NMAT 2014 first view

EXAM Pattern

Paper had 120 questions with sectional timings as has been the case in previous years. Sectional distribution of Questions and Timings was as given below:

Section	Number of Questions	Allocated Time
QA + DI	48	60
VA+RC	32	22
LR+AR	40	38
Total	120	120

Students were allowed to choose the order of the sections to be attempted.

Analysis of the Paper

Quantitative Aptitude and Data Interpretation Section

Section Difficulty Level: Moderate

Sections	Topics Covered
Quantitative Aptitude	Arithmetic
	Number System
	Profit and Loss
	Time Speed and Distance
	Geometry
	Coordinate Geometry
	Percentages
	Averages
	Ratios
Data Interpretation	Pie Chart Based
	Bar Graph Based
	Table and Line Graphs
	Data Sufficiency Based Questions

There were about 3 sets of DI questions which were relatively lengthy. Questions in DI were based on the percentages and ratios. There were around 3 question on Data sufficiency as well as were relatively easy.

Verbal Ability and Reading Comprehension Section

Section Difficulty Level: Easy

Sections	Topics Covered	Number of Questions
Verbal Ability	Vocabulary Based	6-9
	Sentence Correction	2-3
	Parajumbles	2-3
	Cloze Test	4
	Reading Comprehension	3
	Grammer Based( Prepositions)	5

Vocabulary based questions were moderately difficult , while grammar based questions were relatively straightforward.

The reading comprehension section had 3 sets which were quite easy and direct.

Logical Reasoning and Analytical Reasoning Section

Section Difficulty Level: Moderate

Sections	Topics Covered
Logical And Analytical Reasoning	Step Based
	Strong and Weakning Arguments
	Arrangement Based
	Coding-Decoding
	Alphanumerical Puzzles
	Series Based
	Logical deductions
	Family Tree
	Directions
	Assumption and reasoning
	Word Analogy

The overall section was relatively easy and with questions were spread across variety of topics. Most papers had about 2 questions from word analogy.