NMAT 2022 comprised 3 sections containing 36 questions. The option to skip to the next question without answering the current question was disabled, making it mandatory for the students to attempt all the questions. The students had the option to choose the sequence of the sections.
Section |
No. of questions |
Time allotted (minutes) |
Language Skills |
36 |
28 |
Logical Reasoning |
36 |
40 |
Quantitative Skills |
36 |
52 |
Total |
108 |
120 |
The Language Skills section was balanced with questions from Reading Comprehension (2 passages, 1 passage=4 questions), Para jumbles, Fill in the blanks, Phrase replacement, Spot the error, Analogy, each of the topics being equally stressed upon.
Topic |
No. of questions |
Reading Comprehension (2 passages, 1 passage = 4 qs.) |
8 |
Para jumbles |
5 |
Analogy |
6 |
Fill in the blanks (Preposition, Vocabulary) |
5 |
Phrase replacement |
6 |
Spot the error/ Identify the correct usage |
6 |
Total Verbal Reasoning questions = 22 questions. Topics included Course of action, Statement argument, Statement assumption, Syllogism, Paragraph based Critical Reasoning and Statement Conclusion. The remaining 14 questions were from Analytical Reasoning. However, the overall level of difficulty of the questions was easy to moderate.
Topic |
No. of questions |
Analytical Reasoning |
|
Input – Output |
8 |
Arrangement |
2 |
Grouping |
2 |
Venn Diagram based |
1 |
Figure based Numerical reasoning |
1 |
Verbal Reasoning |
|
Statement – Assumption, Statement Conclusion |
6 |
Course of Action – Decision Making |
5 |
Strong Argument / Weak Argument |
3 |
Critical Reasoning |
5 |
Syllogisms |
3 |
Overall, the difficulty level of NMAT 2022 is moderate in terms of questions asked.