CMATking MockEngineering Program CMAT 2012 analysis (sample)

Overview Paper is in line with CET paper interms of level of difficulty. Was expecting this to be like CAT / NMAT but it was like taking CET paper online loads of questions from CETking handouts and mockengineering. Discuss CMAT questions on www.facebook.com/cmatexam 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. Quant Simple straightforward questions Easy DI Simple with minimum calculations Easy Critical reasoning Tricky Difficult Logical Reasoning exactly same as CET - Easy Verbal Ability some questions were tricky Moderate to tough GK Mostly current affairs with little bit history and name of personalities Easy to Moderate RC No long RCs but small one paragraph RCs with inference based questions - Moderate

Surprises: 1. No set based questions like 5 questions on one DI set or one RC. 2. No big typical RCs, broken down paragraphs with one question. 3. No sectional timings so feel free to move anywhere 4. All 100 questions in order, dont need to logout from a section to see other section 5. Paper quite similar to CET paper pattern. 6. The questions were evenly distributed among all areas. Eg Quant section contained questions from all areas no area was dominant. Order of questions: Quant + DI Logic Verbal GK Though you can skip and move around to any section / question. Ideal Attempts for colleges: Quant 16 18 Verbal 16 18 GK 5 8 LR 15+ Ideal Attempts for JBIMS: Quant 18+ Verbal 18+ GK 8+ LR 18+

Early Start First time I was on time for any entrance exam but unfortunately I forgot to get my admit card attested. So please do so get your stuff attested. Were told to reach there at 8 but paper started at 9.45 so unnecessary wait and waste of time which was taking its toll on some of the students. But most of the students were chilled out and relaxed as most of them are not taking CMAT seriously. So first advise will be to chill and relax have a coffee, tea or red bull before getting into the room. One of my students was reading logical reasoning book (input output). Last minute study wont help so take the chill pill.

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CMATking MockEngineering Program First 25 questions QA/DI:

I personally wanted start with QA/DI section and fortunately got the first 25 questions based on Quant. Quant section was very similar to CET papers. Around 10+ questions were directly based on the books and study material you have. Brushing up the formulas will definitely help. The questions were evenly distributed among all sections. Loads of questions were directly based on CETking handouts. Around 10 of the questions more logic based not a direct application of the formulas similar to CAT but still easier to solve. If you have done the quant thoroughly with proper understanding of the topics then solving these questions will not be a problem. There were 3 calculations based but straight forward Data Interpretation questions. DI was much easier than expected. If you have attended my workshops then solving DI without wont be a problem for you.

Quant Verdict: Ideal attempt: 16 18 with good accuracy JBIMS: 18+ questions Top 4 colleges: 15+ questions Top 10 colleges: 12+ questions Quant: Easy with some tricky questions! DI: Easy with easy calculation Final tips: Dont leave any type of questions do basics of all questions including geometry, logarithms, etc Do solved examples of all type of questions Concentrate on arithmetic Sample breakup: Area Quant/DI Section Topic Arithmetic Data Interpretation Geometry Modern maths Numbers Details of topics to do on www.cmat2012.in Questions 10 3 1 9 2

Loads of questions from CETking handouts: handouts available on www.cetking.com 1. Quant - 7 questions (3 ques word by word same) 2. Verbal - 9 questions (all RCs based on G strategy) 3. Visual reasoning - 1 ques (1st type of logic done in class) 4. DI - All 3 questions copy paste 5. Verbal reasoning - 4 (Strong weak arguments) 6. GK on www.cmat2012.in (3 questions)

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CMATking MockEngineering Program Second 25 questions Logical Ability:

Logic was the total shock was expecting a little difficult set but was surprised to see easy single questions. CMAT have tried to cover every topic in CET paper pattern. Will be uploading a similar paper pattern based paper soon on www.cetking.com Right from series to coding decoding. Deductions to visual reasoning everthing was covered. Puzzles were quite simple with only one question per set. Heavy weight topics to cover: Puzzles Deductions Sample breakup: Area Logic Section Topic Logical reasoning Verbal Reasoning Puzzles Deductions Coding decoding Visual Reasoning Total 9 5 5 4 1 1

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CMATking MockEngineering Program Third 25 questions Verbal Ability:

Verbal section was quite surprising as there was no traditional RCs. It was replaced with single statement based RCs. Which could have been easily solved using our G strategy (taught in CETking workshops). There were very few questions which had confusing or close options. Single paragraph RCs were typical, mix of science, philosophy, politics and culture based which were quite tricky to solve. There were loads of Critical reasoning questions in verbal section which will help reduce the cutoffs.

Verbal Verdict: Ideal attempt: 16 18 with good accuracy JBIMS: 16+ questions Top 4 colleges: 14+ questions Top 10 colleges: 12+ questions Verbal ability: Easy with some tricky questions! RC: Easy with some tricky questions! Verbal Reasoning: Moderate to tough Final tips: Dont leave any type of questions do basics of all questions including geometry, logarithms, etc Concentrate on verbal reasoning. Sample breakup: Area Verbal Section Topic Short RCs / Critical Reasoning Fill in the blanks Grammar usage Vocab Parajumbled Idioms Total 16 4 2 1 1 1

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CMATking MockEngineering Program Final 25 questions General Knowledge:

GK was quite easy as compared to other exams. Most of the questions were based on current affairs on the year 2012, 2011 and 2010! There were quite a few questions on personalities and their line of expertise. Solve GK questions given on www.cmat2012.in all last years MAT and bank PO questions are loaded here. Overall: Paper was quite simple and in line with CET. So students who were not serious about CMAT should take it as a very good mock paper for CET. Overall cutoffs for top colleges: 250 270 marks Sample breakup: Area GK Section

Topic Current Affairs Personalities History Science Locations Sports Abbreviations Business

Total 7 5 4 3 3 1 1 1

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