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NPAT Syllabus

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NPAT Syllabus

The document outlines the syllabus for the NPAT exam which assesses candidates' abilities in quantitative and numerical ability, reasoning and general intelligence, and proficiency in the English language.

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NPAT Syllabus

Section 1: Quantitative & Numerical Ability

1. Number System: Fractions, Surds and Decimals and number Series


2. Arithmetic: Percentages, Profit and loss, discount, compound interest &
annuities, ration and proportions, time, work & distance, 2D & 3D figures- areas
& volumes
3. Algebra: basic algebraic identities, equations-linear & quadratic sequence and
series (AP, GP)
4. Sets and Functions: Sets, operation on sets and their applications, using Venn
Diagrams, functions
5. Elementary statistics & probability: mean, mode and median, measures of
dispersion
6. Trigonometry: trigonometric rations, identities, heights & distances

Topics No. of Questions

Number System 4

Arithmetic 16

Algebra 8

Sets and Functions 4

Elementary Statistics & Probability 4

Trigonometry 4

Section 2: Reasoning & General Intelligence


1. Critical Thinking: Decision making (taking into cognizance various rules &
conditions and take decisions based upon those roles & conditions) Problem
solving (to analyze the given information and condense all the information in a
suitable form and answer the questions asked)
2. Verbal-logical reasoning: Deriving conclusions from logical premises or assess
the validity of arguments based on the statement of the facts.
3. Data sufficiency: Judge whether the information given is sufficient to answer the
question or whether additional information is required.
4. Numerical Reasoning: Venn Diagram (identify the class-sub class relationship
within a given group of items and illustrate it diagrammatically) Mathematical
Equalities.
5. Data Interpretation: To be able to use the information given in graphs and charts
to answer questions
6. Spatial Reasoning: Figure analogy (Choosing a figure from the alternatives that
match with the relationship specified by the given figural pair) figure
matching/classification (notice a common quality in figures to be able to match
them or find the odd one out) Figure Series (to discover pattern information of
figures in a sequence to be able to complete the series/identify the missing
figures.

Topics No. of Questions

Critical Thinking 10

Verbal-logical reasoning 5

Data sufficiency 5

Numerical Reasoning 6

Data Interpretation 10
Spatial Reasoning 4

Section 3: Proficiency in the English Language

1. Error Recognition: recognizing grammatical structure and usage.


2. Applied Grammar: using prepositions, determiners, connectives, tenses
appropriately.
3. Vocabulary: grasping the meaning of underlined words in sentences
4. Contextual Usage: using appropriate words in the given context
5. Sequencing of Ideas: putting ideas into logical sequences by putting jumbled
sentences in the correct order
6. Reading Comprehension (Passages of 400-500 words with five questions per
passage): Locating information, grasping ideas, identifying and interpreting
relationships and ideas, moods, characteristics of characters, tone of the
passage, inferring, getting the central theme, evaluating

Topic No. of
Questions

Error Recognition 5

Applied Grammar 8

Vocabulary 4

Contextual Usage 4

Sequencing of Ideas 4

Reading Comprehension (3 Passages of 400-500 words with 5 15


Questions per Passage)

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