By now you would have been listening many rumors that syllabus of MCAT has been changed and the merit criteria is also changed. None of these is true. The syllabus and merit criteria would be announced near fsc exams.
Most probably the syllabus and merit criteria would be the same as that of last year. Yes, there can be a minor changes in the syllabus but not much. So below are the topics which you need to cover for MCAT. The syllabus as posted by uhs on their site is not clear to all so we posted it an easier manner.
Note: This is according to the books of FSC.
Physics Part One
Chapter # 1
Dimensions are very very important, at least one of them is asked in almost every test including mcat!
Plus you have to prepare the quantities and their units from here.
Chapter # 2
Topic 2.4
Chapter # 3 and 4
NOTHING
Chapter # 5
Topic 5.6 and 5.11
Chapter # 6
Each and every word (important)
Chapter # 7
Topics 7.1, 7.2, 7.6 to 7.10
Chapter # 8
Side box on 2nd page, topics 8.3 + 8.11, table 8.1 + audible frequency range's table (important)
Chapter # 9
Topic 9.3 to 9.5, 9.8,9.11, 9.12
Chapter # 10
10.1 to 10.4, 10.8 to 10.12 (Numericals are important)
Chapter # 11
From start to 11.4, 11.8 and 11.10 (Numericals are important)
P.S. Do all the numericals and examples of these topics and blue boxes related to them and its nothing as compared to whole book!!
Physics Part Two!
Chapter # 12
Capacitor
Chapter # 13
Topic 13.4
Chapter # 14
Topic 14.1, 14.4, 14.8
Chapter # 15 and 16
Nothing
Chapter # 17
Topic 17.1, 17.2
Chapter # 18
Topic 18.12,18.13,18.14
Chapter # 19
Nothing
Chapter # 20
Each and every word (important)
Chapter # 21
Topic 21.2,21.4 to 21.7, 21.11 to 21.13
Table 21.1 and 21.4 (very important)
P.S. Same thing that blue boxes related to these topics must be prepared and numericals as well!!!
Chemistry Part One!
COMPLETE ( Don't be that shocked, you can skip 2nd chapter )
Chemistry Part Two!
Inorganic
Chapter # 1
Complete
Chapter # 2
Topics 2.1.4, 2.1.5 and 2.2 and 2.3
Although I did the whole chapter!
Chapter # 3
Topic 3.3(only uses), 3.5.1, 3.5.2, 3.7
Chapter # 4
Nitric acid complete i.e. prep, manufacture, prop, uses!!!
4.3.2 and 4.5 complete i.e. H2SO4
Chapter # 5
5.5.1 (properties of hydrogen halides)
5.5.4 (oxyacids), 5.6, 5.7.6
Chapter # 6
table 6.1 and 6.2, topic 6.2.1 (only parts e and f), 6.3
Organic
I did the whole thing to be honest and I do suggest to do all of it! But don't go for details while final revision!
for that it goes like
Chapter # 7
Complete
Chapter # 8
ALKANES
Kolbe’s electrolysis,,
8.3.4 ( Combustion and halogenations )
ALKENES
8.4.1, 8.4.4 A(1,4,5) B(1,2) C
Chapter # 9
9.3.4 to 9.3.7
9.5.1 and 9.5.2
Chapter # 10
10.5
Chapter # 11
11.2, 11.2.2, 11.2.7, 11.3, 11.5.4, 11.5.6 (nitration and halogenation)
Chapter # 12
Almost complete
Chapter # 13
13.3(2 and 5), 13.6(a an b), 13.7.1, 13.8 AMINO ACIDS ( important )
Chapter # 14
One should not take chance with this chapter for it has I guess 6 mcq's, so complete
Chapter # 15
Nitrogen fertilizers
Chapter # 16
16.2.2 uptil end!!!
Biology Part One
Chapter # 1
From the start to the levels of biological organization (i.e. upto living world in space)and then topic of biology and service of mankind.
Chapter # 2
Table 2.1 and then from carbohydrates to the end
Chapter # 3
Complete as in each and every word, it’s a very important chapter!
Chapter # 4
Structure of a generalized cell. Only following sub-topics:
Nucleus
Endoplasmic reticulum
Golgi apparatus
Mitochondria
Centrioles
Ribosomes
Prokaryotic and eukaryotic cell
Chapter # 5
From Life cycle of bacteriophage upto hepatits!
Chapter # 6
Structure of bacteria (except respiration, growth and reproduction of bacteria)importance of bacteria
Chapter # 7
Importance of algae, Fungus-like protists
Chapter # 8
Zygomycota (Life cycle of rhizopus, fig 8.8), importance of fungi
Chapter # 9
Economic importance of: Cassia, Solanaceae, Gramineae
Do learn the biological names, from animalia and plantae kingdom mostly biological names are asked or it is given and you’r asked the common name, ONLY from the MENTIONED topics
Chapter # 10
From start to coelomates and then,
Porifera: only thing to remember is the name of organisms in this phylum. A question might come asking what is the characteristic of this animal (belonging to porifera) just keep in mind its regeneration capability is maximum, it can grow even from a single cell!!
Cnidaria: again names and coral reefs
Platyhelminthes: names *_* that is examples Dugesia, Fasciola, Taenia and infestations and disinfestations
Aschelminthes: names of given examples + importance(parasitic diseases)
Arthropoda: Economic importance
Don’t learn the examples or anything about any other phylum! Just behave as if dey don’t even exist :D
Chapter # 11
Complete
Mainly questions are like how many moles of ATP are produced in glycolysis or this,
how many are utilized, what is the net result, bla blain ETC, final electron acceptor is?
Like this
Chapter # 12
Digestion in man, though diseases are not mentioned yet I did them last year :D choice is yours!
Chapter # 13
From respiration in man upto end of the chapter!
*to be on safe side, I know a few topics ain't mentioned in syllabus, don’t panic*
Chapter # 14
Structure of heart upto blue babies
lymphatic system
Immunity *muft k number*
Biology Part 2
Chapter # 15Concept of homeostasis, excretion in human
Chapter # 16
Human skeleton upto movement of bones
Chapter # 17
Biological clock and circadian rythms, Only neurons (leave the rest), then Human Nervous system (complete topic), and emm chemical coordination upto the last hormone!
Do take a look at the table after this of comparison between chemical and nervous coordination
Chapter # 18
Reproduction in man (each and every word upto the very last word)
Chapter # 19
Nothing ^_^
Chapter # 20
From chemical nature of DNA upto the end of chapter (to be on a safe side, u can leave what is a gene and one gene one polypeptide topic if u want to)
Chapter # 21
Complete, the meiotic errors are v.v.imp
Chapter # 22
Sex determination upto diabetes mellitus + definitions of:
Mutations, Epistasis, Gene, Allele, Multiple allele, Pleiotropy.
Chapter # 23
From recombinant DNA technology upto gene sequencing, Transgenic animals(cloning too), gene therapy
Chapter # 24
Inheritance of acquired characteristics
Evidences of evolution ( comparative anantomy and embryology and fossil record)
Chapter # 25
From components of eco-system upto grazing
Flow of energy in food chain of an ecosystem
Chapter # 26
Nothing *_*
Chapter # 27
Man’s impact on environment upto the last topic bus! :D
Guys this is what I prepared, you guys should try your own ways too in case of any mistake, pardon me for err is to human!