The admission test will assess the competency level of the candidate in the following three subjects

Subject	Weightage	Remarks
Finance	20%	Objective type questions, covering basic bond mathematics, financial markets, basics of financial derivatives.
Mathematics and Statistics	40%	Objective type questions on differential calculus - derivatives of simple uni/multi-variate functions, Taylor's series, integral calculus - indefinite and definite integrals of simple integrands, solving simple ordinary differential equations, linear algebra, permutations and combinations, probability and probability distribution, basic statistics and estimation theory.
Programming	40%	Objective and subjective type questions. The candidate can choose to answer the test in any programming language of his/her choice

The objective type questions will carry negative marks for wrong answers. Unanswered questioned will not be scored.

The evaluation of the admission test will be based on the aggregate score of the candidate in all the three subjects and will be percentile based

Students must achieve minimum passing scores in each of the two subjects of the test viz. Mathematics and Statistics and Programming

Passing in the Finance section of the admission test is not mandatory, those candidates who do not clear the finance section will have to compulsorily take the finance foundation module