Skill paper · Year 3 · Sem 6

Aptitude and Reasoning Skill for Competitive Examinations

2 credits3 units · 18 topicsInternal 25Exam 75

Prep tip

This paper is won by daily practice, not by reading: solve five sums from each topic every day. In the exam, write the formula as your first line, show each step, and add one line of checking; in reasoning answers, show the rule or the family tree, not just the answer.

Suggested order: Unit I, then II, and III last.

Units

Unit I0 of 6 read

Quantitative ability: basic mathematics

6 sheets · about 52 min reading

Number systems and divisibility8 min LCM and HCF8 min Decimal fractions and simplification9 min Square roots, cube roots, surds and indices9 min Average and problems on ages9 min Percentages9 min

Unit II0 of 6 read

Quantitative ability: advanced mathematics

6 sheets · about 55 min reading

Logarithms8 min Profit and loss9 min Simple and compound interest10 min Time, speed and distance10 min Time and work9 min Ratio and proportion9 min

Unit III0 of 6 read

Verbal and non-verbal reasoning

6 sheets · about 50 min reading

Analogy7 min Blood relations8 min Number and letter series9 min Coding and decoding8 min Calendars and clocks10 min Venn diagrams8 min

How the 100 marks split

Internal · Tests (best 2 of 3)10

Internal · Attendance5

Internal · Seminar5

Internal · Assignment5

End-semester exam75

Total100

The usual internal split. Your college may differ.Practise a model paper