Three Weeks to FMS 2008: Fasten
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Known for being the first to
offer management training for professional managers in the form of Part-Time MBA
Programme, Faculty of Management Studies, University of Delhi has come a
long way since its inception in 1955. An average salary of INR 12.24 Lakhs per
annum
(which is 38% above the FMS's commitment to its Class of 2007) and 40%
international placements this year stand witnesses to this fact. Moreover, as a
founding member of AMDISA, the institute boasts of a rich history of
international associations with the likes of INSEAD, Manchester Business School
and UC, Berkeley.
The history of the entrance exam
for 2-Year Full-Time MBA Programme is no different, and for that matter, less
challenging from that of the institute itself. FMS had always offered surprises
to the people aspiring to do an MBA. The greatest, though, happened four years
back when Business Awareness Section was done away with, in FMS 2003. This,
coupled with a totally unexpected increase in the total number of questions from
150 to 175, gave real jitters to the ones taking FMS in January 2004.
The only saving grace in FMS is
that it does not have sectional cut-offs. Hence, a student who has one weaker
area can do better in other sections to create balance and achieve overall
cut-offs.
Therefore, it becomes important
at this stage, when you have done almost everything to excel in the exam
scheduled for January 13, 2008, to look at the FMSs of the past and try to learn
from the trend it follows.
Examination experts from
OneStopMBA.com
have summarized all that had happened with FMS between 2003 and 2007 for the
readers of CoolAvenues.com. This will help you extrapolate the trend to
anticipate what is going to happen on January 13, 2008. Over and above this,
OneStopMBA.com has arranged a set of original FMS questions from the past year
papers with answers for you. You may download them (in PDF format) from the link
given at the end of the following analysis.
FMS
Quantitative Section
Quantitative Section in FMS is
traditionally easier as compared to other sections. The total number of
questions in the Quantitative Section of FMS has remained more of less constant
with 49 Questions (one less than 50, which used to be the trend) in the most
recent one. Following table explains what happened with the past four FMSs: -
