Analysis of JMET 2002

JMET took us completely by surprise this year although the pattern was the
same but the difficulty level was certainly higher as compared to last year.
The Question distribution was also different as in there was no separate
section for Verbal Ability. And the biggest surprise of all, not a very
pleasant one though, was that there was negative marking with 0.25 marks
deducted for every wrong answer. That would have put a cautious brake on
the free flow of attempts that was the norm in the JMET papers seen till
now. So now selection was of paramount importance. The section on
Quantitative Ability was tougher than that seen till now. But all was not bad
the silver lining depending on which side of the "GK" fence you sit was that
the number of questions in General Knowledge/General Awareness were
halved to 15. So all said and done and also taking into account the toughness
levels of each section an "AVERAGE" verdict could be given to JMET
2002.

Overview of the JMET Paper:

Time: 2 Hr. Total no. of questions: 150

Sections No. of Difficulty Level

Questions
1. Reading Comprehension 15 Easy
2. Logical Reasoning 40 Average
3. Quantitative Aptitude 40 Difficult
4. Data Interpretation 40 Easy +
5.Business Awareness and 15 Difficult
General Knowledge

SECTIONAL BREAK - UP

Section 1: RC - There were three passages with five questions in each. A

score of 8+ can be easily achieved.

Section 2: LR - This section comprised questions based on LR, AR, Critical

Reasoning, Data Sufficiency and Jumbled Sentences
 Area Tested
1. Critical Reasoning
2. Deductive Reasoning
3. Jumbled Sentences
4. Data Sufficiency
5. .Analytical reasoning caselets
6. Vocabulary
No. of Difficulty Level
Questions
9 Easy
3 Average
2 Average
7 Easy
15 Average
4 Easy

In this section, one can make 27 attempts and a score of 20+ is good.

Section 3: QA

Area Tested No. of Difficulty Level

Questions
1. Arithmetic 12 Difficult
2. Algebra 17 Average +
3. Geometry & Mensuration 6 Average
4. Mathematical Reasoning 5 Difficult

In this section, 17 attempts are reasonable with a score of 13+.

Section 4: DI

Area Tested No. of Difficulty Level

Questions
1. Tables (5) 17 Easy
2. Bar Graph (2) 7 Easy
3. Line Graph (2) 6 Average +
4. Pie Chart (1) 5 Tough
5. Data Extensive(1) 5 Average +

In this section, one can easily attempt 25+ questions and obtain a score of at
least 20.
Section 5:

General Knowledge and Business Awareness: 15 questions

This section was at average ++ difficulty level. A score of 5+ can be
considered decent enough.

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.