Exam Snapshot

It was not an individually timed test, so the candidates had the liberty of moving across sections any time through the length of the test. This was always going to be a double-edged sword – people very strong in one of the two areas might have used it to their advantage, but they had to be cautious of ensuring a decent score in the other section as well.

Scores in both the sections should be non-negative in order to be considered for shortlisting. Instructions given in the question paper suggest that there might be sectional cut offs.

The test was at a higher difficulty level than that might have been inferred from the model questions put up online by IIM Indore. The difficulty level of the questions apart, what made it more challenging was the time duration of 2 hours, which many test-takers felt was not sufficient for the 100 questions.

Section-I

The quantitative ability section contained several straight forward questions such as one asking the rank of a word, the question on pipes, angle of clock etc., there were the other lot that required laborious computations.

Section-II

The Verbal Ability section was comparatively more difficult, with standard question types such as word usage, best restatement, RC and grammar making appearances. What was baffling though was the number of questions on synonyms and antonyms, a staggering 25% of the section was dedicated to the category.

Expected cut-off:

Overall cut-off might be in the range of 185. The individual cut-offs are likely to be in the range of 80 for section I and 45 for the section II.