Introduction

All India MCA Common Entrance Test (AIMCET - 2004) is the first All-India Common Entrance Test for Master of Computer Applications (AIMCET) which was held on June 6, 2004, in 94 cities across the country.

A decision to this effect was taken by the National Advisory Board for the conduct of AIMCET as a follow-up to the Human Resource Development Ministry's mid-October decision to replace the various entrance examinations for different professional courses with common entrance tests for each stream, the Board also decided that the 2004-05 examination would be conducted by the Indian Institute of Technology, Roorkee, as it is the only IIT which had an MCA programme.

As per the Ministry's decision, the AIMCET is for those institutions which conduct their own entrance tests and admit students on an all-India basis, and All-India Council for Technical Education-approved MCA programmes.

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Eligibility

Eligibility Criteria:Candidates with a Bachelor’s degree of minimum 3 years duration in any discipline withMathematics at the (10+2) school level or at the Bachelor’s level are eligible. Those candidates who are appearing at theBachelor’s degree examination and fulfil the criteria are also eligible but they will have to furnishthe proof of having passed the Bachelor’s degree examination (provisional certificate will also be acceptable) at the timeof admission to the respective institutes. Indian Nationals are only eligible to apply

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Syllabus

The detailed syllabus is as below:

1. Mathematics (100 questions – objective type)

Algebra :

Fundamental operations in Algebra, Expansion, factorization, simultaneous linear / quadratic equations, indices, logarithms, arithmetic, geometric and harmonic progressions, binomial theorem, permutations and combinations, surds, determinants, matrices and application to solution of simultaneous linear equations.

Co-ordinate Geometry :

Rectangular Cartesian co-ordinates, equations of a line, mid point,intersections etc., equations of a circle, distance formulae, pair of straight lines, parabola,ellipse and hyperbola, simple geometric transformations such as translation, rotation, scaling.

Calculus :

Limit of functions, continuous functions, differentiation of functions(s),Tangents and normal, simple examples of maxima and minima, Integration of function by parts, by substitution and by partial fraction, definite integral application to volumes and surfaces of frustums of a sphere, cone, cylinder, Taylor Series.

Differential Equations :

Differential equations of first order and their solutions, linear differential equations with constant coefficients, homogenous linear differential equations.

Vector :

Position vector, additions and subtraction of vectors, scalar and vector products and their applications to simple geometrical problems and mechanics.

Trigonometry :

Simple identities, trigonometric equations, properties of triangles, solution of triangles, height and distance, inverse function

Probability and Statistics :

Basic concepts of probability theory, Averages, Dependent and independent events, frequency distributions, and measures of dispersions, skewness and kurtosis, random variable and distribution functions, mathematical expectations, Binomial, Poisson, normal distributions, curve fitting, and principle of least squares, correlation and regression

Linear Programming :

Formulation of simple linear programming problems, basic concepts of graphical and simplex methods 2. Computer Awareness: (40 questions objective type)

Computer Basics :

Organization of a computer, Central Processing Unit (CPU), Structure of instructions in CPU, input / output devices, computer memory, memory organization, back-up devices

Data Representation :

Representation of characters, integers, and fractions, binary and hexadecimal representations, Binary Arithmetic: Addition, subtraction, division, multiplication, single arithmetic and two complement arithmetic, floating point representation of numbers, normalized floating point representation, Boolean algebra, truth tables, Venn diagrams

Computer Architecture :

Block structure of computers, communication between processor and I / O devices, interrupts

Computer Language :

Assembly language and high level language, Multiprogramming and time sharing operating systems, Computer Programming in C.

Flow chart and Algorithms

3. Analytical Ability and Logical Reasoning :

(40 question objective type) The questions in this section will cover logical reasoning, quantitative reasoning, visuo-spatial reasoning

4. General Awareness: (20 questions objective type)

This section shall carry questions to test the general awareness about business, finance, industry, transportation, scientific inventions, governance, healthcare and cultural dimensions etc