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NIELIT Syllabus For Scientist-B
The NIELIT Syllabus for Scientist-B is given below:
Section-A: Generic
1) Logical Reasoning
2) Analytical Reasoning Capabilties
3) Quantitative and Qualitative abilites
4) General Aptitude
Section-B: Computer Science
1) Probability, Statistics and Combinatorics: Conditional Probability, Random Variables; Mean, Median, Mode
and Standard Deviation. Distributions: uniforms, normal, Exponential, Poisson, Binomial, Counting
‘Summation, generating functions, Permutations, Combinations, Recurrence relations, Asymptotic.
2) Digital Logic: Loaic functions, Minimization, Design and synthesis of combinational and sequential
circuits. Number representation and computer arithmetic (fixed and floating-point),
3) Computer Organization and Architecture: Machine instructions and addressing modes, ALU and data-
path. CPU control design, Memory interface, |/0 interface (interrupt and DMA moce), instruction pipelining
Cache and main memory, Secondary Storage.
4) Electrical Engineering: Power Electronics, Signals and Systems, Electromagnetic Fields, Network graph,
KCL, KVL, Node and Mesh Analysis. Transient response of DC and AC Networks, Sinusoidal steady-state
analysis, Resonance, Superposition theorem. Maximum Power transfer theorem, Three Phase Circuits,
Power and Power factor in AC Circuits.
5) Analog and Digi
filtering of random signals through LTI systems. Amplitude modulation and demodulation, angle modulation
| Communication: Autocorrelation and power spectral density, properties of white noise,
and demodulation, spectra of AM and FM. Superheterodyne receivers, Circuits for Analog communications,
information theory, entropy, mutual information and channel capacity theorem. Digital communications,
PCM, DPCM, digital modulation schemes, amplitude, phase and frequency shift keying (ASK, PSK FSK),
QAM, MAP and ML decoding. Matched filter receiver, calculation of bandwidth, SNR and BER for digital
modulation. Fundamentals of error correction, Hamming codes.
6) Programming and Data Structures: Programming in modern languages viz, Java, Net Open Source
(PHP), Python, GoLang, NodeJS, etc. Functions, Recursion, Parameter passing, Scope, Binding Abstract data
types Arrays, Stacks, Queues, Linked Lists, Trees, Binary search trees, Binary heaps. Object-Oriented
Programming Concepts ~ Object, Class, inheritance, Polymorphism, Abstraction and Encapsulation
7) Algorithms: Analysis, Asymptotic, notation, Notions of space and tme complexity, Worst end average
case analysis Design: Greedy approach, Dynamic programming, Divide-and-conquer, Tree and graph
traversals, Connected competent, Spanning tees Shortest paths Hashing, Sorting, Searching, Asymptotic
analysis (best, worst, average cases) of time and space, upper and lower bounds The basic conceptof
complexity classes ~ P. NP, NP-hard, NP-complete8) Compiler Design: Lexical analysis, Parsing, Syntax directed translation. Runtime environments,
intermediate and target code generation, Basics of code optimization
9) Operating System: Processes, Threads, Inter-Process communication, Concurrency, Synchronization
Deadlock, CPU scheduling, Memory management and virtual memory File systems, I/O systems, Protection
and security
10) Databases: ER-model, Relational Model (relational algebra, tuple calculus). Database design (integrity
constraints, normal forms), Query languages (SQL). File stuctures (sequential files, indexing, B and B+ trees).
‘Transactions and concurrency control, NoSQL Databases, questions on the internals of Postgres SQL.
11) Information Systems and Software Engineering: In formation gathering, requirement and feasibility
analysis, data flow diagrams, process specifications, input/output design, process life cycle, planning and
managing the project, design, coding, testing, implementation, maintenance.
12) Computer Networks: ISO/OSI stack, LAN technologies. Flow and error control techniques, Routng.
algorithms, Congestion control, TCP/UDP and sockets, IP(v4), IP(v6), Application layer protocols, (ICMP. DNS,
SMTP POP, FTP HTTP HTTPS), Basic concepts of hubs, switches, gateways and routers. Wireless
technologies, Network security -basic concepts of public key and private key cryptography, digital signature,
firewalls.
13) Web Technologies: HTMLS, CSS3, XML, Basic concept of client-server computing, web server, proxy
server, web application development, MVC Architecture, web services, frontend technologies.
14) Cyber Security and Emerging Technologies: Secure programming techniques, OWASP top 10
vulnerabilities, concepts on IoT, Blockchain, Al etc
15) Cloud Technology: Compute, Network, Storage Management Technologies, Edge Computing etc.NIELIT Syllabus For Scientific/Technical Assistant-A
‘The NIELIT Syllabus for Scientific/Technical Assistant-A is given below:
Section-A: Generic
1) Logical Reasoning
2) Analytical Reasoning Capabilities
3) Quantitative and Qualitative abilities
4) General Aptitude
Section-B: Principles of Computer Science
1) Probability and Statistics: Sampling theorems, Conditional Probability, Mean, Median, Mode and standard
deviations, Random Variables discrete and continuous distributions, Poisson, Normal and Binomial
distribution, correlation and regression analysis.
2) Digital Computer Principles: Number systems- Binary, Decimal, Octal, and Hexadecimal Conversion,
Arithmetic operations, Boolean expression, simplification, Postulates and theorems, Simplifications, Kmap,
Combinational Logic circuits ~ Adder, Subtractor, Multiplexer, Demultiplexer, Encoder, Decoder, Sequential
circuits ~ SR, JK, T, D, fp flops, shiftregisters, Asynchronous, synchronous and Module and counters.
3) Computer Organization and Architecture: Multiprocessors and microcomputers, Machine Instructions and
addressing mode. ALU and datapath, CPU control design, Memory interface, I/O interface (Interrupt and DMA
mode), Cache and main memory, Secondary storage, Semiconductor memory ~ intemal organization, SRAM,
DRAM, SDRAM, Rambus Memory, ROM Technology, virtual memory, instuction sequencing, instruction
exeoution, Hardwired contol and microprogrammed control, microinstuctons, Instruction pipelining.
4) Programming and Data Structures: Programming in C, Functions, Recursion, Parameter passing, Scope,
Binding, Abstract data types, Arrays, Stacks, Queues, Linked Lists, Trees, Binary search tees, Binary heaps.
5) Object-Oriented Programming: Object-Oriented design concept, programming in C++ and on programming
languages viz, Java, Net, Open Source (PHP), Python, GoLang, NodeJS, etc.
6) Algorithms: Analysis, Asymptotic notation, Notions of space and time complexity, Worst and average case
analysis, Design; Greedy approach, Dynamic programming, Divide and conquer, Tree and graph traversals,
Connected Components, Spanning trees, Shortest paths, Hashing, Sorting, Searching. Asymptotic analysis
(best, worst average cases) of time and space, upper and lower bounds. Basic concept of complexity
classes, N, NP, NP-hard, NP-complete
7) Databases: ER-moce| Rela tional model (relational algebra, tuple calculus). Database design (integrity
constraints, normal forms), Query languages (SQL). File stuctures (sequential files, indexing, 8 and B+ wees),
Transactions and concurrency control.
8) System Software: Lexical analysis, parsing, syntax-directed translation. Code generation and optmization,
Assemblers, linkers and loaders for microprocessors, operating systems ~ processes, threads, inter-process
‘communication, synchronization, deadlocks, CPU scheduling, memory management and virtual memory, file
system, /O systems, protection and security moduke.9) Information Systems and Software Engineering: Information gathering, requirement and feasibility
analysis. Data flow diagrams, process specifications, input/output design. Process life cycle, planning and
managing the project, design, coding and testing, implementation, maintenance
10) Computer Networks: ISO/OSI stack, LAN technologies (Ethernet, Token Ring), flow and error control
techniques. Routing algorithm, Congestion Control, TCP/UDP and sockets, IP(v4). Application layer protocol
{ICMP DNS, SMTP, POR, FTP, HTTP, HTTPS): Basic concept of hubs, switches, gateways and routers.
Network security: basic concepts of public key and private key cryptography. Hash function, Digital Signature,
Firewalls, User authentication, Intrusion detection systems, honey pots, Denial of Service. Wireless network.
2G and 3G Networks, Blietooth
11) Web Technologies: HTMLS, CSS3, XML, basic concept of client-server computing; Web server, proxy
server, web application development, MVC architecture, web services, frontend and backend technologies