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The NMAT is one of the most popular MBA entrance exams in the country. The exam delivery is scheduled from Thursday, October 14, 2021 to Monday, December 27, 2021. The topic at hand today, is making the most out of your CAT Preparation. I hope most of you are aware of NMAT. You’ve been preparing for CAT, for quite a few months now. let us help you gain the maximum value from this.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

CAT v\/s NMAT<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

CAT and NMAT are similar in many ways in terms of time, sections and syllabus for the same. Of course the difficulty level slightly varies, NMAT being a bit easier and amicable thanks to the no negative marks for wrong attempts.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Exam pattern<\/h4>\n\n\n\n
Section<\/td>No of Questions<\/td>Time(In minutes)<\/td><\/tr>
Language Skills<\/td>36<\/td>28<\/td><\/tr>
Quantitative Skills<\/td>36<\/td>40<\/td><\/tr>
Logical Reasoning<\/td>36<\/td>52<\/td><\/tr>
Total<\/td>108<\/td>120<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Syllabus of CAT and NMAT<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Syllabus of CAT<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

As per the latest notification, the CAT exam pattern 2021 is divided into three sections<\/strong> and has a total of 76 questions<\/strong>. There will be 26 questions<\/strong> in the VARC and QA section and 24 questions<\/strong> in the DILR section. According to CAT 2021 pattern, the duration of the CAT will be two hours (120 Minutes) <\/strong>and <\/strong>for each CAT section, the time limit will be 40 Minutes<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Sections<\/td>No of Questions<\/td>Difficulty level<\/td><\/tr>
VARC<\/td>26<\/td>Moderate – difficult<\/td><\/tr>
DILR<\/td>24<\/td>Difficult<\/td><\/tr>
QA<\/td>26<\/td>Moderate – difficult<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Syllabus of NMAT<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

In NMAT, you have 108 questions<\/strong> with 3 sections <\/strong> namely Language skills, Quantitative skills & Data interpretation and Logical Reasoning.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Sections<\/td>No of questions<\/td>Difficulty level<\/td><\/tr>
Language skills<\/td>36<\/td>Easy-moderate<\/td><\/tr>
Quantitaitive skills & DI<\/td>36<\/td>Easy-moderate<\/td><\/tr>
Logical Reasoning<\/td>36<\/td>Easy<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

As you can see from the tables mentioned above, the difficulty levels of both exams are very different. NMAT is way easier than CAT, and most of the candidates who prepare for CAT can easily attempt NMAT. So, if you are well prepared for CAT, <\/a>NMAT should not be an issue.<\/strong> Apart from some minor topics, most topics also remain the same for both the exams. However, the only point of distinction is that NMAT is a speed-based test<\/strong>, while CAT is not.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Types of question<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

The types of questions that come in CAT and NMAT are also pretty different. In CAT, you have a mix of TITA<\/strong> (Type in the Answer) and MCQ<\/strong> (Multiple choice questions) style questions, and you will find more TITA style questions in the VARC section. Now the good thing about TITA is that you don\u2019t get a negative score for attempting these types of questions. However, there are no TITA styled questions in NMAT, only MCQs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The table below shows the differences in the sectional question pattern of CAT vs NMAT:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

CAT <\/td>NMAT<\/td><\/tr>
VARC<\/a><\/strong> – 26 Questions
TITA – 8 Questions
MCQ – 18 Questions
<\/td>		VA<\/strong> – 36 Questions
(All MCQs)<\/td><\/tr>
DILR<\/strong> <\/a>– 24 Questions
TITA – 6
MCQ – 18<\/td>		LR<\/strong> – 36 Questions
(All MCQs)<\/td><\/tr>
QA<\/a><\/strong> – 26 Questions
TITA – 8 Questions
MCQ – 18 Questions<\/td>		QA<\/strong> – 36 Questions
(All MCQs)<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Marking scheme<\/h4>\n\n\n\n
CAT<\/strong><\/td>NMAT<\/strong><\/td><\/tr>
CAT awards 3 marks for each correct answer. So with 76 questions, the total marks add up to 228.<\/td>In NMAT, you get 3 marks for each correct answer. With 108 questions, you get a total of 360 marks<\/td><\/tr>
CAT has a negative 1 marking scheme for every wrong answer (except for TITA questions).<\/td>NMAT has no negative marking for wrong answers<\/strong> which is a blessing! <\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

In CAT, you have to carefully select your questions and answer them, every mark counts! This is a huge difference in CAT vs NMAT that aspirants need to consider while forming their strategy to crack these exams.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

How to prepare for NMAT- Section-wise Preparation Strategy<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Language skills<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

In this section, you must solve 36 questions within a time span of 28 minutes. The difficulty level of the questions is easy to moderate. You can easily attempt 20-23 questions These questions mainly require speed solving as it has a greater number of questions than the allotted time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Topics<\/td>Number of Questions<\/td><\/tr>
Reading Comprehension<\/a><\/td>8-10 (2 or 3 passages of 400 words each)<\/td><\/tr>
Vocabulary based questions (<\/a>FIB, Analogy, Antonym and Synonym)<\/td>8-10<\/td><\/tr>
Propositions and confusable questions<\/td>7-8<\/td><\/tr>
Parajumbles<\/a> and sentence correction<\/a><\/td>7-8<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Preparation strategy<\/h2>\n\n\n\n