NMAT 2023 Exam Highlights
- NMAT 2023 exam was conducted over 75 days split into five windows.
- Each question carried three marks. There was NO negative marking.
- The candidates were provided with a choice to choose the sequence of sections.
- There were no technical glitches experienced during the NMAT 2020 exam.
- NMAT 2020 exam was designed to be a speed-based test.
- The overall difficulty level of the NMAT 2023 exam was moderately difficult with each section getting its due in terms of testing the student’s aptitude, accuracy, and speed.
- There were a few surprises in each section (details mentioned below).
- A score of 210+ was an ideal score to crack a college like NMIMS Mumbai.
NMAT 2023 Exam Language Skills Section
- The overall difficulty level of the Language Skills section was easy to moderate.
- There were a few surprises in terms of the topics from which the questions were asked. For example, a question on idioms & phrases was not common to all windows and days
- The overall break-up of the questions for each window is:
NMAT 2023 Exam Quantitative Skills Section
- The overall difficulty level of the Quantitative Skills was moderate to tough.
- This section has questions into three (unmarked) parts:
- Quantitative Aptitude
- Data Interpretation (DI)
- Data Sufficiency (DS)
- This year saw sudden stress on topics of modern math – Logarithms, Permutation & Combination (PnC), Progressions (AP, GP. HP), and Probability. The difficulty of the questions was not high, but they were constant in each paper.
- Algebra was not a constant topic in all windows.
- There were a standard number of sets in DI and topics were similar.
- The difficulty level of the questions in DS was comfortable.
- The overall difficulty of Arithmetic questions was moderate to tough.
- The overall break-up of the questions for each window is:
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NMAT 2020 Windows
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Window 1 |
Window 2 |
Window 3 |
Window 4 |
Window 5 |
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Oct 2023 |
Oct 2023 |
Nov 2023 |
Nov 2023 |
Dec 2023 |
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Ratio & Proportion |
1-2 |
1-2 |
1-2 |
1-2 |
0-1 |
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Averages |
1-2 |
0-1 |
1-2 |
0-1 |
1 |
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Percentages |
1-2 |
1-2 |
0-1 |
0-1 |
1 |
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Mixtures |
1-2 |
0-1 |
0-1 |
0-1 |
0-1 |
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Simple & Compound Interest |
0-1 |
0-1 |
0-1 |
0-1 |
2 |
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Profit & Loss |
0-3 |
2-3 |
2-3 |
0-1 |
3-4 |
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Time Speed & Distance |
1 |
1-2 |
0-1 |
1 |
|
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Time & Work |
1-2 |
1-2 |
1-2 |
1-2 |
1 |
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Numbers |
4 |
3-4 |
3-4 |
2 |
4 |
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Geometry & Mensuration |
4-6 |
2-4 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
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Logarithms |
1-3 |
2-3 |
2-3 |
3 |
2-3 |
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PnC |
1-4 |
2-3 |
2-3 |
2-4 |
2-3 |
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Progressions |
2-3 |
2-3 |
2-3 |
3-6 |
2-3 |
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Probability |
2-3 |
2-3 |
2-3 |
3 |
2-3 |
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Data Interpretation |
20 |
20 |
20 |
16-20 |
20 |
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Data Sufficiency |
5-6 |
4-5 |
5 |
5 |
6 |
NMAT 2023 Exam Logical Reasoning Section
- The overall difficulty level of the Logical Reasoning section was moderate to tough.
- The level of questions was equivalent to CAT exam questions.
- The questions were a mix of set-based and single questions.
- Critical Reasoning questions dominated the logical reasoning section.
- The overall break-up of the questions for each window is:
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NMAT 2023 Windows
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Window 1 |
Window 2 |
Window 3 |
Window 4 |
Window 5 |
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Oct 2023 |
Oct 2023 |
Nov 2023 |
Nov 2023 |
Dec 2023 |
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Critical Reasoning |
10-12 |
13-14 |
14-15 |
10 |
12-14 |
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Arrangements |
8-9 |
2-3 |
8 |
8-10 |
8 |
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Syllogism |
1-3 |
1-2 |
2-3 |
2-3 |
1-2 |
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Input Output |
4-5 |
4-6 |
4 |
8 |
4-8 |
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Missing Numbers |
3-4 |
1-2 |
1-2 |
1-2 |
2-3 |
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Coding |
2-3 |
2-3 |
2-3 |
1-2 |
2-3 |
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Blood Relations |
2-3 |
2-3 |
2-3 |
1-2 |
2-3 |
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Distance Puzzles |
2-3 |
1-3 |
1-2 |
1-2 |
1-2 |
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NMAT by GMAC Exam Related Articles |
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| NMAT Exam Pattern 2023 | NMAT Selection Procedure 2023 |
| NMAT Eligibility Criteria 2023 | NMAT Application Form 2023 |
| NMAT Syllabus 2023 | NMAT Admit Card 2023 |
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