Annexure - I

Diagnostic Test– Part A

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Duration
Skill Competencies Checked
(in mins.)

Verbal building blocks by evaluating skills like grammar, spellings,

Communication
punctuations and vocabulary. To assess English usage by evaluating 11
Ability
skills like structure, arguments and verbal reasoning.

Comprehension of English passages and ability to make inferences

Reading from a large amount of information. Be able to connect the dots and
10
Comprehension make an assessment based on information and ideas spread across
the passage.

Analytical Ability Problem solving skills through questions on quantitative reasoning. To

and Logical assess candidate's logical skills by evaluating skills like Deduction, 20
Reasoning Induction and Visualization.

Attention to Detail Eye for detail. 5

Awareness of and ability to work in an organisational context through

Ability to manage
questions around organisational policy, procedures, team structure, 14
work and safety
time management and health and safety issues

total duration 60 mins.

Diagnostic Test – Part B

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Duration
Skill Competencies Checked
(in mins.)

Computer Knowledge and understanding of basics of a computer, its components

6
Fundamentals and functions, instruction cycle

Knowledge and understanding of system and operating software,

Operating Systems process management, memory management, file system management 4
and device management

Knowledge and understanding of Networking, inter-networking and

Networking 4
distributed networking

Understanding and application of files and Databases, Entity

RDBMS 4
Relationship Modelling, Normalization and SQL

Understanding and application of phases of SDLC and its

SDLC 4
implementation models

Understanding and application of phases of SDLC and implementation

models. Problem solving ability (i.e. understanding and application of
Logic and Problem Solving techniques, Algorithm Design Techniques,
Algorithms &
Sorting Algorithms, Basic Data Structures and Analysis of
Programming 4
Algorithms) and Programming ability (including Basic Programming
Fundamentals
Concepts, Control Structures and Best Practices in Programming,
Arrays and Pointers, String Handling, Functions, Code Optimization
Techniques)

Importance of architecture, process to identify the communication,

Design / System control and frame work of subsystems, output of design process, early
4
Architecture stages of system design process, major subsystem components, Basics
of software engineering and system architecture

total duration 30 mins.