Syllabus for BSDS Admission Test
• Sets, rela7ons and func7ons
Sets and their representa-ons; Union, intersec-on, difference and complement of sets
and their algebraic proper-es; Power set.
Types of rela-ons and equivalence rela-ons.
Func-ons as maps; One-one, into and onto func-ons; Essen-al real-valued func-ons
such as polynomials, ra-onal, trigonometric, logarithmic, and exponen-al func-ons;
Equa-ons involving polynomials, exponen-al and logarithmic func-ons; Inverse
func-ons; Transforma-on of func-ons; Composi-on of func-ons; Graphs of simple
func-ons.
• Complex number system
Different representa-ons of complex numbers; Conjugate, modulus and argument of a
complex number; Powers of complex numbers; Roots of unity; Quadra-c equa-ons and
their solu-ons; Fundamental theorem of algebra.
• Basics of combinatorics
Permuta-on and combina-on; Fundamental principles of coun-ng; Binomial theorem
and its applica-ons; Principle of mathema-cal induc-on and its applica-ons.
• Sequence and series
Arithme-c and geometric progressions and their combina-ons; Convergence of infinite
series; Sums of integer powers of natural numbers; Rela-onship between arithme-c and
geometric means.
• Limits, con7nuity and differen7ability of func7ons
Defini-on of limit, con-nuity and differen-ability; Proper-es of con-nuous func-ons
and differen-able func-ons; Chain rule of differen-a-on; Differen-a-on of
trigonometric, inverse trigonometric, logarithmic, exponen-al, composite, and implicit
func-ons; Rolle’s theorem and mean-value theorem and their applica-ons; Maxima and
minima of func-ons of one variable.
• Trigonometry
Trigonometric func-ons and their inverses; Trigonometric iden--es and equa-ons;
applica-ons to measuring heights, computa-on of distances and areas.
• Integral calculus
Integrals as limits of sums; Proper-es of indefinite integrals; Fundamental theorem of
calculus and its simple applica-ons; Fundamental integral involving algebraic,
trigonometric, exponen-al, and logarithmic func-ons. Integra-on by subs-tu-on and by
parts; Definite integrals, their proper-es, and applica-ons to determining areas of
regions bounded by simple and standard curves.
• Basics of differen7al equa7ons
Ordinary differen-al equa-ons, their order and degree; First order linear differen-al
equa-ons; Solving differen-al equa-ons by methods of separa-on of variables and
subs-tu-on; Solu-on of homogeneous and first order linear differen-al equa-ons.
• Coordinate geometry
Cartesian system and locus of a point; Straight lines and their intersec-ons; Angles
between straight lines and distance between a point and a straight line; Equa-on of a
circle, its radius and centre; Equa-ons of conic sec-ons (parabola, ellipse, and
hyperbola) in standard forms and in parametric forms; Tangent and normal at a point on
a circle and on conics
• Vector algebra
Vectors and scalars; Addi-on of vectors; Components of a vector in two dimensions and
three dimensional space; Scalar (dot) and vector (cross) products; Scalar and vector
triple products; Simple proper-es and applica-ons: Direc-ons ra-os, and direc-on
cosines; Angle between two straight lines and skew lines; Point of intersec-on of two
straight lines and shortest distance between two straight lines.
• 3-dimensional geometry
Coordinates of points in 3D space; Angles between straight lines and planes; Intersec-on
formulas
• Matrices and determinants
Algebra of matrices; Types of matrices; Matrices of order two and three; Evalua-on of
determinants; Adjoint and determinant of a matrix; Evalua-on of the inverse of a non-
singular matrix; Proper-es of matrix inverses; Elementary transforma-ons of a matrix;
Rank of a matrix; Test of consistency and solu-on of simultaneous linear equa-ons in
two or three variables using matrices.
• Introductory sta7s7cs and probability
Measures of centrality and dispersion; Mean, median, mode, variance and standard
devia-on for grouped and ungrouped data.
Probability of an event; Fundamental rules of probability calcula-on; Probability
distribu-on; Binomial distribu-on; Bayes’ theorem.
