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[Studyplan] CSAT Aptitude Paper 2: Comprehension & Reasoning,

analysis, previous papers, free studymaterial, cutoffs (part 1 of 3)
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English: SP Bakshi
1.

Chart: Analysis of all CSAT papers so far

2.

[Section I] Comprehension for CSAT

1.

Step1: Finish theory

2.

How to prepare high level reasoning?

3.

Step#2: Move hands while reading passage

4.

Step#3: Maximum practice

5.

Comprehension: Why read Non-GS columns?

6.

What about the English passages?

3.

[Section II] Reasoning for CSAT

1.

[Block 1] High level (HL) reasoning in CSAT

1.

Sample questions: Logical Connectives

2.

Sample questions: Syllogism

2.

[Block2] Arrangement
1.

A1: Blood relation

2.

A2: Grouping: People vs clothing/city/occupation/relation

3.

A3: Line Sequence / Comparison problems

4.

A4: Arrangement: table Circular / Rectangular

5.

A5: Conditional Team selection

6.

A6: Scheduling lectures, events, journey

7.

A7: Direction sense test

3.

[Block 3] Reasoning: Non Verbal

4.

[Block 4] Reasoning: Misc. Topics / Low priority

5.

1.

M1: Missing number pattern

2.

M2: Sequence Series

3.

M3: Coding decoding

4.

M4: Logical Venn Diagrams

5.

M5: Calendar

6.

M6: Data Sufficiency (DS)

[Block 5] Reasoning: Totally Ignore these topics

4.

Study schedule for the remaining days

5.

Why people cant finish paper?

1.

P1: Start with English passages

2.

P2: Dont keep counting black circles in OMR sheet

3.

P3: Dont come back for sets

4.

P4: Keep sitter Questions for the end

6.

Become data processor NOT data collector

7.

Booklist for CSAT exam Paper II?

1.

Backup#1: Banking, insurance etc.

2.

Backup#2: no competitive exam

3.

Backup#3: higher difficulty exams

8.

Book related doubts

9.

Appendix1a: Sacred cutoffs of CSAT prelim exams

10.

Appendix1b: Minimum Passing marks in CSAT prelims

11.

Appendix2: Download links

Prologue to a mile long article

Yes, Just like YOYO Honey Singh, Im also alive. and [Current] series will be resumed
soon but first, How to prepare for CSAT paper II (aptitude) in a systematic and timebound manner that too via selfstudy?
1.

Comprehension and Reasoning Youre here

2.

Mathematics & Data Interpretation: high priority topics

3.

Decision Making + Mathematics: Medium & low priority topics

Structure of CSAT paper II (Aptitude)

Total Questions: 80

Total Marks: 200

Marks for correct answer: 2.5

Negative marking: Yes MINUS 0.83 marks. i.e. -33% of correct answer.

Sectional cutoffs: No. They combine marks for both paper I and paper II to
select candidates for next stage the Mains exam.

Four Sections of CSAT Paper II (Aptitude)

1.

Comprehension (i) to test your understanding (ii) to test English

2.

Reasoning

3.

Mathematics

4.

Decision making (without negative marking)

Chart: Analysis of all CSAT papers so far

From above charts, it is evident that in all three years, maximum number of
questions have come from Comprehension. So, lets start with that.

[Section I] Comprehension for CSAT

HL: HIGH LEVEL REASONING (FIND ASSUMPTION, INFERENCE, CENTRAL THEME IN

THE PASSAGE)

Reading Comprehension

2011

2012

20

Comprehension passages (printed in both Hindi and English)

28

32

24

Passages to test your English knowledge (printed only in English)

Total

37

40

32

UPSC comprehension passages are tougher than banking, insurance, staff selection
and State PSCs because:

1.

CSAT comprehension dont ask straightforward who, when or where type of

MCQs.

2.

Even when they ask what and why, you cant find answer directly from a
single sentence of the passage. They test your understanding of the entire
passage.

3.

In CSAT 2011 and 2012, one passage would contain set of 5-6 MCQs. But in
2013, one passage contains barely 2-3 questions. Hence youve to read more
number of passages to get same amount of MCQs. Similar trend in sitting
arrangement and data interpretation sets. [Same trend in CAT- upto mid-2000s,
one passage 5 MCQs, nowadays 1 passage contains barely two MCQs.]

4.

They even ask High level reasoning questions within the passages. (Find
assumptions / inferences)

Step1: Finish theory

Youll encounter the High level reasoning topic within Comprehension segment, for
example:
Assumptions
1.

Which of the following assumptions are valid? then 2-3-4 statements given

2.

With reference to the passage, which of the above assumptions is/are valid?

Interferences
1 What does the author imply?
1 What does the passage imply?
1 Which one of the following statements conveys the inference of the passage?
1 Which of the following inferences can be made from the passage?
Central theme*
1 Which of the following statements constitute central passage of the theme?

1 What is the essential message being conveyed?

1 Which of the following best describes the thoughts of the author?
1 Which one of the following statements constitutes the central theme of this
passage?
These are examples of HIGH LEVEL REASONING.
*as such central theme is not high level reasoning question, but to confuse you,
they provide assumptions and inferences as wrong options.

Passages

Questions

2011

2012

High level reasoning (HL) Find assumption, inference, central

theme

10

other MCQs e.g. finding meaning of a phrase, cause-effect etc.

14

24

20

A. Subtotal: Comprehension

28

32

24

B. English passages

i.e. those easy passage given before Decision Making segment,

and only printed in English. No Hindi translation give.

Total MCQs

A+B

37

40

32

Comprehension
passages

Many candidates dont need to practice comprehension at home. And in the exam,
they make silly mistakes by mixing up facts, assumptions, and inferences with the
central theme. You need a strong grip over high level reasoning theory to tick
correct option in this section.

How to prepare high level reasoning?

Recommended Book: Analytical Reasoning by MK Pandey (BSC Publication)

RS Aggarwal also covers these topics but MK Pandeys explanations and

examples are much more refined and lucid, particularly for comprehension
angle.

CSAT Manuals by TMH, Pearson, Arihant etc. also cover, but not in a
thorough manner.

As such MK Pandey is written for Bank exams, hence not all chapters are
important for UPSC. Do selective study in following sequence

Chapter

Title

Topics to focus

basic of logic

How to identify conclusion? he has given list of keywords on page 6.

some information
tips

Logical connective theory explained on page 19 and 20. He did not use the
word Logical Connective. He calls them hypothetical reasoning. But e
way its important for both CSAT and CAT. After that read following articl

Assumptions

Evaluating
inference

[Reasoning] Logical Connectives (if, unless, either or) for CSAT, C

shortcuts formulas approach explained

Page 29. When assumption is invalid?

Page 30. When assumption cannot be out rightly rejected?

page33. Difference between implications and assumption.

All the practice exercises + read the full explanation given in the
answers- why he classified something as Assumption? Otherwise in
comprehension youll always endup in 50:50 doubt.

Page 53: Exercise 3C, particularly the end part questions dealing wi
assumption in passages.

Page 119-122: how to avoid confusion while deriving inference?

10

Cause Effect

Page 127 onwards: all the question passages. Also read full explana
given in the answers.

Page 287 onwards: differentiating between immediate cause vs principle ca

Itll help particularly in the passages related to science, environment or
economy.
This will also help indirectly in the Decision Making Questions:

evaluating the given

course of action

Page 168: how to determine whether a suggestion action reduces or

solves the problem?

Page 171: how to determine if suggestion solution is practical or no

Page 172: are you solving the problem or creating a new one?

After above Core theory is done, go through following:

Ch.4 Forcefulness of the arguments.

Ch.9 Strengthening and weakening the arguments

Ch.8 Punch line.

So far, UPSC hasnt asked GMAT like questions about strengthen/weaken arguments
in the given passage. But nonetheless, above theory will help you digest the
passages better.

Step#2: Move hands while reading passage

ManhattanGMATTM is a prominent coaching class in USA(!) Their comprehension tips
are worth implementing for CSAT. While reading the passage, do two things:
1.

Note down the assumption & premises on the margin, in a short-hand note.

2.

Highlight the important phrases. (GMAT/CAT done online, their software has
this facility. You can do the same even on paper question paper via pen /
highlighter)

This helps quickly eliminating options without having to re-read the whole passage
again and again, thus saving precious time during the exam. To see practical demo,
go to following links. Their instructor Stacey Koprince showed her own notes and
thought process while reading the passage:
1.

Passage: Language of the leader

2.

Passage: Meteor showers part I; Part II

3.

Passage: Multinational corporations

Additional tips from the same instructor:

1 How not to read the passage? 90% focus vs 20% focus
1 How to find the central theme / central point?
Once this is over, time for maximum practice. How?

Step#3: Maximum practice for Comprehension?

As such every publication house has released a separate book on

comprehension. But Im not impressed with their content vs MRP.

Most of their tips are just bolbachhan without telling specifically do this or
do that.

Then they give 20-30 practice passages and charge 200-300 rupees. But the
quality of their passages doesnt even justify 50 rupees for the book.

If you can get such books from library then do borrow and practice.
Otherwise dont waste money buying such special comprehension books for
CSAT.

For practice you can use following resources:

1.

Last three years CSAT papers- to get a taste of the difficulty level of UPSC.
(download links given in appendix of this article)

2.

500 passages gathered from pagalguy.coms old threads related to CAT

preparation for year 2011 and 2012. (download links given in appendix of this
article)

3.

Pagalguy thread for CAT RC discussion 2013

4.

this website got another 250 passages: codecoax.com/grerc/

You can find many more resources by just a google search. e.g. just type 1000
comprehension passages But keep in mind just ~3 months left. Dont get fixated
over RC. Youve to prepare & practice other topics as well.

Comprehension: Why read Non-GS columns?

UPSC examiner doesnt write new passage himself. He merely cut-pastes the
passages from prominent English newspapers and academic books. From his
side, he only designs the MCQs, and gives Hindi translations.

Therefore, irrespective of your medium in mains exam, you have to read

English newspapers and magazines.

Just because you finished college in English medium, doesnt automatically

make you master of English. Avoid such overconfidence.

The English textbooks youve read for engineering, medicine, pharma or

commerce theyre *NOT* the same English that UPSC passages will contain.
Therefore, youve to get yourself familiar with the sentence flow and vocabulary
of such academic / column type passages.

Otherwise, in the exam, youll take 15 minutes just to read one passage,
while other players finish the same within 3 minutes. In past exams, many
candidates failed to finish entire paper, only because of this reason.

To get a taste of comprehension passages, the best place is the Book review
segment within Hindu, Indian express, Frontline and EPW. Because they first
talk about the book, then about the contemporary issue dealt in the book e.g.
arts, economics, science, environment, philosophy etc.

Links:

1.

indianexpress.com/tag/book-review/

2.

thehindu.com/books/

3.

epw.in/book-reviews

4.

frontline.in/books/ (requires free registration)

of course it doesnt mean youve to read all four each day. Just keep an eye as and
when you get time. Most candidates avoid such articles/columns in newspaper,
thinking this is not important for General studies syllabus. But Keep in mindComprehension is a perishable skill that must be polished with regular reading of
such non-GS English columns.
By the way,

What about the English passages?

Yes, what to do with those easy passages given before decision making
questions? (i.e. printed only in English and not in Hindi)

As such no separate preparation necessary. Because MK Pandey is entirely in

English. So once youre done with that theory, youve automatically gained
knowledge of such easy English passages.

But still for practice of such passages, you may go through papersets of Bank
and SSC exams (only if youve time left!)

Anyways, enough of comprehension, lets move to the next segment of CSAT paper
II:

[Section II] Reasoning for CSAT

Type

Reasoning Topics

2011

2012

2013

High Level

Syllogism

Logical connectives

Arrangement

Non-Verbal

Misc

assumption / inference / conclusion

Subtotal: High level Reasoning

12

1 case vs. many questions

11

1 case 1 question

blood relation

Direction sense test

Sub Total: Sitting Arrangement

13

16

reflection from mirror

min. colors required to paint

which figure next

Cube figure

Subtotal: Non-Verbal

Venn Diagrams

Missing number pattern

Subtotal: Misc

Final Total Reasoning

12

30

24

% weightage in Paper II

15

37.5

30

Total

[Block 1] High level (HL) reasoning in CSAT

UPSC asked no syllogism / logical connectives in 2013, but they filled up the quota
of high level reasoning by asking 8 such MCQ (find assumption, inference etc)
within 32 comprehension MCQs.

High level reasoning (HLR)

2011

2012

2013

Standalone MCQs within reasoning section

12

HLR-MCQs within comprehension section

10

total HL reasoning

13

20

% weightage in CSAT Paper II (out of 80)

16%

25%

Weve already prepared the high level reasoning for comprehension i.e. logical
connectives, assertion, reasoning, central theme from MK Pandeys book. Only one
important topic left = Syllogism.

Syllogism

For this, refer to MK Pandeys Chapter 11 page 301 onwards.

Start with mastering two statements. e.g. all cats are dogs, all dogs are pigs
then which of the following conclusion is valid? then move to three statement
and four statement syllogism.

MK Pandey has explained two methods to solve syllogism: AEIO method vs

Venn diagram. I prefer AEIO, some prefer Venn diagram, and you can pick
whichever you find more comfortable. Either way, do all the exercises and read
the answer explanations in his book.

If you prefer AEIO method, then:

Mug up the tables given on 306, 307, 311, 321 (short form of table6) and read
following articles(theyre based on AEIO method)

[Reasoning] Syllogism (All Cats are Dogs): Method, approach, techniques,

shortcuts explained for IBPS, SSC, CSAT and CAT

[Reasoning] Three-Statement Syllogism: technique, method, shortcuts for

IBPS, SSC, CSAT, CAT, CMAT

[Reasoning Q] 3-Statement Syllogism doubt Question: Apples, Mangoes,

Vegetarians

[Reasoning] 4-Statement Syllogism: Approach, Techniques, explained for SBI

PO (High level reasoning) and UPSC CSAT paper 2

If you still have time and mood, you can get additional practice from RS Aggarwals
book. But thatd be an overkill because only ~3 months left.

10%

Sample questions: Logical Connectives

(Prelim 1995) Which of the following can be inferred from the statement that
Either John is stupid or John is lazy?
a.

John is lazy/therefore, John is not stupid

b.

John is not lazy/therefore, John is stupid

c.

John is not stupid/therefore, John is lazy

d.

John is stupid/therefore, John is not lazy

(CSAT 2012)
Examine the following statements:
1.

I watch TV only if I am bored

2.

I am never bored when I have my brothers company.

3.

Whenever I go to the theatre I take my brother along.

Which one of the following conclusions is valid in the context of the above
statements?
A.

If I am bored I watch TV

B.

If I am bored, I seek my brothers company.

C.

If I am not with my brother, than ill watch TV.

D.

If I am not bored I do not watch TV.

(CSAT 2012) Consider the following statements:

1.

Either A & B are of same age or A is older than B

2.

Either C & D are of same age or D is older than C

3.

B is older than C

Which of the following conclusions can be drawn from the above statements?

a.

A is older than B

b.

B and D are of the same age

c.

D is older than C

d.

A is older than C

Sample questions: Syllogism

(Prelim 1998) consider following statements:
1.

all members of Mohans family are honest

2.

some members of mohans family are not employed

3.

some employed persons are not honest

4.

some honest persons are not employed.

Which of the following inferences can be drawn from above statements?

a.

all members of Mohans family are employed.

b.

all employed members of Mohans family are honest

c.

the honest members of Mohans family are not employed

d.

the employed members of Mohans family are not honest.

(CSAT 2011). Examine the following statements:

1.

All animals are carnivorous.

2.

Some animals are not carnivorous.

3.

Animals are not carnivorous.

4.

Some animals are carnivorous.

Codes:

a.

1 and 3

b.

1 and 2

c.

2 and 3

d.

3 and 4

(CSAT 2011) Examine the following statements:

1.

All trains are run by diesel engine.

2.

Some trains are run by diesel engine.

3.

No train is run by diesel engine.

4.

Some trains are not run by diesel engine.

Codes:
A.

1 and 2

B.

2 and 3

C.

1 and 3

D.

1 and 4

(CSAT 2012) Consider the following statements:

1.

All artists are whimsical.

2.

Some artists are drug addicts.

3.

Frustrated people are prone to become drug addicts.

From the above three statements it may be concluded that:

a.

Artists are frustrated

b.

Some drug addicts are whimsical

c.

All frustrated people are drug addicts.

d.

Whimsical people are generally frustrated

(CSAT 2012) Consider the following statements:

1.

Only those who have a pair of binoculars can become the member of the
birdwatchers club.

2.

Some members of the birdwatchers club have cameras.

3.

Those members who have cameras can take part in photo-contests.

Which of the following conclusions can be drawn from the above statements?
a.

b.
c.

d.

All those who have a pair of binoculars are members of the birdwatchers
club.
All members of the birdwatchers club have a pair of binoculars.
All those who take part in photo-contests are members of the birdwatchers
club.
No conclusion can be drawn.

[Block2] Arrangement

Within arrangement, I also include blood relation and direction sense test
because in all such sums, youve to drag a chart/diagram in the rough sheets to
get the answer.

MK Pandey has covered them under Chapter 20 Problem solving. For

additional practice you can use RS Aggarwals chapter 5, 6 and 8.

A1: Blood relation

(1998) A to F are members of a family consisting 4 adults and 3 children. A

and D are brothers, A is doctor. E is an engineer married to one of the brothers
and has two children B is married to D and G is their child. Who is C?

(2009) There is a family of 6 persons A, B, C, D, E and F. There are two

married couples in the family. The family members are lawyer, teacher,
salesman, engineer, accountant and doctor. D, the salesman is married to the
lady teacher. The doctor is married to the lawyer. F, the accountant is the son of
B and brother of E. C, the lawyer is the daughter-in-law pf A. E is the unmarried
engineer. A is the grandmother of F. How is E related to F?

(CSAT 2011) A is the brother of B, C is the father of A, D is brother of E, E is

the daughter of B Then, the uncle of D is?

MK Pandey Chapter 20 from Page 612 onwards. Understand the concept of

backtracking and how to draw family tree- especially for complex problems
like A is wife of B who is not an engineer etc.

then do all exercises in 20A (page 628 onwards). but it is only for warmup.
The real UPSC level sets begin from Exercise 20B and 20C. First solve them on
your own, then understand the full explanation and technique shown by MK
Pandey.

Page

Questions

combined problem of blood relation plus

__.

Explanation

633

12-19

intelligence comparison

670

635

27-31

Weight comparison.

673

638

51-55

Sitting arrangement + age comparison.

680 (but he did not explain this one, just gave

answer)

643

79-83

Trait comparison.

687-688

653

50-54

occupation

705

653

55-59

occupation

705

655

70-73

nothing

706

660

111-115

nothing

try yourself

662

132-135

surnames

709

For additional practice, you may refer RS Aggarwal Ch. 5 Blood relations (page 261
onwards) .
To complicate the question, often the examiner doesnt ask straightforward blood
relation but embeds it in the problem related to grouping- people vs. relation vs
occupation vs car color and so on. Hence our next preparation should focus on:

A2: Grouping: People vs clothing/city/occupation/relation

(Prelims 2010) Gopal, Harsh, Inder, Jai and Krishnan have Ahmedabad, Bhopal,
Cuttack, Delhi and Ernakulam as their hometowns (Not necessarily in that order).
They are studying in Engineering, Medical, Commerce, Economics and History
Colleges (Not necessarily in that order). None of the five boys is studying in his
hometown, but each of them studies in one of the cities given above.Further, it is
given that:
i.

Gopals hometown is Ernakulam.

ii.

Harsh is not studying in Ahmedabad or Bhopal.

iii.

Economic college is in Bhopal.

iv.

Inders hometown is cuttack.

v.

Krishnan is studying in Delhi.

vi.

Jai is studying in Ernakulam and the History College4 is in his hometown

Ahmedabad.

vii.

Engineering College is situated in Ernakulam.

**then youve to solve four MCQs about who belongs to which city and college.

(CSAT 2012) Three persons A, B & C wear shirts of Black, Blue and Orange
colours (not necessarily in the order). No person wore shirt and pant of the
same colour. Further, it is given that, A did not wear shirt of black colour. B did
not wear shirt of blue colour. C did not wear shirt of orange colour. A did not
wear the pants of green colour. B wore pants of orange colour. What were the
colours of the pants and shirts worn by C respectively?

(CSAT 2013) In five flats, one above the other, live five professionals. The
professor has to go up to meet his IAS officer friend. The doctor is equally
friendly to all, and has to go up as frequently as go down. The engineer has to
go up to meet his MLA friend above whose flat lives the professors friend. From
the ground floor to the top floor, in what order do the five professionals live?

How to prepare? In MK Pandey Chapter 20:

Page

Questions

understand his technique explained in page __

599

ex1

602

632

1-5

667

638-39

51-55

680 although has no explanation

657

88-92

707

658

98-102

707

663

140-144

710

664

145-149

710

A3: Line Sequence / Comparison problems

Youre given information about people standing in a line / cars parked / marks or
height or wealth of people in a sequence, then youve to solve the MCQs. observe
samples:

(Prelims 2010) P, Q, R and S are four men. P oldest but not poorest. R richest
but not oldest. Q older than S but not than P or R. P richer than Q but not S.
Arrange these men in descending order of their age and richness.

(CSAT 2011) In a queue, Mr. X is fourteenth from the front and Mr. Y is
seventeenth from the end, while Mr. Z is exactly in between Mr. X and Mr. Y. If
Mr. X is ahead Mr. Y and there are 48 persons in the queue, how many persons
are then between Mr. X and Mr. Z?

(CSAT 2012) Rama scored more than Rani. Rani scored less than Ratna.
Ratna scored more than Rama. Padma scored more than Rama but less than
Ratna. Who scored the highest?

How to prepare? In MK Pandey Chapter 20:

Page

Questions

understand his technique explained in page __

608-09

Point (3), Ex.7

609-10

633

12-19

670

635

27-31

673

644-45

91-95

689

645-46

96-100

690

649-51

25-36

699-700

654

65-69

706

660

116-121

708

661

122-126

708-709

Additional practice: RS Aggarwal ch.6 on puzzle tests.

A4: Arrangement: table Circular / Rectangular

(2000) A to F are sitting on a circular table. A is between D and F. C opposite of D. D
and E are not on neighboring chairs. Which of the following must be true? (then
various possibilities given
(CSAT 2013) Five people A, B, C, D and E are, seated about a round table, every chair
is spaced equidistant from adjacent chairs. C is seated next to A. A is seated two
seats from D. B is not seated next to A. Which of the following must be true?
I.

D is seated next to B.

II.

E is seated next to A.

III.

Both 1 and 2

IV.

Neither 1 nor 2

How to prepare? In MK Pandey Chapter 20:

Page

Questions

understand his technique explained in page __

60405

Ex5, Ex6

606-608. pay attention to definite information vs comparative information vs negative

information and how he utilizes all three of them to make the arrangement.

637

39-43

677-678 observe how he prepares diagram to accommodate complex info- gender vs mari
status vs position on a circular table

640

62-71

681-684. again observe how he prepared diagram to accommodate complex info of gender
profession vs intelligence vs position on a rectangular table.

654

60-64

This is for self-exercise.

655

74-77

this is for self-exercise

659

108-110

708

661

122-126

708-709

Then RS Aggarwal Ch 6

A5: Conditional Team selection

(CSAT 2013) A tennis coach is trying to put together a team of four players for
the forthcoming tournament. For this 7 players are available: males A, Band C;
and females W, X, Y and Z. All players have equal capability and at least 2 males
will be there in the team. For a team of four, all players must be able to play

with each other. But, B cannot play with W, C cannot play with Z and W cannot
play with Y. Then 3 MCQ given

(CSAT 2013) The music director of a film wants to select four persons to work
on different aspects of the composition of a piece of music. Seven persons are
available for this work; they are Rohit, Tanya, Shobha, Kaushal, Kunal, Mukesh
and J aswant. Rohit and Tanya will not work together. Kunal and Shobha will not
work together. Mukesh and Kunal want to work together. the only MCQ given.

How to prepare? MK Pandey Chapter 20:

Page

Questions

understand his technique explained in page __

621

Ex14

621-623. Obverse his shortcut method, he focuses on the options that are blatantly violating
selection rules, thus he eliminates wrong options quickly.

636

32-38

674 to 676

643

84-90

688- important dont misread the last condition!

652

44-49

703 to 705

658

93-97

this is for self-exercise

Then RS Aggarwal Ch.6 Type 5: from page 356 onwards.

A6: Scheduling lectures, events, journey

Observe the pattern of MCQs asked in previous CSAT exams:

(CSAT 2012) Guest lectures on five subjects viz., Economics, History, Statistics,
English and Mathematics have to be arranged in a week from Monday to Friday.
Only one lecture can be arranged on each day. Economics cannot be scheduled
on Tuesday. Guest faculty for History is available only on Tuesday. Mathematics
lecture has to be schedules immediately after the day of Economics lecture.

English lecture has to be scheduled immediately before the day of Economics

lecture. ***then MCQs start**
How to prepare? In MK Pandey Chapter 20:
Page

Questions

understand his technique explained in page __

634

20-26

671-673

638

44-50

678-679

641

72-78

684-687

651

37-43

702

656

78-82

706

659

103-107

708

662

127-131

709

For additional practice, RS Aggarwal Ch6 Puzzle test (page 288)

A7: Direction sense test

Sample questions from previous prelims
(2009) A person travels 12 km due North, then 15 km due East, after that 15 km due
West and then 18 km due South. How far is he from the starting point?
1.

6 km

2.

12 km

3.

33 km

4.

60 km

(2010)In a meeting, the map of a village was placed in such a manner that southeast becomes north, north-east becomes west and so on. What will south become?
1.

North

2.

North-east

3.

North-west

4.

West

(2011) The houses of A and B face each other on a road going north-south, As
being on the western side. A comes out of his house, turns left, travels 5 km, turns
right, travels 5 km to the front of Ds house. B does exactly the same and reaches
the front of Cs house. In this context, which one of the following statements is
correct?
a.

C and D live on the same street.

b.

Cs house faces south.

c.

The houses of C than 20 km apart.

d.

None of the above

How to prepare?
MK Pandey doesnt deal with Direction sense test topic. For this consult RS
Aggarwal Chapter 8.

[Block 3] Reasoning: Non Verbal

Non-Verbal

2011

2012

20

reflection from mirror

Min. colors required to paint the given figure.

which figure next (similar to those SSC/Bank question)

Cube figure which side will have what color / number / alphabet.

Subtotal: Non-Verbal

MK Pandey doesnt cover non-verbal reasoning

Preparation source: A modern Approach to verbal and non-verbal

reasoning, RS Aggarwal (S.Chand Publication)

solve all the chapters given under in the non-verbal reasoning section of that
book-Even chapters related to paper cutting and paper folding type MCQs.

Reason: UPSC is full of uncertainty. Similarly nothing prevents them from

asking paper cutting / paper folding type questions. So practice a few sum
from each variety.

Reserve the practice quota of non-verbal, for the last month before exam.
Because even if you begin right now (June), your skill/dexterity will perish by
August end. Besides you cannot really makes revision notes for this topic.
(Except a few points in cube theory- number of faces, how many smaller cubes
if x number of cuts are made etc.)

Just like find missing number MCQs, these should also be done at last
during the exam. Sometimes particularly in the cube questions, candidates
cannot crack the pattern and unnecessarily waste 10-15 minutes for a one MCQ.
Avoid doing that. Save these non-verbal reasoning questions for the end.

[Block 4] Reasoning: Misc. Topics / Low priority

Odd ball topics = Not regularly asked in large amount. You cannot see a pattern
over the years- unlike sitting arrangement or assumption-inference.

Reasoning Misc.

2011

2012

2013

Missing number pattern

Venn Diagrams

total

M1: Missing number pattern

(Prelim 2006) find the missing number X in following series
fig1

fig2

fig3

16

64

18

25

25

36

64

18

16

18

Answer choice: 4 / 16 / 25 / 36.

(CSAT 2013) find the missing number X in following series
figure 1

figure 2

figure3

84

81

88

14

12

18

The missing number (?) in figure 3 is? Answer choice: 7/16/21/28

Preparation source: RS Aggarwal Ch16: Inserting the missing character

Page 628 and practice the sums

Tip: in the exam, solve these sums in the end. Because sometimes it may
take 10 seconds, and sometimes even after 10 minutes of trial-error you may
not see the pattern. So dont waste too much time.

M2: Sequence Series

(1995) consider the series given below. 4/12/95, 1/1/96, 26/2/96, The next term of
the series is
a.

24/3/96

b.

25/3/96

c.

26/3/96

d.

27/3/96

11

(1998) .Which one of the following satisfies relationship Dda:aDD:Rrb: ?

a.

DDA

b.

RRR

c.

bRR

d.

BBr

In the missing number questions we saw UPSC asked it twice- 2006 and
2013. So far UPSC hasnt asked sequence/series- but nothing prevents them
from asking, especially under the aegis of Chairman DP Agarwal, to break the
backs of coaching classes and senior players. Therefore, you should prepare
such chillar topics as well.

Dont live under overconfidence that just because xyz topic was not asked in
last three exams, so UPSC will never ask it in future exams.

Preparation Source: RS Aggarwal,

Chapter 2 number analogy, following types

Type 8: number analogy

Type 9: Alphabet Analogy

Chapter 3: Classification, following types

Type 4: choosing odd numerical (indirectly helpful in missing number)

Type 5: choosing the odd letter group

M3: Coding decoding

(1999) In a code language, SOLID is, written as WPSLPIMFHA. What does the code
ATEXXXQIBVO refer to?
a.

EAGER

b.

WAFER

c.

WAGER

d.

WATER

(2000) In a certain code, MARCH is written as OCTEJ, how is RETURN written in that
code?
A.

TFUVSM

B.

QGSTQM

C.

TGVWTP

D.

TGRVSO

Preparation Source: RS Aggarwal, Chapter 4.

Optional: MK Pandey Chapter 17 and 19 on coded relationships and inequalities

M4: Logical Venn Diagrams

There are two type of Venn diagram questions
1.

Mathematical: in a society 30% people drink coffee and 50%.well see about
this in next article under Maths strategy.

2.

Logical: youre given a complex Venn diagram, without any quantity or

percentages. It contains overlapping of squares, rectangles, circles and triangles,
then you have to identify which of them are both singer and painters etc.

In last three exams, UPSC asked both type of Venn diagrams. They also asked such
MCQs in 1996, 1998 and 2001. Hence should be prepared.
Preparation Source: RS Aggarwal, Chapter 9 Logical Venn diagrams.
What to do with mathematical Venn diagrams? well see in next article under Maths
strategy.

M5: Calendar
Sample questions from previous prelims
(2008) March 1, 2008 was Saturday. Which day was it on March 1, 2002?

a.

Thursday

b.

Friday

c.

Saturday

d.

Sunday

Preparation source: My article under Aptitude series- click me

By the way, I consider Permutation, combination, probability, clock angles and
mathematical Venn diagrams as part of mathematics. Well see them in next part.

M6: Data Sufficiency (DS)

Not seen in recent times, but has been asked in pre-CSAT era, as part of age /
sitting arrangement / blood relation type problems. Observe
(2006) P, Q, R, S and T live in a five storied building (ground+4), and each of
them resides on a separate floor. Further,
1.

T doesnt reside on topmost floor

2.

Q doesnt reside on ground floor

3.

S resides on one story above P, and one below R.

To know which person resides on ground floor, which of the above statements are
sufficient?
a.

only 1 and 3 sufficient

b.

only 2 and 3 sufficient

c.

1, 2 and 3 are sufficient

d.

1, 2 and 3 are insufficient.

(2006) they gave four dice figures. and asked which of them are sufficient to
find out the numbers opposite to each other.
How to prepare DATA SUFFICIENCY?

Prepare data sufficiency ONLY after learning all the theories in reasoning and
mathematics- particularly age problems and number system.
MK Pandey Chapter 7, Page 203 onwards
(optional) RS Aggarwals chapter 17 on data sufficiency. Although thatll be
overkill, because MK Pandeys chapter is far better and thorough than RS
Aggarwal.

[Block 5] Reasoning: Totally Ignore these topics

You may Ignore because these topics are not seen in UPSC exams so far. Theyre
mainly reserved for Bank exams. Again I use the word may because DP Aggarwal
may ask It for breaking the backs. but sometimes youve to take calculated risk
hahaha

Topic

1.

Analytical
decision making
or

2.

Eligibility
Tests

Input-Output or

Sequential
Output Tracing

What does it contain?

In a big paragraph, first youre given recruitment

conditions. Then 4-5 Cases where youve to take
appropriate action e.g. select candidate, refer to
manager etc.

This type of questions not seen in UPSC, hence

ignore.

First youre given an example: input, step I, II, III,

IV, V then output. Then youre required to do similar
for given 4-5 MCQs.

Study schedule for the remaining days

Random preparation based on mood swings = road to #EPICFAIL.
Proceed in following manner.

RS
Aggarwal

MK
Pande

18

Ch.12

Ch. 13, 1
15 and 1

Month

What To Prepare

Why?

high level reasoning +

comprehension

Comprehension practice & mock tests will only cause

frustration IF you dont finish high level reasoning theory
first.

maths: with emphasis on recording

all the calculation errors and
shortcuts in your diary of mistakes.

Because it has so many topics, youve to start early. Besi

concepts related to HCF, LCM, Time-speed-distance etc
remain for longer duration in memory -Compared to dex
over non-verbal reasoning or data interpretation.

June upto
Mid July

Mid July to
August 9

Data interpretation (DI)

sitting arrangement

Nonverbal reasoning

misc. topics under maths &

reasoning

Comprehension practice

Hardly contain any theory. Even if you finish entire DI

today itself, your skill/ dexterity will get rusted by Augus
Hence reserve the quota for Mid-July to Mid-august.

August 10 to 23rd (14 days) should be spent in revision.

Practice aptitude after dinner. That way your hands keep moving and
brain doesnt feel sleepy. Allot your fresh hours in daytime to general studies
preparation.

For comprehension, make a resolve to solve at least 3-5 passages on daily

basis. Download zip file from bottom.

Why people cant finish paper?

In past exams, many candidates have failed to finish entire aptitude paper within
two hours duration. Why?

1.

They dont read columns in Hindu, IE, frontline, EPW etc. Hence they take 1015 minutes to read a passage, which a CAT/GMAT-master can finish in barely 3-5
minutes.

2.

At home, they dont study high level reasoning theory. So for every
assumption /inference type question theyre 50:50 doubtful. YET they dont skip
it, they just keep pondering over it for another 10-15 minutes.

3.

At home, they dont study maths out of fear, and study reasoning in a casual
manner. So to cross the imaginary cutoffs they come back again and again on
same comprehension passages, even when theyre unable to solve it, and
repeat point #2.

4.

They take too much time solving non-verbal reasoning and sitting
arrangement questions. Even after creating the diagram for sitting arrangement
/ blood relation- their diagram doesnt match with any of the answer choice, so
they spend another 10-15 minutes in fixing It, re-reading the entire caselet.

5.

At home they only read the sums from books and mugup formulas. But in
real life exam, they make silly mistakes in every multiplication, addition,
subtraction and division. So theyve to redo the same question multiple times.

To avoid such firefighting and epicfails:

1.

Be thoroughly prepared for Maths, reasoning and English.

2.

Keep a wrist watch in the exam hall.

3.

Observe following principles:

P1: Start with English passages

Donot start with first page of the question paper. But, immediately open 4 th or
5th last pageitll contain those English testing passages (= those passages without
Hindi translations). Solve them first because its the easiest section in the entire
paper. Lets assume cut off is xx. Then youve already filled up your tank by 8
correct questions.
Now your brain and hands are warmed up, open first page and start with 1, 2, 3, 4
For the first ~65 questions, UPSC doesnt have sections. Youll come across
comprehension, reasoning and maths questions at random intervals.

Some people first mark the page number / Question numbers of comprehension
passages on the rough-page. Then begin solving all passages one by one. I dont
recommend this method because:
1.
2.

Youll end up wasting precious moments in just flipping through pages.

You might accidentally miss a single maths /reasoning question hiding
between two comprehension sets.

So, just move with the flow Q no. 1, 2, 3, 4so whatever maths, reasoning or
comprehension question you face in that sequence, either solve or skip or put on
mark-n-review.

P2: Dont keep counting black circles in OMR sheet

Ideally you should count the black circles in OMR sheet only once, in those last 5-7
minutes before exam ends.
But most candidates keep counting their black circles, after every 20-30 MCQs or
every 30-45 minutes-how many did I attempt? (imaginary) cutoff cross hogaa ki nahi?
This is a bad habit because:
1.

You are wasting precious time in a non-productive activity.

2.

Creates stress on your subconscious brain, prompts you to tick answers

based on gut-feeling, even where youre 50:50 doubtful.

3.

You try to Fit wrong formula/ logic in to solve tough MCQs in maths/
reasoning.

4.

You keep coming back to the sets again and again.

P3: Dont come back for sets

Scenario: a passage contains 3 questions. You solved 2 MCQs confidently, but in
one MCQ youre 50:50 undecided. You mark its number on the last page of
question paper, hoping Ill come back at the end of the exam.
This is a bad idea for two reasons

1.

When you come back, the understanding of that passage would have
evaporated from your short term memory just like Amir Khan in Ghajni. Youll
have to spend another 3-5-7 minutes re-reading the passage.

2.

In the last few minutes before exam ends, person is usually under fear-factor
of Cutoffs so, even if he is 50:50, he ticks answer on Gut feeling just to
overcome that imaginary cutoff. In UPSC, usually Gut-feeling answers are wrong
answers. So dont dig your grave in negative marking.

Same applies to blood relation, sitting arrangement, Data interpretation type sets.
Solve the entire set in one go. Avoid coming back for a single unsolved MCQ from
such set.

P4: Keep sitter Questions for the end

Whenever you come across find missing number, find coding-decoding, find
analogy; OR

Non-verbal questions like find next figure in the diagram, what will be the
number / color on xyz face of dice.

For all such questions, note their page number on the rough space. Only
when youre finished with other questions, begin solving these questions. (this is
one type of marks and review in online exams)

Reason: sometimes it may take 1 minute, sometimes 10 minutes to crack the

pattern in such MCQs. You dont want to break mental-rhythm during middle of
the paper with such bumpy-road MCQs, reserve them for the last lap.

Same advice for any unconventional maths/reasoning questions. Donot

break rhythm to solve something that youve never encountered before at
home. or youll end up throwing good money after bad money.

Remember: Youre not required to tick 80/80 MCQs to qualify for Mains.
UPSC will give you only 2.5 marks whether you solve a given question in 1
minute or in 10 minutes. So learn to prioritize and make best use of time.

*youre welcome to add more principals in the comments below*

Become data processor NOT data collector

1.

UPSC introduced aptitude paper in 2011. At that time, people spent

countless hours on net, gathering tonnes on PDFS and webpages related to
other higher level aptitude exams (CAT, GMAT etc.) hoping that UPSC will ask
tough questions from it.

2.

But now three years have gone, the paper analysis so far reveals that yes
UPSC asks tough aptitude questions, but theyre not that tough. You can solve
most of them through traditional aptitude books. You dont have to download
terabytes of material, pdfs, movies, softwares meant for CAT/GMAT etc. You
dont have to be on 24/7 internet gathering material for aptitude. So stop that
material collection activity and get start practicing from the traditional books.

Booklist for CSAT exam?

Aptitude Book choice depends on career backup (in case you fail UPSC). Dont waste
on money separate set of books for every exam. CSAT Aptitude is a curious
combination of both higher and lower level exams than UPSC. So, books meant for
both type of exams, work just fine with slight jugaads.

Backup#1: Banking, insurance etc.

Jobs: IBPS, SBI, Staff Selection (SSC), CAPF (Assistant Commandant), AFCAT, LIC,
NICL-AAO, ACIO, FCI, State PSC lower level, & other central government or PSU jobs.
In that case, use following book combination for the CSAT paper II

Maths: Fast track to Objective Arithmetic by Rajesh Verma

Reasoning: RS Aggarwal OR BS Sijwali

o

if youre buying second hand then RS Aggarwal because contains more

practice Qs than Sijwali.

if youre buying brand new then BS Sijwali because ~Rs.200 cheaper

than RS Aggarwal and yet covers all topics with good number of practice
questions.

Comprehension: MK Pandeys Analytical Reasoning (for assumption

inference and high level reasoning) then maximum practice using online
resources.

English grammar: Objective General English by SP Bakshi (Mind it: this is not
asked in CSAT Paper II but sentence correction / grammar important for nonUPSC aptitude exams.)

Backup#2: no competitive exam

Plan: If I cannot clear UPSC then Ill simply go back to private sector job/ business.
In that case use any CSAT Manual by Tata Macgraw Hill
(TMH), Arihant or Pearson etc. (Whichever you can find cheaper second hand.)
As such I dont have good opinion about such aptitude manuals because theyre
hardly useful for non-UPSC exams:
1.

They dont contain detailed trigonometry, quadratic equation= useless for

SSC, CDS, SCRA, CAT etc.

2.

No logarithms, no coordinate geometry, no geometry beyond area-volumeperimeter = useless for CAT, CDS and SCRA.

3.

Their Data interpretation sets dont have lengthy calculations and peculiar
problems seen in banking exams = useless for IBPS and SBI exams. Then youll
have to buy another paperset or DI book.

4.

They usually avoid input-output, eligibility test topic asked in banking exam. =
useless for IBPS, SBI and LIC/NICL exam, youll have to buy another book or
paperset at that time.

5.

Very few questions on non-verbal reasoning = not sufficient practice for SSC,
insurance and Banking.

Therefore, if youre planning to give non-UPSC exams as career backup, then avoid
purchasing Aptitude manuals. At max, these manuals will help in CAPF (Assistant
commandant) but not much outside that.

Backup#3: higher difficulty exams

CDS, CAT, CMAT, SNAP, XAT & other higher level exams.

1.

Maths: Quantum CAT by Sarvesh Kumar (OR Arun Sharma)

a.

IF youre already good at maths then Arun Sharma

b.

If youre weak at maths then Sarvesh Kumar.

2.

Reasoning: depends
a.

In CDS they dont ask reasoning. So, for CSAT use the reasoning books
mentioned under backup#1 (because CSAT asks reasoning questions!)

b.

For CAT you may use Gajendra Kumar (Disha publication). And then
maximum practice from pagalguy.com threads for reasoning.

3.

Comprehension: depends
a.

CDS: Passages easier than CSAT. But they fill-up the difficulty quota by
giving tough sets on sentence arrangement and sentence correction. (Mind
it CSAT doesnt ask verbal ability /grammar). Hence use the sources given in
backup#1.

b.

Arun Sharma OR Ajay Singh then maximum practice from

pagalguy.com threads for comprehension and verbal ability. (Mind it CSAT
doesnt ask verbal ability like those sentence correction or sentence
arrangement).

Book related doubts

Q. I already have purchased CSAT paper II Manual by xyz publication, do I
need to refer those separate books on maths and reasoning?
Ans. No need. If you already have bought such manual, just study the topics listed
in this article, from respective chapters.
You can also try desi-Jugaad: find a friend in your city with RS Aggarwal, exchange
books for 10-15 days. That way he can practice new stuff from your book while you
get to practice the important sections from his.
Q. I already have RS Aggarwal, do I need MK Pandey?

MK Pandeys high level reasoning concepts are far better than others.
Particularly useful for comprehension section of UPSC for those assumption /
inference type of questions.

RS Aggarwals chapters on logic-assumption-inference are just practice

workbook, hardly explaining the theory/ concepts in detail.

MK Pandeys puzzle test/ sitting arrangement chapter contains good number

of UPSC level question sets, along with useful explanations and tips.
+ highly useful for SBI and IBPS exams.

Q. I already have MK Pandey, do I need RS Aggarwal?

Yes because MK Pandey doesnt cover many of the low- level reasoning
topics such as analogy, non-verbal reasoning, and direction sense test.

Anyways, you dont need a brand new RS Aggarwal, try to find second hand
used copy. Aggarwal is in the market since 90s, you shouldnt have much
trouble finding its second hand copy even in tier II cities.

Q. I already have CAT books OR CAT coaching material for reasoning. DO I

need others books?
Ans. CAT material will work just fine. But with conditions1.

CAT material usually doesnt cover non-verbal reasoning beyond those cube
color, dice face questions. But UPSC is asking which figure next? so for that
much practice, download SSC/ bank papers or borrow someones RS Aggarwal.

2.

You may Ignore / low-prioritize following topics from CAT reasoning material,
because theyre not seen in UPSC so far:
i.

games and tournaments

ii.

pipe-network

iii.

Data sufficiency (asked but low priority)

Q. Ive CSAT books from xyz jholachhap publication house exclusively in Hindi
medium. Can I rely on them?
No. Hindi maadhyam aptitude books are bogus waste of time and money because
1.

They complicate even easy concepts by using too much shuddha Hindi
terminology

2.

Theyre full of printing mistakes in answers. it ruins the mood and tempo
while practicing sums at home.

Therefore, when it comes to aptitude books, better go for English books of reputed
publication houses.

Appendix1: Sacred cutoffs of CSAT prelim exams

Only for the informative purpose. DONOT enter the examhall with cutoff mindset.
Each UPSC paper is unique, each years demography is unique. If some baba or Sir
has adviced that you must tick minimum 55 MCQs in aptitude, ignore them. If you
cant solve an MCQ then you CANNOT solve that MCQ, dont dig your grave with
guess work or gut feeling just to cross 55.

Exam

CS (Prelim)*

CS (Main)#

CS(Final)

General

241

564

775

OBC

222

534

742

SC

207

518

719

ST

200

510

707

PH-1 Ortho

199

510

725

PH-2 Visual

184

502

718

PH-3 Hearing

163

410

613

Total

400

1750

2025

Minimum passing marks: Prelims

From the above * and # , now we know UPSCs official system of minimum
passing marks (this was never disclosed in RTIs so far).

it implies that if you failed to reach minimum passing marks in any one paper
then they wont select you for next stage, even if you get best marks in other
papers.

BUT overall merit list prepared by combing scores of both GS + Aptitue

paper.

MAX marks

Minimum
passing
marks

Must get
atleast __ MCQs
correct*

CSAT (GS)

200

30

12

CSAT (Aptitude)

200

70

28

total

400

*1 MCQ worth 2.5 marks. And assume no MCQs is wrongly attempted.

PS: unlike Bank exams there is no sectional cutoffs within an individual paper. (This
is confirmed via RTI many times)

Sectional cutoff: no.

Paperwise cutoff: no. They combine marks of GS+aptitude: total out of 400

Preliminary (CSAT) marks counted only for shortlisting candidates to next

stage (i.e. Mains examination).
Final selection depends on the combined score of mains + interview.

Appendix2: Download links

#1: UPSC CSAT: Aptitude papers of 2011, 2012, 2013
Link: https://files.secureserver.net/0s4I32bAjTl3bm
UPSC uploaded these papers on its official site but PDF quality very bad. Hard to
read the passages, and size too big especially 2013 paper pdf alone is 22 MB. Hence
Ive collected better quality PDFs from testkafunda.com + included official
answerkey from UPSC. 2013s answer key will come only after final result, because
again Lord Curzon stonewalled my RTI.
IF you want topicwise sorted question papers, refer CSAT Topicwise solve papers
(1995-2013) by Disha Publication.
#2: 500 Reading comprehension (RC) from Pagalguy.com
Link: files.secureserver.net/0sSHBgG2lnFPwx
In the next article, well see the studyplan for mathematics and decision making.
For more on aptitude, visit Mrunal.org/Aptitude.

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09-Mar: Shipping Corporation
05-Mar: Thru UPSC
05-Mar: Civil engg. NHIDCL
03-Mar: NTPC Trainee*

Medics
31-Mar: Raipur law Uni. Doctor
18-Mar: Rajasthan Medical
19-Mar: Drug Inspectors, CDSCO (147)

Specialists
30-Apr: Madhya Pradesh Specialists
15-Apr: Delhi Scientist
06-Apr: Income Tax, Sports Quota(TN)
30-Mar: NIT Hamirpur Specialists
20-Mar: Indian Economic Service
20-Mar: Indian Statistical Service
20-Mar: Geologists Exam
16-Mar: GAIL Security
16-Mar: HWB Technician
12-Mar: Chandigarh Scientists
06-Mar: IOB Sr. Mngr
05-Mar: Himachal Specialists

Uniform

21-Mar: CISF Head Constables

14-Mar: NAVY SSC
09-Mar: Coast Guard Yantrik (Diploma)

B.Com, CA, HR, MBA

18-Mar: SAIL MT (HR, Fin., Marketing)
18-Mar: Kochi Metro HR, Accounts
17-Mar: Uttarakhand Accounts
16-Mar: NTPC Finance
16-Mar: FCI Accounts
09-Mar: Shipping Corp. Accounts
08-Mar: Company Secy.
05-Mar: CDAC Accounts

Legal
05-Mar: Himachal Law officer

Deskjobs
31-Mar: Raipur law Uni. Deskjobs
27-Mar: Chandigarh Deskjobs
17-Mar: IIM Rohtak Deskjobs
13-Mar: Patna HC Steno
05-Mar: CDAC Deskjobs
02-Mar: Delhi Steno.

Faculty
30-Apr: Uttarakhand
01-Apr: Meghalay Teachers Trainee
31-Mar: IISER Kerala
31-Mar: NIT Meghalaya
31-Mar: Raipur Law
30-Mar: KV Principals
27-Mar: IIT Guwahati

25-Mar: Tezpur,Assam
25-Mar: KVASU Professor
20-Mar: Bengal law
19-Mar: Unani Asst.prof
19-Mar: IT Asst.prof
17-Mar: NIT Hamirpur
06-Mar: RGU Itanagar
05-Mar: Tripura Professor
28-Mar: ESIC Professor
14-Mar: AIIMS Patna
05-Mar: Himachal Ayurveda
02-Mar: NIT Allahabad

NOTIFICATIONS IN 2015
IAS-IPS-IFoS: 16 May
IES: 7 Feb
SSC CGL: 14 March
SSC 10+2: 11 April
SSC Sub insp: 28 Feb
CAT: Aug 2015
RBI Officer / Assistant: ??
SBI PO / Clerk: ??
IBPS PO / Clerk / RRB: ??
ACIO 2015: ??

1. Online Form Part-I stops few days before deadline, so don't wait till last date.
Dont forget reg.id & roll no.
2. I usually update vacancy list every Monday morning. Purple link= newly added,
Blue= existing. Last updated Mon. Mar 02, at 9AM

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