the constitution of salts; theory of normal, acid, and basic salts; general characters and general methods of preparation of compounds of metals with non-metals: the principles of crystallography; isomorphism; outline of the principles of qualitative analysis. (d) A knowledge of the methods of preparation, properties, and uses of the following metals and principal salts :— Sodium, potassium, ammonium, silver. Calcium (glass manufacture, &c.), magnesium, zinc, copper, mercury. Gold. Lead, tin, platinum, aluminium (porcelain, pottery, &c.) Chromium, manganese, iron. Practical Examination Candidates will be tested as to their power of manipulation and in simple qualitative analysis, consisting in the detection of the more commonly-occurring bases and inorganic acids in given compounds, each substance to contain not more than one Base and one Acid. The Honour Course shall include in addition to a fuller knowledge of the subjects of the Pass Course Inorganic Chemistry— (a) Study of the following elements : Selenium, tellurium, lithium, cæsium, rubidium, barium, strontium, the earth metals, cadmium, indium, gallium, titanium, vanadium, uranium, tungsten, molybdinum, nickel, cobalt, and the platinum metal. (b) A knowledge of the methods used in the preparation of the more important acids, salts, &c., employed in the arts and manufactures. (c) A knowledge of metallurgical operations, such as are employed in the preparation of iron, zinc, copper, lead, tin, mercury, silver, and aluminium. Organic Chemistry (a) Definition of organic Chemistry: Constituents of organic bodies, synthesis from inorganic materials. Determination of boiling point, melting point and other physical pro perties of organic bodies. Preparation of bodies for analysis. Analysis of organic bodies, methods of determining empirical, molecular and structural formulæ. Detailed classification of organic bodies, homologous series. Theory of organic radicals. (b) A knowledge of the methods of preparation, properties, and reactions together with the relations to one another, of a few typical bodies belonging to each of the various classes of organic compounds (excluding those belonging to the so-called aromatic series), derived from hydrocarbons containing not more than five atoms of carbon. Practical Examination Candidates will have to show a fuller knowledge of manipulation. A practical knowledge of the qualitative analysis of inorganic substances will also be required. Substances will be given for analysis containing not more than two Acids and two Bases. V.-PHYSIOLOGY. The Pass Course shall include Chemical composition of Food. The quantities and kinds of rood required to balance the losses of the economy. The several processes to which the Food is subjected in Digestion. The Blood, its organic and chemical constitution; phenomena and mechanism of circulation. Respiration, its mechanical and chemical actions; effects of its suppres sion. Temperature of the Body; production and regulation of Animal Heat. Secretion and Excretion; construction and operation of Secreting Apparatus. Chemical composition and amount of the Urinary, Cutaneous, and Pulmonary excretions. Muscular and other Contractile substance; phenomena presented by acting Contractile substance. Nutrition, Growth, and Reparation. The mechanism of Locomotion, Voice, and Speech. Distinctions of motor and Sensory Nerves or Nerve-fibres. Phenomena presented by Nerves in action. Influence on Contractile Tissue. Functions of Brain, Spinal Cord, and Ganglia, Sensation, Voluntary Motion, Reflex Actions, Inhibitory Action, Influence of Nervous System on Heart and Blood vessels and on Secreting organs. Organs of the Senses and their functions. Changes produced in the Ovum by impregnation. Outline of the Development of the Embryo and its Envelopes. Nutrition of the Fœtus. Changes which occur at Birth in the Fœtus and in the parent. Lactation. Changes which take place with Age in the Proportions of the Body; in the Skeleton; in the Dentition and in the Reproductive apparatus. Differences between Man and Woman other than in the Reproductive Organs. Senile Decay. Somatic and Molecular Death. Practical Examination.-Each candidate must be prepared (1) to examine and describe Microscopical Specimens of Animal tissues and organs; (2) to make Microscopical preparations of Animal tissues and organs; (3) to prove his practical acquaintance with the chemistry of albumen and its allies, milk, the digestive juices and their actions, blood, urine and glycogen. Also to show his practical acquaintance with the most important Apparatus used in studying the Physiology of muscle, nerve, the circulatory and respiratory systems and the organs of sense. The Honour Course shall include the same subjects as the Pass Course, treated more fully, and the practical examination will be more thorough. VI.-BOTANY. The Pass Course shall include (a) The morphology and histology of flowering plants; the genera principles of their classification on the systems of Linnæus and De Candolle, with a detailed acquaintance with the characters of the follow ing natural orders : : (b) A general acquaintance with the morphology, histology, and classification of cryptogams. (c) Vegetable Physiology. Practical Examination.-Each candidate must be prepared to dissect and to examine with the simple or compound Microscope, or with both, any plants or part of plants placed before him selected with reference to their typical character, as representing their respective groups, and to write descriptions of them. The Honour Course shall include the same subjects as the Pass Course, treated more fully, and the practical examination will be more thorough. VII.-ZOOLOGY. The Pass Course shall include― (a) Embryonic development and comparative anatomy of the principal orders of animals, ordinal classifications of the Animal Kingdom, and generic classification of one selected order of Vertebrata and one of Invertebrata, to be notified beforehand. The geographical distribution and habits of animals. The species of the mammals of India, omitting the micro-mammals, viz., Insectivora, Rodentia, and Cheiroptera ; and the Indian genera of one order of Reptilia and one of Aves, to be previously notified. (b) Special Physiology of the Vertebrata. (c) Special Physiology of the Invertebrata. Practical Examination.-Candidates will be tested practically by description of the whole parts of skeletons and skulls, and by dissection of animals selected from a list to be issued by the Syndicate from time to time. The Honour Course shall include the same subjects as the Pass Course, treated more fully, and the practical examination will be more thorough. VIII. GEOLOGY. The Pass Course shall include The classification, structure, and formation of rocks. The evidence of past changes afforded by their present condition, and a practical acquaintance with their mineral characteristics, to be tested by specimens. The generic determination of the most characteristic fossil forms, and the indications of age and habit which they afford. A practical knowledge of fossil forms to be tested by specimens. A general knowledge of the geology of Great Britain and Western Europe, and a more detailed knowledge of the geology of India. An acquaintance with geological maps to be tested by the constructions of a geological section from a given map. Practical Examination.-Candidates will be expected to identify and describe specimens of the Principal Rocks, and of the fossils characteristic of the leading stratigraphical subdivisions. They will also be expected to draw geological maps and sections, and to explain the meaning and application of models. The Honour Course shall include the same subjects as the Pass Course, treated more fully, and the practical examination will be more thorough. IX.-MINERALOGY, The Pass Course shall include― (a) General characteristics of minerals. (b) Crystallography or the structure of minerals, fundamental forms of crystals, cleavage, secondary forms, compound crystals, diamorphism, irregularities of crystals, measuring angles of crystals, massive minerals, columnar structure, lamellar and granular structure, pseudomorphous crystals. (c) Physical properties of minerals: lustre, colour, diaphaneity, refraction and polarization, phosphorescence, electricity and magnetism, specific gravity, hardness, state of aggregation, fracture, taste, odour. (d) Chemical properties of minerals; action of acids, &c., on minerals; blow-pipe re-actions of minerals. (e) Classification of minerals. (f) Description and recognition of the more important minerals and rocks or mineral aggregates. (g) Chemical composition and formulæ of minerals. Practical Examination.-Candidates will be expected to identify specimens of well-known minerals and describe their properties. The Honour Course shall include the same subjects as the Pass Course, treated more fully, and the practical examination will be more thorough. 9. A candidate who desires to be examined for Honours in any branch must take up, instead of the Pass subject, the corresponding Honour subject. A candidate who obtains Honours in any branch will be considered to have also passed in that branch. Should a candidate not have deserved Honours in any branch, the Examiners shall be authorised to declare that he has passed in that branch, if they consider that his attainments come up to the Pass Standard. As soon as possible after the examination, the Syndicate shall publish a list of the candidates who have passed, arranged in alphabetical order together with a list of those who have obtained Honours in each branch, arranged in two divisions, both in order of merit. Each successful candidate shall receive with his degree of B.Sc. a certificate in the form entered in Appendix A. 1. MASTER OF ARTS. (To be in force until the Examination of 1908.) An examination for the degree of Master of Arts shall be held annually in Calcutta, commencing at such time as the Syndicate shall determine, the date to be approximately notified in the Calendar for the year. Any candidate who has passed in the B.Sc. Examination may be examined for the degree of M.A. in one or more of the following branches : (1) Mathematics. (2) Natural and Physical Science. 2. Any candidate who has passed the B.A. Examination may be examined for the degree of M.A. in one or more of the following branches : 3. A fee of fifty rupees shall be payable by each candidate. No candidate shall be admitted to the examination unless he shall have paid this fee to the Registrar. A candidate who fails to pass or to present himself for examination shall not be entitled to claim a refund of the fee. A candidate who fails to pass may be admitted to any one or more subsequent M.A. examinations on payment of a like fee of fifty rupees on each occasion. A candidate who fails to present himself may be admitted to any one subsequent M.A. Examination on payment of half the fee. 4. Every candidate shall send his application, with a certificate in the form entered in Appendix A, to the Registrar before such time as the Syndicate shall determine, the date to be notified in the Calendar for the year. 5. The Examination in languages shall be in English for candidates whose vernacular is not English, or in any one of the following classical languages, viz.: Greek, Latin Sanskrit, Arabic, Persian, Hebrew, and Pali. The subjects in languages shall be selected by the Syndicate two years before the examination. |