What is the level of difficulty of the written exam for entrance into the PGDBA program of IIM Calcutta, IIT Kharagpur and ISI Kolkata?

The PGDBA program offers a rare opportunity for students to get a blend of academic patterns from 3 institutes (IIT, ISI, and IIM).

Test pattern: 3 hours and 50 questions 

Marking scheme: 3 marks for every question, negative marking (-1)

Syllabus:

VERBAL ABILITY: Reading & Comprehension; Grammar/correction of sentences.

LOGICAL REASONING: Logical connectives, Statements and Conclusions, Matching and sequences.

DATA INTERPRETATION AND DATA VISUALIZATION: Data driven questions (pie charts, graphs, trends).

QUANTITATIVE APTITUDE: Sets, combinatorics, Algebra (solutions of quadratic equations, inequalities, simultaneous linear equations, binomial theorem, series, AP, GP, HP, matrices), Euclidean geometry, Coordinate geometry (lines, circles, conic sections), Trigonometry (triangles, trigonometric identities, heights, and distances), Calculus (functions, limits, continuity, derivative, maxima & minima, methods of integration, evaluation of areas using integration).

The level of difficulty of these questions is that of class 12th.