NBSAT

Yes, it is mandatory to appear for the PI round of NBSAT as it is an essential part of selection process for MBA/PGDM courses. Merely scoring high in NBSAT will not be enough for admission. If a candidate shortlisted for NBSAT PI round does not appear for it, their candidature will be cancelled and the seat will be offered to the next candidate.

If you clear NBSAT exam but do not have the minimum marks in graduation, then you might not get selected for further admission round. To be eligible for admission to MBA/PGDM programme of NBS, meeting the minimum criteria for 60 percent marks in graduation is essential.

Narayana Business School offers PGDM and MBA courses in full time mode through NBSAT. The entrance exam qualifying candidate can choose from the following courses:

• PGDM (Data Science & Analytics)
• PGDM (Quantitative Finance)
• PGDM (Dual Specialisation)
• MBA+PGPCE

The difficulty level of NBSAT is usually easy. There is no negative marking in the exam so there is no added pressure. With basic preparation and practice of Quantitative Techniques, Data Interpretation & Data Adequacy, Analytical Reasoning, Vocabulary and Reading Comprehension, one can crack NBSAT with good scores.

NBSAT is an easy exam. One can prepare for it with 3 to 6 months of preparation, depending upon their familiarity with NBSAT syllabus. Candidates from Engineering and Technical backgrounds will find it easy to cover Quantitative Techniques, Data Interpretation & Data Adequacy in less time than students from non-Engineering and non-Technical backgrounds.

NBSAT syllabus includes all the important topics of Quantitative Techniques, Data Interpretation & Data Adequacy, Analytical Reasoning, Vocabulary and Reading Comprehension. The level of difficulty will be Class 10 to Class 12 level. For, Quantitative Techniques, Data Interpretation & Data Adequacy preparation candidates can refer to their Class 10 mathematics book.

There are no subjective type questions in NBSAT. All of the questions will be in MCQ format, having four options to choose the correct answer from. Candidates are required to select the correct option with the help of computer mouse. NBSAT is held in remote proctored mode.

There are 100 questions in NBSAT. Time duration is 120 minutes. It is not mandatory to solve all questions, but candidates must aim to attempt as many questions as they can in every section. In a section having 30 questions, they must target nearly 20 questions and in a section having 20 questions they must target nearly 12-15 questions to get a good score.

NBSAT question paper is divided into 4 sections. They are Data Interpretation & Data Adequacy,  Vocabulary & Analytical Reasoning, Reading Comprehension and Quantitative Techniques.

NBSAT is an MCQ based exam having 100 questions. Every question carries 1 mark. There is no negative marking in NBSAT which means if your answer is incorrect you will be marked 0. For skipping a question also, you will be marked 0. Check below the sectional breakup: