PEA305
Analytical Skills I
Lecture #0
Breaking the ice
Department of Analytical Skills
Course Details
• LTP - 2 1 0 [Two lectures, One Tutorial
per week]
• Text Book
Quantitative Aptitude by Dr.R S
Aggarwal
• Reference Book
Quantitative Aptitude by M Tyra
Quantitative Aptitude by Abhijit
Course Assessment Model
Marks break up
• Attendance 15
• CA 30
• MTE (MCQ) 15
• ETE (MCQ) 40
• Total 100
• MTE & ETE to be done on OMR sheets
•All tests will be based on MCQ.
Course Outcomes
CO1 :: demonstrate procedural fluency with number system and mathematical
operations to solve the stated problems.
CO2 :: select an appropriate approach to solve problems related to percentage, profit
and loss.
CO3 :: observe the data given and interpret given number and alphanumeric series
CO4 :: apply the analytical concepts learnt to solve the questions of ratio and
proportion
CO5 :: use the concepts of permutation, combination and probability to handle various
problems.
CO6 :: analyze the reasoning aptitude problems such as blood relation and direction
sense to solve related problems.
Course focus identification
•Employability
Assessment and Evaluation Model
Assessment (Category) Conducted Week
CA 1 (A0203) Week 5
(Duration 50 Min Q 30)
MTE (11A) After week 7
(Duration 60 Minutes Q 40)
CA 2 (A0203) Week 10
(Duration 50 Min Q 30)
CA 3 (A0203) Week 14
(Duration 50 Min Q 30)
ETE (11A) After week 14
(Duration 120 Min Q 80)
Pedagogical initiative
Week Workshops Week Competitive event
3rd Number ninja 6th Semantic analogy
4th Perocity 7th Mind opener
11th Puzzle Mania 14th Knack
Foundation classes- Week 7th and 14th
Innovative evaluation strategies
Evaluation Conduct
CA 1 External
MTE External
CA 2 External
CA 3 External
ETE External
Unit wise course content
Unit I
Number system : HCF & LCM, divisibility rules, classification of numbers, factors, factorials, unit digit
calculation, remainder properties
Simplification and approximation : BODMAS rule, calculation and approximation based on
percentage, problem based on digit sum
Average : basic average calculations, average increase and decrease, weighted average
Unit II
Percentage : basic percentage calculations, percentage to fraction, percentage comparison,
percentage increase and decrease, population change in percentage
Profit loss discount : basic concepts of cost price selling price and marked price, calculations of profit
and loss percentage, types of discount and discount percentages, comparison of profit or loss with
discount percentage
Simple and compound interest : basic concepts of interest calculations, comparison of simple and
compound interest
Unit III
Logical reasoning : number series with introduction of AP and GP, alphabet series, alphabet test,
coding and decoding, language coding
Unit IV
Ratio and proportions : basic concepts of ratio and proportions and ages, problems
based on ratio and proportions and ages, problems based on partnerships and profit
sharing
Alligation and mixtures : conceptual knowledge of alligation and mixtures, problems
based on alligation and mixtures
Unit V
Permutation : basic principle of counting, numerical permutation(formation of numbers
and sum of numbers), alpha permutation(rearrangement of words and rank of a word),
linear and circular permutation, logical permutation
Combination : basic formulas of combination, formation of committee, combination of
identical objects
Probability : concept of probability, classification of events, conditional probability,
problems based on coins dices and cards
Unit VI
Analytical reasoning : blood relations, direction sense test
Let us look around…
Why every organization takes Quantitative
Aptitude Tests before hiring any future
employee…
Right Decision Making
• Mental Alertness
• Ability to quickly interpret
data
• Establish logical relationship
• Arrive at the correct
conclusions
• Make the right judgment
Organizations recruit people who have
Quick Mental Abilities.
PEA502 Analytical Skills-II :: Vishal Ahuja
How you will make your mental ability
Quick…!!!
Quick = Tricks
PEA502 Analytical Skills-II :: Vishal Ahuja
123456^654321
Find the unit digit
And What about this….?
In how many ways the
committee of 5 members be
formed out of 7?
5 minute…???
10 minutes…???
15 minutes…???
20 minutes…???
Again…!!! It will not take more than
30 SECONDS.
What do we need to know?
A person invested a sum of
Rs.750 in a bank at simple
interest. After 5 years he
received Rs.1200. Find the rate of
interest offered by the bank.
What do we need to know?
This course PEA305 : Analytical Skills-I
•Ability to efficiently solve the company specific Quantitative
Aptitude Tests.
•Ability to prioritize and manage Time.
•Ability to efficiently analyze data.
Next Class: Number System
