NEST 2018 Syllabus for students seeking admission to MSc programme in basic sciences -Biology, Chemistry, Mathematics and Physics in the academic session 2018-19 has been provided below. The NEST is held yearly for admission to NISER, Bhubaneswar and UM-DAE CBS, Mumbai. It gives admission to eligible candidates who have passed 10+2 level examination or at present studying in 10+2. NEST 2018 Application Form filling will begin from 1 January 2018. NEST 2018 will be a Computer Based Entrance Exam and will be conducted on 2 June 2018.
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NEST 2018 Syllabus
NEST 2018 Syllabus for various subject wise is given below. It will be an Objective MCQ Question Type Exam and will consist of 5 sections. Questions will be designed to test analytic abilities and comprehension of scientific passages
- Section 1: General Science
- Section 2: Biology
- Section 3: Chemistry
- Section 4: Mathematics
- Section 5: Physics
NEST 2018 General Science Syllabus
There is no specific syllabus for the General section.The aim is to test candidate's aptitude for a career in science. Questions have been designed to test the candidate’s familiarity with major historical milestones in mathematics, physics, chemistry, biology, astronomy, computer science and the environment.
- There will be some questions designed to test the grasp of mathematics up to Class 10 and application capabilities of the same to simple problems.
- Some questions in this section are designed to test the candidate’s general ability to comprehend qualitative and quantitative aspects of a given scientific passage.
- This is done by giving a passage on some scientific topic and questions based on the concepts elaborated in the passage will be asked.
- Some questions are set to test whether the candidates can interpret the graphical representation of information.
NEST 2018 Biology Syllabus
Cell Biology |
Ecology |
Genetics and Evolution |
Humans and Environment |
Biotechnology |
Biology of Animal systems |
Biology of Plant systems |
Systematics |
NEST 2018 Chemistry Syllabus
Measurements in chemistry |
Mole concept |
Gaseous and liquid states |
Atomic structure and chemical bonding |
Thermodynamics: Thermodynamic states. |
Chemical equilibrium |
Electrochemistry |
Chemical kinetics |
Solid state |
Solutions |
Surface chemistry |
Classification of elements and periodicity in properties |
Hydrogen |
s- Block elements |
p- Block elements |
d-Block elements |
f- Block element |
Coordination compounds |
Metals and metallurgy |
Basic concept Organic Chemistry |
Reactive intermediates |
Isomerism |
Nomenclature |
Alkanes |
Alkenes and Alkynes |
Aromatic compounds |
Haloalkanes (Alkyl halides) |
Haloarenes |
Alcohols |
Phenols |
Ethers |
Aldehydes and Ketones |
Carboxylic acids |
Amines |
Carbohydrate |
Amino acids and proteins |
Polymers |
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NEST 2018 Mathematics Syllabus
Algebra |
Trigonometry |
Analytical geometry |
Differential calculus |
Integral calculus |
Vectors |
NEST 2018 Physics Syllabus
General |
Mechanics |
Sound and mechanical waves |
Thermal physics |
Electricity and magnetism |
Modern physics |
Optics |
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NEST 2018 Syllabus
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