Chemical Sciences: A Manual for CSIR-UGC National Eligibility Test for Lectureship and JRF/Syllabus

Paper I : Part [A]
This part is common to all the candidates appearing for NET examination. There will be a number of objective type questions in Part ‘A’ of Paper I. Candidates are required to answer any 25 questions. Please check NET.htm|CSIR Website for latest updates. There will be negative marking for wrong answers.

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Section: Physical Chemistry

 * 1) ../Basic Principles And Applications Of Quantum Mechanics/ – Hydrogen Atom, Angular Momentum.
 * 2) ../Variational And Perturbational Methods/.
 * 3) Basics Of ../Atomic Structure/, ../Electronic Configuration, ../Shapes Of Orbitals/, ../Hydrogen Atom Spectra/.
 * 4) Theoretical Treatment Of ../Atomic Structures And Chemical Bonding/.
 * 5) ../Chemical Applications Of Group Theory/.
 * 6) ../Basic Principles And Application Of Spectroscopy/ – Rotational, Vibrational, Electronic, Raman, Esr, Nmr.
 * 7) ../Chemical Thermodynamics/.
 * 8) ../Phase Equilibria/.
 * 9) ../Statistical Thermodynamics/.
 * 10) ../Chemical Equilibria/.
 * 11) ../Electrochemistry/ – Nernst Equation, Electrode Kinetics, Electrical Double Layer, Debye-Hückel Theory.
 * 12) ../Chemical Kinetics/ – Empirical Rate Laws, Arrhenius Equation, Theories Of Reaction Rates, Determination Of Reaction Mechanisms, Experimental Techniques For Fast Reactions.
 * 13) ../Concepts Of Catalysis/.
 * 14) ../Polymer Chemistry/. Molecular Weights And Their Determinations. Kinetics Of Chain Polymerization.
 * 15) ../Solids - Structural Classification Of Binary And Ternary Compounds/, Diffraction Techniques, Bonding, Thermal, Electrical And Magnetic Properties
 * 16) ../Collids/ And ../Surface Phenomena/.
 * 17) ../Data Analysis/.

Section: Inorganic Chemistry

 * 1) ../Chemical Periodicity/
 * 2) ../Structure And Bonding/ In Homo- And Heteronuclear Molecules, Including Shapes Of Molecules
 * 3) ../Concepts of Acids And Bases/
 * 4) ../Chemistry of The Main Group Elements And Their Compounds/ Allotropy, Synthesis, Bonding And Structure.
 * 5) ../Chemistry of Transition Elements And Coordination Compounds/ – Bonding Theories, Spectral And Magnetic Properties, Reaction Mechanisms.
 * 6) ../Inner Transition Elements – Spectral And Magnetic Properties, Analytical Applications/
 * 7) ../Organometallic Compounds/ - Synthesis, Bonding And Structure, And Reactivity. ../Organometallics In Homogenous Catalysis/
 * 8) ../Cages And Metal Clusters/
 * 9) ../Analytical Chemistry- Separation Techniques/ ../Spectroscopic Electro- And Thermoanalytical Methods/
 * 10) ../Bioinorganic Chemistry – Photosystems, Porphyrines, Metalloenzymes, Oxygen Transport, Electron- Transfer Reactions, Nitrogen Fixation/
 * 11) ../Physical Characterisation Of Inorganic Compounds/ By Ir, Raman, Nmr, Epr, Mössbauer, Uv-, Nqr, Ms, Electron Spectroscopy And Microscopic Techniques
 * 12) ../Nuclear Chemistry/ – Nuclear Reactions, Fission And Fusion, Radio-Analytical Techniques And Activation Analysis/]]

Section: Organic Chemistry

 * 1) ../IUPAC Nomenclature of Organic Compounds/.
 * 2) ../Principles of Stereochemistry/, ../Conformational Analysis/, ../Isomerism/ And ../Chirality/.
 * 3) ../Reactive Intermediates/ And ../Organic Reaction Mechanisms/.
 * 4) ../Concepts of Aromaticity/.
 * 5) ../Pericyclic Reactions/.
 * 6) ../Named Reactions/.
 * 7) ../Common Reagents in Organic Synthesis/(Organic, Inorganic and Organometallic).
 * 8) ../Transformations and Rearrangements/.
 * 9) ../Principles and Applications of Organic Photochemistry/. ../Free Radical Reactions/.
 * 10) ../Reactions Involving Nucleophotic Carbon Intermediates/.
 * 11) ../Oxidation and Reduction of Functional Groups/.
 * 12) ../Chemistry of Natural Products/ Such As Steroids, Alkaloids, Terpenes, Peptides, Carbohydrates, Nucleic Acids And Lipids.
 * 13) ../Selective Organic Transformations/ – Chemoselectivity, Regioselectivity, Stereoselectivity, Enantioselectivity. Protecting Groups.
 * 14) ../Chemistry of Aromatic and Aliphatic Heterocyclic Compounds/.
 * 15) ../Physical Characterisation of Organic Compounds/ By Ir, Uv-, Ms, And Nmr.

Section: Interdisciplinary Topics

 * 1) ../Chemistry In Nanoscience And Technology/.
 * 2) ../Catalysis And Green Chemistry/.
 * 3) ../Medicinal Chemistry/.
 * 4) ../Supramolecular Chemistry/.
 * 5) ../Environmental Chemistry/.