◆ Strategy
The full syllabus, prioritised
Every topic, tagged by priority for a high percentile. Spend your hours where the tags tell you to.
Must master your bread and butter, get to near-perfect. Selective learn standard methods + easy/moderate; push into the hard tier only where it's one of your stronger sections. Skip-OK ignore unless time is abundant.
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This page is the topic list + priorities. The question/marks weightage for each area lives on its own page → Topic Weightage.
Quantitative Aptitude
| Topic | Priority |
|---|---|
| Arithmetic · ~8-11 Qs · ~45% | |
| Time-Speed-Distance | Must master |
| Time & Work | Must master |
| Ratio & Proportion | Must master |
| Averages & Mixtures | Must master |
| Percentages | Must master |
| Profit & Loss | Must master |
| Simple & Compound Interest | Must master |
| Algebra · ~5-7 Qs · ~28% | |
| Equations (linear & quadratic) | Must master |
| Inequalities & Modulus | Must master |
| Functions & Graphs | Must master |
| Progressions & Series | Must master |
| Logarithms | Selective |
| Surds & Indices | Selective |
| Maxima-Minima | Selective |
| Geometry & Mensuration · ~3-5 Qs · ~18% | |
| Triangles | Selective |
| Circles | Selective |
| Quadrilaterals & Polygons | Selective |
| Mensuration 2D | Selective |
| Mensuration 3D | Selective |
| Coordinate Geometry | Selective |
| Lines & Angles | Selective |
| Trigonometry | Skip-OK |
| Number System · ~1-3 Qs · ~10% | |
| Remainders | Selective |
| Factors & Divisibility | Selective |
| HCF & LCM | Selective |
| Cyclicity & Last Digits | Selective |
| Factorials & Number of Factors | Selective |
| Base Systems | Skip-OK |
| Modern Math · ~1-3 Qs · ~10% | |
| Permutations & Combinations | Selective |
| Probability | Selective |
| Set Theory (Venn) | Selective |
| Sequences & Series | Selective |
Verbal Ability & Reading Comprehension
| Type | What it is | Priority |
|---|---|---|
| Reading Comprehension | 4 passages × ~4 Qs = 16 marks. Inference, main-idea, tone, structure, weaken/strengthen. | The whole game |
| Para-jumbles (TITA) | Order 4-5 sentences. No negative, always attempt. | Must master |
| Para-summary | Pick the best summary of a paragraph. | Must master |
| Odd-one-out (TITA) | Remove the sentence that doesn't fit. No negative. | Must master |
Data Interpretation & Logical Reasoning
| Family | Common set types | Priority |
|---|---|---|
| Logical Reasoning | Arrangements (linear/circular) · Distribution & grouping · Selection & conditionals · Networks/routes · Games & tournaments · Scheduling | Must master |
| Data Interpretation | Tables · Bar/line/pie · Caselets · Venn-based DI · Data sufficiency · DI fused with a logic twist | Must master |
How to use the tags
In QA, the Must master rows produce ~90% of your QA score, get them near-perfect via the QA chapters. For Selective rows, learn the standard methods and easy/moderate questions first. In the exam, skip a clearly hard one if QA isn't where you're strongest, but if QA is your strength, the hard tier here is exactly where you pull ahead. No QA topic is skipped entirely.
Coverage milestone
By the end of Phase 1 (end August) you should have touched every topic above at least once. Phases 2-3 are reinforcement and mocks, not new ground. See the Roadmap.