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Static Electricity

• Charge
• Quantization of Charge
• Conservation of Charge 
• Coulomb’s Law of Electrostatics
• Coulomb’s Law in Vector Form
• Electric Field and its lines, Electric Field Intensity(E)
• Electric Potential (V)
• Potential Gradient
• Electric Flux
• Gauss’s Theorem
• Electric Field Intensity and Potential Due to an Electric Dipole
• Torque
• Work Done
• Potential Energy
• Electrostatic Shielding
• Capacitor and Lightning Conductor

Electric Current

• Electric Current (I)
• Current Density
• Thermal Velocity of Free Electrons
• Mobility
• Ohm’s Law
• Electrical Resistance
• Resistivity
• Electrical Conductivity
• Ohmic Conductors
• Non-ohmic Conductors
• Superconductors
• Colour Coding of Carbon Resistors
• Combination of Resistors (In Series and parallel)
• Equivalent resistance
• Electric Cell (Primary Cells, Secondary Cells)
• Grouping of Cells
• Terminal Potential Difference of a Cell
• Balanced Wheatstone Bridge
• Meter Bridge
• Potentiometer

Magnetic Effect of Current and Magnetism

• Moving Charges and Magnetism
• Oersted’s Experiment
• Maxwell’s Cork Screw Rule
• Ampere’s Swimming Rule
• Magnetic Field
• Biot Savart’s Law
• Magnetic Field Due to a Straight Current-Carrying Conductor
• Right-Hand Thumb Rule
• Magnetic Dipole
• Ampere’s Circuital Law
• Solenoid
• Toroid
• Fleming’s Left-Hand Rule
• Lorentz Force
• Cyclotron - principle and limitations
• Current Sensitivity
• Voltage Sensitivity
• Ammeter
• Voltmeter

Electromagnetic Induction and Alternating Currents

• Electromagnetic Induction
• Faraday’s Laws of Electromagnetic Induction 
• Lenz’s law
• Motional EMF
• Fleming’s Right-Hand Rule
• Eddy Currents
• Self-Induction
• Coefficient of Self-Induction
• Mutual Induction
• Coefficient of Mutual Induction and Grouping of Coils

Electromagnetic Waves

• Displacement Current
• Ampere-Maxwell Law
• Electromagnetic Waves
• Electromagnetic Spectrum
• Earth’s Atmosphere
• Communication
• Analog Signal
• Modulation
• Demodulation
• Radio Waves
• Microwave Propagation
• Satellite Communication
• Remote Sensing
• Optical Fibers

Optics

• Ray Optics and Optical Instruments
• Light, Characteristics of Light
• Laws of Reflection
• Types of Mirror
• Mirror(Plane Mirror, and Spherical Mirror)
• Magnification
• Linear Magnification
• Areal and Axial Magnification
• Lateral Inversion
• Refraction of Light and Its Laws
• Refractive Index
• Critical Angle
• Total Internal Reflection (TIR)
• Optical Fibers
• Lens
• Power of a Lens
• Focal Length of a Lens Combination
• Linear Magnification
• Focal Length of a Convex Lens by Displacement Method
• Cutting of a Lens
• Prism
• Human Eye
• Camera
• Simple Microscope
• Scattering of Light

Matter and dual nature

• Photoelectric effect
• Planck's Idea
• Hertz and Lenard's Experiment
• Threshold Frequency and Wave Function

Atoms and nuclei

• Atoms
• Nucleus
• Isotopes
• Isobars
• Isotones
• Isomers
• Nuclear Force
• Mass Defect
• Nuclear Binding Energy
• Radioactivity
• Nuclear Fission
• Nuclear Reactor
• Thermonuclear Energy

Electronic Devices

Solid and Its Types,

Monocrystalline and Polycrystalline

Liquid Crystals

Crystal Lattice

Energy Bands of Solids

Thermionic Emission and Diode

Types of Semiconductor

P-N Junction

Rectifier

Transistor

Light Emitting Diodes (LED)

Truth Table

Basic Logic Gates(OR Gate, AND Gate, and NOT Gate)

Combination of Gates(NAND Gate and NOR Gate).

PCM

General Studies

20

A

60

Physics

50

B

150

Chemistry

50

C

150

Biology

80

D

240

PCB

General Studies

20

A

60

Physics

50

B

150

Chemistry

50

C

150

Biology

80

D

240

PAG

General Studies

20

A

60

Agricultural Physics

25

B

150

Agricultural Chemistry

25

Agricultural Zoology

25

C

150

Agricultural Botany

25

Agronomy

25

D

240

Animal Husbandry & Dairying

10

Horticulture

15

Agricultural Engineering

10

Agricultural Statistics & Maths

20

PHS

General Studies

20

A

60

English

25

B

150

Hindi

25

Sociology

20

C

150

Economics

15

Geography

15

Home Science

80

D

240

Course

Total Questions

Total Marks

Time Limit

UG

200

600

3 Hour

PG

200

600

3 Hour

MBA

100

300

2 Hour

PhD

100

300

2 Hour