Indian Statistical Institute Scientific Assistant A General Syllabus
English – Spot the error, Fill in the blanks, Synonyms/ homonyms, Antonyms, Spellings/ detecting misspelt words, Idioms and phrases, One-word substitution, Improvement of sentenes, Active/Passive Voice of Verbs, Conversion into direct/indirect narration, Shuffling of sentence parts, Shuffling of sentence in a passage, Comprehension passage.
Quantitative Aptitude –
Arithmetic – Number Systems, Computation of whole number, Decimal and fractions, Relationship between numbers.
Fundamental Arithmetical Operations – Percentages, Ratio and proportion, Square roots, Averages, Interest (Simple & Compounded), Profit and loss, Discount, Partnership Business, Time and Distance, Time and Work.
Algebra – Basic algebraic identities of school algebra and elementary surds (simple problems) and graphs of linear equations.
Geometry – Familiarity with elementary geometric figures (like triangles and circles) and their properties.
Mensuration – Triangle, Quadrilateral, Regular polygon, Circle, Right prism, Right circular cone, Right circular cylinder, Sphere, Hemisphere, Rectangular parallelepiped, Regular right pyramid with triangular or suqare base.
Trigonometry – Trigonometric ratios, Complementary angles, Height and distance, Standard identities.
Logical Reasoning – Semantic analogy, Symbolic operations, Symbolic/number analogy, Trends, Figural analogy, Venn diagrams, Symbolic/number classification, Deductive and inductive inference, Figural classification, Number series, Embedded figures, Critical thinking, Word building, Coding and decoding, Numerical operations
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