Master course admissions

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Students who have completed a Bachelors degree in Behavioural/Cognitive Science or related disciplines including Psychology, Neuroscience, Biosciences, Mathematics, Physics, Engineering, Medicine, etc. are eligible to apply for admission to the Master programme.

Students should have at least 55% (for General) at the Undergraduate level (50% for OBC/SC/ST) for appearing in the entrance exam. A written entrance test followed by interview is conducted for the purpose of selection.

The interview and the written test assess the student's capability for carrying out independent research and a flair for studying cognition.

The written test and interview is held in June/July every year.

Admission is based on the student's performance in the written test, interview and the bachelor degree.

 

Fellowships of 3,000 INR/month are also awarded to the selected candidates based on merit.

 

Download the Application Form and send the filled form along with the draft to the Head, Centre of Behavioural and Cognitive Sciences, Senate Hall Campus, University of Allahabad, Allahabad 211002.

The completed Application Form must be delivered in the C.B.C.S. Office, Senate Hall Campus, University of Allahabad on or before May 25, 2011.

Entrance Exam for M.Sc. admission will be held on June 11, 2011

Application Fees :

For outstation candidates (those applying from outside of Allahabad): 550 INR

For local candidates (those applying from Allahabad): 500 INR

Note : Payment is accepted only through Demand Drafts. Draft to be drawn in favor of 'CBCS' payable at Allahabad.

 

Entrance Test Syllabus and pattern

Duration : 3 hours

Test centers : Allahabad, Bangalore, Delhi, Mumbai, Kolkata

The Test will consists of two Sections. The first Section will consist of objective questions and will cover the following areas:

A. English Comprehension

B. General Reasoning

C. Numerical Ability

D. Principles of Computing

E. Principles of Cognitive Psychology and Neuroscience

The second Section will consist of descriptive long answer type questions in the areas of Cognitive Psychology, Computer Science, Linguistics, Neuroscience and Philosophy.

 

Syllabus

 

Principles of Cognitive Psychology and Neuroscience

 

Cognitive Psychology

Perceptual processes, object recognition, attention, working memory, long-term memory, different types of long-term memory, mental imagery, language comprehension and production, language development, problem solving, decision making and cognitive development.

Neuroscience

Structure of neurons, glial cells, action potential, synapse, synaptic transmission, neurotransmitters, anatomical organization of the nervous system, sensory systems, neural basis of learning and memory.

 

Suggested Readings:

  • Thagard, P. Mind: An introduction to cognitive science, PHI.
  • Eysenck, K. (2002). Cognitive Psychology: A student’s handbook. Sussex: Psychology Press.
  • Solso, R. L., Maclin, K. M., & Maclin, O. H. (2005). Cognitive Psychology. NY: Pearson.
  • Longstaff, A. (2002). Neuroscience. New Delhi: Viva Books Private Limited.
  • George, Y. The Study of Language. New Delhi. Cambridge University Press India.

 

Principles of Computing

Values and their representation, operations on values, data-types, control statements, data structures, functions, pointers, Basic algorithms.

 

Suggested Readings

Yashavant P. Kanetkar. Let Us C., Infinity Science Press; 8 edition (1 Mar 2008)

 

 

Sample Questions for Master Programme Entrance Test

Section A:

Objective type questions

English Comprehension: Fill in the blanks

1. It does not _________who wins the war because everything that comes in the way of the advancement of ________ will come to an end.

(a) Care …… science (b) decide ….nations (C) matter ….. humanity (d) important …..civilization

Numerical Ability

2. What is the greatest 3-digit figure, which is a full square and may be divisible by 10, 15, or 25?

(a) 256 (b) 400 (c) 625 (d) 900

General Reasoning

3. If DOCTOR is coded as FQEVQT, then PATIENT will be coded as?

(a) OZSHDMS (b) QBUJFOU (c) RCVKGPV (d) SDWLHQW

Principles of Computing

4. The decimal number 65535 is represented in hexadecimal as:

(a) oxFFFF (b) oxFFF (c) oxFFFFF (d) oxFFFFFF

Principles of Psychology and Neuroscience

5. Which one of the following is not correctly paired?

(a) Hypothalamus - Drives (b) Limbic System - Neural control of emotions (c) Spinal Cord - Reflexes (d) Parietal lobe - Hearing

 

Section B:

Descriptive Answer - type questions (300-400 words)

1. Is thought possible without language? Comment.

2. Discuss in brief, the process of neural transmission?

3. Discuss different types of memory in humans.

 

Entrance Exam for MSc admissions will be held on June 11, 2011

Interview

An Interview is conducted for applicants who qualify the written test (in the month of July). The interview is both technical and personal.

Train ticket (II sleeper non AC) by the shortest route from your residence to Allahabad, which is refundable by the Centre on production of original (used)/photocopy of the unused train/Bus tickets on the date of Interview (if he/she called for the Interview).