AdUCET case studies
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AdUCET - commonly expanded as the Adamas University Common Entrance Test - is a university-level entrance examination used in the admission process for undergraduate and postgraduate programmes at Adamas University in West Bengal. Unlike a single-subject screening paper, it is structured as a general aptitude test with a subject component: candidates are typically assessed on English language and comprehension, quantitative aptitude and mathematics, logical reasoning and analytical ability, general awareness, and knowledge tied to the stream or programme they are applying for. The AdUCET case studies are 5 cases and about 4,202 words.
1The Notice on Three Boards
The principal of a residential school has drafted this notice: "Students who have not submitted the medical fitness certificate by 20 June must report to the infirmary, which is mandatory for all boarders travelling on the 25 June excursion." The office assistant proposes a revision: "All boarders travelling on the 25 June excursion must submit the medical fitness certificate by 20 June and report to the infirmary." The notice is to go on three boards: the dormitory corridor, the school website, and a WhatsApp group of about 400 parents. Two parents have already asked whether the infirmary visit applies to day scholars, and one senior teacher insists the original wording is "perfectly clear as it stands".
682 words, about 3 min2Flat Rent or Revenue Share
A stationery shop's owner must choose a rent arrangement for the next twelve months. Last month the shop sold 1,200 notebooks at ₹80 each and 2,000 pens at ₹25 each.
732 words, about 4 min3The Rule That Does No Work
Seven volunteers - A, B, C, D, E, F and G - are available for a four-member survey team to be sent to a hill district. The district office's rules are fixed: (i) if A is selected, F must be selected; (ii) B and C cannot both be selected; (iii) exactly one of D and E must be selected; (iv) if G is selected, C must be selected; (v) A and G cannot both be selected.
855 words, about 4 min4Six Applications, Three Slots
A block office is screening households for the state rural livelihoods mission's one-time enterprise loan window. The district circular in force lays down five conditions: the applicant must be a woman aged 18–59 who has resided in the block for at least three years; household income must be below ₹1.2 lakh a year; the household must not own more than 0.5 hectare of irrigated land, nor any four-wheeler (two-wheelers are exempt); no household member may be in permanent government service; and a woman who already holds a loan under this window is not eligible a second time.
1,024 words, about 5 min5The Confounded Tomato Trial
A student tests the claim that vermicompost raises tomato yield. Twenty identical pots are sown with the same variety on the same day.
909 words, about 5 min