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Can you please suggest me some tips to prepare for Tata Institute of Fundamental Research-GS exam and also let me know other related details of exam?

[Vishal Kotkar]

Don’t worry I will let you know tips for preparation of Tata Institute of Fundamental Research-GS exam along with details of exam.

Eligibility
Candidates who want admission in TIFR Phd programme 2016 must have done Master’s Degree in respective area of study.

Applicants who are pursuing their final year they are also eligible to apply.

Applicant should have passed with minimum 55% marks (50% marks for candidates belonging to reserved category) from a reputed university or institute.

Applicant’s age should not be exceeded than maximum 35 years

Admission Procedure
Admission of candidates will be done on the basis of their performance in written entrance examination and then personal interview session. Applicants have to perform well in TIFR Nationwide Entrance Examination if they desire to get admitted in it.

Exam syllabus
Mathematics:
Algebra
Definitions and examples of groups (finite and infinite, commutative and non commutative), cyclic groups, subgroups, homomorphisms, quotients. Definitions and examples of rings and fields. Basic facts about finite dimensional vector spaces, matrices, determinants and ranks of linear transformations. Integers and their basic properties. Polynomials with real or complex coefficients in 1 variable

Analysis
Basic facts about real and complex numbers, convergence of sequences and series of real and complex numbers, continuity, differentiability and Riemann integration of real valued functions defined on an interval (finite or infinite), elementary functions (polynomial functions, rational functions, exponential and log, trigonometric functions)

Geometry / Topology
Elementary geometric properties of common shapes and figures in 2 and 3 dimensional Euclidean spaces (e.g. triangles, circles, discs, spheres, etc). Plane analytic geometry (coordinate geometry) and trigonometry. Definition and basic properties of metric spaces, examples of subsets of Euclidean spaces (of any dimension ), connectedness, compactness. Convergence in metric spaces, continuity of functions between metric spaces.

General
Pigeon hole principle (box principle), induction, elementary properties of divisibility, elementary combinatorics (permutations and combinations, bi nomial coefficients), elementary reasoning with graphs.

For full information please check the file


Tips to prepare for the exam
Don’t get messed up with the topics out of syllabus. Stick strictly to your subject’s syllabus.

Meticulous study is the correct approach that can help you resolve all your doubts and attain lucid perception of various theories, concepts and their uses regarding the syllabus.

Try to solve as many as mock test papers & previous year’s papers, especially 1-2 months before the exam, as it will give you a clear idea about the difficulty level, pattern, & how to allot minimum time to solve particular type of questions.

This will help you know yourself, your capabilities & the field in which you are lagging.

You should give at least 6 to 7 hours daily to your studies.

The best way to prepare for the exam is preparing a time table and then sticking to it throughout the preparation tenure.