NEST 2021 Syllabus
General Section:
- This section covers general topics like historical events in the Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry, Biology, Astronomy, Computer science, and Environmental studies subjects. There is no specific curriculum for this section as it is designed to test the student's aptitude (Understandability) of a given topic.
- A few questions will be asked from a given scientific passage to check the qualitative and quantitative aspects of a student's understandability. These questions are designed to check the student's ability to analyze graphical/tabular data.
Biology:
Topic Name | Topic Name |
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Cell Biology | Genetics and Evolution |
Ecology | Humans and Environment |
Biotechnology | Biology of Animal systems |
Developmental Biology | Immunology |
Biology of Plant systems | Systematics |
Chemistry:
Physical Chemistry | Organic Chemistry |
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Measurements in chemistry | Basic concepts |
Mole concept | Reactive intermediates |
Gaseous and liquid states | Nomenclature |
Atomic structure and chemical bonding | Alkenes and Alkynes |
Thermodynamics | Aromatic compounds |
Chemical equilibrium | Haloalkanes (Alkyl halides) |
Solid-state | Phenols |
Solutions | Ethers |
Surface chemistry
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Aldehydes and Ketones |
Amines | |
Carbohydrate | |
Classification of elements and periodicity in properties | Amino acids and proteins |
s– Block elements | Polymers |
p– Block elements | |
Coordination compounds | |
Metals and metallurgy |
Mathematics:
Topic Name | Topic Name |
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Algebra | Trigonometry |
Analytical geometry | Differential calculus |
Integral calculus | Vectors |
Physics:
Topic Name | Topic Name |
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General Physics | Sound and mechanical waves |
Thermal physics | Electricity and magnetism |
Optics | Modern physics |