General Intelligence: The questions in this test will be based on understanding instructions, determining relationships, similarities, relevance, drawing conclusions and similar intellectual functions. 

General Awareness: The questions in this part will be aimed at testing the candidates general awareness of the environment around him and its application to society. Questions will be designed to test the knowledge of the current events and of such matters of everyday observation and experience in their scientific aspects as may be expected of an educated person. The test will also include questions relating to India and its neighbouring countries especially pertaining to History, culture, Geography, Economic Scene, General Polity and Scientific Research. 

Comprehension and writing Ability of English: Questions will be designed to test the candidates understanding and knowledge of English language, its vocabulary, grammar, sentence structure, synonyms and antonyms etc. There will also be questions on comprehension of passages. 

Arithmetic: Questions will be designed to test the ability of the candidate to perform fundamental arithmetic operations and his skill in working out problems relating to percentages, ratio and proportion, average, estimates, rounding numbers, use of tables and graphs, mensuration, time and distance, ratio and time.