(Syllabus) Joint Admission Test (JAM) Syllabus for Computer Application (CA) : 2009

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Joint Admission Test (JAM) Syllabus for Computer Applications (CA) : 2009

The Computer Applications (CA) test paper comprises of Mathematics, Computer awareness and Analytical ability and General awareness and they will be in the ration 4:2:1.

MATHEMATICS

Algebra:

Set theory and its simple applications.

Basic concepts of groups, fields and vector spaces.

Matrices:

Rank of a matrix.

Existence and uniqueness of solution of a system of linear equation.

Eigenvalues and Eigenvectors.

Inverse of a matrix by elementary transformations.

Differential Calculus:

Differentiation, Partial differentiation, Taylor series and approximate calculations.

Maxima and minima of functions of one and two variables.

Integral Calculus:

Single and multiple integration.

Definite integrals, Change of order and change of variables.

Application to evaluation of area, surface and volume.

Differential Equations:

First order differential equations, linear differential equations of higher order with constant coefficients.

Vector Analysis:

Vector algebra, Gradient.

Numerical Analysis:

Solution of non linear equations using iterative methods.

Interpolation (Lagrange's formula and Newton 's formulae for equidistant points).

Numerical differentiation and integration (Trapezoidal and Simpson's rules).

Probability:

Basic concepts of probability theory.

Binomial and Poisson distributions.

Linear Programming:

Formulation and its graphical solution for two variable problems.

 

COMPUTER AWARENESS

Elements of computers.

Number systems.

Basic electronic gates.

Boolean algebra.

Flip-Flops.

Algorithmic approach to solve problems.

Fundamentals of C language.

 

ANALYTICAL ABILITY AND GENERAL AWARENESS

Simple questions will be asked to test the analytical ability and general awareness of candidates.



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