PIEAS MS Program Written Test Structure
The duration of the written test shall be 3 hours (180 minutes). The test consists of two sections:
- General Section
- Subject-Specific Section
1. General Section
The General Section is compulsory for all candidates. It contains 50 questions with a time allocation of 90 minutes.
- Basic Physics – 20 questions
- General Mathematics – 20 questions
- English Language – 10 questions
2. Subject-Specific Section
The Subject-Specific Section is designed to meet the manpower requirements of PAEC. It contains 50 specialized questions in each entry-level discipline relevant to PIEAS postgraduate studies.
- All questions are multiple-choice (MCQ) with four options: A, B, C, D.
- No negative marking will be applied.
3. Computer Engineering – Related Topics
3.1 Programming
- Algorithms and problem-solving
- Programming languages (C, C++, Java, Python, etc.)
- Software development concepts
3.2 Operating Systems
- Process management
- Memory management
- File systems
- Scheduling algorithms
3.3 Data Structures
- Arrays, stacks, queues, linked lists
- Trees and graphs
- Hashing and search algorithms
- Sorting and traversal methods
3.4 Computer Architecture
- CPU, memory, and storage
- Instruction set architecture
- Pipelining and cache memory
- Parallel processing
3.5 Networking
- Network protocols (TCP/IP, UDP)
- OSI and TCP/IP models
- Routing and switching
- Network security basics
3.6 Other Topics
- Databases and SQL
- Software engineering principles
- Discrete mathematics
- Additional relevant computer science concepts