NMAT 2007 - Analysis

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	Date: 30th December 2007

NMIMS Admission Test 2007

Executive Summary

This year’s paper was more or less along the expected lines with easy sections on Language skills and Quantitative skills. The Quantitative section included quite a few questions on the application of Vedic mathematics, which were similar to those asked by IRMA earlier this year. Logical Reasoning, however, was a bit tricky with respect to 2 sets; otherwise, even this was a scoring section. Overall, it was an easy paper.
The basic structure of the paper was exactly similar to that mentioned in the institute’s brochure, with a bit of variety thrown in, in the concepts tested by the questions posed.

Total no. of questions: 150
No. of options per question: 5
Time: 120 minutes
Negative Marking: 0.25
Number of sections: 3

1 mark was allotted per question.

S. No.	Section	Number of questions	Time	Possible Attempts	Possible Scores and Overall Cut-offs
1	Language Skills	40	30 minutes	27-28	16+
2	Quantitative Skills, Data Analysis & Sufficiency	60	50 minutes	35-37	24+
3	Intelligence and Logical Reasoning	50	40 minutes	28-30	18+
	Total	150	120 minutes	105 – 110	75+

The paper was on the easier side, with the total number of questions decreased to 150 from last year’s 200. So, the test-taker had to literally rush through the paper. Difficult questions were to be skipped without second thoughts and the easier ones were to be solved as quickly as possible. One should have attempted around 105- 110 questions and with a realistic accuracy of the order of 80% or more, one should expect a call for the GD/PI stage.

Section 1: Language Skills

Topic	Number of Questions	Level of Difficulty
Fill in the Blanks (cloze)	10	Easy
Error Correction	10	Easy – Medium
RC (2 passages)	20	Easy
Total	40

Here, the best strategy would have been to begin the paper with any of the grammar or cloze questions and then move on to RC. RC section was easy, vis-à-vis that of the tests so far, because of the vocab based questions. The test required minimum preparation, and students with a basic knowledge of the fundamentals will go on to score 20+. And if English is your forte, you might easily manage 30!

RC passages

Passage 1: Human Behaviour (around 200 words, 8 questions.)
This passage was on the contradictory nature of human behavior - how it oscillates between extreme kindness and brutality. The questions were pretty direct and factual. The length (or shortness?) of the passage made it all the more attemptable.

Passage 2: Sociology [around 700 words and 12 questions.]
The author analyzes the ever-increasing requirement and creation of women-specific laws, courts and law-enforcement agencies. All the questions pertained to direct information in the passage. The icing on the cake here were those 6 questions based on vocab. Post-CAT, this kind of a passage must have looked incredibly easy.

Section 2: Quantitative Skills, Data Analysis & Sufficiency

Topic	Number of Questions	Level of Difficulty
Data Sufficiency	5	Moderate
DI – Line graph	5	Easy
DI – Table Based	5+5	Easy-Moderate
DI caselet	5	Easy
Series (Wrong number in the series)	5	Above average
Application of Vedic Mathematics and Arithmetic (SI/CI and Ratio Proportion)	30	Easy-Moderate
Total	60

This section had some very easy questions. Infact, if chosen wisely, one could have attempted as many as 12 questions in the first 10 minutes itself. The questions that were three-four liners could have been cracked with a little patience. Even the options were set to help you out, because none of them was close.

An attempt of about 20 in 30 minutes was possible and if QA is your strong area, you must have got tempted to attempt 28+, and that, too, with an accuracy level of 90% and above.

DI was more or less calculation-based and had tabular charts, line graph and a caselet. Similar to the Arithmetic portion, the questions in this section were easy or moderately difficult, with the latter seamlessly interspersed amongst the former.

Section 3: Intelligence and Logical Reasoning
The questions in this section were from diverse areas, but definitely pretty straightforward; with the exception being the questions on input/output set and family relation.

Topic	Number of Questions	Level of Difficulty
Syllogism	5	Moderate
Cause and effect	14	Easy
Input/Output	5	Moderate
Definitely true/Definitely false/Probably true/Probably false	5	Easy/Moderate
Coding/decoding (symbols/alphabets)	5	Moderate
Resultant of a row	5	Above average
Symbolic operators (@,#,$,%)	5	Moderate
Family relation	5	Above average
Circular arrangement	5	Moderate
Individual questions	5	Moderate

Except the two sets mentioned earlier, one should have attempted questions from the rest in order to secure the maximum score out of this section. An attempt close to 35 questions was very much possible.

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