tendency, Mean, Mode,
Module 2. Construction of Research Design
Identification of broad area of research Median Measure of variation-Mean
Review of literature, conceptual framing and deviation and Standard deviation. Inter
concept mapping individual and Instrumental errors
Formulation of research problem Module 8. Qualitative analysis-Introduction
Hypotheses formulation Context based analysis
Determination of sample frame and size Grounded theory approach
The notion of control Thematic analysis
Construction of tools and techniques of data
Module 9. Ethnographic approach in
collection
anthropology
Mode of analysis and reporting
Contributions of Malinowski
Module 3. Fieldwork tradition in Ethnographic study of Toda of Nilgiris -
anthropology Nature of data, Interpretation and functional
Fieldwork tradition in anthropology integration
Restudy and Reinterpretation Module 10. Preparation of Anthropological
Module 4. Ethnographic approach in research report
anthropological research Structure, Steps and Procedure
Features of anthropological fieldwork Unit V - Method and Theory in
Getting acquainted with the field Socio-Cultural and Development
Establishment of rapport Anthropology
Learning and using native language
Informants/key informants Module 1. Introduction to Method and Theory
Ethical dimensions of fieldwork Anthropological Studies before and after
Handling of sensitive and confidential Cultural relativism
information Anthropological thought and Theoretical
Distinction between Fieldwork and Survey Development in Anthropology
Ethnography as a holistic documentation of Schools of thought
culture Relationship between Theory and Method
Module 5. Basic Techniques of data collection I Module 2. Evolutionism
Interview-structured and non-structured, Meaning of evolution. Nineteenth century
open ended, focus group interview and key evolutionism and its basic assumptions
informant interview Evolutionary school of thought
Observation-participant, non-participant The comparative method as used by the
and quasi participant unilinear evolutionists
Genealogy-technique and application, Module 3. Diffusionism
Pedigree Diffusionist School of Thought
Module 6. Basic Techniques of data collection II British and German- Austrian diffusionists
Questionnaire and Schedule and their main assumptions
Case method American distributionists
Personal, official and historical documents Module 4. Functionalism
and sacred texts. Malinowskis contributions to functionalism.
Module 7. Quantitative analysis: Basic statistics Relevance of terms like manifest/ latent
Scrutiny and processing of data function and eufunction and dysfunction

Module 5. Continuum Module 2.Fundamental concepts and approaches

Continuum of Robert Redfield and its Environmental determinism, Environmental
turning point in anthropological studies Possibilism
Module 6. Structural Functionalism Population ecology, System ecology, Ethno-
Structural functionalism ecology
Interrelation of function and structure: Contribution of Wissler, Forde, Steward,
Radcliffe-Brown, Firth, Fortes and Nadel Vayda and Rappaport
Module 7. Cultural Patterns and Culture and Module 3. Medical anthropology

personality Meaning and Scope of Medical anthropology
Ruth Benedicts Theory of Pattern Concept of health and disease in India-tribal,
Culture and personality: basic personality rural urban; Socio-cultural dimensions of illness.
construct and model personality Ethnomedicine: Culturally appropriate
National character studies and studies of medicine and health education. Regional
culture at a distance variation in India.Magico-religious curative
practices and indigenous medical care
Module 8. Structuralism
services
Structuralism in linguistics and in social-
cultural anthropology Module 4. Health and Society
Social structure as model: views of Levi- Health care system and Health care services;
Strauss and Edmund Leach Heath education
Structural analysis of myth and alliance Psycho-somatic and mental disorders
Module 9. Post-structuralism Module 5. Applications of medical
Post-structuralism, Contributions of Jacques anthropology
Derrida, Michel Foucault Application of anthropological knowledge in
Ethno-science promoting health care in tribal and rural
New Ethnography and Componential communities. Programme,promotion and
Analysis changing health behavior
Module 10.Development anthropology and Module 6. Economic Anthropology
early thoughts on development Meaning and scope of economic
Meaning and scope of Development anthropology
Anthropology Approaches to economic anthropology
Development planning; Agencies or
development: Government, Non- Module 7. Economic theories
government and Voluntary. Fundamentals of modern economic theories
Nehruvian approach to planning and and their relevance to non-market economies:
Gandhijis vision of rural development formalist substantivist controversy
Constitutional Safeguards and Legislative Marxist theories on economy and society
measures Module 8. Habitat, Economy and Society
Concepts of Inclusion and Exclusion Hunting, food gathering
Unit VI - Ecological, Medical and pastoralism
Economic Anthropology Shifting (Sweden) cultivation
Peasantry and urban-industrial economy
Module 1. Ecological anthropology
Meaning and Scope of Ecological anthropology Module 9. Exchange and Service
Definition of ecology, Ecological community Barter, ceremonial exchange, reciprocity,
and Human ecological Niche redistribution (Gift, Potlatch, Kula ring)
Cultural ecology Jajmani System

Consumption pattern in subsistence

economies.
Wealth status and social differentiation
Module 10. Organization of Subsistence
production
Division of work: age, sex, specialization
Property relations: right in resources
Technology, capital, savings and investment
02. Arabic

03. Botany
Unit I
Diversity of Life Forms I
Module 1. Bacteria
Classification, Ultra structure of cell, flagella,
pili, metabolism, growth, reproduction and
genetic exchange - transformation,
transduction and conjugation
Module 2. Viruses
Classification, Structure, reproduction.
Bacteriophages, lysogenic and lytic cycles.
viroids, virions, prions, retroviruses.
Module 3.Phycology
Classification of algae, General structure,
reproduction and life cycle of different
groups-Cyanophyceae, Chlorophyceae,
Bacillariophyceae, Xanthophyceae,
Phaeophyceae, Rhodophyceae. Economic
importance of Algae
Module 4.Mycology
Classification of fungi, General structure,
reproduction and life cycle of different
groups- Myxomycetes, Zygomycetes,
Oomycetes, Ascomycetes, Basidomycetes
and Deuteromycetes. Economic importance
Module 5. Lichenology
Classification, General structure and
reproduction , Economic importance

Module 6. Bryology Asclepiadaceae, Solanaceae, Verbenaceae,

Classification, General characters, Lamiaceae, Amaranthaceae, Euphorbiaceae,
reproduction and life cycle of different Urticaceae, Orchidaceae, Scitamineae,
groups- Hepaticopsida, Anthocerotopsida Arecaceae, Poaceae
and Bryopsida. Economic importance.
Module 3. Economic Botany
Module 7.Pteridology Study Binomial, family, morphology of
Classification, General characters, useful parts and utility of,
reproduction and life cycle of different Cereals and millets (Rice and Maize), Pulses
groups- Psilopsida, Lycopsida, Sphenopsida ( Soy bean, Cow pea, Green gram), Oil
and Pteropsida, stelar evolution, telome yielding plants ( Coconut, Ground nut, Oil
concept Economic importance, Fossil palm), Sugar yielding plants (sugar cane,
Pteridophytes - Rhynia, Lepidodedron. Sweet potato), Spices and condiments (
Module 8. Gymnosperms Turmeric, Cinnamomum, Pepper, Nutmeg
Classification, General characters, and Ginger), Fibre ( Cotton, Jute), Dye
reproduction and life cycle of different yielding plants ( Indigo, Henna , Annatto),
groups- Cycadales, Coniferales, Ginkgoales, Tuber crops ( Tapioca, Potato), Gum and
Gnetales, Fossil Gymnosperms, Economic resins( Asafoetida, White dammar, Gum
importance Arabic), Medicinal plants ( Ocimum, Neem,
Rauwolfia), Timber yielding Plants ( Rose
Unit II wood, Teak wood, Ailanthus), Narcotics
Diversity of Life Forms II (Opium, Cannabis), Vegetables ( Tomato,
Brinjal, Cucumber), Rubber ( Para rubber)
Module 1. Morphology
Morphological variation in angiosperms Module 4. Ethnobotany
with respect to stem, leaf, inflorescence, Definition, History and scope of
flower and fruit Ethnobotanical studies
Module 2. Taxonomy of Angiosperms Module 5. Histology
Artificial (Linnaeus), Natural (Bentham & Vascular cambium structure, origin and
Hooker) and Phylogenetic (Bessey, functions, Normal primary and secondary
Takhtajan), APG system of classification. growth of stem and roots. Structure of wood-
Plant Nomenclature- Rules of ICBN, Author Heart, Sap wood,Hard and soft wood.
citation, Typification, Rule of Priority. Anomalous secondary growth in the stems
Publication of names, Keys, autonym, of Boerhaavia, Bignonia and Dracaena, Nodal
homonym, basionym, and nomen nudum. anatomy and root stem transition, Floral
Herbarium, Botanical survey of India, anatomy
Botanical gardens and their roles in
Module 6. Microtechnique and
taxonomic studies. Modern trends in
Histochemistry
taxonomy - Anatomy, Embryology in
Killing, Fixing and staining of plant tissues-
relation to taxonomy, Chemotaxonomy,
principles and purposes, Important fixatives
cytotaxonomy, numerical taxonomy,
and their properties, FAA, Carnoys fluid and
Molecular taxonomy. Origin and evolution Flemmings fluid, Dehydrating agents.
of Angiosperms. Study the following families
Microtome- rotary, sledge, cryotome and
using morphological and floral features with
ultratome. Different types of stains, Tissue
economic importance- Annonaceae,
processing techniques for Scanning and
Nymphyaceae, Polygalaceae, Brassicaceae,
transmission electron microscope, Types of
Portulacaceae, Dipterocarpaceae, Malvaceae,
micro slide preparations- Temporary, semi-
Fabaceae, Asteraceae, Rubiaceae,

permanent, permenant- smears and and active transport. Transport proteins:

squashes, Methods of embedding plant carriers, Michaelis-Menten Kinetics.
materials in Paraffin wax TBA method, Channels: Voltage dependent K+ channels,
Double stained and serial section voltage gated channels, Calcium channels,
preparations, Histochemistry and Vacuolar malate channels. ATPase activity
Enzymology- Localization of carbohydrates and electrogenic pumps. Patch clamp
( PAS ) lipids ( Sudan Black) and proteins ( studies. Application of Nernst equation.
Coomassie Brilliant Blue) , Principle and Active transport and electrochemical
protocol of Localization of peroxidase potential gradients.
Module 7. Reproductive Biology Module 2. Metabolism
Asexual reproduction-adventive embryony, Nitrogen metabolism: Nitrogen and bio-
nonrecurrent apomixis. Diplospory, geocycle, nitrate and ammonia assimilation,
apospory, parthenogenesis, androgenesis, biological nitrogen fixation, nitrogenase
apomixis ; Sexual reproduction activity, pathways and enzymes - GS,
microsporogenesis, male gametophyte- GOGAT and GDH. Transport of amides and
pollen fertility, sterility; Megasporogenesis, ureides.
female gametophyte, types ; Pollination Photosynthesis : Light absorption, electron
Biology-Primary and secondary attractants transfer in chloroplast membranes, ATP
of pollination, ultra-structural and synthesis in chloroplast. Photosynthetic
histochemical details of style and stigma, carbon reduction and photorespiratory
Pollen pistil interaction, Fertilization- cycles. C4 and CAM metabolism. Starch and
barriers, incompatibility and methods to sucrose synthesis. Allocation and
overcome it ( intra ovarian pollination and partitioning: Phloem loading and unloading.
in vitro fertilization, embryo rescue Concept of osmotically generated pressure
technique; Embryo, endosperm and seed flow. Importance of plasmodesmata in
development, polyembryony and symplastic transport.
parthenocarpy, Recent advances in Respiration: Glycolytic reactions, citric acid
palynological studies, Pollen allergy, cycle, electron transfer system and ATP
economic importance of pollen, synthesis. unique electron transport enzymes
Melissopalynology, role of apiaries in crop of plant mitochondria: external NAD(P)H
improvement dehydrogenase, rotenone and cyanide
insensitive respiration.
Unit III
Module 3. Growth, differentiation and
Functional Plant Biology
development
and Analysis Plant Physiology: Analysis of plant growth: production of cells,
Module 1 growth velocity profile. Cytological and
Water movements in plants and inorganic biochemical events. Differentiation:
nutrition: Diffusion and facilitated diffusion- secondary cell wall formations, multinet
pressure driven bulk flow, Osmosis driven growth hypothesis of cell wall.
by water potential gradient, Role of Development: initiation and regulation of
aquaporins, cavitation and embolism, Soil- development, genes involved in the control
plant-atmosphere-continuum; physiology of of development, role of protein kinases.
stomatal function. Types of development: flowering-floral
Nutrient elements: Physiological roles. induction, evocation and morphogenesis.
Nutrient uptake: diffusion, facilitated Floral organ identity genes. Biochemical
diffusion and apparent free space. Passive signaling: Theories of flowering. Control of

flowering-phytochrome, cryptochrome and hydrogen bond, dissociation and association

biological clock. Factors affecting flowering: constant.
Photoperiodism and thermoperiodism. Fruit pH and buffers Henderson-Hasselbalch
development and ripening: physiology of equation, pH, pKa, Kw, proton hopping,
ripening- cell wall architecture and softening, buffers in living system, common buffers.
enzymes involved in biochemical changes.
Seed development and germination Module 7. Carbohydrate
physiology: deposition of reserves during Specific categories and their properties,
seed development, desiccation of seeds: metabolism of starch, cellulose and glycogen.
hormones involved, desiccation tolerance. Glycolysis, TCA cycle, terminal oxidation,
Classification of seeds, seed dormancy. Seed gluconeogenesis, glyoxylate pathway, PPP
germination and reserve mobilization- pathway, glycoproteins and proteoglycans,
metabolism of carbohydrates, lipids, proteins biosynthesis of peptidoglycan, metabolic
and phytins; physiology of seed dormancy. mill.
Plant growth regulators: Auxins, Module 8. Amino acids and proteins
Gibberellins, Cytokinin, Abscisic acid and amino acids classification, properties,
Ethylene - biosynthesis, transport,
optical activity, unusual amino acids,
physiological roles, mode of action,
ninhydrin reaction; basics of biosynthesis
commercial uses.
and breakdown of amino acids, classification
Module 4. Photoreceptors and conformation of proteins,
Phytochromes - photochemical and Ramachandran plot, Brief account on the
biochemical properties, localisation in cells biosynthesis of protein.
and tissues, phytochrome induced whole
plant responses, Ecological functions. Module 9. Lipids
Mechanisms of phytochrome regulated classification, brief account on compound
differentiation. Signal transduction and derived lipids with examples,
pathways, role in gene expression. classification of fatty acids, biosynthesis of
Cryptochromes: blue light hormones fatty acids (microbes, plants and animals),
photophysiology, effect on stem elongation, alpha, beta and omega oxidation of fatty
gene expression, stomatal opening, proton acids, omega fatty acid and functional food,
pumps, phototropism, role of carotenoids. trans-fatty acids and their dangers.
Signal transduction. Classes of signals; Module 10. Nucleic acid
receptors, signal perception, signal
: Biosynthesis and break down of purines and
amplification and transduction reactions,
pyrimidines. Enzymes for synthesis and
role of Ca++ as second messengers, role of
degradation; Vitamins: classification,
Calmodulin .
structure, function and source of vitamins,
Module 5. Stress physiology and senescence: vitamins as coenzymes
Water deficit and drought resistance, heat
stress and heat shock, chilling and frost, Module 11. Enzymology
salinity stress, high light stress and heavy- structure, function and classification of
metal pollution stress. Genes associated with enzymes, coenzymes, substrate specificity,
senescence, metabolism during senescence. regulation of enzyme activity, active sites,
inhibitors, allosteric enzymes, kinetics,
Module 6. Chemical bonds negative and positive co-operativity,
Concept of hybridization, bonding in organic
multienzyme, isoenzymes, ribozyme,
molecules, effect of bonding on reactivity,
abzyme
polarity of bonds-bond length-bond angle-

Module 12. Energy metabolisms Tests of significance- z, t and 2 tests; F-

concept of free energy, entropy, enthalpy, distribution and Analysis of variance; Correlation
chemical equilibria, principles of and regression analysis; Factor analysis.
thermodynamics, thermodynamics of
phosphate compounds, thermodynamics of
Unit IV
life; thermodynamics, kinetics and Molecular Cell Biology
mechanisms of membrane transport, energy and Heredity
rich bonds, redox reactions. Module 1. Cell
Principles and application of tracer Structural organization of cell membrane:
techniques in biology, Radio isotopes, chemical composition, structure and function
radiation dosimetry, radioactive decay, of membrane proteins, lipids and
Cerenkov radiation, radiations and their carbohydrates, functions of cell membrane.
applications in biology. Structure and functions of cell organelles and
Module 13 sub-cellular particles, Endosymbiont
hypothesis, Structure, assembly and
Principles and applications of light and
disassembly of filaments involved actin
electron microscopy, phase contrast,
filaments, microtubules and intermediate
fluorescence, scanning and transmission
filaments. Molecular motors- kinesins,
electron microscopy, cytophotometry, flow
dyneins and myosins.
cytometry, micrometry, camera lucida,
photomicrography. Module 2. Organization of genetic material in
Instrumentation, principles and functioning eukaryotes
of: colorimetry and spectrophotometry, Phases of cell cycle, cell cycle control
atomic absorption spectroscopy, plasma mechanisms extracellular and intracellular
emission spectroscopy, ORD/CD, signals, cell cycle check points DNA
damage check points, centrosome
centrifugation, ultracentrifugation,
duplication check points, spindle assembly
electrophoresis, isoelectric focusing,
check points, Cell Division details of mitosis
autoradiography, chromatography (TLC, gel
and meiosis, significance. Apoptosis
filtration, ion exchange, affinity, GC, GC-MS, mechanism and regulation
HPLC, FPLC), NMR, X-ray crystallography,
MRI, tools in nanotechnology (Atomic Force Module 3. Cell Cycle
Microscopy, Scanning Tunneling Structure of chromatin and chromosomes,
Microscope, Scanning Probe Microscope), histones and non-histone proteins,
Fluorescent Microscopy, Flow cytometry, nucleosome structure, chromatin packaging,
structure of metaphase chromosome,
Liquid scintillation.
molecular structure of centromere and
Module 14 telomere, Chromosomal aberrations:
Measures of central tendencies- mean, Structural and numerical aberrations,
median and mode. Skewness and curtosis. Phenotypic effects of chromosomal
Measures of variations- range, quartile aberrations, Special types of chromosomes:
deviation, mean deviation- variance and lamp brush and polytene chromosomes
standard deviation. Standard error and Module 4. Cell communication and signaling
Coefficient of variation; Probability: addition
theorem and multiplication theorem, General principles of cell communication,
conditional probability; Theoretical signaling molecules and their receptors, cell
distributions: binomial, poisson and Normal; surface receptors - ion channel linked

receptors, G-protein coupled receptors and Genetic code: deciphering the genetic code,
Tyrosine Kinase Linked receptors, steroid salient features of the genetic code,
hormone receptors, Signal transduction exceptions to the Universal code; Protein
pathways, second messengers, regulation of sorting and trafficking
signaling pathways
Module 7. Gene regulation
Module 5. Genetic material: structure, Gene regulation: objectives, different levels;
replication and repair Viral gene regulation: gene regulation in
Experiments which proved that DNA is the lysogenic repression and lytic cascade;
genetic material, Chargaffs rule, experiment Prokaryotic gene regulation: operon
which proved that DNA replication is semi general structure and types, structure and
conservative , Structure of the nitrogen bases, functioning of lac operon and trp operon,
structure of nucleotides, Watson and Crick attenuation and antitermination; Eukaryotic
model of DNA: salient features, alternative gene regulation: Changes in chromatin and
forms of DNA, Transposons types, DNA structure, chromatin remodeling,
transposition mechanism; DNA heterochromatization and DNA methylation,
replication(in both prokaryotes and RNA silencing, Epigenetics
eukaryotes): process, proteins and enzymes
Module 8. Principles of inheritance
involved, end replication problem and the
Mendels experiments and laws of
role of telomerases; DNA repair: DNA proof
inheritance, monohybrid and dihybrid
reading, mismatch repair, nucleotide
crosses phenotypic and genotypic ratios,
excision repair, base excision repair, direct
back cross and test cross, Mendalian traits in
repair, SOS response and error prone repair
man, Extensions of Mendelism, co-
Module 6. Gene expression dominance, incomplete dominance,
Central dogma of molecular biology, concept epistasis, complementary interaction of
of gene, one gene one enzyme hypothesis; genes, multiple alleles and their inheritance,
Transcription in Prokaryotes: Promoters, penetrance and expressivity, cytoplasmic
RNA polymerase structure and function, inheritance
initiation complex, rho dependent and
Module 9. Linkage and recombination
independent termination mechanisms; Linkage groups, double cross over and
Transcription in eukaryotes: Promoters,
interference, two point and three point test
enhancers, and silencers, different types of
crosses, construction of linkage map
RNA polymerase and their function,
transcription factors structure and function, Module 10. Population Genetics
elongation factors, termination mechanism; Gene pool, phenotype and genotype
Post transcriptional modification of RNA: frequency, factors affecting gene frequency,
Structure, formation and function of 5 cap Hardy- Weinberg equilibrium
and 3 tail, RNA splicing types of introns, Module 11. Immunology
mechanisms of exon splicing, alternative Innate and acquired immunity; Humoral and
splicing, exon shuffling, RNA editing ; cellular immunity; antigens, epitopes,
Translation: salient features of mRNA, tRNA antigen processing and presentation;
and ribosomes (prokaryotic and eukaryotic), activation and differentiation of B cells, role;
SD sequence and Kozak sequence, tRNA T cells , types, role; T cell receptors; MHC;
charging , process of translation (prokaryotic monoclonal and polyclonal antibodies,
and eukaryotic), mRNA surveillance; vaccines

Unit V Module 5. Basic principles of conservation

Ecology and Environment and preservation
Conservation strategies in situ and ex situ
Module 1. Basic Principles of Ecology
Basic ecological concepts and approaches conservation botanical gardens wildlife
levels of organization environment, habitat; sanctuaries, national parks and biosphere
basic ecological process biogeochemical reserves International conventions on
cycles, trophic levels, energy flow, ecological biodiversity role of IUCN and the criteria
pyramids; ecological succession of species conservation, categories of species
Module 2. Ecological objects under conservation threatened and
Population, community and ecosystems; endangered species red data book CITES
Population characteristics distribution,
Module 6. Natural resources
mortality, natality, carrying capacity,
population structure and dynamics; Conservation of natural resources
genecology, ecads and ecotypes; Community conservation agriculture mixed farming,
characteristics classification of plant natural farming, ecofarming, organic
communities Clementsian concepts of farming, natural measures of pest control,
climax, Raunkiaers system, Vegetation biofertilizers, energy conservation
concept of Gleason, Phytosociological nonconventional energy resources biomass
methods; Ecosystem characteristics - food energy biogas biofuels biodiesel
chain, food web, ecological niche,
biodiversity genetic, species and ecosystem Module 7. Phytogeography
diversity, alpha, beta and gamma diversity; Basic concepts and significance - static and
major ecosystems of the world and their dynamic phytogeography geological history
characteristics; Biomes and Biosphere of plant distributions theories of plant
characteristics ecosystem degradation distributions continental drift and
deforestation and desertification
glaciations - paleotropic and neotropic
Module 3. Environmental Pollution vegetation different kinds of plant
Concept of pollution, Environmental quality distributions - circumaustral circumpolar
parameters and standards, different
pantropic cosmopolitan - floristic
categories of pollution air, soil and water;
provinces and vegetational belts soil,
air water and soil quality parameters;
pollutants primary and secondary climate and vegetation of India
pollutants heavy metal pollution biocide Module 8. Evolution
residues - biomagnification; prevention and Origin of the universe big-bang theory
control of pollution and pollution abetment
origin of life and origin of species Oparins
primary, secondary and tertiary water
theory - theories of evolution of life elan
treatment
vitae comparative accounts of evolutionary
Module 4 concepts of Lamark and Darwin role of
Global environmental issues ozone
mutation in evolution forces and
depletion, acid rains, global warming and
climate change greenhouse gases and mechanisms of evolution of life speciation
emission control global conventions on isolation mechanisms co-evolution of
carbon dioxide emissions; radiation fallout, species into communities - molecular
noise pollution occupational hazards evolution

Unit VI alignment, pairwise analysis, scoring

Applied Botany matrices, multiple sequence analysis ,
phylogenetic analysis, structure analysis tool
Module 1. Biotechnology RASMOL, Molecular phylogenetic
Tissue culture techniques; Explants, culture programmes- CLUSTAL, Pharmacogeno-
media, differentiations, micropropagation, mics; Application of Bioinformatics
meristem culture, callus culture, shoot tip, Transcriptomics, metabolomics, Pharmoco-
nodal culture, organogenesis, cell suspension genomics, Genomics, types, structural and
culture, cell line selection, hairy root culture; functional, genome annotation, gene finding,
Somaclonal variation; Somatic single nucleotide polymorphism.
embryogenesis- artificial seeds, protoplast
culture, somatic hybridization; Haploid Module 3. Horticulture
production- anther and ovule culture, Plant growing structures-Green house, mist
dihaploids & polyploids, applications; chambers, glass house; Plant propagation-
Cryopreservation, Bioreactor technology, cell seed, vegetative- natural and artificial;
immobilization, Genomic and organelle Artificial methods of vegetative propagation-
DNA isolation, vector mediated and cutting, layering, grafting, budding, Cultural
vectorless methods of gene transfer, PCR, practices thinning, training, trimming and
restriction digestion, ligation, DNA pruning; Commercial horticultural-
sequencing, Genomic and cDNA libraries; nurseries, orchards, floriculture, indoor
Analysis and expression of cloned genes plants, arboriculture- pruning, bracing,
DNA markers, RFLP, RAPD, ISSR, SSR, transplanting; Bonsai: Principles and
SNPs, AFLP, LCR, Genetic engineering; procedure
Transgenic biology, allopheny, Module 4. Plant Breeding
transformation techniques, gene targeting, Plant introduction, Vavilos centres of origin,
RNAi technology genetic erosion, gene bank, NBPGR, selection
Microbial biotechnology; Major products of (Mass and pureline and clonal) hybridization
industrial microbiology, compounds use in - interspecific and intergeneric
medicine, health- antibiotics, amino acids, Incompatibility and crop improvement,
organic acids, vitamins, sex hormones, Backcross breeding, Inbreeding
Bioploymers, biosurfactants, biopesticides; consequences, idiotype breeding Polyploidy
Bioconversion processes- biotransformation, breeding; auto and allopolyploid,
biodegradation and bioleaching; GMO- Bt chromosome addition and substitution,
plants, Herbicidal reistance, viral coat achievements, Mutation breeding;
protein, satellite RNA , Flavr savr tomato, Objectives, procedures, chemical and
golden rice, Biofortification; Social ethical physical mutations and achievements;
issues IPR, patents, biopiracy and Resistance breeding; Principles,
bioregulations methodology- structural, biochemical,
Module 2. Bioinformatics physiological and genetic, vertical and
Biological databases ; EMBL, GEN BANK, horizontal resistance; Seed certification-
DDBJ, Protein sequence data bases- PIR, Plant breeders right act, National
SWISS-PROT, Secondary data bases Biodiversity policy
(PROSITE); Protein structure databases Module 5. Plant Diseases and Management
(PDB), Data base mining, data bases Host parasite interactions, Etiology of the
similarity searches- comparing nucleotide following diseases- False smut of Paddy,
and amino acid sequence BLAST, FASTA, Powdery mildew of Rubber, Coffee rust, Red
Sequence analysis- global alignment, local rust of tea, Leaf spot of Mango, Yellow vein

mosaic of ladies finger, quick wilt of pepper, compounds. Trans actinide elements. Super
Defense mechanism- systemic acquired heavy elements.
resistance and induced systemic resistance,
Module 3. Co-ordination chemistry
Quarantine., Plant disease controls-chemical,
Nomenclature of coordination compounds.
physical and biocontrol agents
Isomerism and stability. HSAB Principle.VB
theory, Spectrochemical series and crystal
field theory. Splitting of levels in Cubic, Td,
04. Chemistry Oh, TBP, square pyramidal and Tetragonal
ligand fields, MO theory (Tetrahedral and
Unit I Octahedral complexes with sigma and pi
Inorganic Chemistry bonding). Reaction mechanism
Module 1. Periodicity and Chemistry of Main Dissociative, Associative and Conjugate Base
Group Elements mechanisms. Electron transfer reactions-
Inner sphere and outer sphere mechanisms.
Periodic properties of elements and periodic
Trans -effect. Jahn- Teller effect and its
trends in physical and chemical properties.
consequences. Electronic spectra of transition
Anomalies in periodic properties of the
metal complexes, selection rules, Term
nonmetals and post transition metals.
symbols, Orgel diagram, Racah parameters.
Concepts of resonance and hybridization.
Nephelauxetic effect. Charge- transfer
VSEPR model. General discussion on main
spectra. Magnetic properties of transition
group elements. Noble gas compounds.
metal complexes, Spin- only formula,
Classification, Preparation, Properties,
quenching of orbital magnetic moment, Spin
Application and Structure of borides, orbit coupling. Measurement of magnetic
carbides, nitrides, silicates, silicones and, moment. Paramagnetism, diamagnetism,
fullerenes. Inter halogen and pseudo- ferromagnetism, ferrimagnetism and
halogen compounds. Boron hydrides and antiferromagnetism.
carboranes- Styx numbers and Wades rule.
Borazines, P-N compounds,S-N compounds Module 4. Organometallic chemistry
and molecular sulfides of phosphorus. Types of organometallic compounds, 18
electron rule and Hapticity. Metal carbonyls
Module 2. Chemistry of transition and inner General properties, nature of bonding
transition elements ,structure and shapes of metal carbonyls of
Transition Elements - Electronic V, Cr, Mn, Fe, Ru, Co, Rh, Ni, metal alkane
configuration, oxidation state and general and alkene complexes, metal sandwich
characteristics. First, second and third rows compounds - ferrocene, dibenzene
of transition elements and their important chromium. Fluxional organometallics. Metal
compounds. Isopoly and heteropoly acids of carbenes. Metal clusters as catalysts.
Mo and W. Lanthanides and Actinides - Applications of organometallic compounds
Occurrence, electronic configuration, Hydrogenation, hydroformylation, Wackers
oxidation state, atomic and ionic radii, ions. process, Ziegler- Natta catalysis, Monsanto
Difference between 4f and 5f orbitals. acetic acid process.
Separation of Lanthanides and Actinides
Module 5. Bioinorganic chemistry
Lanthanide and Actinide contractions and Metals and nonmetals in biological systems.
their consequences. Use of Lanthanide Metal ion excess and deficiency.Role of
complexes. NMR shift reagents. Magnetic alkali- and alkaline earth metal ions in
and spectral properties. Applications of biological systems. Na/K pump. Ca pump.
Lanthanides, Actinides and their Role of Iron, Copper, Zinc, Manganese,

Cobalt and Molybdenum in biological Module 3. Stereochemistry

systems. Iron storage and transport. Molecular chirality-enantiomers,
Haemoglobin, Myoglobin, Hemoerythrin diastereomers, stereochemical nomenclature,
and Haemocyanines- structure and optical activity. Recemisation, Resolution,
functions. Iron-sulfur proteins, Rubredoxin Conformational analysis of cycloalkanes,
and Ferredoxins. Cytochromes, SODs. Conformational analysis of disubstituted
Photosynthesis, PSI and PSII. Vitamin B12 cyclohexane derivatives, stereoselective and
structure and functions, Nitrogen fixation. stereospecific reactions. Assigning-
Metal ions in medicine and therapy. configuration and conformation R,S and
E,Z nomenclature. Stereochemistry of chiral
Unit II compounds, dissymmetry, asymmetry,
Organic Chemistry simple and alternating axis of symmetry.
Asymmetric synthesis.
Module 1. Electron displacement effects and
Aromaticity Module 4. Photochemistry and Pericyclic
Reactions
Electron displacements - Inductive,
Laws of photochemistry, Radiative and non
Electromeric, Mesomeric and Hyper
radiative transitions. Fluorescence and
conjugative effects. quenching. Photosensitisation, Photo-
Resonance. Reactive intermediates, isomerisation and Photosubstitution
formation and stability of carbocation, reactions. Chemiluminescence. Flourescence
carbanion, carbenes, nitrene, benzyne and and Phosphorescence. IC and ISC. Cis-trans
free radicals . Type of organic reactions - isomerization, Paterno-Buchi reaction,
Substitution, Addition, Elimination and Norrish Type I and II reactions, di-pi
Rearrangement reactions. Free radical methane rearrangement, photochemistry of
reactions. Huckels rule. Homo, hetero and arenes. Selection rules and steriochemistry
non benzenoid aromatic systems. of electrocyclic reactions, cycloaddition and
Aromaticity of annulenes. Cyclic sigmatropic shifts. Cope and Claisen
carbocations and carbanions. rearrangements.
Antiaromaticity. Module 5. Natural Products and Biomolecules
Module 2. Reagents and Name Reactions Terpenoids - classification, structure of alpha
Synthetic reagents: Synthetic applications of pinene and Camphor Alkaloids-
the following reagents. Grignard reagents, classification - structure of papavarine and
Alkyl lithiums, Gillmann reagent, NBS, quinine, structure and synthesis of flavones
Diazomethane, DCC, SeO2, MCPBA, DDQ, and isoflavons, Lipids - classification and
LDA, DiBAL, OsO 4 , NaBH 4 ,/LiBH 4 and structure. Stereochemistry of steroids-
NaBH 4 / AlCl 3 only) Mannich, Reimer- cholesterol. Structure and synthesis of
Tiemann, Reformatsky, Ullmann, Stork Vitamin A, C, B, K and biotin. Starch,
enamine,Diels-Alder, Grignard and MPV Cellulose, Glycogen. Proteins - Structure,
sequence determination in peptides and
reactions. Aldol, Cannizzaro, Perkin,
proteins. Edman degradation. Chemistry of
Dieckmann, Thorpe and acyloin
nucleic acid, structure of RNA and DNA.
condensations. Birch, Wolff-Kishner and
Clemmensen reductions. Hydroboration and Unit III
Oppenauer oxidation. Rearrangements - 1,2,
Physical Chemistry
shifts 1,3, shifts, Pinacol-Pinacolone, Claisen,
Cope, Wagner- Meerwin, Fries, Beckmann Module 1. Solid, Liquid and Gaseous States
and Curtius, Hoffmann and Schmidt Crystal systems and lattice types, crystal
rearrangements. symmetry. Miller indices-BCC, FCC, HCP,

voids coordination numbers. Molecular, Microstates and ensembles, Maxwell -

covalent, metallic and hydrogen bonded Boltzmann distribution. Quantum Statistics:
crystals. Principles of XRD techniques. Bose- Einstein statistics, Fermi - Dirac
Determination of lattice type and unit cell statistics. Fermi energy, Fermi condensation.
dimension of cubic crystals. Electronic Relations between Maxwell - Boltzmann,
structure of solids. Band theory, Electric, Bose - Einstein and Fermi-Dirac statistics.
Magnetic and Dielectric properties of solids. The partition functions - translational,
Crystal defects: point, line and plane defects. vibrational, rotational and electronic.
Crystal structure- Rock salt, Zinc blende, KCl, Partition functions and thermodynamics
CsCl, Diamond and Fluorite. Ionic properties. Heat capacity of solids: Dulong-
conductors, Diffusion, Super ionic Petits law, Einsteins theory and its
conductors, Phase transitions, Super modification. Debyes theory.
conductivity. High Tc materials. Magnetic
Module 3. Chemical Kinetics
properties of solids. Liquid state - properties,
Rate laws. Order and molecularity.
Lennard - Jones theory of melting, Specific
Determination of order of reactions. Types
heat of liquids. Liquid crystals - types -
of reactions - simple & complex, Branching
theories - applications. The distribution of
reactions - steady state treatment.
Molecular velocities. Maxwells equation.
Unimolecular reactions Lindemann
Average, RMS and Most probable velocities.
treatment . Reaction like H2 -Cl2, H2-Br2 and
Influence of temperature on molecular
decomposition of ethane, acetaldehyde
velocities. Mean free path, Effusion.
Influence of temperature on reaction rate-
Transport properties: Viscosity, Thermal
energy of activation. Theories of reaction
conductivity and diffusion. Influence of
rates. Collision theory and absolute reaction
temperature and pressure on transport
rate theory. Free energy of activation and
properties.
volume of activation. Thermodynamic
Module 2. Thermodynamics formulation of reaction rate. Reactions in
Laws of Thermodynamics. Thermodynamic solution: Comparison between reaction in
properties Intenal energy, Enthalpy, gas phase and in solutions. Factors
Entropy, Free energy- their relation and determining reaction rates in solution-
significances. Maxwell relation. Joule- primay and secondary kinetic salt effects.
thomson effect. Joule Thomson coefficient. Influence of solvent on reaction rate.
Properties of solutions - Raoults law, Hammet equation. Kinetics of fast reactions.
Colligative properties. Thermodynamics of Flash photolysis, flow techniques and
ideal solution. Partial molar quantities. relaxation methods.
Chemical potentials. Duhem-Margules
Module 4. Electrochemistry
equation. Excess thermodynamic properties.
Ions in solution, ionic equilibrium and
Fugacity and activity. Chemical Equilibrium
Electrolysis. Deviation from ideal behaviour,
- Le Chatelier principle, Homogeneous and
ionic activity ion - solvent interaction. Born
Heterogeneous systems. Spontaneity of
equation. Ion - Ion interaction. Activity
reactions. Free energy functions.
coefficient and its determination. Debye
Phase Equilibria. Derivation of phase rule.
Huckel limiting law. Debye - Huckel
Two component and three component
treatment. Onsager equation. Conductance
systems. Isothermal evaporation. Irreversible
of high frequencies and high potentials.
thermodynamics. General theory of non
Types of electrodes. Electrochemical cells.
equilibrium processes. Entropy production
Electrochemical series. Electrolytes.
from heat flow. The phenomenological
Concentration cell and activity coefficient
relations. Onsagar reciprocal relations.

determination. Liquid junction potential. Operators, wave function, Eigenfunction and

Evaluation of thermodynamic properties. eigenvalue. Orthogonality, normalization,
Electrokinetic phenomena. Electrolysis, probability and expectation value. Time
current potential curves. Dissolution, dependent Schrodinger equation. Time
deposition and decomposition potentials. independent Schrodinger eqation for
Different types of overpotentials. Hydrogen stationary states. Schrodinger wave equation
and Oxygen overvoltage. Theories of for a free particle, particle in a one -
overvoltage. Corrosion. Anodic and cathodic dimensional box. Particle in a Three -
protection. Galvanization. Tafel plots. dimensional box - Symmetry and
Prevention of corrosion. Theories of Fuel degeneracy. Application of quantum
cells. H2-O2 fuel cells. Fuel cells for high mechanics to simple systems. Simple
temperature applications. harmonic oscillator. Rigid rotor. Hydrogen -
like atoms, Schrodinger wave equation in
Module 5. Surface Chemistry, Colloids and
spherical polar coordinate. Separation of
Catalysis variables. Atomic orbitals, space
Types of surfaces. Examination of surfaces quantisation, Pertubation theory and
using ESCA, Auger, SEM and STM.. variation principle. Time dependant
Thermodynamics of surfaces. Surface perturbation theory. Self consistent field
tension. Surfactants and miscelles. Surface method. Term symbols, Slaters rule. Slater
film. Surface pressure and Surface potential. orbitals. Hartee-Fock self consistent field
Adsorption from solutions. Freundlich, method for atoms.
Langmuir and BET adsorption isotherms.
Physisorption and Chemisorption. Module 2. Chemical Bonding
Measurement of surface area. Born- Oppenheimer approximation. MO
The colloidal state: Types of colloids. Stability theory of hydrogen molecule ion. MO
and zeta potential. Properties of colloids. treatment of homonuclear diatomic
Kinetic, Optical and Electrokinetic. molecules- Li 2 , Be 2 , C 2 , N 2 , F 2 and
Electrophoresis, Electroosmosis. Donnan heteronuclear diatomic molecules like LiH,
CO, NO, HF. Correlation diagrams. Non
membrane equilibrium and its applicaitons.
crossing rules. Spectroscopic Term symbols
Catalysis: Homogeneous and Heterogenous
for diatomic molecules. VB theory of H 2 .
catalysis. Acid - base catalysis. Langmuir
Resonance. Hybridization Methane, Water,
Heinshelwood mechanism. Specific and
Ethylene and Acetylene. Types and shapes
general catalysis. Acidity function. Theories
of polyatomic molecules, VSEPR theory.
of catalysis. Langmuir-Hinshelwood and
Semi empirical MO treatment of planar
Mars Van Krevelin bonding of reactants to
conjugated molecules. Huckel Molecular
catalyst surfaces. Catalytic oxidation.
Orbital method for ethylene, butadiene and
Industrial applications. Enzyme Catalysis.
allyl systems. Charge distributions and bond
Unit IV orders from the coefficients of HMO,
Theoretical Chemistry calculation of free valence, HMO theory of
aromatic hydrocarbons; Frost-Huckel circle
Module 1. Quantum Mechanics mnemonic device for cyclic polyenes.
Black body radiation, photoelectric effect, Intermolecular forces- ion-dipole, dipole-
Compton effect and atomic spectra. de dipole, ion-induced dipole, dipole-induced
Broglie hypothesis, Heisenberg uncertainty dipole and dispersion interactions. Lennard
principle. Postulates of quantum mechanics. - Jones potential.

Module 3. Molecular Symmetry and Group Fine structure and hyperfine structure.
Theory Mossbauer spectroscopy.
Symmetry elements and symmetry
Module 5. Applications of Spectroscopic
operations. Multiplication of operations. Techniques in Chemistry
Conditions for a set of elements to form a U.V.Electronic transition in enes, enones and
group. Inversion and Improper rotation arenes. Woodward-Fieser rules. Group
operation. Point groups and their frequencies. Identification of functional
determination. Abelian and Cyclic groups. groups with IR. Mass spectrometry, NMR
Group multiplication table. Sub groups and spectroscopy, 1 H NMR and 13 C NMR -
classes in a group. Similarity transformation chemical shifts, spin-spin-interactions,
and classification of symmetry operations. spectral interpretations. Applications of IR,
Reducible and Irreducible representations. NMR, ESR and Mossbauer spectroscopy in
Molecular symmetry and Optical activity. coordination chemistry.
Great Orthogonality theorem and rules
derived from it. Setting up of character tables Unit V
of simple groups such as C2v and C3v. The four Analytical Chemistry
areas of the character table. Direct product
representations. Application of group theory Module 1. Basic principles in Analytical
to chemical bonding and molecular Chemistry
vibrations. Evaluation of analytical data. Accuracy and
precision, standard deviation, variance-
Module 4. Molecular Spectroscopy confidence limit Student t test, F test.
Energy levels in molecules principle and Errors - classification, distribution,
selection rules. Born-Oppenheimer propagation, causes and minimisation.
approximation. Microwave spectroscopy. Significant figures and computation rules.
Intensity of spectral lines. Calculation of Titrimetric methods- general principles -
internuclear distance. Rotational spectrum of Theory and applications of acid-base, redox
polyatomic molecules. Vibrational and complexometric titrations. Theory of
spectroscopy-Harmonic and anharmonic Indicators. Gravimetric methods of analysis.
diatomic molecules. Morse function Formation of precipitates. Co-precipitation,
Determination of force constant. Different Post precipitation and peptization.
branches of spectrum. Vibrational spectra of Homogeneous precipitation. Washing,
polyatomic molecules, classification of drying and ignition of precipitates.
vibrations. Overtones, combination and
Fermi resonance. Finger print and group Module 2. Separation techniques
frequencies. Raman Spectra. Polarisability LiquidLiquid extraction, distribution laws.
and classical theory of Raman spectrum. Successive extraction, Craig method.
Mutual exclusion principle - Chromatographic methods, Theory,
classification- Column, TLC, PC, HPLC and
complementarity of Raman and IR spectra.
GC. Detectors. Ion-exchange
Electronic Spectra Frank- Condon principle.
chromatography. Size exclusion- and Gel
Types of electronic transitions. Fortrat
permeation chromatography. Affinity- and
diagram. Predissociation.. Effect of
chiral columns. Normal- and
conjugation on electronic absorption
Ultracentrifugation. Electrophoresis.
frequencies. Resonance spectroscopy. NMR
spectrum. Nuclear spin. Proton NMR Module 3. Optical methods of Analysis
chemical shift Relaxation methods. Spin Fundamental laws of Spectrophotometry,
Spin coupling. ESR spectrum. The g factor. Nephelometry, Turbidimetry, Fluorimetry,

Phosphorimetry and AAS. nanomaterials.- magnetic, optical, electrical

Spectrophotometric titrations. Atomic and mechanical properties. Applications of
Emission spectrometry. Excitation sources nanomaterial in telecommunication, digital
(flame, AC, DC, arc, spark, ICP, glue technology, biomedical, biomimetics and
discharge and Laser microprobes). drug delivery. Quantum dots. Ceramic and
Atomisation techniques in AAS, Hollow composite materials. Traditional ceramics,
cathode lamp. interferences back ground
structure, types of bonds, phase equilibria in
corrections. Atomic fluorescence
ceramic systems. Classification of
spectrometry. Photoelectron spectroscopy.
composites, fibres and matrices. Ceramic
Analytical applications.
matrix composite materials. Sol-gel process
Module 4. Electroanalytical methods and vapour deposition techniques.
Basic theory. Conductometric- and Applications of composites.
Potentiometric titrations. Measurement of
pH. Instrumentation and applications of Module 3. Environmental Chemistry
Electrogravimetry, Coulometry, Composition of atmosphere. Chemical
Polarography, Amperometry, processes in atmosphere. Photochemical
Biamperometry, Cyclic Voltammetry, smog. Ozone layer. Green House effect. Acid
Chronopotentiometry and Stripping rain. Chemistry of processes in hydrosphere.
analysis. Acid-base properties. Alkalinity. BOD and
Module 5. Thermal- and Radiochemical COD. Chemistry of processes in lithosphere.
methods Redox status in soil. Acidity in soil. Ion
Theory and applications of speciation in soil pollution. Cation exchange
Thermogravimetric analysis (TG), capacity and exchange phase compostions.
Differential Thermal Analysis (DTA), Air, water and soil pollution.
Differential Scanning Calorimetry (DSC).
Thermometric titrations. Radiometric Module 4. Polymers
methods, Measurement of radioactivity. Natural and synthetic polymers. Isoprene
Neutron Activation Analysis, Isotopic rule. Types of polymerisation. Change in
dilution techniques, Liquid scintillators. physical and chemical properties. Molecular
Radiometric titrations. weight distribution. Polydispersity Index,
Crystallinity and Glass transiton
Unit VI temperature. Synthetic polymers-
Selected Topics in Chemistry Polyethylene, Polypropylene, PVC, Teflon,
Module 1. Green Chemistry Bakelite, Nylon 6 and Nylon 66. High
Principles of Green Chemistry, Tools of temperature polymers. Degradation of
Green Chemistry. Green reagents and - polymers.
solvents, Green reactions. Aldol
condensation, Cannizaro reaction, Grignard Module 5. Medicinal Chemistry
reactions, Green preparations, Phase transfer Drug discovery and design. Classification of
catalysts. Microwave organic synthesis. Drugs. Physicochemical factors and
Applications of green chemistry. biological activities. Receptors and drug
Biocatalysis. action. LD 50 and IC 50 values. Synthesis of
Module 2. Material Chemistry Paracetamol, Phenobarbital, Diazepam,
Nanomaterials and Nanocomposites. Sulphamethoxazole, Benzyl pencillin,
Structure and synthesis. Properties of Chloramphenicol.

Free trade area, customs union, Common

05. Commerce market and economic union.
Module 4.
Unit I
Investment policy, Exim policy-
Management concepts liberalization and privatization policy-
and strategies disinvestment policy-PPP policy.
Module 1. Basic concepts of management Module 5.
development of management taught- MIS basic concepts, system concepts- data
scientific management- functional processing concept, data base management-
management- Traditional Vs Modern
System development and implementation.
management
Module 2. Unit III
Planning, organizing, staffing, directing, Financial and
communicating, motivating and controlling- Corporate Accounting
Module 3. OB Module 1.
basic concepts and theories-understanding Accounting concepts, conventions, and
individual and group behavior-OD. standards. Trial balance, trading and profit
and loss account and balance sheet.
Module 4. Strategic management
basic conceptsapproaches to strategic Module 2.
decision making models of strategic Accounting from in complete records and
management. accounting of non trading firms.
Module 5. Strategic planning Module 3.
strategic implementation and strategic Company accounts-issue of shares and
control system. Michael Porters competitive debentures- valuation good will and shares.
strategies.
Module 4.
Unit II Company Amalgamation, absorption and
Business Environment, reconstruction.
Policy and MIS Module 5.
Module 1. Accounting standards and reporting.
Macro and micro environment of business-
economic, political, technological, social,
Unit IV
cultural and trade environment.
Quantitative Techniques
& Research methods
Module 2.
Structure of Indian economy-economic Module 1.
systems- growth pattern of Indian economy- Business research need and importance-
GDP, Per capita Income -economic planning. types of research- steps in research- research
Problems of Indian economy poverty, designs.
unemployment, regional imbalances- Module 2.
Globalization of Indian economy. Problem formulation-setting objectives,
Module 3. hypothesis formulation- scaling techniques-
Government and Business- WTO- World data collection- primary and secondary data,
bank- FDIForms of trade co operations- sampling design and sample size decision.

Module 3. concepts-Marketing planning, implementa-

Data analysis and interpretation- tools, tion and control system. Marketing mix.
Probability and theoretical distribution-
statistical estimation and testing- parametric Unit VI
and non parametric tests. Cost and Management
Module 4. Accounting
Basic concepts of OR and its uses in business Module 1.
decision making. Cost accounting basic concepts- elements of
Module 5. cost, materials, labour and overheads.
Linear programming, transportation and Activity based costing-Unit costing- process
assignment, Net work analysis- CPM and costing by product and joint product costing.
PERT. Statistical decision theory. Module 2.
Cost control and cost reduction - methods
Unit V and techniques-value analysis- value
Financial Management engineering.
and Marketing
Module 3.
Module 1. Management accounting, basic concepts,
Basic concepts of financial management- Cost accounting Vs Management accounting.
goals of financial management- Traditional
Module 4.
Vs Modern goal- scope of financial
Financial statement analysis- ratio analysis,
management-investment decision, financing
fund flow and cash flow analysis.
decision and dividend decision-role of
financial manager in modern business. Module 5.
Marginal costing, breakeven analysis and
Module 2.
managerial decisions based on it.
Capital investment decision- cash flow
estimation- methods of project evaluation,
traditional and modern methods. Time value
of money- Incorporation of risk in project
06. Economics
evaluation.
Unit I
Module 3. Microeconomic Theory
Financing decision, capital structure
and Applications
planning- operating and financial leverage-
NI approach and NOI approach- optimum Module 1. Theory of Consumer Bahaviour
capital structure-Determinants of capital Theory of consumer behavior utility
structure. functions demand analysis price, income
Module 4. and substitution effects - theory and
Cost of capital and dividend policy. applications of indifference curves Hicks
Individual components cost and weighted and Slutsky effects revealed preference
average cost of capital-Value of the firm and theory - choice under uncertainty recent
dividend policy. Theories of dividend. Basic developments in the theory of demand - LES,
concepts of working capital management. CES demand functions - dynamic versions
Module 5. of demand duality and indirect utility
Basic concepts of marketing, need, want, functions Bandwagon, Snob and Veblen
demand, value, satisfaction- Marketing effects

Module 2. Theory of Costs and Production hypotheses of consumption

Traditional and modern theories of costs Investment functions role of interest rate
production function Cobb- Douglas, CES, and expectations neo-classical, Keynesian
VES and translog production functions and accelerator theories of investment user
Producers equilibrium using Isoquants - cost of capital Tobins q ratio
Isocost analysis - technical progress Harrod
Module 3. Theory of Business Cycle, Inflation
and Hicks versions
and Unemployment
Module 3. Market Structure and Equilibrium Business cycle facts - direction and timing of
Price and Output Determination variables aggregate demand and supply
Classification of markets short- run and analysis of business cycles - theoretical
long-run equilibrium under perfect contributions of Samuelson, Hicks and
competition, monopoly and monopolistic Kaldor multiplier and accelerator great
competition shut down and break-even depression and financial crisis alternative
analysis monopoly power different views
oligopoly markets Cournot, Bertrand, Classical, Keynesian and monetarist
Stackelberg, Chamberlin, Kinked demand
approaches to inflation and unemployment
curve Cartels price leadership price
Philips curve sacrifice ratio and Okuns
discrimination game theory and its
law
applications prisoners dilemma
Module 4. Macroeconomic Schools and
Module 4. Theory of Distribution, General
Policies
Equilibrium, Welfare Economics and
Uncertainty Schools in macroeconomics classical,
Micro and macro theories of distribution - Keynesian, Monetarists, new classicals,
marginal productivity Eulers theorem and supply side - rational expectations new
adding up problem contributions of Keynesian and new political macro
Ricardo, Marx, Kalecky - partial and general economics
equilibrium contributions of Walras, Hicks Objectives of macroeconomic policy
Kaldor theory of Second-Best Arrows monetary policy instruments- rules vs
Impossibility theorem theory of risk and discretion - Taylors rule dynamic time
uncertainty moral hazard, adverse selection inconsistency models fiscal policy
and externalities instruments- Barro Ricardo equivalence
theorem income policy
Unit II
Macroeconomic Theory Unit III
and Applications Quantitative Methods
for Economic Analysis
Module 1. Macroeconomic Framework
National income accounting - classical and Module 1. Statistical Methods
Keynesian analysis of macro aggregates IS- Measures of central tendency mean,
LM model policy analysis in the closed and median, mode, geometric and harmonic
open systems Mundell -Fleming Model mean measures of dispersion range,
monetary approach to balance of payment quartile deviation, mean deviation, variance
labour market analysis search theories and standard deviation- skewness and
kurtosis correlation types and
Module 2. Behavioural Foundations of
measurement partial and multiple
Macroeconomics
regression analysis - probability various
Consumption functions and puzzle
types of events laws of addition and
absolute, relative, permanent and life cycle
multiplication Bayes theorem

distribution binomial, poisson, and normal Module 2. Development Strategies in India

distributions and their properties Economic Planning in India - objectives and
achievements - development strategies in
Module 2. Mathematical Methods
India - Mixed Economic Framework -
Matrix operation determinants
Economic Reforms - recent developments
Crammers rule static and dynamic input-
output models linear programming Module 3. Economic Policy and Development
graphical and simplex methods duality and in India
shadow prices Issues and policies in Agriculture, Industry,
Functions rules of differentiation and Trade, Infrastructure - price movements and
integration uses in economics Indias monetary, fiscal and financial sector
interpretation of revenue, cost, demand, policies and reforms - recent developments
supply functions, elasticities market Module 4. Keralas Economic Development
equilibrium consumers and producers Kerala model of development - Sustainability
surplus issues- Poverty and Unemployment in
Kerala - Structural changes in Keralas
Module 3. Econometric Methods
economy- performance of agriculture,
Methodology of econometric research
industry, infrastructure and services Issues
simple and general linear econometric
of Migration, Urbanisation and
models assumptions estimation of
Demographic features - Fiscal scenario in
parameters co-efficient of determination
Kerala - Decentralisation and achievements
(R2) Gauss Markov theorem concepts of
recent developments
autocorrelation, multicollinearity and
heteroscedasticity and their tests Unit V
Module 4. Research Methodology Economic Development and
Sampling - types and techniques Environmental Economics
hypothesis testing null and alternative
Module 1. Concept and Measurement of
hypotheses type I and type II error
Economic Development
theories of estimation point and interval Meaning of development growth vs
estimation t, F, and chi-square tests development - indicators of development
Research design collection, organization per capita income - PQLI - HDI - HPI -
and analysis of data presentation of perpetuation of under development - vicious
research report circle of poverty - circular causation -
structural view of under development -
Unit IV inequalities in income distribution - Lorenz
Development Experiences of curve and Gini coefficient Kuznets
India and Kerala Inverted U-hypothesis.
Module 1. Growth and structural changes of Module 2. Theories of Economic Growth
Indian Economy Classical theories - Marx - Schumpeter -
Growth and sector-wise contribution to GDP Harrod-Domar model - Neo-classical growth
and employment - demographic features theories - Solow - Meade - Mrs. Joan
Distribution of National Income among four Robbinson - Kaldor-Mirrlees Model -
factors of production - Regional disparity in Technical progress function of Kaldor -
growth and development - HDI related Convergence Hypothesis - Endogenous
indicators in India - poverty and theories of growth Education - Research
unemployment in India and Human Capital.

Module 3. Partial Theories of Growth supply of money mechanistic model

Dual Economies - Social dualism - behavioural model and H-theory money
Technological dualism - Geographical and multiplier
financial dualism - Lewis theory of Commercial banking functions - credit
development with unlimited supply of creation central banking functions
labour - Fei-Ranis theory - Balanced growth financial markets structure, composition
- Rosenstein Rodan, Nurkse and Lewis - and instruments of capital markets capital
Unbalanced Growth - Low level equilibrium market reforms
trap - Critical minimum effort thesis -
Module 2. Public Finance
Dependency theories of development.
Difference between private goods, public
Module 4. Measurement of Environmental goods and merit goods public expenditure
Values - Wagners law of increasing state activities
Use values; Option values and non-use - principles of public expenditure public
values; Valuation methods Methods based revenue sources kinds and canons of
on observed market behavior - Hedonic taxation taxable capacity impact and
property values and household production incidence public debt classification and
models (travel cost method and household effects Centre-State financial relations
health production function) - Methods based Finance Commissions - recent developments
on response to hypothetical markets -
Module 3. Theories of International Trade
contingent valuation andcontingent ranking
Theories of international trade - Smith,
methods.
Ricardo, Heckscher-Ohlin Leontief paradox
Module 5. Environmental and Natural factor price equalization theorem models
Resource Problems in India based on imperfect competitions free trade
Mechanism for environment regulation in and protection types and effects of tariffs
India - Environmental laws and their and quotas Stopler - Samuelson theorem
implementation - Policy instruments for Metzler paradox
controlling water and air pollution and Module 4. Balance of Payments / Economic
forestry policy - Peoples participation in the
Integration
management of common and forest lands -
Balance of payment accounting elasticity
The institutions of joint forest management
and absorption approaches foreign
and the joint protected area management -
exchange markets flexible and floating
Social forestry rationale and benefits - exchange rates IMF IBRD ADB
Solid waste management - causes, effects and
Forms of economic integration PTA FTA
control measures (E-waste, Plastic waste,
customs union economic union progress
Industrial waste) - Pollution analysis and
of SAARC / SAPTA / ASEAN regionalism
policy -causes, effects and control measures
vs multilateralism recent developments
of pollution (air, water, noise and soil).
Unit VI 07. English

Money, Banking, Public Finance
Unit I
and International Trade
Module 1. Chaucers Age
Module 1. Money and Banking Socio-political background Chaucer and his
Money and finance demand for money contemporaries Langland, Gower General
contributions of Irving Fisher, J M Keynes, Prologue to the Canterbury Tales
Milton Friedman, Baumol and Tobin

Module 2. Early Renaissance in England Module 14. Neoclassical age

Caxton Malory Songs and Ballads Socio-political background
Thomas Mores Utopia
Module 15. Heroic Drama
Module 3. Late Renaissance England Anti-Sentimental Comedy Sheridan
Wyatt and Surrey Beginning of English Goldsmith
Sonnet Spenser Prothalamion
Module 16. Popular Prose Writing
Spenserian Sonnet
Diaries Samuel Pepys Periodical Essay
Module 4. Beginning of English Prose Addison Steele Tatler Spectator Coffee
Sidney Apology for Poetry Bacon Houses and Clubs
Hobbes Thomas Browne University Wits Module 17. Dryden and Pope
Module 5. Rise of English drama Mock heroic and Mock epic MacFlecknoe
Mystery and Miracle plays, morality plays
Module 18. Dr. Johnson
and Interludes Gorboduc Ralph Roister
Swift Burke John Locke
Doister
Module 19. Rise of the novel
Module 6. Revenge Tragedy
Daniel Defoe Samuel Richardson
Thomas Kyd Marlowe Dr. Faustus Blank
Epistolary Novel Smollet Fielding
VerseWebster Ben Jonson Comedy of
Picaresque Novel Sterne
Humours
Module 20. Transition Poetry
Module 7. Elizabethan Theatre
Gray An Elegy Written in a country
Stage Audience Patronage Theatres in
Churchyard Collins Cowper Burns
London Stage Conventions soliloquy
Blake
Aside Masque
Module 8. Shakespeare Unit II
Comedies Tragedies Histories Problem Module 1. Beginning of Romanticism
Plays Sources Percys Reliques French Revolution Return
Module 9. to Nature Subjectivity Language
Language Folio Quarto Shakespearean Module 2. Preface to the Lyrical Ballads
Sonnets
Module 3. Early Romantics
Module 10 Wordsworth and Coleridge Lyric Ode
Metaphysical Poetry Donne the
Canonization Herbert Vaughan Module 4. Later Romantics
Marvell Metaphysical Conceit Byron Shelley Keats
Module 11 Module 5. Gothic Novel

Puritan England Reformation Oliver Mary Shelley Horace Walpole
Cromwell Commonwealth John Bunyan Module 6. Historical Novel
Pilgrims Progress Walter Scott Domestic Novel Jane Austen
Module 12. Milton Module 7. Prose
Paradise Lost Book 1 Lycidas Sonnets Lamb Hazlitt Leigh Hunt Dequincy
Prose Pamphlets
Module 8. Early Feminist Writing
Module 13. The Restoration J.S. Mill Subjugation of Women Mary
Drama Comedy of Manners Congreve Wollstonecraft A Vindication of the Rights
Wycherley of Women.

Module 9. Beginnings of the Victorian Age Module 2. War Poets

Sociopolitical background Victorian Rupert Brooke, Wilfred Owen, Siegfried
compromise Sassoon
Module 10. Victorian Poetry Module 3. Pink Poets
Tennyson, Dramatic Monologue Browning, W.H Auden
Arnold Cecil Day Lewis, Stephen Spender, Louis
MacNeice
Module 11. Pre-Raphaelites
D.G. Rossetti A.C. Swinburne William Module 4. Avant
Morris garde writing - Symbolist movement- W.B
Yeats Surrealism Dylan Thomas
Module 12. Aestheticism
Walter Pater Art for Arts Sake Module 5. Modernist Poetry
High Modernists Ezra Pound T.S. Eliot
Module 13 Victorian Prose
Module 6. Verse drama
Carlyle Arnold Cardinal Newman
Christopher Fry T.S. Eliot
Religious Prose
Module 7. World War II and its aftermath
Module 14. Victorian Biography
Movement poetry- Philip Larkin Thom
Autobiography Ruskin Lytton Strachey Gunn
Leslie Stephen
Module 8. Ted Hughes
Module 15. Victorian Novel Seamus Heaney Andrew Motion
Victorian Reform Acts Industrialization
the novels of Charles Dickens Module 9. Prose- G.K. Chesterton
Max Beerbohm Bertrand Russell
Module 16. Hardy
Wessex Novels Module 10. 20th Century Novel
Virginia Woolf Modern Fiction Joseph
Module 17. Victorian Women Novelists Conrad
Bronte Sisters George Eliot realistic
Module 11. Early modernism
Novels Thackeray George Meredith R.L.
D.H Lawrence- psychological novel
Stevenson
Module 12. Stream of consciousness
Module 18. Victorian Drama
James Joyce Virginia Woolf
Comedy of Manners Oscar Wilde
Discussion Plays Shaw Module 13. Dystopian literature
Aldous Huxley George Orwell
Module 19. Transition
Hopkins inscape instress Sprung Module 14. Post war fiction
Rhythm Windhover William Golding Kingsley Amis John
Wain Allan Sillitoe,
Module 20. Victorian Age and the Colonial
Enterprise Module 15. Drama
the new drama Ibsen and his influence-
Macaulays Minute Arnold Culture and
Bernard Shaw
Anarchy Rudyard Kipling
Module 16. Irish dramatic movement
Unit III Abbey Theatre- Celtic revival -Yeats, Synge,
20th Century and OCasey
Contemporary British Literature Module 17. Post-war drama
kitchen sink drama- Arnold Wesker - Angry
Module 1. Edwardian period
Young Men movement- John Osborne
World War I - socio-political background

Module 18. Theatre of the Absurd Module 9. Indian English Novel Early Phase
Samuel Beckett Harold Pinter Tom Raja Rao Talking back to the Empire R.K.
Stoppard Epic Theatre Edward Bond Narayan Malgudi Mulk Raj Anand
Khushwant Singh
Module 19. Recent trends in British Writing
Doris Lessing Iris Murdoch Jeanette Module 10. Indian English Novel Today
Winterson Nayantara Sehgal Anita Desai Shashi
Deshpande Salman Rushdie Jhumpa
Module 20. Immigrant Writing
Lahiri Arundhati Roy
Kazuo Ishiguro Hanif Kureishi
Module 11. Indian English Drama
Unit IV - American, Indian and Harindranath Chattopadhyay T.P.
New Literatures in English Kailasam Asif Currimbhoy Badal Sircar
Girish Karnad Manjula Padmanabhan
Module 1. Pilgrim Fathers
Puritanism in America Romanticism in Module 12. African Literature and
America Emerson Thoreau Hawthorne Colonialism
Leopold Senghor Christopher Okigbo
Module 2. 19th and 20th century American Chinua Achebe Wole Soyinka
Poetry
Whitman, Dickinson Emily Dickinson Module 13. African Literature and Post
Edgar Allan Poe Colonialism
Ngugi Wo Thiongo John Pepper Clark
Module 3. Robert Frost Ben Okri Athol Fugard
Ezra Pound ee cummings Wallace Stevens
Module 14. Caribbean Intellectual Tradition
Robert Lowell Anne Sexton
Aime Cesaire Frantz Fanon C.L.R. James
Module 4. 19th century American Novel
Module 15. Caribbean Literary Tradition
Mark Twain Melville Harriet Beecher
V.S. Naipaul George Lamming Derek
Stowe William Faulkner Henry James
Walcott Edward Brathwaite
Module 5. 20th century American Novel
Module 16. Canadian literature
Hemingway Steinbeck Saul Bellow Modernism E.J. Pratt Realism Sinclair
Leslie Mormon Silko Ross Native Canadian Tomson Highway
Module 6. Harlem Renaissance Prairie life Margaret Laurence
Ralph Ellison Alice Walker Toni Morrison Module 17. Canadian Literature
Module 6 American Drama Eugene Multiculturalism Diaspora Claire Harris
ONeill Tennessee Williams Arthur Miller Rohinton Mistry Joy Kogawa Michael
Lorraine Hansberry Sam Shepard Amiri Ondaatje
Baraka
Module 18. Australian literary history
Module 7. The beginnings of Indian Poetry in Bush poetry A.D. Hope Judith Wright
English Les Murray
Western influence Madhusudan Dutt Sri
Aurobindo Tagore Toru Dutt Sarojini Module 19. Patrick White
Sally Morgan David Malouf David
Naidu
Williamson
Module 8. Indian English Poetry today
Module 20. South Asian Literature
Nissim Ezekeil Keki Daruwalla A.K.
Lakdasa Wikramasinha Romesh
Ramanujan Jayanta Mahapatra Kamala
Gunesekera Edwin Thumboo Alamgir
Das Dom Moraes Gieve Patel Arun
Hashmi Maki Kureishi Taslima Nasreen
Kolatkar

Unit V Module 12. Theory of language

History and Structure of English Language as knowledge - language as skill -
language as a set of structures - language as
and English Language Teaching
a set of behavioural patterns
Module 1. The Sound system of English
Module 13. History of English Teaching in
Vowels and consonants
India
Module 2. English phonology Macaulay - English as a language of
Syllable structure- stress - words in administration - English as a language of
connected speech - intonation - phonological culture - English language teaching in
rules - assimilation , elision, weak forms Independent India - English as a language
Module3. English morphology of opportunity.
Morphemes - processes of world building - Module 14. English as a Second language
affixation (ESL)
Module 4. Semantics English as a Foreign Language (EFL) -
Types of meaning - semantic change English for Specific Purposes (ESP) - English
for communication
Module 5. The Indo-European family of
languages Module 15. Methods of language teaching
The descent of English- Germanic family- Grammar translation method - direct method
Grimms Law- Verners Law - audio lingual method - oral-situational
method - the silent way - community
Module 6. Old English language learning
Old English dialects - Old English Grammar
- Old English Pronunciation - Old English Module 16. Learner factors
vocabulary - Old English Literature - Attitude - aptitude - motivation - age -
Scandinavian influence on Old English Learning conditions and learning
environment
Module 7. Middle English
The influence of Norman French - Middle Module 17. Classroom procedures
English grammar - Middle English Presentation - interaction - feedback -
Pronunciation - Middle English vocabulary evaluation - lesson plans for teaching prose,
- Middle English Literature - Translations of poetry, fiction, grammar - for teaching of oral
the Bible and written communication
Module 8. English at the Renaissance Module 18. Teaching materials/aids

Influence of Latin and Greek - Colonialism Traditional and new - audio-visual aids -
and English Contribution of Shakespeare computer aided language learning (CALL)
and Milton. Module 19. Tests and evaluation
Module 9. English overseas Internal and external evaluation - formative
American and Indian English - Pidgins and and summative evaluation - continuous and
Creoles comprehensive evaluation - assessment of
learning and assessment for Learning - types
Module 10. English in the postcolonial world of tests - tools for evaluation - types of
English as the language of knowledge and questions
global communication - many Englishes.
Module 20. Keywords
Module 11.Approaches to language learning Bilingualism and multilingualism - learning
Behaviourism - cognitivism - constructivism vs. acquisition - L1 and L2 - code mixing and
- social constructivism - critical pedagogy code switching - first language interference

Unit VI Module 13. Postcolonialism

Literary Theory and Criticism Edward Said Bill Ashcroft Empire Writing
Back Subaltern School Race and Ethnicity
Module 1. Aristotle Homi Bhabha Hybridity Mimicry
Poetics Tragedy Catharsis Longinus
Sublime Apology for Poetry Johnson Module 14. Cultural Materialism and New
Preface to Shakespeare Historicism
Dollimore Political Shakespeare Foucault
Module 2. Romanticism Power and Discourse
Theory and criticism Poetiv diction and
language fancy and imagination negative Module 15. Dalit Aesthetics
capability Ambedkar Namdeo Dhasal Limbale
Module 3. Matthew Arnold Module 16. Theories of Translation
Function of Criticism Eliot Tradition Source Text Target Text Equivalence
and Individual Talent Objective Meaning Untranslatability Rewriting
Correlative Leavis Practical criticism Adaptation
Module 4. William Empson Module 17. Cultural Studies
Ambiguity Cleanth Brooks The Culture Ideology Hegemony Frankfurt
Language of Paradox I.A. Richards New School Birmingham School Culture is
Criticism Frye Archetypes Ordinary Raymond Williams
Module 5. Liberal Humanism Representation Media, Society, Popular
Turn to Theory Text, Identity, Language Culture
Russian Formalism Module 18. Green Studies
Module 6. Marxist Criticism Cheryl Glotfelty Eric Fromm Rachel
Capital Base Superstructure Althusser Carson Vandana Shiva
Gramsci Neo Marxism Module 19. Indian Aesthetics
Module 7. Saussure Bhava Vakrokti Rasa Dhvani
Structuralism Levi Strauss Semiotics Module 20. Alamkara
Module 8. Psychoanalysis Anumana Riti Sphota Aucitya
Freud Id Ego Sexuality Unconscious
Module 9. Modernism 08. French
Habermas Modernity Postmodernism
Frredric Jameson Unit I
Module 10. Post structuralism Literature
Barthes The Death of the Author -
Derrida DeconstructionStructure Sign Module 1. Middle ages to 17th century
Play Works of Franois Villon, Joaquim Du Bellay,
Pierre de Ronsard, Montagne, Franois
Module 11. Feminism Rabelais, Chrtien de Troyes, Pascal, Jean
First Wave Virginia Woolf Simone de Racine, Pierre Corneille, Jean de la Fontaine,
Beauvoir Second Wave Betty Friedan Boileau, Molire, La Rochefoucauld and
Feminine Mystique Elaine Showalter Mme de Sevigne to be studied. Also
Module 12. Gender and Sexuality emphasis to be given on the work Chansons
Sex Gender Gender Play Judith Butler de Geste, Roman de la Rose and Roman de
Renard.

Module 2. 18th and 19th century Module 4.

Works of Chateaubriand, Diderot, Voltaire, Learning Activities in different methods
Rousseau, Montesquieu, Marivaux, Chenier, including use of different documents
Beaumarchais, Lamartine, Victor Hugo,
Alfred de Vigny, Alfred de Musset, Gustave Unit IV - Grammar
Flaubert, Charles Baudelaire, Paul Verlaine, Module 1. Moods and Tenses
Mallarme, Rimbaud, Jules Verne, Guy de
Maupassant, Alexandre Dumas, Emile Zola, Module 2. Substantives, Pronouns,
Stendhal and Marcel Proust to be studied. Complements
Module 3. 20th and 21st century Module 3. Articles, Adjectives, Adverbs
Works of Albert Camus, Jean Paul Sartre, Module 4. Language Usage
Apollinaire, Jacques Pervert, Malraux, Saint
Exupry, Andr Gide, Samuel Beckett, Unit V - Francophone Literature,
Eugene Ionesco, Le clzio, Patrick Mondiano,
Culture and Civilisation
Marguerite Duras, Simone de Beauvoir,
Nathalie Sarrault and Marguerite Yourcenar Module 1. Canadian
to be studied.
Module 2. European
Module 4. Literary Criticism
Module 3. Asian
Works of Jakobson, Renan, Sait-Beuve,
Roland Beuve, Roland Barthe, Jacques Lacan, Module 4. African
Philippe Sollers, Julia Kristeva, Grard
Genette and Derrida Foucault to be studied Unit VI - Contemporary France
Unit II Module 1. Tourism and Hospitality
Culture and Civilisation Module 2. Society
Module 1. Geography Module 3. Commerce and Industry
Module 2. History Module 4. Science and Technology
Module 3. Heritage
Module 4. Art and Cuisine
09. Gandhian Studies
Unit III Unit I
Linguistics, Methodology &Fle Making of the Mahatma
Module 1. Translation Module 1. Early life and education
Translation of proverbs, idioms, expressions Family heritage and influence - Father,
etc... Mother and Maid
Module 2. Different domains of linguistics Module 2. Education in England
Phonetics& Phonology, Morphosyntax, Failed attempts to assimilate Western values.
lexicography, semantics etc....) History of Acquaintance with Indian religions and
linguistics (Jakobson, Saussure, Chomsky, traditions- association with London
Skinner etc....
Vegetarian Society and conversion to
Module 3. Different methods (including vegetarianism. Influence of life in England-
Indian) Indian influences on Gandhis life and
Reference tools of FLE (FLE, CECR etc - Full thought- Gita, Raichandbhai, Jainism,
form), critical approach of different methods Buddhism

Module 3. Gandhi as a lawyer in South Africa Unit III

Experience of racial discrimination- Political and Economic Thought
acquaintance with the problems of the Indian
Module 1.
community- formation of the Natal Indian
Congress- Boer War and Natal Indian Gandhis critique of modern civilization and
Ambulance Corps- Phoenix Settlement- vision of true civilization
Indian Opinion, Vow of Brahmacharya Module 2.
Module 4. Western influences Concept of Swaraj, Power and State-
New Testament, John Ruskin , Leo Tolstoy, Spiritualisation of politics
Henry David Thoreau, Emerson, Carpenter Module 3.
Module 5. Advent of Satyagraha in South Critique of Parliamentary Democracy
Africa Decentralisation of Power- Panchayati Raj -
From passive resistance to Satyagraha Concept of Ram Rajya pluralist nationalism
Different Satyagraha campaigns in South and internationalism
Africa Tolstoy Farm - From M K Gandhi to
Module 4.
Mahatma
Sources of Gandhian Economics , Ethics and
Unit II economics- industrialization and technology,
Fundamentals of attitude towards machinery , trusteeship,
Gandhian thought swadeshi and international trade-
Module 1. Concept of Human Nature and production by the masses vs mass
Perfectibility production - conservation of resources and
interconnectedness and relational world limitation of wants
view Module 5.
Module 2. Truth Economy of permanence of J C Kumarappa-
Relative and absolute truth, God-Truth Influence of Gandhian ideas on economic
congruence- Nonviolence- Nonviolence as a policy in India , Contributions of Vinoba
creed as opposed to policy Bhave & E F Schumacher - appropriate
Module 3. Relationship between ends and technology Importance of Khadi and
means Village Industries in Gandhian schema-
notion of Dharma in the context of rights and Gandhian approach to development .
duties & Karma Nishkama Karma Gandhian approach to rural development
Module 4. Pursuit of Truth through Unit IV
nonviolent means Social and Educational Ideas
Satyagraha as soul force Conscience as the
Individual and society removal of
final arbiter
untouchability- harijan uplift , communal
Module 5. Cardinal and Ashram Vows harmony,
Satya, Ahimsa, Asteya, Aparigraha, Varnashrama dharma, prohibition, views
Brahmacharya, swadeshi, fearlessness, bread on women, seven social sins
labour, untouchability, sarva dharma Gandhian approach to health and
samabhava, control of palate. sanitation- constructive programme:

importance and components- sarvodaya food security and Gandhian responses to

social order Gandhian life style such crises
Gandhian experiments in education in Gandhian legacy in India- Vinoba Bhave and
Jayaprakash Narains contributions,
South Africa and India- Basic Education
Panchayat Raj and the 73 rd and 74 th
(Nai Talim), Goals of education amendments, the emergence of voluntarism
Importance of Crafts, medium of and cooperatives in India- Chipko & Apiko
education, role of state in primary Movements, Narmada Bacchao Antholan,
education, views on higher education, Baliapal Movement, Koodankulam
womens education movement, Ralegaon Siddhi, Hari Vallabh
Parikh, Irom Sharmila, Nilpu Samaram
Unit V
Gandhis global legacy : Martin Luther King
Peace Studies and Jr., Petra Kelly, Lanza Del Vasto, Cesar
Conflict Resolution Chavez, Aung San Su Chi, Nelson Mandela
Origin and Meaning of Peace. Approaches Nonviolent Action worldwide: Khudai
to peace- Indian concept of peace. Peace in Kidmatgars, Tiannmen square, Philippines,
different cultures and religious traditions Arab Spring,
Nature and scope of peace studies , Organic Farming movement, Gandhian
Characteristic features of peace studies. insights on leadership and management,
Meaning of Violence personal, structural ADR movement
and cultural violence. Importance of Peace
education in promoting a culture of peace.
Nature and goals of peace education 10. Geography
Meaning and nature of conflict. Conflict
analysis as a key step to conflict resolution. Unit I
Approaches to conflict resolution-
Concepts in Geography
Negotiations, Facilitated Problem Solving,
Mediation Module 1.
Conflict Transformation Ideas of Galtung Geography meaning, definition, nature and
and John Paul Lederach, Culture and scope Concepts, theories, Laws and models
Conflict Resolution in Geography Branches and Approaches
Gandhian approach to peace and conflict Module 2.
transformation, Learning from Gandhis Development of Geographical thought
Satyagraha Campaigns ( Champaran, Salt Classical, medieval and modern periods
Satyagraha, Kheda, Ahmedabad ), Role of Founders of modern geographical thought
Shanti Sena . Building peace from below-
the role of reconciliation and forgiveness in Module 3.
conflict resolution. Examples of Truth and Traditions in Geography Dualism and
Reconciliation Commissions. Dichotomies Paradigms - Modern concepts
and trends in Geography Quantitative
Unit VI - Gandhi and revolution Spatial, Location and System
the modern world Analysis.
Problems related to human survival - Module 4.
Ecological crisis- Depletion of resources Foundation in Human Geography
sustainable energy climate change, reckless Principles of Human Geography-
urbanization, increase in violence , sanitation Approaches; Determinism, Possibilism, Neo-
, nuclear arms races, piling up of court cases, determinism, man-environment relations;

Forms of human adaptation to the Climatic classification-Koppen and

environment. Thornthwaite, ozone depletion, Elnino,
Module 5. LaNino, southern oscillations, Climate
Cultural regions Stages of human change and global warming.
development, major human races, major Module 4.
languages and religions of the world cultural Biogeography Ecosystem, Habitat, Biomes,
regions; Heartland and Rimland theories community, Ecotone and ecological niche.
Energy: Energy sources, energy flow, food
Unit II
Physical Geography chains and food webs. Biodiversity-
Hotspots, Major biomes- distribution and
Module 1. characteristics. Conservation of biodiversity.
Geomorphology: Origin of earth - theories Conservation methods-national parks,
and concepts, Geochronology and Geological sanctuaries, biosphere reserves.
timescale, Continental drift theory, Isostacy,
Plate Tectonics, Sea floor spreading, Unit III
Tetrahedron theory, Convection current Resource Geography
hypothesis, Palaeomagnetism.
Module 1.
Endogenic process -earthquake, volcanism,
Economic Geography Resources, meaning,
Mountain building theories folding and
classification, Major resources Natural and
faulting - Concept of slope- exogenic process
human resources.
- extra terrestrial process, Mass movements,
Weathering and Denudation. Agents of Module 2.
denudation- river, glacier, sea, wind, ground Economic activities primary, secondary and
water, Cycle of erosion- Concepts and tertiary, Industries Industrial regions of the
theories of W.M. Davis and Penk. world Industrial location theories Weber
Formation and classification of rocks and soils. and Losch Transport and Trade.
Module 2. Module 3.
Oceanography: Major Oceans bottom relief Agricultural Geography Origin and
of major oceans, Composition of Sea Water , development of agriculture, Approaches,
Salinity, Temperature and density - Factors affecting agriculture, Models in
Movements of ocean Water- Waves, Tides, Agricultural geography agricultural
Currents, Ocean deposits. regionalization techniques and methods
Module 3. land use and land capability classification
The composition and structure of Module 4.
atmosphere-distribution of temperature and World agricultural regions Agricultural
pressure - insolation - heat budget of the regions of India Revolutions in agriculture
earth - General circulation of atmosphere -
and recent trends Problems and prospects
planetary winds, seasonal winds, local
of Indian agriculture
winds, cyclones and anticyclones, jetstreams.
Atmospheric moisture, humidity, Module 5.
condensation clouds - types, fog-types, Population Geography - sources of
precipitation-types of precipitation, air population data components of population
masses and fronts-formation and Distribution and growth of population
classification. population problems and policies.

Module 6. Cotton, Jute, Tea, Coffee, Groundnut, And

Population dynamics Fertility, Mortality Coconut.
and Migration - laws of migration Concepts
Module 3.
of optimum, over and under population
Fisheries, Mineral and Power Resources;
Demographic transition theory Theories of
Industries-Iron and Steel, Textiles, Sugar,
population (Malthus, Ricardo, Marx)
Cement, Paper, Chemicals an Fertilizers,
Population resource regions. Industrial regions.
Unit IV Module 4.
Urban and Regional Planning Trade, Transportation and Demographic
Characteristics.
Module 1.
Regional Planning concepts, types, regions Module 5
and approaches. Kerala-Physical Setting, Demography,
Agriculture, Minerals, Industries, Tourism,
Module 2.
Transportation.
Growth Pole polarisation and spread effect,
growth foci concept in regional planning. Unit VI
levels and regional planning district, block, Geoinformatics
panchayath, watershed planning and
peoples participation in planning. Module 1.
Cartography: Concept Maps Types Uses,
Module 3.
Characteristics, Map projection Types.
Regional Growth economic base concept,
inter intra regional planning, regional Module 2.
imbalance and levels of development. five Phases of cartographic processes Map
year plans and urban development compilation Generalization
programmes. symbolization, map design and layout Map
reductions and enlargements.
Module 4.
Definitions of Urban centers, process and Module 3.
factors of urbanization Classification of Remote sensing:- Process of Remote sensing
urban centers based on size and function. EMR characteristics, Electromagnetic
spectrum, Atmospheric window , Spectral
Module 5.
reflectance curves Vegetation, soil and
Urban morphology, Urban land use models
water , Types of remote sensing, Platforms.
- CBD Christallers central place theory and
Losch theory. Urban housing, slums & fringe Module 4.
development Aerial Remote Sensing - Photogrammetry
Aerial Photograph and Types Scale
Unit V Camera Lens Film - Relief displacement
Geography of India and correction, Image parallax, Stereoscopic
plotting instruments -orthophotos - Flight
Module 1.
Planning.
Location, Unity in Diversity, Physiography,
Climate, Drainage, Soil and Natural Module 5.
Vegetation Satellite Remote Sensing Satellites and their
characteristics Orbits, Swath, Nadir
Module 2.
Sensors and types, Sensor Resolutions
Major Crops and Irrigation Irrigation and
Scanning - Satellite programmes of USA,
Types, Crops-Rice, Wheat, Sugarcane,
Russia, France and India.

Module 6. Gravity of the earth - gravity measurements

Elements of Image Interpretation, Digital - gravity anomalies - concept of geoid and
Image Processing: Rectification, Geometric spheroid. Concept of Isostasy.
correction, Radiometric correction, Noise Earthquakes - types, causes and effects.
removal, Image enhancement and Prediction of earthquakes.
classification Application GPS. Module 2. Geomorphology
Module 7. Geomorphic principles and processes.
GIS; - Concepts and components of GIS, Cascading process system - solar energy
Analog and digital map, Sources of spatial cascade. Theories of Uniformitarianism,
data, Functions of GIS. Data model - Raster Catastrophism and Gradualism.
and vector Spatial data structure Denudation, sediment cascade, transported
Database, DBMS and functions Relational load in rivers, rate of erosion over space and
data base models Concept of SQL and time. Influence of climate and structure on
metadata - Linking of spatial and attribute geomorphic processes and landforms.
data. Morphogenetic landforms.
Evolution of landforms - Models of
Module 8. landscape evolution by Davis, Penck and
Methods of data input- Data editing Edge King. Geographical cycle - Treppen concept
Matching and Rubber Sheeting. Data - Pediplanation cycle.
Analysis: Measurement of length, perimeter Landforms - relation of igneous activity,
and area-Queries-Buffering-Neighbourhood structure and lithology to landforms.
functions Overlay Raster overlay and Hill slopes - processes and evolution.
vector overlay-Surface and network analysis Fluvial geomorphology: drainage basin -
-Web GIS. morphometric analysis of drainage basins -
fluvial processes and landforms.
Concept of rejuvenation and interruption in
11. Geology the evolution of landforms.
Coastal geomorphology: Coastal processes
Unit I and associated landforms.
Module 1. Physical Geology Desert geomorphology: Aeolian process and
Earth and the Solar system - Origin of the associated landforms.
Earth - Different popular hypotheses. Glaciers and glacial processes - glacial
Geochronology and Age of the earth - landforms; Glaciation.
dimensions of the earth. Concepts of Monocyclic, Polycyclic and
Internal structure of the earth - Basic concepts Polygenetic landforms.
of seismology - heterogeneity of the earths Coral reefs: types and significance.
crust - physico-chemical and seismic Soils: formation, classification, soil profile.
Soils of India and Kerala.
properties of the earths interior - Density
Brief idea of the geomorphic features of the
distribution within earth.
Indian sub-continent and Kerala.
Earths magnetic field - changes in magnetic
field - origin of geomagnetic field - Module 3. Planetary Geoscience
Geomagnetism - Palaeomagnetism- Milky Way and the solar system. Big bang
Magnetic anomalies - Magnetic reversals. theory and formation of the planetary
Thermal history of the earth-Heat within the systems. Members of the solar system.
earth - Geothermal gradient and heat flow. Orbital characteristics of planets. General

characteristics of the terrestrial planets - Descriptive Mineralogy: Classification and

crust, surface features, volcanism. structure of silicates.
Moon: Selenology - definition, the Earth- Distinctive physical and optical characters
Moon System, General physiography, Lunar and chemical composition of the following
atmosphere. Lunar rocks, soil and internal groups: Olivine, epidote, garnet, alumino-
structure, Lunar phases and cycles, Lunar silicates, pyroxene, amphibole, mica,
influence on Earth. feldspar and feldspathoid.
Mars: Physiography, Atmosphere, Craters, Distinctive physical properties, chemical
Volcanism, Martian rock and soils. composition and mode of occurrence of the
Meteorites: Chondrites, SNC meteorites, following groups of minerals: oxides,
Refractory inclusions, Iron meteorites. sulphides, carbonates, halides, phosphates,
Asteroids: Classification and composition, sulphates.
Surface features, Asteroid sources, Asteroid Application of modern techniques in mineral
impacts on the earth. studies - XRD, XRF, ICP, EPMA.
Module 4. Marine Geology Module 2. Igneous Petrology
The ocean floor, general topography - Igneous process - Phase rule and its
Turbidity currents, Eustatic movements. application in the study of silicate systems -
Physical properties of sea water: distribution phase diagrams, Eutectic crystallization -
of temperature, pressure and density. Solid solution series - Incongruent melting.
Chemical composition and properties of sea Course of crystallization in typical binary
water. systems. Reaction principle and reaction
Coastal processes: waves, currents and tides. series. Mode and Norm. CIPW Norm.
Classification of Sea coasts and shorelines; Textures and their genetic significance.
Classification of shorelines and coasts, beach Equilibrium crystallization and melting
classification. paths in ternary systems.
Marine Sediments, their sources and Anorthite - Wollastonite - Silica
transportation. Classification of marine Diopside - Anorthite - Albite
sediments. Albite-Anorthite - Orthoclase
Methods of exploring the ocean floor. MgO - Al2O3 - SiO2.
Basalt system - classification of basalts.
Unit II Igneous process and diversity in igneous
Module 1. Crystallography and Mineralogy rocks. Compositional variation in magmas.
Crystalline state - Lattices- Point, Line, Space; Variation diagrams. Trace elements in
Repetition theory, Translational Periodicity igneous processes; application of trace
and Rotational Symmetries. elements to petrogenesis. Radiogenic tracers.
Symmetry elements and Crystal Systems; Classification of igneous rocks. Granites and
study of normal classes. granitic rocks. Ultramafic rocks. Alkaline
Crystal projection - Stereographic and rocks. Kimberlites and ultra-potassic rocks.
spherical projections. Anorthosite and carbonatite.
Optical Mineralogy: Relief, Pleochroism, Module 3. Metamorphic Petrology
Birefringence and Interference colours in Concepts of metamorphism: Limits, Types
minerals, Optical accessories, Indicatrices. and Factors of metamorphism.
Conoscopic study and interference figures. Application of phase rule in metamorphic
Optic orientation, extinction angle, optic mineral paragenesis.
axial angle, optic sign and optic anomalies. Metamorphic structures and textures - their
Dispersion - types and uses. significance.

Classification of metamorphic rocks: after Lithostratigraphic, Chronostratigraphic and

Eskola, Barrow and Winkler. Biostratigraphic classifications and units;
Graphical representation of metamorphic Hierarchy.
mineral assemblages - ACF, AKF and AFM Reworked and leaked fossils. Concepts of
diagrams. death assemblage and living community.
Metamorphic differentiation; Metamor- Concept of litho-bio facies.
phism and plate tectonics; Ultra High Basics of Magnetostratigraphy,
Temperature (UHT) and Ultra High Pressure cyclostratigraphy, pedostratigraphy,
(UHP) metamorphism, Anatexis. chemostratigraphy and sequence
Geothermobarometry. stratigraphy.
General characteristics of metamorphic Module 2. Quaternary Geology
domains - Contact metamorphism, Regional Quaternary Glaciations: Cryosphere and the
metamorphism, Paired metamorphic belts, Pleistocene glaciation. Ice core records,
Orogeny and Metamorphism, Retrograde Holocene glacier records, Causes of ice-sheet
and Prograde metamorphism. growth and decay, Patterns of glacial-
Metamorphism of carbonate rocks, pelites, interglacial cycles.
mafic and ultramafic rocks. Quaternary sea level changes: Evidences and
causes of sea level changes. Recent and
Module 4. Sedimentary Petrology
historic sea level fluctuations, Holocene
The Sedimentary Cycle, Grain shape,
transgression, Land bridges.
Sphericity, Roundness and surface textures. Tools and evidences for Quaternary studies:
Sedimentary Structures: Physical, chemical, Ocean Records - Microfossils, Oxygen
biogenic and deformation structures. isotopes, Trace element analysis, Pollen
Mineral Composition, texture and analysis, Ice-rafted materials. Fluvial Records
classification of sandstone, limestone, shale - River characters, palaeochannels, base level
and argillite. The concept of Average shale. change. Dendrochronology -Tree rings.
Depositional Systems and environments: Man in Quaternary: Anthropocene. The
Sedimentary environments, Marine- Miocene hominoids of Africa and Eurasia,
Transitional-Continental depositional the Pliocene hominids of Africa, Homo
systems, Sedimentary Facies. Allochthonous habilis, Homo erectus and their migration.
and Autochthonous sediments. Pleistocene faunal extinctions, Isotopic
Sedimentary Basins: Basin forming evidences of palaeodiet.
Mechanisms. Classification of sedimentary
Module 3. Palaeontology
basins.
The origin of life: Scientific models, the
Unit III biochemical model, evidences for the origin
of life, the great oxygen event, life during
Module 1. Stratigraphy Precambrian, diversification of life. Evolution
Contributions of the pioneers of of life in the Palaeozoic, Mesozoic and Cenozoic
Stratigraphy, Geologic Time Scale. eras.
Correlation in Stratigraphy: Types and Fossil record and modes of evolution:
methods. Basic stratigraphic principles. Microevolution, Macroevolution and Tree of
Unconformities: Types of unconformities, life. Patterns of evolution. Theory of organic
Concepts of Hiatus, Diastems. Geological evolution and the factors in the Darwinian
significances of unconformities. Codes and theory. Theory of Punctuated Equilibria.
Procedures for the establishment and Mass extinctions and biodiversity loss:
description of stratigraphic units. Pattern and timing of extinctions, selectivity,

Periodicity of mass extinctions, the big five Unit IV

mass extinction events.
Module 1. Structural Geology
General classification of microfossils.
Faults and fractures: Brittle and shear failure
Classification, general morphology, ecology, - Fault geometry and nomenclature -
evolution and geological history of Features of fault planes - Criteria for faulting.
Foraminifera, Ostracodes, Radiolaria and Joints - Analysis of fractures. Stress and strain
Diatoms. ellipsoids and their use in the study of faults
Evolutionary trends, Stratigraphic and joints.
importance and Classification of the Folds: cylindrical, non-cylindrical and
following invertebrates: Brachiopoda, conical folds - Geometry and classification
Arthropoda and Mollusca. of cylindrical folds - Canoe fold and inverted
General characteristics, classification and canoe fold - Minor folds and their use in
evolution of Pisces, Amphibians, Reptiles, determining the major fold structures -
Birds and Mammals (Horse and Man). Mechanics of folding - Fold classifications of
Plant fossils of Gondwana Age. Donath and Parker and Ramsay -
Superposed folding - Fold interference
Module 4. Indian Geology patterns.
Brief study of the physiographic divisions of Tectonites: classification, tectonic fabric.
India. Major geological divisions of India. Foliation: types, classification and origin -
Pre-Cambrian stratigraphy: Classification of Use of axial plane foliation and fracture
Indian Pre-Cambrian with particular cleavage in the determination of major
reference to Karnataka and Kerala. structures.
Greenstone belts and granulites of South Lineation: types, classification and origin.
India. Classification, lithology and ages of Lineaments.
Sargur Group, Aravalli and Delhi Super Geologic bodies and scale, structural co-
Groups. Dharwar Supergroup, Cuddapah ordinates. Fundamentals of geometric
Supergroup and Vindhyan Supergroup. analysis. Stereographic projections in
Intrusive rocks in Kerala. Structural Geology.
Major Phanerozoic Basins in India: General Module 2. Geotectonics
description, age, development, evolution, Continental drift: geological and geophysical
stratigraphy and classification of the following evidences, mechanism, objections, present
basins in India - Gondwana Basin, Kaveri status.
Basin, Kerala Basin, Cambay Basin. Major tectonic features of the continental and
Deccan traps: extent, distribution, oceanic crust Shield, cratons, etc.; Concept
classification, lithology, inter-trappeans and of Rheology.
infra-trappeans. Age of Deccan Traps. Plate tectonics: types of plate margins; Island
Mesozoic Stratigraphy: Major Triassic, arcs, oceanic islands and volcanic arcs;
Jurassic and Cretaceous stratigraphic units Subduction zones and Deep sea trenches; Sea
in India. floor spreading - Mid-oceanic ridges; Polar
wandering and polar reversals.
Cenozoic successions in India: Cenozoic
Orogeny and Epeirogeny;
succession of Assam, Siwalik Supergroup,
Mountains - classification.
Cuddalore, Quilon and Warkalli Formations,
Global seismic belts.
Karewa Group, Indo-Gangetic Alluvium.
Geodynamics of the Indian plate.

Module 3. Engineering Geology Unit V

Role of Geology in Civil Engineering.
Module 1. Geochemistry
Engineering properties of rocks and soils. Goldschmidts geochemical classification of
Rock as a building material - dimension and elements. Crustal abundance and concept of
decorative stones - aggregates. major, minor and trace elements.
Geologic criteria for selection and Geochemistry of important elements:
investigation of sites for dams, reservoirs and Alkalis, alkaline earths, hydrogen,
tunnels. aluminium, carbon, silicon, nitrogen, oxygen
Landslides: types, causes and mitigation. and sulphur.
Basic principles in geochemistry:
Influence of geological conditions on
Geochemical environment, surficial and
building foundations and design.
deep seated environment, geochemical cycle,
Module 4. Hydrogeology geochemical dispersion - primary and
Hydrology: Global distribution of fresh secondary dispersion, dispersion halos,
water, Hydrological cycle. geochemical mobility.
Hydrometeorology, Soil moisture, Run off. Mineral stability, law of mass action, Le
Chateliers rule, influence of temperature and
Physical Hydrogeology: Vertical distribution
pressure. Enthalpy and change in enthalpy,
of subsurface water, water table and
free energy and free energies of formation.
potentiometric surfaces, Rock properties Eh-pH limits of natural environments.
affecting groundwater, Darcys law, Aquifer, Isomorphism, Polymorphism, Solid solution,
Aquiclude, Aquitard, Aquifuge, Types of Exsolution.
aquifers. Aquifer parameters. Flow nets; Isotopes: Physical and chemical properties
Baseflow, Effluent and Influent conditions. of isotopes; stable and unstable isotopes.
Groundwater Exploration: Electrical Principles of isotope dating. Isotope dating
resistivity methods - Wenner and methods: U-Th-Pb methods. K-Ar, Rb-Sr,
Sm-Nd methods. Fission track dating; 14 C
Schlumberger electrode arrangements. Well
dating.
logging - Geological and Geophysical
Stable Isotopes: Geochemistry, Notation.
logging. Theoretical Considerations. The Mass
Groundwater Quality: Chemical Spectrometer- principles and components.
composition of groundwater, graphical Characteristics and geological applications of
representation of hydro-chemical data. Carbon, Nitrogen, Oxygen, Hydrogen and
Water quality criteria and standards for Sulfur isotopes.
domestic and irrigation purposes, Saline Module 2. Economic Geology
water intrusion. Ore mineral - definition; tenor, grade and
Groundwater Management: Dynamic and specifications.
Static resources, Concept of Rainwater Theories of ore genesis. Ore forming
Harvesting, Artificial recharge and recovery solutions and their migration. Wall-rock
techniques. Use of isotopes in hydrological alteration -Controls of ore localization -
studies. Paragenetic sequence and zoning -
Metallogenic epochs and provinces.
National Groundwater Status: Groundwater
Classification of ore deposits: Lindgren and
provinces of India, Hydrogeochemical Bateman. Processes of formation and
provinces of India, Groundwater conditions characteristic features of various types of
and quality problems in Kerala. mineral deposits. Greisen deposits, skarn

deposits, disseminated sulphide, oxide and continental shelves, Deposits under the
sulphate deposits of sedimentary and surficial sediments of the continental shelves,
volcanic environments. deposits in the deep sea floor. Law of the sea -
Salient features of hydrothermal, UNCLOS - Exclusive Economic Zone,
sedimentary, residual and supergene International sea bed area and authority -
sulphide ore deposits with examples. Indian strategy for future exploitation of seabed
Stratabound and stratiform ore deposits. deposits.
Ore deposits related to plate boundaries; ore National Mineral Policy - MM (R&D) act -
deposits of metamorphic affiliations. Procedures for Grant of Mineral Concessions
Genesis, geological settings, mode of in India - UNFC classification - Global mineral
occurrence and distribution of deposits of reserves and resources - Minerals and
iron, copper, lead, zinc, aluminium, sustainable development.
magnesium, manganese, chromium and Strategic, Critical and Essential minerals:
titanium in India. Major Indian occurrences definition; distribution in India.
of mica, asbestos, barite, graphite, gypsum, State-wise share of mineral production in India.
precious and semi-precious minerals. Indian
Module 3. Exploration Geology
occurrence of refractory minerals, abrasive
Methods of surface and subsurface
minerals and minerals used in ceramic, glass,
exploration. Principles and methods of
fertilizer, cement, paint and pigment
sampling and assaying.
industries.
Methods of estimation of ore reserves. Field
Coal Geology: classification, coal
equipments and field tests used in
petrography, macroscopic and microscopic
components of coal. Mode of origin of coal; exploration.
Periods of coal formation. Distribution and Phases of geological exploration. Drilling:
nature of occurrence of coal deposits of India Methods and types of drilling. Logging of
- Gondwana coal fields; Coal deposits of bore holes; preparation of sections and level
Raniganj and Jharia, Lignite deposits of plans, fence diagrams. Subsurface mapping.
Neyveli and Palana, Tertiary coal fields of Sampling: sampling pattern of surface
Assam. exposures, mine workings, trenches, pits,
Petroleum Geology: Physical properties and drill holes, channels, placers; Bulk sampling.
chemical composition of petroleum; Geochemical exploration: principles,
Occurrence and origin of petroleum -Source methods of sampling. Geochemical
rocks -process of transformation of organic anomalies, indicators and path finders;
matter to petroleum; Migration and Materials for geochemical sampling - soil,
accumulation of petroleum - Reservoir rocks: stream sediment, water, vegetation and
types -general, structural, stratigraphic, salt vapour.
domes. Important petroliferous basins of Geobotanical exploration: Biogeochemical
India: Distribution of oil fields in India - exploration; methods of biogeochemical
Assam shelf basin, Bombay offshore basin, prospecting of ore deposits; Biogeochemical
Cambay basin, Krishna-Godavari basin. anomalies; Geobotanical indicators.
Brief idea of gas hydrates; Coal bed methane; Geophysical exploration: Principles, scope,
Natural gas - distribution and nature of chief methods and their applications.
occurrence in India. Electrical methods: principles and
Atomic minerals: distribution and mode of instruments; Self potential method. Gravity
occurrence in India. methods: Principles and applications; gravity
Mineral resources of the sea: sources of sea anomalies - regional and local; Bouguer
minerals, sea water, extraction of elements, anomaly and corrections. Instrument used -

gravimeter - survey methods. Magnetic use, forestry, agriculture, environmental

methods: Principles and applications; earths studies.
magnetic field, survey methods; instrument Basic principles of Satellite Remote Sensing:
used - magnetometer. Seismic methods: definition and components - Electromagnetic
Principles and applications - seismic waves spectrum - Black body radiations - spectral
and their velocities in different geological reflectance of land covers - Atmospheric
materials; Field survey method -refraction window - Platforms and sensors - Active and
and reflection survey; seismic instruments passive sensors - Sun synchronous and
and records. Radiometric methods: geosynchronous satellites - Payloads - Land
Principles of radioactivity, methods; GM coverage capability. Resolution concepts;
counters and scintilometers. Multi Spectral Scanners (MSS); Spectral
Geophysical well logging: electrical, signatures - data acquisition and format.
radiometric, sonic and thermal logging. Microwave remote sensing: SLR system -
Module 4. Mining Geology terrain characteristics influencing the
Basic mining terminology - classification of RADAR return - Thermal Remote Sensing:
mining methods: alluvial mining, open cast Thermal radiometers and scanners -
mining and underground mining. collection and interpretation of
Coal mining - deep sea bed mining - thermographic data - Introduction to
petroleum mining. hyperspectral remote sensing.
Methods of stoping- shaft sinking - mine Interpretation and Geological application of
supports - mine ventilation - mine hazards -
satellite remote sensing data - visual and
principles of mine evaluation - role of
digital - Basic concepts of digital image
geologists in operative mining.
Mineral and ore beneficiation: Principles of processing - use of satellite data in geological
ore dressing: crushing and grinding - studies.
comminution units - comminution practices Module 2. Geoinformatics
- sizing - screening units. Geoinformatics: definition - history and
Classifying techniques - filtering and drying.
development - geoinformatics and geomatics
Hydroclones: classifiers and gravity
- Geographical Information System (GIS) -
concentration units; Ore concentration
methods: Froth floatation reagents and definition, components of a GIS - GIS
practices, magnetic and electrostatic softwares - Raster and Vector data - Spatial
separation methods. data - Maps and GIS - Layer concept in GIS -
thematic characters of spatial data - Different
Unit VI sources of spatial data.
Module 1. Remote Sensing Spatial data models - spatial data structures,
History and the developments of Aerial modeling surfaces and networks - modeling
photography - Geometry and type of aerial the third and fourth dimensions.
photographs - Scale of photographs - Type GIS database. Data input and editing -
of aerial cameras, films and filters - Integrated database - Digital Elevation
Multiband photography - Tilt and height
Modeling and Integration of Remote Sensing
displacement - Vertical exaggeration -
and GIS. Tools in spatial analysis.
Stereoscopy - Mosaics - Elements of photo
interpretation, Use of Aerial photographs in Applications of GIS in Geosciences.
photogrammetry, geology, geomorphology, Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS) -
mineral and groundwater exploration, land GPS: Satellite constellation - signals and data

- receivers - Differential GPS. Glonass and in the field, interpretation of the outcrop -
Galileo systems -IRNSS - Application of GPS. filed notes - drawing and photographing the
outcrops - measuring the attitudes of planar
Module 3. Environmental Geology
and linear features - collecting fossils, rock
Scope of environmental geosciences: Natural
samples - their identification and naming.
resources- Renewable resources, non-
Geological mapping of sedimentary, igneous
renewable resources - Sustainable
and metamorphic terrains and structures.
management of resources - Alternative
Preparation of final geological map and
energy sources. Land, its uses and
reports: Field study to report writing, major
management - Resources of the ocean floor -
illustrations, photographs, drawings,
Mineral Resources: Conservation,
management and concept of sustainable diagrams, designing the report, format and
development. specific parts of the report.
Natural hazards: Effects, management and
prediction of earthquakes, cyclones, tsunami,
landslides, floods and droughts. Hazard
12. German
Zonation maps. Concept and stages of
Unit I
disaster management.
Linguistik / Deutsche
Waste Management: Changing concepts of
wastes, types, management and their Sprachgeschichte Basic Linguistics
disposal. Waste disposal methods. Impacts Module 1. Sprachliche Kommunikation
of mining activities on land surface, air and
Module 2. Phonetik Phonemik
water environment.
Morphemik - Syntax
Pollution: Air, water and soil pollution,
Text Book: Basic Linguistics Linguistik I
causes, effects and managements. hrsg. von Otmar Werner und Franz
Greenhouse Effect and Ozone Layer Hundsnurscher (Germanische Arbeitshefte)
Depletion. Global warming and climate Jean Aitchison: Teach Yourself Linguistics
change. History of German Language
Environmental problems associated with
urbanization. Development of technology Module 3. Vom Wesen der Sprache - Sprache
and human factors. Desertification - causes, und Rede - Sprache und Schrift
symptoms and prevention. Accelerated soil Module 4
erosion - causes, effects and control. Sprachauffassung des Altertums -
EIA: Introduction, Definition, aim, principles Einstellung des Mittelalters zur Sprache -
and concept. Einstellung des Humanismus - Einstellung
der Reformation - Einstellung des Barock -
Module 4. Field Geology
Einstellung der Aufklrung - Der sprachliche
Scope and importance of Field Geology -
Wandel und seine Ursachen
geologic map and mapping - types of
mapping - map symbols - reconnaissance - Module 5
preparation. Basic equipments necessary for Einteilung der Sprachen der Erde - Von der
geological mapping and their uses. deutschen Sprache und ihrer Geschichte -
Basic procedure in the field: Taking compass Das Germanische - Germanische
bearing - taping and pacing - locating the Neuerungen - Zweite Lautverschiebung -
position in the map - use of GPS. Observation Zeitliche Gliederung des Deutschen - Die

neudeutsche Sprachperiode - Das Module 2.

Frhmittelalterliche Deutsch - Hfische Joseph von Eichendorf: Aus dem Leben eines
Dichtersprache - Barocksprache
Taugenichts
Text Book: A. Hugo Moser Deutsche
Georg Bchner: Woyzeck
Sprachgeschichte
Conrad Ferdinand Meyer: Das Amulett
Unit II Rainer Maria Rilke: Herbsttag
Deutsche Literaturgeschichte
Module 3.
Module 1. (c.500-c.1500) Bertolt Brecht: Der Kaukasische Kreidekreis
Frhmittelalter Hochmittelalter Wolfgang Borchert: Nachts schlafen die
Sptmittelalter Ratten doch
Module 2. (c.1500-c.1835) Heinrich Bll: Wanderer, kommst du nach
Humanismus - Renaissance und Spa...
Reformation Barock Aufklrung - Heinrich Bll: Was ist Trmmerliteratur
Empfindsamkeit/ Sturm und Drang Luise Rinser: Die rote Katze
Klassik - Romantik Friedrich Drrenmatt: Der Besuch der alten
Module 3. (c.1815-c.1932) Dame
Biedermeier - Junges Deutschland und Module 4. Gnter Grass: Katz und Maus
Vormrz Realismus Naturalismus Gnter Grass: Kopfgeburten Oder die
Expressionismus - Avantgarde/ Dadaismus Deutschen Sterben aus
- Literatur der Weimarer Republik - Neue Anna Seghers: Kleiner Bericht aus meiner
Sachlichkeit
Werkstatt
Module 4. (c.1933- ) Eva Strittmatter: Mein Land
Exilliteratur - Nachkriegsliteratur/
Module 5. Reiner Kunze: Die Mauer
Trmmerliteratur
Heinz Kahlau: Tag der Einheit
Literatur der DDR/ Literatur der BRD -
Erika Runge: Bottroper Protokolle : Erna E
Literatur sterreichs und der Schweiz
Hausfrau
Text Books: Eva-Maria Kabisch :
Angela Stachowa: Ich bin ein Kumpel
Literaturgeschichte, Ernst Klett
Christoph Hein: Kein Seeweg nach Indien
Schulbuchverlag, Leipzig 1997.
Grabert und Mulot : Geschichte der Text Books: Juergen W Goette Methoden
deutschen Literatur der Literaturanalyse
Philip Rice/Patricial Waugh - Double
Unit III Reading; Postmodernism
Deutsche Literatur/
Literaturwissenschaft Module 6.
The following primary works: Positivist Method of Literary Analysis - Work
centred method - Psychological Method -
Module 1. Das Nibelungenlied
Hartmann von Aue: Der Arme Heinrich Racist Method - Sociological Method -
Christian Reuter: Schelmuffsky Aesthetics of Reception

Unit IV Die Schweiz - Staat und Gesellschaft

History of Western Philosophy Parteienlandschaft in Deutschland
and German Culture Massenmedien
Module 1. Western Philosophy Unit VI
Module 2. German Culture Methods of Teaching German
Text Book: Fueller Mc Murrin A History of as a Foreign Language
Philosophy Module 1. Language and Linguistik
Text Book: Klaus Schulz Deutsche Direct Method of Teaching
Geschichte und Kultur Grammar-Translation Method
Language and Culture
Unit V
Modern Theory of Language Learning
Politische Geschichte / Landeskunde
Module 2. Principles of Language Teaching
Module 1.
Intonation and Rhythm
Von den Rmern zu den Stauferkaisern 110 Pattern Practice
V.Chr 1150 N.Chr Cultural Content and Literature
Deutschland im Mittelalter 1150 1480
Module 3. Language Testing
Module 2. Language Laboratory
Das Zeitalter der Reformation und Visual Aids/Types
Gegenreformation 1450 1648 Teaching Machines
Das Zeitalter des Absolutismus vom Barock Programmed Learning
zur Aufklarung 1550 1770 MLA Qualifications
Das Zeitalter der Revolutionen / Frage nach Module 4. Live Words and their Meaning
der Deutschen Nation 1780 - -1850 Bilingualism
Der Weg Deutschlands zur Nationalstaat Lexicography
1850 1914 Linguistic Ontogeny
Module 3. Die Weltkriege 1914 1945 False Cliches
Deutschland nach dem II. Weltkrieg Text Books: Robert Lado Language
Teaching
Module 4. Entstehung und Wirtschaft der
BRD
Politische Parteien und Politische Kultur der
BRD 13. Hindi
Regierung und Verwaltung
Das Berlin-Problem Unit I
Wiedervereinigung Hindi Sahity Ka Itihas-Aadikal Se
Die Entstehung der DDR Poorv Bharatendu Yug Tak
Die Entnazifizierung
Module 1.
Text Book: Klaus Schulz Deutsche
Aadikaleen Kavy-Bhaktikaleen Kavy-
Geschichte und Kultur
Reetikaleen Kavy-Aadikaleen Bhasha-
Kurt Sonntheimer Grundzuege des
Madhyakaleen Bhasha-Aadikaleen
politischen Systems
Sanskriti-Madhyakaleen Sanskriti
Module 5. Bundesrepublik Deutschland
Module 2 .
Staat und Gesellschaft
Reetikaleen Paristitiyan-Reetikaleen Bhasha-
sterreich - Staat und Gesellschaft
Reetikal ka Soundary sastr-reetikaleen

Kavydhara-Reetimukt-Reetibadh-Reetisidh- Module 2.
Reetikaleen Sringarikata-Prosody & Poetics Alochana ka Soundary Sastr-Beesvin sadi
of Ritikal Alochana-Udbhav aur Vikas-Dr.Ramchandr
Shukl Yug aur Shuklottar Yug-
Unit II Aabhijatyavadi Sameeksha- Sanskritik
Hindi sahity ka itihas-bharatendu Vimarsh-Manavatavadi Sameeksha-
yug se unnees sou chalees tak Manovaigyanik sameeksha-Marxvadi
Sameeksha-Aadhuniktavad-Astitwvad -
Module 1.
Yatarthvad-Prakritvad-Atiyatharthvad-
Bharatendu se Dwivedi Yug Tak-Sahityik Prateekvad-Bimbvad-Prabhavvad-Roopvad-
Prayog-Kavy-Natak-Kathasahity- Sanrachanavad-UttarSanrachanavad-Uttar
Aalochana-Gady evum Anoodit Sahity- Adhunikatavad - discourses - StreeVimarsh-
Sahityik Patrakarita Udbhav evam Vikas- ParstitikVimarsh - Dalit Vimarsh
NavJagaran-Pratham Swatantrata
Unit IV
Aandolan-Shikhsha Sansthaon ki Bhoomika-
History of Hindi Language &
Bhasha ka Manakeekaran-Khadiboli ka
Structural Grammer
Vikas
Module 1.
Module 2.
Hindi ki Aithikasik Prushtabhumi-Bhashik
Chayavad-Darshanik Prishtabhoomi- Swaroop-Hindi ka Vyavaharik Kshetr-Lipi
Paschaty Prabhav-Pramukh Kavi evam ka Udbhav aur Vikas-Devnagari Lipi Ka
Kavy-Chayavadi Sameeksha-Brajbhasha Vikas
Kavy-Rashtriy Sanskritik Kavydhara evum Module 2.
Pramukh Kavy-Halavad Hindi Vyakaran sagya Sarvnam
Visheshan Avyay Karak Vachan -Ling-
Module 3.
Kal-Vachya-Vakya ke Prakar-Sandhi-Samas-
Premchand evum Pragativaadi Sahity-Sahity Hindi ke Pramukh Vaiyakaranik-Pramukh
Prayog-Marxvad evum Pragativadi Vyakaran Granth
Andolan-Premchandkaleen Paristitiyan-
Sahityik Prayog-Upanyas-Kahani-Alochana- Unit V
Nibandh-Sansmaran-Rekhachitr-Reportaj- Western and Eastern Literary
Yatrasahity-Premchadkaleen Patrakarita- Thoughts, Prosody & Poetics
Pramukh Patr-Patrikayen Module 1.
Paschatya Kavya Sastra-Plato- kala Satya-
Unit III Kavya srijan- Kavya prasoot Bhav pravanata-
Aadhunik Kal- 1940 Se 2015 Tak Samaj par Natak ka Prabhav-Anukaran
Module 1. Sidhant -Arastu-Trasadi-Virechan
Kathasahity evam Anya Gady Vidhayem- (Katharsis) Swaroop evum Avadharana-
Kathasahity ki Pramukh Pravruttiyan- Nayi Virechan aur Rasa-longinus-Udath Tatwa-
kavita ki Pravruttiyan- Samkaleen kavita ke Dante ka Sahityik Drishtikon-Sar Philip
vividh aayam-Natya Sahity aur Rangmanch- Sidney-Ben Johnson-Sastravadi Drishtikon-
Vividh Prayog-Samasya Natak-Asangat John Draiden-Abhijatyavad-Alexander Pop-
Natak-Lokdharmi Natak - Pramukh Natya Navsastravad Dr Samuel Johnson-
Manch Wordsworth-Prakriti ke Kavi-Colridge-

Kalpana ki Parikalpana- Walter peter- Module 3.

Saileegat Avdharana-Karl Marx- Sabdvigyan - Dhwanivigyan - Roopvigyan -
Froyed,Edler evum Yung-Kroche- Vakyavigyan - Arthvigyan-Sahitya ke
Abhivyanjanavad-Mathew Arnold- T S Eliot Adhyayan mein Bhasha Vigyan ke Angon
ki Upayogita-Vagyantra ke Avayav-
Module 2. Balaghat-Suraghat
Bharateeya Kavya Sastra- -Pramukh Kavya
Sidhant-Bharat ka Rassootra-vibhinn
vidvanon ki Ras Sanbandhee Avdharana- 14. History
Bhamah,Udbhat aur Rudrat ka Alankar
Sidhant-Dandi ka Gun Sidhant-Vaman ka Unit I
Reeti Sidhant-Kuntak ka Vakrokti Sidhant- Historical Method
Kshemendra Ka Aouchtya Sidhant-Anand Module 1.
Vardhan Ka Dwani Sidhant History as an epistemology of the Past
Module 3. Meaning and scope various definitions
Popular Chands -Doha-Choupayee-Rola- A social science discipline or part of
Soratta-Barvi-Indravajra Upendravajra- humanities ?
Vasantathilaka-Mandakranta-Popular Module 2.
Alankaras Anupras Yamak Shlesh Inter disciplinarity The generation of
Vakrokti Upama Roopak Utpreksha ideology, subjectivity, objectivity and truth
Vyatirek Virodhabhas - Apahnuti- Module 3.
manvikaran Visheshan Viparyay - Kavya Basic tools and techniques of research.
Sambandhee vividh avdharanayen-kavya ke Sources (various kinds) Methods of
vividh roop-Prabandh Kavya-Muktak Kavya authentication Criticism: internal, external
Textual analysis
Unit VI
Functional Hindi, Module 4.
Conceptualization Hypothesis Presenting
Translation & Linguistics
an argument Causation Generalization
Module 1. (different types) Frameworks of analysis
Prayojanmoolak Hindi-Swaroop evum (Social and Political theories)
Avdharana-Hindi ke Vividh Roop-
Ra jbha sha -R as ht rbh as ha -vy av ah ar ik Module 5.
Bhasha-Rajbhasha Niyam-Paribhashik Cauterization citation of sources
Shabdavali ke niyam-Hindi Computing- Accessories: maps, diagrams, graphs, tables,
Hindi ke software packages-Hindi ke illustrations Glossary Bibliography
Internet Portals-Patrakarita Udbhav aur Indices appendices
Vika s-S am ach ar -Sa nk alan- Av ata ra n-
Vishleshan
Unit II
Historigraphy
Module 2.
Anuvad-Paribhasha-Anuvad ke Prakar- Module 1.
Anuvadak ke Gun-Dubhashiye ki Historical writings in Ancient India : Vedic
Katinayiyan-Paribhashik shabdavali ke liye texts (Historical consciousness) Buddhist
anivarya gun-Masheeni Anuvad-Medical and Jain Texts Itihasa Purana Prasasthis
Transription ki Avdharnayen Dynastic Chronicles Vamsa Charitas

Module 2. Brahman settlements Political

Trends during the Medieval Period: Arab consolidation under the Perumals -
and Turko-Persian traditions Regional Autocracy or oligarchy? Nature of land
historical writings Mughal historiography ownership (Dewaswam, Brahmaswam)
Module 3. Karanmai systems Adimai form of labour
Colonial construction of India Ethnography Trade relations guilds and emporia-
Census - Administrative History Manuels various taxes Language, literature and
Surveys and Gazatteers cultural contributions
Module 4. Module 4.
Nationalist approaches Neo Colonial Breakup of kingdom and the rise of medieval
writings (Elitist approach, Cambridge
principalities Swarupam Polity - Economic
school) Indian Marxist Historiography -
production The Jati System Trade with
Subaltern historiography
European powers Changing functions of
Module 5. temples and the rise of Bhakthi.
Greco Roman historiography Medieval
Module 5.
historiography - Developments during the
Enlightenment Manipravala and growth of Malayalam
literature Temple Arts.
Module 6.
Historical Materialism (Hegel, Karl Marx, Module 6.
Antonio Gramsci) Structuralist approaches European rivalry for supremacy Mysorean
- The Annales School Sociological invasions Establishment of British Colonial
theories(Weber,Durkheim,Pierre Bourdieu) power Early resistance.
Module 7. Module 7.
Contemporary Trends : Michel Foucault Land revenue policies Mistaken notions
(History as Discourse, History of Power) Popular resistance and their suppression.
Edward Said (Orientalism) - New
Historicism Post Modernism and History Module 8.
Gender Studies Dalit Studies in India. Rise of new classes spread of education
intellectual awakening colonial modernity?
Unit III Reforms: Social, religions Increasing Social
Kerala History Mobility
Module 1. Module 9.
Geography of early Kerala Patterns of Towards Freedom: Struggle for Responsible
Habitat and settlements The Stone Ages, government in Travancore and Cochin
Megaliths, different phases Iron Age. National Movement in Malabar
Module 2. Module 10.
Society as represented in early Tamil writings Nationality problem in Kerala formation
cattle raids and wars chieftaincies of state - Land reforms and end of Jenmy
Ecozones (Tinai) Nature of exchange System Expansion of education Keralas
Foreign Trade development experience: its historical roots,
Module 3. sustainability Migrant labour and post
Dissolution of early social systems liberalization scenario Decline of
Expansion of organized agriculture, 32 agriculture

Module 11. and Technology Literature and Art

Political experiments coalition Bhagavatism Devolution or
governments Decentralisation and decentralization?
Panchayati Raj Women in politics
Module 6.
Module 12. Political fragmentation after the Guptas
Movements of the marginalized Debates Harshavardhana Land grants and agrarian
about development and the environment expansion Decline of trade and Urban
Ecological concerns (Silent Valley, decay Social crisis and Kali - Indian
Plachimada, Depletion of Marine resources)
Feudalism ? Foreign Military incursions to
Waste generation and its disposal Debates
northern India
on Western Ghats
Module 7.
Unit IV Medieval India Rise of Rajaput states
Ancient and Medieval Society and Culture - Establishment of Delhi
Indian History
Sultanate the nobility the Ulema Bhakti
Module 1. movement Sufism Art and architecture
Stone Age Cultures Harappan Civilization
Module 8.
State and Society in Harappa City
Planning Craft and Technology Trade Classification of land : Iqta, Jagir Revenue
Religions beliefs - Debates about the decline settlement - Irrigation Craft production
of Harappan Civilization Trade and monetization of economy
Modeul 2. Module 9.
Vedic period Genesis of the term Aryan, South Indian kingdoms Nature of polity
language or race ? The PGW culture NBPW Segmentary State? - Chalukyas of Vatapi
- Political organization Pastoral economy Pallavas of Kanchi The Rashtrakutas Land
and its later changes Upanishadic world revenue system under the Chola Tank
Module 3. irrigation Pandy of Madura Landlordisms
Persian and Macedonian Invasions and Tenurial relations under the
Emergency of monarchy in North India Vijayanagara
Mahajanapadas The First Magadha Empire Module 10.
Expansion of agriculture - The Nandas - The Bahmani Kingdom Accounts of foreign
Growth of Varna System Gandhara Art travelers impact of Islam
Establishment of Mauryan empire Nature
Establishment of Mughal empire
of Mauryan State (Recent Interpretations)
Administration and growth of a bureaucracy
Social functions of Asokas Dharma
Nature of State: Autocratic Patrimonial
Debates about the decline of the Mauryan
Bureauecratic , Military, Theocratic ? -
Empire- Growth of mercantile classes and
Agrarian Economy: Mansabdari, Jagirdari
urban centers Buddhism and Jainism
Satavahanas Systems Guilds : craft and artisan - Banking
and Monetary mechanisms Art and
Module 5. Architecture Historiography during the
Consolidation under the Guptas System of Mughal period - Centre Periphery thesis
Administration Developments in Science

Unit V Module 7.
Modern Indian History British legislative interventions and their
impact (Acts of 1909, 1919 and 1935).
Module 1.
18th Century India Important states : The Module 8.
Marathas The Rajputs The Sikhs Growth The Second World War and the national
of British Power British Economic Policies movement The Quit India Movement,
till 1857 Civil Rebellions Subash Chandra Bose and INA Postwar
developments Cabinet Mission Peasant
Module 2.
struggles, popular pressure or transfer of
1857 uprising various interpretations power ? - Historiographic debates Legacies
Tribal and other resistance movements of the national movement.
Module 3 Module 9.
Colonial Modernity? 19th Century thinkers Integration of Princley States Nehruvian
and their understanding of Indian reality - Model Planning for a new India Features
Social and Religious Reform Ram Mohan of Indias Foreign Policy.
Roy Derozio - Jyotiba Phule Arya Samaj
Module 10.
Veerasalingalm Ramakrishna Mission -
Industrialization Growth of Agriculture
Vivekanda Aligarh Movement
and Green Revolution Educational
Theosophical Society - Changing Notions of
Progress Science and Technology.
Womenhood.
Module 11.
Module 4.
Political developments after Nehru Indira
Instruments of social change Evangelical Gandhi and the declaration of internal
Agencies Education Growth of a middle emergency Rise of regional political parties
class creation of a public sphere Coalition experiments.
Indian as a colonial economy Growth of New Education Policy Economic Reforms
plantations Commercialization of since 1991 The Adivasi question
agriculture Drain of wealth Environmental struggles Reservation
Deindustrialization Famines Impact policy and Mandal Commission
Module 6. Communal mobilizations changes in
Rise of National consciousness Early foreign policy.
political organizations Indian National Unit VI
Congress Constitutional methods of Select Themes World History
agitation, 1905-1920 - Different phases Non
Module 1.
Cooperation Movement Gandhian
Bronze Age Civilizations: Nature of Egyptian
techniques Revolutionary Terrorism Political Power Religious believes and
Bhagat Singh Civil Disobedience rituals Trade and Urban centers in ancient
Movement Growth of socialism Peasant Sumeria Judicial administration in ancient
and working class movement Babylonia Hammurabi Military
Dr.Ambedkar, EV Ramasamy Naicker organization in ancient Assyria Phoenician
Growth of communalism. trade.

Module 2. Bipolar world to Unipolar world

Greco-Roman and Judeo Christian Dominance of Finance Capital: The World
foundations Rise of islam Caliphate - Bank and the International Monetary Fund
Feudalism in Europe: Features Debates Economic integration of Europe North-
about transition to capitalism - Christian South dialogue - Liberalization, Privatization
church organizations cultural legacies of and Globalization BRICS Arab Spring
Post Cold war world.
medieval period.
Module 3.
Rise of nation states Voyage of exploration 15. Home Science
and discovery Renaissance Reformation
the new science Unit I
Module 4. Human Development
Commercial revolution Mercantilism and Family Relations
Instruments of Monetary transactions Module 1.
changes in agriculture. Child Development : definition, significance,
Module 5. scope, contemporary research., Methods of
Rise of capitalism The Age of Reason child study, Theories of child development,
Enlightenment thinkers of the 18th century. psychoanalytic theory, learning theory,
conditioning, cognitive theory- Freud,
Module 6.
Pavlov, Watson, Skinner, Piaget .
Industrial and agrarial revolutions
Technological progress Social Growth and development: definition,
consequences. principles, stages/ life cycle, areas of
development, influencing factors (heredity
Module 7. and environment), mile stones,
Modern revolutions: English, American,
developmental tasks, growth spurt, sensitive
French, Russian and Chinese.
and critical periods in development.
Module 8.
Module 2. Human Development
Imperialism and the struggle for colonies
life cycle approach- period, stages,
scramble for Africa the Far East, 1870-1918
characteristics, significance, needs, care of
Module 9. each stage - Prenatal, natal, neonatal, infancy
The first World WarLeague of Nations and babyhood, early childhood, late
Dictatorships in Europe. childhood, adolescence-( pre, early and late),
Module 10. youth, adulthood, middle age, elderly.
Anti colonial struggles: China, Vietnam, Module 3.
Africa, and Latin America Different Problems and hazards in each stage of life
strategies .
cycle- Health issues-Prenatal-genetic,
Module 11. maternal, congenital, birthdefects, infections
United Nations Organization Post World Natal- neonatal, infancy and child hood At
War politics and the quest for Hegemony risk babies, LBW, premature, multiple births,
Decolonization Cold war Dissarmament child hood ailments, accidents, infections,
and arms control Oil and geo politics - communicable diseases, nutritional

deficiencies, Barkers hypothesis. tourism, child pronography, children in

Developmental delays, handicaps disasters (natural and man made), children
Behavioural problems, in substance abuse situation.
Issues and concerns in Adolescence.-Health
Module 5.
issues- obesity, under weight, anaemia in
Care. Food- breast feeding, weaning, food for
girls, STD/ Reproductive health problems.
preschool children, growing children,
Eating disorders bulimia, anorexia nervosa.
adolescent, adults and old age- nutritional
Social issues- Substance abuse, peer pressure,
needs, requirements , characteristics, , types,
bullying, sexual abuse, delinquency, truancy,
selection, modification of foods and diets,.
antisocial behavior
Good food habits, wrong habits, modern
mental health issues- anxiety, depression,
trends, foods to be avoided.
suicide, phobia, identity crisis, defense
Health care- breast feeding- exclusive,
mechanisms, projection, regression,
predominant, bottle feeding, artificial
repression, inhibition, substitution,
feeding, complementary feeding, weaning.
rationalisation, poor self concept, lack of self
Infant milk substitutes, breast feeding
confidence, and motivation identity crisis,
promotion network in India (BPN),
poor performance and academic
acheivement, insecurity, hierarchy of needs (GOBIFFF), Growth monitoring ORT, breast
relationship with adults family and peers. feeding ,immunization, family welfare,
Youth and Adulthood- life style related family education and food supplements
diseases, reproductive health problems.- (GOBIFFF), BPHI Arogyakiran, RSBY, RCH
infertility, PCOD., menopause related, definition, components, child survival, safe
osteoarthritis, osteoporosis, psychosomatic motherhood, adolescent care.
disorders, personality disorders, Physical and mental care- habit formation,
Problems in old age-, health problems- discipline Exercise, yoga practices, play,
physical, lack of appetite, digestive problems, Recreation, aerobics, - counselling, need for
Arthritis poor muscular control/ co- providing guidance to children, parents and
ordination, sensory, , dementia, Alzhimers, teachers. Mental health in children- Mal
ailments and diseases ,, lack of civic adjustments at home and school , Neurotic
amenities- transportation, recreation, and psychotic behavior. Stress- major
housing, retirement and related issues, stressors in life. Stress in different stages of
poverty, economic crisis,. Psycho social- life, areas of stress, stress management in
Abuse, neglect, abandonment loneliness, home, school and work place.
death and bereavement. Module 6.
Module 4. Education- Early childhood education-
Other Issues faced by children-Gender preschool education- significance,
disparities, adverse sex ratio, female objectives,major contributors, types,
foeticide, infanticide, child poverty, child principles, pre requisites for
marriage, child labour, child abuse, refugee preschools,qualities of a good teacher.
children, street children, children of migrant School going children modern trends,
workers, orphan children, abandoned learning objectives, skills, indoor and
children, traffic children, children in conflict outdoor activities. Play- significance, types,
with law, children of prostitutes, child sex values, selection of play materials.

Adolescents-significance, coeducation, life responsibility, preparation, child caring and

skill development, vocational guidance and rearing practices, types, attitudes, methods,
education, preparation for economic parental influence on childrens behavior,
independence and emotional independence. value, attitude, outlook and
Career clinics.sex role identification, personality,socialization in various family
preparation for marriage and family contexts in different cultures, population
relationship. education.
Sex education- need and importance, areas Module 9. Advances & Assessment of
to impart sex education, approaches- children
deviation, STD. Detection- Foetal test, AGAR test, screening
Value education- civic sense, aesthetic for abnormalities, ultra sound,
appreciation, creativity, role of parents, amniocentesis, chronic villus sampling, test
family and teachers in inculcating values,
tube screening, stem cell assesssment
attitudes, behavior and personality in
Ponderal index., Development assessment-
children.
growth monitoring, growth chart,
Module 7. Trivandrum developmental screening chart
Differently abled children- changing (TDSC), Eliz health path for adolescents and
terminology, definition, classification, adults (EHP) protection- , cognitive test,
characteristics, causes, diagnosis, detection, Draw a man test, projective techniques-
manifestations- psychosocial problems- rorschachs ink blot, role play, sentence
physically and, sensory challenged- visually completion, , intellectual test, attitudinal test,
impaired, hearing impairment, speech aptitude tests achievement intervention,
impairment. Mental- retardation, gifted, child apperception test.
autism, hyperactivity, learning disability,
emotionally disturbed , socially maladjusted Module 10.
Juvenile delinguency- truancy, antisocial Supporting & Welfare programmes and
elements ,prevention, care and organisations for care, protection and
treatment,special needs, special education as prevention- UIP, ICDS, CSSM, Minimum
per need, protection and management need programme. Twenty point programme,
methods.Theraputic guidance and Immunisation programmes, pulse polio
counseling,preparation of parents,family campaignings, IRDP, UBSP, Adult literacy
members teachers and friends Mission, IMCI, IMPCH, Nutritional
supplementation- Midday meal,
Module 8. Marriage & Family Relations
supplementation nutrition programmes,
Marriage- significance, definition,
special nutritional supplementation- IDD,
functions,types, areas needing adjustments
Vitamin A prophylaxis, anaemia control
-family relationship, sex, parenthood, child
programme, Folic acid programme, IMCD,
care, finance, work participation,
ASHA workers, anganwadi workers,
employment. Marital harmony, disharmony,
NRHM, NPAG.RSBYS, Arogyakiranam,
crisis- divorce, separation, desertion,
Programmes for differently abled, child
infidelity, infertility, mental illness.
Family- definition, significance, types- family guidance clinicschild help line, Helpage
size, functions, roles of members- India, free education for school students
Traditional, modern and changing. Problems ,special programmes for girl child, and girls
and crisis- illness, single parenthood, women of socially and economically backward
headed family, family disintegration, children, FPAI, ICCW, KSCCW, NCERT,
children with problems. Parenthood- SCERT, ECCE, IAPE, NCPCR, CLF,

Intergrated programme for school chikdren Green revolution, blue revolution, white
Amma thottil, Adoption programmes, revolution, yellow revolution, brown
NOAPS, National policy for older persons, revolution, silver revolution. Agents causing
Day care centres, mobile crches, creative food losses- physical and Role of Save Grain
outletsm Prevention and protection through Campaign and FCI in preventing food losses.
legislation for prenatal, after birth, childhood Food security bill, 2011. New packaging
youth, adulthood, women, aged, Marriage, materials.
family, inheritance. Juvenile courts, Family Module 4.
courts. Food preservation Methods- high
temperature, low temperature, radiation,
Unit II microwaves, preservation of cereals, pulses,
Food Science, egg, meat, fruits and vegetables. Food
Nutrition and Dietetics preservatives- natural and artificial, safe
tolerance limits
Module 1.
History of food science, Basic five food Module 5.
groups (ICMR, 2011),. Nutritive value, Food adulteration Types, adulterants,
composition, grading, selection, storage, methods to detect adulteration, health
products,. Beverages- alcoholic and non- hazards of adulteration, measures to prevent
alcoholic- energy contribution. Therapeutic adulteration- FSSAI, New initiatives by
contribution of spices and condiments. Government of Kerala for having safe food -
Pigments in foods. Recent advances in food Operation Ruchi.
science-Novel proteins, fabricated foods, Module 6.
textured foods, convenience foods, Ready to Food poisoning- Botulism, salmonellosis,
eat foods, sugar, fat and protein substitutes, Food spoilage by microbes, useful microbes-
rainbow nutrition. Anti nutritional factors in role of probiotics and prebiotics in health.
foods Food fads and Fallacies. Food toxicants, Food
additives, Food laws and standards, Food
Module 2.
sanitation and quality control, nutrition
Methods of cooking, Physical and
labelling, misbranding, food testing
physiochemical changes in food in relation
laboratories.
to cookery- colloids, emulsions, stabilisers.
Denaturation, gelatinization, dextrinization, Module 7.
rancidity. Hydrogenation, winterization, History of nutrition. Macronutrients -
smoking. culinary roles and effect of heat on Carbohydrate, Protein, Fat - classification,
cereals, pulses, egg, meat, fish, poultry, fruits functions, metabolism, digestion, absorption,
and vegetables Methods to improve nutritive sources, RDA, deficiency. Inborn errors of
value of foods- sprouting, malting, carbohydrate, protein and fat metabolism.
Micronutrients-
fermentation, roasting, browning,
Vitamins- Naming of vitamins, Fat soluble
fortification, enrichment.. Transfats, Ageing,
vitamins- Vitamin A, D, E, K. B complex
stages of sugar cookery, shortening agents,
vitamins- Vitamin B1, B2, B3, B5, B6, B8, B12,
leavening agents.
Folic acid, Biotin, Vitamin C functions,
Module 3. sources, RDA, methods of assay, deficiency,
Post harvest technology measures adopted toxicity, nutritional disorders and
by government to increase food production- prevention.

Minerals- calcium, phosphorus, iron. diseases. atherosclerosis, cancer. AIDS, food

Trace elements - iodine, copper, zinc, allergies, malabsorptive syndromes and
selenium, cobalt, cadmium- historical intolerance.
background, functions, sources, deficiency, Module 10.
toxicity. Antioxidants, phyto chemicals. Paediatric Nutrition- LBW babies, premature
Module 8. babies- characteristics, complications,
Fibre- classification, functions, sources, RDA, feeding pattern. Organ function test- Gastric,
water in human nutrition. Liver and Kidney. Heamoglobiopathies.
Water balance and imbalance. Assessment of nutritional status (ABCD) of
Electrolyte balance and imbalance. adults (Direct and Indirect), infants.
Energy balance, Total energy requirement- Subjective Global Assessment (SGA)
REE, BMR, Physical activity, SDA,
Estimation of energy expenditure- Unit III
calorimetry- direct and indirect. Aerobic Family Resources Management
exercises and health. Role of phytochemicals Module 1.
in health. Interrelationship between Introduction to Home Management- concept
nutrients. and scope of home management. Steps in
Module 9. Management process. Goals, Values,
Introduction to Dietetics- Registered Standards. Decision making- types and
dietitian, RDA (ICMR, 2011) for different age process. Conflict resolution.
groups activities and socioeconomic status,. Module 2.
Normal diets for all age groups. Maternal and Family Resources- meaning, basic
child nutrition. Food habits, eating disorders characteristics and classification. Demands
, Therapeutic & Hospital diets- Full fluid diet, upon resources- family life cycle approach.
clear fluid diet, soft diet. Tube feeding, Factors influencing resources management.
Parenteral feeding. Nutrition, physical, Methods of utilization of resources.
biochemical changes and Medical nutrition Management of time and energy-
therapy for febrile conditions, energy Significance. Time Schedule. Fatigue- types,
balance- obesity, underweight, PEM.
causative factors and alleviating techniques.
Deficiency disorders, Infectious diseases,
Management of money- Family income-
Upper gastrointestinal tract diseases- peptic
types and sources. Family budget- types,
ulcer, gastric surgery, lower gastrointestinal
steps in making budget. Engels Law of
tract diseases- constipation, diarrhoea,
Consumption. Financial records- types,
steatorrhoea, Disease of large intestine-
purpose. Savings and Investments-
diverticular disease, irritable bowel
institutions and schemes.
syndrome. Hepato biliary tract disease
hepatitis, cirrhosis, hepatic coma. Gall Module 3.
bladder and Pancreas- cholelithiasis, Work simplification- meaning and
cholecystitis, pancreatitis. Kidney diseases- techniques. Mundells classes of changes.
Nephritis, Nephrosis, Renal failure, Dialysis, Basics of Time and Motion study- Pathway
Transplantation. Auto immune disorders, chart, Process chart, Operation chart. Labour
AIDS, Life style diseases- diabetes- IDDM, saving gadgets- importance, selection, use
NIDDM, hypertension, cardiovascular and care. Concept of Ergonomics-

importance and application of ergonomic Module 9.

principles in selected areas- kitchen design, Space designing and space organisation-
for the differently abled. meaning, types. Creating a life space-
personal life space, factors and goals in
Module 4.
planning a space. Classification of life space.
Common household equipments- major and
Internal and external space organisation.
small electrical equipments and non-
electrical equipments- selection, use and care. Principles of Architecure- types.
Indigenous equipments- janatha refrigerator, Architectural forms of different periods-
hay box, smokeless chulah. Hi-tech Egyptian, Greek, Gothic, Roman,
equipments- trends and possibilities. Renaissance, Indian- ancient and modern,
Kerala- ancient and modern.
Module 5.
Renewable energy meaning, sources- solar, Module 10.
wind, wave, geothermal, biogas. Devices- Land scaping- scope and importance of land
solar cooker, biogas plants. Waste- types, scaping. Elements, principles and
management techniques- domestic, components of landscaping. Soil- texture,
institutional and community. Five Rs of composition, types, pH, preparation of beds.
waste management. Propagation of plants- methods, Potting,
Module 6. repotting and transplantation, Watering-
Housing-Principles of planning family methods and fertilizer use, After-care of
houses, approaches to housing, low cost plants. Indoor gardens. Contemporary
housing strategies, low cost building trends in landscaping.
materials. Housing designs and Standards.
Modular designs. Housing finance- sources, Unit IV
adequacy and limitations. Cost reduction Textile Science
techniques. Contemporary trends in and Fashion Designing
housing.
Module 1. Study of Fibres
Module 7. Definition, primary, secondary and
Home maker as a Consumer-problems, miscellaneous properties and classification.
rights and responsibilities, redressal/
Production, properties and uses of Textile
grievance cell and procedures. Consumer
fibres- Cotton linen, wool, silk, rayon, nylon,
protection and pertaining laws. Consumer
education. Functions of consumer forum and and polyester. Methods of identification of
court. Standardisation and Labelling. textile fibres.
Advertisement- importance, role and effect Module 2. Study of yarns
on the consumers. Definition, process of making fibre in to yarn-
Module 8. Hand, Mechanical-Conventional-Ring
Interior Designing- Elements, Principles and spinning, Direct-open end spinning and
Applications- house and apparels. Prang chemical. Classification of yarns-Types -
Colour Wheel- colour schemes, qualities of simple, complex, textured, bi-component,
colour. Aspects of Interior decoration- biconstituent and blends, Twist, 4Count .
furniture arrangement, soft furnishings,
window decorations, accessories, flower Module 3. Fabric structure
arrangements- types and styles, home Weaving- Loom parts and its operations,
lighting- requirement, types. types of loom- projectile, rapier and jet loom.

Basic weaves- Plain, twill and satin. Fancy clothing and wears, Personality factors and
Weaves-, Jacquard, dobby, lappet, clip spot, clothing choices.
swivel, crepe and double cloth.
Characteristics of woven fabrics warp and Module 8.
weft, grain, selvedge, thread count and Traditional Textiles and Embroideries of
balance. India:- Kashmiri shawl,Kashmiri
Other methods of fabric construction- Embroidery, Phulkari, Kanthas of Bengal,
Knitting, Felting, Lace making, Laminating, Jamdani, Brocades of Varanasi,
bonding, and Braiding Himru&Amru, Tanchoi Silk, Chanderi saree,
Module 4. Dyeing, Printing and Finishes Kanchipuram silk, Chikankari of Uttar
Classification of dyes Natural, Artificial- Pradesh, Ikat of Gujarat and Pochampally,
acid, basic, disperses, vat, naphthol, pigment, Patola of Gujarat, Chamba roomal ,Tenia
sulphur, and mordant. Methods of dyeing- roomal, Paithani Srees, Kutch Embroidery,
stock, yarn, piece, product, cross and union
Mysore silk, Applique work of
dyeing-Types- beam, jig, winch, and jet.
Andrapradesh, Kasuti Ebroidery of
Printing:-Direct- Roller, Block, Screen, Stencil
and Spray painting. Resist- Tie & dye, Batik Karnataka and Banjara Embroidery.
and Discharge. Module 9.
Finishes:- Definition ,purpose, classification, Pattern making and Garment Construction:-
and types-singeing, bleaching,
Knowledge of basic process of garment
mercerization, calendaring, shrinkage
construction- Tools and equipment for
control, sanforizing, crabbing, beetling,
sizing, weighting, shearing, fulling, measuring, marking, cutting, pressing and
schrienerizing, crepe, Special finishes-water finishing. Sewing machine- parts, operation
proofing, flame proofing ,and anti bacterial and care.Taking body measurements,
finish. Principles and techniques involved in
Module 5. Testing and Care of fabrics pattern making - Drafting, Draping and Flat
Testing of fibres, yarns, and fabric and pattern- Lengthening and shortening,
importance of quality control and research increase and decrease of waist line and bust
institutions. Textile labeling, brand names, line, problem figures- Broad and narrow
quality marks, registered trademarks, eco- shoulder and importance of pattern grading.
marks, aftercare characteristics, labels, Steps in garment construction- Preparing
symbols and applications. Care of clothes,
fabrics for construction- shrinking and
laundering different types of clothes,
finishing, Marking, Cutting and Stitching-
cleaning agents-methods of removing
different types of stains. Seams, plackets, fasteners, collars, sleeves
bias and its application.
Module 6.
Fashion:- Definition, concept, trend, style, Module 10.
classic, fad and silhouette. Principles, factors Fashion marketing and Merchandising:-
affecting fashion, fashion life cycle and Role Definition, Fashion marketing concept,
of a fashion designer. fashion consumer behavior, 4 ps in
Module 7. Marketing. Fashion business and
Elements and Principles of garment Merchandising, Merchandising steps, Role of
designing:- Psychosocial aspect of clothing, Merchandiser.

Unit V components. Plan of work- components of a

Extension and plan of work.
Development Communication Module 6.
Module 1. Extension Education & Social Motivation in Extension meaning and
Change methods of motivation, need for motivating
Meaning, definition, principles, objectives, people in extension work. Evaluation and
feedback need, criteria and methods of
philosophy. Social change- Conceptual
evaluation.
analysis of society, rural and urban
communities, social groups classification Module 7.
of groups, nature, meaning and directions of Adoption- Diffusion in Extension: Adoption
social change. Diffusion- Innovation process in Extension-
Stages of adoption adopter categories.
Module 2.
Rural basic institutions & Democratic Module 8.
decentralisation: - School as an agency of Adult Education in Extension- need for adult
social change. School community education, planning, implementation,
relationship. Co-operatives and its types, evaluation of adult education programmes.
Panchayat- principles of democratic Concepts of formal, informal, non-formal,
decentralization- 3 tier system of Panchyathi continuing and social education in functional
Raj- evolution, set up and function at central, literacy. Role of IAEA, NLM, TLC, NCERT,
state, district, block, village levels. 73rd and UGC, Directorate of Extension, ECCE,
74th Amendments in the Constitution. Continuing Education Centres, SRC in
imparting adult education programmes.
Module 3.
Rural Development Approaches- concept, Module 9.
nature and purpose of administration in Development Communication meaning,
extension meaning, types, principles, types, elements and models of
communication. Barriers in communication.
organisation, control and supervision, co-
Extension Methods Individual, Group and
ordination and training. Leadership types
Mass. Audio Visual aids- types, its uses in
of leaders, Training institutes in Extension
classroom teaching. Cone of experience;
& Rural development- ETC, SIRD, NIRD.
preparation of different audio- visual aids-
Module 4. their individual advantages and
Programmes in action: Ongoing programmes disadvantages. Advanced methods of
and services for poverty alleviation, communication ETV/ criteria for assessing
economic empowerment, nutrition, health ETV. Role of ICT in Communication and
and upliftment programmes for women and Rural development.
children. New initiatives of Govt of Kerala
Module 10.
for the empowerment of youth, women, Social problems and issues Population
children and elderly. education- concepts and definitions,
Module 5. population explosion, illiteracy,
Extension Programme Planning need, unemployment, poverty. Social issues-
principles of programme building. alcoholism, prostitution, violence, suicide,
Programme Development Cycle and its drug abuse, RTI/STI, HIV/AIDS.

Unit VI child health, baby friendly hospitals,

Research and Development neonatal clinics, mental health clinics,
in Family and Community Science adolescent clubs, RCH, adolescent health,
youth, adult and geriatric health care .
Module 1. Research Methodology
Women empowerment- Education,
Types of research- basic, applied and action.
Employment- Organized and Unorganized
Variables independent and dependent,
sectors, economic independence, legal
control and intervening. Sampling
literacy, Organizational support- SHGs and
techniques- Random, systematic, stratified,
Microcredit- Kudumbasree, Mahila Samakya
purposive, cluster samplings. Methods and Society, KSWDC.
tools - Observation, Interview, Survey, Entrepreneurship and its development-
Experimental, Clinical. definition, types, characteristics, factors
Observation, Interview schedule, affecting entrepreneurial growth economic,
questionnaire, rating scales, attitude scale. social, cultural and personal factors. Role of
Objectives - definition, significance, SIDCO, IDBI, KITCO, SEWA, KSIDC, SIETI,
Hypothesis- meaning, importance, types- KVIC, SSI.
null and alternative. Developmental Issues: -Unemployment,
Migration from other places, decrease in
Module 2. Statistics in Home Science
agricultural production. Insufficient care
Research:
homes and day care centres for children and
Measures of central tendency average,
elderly.
mean median, mode, quartile, percentile,
range, SD. Data Collection pilot study, Module 5. New trends in Human
primary and secondary data. Basic Statistical development
tools in data interpretation- t-test, ANOVA, Management of differently abled children,
Life skill education, guidance and counseling
chi square, Z test, correlation.
in schools.,career clinics, school counselors,
Module 3. Scientific Writing special and innovative approaches with
Different forms of scientific writing- articles children, Transactional analysis, play
in journals, research notes and reports, therapy, music therapy, art therapy, biblio
review articles, monographs, dissertations, therapy, horticultural therapy, yoga and
bibliography, book chapters and articles. meditation, stress management techniques,
Parts of Research report- introduction, , aptitude tests, performance tests, advances
review of literature, methodology, result and in detection and assessment of problems
,stem cell detection and therapy
discussion, summary and conclusion,
abstract, reference. Graphs, tables, Module 6. New trends in Textiles
histograms, pie diagrams. Textile fibres- coolmax, thermostat, lycra,
oasisfibre, tactel, lyorell, lencell. Eco friendly
Module 4. Developmental trends and issues- fibres - organic cotton, jute, bamboo, banana,
Indicators of development in Kerala - flax, eco friendly dyes. Fabrics- Medicine /
Demographic profile- vital statistics, literacy Ayur fabrics, Nano fabrics, Technical fabrics,
rate, HDI, GDP, per capita income, poverty- Anti microbial fabrics.
BPL & APL families, environmental
Module 7. New trends in Communication
sanitation.
Information kiosks, interactive video and tele
Community health and nutritional status- conferencing, tele text, virtual learning, tech
life expectancy, morbidity, maternal and talks, pod cast, multimedia presentations,

smart classes, e-learning and e-resources. Module 3. Prophet at Madinah

Cyber Extension definition, advantages and Muhajirs and Ansars- Medinah Charter-
limitations. Battles of the Prophet- Truce of Hudaibiyah-
Victory over Makkah- Farewell Sermon-
Module 8. Nutritional Advances
Prophet as a statesman
Nano foods, Zero calorie foods, GM foods,
Fortified foods, Nutrigenomics, Module 4. Principles of Islam
Nutrigenetics, Neutraceuticals. Defence, Articles of faith and Obligatory duties- Socio-
High altitude nutrition, Space and Sports political and Economic concepts-Principle of
Nutrition. unity, equality and brotherhood- Status of
Women in Islam
Module 9. New trends in Resource
Management Module 5. The caliphate
Modular kitchen, ergonomic furnitures for Evolution of Islamic republic -the caliphate-
home, school, institutions and community. election of Abu Bakr-caliphal address-
Modern trends in landscaping, window Apostasy movement and Riddah wars-
decorations and furnishings and accessories. Compilation of the Holy Quran
Recent trends in housing green housing, Module 6. Caliph Umar
geriatric housing.
Nomination to caliphate- Political
Module 10. Eco concerns and Management expansion at Byzantine and Persian
Pollution- soil, land, air, water, noise. Waste- provinces- Darul Sulh and treaty of
Unscientific Agricultural practices- Green Jerusalem- Administrative innovations -
house effect, global warming, major health Consolidation of the republic
hazard. Water management, Environmental
Module 7. Caliph Uthman
protection- practices and programmes,
Collegium and election to caliphate-
Organic farming, safe food, environmental
Centrifugal tendencies- The Sabites and
protection programmes.
assassination of uthman- standardization of
Quran- Formation of navy-
16. Islamic History Module 8. Caliph Ali

Assumption of caliphate civil disturbances-
Unit I Jamal and Siffin- Arbitration of Adhurh-
Islam Under the Prophet origin of Kharijites-Shiism Assassination
of Ali
and Pious Caliphs
Module 9. Political Philosophy of Islam
Module. I :- Arabia, the Cradle of Semites .
Caliph as the vicegerent of God- sovereignty
Geographical features of Arabia-Ayyam al
of Allah- Bayath and Shurah council as
Arab The Jahiliyah days The Bedouin
democratic manifestation
Life-pre Islamic poetry-Muallaqat -Status of
women - Makkah and Kaaba-Arabs as Unit II
Semites Muslim dynasties
Module 2. Era of Prophet Muhammed of the Middle Ages
Ancestry- Early Life- Harb al Fijar- Module 1. The Umayyads
Reconstruction of Kaaba- Commencement Establishment of the dynasty- Muawiyah-
of the mission- Opposition- Hijrah period of political transition administration

and achievements- Battle of Karbala- Abdul Unit III

Malik and Arabicization policy- Walid I and Intellectual contributions of
political expansion- Umer Ibn Abdul Aziz- Medieval Islam
Battle of Zab
Module 1. Religious Science
Module 2. The Abbasids Tafsir literature Hadith literature Sihah-
Emergence of the dynasty- Abul Abbas sitta- Schools of Jurisprudence
Assafah Al Mansur and consolidation of
Module 2. Language and literature
the empire-
Arabic grammar- Qitab al Ayn- Al Jahis-
Foundation of Baghdad- Harun al Rashid-
Arabian Nights-Qaleelah wa Dimnah- Shah
Bermakids- Al Mamun- Baithul Hikhmah-
namah- Ibn zaydun-Muwashshah-Al
Mutazilites-Al Mutawakkil- social
Burdah-
stratification- Ulema- Mawalis and dhimmis
- Invasion of Hulagu and end of the dynasty Module 3. Philosophy and Education
Eminent Philosophers- Al Kindi- Al Farabi-
Module 3. Petty dynasties
Al Mawardi- Ibn Sina-Al Razi- Imam
The Aghlabids-Conquest of Sicily-Arab
Gazzali- Ibn Rushd Ibn Maymun- Ibn al
Norman Culture- Tahirids- Safarids
Arabi- Nazeruddin Tusi -Jalaludhin Rumi
Samanids- Safavids -Gaznawids-
Translation Bureau- Baithul Hikhmah- Darul
Buwayhids- Seljuqs-Fatimids- Ayyubids-
Hikhmah- Madrasssh Nizamiya- University
Crusades-Mamluks of Cordova- Al Azhar university
Module 4. Muslim rule in Europe Module 4. Mathematics and astronomy
Tariq Ibn Ziyad and conquest of Spain- Battle Algebra and Arabic numerals - Al Fazari-
of Tours-Umayyad Amirate in Spain- Thabith Ibn Qurrah- Al Battani- Al Beruni -
Abdurrahman I,II&III ,Hakkam II Learning Umar al Qayyam- Al Khawarizmi- Al
centres- Cordova-Sevelle- Toledo Majriti- Al Zarqali-
Module 5. Petty dynasties in Spain Module 5. Medicine and Natural Science

Muwahhids- Murabites-Nasrids- Fall of Gibriel Ibn Bakhthishu- Ophthalmology-
Hunayn Ibn Ishaq- Yuhanna Ibn
Granada reconquesta
Masawiyah- Ali al Tabari- Al Razi- Al
Module 6. The Ottomans Majusi- Ibn Sina- Al Zahrawi- Ibn Zuhr
Origin- Age of Ghazis- Muhammed II- Botany- Ibn al Baythr and al Ghafiqi-
Conquest of Constandinople- Salim I and Zoology- al Jahiz
assumption of caliphate- Suleiman the Module 6. Physical Science and Geography
Magnificent-Mahmud II- Abdul Majid and Alchemy- Jabir Ibn Hayyan Physics-Ibn al
Tanzimat Reforms- Abdul Hamid II and Haytam father of Optics- Al- Jazari-
constitutional experiment the Young Turks Geography-
World cupola Al Maqrisi- Yaqut- Al Bakri-
Module 7. The Ottoman systems and al Idrisi- Ibn Jubair- Al Mazini- Ibn Batutta-
institutions
Module 7. Historiography
Devsirme- Kapikulu- Yeni Cherri- Vakayi
Forms of Muslim historiography-Khaber-
Hayriye-Top Kapu Saray- Rumeli Hizar- Maghazi-Sirah-Hauliyyath- Tabaqat-
Sheikhul Islam- Beyler Beys- Koprulus-Millet Early historians- Ibn Ishaq- Ibn Hisham- Al
administration- Waqidi- Al Baladhuri -Al Tabari- Al Masudi-
State Eligibility Test - Syllabus 2016 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65

Ibn Khaldun-Amir Khusreau- Al Barani- Unit V

Abul Fazl-Badauni- Khafi khan- Sheikh Islam in India
Zaynuddin Maqdoom Module 1. Advent of Islam in India
Module 8. Art and Architecture Indo-Arab trade relations-Cheraman
Mosque of Al Madinah- Dome of the rock- perumal Tradition- Malik Ibn Dinar-Early
Mosques-Conquest of Sindh-
the Umayyad Mosque Qaysr al Amrah-Bab
al dahab- al Qubbah al Qadrah- The Rusafah Module 2. The Sultanate Period
Palace-Al Zahrah Palace- Al Cazar- Al Ghaznavids- Ghorids- Qutbudin Aibek-
hamrah- Al Azhar Mosque- Calligraphy- Balban Alauddin Khilji- Muhammed bin
Tughluq- Firoz Shah Tughluq- Ibrahim Lodi-
painting- Music-
Bahmani Kingdom- sufism and Bhakti
Unit IV movement
Reform and Revivalist Module 3. The Mughals
Movements in Islam Battle of Panipat- Babur- Humayun- Sher
Shah- Akbar- Shah Jahan- Aurangazeb-
Module 1. Reformers of West Asia and society and Polity under the Mughals-
Maghrib Mansabdari system - Art and Architecture-
Ibn Taymiyah-Mohammed Abduh- Rashid Impact of Islam on Indian society-Decline of
Rida- Ayatullah Qumeini- Ali Shariati the empire
Module 2. Reformers of Indian sub-continent Module 4. Muslims in anti-colonial struggle

Shah Waliyullah- Syed Ahmed Shahid- Sir Battle of Plassey- Siraj ud dawlah- Battle of
Buxar- Faraidi movement- Revolt of 1857-
Syed Ahmed Khan- Sir Mohammed Iqbal
Bahadur Shah Zafar- Indian National
Module 3. Reform Movements Congress Partition of Bengal- Muslim
League- Muhammed Ali Jinnah -Lucknow
Wahabi Movement-Pan Islamism-Sanusi
Pact Khilafat-non Co-operation Movement-
Movement- Ikhawan al Muslimun- Darul
Ali brothers - Nehru Report and 14 Points-
Uloom Deoband-Tabligh Jamaat-Ahl e Khan Abdul Ghaffar Khan- Choudhari
Hadith-Jamaat e Islami- - En Nahda Rahmat Ali - Abul Kalam Azad -Lahore
Module 4. Movements and Leaders in Kerala Resolution 1940- Cabinet Mission Plan-
Makhdums of Ponnani- Mamburam Indian Independence Act- Birth of Indian
Tangals- - Umar Qadi- Sanaullah Makti Union and Pakistan-
tangal- Ali Musaliyar- Hamadani Tangal- Module 5. Islam in Kerala
Chalilakathu Kunjahammad Haji-Vakkom The Portuguese , Zamorins , Ali Rajas and
Abdul Khader Moulavi-Mohammed Abdul Kunjali Marakkars- The Mysorean interlude-
Rahman Sahib- E. Moidu moulavi- Vakkom British domination and Mappila outbreak-
Abdul Khader Malabar rebellion and Khilafat Movement-
kerala Muslim Aikya Songhom- Islahi
Module 5. Islamic Feminism movement-Muslim League in Kerala
Debates on Male domination, Polygamy, Politics-
divorce , Hijab,public and political
Module 6. Kerala Muslims- Cultural heritage
participation of women- Qasim Amin-
Origin and development of Arabi-
Fatima Mernissi- Amina Wadud Malayalam- Mappila folk songs- Qazi

Mohammed- Moinkutty vaidyar- quran Module 6. Modern Arab States and

Translation Mayankutty Ilayah- Mappila organizations
traditional art forms- Educational Formation of Trans-Jordan , Syria and
developments- Muslim initiatives in Lebanon- establishment of the Kingdom of
journalism Saudi Arabia-Arab League-OIC-GCC-
OPEC.
Unit VI
Modern and Contemporary
Muslim World 17. Journalism
Module 1. Egypt Unit I
Napoleans invasion of Egypt- Mohammed
Dimensions of
Ali Pasha- Suez Canal- Egyptian Bankruptcy-
Mass Communication
British occupation of Egypt- Saad Zaghlul
Pasha and Egyptian nationalism- Military Module 1.
coup of 1952- Formation of Republic Jamal Basics of Communication: Elements, Types
Abd al Nasser and Nationalization of Suez and Process of Communication
Canal-Anwar Sadat and Open Door policy- Module 2
Hosni Mubaraq- Arab Spring Communication models of Aristotle,
Module 2. Palestine and Israel Lasswell, Shannon and Weaver,Osgood and
Zionism Hussain-Mc Mohan Schramm, Dance, SMCR, Riley and Riley,
Correspondence- Sykes-Picot agreement- Becker. Gate keeping /newsflow models.
Balfour declaration- First World War and Module 3
mandate System- Establishment of Israel- Normative theories of the Press
Arab Israeli wars- PLO and Yasser Arafat-
Module 4
Oslo Accord and PNA- Hamas and Intifadah
Sociology of Communication, Individual
Module 3. Iran differences, Social categories and Social
Pahlavi Dynasty-Dr. Mohammed Mossadeq relations perspectives
and nationalization of Oil industry- Iranian
Module 5
revolution of 1979- Ayatollah Qomeini-
Psychology of Communication, Balance
Islamic republic of Iran
theories, Cognitive Dissonance theory
Module 4. Iraq
Module 6
Anglo-Iraqi treaty of 1922- Baath party-
Theories on media effects, Cultivation
military coup of 1958- Saddam Hussain- Iran-
theory; Stalagmite theory
Iraq war- Gulf war- U S invasion on Iraq
fall of Saddam Hussain Module 7
Media Use patterns: Uses and gratifications
Module 5. Turkey
theory; Ball-Rokeach and DeFluers media
First World War and Turkey-
system and dependency model
Dismemberment of Ottoman empire- Treaty
of Severes Lausanne Establishment of the Module 8
republic- Mustafa Kemal and reforms- Post McCombs and Shaws agenda-setting theory,
Kemalist Turkey- Noelle-Nuemanns spiral of silence theory

Module 9 Unit II
Basic Theories of Learning Media History & Laws
Module 10 Module 1
Definition of Development Communication, Origin and development of mass media in
Concepts and perspectives of development, India
Basic indicators of development, Characteristics
Module 2
of developing societies.
The Press in British India
Module 11
Module 3
Sustainable development. Ethical
Role of the Press in the freedom movement
perspective of development.
Module4
Module 12
Gandhi as a journalist
Models of development: Adam Smith,
Ricardo, Malthus, Rostow, Marx, Mahatma Module 5
Gandhi, Dominant paradigm of Pioneers of Indian journalism
development. Module 6
Module 13 Press in the independent India- press
Development communication models of commissions and committees
Lerner, Schramm, Rogers Module 7
Pioneers of Malayalam journalism
Module 14
Role of media in development Module 8
communication Brief history of mass media in Kerala
Module 15 Module 9
Development Communication in India: Constitution of India; fundamental rights-
Indian experiments and experiences freedom of speech and expression and their
limits
Module 16
Five year plans, decentralization of power, Module 10
welfare projects, women empowerment Brief history of press laws in India
Module 17 Module11
Role of traditional and folk media in Contempt of Courts Act 1971- Civil and
development communication Criminal law of defamation relevant
provisions of Indian Penal Code with
Module 18 reference to sedition, crime against women
Inter-cultural communication: definition- and children; laws dealing with obscenity
process-philosophical and functional
Module12
dimensions
Official Secrets Act, 1923, Right to
Module 19 Information- Press and Registration of Books
Cultural symbols in verbal and non-verbal Act, 1867.
communication
Module 13
Module 20 Working Journalists and other Newspaper
Contemporary communication issues at Employees (Conditions of Service &
national and international levels Miscellaneous Provisions), Wage Boards

Module14 Module 5. News Gathering

Intellectual Property Right legislations News sources, techniques of gathering news-
including Copyright Act, Trade Marks Act interviews; speeches; news beats; press
releases from govt. and non-govt.
and Patent Act;
institutions;
Module15.
Module 6
Cyber Laws News agencies and handling wire copies.
Module16. Module 7
Laws related to film and television Electronic news gathering.
Module 8
Module 17.
Specialized Reporting: Skills and methods,
Media ethics and related issues.
significance, target audience
Module 18. International organizations and Module 9. Different categories of news
initiatives investigative and interpretative news, obits,
UNESCO, McBride Commission, NANA etc.
Pool, Module 10
NWICO, WanIFRA, IPI,ABC etc. Reporting court/parliament proceedings,
Module 19. Indian organizations business, sports, development, disasters,
science and technology, environment,
IIMC, Press Council, INS, PII, RIND, RNI,
women and children, rural life and the
PIB, Editors Guild, IFWJ
deprived.
KUWJ, Kerala Media Academy
Module 11. Trends in journalism
Module 20 Citizen journalism, precision journalism;
Media and human rights: Issues and intimate journalism; planted stories and
concerns cheque book journalism; laid-back
journalism; service journalism, embedded
Unit III journalism, paid news, sting operation, data
Reporting and Editing journalism, advocacy journalism, Influence
of technology on reporting. s
Module 1. Understanding News
Definitions, elements, news values, types of Module 12. Basic concepts and principles of
news: hard news and soft news. editing
Module 2. Reporting personnel Module 13. News Room Management:
Hierarchy, qualities and qualifications; News room hierarchy, Functions and
duties and responsibilities; speed vs responsibilities of Chief Editor, Associate
accuracy; objectivity and ethics; news bureau Editor, Assistant Editor, News Editor, Chief
operations. Sub Editor, Sub Editor etc
Module 3. Writing News Story Module14.
Structure of a news story-inverted pyramid, Copy tasting, Rewriting techniques, Running
hour glass and other narrative style stories, space saving, Style sheet; Readability
Module 4. Lead and body formulae, headline writing
Different kinds of leads; changing styles of Module 15
news writing. Influence of technology on Electronic editing and related software
news writing

Module 16. Introduction to typography Module 7. Ad Campaigns

Kinds of typefaces; classification and Campaign planning; Rationale, goals and
measurements setting styles. planning process; Evaluation of advertising
campaigns
Module 17
Layout and Design, Textual and visual Module 8. Advertising Research
elements in newspaper papers. Scope and objectives, research as a decision
making tool
Module 18. Basics of Photography/Digital
Photography Module 9. Public Relations Concepts and
Selection of pictures, Photo Editing; writing definitions
cutline and caption writing Evolution and growth of public relations
Module 19 . Module 10
Glossary of Reporting Propaganda, publicity, public opinion,
lobbying
Module 20
Glossary of Editing Module 11
Functions of public relations, Target
Unit IV audience and publics of PR
Advertising, Public Relations, Module 12
Corporate Communication & Characteristics and qualifications of PR
Media Management personnel
Module 1 Module 13:
History and evolution of advertising; Role Public Relations Campaigns and Tools, Press
release, handouts, house journals, open
of advertising in the marketing process;
house, exhibitions and demos.
Functions of advertising
Module 14
Module 2 PR campaign stages and planning -
Types of advertising. Advertising agencies; Organisation setup of PR departments/
Present trends in Indian advertising agencies;
Module 3 Module 15
Media laws concerning advertising PR in public / private sectors, Central and
State PR Govt depts.
Module 4
Module 16
Ad organizations: Professional organisations
Public Relations organizations : PRSI, IPRA,
in ad world: ASCI and its code of conduct
PR as a management function, PR and crisis
Module 5 management, Functions of PR agency, PR
Elements of Advertisement counseling and Consultancy-Corporate
Social Responsibility, PR and social auditing
Module 6
Module 17
Structure of an advertisement/commercial;
Corporate communication: Definition,
Types of headlines and body copy, copy
historical perspective, contemporary
appeals; Copywriting techniques; Layout relevance. Facets of corporate communi-
and design; Visualisation cation-organizational communication,

marketing communication, management Module 6 . Writing for Radio and Television

communication. Broadcast Language
Module 18 Clarity, Brevity & Simplicity, The local
Functions of corporate communication - identity, Rewriting, Basic Style rules, Voice
Employee Relations (ER) Investor Relations of the station, Attributions, Headlines,
(IR), Media Relations (MR), Government Writing for visuals.
Relations (GR), Customer relations (CR) Module 7. Non-news programmes in radio
Module 19 formats, genres and language. Preparation
of commentary, Research, Narrative devices,
Media Management and ownership patterns,
Debates, radio drama, radio interview,
media policy formulation, organizational
discussions, music and phone-ins
structure of media departments- advertising,
business, circulation, personnel, production, Module 8. Non news programmes in
news room etc. Media economics- budgeting, television
production, promotion, competition TV production techniques, tools and formats,
strategies. genres and language, Television interview
Module 20 Module 9.
Glossary of Advertising, Public Relations, Writing for TV Magazine Shows and Reality
Corporate Communication and Media Television.
Management Module 10.
Origin and growth of films, Milestones in
Unit V
cinema, Different genres of films
Electronic and Digital Media
Module 11. Film movements
Module1 . Radio
German expressionist film, French surrealist
Broadcasting-Origin and growth, All India
film, Italian neorealism, French new wave
Radio. FM Radio stations, bands, Radio
jockeys Module 12.
Asian films and Eastern Europe films
Module 2.
Programs News talks, interviews, Module 13.
documentaries and advertisements, Indian and Malayalam Films
Module 3. Module 14. Basic New Media Technologies

Radio programme production tools LAN, MAN, WAN, World Wide Web etc.
Origin and development of the Web. E-mail,
Module 4. Television Web, ownership and administration of
Origin and Growth of Television, Television Internet, types of Internet connection,
in India, An overview of television industry, internet protocols, Introduction to HTTP,
measurement and rating techniques HTML, XML, java script, jQuery, PHP, .
Module 5. Formats of TV News packaging, browsing and browsers, bookmarks,
Programs searching through directory, search engine
Structure and format in the new era, live Module 15.
talks, and Represented talk, Gossip Sitcoms Web design tools/software, Content
and Soap Operas, Piece to camera Management System, Apache, Joomla etc.


Security issues on the Internet- social, Sampling procedure
political, legal and ethical issues.,
Module 12.
Module 17 Data collection tools: development
Online Journalism definition, origin,
procedures
development, and contemporary relevance;
Module 13.
Module 18.
Differences from traditional journalistic Data analysis and interpretation
practices Module 14. Introduction to research statistics
Module 19. Basic statistical procedure, Measures of
Social media and journalism, Future of online central tendencies
journalism.
Module 15.
Module 20. Frequency distribution
Glossary of Radio, Television, Film and
digital media Module 16.
Tests of significance
Unit VI
Module 17.
Communication Research Research Reporting, Writing with style,
Module 1. avoiding common writing errors, readability
Concepts of Communication Research of the manuscript, writing a research report,
Module 2. concluding the research report, writing
Nature and scope of communication research exercises
Development of mass media research Indexing, abstracting, citation and citation
Module 4. styles - APA & MLA
Evaluation of communication research in Module 19.
India.
Current trends in mass communication
Module 5. research
Types of research
Module 20.
Module 6. Glossary of communication research.
Qualitative Research methods
Module 7.
Quantitative Research methods 18. Kannada
Module 8.
Topic selection - Relevance of the topic, Unit I
Statement of problem Modern Literature
Module 9. Module 1.
Literature review Kannada Sahithya - important movements -
Navodaya, Prgathisheela, Navya, Dalitha,
Module 10.
Bandaya, Mahila - Important forms - Kavya,
Setting hypothesis and research questions
Sannakathe, Kadambari, Nataka, Vimarshe.

Module 2. Srikrishna Alanahalli, Devanuru Mahadeva,

Kannada Kavya - Pramukha kavigalu - B.M. Kum. Veerabhadrappa, Geetha
Shree, Govinda Pai, Panje Mangesha Rao, Nagabhushana, Sara Aboobackar, Na.
Madhura Chenna, Kuvempu, Bendre, Mogasale, K.T. Gatti.
D.V.G., Pu.thi.na, K. S. Narasimhaswamy, Pramukha krithigalu - Indirabai, Mukajjiya
G.P. Rajarathnam, V.K. Gokak, Kanasugalu, Kanuru Subbamma Heggadithi,
Gopalakrishna Adiga, G.S. Shivarudrappa, Nisarga, Shanthala, Samskara,
Bekkinakannu, Kshitija, Chirasmarane,
Chennaveera Kanavi, K.S. Nisar Ahammad,
Kaadu, Baduku, Yaana, Kusumabaale,
Siddalingayya, Aravinda Malagatti,
Chandragiriya theeradalli, Abrahmana.
Jambanna Amarachintha, Kadengodlu
Shankara Bhat, Kayyara Kinhanna Rai, H.S. Module 5.
Venkateshmurthy, Baraguru Ramachandra- Kannadadalli Nataka - Ugama mattu
ppa, Ramjaan darga, Sathyananda Pathrota. belavanige - Singararya, Basavappa Shastri,
Pramukha prakaragalu - Bhavageethe, Sonet, M.L. Srikantegowda, Samsa, Kailasam,
Shreeranga, Parvathavani, Pu.thi.na, Girish
Pragatha, Kathanakavana, Khandakavya,
Karnad, Chandrashekhara Kambara,
Mahakavya.
Chandrashekhara Pateela, H. S.
Pramukha Krithigalu - English Geethegalu,
Shivaprakash, Chandrakantha Kusanura, P.
Gilivindu, Pakshikashi, Gari, Madriya chithe, Lankesh, Venugopala Kasaragodu.
Theredabagilu, Bhumigeetha, Saviraruna- Pramukha krithigalu - Karnataka Abhijnana
digalu, Nettaralli nenda hoo, Koraga mattu Shakunthala, Shurasena Charithe, Vigada
itara kavanagalu. Vikramaraya, Tollugatti, Shokachakra,
Module 3. Keechaka, Gokula nirgamana, Tughalak,
Kannadadalli Sannakatheya Ugama mattu Sankranthi, Sirisampige, Mahachaithra,
Kodegalu, Drushti.
belavanige - Pramukha Sannakathegararu -
Panje Mangesha Rao, Masthi Venkatesha Module 6.
Ayyangar, Niranjana, Ashwatha, Kannadadalli Vimarshe - Kuvempu, R.S.
Yashavantha Chithala, U.R.Ananthamurthy, Mugali, Pu.thi.na, G.S. Shivarudrappa, D.R.
Chaduranga, Shanthinatha Desai, Mogalli Nagaraj, G.H. Nayak, Giraddi Govindaraj,
Ganesh, Ameresh Nugadoni, Kum. Keerthinatha Kurthakoti, L.S. Sheshagiri
Veerabhadrappa, Kodagina Gowramma, Rao, G.S. Amoora, V.M. Inamdaar,
Vaidehi, Jayantha Kaikini, Veena Vijayadabbe, C.N. Ramachandran, C.
Veeranna, Balasubrahmanya Kanjarpane.
Shantheshwara, Besagarahalli Ramanna,
Pramukha Krithigalu - Droupadiya
Boluvaru Mohammadkunhi, M. Vyasa.
Shreemudi, Kaavyakuthuhala,
Module 4. Soundrayasameekshe, Shaktisharadeyamela,
Kannadalli Kadambariya huttu mattu Yugadharma hagu Sahithya darshana,
belavanige - Pramukha Kadambarikararu - Navya vimarshe, Rakthirupane, Nijadani.
Gulvadi Venkata Rao, Keruru
Module 7.
Vasudevacharya, Mirji Annaraya, M.S.
Kannadadalli anuvaada sahithya -
Puttanna, K.V. Ayyar, Shivarama Karantha,
Pramukha anuvaditha krithigalu - Anatha
Kuvempu, A.N. Krishnaraya, Tha.
pakshi, Choukattinamane, Agnisaakshi,
Ra.Subbaraya, Basavaraja Katteemani,
Thriveni, Niranjana, U.R. Ananthamurthy, Berige neeru, Neeli chandira, Rajanagara,
Poornachandra Thejaswi, S. L. Bairappa, Ondu peeligeya telugu kathegalu, Tamilu
Vyasaraya Ballala, Anupama Niranjana, Sannakathegalu, Ayda maleyala
sannakathegalu, Kannadi.

Unit II Pramukha Kritigalu - Basavarajadevara

Ancient and Medieval Literature Ragale, Girija Kalyana, Harishchandra
Module 1. Kavya, Prabhulingaleele, Karnatabharatha
Shasana Sahithya - Halmidi Shasana, Kathamanjari, Jaimini Bharatha, Thorave
Baadami Shasana, Shravana Belagolada Ramayana, Kannada Bhagavatha, Kumara
Bukkarayana Shasana, Gangadharam Rama Sangathya, Sobagina Sone,
Shasana, Athimabbeya Lakkundi Shasana, Hadibadeya Dharma, Bharathesha
Dekabbeya Belathuru Shasana, Talangare Vaibhava.
Shasana.
Unit III
Module 2. Folklore and Cultural Studies
Champu Sahithya - Ugama mattu Vikasa -
Module 1.
Swarupa mattu Lakshana - Pramukha
Janapada Swarupa - Vyapti - Vargeekarana
Kavigalu - Pampa, Ponna, Ranna, Janna,
- Karnatakadalli Janapada Adhyayanada
Nagavarma I, Durgasimha, Nayasena,
Pravrithigalu - Swatantryapurva mattu
Nagachandra, Rudrabhatta, Nemichandra,
Swantantryottara.
Nagavarma II, Karnaparya, Andayya.
Pramukha krithigalu - Adipurana, Module 2.
Sahasabheema Vijaya, Karnataka Janapada Siddanthagalu - Puranamula,
Kadambari, Pampa Ramayana, Bharathamula, Manavashastreeya,
Ananthanatha Purana, Jagannatha Vijaya, Manovishleshanathmaka, Charithrika,
Kabbigara Kava. Bougolika, Rachanika, Sandarbha,
Module 3. pradarshana.
Lakshana Granthagalu mattu Gadya Sahitya Module 3.
- Kavirajamarga, Vaddaradshane, Pramukha Janapada Vidwamsaru - B.L. Rice,
Chandombudhi, Chavundarayapurana, Kittel, Peter J. Clause, Parthi Subba,
Kavyaavalokana, Shabdamanidarpana, Ha.Ma.Na, Halasangi Sahodararu,
Shabdanushasana, Apratimaveeracharite, Gaddagimattha. Ambalike Hiriyanna,
Mudramanjusha, Ramashvamedha. Ji.Sham.Pa, Go.Ru. Chennabasappa,
Module 4. Geleyara Gumpu, Ka.Ra., Kru, H.L.
Vachana mattu Keertane - Swarupa mattu Nagegowda, Matighatta Krishnamurthy,
Lakshana - Pramukha Vachanakararu mattu Ti.Nam. Shankaranarayana, Viveka Rai,
Keerthanakararu - Jedara Dasimayya, Vamana Nandavara, Chinnappa Gowda,
Allamaprabhu, Basavanna, P.K. Rajashekara, Gayatri Navada,
Chennabasavanna, Siddarama, Purushottama Bilimale.
Akkamahadevi, Mukthayakka, Vyasaraya, Module 4.
Shripadaraya, Purandaradasa, Kanakadasa, Janapada Sahitya mattu Kale - Mahakavya,
Sarvajna. Kategalu, Lavanigalu, Geethegalu,
Module 5. Yakshagana Prasanga Sahitya - Yakshagana
Ragale, Shatpadi, Tripadi mattu Sangatya - Bayalatta - Moodalapaya, Paduvalapaaya -
Pramukha Kavigalu - Harihara, Raghavanka, Doddaata, Sannata, Krishnaparijata,
Chamarasa, Kumaravyasa, Lakshmeesha, Bombeyata, Janapada Kunitagalu - Dollu
Kumaravalmiki, Chatuvittalanatha, Kunitha, Veeragaase, Kamsaale, Pooja
Nanjundakavi, Deparaja, Sanchiya Kunitha, Kolaatta, Huttari Kunitha,
Honnamma, Rathnakaravarni. Aatikalanja.

Module 5. Panditha, Rajashekhara, Vishwanatha,

Samskruti - Artha mattu Vyakhye - Bhaashe Anandavardhana, Abhinavaguptha,
, Dharma , Kale mattu Samskruti, Bharateeya Kshemendra, Shreevijaya, Nagavarma II,
Parampareyalli Samskrutiya Grahike - Thirumalarya.
Samskrutiya Chintanegalu - Naadu, Nudi,
Module 4 .
Dharma, Vyakti mattu Samaja kendrita
Pashchathya Kavya Meemamse -
nelegalu, Adhunikottara yugadalli Parikalpanegalu - Anukarana, Ketharsis,
Samskrutika Adhyanada swarupa -
Bhavyathe (Sublime), Imagination, Fancy,
Vismruti, Upasamskruti, Pratisamskruti,
Intuition, Manasika Doora (Psychical
Cyber Samskruti - Samskrutika
distance), Vasthu prathirupa, Parampare
Vairudhyagala Adhyayana - Shishta -
mattu Vyakthiprathibhe, Abhivyakthi,
Janapada, Kappu-Bilupu, Sthree-Purusha, Vyakthitva Nirasana.
Mathu-Baraha.
Pramukha meemamsakaru - Plato, Aristotle,
Unit IV Horace, Loginus, Chroche, Samuel Jhonson,
Wordswoth, Colridge, Shelly, Arnold,
Prosody and Literary Criticism
Ejrapound, T.S. Eliot, I.A. Richards, F.R.
Module 1. Levies, Ramond Williams, Brect, Simon de
Gana swarupa - Varnagana, Mathragana, Bova, Kate Millet, Edward Sayd.
Amshagana prabhedagalu. Sahithya vimarsheya pramukha
Prasabhedagalu - Laya - Yathi - vidhanagalu - Romantic, Rupanishta,
Varnavrithagalu - Khyathakarnatakagalu - Prayogika, Rachanika,
Shikharini, Mandakrantha, Mallikamaale. Manovishleshnathmaka, charithrika,
Mathrachandassu - Kanda - Lakshana. Marxvadi, Sthreevadi, Vasahathothara.
Ragale - Ragaleya ugama, lakshana, ithihasa.
Shatpadi - Ugama, Lakshana mattu Vikasa - Unit V
Shatpadiya Prabhedagalu. History of Kannada Language
Module 2. and Linguistics
Amsha chandassu - Karnataka Vishaya jathi (General and Dravidian)
Chandorupagalu - Thripadiya ugama,
lakshana, ithihasa. Module 1.
Hosagannada Chandassu - Swarupa, Kannada bhasheya prachinathe -
belavanige, mukhya layagalu - Mudi, Shasanagalalli ullekha, Karnataka padada
Padmagana, Anagatha, Ganaparivrithi. nishpathi - Kannada bhasheya vividha
Hosagannada chandorupagalu - Sarala hanthagalu - Poorvada Halagannada,
Ragale, Mahachandassu, Sonnet, Pragatha, Halagannada, Nadugannada, Hosagannada.
Muktha Chandassu. Kannadada pradeshika mattu Samajika
Module 3. Prabhedagalu - Kannada sampradayika
Bharatheeya Kavya Meemamse - Varnamaale, Dhwanimagalu mattu
Parikalpanegalu - Alankara - Reethi - Guna Akrithimagalu.
- Rasa - Dhwani - Vakrokthi - Ouchithya. Module 2.
Kavya lakshanagalu - Kavya kaarana mattu
Namapada, Linga - Mahat, Amahat, Pullinga,
Prayojana, Shabdartha swarupa - Rasa
Sthreelinga, Napumsaka linga, Vachana,
siddantha, Bharathana rasasuthra, Dhwani
siddantha - Pramukha Alankarikaru - Vibhakthi, Elu vibhakthigala swarupa.
Bharatha, Bhamaha, Dandi, Vamana, Sarvanamagalu - Bagegalu, Abhivyapaka,
Rudrata, Kunthaka, Mammata, Jagannatha Vyavarthaka, Athmarthaka - Entu

Samasagalu - Kriyapada - Kaalavachakagalu, mattu shyli - aditippani - saralekha -

Nishedharthaka, Vidhyarthaka, Karmani paramarshana granthasuchi - anubandha.
prayoga, Kridantha, Thadhitha, Kannada
Module 2.
bhasheya belavanige - Deshya, anyadeshya,
Kannada Bhasheyalli kandubaruva Kannada samshodhaneya ithihasa -
anyadeshyagalu, Samskrutha, Hindi, Urdu, Shambha Joshi, Govinda Pai, Muliya
Portuguese, Arabic, English padagalu. Thimmappayya, K.G. Kundanagara, A.
Venkatasubbayya, R. Narasimhachar, D.L.
Module 3.
Narasimhachar, T.N. Shreekantayya, D.S.
Language - Definition - Language and
Linguistics - the nature and scope of Karki, Sediyapu Krishna Bhat, M. Mariyappa
Linguistics, Braches of Linguistics. Bhat, Chidanandamurthy, T.V.Venkatachala
Phonology - Morphology - Syntax Shasthri, Hampana, M.M. Kalburgi,
Dialectology - language, Dialect, Idiolect. Kushalappa Gowda, Prabhushankara,
Classification of languages - morphological, Rahamath Thareekere, G. Venkatasubbayya,
Geneological, linguistic changes, types of Venkataraja Punichathaya.
linguistic borrowings, syntactic changes.
Module 3.
Module 4. Granthasampadane - Lekhana samagri -
Origin and development of term Dravidic Lipikaararu - Hasthaprathigala swarupa -
- History of Dravidian linguistics with special Granthasampadakana arhathe - Patanthara
reference to Kannada - Classification of sankalana - Skhalithyagalu - Pata
Dravidian languages - the relationship
parishkarane - Unnatha Vimarshe -
between Dravidian language and Sanskrit -
Pramukha grantha sampadakaru - R.
Characteristics of Dravidian Languages -
Narasimhachar, D.L. Narasimhachar, S.S.
Proto-Dravidian sounds - mutation of i/e
and u/o- Palatalisation of k, convertibility Basavanala, R.C. Hirematta, L. Basavaraju,
of surds and sonants. M. Mariyappa Bhat, K.V. Raghavachar, G.
Noun morphology - gender - number - case Varadaraj Rao, M.M. Kalburgi, Venkataraja
makers - adjectives - numerals - pronouns, Punichathaya.
Verb - verb root - tense - pronominal suffixes, Module 4.
Verbal nouns - development of Dravidian
Kannada Pathrikodyamada samkshiptha
script.
ithihasa - Mangaluru Samachara -
Unit VI Kaavyakalanidhi, Kavyakalpadruma,
Research Methodology, Textual Suvasini, Vagbhushana, Jayanthi, Jeevana,
Criticism, Journalism and Lankesha Pathrika.
Computer knowledge Kannada Pathrikodyamada pramukha
vyakthigalu - Herman Mogling, D.V.G,
Module 1.
Betageri Krishna Sharma, D.R. Bendre,
Samshodhane - nirvachana - samshodhane
Masthi Venkatesh Ayyangar, Gopalakrishna
mattu vimarshe - samshodhaka - Uhana
parikalpane - dathamsha sangraha - Adiga, U.R. Anathamurthy,
kshetrakaarya - vishleshane - samshodhana Chandrashekhara Pateela.
vinyasa - samshodhana lekhana - Lankesha Pathrika baravanigegalu -
samprabandha - mahaprabandha - bhashe Sampadakeeya, Suddi baravanige,

Nudichithra, Ankanabaraha, Pathrika Module 11.

lekhana. Reference Text: Latin Grammar by J. Van
Module 5. Bogaert, S.J.Ranchi:SatyaBharati, 1990.
Computer - Computarina Bhagagalu -
Unit II
Monitor, CPU, Printer, Scanner, Pen drive,
CD, DVD, Speaker. History
Softwaregalu - Microsoft Word, Excel, Module 1.
Pagemaker, Photoshop, Antivirus - Kannada English in its Latin Context by Prof. James
Thanthramshagalu - Nudi, Baraha.
W. Earl.
Internet, Website, Blog, Browser, Email,
Social Network. Module 2.
Latin: The Universal Language of the
Church by Archbishop M. SoosaPakiam.
19. Latin
Module 3.
Unit I Latin and Legal Language by Dr. Sebastian
Grammar Paul.
Module 1. Module 4.
Declensions of Nouns. Influence of Latin on English Language and
Administration by Prof. P. L. Josey.
Module 2.
Declensions of Pronouns. Unit III
Module 3.
Prose
Declensions of Adjectives. Module 1.
AbhramiSupremumSacrificium from Liber
Module 4.
Genesis of Biblia Sacra Vulgate.
Conjugation of Regular Verbs.
Module 2.
Module 5.
Samaritanus Bonusfrom Evangelium
Conjugation of Irregular Verbs.
Secundum Lucam of Biblia Sacra Vulgate.
Module 6.
Module 3.
Conjugation of Deponent Verbs.
CaritasPatiensest from EpistolaBeati Pauli
Module 7. ApostoliadCorinthos Primaof Biblia Sacra
The subject and concords of nouns, verbs, Vulgate.
adjectives and pronouns.
Module 4.
Module 8. O Tempora, O Mores by Marcus Tullius
Government of nouns, adjectives and verbs. Cicero fromLatin by Doug Julius. New York:
Broadway Books, 2006.
Module 9.
Degrees of Comparison. Module 5.
ProeliumMarathonium from Latin by
Module 10.
Doug Julius. New York: Broadway Books,
Adverbial expressions of time& place.
2006.

Unit IV Reading Latin by Peter V. Jones and Keith C.

Poetry Sidwell. Cambridge: Cambridge University
Press, 2007.
Module 1.
Dominus Regit Mefrom Liber Psalmorum Unit VI - Translation
of Biblia Sacra Vulgate. (Latin to English and English to Latin)
Module 2. Module 1.
Stabat Materfrom Latin by Doug Julius. Declensions 1 5: Exercises Number 4 11,
New York: Broadway Books, 2006. 18 30 & 41 43 (Both A & B)
Module 3. Module 2.
Mahatma Gandhi by Paulus Adjectives of the First& Second Class:
Lanthaparambil from CanticaCycni Exercises Number 12 -17& 34 -38 (Both A &
Module 4. B)
De Amore Coniugali by Giovanni Module 3.
GiovianoPontano from Reading Latin Poetry
Comparison of Adjectives: Exercises Number
Aloud by Clive Brooks. Cambridge:
44 49 (Both A & B)
Cambridge University Press, 2007.
Module 4.
Module 5.
Numeral Adjectives: Exercises Number 50
Apologus De Rustico Et Hero by John
Milton from Reading Latin Poetry Aloud by 52 (Both A & B)
Clive Brooks. Cambridge: Cambridge Module 5.
University Press, 2007. Pronouns: Exercises Number 53 58 (Both
Unit V A & B)
Short Story& Drama Module 6.
Module 1. Adjectives Used as Nouns: Exercises
David et Goliath from Liber Primus Number 59 (Both A & B)
Samuelisof Biblia Sacra Vulgate.
Module 7.
Module 2. Infinitives Used as Nouns: Exercises Number
Phedrus from Latin by Doug Julius. New
60 (Both A & B)
York: Broadway Books, 2006.
Module 3. Module 8.
Canis et ImegoEius from Latin Exercises: Active Voice, Subjunctive Mood: Exercises
Part II by J. Van Bogaert, S.J. Ranchi: Number 61 67 (Both A & B)
SatyaBharati, 1990.
Module 9.
Module 4.
Passive Voice, Indicative Mood: Exercises
Vulpes et Leo from Latin Exercises: Part II
by J. Van Bogaert, S.J. Ranchi: SatyaBharati, Number 68 75 (Both A & B)
1990. Module 10.
Module 5. Passive Voice, Subjunctive Mood: Exercises
Plautus Amphitruo, Section 3C from Number 76 79 (Both A & B).

Io-bX hb-em, ]n. `mkvI-c, H. F. hn.

20. Malayalam XpS-n-b-h.
Module 8.
bqWnv I. ]Zyw Ihn-X-bnse B[p-\nI{]h-W-X-I ImgvN-
m-Sp-I-fn h amw `mhp-I-Xz-]-cn-Wmaw
Module 1.
Anw Hf--a A---Wn-
\mS]m-p-I khn-ti-j-X-I [w--
am[-h A-v F. F. ImSv IS-
ho-I-cWw Ncn-{X]-m-ew kmaq-
-\n Fw. tKmhn- Bq knZm-\-
ln-IX
XpS-n-b-h.
Module 2.
Module 9.
]mv \nh-N\w Xan-gvkzm-[o\w `mj
B[p-\n-I-X-bpsS ]cn-Wmaw sI. Pn. i-c-
CXnhr khn-ti-j-X-I cma-N-cnXw
Xncp-\n-game cma-I-Y-mv I--Ir-Xn- n Un. hn\-b-N-{ _me-N{- Npn-
I KmYm-{]-m\w sNdp-t-cn. mSv F. A- tZi-aw-Kew cma-Ir-
jvW. kmhn-{Xn-cm-Po-h hnP-b-evan
Module 3.
XpS-n-b-h.
aWn-{]-hmfw \nh-N\w BZy-Im-e-a-Wn-
{]-hmfIrXn-I {]mNo-\-N-p- kt- Module 10.
i-Im-hy- a[y-Im-e-a-Wn-{]-hmf IrXn-I ka-Imeae-bm-f-I-hnX cq]-`m-h-k-hn-ti-j-
a[y-Im-e-N-p-. X-I Sn. ]n. cmPo-h ]n. ]n. cma-N-{
Fkv. tPmk^v Ah-Aen dôv
Module 4.
Al-Zv Fw. _n. at\mPv A\n-X-mXn
Infn-mp{]m\w Fgp--IrXn-I sI. B. tSmWn XpS-n-b-h.
`mjm-k-hn-ti-j-X-I ]qm\w cma-]p-
cphmcy. bqWnv II
Module 5. KZyw
tIc-f-h{]m\w \ntbm--m-nIv{]h-
Module 1.
W-X-I {]mk-hmZw alm-Imhy{]m\w
shWn{]m\w ]-ae - b
- mf {]m\w {]mNo-\-KZyw imk-\- `mjmIuS-
kw`mh-\-I khn-ti-j-X-I. eobw Ds-sSbp IrXn-I anj-W-dn-am-
cpsS kw`m-h-\-I B\p-Im-en-I-.
Module 6.
Imev]-\n-I-X-bpsS hnIm-k-]-cn-Wm-a- Module 2.
Imhy- k - - e v ] - n h hyXn- b m\w CX-c-KZykmlnXycq]- Poh-N-cn{Xw
JWvU-Im-hy- `mh-KoXw Bim B - I Y kmc kmlnXyw
Dq h-tm XpS-n-b-h-cpsS kw`m- sshm\nI IrXn-I hf ]cn-Wm-
h-\-I. aw.
Module 7. Module 3.
Imev]-\n-I-X-bpsS ]cn-Wmaw N-pg t\mh kmln-Xy-cq-]-sa \ne-bn ae-
CS-n sshtem-nn CS-tcn Pn. bmft\mh-ens ]q amXr-I-I BZy-
i-c-pdpv XpS-n-b-h {]Xn-Im-ev]-\n-IX Imet\mh- e p - I Np- t a- t \m
F.. hn. IrjvW-hm-cy Ihn-X-bpsS P\- Ncn{Xt\mh kn. hn. XpS-n-b-h.

Module 4. ]-cm-P, t{Kkn, N{-a-Xn, AjnX XpS-n-

t\mh \thm-m\ {]h-W-X-I XI- b-h.
gn, tIi-h-tZ-hv, _jo, Fkv. sI. s]ms- Module 10.
mSv XpS-n-b-h {]ta-b-nepw BJym-
sNdp- I Y ka- Im- e nIw sImp- _ m-h ,
\-nepw h am- efn-Xmw-_nIm
AIv_ I-n, inlm-_p-o, sI. ]n. cma-
A-\w, sNdpIm-Sv, Ddq-_v, Fw. Sn. tImhn-
\p-n, Atim-I Ncp-hn, ktmjv Gn-
e, ]md-p-dw, \-\m, cmP-e-van, F. ]n.
m-\w, {]nb F. Fkv, knXm-c, ]n. hn. jmPn-
apl-Zv XpS-n-b-h.
Ip-am, Dn B, Fkv. lcojv XpS-n-b-
Module 5. h
t\mh-ense B[p-\nI {]h-W-X-I H. hn. bqWnv III
hnP- b , B\- v , apIp- , Im- \ m- S , Zriy-Iem kmln-Xy-]T
- \w
tkXp, am[-hn-p-n, hnem-kn-\n, hn. sI. F
]q\-n Ip-_vZp-, bp. F. JmZ, ]n. Module 1.
hke XpS-n-b-h. \mtSm-Sn-cw- K-I-e -I khn-ti-j-X- I
[w
Module 6.
t\mh-ense ka-Im-enI {]h-W-X-I Module 2.
A\p-jvTm\ A\p-jvTm-t\-Xc \mtSm-Sn--e-
F. {]`m-I-c, kmdmtPmk-^v, sI. ]n.
I ho-I-cWw kmlnXyw tXmw-]m-
cma-\p-n, Aw_n-Im-kp-X, bp.sI. Ipam-
p-I \mtSmSn \mSIw XpS-n-b-h.
c, Sn. Un. cma-Ir-jvW, hn. sP. Pbnw-
kv, kp`m-jvN -{, sI. B. aoc, C. Module 3.
ktm-jvIp-am, kpkvtajv Nt{mv mn- Zriy-Ie
- I
- \mSy-[n temI-
XpS-n-bh
- P\-{]nb-t\m-h hnh- [n Xucy-{Xn-Iw.
\- Module 4.
Module 7. IqSnbmw \ymIqv NmIym-Iqv
sNdp-IY BZy-Ime IYm-Ir-p- IrjvW-\mw cma-\mw IYIfn tamln-
kw`m- h- \ -I th-b n Ipn- cm-a \n-bmw Ncn{Xw D-h-hn-Im-k-]-cn-Wm-a-
\mb\m AmSn \mcm-bW s]mXp-hm kmlnXyw kwKoXw hmtZym-]-I-c-
Fw. B. sI. kn aqtmv Ipam-c W-.
sI. kpIp-am-c Cu. hn. IrjvW-]n XpS- Module 5.
n-b-h. Xp Ncn{Xw hn`P\w Ip\-ym
Module 8. kw`m-h-\-I kmaq-ln-I-{]-kn hnIm-
sNdp-IYbpsS \thm-m-\-Imew XIgn k-]-cn-Wm-aw.
tZhv, _jo, s]msmSv, efn- Xmw- _nI Module 6.
AP-\w, sI. kc-kz-Xn-A-, s]mIpw ae-bm-f-\m-SIw Ncn{Xw kwKo-X-\m-SIw
hn, Imcq, Ddq_v XpS-n-b-h. {]l-k\w hnh-\-\m-S-I-.
Module 9.
Module 7.
sNdp-IY B[p-\n-II
- mew Fw. Sn, Sn. ]- ]mm-Xy-kzm-[o\w ae-bm-f -\m-S-I- n
\m`, am[-hn-p-n, kn. hn. {iocm-a, H. hn. {]h-W-X-I kzX-{-\m-S-I- kmaq-
hnP-b, apIp-, Im-\m-S, hn. sI. Fv,
lnI kmap-Zm-bnI \mS-I-.
Fw. kpIp-am-c, kmdmtPmk-^v, k-dn-b,

Module 8. \mp-cm-Py- tch-Xn-]- -m\w ]Xns\-

ae-bm-f\- m-SI
-
- nse ka-Im-enI {]h-WX
- I
- c--hn-I amamw XpS-n-b-h.
X\Xv ZfnXv kv{Xo \mS-I-thZn Module 6.
Module 9. Bcym-[n-\n-thiw t{X-tI-{o-Ir-X-^yq-
ae-bm-fk- n-\na Ncn{Xw kmln-Xyhpw kn\n- Uhy-h Pnk{Zmbw acp-a--
abpw Xnc-Y mbw PmXn-hy-h-.
sSen-hn-j ]c--c-I tjmv^nenw sshtZ-in-Im-[n-\n-thiw Ad-_v, t]mp-Ko-
tUmIyq-sadn Xnc--Y-I kv, Uv, {^v, {_no-jv, ssakq B[n-
]Xyw ê-.
Module 8.
bqWnv IV kwkvImc ]T\w \thm-m-\hpw kmaq-ln-I-ap-t-hpw kmaq-
Module 1. ln- I - ] - c n- j v I - c - W - { ]- m- \ - Ah-
kwkvImcw ]cnIev]-\bpw \nh-N-\hpw Imi{]tm-` Ij-Ia - p-tw kzmX-
kwkvImc ]T-\-ns cq]-s-S amXyq- y-k-acw tIcfkwm-\-cq-]o-I-cWw.
Bt\mUv, F^v. B. seho-kv, dnmUv
slmKmv, C. ]n. tXmwk, yqhvlm Module 9.
tIc-fo-b-I-e -I Nn{X-c-N-\--in-e v]-Ie
XpS-n-b-h-cpsS hni-I-e-\-.
hmkv X p- h nZy tIc - f o- b - k w - K oXw
Module 2. Btbm[\I-e-I Ncn-{Xhpw khn-ti-j-X-
kmwkvImcnIcm-jv{Sobw kmwkvI-cn-I-ù- Ifpw t^mIvtem [- khn-ti-
XnI-hmZw {]Xy-bi - mkv{Xw hnhn-[-\n-e-]m- j-X-I ]cn-Wm-aw.
Sp-I ({Kmw- jn, ^qtm, Aq-k ,
t{^mbn-Uv) kwkvIm-c-hy-h-kmbw am[y-a- Module 10.
]-T\w P\-{]o-b-kw-kvIm-cw. tIc-f-n-d-hn-p-ti-j-ap kmwkvIm-cn-I-m-
]-\
- fpw {]m-\-fpw kmwkvIm- c
- n-Ia
- p-t-
Module 3.
-nh-ln--]-v.
D]-kw-kvIm-c- _lp-kw-kvIm-c-hmZw
_lp-tZ-io-bX _lp-hw-io-bX Pm-Xn, aX,
h, enwK-k-aq-l- , Iogmf, kv{Xo, aqmw- bqWnv V
enw-K-]-T-\- tIc-fobkml-N-cy-.
kmlnXyknm-- ,
Module 4.
tIc-f-kw-kvImcw kmwkvIm-cn-I_
- -lpXzw ae-bmf hnai\w
BNmcw hnizmkw, `-W-io-e- Module 1.
kmaq-ln-I_
- -
- , Irjn, D-h- XpS- ]uckvXykmln-Xy-kn-m-- Ihn
n-bhbnse {]mtZ-in-Ihpw kmaq-ln-Ih
- pamb Imhyw klr-Z-b Imhy-tl-Xp-
_lp-kz-c-X.
Imhy-{]-tbm-P-\w.
Module 5.
Module 2.
tIc-f-N-cn-{Xhpw kwkvIm-chpw kwL-Imew
hnai-\k- {- -Zm-b
- ckw [z\n coXn
Ipe-ti-J-cm, A[n-\n-th-i-]qh-Imew
ht{Imn HuNnXyw A\p-am-\w.

Module 3.
Module 10.
Ae-mcw i_vZm-e-mcw Am-e-mcw
ae-bm-f-hn-ai-\-ns ]pXnbapJw ]cn-
hrw kwkvIrX-hrw {Zmhn-U-hrw
nXn ZfnXv kv{Xo]--\n-cq-]-W-k-ao-]-
{Zmhn-U-ku-c
- y-imkv{Xw sXmm-nbw \- \h-N-cn-{X-hm-Z-w.
XnW-k--ev]w.
Module 4.
]mm-Xy-kmlnXykn-m-
- kmln-Xy- bqWnv VI
cq-]
- fpw {]m-\- fpw ttm Acntm- `mjmimkv{Xw
ntemw-Kn\kv thUvkvhv tImf-
dnUvPv Fn-h-cpsS knm--. `mjmNcn{Xw hymI-cWw
Module 5. Module 1.
Ie- I-e-bvp-thn tSmtmbv t{Imt- `mj `mjm-imkv{Xw `mjm-]-{KY\-co-Xn-
am-Xyq-At\mUv Sn.-F-kv.-F-en-bv I `mj-bpsS ho-I-cWw `mjm-tKm-{X-
B[p-\n-IX B[p-\n-tIm--c-X. Iym-hn`-P\w D]`mj ktKm-{X-
`mj `mjmta-J-e.
Module 6.
Ck- mknkw \ntbm-m-nkw Module 2.
dnb-enkw sdmamn-knkw Cta-Pnkw kz\- h n- m\w Ahm- - c - h n- ` m- K -
FIvkv{]-j-\nkw FIvkn-vjy-enkw ho-I-cWw kz\n-a-hn-m\w kz\n-a-
kv{SIvN-denkw t]mvkv-{S-IvN-denkw XpS- \n-b-\-coXn D]-kz\w ae-bm-f-nse
n-b-h. kz\n-a- Acw en]n.
Module 7. Module 3.
ae-bm-f-\n-cq-]Ww cq]-h-XvI-cWkml-N- cq]nahnm\w kz\n-a- cq-]na hyXymkw
cyhpw ]{X-am-kn-I-I-fpsS kzm[o-\Xbpw ap- cq]n-a-hn-`m-K- \njv]m-Z-\-k-{-Zmbw
L-S-I- BZy-Im-e\ - n-cq-]I
- tIc-f-h- A-hnm\obw A-t`Z-\n-bm-a-I-
h-en-b-tIm-bn--p-cm kn. ]n. ANyp-X- .
ta-t\m G. B. cmP-cm-P-h XpS-n-b- Module 4.
h. hmIy-hn-m\w LS-\m-Ikao-]\w
Module 8. tNmwkvIn-bZi-\w, skmkyq-dns Xz-
ae-bm-f\- n-cq-]-Ww- \-hN
- n-I
- tIkcn `mjm-hn-\n-a-b-kn-m--.
F._m-e-Ir-jvW-]n Fw. ]n.-t]m Module 5.
Ipn-rjvWamcm tPmk^vap-tcn `mjm-t`-Z-hn-m\w `mjbpw kaq-lhpw
Ipn-p-gI
- r-jvW]
- n Fn-h-cpsS kw`m- hyn-`mj am\-I`mj `mjm-t`-Z-`q-]Sw
h-\-I ]ptcm-K-a-\-km-ln-Xy-{]-m\w XpS-n-b h. kmaq-ln-I-`m-jm-h n-m\w
Fw. eoem-hXn XpS-n-b-h. Iyq-t-j-W `mjm-im-kv{Xw.
Module 9. Module 6.
hnai-\- nse B[p-\n-I-{]-h-WX
- I
- sI. ae-bm-f-`m-jbpsS Dev]n hnhn-[m-`n-{]m-
]n. A \tc-\v{Z-{]-kmZv hn. cmP-Ir- b- tIc-f-]m-Wn-\n-bpsS Bdp-\-b-
jvW Bjm-ta-t\m _n. cmPo-h XpS- eoem- X n- e - I - nse Hmw- i nev ] w
n-b-h-cpsS kw`m-h-\-I IqhmZw L-hn-`-P-\w.

Module 7. algebraic properties of their equations.

ae- b m- f - h ym- I - c W]T- \ - ns Ncn{Xw Direction cosines and direction ratios of a line
hw h-hn-Imcw A-cw A-c- in space. Coplanar and non-coplanar lines.
Equations of lines, planes and spheres in both
am-e-bpsS khn-ti-j-]-T\w ]Zw eoem-Xn-
cartesian and vector forms.
e-I-n-sebpw tIcf]mWn-\o-b-n-sebpw
kn-\n-b-a-. Module 3. Elementary calculus
Limits of functions, di erentiability, and
Module 8. derivative as slope. Derivatives of poly-
\maw \ma-hn-`m-K- enwKw hN\w nomial functions, exponential function and
hn`n ImcIw Xn-Xw. trigonometric functions. Derivatives of sums,
products, composite and inverse functions.
Module 9. Increasing and decreasing functions, local
{Inb \nh-N\w ho-I-cWw Ime{]- extrema, and simple appli-cations. Integration
Xy-b- {]Imcw {]tbmKw \ntj[w as anti-di erentiation, integral as sum. Length
Irv. of curves, area under curves and volume of
solids of revolution using integration.
Module 10.
Module 4. Probability
hmIy-L-S\ ]Z-{Iaw s]mcpw hmIy- Basic Combinatorics - Pigeonhole principle,
hn-`m-K- kamkw permutations and combinations. Random
experiment, sample space, events, probability,
discrete Probability, conditional probability
21. Mathematics and independent events.
Unit I Unit II
Fundamental Concepts Real and Complex Analysis
Module 1. Sets and functions Module 1. Basic concepts in Real Analysis
General ideas of sets, sets of numbers and Convergence and limits of sequences and
operations on sets. Countable and series of real numbers. Geometric and
uncountable sets. Properties of relations and harmonic series. Sequences and series of real
functions. Domain, codomain and range of functions, point-wise and uniform
functions. Injective and surjective functions, convergence. The exponential series. Limits,
bijections and inverses. Graphs of polynomials, continuity, directional and total derivatives of
trigonometric functions and other elementary functions of several variables.
real valued functions. Composition of Module 2. Integration and basic Measure
functions. Polynomials and polynomial Theory
equations - remainder and factor theorems. Functions of bounded variations. Riemann
Relation between ro ots and coe cients of a integrals and Riemann Stieltjes integrals of real
polynomial of degree up to three. valued functions. The concepts of Lebesgue
Module 2. Analytic geometry measure and Lebesgue integral of real valued
Coordinates of points in plane and space. functions. Lebesgue measurable sets,
Distance in terms of co ordinates. measurable functions and simple functions.
Determination of coordinates of points on a line Module 3. Basic concepts in Complex
in terms of two points. Slope of a line. Represen- Analysis
tation of curves in a plane as equations - straight Basic properties of complex numbers.
lines, circles and conics. Geometric and Absolute value. Polar form of a complex

number. De Moivres theorem and nth roots Module 3. Fields

of unity and nth roots of complex numbers. Field of rational numbers, real numbers and
Properties of complex analytic functions- complex numbers. Integers modulo a prime
Cauchy Reimann equations, infinite di erentia- number. Finite fields. Finite integral domains.
bility, Harmonic conjugates. Conformal Polynomials over fields, reducibility and irre-
mappings. Mobius transformations and cross ducibility. Algebraic and transcendental
ratio. extensions of fields. Degree of extension and
Module 4. Complex Integration irreducible polynomial of an element, Splitting
Power series of functions, Radius of fields, groups of automorphisms and fixed
convergence of power series. Zeroes, poles fields.
and singularities of functions. Liouvilles
Theorem. Open Mapping Theorem. Maximum Unit IV
Modulus Theorem. Line integrals of complex Linear Algebra and
valued functions, Cauchys Theorem and Matrix Theory
Cauchys integral formula for complex Module 1. Matrix Theory
functions. Contour integration and residue
Algebra of matrices - Types of matrices,
theorem
nilpotent matrices, invertible matrices.
Unit III Determinants of square matrices. Echelon
Abstract Algebra matrices and rank of a matrix. Systems of
linear equations and solutions and matrix
Module 1. Groups methods for checking consistency.
Groups and subgroups, Groups of
permutations. Abelian and non-abelian Module 2. Vector spaces
Vector spaces over an arbitrary field, real
groups. Cyclic groups. Finite and infinite
numbers and complex numbers. Linear
groups. Normal subgroups and quotients.
independence and dependence. Basis and
Homomorphisms and isomorphisms.
dimension. subspaces and quotients. Direct
Homomorphic images and quotients.
sums of vector spaces. Geometry of points, lines
Lagranges theorem. Order of an element.
and planes in R2 and R3 in terms of subspaces.
Groups of prime order and prime-square order.
Direct products and direct sums of groups. Module 3. Linear Transformation
Sylows theorem. Linear maps. Di erentiation and integration
as linear maps Range, null space and
Module 2. Rings dimensional relations. Invertible
Ring of integers and ring of polynomials. transformations. Representation of linear maps
Ring of integers modulo n. Finite rings. Com- between finite dimensional vector spaces as
mutative and non-commutative rings. Ideals, matrices and vice-versa. Dependence of matrix
maximal ideals and prime ideals. Quotient of a linear transformation on the basis and
Rings. Homomorphisms and isomorphisms. relation with change of basis. Linear functional
Homomorphic images and quotients. Zero and dual basis. Linear functionals on R2.
divisors. Integral domains. Euclidean domains. Eigenvalues and eigenvectors. Minimal
Units, associates and primes in a ring. Groups polynomial, characteristic polynomial and
of units of rings. Cayley Hamilton theorem, Diagonalization.

Unit V Cantors intersection theorem and Baires

Number Theory and category theorem. Compact subsets and
connected subsets of R and C. Heine-Borel
Differential Equations
theorem for Rn
Module 1. Number theory
Module 2. General Topology
Principle of Mathematical Induction. Prime
Topological spaces, open sets and closed sets.
factorization. Properties of divisibility. Usual topology on R and C. Base and subbase
Coprime numbers. G C D and L C M of for a topology. Closure, interior and boundary
numbers. Eulers totient function and its of subsets. Compactness and connectedness.
multiplicative property. Congurences. Chinese Convergence of sequences in a topological
remainder theorem. Fermats little theorem. space. Non-uniqueness of limits. Hausdor
Wilsons theorem. Spaces and separation axioms. Continuity of
Module 2. Ordinary Di erential Equations functions between topological spaces.
Order and degree of di erential equations. Preservation of compactness and
connectedness under continuous functions.
Formation of di er-ential equation and di erent
Homeomorphisms. Product topology.
types of di erential equations of first order.
Representation of family of curves by di erential Module 3. Normed linear spaces
equations. Orthogonal trajectories. Existence Norm on linear spaces. Euclidean norm on
and uniqueness of solutions of initial value Rn and Cn. Finite and infinite dimensional p
problems for first order ordinary di erential spaces. Lp spaces. Closed and non-closed linear
equations, Method of variationof parameters, subspaces. Closure and interior of linear
Wronskian. Power series solutions of di erential subspaces. Continuous linear maps between
normed linear spaces. Bounded operators and
equations. Bessel and Legendre polynomials.
operator norm. Banach spaces. Open mapping
Module 3. Partial Di erential Equations theorem and closed graph theorem.
Solution of the equation of the form
Module 4. Inner product spaces
Pdx+Qdy+Rdz=0. Charpits and Jacobis
Inner products. Examples of norms arising
method for solving first order PDEs, from inner products and not arising from any
Classification of higher order PDEs (parabolic, inner product. Parallelogram law.
elliptic and hyperbolic types). General solution Orthogonality in inner product spaces.
of higher order PDEs with constant co e cients. Orthonor-mal bases. Fourier Expansion.
Metho d of separation of variables. Wave Bessels inequality. Hilbert spaces. Parsevals
equation, Heat equation and Laplace equation. identity. Continuous linear maps between
Hilbert spaces. Pro jection map, Riesz
Unit VI representation theorem.
Topology and Functional Analysis
Module 1. Metric Topology
Metric spaces. Discrete metric. Euclidean 22. Music
metric on Rn and Cn. Supremum metric on
the set of real valued functions and complex Unit I
valued functions on a closed interval. Limit Module 1. History of music
points and convergence of sequences in a Period I Natya Sastra to Sangita Ratnakara
metric space. Cauchy sequences. C omplete Period II Chaturdandi prakasika onwards
metric spaces. Completion of a metric space.

Module 2. Vedic Music Pantuvarali

Sama gana and its characteristics Shanmughapriya
Lathangi
Module 3. Lakshana grandhas
Vachaspathi
Natya Sastra
Kalyani
Brihaddesi
Dharmavati
Swaramela Kalanidhi
Chaturdandi Prakasika Simhendramadhyamam
Hemavati
Sangita sampradya pradarsini
Sangita Chandrika Module 8.
Chilappathikaram Detailed knowledge of the classification of
the instruments in general.
Module 4.
Different mela systems propounded by Unit II
various Lakshanakaras
Module 1. Music and Temples
Module 5. 72 Sampoorna melakarta scheme Role of music in temples
Asampoorna mela paddathi Ritualistic music
Katapayadi formula Musical lconography
Bhoota sankhya Musical stone pillars
Model shift of tonic
Vivadi melas Module 2. Musical inscriptions in
Kudumiamalai and thirumayam
Module 6. Composers and Vagyeyakaras of
pre-Tyagaraja period Module 3. Talas
Annamacharya Sapta talas
Bhadrachalam Ramadas Shadanagas
Purandara dasar 35 talas
Narayana thirthar Shodasangas
Kshetrajna Scheme of 108 talas
Jayadeva 175 talas
Arunchala kavi Navasandhi talas
Arunagiri nathar Sarabhanandana tala
Sadasiva brahmendra Module 4. Origin and evolution of musical
Uttukkad Venkatasubhayya forms
Module 7. Raga lakshanas of the melakartas Prabandhas Geethaprabandhas and
Todi Vadyaprabandhas
Mayamalava gaula Study of the structure of the musical forms
Chakravakam Jathisvaram,
Natabhairavi Svarajathi, Varnam, Kriti, Ragamalika,
Keeravani Padam, Javali, Thillana
Kharaharapriya Dance musical forms
Gaurimanohari Module 5. Evolution of musical concerts
Charukesi
Harikamboji Module 6. Composers and Vaggeyakaras of
Sankarabharanam Tyagaraja period
Subhapantuvarali Tyagaraja
Dhenuka Dikshitar
Ramapriya Syama Sastri

Subharaya Sastri Yati

Gopala Krishna Bharati Svarakshara
Swathi Thirunal Module 4. Group kritis of Tyagaraja,
Irayimman Thampi Dikshitar, Syama Sasthri and
Kuttikunji thankachi Swathithirunal
Veena Kuppayyar
Marga Darsi Sesha iyangar Module 5. Treatment of music in geyanataka,
nrityanataka, bhagavatamelanataka,
Module 7. Raga lakshanas
yakshagana and kathakalakshepam
Mohanam
Hamsadhvani Module 6. Composers and Vaggeyakaras of
Kambooji post Tyagaraja period
Bilahari Pattanam Subrahmanya Iyer
Neelambari Ramanad Sriviniasa Iyengar
Kedaragaula Mahavaidyanatha Iyer
Devagandhari Neelakantha Sivan
Nattakurinji Chengalvaraya Sastri
Hindolam Mysore Vasudevacharya
Malayamarutham Periyaranithooran
Reetigaula Ambujam Krishna
Ananda bhairavi Muthuthandavar
Koteesvara Iyer
Module 8. Detailed knowledge of the stringed
instruments of South and North with Module7. Raga lakshana
playing technique Abhogi
Tamburu Natta
Ektar Gaula
Veena Arabhi
Violin Varali
Gottuvadyam Sri
Sarangi Poorvikalyani
Sitar Bahudhari
Sarod Sahana
Saveri
Unit III Bhairavi
Module 1. Manodharma Sangeetha Manirangu
Raga Alapana Valachi
Tanam Kannada
Niraval Saraswathi
Kalpanasvara
Module 8. Detailed knowledge of the wind
Module 2. Exposition of pallavi instruments of North and South with
playing technique
Module 3. Advance knowledge of musical
prosody Flute
Padacheda Nagaswaram
Varities of prasa Ottu
Yamaka Harmonium

Clarinet Pakhwaj
Shehnai Ghatom
Saxophone Morsing
Tavil
Unit IV Kanchira
Module 1. Bharatas experiment dhruva veena
Unit V
and chala veena,
Module 1. Raga Classification in ancient Tamil
cycle of 4th and cycle of 5th
music
Module 2. Music and mathematics Module 2. Musical aspects of tevaram,
Module 3. Geographical factors and their thiruvachakam, thirupagazh and
influence divyaprabandham
Module 3. Raga classification of Hindustani
Module 4. Music and physiology Larynx and Ear music
Module 5. Yazh its origin evolution and decline Raga ragini parivara system
Module 6. Composers and Vaggeyakaras of
Module 4. Time theory of ragas
modern period Module 5. Raga and rasa Madura bhakti and
G.N. Balasubrahmaniyam Navavidha bhakti
Muthayya Bhagavatar
Module 6. Varities of folk concerts folk
Papanasam Sivan
games and festival songs
T. Lakshmana Pillai
Kuravanji natakam
K.C. Kesava Pillai
Bommalattam
Ennapadam Venkitarama Bhagavatar
Kummi
Mysore Maharaja
Kolattam
Module 7. Ragalakshana Thiruvathirakkali
Saranga Chinnamelam
Chenchurtti Periyamelam
Lalitha Marriage songs
Surutti
Module 7. Sopana sangeetham and its
Navarasa Kannada
characteristics, difference
Bhoopalam
between sopana sangeetham and classical
Sudha Saveri
music
Kanada
Nagasvaravali Module 8. Music in kathakali -
Amrita Varshini instruments used in it
Bhowli Panchavadya, tayambaka
Hameerkalyani Talas used in it
Ranjini
Athana Unit VI
Behag Module 1. Modern trends in Music
Kapi Style of performing
Module 8. Detailed knowledge of the Digital recording system
percussion instruments of Modern technologies
South and North Electronic media
Mridangam Modern requirements for an acoustical
Tabala auditorium

Module 2. Music and Yoga

Module 3. Research
Journals and e-journals
Books
Periodicals
Module 4. Value of Music
spiritual, intellectual, emotional & Cultural
Module 5. Musical honours and titles
Module 6. Music Education
Gurukula System
Curriculum System
Module 7. Music appreciation and criticism
Module 8. Music Therapy
23. Philosophy



residues and evaluation of integrals. Special

functions (Hermite, Bessel, Laguerre and
Legendre). Elementary probability theory,
random variables, binomial, Poisson and
normal distributions. Central limit theorem.
Module 2. Classical Mechanics

Newtons laws, Dynamical systems, Phase
space dynamics, stability analysis. Central
force motions. Two body Collisions-
scattering in laboratory and Centre of mass
frames. Rigid body dynamics moment of
inertia tensor. Noninertial frames and
pseudoforces. Variational principle.
Generalized coordinates. Lagrangian and
Hamiltonian formalism and equations of
motion. Conservation laws and cyclic
coordinates. Periodic motion: small
oscillations, normal modes. Special theory of
relativity- Lorentz transformations,
relativistic kinematics and mass-energy
equivalence, Poisson brackets and canonical
transformations. Hamiltonian-Jacobi theory.
Unit II
Module 1. Quantum Mechanics
24. Physics Wave-particle duality. Schrodinger equation
(time dependent and time- independent).
Unit I
Eigenvalue problems (particle in a box,
Module 1. Mathematical physics
Dimensional analysis, Vector algebra and harmonic oscillator). Tunneling through a
vector calculus, Linear algebra, matrices, barrier. Wave-function in coordinate and
Cayley- Hamilton Theorem, Eigen values momentum representations. Commutators
and eigen vectors. Linear differential and Heisenberg uncertainty principle. Dirac
equations of first and second order. Fourier-
notation for state vectors. Motion in certain
series, Fourier and Laplace transforms.
Elementary complex analysis, analytic potential: orbital angular momentum,
functions; Taylor & Laurent series; poles, angular momentum algebra, spin, addition

of angular momenta. Hydrogen atom. Stern- conductors. Reflection and refraction,

Gerlach experiment. Time-independent polarization, Fresnels law, interference,
perturbation theory and applications. coherence and diffraction. Dynamics of
Variational method. Time dependent charged particles in static and uniform
perturbation theory and Fermis golden rule, electromagnetic fields, Dispersion relations
selection rules. Identical particles, Paulis in plasma. Lorentz invariance of Maxwells
exclusion principle, spin-statistics equations. Transmission lines and wave
connection, WKB approximation. guides. Radiation from moving charges and
Elementary theory of scattering: phase shifts, dipoles and retarded potentials.
partial waves, Born approximation. .
Module 2. Atomic and Molecular Physics
Module 2. Statistical Mechanics Quantum states of an electron in an atom.
Thermodynamic potentials, Maxwell Electron spin. Spectrum of helium and alkali
relations, chemical potential, phase atom. Relativistic corrections for energy
equilibria. Phase space, micro and macro levels of hydrogen atom, hyperfine structure
states. Micro- canonical, canonical and and isotopic shift, width of spectrum lines ,
grand-canonical ensembles and partition LS & JJ couplings. Zeeman, Paschen Bach
functions. Free energy and its connection & Stark effects. Electron spin resonance.
with thermodynamic quantities. Classical Nuclear magnetic resonance, chemical shift.
and quantum statistics. Ideal Bose and Fermi Frank-Condon principle. Born-Oppenheimer
gases. Blackbody radiation and Plancks approximation. Electronic, Rotational,
distribution law, Bose- Einstein Vibrational and Raman spectra of diatomic
condensation. molecules, selection rules. Lasers:
Unit III spontaneous and stimulated emission,
Einstein A & B coefficients. Optical pumping,
Module 1. Electromagnetic Theory
population inversion, rate equation. Modes
Electrostatics: Gausss law and its
of resonators and coherence length.
applications, Laplace and Poissons
equations, boundary value problems. Unit IV
Magnetostatics: Biot- Savart law, Amperes Nuclear and Particle Physics
theorem. Electromagnetic induction. Basic nuclear properties: size, shape and
Maxwells equations in free space and linear charge distribution, spin and parity. Binding
isotopic media; boundary conditions on the energy, semi-empirical mass formula, liquid
fields at interfaces. Scalar and vector drop model. Nature of the nuclear force, form
potentials, gauge invariance. electromagnetic of nucleon-nucleon potential, charge-
waves in free space. Dielectrics and independence and charge- symmetry of

nuclear forces. Deuteron problem. Evidence hetero- junction devices). Transistor

amplifiers and oscillators, device structure,
of shell structure, single-particle shell model,
device characteristics, frequency dependence
its validity and limitations. Rotational and applications. Opto-electronic devices
spectra. Elementary ideas of alpha, beta and (solar cells, photo-detectors, LEDs).
gamma decays and their selection rules. Operational amplifiers and their
Fission and Fusion. Nuclear reactions, applications. Digital techniques and
applications (registers, counters,
reaction mechanisms, compound nuclei and
comparators and similar circuits). A/D and
direct reactions. Classification of D/A converters. Microprocessor and
fundamental forces. Elementary particles microcontroller basics. Data interpretation
and their quantum numbers(charge, spin, and analysis. Precision and accuracy. Error
parity, isospin, stangeness, etc.). Gellmann- analysis, propagation of errors. Least squares
fitting.
Nishijima formula. Quark model, baryons
and mesons. C, P and T invariance.
Application of symmetry arguments to 25. Political Sciences
particle reactions. Parity non- conservation
in weak interaction. Relativistic kinematics.
Unit I
Modern Political Analysis
Unit V Module 1. Political Science : Nature and
Condensed Matter Physics Development
Bravais Lattices, Reciprocal lattice, Evolution of Political Science as a Discipline
Diffraction and the structure factor. Bonding Ancient, Modern and Contemporary
of solids, Elastic properties, phonons, lattice Developments
specific heat. Free electron theory and Classical and Normative Approaches
electronic specific heat. Response and Positivism [ Behavioralism and Post -
relaxation phenomena. Drude model of behaviouralism]
electrical and thermal conductivity. Hall Liberal and Neo-liberal -Marxian and Post/
effect and thermoelectric power. Electron Neo-marxian approaches
motion in a periodic potential, band theory
Module 2. Substance of Political Science
of solids: metals, insulators and
State, Power, Authority, Legitimacy, Civil
semiconductors, First and second order
Society, Identity Politics [Caste, Gender and
phase transitions. Diamagnetism,
Religion]
Paramagnetism and ferromagnetism,
Superconductivity: type1 and type 2 Module 3. Positivist Theories
superconductors, Josephson junctions. System Analysis [David Easton]-Structural
Superfluidity. Defects and dislocations Functional Analysis [Gabriel Almond]-
Ordered phases of matter: translational and Communication Theory [Karl Deutsch]
orientational order, kinds of liquid crystalline Module 4. Theories of Democracy
order. Quasi crystals. Elite Theory [Pareto, Mosca, Michels and
Unit VI Sartori]-Pluralism [Dahl]-
Participatory and Deliberative Democracy
Electronics Public Sphere [Habermas]
Semiconductor devices (diodes, junctions,
transistors, field effect devices, homo and Module 5. Political Culture and Political
Socialization

Module 6. Political Development, State Executive and Legislature: Governor-

Modernization and Political Decay Chief Minister Council of Ministers-
Legislature.
Unit II
Political Thought Module 4. Federalism and Issues in Centre-
State Relations
Module 1. Ancient Greek Political Thought Nature and Constitutional Provisions of
Plato and Aristotle Indian Federalism-Centre State Relations
Module 2. Political Liberalism Contentious Areas -Demand for State
Machiavelli, Thomas Hobbes, John Locke, Autonomy-Emerging Trends-Need for
J.J.Rousseau, Jeremy Bentham, J.S.Mill, Restructuring Centre State Relations
G.W.F. Hegel and T.H.Green Module 5. Secularism : Theory and Practice
Module 3. Contemporary Liberalism Secularism: Nature- Constitutional
John Rawls and Robert Nozick Provisions-Challenges
Communalism and Communal Politics
Module 4. Marxian Tradition
Karl Marx, V.I. Lenin, Mao Tse tung and Module 6. Party System and Electoral Politics
Antonio Gramsci Evolution, Nature and Growth of Indian
Module 5. Contemporary Marxism Party System Ideology, Social Base and
Louis Althusser and Nicos Paulantzas Electoral Performance of B.J.P, Indian
National Congress, Left Parties: CPI (M) and
Module 6. Critical Theory CPI-Emergence and Growth of Regional
Theodore Adorno and Jrgen Habermas Parties- Coalition Politics- Election
Module 7. Indian Political Thought Commission-Electoral Behavior-Trends in
Kautilya, M.K.Gandhi, M.N. Roy, Ram Participation Electoral Reforms
Manohar Lohia and B.R.Ambedkar
Module 7. Judiciary
Unit III Nature and Structure: High Courts Supreme
Court-Judicial Independence-Judicial
Indian Government
Review-Judicial Activism and Public Interest
and Politics Litigation-Judicial Reforms
Module 1. Historical Antecedents and Module 8. Caste, Class, Gender and the Quest
Ideological Base of Indian Constitution
for Social Justice
National Movement-Constitutional
Caste and Identity Politics- Class and Politics:
Developments-Nature and Composition of
Changing Nature
the Constituent Assembly-Ideological Base:
Marginalized Social Groups: Women-
Preamble, Fundamental Rights and Directive
Children-Minorities-Scheduled Castes and
Principles.
Scheduled Tribes
Module 2. State and Individual
Fundamental Rights Directive Principles of Module 9. State and Political Economy of
State Policy-Globalization and Changing Development
Nature of State-Individual Relationship State and Development Nehruvian Model
of Development-Planning-Agrarian Issues-
Module 3. Structure and Power Economic Liberalization and Emerging
Union Executive and Legislature: President-
Paradigm of Development-Changing Nature
Prime Minister-Council of Ministers-
of Indian State
Parliament

Module 10. Grass root Democracy Module 1. Theories and Approaches to the
Evolution and Growth-73 rd and 74 th Study of International Relations
Constitutional Amendments Structure, Realism-Neo-realism - Structural Realism
Offensive and Defensive Realism- Idealism/
Powers and Functions Role of PRIs in
Liberalism- Neo-liberalism Institutional
Democratization and Rural Development
Liberalism -Constructivism- System Theory-
Unit IV Game Theory- Communication Theory-
Decision Making Theory and Dependency
Comparative Politics
Theory.
Module 1. Comparative Politics: Nature and Module 2. Changing Nature of Nation State
Theories Westphalia to contemporary times- Impact
Meaning, Nature and Evolution of Globalization and Information Revolution
System Theories, Cultural Theories, on State Non-state Actors- Global Civil
Modernisation Theory, Dependency Society- International System and Global
Theories and Class Theories Governance.
Module 2. Constitutionalism and Forms of Module 3. Power: National Interest, Ideology,

and Foreign Policy
Political Systems
Elements and Determinants of Power-
U.K, U.S.A, France,China,Canada and India Acquisition, use and Limitations of Power-
Comparative Federalism (U.S.A, Canada and Formulation and Promotion of National
India) Interest- Meaning and Relevance of Ideology
in International Relations- Determinants of
Module 3. Political Structures and
Foreign Policy
Governance (U.K, U.S.A, France, China,
and India) Module 4. War and Conflict
Legislature-Judiciary- Executive- Types and Significance of War- Arms race-
Arms control and Disarmament- NPT, CTBT,
Bureaucracy - Separation of Powers - Checks
FMCT
and Balances
Module 5. Approaches to Peace
Module 4. State and Individual Conflict Resolution- Diplomacy- Balance of
Rights and Liberties - Comparative Analysis Power- Collective Security- International
(U.S.A, China and India) Law and Treaties.
Multiculturalism (U.S.A, India and France) Module 6. International and Regional
Module 5. Party System and Electoral Process Institutions
Political Participation, Parties and Party UN- Origin, Growth, Provisions and
Practices Power Struggle within the UN-
Systems- Interest Groups
Reform of the UN- Regional Organizations:
Module 6. Problems of Nation Building in SAARC- ASEAN- BRICS
Developing Countries Module 7. International Political Economy
Socio Economic Issues in Nation Building North-South and South-South Cooperation,
(India, Brazil and Nigeria) IMF, WTO and Asian Infrastructure
Investment Bank (AIIB)
Unit V
Module 8. Contemporary Issues in
International Relations
Internastional Relations

Terrorism- Religious Fundamentalism- Line and Staff- Unity of Command-

Environment and Climate Change- Human Hierarchy - Span of Control-Centralization
Rights- Problems of Democratic Transition and Decentralization-Types of Organization-
(Arab Spring) - Maritime Security and Cyber Formal and Informal Forms of Organization-
Security Department-Public Corporation and Board
Module 9. Emerging World Order Module 7. Bureaucracy
Post-cold War Developments and the
Theories, Types and Role- Max Weber and
Changing role of USA and China
his Critics- Civil Servant-Minister
Module 10. India in International Relations relationship
India as a Rising Power- Basic Features, Module 8. Financial administration
Strategies and New orientations of Foreign
Principles of Budget- Types of Budget-
Policy- Relationship with Neighbors and Big
Budgetary Process- Audit- Control over
powers- USA, China and Russia.
Finance with Special Reference to India.
Unit VI Module 9. Good governance
Public Administration Transparency and Accountability- Right to
Information, ICT and Good Governance -
Module 1. Introduction to Public
Grievances and Redressal institutions:
Administration
Ombudsman- Lokpal and lokayukta
Meaning, Nature, Scope and Significance of
Public Administration-Evolution of Public
Administration- New Public
Administration-New Public and Private
26. Psychology
Management
Unit I
Module 2. Theories of Administration Cognitive Processes
Scientific Management - Classical -
Bureaucratic - Human Relations - Decision Module 1. Attention
Making Consciousness and attention: Preconscious
processing; Controlled and Automatic
Module 3. Approaches to Public processes
Administration Functions of attention: Signal detection,
Structural- Functional - Behavioural - Vigilance, Selective attention, Divided
Systems - Public Choice - Ecological attention, Sustained attention and
Module 4. Contemporary Discourse in Public Alternating attention
Administration Models of attention: Selection models of
Entrepreneurial Government- Theories of attention (Early filtertheory, Attenuated
Governance - Concept of Peoples filtertheory, Late filter theory, Multimode
Participation in Administration- theory); Capacity model (Attention resources
Development Policy and Administration theory, Multiple resource model).
Physiological basis of attention
Module 5. Personnel Administration
Recruitment- Training- Promotion- Module 2. Perception
Discipline- Morale- Nature of perception: Perceptual
Employer- Employee Relationship organization and constancies; Depth
UPSC-Structures, Powers and Functions perception; Viewer, Person and Landmark
centered approaches to form perception
Module 6. Principles of Organization

Bottom up approach: Direct perception; Unit II

Template and Prototype theory; Feature Motivation, Emotion
theory
and Learning
Top down approach and Computational
theory Module 1. Biological aspects of motivation
Physiological basis of perception Instinct theory and Ethology; Homeostasis
Module 3. Memory and Forgetting and arousal theory; Biological needs and
Models of memory: Atkinson-Shiffin model, drive reduction
Levels of processing model, Nature of Module 2. Psychological aspects of
memory model, Working Memory model, motivation
PDP or connectionist model Locus of control and motivation; John
Why we forget: Consolidation theory, Hollands theory of motivation;
Interference theory, Decay theory, Cue Psychoanalytic theory and unconscious
dependent forgetting, Displacement theory, motivation; Activation theory, Theories of
Repression, Amnesia. Erikson, Murray, and Maslow, Motivation in
Testing memory: Components of memory behaviouristic theory
tests; WMS and PGI memory test
Physiological basis of memory Module 3. Social aspects of motivation
Intrinsic and extrinsic motivation; Level of
Module 4 . Intelligence and Creativity
aspiration; Social needs; Knowledge of result;
Traditional theories: Two factor theory
Prestige suggestion; Humanistic model;
(Spearman and Cattell); Multifactor theory;
Frustration aggression model
Hierarchical model; Primary mental abilities
or Group factor theory; Structure of intellect Module 4. Motivation and emotion
model Types of emotion, Theories of emotion
Contemporary theories: Triarchic theory; (James-Lange theory, Cannon-Bard theory,
Multiple intelligence theory; Emotional Schachter-Singer theory, Cognitive
intelligence theory; PASS model mediational theory, Facial feedback theory);
Nature of creativity; Divergent and Stress and coping.The concept of cortical
Convergent thinking; Little c and Big C; arousal and ARAS; Biological basis of
Stages of creative thinking; Types of Creative motivation and emotion
contributions
Module 5. Motivation and learning
Module 5 . Thinking Motivation in learning: Self efficacy; Zone of
Problem solving: Types of problem; proximal development; Discovery learning;
Approaches to problem solving; Types of
Ganges theory
heuristics, Reproductive and productive
Learning by association: Classical
problem solving; Obstacles to problem
conditioning; One shot learning;
solving
Conditioned emotional reaction
Decision making: Classical or rational man
Learning as effect of behaviour: Operant
theory; Subjective expected utility theory;
Bounded rationality; Elimination by aspects; conditioning; Connectionism; Systematic
Biases and heuristics behaviour theory or mathematical model
Reasoning: Deductive reasoning Cognitive theories of learning: Latent
(Conditional Types or Propositional learning; Insight learning; Expectancy theory
calculus and Errors), Syllogistic Linear, Verbal learning
Conditional and Errors); Inductive reasoning Neurological basis of learning and memory

Unit III Module 3. Quantitative research methods

Psychometry and Nature of quantitative data
The concept of variance : Partitioning of
Research Methodology
variance, controlling error variance through
Module 1. Psychological Measurement research designs
Qualitative Vs. quantitative approach in the Different kinds of quantitative research
study of behavior methods : Experimental research methods-
Scales of measurement : Nominal, Ordinal, Characteristic features of experimental
Interval, and Ratio Scales research methods Between group designs :
Classification of Psychological tests : Two group designs,ANOVAR designs,
Individual and group tests, Speed and Factorial designs Within group designs,
Power tests, Verbal and Non-verbal tests, Quasi-Experimental research methods , Time
Paper and pencil tests and Performance tests, series, equivalent time-samples, on-
Culture free and culture fair equivalent control group designs,
Psychometric assessment counterbalanced design, separate-sample
o Intelligence tests: The Stanford-Binet Tests, pretest-posttest design, patched up, design,
The Wechsler Scales longitudinal design,cross-sectional design,
o Aptitude tests: Tests of special abilities, cohort design.
Differential aptitude tests Ex-post-facto research : Correlational design,
o Achievement test : General achievement criterion-group design - Non-experimental
batteries, Special achievement test designs : Observational research,Archival
o Tests of Creativity : Guilford, Torrance research,Case study research
o Personality test : Interviews, observation, Small N designs : Advantages and
Situational tests, Self-reports, inventories, disadvantages of small N designs, Different
questionnaires, rating scales, forced choice kinds of small N designs
methods, check-lists, Q-sorts, Semantic
Module 4. Qualitative Research Methods
differential, sociometry, content analysis,
Nature of qualitative data
projective techniques
Different kinds of qualitative research :
Module 2 . Test Construction Action research,Case study
Test conceptualization : Item preparation, research,Ethnography,Grounded theory,
Item analysis, Estimation of reliability, Phenomenology. Historical research
validity, and norms, Preparation of test Techniques to collect qualitative data :
manual Interview,Narrative and
Reliability: Concept, reliability metaphor,Observation,Focus group
estimate,types: test-re-test, parallel forms, discussion
split half, other methods of estimating
Techniques to analyze qualitative data :
internal consistency,inter-scorer reliability,
Hermeneutics, Semiotics
purpose of reliability co-efficient
Validity : Concept, types: face, content, Module 5. Sampling and Data Processing
criterion, construct, convergent, divergent, Different sampling techniques - Probability
relationship between validity to reliability sampling methods,Non-probability
Norms : Meaning of norm-referencing and sampling methods
criterion referencing Steps in developing norms Data processing - Tabulation and coding,
Types: age-equivalent norms, grade- Statistical analysis of the data, Estimating
equivalent norms, percentile norms, differences among the groups : t-tests,
standard score norms Anova, Manova, Discriminant analysis, non-

parametric methods. Estimating Module 3. Social perception

relationships among variables : Pearson r, Social self : Sources of self-knowledge,
Rank correlation, Multiple correlations, Aspects of self-knowledge: self-schemas,
Factor Analyses. self-discrepancies, Self-regulation, The self-
concept, Self-esteem, Self-presentation
Unit IV Perceiving persons : Impression formation
Personality and and impression management , Attribution:
Social Psychology attribution theories, attribution biases,
culture and attribution, motivational biases,
Module 1. Describing Personality Information integration
Philosophical perspectives, personality Confirmation biases: Perseverance of beliefs,
research:True experiments,Quasi experi confirmatory hypothesis testing, the self-
ments, Correlational studies, Case and fulfilling prophecy
epidemiological studies,Personality Stereotypes, prejudice, and discrimination :
assessment: objective methods, projective Nature and origin-social categories and
methods, behavioural assessment methods. intergroup conflict, social identity theory,
Module 2. Perspectives of personality culture and social identity, culture and
Biological and evolutionary perspective : socialization, how stereotypes
Social Darwinism and Eugenics.The genetic distortsperceptions and resist change,
dimension of evolution, Contributions of automatic stereotype activation, prejudice :
Darwin , Lamarck, Mendel, Evolutionary origin, sources, targets and consequences,
Psychology : Natural selection of Reducing stereotypes, prejudice, and
psychological mechanisms, Genes and discrimination, intergroup contact,
behavior, Eysencks Model of nervous intergroup friendships and extended contact
system temperament Module 4. Social Influence
Psychodynamic perspective : Classical Attitudes: Measurement,formation, attitudes
Psychoanalysis: Sigmund Freud, Neo- and behavior, persuasion by communication,
analytic theories:Carl Jung,Alfred persuasion by our own actions, role playing,
Adler,Karen Horney,Eric Fromm,HarryStack cognitive dissonance theory, changing
Sullivan,Erik Erikson, Henry Murrays attitudes
Personology, Object relations and Conformity :Classical studies, compliance,
attachment theories: Margaret Mahler, obedience: Milgrams research, social impact
Bowlby, Melanie Klein,Heinz Kohut, theory
Winnicott, OttoKernberg. Groups: fundamentals of groups, individuals
Behavioural Perspective:Dollard & in groups, social facilitation, social loafing,
Miller,B.F.Skinner group performance, brain storming, group
Trait Perspective : G.W. Allport,R. B.Cattell polarization, group think, escalation effects
Cognitive and social cognitive perspective: Conflict:Mixed motives and social dilemmas,
Lewins Field theory, KelleysPersonal conflict escalation and reduction,
ConstructTheory,Rotters locus of control negotiation.
approach ,Banduras SocialCognitive
Module 5. Social relations
learning theory
Need to belong, the initial attraction, close
Humanistic Existential Perspective: Carl
relationships, interdependent relationships,
Rogers Rollo May, VictorFrankl, Abraham
romantic relationships
Maslow
Pro-social behaviour, evolutionary and
Eastern Perspective:Yoga, The Bhagavad
motivational factors, situational influence,
Gita, Sufism, Buddhism Jainism, Taoism

bystander effect, time pressure, location and behavioural disorders due to known
helping, culture, moods, pro-social media physiological conditions, unspecified
effects, role models and social norms organic mental disorders.
Altruistic personality, interpersonal
influences: perceived characteristic of the Unit VI
person in need, gender and helping Applied Psychology
Aggression-culture, gender and individual Module 1. Psychology in Organizational
difference, causes of human aggression, the
Setting
frustration-aggression hypothesis, negative
Approaches to organizational behaviour
affect, prevention and control of aggression
Training for Organizational Managers
Unit V Sensitivity training, Cultural diversity
training, protection against sexual
Psychopathology
harassment training, 360 degree feedback,
Module 1. Diagnosis and classification of Mentoring, Organizational Counseling
Mental disorders: Chronic absentees, accident prone employee,
DSM & ICD classifications. alcoholism and drug addition,
case taking practices- MSE, MMSE, clinical indisciplinedemployees.
interview, case study, common signs and
Module 2. Psychology in School Setting
symptoms of mental disorders.
Approaches to Behavioral Management
Module 2. Neurodevelopmental disorders: Reality Model, Decisive discipline, Assertive
Intellectual disabilities, pervasive and Discipline Class room management
specific developmental disorders, Dealing with problem behavior,
communication disorders, autism spectrum Communication strategies, Positive
disorders, specific learning disorders, behaviors support - School counseling
behavioural and emotional disorders with Therapeutic intervention - Home & School,
onset in childhood and adolescence. Psychosocial implication of disabilities,
Module 3. Major Mental Disorders Special education.
Schizophrenia spectrum and other psychotic Module 3. Psychology in clinical setting
disorders- schizophrenia, schizo-typal, Psychodynamic Psychotherapies
delusional, and other non-psychotic Supportive Psychotherapies, Crisis
disorders,affective disorders- bipolar intervention, Hypnosis, Group Therapies
depressive disorders Behaviour Therapies Relaxation and
Module 4. Systematic Desensitization Progressive
Personality disorders , sexual dysfunctions, muscular relaxation, Guided Somato -
gender dysphoria, mental and behavioural Psychic relaxation, Assertive training,
disorders due to psycho active substance use Modeling, Contingency Management,
Response elimination and Extinction
Module 5. procedure, punishment and aversion
Anxiety disorders, dissociative disorders, procedures, applied behavior analysis.
trauma stress related, somatoform CBT, Beck cognitive Therapy, RET,
disorders,obsessive compulsive related Biofeedback, Stress inoculation.
disorders.
Module 4. Psychology of health and well-
Module 6.
being
Neurocognitive disordersorganic mental
Bio-psychosocial approaches - Promotion of
disorders, vascular dementia, amnestic
psychological, social and physical well being,
disorder, delirum, personality and

health related beliefs and attitudes, health Unit II

enhancing behavior, health compromising Modern Russian Language:
behaviour, Type A and Type B personalities,
Phonetics and Lexicology
Psycho-neuro-immunology, Pain & its
management Module 1.
Sound system of Russian, Classification of
Module 5. Emerging trends in Psychology
Russian Sounds, Change of Sounds
Sports -Personality profile of athletes Team
cohesion Combating drug abuse in Sports Module 2.
Persons Stress and types of intonations
Forensic Biological evidence: DNA finger Module 3.
printing, Brain mapping; Detection of Russian Vowels, Classification of Vowels,
deception; Interrogation, Polygraph, Reduction of Vowels
Narcoanalysis
Environmental Psychology Psychological Module 4.
roots of Environmental Psychology Climate The Russian Consonants: Classification,
and well being Pollution and its effect on Palatalized and Non-Palatalized consonants,
human being Disaster management Voiced & Voiceless Consonants,
Assimilation rules, voicing and devoicing of
consonants, regressive palatalization
27. Russian Module 5.
Russian vocabulary and phraseology
Unit I
Module 6.
Russian Grammar Synonym, Polysemy, Homonymy,
Module 1.
The Noun Gender, number, declensions Unit III
Morphology and Syntax
Module 2.
The Pronouns Module 1.
Parts of speech in Russian
Module 3.
The Adjectives Module 2.
Syntax as a subject of study, Syntax of the
Module 4.
word combination
Use of Cases with and without prepositions
Module 3. Types of sentences
Module 5.
Simple sentence: Affirmative, Declarative,
The Verb aspects of verbs, verbs of motion
Exclamatory sentences
and actions with and without prefixes
Compound Sentences and Complex
Module 6. Sentences
The Participles, The verbal adverbs Direct and Indirect Sentences
Module 7. Unit IV
Active and passive voice
Russian Cultural History
Module 8.
Compound and complex sentences Module 1.
Geographical features of Russia
Module 9.
Direct and Indirect Speech Module 2.
The Slav people, Kievan Rus

Module 3. Module 5.
Mongol Tatar Invasion Lermontov The Hero of Our Time
Module 4. Module 6.
Rise of Moscow, Ivan-IV Gogol Dead Souls
Module 5. Module 7.
Peters Reforms Turgenev Fathers and Sons
Module 6. Module 8.
Peasant revolt Dostoyevsky Crime and Punishment, The
Karamazov Brothers
Module 7.
Catherine-II Module 9.
Tolstoy Anna Karenina, Resurrection, War
Module 8.
and Peace
Patriotic War of 1812, The Decembrists
Module 10.
Module 9.
Chekhov Death of a Clerk, Man in a Case,
Emancipation of Serfs, Norodniki and other
Ward No.6
groups and their role
Module 11.
Module 10.
Gorky Mother, Makar Chudra
Lenin and October Revolution, Civil War
Module 12.
Module 11.
Nikolai Ostrovsky How the Steel was
Building of Socialism and five Year Plans,
Tempered
NEP
Module 13.
Module 12.
Sholokhov And Quite Flows the Don
Disintegration of USSR
Module 14.
Module 13.
Pasternak Doctor Zhivago
Contemporary Russian society and culture
Module 15.
Unit V Solzhenitsyn One Day in the Life of Ivan
Russian Literature: Prose Fiction Denisovich
General study of Russian Literary Bulgakov Master and Margarita
Movements and Criticism: Classicism,
Module 17.
Sentimentalism, Romanticism, Realism,
Rybakov Children of Arbat
Modernism, Socialist Realism, Magic
Realism et al. Module 18.
General study of contemporary Russian
Module 2.
authors: Tatyana Tolstaya, Valimir Sorokin,
Lomonosov and Classicism
Evgeny Popov
Module 3.
Radischev A journey From Petersburg to Unit VI
Moscow Russian Literature:
Module 4. Poetry and Drama
Pushkin The Tales of Ivan Belkin, The Module 1. Russian Poetry
Captions Daughter Zhukovsky and Romanticism

Pushkin Evgenii Onegin

Lermontov Death of the Poet, The Sail
Nekrasov Komu na Rusi Zhit Khorosho
Blok The Twelve
Akhmatova Requiem
Esenin Rus Ukhodyashaya, Shagane ty
moya Shagane
Mayakovsky Poem about Soviet Passport,
Vladimir Illich Lenin, Khorosho
Module 2. Russian Drama
Pushkin Boris Godunov
Aleksandr Ostrovsky The Storm
Gogol The Government Inspector
Chekhov The Cherry Orchard
Gorky Na Dne (Lower Depth)
Bulgakov The Days of Turbins
28. Sanskrit

Module 2. Social Legislations

Indian Constitution : history, fundamental
rights, duties and directive principles of state
policy, constitutional remedies
Laws related to social defense : IPC, Code of
Criminal Procedure, Courts and Judiciary;
Police, prisons, probation, parole and
custody.
Personal Laws : Hindu, Muslim and
Christian. Special Marriage Act, Laws related
to adoption and guardianship.
Human Rights, UDHR, NHRC and Right to
Information Act
Unit II
Module 1. Sociology
Concept and types - society, community,
association, and social institutions
Concept: social structure, social system social
processes - conjunctive (cooperation,
assimilation, accommodation, acculturation)
- disjunctive (competition, conflict) - social
disorganization
29. Social Work Socialization-meaning, stages, process,
agents and theories
Unit I Social stratification
Module 1. History and Philosophy of Social Social control and social change - concept,
agencies
Work
Social Movements - Bhoodaan, Chipko,
Social work : Definition, meaning, objectives, Apiko, Narmada BachaoAndolan,
principles, skills and techniques. Muthanga, Plachimada, Koodumkulam,
Social work related concepts : Social service,
Module 2. Economics
social welfare, social security, social reform,
Economics basic concepts - demand-supply,
social policy, social defense, social production-consumption, productivity&
development, social justice, and social health. utility, production - factors and means
Evolution of social work profession Economic systems (types)
Primary and secondary methods of social Development: concept and indicators - HDI,
work GDP, GNP, PI, PQLI
Fields (settings) of social work : Clinical, Economic Planning: Five Year Plans -
Decentralisation - Panchayati Raj institutions
school, correction, community development,
(PRI)
child rights Globalisation: concept - New Economic
Approaches to social work practice : Charity, Policy (LPG,1991) - Economic Instruments:
Welfare, Development, Participatory, GATT, WTO, TRIPS, SAPS - Economic
Sustainability, Right-based, etc. Institutions:World Bank, IMF, ADB, G20,
NASW and Code Ethics. MDGs

Unit III mobilization, referral, environmental

modification, case work relationship and
Module 1. Developmental Psychology communication.
Concepts: sensation, perception, cognition, Types of recordings in case work
memory, intelligence
Growth and development - influence of Module 2. Social Group Work
heredity and environment - developmental Concept of Group Work - definition, history,
tasks - defense mechanisms principles, skills and goals of social group
Theories of development Psychoanalytic, work.
Psychosocial, Cognitive and Morality Groups: types of social groups, stages of
Development and hazards - prenatal and group development and group processes
childhood Group dynamics - Group Work process -
Development and hazards - adolescence and competition, conflict, cooperation, cohesion,
young adulthood coercion and accommodation.
Development and hazards - middle Approaches and models in group work
adulthood and old age practice therapeutic/social treatment,
development group and task-oriented group.
Module 2. Counselling Types of recordings in social group work
Counseling: definition, objectives, principles
- types of counseling - qualities of a good Unit - V
counselor
Counseling: process, skills and techniques, Module 1. Community Organization
relationship (transference) Community Organization: concept,
Therapeutic approaches to counseling: principles, objectives, phases, steps -
psychoanalytical, humanistic, Transnational differentiating community development and
Analysis, Gestalt, existential and behavioural community organization - skills and roles of
Allied fields of counselling - Life Skills a community organizer
Education, Family Life Education, Sex Power structure and Leadership: types,
Education, Genetic Counselling, HIV, participatory process and empowerment
Trauma/Crisis Counselling, Geriatric Models (Jack Rothman) in community
Counselling. organization
Social action - concept, principles and
Unit - IV strategies - approaches to social action -
Module 1. Social Case Work Freire, Gandhi and Alinsky.
Social case work- definition, history, concept, Module 2. Administration of Human Service
objectives and principles Organizations
Social case work process- exploration, multi- Concepts: Public Administration and Social
dimensional assessment, social diagnosis, Welfare Administration.
treatment (negotiating goals and formulating Types of Organisation
a contract, implementation and goal Approaches to understanding organizations:
attainment), prognosis, evaluation, Bureaucracy (Max Weber), Administrative
termination, follow-up Theory (Henry Fayol), Scientific
Approaches in case work- psychoanalytical, Management (Frederick Taylor), Human
psycho-social, problem-solving, behaviour Relations Approach (Elton Mayo) and
modifications, crisis intervention, eclectic System Approach (Chester Bernard), Theory
approach X and Theory Y
Techniques and skills in social case work- Registration of Societies and Trusts -
interviews, home visits, resource Distinctive nature Non-profit (HSO)

administration and its challenges in variance analysis and performance analysis.

organizational development -FCRA Project Evaluation - Types.
Management: concept, approaches and Project administration: financial
principles management, personnel management
Administrative Processes: Planning,
Organizing, Staffing (Human Resources
Planning, Recruitment, Selection and 30. Sociology
Induction), Directing, Controlling, Reporting
and Budgeting - Evaluation Unit I
Job Description, Job Analysis and Job Sociology: Discipline,
Evaluation, Performance Appraisal system.
Concepts and Processes
Unit - VI Module 1: Sociology as a discipline
Module 1. Social Work Research and Social and intellectual forces, Philosophical
Statistics foundations rationalism & empiricism;
Social Work Research - types of research Reflexive Sociology, Public Sociology,
Research process Development of Sociology in India
Research designs - Cross-sectional, Module 2. Concepts in Sociology
Experimental, Longitudinal, Case Study and
Society, Community, Association, Status,
Comparative
Role, Culture, Norms and Values,
Sampling designs
Socialization, Groups, Social Control, Social
Pretest and Pilot Study
Change, Social stratification Caste, Class,
Data collection: methodsand tools
Data analysis and data presentation Power
Hypothesis: concept, formulation, and Module 3. Socio-cultural processes
testing Accommodation, Assimilation, Cooperation,
Statistics: definition, functions, uses and Competition, Conflict, Contravention,
limitations - statistical tests - Measures of Evolution, Diffusion, Acculturation,
central tendency and dispersion, Correlation Ethnocentrism
and regression
Report Writing: APA Formatting, Module 4: Social institutions
bibliography Family, Marriage, Kinship, Religion,
Education, Polity, Economy
Module 2. Project Planning
Basic concept- plan, programme,project, Unit II
activity
Sociological Theories
Project Cycle: Planning: Need identification:
PRA/PLA. Designing: Log Frame Analysis Module 1. Classical
(LFA):stakeholder analysis, problem tree analysis, August Comte, Herbert Spencer, Karl Marx,
object analysis, alternate analysis - LFA Matrix. Max Weber, Emile Durkheim, Vilfredo
Project appraisal- technical appraisal, marketing Pareto
appraisal, environment appraisal, management Module 2. Advanced
appraisal and profitability appraisal. Social Cost- Functionalism Postulates, Talcott Parsons,
Benefit Analysis(SCBA). Project Implementation Radcliff-Brown, Bronislaw Malinowski,
- CPM, PERT, Activity Calendar, Budgeting Robert K. Merton
(Types of Cost). Project Monitoring - input, Conflict Theory Lewis Coser, Ralf
output, outcome, impact& PMIS. Project Review- Dahrendorf

Exchange Theory: Peter Blau, George Module 4. Social statistics

Homans Measures of central tendency and dispersion,
Phenomenology: Alfred Schutz, Peter Berger Levels of measurement nominal, ordinal,
& Thomas Luckman interval, ratio; test of significance chi-
Symbolic Interactionism: G.H. Mead, C.H. square, t-test, measures of correlation - Karl
Cooley Pearsons, Spearmans Rank
Dramaturgy: Irving Goffman Unit IV
Ethnomethodology Harold Garfinkal
Sociology of India
Module 3. Recent Trends
Module 1. India as a plural society
Critical theory - Jurgen Habermas, Louis
Diversities in India ethnic, caste,
Althussar, Antonio Gramsci demographic, regional, religious, linguistic
Postmodernism and Post structuralism:
Foucault discourse analysis, knowledge Module 2. Approaches to the study of Indian
and power; Jacques Derrida: deconstruction Society
Indology G.S. Ghurye, Louis Dumount
Module 4: Integrative efforts Structural-functional M.N. Srinivas, S.C.
Anthony Giddens agencystructure, Dube
structuration; George Ritzer micro-macro, Marxian A.R. Desai, D.P. Mukherji
integrative paradigm; Pierre Bourdieu Subaltern B.R. Ambedhkar, Kancha Illaiah
habitus-field, capital, civil society Module 3. Socio-economic challenges and
welfare measures
Unit III
Poverty, Inequality, Marginalized groups
Social Researh Methods Scheduled castes,
and Statistics Tribes, OBCs, Minorities;
Module 1. Social Research Women and Child atrocities against
women, health
Epistemological basis positivism,
Child rights, Issues of Elderly and
interpretivism, critical; Quantitative and
Differently-abled
Qualitative, Types basic, applied, action;
Constitutional and legislative measures for
Objectivity, Validity, Reliability, Ethics and marginalized groups
Value basis in social research Social movements in India: Agrarian,
Module 2. Research Process Backward class, Women
Problem formulation, Literature review, Module 4. Contemporary issues
Research Design longitudinal and cross- Problems of nation-building secularism,
sectional; Concepts, Hypothesis, Variables, communalism, sub-nationalism, terrorism,
Universe, Unit, Pilot study, Sampling ethnic conflict, caste and religious conflict,
probability and non-probability regionalism, corruption
Module 3. Methods, Tools and Techniques Unit V
Quantitative social survey, interview Theory and Practice of
schedule, questionnaire; Attitude scale
Development
Likert, Thurston
Qualitative: observation participant & non- Module 1. Concepts in development
participant; ethnography, case study, oral Growth, Progress, Evolution, Social change,
history, narratives, triangulation Social development, Economic development,
Human development, Sustainable

development, Gender Development Index, communities

Human Development Index Module 3. Changes in Industry and Industrial
Module 2. Theories in development management
Modernization W.W. Rostow Industry in a globalized world, MNCs and
Dependency theory Samir Amin outsourcing and its impact, New
World System Immanuel Wallerstein management principles, Corporate Social
Alternative development M.K. Gandhi, E.F. responsibility (CSR), Industrial pollution, e-
Schumacher waste and waste management
Module 3. Rural and Urban development Module 4. Impact on environment
Rural social structure, Agrarian relations, Environmental degradation, Climate change
Green revolution, Urbanism, Urbanization, and its impact, Global warming, Ozone
Suburb, Metropolis, Cities, Towns, Slums, depletion, Global movements and
Rural and Urban development programmes discourses, Initiatives of state and
in India, Population dynamics and International agencies Stockholm, Rio and
Challenges fertility, morality, migration, Kyoto Summits
demographic transition
Module 4. Development Experience in Kerala
31. Statistics
Land reforms, Socio-political movements in
Kerala, Land struggles, Kerala development Unit I
model education, health, social security Mathematical Methods
Decentralization process 73 rd & 74 th for Statistics
amendment, peoples planning and
Module 1.
emergence of local governance in Kerala
Sets, set of real numbers, functions,
Migration and Kerala diaspora
sequences and series of real numbers, their
Unit VI limits and convergences. Continuous
Globalization and functions, discontinuities of functions,
bounded functions, conditions for
Emerging Challenges differentiability of functions, Riemann
Module 1. Understanding Globalization integrals and properties.
History and characteristics, Agencies of Module 2.
globalization, Global village, Consumerism Cartesian product of sets, metric space, open
McDonaldization, Effects of globalization on and closed sets, limit points, closure of a set,
marginalized communities, Development complete metric space, Heine-Borel theorem.
induced displacement, New Social
Movements in the context of globalization Module 3.
Linear space, subspaces, linear dependence
Module 2. Media and Communication and independence of vectors, basis and
Mass media in a globalized world, Corporate dimension, linear transformation in vector
media, Globalization of news, Cultural space, normed linear space.
imperialism through media Module 4.
Information, Communication and Matrices, different types of matrices, algebra
Technologies (ICTs) digital media, digital of matrices, adjoint of a matrix, inverse of
divide, social media, cyber media, net non-singular matrices, g-inverse, rank and
neutrality, social networks and virtual determinant of matrices, solving linear

equations by matrix method, eigen values generating function and their properties,
and eigen vectors, Cayley-Hamilton inversion theorem on characteristic
theorem. Quadratic forms and their functions.
definiteness. Module 5.
Module 5. Chebychev and Liapunov inequalities, Borel-
Classes of sets, limit superior, limit inferior Cantelli lemma, Borel zero-one law.
and convergence of sequence of sets, ring, Convergence of sequences of random
monotone class, field and sigma field of sets, variables: weak convergence, convergence in
probability, convergence in rth mean and
general definition of measure, Lebesgue and
almost sure convergence, and their mutual
Lebesgue-Stieltjes measures. Measurable sets
implications. Laws of large numbers and
and measurable functions, definition of
central limit theorems.s
integral, Lebesgue and Lebesgue-Stieltjes
integrals, properties, convergence theorems, Unit III
applications of Radon-Nikodyn theorem. Distributions in Statistics
Unit II Module 1.
Probability Theory Bernoulli, binomial, Poisson, geometric,
negative-binomial, discrete uniform,
Module 1.
hypergeometric, multinomial and power
Definitions of probability (classical,
series distributions - properties and
frequency ratio and axiomatic approaches),
characteristics of these distributions.
classes of events, probability measure and
properties, independence of events, pairwise Module 2.
and mutual independence of events, Rectangular, exponential, gamma, beta (type
addition theorem of probability. I and type II), normal, log normal, logistic,
Laplace, Pareto, Weibull and Cauchy
Module 2. distributions-properties and characteristics
Conditional probability, multiplication of these distributions.
theorem, Bayes theorem and applications.
Module 3.
Module 3. Functions of random variables and their
Random variables, cumulative distribution distributions, distributions of sum, product
function and properties (both univariate and and ratio of independent random variables.
bivariate cases), decomposition of a Order statistics, basic distribution theory,
distribution function, probability density joint and conditional distribution of order
function and probability mass function, statistics, distribution of order statistics
discrete and continuous random variables, arising from uniform and exponential
independence of random variables, distributions-properties.
connection between distribution function of Module 4.
a random variable and Lebesgue-Stieltjes Sampling distributions - standard error,
measure. distribution of mean and variance of samples
Module 4. from normal populations. Exact sampling
Expectation and moments of random distributions- chi-square, t and F (central and
variables, properties, moment generating non-central), inter relationships between
function, cumulant generating function, these distributions and their applications
(including significance tests).
characteristic function, probability

Module 5. binomial and exponential distributions.

Bivariate distributions: discrete, continuous
Module 5.
and mixed forms, marginal and conditional
distributions. Bivariate normal distribution Interval estimation: basic concepts of interval
and its characteristics, simple correlation and estimation, shortest length confidence
regression, their properties and tests. interval, interval estimates of parameters
based on normal distribution, connection
Unit IV between interval estimation and testing of
Estimation and hypotheses. Bayesian estimation: prior and
Testing of Hypotheses posterior distributions, conjugate priors, loss
and risk functions, Bayes estimation of the
Module 1.
parameters under squared-error and
Point estimate, properties of estimators: absolute error loss functions.
unbiasedness, consistency, sufficiency and
efficiency, Cramer-Rao inequality, esimators Unit V
attaining minimum variance bound, Rao- Sample Surveys and
Blackwell and Lehmann-Scheffe theorems, Design of Experiments
minimum variance unbiased estimation.
Module 2.
Module 1.
Methods of estimation: maximum likelihood, Planning and execution of sample surveys,
method of moments and least-squares sampling and non sampling errors, simple
method and their properties, comparison of random, stratified random, systematic and
these estimates in normal population. cluster sampling methods, estimation of the
Minimum chi-square and modified population characteristics by these sampling
minimum chi-square methods. methods. Sample size determination.
Module 3. Module 2.
Basic concepts of hypothesis testing, type I Unequal probability sampling methods, PPS
and type II errors, critical region, power of a sampling with and without replacement. Des
test, Neyman-Pearson lemma, MP and UMP Raj ordered, Murthys unordered and
tests, likelihood ratio test, MLR property, Horvitz-Thompson estimators and their
asymptotic distribution of likelihood ratio, standard errors. Ratio and regression
tests for mean and variance of normal methods of estimation.
populations, tests for proportions. Module 3.
Module 4. Linear models, estimability of linear
Non parametric tests: advantages and parametric functions, Gauss-Markoff
disadvantages of non parametric tests, theorem, tests of linear hypotheses, Analysis
binomial, sign, Wilcoxon signed-rank, one of variance, criteria for connectedness,
and two sample Wald-Wolfowitz run, orthogonality and balance.
median, Kolmogorov-Simirnov (both on Module 4.
sample and two sample), Mann -Whitney U, Basic principles of experimentation, standard
Kruskal-Wallis tests and Friedmans two designs-CRD, RBD, LSD and GLSD, analysis
way analysis of variance test. Sequential and efficiency comparisons. Analysis of
probability ratio tests: basic concepts, testing covariance in CRD, RBD and LSD, missing
single parameter case for normal, point plot techniques.

Module 5. seasonal components. Index numbers-

Factorial experiments: 2n and 3n experiments, simple and weighted index numbers, tests
partial and total confounding in the above for an ideal index number, cost of living
experiments. Incomplete block designs: index.
BIBD, analysis with and without recovery of
inter-block information.
Unit VI
32. Syriac
Multivariate Analysis, Unit I
Stochastic Processes and Syriac Grammar,
Index Numbers History and Structure of
Module 1. Syriac Language
Multivariate normal distribution, marginal
Syriac Scripts: Estrangela, East Syriac and
and conditional distributions, characteristic
Serto
functions, distribution of quadratic forms in
Orthography
normal variables, Partial and multiple
Vowel expression by vowel letters and other
correlation, multiple regression technique.
signs.
Module 2. Consonants: Rukakka, Qussaya
Samples from multivariate normal Loan words in Syriac
distribution, maximum likelihood esimators Syntax in comparison with Indian languages.
of the parameters and their distributions. Jacob of Edessas letter on Syriac
Hotellings T2 and Mahalnobis D2. Testing Orthography
the mean vector of a multivariate normal Gregory Bar Hebraeus: Syriac Accents
distribution and the equality of means of two Grammatical Terminology in Syriac
multivariate normal distributions. Syriac Calligraphy
Phonology
Module 3. Morphology
Stochastic processes-Definition and Syntax
classification of stochastic processes based on Parts of Speech
state and time spaces, Processes with Semantics
stationary independent increments, Markov Grammar and Grammatical categories
processes, Gaussian processes. Markov
chains: transition probability matrices and Unit II
Chapmann-Kolmogorov equation, Syriac Poetry and
classification of states: periodicity, Liturgical Literature
recurrence, ergodicity and stationarity.
Early Syriac poetry
Module 4. Main categories of Syriac poetry
Continuous time Markov processes: Poisson Hymnody: Kinds of Hymns (West Syriac):
process, pure birth process, birth and death (Mimre, - Madrosho, - Qole, - Onitha, - Mazmure,
process. Principles of queuing theory- M/M/ Zmirto, - Tesbehoto, - Sebloto, - Bothe, - Booto,
1 and M/M/s models. - Takshepto, - Quqoyo, - qonuno Yawnoyo)
Module 5. Hymnody: Kinds of Hymns (East Syriac):
Time series analysis: components of time (Barrek(u), Basaliqe, Bauta, bawata, B-rasit,
series, measurement of secular trend and Gazza, Giyyora, Hepakta, Hullala, Hallelayn(i),

Laku Mara, Le bakta, Madrasa, Marmita, Translations based on the Syriac Bible
Mawtba, Memra, Nemar, Nuhra, Onita, Pshita, Malayalam translations of the Syriac Bible
Qala, Qalyata, Qalta, Qanona, Res mawtba, Syriac Apocrypha
Resqala, Rukkaba, Sogita, Suyyake, Shubha, History of Asceticism in the Syrian Orient
Suhlapa, Suraya, Tawdi l taba, Tesbohta, Tuyay, Protomonasticism
udrana, ullama, unaya, Zumara) Syriac monastic terminology
Metres Different monastic centers and monasteries
Strophes Monastic writers and works
Rhyme
Acrostic Unit IV
Beth Gazo / Eqara India and Syriac Literature
Musical terminology in Syriac
Syriac Manuscripts burnt at Diamper Synod
Hymnographers
Collections of Syriac manuscripts.
Anaphora literature - West Syriac & East
Main centers and persons (Malpanate)
Syriac
Syriac inscriptions
Commentaries and commentators of
Malayalam Carshuni
Anaphorae
Shehimo and Penqito; Hudra (Weekday Syriac books published in India / Press
Office and Festal Hymnody). Syriac Words in Malayalam
Manuscripts of Liturgical Hymns and Choral Syriac in Schools and Universities
books Syriac heritage of the different
denominations of the Syriac Churches of
Unit III Kerala.
Secular, Biblical and
Monastic Literature Unit V
History of Syriac Churches
Secular literature: Popular and Learned
Natural Sciences and Philosophy in Syriac Origins of Syriac Christianity
Syriac Manuscripts of the British Museum on St. Thomas Tradition in India
Medicine, Ethics, Agriculture, Chemistry, The Church in the Sasanian Empire
Philosophy, Logic and Rhetoric, Grammar The theological schools, especially Nisibis
and Lexicography, Natural History. The separation of the different Churches in
Legal thought in Syriac tradition. the 5-7 centuries.
Biblical Interpretation The expansion of the Syriac Ch Emergence
Syriac Bible: its use in the liturgy of the Syriac Eastern Rite Catholic Churches
Syriac commentators of the Psalms in West Asia
Versions of the Syriac Bible: O.T.: Peshitta; The Syriac Communities under the Ottoman
Syro Hexapla Empire.
N.T.: Diatessaron, Old Syriac, Peshitta, The Catholic and Protestant Missions to the
Philoxenian, and Harclean Syriac Churches
Syriac names of the books of the Bible The Syriac Churches and Ecumenism
Lectionaries Current problems of the Syriac Churches.
Printed Editions The renaissance of the 12th / 13th centuries

Unit VI
Current affairs
Catalogue of Syriac manuscripts.
Catalogues of Syriac printed books and
related literature
Codicology
Grammars: elementary and reference
grammars.
Lexica
Series of Texts, Journals & Periodicals
Bibliographical aids
The delights of Manuscripts
Why study Syriac
Scope of Syriac literature
Use of computer in Syriac
Contemporary trends and trend setters
Modern centers of Syriac study
33. Tamil

34. Urdu

35. Zoology
Unit I
Taxonomy, Animal Diversity
and Applied Zoology
Module 1. Taxonomy
Classical taxonomy; Modern trends in
taxonomy (numerical, cladistics, molecular
taxonomy); phylogenetic tree.
Scientific classification of organisms (five
kingdom and three-domain systems);
Biological nomenclature; ICZN. Homonymy
and Synonymy ; Law of priority.
Concepts of species and hierarchical taxa.
Molecular Systematics (Mitochondrial DNA
and Ancestral Polymorphisms, RFLP,
RAPD, AFLP & VNTR, Alternate Molecular
Approaches, Allozyme polymorphism,
Microsatellite Loci.) DNA barcoding and tree
of life.
Module 2. Animal Diversity
Prokaryotes and Eukaryotes.
Levels of organization-cellular, tissue and
organ. Symmetry,Coelom and Metamerism.
Broad classification of animal kingdom:
Mesozoa, Parazoa and Eumetazoa (Radiata,
Bilateria); Protostomia (Acoelomata,
Pseudocoelomata and Eucoelomata),
Deuterostomia.

Salient features of the phyla: Mesozoa, Module 2. Ecology

Porifera, Cnidaria, Ctenophora, Ecosystem: Characteristics of ecosystem,
Platyhelminthes, Nematoda, Concepts of Habitat and Niche.
Nematomorpha, Rotifera, Annelida, Structure and Stability of ecosystem.
Echiurida, Mollusca, Onychophora, Food chain and food web; Biological
Arthropoda, Echinodermata, Chaetognatha, magnification and its effects.
Phoronida, Hemichordata, Energy flow, Productivity and Ecological
Chordata : Cephalochordates and pyramids.
Urochorates, Pisces, Amphibians, Reptiles, Biogeochemical cycles: gaseous cycles and
Birds and Mammals-origin, adaptive sedimentary cycles.
radiation and distribution. Ecological succession: Types, changes
Module 3. Applied Zoology involved in succession, concept of climax.
Population ecology: characteristics of
Insect pests: Pests of crops (coconut, paddy,
populations and population growth curves.
rubber, sugar cane), Pests of stored food
Community ecology: community structure
grains, Pest control - chemical, biological and
and attributes; edge effects and ecotone.
Integrated Pest Management.
Animal interactions: Positive, negative and
Sericulture, Species of silkworms,
neutral interactions.
Composition of silk, Silkworm rearing
Pollution: Water, Air, Soil, Noise, and
techniques.
Radioactive pollution- causes and
Apiculture, Species of honey bees,
consequences.
Beekeeping methods, Useful products from
Solid waste management.
honey bees.
Major Environmental Issues: Green house
Fisheries and aquaculture: Marine and Fresh
effect, Acid rain, Ozone depletion, Global
water fishes, Fish breeding techniques,
warming and Climate change; causes and
Finfish and Shell Fish culture, Different types
consequences.
of fish farming, Ornamental fishes and
Conventional and Non-Conventional Energy
Aquarium keeping, Fishing crafts and gears.
Resources.
Unit II Environmental Impact Assessment;
Evolution, Ecology, ecosystem monitoring and applications of
remote sensing in environment
Biodiversity and Ethology management.
Module 1. Evolution Major international environmental
Origin and evolution of life conventions/ treatises and organisations
Evolutionary time scale Module 3. Biodiversity
Theories and modern concepts of organic Concepts and levels of biodiversity.
evolution: Classical and synthetic theories of Measurement of biodiversity and
evolution. biodiversity hotspots.
Mechanisms of evolution, Micro and Macro Values and threats to biodiversity.
evolution, Co- evolution. Conservation strategies (in-situ and ex-situ
Genetic drift; Bottle-neck effect; Punctuated conservation).
equilibrium, Neutral theory, Molecular Forest conservation, Wildlife management,
Clock. Sustainable Development.
Species and speciation, Adaptive radiation
and Animal distribution. Module 4. Ethology
Human Evolution-h ominid fossils and Motivation and Learning: Imprinting,
cultural evolution. habituation, imitation, classical conditioning,

instrumental/operant conditioning, Endocrine system: Endocrine glands and

cognitive learning, latent learning, insight hormones, classification of hormones, Mode
learning. of action of hormones, Hormone disorders
Complex Behaviour: Orientation, Navigation and Feedback control.
and Homing, Migration (Fishes and Birds), Sense organs: Structure of eye, Physiology
Biological rhythms-biological clock, of vision, Visual elements and pigments; Eye
Circadian, Circannual, Lunar, Tidal and defects. Structure of ear, mechanisms of
Seasonal periodicities. Pheromones and hearing and balancing. Hearing
chemical communication. impairments. Olfactory, gustatory and tactile
senses.
Unit III Reproductive Physiology: Male and female
Physiology, Immunology reproductive organs, Puberty, Adolescence,
and Developmental Biology Menstrual cycle, Pregnancy, Parturition,
Lactation and Birth control. Hormonal
Module 1. Physiology control of reproduction.
Nutrition: Types of nutrition, Digestion:
mechanical and chemical digestion, Module 2. Immunology
Digestive glands and enzymes. Neural and Organs and tissues of immune system.
hormonal control of digestion, Absorption of Types of immunity: Innate, acquired,
sugars, amino acids and fats. Humoral and cell-mediated immunity.
Antigens and antibodies: Structure of
Respiration: Respiratory pigments,
antibodies, Antigen-antibody interactions.
Transport of O 2 and CO 2 , Bohr Effect,
Complement system, General features,
chloride shift. Neural and chemical
MHC, General organization and inheritance
respiratory disturbances.
of MHC.
Body fluids and Circulation: Types of heart,
Hypersensitivity, Immunodeficiency and
hear beat, conducting system and pace Autoimmunity.
makers. Common cardiovascular diseases.
Composition of blood and Blood groups, Module 3. Developmental Biology
Physiology of blood clotting, Control of Gametes and gametogenesis, Types of eggs,
cardiac activity. Lymph and lymphatic Fertilization and Fertilization events.
system Cleavage, Blastulation and Gastrulation:
Types of cleavage, Cleavage patterns, Types
Excretion: Patterns of nitrogen excretion,
of blastula, Fate map, Cell movements and
Structure of kidney, Ultrastructure of
Organogenesis.
nephron, Mechanism of urine formation,
Basic concepts of development: Potency of
Normal and Abnormal constituents of urine
embryonic cells, Competence, determination
and renal disorders. Osmoregulation and
and differentiation, Genomic equivalence,
regulation of kidney function. Cytoplasmic control of nuclear activity,
Muscle physiology: Types of muscles, Primary embryonic induction, Nieukoop
Ultrastructure of skeletal muscle, Muscle centre and mesodermal polarity.
contraction and properties of cardiac and Different types of Placenta.
smooth muscles. Simple muscle twitch, Parthenogenesis: Natural and artificial
summation, tetanus, tonus and fatigue. parthenogenesis, Factors inducing
Neurophysiology- Structure of neuron, parthenogenesis.
Generation and transmission of nerve Experimental embryology: Constriction
impulse, Synapses, Synaptic transmission experiments, Experiments on embryonic
and Neurotransmitters, Reflex action. induction and competence, Cloning

experiments in animals, Medically assisted and measurement, exposure and radiation

reproductive techniques. dosimeter, autoradiography, Liquid
Prenatal diagnosis and Teratogenesis. Scintillation counter.
Basic biology of stem cells: Types and sources Microscopy, Light, Phase Contrast,
of stem cells with characteristics; Induced Fluorescent Microscopes, Transmission and
pleuripotent stem cells and stem cell therapy. Scanning electron microscopes.
Chromatography: Principles and
Unit IV Application, Column, Ion exchange, TLC,
Biochemistry, Biophysics HPLC, Gas and Affinity chromatography.
and Biostatistics Electrophoresis: Paper, SDS PAGE and
Agarose Gel electrophoresis.
Module 1. Biochemistry
Colorimeter, Spectrophotometer, Flame
Water as a biological solvent: Biological
photometer, Atomic absorption
importance, pH and Acid - base balance.
spectrophotometer, Infra-red
Buffers and its biological significance.
Classification and Structure of spectrophotometry, NMR and EMR
Carbohydrates. spectroscopy
Metabolism of Carbohydrates: Glycolysis, Centrifuge: Ordinary, high speed
Krebs cycle, electron transport chain, Pentose centrifuges, Density gradient
phosphate pathway, Gluconeogenesis, centrifugationn, Ultracentrifugation
Glycogenolysis, Glycogenesis, biological Radioimmunoassay: ELISA,
significance. Electrophysiological methods: ECG, EEG,
Classification, Structure and Biological MRI
Importance of Lipids. Module 3: Biostatistics
Metabolism of Lipids: Beta-oxidation of fatty Measures of central tendency: Arithmetic
acids, Biosynthesis of fatty acids. Biologically mean, median and mode
important Steroids, Prostaglandins. Measures of dispersion : Mean and Standard
Proteins: Structure, classification and deviation, Standard error
properties of amino acids, Proteins: Structure Testing of hypotheses: Concepts of Normal,
and Classification-Primary, Secondary and Binomial and Poisson distribution; Students
tertiary structure, Ramachandran plot. t test, One-way ANOVA, Concepts and
Metabolism of Amino acids and Proteins: applications of correlation and regression,
Metabolism of Amino acids, Urea cycle, Chi-square test.
regulation of urea cycle, Deamination,
Transamination and Decarboxylation. Unit V
Vitamins: Classification, Function and Genetics, Biotechnology
Deficiency disorders. and Microbiology
Enzymes: Classification and Nomenclature,
Enzyme Kinetics, Regulation of enzyme Module 1. Genetics
activity, Enzyme inhibition, Zymogenes, Mendelian principles: critical evaluation.
Isozymes, Coenzymes and Ribozymes, Interaction of genes: Allelic interactions:
incomplete dominance, codominance, Non-
Module 2. Biophysics
allelic interactions: complementary gene
Diffusion, Osmosis and Viscosity
action, epistasis, duplicate gene and
Bioenergetics: Laws of Thermodynamics
polygenes.
(Entropy, Enthalpy, Concept of Free energy,
Multiple alleles: coat colour in rabbits, Rh
ATP as a free energy carrier)
blood group inheritance.
Radiation Biology: Ionizing radiation, units
Linkage and crossing over: Linkage groups,

complete and partial linkage, Crossing over Applications of Biotechnology: Blotting

and recombination Mechanisms of crossing techniques (Southern, Northern, Western),
over, kinds of crossing over. Genetic engineering and its applications.
Mutation- Chromosomal aberrations and Diagnosis of diseases, Detection of genetic
gene mutations, molecular basis, causes and disorders, Gene therapy, Metabolites
significance. production, Bio controls agents, Biofuel,
Extra chromosomal inheritance: biogas Transgenic animals- Productionand
Characteristics; maternal inheritance of use; Ethics in biotechnology, Patenting,
cytoplasm, plastid genome, mitochondrial biological materials and IPR.
genome, Kappa particles in Paramecium,
Module 3. Microbiology
Maternal effects.
Diversity and Ultra structure of Bacteria.
Sex linked inheritance: characteristics,
Microbial Nutrition and Growth, Use of
examples: haemophilia, colour blindness;
microbes in medical, biotechnological,
holandric genes. industrial and agricultural fields.
Sex determination: Chromosomal basis and Antibiotics and antimicrobial drugs.
genic balance theory, Types of chromosomal Virology : classifications, structure and
mechanism, Dosage compensation, Barr replication, Strategies, Viral pathogens,
bodies, Lyon hypothesis. infections, symptoms, Anti-viral strategies-
Human genetics: Genetic disorders in man, prevention and control of viral diseases.
Chromosomal anomalies (autosomal and sex
chromosomal), Single gene disorders Unit VI
(autosomal and sex linked, inborn errors in Cell Biology, Molecular Biology
metabolism). and Bioinformatics
Human genome project.
Module 1. Cell biology
Module 2. Biotechnology Cell and cell theory, Structure and function
History and concept of biotechnology, of cell membrane, Organization based on
Vectors, Plasmids, Bacteriophage, Cosmids, fluid mosaic model.
Shuttle vectors, Yeast vectors, Membrane transport - diffusion, active
Minichromosomes, Artificial chromosomes, transport, ion pumps, bulk transport.
Probes and molecular markers, Differentiation of cell membrane: microvilli,
Properties and type of Isozymes, RFLP, tight junctions, belt and spot desmosomes,
RAPD, AFLP, VNTR, Minisatellites, gap junctions.
Microsatellites Cell organelles: Structure and function,
Techniques in Genetic Engineering: Selection Nucleus - nuclear envelope, nuclear pore
complex, Mitochondria , Golgi apparatus,
and isolation of desired genes, Gene splicing,
Ribosomes, Lysosomes, Endoplasmic
Introduction of rDNA into host, Selection of
reticulum, Peroxisomes and Centriole.
clone containing DNA insert, DNA Finger
Cytoskeleton: Microtubules, microfilaments
printing, DNA sequencing, Chromosome
and intermediate filaments; molecular
jumping, Genomic library, cDNA library.
motors.
Gene cloning: Cloning techniques in animals, Cell Division- Mitosis, meiosis, Cell cycle and
cloning in bacteria and eukaryotes, regulation of cell cycle, Cancer Types and
Amplification of DNA by PCR, gene transfer causes, Oncongenes and Tumour suppresser
technology, and expression of induced genes, genes.
Restriction enzymes its applications and Cell signalling, signalling molecules, second
ligases. messengers, ligands and receptors.

Chromosome-Structure, types, Euchromatin, Regulation of gene expression in bacteria.

heterochromatin, Nucelosome, condensation Operon model: lac operon, constitutive
and coiling. mutants, Catabolite repression.
Regulation of gene expression in eukaryotes.
Module 2. Molecular biology
Transcription factors, histones, acetylation
Nucleic acids: DNA - structure and
and de acetylation. Regulation at
Conformations of DNA
DNA replication in prokaryotes and transcriptional and translational level.
Antisense RNA strategies- siRNA, miRNA.
eukaryotes, replication machinery,
mechanisms and repair. M odule 3. Bioinformatics
RNA - Types of RNA and functions. Nature and scope of Bioinformatics:
Genome organisation- Exons, introns, Biological databases-DNA, RNA and
overlapping genes and transposons. Proteins- PDB, Swiss-PROT, GenBank,
Genetic code- characteristic features, EMBL, NCBI and Entrez.
deciphering genetic code, reading frame and Sequence alignment and use of BLAST,
frame shift. FASTA and CLUSTALW; Homology
Protein synthesis: Central dogma, modeling, molecular phylogenetics and tree
Transcription, Transcription factors, construction. Searching of database for
Transcription activators and repressors, RNA sequence similarity.
polymerases, capping, elongation and Introduction to genomics and proteomics-
termination. Post-transcriptional processing DNA and protein Microarrays.
in eukaryotes. Translation: Mechanism, Computational tools for gene finding,
initiation complex, elongation and protein structure prediction, RNA structure
termination, Post-translational modifications prediction; computational drug discovery.
of proteins.

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01. Anthroplogy........................................... 5 19. Latin .................................................... 77

02. Arabic.................................................. 10 20. Malayalam ........................................... 79

03. Botany ................................................. 11 21. Mathematics ........................................ 83

04. Chemistry ............................................ 19 22. Music .................................................. 85

05. Commerce ........................................... 25 23. Philosophy........................................... 89

06. Economics ........................................... 26 24. Physics ................................................ 92

07. English ................................................ 29 25. Political Science .................................. 94

08. French ................................................. 34 26. Psychology .......................................... 97

09. Gandhian Studies ................................. 35 27. Russian .............................................. 102

10. Geography ........................................... 37 28. Sanskrit ............................................. 104

11. Geology ............................................... 40 29. Social Work ....................................... 105

12. German................................................ 47 30. Sociology .......................................... 107

13. Hindi ................................................... 49 31. Statistics ............................................ 108

14. History................................................. 51 32. Syriac ................................................ 112

15. Home Science ...................................... 55 33. Tamil ................................................. 114

16. Islamic History .................................... 64 34. Urdu .................................................. 115

17. Journalism ........................................... 67 35. Zoology ............................................. 116

18. Kannada .............................................. 72

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Eminent thinkers in Education Gandhiji, Guidance and Counselling, life skills

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theoretical knowledge, Teacher competency Applications of learning theories- Mastery

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Unit VI Module 3. Research in Education

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Culture Perspectives: Ethnocentrism,

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Kinship Terminology - Eskimo, Omaha, Unit II - Biological and Archaeological

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Social science research, Ethical, Experimental Classification, tabulation and presentation

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Module 5. Continuum Module 2.Fundamental concepts and approaches

Module 7. Cultural Patterns and Culture and Module 3. Medical anthropology

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Consumption pattern in subsistence

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Module 6. Bryology Asclepiadaceae, Solanaceae, Verbenaceae,

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permanent, permenant- smears and and active transport. Transport proteins:

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flowering-phytochrome, cryptochrome and hydrogen bond, dissociation and association

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Module 12. Energy metabolisms Tests of significance- z, t and 2 tests; F-

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Unit V Module 5. Basic principles of conservation

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Unit VI alignment, pairwise analysis, scoring

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Cobalt and Molybdenum in biological Module 3. Stereochemistry

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voids coordination numbers. Molecular, Microstates and ensembles, Maxwell -

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determination. Liquid junction potential. Operators, wave function, Eigenfunction and

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Phosphorimetry and AAS. nanomaterials.- magnetic, optical, electrical

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