Aptitude · Company patterns

The test you are actually sitting for

Every company runs its aptitude round differently: different sections, different clock, different things it quietly cares about. Practising aptitude in general is how students lose the first gate. Pick the company you are targeting and drill what it actually tests.

Patterns are compiled from student reports and public hiring material, and stay labelled estimated until 25+ reports confirm them. If you have sat one of these, tell us what changed.

Big 4 & professional services

Volume hiring, sectional cutoffs, and a quant round that rewards speed on percentages and ratios.

Deloitte

Aug–Oct campus, Jan–Feb off-campus

Quant + logical + verbal, ~60 Q in ~60 min, then JAM/GD

Versant / in-houseNo negative marking16 skills mapped

EY

Aug–Nov

Numerical + logical + verbal batteries, strict per-section timers

SHLNo negative marking16 skills mapped

KPMG

Sep–Dec

Short sharp cognitive modules — speed under pressure is the test

In-house cognitive modulesNegative marking11 skills mapped

PwC

Aug–Nov

Numerical reasoning + logical + situational judgement

SHLNo negative marking12 skills mapped

Consulting

Cognitive batteries plus business judgement, where structure counts as much as arithmetic.

Accenture

Rolling, peaks Aug–Jan

Cognitive: numerical + verbal + logical, ~50 min; then communication round

in-house (cognitive + abilities)No negative marking13 skills mapped

Banking & finance

Interest, ratios and data interpretation under a tight clock, usually on a vendor platform.

ICICI Bank

Year-round PO/MT drives

Apti + English + psychometric; arithmetic-heavy quant

Mercer MettlNegative marking16 skills mapped

HDFC Bank

Year-round

Quant + reasoning + English, banking-flavoured arithmetic

in-houseNegative marking15 skills mapped

Axis Bank

Year-round (Ahead / MT programs)

Apti + behavioural; moderate difficulty, tight timing

Mercer MettlNo negative marking13 skills mapped

FMCG & sales

Weighted averages, margins and gamified rounds. Commercial maths in disguise.

HUL

Jul–Sep (UFLP), internships Dec–Jan

Gamified cognitive + numerical; case-flavoured business numeracy

in-house (ULIP/UFLP gamified + apti)No negative marking15 skills mapped

New-age & startups

Estimation, unit economics and take-home cases rather than a timed multiple-choice paper.

Amazon (Ops / Vendor Mgmt)

Rolling

Numerical + logical + work-style; ops math and estimation

in-houseNo negative marking14 skills mapped

Founder's Office / Chief of Staff

Rolling, heaviest Jun–Sep

A business case: market sizing, unit economics, and a data-backed recommendation

take-home case / live assignmentNo negative marking12 skills mapped

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