NMAT 2019 Exam Analysis and Cut Offs

Read NMAT 2019 exam analysis by Career Launcher and IMS, India to know the test pattern of the exam and what to expect in the 75-day test window.

NMAT 2019 exam started on October 4. The question paper of day 1 exam had the usual pattern – three sections and no negative marking. The only significant change in NMAT exam from last year was the difficulty level of the Language Skills section. Questions of data interpretation were not calculation-intensive though complex and the quant questions were the easiest. Read here NMAT 2019 exam analysis by experts at Career Launcher and IMS, India. This will give you an idea of what kind of question paper to expect in the 75-day test window of NMAT by GMAC. 

NMAT 2019 exam pattern

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NMAT 2019 Exam Analysis by Career Launcher

The NMAT 2019 question paper was of moderate difficulty and about 79-85 questions (across the sections) could be easily solved in 120 minutes. The remaining questions could be solved with intelligent selection of options and smart guesswork as there is no negative marking in this exam. The overall difficulty level of th exam has gone up slightly due to a difficult Language Skills section. 

If the question paper of Day 1 is taken as a good indicator of this year's NMAT exam, the cut-off is likely to remain in the same range (208-210 for NMIMS, Mumbai Campus) as that of last year.

Also read: Institute-wise NMAT cut offs

Logical Reasoning:

This section had 25 questions on analytical and logical reasoning while the remaining 15 were from verbal reasoning. The questions were from coding, blood relation, statement and argument, statement conclusion, decision-making, statement-assumption, statement-inference, syllogism, input/output (2 sets), missing number & visual reasoning, direction and singlets. Overall, the section was of easy to moderate level of difficulty.

An attempt of 25-27 with 90% accuracy was achievable.

Quantitative Skills:

In this section of NMAT 2019, most of the questions asked were from arithmetic, numbers and modern maths. Questions on geometry and algebra were very few. The section has questions from profit & loss, percentages, ratio & proportion, SI & CI, averages, work & time, number system, progression, logarithms, geometry, permutation combination, probability, data sufficiency and data interpretation. The maximum number of questions were from data interpretation (20), followed by number system (9) and data sufficiency (5). Rest of the topics had questions ranging from 1-3 in number.

Questions from modern maths were of moderate difficulty, while time & work questions were easy.

A good attempt of 30 - 32 question was achievable.

Language Skills:

As mentioned above, this section was the toughest of all. It had para jumble, error spotting, prepositions, common confusables, vocabulary, synonyms & antonyms, analogy and cloze test. Cloze test questions were difficult to solve, as words used were not easy. In spotting the error questions, the errors were not just grammatical but more nuanced; like spotting error in placing of apostrophe, etc. The two Reading Comprehension passages, made the section difficult further. The first passage was on Zeus while the second one was on the difference between influence and manipulation. The para-jumble and preposition based fill in the blanks questions were however easy.

An overall attempt of 22-24 with 90% accuracy was achievable.

Number of attempts and expected NMAT cut off:

For candidates attempting NMAT 2019 in coming days, our advice is to start with the Quantitative skills section and end with the Logical Reasoning section.

NMAT 2019 Exam Analysis by IMS, India

The NMAT 2019 exam analysis by IMS, India suggests that the exam was of moderate difficulty according to the test takers. Let’s have a look at section-wise analysis of NMAT exam.

Logical Reasoning:

There were 24 questions on non-verbal reasoning and 16 verbal reasoning this year. The non-verbal reasoning questions were set-based as well as standalone. One question in non-verbal reasoning was based on venn diagram.

An attempt of about 26-28 questions with about 85% accuracy will be good.

Break up of Logical Reasoning section:

Quantitative Ability:

In this section, out of 48 questions, 23 were on Problem on Solving, 20 on Data Interpretation and 5 on Data Sufficiency. The Data Sufficiency questions were based on odd and even numbers and involved divisibility. The Problem Solving questions were based on Modern Maths and Arithmetic. There was no question on Algebra.

An attempt of about 33-35 questions in this section with about 85% accuracy will be good. 

Break up of Quantitative Ability section:

Language Skills:

In this section of NMAT 2019, there were two RC passages about 450 to 500 word. One passage was on ‘Air pollution and the role of automobiles’ and the other on the ‘Importance of moral education for children’. Both had 4 questions each. Questions on vocabulary and grammar were easy. They included, spotting the error, fill in the blanks (double, cloze, prepositions-based), jumbled paragraphs; word analogies; synonyms & antonyms and meaning of phrase.

An attempt of about 24-26 questions with about 85% accuracy will be good.

Break up of logical skills section:

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