PGCET MBA syllabus — official KEA heads
KEA publishes a deliberately broad official syllabus.
Below, the “Official KEA syllabus” blocks reproduce the KEA-published heads; the “What we drill in Practice” blocks show the practical topic breakdown our practice bank covers — a coaching elaboration of KEA's broad heads, NOT part of the official syllabus.
Quantitative Analysis
20 questionsOfficial KEA syllabus — Quantitative Analysis (20 Q)
- Arithmetic
- Data Analysis and Interpretation
- Statistics
- Related Quantitative Aspects
What we drill in Practice — Quantitative Analysis
- Arithmetic: percentages, profit & loss, simple/compound interest, speed-time-distance, time & work, averages, ratio & proportion, number system, mixtures & alligation
- Algebra/geometry/higher: permutation & combination, sequence & series, heights & distance, triangles, circles, coordinate geometry, inequalities, set theory, trigonometry
- Data Interpretation: tables, bar/pie/line charts, caselet DI, Venn diagrams, data sufficiency
- Statistics: mean, median, dispersion, probability
Analytical Ability and Logical Reasoning
20 questionsOfficial KEA syllabus — Analytical Ability and Logical Reasoning (20 Q)
KEA's verbatim wording: “Logical Reasoning, Puzzles, Diagrams, Analogy, verbal ability, analytical ability and related aspects.” KEA does not enumerate individual topics for this section.
What we drill in Practice — Reasoning
- Logical reasoning: fact-inference-judgment, statement-argument, assumptions, conclusions
- Puzzles & patterns: seating arrangement, blood relations, series, binary logic
- Decision making: direction sense, clocks, calendars, input-output
- Critical thinking: analogies, syllogisms, matrix arrangements
- Also frequently tested: Venn diagrams, coding-decoding, classification, data sufficiency
Proficiency in English Language
20 questionsOfficial KEA syllabus — Proficiency in English Language (20 Q)
- Grammar (basic)
- Synonyms
- Antonyms
- Sentence Correction
- One-word Substitution
- Idioms & Phrases
- Pairs Expressing Relationships
- Famous Books in English Literature
What we drill in Practice — English
- Everything official above, plus the highest-frequency paper patterns: reading comprehension, fill-in-the-blanks and para-jumbles (these appear heavily in recent papers but are not named bullets in the official list)
- Finer grammar: parts of speech, conditionals, reported speech, active/passive voice
Computer Awareness
20 questionsOfficial KEA syllabus — Computer Awareness (20 Q)
- Computer Basics: organization of a computer, CPU, I/O devices, memory, programming languages, types of OS, general awareness of Internet, web applications, database applications, information systems
- Data Representation: characters, integers and fractions; Binary, ASCII, Hexadecimal
- Binary Arithmetic: addition, subtraction, multiplication, division; two's complement; floating-point representation (incl. normalized)
- Operating Systems: evolution, types, functions, modern OS
What we drill in Practice — Computer Awareness
This section is computational, not trivia: number-system conversions, binary arithmetic and two's complement dominate. Note: MS Office (Word/Excel/PowerPoint) is NOT in the official KEA syllabus — some prep portals add it, but we weight practice toward what KEA actually lists.
General Knowledge
20 questionsOfficial KEA syllabus — General Knowledge (20 Q)
- Indian Business Environment
- Global Environment
- Social Events
- Cultural Events
- Economics
- Management
- Political Events
- Historical Events
- Current Affairs
- Sports
- Awards
- Personalities & Achievements
- Science & Technology
- Humanities
- Entrepreneur & Entrepreneurship
- Business Communication
What we drill in Practice — General Knowledge
Most of GK is static (business environment, economics, management, history, entrepreneurship, business communication) — we cover it once, permanently. Current affairs is a small dated slice we refresh each exam cycle. Entrepreneurship and Business Communication are officially inside GK and often overlooked — we don't overlook them.