Analysis Of Jmet 2003

Analysis of JMET 2003 JMET, this year had entirely scraped out the GK section, which was a relief for most of the candidates. The paper was a four- section paper with the sections as 1. Verbal communication 2. Logical reasoning 3. Quantitative ability 4. Data Interpretation. Overview of the JMET Paper: Time: 2 Hr. Total no. of questions: 150 Sections 1. Verbal Communication 2. Logical Reasoning 3. Quantitative Aptitude 4. Data Interpretation

Number of Questions 40 40 40 30

Difficulty Level Easy Average Difficult Average

SECTIONAL BREAK-UP Section 1: Verbal communication Area Tested 1. Two passages 2. Grammar correction 3. fill in the blank 4. Sentence completion (proper phrase) 5. Situation specific usages. 6. Analogies

No. of Questions 8

Difficulty Level Average

9

Easy

8

Easy

5

Easy

5

Average

5

Average

One can score 20+ in this section. Section 2: Logical Reasoning This section comprised questions based on AR, Critical Reasoning, analogies, coding-decoding, Data Sufficiency and Jumbled Sentences Area Tested 1. Critical Reasoning 2. Coding and Decoding 3. Analogies 4. Data Sufficiency 5. .Analytical reasoning caselets 6. Jumbled sentences 7. Mathematical Reasoning

No. of Questions 10 2 2 6

Difficulty Level Easy Average Average Easy

12

Average

7 1

Easy Average

One can score 18+ in this section.

Section 3: QA Area Tested 1.Arithmetic 2.Algebra 3.Plane Geometry 4.Integral Calculus 5.Limits and Function 6.Matrices 7.Trigonometry 8.Coordinate Geometry 9.Vector

No. of Questions 2 7 5 2 2 3 8

Difficulty Level Difficult Difficult Average Easy Average Average Difficult

5

Difficult

2

Difficult

In this section, 12 attempts are reasonable with a score of 8+. Section 4: DI Area Tested 1. Tables (2) 2. Bar Graph (1) 3. Line Graph (1) 4. Pie Chart (1) 5. Scattered + line type graph (1) 6.Variant of line graph (1) 7. Spider type graph(1)

No. of Questions 9 3 3 3

Difficulty Level Easy Easy Average Difficult

4

Difficult

4

Average

4

Average

In this section, one can easily attempt 17+ questions and obtain a score of at least 12. Comment: Management phraseology was used in all the questions.

Overall Cutoff: Candidates who obtain an overall score of 70 + can apply to all IITs keeping an eye on the eligibility requirements of each and those with a score of 60 + can apply to at least one.