10 Things You Should Know Before Appearing For NMAT

NMAT 2024 Exam: The NMAT (National Management Aptitude Test) is a test that checks how good you are at managing and doing business stuff. The people who organize it are called the Graduate Management Admission Council (GMAC). Many top business schools in India accept this test.

NMAT 2024 Exam Overview

10 Things You Should Know Before Appearing For NMAT

1. Exam Structure: The test has three parts: Language Skills, Math Skills, and Logic Skills. You need to answer 108 questions in 120 minutes.
2. Preparation Strategy: Cover all areas in the exam for a good score. Manage your time well during the test. Use study materials from GMAC, including mock tests.
3. Importance of Mock Tests: Practice tests are crucial for understanding the exam pattern, managing time, finding your strengths and weaknesses, and gaining confidence. NMAT allows you to pick questions at your own pace.
4. Revision: Review everything you studied before the test to make sure you remember it well and improve in weak areas.
5. NMAT Support Material: GMAC provides helpful materials online and offline, including mock tests and practice papers to help you prepare.
6. 74-day Test Window: You have two chances within a 74-day window to try the test again and improve your scores.
7. No Negative Marking: In NMAT 2022, there is no penalty for wrong answers, so you can make educated guesses without losing points.
8. Last-Minute Preparation Tips: Practice with sample papers and materials. Listen to advice from NMAT top scorers and experts for better preparation.
9. Language Skills Preparation: Read every day to get faster. Summarize what you read to remember better. Improve your vocabulary and grammar skills.
10. Quantitative Skills Preparation: Start with the basics for calculations. Practice fast maths and vedic maths techniques for quicker calculations.

What are the common mistakes to avoid during NMAT?

1. Entering Wrong Personal Details:
   • Be careful when you're signing up for NMAT. Make sure you put in all your personal information correctly to avoid mistakes.
2. Hurry in Application:
   • Don't rush when you're filling out the NMAT form. Take your time to make sure you don't make any mistakes or forget important details.
3. Using the Right Internet Browser:
   • Make sure you use the right internet browser when you're filling out the NMAT form. This helps everything go smoothly.

Important topics to focus on while preparing for NMAT

• Pay attention to grammar, vocabulary, and understanding what you read.
• Read every day to get faster and remember more.
• Summarize what you read to understand it better.
• Make your vocabulary strong and work on getting better at grammar.

• Start with the basics for calculations.
• Practice fast maths and vedic maths techniques to do calculations quickly.
• Learn about arithmetic, algebra, geometry, mensuration, and trigonometry.

• Work on both verbal reasoning and analytical reasoning.
• Learn how to pick the right questions in the NMAT exam by deciding which ones are easy or tough.
•  Solve questions that involve data interpretation, graphs, charts, number properties, and algebra.

What are the most challenging topics in NMAT?

1. Arithmetic:
   • This part is about basic math, and it includes questions where you have to understand and use information.
   • You need to know about Number System, Ratio and Proportion, Percentage, Average, Age Calculation, and Time and Work.
2. Number System:
   • This involves questions about numbers and their properties, like Highest Common Factor (HCF), Lowest Common Multiple (LCM), Factors, and Multiples.
   • Understanding how factors and multiplication work is important for answering these questions.
3. Data Interpretation:
   • These questions are not too much about calculations but can be a bit tricky.
   • You need to be good at understanding and interpreting data presented in graphs and charts.
4. Algebra:
   • Algebra questions are about more advanced math topics like Quadratic Equations, Permutations, Combinations, Inequalities, Sequences, and Series.
   • Knowing these algebraic concepts well is very important for this part of the test.
5. Geometry:
   • Geometry questions can include things like Triangles and Mensuration (which is about measuring geometric shapes).
   • To solve these problems, you need to understand the principles and formulas of geometry.

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