PMDC 2025 Syllabus

Official Syllabus Breakdown & Weightage

🧬 BIOLOGY

45% – 81 MCQs

1. Acellular Life

Viruses: Classification (structure, strands, host, diseases)
AIDS & HIV: Cause, symptoms, transmission

2. Bioenergetics

Cellular respiration of: Carbohydrates, Proteins, Fats

3. Biological Molecules

Introduction & classification
Biological importance of water
Carbohydrates: Monosaccharides, Oligosaccharides, Polysaccharides
Proteins: Amino acids, Protein structure
Lipids: Triglycerides, Phospholipids
Nucleic Acids: DNA (Watson & Crick), RNA
Conjugated molecules: Glycoproteins, Glycolipids
Gene concept

4. Cell Structure & Function

Plant vs Animal cell
Prokaryotic vs Eukaryotic cell
Cell organelles: Nucleus, ER, Golgi apparatus, Mitochondria
Chromosomes: Structure, Composition, Function

5. Coordination & Control (Nervous System)

Receptors
Neurons: Structure, Nerve impulse
Reflex action: Types, Reflex arc
Brain: Cerebrum, Cerebellum, Brain stem, Functions

6. Enzymes

Characteristics of enzymes
Mechanism of enzyme action
Factors affecting enzyme activity: Temperature, pH, Concentration
Enzyme inhibitors

7. Evolution

Origin of life
Lamarckism
Darwinism (Natural Selection)

8. Reproduction

Human reproductive system
Hormonal regulation
Menstrual cycle
Sexually transmitted diseases (STDs)

9. Support & Movement

Skeleton: Bone, Cartilage
Muscles: Smooth, Cardiac, Skeletal
Muscle contraction
Joints & arthritis

10. Inheritance

Mendel’s Laws
Independent assortment
Linkage & crossing over
Sex-linked inheritance: Hemophilia

11. Circulation

Human heart
Cardiac cycle
Blood vessels
Lymphatic system

12. Immunity

Specific defense mechanism

13. Respiration

Human respiratory system
Gas exchange
Effects of smoking

14. Digestion

Digestive system
Digestive glands
Digestion process

15. Homeostasis & Excretion

Urinary system
Kidney structure & function
Glomerular filtration
Reabsorption & secretion
Kidney stones & failure
Thermoregulation
Nitrogenous wastes

16. Biotechnology

Vaccines
Disease diagnosis (DNA probes, antibodies)
Therapeutic products

🧪 CHEMISTRY

25% – 45 MCQs

1. Fundamentals of Chemistry

Mole concept
Stoichiometry
Limiting reagent
Yield calculations

2. Atomic Structure

Proton discovery
Quantum theory
Orbitals & quantum numbers
Electronic configuration
Hydrogen spectrum

3. Gases

Kinetic Molecular Theory
Gas laws
Ideal gas equation
Real vs ideal gases

4. Liquids

Properties (diffusion, viscosity)
Evaporation & vapor pressure
Hydrogen bonding
Anomalous behavior of water

5. Solids

Crystalline solids
Ionic vs molecular crystals
Crystal lattice
Lattice energy

6. Chemical Equilibrium

Reversible reactions
Le-Chatelier’s principle
Solubility product
Common ion effect
Buffers
Haber process

7. Reaction Kinetics

Rate of reaction
Activation energy
Order of reaction
Rate constant

8. Thermochemistry

Thermodynamics
Enthalpy
Hess’s law
First law of thermodynamics

9. Electrochemistry

Redox reactions
Oxidation numbers
Standard hydrogen electrode

10. Chemical Bonding

VSEPR theory
Sigma & Pi bonds
Hybridization
Dipole moment
Bond energy

11. Periodic Table & Blocks

Periodic trends
s-block reactions
p-block reactions
Transition elements

12. Organic Chemistry

Functional groups
Isomerism
Hydrocarbons (alkanes, alkenes, alkynes)
Benzene & aromaticity
Alkyl halides
Alcohols & phenols
Aldehydes & ketones
Carboxylic acids
Macromolecules (proteins)
Industrial chemistry

⚙️ PHYSICS

20% – 36 MCQs

1. Vectors & Equilibrium

Vector addition
Scalar & vector products

2. Force & Motion

Kinematics
Projectile motion
Newton’s laws
Momentum & collisions

3. Work & Energy

Work
Kinetic & potential energy
Power
Efficiency

4. Circular & Rotational Motion

Angular displacement
Angular velocity
Linear-angular relations

5. Fluid Dynamics

Terminal velocity
Bernoulli’s principle
Continuity equation

6. Waves

Wave motion
Sound waves
Interference
Stationary waves
SHM

7. Thermodynamics

Heat transfer
First law
Specific heat

8. Electrostatics

Coulomb’s law
Electric field
Electric potential
Capacitors

9. Current Electricity

Ohm’s law
Resistance
Internal resistance
Maximum power transfer

10. Electromagnetism

Magnetic field
Motion of charged particles

11. Electromagnetic Induction

Faraday’s law
Lenz’s law
Transformer

12. AC & Electronics

Alternating current
Rectification
PN junction

13. Modern Physics

Quantum theory
Atomic spectra
Nuclear physics
Medical uses of radiation

📘 ENGLISH

5% – 9 MCQs

1. Reading & Thinking Skills

Comprehension
Vocabulary in context
Figurative language

2. Grammar & Language

Tenses
Prepositions
Gerunds & infinitives
Voice
Narration
Sentence correction
Punctuation

3. Writing Skills

Error detection
Sentence structure
Subject-verb agreement

🧠 LOGICAL REASONING

5% – 9 MCQs

Logic & Critical Thinking

Critical thinking
Letter & number series
Logical deductions
Puzzles
Course of action
Cause & effect