Pokhara University Entrance Exam Syllabus
Scholarship Entrance Exam - 2077/78
Full Marks: 150 marks
Exam Duration: 3 hours
Calculator: Simple calculator is allowed. (Scientific calculators are strictly prohibited.)
Exam Mode: Paper Based
Negative Marking: No negative marking
Website: https://scholarship.pu.edu.np/
English: [30 Marks]
- Comprehension of reading passages on a variety of topics and styles with special references to (i) General English and (ii) Technical English
- Grammar – Familiarity with the following aspects: Parts of Speech, Basic Grammatical Patterns/Structures, Tense and Aspect, Conditional sentences, Verbals: infinitives, Participles and Gerunds, Direct and Indirect Speech, Active and Passive Voice, Kinds of Sentences, Transformation of sentences, Concord/Agreement, Vocabulary, Use of Prepositions, Idiomatic expressions, Punctuation, Phonemes and phonetic symbols, Word Stress
Chemistry: [40 Marks]
- Language of Chemistry & Physical Chemistry: Symbol, formulate valency and chemical questions, Problems based on chemical equations (relation with weight and weight, and weight and volume)
- Atomic Structure: Study of Cathode rays, and discovery of electrons, Rutherford's X-ray scattering experiment and discovery of nucleus, Rutherford model of atom, Bohr model of atom, Elementary concept of quantum numbers, Electron configuration of the elements
- Electronics Theory to Valency: Octet rule, Electrovalency, covalency and coordinate valency, General characteristics of ionic and covalent compounds
- Oxidation and Reduction: Classical definitions, Electronic interpretations of oxidation and reduction, Balancing of redox equations by oxidation number method
- Periodic Classification of Elements: Mendeleev's periodic law, anomalies of Mendeleev's periodic table, Modern periodic Law, Periodic Properties viz. ionization potential, electronegativity and atomic radii, and their variation in the periodic table
- Equivalent Weight and Atomic Weight: Concept of equivalent weight, and its determination by hydrogen displacement method and oxide method, Concept of atomic weight, equivalent weight and valency, determination of atomic weight using Dulong and Petit's rule
- Molecular Weight and Mole: Avogadro's hypothesis and its deductions, Avogadro number and concept of mole, Determination of molecular weight by Victor Meyer's method
- Electro–Chemistry: Electrolytes and non-electrolytes, strong electrolytes and weak electrolytes, Faraday's laws of electrolysis, Solubility product principle and its applications in qualitative analysis
- Theories of Acids and Bases: Arrhenius theory, Bronsted and Lowry theory, Lewis theory
- Volumetric Analysis: Equivalent weights of acids, base and salts, Principles of acidimetry and alkalimetry, pH and pH scale
- Non-Metal Water: Hard water and soft water, Causes and removal of hardness of water
- Nitrogen and its Compounds: Nitrogen cycle, Preparation of ammonia and nitric acid in the lab, and their properties, Manufacture of ammonia and nitric acid
- Sulphur and its Compound: Allotropy of sulphur, Preparation of hydrogen sulphide, sulphur dioxide in the lab, and their properties, Manufacture of sulphuric acid by contact process
- Halogens and Their Compounds: Position of halogens in the periodic table, Preparation of chlorine and hydrogen chloride in the lab, and their properties
- Metals Compounds of Metals: General methods of preparation and properties of oxides, hydroxides, chlorides, nitrates, sulphates and carbonates of metals
- Sodium: Extraction of Sodium (Down's process), Manufacture of caustic soda sodium carbonate
- Copper: Extraction of copper from copper pyrite, Manufacture of Blue vitriol
- Zinc: Extraction of zinc from zinc blend, Galvanization
- Iron: Extraction of cast iron from hematite, Cast iron, steel and wrought iron, Types of steel, Manufacture of steel
- Organic Chemistry: Sources and Purification of organic Compounds, Characteristics of organic compounds, Sources of organic compounds, Purification of organic compounds
- Classification and nomenclature of organic Compounds: Functional group, homologous series, and isomerism (structural only), Classification of organic compounds, Common names, and I.U.P.A.C. naming system
- Saturated and unsaturated Hydrocarbons & Aromatic compound: Preparation and properties of methane, Preparation and properties of ethylene and acetylene
- Alkyl Halides: Preparation and properties of ethyl iodide
- Aromatic Compounds: Structure of benzene, Preparation of benzene in the laboratory, Properties of benzene
Physics: [40 Marks]
- Mechanics: Dimensions, Equations of motion, Motion of a projectile, Laws of motion, Addition and subtraction of vectors, Relative velocity, Equilibrium of forces, Moments, Centre of mass, Centre of gravity, Solid friction, Work, power and energy, Conservation of energy, Angular speed, Centripetal force, Moment of inertia, Torque on a body, Angular momentum, Rotational kinetic energy, Laws of gravitation, Gravitational intensity, Gravitational potential, Velocity of escape, Simple harmonic motion, Energy of SHM, Hooke’s Law, Breaking stress, Modules of elasticity, Energy stored in stretched wire, Surface tension phenomenon, Surface energy, Capillarity, Fluid pressure, Pascal law of transmission of fluid pressure, Archimedes' principle, Flotation, Stokes' law, Terminal velocity
- Heat: Heat and temperature, Temperature scale, Measurement of heat energy, Specific heat capacity, Latent heat, Saturated and Unsaturated vapour, Relative humidity and dew point, First law of thermodynamics, Reversible isothermal and adiabatic changes, Gas laws, Kinetic theory of gases, Second Law of thermodynamics, Carnot's engine, Transfer of Heat, Conduction, convection and radiation, Expansion of solid, liquid and gas
- Optics: Formation of images by plane and curved mirrors, Refraction of light through plane surfaces, Total internal reflection, Critical angle, Refraction through prism, Maximum and minimum deviation, Formation of images by lenses, Dispersion, Achromatic combination of lenses, Visual angle, Angular magnification, Defect of vision, Telescope and microscope, Wave theory of light: introduction to Huygen's principle and its application, interference, diffraction and polarization of light
- Sound: Damped vibration, Forced oscillation, Resonance, Progressive waves, Principle of superposition, Velocity of sound in solid, liquid and gas: Laplace’s correction, Characteristics of Sound wave, Beat phenomenon, Doppler effect, Stationary waves, Waves in pipes, Waves in String
- Electricity: Electric Charge, Gold leaf electroscope, Charging by induction, Faraday's ice pail experiment, Coulomb's law, Permitivity, Electric field, Gauss's law and its application, Electric potential, Capacitors, Ohm's Law, Resistance–combination of resistances, emf, Kirchhoff's law and its application, Heating effect of current, Thermoelectricity, Chemical effect of current, Potentiometer, Wheatstone bridge, Galvanometer, Conversion of galvanometer into voltmeter and ammeter, Magnetic Field, Earth's magnetism, Magnetic Flux, Force on a current carrying conductor, Ampere's law, Biot-Savart's law and their applications, Solenoid, Electromagnetic induction, AC circuits
- Atomic Physics and Electronics: Discharge electricity through gases, Cathode rays, Electronic mass and charge, Bohr's theory of atomic structure, Energy level, X-rays, Photoelectric effect, Radioactivity, Nuclear – fission and fusion, Semiconductors, Junction Transistor
Mathematics: [40 Marks]
- Set and Function: Set and relations, Functions and graphs, Algebraic, Trigonometric, Exponential, Logarithmic and hyperbolic functions and their inverses
- Algebra: Determinants, matrices, Inverse of a matrix, uses of complex numbers, Polynomial equations, sequence and series, Permutation and combination, Binomial theorem, exponential, Logarithmic series
- Trigonometry: Trigonometric equations and general values, Inverse trigonometric functions, Principal values, Properties of triangles; Centroid, incentre, Orthocentre and circumcentre and their properties
- Coordinate Geometry: Coordinates in a plane, Straight lines, Pair of lines, Circles, Conic sections: Parabola, ellipse and hyperbola, Standard equations and simple properties, Coordinates in space, Plane and its equation
- Calculus: Limit and continuity of functions, Derivatives and application of derivative – Tangent and normal, Rate of change, differentials dy and actual change Dy, Maxima and Minima of a function; Antiderivatives (Integrations): rules of Integration, Standard Integrals, Definite integral as the limit of a sum, Application to areas under a curve and area between two curves
- Vectors: Vectors in space, addition of vectors, Linear combination of vectors, Linearly dependent and independent set of vectors, Scalar and vector product of two vectors, simple applications
Paid Entrance Exam - 2077/78
Full Marks: 100 marks
No. of Questions: 100 Questions
Exam Duration: 2 hours
Calculator: Simple Calculator is allowed. (Scientific calculators are strictly prohibited.)
Exam Mode: Paper Based
Negative Marking: No negative Marking
Website: https://pu.edu.np/
English: [20x1=20]
- Comprehension of reading passages on a variety of topics and styles with special references to (i) General English and (ii) Technical English
- Grammar – Familiarity with the following aspects: Parts of Speech, Basic Grammatical Patterns/Structures, Tense and Aspect, Conditional sentences, Verbals: infinitives, Participles and Gerunds, Direct and Indirect Speech, Active and Passive Voice, Kinds of Sentences, Transformation of sentences, Concord/Agreement, Vocabulary, Use of Prepositions, Idiomatic expressions, Punctuation, Phonemes and phonetic symbols, Word Stress
Chemistry: [15x1=15]
- Language of Chemistry & Physical Chemistry: Symbol, formulate valency and chemical questions, Problems based on chemical equations (relation with weight and weight, and weight and volume)
- Atomic Structure: Study of Cathode rays, and discovery of electrons, Rutherford's X-ray scattering experiment and discovery of nucleus, Rutherford model of atom, Bohr model of atom, Elementary concept of quantum numbers, Electron configuration of the elements
- Electronics Theory to Valency: Octet rule, Electrovalency, covalency and coordinate valency, General characteristics of ionic and covalent compounds
- Oxidation and Reduction: Classical definitions, Electronic interpretations of oxidation and reduction, Balancing of redox equations by oxidation number method
- Periodic Classification of Elements: Mendeleev's periodic law, anomalies of Mendeleev's periodic table, Modern periodic Law, Periodic Properties viz. ionization potential, electronegativity and atomic radii, and their variation in the periodic table
- Equivalent Weight and Atomic Weight: Concept of equivalent weight, and its determination by hydrogen displacement method and oxide method, Concept of atomic weight, equivalent weight and valency, determination of atomic weight using Dulong and Petit's rule
- Molecular Weight and Mole: Avogadro's hypothesis and its deductions, Avogadro number and concept of mole, Determination of molecular weight by Victor Meyer's method
- Electro–Chemistry: Electrolytes and non-electrolytes, strong electrolytes and weak electrolytes, Faraday's laws of electrolysis, Solubility product principle and its applications in qualitative analysis
- Theories of Acids and Bases: Arrhenius theory, Bronsted and Lowry theory, Lewis theory
- Volumetric Analysis: Equivalent weights of acids, base and salts, Principles of acidimetry and alkalimetry, pH and pH scale
- Non-Metal Water: Hard water and soft water, Causes and removal of hardness of water
- Nitrogen and its Compounds: Nitrogen cycle, Preparation of ammonia and nitric acid in the lab, and their properties, Manufacture of ammonia and nitric acid
- Sulphur and its Compound: Allotropy of sulphur, Preparation of hydrogen sulphide, sulphur dioxide in the lab, and their properties, Manufacture of sulphuric acid by contact process
- Halogens and Their Compounds: Position of halogens in the periodic table, Preparation of chlorine and hydrogen chloride in the lab, and their properties
- Metals Compounds of Metals: General methods of preparation and properties of oxides, hydroxides, chlorides, nitrates, sulphates and carbonates of metals
- Sodium: Extraction of Sodium (Down's process), Manufacture of caustic soda sodium carbonate
- Copper: Extraction of copper from copper pyrite, Manufacture of Blue vitriol
- Zinc: Extraction of zinc from zinc blend, Galvanization
- Iron: Extraction of cast iron from hematite, Cast iron, steel and wrought iron, Types of steel, Manufacture of steel
- Organic Chemistry: Sources and Purification of organic Compounds, Characteristics of organic compounds, Sources of organic compounds, Purification of organic compounds
- Classification and nomenclature of organic Compounds: Functional group, homologous series, and isomerism (structural only), Classification of organic compounds, Common names, and I.U.P.A.C. naming system
- Saturated and unsaturated Hydrocarbons & Aromatic compound: Preparation and properties of methane, Preparation and properties of ethylene and acetylene
- Alkyl Halides: Preparation and properties of ethyl iodide
- Aromatic Compounds: Structure of benzene, Preparation of benzene in the laboratory, Properties of benzene
Physics: [25x1=25]
- Mechanics: Dimensions, Equations of motion, Motion of a projectile, Laws of motion, Addition and subtraction of vectors, Relative velocity, Equilibrium of forces, Moments, Centre of mass, Centre of gravity, Solid friction, Work, power and energy, Conservation of energy, Angular speed, Centripetal force, Moment of inertia, Torque on a body, Angular momentum, Rotational kinetic energy, Laws of gravitation, Gravitational intensity, Gravitational potential, Velocity of escape, Simple harmonic motion, Energy of SHM, Hooke’s Law, Breaking stress, Modules of elasticity, Energy stored in stretched wire, Surface tension phenomenon, Surface energy, Capillarity, Fluid pressure, Pascal law of transmission of fluid pressure, Archimedes' principle, Flotation, Stokes' law, Terminal velocity
- Heat: Heat and temperature, Temperature scale, Measurement of heat energy, Specific heat capacity, Latent heat, Saturated and Unsaturated vapour, Relative humidity and dew point, First law of thermodynamics, Reversible isothermal and adiabatic changes, Gas laws, Kinetic theory of gases, Second Law of thermodynamics, Carnot's engine, Transfer of Heat, Conduction, convection and radiation, Expansion of solid, liquid and gas
- Optics: Formation of images by plane and curved mirrors, Refraction of light through plane surfaces, Total internal reflection, Critical angle, Refraction through prism, Maximum and minimum deviation, Formation of images by lenses, Dispersion, Achromatic combination of lenses, Visual angle, Angular magnification, Defect of vision, Telescope and microscope, Wave theory of light: introduction to Huygen's principle and its application, interference, diffraction and polarization of light
- Sound: Damped vibration, Forced oscillation, Resonance, Progressive waves, Principle of superposition, Velocity of sound in solid, liquid and gas: Laplace’s correction, Characteristics of Sound wave, Beat phenomenon, Doppler effect, Stationary waves, Waves in pipes, Waves in String
- Electricity: Electric Charge, Gold leaf electroscope, Charging by induction, Faraday's ice pail experiment, Coulomb's law, Permitivity, Electric field, Gauss's law and its application, Electric potential, Capacitors, Ohm's Law, Resistance–combination of resistances, emf, Kirchhoff's law and its application, Heating effect of current, Thermoelectricity, Chemical effect of current, Potentiometer, Wheatstone bridge, Galvanometer, Conversion of galvanometer into voltmeter and ammeter, Magnetic Field, Earth's magnetism, Magnetic Flux, Force on a current carrying conductor, Ampere's law, Biot-Savart's law and their applications, Solenoid, Electromagnetic induction, AC circuits
- Atomic Physics and Electronics: Discharge electricity through gases, Cathode rays, Electronic mass and charge, Bohr's theory of atomic structure, Energy level, X-rays, Photoelectric effect, Radioactivity, Nuclear – fission and fusion, Semiconductors, Junction Transistor
Mathematics: [40x1=40]
- Set and Function: Set and relations, Functions and graphs, Algebraic, Trigonometric, Exponential, Logarithmic and hyperbolic functions and their inverses
- Algebra: Determinants, matrices, Inverse of a matrix, uses of complex numbers, Polynomial equations, sequence and series, Permutation and combination, Binomial theorem, exponential, Logarithmic series
- Trigonometry: Trigonometric equations and general values, Inverse trigonometric functions, Principal values, Properties of triangles; Centroid, incentre, Orthocentre and circumcentre and their properties
- Coordinate Geometry: Coordinates in a plane, Straight lines, Pair of lines, Circles, Conic sections: Parabola, ellipse and hyperbola, Standard equations and simple properties, Coordinates in space, Plane and its equation
- Calculus: Limit and continuity of functions, Derivatives and application of derivative – Tangent and normal, Rate of change, differentials dy and actual change Dy, Maxima and Minima of a function; Antiderivatives (Integrations): rules of Integration, Standard Integrals, Definite integral as the limit of a sum, Application to areas under a curve and area between two curves
- Vectors: Vectors in space, addition of vectors, Linear combination of vectors, Linearly dependent and independent set of vectors, Scalar and vector product of two vectors, simple applications
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the Pokhara University Entrance Exam?
The Pokhara University (PU) Entrance Exam is conducted to select students for admission into its constituent and affiliated colleges for programs such as BBA, BSc, BE, BPH, BPharm, and other undergraduate courses.
Who is eligible to apply?
Eligibility criteria vary by program. For most undergraduate programs, students must have completed +2 or equivalent with a minimum GPA of 2.0 or at least 45% aggregate marks in relevant subjects.
What is the exam format?
The format varies depending on the program. For engineering, questions come from Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry, and English. For management, the test includes English, Mathematics, and General Knowledge.
How can I register for the PU entrance exam?
Registration is done online through the official PU entrance portal. Candidates need to fill out the form, upload required documents, and pay the examination fee via designated banks or online payment gateways.
What documents are required for registration?
Applicants must provide a recent passport-size photograph, scanned signature, citizenship/ID, academic transcripts, and proof of payment for the entrance exam fee.
How is the merit list prepared?
The merit list is prepared based on the candidate’s entrance exam score and, in some cases, academic performance. Higher scores improve the chances of securing admission to preferred colleges and programs.
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