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5.TIFR Previous Year's Pattern (2019-2020)

This document provides an analysis of previous year question papers for the Tata Institute of Fundamental Research (TIFR) physics entrance exam. It shows the breakdown of questions by topic area for the years 2020 and 2019 for sections A, B, and C. Section A contains basic questions, while sections B and C contain more advanced questions targeting integrated PhD and PhD students respectively. Common topics included are mathematics, classical mechanics, electricity and magnetism, quantum mechanics, and thermodynamics. The final section outlines the exam scheme, which involves a 3 hour online exam with 40 total multiple choice questions worth 150 marks.

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5.TIFR Previous Year's Pattern (2019-2020)

This document provides an analysis of previous year question papers for the Tata Institute of Fundamental Research (TIFR) physics entrance exam. It shows the breakdown of questions by topic area for the years 2020 and 2019 for sections A, B, and C. Section A contains basic questions, while sections B and C contain more advanced questions targeting integrated PhD and PhD students respectively. Common topics included are mathematics, classical mechanics, electricity and magnetism, quantum mechanics, and thermodynamics. The final section outlines the exam scheme, which involves a 3 hour online exam with 40 total multiple choice questions worth 150 marks.

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fiziks

Institute for NET/JRF, GATE, IIT-JAM, M.Sc. Entrance, JEST, TIFR and GRE in Physics

Previous Year Paper Analysis


Tata Institute of Fundamental Research (TIFR) -Physics

Topics 2020

Section-A Section-B Section-B


(Common) (For Int. Ph.D.) (For Ph.D. only)

Mathematics relevant to Physics 3 1 2


Classical Mechanics 2
4 2
& Mechanics
Electricity and Magnetism 4 3 2
Quantum Mechanics 3 2 1
Thermodynamics and Statistical
4 1 1
Physics
Electronics and Experimental Physics 3 1 2
Waves and Oscillations 1 0 1
Optics 0 2 0
Modern Physics 2 2 1
Nuclear Physics 0 1 3
General Physics 1 0 0
Total 25 15 15

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fiziks
Institute for NET/JRF, GATE, IIT-JAM, M.Sc. Entrance, JEST, TIFR and GRE in Physics

Previous Year Paper Analysis


Tata Institute of Fundamental Research (TIFR) -Physics

Topics 2019

Section-A Section-B Section-B


(Common) (For Int. Ph.D.) (For Ph.D. only)

Mathematics relevant to Physics 5 2 2


Classical Mechanics
4 2 2
& Mechanics
Electricity and Magnetism 4 2 1
Quantum Mechanics 3 2 3
Thermodynamics and Statistical
4 2 2
Physics
Electronics and Experimental Physics 3 1 1
Waves and Oscillations 0 0 0
Optics 0 2 0
Modern Physics 1 1 1
Nuclear Physics 1 0 2
General Physics 0 1 1
Total 25 15 15

H.No. 40-D, Ground Floor, Jia Sarai, Near IIT, Hauz Khas, New Delhi-110016
Phone: 011-26865455/+91-9871145498
Website: www.physicsbyfiziks.com | Email: [email protected]
fiziks
Institute for NET/JRF, GATE, IIT-JAM, M.Sc. Entrance, JEST, TIFR and GRE in Physics

Tata Institute of Fundamental Research (TIFR)


Ph.D. and Integrated Ph.D. Programme
EXAM SCHEME
TIME: 3 HOURS MAXIMUM MARKS: 150
Mode of Exam: Online

There will be a total of 40 questions carrying 150 marks.


The entire paper is divided into two sections, A and B.
• SECTION A comprises 25 questions, numbered Q1 - Q25
These are questions on basic topics.
• SECTION B comprises 15 questions, numbered Q1 - Q15
These may require somewhat more thought/knowledge.
• ALL questions are Multiple-Choice Type. In each case, ONLY ONE option is correct.
Answer them by clicking the radio button next to the relevant option.
• The grading scheme will be as follows:
Section A : +3 marks if correct; –1 mark if incorrect; 0 marks if not attempted
Section B : +5 marks if correct; 0 marks if incorrect or not attempted,
i.e. NO negative marks.

H.No. 40-D, Ground Floor, Jia Sarai, Near IIT, Hauz Khas, New Delhi-110016
Phone: 011-26865455/+91-9871145498
Website: www.physicsbyfiziks.com | Email: [email protected]

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