ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR / PRINCIPAL (Physics)

Max Marks: 200 Qualifying Standard: 50%

(Note: Negative marking of 0.25/ wrong answer)

Part-I (For all Categories): 100 Marks (MCQ)

I. English (50 Marks)

 Comprehension

 Grammar Usage

 Vocabulary

 Sentence Structuring

 Sentence Correction

 Grouping of Words

 Pairs of Words

 Idiomatic Phrases

 Synonyms/ Antonyms

 Translation

II. Teaching Methodology (50 Marks)

 Teaching Methodology

 Elements of Curriculum.

 Curriculum Development Process:

 Classroom Communication

 Classroom Assessment and Evaluation

 Types of Test and characteristics of a Good Test

I. Mechanics

 Vectors—Dots, Cross and triple products, Gradient, divergence and applications.

 Newtonian laws of motion; calculus based approach to kinematics, forces and

dynamics, conservation law of energy; conservation of linear and angular

momentum; Gravitation; planetary motion and satellites; Kepler's laws; centripetal

forces

 Special theory of relativity. Mischelson—Morley experiment and Einstein’s

postulates; Lorentz transformation; time dilation and length contraction;

equivalence of mass and energy.

II. Heat and Thermodynamics

 Perfect gas and Van der Waals equation; Three Laws of Thermodynamics,

internal energy, temperature, entropy. Thermal properties of Simple system

production and measurement of low temperatures; Maxwellian distribution of

molecular velocities; Brownian motion; Transport phenomena. Classical MaxwellBoltzmann Statistics and its application.

III. Modern and Quantum Physics

 Operators and quantum states, time dependent and independent Schrodinger

equation, angular momentum, wave mechanics, Heisenber's uncertainty

relationship and indeterminacy based on commutation properties of operators,

Bohr theory and quantum numbers including electron spin; Pauli’s exclusion

principle; Spectra of simple systems with one or two valence electrons.

Lande’s g factor and Zeeman effect. Raman effect; Waves and particles and De

Broglie’s Hypothesis.

IV. Solid State Physics

 Crystal lattice and structure, Bravais lattice, free electron model, Band theory and

electron in a periodic potential, Fermi energy and density of states, n and p type

semiconductors, physics of the transistor and MOSFET, dielectric properties,

magnetic properties and origin of magnetism.

V. Nuclear Physics

 Structure of Nuclei; Radioactivity, ,  and  decay. Methods of detection,

Phenomenon of fission; reactor and nuclear power, nuclear fusion and its

application.