SRMHCAT study guide
SRMHCAT · Work through your exam, one topic at a time.
The SRM Health Sciences Common Admission Test (SRMHCAT) is the entrance examination associated with SRM Institute of Science and Technology (SRMIST) for admission to programmes in its health sciences stream. It is aimed at candidates who have completed their higher secondary schooling and wish to enter undergraduate medical, dental, nursing, pharmacy, physiotherapy or allied health programmes offered through SRMIST's College of Medical and Health Sciences. The SRMHCAT study guide has 4 sections and about 1,276 words.
01Physics: Core Concepts, One Worked Numerical, and Mark-Losing Traps
SRMHCAT physics draws on the Class 11–12 core: kinematics and laws of motion, work–energy, rotational motion, gravitation, SHM and waves, heat and thermodynamics, electrostatics and current electricity, ray optics, and modern physics such as the photoelectric effect and atomic models. Questions are usually single-concept numericals or short conceptual checks, so dimensional awareness matters more than long derivations.
340 words, about 2 min02Chemistry: Mole Logic, Structure Rules, and Common Errors
Physical chemistry (mole concept, stoichiometry, gaseous state, thermodynamics, equilibrium, ionic equilibria, electrochemistry, kinetics), inorganic chemistry (periodic trends, chemical bonding, coordination compounds, p-block and d-block facts), and organic chemistry (hybridisation, isomerism, reaction mechanisms, named reactions, biomolecules). Expect numericals on moles and pH alongside structure-based organic questions.
309 words, about 2 min03Biology: Physiology, Genetics, and Data-Interpretation Skills
Cell structure and division, biomolecules and enzymes, plant physiology (photosynthesis, respiration, transport), human physiology (digestion, respiration, circulation, excretion, nervous and endocrine control), reproduction and development, genetics and molecular biology, evolution, and ecology. Questions mix diagram recall, data interpretation, and single-step genetic crosses.
310 words, about 2 min04Aptitude and Logical Reasoning: Fast Methods and Answer Traps
Quantitative aptitude covers percentages, ratio and proportion, averages, profit and loss, simple and compound interest, time–speed–distance, time and work, permutations and combinations, and probability. Logical reasoning covers series completion, coding–decoding, blood relations, direction sense, syllogisms, and seating arrangement.
317 words, about 2 min