AIIMS NORCET General Aptitude (Common) Syllabus

AIIMS NORCET General Aptitude (Common): topic-wise syllabus

1. 1

   General Awareness (with focus on Health & Nursing)

   ~8 marks

   • Current Affairs — National & International, Awards, Sports, Health & Science News, Government Schemes, Important Days
   • Health News — WHO, ICMR, NCDC, Outbreaks, New Drugs, Vaccines, Medical Milestones, Ayushman Bharat, PMJAY, e-Sanjeevani, ABHA
   • Nursing Issues & INC Updates — National Nursing Commission, New Curriculum, Nursing Practice Acts, Florence Nightingale, TNAI, NIPMER, WHO Code
   • Indian Polity, Constitution, Panchayati Raj, Fundamental Rights, DPSP, Important Constitutional Bodies
   • Geography & History — Indian Geography, Freedom Struggle, Important Movements
   • Economy & Budget Basics — GDP, RBI, Banking, GST, Five-Year Plans, NITI Aayog
2. 2

   General Science (Physics, Chemistry, Biology)

   ~6 marks

   • Physics — Mechanics, Heat, Light, Sound, Electricity, Magnetism, Modern Physics (Basic to Class XII level)
   • Chemistry — Atomic Structure, Chemical Bonding, Acids/Bases/Salts, Periodic Table, Metals & Non-metals, Organic Chemistry Basics, Biochemistry
   • Biology — Cell Biology, Human Physiology, Genetics, Ecology, Nutrition, Diseases, Microbiology (Basic to Class XII level)
3. 3

   Quantitative Aptitude

   ~4 marks

   • Arithmetic — Number System, Percentages, Ratio & Proportion, Averages, SI/CI, Profit & Loss, Time-Work-Speed
   • Data Interpretation — Tables, Bar/Pie/Line Charts, Caselets
   • Mensuration, Geometry, Algebra, Trigonometry (Basic)
   • Clinical Calculations — Dosage, IV Rate, Dilutions, BMI, Fluid Requirements, Drug Dosage by Weight
4. 4

   Reasoning & Mental Ability

   ~4 marks

   • Verbal Reasoning — Analogies, Classification, Coding-Decoding, Blood Relations, Direction Sense, Series, Order/Ranking
   • Logical Reasoning — Syllogisms, Statements & Assumptions, Arguments, Venn Diagrams, Cause & Effect
   • Puzzles, Seating Arrangements, Input-Output, Sequencing
   • Non-Verbal Reasoning — Figure Series, Mirror/Water Images, Dice, Embedded Figures, Paper Folding
5. 5

   English Language

   ~3 marks

   • Reading Comprehension — Passages, Inferential & Factual Questions
   • Grammar — Tenses, Articles, Prepositions, Voice, Narration, Error Spotting
   • Vocabulary — Synonyms, Antonyms, Idioms, One-word Substitution