Syllabus for
PET

Part 1: Research Methodology

The General Test measures verbal reasoning, quantitative reasoning, critical thinking and analytical writing skills — skills that have been developed over a long period of time and are not related to a specific field of study but are important for all.

The Verbal Reasoning section measures your ability to:

    • Analyse and draw conclusions from discourse; reason from incomplete data; identify author’s assumptions and/or perspective; understand multiple levels of meaning, such as literal, figurative and author’s intent
    • Select important points; distinguish major from minor or relevant points; summarize text; understand the structure of a text
    • Understand the meanings of words, sentences and entire texts; understand relationships among words and among concepts

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    • Understand, interpret and analyze quantitative information
    • Solve problems using mathematical models
    • Apply basic skills and elementary concepts of arithmetic, algebra, geometry and data analysis

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The Analytical Writing section measures your ability to:

    • Articulate complex ideas clearly and effectively
    • Support ideas with relevant reasons and examples
    • Examine claims and accompanying evidence
    • Sustain a well-focused, coherent discussion
    • Control the elements of standard written English

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Unit One: Introduction to Research
  • Meaning of Research
  • Objectives of Research
  • Motivation in Research
  • Types of Research
  • Research Approaches, Significance of Research
  • Research Methods versus Methodology
  • Importance of Knowing How Research is Done
  • Research Process
  • Criteria of Good Research Problems
Unit Two: Research Design
  • Defining Research Problem
  • Selecting the Problem
  • Necessity of Defining the Problem
  • Technique Involved in Defining a Problem
  • Meaning of Research Design
  • Need for Research Design
  • Features of a Good Design
  • Important Concepts Relating to Research Design
  • Different Research Designs
  • Basic Principles of Experimental Designs
  • Developing a Research Plan
  • Census and Sample Survey
  • Implications of a Sample Design Steps in Sampling
  • Design Criteria of Selecting a Sampling Procedure
  • Characteristics of a Good Sample Design
  • Different Types of Sample Designs
Unit Three: Research Problem Formulation
  • The functions of the literature review in research
  • Literature search process
  • Review technique of selected literature
  • Developing theoretical and conceptual frameworks
  • Writing a literature review
  • The significance of formulating a research problem
  • Sources of research problems
  • Considerations in selecting a research problem
  • Steps in formulating a research problem
  • Formulation of research objectives
  • The necessity of establishing operational definitions
  • Meaning of variable and concept, types of variables from various perspective
  • Conversion of concepts into operational variables.
  • Hypothesis meaning & its function
  • Hypothesis testing, formulation and types
Unit Four: Design of Experiment
  • Typical applications of research experimental design.
  • Guidelines for Designing Experiments.
  • Linear Regression Models
  • Estimation of the Parameters in Linear Regression Models.
  • Hypothesis Testing in Multiple Regression
  • Regression model diagnostics
Unit Five: Sampling Design
  • Sample survey, steps in sampling design, sampling procedure.
  • Types of sampling design.
  • Various methods of data collection and selection of most appropriate method.
  • Guidelines for successful questioner, interview, difference between survey and experiment.
  • Various processing operations of data
  • Statistics in research
  • Fundamental definition in sampling and its significance
  • Concept of standard error and estimation
Unit Six: Effective Research Proposal Writing
  • The research proposal in quantitative and qualitative research
  • Contents of a research proposal
Unit Seven: Research ethics, Intellectual Property Rights & ICT
  • Introduction The Computer and Computer Technology The Computer System.
  • Ethical issues: Intellectual property rights and patent law
  • Techniques of writing a Patent, filing procedure, technology transfer, copy right, royalty
  • Trade related aspects of intellectual property rights
  • Publishing: design of research paper, citation and acknowledgement
  • Reproducibility and accountability
  • Plagiarism tools and software analysis of plagiarism report

Part 2: Domain Specific

The Section Two will be subject-specific. The applicant will choose the subject with respect to the area of research he / she intends to pursue. The paper will be of 50 marks. The syllabus for different subjects has been laid as under:

Computer Engineering/Computer Science/Computer Application
  • DBMS=Database Management System
  • TOC – Theory of Computation
  • CN – Computer Networks
  • IoT – Internet of Things
  • OS – Operating System
  • DSA – Data Structures and Algorithms
  • AI – Artificial Intelligence
  • Blockchain
  • Cyber Security
Mechanical Engineering
  • Engineering Mathematics and Basic Numerical Methods
  • Probability, Statistics and Data Analysis
  • Thermodynamics and Energy Systems
  • Heat Transfer and Thermal Fluid Sciences
  • Manufacturing and Production Engineering
  • Materials, Surface Engineering and Tribology
  • Mechanical Design and Structural Analysis
  • Computer-Aided Engineering and Simulation
  • Industrial Engineering and Operations Management
  • Quality, Reliability and Smart Manufacturing Systems
Civil Engineering
  • Geotechnical Engineering
  • Engineering Mechanics
  • Strength of Material
  • Water Resources and Environmental Engineering
  • Transportation Engineering
  • Building Construction Material
  • Concrete Technology
Electronics & Communication Engineering

Control Systems, Antenna, Network Theorem, CMOS technology, Microwave Engineering, Coding Technique, VLSI design, OFDM system, IMO, Electromagnetic Waves, Digital communication, Digital communication

Mathematics

Differential equation(ordinary and partial differential equations), Differentiation(ordinary and partial differentiation), Solid geometry, Statistics and Probability, Vector Algebra, Linear Algebra

Physics

Units, Measurements & Dimensions, Kinematics & Dynamics, Rotational Mechanics, Thermodynamics, Oscillations & Waves, Electrostatics, Electromagnetism, Wave Optics, Electromagnetic Waves, Modern Physics, Solid State Physics, Semiconductor Electronics

Biotechnology
  • Basics of Biotechnology
  • Molecular Biology
  • Genetics
  • Biochemistry
  • Microbiology
  • Recombinant DNA Technology
  • Cell Biology
  • Immunology
  • Application of Biotechnology

Unit One: Constitutional Law

Fundamental Duties and Directive Principles of State Policy: Legal status, underlying object, nature and character of directives, classification and categories of directives.

Amendment of the Constitution

Equality and Social Justice (Articles 14 to 18).

Scope of Article 19: Scope of the Freedoms as guaranteed in Article 19(1) (a) to (g) & Reasonable Restrictions.

Right to Life and Personal Liberty – Nature, Scope and Expanding Horizons of Article 21

  • Right to Freedom of Religion and Secularism – Articles 25 to 28.
  • Cultural and Educational Rights of Minority Communities – Articles 29 and 30.
Unit Two: Jurisprudence and Legal Theory
  • Nature and Meaning of Law.
  • Characteristics of Analytical Positivism.
  • Characteristics of Historical & Sociological School of Jurisprudence.
  • Characteristics of Natural Law School.
  • Hohfeldian Scheme of Jural Correlatives and Opposites.
  • Concept of Ownership and Possession.
  • Concept of Liability.
  • Concept of Corporate Personality (Legal Persons)
Unit Three: Law of Contracts

Communication, Acceptance and Revocation of Proposals, Contracts, Void Contracts and Voidable Agreements, Contingent Contracts , Indemnity and Guarantee, Bailment and Pledge, Agency appointment and Authority of Agents.

Unit Four: Law of Torts

Origin and Development of Law of Torts in England, Meaning and Function of Law of Torts – Prescribing standards of Human Conduct, Redressal of Wrongs by Payment of Compensation, Injunction, Constituents of Tort – Wrongful Act, Legal Damage and Remedy – Injuria Sine Damno and Damnum Sine Injuria – Ubi jus Ibi remedium, Relevance of Intention, Motive and Malice in Law of Torts, Environmental Tort from Indian Perspective.

Unit Five: Law of Crimes

Offences against the State, Offences against the Public Tranquillity, Offences affecting the Human Body, Offences affecting the Public Health, Safety, Convenience, Decency and Morals, Offences against Property, Defamation.

Unit One: Financial Management
  • Financial Management – Nature and Scope
  • Capital Budgeting Decisions – Risk Analysis
  • Capital Structure and Cost of Capital
  • Long – Term and Short – Term Financing Instruments
  • Accounting for Fixed Assets/Intangible Assets/Inventories/Receivables/Royalties
  • Consolidated Financial Statements
Unit Two: Marketing Management

Marketing Environment and Environment Scanning; Marketing Information Systems and Marketing Research; Understanding Consumer and Industrial Markets; Demand Measurement and Forecasting; Market Segmentation – Targeting and Positioning; Product Decisions, Product mix, Product Life Cycle; New Product Development; Branding and Packaging; Pricing Methods and Strategies.

Promotion Decisions – Promotion mix; Advertising; Personal Selling; Channel Management; Marketing of Services; Customer Relation Management.

Uses of Internet as Marketing Medium – Other related issues like branding, market development, Advertising and retailing on the net.

New issues in Marketing

Unit Three: Management Research

Probability Theory; Probability distributions – Binomial, Poisson, Normal and Exponential; Correlation and Regression analysis; Sampling theory; Sampling distributions; Tests of Hypothesis; Large and small samples; t, z, F, Chi – square tests.

Analysis of Variance; Non-parametric Methods; Time Series and Forecasting; Decision Theory.

Unit Four: Corporate Strategy

Concept of Corporate Strategy; Components of Strategy Formulation; Ansoffs Growth Vector; BCG Model; Porter’s Generic Strategies; Competitor Analysis; Strategic Dimensions and Group Mapping; Industry Analysis; Strategies in Industry Evolution, Fragmentation, Maturity, and decline.

Competitive strategy and Corporate Strategy; Managing Cultural Diversity; Global Entry Strategies; Globalisation of Financial System and Services; Managing International Business; Competitive Advantage of Nations.

Unit Five: General Management

Concepts – Types, Characteristics; Motivation; Competencies and its development; Innovation and Entrepreneurship; Small business – Concepts Government policy for promotion of small and tiny enterprises; Process of Business Opportunity Identification.

Detailed business plan preparation; Managing small enterprises; Planning for growth; Sickness in Small Enterprises; Rehabilitation of Sick Enterprises; Organizational Entrepreneurship.

  • Theoretical Perspectives of Sociology
  • General Principles of Sociology
  • Society in India
  • Social Research Methods & Methodology

  • Microeconomics (Individual markets & decision-making)
  • Macroeconomics (Economy as a whole)
  • Environmental Economics (Economy & environment link)