The Indian Institute of Space Science and Technology (IIST), a Deemed
to be University under Section 3 of the UGC Act 1956, was set up under
the Department of Space, Government of India in the academic year,
2007-08. The Institute now offers undergraduate (B Tech) programmes in
Aerospace Engineering, Avionics, and Physical Sciences.
All questions will be of objective type and will consist of three separate sections in Physics, Chemistry and Mathematics.
Aerospace Engineering: B.Tech in Aerospace Engineering programme
is similar to programmes with identical title offered by many reputed
Institutions in India and abroad. The programme in IIST is oriented
towards the needs of space technology, and has significant overlap with
Mechanical Engineering including Mechanical Design and Manufacturing
Science and Space Dynamics. People with B.Tech Degree in Aerospace
Engineering can further specialize in Flight Mechanics, Aerodynamics,
Thermal and Propulsion, Structure and Design and Manufacturing Science.
Avionics: Avionics means electronics used in aerospace systems.
The students get to learn what is generally covered in a typical
Electronics and Communications programme and in addition, get exposure
to Advanced Electronics in digital and communication, control systems
and computer systems used in aerospace systems. People with B. Tech
Avionics Degree can later specialize in areas like DSP, RF &
Communication, Antenna, Power electronics, micro electronics, control
system etc.
Physical Sciences: B. Tech in Physical Sciences is oriented
towards application of basic sciences in Space Science, Space
Technology and Space Application. The programme lays a strong
foundation in Physics, Chemistry, and Mathematics and gives exposure to
important applications of space technology such as Remote Sensing and
GIS, Astronomy and Astrophysics, and Earth System Sciences. People with
B. Tech Degree in Physical Science can later specialize in areas like
Atmospheric and Ocean Sciences, Solid Earth Science, Astronomy and
Astrophysics, Remote Sensing & GIS, and Chemical Systems. The
curriculum will have the best blend of basic science and engineering.
Every student who completes the B.Tech programme of IIST, meeting
specified academic standards, will be absorbed in ISRO as
Scientist/Engineer SC. To be thus eligible for absorption in ISRO, the
student should have completed the B.Tech programme in four years with a
minimum Cumulative Grade Point Average (CGPA) of 6.5 (out of a maximum
of 10). Students who join IIST to pursue Undergraduate programme are
required to furnish a bond to serve ISRO for five years immediately
after completion of the programme. The maximum time limit allowed for
successful completion of the programme is six years, but any extension
beyond the normal four years renders the student ineligible for
absorption in ISRO.
Correct answers will be awarded three marks each. Every incorrect answer will be awarded one negative mark.
Candidates must make sure that they satisfy all the eligibility conditions given below for appearing in ISAT-2010:
- Citizenship
Only Indian citizens are eligible to appear in ISAT-2010. - Date of Birth
The date of birth of candidates belonging to GEN and OBC categories
should be on or after October 1, 1985, while the date of birth of those
belonging to SC, ST and PD categories should be on or after October 1,
1980.
The date of birth as recorded in the high school/first Board /or its
equivalent will be accepted. If the certificate does not mention the
date of birth, candidate must submit at the time of Counselling an
authenticated document from competent authority indicating the date of
birth.
- Qualifying Examination (QE)
A candidate must have passed the QE for the first time, in the calendar
year 2009 or 2010, provided the results are available before 1 July
2010. Those who are expecting the results of QE later than July 1, 2010
are not eligible to apply for ISAT-2010.
The qualifying examinations are listed below:
- The final examination of the 10+2 system, conducted by any
recognized Central / State
Board, such as Central Board of Secondary Education, New Delhi; Council
for Indian School Certificate Examination, New Delhi, etc.
- Intermediate or two-year Pre-University examination conducted by a recognized Board / University.
- Final examination of the two-year course of the Joint Services Wing of the National Defence Academy.
- General Certificate Education (GCE) examination (London / Cambridge / Sri Lanka) at the Advanced (A) level.
- High School Certificate Examination of the Cambridge University or
International Baccalaureate Diploma of the International Baccalaureate
Office, Geneva.
- Any Public School/Board/University examination in India or in any
foreign country recognized as equivalent to the 10+2 system by the
Association of Indian Universities (AIU)
- H.S.C. vocational examination.
- Senior Secondary School Examination conducted by the National Institute of Open Schooling with a minimum of five subjects.
In case the relevant qualifying examination is not a public
examination, the candidate must have passed at least one public (Board
or Pre-University) examination at an earlier level.
- Minimum Percentage of Marks in Class X or equivalent examination
Candidates belonging to GEN and OBC categories must have at least 70%
in all subjects combined and those belonging to SC, ST and PD
categories must have at least 60%. - Minimum Percentage of Marks in 10 + 2 or equivalent examination
- Candidates belonging to GEN and OBC categories must have at least
70% in aggregate in Physics, Chemistry and Mathematics (PCM) papers and
those belonging to SC, ST and PD categories must have at least 60%.
- For both Class X and 10 +2 examinations, the percentage of marks
awarded by the Board will be treated as final. If the Board provides
the equivalent percentage of marks against grades, then the candidate
has to base his/her calculations in percentage. If a Board awards only
letter grades without providing an equivalent percentage of marks on
the grade sheet, the candidate should obtain a certificate from the
Board specifying the equivalent marks as percentages (total aggregate
in Class X and PCM for Class 10 +2), and submit it at the time of
counseling. Candidates should produce equivalence certificate if
required at the time of counseling.
- Points to be noted
- The year of passing the Qualifying Examination is the year in which
the candidate has passed, for the first time, any of the examinations
listed in IV.3. above.
- The offer of admission is subject to verification of original
certificates/ documents at the time of Counselling. If any candidate is
found ineligible at a later date, even after admission to the
Institute, his/ her admission will be cancelled.
- If a candidate is expecting the results of the QE in 2010, he/she
shall submit the relevant documents in support of passing the
examination and obtaining 70% aggregate in Physics, Chemistry and
Mathematics (60% in case of SC/ST candidates) on or before 1 July 2010.
- If a candidate has passed any of the examinations listed in Clause
3 for the first time before the calendar year 2009, he/she is not
eligible to appear in ISAT-2010.
- If a Board invariably declares the results of the QE late (only
after July 1, every year), the candidate is advised to attempt ISAT in
2011 or later, unless he has already passed his/her QE in 2009.
- The decision of "The Director, IIST" regarding the eligibility of any applicant shall be final.
The candidate has to choose any three different cities, in the order of preference, from the following 30 Test Centres:
Ahmedabad, Allahabad, Bangalore, Bhopal, Calicut, Chandigarh, Chennai,
Cuttack, Dehradun, Delhi, Dispur, Hubli, Hyderabad, Imphal, Jaipur,
Jodhpur, Kolkata, Lucknow, Madurai, Mumbai, Nagpur, Panaji, Patna,
Ranchi, Raipur, Shillong, Silchar, Srinagar, Thiruvananthapuram and
Visakhapatnam.
The total number of seats for all the Undergraduate programmes in IIST for the academic year 2010-11 is 156. The seat matrix for different programmes are as follows:
B Tech in Aerospace Engineering: 52; B Tech in Avionics: 65; B Tech in Physical Sciences: 39.
Reservation to different categories will be governed by Govt. of India Rules.
As per Government of India rules, candidates belonging to certain
categories are admitted to seats reserved for them based on relaxed
criteria. These categories are:
- Scheduled Castes (SC)
- Scheduled Tribes (ST)
- Other Backward Castes (OBC) belonging to Non-Creamy Layer (NCL)
- Persons with Disability.
Benefit of reservation shall be given only to those castes/ tribes
which are recognized by the Government of India and are included in the
respective central list published by the Department of Personnel and
Training.
- SC/ST Candidates15% and 7.5% of the total seats in each
programme in IIST are reserved for SC and ST categories, respectively.
Candidates belonging to these categories will be admitted on the basis
of a relaxed criterion which is explained subsequently under the
"Ranking Procedure". Candidates belonging to SC/ST categories will be
required to produce the original caste/ tribe certificate issued by a
competent authority in the prescribed format (APPENDIX-3). Certificates
in any other format will not be accepted. These documents must be
produced at the time of Counselling, failing which their candidature
will not be considered for admission. Seats remaining vacant in these
categories shall be left vacant and shall not be filled by candidates
belonging to any other category.
- OBC (NON-CREAMY LAYER)For the purpose of reservation of
seats in ISAT-2010, a candidate will be considered as OBC only if
he/she belongs to the approved caste and satisfies the condition of
non-creamy layer as defined by the Government of India. For candidates
belonging to this category, 27% of the total seats in each programme
are reserved and will be allotted based on a relaxed criterion. In case
any of the reserved seats in this category are not filled, they can be
filled by candidates belonging to GEN category. Those candidates
belonging to the creamy layer are not entitled to the benefits of
reservation. However, all such candidates may seek admission under
General seats as per merit order.
The OBC candidates seeking the benefits of reservation will be required
to produce the original caste certificate issued on or after January 1,
2010 by a competent authority in the prescribed format (APPENDIX-4).
Certificates in any other format will not be accepted. The certificate
must be produced at the time of Counselling, failing which they will
NOT be considered for admission in the OBC Reserved category.
- PD CandidatesFor candidates belonging to PD category, 3 %
reservation (horizontal reservation) of seats is allowed at IIST within
the overall reservation.
B.Tech in Aerospace B.Tech in Avionics B.Tech in Physical
Inorganic Chemistry
Basic Concepts of Chemistry Particulate nature of matter, laws of chemical combination, Dalton’s atomic theory: concept of elements, atoms and molecules. Atomic and molecular masses, molecular formula, stoichiometry.
Structure of Atom Atomic number, isotopes and isobars. Different atomic models and limitations, shells and sub-shells, dual nature of matter and light, de Broglie’s relationship, Heisenberg uncertainty principle, orbitals, quantum numbers, shapes of s, p, and d orbitals, Aufbau principle, Pauli exclusion principle and Hund’s rule, electronic configuration of atoms, stability of half filled and completely filled orbitals.
Classification of Elements and Periodicity in Properties Periodic table, periodic trends in properties of elements
Chemical Bonding and Molecular Structure Valence electrons, ionic bond, covalent bond, bond parameters, Lewis structure, polar character of covalent bond, covalent character of ionic bond, valence bond theory, resonance, geometry of covalent molecules, VSEPR theory, hybridization involving s, p and d orbitals and shapes of some simple molecules, molecular orbital theory of homonuclear diatomic molecules Hydrogen Occurrence, isotopes, preparation, properties and uses of hydrogen and its compounds.
s-Block Elements (Group 1 and Group 2 elements) Electronic configuration, occurrence, anomalous properties of the first element of each group, diagonal relationship, trends in the variation of properties and in chemical reactivity, uses. Preparation and properties of compounds of Na, Ca, Mg and their biological importance.
p-Block Elements General Introduction to p-Block Elements
Elements of Group 13, 14 15,16, 17and 18 Electronic configuration, occurrence, variation of properties, oxidation states, trends in chemical reactivity, anomalous properties of first element of the group. Chemical and physical properties of boron, aluminium, carbon, silicon, nitrogen, phosphorous, oxygen, sulphur, halogens and important compounds of the elements.
d and f Block Elements Electronic configuration, occurrence and characteristics of transition metals, general trends in properties of the first row transition metals.
General Principles and Processes of Isolation of Elements Concentration, oxidation, reduction electrolytic method and refining; occurrence and principles of extraction of aluminium, copper, zinc and iron.
Lanthanides: Electronic configuration, oxidation states, chemical reactivity and lanthanide contraction.
Actinides: Electronic configuration, oxidation states. Coordination compounds: Ligands, coordination number, colour, magnetic properties and shapes, IUPAC nomenclature of mononuclear coordination compounds, bonding; isomerism, importance of coordination compounds.
Physical Chemistry
States of Matter
Three states of matter, intermolecular interactions, type of bonding, melting and boiling points, molecular, ionic, covalent and metallic solids, amorphous and crystalline solids, unit cell in two dimensional and three dimensional lattices, calculation of density of unit cell, packing in solids, voids, number of atoms per unit cell in a cubic unit cell, point defects, electrical and magnetic properties. Boyle’s law, Charles’ law, Gay Lussac’s law, Avogadro’s law, ideal behaviour, empirical derivation of gas equation, Avogadro’s number, ideal gas equation, deviation from ideal behaviour, liquefaction of gases, critical temperature. Liquid State.
Solutions Types of solutions, solubility of gases in liquids, solid solutions, colligative properties – relative lowering of vapour pressure, elevation of boiling point, depression of freezing point, osmotic pressure, determination of molecular masses
Thermodynamics Systems, surroundings, work, heat, energy, extensive and intensive properties, state functions. First law of thermodynamics – internal energy and enthalpy, heat capacity and specific heat, measurement of ?U and ?H, Hess’s law of constant heat summation, enthalpy of: bond dissociation, combustion, formation, atomization, sublimation, phase transition, ionization, and dilution. Entropy as a state function, free energy change for spontaneous and nonspontaneous process, equilibrium.
Equilibrium Equilibrium in physical and chemical processes, dynamic nature of equilibrium, law of mass action, equilibrium constant, factors affecting equilibrium – Le Chatelier’s principle; ionic equilibrium –ionization of acids and bases, strong and weak electrolytes,degree of ionization, concept of pH. Hydrolysis of salts, buffer solutions, solubility product, common ion effect.
Redox Reactions Redox reactions, oxidation number, balancing redox reactions, applications of redox reactions.
Electrochemistry Conductance in electrolytic solutions, specific and molar conductivity variations of conductivity with concentration, Kohlrausch’s Law, electrolysis and laws of electrolysis, dry cell – electrolytic cells and Galvanic cells; lead accumulator, EMF of a cell, standard electrode potential, Nernst equation and its application to chemical cells, fuel cells; corrosion.
Chemical Kinetics Rate of a reaction, factors affecting rates of reaction, order and molecularity of a reaction; rate law and specific rate constant, integrated rate equations and half life (only for zero and first order reactions); concept of collision theory.
Surface Chemistry Physisorption and chemisorption; factors affecting adsorption of gases on solids; catalysis: homogenous and heterogeneous, activity and selectivity: enzyme catalysis; colloidal state: distinction between true solutions, colloids and suspensions, Tyndall effect, Brownian movement, electrophoresis, coagulation; emulsions – types of emulsions.
Nuclear chemistry: Radioactivity: isotopes and isobars; Properties of a, ß, and ? rays; Kinetics of radioactive decay (decay series excluded), carbon dating; Stability of nuclei with respect to proton-neutron ratio; fission and fusion reactions.
Organic Chemistry
Basic Principles and Techniques Methods of purification, qualitative and quantitative analysis, classification and IUPAC nomenclature of organic compounds. Electronic displacements in a covalent bond: inductive effect, electromeric effect, resonance and hyper conjugation. Homolytic and heterolytic fission of a covalent bond: free radicals, carbocations, carbanions; electrophiles and nucleophiles, types of organic reactions.
Hydrocarbons Alkanes, alkenes and alkynes: Nomenclature, isomerism, physical properties, methods of preparation. Conformations (ethane only), structure of double bond (ethene), geometrical isomerism, structure of triple bond (ethyne), chemical reactions.
Aromatic hydrocarbons: Introduction, IUPAC nomenclature; Benzene: resonance, aromaticity; chemical properties: mechanism of electrophilic substitution, influence of functional group in mono-substituted benzene.
Haloalkanes and haloarenes: Nomenclature, nature of C-X bond, physical and chemical properties, mechanism of substitution reactions, environmental effects of compounds
Alcohols, Phenols and Ethers Nomenclature, methods of preparation, physical and chemical properties, uses. Identification of primary, secondary and tertiary alcohols, mechanism of dehydration. Acidic nature of phenol, electrophilic substitution reactions.
Aldehydes, Ketones and Carboxylic Acids Aldehydes and Ketones: Nomenclature, nature of carbonyl group, methods of preparation, physical and chemical properties. Mechanism of nucleophilic addition, reactivity of alpha hydrogen in aldehydes, acidic nature of carboxylic acids.
Organic Compounds Containing Nitrogen: Amines, cyanides, isocyanaides and diazonium salts
SETS, RELATIONS AND FUNCTIONS: Sets and their representation; Union, intersection and complement of sets and their algebraic properties; Power set; Relation, Types of relations, equivalence relations, functions;. one-one, into and onto functions, composition of functions.
COMPLEX NUMBERS AND QUADRATIC EQUATIONS: Complex numbers as ordered pairs of reals, Representation of complex numbers in the form a+ib and their representation in a plane, Argand diagram, algebra of complex numbers, modulus and argument (or amplitude) of a complex number, square root of a complex number, triangle inequality, Quadratic equations in real and complex number system and their solutions. Relation between roots and co-efficients, nature of roots, formation of quadratic equations with given roots.
PERMUTATIONS AND COMBINATIONS: Fundamental principle of counting, permutation as an arrangement and combination as selection, Meaning of P (n,r) and C (n,r), simple applications.
MATHEMATICAL INDUCTION: Principle of Mathematical Induction and its simple applications.
BINOMIAL THEOREM AND ITS SIMPLE APPLICATIONS: Binomial theorem for a positive integral index, general term and middle term, properties of Binomial coefficients and simple applications.
SEQUENCES AND SERIES: Arithmetic and Geometric progressions, insertion of arithmetic, geometric means between two given numbers. Relation between A.M. and G.M. Sum upto n terms of special series: Sn, Sn2, Sn3. Arithmetico - Geometric progression.
LIMIT, CONTINUITY AND DIFFERENTIABILITY: Real - valued functions, algebra of functions, polynomials, rational, trigonometric, logarithmic and exponential functions, inverse functions. Graphs of simple functions. Limits, continuity and differentiability. Differentiation of the sum, difference, product and quotient of two functions. Differentiation of trigonometric, inverse trigonometric, logarithmic, exponential, composite and implicit functions; derivatives of order up to two. Rolle’s and Lagrange’s Mean Value Theorems. Applications of derivatives: Rate of change of quantities, monotonic - increasing and decreasing functions, Maxima and minima of functions of one variable, tangents and normals.
INTEGRAL CALCULUS: Integral as an anti - derivative. Fundamental integrals involving algebraic, trigonometric, exponential and logarithmic functions. Integration by substitution, by parts and by partial fractions. Integration using trigonometric identities. Evaluation of simple integrals of the type Integral as limit of a sum. Fundamental Theorem of Calculus. Properties of definite integrals. Evaluation of definite integrals, determining areas of the regions bounded by simple curves in standard form.
Differential Equations: Ordinary differential equations, their order and degree. Formation of differential equations. Solution of differential equations by the method of separation of variables, solution of homogeneous and linear differential equations of the type: dy/dx + p (x) y = q (x)
CO-ORDINATE GEOMETRY: Cartesian system of rectangular co-ordinates in a plane, distance formula, section formula, locus and its equation, translation of axes, slope of a line, parallel and perpendicular lines, intercepts of a line on the coordinate axes.
Straight lines Various forms of equations of a line, intersection of lines, angles between two lines, conditions for concurrence of three lines, distance of a point from a line, equations of internal and external bisectors of angles between two lines, coordinates of centroid, orthocentre and circumcentre of a triangle, equation of family of lines passing through the point of intersection of two lines.
Circles, conic sections Standard form of equation of a circle, general form of the equation of a circle, its radius and centre, equation of a circle when the end points of a diameter are given, points of intersection of a line and a circle with the centre at the origin and condition for a line to be tangent to a circle, equation of the tangent. Sections of cones, equations of conic sections (parabola, ellipse and hyperbola) in standard forms, condition for y = mx + c to be a tangent and point (s) of tangency.
Three Dimensional Geometry: Coordinates of a point in space, distance between two points, section formula, direction ratios and direction cosines, angle between two intersecting lines. Skew lines, the shortest distance between them and its equation. Equations of a line and a plane in different forms, intersection of a line and a plane, coplanar lines.
MATRICES AND DETERMINANTS: Matrices, algebra of matrices, types of matrices, determinants and matrices of order two and three. Properties of determinants, evaluation of determinants, area of triangles using determinants. Adjoint and evaluation of inverse of a square matrix using determinants and elementary transformations, Test of consistency and solution of simultaneous linear equations in two or three variables using determinants and matrices.
Vector Algebra: Vectors and scalars, addition of vectors, components of a vector in two dimensions and three dimensional space, scalar and vector products, scalar and vector triple product.
Trigonometry: Trigonometrical identities and equations. Trigonometrical functions. Inverse trigonometrical functions and their properties. Heights and Distances.
STATISTICS AND PROBABILITY: Measures of Dispersion: Calculation of mean, median, mode of grouped and ungrouped data. Calculation of standard deviation, variance and mean deviation for grouped and ungrouped data.
Probability: Probability of an event, addition and multiplication theorems of probability, Baye’s theorem, probability distribution of a random variate, Bernoulli trials and Binomial distribution.
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