AMCAT - COMPULSORY MODULES & DETAILED SYLLABUS

Compulsory Modules:

1)English

The module evaluates written English skills and is aimed at determining the candidate’s ability to understand (a) the written text (b) the spoken word and (c) the ability to communicate effectively through written documents.

Befitting Job Functions/Profiles: This module will be relevant for almost all profiles such as Business Consulting, HR/Admin, iTeS/BPO, Marketing, Engineering, Sales and Customer Management, IT, Hotel Management, Life Sciences, Content Development, etc.

Number of Questions: 25
Module Duration: 25 min
Detailed Syllabus:

Vocabulary

• Synonyms
• Antonyms

Grammar

·         Subject-Verb Agreement

·         Tenses and Articles

·         Prepositions and Conjunctions

Speech and Voices

Comprehension

·         Inferential and Literal Comprehension

·         Contextual Vocabulary

Comprehension ordering

2)Quantitative Ability

The module is ideal to evaluate the numerical ability of an individual and is available in both technical and non technical flavor.

Befitting Job Functions/Profiles: This module will be relevant for almost all profiles such as Content Development, Business Consulting, HR/Admin, iTeS/BPO, Marketing, Engineering, Sales and Customer Management, IT, Hotel Management, Life Sciences, etc.

Number of Questions: 25 (for Engineering Graduates) / 16 (for MBA and General Graduates)

Module Duration: 35 min (for Engineering Graduates) / 16 min (for MBA and General Graduates)

Detailed Syllabus:

Basic Mathematics

·         Divisibility

·         HCF and LCM

 Numbers, decimal fractions and power

Applied Mathematics

·         Profit and Loss

·         Simple and Compound Interest

Time, Speed and Distance

Engineering Mathematics

·         Logarithms

·         Permutation and Combinations

Probability

4)Aspiring Minds Personality Inventory(AMPI)

The module does an overall personality assessment of the candidate and is used to assess candidates in people-interaction and people-management roles.
Number of Questions: 80
Module Duration: 20 min
Detailed Syllabus:
AMPI: Aspiring Minds Personality Inventory is based on the five-factor model of Personality. AMPI measures five broad–based traits:
	·         Extraversion ·         Conscientiousness ·         Neuroticism ·         Openness to Experience ·         Agreeableness.

5)Attention to Detail(Compulsory only for General Graduates)

The module checks how thorough a candidate is in accomplishing a task with concern for all the aspects involved, no matter how small.
Befitting Job Functions/Profiles: Content Management, Quality Assurance, Banking Analyst, In house Lawyer, Designer - Fashion, Interior and Industrial, Business Analysts, Health Care, Engineers, etc.
Number of Questions: 25
Module Duration: 20 min
Detailed Syllabus:
	·         Verbal ATD
	·         Numerical ATD
	·         Visual ATD

6)Excel(Compulsory only for Management Graduates)

The module assesses, without bias, how efficiently a candidate can ‘work’ on excel instead of how well he ‘knows or remembers’ excel.Befitting Job Functions/Profiles: Business Consultant, Business Analyst/Associate, Research Analyst/Associate, Accountant, etc.Number of Questions: 23Module Duration: 20 minDetailed Syllabus:MS Excel Basics 

·         Formatting cells

·         Insertion, deletion

·         Page setup

·         Cut, copy, paste

·         Drop down

Data Analysis and Presentation 

·         Managing worksheets and workbooks

·         Pivot table

·         Analyzing and organizing data

·         Basic formulae

Advanced excel 

·         Macros

·         Sheet Protection