C. Pattern of Question Papers

C-1 THEORY

Each question paper has three parts – Part A, Part B and Part C. Part A contains eight short answer questions spanning the entire syllabus. Of which the candidate has to answer any five questions. Part B contains three compulsory questions with internal choice. Each question shall be drawn form the same unit of the syllabus. Part C contains six problems spanning the entire syllabus. The candidate has to answer any three. The distribution of marks for the three parts is as follows: Part Question to be answered Weight of each question Total marks A 5 out of 8 3 marks 15 B 3

(with internal choice)

15 marks 45 C 3 5 marks 15 Paper maximum ......... 75

C-2 PRACTICALS

PH 252: Electronics and Computer Science has two units, viz., Unit A-Electronics (4 h duration with 50 marks) and Unit B-Computer Science (2 h duration with 25 marks). PH 261: Advanced Physics has two parts, viz., Part A – Performance of one experiment with 50 marks and Part B – Analysis of a given data/spectrum with 25 marks.

Question paper pattern

MSc Degree Examination

Branch II Physics

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Duration: 3 hours Maximum marks: 75

Instructions to question paper setter

Each question paper has three parts-Part A, Part B and Part C. Part A contains eight short answer questions spanning the entire syllabus. Of which the candidate has to answer any five question carries three marks. Part B contains three compulsory questions with internal choice. Each question shall be drawn from the same unit of the syllabus. Each question carries 15 marks. Part C contains six problems spanning the entire syllabus. The candidate has to answer any three. Each question carries five marks.
Part A (Answer any five question. Each question carries three marks.)

I a)

b)

c)

d)

e)

f)

g)

h )(5x3=15 marks)

Part B

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(15 marks)

Or

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(15 marks)

IIIA (a)------------------------------------------------------------------------

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(15 marks)

Or

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(15 marks)

IVA (a)---------------------------------------------------------------------------