DRDO CEPTAM exam is conducted for various posts such as Technical, Administrative & Allied category and Multi-Tasking Staff etc. The exam for various posts is conducted in several stages. Usually, the paper comprises questions from Quantitative ability/aptitude, General intelligence & Reasoning ability, General awareness, General Science, Arithmetic & Numerical Ability, etc. To clear the exam, candidates need good books through which they can clarify their concepts and doubts. There are a plethora of books available in the market. The task is choosing the right books that can help candidates in their preparation. Candidates must choose DRDO CEPTAM books that have covered the entire syllabus of the exam. Read below for more details on DRDO CEPTAM books.
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Best Books for DRDO CEPTAM
The list of best books for DRDO CEPTAM exam is given below:
General Intelligence & Reasoning
- A Modern Approach to Verbal & Non-Verbal Reasoning by RS Aggarwal
- A New Approach to Reasoning: Verbal, Non-Verbal and Analytical by BS Sijwalii, Indu Sijwali
- General Mental Ability Logical Reasoning and Analytical Ability
Quantitative Aptitude & Numerical Ability
- Quantitative Aptitude Quantum CAT by Sarvesh K Verma
- Quantitative Aptitude for CAT by Arun Sharma
- Quantitative Aptitude for all Competitive Examinations by Abhijit Guha
DRDO CEPTAM Books FAQs
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Commonly asked questions
DRDO CEPTAM syllabus for STA B is given below:
DRDO CEPTAM Syllabus for Quantitative Ability/Aptitude
- Time and Work
- Time and Distance
- HCF & LCM, Percentages
- Profit and Loss
- Ratio and Proportions
- Simple & Compound Interest
- Mixtures & Allegations
- Problems on Ages
- Number System
- Simplification
- Data Interpretation
- Decimal & Fractions
- Average
DRDO CEPTAM Syllabus General Intelligence & Reasoning Ability
- Blood Relations
- Analogy
- Directions
- Clocks & Calendars
- Coding-Decoding
- Number Series
- Alphabet Series
- Arithmetical Reasoning
- Non-Verbal Series
- Number Rankings
- Decision Making
- Embedded Figures Cubes and Dice
- Mirror Images
DRDO CEPTAM General Awareness Syllabus
- Indian Constitution.
- Cultural Heritage
- Indian National Movement
- Science & Technology
- About India
- History – India & World
- Geography – India & World
- Indian Polity & Governance
DRDO CEPTAM General English Syllabus
- Synonyms
- Antonyms
- Verb
- Tenses
- Subject-Verb Agreement
- Grammar
- Comprehension
- Vocabulary
- Adverb
- Unseen passages
- Error Correction
- Articles
- Fill in the Blanks
- Sentence Rearrangement
- Idioms & Phrases
DRDO CEPTAM Syllabus for General Science
- Chemistry
- Botany
- Physics
- Zoology
The structure of DRDO CEPTAM exam pattern for Tech A post is given below.
Tier | Mode of Exam | Topics in Exam | Number of Questions | Maximummarks | Exam Duration (Minutes) |
I | CBT for Screening | Quantitative Aptitude, General Intelligence and Reasoning Ability, English Language, General Awareness and General Science | 120 | 120 | 90 |
II | CBT for Provisional Selection | Test specific to subject of post-code | 100 | 100 | 90 |
DRDO CEPTAM Tier 2 syllabus for STA B is given below.
DRDO CEPTAM Syllabus Tier 2 | |
| Electrical | Electrical and Electronic Measurements, Analog and Digital Electronics, Power Electronics and Drives, Electro Magnetic Induction, Electric Circuits and Fields, Signals and Systems, Electrical Machines, Power System, Control System |
| Instrumentation | Signals Systems and Communications, Electrical and Electronic Measurements, Control Systems and Process Control, Analytical, Optical and Biomedical Instrumentation, Basics of Circuits and Measurement Systems, Mechanical Measurement, Industrial Instrumentation, Digital Electronics, Analog Electronics |
| Chemical | Chemical Technology, Heat Transfer, Mass Transfer, Process Calculations and Thermodynamics, Fluid Mechanics and Mechanical Operations, Chemical Reaction Engineering |
| Mechanical | Fluid Mechanics, Heat Transfer, Thermodynamics, Engineering Materials, Metal Casting, Machining and Machine Tool Operations, Inventory Control and Operation Research, Engineering Mechanics, Strength of Materials, Theory of Machines, Vibrations Design |
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