Reasoning and Aptitude Development

S.Y. B.Tech.

Unit 1: English Language

Familiarity with English Language, Ability to understand written text,

spoken word and effective communication through written documents;
Coverage of vocabulary to cope up with general and specific terminology,
syntax and sentence structure, prevention of incorrect use leading to
distortion in communication; synonyms, antonyms and contextual
vocabulary, Grammar – Error identification, sentence improvement and
construction, Reading Comprehension

Unit 2: Logical Ability

Objective interpretation of things, ability to perceive and interpret

trends to make generalizations; ability to analyze assumptions behind an
argument or statement; Deductive reasoning: Assessment of ability to
synthesize information and derive conclusions - Coding deduction logic,
Data Sufficiency, Directional Sense, Logical word sequence, Objective
reasoning, Selection and decision tables, puzzles; Inductive reasoning:
Assessment of ability to learn by example, imitation or by trial – Analogy
pattern recognition, Classification pattern recognition, Coding pattern
recognition, Number series pattern recognition; Abductive reasoning:
Critical thinking ability of seeing through logical weak links or loopholes in
an argument or a group of statements; Critical reasoning: assessment of
ability to think through and analyze logical arguments, assessment of
ability to use logical constructs to offer reasoning in unfamiliar situations;
Information Gathering and synthesis: Ability of locating information,
information ordering, rule based selection and data interpretation, order
and classify data, interpret graphs, charts, tables and make rule based
deductions. Application of these approaches for using visual, numerical
and textual data from single or multiple sources

Unit 3: Quantitative Ability

Basic numbers – decimals and fractions, factorization, divisibility:

HCF, LCM, Odd, even, prime and rational numbers. Application of algebra
to real world, direct and inverse proportion, common applications – Speed-
time -distance, Profit-loss, percentage, age relations, mixtures, other
miscellaneous quantitative combination, exponentials and logarithms,
permutations and combinations, probability. Spatial reasoning: Inductive –
Missing portions, Sequence and series; Deductive analysis.

Unit 4 : Automata Module:

Automata is a path breaking tool to evaluate programming skills in a
simulated environment. With capability to evaluate programming code
beyond correctness and ability to rate code quality, efficiency of execution
and provide objective norm-based scores.

Scientifically designed question bank consisting of a wide range of easy to

hard programming problems with smartly designed corner and generic
tests cases, Knowledge of algorithms, data structures, concepts like
recursion, dynamic memory allocation and modular programming. The
compiler supports multiple programming languages such as C, C++, Java,
etc.

-Automata Pro: It can be effectively used for fresher hiring as well as hiring
lateral programmers. The assessment allows evaluation of actual
programming skills of a candidate, giving the candidate an opportunity to
write the program in an editor, compile and run test cases, all in the
assessment environment itself.

-Automata Fix : Automata fix assesses the candidate’s skill to diagnose

and identify any bugs in code and fix them.

Reference Books –

1. "English Grammar in Use" by Raymond Murphy, Cambridge

University Press.
2. "Word Power Made Easy" by Norman Lewis, Goyal Publishers &
Distributors.
3. "Objective General English" by S.P. Bakshi, Arihant Publications.
4. "English for Competitive Examinations" by K. Sinha, S. Chand
Publishing.
5. "Essential English Grammar" by Philip Gucker, Wiley.
6. "English Idioms and Phrasal Verbs" by M.A. Yadav, Vikas Publishing
House.
7. "The Oxford English Grammar" by Sidney Greenbaum, Oxford
University Press.
8. "A Modern Approach to Verbal & Non-Verbal Reasoning" by R.S.
Aggarwal, S. Chand Publishing, ISBN: 978-8121903409.
9. "Logical Reasoning and Data Interpretation for the CAT" by Nishit K.
Sinha, Pearson India, ISBN: 978-8131709117.
10. "Logical Reasoning and Data Interpretation for the CAT" by
Arun Sharma, McGraw Hill Education, ISBN: 978-0070709642.
11. "A New Approach to Reasoning Verbal and Non-Verbal" by B.S.
Sijwali & Indu Sijwali, Arihant Publications, ISBN: 978-9311124692.
12. "Quantitative Aptitude for Competitive Examinations" by R.S.
Aggarwal, S. Chand Publishing, ISBN: 978-8121900637.
 13. "How to Prepare for Quantitative Aptitude for the CAT" by Arun
Sharma, McGraw Hill Education, ISBN: 978-0070709642.
14. "The Pearson Guide to Quantitative Aptitude for Competitive
Examination" by Pearson, Pearson India, ISBN: 978-8131709117.
15. "Quantitative Aptitude for Competitive Examinations" by
Abhijit Guha, Tata McGraw Hill Education, ISBN: 978-0070666653.
16. "Data Interpretation & Data Sufficiency" by R.S. Aggarwal, S.
Chand Publishing ISBN: 978-8121903515.
17. "Quantitative Aptitude for Competitive Examinations" by S.
Chand, S. Chand Publishing, ISBN: 978-8121903423.
18. “Data structures using C and C++”, Y. Langsam, M.J.
Augenstein, A.M.Tenenbaum, Pearson Education, Second Edition.
19. “Programming Pearls" by Jon Bentley, ISBN-13: 978-
1449357162,O'Reilly Media..
20. “Introduction to the Theory of Computation" by Michael Sipser,
ISBN-13: 978-1133187790, Cengage Learning.
21. "Algorithms" by Robert Sedge wick and Kevin Wayne, ISBN-13:
978-0321573513, Publisher: Addison-Wesley.
22. “Data Structures and Algorithm Made Easy”, Narasimha
Karumanchi, Fifth Edition, Career Monk publication.
23. "The Art of Computer Programming" by Donald E. Knuth,
Addison-Wesley.
24. "Operating System Concepts" by Abraham Silberschatz, Henry
Korth, and S. Sudarshan, ISBN-10: 1119946005, Wiley.

MOOCs Links for Automata:

25. www.nptelvideos.in,
26. www.geeksforgeeks.org
27. https://www.youtube.com/@amolbhilare5736
28. https://www.sanfoundry.com/

Course Outcomes –

Upon completion of the course, the student will be able to –

1. Improve the reading, writing and verbal skills, and enhance

comprehension and articulation abilities
2. Develop logical reasoning abilities, enabling them to make sound
decisions in problem-solving scenarios
3. Develop mathematical aptitude as well as data interpretation
abilities and use them in test cases and real world problems
4. Learn to apply approaches for optimum time-management,
prioritization maximizing the accuracy
5. Apply programming skills for realistic problems using a suitable
editor
6. Identify and Diagnose bugs in a code and fix them
 Reasoning and Aptitude Development

T.Y. B.Tech.

Unit 1: English Language

Familiarity with English Language, Ability to understand written text,

spoken word and effective communication through written documents;
Coverage of vocabulary to cope up with general and specific terminology,
syntax and sentence structure, prevention of incorrect use leading to
distortion in communication; synonyms, antonyms and contextual
vocabulary, Grammar – Error identification, sentence improvement and
construction, Reading Comprehension

Unit 2: Logical Ability

Objective interpretation of things, ability to perceive and interpret

trends to make generalizations; ability to analyze assumptions behind an
argument or statement; Deductive reasoning: Assessment of ability to
synthesize information and derive conclusions - Coding deduction logic,
Data Sufficiency, Directional Sense, Logical word sequence, Objective
reasoning, Selection and decision tables, puzzles; Inductive reasoning:
Assessment of ability to learn by example, imitation or by trial – Analogy
pattern recognition, Classification pattern recognition, Coding pattern
recognition, Number series pattern recognition; Abductive reasoning:
Critical thinking ability of seeing through logical weak links or loopholes in
an argument or a group of statements; Critical reasoning: assessment of
ability to think through and analyze logical arguments, assessment of
ability to use logical constructs to offer reasoning in unfamiliar situations;
Information Gathering and synthesis: Ability of locating information,
information ordering, rule based selection and data interpretation, order
and classify data, interpret graphs, charts, tables and make rule based
deductions. Application of these approaches for using visual, numerical
and textual data from single or multiple sources

Unit 3: Quantitative Ability

Basic numbers – decimals and fractions, factorization, divisibility:

HCF, LCM, Odd, even, prime and rational numbers. Application of algebra
to real world, direct and inverse proportion, common applications – Speed-
time -distance, Profit-loss, percentage, age relations, mixtures, other
miscellaneous quantitative combination, exponentials and logarithms,
permutations and combinations, probability. Spatial reasoning: Inductive –
Missing portions, Sequence and series; Deductive analysis.

Unit 4: Automata Module:

Automata is a path breaking tool to evaluate programming skills in a
simulated environment. With capability to evaluate programming code
beyond correctness and ability to rate code quality, efficiency of execution
and provide objective norm-based scores.

Scientifically designed question bank consisting of a wide range of easy to

hard programming problems with smartly designed corner and generic
tests cases, Knowledge of algorithms, data structures, concepts like
recursion, dynamic memory allocation and modular programming. The
compiler supports multiple programming languages such as C, C++, Java,
etc.

-Automata Pro: It can be effectively used for fresher hiring as well as hiring
lateral programmers. The assessment allows evaluation of actual
programming skills of a candidate, giving the candidate an opportunity to
write the program in an editor, compile and run test cases, all in the
assessment environment itself.

-Automata Fix : Automata fix assesses the candidate’s skill to diagnose

and identify any bugs in code and fix them.

Unit 5: Domain Specific Assessment –

1. E&TC Engineering – Semiconductor and Devices; Analog Electronics;

Digital Electronics
2. Mechanical Engineering – Manufacturing Science; Thermodynamics
and IC Engines; Fluid and Machine Mechanics
3. Chemical Engineering – Transport Phenomena; Chemical Process
Engineering and Technology; Chemical Process Principles and Design
4. Instrumentation Engineering - Instrumentation and Control;
Electronics; Signals and Communication Systems

Reference Books –

1. "English Grammar in Use" by Raymond Murphy, Cambridge

University Press.
2. "Word Power Made Easy" by Norman Lewis, Goyal Publishers &
Distributors.
3. "Objective General English" by S.P. Bakshi, Arihant Publications.
4. "English for Competitive Examinations" by K. Sinha, S. Chand
Publishing.
5. "Essential English Grammar" by Philip Gucker, Wiley.
6. "English Idioms and Phrasal Verbs" by M.A. Yadav, Vikas Publishing
House.
7. "The Oxford English Grammar" by Sidney Greenbaum, Oxford
University Press.
 8. "A Modern Approach to Verbal & Non-Verbal Reasoning" by R.S.
Aggarwal, S. Chand Publishing, ISBN: 978-8121903409.
9. "Logical Reasoning and Data Interpretation for the CAT" by Nishit K.
Sinha, Pearson India, ISBN: 978-8131709117.
10. "Logical Reasoning and Data Interpretation for the CAT" by
Arun Sharma, McGraw Hill Education, ISBN: 978-0070709642.
11. "A New Approach to Reasoning Verbal and Non-Verbal" by B.S.
Sijwali & Indu Sijwali, Arihant Publications, ISBN: 978-9311124692.
12. "Quantitative Aptitude for Competitive Examinations" by R.S.
Aggarwal, S. Chand Publishing, ISBN: 978-8121900637.
13. "How to Prepare for Quantitative Aptitude for the CAT" by Arun
Sharma, McGraw Hill Education, ISBN: 978-0070709642.
14. "The Pearson Guide to Quantitative Aptitude for Competitive
Examination" by Pearson, Pearson India, ISBN: 978-8131709117.
15. "Quantitative Aptitude for Competitive Examinations" by
Abhijit Guha, Tata McGraw Hill Education, ISBN: 978-0070666653.
16. "Data Interpretation & Data Sufficiency" by R.S. Aggarwal, S.
Chand Publishing ISBN: 978-8121903515.
17. "Quantitative Aptitude for Competitive Examinations" by S.
Chand, S. Chand Publishing, ISBN: 978-8121903423.
18. “Data structures using C and C++”, Y. Langsam, M.J.
Augenstein, A.M.Tenenbaum, Pearson Education, Second Edition.
19. “Programming Pearls" by Jon Bentley, ISBN-13: 978-
1449357162,O'Reilly Media..
20. “Introduction to the Theory of Computation" by Michael Sipser,
ISBN-13: 978-1133187790, Cengage Learning.
21. "Algorithms" by Robert Sedge wick and Kevin Wayne, ISBN-13:
978-0321573513, Publisher: Addison-Wesley.
22. “Data Structures and Algorithm Made Easy”, Narasimha
Karumanchi, Fifth Edition, Career Monk publication.
23. "The Art of Computer Programming" by Donald E. Knuth,
Addison-Wesley.
24. "Operating System Concepts" by Abraham Silberschatz, Henry
Korth, and S. Sudarshan, ISBN-10: 1119946005, Wiley.

MOOCs Links for Automata:

25. www.nptelvideos.in,
26. www.geeksforgeeks.org
27. https://www.youtube.com/@amolbhilare5736
28. https://www.sanfoundry.com/

Course Outcomes –

Upon completion of the course, the student will be able to –

1. Improve the reading, writing and verbal skills, and enhance
comprehension and articulation abilities
2. Develop logical reasoning abilities, enabling them to make sound
decisions in problem-solving scenarios
3. Develop mathematical aptitude as well as data interpretation
abilities and use them in test cases and real world problems
4. Apply programming skills for realistic problems using a suitable
editor
5. Identify and Diagnose bugs in a code and fix them
6. Apply Domain specific abilities
 Reasoning and Aptitude Development

T.Y. B.Tech.

Unit 1: English Language

Familiarity with English Language, Ability to understand written text,

spoken word and effective communication through written documents;
Coverage of vocabulary to cope up with general and specific terminology,
syntax and sentence structure, prevention of incorrect use leading to
distortion in communication; synonyms, antonyms and contextual
vocabulary, Grammar – Error identification, sentence improvement and
construction, Reading Comprehension

Unit 2: Logical Ability

Objective interpretation of things, ability to perceive and interpret

trends to make generalizations; ability to analyze assumptions behind an
argument or statement; Deductive reasoning: Assessment of ability to
synthesize information and derive conclusions - Coding deduction logic,
Data Sufficiency, Directional Sense, Logical word sequence, Objective
reasoning, Selection and decision tables, puzzles; Inductive reasoning:
Assessment of ability to learn by example, imitation or by trial – Analogy
pattern recognition, Classification pattern recognition, Coding pattern
recognition, Number series pattern recognition; Abductive reasoning:
Critical thinking ability of seeing through logical weak links or loopholes in
an argument or a group of statements; Critical reasoning: assessment of
ability to think through and analyze logical arguments, assessment of
ability to use logical constructs to offer reasoning in unfamiliar situations;
Information Gathering and synthesis: Ability of locating information,
information ordering, rule based selection and data interpretation, order
and classify data, interpret graphs, charts, tables and make rule based
deductions. Application of these approaches for using visual, numerical
and textual data from single or multiple sources

Unit 3: Quantitative Ability

Basic numbers – decimals and fractions, factorization, divisibility:

HCF, LCM, Odd, even, prime and rational numbers. Application of algebra
to real world, direct and inverse proportion, common applications – Speed-
time -distance, Profit-loss, percentage, age relations, mixtures, other
miscellaneous quantitative combination, exponentials and logarithms,
permutations and combinations, probability. Spatial reasoning: Inductive –
Missing portions, Sequence and series; Deductive analysis.

Unit 4: Automata Module:

Automata is a path breaking tool to evaluate programming skills in a
simulated environment. With capability to evaluate programming code
beyond correctness and ability to rate code quality, efficiency of execution
and provide objective norm-based scores.

Scientifically designed question bank consisting of a wide range of easy to

hard programming problems with smartly designed corner and generic
tests cases, Knowledge of algorithms, data structures, concepts like
recursion, dynamic memory allocation and modular programming. The
compiler supports multiple programming languages such as C, C++, Java,
etc.

-Automata Pro: It can be effectively used for fresher hiring as well as hiring
lateral programmers. The assessment allows evaluation of actual
programming skills of a candidate, giving the candidate an opportunity to
write the program in an editor, compile and run test cases, all in the
assessment environment itself.

-Automata Fix : Automata fix assesses the candidate’s skill to diagnose

and identify any bugs in code and fix them.

Unit 5: Computer Domain Specific Assessment –

Computer Engineering, Information Technology, Artificial Intelligence and

Data Science, Computer Science – Artificial Intelligence, Computer Science
– Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning – Structure and constructs of
Computer Program, Data structures and basic algorithms, Object oriented
programming concepts.

Unit : Node.JS – Node.JS basics, Event and Streams, Buffer and File
Systems, Error Handling, Concurrency in Node.JS, Database Connectivity,
Server, Express Framework, Testing in Node.JS

Unit: Basics of React.JS, Functions, Hooks, Event Handling, Forms, Lists

and Keys, Styling, React Router, Redux, Error Handling, Debugging,
Optimization.

Reference Books –

1. "English Grammar in Use" by Raymond Murphy, Cambridge

University Press.
2. "Word Power Made Easy" by Norman Lewis, Goyal Publishers &
Distributors.
3. "Objective General English" by S.P. Bakshi, Arihant Publications.
4. "English for Competitive Examinations" by K. Sinha, S. Chand
Publishing.
5. "Essential English Grammar" by Philip Gucker, Wiley.
6. "English Idioms and Phrasal Verbs" by M.A. Yadav, Vikas Publishing
House.
7. "The Oxford English Grammar" by Sidney Greenbaum, Oxford
University Press.
8. "A Modern Approach to Verbal & Non-Verbal Reasoning" by R.S.
Aggarwal, S. Chand Publishing, ISBN: 978-8121903409.
9. "Logical Reasoning and Data Interpretation for the CAT" by Nishit K.
Sinha, Pearson India, ISBN: 978-8131709117.
10. "Logical Reasoning and Data Interpretation for the CAT" by
Arun Sharma, McGraw Hill Education, ISBN: 978-0070709642.
11. "A New Approach to Reasoning Verbal and Non-Verbal" by B.S.
Sijwali & Indu Sijwali, Arihant Publications, ISBN: 978-9311124692.
12. "Quantitative Aptitude for Competitive Examinations" by R.S.
Aggarwal, S. Chand Publishing, ISBN: 978-8121900637.
13. "How to Prepare for Quantitative Aptitude for the CAT" by Arun
Sharma, McGraw Hill Education, ISBN: 978-0070709642.
14. "The Pearson Guide to Quantitative Aptitude for Competitive
Examination" by Pearson, Pearson India, ISBN: 978-8131709117.
15. "Quantitative Aptitude for Competitive Examinations" by
Abhijit Guha, Tata McGraw Hill Education, ISBN: 978-0070666653.
16. "Data Interpretation & Data Sufficiency" by R.S. Aggarwal, S.
Chand Publishing ISBN: 978-8121903515.
17. "Quantitative Aptitude for Competitive Examinations" by S.
Chand, S. Chand Publishing, ISBN: 978-8121903423.
18. “Data structures using C and C++”, Y. Langsam, M.J.
Augenstein, A.M.Tenenbaum, Pearson Education, Second Edition.
19. “Programming Pearls" by Jon Bentley, ISBN-13: 978-
1449357162,O'Reilly Media..
20. “Introduction to the Theory of Computation" by Michael Sipser,
ISBN-13: 978-1133187790, Cengage Learning.
21. "Algorithms" by Robert Sedge wick and Kevin Wayne, ISBN-13:
978-0321573513, Publisher: Addison-Wesley.
22. “Data Structures and Algorithm Made Easy”, Narasimha
Karumanchi, Fifth Edition, Career Monk publication.
23. "The Art of Computer Programming" by Donald E. Knuth,
Addison-Wesley.
24. "Operating System Concepts" by Abraham Silberschatz, Henry
Korth, and S. Sudarshan, ISBN-10: 1119946005, Wiley.

MOOCs Links for Automata:

25. www.nptelvideos.in,
26. www.geeksforgeeks.org
27. https://www.youtube.com/@amolbhilare5736
 28. https://www.sanfoundry.com/

29. "Node.js the Right Way: Practical, Server-Side JavaScript That

Scales" by Jim Wilson, Pragmatic Bookshelf, ISBN: 978-1680502425.
30. "Learning Node.js Development" by Andrew Mead, Packt
Publishing, ISBN: 978- 1784392292.
31. "Node.js for Beginners: A Step-by-Step Guide to Learning
Node.js" by David Mark Clements, CreateSpace Independent
Publishing Platform, ISBN: 978-1985806457.
32. "Mastering Node.js" by Sandro Pasquali, Packt Publishing,
ISBN: 978-1788620437.
33. "Node.js 14: A Complete Guide" by Daniel H. Steinberg,
Apress, ISBN: 978- 1484263804.
34. "Fullstack Node.js: Build Enterprise-Grade Node.js Applications
Using Node, Express, and MongoDB" by Azat Mardan, Apress, ISBN:
978-1484219955.
35. "Learning React: Modern Patterns for Developing React Apps"
by Alex Banks and Eve Porcello, O'Reilly Media, ISBN: 978-
1492051728.
36. "React Up & Running: Building Web Applications" by Stoyan
Stefanov, O'Reilly Media ,ISBN: 978-1491931820.
37. "React: Building Modern Web Applications" by Jonathan
Hayward, Packt Publishing, ISBN: 978-1801072595.
38. "Fullstack React: The Complete Guide to ReactJS and Friends"
by Anthony Accomazzo, Nathaniel Murray, and Ari Lerner,
Fullstack.io, ISBN: 978- 0991344622.
39. "The Road to React: Your journey to master plain yet
pragmatic React.js" by Robin Wieruch, Road to React, ISBN: 978-
3982104044.
40. "React.js Essentials" by Artemij Fedosejev, Packt Publishing,
ISBN: 978- 1784394585.

Course Outcomes –

Upon completion of the course, the student will be able to –

1. Improve the reading, writing and verbal skills, and enhance

comprehension and articulation abilities
2. Develop logical reasoning abilities, enabling them to make sound
decisions in problem-solving scenarios
3. Develop mathematical aptitude as well as data interpretation
abilities and use them in test cases and real world problems
4. Apply programming skills for realistic problems using a suitable
editor
5. Identify and Diagnose bugs in a code and fix them
6. Apply Domain specific abilities