JOINT ENTRANCE EXAMINATION ORISSA
Exam Month : May
Question : 120
Eligibility::
The candidate should have obtained at least 50% (45% in case of candidate belonging to SC/ST category) at the qualifying Examination.
If the candidate has passed BCA with mathematics as a subject, he/she may appear the entrance test without Mathematics at 10+2 level.
There is no age limit to admission to MCA course.
PATTERN
All candidates seeking admission to MCA course will have to appear in Mathematics and Computer Awareness (in one sitting). There will be multiple choice type question (except some of the questions for aptitude test for Architecture). The number of questions will be sixty(60) per each hour of examination.
SYLLABUS FOR MCA STREAM
MATHEMATICS (60 Questions)
Logic : Statement, Negation, Implication, Converse, Contraposititve, Conjuction, Disjunction, Truth Table. Different methods of proof, Principle of Mathematical induction.
Algebra of sets : Set operation, Union, Intersection, Difference, Symmetric difference, Complement, Venn diagram, Cartesian product of sets, Relation and functions, Equivalence relation, Kinds of functions and their domain and range, Composite function, Inverse of a function.
Number system : Real numbers (algebraic and order properties, rational and irrational numbers),Absolute value, Triangle inequality, AM > GM, Inequalities(simple cases), Complex numbers, Algebra of complex numbers, Conjugate and square root of a complex number, Cube roots of unity, De Moivre’s theorem with simple application. Permutations and Combinations – simple applications, Binomial theorem for positive integral index, Identities involving binomial co-efficients.
Determinants and matrices : Determinants of third order, Minors and cofactors, Properties of determinants, Matrices upto third order, Types of matrices, algebra of matrix, adjoint and inverse of matrix, Application of determinants and matrices to the solution of linear equations (in three unknowns).
Trigonometry : Compound angles, Multiple and Submultiple angles, Solution of trigonometric equations, Properties of triangles, Inverse circular function, Sum and product of sine and cosine functions.
Co-ordinate geometry of two dimensions : Straight lines, Pairs of straight lines, Circles, Equations of tangents and normals to a circle, Equations of parabola, Ellipse and hyperbola in simple forms, their tangents and normals. Condition of tangency. Rectangular and Conjugate hyperbolas.
Coordinate geometry of three dimensions : Distance and Division formulae, Direction cosines and direction ratios, Projection, Angle between two planes, Angle between a line and a plane. Distance of a point from a line and a plane. Equation of a sphere – general equation, Equation of sphere when end points of diameter are given.
Vectors : Fundamentals, Dot and cross product of two vectors, Scalar triple product and vector triple product, Simple application of different products.
Differential calculus: Concept of limit, Continuity of functions, Derivative of standard Algebraic and Transcendental functions, Derivative of composite functions, functions in parametric form, Implicit differentiation, Successive differentiation (simple cases), Leibnitz theorem, Partial differentiation, Application of Euler’s theorem, Derivative as a rate measure, Increasing and decreasing functions, Maxima and Minima, Indeterminate forms, Geometrical application of derivatives such as finding tangents and normals to plane curves.
Integral calculus: Standard methods of integration (substitution, by parts, by partial fraction, etc), Integration of rational, irrational functions and trigonometric functions. Definite integrals and properties of definite integrals, Areas under plane curves
Differential equations : Definition, order, degree of a differential equation, Formation of a differential equation, Solution of a differential equations of the following types.
(i) dy/dx = f(x)
(ii) dy/dx = f(x) g(y)
(iii) d2y/dx2 = f(x)
Probability and statistics: Average (mean, median and mode). Dispersion (standard deviation and variance), Definition of probability, Mutually exclusive events, Independent events, Compound events, Conditional probability, Addition theorem.
Number system : Decimal, binary, octal, hexadecimal numbers and their conversion.
COMPUTER AWARENESS (60 Questions)
COMPUTER AWARENESS: Introduction to Computer: Brief history of Computers, Components of a Computer, Computer related general knowledge, Application of Computers, Classification of Computers, Windows.
Computer Arithmetic: Number System with general base, Number base conversion, Elementary arithmetic operation.
C Language: Keywords, Constants, Variables, Identifiers, operators, statements. Writing simple C program.
Arithmetic and logical expression, simple if, nested if, if-else-ladder, conditional operators, switch case, for, while and do while loops.
Concept of functions in C.