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 Number of Questions Difficulty Level

1. Verbal Communication 40 Easy
2. Logical Reasoning 40 Average
3. Quantitative Aptitude 40 Difficult
4. Data Interpretation 30 Average
SECTIONAL BREAK-UP

Section 1: Verbal communication

Area Tested No. of Questions Difficulty Level

1. Two passages 8 Average
2. Grammar
9 Easy
correction
3. fill in the blank 8 Easy
4. Sentence
completion (proper 5 Easy
phrase)
5. Situation specific
5 Average
usages.
6. Analogies 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 No. of Questions Difficulty Level

1. Critical Reasoning
2. Coding and Decoding
3. Analogies
4. Data Sufficiency
5. .Analytical reasoning
caselets
6. Jumbled sentences
7. Mathematical Reasoning
10 Easy
2 Average
2 Average
6 Easy
12 Average
7 Easy
1 Average

One can score 18+ in this section.

Section 3: QA

Area Tested No. of Questions Difficulty Level

1.Arithmetic 2 Difficult
2.Algebra 7 Difficult
3.Plane Geometry 5 Average
4.Integral Calculus 2 Easy
5.Limits and Function 2 Average
6.Matrices 3 Average
7.Trigonometry 8 Difficult
8.Coordinate
5 Difficult
Geometry
9.Vector 2 Difficult

In this section, 12 attempts are reasonable with a score of 8+.

Section 4: DI

Area Tested No. of Questions Difficulty Level

1. Tables (2) 9 Easy
2. Bar Graph (1) 3 Easy
3. Line Graph (1) 3 Average
4. Pie Chart (1) 3 Difficult
5. Scattered + line
4 Difficult
type graph (1)
6.Variant of line
4 Average
graph (1)
7. Spider type
4 Average
graph(1)

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.