Strategy for Quantitative Ability Section: Questions 48 | Time 60

min

Data Interpretation is a part of this section and out of 48 questions,

around 16-20 questions will be of DI. Since the difficulty level of
NMAT DI is high, 8 genuine attempts in DI section is good
enough. The strategy is to maximise the number of attempts in Quant,
that is to say, 20-24 genuine attempts in the quant part. NMAT pays
attention to even the sectional cut off, therefore it is essential that you
get a minimum of 70-75 marks in this section. Try and solve all the
questions in the quant section first and then move on to the easiest two
sets of DI. Spend 40-45 minutes on quant and the remaining 15-20
minutes for DI. The last few minutes should be kept for randomly
marking the answers as NMAT by GMAC has no negative marking.
Identify the difficult questions and skip them.

Strategy for Verbal Ability Section: Questions 32 | Time 22 mins

Attempt the RCs at the end of the verbal section as you have just around
22 minutes and it is possible to get stuck in this part of the section. The
cutoff for verbal is usually 54-55 marks which mean the expected
questions that you need to genuinely attempt are 18-20
questions. The verbal section is broken down into the following parts: 6
Questions on Vocabulary, 2 Fill in the Blanks, 8 Questions on Grammar,
4 Questions on Para Jumbles, 4 Questions on Cloze Test and 8
Questions on RC (2 Paragraphs – 4 Questions each). The nature of
Vocabulary questions is slightly difficult but if you have done your word
list, you would be good to go. It’s important to maximise genuine
attempts on the verbal section and attempt at least one RC correctly.

Strategy for Logical Reasoning: Questions 40 | 38 minutes

Logical Reasoning in NMAT consists of three distinct areas:

1. Verbal Reasoning – 12 Questions
2. Arrangement Questions – 12-16 Questions
 3. Single Questions – 12 Questions ( Blood Relations, Set Theory,
Coding/Decoding, etc)
This is the section that is most ignored, hence many people find it
difficult to clear this section. The questions in this section are easy-
moderate difficulty level. The arrangement questions are easy but time-
consuming and if enough attention is not paid to the time taken, it’s
likely that you will miss other questions. If you can crack the question in
the first minute, solve the question. Otherwise, move on and solve the
next one. The expected cut off for this section is 60-65, that is to say,
you need to attempt at least 22 questions correctly.

Key Points to Remember:

Practice is the key. So practise as many questions as you can from a

good book or any coaching materials or online materials. Don’t waste
too much time on one question, rather skip it and try the next one.There
is no negative marking. So keep your last 2-3 mins to guess the
unattempted questions. Last but not the least don’t succumb to peer
pressure.