Section 1 : Proficiency in English Language |
Construct |
Sub construct |
Error Recognition |
Recognising grammatical structure and usage. |
Applied Grammar |
Using prepositions, determiners, connectives, tenses appropriately. |
Vocabulary |
Grasping the meaning of underlined words in sentences |
Contextual Usage |
Using appropriate words in the given context |
Sequencing of Ideas |
Putting ideas into logical sequence by putting jumbled sentences in the correct order |
Reading Comprehension (3 in Passages of 400-500 words with 5 Questions per Passage) |
Locating Information, grasping ideas, identifying relationships, interpreting ideas, moods, characteristics of characters, tone of passage, inferring, getting the central theme, evaluating |
Section 2: Quantitative and Numerical Ability |
Construct |
Sub construct |
Number System |
Fractions, Surds and Decimals, Number Series |
Arithmetic |
Percentages, Profit & Loss, Discount, Compound Interest & Annuities, Ratio & Proportions, Time, Work & Distance, 2 D & 3D Figures- Areas & Volumes |
Algebra |
Basic Algebraic Identities, Equations - Linear & Quadratic sequence and Series (AP, GP) |
Sets and Functions |
Sets, Operation on Sets and their Applications, using Venn Diagrams, functions |
Elementary Statistics & Probability |
Mean, Mode, and Median, Measures of Dispersion |
Trigonometry |
Trigonometric Rations, identities, Height and Distances |
Section 3: Reasoning & General Intelligence |
Construct |
Sub construct |
Critical Thinking |
Decision Making (Take into cognizance various rules/ conditions and take decisions based upon those rules / conditions) Problem Solving (To analyse the given information and condense all the information in a suitable form and answer the questions asked) |
Verbal-logical reasoning |
Derive conclusions from logical premises or assess the validity of arguments based on statement of facts |
Data sufficiency |
Judge if the information given is sufficient to answer the question or some additional information is required |
Numerical Reasoning |
Venn Diagram (Identify the class-sub class relationship among given group of items and illustrate it diagrammatically) Mathematical Equalities |
Data Interpretation |
Be able to use the information given in graphs and charts to answer questions |
Spatial Reasoning |
Figure Analogy (Choosing the figure from the alternatives that match with relationship specified by a given figural pair) Figure Matching / Classification (Notice the common quality in figures to be able to match figures or find the odd one out) Figure Series (To discover a pattern in the formation of figures in a sequence to be able to complete the series / identify the missing figures) |