NMAT 2015: First day Analysis; clicks few surprises as well

NMAT 2015 has begun today on Oct 7, 2014. NMAT is an online test that is conducted on the Global pattern of testing the candidates. Pearson VUE is conducting NMAT 2015 on behalf of NMIMS University.
The first day of NMAT 2015 contained computer based objective type multiple-choice 120 questions, to be solved in 2 hours (120 minutes). It means the aspirant had 1 minute per question to solve. No descriptive type of questions were asked in NMAT 2015.

Moderate to difficult test

NMAT doesnt believe in negative marking system and therefore a high score to stand in merit is needed. There were a few questions in each of the 3 sections that were a bit surprising for those who didnt prepare well. Rest of the exam was doable although some of the questions were formed and placed in a different and tricky manner.

The difficulty level of NMAT on Oct 7, 2014 can be rated as moderate although some of the questions had higher difficulty level.

Logical Reasoning

LR in NMAT appeared with a mix of Verbal and Critical Reasoning as well as Decision making questions. The question emerged from topics like family tree, numerical grid, coding, series, direction sense, syllogism, arrangements.All the questions in this section were supposed to be completed in 38 minutes time.

Language Skills

Questions in this section were from core grammar topics like usage on Parts of speech, tenses, conditionals, modifiers. The RC passages were short and doable. Jumbled paragraphs, synonyms-antonyms also appeared in this section. This section had to be solved in 22 minutes.

Quantitative Skills

Quantitative skills in NMAT contain questions not only on Quant but also data Interpretation and data sufficiency are the parts of this section. Major part in this section was moderate however a few questions were asked in a different manner and were rated as more time consuming if not very difficult. Number system, PnC, Algebra, Mensuration, Geometry were prominent topics in this section. This section had 48 questions and had to be solved in 60 minutes.

NMAT 2015 has started today and will continue till December 20, 2014. The exam has sectional as well as overall cut offs. The necessity is to perform well relative to other candidates in each of the three sections to get shortlisted for final admission round.

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