Karnataka PGCET ME, MTech, MTech Lateral Entry Syllabus 2025: Download Latest Syllabus PDF

Karnataka Post Graduate Common Entrance Test 2025 ( Karnataka PGCET )

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Karnataka Examination Authority prescribes Karnataka PGCET Syllabus 2021. The syllabus highlights the topics and sub-topics which candidates need to cover for the exam. Candidates appearing for the exam should be thorough with the Karnataka PGCET syllabus as it will help them to plan their preparation strategy. Besides, it helps candidates to find out the topics the important and less important topics. Candidates can get the detailed syllabus of Karnataka PGCET below.

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  • Karnataka PGCET 2021 syllabus for MTech/MTech (Lateral Entry) and ME
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Karnataka PGCET 2021 syllabus for MTech/MTech (Lateral Entry) and ME

Civil Engineering

  • Elements of Civil Engineering & Strength of Materials
  • Building Engineering Science
  • Surveying
  • Fluid Mechanics
  • Structures
  • Geo-Technical Engineering
  • Water Supply and Sanitary Engineering
  • Transportation Engineering
  • Hydrology
  • Irrigation

Chemical Engineering

  • Process Calculations
  • Fluid Mechanics
  • Mechanical Operations
  • Thermodynamics
  • Heat Transfer
  • Mass Transfer
  • Reaction Kinetics
  • Process Control
  • Pollution Control Engineering
  • Process Industries

Computer Science & Engineering

  • Engineering Mathematics
  • Data Structures and Algorithms
  • Logic Design and Computer Organization
  • Formal Languages and Automate Theory
  • System Software
  • Operating Systems
  • Databases
  • Computer Networks
  • Web Technologies

Environmental Engineering

  • Environmental Chemistry, Biology and Ecology
  • Microbiology
  • Ecology
  • Water Supply and Treatment
  • Wastewater and Treatment
  • Solid and Hazardous Wastes Management
  • Atmospheric Pollution and Control
  • Transport Processes and Water Quality Assessment
  • Environmental Impact Assessment

Textile Technology

  • Textile Fibers
  • Yarn Manufacture: Ginning and Baling
  • Modern Yarn Production Methods
  • Fabric Manufacture
  • Chemical Processing of Textiles
  • Fashion Design and Garment Technology

Electrical Sciences

  • Engineering Mathematics
  • Electric Circuits and Fields
  • Analog and Digital Electronics
  • Control Systems
  • Microprocessors

Mechanical Science

  • Engineering Mathematics
  • Engineering Materials
  • Engineering Mechanics
  • Strength of Materials
  • Fluid Mechanics
  • Thermodynamics
  • Theory of Machines
  • Design of Machine Elements
  • Production Engineering
  • Industrial Engineering and Management

Polymer Science and Technology

  • Fluid Mechanics and Statics
  • Chemical Process Calculations
  • Chemical Engineering Thermodynamics
  • Heat and Mass Transfer
  • Polymer Science
  • Polymerization Kinetics
  • Processing Technology
  • Polymer Manufacturing

Biotechnology

  • Microbiology
  • Biochemistry
  • Molecular Biology and Genetics
  • Process Biotechnology
  • Chemical/ Bioprocess Engineering
  • Plant and Animal Biotechnology
  • Characteristics of Animal Cells
  • Immunology
  • Recombinant DNA Technology
  • Bioinformatics
  • Agricultural Biotechnology
  • Food Biotechnology
  • Environmental Biotechnology

Mathematics and Computer Science

  • Analytical Geometry of 2-d
  • Analytical Geometry of 3-d
  • Differential Calculus
  • Integral Calculus
  • Differential Equations
  • Probability
  • Statistics
  • Combinational Analysis
  • Linear and Non-Linear Equations
  • Set Theory
  • Relations
  • Number System
  • Logic
  • Algebraic Structures
  • Computer Science
  • “C” Computer Language

Best Books for Karnataka PGCET 2020

Candidates aspiring to crack the exam can refer to the books given below for the Karnataka PGCET exam.

Karnataka PGCET ME / M.Tech Entrance Test by Chandresh Agrawal

GATE and PGECET for Computer Science and Information Technology - 28 Year's GATE Topic-wise Problems and Solutions

M.Sc Mathematics Entrance Examination by Suraj Singh and Rashmi Gupta

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Complement of a SetEqual SetsUniversal SetFinite and Infinite SetEmpty SetSets and their RepresentationsRelations and FunctionsCartesian Products of SetsFunctionsRelationsBinomial TheoremBinomial Theorem for Positive Integral IndexComposition of Functions and Invertible FunctionTypes of FunctionsTypes of RelationsProperties of Inverse Trigonometric FunctionsInverse Trigonometric FunctionsBasic Concepts of Inverse Trigonometric FunctionsTypes of MatrixTranspose of a MatrixSymmetric and Skew Symmetric MatricesInvertible MatricesOperations on MatricesDeterminantsDeterminantsIntegration as Inverse Process of DifferentiationDifferentiationStandard DeviationAssumed Mean MethodCorrelation and RegressionZ Score TableCube and CuboidComplement of a SetEqual SetsUniversal SetFinite and Infinite SetEmpty SetSets and their RepresentationsRelations and FunctionsCartesian Products of SetsFunctionsRelationsBinomial TheoremBinomial Theorem for Positive Integral IndexComposition of Functions and Invertible FunctionTypes of FunctionsTypes of RelationsProperties of Inverse Trigonometric FunctionsInverse Trigonometric FunctionsBasic Concepts of Inverse Trigonometric FunctionsTypes of MatrixTranspose of a MatrixSymmetric and Skew Symmetric MatricesInvertible MatricesOperations on MatricesDeterminantsDeterminantsIntegration as Inverse Process of DifferentiationDifferentiationStandard DeviationAssumed Mean MethodCorrelation and RegressionZ Score TableCube and CuboidOverviewDIMENSIONS OF PHYSICAL QUANTITIESDIMENSIONAL FORMULAESignificant FiguresDIMENSIONAL ANALYSIS AND ITS APPLICATIONSINTERNATIONAL SYSTEM OF UNITSOverviewChange of StateIdeal Gas Equation and Absolute TemperatureThermal ExpansionHeat TransferSpecific HeatCalorimetryTemperature and HeatMeasurement of TemperatureThermodynamic ProcessCarnot EngineReversible and Irreversible ProcessThermal EquilibriumThermodynamic State Variables Equation of StateOverviewFirst Law of ThermodynamicsSecond Law of ThermodynamicsBehaviour of GasesKinetic Theory of Ideal GasOverviewPeriodic and Oscillatory MotionSimple PendulumSimple Harmonic MotionOverviewSpeed of a Travelling WaveDisplacement Relation in a Progressive WaveSuperposition PrincipleBeatsReflection of WavesKinematic Equation Uniformly of Accelerated MotionInstantaneous Velocity and SpeedOverviewAccelerationResolution of VectorsVector Addition by Analytical MethodScalars and VectorsMultiplication of Vectors by Real NumbersAddition and Subtraction of VectorsOverviewProjectile MotionMotion in a PlaneConservation of MomentumEquilibrium of a ParticleCircular MotionCommon Forces in MechanicsSolving Problems in MechanicsConservation of Mechanical EnergyPotential Energy of SpringPowerKinetic EnergyCollisionWorkConcept of Potential EnergyMoment of InertiaOverviewCentre of MassVector Product of Two VectorsTorque and Angular MomentumMotion of Centre of MassEquilibrium of a Rigid BodyOverviewAngular Velocity and Relation with Linear VelocityDynamics of Rotational Motion About a Fixed AxisKinematics of Rotational Motion About a Fixed AxisAngular Momentum of Rotation About a Fixed AxisKeplers LawOverviewEscape SpeedEarth SatellitesEnergy of an Orbiting SatelliteStress Strain CurveElastic ModuliApplications of Elastic Behaviour of MaterialsSurface TensionBernoulli PrinciplePressure in FluidsViscosityStreamline FlowForces between Multiple ChargesConductors and InsulatorsBasic Properties of Electric ChargeElectric ChargeElectric Charge and FieldElectric FluxElectric Charge and FieldElectric Field LinesContinuous Charge DistributionInterference Light Waves Youngs ExperimentRefraction Reflection Plane Wave Huygens PrincipleRefraction Reflection Plane Wave Huygens PrincipleEinstein Photoelectric TheoryPhotoelectric Effect Wave Theory LightPhotoelectric EffectElectron EmissionOverviewBohr Model of Hydrogen AtomRadioactivityPhysics Nuclei OverviewSize of NucleusBinding EnergyNuclear EnergySemiconductor Devices OverviewSemiconductor Devices OverviewSemiconductor DiodeDiode as RectifierIntrinsic SemiconductorExtrinsic SemiconductorOverviewPotential Due to Point ChargeCombination of CapacitorsElectrostatic PotentialEnergy Stored in a CapacitorCapacitors and CapacitanceEffect of Dielectric on CapacitanceElectrostatics of ConductorsPotential Energy of a System of ChargesPotential due to a System of ChargesElectric CurrentOverviewElectrical Energy and PowerTemperature Dependence of ResistivityWheatstone BridgeOverviewOhms LawKirchhoffs LawDrift of Electrons and the Origin of ResistivityTorque on Current Loop Magnetic DipoleMotion in Magnetic FieldSolenoidMagnetic Field due to a Current ElementMagnetic Field on Axis of Circular Current LoopAmpere Circuital LawMagnetic ForceOverviewMoving Coil GalvanometerMagnetism and MatterMagnetic Properties of MaterialsMagnetisation and Magnetic IntensityBar MagnetElectromagnetismMotional Electromotive ForceExperiments of Faraday and HenryAlternating Current OverviewTransformerAC Voltage Applied to a ResistorAC Voltage Applied to an InductorAC Voltage applied to a CapacitorAC Voltage applied to a Series LCR circuitRepresentation of AC Current and Voltage by VectorElectromagnetic SpectrumElectromagnetic WavesDisplacement CurrentTotal Internal ReflectionRefraction through a PrismOptical InstrumentsDerivation of Lens FormulaReflection of Light by Spherical MirrorsRefraction at Spherical Surface and by LensesDerive Equation of Motion by Calculus methodAlternating Current OverviewMole Concept and Molar MassSTOICHIOMETRY AND STOICHIOMETRIC CALCULATIONSPercentage CompositionLaws of Chemical CombinationAtomic and Molecular MassesProperties of Matter and their MeasurementImportance of ChemistryOverviewOverviewAtomic ModelsDiscovery of Sub Atomic ParticlesTowards Quantum Mechanical Model of AtomQuantum Mechanical Model of AtomElectronic Configuration Types of ElementsPeriodic Table Electronic Configuration of ElementPeriodic Trends in Properties of ElementsGenesis of Periodic ClassificationNomenclature of Elements with Atomic NumbersPresent Form of Periodic TableChemical Bonding and Molecular StructureHybridizationValence Bond TheoryMolecular Orbital TheoryHydrogen BondingIonic or Electrovalent BondKossel-Lewis Approach to Chemical BondingBond ParametersBonding in Homonuclear Diatomic MoleculesVSEPR TheoryApplications of Chemical BondingEquilibrium ProcessesHomogeneous EquilibriaFactors Affecting EquilibriaApplications of Equilibrium ConstantIonization of Acids and BasesIonic Equilibrium in SolutionEquilibrium in Chemical ProcessesSolubility Equilibria of Sparingly Soluble SaltsHeter Heterogeneous EquilibriaOxidation NumberClassification of Organic CompoundsIsomerismNomenclature of Organic CompoundsQuantitative AnalysisQualitative Analysis of Organic CompoundsOverviewStructural Representations of Organic CompoundsFundamental Concepts in Organic Reaction MechanismTetravalence of Carbon Shapes of Organic CompoundsMethods of Purification of Organic CompoundsClassificationAlkanesAlkenesAlkynesAromatic HydrocarbonCarcinogenicity and ToxicityAbnormal Molar MassColligative Properties and Molar MassSolubilityProteinsVitaminsCarbohydratesEnzymesHormonesNucleic AcidsElectrolytic Cells and ElectrolysisCorrosionGalvanic CellFuel CellsNernst EquationElectrochemical CellsBatteriesRate of ReactionIntegrated Rate EquationsCollision Theory of Chemical ReactionsTemperature Dependence of the Rate of a ReactionFactors Influencing Rate of a ReactionBonding in Metal CarbonylsDifference between Glucose and Fructose
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