NMIMS Admission Test 2007
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-�-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.
