additional compensatory time of 5 (five) minutes in DEST.
Only those VH
candidates who opt for scribes in the written examination will be provided
passage reader at the time of DEST.
13.9 Indicative Syllabus (Tier-I):
13.9.1 Tier-I: General Intelligence & Reasoning: It would include
questions of both verbal and non-verbal type. This component may include
questions on analogies, similarities and differences, space visualization,
spatial orientation, problem solving, analysis, judgment, decision making,
visual memory, discrimination, observation, relationship concepts,
arithmetical reasoning and figural classification, arithmetic number series,
non-verbal series, coding and decoding, statement conclusion, syllogistic
reasoning etc. The topics are, Semantic Analogy, Symbolic/Number Analogy,
Figural Analogy, Semantic Classification, Symbolic/Number Classification,
Figural Classification, Semantic Series, Number Series, Figural Series,
Problem Solving, Word Building, Coding & de-coding, Numerical
Operations, symbolic Operations, Trends, Space Orientation, Space
Visualization, Venn Diagrams, Drawing inferences, Punched hole/ pattern-
folding& un-folding, Figural Pattern-folding and completion, Indexing,
Address matching, Date & city matching, Classification of centre codes/roll
numbers, Small & Capital letters/numbers coding, decoding and classification,
Embedded Figures, Critical thinking, Emotional Intelligence, Social
Intelligence.
13.9.2 General Awareness: Questions in this component will be aimed
at testing the candidates’ general awareness of the environment around him
and its application to society. Questions will also be designed to test
knowledge of current events and of such matters of every day observations
and experience in their scientific aspect as may be expected of any educated
person. The test will also include questions relating to India and its
neighboring countries especially pertaining History, Culture, Geography,
Economic Scene, General Policy & Scientific Research.
13.9.3 Quantitative Aptitude: The questions will be designed to test
the ability of appropriate use of numbers and number sense of the candidate.
The scope of the test will be computation of whole numbers, decimals,
fractions and relationships between numbers, Percentage. Ratio & Proportion,
Square roots, Averages, Interest, Profit and Loss, Discount, Partnership
Business, Mixture and Alligation, Time and distance, Time & Work, Basic
algebraic identities of School Algebra & Elementary surds, Graphs of Linear
Equations, Triangle and its various kinds of centres, Congruence and
similarity of triangles, Circle and its chords, tangents, angles subtended by
chords of a circle, common tangents to two or more circles, Triangle,
Quadrilaterals, Regular Polygons, Circle, Right Prism, Right Circular Cone,
Right Circular Cylinder, Sphere, Hemispheres, Rectangular Parallelepiped,
Regular Right Pyramid with triangular or square base, Trigonometric ratio,
Degree and Radian Measures, Standard Identities, Complementary angles,
Heights and Distances, Histogram, Frequency polygon, Bar diagram & Pie
chart.
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13.9.4 English Comprehension: Candidates’ ability to understand
correct English, his basic comprehension and writing ability, etc. would be
tested.
13.9.5 The questions in Parts A, B, & D will be of a level commensurate
with the essential qualification viz. Graduation and questions in Part-C will be
of 10th standard level.
13.10 Indicative Syllabus (Tier-II):
13.10.1 Module-I of Session-I of Paper-I (Mathematical Abilities):
13.10.1.1 Number Systems: Computation of Whole Number, Decimal
and Fractions, Relationship between numbers.
13.10.1.2 Fundamental arithmetical operations: Percentages, Ratio
and Proportion, Square roots, Averages, Interest (Simple and Compound),
Profit and Loss, Discount, Partnership Business, Mixture and Alligation,
Time and distance, Time and work.
13.10.1.3 Algebra: Basic algebraic identities of School Algebra and
Elementary surds (simple problems) and Graphs of Linear Equations.
13.10.1.4 Geometry: Familiarity with elementary geometric figures and
facts: Triangle and its various kinds of centres, Congruence and similarity
of triangles, Circle and its chords, tangents, angles subtended by chords of
a circle, common tangents to two or more circles.
13.10.1.5 Mensuration: Triangle, Quadrilaterals, Regular Polygons,
Circle, Right Prism, Right Circular Cone, Right Circular Cylinder, Sphere,
Hemispheres, Rectangular Parallelepiped, Regular Right Pyramid with
triangular or square Base.
13.10.1.6 Trigonometry: Trigonometry, Trigonometric ratios,
Complementary angles, Height and distances (simple problems only)
Standard Identities like sin2� + cos2�=1 etc.
13.10.1.7 Statistics and probability: Use of Tables and Graphs:
Histogram, Frequency polygon, Bar-diagram, Pie-chart; Measures of
central tendency: mean, median, mode, standard deviation; calculation of
simple probabilities.
13.10.2 Module-II of Section-I of Paper-I (Reasoning and General
Intelligence):
13.10.2.1 Questions of both verbal and non-verbal type. These will
include questions on Semantic Analogy, Symbolic operations, Symbolic/
Number Analogy, Trends, Figural Analogy, Space Orientation, Semantic
Classification, Venn Diagrams, Symbolic/ Number Classification,
Drawing inferences, Figural Classification, Punched hole/ pattern-folding
& unfolding, Semantic Series, Figural Pattern-folding and completion,
Number Series, Embedded figures, Figural Series, Critical Thinking,
Problem Solving, Emotional Intelligence, Word Building, Social
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Intelligence, Coding and de-coding, Numerical operations, Other sub-
topics, if any.
13.10.3 Module-I of Section-II of Paper-I (English Language and
Comprehension):
13.10.3.1 Vocabulary, grammar, sentence structure, synonyms,
antonyms and their correct usage; Spot the Error, Fill in the Blanks,
Synonyms/ Homonyms, Antonyms, Spellings/ Detecting mis-spelt words,
Idioms & Phrases, One word substitution, Improvement of Sentences,
Active/ Passive Voice of Verbs, Conversion into Direct/ Indirect narration,
Shuffling of Sentence parts, Shuffling of Sentences in a passage, Cloze
Passage, Comprehension Passage. To test comprehension, three or more
paragraphs will be given and questions based on those will be asked. At
least one paragraph should be a simple one based on a book or a story and
the other two paragraphs should be on current affairs, based on a report or
an editorial.
13.10.4 Module-II of Section-II of Paper-I (General Awareness):
13.10.4.1 Questions are designed to test the candidates’ general
awareness of the environment around them and its application to society.
Questions are also designed to test knowledge of current events and of
such matters of everyday observation and experience in their scientific
aspect as may be expected of an educated person. The test will also
include questions relating to India and its neighboring countries especially
pertaining to History, Culture, Geography, Economic Scene, General
policy and scientific research.
13.10.5 Module-I of Section-III of Paper-I (Computer Proficiency):
13.10.5.1 Computer Basics: Organization of a computer, Central
Processing Unit (CPU), input/ output devices, computer memory, memory
organization, back up devices, PORTs, Windows Explorer. Keyboard
shortcuts.
13.10.5.2 Software: Windows Operating system including basics of
Microsoft Office like MS word, MS Excel and Power Point etc.
13.10.5.3 Working with Internet and e-mails: Web Browsing &
Searching, Downloading & Uploading, Managing an E-mail Account, e-
Banking.
13.10.5.4 Basics of networking and cyber security: Networking
devices and protocols, Network and information security threats (like
hacking, virus, worms, Trojan etc.) and preventive measures.
13.10.6 Paper-II (Statistics):
13.10.6.1 Collection, Classification and Presentation of Statistical
Data – Primary and Secondary data, Methods of data collection;
Tabulation of data; Graphs and charts; Frequency distributions;
Diagrammatic presentation of frequency distributions.
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13.10.6.2 Measures of Central Tendency- Common measures of
central tendency – mean median and mode; Partition values- quartiles,
deciles, percentiles.
13.10.6.3 Measures of Dispersion- Common measures dispersion –
range, quartile deviations, mean deviation and standard deviation;
Measures of relative dispersion.
13.10.6.4 Moments, Skewness and Kurtosis – Different types of
moments and their relationship; meaning of skewness and kurtosis;
different measures of skewness and kurtosis.
13.10.6.5 Correlation and Regression – Scatter diagram; simple
correlation coefficient; simple regression lines; Spearman’s rank
correlation; Measures of association of attributes; Multiple regression;
Multiple and partial correlation (For three variables only).
13.10.6.6 Probability Theory – Meaning of probability; Different
definitions of probability; Conditional probability; Compound
probability; Independent events; Bayes’ theorem.
13.10.6.7 Random Variable and Probability Distributions –
Random variable; Probability functions; Expectation and Variance of a
random variable; Higher moments of a random variable; Binomial,
Poisson, Normal and Exponential distributions; Joint distribution of two
random variable (discrete).
13.10.6.8 Sampling Theory – Concept of population and sample;
Parameter and statistic, Sampling and non-sampling errors; Probability
and non-probability sampling techniques (simple random sampling,
stratified sampling, multistage sampling, multiphase sampling, cluster
sampling, systematic sampling, purposive sampling, convenience
sampling and quota sampling); Sampling distribution (statement only);
Sample size decisions.
13.10.6.9 Statistical Inference - Point estimation and interval
estimation, Properties of a good estimator, Methods of estimation
(Moments method, Maximum likelihood method, Least squares
method), Testing of hypothesis, Basic concept of testing, Small sample
and large sample tests, Tests based on Z, t, Chi-square and F statistic,
Confidence intervals.
13.10.6.10 Analysis of Variance - Analysis of one-way classified
data and two-way classified data.
13.10.6.11 Time Series Analysis - Components of time series,
Determinations of trend component by different methods, Measurement
of seasonal variation by different methods.
13.10.6.12 Index Numbers - Meaning of Index Numbers, Problems
in the construction of index numbers, Types of index number, Different
formulae, Base shifting and splicing of index numbers, Cost of living
Index Numbers, Uses of Index Numbers.
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