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About NMAT
A. BACKDROP
1. NMAT-2020/21
i. Examination window
4th November, AD 2020 to 8th February, AD 2021
ii. Conducted by
Graduate Management Admission Council (GMAC)
iii. Computer-adaptive Test
iv. Test Pattern
SECTION |
QUESTIONS |
DURATION (minutes) |
MARKS |
Language Skills |
36 |
28 |
[12, 120] |
Logical Reasoning |
36 |
40 |
[12, 120] |
Quantitative Skills |
36 |
52 |
[12, 120] |
Total |
108 |
120 |
[36, 360] |
v. Timed paper
vi. Order of sections
a. Open ended
b. Six possibilities exist
c. To be chosen at the beginning of the test
d. To be frozen far in advance
vii. Scoring
a. No negative marking
b. No absolute scoring
c. Relative (scaled) scores provided
viii. End of the test
a. Scorecard is momentarily visible
b. Scorecard is mailed after 48 hours
ix. Topic Coverage (median figures)
a. Language Skills
TOPIC |
QUESTIONS |
REMARKS |
Reading Comprehension |
3 passages @ 4 = 12 |
Lengthy passages ; inferential questions |
Parajumble |
24 questions |
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Grammar |
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Vocabulary |
Maximum questions |
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Text Completion |
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b. Logical Reasoning
TOPIC |
QUESTIONS |
REMARKS |
Arrangements |
18 |
Distributed across the board
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Sequences |
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Relationships |
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Coding |
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Venn Diagrams |
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Grid-based Reasoning |
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Directions |
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Arithmetical Operations |
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Visual Reasoning |
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Games-based Reasoning |
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Critical Reasoning |
18 |
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Verbal Reasoning |
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Syllogism |
c. Quantitative Skills
TOPIC |
QUESTIONS |
REMARKS |
Number System |
19 |
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Arithmetic |
Maximum questions |
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Geometry Family |
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Basic Algebra |
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Higher Algebra |
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Data Interpretation |
3 sets @ 4 = 12 |
Data and calculation intensive |
Data Sufficiency |
5 |
Mostly ‘Number System’ based |
x. Level of Complexity
Depends upon performance.
2. Cut-Offs
i. NMAT-2020
SCORE (out of 360) |
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Course |
Language Skills |
Logical Reasoning |
Quantitative Skills |
Overall |
NMIMS Mumbai MBA |
76 |
76 |
76 |
235 |
NMIMS Bangalore MBA |
73 |
73 |
73 |
230 |
NMIMS Hyderabad MBA |
55 |
55 |
55 |
200 |
NMIMS Indore MBA |
55 |
55 |
55 |
200 |
NMIMS Navi Mumbai MBA |
73 |
73 |
73 |
230 |
NMIMS Mumbai Human Resource |
76 |
76 |
76 |
235 |
NMIMS Mumbai Business Analytics |
60 |
60 |
60 |
210 |
NMIMS Mumbai Digital Transformation |
60 |
60 |
60 |
210 |
ii. Historical
NMIMS MUMBAI |
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SUBJECT |
NMAT-2015 |
NMAT-2016 |
NMAT-2017 |
NMAT-2018 |
NMAT-2019 |
Language Skills |
50 |
55 |
60 |
57 |
53 |
Logical Reasoning |
55 |
61 |
60 |
60 |
60 |
Quantitative Skills |
70 |
74 |
65 |
65 |
65 |
Total |
208 |
207 |
210 |
209 |
207 |
NMAT-2019 |
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SUBJECT |
MUMBAI |
BANGALORE |
HYDERABAD |
Language Skills |
53 |
53 |
53 |
Logical Reasoning |
60 |
60 |
60 |
Quantitative Skills |
65 |
65 |
65 |
Total |
207 |
190 |
190 |
B. COMPUTER-ADAPTIVE TEST
1. Features
i. Database has a large pool of questions.
ii. A test is generated randomly.
iii. Each question is delivered one at a time.
iv. The subsequent question is selected and delivered based on the outcome of the previous question(s).
v. The questions depend on the level of competence of the candidate in reckoning.
vi. A better performance generates questions of higher level of complexity.
2. User Interface
i. No question palette is present.
ii. Cannot attempt a question without scrolling the entire basic data and question.
iii. Cannot understand whether the question is part of a block or not.
3. Test Taking Implications
i. Explicit
a. Cannot skip questions
b. Cannot go to the next question without answering the present question
c. Cannot go back to a previously answered question
d. No question palette
ii. Implicit
a. Tangible penalty for unattempted questions
b. Intangible penalty for getting incorrect
C. NMAT-2021/22
1. Decision Making
i. Number of attempts
a. NMIMS
b. Otherwise
ii. When to take
a. If attempting once
b. If attempting twice
c. If attempting thrice
iii. Should not distort POAs towards CAT and XAT
iv. Where to take / Mode of examination
a. “Exam at the Test Centre”
b. “Online Proctored Exam at Home”
α. System requirements
β. Standard rules
2. NMAT Scheduling
Function of date of first attempt |
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Date |
Attempts possible |
[14.10.2021, 24.11.2021] |
3 |
[25.11.2021, 10.12.2021] |
2 |
[11.12.2021, 27.12.2021] |
1 |
3. NMIMS Application
4. Test Pattern
Similar to NMAT-2020