NMAT 2023 Day 1 Exam Analysis; Test Window Open until Dec 19

GMAC conducted NMAT 2023 exam on first day of the test window, i.e. on October 10. Check NMAT analysis 2023 for multiple exam shifts on the first day.

Graduate Management Admission Council (GMAC) started NMAT test on October 10. Last day of the NMAT test is set as December 19. Candidates who took the NMAT exam on the first day of the testing window have expressed their thoughts on the exam. NMAT test takers on the first day found a reduction in the number of reading comprehensions from 3 passages to 2 passages across all exam shifts of first day. Logical section of the NMAT exam was time-consuming. On the contrary, weightage of questions in the NMAT quant section has also changed. Test takers found the difficulty level on similar lines to that of the past year’s test papers.

Section-Wise NMAT Exam Analysis 2023

NMAT exam has three sections, all of which have equal question weightage. Additionally, each section of the NMAT exam is to be completed within a specified time, that is to say, NMAT exam has sectional time-limit. The space below mentions the section-wise NMAT exam overview as per the analysis from the first day:

NMAT Exam Section	Sectional Time Limit (in minutes)	Number of Questions
Language Skills	28	36
Logical Reasoning	40	36
Quantitative Skills	52	36
Total	120	108

Refer to the space below for section-wise NMAT analysis 2023 for Day 1:

NMAT 2023 Analysis for Language Skills

The difficulty standards of the NMAT Language Skills section on the first day of the exam window was recorded as easy to moderate, with a slight change in the number of questions across different topics. The table below mentions the number of questions in each topic of NMAT VARC section:

Topic	Number of Questions
Reading Comprehension	8
Para jumbles	4-5
Analogy	7-8
Error Identification	8-9
Prepositions	3-4
Fill in the Blanks	3-4
Total	36

From the past exam sessions, four questions from the RC part of the Language Skills was reduced. Whereas, weightage in other topics of the section was increased.

NMAT 2023 Analysis for Logical Reasoning

The difficulty standards of the NMAT Logical Reasoning section on the first day of the exam window was recorded as moderate, with a change in the number of questions across different topics. The table below mentions the number of questions in each topic of NMAT Logial Skills section:

Topic	Number of Questions
Input-Output	8
Fill in the Blanks-Puzzle	2
Arrangements	4
Critical Reasoning	20
Decision Making	2
Total	36

Candidates found the Critical Reasoning of the Logical Skills section on a lengthy side. Additionally. there were no questions from Syllogisms.

NMAT 2023 Analysis for Quantitative Skills

The difficulty standards of the NMAT Quantitative Skills section on the first day of the exam window was recorded as moderate to tough, with a change in the number of questions across different topics. The table below mentions the number of questions in each topic of NMAT Logial Skills section:

Topic	Number of Questions
Data Interpretation	8
Data Sufficiency	4
Profit and Loss	2
Logs	2
Ratio & Proportion	1-2
SI-CI	2-3
Permutation & Combination	3-4
Time & Work	1
Probability	3-4
Averages	1-2
Number Systems	2-3
Arithmetic & Geometric Progression	1-2
Equations	1-2
Percentages	3-4
Total	36

The number of questions in Data Interpretation was reduced to two sets. Earlier exam sessions recorded three sets for DI under NMAT Quant section.

NMAT Exam Window available until December 19

The NMAT exam window is available from October 10 to December 19, which means candidates have a total of 88 days to take the exam. During this NMAT test window, candidates can take the exam three times. Each attempt of NMAT exam must be within the specified exam window. Additionally, subsequent attempts at the exam can only be scheduled for a date 15 days after the previous attempt.

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