AMU ENTRANCE English, GK & Islamic/AMU Studies Syllabus

AMU ENTRANCE English, GK & Islamic/AMU Studies: topic-wise syllabus

1. 1

   English Language & Comprehension

   ~10 marks

   • Reading Comprehension — Passages (Literary, Scientific, Social, Discursive), Factual & Inferential Questions, Vocabulary from Context, Tone, Style
   • Grammar — Parts of Speech, Tenses, Articles, Prepositions, Voice, Narration, Subject-Verb Agreement, Error Spotting, Sentence Correction, Transformation
   • Vocabulary — Synonyms, Antonyms, Idioms, Phrases, One-word Substitution, Foreign Words
   • Verbal Ability — Para Jumbles, Sentence Completion, Cloze Test, Active-Passive, Direct-Indirect
2. 2

   General Knowledge & Current Affairs

   ~8 marks

   • Current Affairs — National & International, Awards, Summits, Sports, Science & Tech, Important Days
   • Indian History — Ancient, Medieval, Modern (Freedom Struggle, 1857, Reform Movements, Independence, Post-Independence), World History
   • Geography — Physical, Indian, World, Climate, Soil, Resources, Population, Agriculture
   • Indian Polity & Constitution — Preamble, Fundamental Rights, DPSD, Parliament, Federalism, Election Commission, Important Amendments
   • Indian Economy — Planning, Banking, GST, Budget Highlights, RBI, Inflation, Five-Year Plans, NITI Aayog
   • Static GK — Books, Authors, Capitals, Currencies, First in India, UNESCO, WHO, UN, Important Days, Slogans, Inventions
3. 3

   AMU-Specific, Islamic Studies & Urdu Awareness

   ~5 marks

   • AMU History — Founded by Sir Syed Ahmad Khan (1875 as MAO College, 1920 as University), Mohammedan Anglo-Oriental College, Aligarh Movement, Role in Freedom Struggle, Notable Alumni (Maulana Azad, Zakir Husain, Lala Lajpat Rai, Liaquat Ali Khan, etc.), Vice-Chancellors, Heritage Buildings, AMU Today
   • Islamic Studies — Quran, Hadith, Pillars of Islam, Islamic History (Prophet Muhammad, Caliphate, Khulafaa-e-Rashideen, Umayyad, Abbasid, Ottoman), Muslim Contribution to Science (Ibn Sina, Al-Khwarizmi, Al-Biruni, Ibn al-Haytham, Omar Khayyam, al-Razi, Jabir ibn Hayyan), Islamic Art & Architecture, Sufism, Indian Muslim Personalities
   • Urdu Literature & Language Awareness — Mir, Ghalib, Iqbal, Faiz, Premchand, Ismat Chughtai, Kaifi Azmi, Sahir Ludhianvi, Majaz, Josh Malihabadi, Ali Sardar Jafri, Modern Urdu Poets & Writers, Prose, Poetry, Drama, Letters, Cultural Significance
4. 4

   Reasoning & Mental Ability

   ~2 marks

   • Verbal Reasoning — Analogies, Coding, Series, Blood Relations, Direction Sense
   • Logical Reasoning — Syllogisms, Statements & Assumptions, Puzzles, Venn Diagrams