Pre placement

Learners Guide
 STUDY PLAN - APTITUDE

The ever-growing
growing number of aspirants to the entry
entry-level
level positions in any
organization, demands the employer to conduct a meticulous screening
process. It involves
es different stages of evaluation before selecting the right
candidates for jobs.

Dear learner,

As you know that, there could always be a written test in Aptitude tthat
serves as an initial qualifier if you are aspiring for a fresher entry level
position, especially in IT/ITES/Core Engineering sectors.

In the name of Aptitude tests, m

majority of the employers test your language,
logical, analytical and problem solvi
solving skills using Objective/Descriptive
type questions in Quantitative Aptitude, Reasoning Ability, and Verbal
Ability.

If you qualify in the Aptitude tests (Generally the cut

cut-off
off score percentage
in the Aptitude Tests will be 60% or above) then your verba verbal and non-
verbal communication skills and other soft skills will be assessed in the
subsequent stages of the recruitment process. These stages will usually be
Group Discussions, Debates, Presentations, HR Interviews etc. Different
companies have different styles of recruiting
ruiting a prospective candidate. But
most of the selection procedures start with an Aptitude test and end with
HR Interview.

In a nutshell an aspirants aptitude and attitude will be thoroughly assessed

besides his/her skills in English language communication
communication.

The self-training
training modules under Pre Placement of GEMS (Globarena
E Mentoring System) aptly and adequately help your learning, preparation
and practice for the recruitment procedure of a company.

In order to be successful in recruitment procedures of several

companies, we want you to take and implement the relevant inputs
from this STUDY PLAN on Pre Placement.

The preparation for a job interview / a competitive examination shall be

incomplete if every aspect of testing has not been covered in the
preparation.
If you have already started or about to start your preparation for a Job-
Interview/a competitive examination
examination, then make sure that you should
carry out a Systematic P
Preparation(SP) by giving ample coverage to all
the testing aspects.
SP is a proper blend of diagnosing the week areas, strengthening the
knowledge of concepts, extensive practice, simulated testing and a detailed
performance analysis.
This study plan supports your SP for Job-Interviews
Interviews of different
companies. This plan also helps you in cracking competitive examinations
like RRB, BANK EXAMS,, GATE, Management Admission Tests, General
Aptitude Tests, Civil Services
ervices, etc.
Keep in mind the following prerequisites flavor your SP if you want to
realize your dreams:
1. Determination: Determination is the fuel for your journey towards
success. Success favors you if your determination is hard and
inflexible till you reach the goal. Do remember
Pains will give you gains and the world bows to the determined
mind that strives for noble causes
2. Diligence: To be industrious in pursuit of excellence is the order of
the day. As long as you stick to the ropes of intelligent hardworking,
then there would not be failures in the success path. Do remember
There is no short cut for success and there is no substitute for
hard work.
3. Planning: The great and the noble in the world are effective
planners.. The good you plan,, the better the rewards you reap,
because Planning is the back bone for success.. Plan your
preparation well so that you utilize the available time to the optimum
possible level.
vel. Try to accommodate some time on regular exercise
(about 15 - 20 minutes) and relaxation also, so that your body and
mind are fit simultaneously. Do remember
Failing to plan is planning to fail.
4. Punctuality: It is common in everybodys life to get disturbed by
something or the other and deviate from our regular practice/plan,
which at times will be unavoidable. But be quick and prompt in
getting back to your routine practice/plan and continue to be
punctual again. Do remember
Punctuality ensures prosperity.

!!! Happy preparation!!

 In general Aptitude tests are followed by Grou
Groupp Discussions and HR
Interviews in the selection process of a company. Of course your resume
should speak about you in advance, before you are called for a selection
process.
Let us quickly know how the GEMS courses under Pre Placement help
your SP (Systematic Preparation)
GEMS Courses Brief Description
Resume First
irst Impression is the Best Impressions
A Resume is the document that first reaches a recruiter
or a HR person. A Resume can leave a good / bad
impression on a candidate based on how well it is
prepared.
GEMS module on Resume focuses on the importance
Are you effective? of effective Resume and
nd the guidelines th
that you have to
Hows your written follow while writing a Resume.
communication?

SPEED and ACCURACY determine your SUCCESS

As discussed above, Aptitude tests test an aspirants
Language, Logical, AAnalytical and Problem
roblem solving
abilities. In simple words, an aspirants IQ and
Language Communication are tested in Aptitude Tests.
The main objective of these tests is to weed out inept
candidates from the race.
Are You Accurate?
Hows your IQ? GEMS self explanatory module on Aptitude provides
Can you solve problems? you an extensive practice on Aptitude. This module
takes you through all the concepts that are covered
under Aptitude.
Group Discussion DISCUSS to WIN and WIN to DISCUSS
An aspirants communication skills, interpersonal
skills, leadership skills etc, besides other personality
traits, are tested during a Group Discussion.
GEMS module on Group Discussion takes you through
various tips with live examples of dos and don
donts in a
Group Discussion.
Are You Communicative?
Are you a Team player?
Are you a Time manager?
Are you a Leader?
 Interview Skills CONVEY, CLARIFY and CONVINCE to CONQUER
Many graduates/post graduates dream to embark the
corporate ladders as soon as they graduate from their
colleges.

The degree of success directly varies with the degree

of preparedness for a Job Interview.
There are several specific and important strate
strategies to
enhance ones chances for a successful job interview.
Are you presentable?
Are you Trainable?
Are you Creative? This module on Interview Skills delves
delve in such
Are you a trouble shooter? important and specific strategies.

Now let us look at this Suggest

uggested Study Plan that supports your SP

Suggested Study Plan

(In line with GEMS training modules under Pre Placement)

Include the following guide lines in the study plan for yyour SP
Step 1: Take an Assessment in Aptitude and diagnose your
performance. You find a link button as Assessments on the left
margin under Testing Arena in MY PAGE.
Step 2: Gain virtual command on the fundamentals, theory and
philosophy,, formulae etc, involved in the concepts covering
Resume preparation, Aptitude, Group
Group Discussions, and
Interview Skills.
Do exercise a thorough study under Study Material to
strengthen your basics. As soon as the thorough study on a
particular concept/topic in the Study Material is over,
over then
proceed to Practice Tests
Do not proceed to the Practice Tests unless and d until your command
on the basics is very strong.
Step 3: Take practice tests under simulated test conditions. Dont get
disturbed while taking the practice tests. At any cost dont take
breaks while taking the practice tests. Dont use calculators
while attempting the tests in Quantitative section. The Practice
Tests in Aptitude Test are designed in a test-wise
test wise increasing
difficulty level within the same topic/concept, Practice Test - 1
is of a lower difficulty lev
level, Practice Test 2 is of bit increased
difficulty level, and so on.
Step 4: Watch and
nd diagnose your performance by clicking Reports in
My Page. If you are able to exceed a score of 60%+ in the first
go, then you proceed to the next topic/concept in Step 2
mentioned above.
If you are unable to score 60%+ in the practice test, then go back
to Study Material on the same topic and study it again, but this
time more seriously.
The same cycles have to be carried out till you are done with all the topics.

Step 5 Now you can experiment with Generate Test to test yourself
further, especially the topics which you would like to re-assess
re
yourself due to poor performance in the first go mentioned in
Step 3.

Step 6 After taking good numbers of tests through Generate Test take
mock tests and analyse your performance

Step 7 Now be in touch with other periodically added practice

tests/assessments.

Suggested Priority of GEMS courses in Pre Placement for Study and Practice

Priority No. GEMS courses

1 Module on Aptitude
2 Module on Resume
3 Module on Group Discussions
4 Module on Interview Skills

Now its the time to allocate time for your SP.

You can follow the following Time Allotment Tables for GEMS
Pre Placement Courses.
Note:
1. The Suggested Time may vary from learner to learner and
from topic to topic. It indirectly varies to the amount of
preparedness, in a particular topic
topic, that you possess already.
already
 Time Allotment Table for Study Material on Aptitude
Phase Area Concept(Order of Priority) Suggested Time
1 Arithmetic 1 Ration & Proportion 1 Hour 30 Minutes
2 Mixtures & Alligation 1 Hour
3 Partnership 1 Hour
4 Percentages 1 Hour
5 Profit & Loss 1 Hour
6 Time & Distance 1 Hour 30 Minutes
7 Boats & Streams 30 Minutes
8 Races & Games 30 Minutes
9 Time & Work 1 Hour
10 Number System 4 Hours 30 Minutes
11 LCM & HCF 1 Hour 30 Minutes
12 Numbers & Ages 1 Hour
13 Simple Interest & Comp.Interest
Comp. 2 Hours
14 Calendars & Clocks 2 Hours
Total time to be spent on Arithmetic 20 Hours
2 Reasoning 15 Directions 3 Hours
16 Blood Relations 3 Hours
17 Cubes 4 Hours
18 Letter Series 4 Hours
19 Number Series 4 Hours
20 Coding & Decoding 3 Hours
Total time to be spent on Reasoning 21 Hours
3 Algebra 21 Mensuration 3 Hours
22 Set Theory 1 Hour
23 Permutations & Combinations 1 Hours
24 Probability 1 Hour
25 Polynomials 2 Hours
26 Quadratic Equations 2 Hours
27 Surds 1 Hour
28 Progressions 1 Hour
29 Modulus 1 Hour
Total time to be spent on Algebra 13 Hours
4 Verbal Functional Grammar 20 Hours
Grand Total - Time on Aptitude - Quantitative Study
Material 7 Hours
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 Time Allotment Table for Practice Tests on Aptitude - Quantitative
Suggested Time
S.No Area Concept(Order of Priority) (Including
Review)
1 Arithmetic 1 Ration & Proportion 2 Hours
2 Mixtures & Alligation 2 Hours
3 Partnership 2 Hours
4 Percentages 2 Hours
5 Profit & Loss 2 Hours
6 Time & Distance 2 Hours
7 Boats & Streams 2 Hours
8 Races & Games 2 Hours
9 Time & Work 2 Hours
10 Pipes & Cisterns 2 Hours
11 Number System 2 Hours
12 LCM & HCF 2 Hours
13 Numbers & Ages 2 Hours
14 Simple Interest & Comp. Interest 2 Hours
15 Calendars & Clocks 2 Hours
Total time to be spent on Arithmetic 30 Hours
2 Reasoning 16 Directions 1 Hour 30 Minutes
17 Blood Relations 2 Hours
18 Cubes 1 Hour 30 Minutes
19 Letter Series 2 Hours
20 Number Series 2 Hours
21 Odd Man Out 1 Hour 30 Minutes
22 Coding & Decoding 2 Hours
23 Logical Venn Diagrams 2 Hours
24 Problem Solving 3 Hours
25 Data Sufficiency 2 Hours 30 Minutes
Total time to be spent on Reasoning 20 Hours
3 Algebra 26 Mensuration 2 Hours
27 Permutations & Combinations 2 Hours
28 Probability 2 Hours
Total time to be spent on Algebra 6 Hours
Grand Total - Time on Aptitude - Quantitative Practice Tests 56 Hours
Time Allotment Table for Practice Tests on Aptitude - Verbal

Suggested Time
S.No Concept(Order of Priority)
(Including Review)
1 1 Synonyms 2 Hours
2 Antonyms 2 Hours
3 Analogies 2 Hours
4 Word Substitutes 2 Hours
5 Composite Words 1 Hour 30 Minutes
6 Idioms & Phrases 1 Hour 30 Minutes
7 Cloze Test 1 Hour 30 Minutes
8 Sentence Arrangement 1 Hour 30 Minutes
9 Sentence Completion 1 Hour 30 Minutes
10 Spotting Errors 2 Hours
11 Reading Comprehension 1 Hour 30 Minutes
Total time to be spent on Verbal 19 Hours

Time Allotment Table for Study on Resume, Group Discussion &

Interview Skills
Note:
1. Take Pre Test before going through the study material
2. Take Post Test after going through the study material

Suggested Time
S.No Area (Order of Priority)
(Including Study, Pre, Post Tests & Review
1 Resume 1 Hour 30 Minutes
2 Group Discussion 1 Hour 30 Minutes
3 Interview Skills 3 Hours
 Here are few more tips:

Prioritise
rioritise the order the topics in your SP
Though CRT (CAMPUS RECRUITMENT TRAINING) is known for its coveted
format you must definitely get to know the priority of the topics that you
should prepare.

Here is the suggested priority order.

1. Algebra
1.1 Progressions
1.2 Permutations & Combinations
1.3 Probability

2. Geometry
2.1 Problems in 2D
2.2 Problems in 3D

3. Arithmetic
3.1 Percentages
3.2 Profit Loss
3.3 Averages
3.4 Time, Work and Distance
3.5 Ratio & Proportion
3.6 Simple
imple Interest & Compound Interest

4. Reasoning ability 5. CRITICAL REASONING

4.1 Coding Decoding 5.1 Problems on cubes
4.3 Blood relations 5.2 Data sufficiency
4.4 Direction

6. PUZZLE TEST
6.1 Arithmetic Puzzles
6.2 Reasoning Puzzles
6.3 General Puzzles

Manage Your Time to implement the Study Plan

Time Management occupies the top position in the list.

list Everyone preparing
for competitive exams knows that this is the determining factor for succes
success.
But only gifted few know how to manage TIME.

Since you have a basic idea of how much time you can spare, you can make
some decisions for your study plan. Make a detailed study schedule. Use a
calendar to set specific deadlines. If deadlines make you nervous, give
yourself plenty of time for each task; otherwise, you might have trouble
staying calm and keeping on track.

Stick to your plan schedule

Despite how good you are at remembering

the things you make sure to have your plan
written on paper and post it at clearly
visible place in your home, like near your
study desk, at a corner of dressing mirror,
etc, so that it serves a frequent remainder
of the things to do and schedules to follow.
(Dont just keep it in your head!) Checking
your plan regularly will also help you see how much progress you have
made along the way. Keep in mind that you should not give up if you fall
behind because of unexpected events. For example, if you have your
semester exams you may need to postpone
postpo your plan. Just remember to
reschedule your study time. Better to study later when you can concentrate
than to waste time studying when you are unable to concentrate. So,
dont get panic if you are not able to meet the deadlines. You can always try
to
o squeeze in more time during weekends.

Participate in our Virtual Classroom Sessions:

GEMS provides regular virtual classes on various topics pertaining to

Employability Skills. You find subject experts interacting with the students
during these classes. These experts will be addressing the queries of GEMS
learners through the virtual classes.

Last but not least

Do write to us
Post your queries relating to your career and about the usage of GEMS
through the link provided in GEMS My Page as ASK EXPERTS.
EXPERTS Or you
can mail us at support@globarena.com
support@globarena.com.

We wish you the best of luck in your journey towards a Successful Career