General Intelligence and Reasoning
This section will cater to both non-verbal and verbal types of questions. The
topics covered are:
Analogies
Similarities and differences
Problem-solving
Spatial orientation
Decision making
Analysis
Discrimination
Visual memory
Arithmetical reasoning and figural classification
Relationship concepts
Observation
Arithmetic number series
Non-verbal series
Statement conclusion
Coding and decoding
Syllogistic reasoning
Social intelligence
Emotional intelligence
Critical thinking
Embedded figures
Decoding and classification
Small and capital letters/numbers coding
Classification of centre codes/roll numbers
Date and city matching
Address matching
Indexing
Figural pattern folding and completion
Punched hole/pattern unfolding and folding
Drawing inferences
Venn diagrams
Space visualisation
Space orientation
Trends
Symbolic operations
Numerical operations
Coding and decoding
Word building
Problem-solving
Figural series
Number series
Semantic series
Figural classification
Symbolic/number classification
Semantic classification
Figural analogy
Symbolic/number analogy
Semantic analogy
General Awareness
The main aim of the General Awareness is to test the applicant’s
awareness related to the environment and its application in our society
The questions will be created to test the knowledge of current events and
matters of everyday observations and experience from scientific aspects
as expected from the educated person
The examination may include topics such as India and its neighbouring
countries, especially History, Culture, Geography, Economic Scene,
General Policy and Scientific Research
Quantitative Aptitude
The questions will be created to test the ability related to the appropriate
use of numbers and the number sense of applicants
The examination will contain questions on the computation of whole
numbers, decimals, fractions and relationships between the numbers,
percentage
Other topics covered are:
o Pie chart
o Bar diagram
o Frequency polygon
o Histogram
o Heights and distances
o Complementary angles
o Standard identities
o Degree and radian measures
o Trigonometric ratio
o Regular right pyramid with a triangular or square base
o Rectangular parallelepiped
o Hemispheres
o Sphere
o Right circular cylinder
o Right circular cone
o Right prism
o Circle
o Regular polygons
o Quadrilaterals
o Triangle
o Common tangents to two or more circles
o Angles subtended by chords of a circle
o Tangents
o Circle and its chord
o Congruence and similarity of circle
o Triangle and its various kinds of centres
o Graphs of linear equations
o Basic algebraic identities of school algebra and elementary surds
o Time and work
o Time and distance
o Mixture and allegation
o Partnership business
o Discount
o Profit and loss
o Interest
o Averages
o Square roots
o Ratio and proportion
English Comprehension
The examination is conducted to check the ability of candidates to
understand correct English and to check their basic comprehension,
writing ability and so on
The questions in Part A, B and D will be of Graduation level, whereas, Part
C will have questions of Class 10 level
