JMET 2009 Analysis

The paper has 4 sections having 30 questions each.The time allotted for doing these 120 questions was 180 minutes.Around 25000 thousand candidates take this exam every year.The paper has Verbal Communication, Logical Reasoning, quantitative ability and data interpretation as it's four sections.

Overall Analysis: I found the paper really easy.It has see and mark questions.

Verbal Communication: It has following splits:

1.RC: It has three RCs, each contains four questions.RCs are small, easy to read and direct.

2.Vocab Related questions:There are 8 questions based on vocabulary.The words are common.

3.Parajumble: There are 2 parajumbles in this section.These are real sitters.

4.Sentence Correction/grammar: There are 8 questions in this variety.

Optimum attempt-24-28

Logical Reasoning:It has following splits:

1.If-else type:There is a chapter called Logical Connectives in TIME's logical reasoning book.There are 4 questions based on this variety.Quite simple, if one is well equipped with its fundamentals

2.Parajumbles: This section, too, has three parajumbles.These are also sitters.

3.Venn diagram: Just one question.Simple.........

4.Parallel reasoning: One question.

5.Arrangement questions: There are 9 questions on this variety.Some mistakes were there in the data provided.But the questions were a real cake walk.

6.DS: One question

7. Which statement logically follows type of questions-2

8.Which course of action to be taken-2 questions

9.What has author assumed while making this statement-1 question

10.Three-four line paragraph and two questions are to be answered on the basis of this paragraph.Really Easy.....

11.Other variety: four questions were there in this category.

Optimal attempt:22-26

Quantitative Aptitude: 75% of the questions are sitters.They don't need more than one minute of thinking.Just see and answer.The topics covered are:

1.Integration

2.Percentage

3.Probability

4.Maxima-Minima

5.Venn Diagram etc. etc.

Optimal attempt-24-28

Data Interpretation:There are questions based on Tables, Pie-Charts, Percentage and blah-blah.

The questions are straight forward and require a cool approach.

Optimal attempt-26-28

In nut-shell, the paper is on the easier side and moreover time allotted is also astronomical.Hence the cut-offs are also on astronomical side.

Last year's Cut-off for getting a rank:67/120

How I approached the paper:

1.QA-29 minutes. Attempt-29,C-24,W-5,OA-22.75

2.reasoning-33 minutes.A-25,C-19,W-6,OA-17.50

3.English-30 minutes.A-28,C-24,W-4,OA-23.00

4.DI-37 minutes.A-29,C-26,W-3,OA-25.25

5.Buffer-51 minutes

Overall score-88.50/120

I hope this post will be useful to you.........