NATIONAL EDUCATION POLICY-2020 - Skill Enhancement Course - Quantitative Aptitude and Logical Reasoning - Course Overview - QA101

Sep 22, 2026

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Skill Enhancement Course under the National Education Policy-2020 designed to strengthen students’ numerical abilities and logical thinking through quantitative aptitude and logical reasoning. The curriculum supports performance across competitive examinations such as CUET, CAT, MAT, GMAT, IBPS, CSAT, CLAT, banking exams, UPSC, and SSC. It provides structured learning outcomes covering number system fundamentals, coding-decoding, number series, averages, mixtures, allegations, calendars, and clocks, with weekly lecture planning and course credits for QA101 to QA401.

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NATIONAL EDUCATION POLICY-2020 Skill Enhancement Course in Quantitative Aptitude and Logical Reasoning Sridev Suman Uttarakhand University Badshahi Thaul (Tehri Garhwal) Uttarakhand-249199 (State University of Uttarakhand) 2023 Curriculum Design Committee, Uttarakhand | S. No. | Name & Designation | | | --- | --- | --- | | 1. | Prof. N.K. Joshi
Vice-Chancellor, Sridev Suman Uttarakhand University,
Badshahi Thaul, Tehri Garhwal, Uttarakhand | Chairman | | 2. | Prof. Manmohan Singh Chauhan
Vice-Chancellor, Kumaon University, Nainital,Uttarakhand | Member | | 3. | Prof. O.P.S. Negi
Vice-Chancellor, Uttarakhand Open University | Member | | 4. | Prof. Jagat Singh Bisht,
Vice-Chancellor, Soban Singh Jeena University, Almora | Member | | 5. | Prof Surekha Dangwal
Vice-Chancellor, Doon University, Dehradun | Member | | 6. | Prof. M. S.M. Rawat
Advisor, Rashtriya Uchchatar Shiksha Abhiyan, Uttarakhand | Member | | 7. | Prof. K.D. Purohit Advisor
Rashtriya Uchchatar Shiksha Abhiyan, Uttarakhand | Member | Syllabus Preparation Committee | S.No. | Name | Designation | Affiliation | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1. | Prof. Anita Tomar | Professor
and Head | Department of Mathematics
Pt. L. M. S. Campus, Sridev Suman Uttarakhand University Campus, Rishikesh | | 2. | Dr. Gaurav Varshney | Associate
Professor | Department of Mathematics
Pt. L. M. S. Campus, Sridev Suman Uttarakhand University Campus, Rishikesh | | 3. | Dr. Deepak Singh | Assistant
Professor | Department of Mathematics
B.L.J. Govt. (P.G.) College Purola,
Uttarkashi | | 4 | Dr. Priyanka Sangal | Assistant
Professor | Department of Mathematics Ram Chandra Uniyal Govt. P.G. College Uttarkashi | Course Description | S.No. | Course Code | Course | Semester | Credit | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1. | QA101 | Quantitative Aptitude and Logical Reasoning-I | First | 3 | | 2. | QA201 | Quantitative Aptitude and Logical Reasoning-II | Second | 3 | | 3. | QA301 | Quantitative Aptitude and Logical Reasoning-III | Third | 3 | | 4. | QA401 | Quantitative Aptitude and Logical Reasoning-IV | Fourth | 3 | This course will help the students to develop their numerical abilities and logical thinking. The course will be extremely useful for all kinds of competitive exams like CUET, CAT, MAT, GMAT, IBPS Exam, CSAT, CLAT, Bank Competitive Exams, UPSC, Competitive exams, SSC competitive exams etc. | QA101 | | | | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Course Title: Quantitative Aptitude and Logical Reasoning-I | | Credits: 3 | | | Objective: The objective of this course is to provide students with a thorough understanding of various quantitative aptitude and logical reasoning concepts. The course aims to help students develop their problem-solving and analytical skills by solving problems from different areas. | | | | | Course Outcome: Upon completion of the course, students will be able to:
• Develop a strong foundation in the number system, percentages, and ratios and proportions.
• Understand and apply the concepts of blood relations, coding-decoding, and number series.
• Solve problems related to averages, mixtures, and allegations.
• Solve problems related to calendars and clocks.
• Enhance their logical reasoning and analytical skills. | | | | | Unit | Contents | | No. of Lectures | | 1 | Number System: Simplification, Speed Math, Squaring and Cubing Techniques, Multiplication Tricks, Divisibility Rules, HCF of numbers, LCM of numbers, Divisibility by Numbers of the form [10n-1] or [10n+1], Factors / Divisors of a Given Composite Number, Number of Divisors, Number of Even & Odd Divisors, Sum of Divisors, Product of Divisors, Number of ways of expressing a given number as a product of two factors, Number of ways of expressing a given number as a product of two Co-Primes, Number of sets offactors which are Co-Prime to each other. | | 10 | | 2 | Number Series-What are series, Types of Series: Number

FAQs

What is the objective of the course Quantitative Aptitude and Logical Reasoning-I (QA101)?

The course provides a thorough understanding of quantitative aptitude and logical reasoning concepts and helps students build problem-solving and analytical skills by solving varied problems from different areas.

Which major topics are covered in QA101?

QA101 focuses on the number system, including simplification and speed math techniques, divisibility rules, HCF/LCM, factors and divisors, and related counting methods.

How does the course prepare students for competitive exams?

The course is designed to develop numerical abilities and logical thinking through a structured syllabus and targeted skills such as number series, percentages, ratios, and time-and-calendar reasoning used in competitive examinations.

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