APTITUDE PAPER (Stage-I, Paper-I)

1. Current issues of national and international importance relating to social,

economic and industrial development

National:

Economic: the various schemes introduced by the government and their effects

Industry: recent schemes such as Make in India, digital India etc.

Social: caste reservation, reservation for women etc.

Socio-Economic: crop related schemes, rainfall effects, farmer suicides etc.

International

Economic: oil prices, IMF reforms, currency devaluation etc.

Industry: Internet of things, the latest technology etc.

Social: Terrorism in Europe, refugee crisis etc.

2. Engineering Aptitude covering Logical reasoning and Analytical ability

Data Interpretation, Verbal Ability, Logical Reasoning etc.

We recommend that you refer’ Quantitative Aptitude’ by R.S. Aggarwal. The book
covers all the vital areas in vivid detail. Since the book is very bulky, we recommend
that you make a note of a few very important questions of each type while solving all
of them to help you for the final review before the exams.

3. Engineering Mathematics and Numerical Analysis

This topic covers the same syllabus as that of GATE Engineering Mathematics. The
topics are: Calculus, Complex Analysis,, Differential Equations Linear Algebra,,
Numerical Methods, Probability and Statistics, Vector Analysis,

4. General Principles of Design, Drawing, Importance of Safety

Civil and mechanical engineers have this course during the second year of their
studies so seek your friends in this department to help you

5. Standards and Quality practices in production, construction, maintenance and

services

This subject is studied by Production and Civil engineers.

6. Basics of Energy and Environment, Conservation, environmental pollution and
degradation, Climate Change, Environmental impact assessment

Again, it is the area of Civil and Environmental engineers.

7. Basics of Project Management

Civil engineering topic.

8. Basics of Material Science and Engineering

This subject is one which almost all the branches have to study. We advise you to go
through the old and dusty text books.

9. Information and Communication Technologies

As the title suggests, it is an area of computer engineering.

10.Ethics and values in engineering profession

 The topic needs no text book. The student has to listen to his heart as to
why he became an engineer and how he would serve the society in future.
 Stage-I objective type Paper–II
This paper will be specific to your discipline. Earlier the paper was in two parts. But
now it is just one. We recommend that you go through previous year question
papers to crack this.